“I’m not leaving!”
When Yin Xiaoe pushed Chu Xianping away, her cold tone repeating her attitude, his excitement also gradually froze on his face.
“Xiaoe, believe me, I’ll never let you suffer!”
Chu Xianping hurriedly guaranteed: “I may not be able to defeat Guo Yunjin, but I’ll risk my life to protect you!”
“I’m a cultivator, and I’ve worked at the Suspended Mirror Agency. As long as we can get through this initial period, we’ll definitely have a good life in the future!”
“Future?”
Yin Xiaoe looked at Chu Xianping calmly, with a hint of amusement, and asked: “What can you guarantee me with?”
“I, I…”
Chu Xianping hastily pulled out a silver ticket from his chest and stuffed it into the woman’s hand: “Look! I’ve saved up so much money! It’s enough for us to settle down in Anzhou!”
Ruitong Bank, three hundred silver taels.
This was Chu Xianping’s entire savings from his years of working at the Suspended Mirror Agency.
In fact, this amount was already quite substantial, and an ordinary person might not be able to save up so much in a lifetime.
However, Yin Xiaoe merely glanced at it and then disdainfully tossed the silver ticket to the ground.
“Xiaoe! You…”
Chu Xianping had never seen Yin Xiaoe like this before, and he was stunned for a moment.
Then, a mocking laughter echoed in his ears.
“Do you know how much this pillow is worth?”
Yin Xiaoe pointed to the exquisite silk pillow beside her, and in Chu Xianping’s stunned gaze, she asked herself: “Three silver taels.”
“This is a rain-silk curtain, ten silver taels.”
“This is a snow-silk quilt, five silver taels.”
“Just this piece of clothing I’m wearing is worth two silver taels, not to mention the clothes and jewelry I wear during the day…”
“Three hundred silver taels can’t even buy all the items in this house, so how can you dare say you won’t let me suffer?”
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“I……”
Chu Xianping’s face turned as white as paper, his lips trembling: “Little E, you weren’t like this before……”
“Before?”
The woman seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke, laughing heartily: “Mr. Chu, before is before, and now is now.”
“Which woman would give up her current glory and wealth, and instead choose to live a fugitive life with someone who can’t even guarantee their own safety?”
“I did deceive you, but since things have come to this, if you still have feelings for me, then please fulfill my wish.”
“……”
The embroidery room suddenly fell into a deathly silence, with only Chu Xianping’s urgent breathing echoing within.
He had anticipated many scenarios before coming, but never expected to receive such an answer.
“No, no……this can’t be true……”
Chu Xianping shook his head repeatedly, as if trying to wake up from a nightmare and return to a reality full of beautiful fantasies.
Little E must be worried about my safety, so she’s saying this to provoke me……
That’s it! It must be so!
“Little E, I……”
Chu Xianping suddenly lifted his head, a faint glimmer of hope rising in his eyes.
However, the next moment, what he saw completely extinguished the last spark of hope.
“Whoosh~”
The two-tael silver brocade lingerie slid down quietly, the fair and delicate skin piercing his nerves like a needle.
“Mr. Chu, I’m not that kind of heartless and ruthless woman. If you’re really unwilling to give up, I’ll give you one more chance……”
Yin Xiao’e’s face showed no emotional fluctuations: “But after tonight, please don’t come looking for me again.”
“……”
The moonlight shone brightly, pouring in through the window like gentle water.
Chu Xianping stared blankly at the woman he once regarded as his white moonlight, forcing out a few words from his throat with great difficulty.
“You, you’re already with Guo Yunjin……”
“Yes.”
Yin Xiao’e replied matter-of-factly: “A wealthy family values a woman’s chastity the most. Although I haven’t formally entered the household yet, I’ve naturally already had a husband-and-wife relationship with the master. Otherwise, how could I be serving you now?”
“The handkerchief with the fallen flower pattern is in the cabinet, do you want to take a look?”
“No, it’s impossible……”
Chu Xianping’s eyes widened, his hands clenched into fists, desperately trying to convince himself that this wasn’t true.
However, Yin Xiao’e didn’t bother to explain further, only urging him with some annoyance:
“Mr. Chu, I’ve already shown you great kindness. If you’re not willing, then leave early!”
“……”
Chu Xianping didn’t speak.
He leaned against the bed, his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water.
Just then.
“Master!! I saw it clearly! There’s someone sneaking into Fourth Madame’s embroidery room through the window!!”
A sudden shout came from outside the window, accompanied by rapid footsteps.
Chu Xianping’s face changed, but before he could react, he heard a piercing scream from beside him.
“Ah!!”
“Master! Save me! There’s a thief!!!”
“Xiǎo, Xiǎo É……”
Chǔ Xiān Píng looked at Yín Xiǎo É, who had already curled up in the corner of the bed, with an unbelievable expression, suddenly feeling an overwhelming chill.
It was a kind of desperate coldness.
“Bang!!”
The door was kicked open, and several guards rushed in, immediately pinning Chǔ Xiān Píng to the ground without saying a word.
Meanwhile, Yín Xiǎo É, clad in a nightgown, burst into tears and threw herself into Guō Yùn Jīn’s arms.
“Old, old master, waaah… this scoundrel wants to take advantage of me!”
“If you had arrived a step later, I’m afraid it would have been too late!”
“I’m so scared, waaah……”
“Hmph!”
Guō Yùn Jīn’s facial muscles twitched as he pushed Yín Xiǎo É away with a look of disdain, his tone icy cold.
“You stay in the room and wait, I’ll come back to question you after I’ve dealt with this scoundrel!”
Without paying attention to Yín Xiǎo É’s reaction, he turned around and walked out of the room.
“Take the scoundrel away!”
“Yes, old master!”
The Guō family guards quickly bound Chǔ Xiān Píng with ropes, and he was dragged away into the darkness, his eyes vacant.
The night wind was cool, but the torches surrounding him were scorching hot.
Chǔ Xiān Píng was dragged to the Guō mansion’s backyard, his mind a complete blank.
He knew what was about to happen, but he didn’t care.
He might as well die, since his parents had died early, and there was nothing worth cherishing in this world……
“Clang~”
A guard drew his sword and swung it towards Chǔ Xiān Píng.
“……”
Chǔ Xiān Píng let out a bitter laugh and closed his eyes, but instead of the expected pain, he heard…
The sound of ropes snapping, and Guō Yùn Jīn’s anxious voice rang in his ears.
“Lord Chǔ, are you alright?!”
“I’m just following orders, please don’t take it to heart, sir!”
“Following whose orders?”
The sudden turn of events made Chǔ Xiān Píng open his eyes wide, and he looked at Guō Yùn Jīn, who was smiling apologetically, and asked subconsciously:
“Whose orders?”
“It was Young Master Wi……”
Guō Yùn Jīn rubbed his hands nervously and then recounted the events of the day.
The surroundings were silent, and after listening, Chǔ Xiān Píng felt his brain turn into a tangled mess.
“You’re saying…… this was all part of Young Master Wēi’s plan?”
“Probably…… it’s likely that Lord Chǔ was brought here tonight because of Young Master Wēi’s arrangement.”
“……”
Chǔ Xiān Píng didn’t respond.
As a clever person, although he hadn’t reacted earlier due to the sudden events, he now roughly understood what was going on.
It must be that Wēi Cháng Tiān suspected that Yín Xiǎo É wasn’t genuinely devoted to him, so he intentionally designed this test.
“Did Lord Wei say anything else?”
“He did, Lord Wei also instructed me…”
Gao Yunjin gazed deeply at Chu Xianping, lowering his voice to say:
“It’s up to you, sir, to decide how to handle Yin Xiaoe.”