Chapter 22: Meeting
When I saw Xue Jingyan, Zhu Yan was embroidering a purse in the pavilion next to the rockery, surrounded by the fragrance of acacia flowers, although the little girl was not wearing very luxurious clothes, but the whole person's temperament seemed very peaceful.
The same feeling as when I was in the Zhu family before. Xue Jingyan meditated in his heart.
The people in black are not nearby, they know very well that Zhu Yan likes a person, but as long as Zhu Yan is in need, he will magically appear again.
Zhu Yan was immersed in his own affairs, and for a moment, he felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him. As soon as she looked up, she saw a man in green clothes walking slowly towards her, followed by Xue Mu and Xue Luo, one white and one red.
She put down what she was holding, put away her needle and thread, and stood up.
Xue Jingyan's expression was a little awkward when he stepped into the Hades Palace, but he was much better after coming to Tingxue Xuan to see Zhu Yan. He walked over to Zhu Yan and asked her to sit down.
Xue Mu and Xue Luo also took people away with great eyes.
"I didn't expect your jade pendant to be so important, I knew I wouldn't accept your things." Zhu Yan's expression was a little annoyed.
Xue Jingyan saw that she didn't mean to blame herself, but she still had to explain, so she said: "I thought about it at the time, and I didn't expect that this would give you such a big trouble." β
Zhu Yan nodded slightly, but it didn't make sense to say this now, so he asked, "Did Brother Bai ask me to stay before, was it to wait for you?" She felt that it was too strange to call Xue Mu her brother, and it seemed disrespectful to the master of the Hades Palace to call Xue Mu directly, so she should continue to use the previous title.
Xue Jingyan smiled bitterly, "The Hades Palace has some connection with my ancestors, so the Hades Palace will pay a little attention to me." The last time I was hunted down, I was also thanks to them. This time I received the news that someone had gotten my jade pendant and wanted to confirm the news with me, so I thought it should be you. I haven't thanked you properly for saving your life, and I'm really sorry to have caused you trouble. β
Zhu Yan remembered that the Blood Yama King was surnamed Xue, although he didn't expect Xue Jingyan to be the descendant of the Blood Yama Queen, but the Xue family's extraordinariness still realized it.
"It was really a gesture at the beginning, and I didn't do much." Hearing that Xue Jingyan has been remembering this matter, in fact, Zhu Yan is not happy, she is cold and self-controlled, which makes it a little difficult for her to deal with a person who is still a stranger. But the memories from her previous life made Zhu Yan feel unexpectedly close to Xue Jingyan, compared to Xue Mu and Xue Luo, but Xue Jingyan made her feel more at ease.
It's a bit hard these days. The first few days were fine, but then Zhu Yan really felt the coldness of the Hades Palace.
She and Xue Mu had nothing to talk about, so naturally she wouldn't go to chat with Xue Mu, the people in the outer hall of the Hades Palace were not familiar with her, and she wouldn't want to go outside, so in addition to talking to Xue Luo, she had been listening to Xue Xuan.
But Xue Luo is an adult after all, and she still has to practice martial arts and deal with affairs on weekdays, so it is not easy to spare a few hours a day, and Zhu Yan doesn't want to disturb her too much.
It's good to listen to the scenery of Xuexuan, but Zhu Yan has felt the beauty of different scenery, and he won't pay much attention for this small garden, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, he will get tired of seeing it.
Anyway, she embroiders and makes purses every day, and she usually talks less, and she has become more and more silent these days.
I didn't expect Xue Jingyan to come over. After listening to Xue Mu's words before, Zhu Yan was a little mentally prepared, but she really saw it at this moment, although she was not very familiar with Xue Jingyan, but it unexpectedly reassured her.
"I know," the man in Tsing Yi smiled slightly, "although you are still a child, I don't take it for granted that you reached out to me at that time just because you were young." My upbringing doesn't allow that. Xue Mu didn't do it right, I will tell him well. β
"Don't!" Looking at Xue Jingyan's puzzled gaze, Zhu Yan continued, "Xue Mu is a member of the Hades Palace, and it will not be good for you to offend him at that time." I've been doing well for the past few days here, and they've taken good care of me. β
Xue Jingyan stroked Zhu Yan's head, nodded and said, "It's okay, I'm measured." It's just, Miss Zhu, why did you appear outside Jiangli County? At that time, I had something important to leave Jiangyang Town, and it was my fault that I couldn't take care of Miss Zhu more. β
He remembered that when he left, it was the time when her relatives died, and he didn't know how she spent her later days, what happened when she ran so far alone? He felt a little guilty, if it weren't for the fact that he was in a hurry to deal with some people and things, he wouldn't have left in a hurry.
As soon as the matter was over, I received a message from Xue Mu. Although he was surprised how Zhu Yan could be found by the people of the Hades Palace, but knowing about the jade pendant, he still asked Xue Mu to take care of her.
Finally seeing it, Xue Jingyan felt that Zhu Yan was still the same as before, still so peaceful and calm.
Zhu Yan was a little chilled by his voice Miss Zhu, you must know that in her life, no one has ever shouted at her so formally, that is, Xiao Yan, Yan'er, Big Girl...... Yes, there is also the clichΓ© name of the big girl, but it has long been forgotten by her.
How can the countryman have so many literary crepe titles, in order to look like an ordinary little girl, she tries not to look different from her peers, disguise has become a habit, and it is natural to get used to it. She hasn't been well educated since she was a child, but all of a sudden, she is like everyone else's ladies, isn't it as eye-catching as the candle flame at night.
"It's nothing, it's just that my father is going to sell me as a child daughter-in-law, so I want to run out to find my mother. But when I came out, I realized that it was too big outside, and I didn't know how to find my mother. β
Xue Jingyan looked at her forced smile, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. She is still a child, but she wants to experience the hardships of the world alone, and he also complains about Zhu Yan's father.
Zhu Yan briefly talked about the reason why he would appear outside Jiangli County, as well as the process of being brought over by Xue Luo.
After so many days of meditating, in fact, Zhu Yan also knew that he had taken it for granted. In his previous life, he fled from the outskirts of Beijing in a hurry without thinking about it, and he didn't know how to plan the route, so aimlessly, so that he fell into a haggard appearance later.
Instead of embarking on a good life of making money every day, becoming Bai Fumei, and marrying a rich and handsome successful businessman, she started the Mary Sue model, brushed the favorability of beautiful men, and established a beautiful life in the harem, but she tossed her life so badly.
She had to admit that her qualifications were mediocre, and she really failed Lord Yama's kindness in letting her be reborn for two lives. Except for the skills of house fighting that she later learned as her own son and a few life skills she learned under the guidance of her grandmother after she was ten years old, she had nothing to offer, neither earth-shattering beauty nor peerless resourcefulness.
And in front of him, a golden thigh actually appeared...... It is obviously a wealthy person in the family and a powerful person outside, Xue Jingyan. It's a pity that Zhu Yan doesn't have any impression of the name Xue Jingyan, either he died young, cough cough, or he is not so famous that everyone knows it.
Although Zhu Yan later learned lady diplomacy, but now in the face of a suspected benefactor who is more than ten years older than her, and the suspected benefactor still treats her as a benefactor, how can she show that she doesn't want to repay the favor so as not to let the other party misunderstand that it is just for his money?
Xue Jingyan didn't know Zhu Yan's inner thoughts, but he felt that he actually left her alone to face that situation at that time, and he was angry and glad in his heart.
Because later he heard that Zhu Yan didn't have any plans for his mother at all, but "heard" that her mother was in Jincheng, so he left home stupidly. I don't want to think about what her mother's name is, what she looks like, no matter how bad it is, she should also think about the safety of her going to Jincheng alone.
"I was wrong." Zhu Yan nodded and admitted his mistake. At that time, it was her mood that wanted to leave prevailed, but she didn't regret coming out, otherwise she didn't know how Zhu Dalang would treat her. She didn't want to wronged herself to curry favor with Lu Xiulian and Zhu Dalang.
"That'...... What are your plans for the future? β
"Brother in white said that he had to have a task before someone could take me to Jincheng, and I had to wait for a task."
Only then did Xue Jingyan know that Xue Mu used this reason, but fortunately, Zhu Yan's temperament was good, unlike some delicate young ladies, otherwise he would have been crying endlessly.
"Do you still want to go to Jincheng? What if I can't find your mother? Xue Jingyan didn't say that her thoughts were a little whimsical, but just laid out the facts.
"Then I can't help it, probably my father and they have already gone to the capital, and I can go back to Jiangyang Town." At this time, Lu Xiulian and the others should have already gone outside the capital, and they are working hard to "recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors" for Miss Lu Liu. I just don't know what the Lu family will think when they see her go back.
Xue Jingyan sighed and said, "Isn't there still me here?" You can also talk to me when you encounter difficulties, and you don't have to be when I don't save zΓ i. If it weren't for you, I don't know if I would be able to stand here today. β
Zhu Yan's nose was sour by the tenderness and pity in his tone, infinite grievances surged into her heart, and an impulse came up, she straightened up and threw herself into Xue Jingyan's arms, and began to cry.
"Hiccup...... Don't be so nice to me, no one has ever been so nice to me! I don't want to go to my mother, she doesn't want me for a long time...... Daddy doesn't want me anymore...... Grandma doesn't want me anymore...... Hiccup......"
Her heart defense is still very heavy, but the person who held her tightly in her arms has broad shoulders and strong arms around her, although it is a little painful, but she has experienced the care and love from Xue Jingyan's heart.
She could still say a few words at first, but the more she cried, the more she felt the grievances in her heart, and the tears became more turbulent. The grievances of her past life and this life, she didn't dare to let anyone know, she thought she was already strong, but she didn't expect it to be not.