Nan Yi sat in the open space by the bridge outside for a long time. He didn't hear any more news about someone falling into the river. He thought that Song Muchuan had thought about it, so he went back to Wangxuewu.
She was also a hard-spoken person with a soft heart, and she naturally admired scholars. She said those words without hesitation, and she was worried that she had gone too far and that he would really seek death again. Fortunately not.
For some reason, after rescuing Song Yushu, the idea of escape became cold again. In these troubled times, everyone is struggling. She is a little ant, where can she survive?
But what if we go back? Those people called her "Young Madam", but they cast their contemptuous and contemptuous eyes on her.
Her virtue is not worthy of her place, so naturally no one takes her seriously and no one thinks highly of her. But Xie Queshan refused to let her go, insisting on squeezing out the last bit of her value.
Don't look at Nan Yi's sonorous words when facing Song Muchuan, but when he comes back to himself, he is confused.
On the way back to her room, she heard the maids discussing that Aunt Lu had been looking for the precious thing she had lost for two days and still hadn't found it.
Aunt Lu's mother's family was a noble of the previous dynasty a hundred years ago. After the destruction of the country, they fell into poverty, but there was still a treasure passed down, which was the jade pendant that Aunt Lu lost. She was searching the whole house inch by inch, and even gathered all the female envoys in the courtyard to search him.
Nan Yi hurriedly returned to Zheyue Pavilion. When he first entered the door, he didn't realize that there was someone sitting in the room.
Leng Buding looked up and saw Xie Queshan sitting in the room with a gloomy face, which made people feel cold.
Nan Yi was stunned for a few seconds and felt a great sense of oppression. She subconsciously wanted to kneel down, but was supported by Xie Queshan.
His hands tightened around her wrists, his eyes filled with anger.
"What did I tell you?"
"What?" Nan Yi was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and replied guiltily, "Except for the elders, I won't kneel to anyone."
"anything else?"
Nan Yi looked at Xie Queshan blankly, and really couldn't think of anything.
Xie Queshan threw her hand away in disgust and threw a cold word: "Take off your robe."
Nan Yi stepped back like a frightened bird and looked at Xie Queshan in fear.
Xie Queshan was too lazy to talk to her and took out the sword at his waist. The sword light flashed quickly, and after a few swipes, her belt shattered and her robe fell apart. He didn't say anything, he just forced Nan Yi with the tip of his sword. Nan Yi retreated helplessly, retreating to the door frame, with nowhere to go. The tip of his sword opened her robe.
The object she had hidden in her robe fell out.
It is a jade lock waist pendant of excellent quality and exquisite carving.
Nan Yi only had a white middle coat left on her body. The inner garment had not yet dried completely, and was clinging to the body in a wrinkled and sticky state. She stood trembling, scared and even more embarrassed.
She was obsessed. Yesterday I saw this thing dropped by Aunt Lu in the Taifu's courtyard, and by some strange coincidence, she hid it in her sleeve.
She half wanted to take revenge, and half wanted to exchange it for some personal money to make plans for her future days out of the house.
As a result, when I left the mansion today, I heard that this jade pendant was so valuable. Nan Yi did not dare to sell it in the pawn shop in Lidu Mansion, fearing that tracing the source would find her, so she could only bring the jade pendant back.
She didn't know when Xie Queshan discovered it. She thought she had hidden it perfectly.
"Did I tell you to put away your sneaky tricks?"
"yes……"
"Then why continue to steal?"
She tried to defend: "I picked it up in the Madam's yard...I don't know whose it belongs to."
"Taking something that doesn't belong to you is stealing!"
It is true that she is a thief, and she has not changed her bad habits. She is a person who has been stained with filth in the big dye vat. She is guilty, she is despicable, and she is indeed unreasonable.
But she hated Xie Queshan even more when he came to scold her. All her sufferings were caused by him.
Nan Yi raised her head, her eyes were already red. She felt that she had been humiliated to the extreme. She said back regardless: "You care about me! I am just a little thief. My nature is hard to change. How can there be so many reasons? I am obedient. Just keep an eye on Xie Sui'an for you!"
Xie Queshan's tone was surprisingly stern: "Who cares about you? It's a good life, but you have to die! Isn't what you have now enough for you to enjoy? But if Aunt Lu finds out that you stole her things, you know you will Are you facing something? Do you know shame?"
Nan Yi yelled back at Xie Queshan: "You don't know any shame!"
The expression on Xie Queshan's face was obviously startled.
Nan Yi also realized what she had cursed, but the words had already been spoken, and she just didn't want to pretend today.
"I can only wait for your grace and your rewards. That is what I can have. But sooner or later, you will take it away as you say! You know it is cruel to suddenly give a beggar glory and wealth." Is it something? Because one day you superiors will take all this back, and I will still have nothing, even worse than before!"
Xie Queshan fell silent, and the anger on his face began to fade away.
He originally thought that she was now able to steal Lu Jinxiu's jade pendant in Wangxuewu without worrying about food and clothing. This was purely out of greed and selfishness. He didn't want her to treat sneaking as a habit like before.
But he found that something was wrong with Nan Yi.
He took a step towards her and looked at her steadily: "Who bullied you?"
This simple sentence was like a raging flood that instantly broke down the overburdened dam, and her tears streaked down her face wantonly.
He was a little at a loss. In the past, her tears were mostly fear, mostly disguise, and occasionally one or two tears were sympathy, but now, she was really sad.
It seemed that she had been greatly wronged without him even noticing.
But Nan Yi didn't think he would help her, and she didn't even think about this possibility. How could such boring things in the back house arouse splashes in his cold heart?
"Go away, please -" Nan Yi pushed Xie Queshan outside, "If you want to scold me, even if you want to kill me, come back tomorrow, okay? Let me be quiet for a while."
Xie Queshan refused to move.
He was a little angry. This is the little beast that he picked up. He gave her food and clothing, taught her to stand on her own feet, and taught her strategies. In the future, he would also teach her to read and write, and learn more principles, so that she could live upright in this world and no longer be bullied. He's mean to her because he doesn't care that she hates her, as long as she grows up - but who hurt her?
At this time, the courtyard door outside was violently opened, and menacing footsteps approached, but stopped at the door.
He Ping's voice came from the door: "Aunt Lu, the master is inside."
Lu Jinxiu immediately did not dare to make a mistake, and her voice sounded a little hesitant: "I lost something. Someone said that they saw the young lady passing by there yesterday. I want to ask her."
Xie Queshan glanced at the jade lock in his hand, and then at Nan Yi.
Nan Yi trembled visibly. Obviously, she didn't want to be caught by Lu Jinxiu and humiliated endlessly by her, but now her face and dignity were in Xie Queshan's hands.
"Let her in." Xie Queshan said expressionlessly.
Lu Jinxiu entered the room with her personal envoy, but found that Nan Yi didn't seem to be in the room. Only Xie Queshan was sitting in the main seat. His face was a little gloomy and he seemed to be in a bad mood. She didn't dare to provoke him.
Xie Queshan handed out the jade lock in his hand: "Auntie, is this your thing? I thought it belonged to my sister-in-law, so I came to see her off, but I found that she wasn't there. Just as I was about to leave, you came."
Lu Jinxiu didn't dare to question it, so she quickly stepped forward to take it: "It's mine, thank you so much, Lord."
Although Lu Jinxiu lowered her eyes, she still glanced left and right. This little move was noticed by Xie Queshan.
"Master, I will go back first."
Xie Queshan nodded, and Lu Jinxiu hurriedly turned to leave, looking a little guilty.
Of course Lu Jinxiu felt guilty. She was afraid that Nan Yi would complain to Xie Queshan, so she was very nervous when she saw Xie Queshan in Zheyue Pavilion. Fortunately, Nan Yi was not in the room at this moment, and Xie Queshan didn't have any unusual reaction. She thought about it again, and that's right, no matter how shameless a girl is, she would not tell anyone about such private matters in the boudoir. .
She was reluctantly relieved, but she didn't want to stay in this depressing place for a moment longer.
Her haste made Xie Queshan suspicious. Lu Jinxiu had always been a meticulous person and practiced etiquette very well. She seemed a little rude when she broke into the courtyard just now, and now she didn't say a word to the owner of Zheyue Pavilion. Just leaving in a hurry...
"Aunt Lu——" Just when Lu Jinxiu was about to step out of the threshold, Xie Queshan stopped her.
