Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Shadow Thirteen said indifferently, âThatâs because youâre blocking my masterâs path!â
The girl was stunned.
Shadow Thirteen strode forward.
The girl caught up to him again and knelt in front of Shadow Thirteen. âYoung Master, please take Xianglian in! I lost my mother when I was young and relied on my father. Now, my father has passed away, I am lonely and helpless. I wonât be able to live in the future.â
Shadow Thirteen said coldly, âWhat does your life have to do with me? Move aside!â
âYoung Master!â The girl grabbed the hem of Shadow Thirteenâs clothes and begged bitterly, âI canât take Young Masterâs money for nothing⦠Iâm willing to be your slave!â
The crowd that had finally evacuated squeezed over again because of the young girlâs behavior of cozy up to someone powerful.
Shadow Thirteen clenched his fists gloomily. âIs it because you canât live on your own or is it to repay your debt?â
âB-both,â the girl choked.
âWhatâs wrong with Shadow Thirteen?â Yu Wan looked in Shadow Thirteenâs direction and saw that he seemed to be entangled by a little girl. âLetâs go take a look.â
Shadow Six returned very quickly and said to Yu Wan, âItâs the little girl who sold herself to bury her father just now. She said that she sold herself to bury her father. Shadow Thirteen buried her father, so sheâs Shadow Thirteenâs woman. Shadow Thirteen doesnât want her, so she refuses to leave.â
Yu Wan paused. âBring her over.â
âYes!â Shadow Six went to bring the girl over. âMy Young Madam wants to see you.â
The girl knelt on the ground and kowtowed in the direction of the carriage. âXianglian greets Young Madam!â
Yu Wan lifted the curtain of the car window and looked at her. âWhat did you say⦠your name was?
âMy name is Xianglian!â The girl knelt on the ground and replied.
Yu Wan asked indifferently, âWhere are you from? Your accent doesnât sound like youâre from the West City.â
Xianglian replied, âYoung Madam, Iâm from the Great Zhou and came here with my father when he was doing business. Who knew that my father would suddenly die of an illness and the money in his hands would be snatched away? I really had no choice but to sell myself and bury my father⦠I really have nowhere to go⦠Young Madam, please take me in!â
Yu Wan said, âWe buried your father for you, but you still want to rely on us. This is unreasonable. If you have difficulties, go to the authorities. Where are you from? The authorities will send you back.â
Xianglian looked up at Yu Wan. âBut I donât have any family left!â
Yu Wan looked at this delicate and beautiful face and slowly said, âI met you by chance. Just because Iâm kind, I have to be responsible for you to the end? Miss, youâre bullying honest people, do you know that?â
Even if this was the Helian familyâs fief, there was no reason for her to take someone in. Moreover, she said that she was from the Great Zhou. âWhere are you from in the Great Zhou?â Yu Wan asked.
âYan City,â Xianglian said.
No way, what a coincidence? They avoided the Helian familyâs fief, but went to Yan Jiuchaoâs fief. As the mistress of Yan City, she naturally could not let the people of Yan City wander outside. But why did she feel that this matter was a little strange? Yu Wanâs gaze landed on her face. âBe more specific. Where are you from in Yan City? Which street, which house?â
Xianglian wiped her tears and replied, âMy house is on Qingliu Street in the east of Yan City, Qingliu Alley. My house sells spices, and the shop isnât big. There arenât many customers who come to the shop. Most of the time, my father and I carry our luggages to the streets to hawk.â
Yu Wan looked at Shadow Thirteen and Shadow Six.
The two of them nodded slightly. They didnât know if the spice shop was a spice shop, but Qingliu Street and Qingliu Alley were right. It didnât seem like it was made up at the last minute since they could be so specific.
Yu Wan said indifferently, âHow about this? I want to go to the Great Zhou too. Although I wonât pass through Yan City, I can put you near Yan City. Since you still have a shop at home, you can continue running it yourself. If you really donât want to run it, you can sell it. After that, you could take that money and see if you can make some other livelihood. Itâs much better than being someoneâs maidservant. If youâre willing, Iâll bring you along. If youâre unwilling, then retreat. Iâll pretend that I havenât seen you today.â
Xianglian took a few steps on her knees and held the wheel of the carriage. âIâ¦
Iâm willing! Iâll listen to Madam!â
âLet her and Pinzâer take the same carriaze,â Yu Wan instructed.
Shadow Six brought her to Pingâerâs carriage.
âYoung Madam.â Shadow Thirteen looked at Yu Wan deeply. Yu Wan said, âYou think thereâs something wrong with her too, right?â
âI just think⦠itâs too much of a coincidence.â
Yu Wan sneered. âThatâs right. Something happened in the Helian familyâs fief, so I canât leave her alone. Sheâs also from Yan City, so Yan Jiuchao canât leave her alone⦠This identity is quite interesting.â
She had just left Nanzhao, but she was already being pestered. It was not her fault for conspiracy theories. It was really because along the way, there were too many people who wanted to make things difficult for them. It was not wrong to be more careful.
Shadow Thirteen whispered, âYoung Madam, do you need⦠me to deal with her? So as to eliminate future troubles.â
Yu Wan smiled faintly. âAfter dealing with this, you want them to place someone more powerful later?â
It was not that this woman called Xianglian was definitely someoneâs spy. Everything was still Yu Wanâs cautious guess. However, if Xianglian was innocent, dealing with her would be wronging her. If Xianglian was instructed by someone, then accepting this would not only make the other party temporarily lower their guard, but also allow them to follow the clues and see who was so anxious to deal with them!
âDo you need me to remind Pingâer?â Shadow Thirteen asked.
Yu Wan waved her hand. âThereâs no need. That girl is silly. Itâs safer if she doesnât know.â If she knew, she might expose herself and be killed by the other party.
Shadow Thirteen felt that this was feasible. He thought of something and asked, âYoung Master and the little mastersâ¦â
Yu Wan couldnât help but laugh. âThereâs no need to remind them.â
It was already Amitabha if the four of them didnât cause trouble for others. Who could harm them? As she spoke, Yan Jiuchao returned with a bunch of little black eggs. Each of the little black eggs was holding a bunch of sparkling candied hawthorn.
âI want to ride a horse!â Xiaobao said.
âI want it too!â Erâbao said.
Dabao nodded! Yes, yes, yes!
Yan Jiuchao threw the three little eggs to Shadow Thirteen and Shadow Six. Shadow Six brought Xiaobao, and Shadow Thirteen brought Erâbao and Dabao to ride on two tall horses. The three of them licked their sparkling candied hawthorn and sat on the horses, looking especially proud!
Yu Wan suddenly felt a little craving for her sonâs candied hawthorn. It was sour and sweet and looked delicious.
Rumble-
Yu Wan swallowed her saliva. Just as she swallowed it, a stick of candied hawthorn that was bigger and brighter than the candied hawthorn in the three little eggsâ hands was placed in front of Yu Wan.
Yu Wan was stunned. Her original intention was, How did he know that I wanted to eat candied hawthorn? She clearly didnât want to eat it just now, but she was craving it now.
Seeing that she was standing there without moving, Yan Jiuchao said with disdain, âWhy? Isnât it enough to buy it for you? Do you still want me to feed you? Do you think the food will smell good after I feed you?â
âIâve really spoiled you!â
Before Yu Wan could say no, Yan Jiuchao carried Yu Wan onto his lap coldly and fed her in disdain (not really)..