Chapter 257
257, Sending Off (3 Updates)
Xiaoyue looked at how the men were treasuring their tea as if it were a precious object and gently shook her head, “Thanks, but I’m not too fond of tea!”
“Alright then, I’ll have them go out and buy some oranges for you to eat later!” Yuanbao finished speaking and went to serve the tea.
Xiaoyue glanced at the main house where Xie Zhinuan was still preparing tea.
Li Hengyi and Lian Huai drank cup after cup as if they couldn’t get enough.
After a few cups of tea, Lian Huai felt an itch on his wrist and scratched it a few times.
Li Hengyi saw this and looked towards Xie Zhinuan.
He knew that Xie Zhinuan had put something in the water, but as for what it was, he felt it was Xie Zhinuan’s secret and he never asked.
But whatever she put in today must have been a larger amount than usual; otherwise, Lian Huai wouldn’t have felt his wrist itch.
That was a tendon that had been deliberately severed. If a few cups of tea were all it took to heal it, and if Lian Huai harbored no ill intentions, regarding Xie Zhinuan as a benefactor would be fine. But if he had malevolent intentions and leaked the message that Xie Zhinuan had a treasure in her possession, she would become an object of contention for everyone.
This was not something he wanted to see.
“Zhinuan, drinking too much tea isn’t good for your health, stop preparing it!” Li Hengyi said softly.
Xie Zhinuan nodded.
After glancing at Lian Huai, she called Yuanbao in to clean up the tea set.
Yuanbao trotted in, the remaining water was carried out by him and shared quietly with a few bodyguards.
Several bodyguards took turns resting inside the house.
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The resting was just a pretense; the truth was to practice Qi cultivation. As for the jar filled with spiritual spring water that Xie Zhinuan had prepared, it was placed in a chest, and someone kept watch over it around the clock.Apart from Xie Zhinuan, no one was allowed to approach or open the chest, and the key was in Xie Zhinuan’s possession.
Xiaoyue sat in the room, feeling puzzled, but she couldn’t see anything amiss.
In the end, they decided to travel by water. The water route was faster and less bumpy, and they wanted to see where they could get to by taking it.
Now that they had Xiaoyue, Lian Huai, and the mute servant with them, it was inconvenient to take Xiaoyue along, and Li Hengyi didn’t want her to know where the hidden alcohol was kept, lest she leak the information. Therefore, Li Hengyi arranged for someone to send Xiaoyue to Fengping County.
Xie Zhinuan fully supported it.
“…”
Xiaoyue was reluctant, and Xie Zhinuan persuaded her, “We don’t know when we will be back, so you should go to the county town and settle down. Suwen and the silly girl are very easy to get along with, and I will write a letter asking the silly girl to take good care of you!”
“Sister Xie, I…”
“Xiaoyue, you need to be obedient. In the future, there will be many times when it will not be possible for me to take you with me. You must follow my arrangements, at least until we find your relatives and they take you away, you need to be obedient!” Xie Zhinuan reached out to tidy up Xiaoyue’s hair, “I like girls who are obedient!”
“…”
Xiaoyue looked at Xie Zhinuan, nodding meekly and filled with grievance, “Then Sister Xie, you must come back soon!”
Xiaoyue was indeed very lovely,
Such a pitiable look truly evoked sympathy.
If she had been a simple-minded girl, Xie Zhinuan wouldn’t have minded giving her more affection, but it just so happened that her background was questionable, and she had caused the death of an entire family.
“Hmm!” She responded with a sound.
She was somewhat distracted and somewhat reluctant to deal with it.
She really wanted to find out who was the mastermind behind the scenes and get rid of Xiaoyue as soon as possible.
Such a ticking time bomb was very dangerous to keep around.
After sending Xiaoyue away, they set off for the place where Lian Huai hid his wine.
According to Lian Huai, that place wasn’t just for hiding wine but was also where the Lian Family used to brew wine in the early years. Decades have passed, and it was uncertain what it had become now.
Because they had two additional people, they needed an extra carriage.
Seeing that Xie Zhinuan had raised three playful dogs that had just come back from playing outside, Lian Huai observed how lively they were, jumping and darting around Xie Zhinuan.
Chapter 258