It was already midnight!
The night winds in the mountains were especially chilly. The servant girl stood in the isolated pavilion, her neck hunched as she shivered. Other than the swaying weeds, there was no other shadow around the pavilion.
After a long wait, Duanmu Yao still hadn't shown up. Without Han Yunxi's orders, the servant girl didn't dare to leave.
"She won't come, right?" Lady Tang murmured.
Han Yunxi looked at the dim path ahead and was certain. "She will, she'll definitely come. Even if we suspect the wrong person, she'll still come. "
"How can you be so sure?" Lady Tang didn't understand. If not for her trust in Han Yunxi, she would have left long ago.
"Lady Tang, have you ever liked someone?" Han Yunxi asked.
"If I didn't like him, why would I marry him?" Lady Tang smiled.
"If you like someone, you want to know everything about them! Everything! " Han Yunxi emphasized, stirring Lady Tang's long-dormant heart. She sighed with emotion. "That's right!"
"That's why Duanmu Yao will definitely come!" Han Yunxi declared.
Looking at her clear, resolute eyes, Lady Tang couldn't help but ask this wondrous woman how much she liked Long Fei Ye. How much did she know about Long Fei Ye?
But in the end, Lady Tang didn't ask. She couldn't control the matters between this girl and Feiye.
After a while, she asked, "Yunxi, then what about loving someone? Can you ignore everything about them if you love them? "
Han Yunxi shook her head. "Lady Tang, love is selfish. Loving someone means you want to be their everything. Nothing about their past matters anymore, right? "
Lady Tang looked at Han Yunxi and suddenly didn't know what to say. She could only nod her head. She liked this girl more and more.
What a frank woman she was!
Love was selfish, possessive, and exclusive. But how many people dared to admit it?
If Zijin and Yiru heard these words, they'd probably do everything in their power to make Han Yunxi leave Feiye! How could Feiye's everything be just a woman?
Even if she was a legend, she couldn't be Feiye's everything! Feiye's past was too important to ignore.
"Yunxi, love is also a form of fulfillment," Lady Tang intoned.
"No. At least I won't! "Han Yunxi was very stubborn.
Madame Tang was about to persuade her when a rustling sound came from the grass not far away. The two of them immediately went on alert. Soon, they saw a familiar figure walking out from the darkness. It was none other than Duanmu Yao!
Han Yunxi won the bet again. Duanmu Yao really did come!
She walked step by step towards the Lonely Mountain Pavilion. The weak light from the lantern illuminated her pale face. Her internal injuries had not improved.
She had written many letters to her master, insisting that her senior brother treat her injuries. However, her master had actually said that her senior brother was also injured and could not help her. He even introduced other martial arts experts to her.
She insisted on waiting. She could wait until her senior brother recovered from his internal injuries!
A complicated look flitted through Duanmu Yao's eyes when she saw the servant girl, but she didn't say anything.
"This must be Princess Yao, right?" the maid asked respectfully.
"You weren't the one who asked this princess out! Where's Tang Yiru? "Duanmu Yao looked at her loftily.
Her tone sounds very familiar!
Lady Tang grew nervous and wanted to speak, but Han Yunxi stopped her with a look. Although Duanmu Yao was injured, she was still on guard and could hear everything around her.
"Princess Yao, my mistress couldn't come in person because of some urgent business, so she sent me to deliver something," the servant girl replied.
"Then where is it?" Duanmu Yao grew anxious.
"My mistress said that the debt from before hasn't been settled yet, so it has to be settled first," the servant girl replied.
At this, it wasn't just Lady Tang who was nervous. Han Yunxi was tense as well. She'd lured the snake out of its hole, not the traitor, but Duanmu Yao!
Han Yunxi wanted to get information from Duanmu Yao's mouth and prove that her suspect was the traitor!
Thus, Duanmu Yao's next words were very important. The tense moment had finally arrived!
"Debt from before? Does this princess owe her anything? "Duanmu Yao retorted Coldly.
Lady Tang unconsciously tightened her grip on Han Yunxi's hand and looked at her inquisitively, as if asking, "Is it Yiru? How could Yiru do such a thing? "
Han Yunxi gave her a look of certainty.
Lady Tang's grip tightened, almost crushing Han Yunxi's hand. However, Han Yunxi had already forgotten the pain. She was waiting, waiting for Duanmu Yao to admit everything herself, waiting for Lady Tang to hear everything with her own ears.
She didn't care if Aunt Ru apologized to her and Long Fei Ye. She only wanted Aunt Ru to kowtow in front of Grandmother Kong and repent in front of Kong Xi's grave!
"Princess Yao, you wouldn't have forgotten about the previous matter so quickly, right?" The servant girl probed again.
Duanmu Yao sneered, "Shouldn't this princess be the one getting even with her for the previous matter? She has hurt this princess quite badly. There's no need to talk about other conditions. Hand over the item and I'll write off the previous debt. "
"Princess Yao, what's with your injury? We're all well aware that if you weren't injured, how could you seek treatment from the Duke of Qin? "The servant girl mocked.
The truth was about to come out!
Han Yunxi had also grabbed Lady Tang's hand at some point. The two of them were listening with rapt attention, afraid to miss a single word.
Unexpectedly, Duanmu Yao suddenly shouted angrily, "What do you mean?"
"Princess Yao should understand what this servant means. There's no one else here, so let's not beat around the bush. If Princess Yao wants the map, you have to promise my master one thing, "the servant girl continued.
Duanmu Yao said Coldly, "This princess doesn't know what you're talking about. Tang Yiru's injury to this princess won't be forgotten so easily! Go back and tell her that this princess will give her a chance. Give me the map and I'll write off the previous debt. Otherwise, this princess will repay the injury to her dantian several times over! "
Hearing this, Lady Tang was bewildered while Han Yunxi was stunned. How could this be?
The servant girl wouldn't give up. "Princess Yao, you clearly got injured on purpose. My master was only cooperating with you, so how could you …"
Before he could finish, Duanmu Yao cut him off. "What nonsense are you spouting? "You … are you really Tang Yiru's servant girl?"
Stunned, the servant girl didn't know what to say.
"Where's the thing I want? You didn't bring it, did you? "Duanmu Yao pressed closer, her face sinister.
Han Yunxi knew things weren't good and hastily shot out a few needles. Hearing the commotion around them, Duanmu Yao glanced around before she didn't dare to linger.
"Tell Tang Yiru to obediently hand over the map to my estate, or else … she'll have to bear the consequences!" she warned before turning to leave.
The servant girl was so frightened that she choked and fell back into a stone chair, her entire body stiff.
Lady Tang and Han Yunxi rose to their feet and exchanged glances.
Lady Tang knitted her brows and fell silent for a long time before she spoke. "Yunxi, why … why did you suspect Tang Yiru? She might have a bad temper and a bad heart, but she'd never betray the Tang Clan or sell out Feiye! I can swear on my life on that! "
Han Yunxi gave a start and didn't pay attention to Lady Tang's words.
She couldn't believe the results of her probing. There had to be a problem somewhere.
"Yunxi, say something!"
Lady Tang grew anxious at Han Yunxi's expression. "Are you still suspecting Yiru? You heard it yourself, didn't you? Well, I'll treat this as if it never happened. You have to tell that maidservant to keep her mouth shut. If Yiru finds out … the Tang Clan will be even livelier. "
Han Yunxi shook her head. She couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. Long Fei Ye had arranged for this servant girl to stay in Aunt Ru's courtyard, so she was definitely trustworthy.
Could it be that Duanmu Yao had discovered something amiss and put on an act?
But Duanmu Yao was already here. What else could she discover? The servant girl's words hadn't revealed anything at all.
"Yunxi, let's go back. We'll talk when we get back!" Lady Tang tugged at her to leave.
"Lady Tang, you should go back first. I want some peace and quiet," Han Yunxi intoned.
"You still suspect Yiru?" Lady Tang grew angry. "Yunxi, I know you don't like Yiru, but you can't just frame her for something like this. What right do you have to suspect her?"
How was Han Yunxi supposed to explain herself?
Her probing just then was an ironclad fact.
"I was oversensitive. Lady Tang, I still ask for your forgiveness, "Han Yunxi said.
Lady Tang exhaled in relief. "I know you're impatient. Let's go back first."
Back on the mountain, Lady Tang gave a few more instructions before leaving. As soon as she was gone, Long Fei Ye appeared.
"Was I wrong?" Han Yunxi asked.
"Perhaps you were wrong," Long Fei Ye replied.
"But …" Han Yunxi refused to believe that she'd made a mistake. It wasn't just her intuition, but her evidence.
"It's also possible that Kong Xi's matter … we've startled the snake in the grass," Long Fei Ye looked at Han Yunxi with a complicated gaze.
Once they startled the snake in the grass, it'd be difficult to uncover the truth.
But they had no choice but to startle the snake in the grass. Otherwise, Kong Xi wouldn't reveal any clues even if he died. This case would only end with Kong Xi pleading guilty.
In the end, Long Fei Ye came to a decision. "Let's wait and see for now."
Although Han Yunxi didn't want to give up, she agreed. If they kept investigating, they'd only make the other party more vigilant. Perhaps it'd be easier for them to ignore the matter for a while before investigating again.
Long Fei Ye sent Han Yunxi back to her rooms. He didn't enter, but stood by the door.
She'd been living in his personal courtyard since coming to the Tang Clan, while he went to Tang Li's every night. It was rare for him to send her back so late at night.
Han Yunxi looked at him before slowly closing the door. She had an indescribable feeling that the two of them were living in two different worlds. They were together during the day, but separated at night to close their own doors.
Just as the door was about to close, Han Yunxi suddenly paused. "You're still not leaving?"
Long Fei Ye replied, "Don't worry, your lordship trusts your judgment. She won't be able to escape."
"Mm!" Han Yunxi trusted his promise as well. "We'll beat her at her own game."
She had to tell Chu Xifeng tomorrow and have him put on an act so that the traitor would think she was safe. Let her gloat for a while, then we'll pay her back with interest!
"Close the door," Long Fei Ye intoned.
"You go first," Han Yunxi smiled.
"Be good, close the door first," Long Fei Ye's voice softened.
"You go first!" Han Yunxi insisted.
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