The concubine's favorite? Break off the engagement and marry another prince, please respect you

Chapter 55

After Xie Yanyu settled his two younger sisters, he returned to the capital overnight while it was still early.

Before leaving, he looked at his younger sister for a long time, hesitant to speak, and finally shook his head and said helplessly: "Brother, I believe that you know how to act properly, so I won't say much about you."

Xie Wan Ning understood what he meant and nodded calmly: "Don't worry, brother. I will definitely not do anything wrong to him."

But she was secretly complaining in her heart. She was just worried that she couldn't find anyone, and now he was delivered to her door...

"..." Xie Yanyu looked at her speechlessly.

I've never seen a girl say such things.

The brother left with the mentality of an old father, very worried, and no one on this farm could take care of her anymore.

That night, Xie Wan Ning tossed and turned in joy and couldn't sleep.

I just ran outside the yard to look at the moon.

The moonlight in midsummer is so bright that even the sparkling surface of the lake can be seen clearly.

She looked at the manor across the wall and suddenly wondered if that person was asleep at this moment.

They were so close, it didn't make sense that she was so excited that she couldn't sleep, but that person was not affected at all.

Thinking of this, she trotted back to the house and took out a jade flute from her dressing table.

The soothing sound of the flute sounded under the bright moonlight, and someone who was watching the moonlight on the other side of the wall was slightly startled.

Xie Wan Ning played the piano with her eyes closed, and suddenly the tip of her ear moved, and a melodious and familiar piano sound blended in.

The sound of the piano was gentle, soothing and very familiar. During the days when she couldn't see, she relied on it to calm her anxiety.

If he had played a piece in front of her earlier, how could she have recognized him only now.

Xie Wan Ning was quite knowledgeable about music, so she could naturally tell that he had extraordinary piano skills, but he was willing to be led by her flute playing.

When the flute sounds slow, the piano sounds slow as well; when the flute sounds clear and passionate, the piano sounds like turbulent waves.

She could actually taste the feeling of being indulged in it.

That gentle and handsome face seemed to appear before my eyes again.

When the song ended, Xie Wan Ning, holding the jade flute in her hand, was about to go back to her room to sleep with some satisfaction, when she heard a man's clear voice coming from the other side of the wall.

Pei Yuqing asked, "Is this your first time here? Can't you sleep?"

His voice was not loud, and Xie Wan Ning was some distance away from the wall. Fortunately, it was quiet at night, so she could hear it vaguely. She walked a few steps to the wall and was about to reply when the other end said, "Did you bring the pills I prepared for you?"

The bottle of pills given to me at Yuxuan Teahouse was finished long ago, and he gave me another bottle later on the pretext of delivering medicinal food.

Just say it helps to sleep and relax the mind.

After Lu Ziyan broke into her boudoir at night, Xie Wan Ning was frightened and suffered from insomnia and nightmares. She woke up several times a night. She began to realize the usefulness of this pill, so she naturally brought it with her when she returned to the farm.

But when she heard this, she paused for a moment before saying without any guilt, "I came in a hurry, so I didn't bring it."

There was silence on the other end for a few breaths. Xie Wan Ning waited patiently. Then she heard some noise and looked up to see a figure emerging from the top of the wall.

It was Pei Er, who had followed Pei Yuqing during the day. He handed over a jade bottle.

Xie Wan Ning raised her eyebrows, but didn't mean to reach out to take it. She knocked on the wall and couldn't help but say something: "Pei Yuqing, aren't you coming over in person? I have something to ask you."

If the two were face to face, she might be able to see the almost embarrassed look on Pei Yuqing's face at this moment.

He paused for a long time, and in front of his subordinates, he forced himself to remain calm and said, "It's late at night, it's not convenient for you and me to meet."

"Oh..." Xie Wan Ning's tone was a little light: "Then I'll go back to sleep."

Pei Yuqing called her, "Bring the medicine."

Xie Wan Ning smiled and said, "It's inconvenient for you and me to meet, so is it convenient for us to give and receive in private?"

Pei Yuqing lowered her eyelashes and said nothing. He couldn't argue with her.

Pei Er, who was standing on the wall, was neither up nor down. After a few moments of silence, he finally heard his master say, "Come down."

Xie Wan Ning thought he had given up, her face turned completely cold, and she turned and left.

She had not taken a few steps when a figure suddenly appeared in front of her. It was really scary in the silent night. She stepped back in fear and was grabbed by the arm and pulled back by the figure.

"You didn't call me over here, so why are you afraid of me coming over here?"

Xie Wan Ning covered her chest and stared at the man with wide eyes: "How did you get here?"

If Lu Ziyan, with his superb martial arts, suddenly appeared in front of her, she could still accept it, but... isn't this man weak as a kitten?

Her thoughts were completely revealed on her face, and Pei Yuqing could see it clearly. He moved his lips slightly and said helplessly: "I'm not that useless."

Xie Wan Ning blinked a little embarrassedly when she was found out for looking down on others, and asked curiously: "But don't you have a heart disease? Can you practice martial arts?"

"I only practice martial arts to strengthen my body, not to train hard," Pei Yuqing looked down at her, his eyes showing no emotion under the moonlight. He explained, "My Qinggong is only okay."

Xie Wan Ning said, "Oh." So that's it.

She said that the person who was just next door suddenly ran in front of her.

Pei Yuqing asked: "Do you have anything to ask me?"

Xie Wan Ning smiled and said, "Yes, I have a lot to ask you."

But now she was not in a hurry. She looked around, pointed to the lake not far away, and said, "Let's go sit over there for a while."

The farm is not like a marquis's mansion. It has no pavilions, no rockery or flowing water, and no viewing platform, but stone benches can be seen everywhere.

The lakeside is overgrown with weeds and a few stubborn rocks.

Xie Wan Ning took a step towards that direction, but was stopped by him holding her arm.

"Don't set foot in overgrown weeds like this farm during this season." Seeing the puzzled expression on the little girl's face, Pei Yuqing smiled and asked, "Are you afraid of snakes?"

"..." Xie Wan Ning was silent for a moment, and subconsciously held his arm, "Are you saying there are snakes here? Will they come into the house at night?"

The lake is not far from the yard where she lives.

The last time she came was in winter. She was still blind at that time and never thought that there would be snakes on the farm in summer.

"Don't worry." Pei Yuqing didn't expect that a casual remark would scare someone. He quickly comforted her, "The servants around you will take care of everything. Otherwise, take me to the yard to have a look."

If the master doesn't know something, how can the servants not know it?
And the farm managers, how could they not be properly prepared? If snakes, insects, rats and ants really disturbed their masters...

Thinking this way, Xie Wan Ning was not so nervous anymore.

But his eyes were still fixed on the weeds on the lake.

Pei Er had already followed orders and went over there to investigate. Only after she confirmed that there were no snakes or insects did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Which girl is not afraid of snakes? She has also seen snake dealers in the market. They have colorful snakes of varying sizes wrapped around their arms. Just one look at them from a distance gives her goose bumps.

Pei Yuqing pulled her to sit on the stone, bent down and looked at her: "I said the wrong thing just now, there are no snakes here, don't let it scare you and keep you awake tonight."

"..." Xie Wan Ning looked at him speechlessly: "Am I so timid in your eyes?"

Isn't that timid?
The slightest disturbance would make him toss and turn and unable to sleep at night. ... He is also a bit tearful.

Thinking of the first time he met that little girl who was wrapped in a thick fur coat, suffered from eye disease, and always wanted to shed tears, Pei Yuqing felt incredibly soft-hearted.

He sighed softly and said with a smile: "It's okay for a girl to be a little timid."

"..." Xie Wan Ning was really unhappy. She grabbed his sleeve, tugged it, and snorted, "I think you are timid. You are hesitant and timid. You don't know what you are afraid of."

Pei Yuqing was stunned by the suggestive words and did not respond for a long time.

If it were normal, if he backed off, Xie Wan Ning would just let him go. After all, she had no intention of having any emotional involvement with any man again, but that was not possible now.

Ever since Lu Ziyan broke into the mansion at night, sneaked into her boudoir, and pestered her, forcing her to wait for him to come back, Xie Wan Ning's idea of ​​getting rid of him by marrying someone else has become uncontrollable.

Lu Ziyan had finally left the capital. If she really waited for him to return after making achievements, they would have to enter the next round of entanglement.

Will it be easy to get rid of him then?
If he could do something like breaking into her bedroom at night, what else could he not do?
Xie Wan Ning didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.

Thinking of this, she became even more angry when she looked at the man in front of her.

He clearly had feelings for her, and seemed deeply in love with her, but he refused to be brave enough.

You dare to say that she is timid.

She was not timid at all. Facing Lu Ziyan's cold face, she kept moving forward bravely for so long, becoming more and more courageous with each setback, until she finally woke up from those painful dreams.

And what about him?
He is a coward!
In the night, the girl's gaze was so intense that it could be said that Pei Yuqing turned his face away when she looked at him.

"Do you still remember what you said," Xie Wan Ning said, "If I can remember who you are, you will promise me one thing?"

Pei Yuqing's eyelashes trembled slightly. He looked up at her without saying a word.

"It doesn't count anymore?" Xie Wan Ning felt her heart sinking, and pursed her lips: "Forget it then."

She is not the kind of person who forces things. If he doesn't want to, can she force him to compromise?

Quite boring.

Letting go of the hand that was holding his sleeve, Xie Wan Ning stood up and said, "I'm leaving."

"...Wanwan," Pei Yuqing finally spoke, his voice hoarse.

Thinking that he had finally stopped holding it in a daze, Xie Wan Ning felt delighted. She turned around and saw him handing over the medicine bottle. Her lips dropped instantly.

A raging rage came out of nowhere, rushing to the top of her head and burning her reason. She snatched the jade bottle and threw it directly into the lake.

"Who wants your pills! Pei Yuqing, don't you think your words and actions are inappropriate? On the one hand, you seem to be gentle, considerate and caring to me, but on the other hand, you never admit your feelings. Are you trying to keep me hanging by being close and distant, hot and cold?"

"No," Pei Yuqing clenched his empty hands tightly. His expression could not be seen in the dark night, but his tone was unusually flustered: "I never thought of keeping you hanging."

"Really?" Xie Wan Ning sneered: "If that's the case, then tell me, what is our relationship?"

Friends?

Even if the current society is more open-minded, I have never heard of friends of the opposite sex meeting in private and spending time together alone.

Lover?

His true feelings were clearly revealed, but he refused to admit it.

Brother and sister?
That's even more ridiculous. Not to mention that they are not related by blood, even her biological brother Xie Yanyu and his sister have never been alone like this at night since they were old enough to understand.

So, what is their relationship?
Pei Yuqing couldn't answer for a moment.

He finally came to his senses and realized that because he couldn't help himself, their relationship had indeed crossed the line.

This is really not what a gentleman does.

Obviously at the beginning, he just wanted to watch her from afar.

He remained silent for a long time, and Xie Wan Ning was completely disappointed. She even suspected that she was being too sentimental and had misunderstood his feelings.

Or did he really have no interest in her and only treated her as his best friend's sister, which was why he showed concern for her several times?

……No!

She would never believe it!
It was hard to say whether she was angry or unwilling, Xie Wan Ning suddenly reached out and grasped his collar, then stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the face.

The sweet fragrance of the girl suddenly approached, and before Pei Yuqing could react, her cheek was lightly touched like a dragonfly touching the water, and she was stunned on the spot.

He stood still for a while, and when he came to his senses, the right side of his face that was kissed suddenly felt hot, but fortunately the night served as cover and she couldn't see it.

Pei Yuqing was just thinking this with relief in his heart when the bold girl actually put her cold little hand on him again.

Xie Wan Ning touched the man's face, the heat was almost burning her hand, she sneered: "What a hypocrite."

"..." No matter how good his temper was, Pei Yuqing couldn't hold it in any longer. He lowered his eyes and looked at her straight.

Xie Wan Ning looked him in the eye without fear, "Did I say anything wrong? Do you dare to say that you don't like me?"

In the night, her eyes were still clear and bright. She should be preparing to get up again after resting. She had a jade hairpin loosely inserted in her hair, with some hair falling on her temples. She was looking up at him. The two of them were actually very close.

It was so close that he could clearly see her beautiful lips slightly parted, ready to utter a few more mocking words at any time.

Pei Yuqing suddenly felt his throat a little dry, and he subconsciously took a step back.

Xie Wan Ning did not stop him. She loosened her grip on his collar, turned around and left without saying a word.

She didn't care at all, and didn't want to figure out whether he was just being stubborn or pretending, or whether she was just being too sentimental and misunderstanding his feelings.

She left so decisively that Pei Yuqing couldn't help but call out her name.

But this time, she had no intention of stopping. He paused, and finally started to catch up with her.

"……like."

Xie Wan Ning paused for a moment and did not look back.

Pei Yuqing looked at her back, slowly clenched his hands, and said in a hoarse voice: "I like it."

No one had ever pushed him to this extent.

If he didn't like her, why would he spend so much time on her, why would he let her control his emotions, why would he wait in the teahouse every day for her to pass by.

How could he let her kiss him?

He could actually dodge it.

She was right, he was such a hypocrite.

Xie Wan Ning turned around, looked up at him for a while, and said softly: "If you bend your waist, my neck will ache."

"..." Pei Yuqing's eyelashes trembled and he slowly bent down.

The two looked at each other, their eyes meeting.

Xie Wan Ning asked: "Does your promise still count?"

Well, if he promised her something after she remembered who he was, would it still count?
Pei Yuqing looked at her steadily and said, "You go ahead."

(End of this chapter)