Second Marriage

Translator: tarararawr

Editor: Larkspur

Chapter 25 Part 2

“Daoist Priest, how are things in Datong? Did you ask a noble man about it?”

Xiao Youning was so preoccupied that she could not help but speak first and continue the topic from just then.

Ye Shen held back that foreign feeling and reached for the folding fan around his waist. He took it off and gently tapped it on his knees and said, “The soldiers in Datong are still looking for your father and brother.”

He didn’t say that the food had not been reduced, because this would give her too much expectation and would make her think it was great news.

The little girl had already suffered grief, so he dared not give her too much hope. He decided that the matter should be conveyed by him, that way she would no longer have to contact the people in the palace.

Xiao Youning seemed to have a little spark when she heard him and did not speak.

Ye Shen continued. “His Majesty has not blamed your father and brother, so you don’t have to be anxious every day. You should at least live your present life with a peace of mind and stop thinking about it.”

These words set her mind at ease, the big stone in her heart cut down by half.

At the very minimum, His Majesty still had a mutual bond with her father as ruler and official, and the soldiers were looking for them. No news was good news.

She nodded and encouraged herself by saying, “Yes, Daoist Priest is right.”

When Ye Shen saw her childish side, he suddenly wanted to smile.

This little girl was intelligent and decisive in dealing with the Li Family and Xiao Family’s Second Branch, yet she always looked pure in front of him. Ye Shen wondered where her cruelty to others was hidden.

It seemed like she was special to him.

Although Ye Shen thought so, he knew very well from the bottom of his heart where this specialness came from.

It stemmed from the time he had rescued her. If she knew his identity, then perhaps her hidden claws and teeth would not hesitate to give him a swipe in the face.

His eyes suddenly dimmed, and his mood unexpectedly turned sour.

“Are you still looking for a home? Do you want to move out of the Xiao Family’s Second Branch?”

Ye Shen closed his eyes. He opened the folding fan and slowly fanned it.

When the breeze came, his slightly irritated mood was relieved.

Xiao Youning did not hide it this time. “It is not too much to say that the Second Branch is the land where tigers and wolves live. It is inconvenient to stay there.”

Although her Second Uncle would not move rashly right now, it was still troublesome.

Speaking of the Second Branch, she recalled the person who made Chen Li save the servants and asked, “Daoist Priest, was the person from before, you? Will it be too much trouble for you? There’s no harm in letting those servants go.”

She was going to move out, so there was no need to taboo the Second Branch. Those servants actually did not have much usefulness anymore.

“No trouble.” Ye Shen still had his eyes closed. He asked in a faint tone that was hard to decipher his emotions, “Where are you looking for a house?”

“The east side is the best…,” Xiao Youning said. “I really can’t find one close to that area, where the main army department patrols much more closely.”

“Do you have enough money?” Ye Shen asked another question.

“It’s enough. I have a lot of money in my dowry. I’m sure it’s enough, but it’s not easy to find a place.”

The young girl waved her hand right when Ye Shen opened his eyes and saw her move. It was like she was afraid that he would offer to lend her money. She didn’t want to owe him anymore favors.

“I’ll tell you about Datong in the future. Don’t run around and ask about it. You have to be careful or it will produce the opposite results. It is much more convenient for me than you since you are a girl.”

He closed his eyes again. He did not open his mouth again after tossing out these words.

Xiao Youning heard a touch of anger in them, and she didn’t know why. She leaned against the carriage wall and blinked. Then, she secretly peeked at Ye Shen as if she was seeking the origin of his sudden change in emotions, but found nothing.

Ye Shen was not a man with nothing to do. He ran out today and had to rush back to the palace.

He brought her to the city gate, and waited for Yuan Guo to catch up before he left.

When Jian Yin entered the palace gate, he realized his Fifth Master did not ask him for the pearls he had prepared. His mind started to ponder over it.

How could he be wrong? Weren’t those pearls a gift for the Xiao Family’s Young Miss?

After Ye Shen got out of the carriage, he still did not mention the pearls.

In the carriage, Xiao Youning was afraid of receiving gifts from him. He had only casually asked about it, but she became so nervous that the pearls probably could not be given to her.

Those pearls were worth as much as the house she wanted. She certainly would not accept them.

“I remember I have two private houses on the east side and one of them has three sections. Go change the deed for the land and house to the little girl’s name and give it to the middleman who followed her today. Teach him what to say and what to not reveal.”

Jian Yin was surprised, but his Fifth Master remained indifferent after gifting a three room house casually like it was a toy.

At the other end, Xiao Youning watched Ye Shen walk away and waited for the middleman who came back to the city gate. She stopped the carriage and frankly said, “We will go with the courtyard we saw just now.”