Xie Jiang said weakly, "The Marquis of Song's guards look so fierce. I'm scared."
If Xu Hengyi and Xia Zeshi were present, they would surely have their jaws drop.
Li Chi: "..." Was she bullying the Marquis, thinking he couldn't see?
Song Ze smiled even more gently, "In that case, shall I personally escort Young Master Xie?"
Xie Jiang smiled, "Then I'll trouble you, Marquis Song."
Song Ze turned his horse and led Xie Jiang towards the Duke of Wei's mansion.
Xie Jiang happily rode alongside Song Ze.
Li Chi watched the two riding side by side and felt a strange sense of harmony.
They didn't talk much along the way, and Xie Jiang wasn't in a hurry to reveal herself to Song Ze.
How formidable the Duke of Dingguo's mansion once was. Some powerful figures had swarmed like vicious dogs back then, their faces ugly, greedily sucking the lifeblood.
How could they possibly allow the Duke of Dingguo's mansion to rise again?
As the heir of the Duke of Dingguo, Song Ze's every word and action were under their control.
How could she give those vicious dogs a chance to harm Song Ze again, to raise their butcher knives against the Duke of Dingguo's mansion once more?
She knew that for many years, Song Ze had been secretly searching for her. Under such strict surveillance, she didn't know how he managed it.
It must have been incredibly difficult.
But there was no rush.
So many years had passed, there was no need to rush this one day or one moment.
Besides, her elder brother might not know she had returned.
Xie Jiang looked at Song Ze's ethereal profile with a smile in her eyes.
Li Chi looked on with surprise. This Young Master Xie was truly strange, always staring at their Marquis, and smiling so...
"The Duke of Wei's mansion is just ahead. I won't escort you further, Young Master Xie," Song Ze reined in his horse and stopped.
Xie Jiang looked at him and smiled, "Thank you for escorting me, Marquis Song."
She remained rooted to the spot, watching Song Ze leave until he was out of sight. Only then did Xie Jiang enter the Duke of Wei's mansion.
She had originally planned to visit Yi Yancheng's mansion today. She hadn't seen him for a few days and missed Steward Zhang.
But Xu Hengyi had told her to wait, so she waited.
The Duke of Wei's mansion was calm and peaceful. News from outside had not yet arrived, and Xu Hengyi had not yet returned. She wondered if he had been beaten by Meng Junyu.
Yishan specially came over to tell her about Madam Zhou's situation.
A physician had already treated her, and he had also carefully asked a neighbor to help look after Madam Zhou.
Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Where is our Third Young Master?"
"We went to the horse market this morning, and then when we came back, he abandoned me on the road and ran off by himself."
Xie Jiang's stomach rumbled. She realized she hadn't eaten much at noon and got out of bed to go to the kitchen.
So, what happened on the road?
Yishan suspected that his Third Young Master had been bullied by Young Master Xie again.
Xie Jiang walked briskly to the kitchen, asked the cook to make a bowl of wontons, and then listed the menu for the evening.
She had a good time today, so she had to eat something good.
A dish of boiled meat slices, sweet and sour pork ribs would be good, lion's head was a must, and a claypot fish head with tofu. All meat dishes, would it be a bit greasy? A portion of blanched choi sum.
After ordering the dishes, she went back to sleep. It was still early, and she would come back to stir-fry after waking up.
Xie Jiang felt like she had just lain down when she was shaken awake. Xu Hengyi's pig trotters were resting on her arm.
Xie Jiang kicked Xu Hengyi, who was sitting by the bed, to the ground.
Get lost!
"You still kicked me! You can still sleep? Do you know that you..."
Xie Jiang opened her eyes and looked at him.
Xu Hengyi, who was about to exaggerate, was so scared that he swallowed his words. But even if the matter wasn't that serious, it wasn't something that could be easily let go.
"You're lucky this time, County Princess Le'an only broke her leg. But don't think that just because no one died, this matter is over! Meng Junyu will definitely not let you off, and the Grand Princess and Marquis Yongjia are not people to be trifled with. They will never let this go. And you still have the mood to lie here and sleep! Aren't you thinking about how to deal with this matter!"
Xie Jiang was very impatient, "What a big deal!"
"What a big deal? Do you think it's a pity that County Princess Le'an didn't fall to her death directly?! That it didn't go your way!"
"Mmm."
"You still say 'mmm'!"