Chapter 219 Damsel In Distress (2/2)
Her eyes widened in surprise and she raised her head. Ya Xi's smoldering eyes seemed to be devouring her. Ya Xi smirked before lifting her and carrying Hua Jing toward the inner chamber. He laid her on the bed gently before turning to pull the curtains. Then, he joined her in bed.
From that day, Hua Jing was obsessed with Ya Xi. Every night she would patiently wait for Cangjue Qingsu to visit her. Secretly, she hoped that he wouldn't come. When she grew tired of waiting, she would dress and leave for Suiyu House.
However, her routine was broken one afternoon when Ya Xi suddenly paid her a visit.
At the time, Hua Jing was napping in her chamber. When she heard the report, she hurriedly told her servant, ”Show him in!”
After a while, her maid led Ya Xi into the Princess's chamber. To Hua Jing's surprise, Ya Xi looked awful. His bluish white gown was ragged and his pretty face was marred with soot and mud. Hua Jing frowned at the sight. She dismissed her maids, took hold of Ya Xi's hand, and asked fondly, ”What has happened to you? Why are you in such a mess?”
Ya Xi didn't answer her question. The silence in the room was broken by the sound of Ya Xi fal
k her. Hua Jing was delighted to see Ya Xi return to his former state. She looked at him from head to toe, and nodded to him with a smile. However, when she saw her maids staring at Ya Xi in admiration, she was displeased. She coldly ordered, ”Leave us, all of you.”
Although unwilling, the maids didn't dare to disobey Hua Jing's orders. They craned their neck to steal a last glance of the handsome Ya Xi before leaving the chamber.
After the maids had left, Hua Jing took hold of Ya Xi's hand. ”I'll send a few guards with you when you collect evidence or valuable remains from the burnt Suiyu House. Feel free to go there when you are ready.”
Ya Xi bit his lip before nodding to her. Then he bowed and left.
Not long after, the servant Hua Jing had sent to the Grand Councilor's Mansion returned. He reported to Hua Jing, ”I've delivered your letter to the Grand Councilor's Mansion, Your Highness. However, the chamberlain told me that Lady Yingying was not at home. So I entrusted the invitation letter to the chamberlain, and asked him to give the letter to Lady Yingying when she returned.”
Li Yingying was not home? Hua Jing frowned as a sense of foreboding overwhelmed her. She couldn't help wondering whether Li Yingying would be waiting for Ya Xi at the ruins of Suiyu House. It was unlikely, but...
Hua Jing didn't say anything. She frowned as she thought over all the possibilities. Then, she nodded to the servant, and dismissed him.
An hour later, Ya Xi returned. However, to Hua Jing's surprise, Ya Xi looked distressed. And the guards following him also seemed as though they had been involved in a fight. Hua Jing asked the maids to help Ya Xi change before questioning her guards about what had happened.
A guard answered, ”As per your instructions, we followed Mister Ya Xi to Suiyu House. The building had been badly burnt. There's nothing left of it. After our arrival, Mister Ya Xi began searching the debris, and we helped him. However, Lady Yingying suddenly appeared. She caught hold of Mister Ya Xi by his arm, and intended to take him away forcefully. But Mister Ya Xi struggled to free himself. At the sight, Lady Yingying's guards surrounded Mister Ya Xi, and prevented him from leaving. Since Your Highness ordered us to help, we ran to aid Mister Ya Xi, and saved him from Lady Yingying's guards. Seeing that she couldn't have her way, Lady Yingying became enraged. She started insulting Mister Ya Xi. She congratulated Ya Xi on finding another lady rich enough to have her own guards to protect him. We didn't dare to identify that we were Your Highness' guards. So we didn't say anything. Every time Lady Yingying or her guards tried to grab Mister Ya Xi, we stopped them. Lady Yingying became irritated as she couldn't do anything. Before she left, she promised that she would find him and swore that she would make Ya Xi come to her willingly.”