Hearing the name of the Young Master of the Northwest King, both of them were stunned. Wei Nanxun concentrated and held her breath, not letting her emotions show. But they were too close, and her heart was beating too fast, revealing her nervousness upon hearing this person’s name.
“It’s him?” Pei Yuyan said coldly.
Wei Nanxun pursed her lips and didn’t speak. She really didn’t understand. Without all the things from her previous life, she and Pei Yuyan had only met three or four times if you counted carefully. Why was he so concerned about her?
To say it was love at first sight or just liking her, that might have fooled her in her previous life, but she would never believe it now.
But Pei Yuyan’s performance today clearly had a kind of obsessive feeling of wanting something but not being able to get it, especially after he mistakenly thought that she had given herself to someone else. That state was really not right.
It was a bit like… being jealous?
Pei Yuyan being jealous? Absolutely impossible. She would rather believe that it would snow in June than believe that he would be jealous.
Then it must be that he couldn’t get what he wanted. He, Pei Yuyan, was the crown prince born with a silver spoon in his mouth, second only to one person and above ten thousand, possessing everything in the world. Naturally, he would be unwilling when he encountered someone he couldn’t get for the first time.
It was impossible for him to get her, so it seemed that she could only make him disgusted with her.
“I don’t understand which ‘he’ you’re talking about. Since you already know that I’m not a virgin, then you know that I’m not worthy of Your Highness. My sister is wholeheartedly devoted to you, so please, Your Highness, for the sake of the Wei family’s loyalty, let…”
Before she could finish her words, the arms that were holding her suddenly loosened, and Wei Nanxun fell straight to the ground without any preparation.
Pei Yuyan just looked down at her condescendingly, “I know that the last incident was not what you wanted, someone framed you and me.”
“And don’t think that you can make me disgusted with you by doing this.”
“No one can save you, including him.”
“You patiently prepare for your marriage at home. When Wei Mingzhao gets married, I will take you into the palace together.”
After speaking, he smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeves, turned around, and strode away.
He didn’t have any lingering glances, as if the words he had just said about wanting to marry her weren’t coming from his mouth.
Wei Nanxun looked at his back, sitting blankly on the ground, as if she had been drained of her energy and spirit, becoming a soulless shell. She didn’t know how long it had been before Zhixia’s soft call woke her from the nightmare.
“Miss, Miss, what’s wrong with you?”
Wei Nanxun’s eyes were vacant, and the wound on her neck was still bleeding, making her look extremely embarrassed.
Her pupils slowly focused, and she saw the person in front of her. Finally, she couldn’t help but feel wronged and hugged Zhixia’s waist tightly.
“Zhixia, what should I do? He still won’t let me go.”
She was already living so desperately, why wouldn’t he just let her go?
“He? Who is he? Miss, don’t be afraid, this servant is here, no one will hurt you. This servant will go and send a message to the Second Master and the Young Master…”
Wei Nanxun was really shocked by Pei Yuyan’s aura just now. After all, she had spent so many years with him day and night in her previous life, and her every word and deed depended on him. She had long been accustomed to obeying him.
She was like a puppet controlled by him mentally. Even if she broke free, she would still be eroded by her inner demons.
Fortunately, Zhixia’s voice and embrace made her feel a sense of reality. She was no longer in that man-eating abyss.
Hearing that she was going to send a message to her father and younger brother, Wei Nanxun immediately shook her head, “No, don’t let them worry. I was just, just startled by a wild cat that jumped out while I was moving the flowers. I’ll be fine after I go back and rest for a while.”
Even Zhixia, who was so slow to react, felt the loopholes in these words, but she was used to listening to her young lady and didn’t ask any more questions, helping her back into the house.
“Miss, how did you get hurt on your neck? This servant will put medicine on it for you.”
Wei Nanxun nodded absentmindedly, “The debris from the flower pot splashed up and scratched it. It’s just a small injury, it doesn’t hurt. Why did you come back so early?”
“There were too many people in the front, surrounded by layers and layers, and we were too late to see any of the excitement. They were picking up red envelopes all over the ground, and this servant was squeezed and flustered, thinking that it was not appropriate for you to be alone, so I came back first.”
“By the way, something strange happened. It was said that the Crown Prince’s horse was frightened when he came, and the person disappeared as soon as he got off the horse. The ceremony of presenting the betrothal gifts was replaced by the Young Master of the Northwest King.”
“It’s just that this servant went too late and didn’t get to see what this young master looked like, but I heard people say that he was very tall and mighty.”
Although it was a little regrettable that she didn’t get to see him, it was also within her expectations, so she focused her attention elsewhere.
Frightened? She thought he was fine, he came specifically to scare others.
No wonder he was able to slip out at this time, so he was looking for such an excuse. He was really fearless and not afraid of being discovered at all…
Wei Nanxun seemed to have thought of something, and her expression instantly froze.
Could it be that he had already reached some consensus with her uncle and aunt? Just like in her previous life, they only cared about their own daughter being able to secure the position of Crown Princess and didn’t care about the life or death of others.
That’s why Pei Yuyan could enter and leave the Wei Mansion at will, regarding her as something in his pocket.
Wei Nanxun’s five fingers clenched into a fist, and she bit her lower lip, “Zhixia, pack your things, we have to leave.”
Zhixia was confused by her, “Miss, where are we going?”
This is the Wei Mansion, which is their home, where else can they go.
“Anywhere, we’ll go find my father, or go back to the old house in the countryside! Anywhere is fine, we just can’t stay here anymore.”
She had misunderstood before. She thought that as long as Wei Mingzhao and Pei Yuyan got married, she could rest easy. She had underestimated Pei Yuyan’s self-esteem. Who would have thought that he was the kind of person who wouldn’t give up until he achieved his goal.
Now the Wei Mansion was the most unsafe place. She had to leave, far away, only by letting Pei Yuyan not find her, and after a long time, he would definitely forget about this.
Moreover, she had long planned to go out and see the world, so why be 拘泥 to the present? It just so happened that there were no other servants in the courtyard at this time, so if she didn’t leave now, when would she leave!
Although Zhixia didn’t understand why, she believed that her young lady must have her reasons for doing so.
“Don’t bring too many clothes, these can be bought again, just bring enough money. Go and tell Uncle Qiu and have him arrange a carriage for us.”
“Miss, shouldn’t we tell the Old Madam and Madam?”
“We can’t say anything, if we say anything, we won’t be able to leave. We have to act first and report later.”
Zhixia nodded as if she understood, and was about to go out to find Steward Qiu.
Wei Nanxun was still hesitating whether to bring the property deeds when she heard Zhixia’s voice from outside the house, “Who are you? What are you doing here? I’m going to run errands for my young lady, hurry up and get out of the way.”
“Go inside, without the Madam’s order, no one is allowed to step out of the West Garden.”