C81 (2/2)

Susu stood up politely, but Xiaowan saw that she was motionless. Ling Chaofeng walked into the courtyard and thanked him, then said to Susu: ”I'll bring you back.”

Xiaowan nodded and without saying a word, she obediently followed her husband.

However, Susu caught up to her and said: ”Xiao'er, don't worry about me. I, I did something good, and I don't regret it.

”Yes, we're all fine.” After Xiaowan said her piece, she was carried up to the saddle by Ling Chaofeng. After bidding farewell to Susu, the two of them went home.

The horse walked very slowly, and Xiaowan practically rested all of her weight on her husband, along with the heaviness in her heart. Ling Chaofeng didn't ask anything further, just sending her home.

It was unknown why Uncle Biao and Aunt Zhang were arguing in the backyard, but his aunt said, ”You're talking to me so loudly, why, do you still want to make a move?”

Uncle Biao was immediately terrified. He smiled playfully and coaxed him on. Even at his age, he would act like a spoiled child and it didn't take long for the two of them to recover.

Xiaowan stood by the stairs and listened and unconsciously laughed.

”Go upstairs and rest for a while. I don't know if they will still come, but you don't need to come out to receive them. Naturally, if you are willing, I will not stop them.” Ling Chaofeng said, ”Go.”

Xiaowan turned around and hugged her husband's waist. After sticking to him for a while, she went upstairs and returned to her room. However, she did not say anything.

It was a fine day, and the warmer the weather, the longer the sun. Outside the window, the sky was still very bright. He felt like he was a person who had slept for several hundred years, and had even thought that an entire night had already passed.

”You're awake?” A familiar voice came from behind the tent. The man that she was begging but refused to show, slowly walked out.

”Create …” But before Yue Huaiyin could call out his name, National Duke appeared from behind her husband.

Her heart skipped a beat and she avoided their eyes.

Fifteen years ago, when she was five years old, she had just started marrying the young National Duke. At that time, he was newly married to her wife, but Yue Huaiyin followed behind her sisters who were visiting the Immortal Pavilion.

The prince had treated her very well, better than the old one who had died, the old one who had always touched her, even though she was only four or five years old.

Yue Huaiyin didn't know if anyone else still remembered her when she was four or five. In her memories, there was always a wretched old man who wanted to touch her body.

But this young one wouldn't. He just treated her like a child and gave her good food. He told the mother in the building not to hit her. Furthermore, when she was ten years old, she was almost beaten up by the drunkards from the Flower Pavilion. They helped her and even taught her how to punish that beast.

When she was thirteen, she had killed a man on her own for the first time. Every year since then, two or three or more men had died under her skirt. Killing was one of them, and she often had to extract secrets from other people, such as corruption, treason, falsehood, and so many other things.

She couldn't care less about the right and wrong of this place, because everything the duke of Guo said was true.

Yue Huaiyin's first night was naturally given to this man. She clearly remembered that the Duke of Guo asked her at that time: ”Huai Yin, if you're not willing, I won't force you.”

How could she not? She wholeheartedly wanted to be his woman, even if it was a servant girl pouring tea for her. She firmly believed that there was no better man in this world.

And he had promised to bring her to him when he was twenty.

She was already twenty years old, and even Emperor Tianjing, who had yet to abdicate his position, no longer wanted him to do such things. Yue Huaiyin could avoid wandering amongst the men, but he went back on her words, facing her own questioning and begging, he only said, ”Huai Yin, go.”

Actually, Yue Huaiyin knew that a chess piece like her should have been killed afterwards. Since he did not touch her, she believed that they still had feelings for each other. Even if she had Baisha Town, even if she had thoughts about Ling Chaofeng, from the moment he appeared, she would have it all.

However, the person who had hugged her body and said that she missed her greatly last night had been beaten to a pulp right before her eyes, unwilling to even speak a single word for her. Where did the person who saved her go? Where did the person who hugged her and told her not to cry …

Yue Huaiyin's heart felt as though it was being stabbed by a blade.

”After all, you and the duke have fifteen years of friendship.” The National Duke Mistress spoke coldly, his words did not sound emotional at all. He only said, ”This time, you should come with us and be a concubine at the Duke's Palace. From then on, you should behave yourself and serve the Duke.”

Yue Huaiyin turned her gaze, and in the man's eyes, there was finally a trace of pity: ”Since Madam has agreed, then pack up your things and come back with me.”

”But there is only one thing. From now on, you are only allowed in your own house. You are not allowed to show your face, even in this mansion.” The lady said, ”When you go out, use a veil to cover your face. When I say go out, go out the door, not the house. Once you've entered the Duke's estate, you're not allowed to take even half a step outside in this life or until the day you die. ”

Her whole body was in pain, that day, right there, the man had warned her that she was just an ordinary weak and weak girl without any aphrodisiac incense. It was true, National Duke had searched her body the moment she came out, removing her ”weapon.” In this life, he had only used her to kill and protect himself, she was not a qualified killer, but a qualified woman.

Her bones could not be replaced, her skin, perhaps, had never been shed.

Yue Huaiyin laughed desolately, did she have any other choice?

As the night deepened, the National Duke's wife and his group did not return to the Ling Xiao Inn, and guessed that they should be staying in the town.

Ling Chaofeng carried the dinner upstairs. Xiaowan did not come down to eat, when she entered the room, she found young lady lying on the bed. His heart tightened, and she touched her forehead.

”Evening, it's time to eat.” Ling Chaofeng called her.

Xiaowan slowly opened her eyes and looked fixedly at Hubby. She said hoarsely, ”Hubby, am I wrong again?”