Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 242 Ning Xiuyuan Missing (Part [-])

"She came to me and said she wanted to apologize for her behavior that day, but it was just out of face, and she was worried that she would be ridiculed if she came to the door... So she came to ask me to make an appointment with Wuyan, and I agreed." The old lady leaned on the soft chair On the mat, the wind outside the window was lazily blowing, eyes slightly squinted, "I answer her, I really hope they can get back together... Girls of the same age, if they can talk, it would be good to walk back more. It's just... ...I also know a little about her temperament, she is too proud..."

The pampering since she was a child made that girl take it for granted that the world should revolve around her. If she wants the stars in the sky, the stars should fall for her. If she wants Ning Xiuyuan, the women next to her should not. Xiao thought half of it...

reconcile?The old lady was skeptical.

Nanny Han didn't quite understand, "Then why did you agree? If something really happened, Miss Ji might blame you."

"After all, I watched him grow up... Quan Dang, let's do it for the last time." The old lady narrowed her eyebrows slightly, and stroked her empty wrist with her fingertips. There was originally a white jade bracelet with a flawless white texture, but it was only on the inside of the bracelet. There is a small "Ning" mark.

It is a treasure handed down from the Ningguo Mansion, and most of the Yanjing dignitaries have seen it.It's just that Ji Wuyan's time in Yanjing City was too short, so he had never heard of it before, so he was bluffed by himself.The old lady pursed her lips and snickered, smiled, and frowned slightly, "I've been a little restless for a while now, I should go to add some incense money... Counting the days, the third child should come back." .”

Nanny Qian Han moved over and gently massaged the old lady's temples, "A few days ago, I heard from the second master that the floods in Yingzhou this year are worse than in previous years... probably because of the delay."

The old lady sighed unhappily, "At that time, he was not allowed to learn martial arts, thinking that he could find a leisurely official position in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and live his life in peace. Stability is the best policy, but the three of them, one wins and the other can toss..."

"It means that the young masters of our family are all dragons among men. How do you say that, is Jinlin a thing in the pond?" Han Momo comforted the old lady with a smile, and changed the topic, "Since the old lady is Give all the bracelets to Miss Ji, if not, when the third master comes back, come to propose marriage... After this man gets married, he has thoughts in his heart, so he wants to be more stable."

"It's true..." The old lady thought for a while, nodded, and smiled gently, "It's time to figure it out, both parents are in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is inconvenient to do many things across mountains and rivers... When the third child comes back, Looking for an opportunity to pick up someone in the south of the Yangtze River, I heard that there is another elder brother..."

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Here, the two have already begun to think about some details that should be paid attention to in the matter of proposing marriage. The old lady is even considering whether to visit the old lady Bai again. Daughter, although she has not undergone a formal recognition ceremony, it is a matter that is watched by the public.

But here, Ji Wuyan looked at the guards who came in a hurry, and already realized that there must be a big event - if it is an ordinary event, they always go to the ancient house or Cen Yan, especially at this moment when they are meeting guests. It was even more impossible to find it so abruptly, so she didn't even send anyone away, but only ordered Ziqiu to send him off with a good life.

The two left, and the guard handed over an unopened envelope.

Ji Wuyan didn't answer, just asked, "Where did you come from?"

"Back to the girl, Yingzhou."

Even Ji Wuyan, who had already made preparations, felt his heart skip a beat as he reached out to pick up the envelope.

There are only a few numbers in the letter, and the words are full of blood and rain.

Ning Xiuyuan fell into the water and disappeared.

The clouds covered the sun, the wind by the lake carried the coolness of the water surface, and the hands and feet were cold under the cloud.

Ji Wuyan held the letter, and for quite a long period of time, she sat there blankly as if her soul was out of her body, without any expression, speech, or even any reaction to the letter.

She is like an empty shell, or rather, like a sculpture.

After waiting for a long time, he didn't get any orders, and he didn't let him back down. The guard was a little worried, and called softly, "Girl..." He didn't know what was in the envelope. The envelopes that all the girls opened were the guards of Gucuo and Cen Yan. I have no right to open it, I just look at the girl's appearance... How should I put it, he has no culture, and racked his brains to come up with one word, the world is falling...

Ji Wuyan seemed to be half awakened suddenly, his pupils moved, and he responded in a low voice, "Hmm..." After a long while, he waved his hand, "Go on. Thank you."

Still expressionless.

The guard hesitated for a moment, saluted, and went down.

Ji Wuyan still held the letter and sat there for a long time.A maid passed by and bowed to her politely, and she nodded blankly.

Later, one after another, it seemed that several servants walked by, and she nodded one by one, occasionally saying "um".

With the cold wind blowing, she sat herself like a stone lion at the gate.

Ji Feng came, took her cold hand, and talked in a rambling manner. She looked at him blankly. For some reason, those voices seemed very far away to Ji Wuyan, and each word drifted into her ears. Here, she heard it, but didn't understand it.

Jifeng was frightened and cried wow.

She wanted to raise her hand to wipe it, but one hand was grabbed, and the other hand was so heavy... that she couldn't lift it up.She looked down at that hand, oh, there is a letter in her hand... The words on the letter are too heavy.

Ji Feng's tears fell on the back of her hand, a little hot.Amidst the wailing, her thoughts gradually came back, and then she began to think about a question... How did Ning Xiuyuan, that evildoer, fall into the water and disappear?

Ning Xiuyuan... Ning Xiuyuan...

Ji Feng, who was crying loudly, stopped crying suddenly, and the tears were still rolling in his eyes. He just watched in a daze as a drop of tears slowly fell from the corner of Ji Wuyan's eyes.

Just one drop.

The expressionless face can't even be called crying tears, it's like a drop of rain drops in the eyes, and then overflows from the eye sockets.Ji Feng stared blankly, then grabbed Ji Wuyan's hand again, "Girl...Girl, what's wrong with you?"

Ji Wuyan finally understood, she slowly reached out to touch Ji Feng's head, the child's hair was soft and silky, she looked at his face, and said softly, "Your brother Ning... he is missing."

The tone of her speech seemed to be an understatement when she said "today, the wind is blowing" to Ji Feng, so that Ji Feng nodded subconsciously, and then realized what Ji Wuyan said, and opened his mouth to look over .

He heard the girl frowning and saying in a very soft and slow voice, "He...how could..."

(End of this chapter)