Second Marriage

Chapter 24

Translator: tarararawr

Editor: Larkspur

Chapter 24

Huo Mingwu brought timely rain1. The day after tomorrow, Xiao Youning had nothing else to do and was able to concentrate on going to the pawn shop to watch out for the eunuch.

It made her happier.

Although she didn’t put all her expectations into the day after tomorrow, it at least let her have a little more hope.

Xiao Youning was in a good mood and did not bother to pay attention to her second cousin who came back and wanted to find her. She would leave when she found a good house. What did the Xiao Family’s Second Branch have to do with her?

Now that she had something on Second Master Xiao, she was naturally not afraid that they would still be demons behind her. She was very relieved.

Xiao Youning did not have any dreams all night and went out again early the next morning. Xiao Anning rushed to use Old Madam Xiao’s illness as an excuse to label Xiao Youning as unfilial because she did not pay her respects. In the end, she threw herself into the air and stamped her foot angrily.

The middleman was waiting for her at the city gate at their appointed time. They separated into two carriages and sped all the way to the northern suburbs.

Xiao Youning looked at some of the familiar scenery during the trip and later realized that this road could lead to the Qingfeng Daoist Temple.

This really is fate.

While Xiao Youning thought of it like that, the carriage was overtaken from the outside. She listened to the noise and wondered who was in such a hurry. Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice, “Little girl, why are you going out?”

This is…Jian Yin?!

Xiao Youning tried to reach for the curtain. In the end, it was Yuan Guo who moved faster than her. When she opened the curtain, she ferociously roared, “Who are you calling little girl? Was it you who shouted little girl?!”

The maid was as fierce as a wolf and Xiao Youning was shocked. Jian Yin was stunned by the roar, and his eyes gradually widened.

This maid is really fierce, she will be terrible if she can be married off!

The two servants were about to quarrel, and Xiao Youning’s eyes fell on the carriage with the closed curtain and wanted to greet Ye Shen. She didn’t expect Ye Shen’s indifferent voice to come out.

“Little girl.”

“Oh… Hello, Daoist Priest.”

He took the initiative to greet her, and a smile flashed in Xiao Youning’s eyes after she blurted out a response.

When Ye Shen heard her voice, his lips that rarely curled into a smile revealed a faint smile.

She really responded and it was very cute.

“What a coincidence it is to meet the Daoist Priest here. Are you going to Qingfeng Daoist Temple?” Xiao Youning took the Yuan Guo that was fierce like a wolf away from the window. She opened the window and leaned forward to talk to him.

There was the sound of the hooves, but the little girl’s voice was still clear to his ears. It was sweet and cheerful.

Ye Shen looked sideways and could vaguely see her silhouette through the curtains. He didn’t have to see her face clearly to know she must be smiling.

He said, “Yes, what a coincidence. Where are you going?”

“Me? I’m going…” Xiao Youning was about to say that she was going to see a suitable secluded courtyard, fortunately, she reacted and quickly changed her tune. “I’m going to my villa to have a look.”

This was a thank you gift so it’s better to keep it a secret before she was sure. This kind of thing would be a nice surprise for him.

Ye Shen frowned when he heard her clearly lying to him.

He didn’t expect her to keep him in the dark. Didn’t she tell him everything last time? It was like she was changing one day to the next.

It seemed like she was determined to stay away from the world of mortals. Was it worth it for a loser like Li Qingzhi?

His mother had asked him to look after her, but not to look after her until she was rejecting the world for a Daoist lifestyle.

Ye Shen didn’t think it was worth it.

He must not let it happen. He said, “I happen to have nothing to do today. I can accompany you to look at the villa. I am also familiar with these things.”

The corners of Xiao Youning’s mouth twitched. Please don’t, Daoist Priest. I don’t want you to follow me right now. Why do you want to stubbornly follow me?

She refused in her heart, but Jian Yin had already taken his orders. He slowed down the carriage to the same speed as hers and followed.

Xiao Youning looked out at the carriage behind her. “…”

Wasn’t the Daoist Priest usually the one that didn’t annoy her the most?

Was this going to be discovered by him?

Xiao Youning thought that it was not suitable to go out today!

But he was already following her. She was not easy to catch up with, but she could only pull back and sit down. She lowered her head, gnawed at her fingernails and began to think about how she was going to continue to hide it.

The carriage did not go very far. They turned to another road when they were only halfway to Qingfeng Daoist Temple. Soon, they reached a small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Xiao Youning quickly jumped out of the carriage and said to the middleman who realized there was another carriage. “About this… Can you just say that you used to be a servant of my home and you are taking me to see the villa today? Please don’t say anything else. I’ll give you more money for your hard work!”

The middleman didn’t know what to say. However, the customer was rich and wanted to give him more money, so he naturally nodded.

He was even more surprised to see a young man in Daoist robes coming down from the carriage behind them.

Why is there a Daoist Priest here? And it seems like he’s a priest developing his spiritual practice while still having hair? What does it all mean?

The middleman was confused and hesitated for a moment before he made a gesture of invitation. “Let’s go and have a look… at the villa.”

Ye Shen heard and his eyes lightly swept past him. The middleman felt an inexplicable chill on his back. His first reaction was that this young man was very strong and very imposing.

“Is this what you call a villa?” Ye Shen withdrew his eyes and turned to look at Xiao Youning.

Xiao Youning spoke, without going red in the face or becoming breathless, “Yes, my villa. Daoist Priest, help me see if it’s good!”

“It’s not good.” Ye Shen didn’t even think about it before he said these words.

Xiao Youning was dumbfounded on the spot.

It’s not good?

The Daoist Priest doesn’t like this place?

So…she looked at the mountain slope and hesitatingly asked the middleman, “Do I… do I still have a similar villa?”

Middleman: ???