Chapter 169

Ye Xiaotian was very depressed. Although he was optimistic by nature, the failure to deliver the letter this time was still a big blow to him. This money was of great significance to him and his family. His hard journey was supported by the five hundred taels of silver to improve his family's financial situation. Who knew that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

"I said that I will return home in glory. If I go back with my tail between my legs, not only will I disappoint my parents, but I will also embarrass my elder brother. My friends in prison will laugh at me to death …"

Ye Xiaotian thought gloomily as he led the beautiful little loli outside with a frown on his face. When they reached the memorial archway, Yang Leyao saw the basket of pears and immediately stuffed her little finger into her mouth, looking as if she couldn't move.

"Here, this is for you."

Ye Xiaotian took out a pear from his arms and handed it to Yang Le Yao listlessly.

"Thank you, uncle!"

Yang Le Yao happily took the pear, but she timidly looked at her mother.

"Eat it!"

Xue Shuiwu sighed and gently stroked her daughter's head. Ye Xiaotian took out a pear from his arms and lazily handed it to Xue Shuiwu, "Here, this is for you."

Yang Le Yao widened her eyes in surprise. She stared at his chest. She didn't know how to make pears appear one after another. If only she had this ability.

Xue Shuiwu wanted to call Ye Xiaotian something, but she didn't know what to say. If she called him son-in-law, she would feel a little embarrassed. She could only gently shake her head and said, "Thank you, I don't want to eat it."

The three of them went out of Jingzhou city. Ye Xiaotian was on the left, Xue Shuiwu was on the right, and Little Loli was in the middle. Little Loli's two small hands were holding a pear that was too big for her small mouth. She was trying hard to eat it until the juice flowed out.

In a small forest outside Jingzhou City, Ye Xiaotian stopped in his tracks.

They were supposed to go north along the official road, but not long after they left the city, Ye Xiaotian took them to the grove by the roadside. This made Xue Shuiwu a little uneasy. She looked at Ye Xiaotian awkwardly, not knowing what he wanted to do.

Originally, Ye Xiaotian wanted to use the excuse of urinating to escape, but when he saw Shui Wu's weak and helpless appearance and Le Yao's small figure, he thought of the mother and daughter's hesitant and helpless appearance. He didn't know why, but he couldn't do such a dirty thing.

But he really couldn't take care of himself, how could he have the ability to take care of others? After thinking it over, he wanted to tell her about his difficulties and ask her to take care of her own future. But now standing in the grove, looking at Xue Shuiwu's lovely eyes, Ye Xiaotian suddenly found that he couldn't do anything without saying goodbye. He didn't even have the courage to say goodbye.

Staring into those eyes that could make one's heart skip a beat, a strange thought suddenly welled up in Ye Xiaotian's mind. How could I be so stupid? It's not like I'm really engaged to that little girl, it's just an idea to escape and fool the Yang family. Although this little girl can't be a wife, but her mother … "

A pair of shifty eyes glanced at Shuiwu's beautiful figure. The idea of getting rid of the mother and daughter and returning to the capital alone was thrown out by Ye Xiaotian.

If there were no accidents, he would be the head of a prison for the rest of his life. Every day, he would be happy for a little money. Like an ant, he would save enough money to marry a woman who, although not beautiful, had a big butt, a strong waist, and could work for the rest of his life.

For a beautiful woman like Xue Shuiwu, he could only look at her from birth to death. He would never have the luck to marry her. Now that there was such a good opportunity to marry a beauty who was the envy of the entire Ministry of Justice, why would he mind the unrealistic matter of Shuiwu being someone's concubine?

"Cough …"

Ye Xiaotian coughed and said to Xue Shuiwu, "Miss Shuiwu, to be honest, actually … actually I didn't come here to marry. Lord Yang Lin also didn't betroth his daughter to me. At that time, I was only forced to say so. Otherwise, both of us would have been drowned in a pig cage …"

Shuiwu's clear eyes suddenly became soft and beautiful. She lowered her head and said softly, "I know. I was surprised at first, but after thinking about it, I understood. Yaoyao is so young, how could Master betroth her to someone else … "

Ye Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since you understand, I don't have to waste my breath. Actually, the letter that Lord Yang asked me to send was to instruct the family to divide the property and leave a generous dowry for your daughter. Unfortunately, without that letter, there is no need to think about it. "

Shuiwu shook her head lightly and said, "I don't want the Yang family's money at all. Right now, I just want to raise my daughter well and that's enough. I have no other requests. "She turned her head and looked at her daughter, stroking her head gently with a loving expression.

Ye Xiaotian coughed again and said, "Miss Shuiwu, do you have any friends or relatives that you can rely on?"

Shuiwu shook her head sadly. Ye Xiaotian felt relieved and said, "That's easy. It'll be easier to deal with orphans and widows!"

He immediately said with a righteous expression, "With Madame Yang making things difficult for you, you and your daughter will not be able to stay in Jing Province. Regardless of whether you go to the capital or somewhere else, you have to leave Jing Province first before you can make a decision.

Since I've brought you and your daughter out, I can't just abandon you. It's just that with the three of us traveling together, if we don't have a suitable form of address, it will inevitably raise suspicions. Who knows, it might even cause trouble. Along the way, you and I will address each other as husband and wife. Yaoyao will pretend to be our daughter. How about that? "

Ye Xiaotian tried his best to hide his fox's tail and spoke in a righteous manner. Hearing this, Shuiwu's face turned red and she shyly lowered her head. Her neat and dense eyelashes blinked for a while before she gently shook her head and pursed her thin red lips and said softly, "Brother Ye, I'm afraid this … this isn't appropriate."

Ye Xiaotian didn't want to expose his naked purpose as soon as he revealed the truth. After all, it would easily scare her away. Therefore, he thought of using such a euphemistic method to slowly achieve his goal. But, he didn't expect that Lady Shui Wu wouldn't agree to it even though they were husband and wife in name.

Ye Xiaotian furrowed his brows and said, "What's inappropriate?"

Shuiwu bit her lower lip and timidly said, "Along the way, if you and I address each other as husband and wife, what will we do when we're staying in the inn? It's not good to stay in the same room. If we sleep in separate rooms, it will be even easier for others to see through us. How about … we address each other as brother and sister? "

"Aiya! This little beauty is not stupid. I originally had this idea, but I did not expect it to be guessed by her. "

Ye Xiaotian did not give up and said with an awkward smile, "If we travel as brother and sister, but the sister brings a child, wouldn't it also raise suspicions?"

Shuiwu quickly glanced at him and lowered her eyes. She whispered, "Then … I'll ask Yaoyao to also pretend to be brother Ye's sister. What do you think?"

"Three siblings, huh … That makes sense."

Ye Xiaotian said dryly. He was a little discouraged in his heart, but he was not disappointed. Brother and sister are brother and sister. "Dry firewood makes good cooking, and adoptive siblings make good marriage." If you want to catch the prey, you must first make the prey lose its vigilance.

Ye Xiaotian readily agreed and said, "Okay! Then you and I will address each other as brother and sister from now on. "

Ye Xiaotian bent down, and acted as though he was trying to trick the little loli to look at the goldfish. Then, he said to the little loli who was still working hard on the pear pit, "Yao Yao, from today onwards, you have to call your mother big sister, and when you call me big brother, you have to remember? If you call me wrongly, you won't be able to eat. "

As he said, Ye Xiaotian took out a pear from his arms and stuffed it into Yaoyao's hand with a smile. Le Yao looked at Ye Xiaotian with her big, black eyes, and then looked at Xue Shuiwu, who didn't seem to have any objections. Her crystal-clear lips, which were stained with pear juice, opened slightly and called out crisply, "Big brother, big sister."

After that, she opened her mouth and bit the pear in Ye Xiaotian's hand. She almost bit off his finger.

…

With the pear as a bribe, Ye Xiaotian and Xue Shuiwu became brother and sister. It was even better than Liu Guanzhang and Zhang Guanzhang becoming sworn brothers in the peach garden. The 'brother and sister' wanted to leave the forest while it was still early. It would be best if they could run into a caravan and hitch a ride to a town in the north.

Just as the three of them walked towards the main road, seven to eight horses galloped towards them from afar. Ye Xiaotian looked up and suddenly stopped. He saw that group of people galloping on their horses, stirring up a cloud of dust on the main road. They hurriedly galloped towards them and then galloped away along the main road.

Ye Xiaotian could clearly see that the leader of the group was Yang Santhin. Ye Xiaotian's expression immediately changed. Throughout his journey to the south, he had already gained a certain level of understanding towards travellers. He saw that Skinny Yang and his men were not carrying any saddle or sleeping gear, and they did not look like they were going on a long journey. What were they in such a hurry to do?

The group of people ran away in a hurry, quickly disappearing from their line of sight. Turning around the hill in front of them, Ye Xiaotian abruptly turned around and glared at Xue Shuiwu, "Why does Madame Yang hate you so much? You've already left the Yang Residence, but she still refuses to let you go."

Xue Shuiwu was shocked: "Big Brother Ye, are you saying that the group of people led by Head Manager Yang are … coming for me?"

Ye Xiaotian affirmed: "That is correct. They don't have any saddle bags or bedding, and they don't look like they're going on a long journey. Do they look like they're going on a long journey? They're obviously chasing after someone. Tell me, they're rushing north. If it's not for you, who else can it be? "

Xue Shuiwu's face turned pale and she asked blankly: "Why? Why won't she let me go? There is no deep hatred between us. "

Ye Xiaotian looked at Xue Shuiwu and did not think that she was the type to bully her mistress. Could it be that Madame Yang is someone who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance? This is bad. Five hundred taels of silver have gone to waste. I originally wanted to marry a girl and change my wife. Will there be so much trouble?

Ye Xiaotian secretly cursed the Heavens and resolutely said: "Let's go! Let's go through the forest and head west. "

Xue Shuiwu was surprised: "Big Brother Ye, aren't you going back to Beijing? Oh, you want to take a detour? "

Ye Xiaotian nodded and said in a deep voice: "Even if the Yang Family is the local tyrant of Jing Province, they can't possibly block all the roads. Since they are heading north, we will head west and make a detour back to the capital. They will not be able to find us."

Xue Shuiwu lowered her head gently and said: "Alright, I will follow Big Brother's decision!"