Chapter 235:
Xie Wanning threw herself into her elder brother’s arms and wailed loudly. She had already cried until she couldn’t speak, weeping uncontrollably, wishing she could cry out all the grievances of nearly a year.
Xie Yanyu was still dazed until his clothes were soaked with tears, then he finally came back to his senses in a daze.
It was really his younger sister.
Besides his own little sister, no young lady would completely disregard her image and throw herself into his arms crying like this.
He opened his mouth, about to say something, but was stopped by Ji Chengfeng who had gotten out of the carriage behind.
He finally realized this was in public, not a place to talk.
He gently patted the back of the person in his arms and said softly, “Be good, let’s get in the carriage first.”
As he spoke, he finally sensed something and lowered his gaze to look down.
Xie Wanning had a good figure, still slender in limbs and thin in the back. Except for the bulging belly, she didn’t look pregnant at all.
But she was indeed pregnant.
Xie Yanyu stared blankly at her pregnant belly for a long time, quickly calculating the days in his mind, then slowly raised his head, his eyes red.
Xie Wanning’s eyes were also already red from crying, and the veiled hat couldn’t cover them.
So, the brother and sister’s eyes were equally red.
This really wasn’t a place to talk. Even if… even if there were many questions to ask, they had to wait until a quiet place.
Xie Wanning was about to get in the carriage when she thought of something and urgently tugged at her elder brother’s sleeve, saying softly, “Can you make the interrogation inside more thorough?”
She was afraid that the officials below, seeing that the provincial examination was approaching, would fear causing too much impact and just gloss over it hastily to close the case.
Chen Xi’er beside her also looked up with a face full of pleading.
At this time, the few officials inside handling the case learned that the Prefect had arrived at the door and had already come out to greet him.
Ji Chengfeng gave a couple of instructions, saying he would personally handle this case, then turned and got into the carriage under everyone’s gaze.
…The people had just arrived at the prefectural yamen, yet they didn’t even enter the gate.
It was clear that those two pregnant women were indeed extremely important.
In the carriage.
As soon as Xie Wanning sat down, Xie Yanyu reached out and removed her veiled hat.
He kept a straight face, staring at her without blinking.
Although her face was streaked with tears from crying, with no makeup on her plain face, she was still pitifully moving, her nose tip red from crying.
…It was really Wanwan.
When his younger sister felt aggrieved, her nose would turn red first.
“What exactly happened?” Xie Yanyu took out a cotton handkerchief, wiping his younger sister’s tears while asking, “Why are you in Bianzhou? Do you know that Mother cried until her tears were almost dry over your death? Since you’re alive, why didn’t you go home?”
Xie Wanning took the handkerchief to wipe her own tears, lowering her head and sobbing, but she caught sight of her pregnant belly. Her sobs paused, and she said softly, “I can’t go back.”
“Nonsense! How could you not go back?” Xie Yanyu knew his younger sister had been kidnapped by the Jin Raiders and thought she cared about that. With a stern face, he said, “The Capital City is where you should be. No matter what happened, the Marquis’s Estate is forever your home. No one dares to gossip about you.”
Hearing this, Xie Wanning’s nose tip soured, and she nearly shed tears again.
Her elder brother loved to lecture and had a somewhat stubborn and rigid temperament, but he truly loved her.
But she still shook her head, choked up as she said, “I really can’t go back. As soon as I show up, Lu Ziyan will come looking. He’s a madman; he’ll kill Pei Yuqing.”
She had just cried her heart out, so her voice was still a bit hoarse, and her speech was halting and disjointed.
But both Xie Yanyu and Ji Chengfeng heard clearly.
So, that was how it was.
