NOVEL WEB Chapter 28
They’re Two Completely Different People
For a moment, the joy that grew in the depths of his heart turned into thorny vines that twisted into his heart inch by inch. He did not know how long he stood there, but he left without realizing it.
These fine pains also woke him up from a dream.
Wasn’t this Bai Xianyu the Bai Xianyu who kept pestering him and only wanted him to look at her?
They were two completely different people.
After leaving Plum Blossom Fragrance Courtyard, Xie Xingyun returned to his courtyard.
When he saw the paintings on the table, he closed his eyes. “Burn them.”
What had he been doing these days?
He threw a flower on the street and took the initiative to propose. In the end, she still went to another man.
Xiao Zheng’s eyes widened as he looked around. “Alright, Young Master.”
He picked up all the paintings, rolled them up, and carried them out.
When he reached the woodshed, Xiao Zheng turned a corner and secretly carried them back to his room.
What a joke. The Young Marquis did not look like he could let go of Fifth Miss Bai.
What if he regretted burning them?
After storing them away, he went to the Bamboo Garden. After entering, he realized that Xie Xingyun’s door was open, but he was gone.
…
As for the Plum Blossom Fragrance Courtyard…
When Bai Yu’er was in a daze, she saw a handsome young man in embroidered clothes and black boots. He had an outstanding appearance and demeanor. His eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes seemed to be filled with power. His thin lips were pursed into a straight line.
For a moment, she even forgot the pain on her face and only stared at him blankly.
He shouted, “Stop.”
However, the moment his eyes met hers, the young man’s pupils constricted.
He did not even respond when Li Changning called him “Cousin” several times.
Li Changning even blamed all of this on Bai Yu’er. After Xie Xingyun left, she directly called a few servants and sneered. “Little b*tch, you’re pretending to be pitiful in front of my cousin. Weren’t you very arrogant just now? Servants, give her another 50 strokes with the board!”
Bai Yu’er’s face was pale. “Your Highness, 50 strokes will kill someone!”
Li Changning smiled mockingly. “So what if someone died?”
“It’s my fault. I won’t dare to do it again. Your Highness, please spare me, ah?”
“Your Highness, I won’t dare to do it again!”
The noble ladies nearby trembled when they heard this.
This was the first time Miss Pang had seen the Seventh Princess fly into a rage. She was terrified and completely gave up on Young Marquis Xie.
After all, the person had been invited by the Eldest Princess. Although her father did not have an official position, she was still the cousin of the Bai family’s legitimate daughter. She was really scared out of her wits after hearing the Eldest Princess say that it did not matter if she died.
She really treated human lives like grass.
At the same time, she silently sympathized with Young Marquis Xie’s future wife. As long as the person he married was not the Seventh Princess, that legitimate wife would probably have to be terrified of the Seventh Princess’s revenge from then on.
There was no more laughter in the Plum Blossom Fragrance Courtyard. The heavy sounds of the board was like hitting the hearts of the noble ladies. They were more like a warning to the others.
Suddenly.
“Changning, what are you doing?”
Eldest Princess Jing An’s voice sounded.
“Auntie, look at the people you’ve invited!” Li Changning pouted and ran to her side. “It’s fine if she doesn’t greet me when she sees me, but she’s simply looking down on the dignity of the royal family by addressing me as ‘you’ and referring to herself as ‘I’ before me.”
Eldest Princess Jing An glanced at her. “Therefore, you’re hitting someone at my banquet?”
Li Changning stopped talking.
That girl had already passed out. Eldest Princess Jing An frowned. If someone really died, it would not be good if word got out.
“Take this girl to the guest room and get a doctor to take a look.”
…
A street away, in the Marquis of Dingyuan’s Manor.
The decoration was similar, but it was empty. There was only a carriage parked at the entrance of the residence. It was a world of difference compared to the Northern Garrison Marquis Manor.