Shuanghua ran back and forth in the street for the whole morning and sold Xie Tan's handwriting for a good price. As she was walking towards Xie's house with great joy, she saw a perfect couple in the bustling street.

The eldest son Xie Yunji was very conspicuous in the crowd. The woman next to him was dressed simply and elegantly, with a slender waist and a charming and flawless face. The eldest son said something in her ear, and she smiled shyly like a peony in the wind.

She should be the new cousin, right? The eldest son's future... wife.

It was rare for Shuanghua to be able to see them so closely. Normally, she could not get close to the eldest master in the mansion. These two were so pleasing to the eyes that she was fascinated by them for a moment.

It was Xie Yunji who saw her first.

"Shuanghua? She's from my brother's courtyard, right?" Xie Yunji asked, lowering his eyes slightly.

Shuanghua's heart seemed to beat faster for a moment. How could the young master know her name?

The maids and old women all said that the eldest master was approachable, generous with rewards, and especially not harsh on his servants. The maids serving in his courtyard were no different from ordinary young ladies.

It’s just… I didn’t expect him to be so approachable that he even remembered the name of a lowly girl like her.

Shuanghua thought that she still had the silver in her hand, and her smile was still stiff. It looked like she had sneaked out to sell it privately...

He quickly put his hands behind his back and lowered his head, not daring to look at Xie Yunji. However, thinking that he had not yet replied to the eldest young master, he nodded heavily.

"Is my brother okay?" Xie Yunji asked again with concern.

"Second Young Master...I'm fine. It's just that my stomach problem has come back and the doctor hasn't come to our house yet..." Shuanghua said.

Xie Yunji whispered to the attendant beside him, and then said to Shuanghua: "You go back to the palace with him, and he will take you to see the palace doctor."

The young lady raised her head in disbelief when she heard that, with a youthful look of loyalty between her brows, her eyes lit up, she bowed deeply to Xie Yunji, and hurriedly followed the attendants away.

Shuanghua thought to herself that the eldest master was indeed a good person. He was not arrogant at all, nor did he have the pedantry of a scholar. He was so easy-going and considerate, and talking to him made people feel like a spring breeze.

After Shuanghua left, another attendant whispered, "The second young master has recently asked the maid to sell his handwriting, saying that he wants to pay off the money on his debt."

"How long?"

"It started after the second young master came back and lay down for a few days. But you know, eldest young master, this is just a drop in the bucket."

Xie Yunji felt some contempt for his younger brother in his heart. Why bother pretending like this? His father wouldn't care at all.

"What money does the second young master owe?" Song Nihuan couldn't help but be curious.

She had been in the Xie family for some time, but had never met this young master. Everyone was very secretive about him.

Xie Yunji smiled and said, "My second brother is not very capable. I'll talk to you about him later."

Song Nihuan thought, such a noble family, it is impossible for everyone to be as outstanding as Xie Yunji. If there is one person like him in three generations, it will bring prosperity to three generations.

That day in the dining room, she rejected Xie Yunji's words in front of the master and the mistress. She thought he would be angry, but she didn't expect that he would still look normal and even took her out shopping.

After walking around the whole street and finding nothing she wanted, Xie Yunji asked, "What does Ni Huan like? Is there anything I can buy for you?"

"Hmm?" She was awakened from her trance and tried to cover it up. "Nothing. We have everything in the Xie family."

Xie Yunji said: "Mingming is in a daze, what are you thinking about?"

Song Nihuan couldn't avoid it, and she felt that there was nothing to hide. Some people in this world like romance, while others like vulgar things. She said frankly, "I like banknotes, land and houses, etc."

Exquisite fabrics and rare rouge and powder are nothing compared to holding these real things in your hands.

Xie Yunji smiled when he heard this, "It's rare to be so honest. My cousin is really not an ordinary woman."

Then he took her hand and walked towards the money house.

When a long receipt filled with information was placed in front of Song Nihuan, she tried her best to control her expression.

Gold, silver, jewelry, money, several manors in the suburbs of Beijing, and storefronts that can collect rent...

"These will all be given to you in the form of dowry, and can be considered your own pocket money. You can use them for your living expenses from the public account. No one can take them away from you no matter what happens in the future." Xie Yunji said in a gentle voice.

"Are all for me?" Song Nihuan's eyes lit up.

She had heard that some families loved their future daughters-in-law and would give them dowries, but she had never heard of a husband giving dowries to his unmarried wife...

"Of course." Xie Yunji looked at her with gentle eyes and smiled. He was very pleased with her surprised look and added, "These are what I have saved during my years as an official. They are clean and you can use them without any worries. The other is what my mother left for me."

His mother? Princess Qinghe...

The young man in front of her lowered his eyes, his expression gentle, and his slender fingers gently stroked her palm.

The full dowry list was held in her palm.

He added to her dowry to save her face, and the dowry was so generous.

How did she meet such a good person?

Song Nihuan's uneasy heart suddenly calmed down.

*

It was the coldest time of winter, the night wind was blowing gently, the snow had stopped at some point, and Song Nihuan stood gracefully under the eaves.

After Xie Yunji's injuries healed, she moved out of his room.

When she said she wanted to move out, Xie Yunji's expression was not as gentle as usual. He side-glanced at her, his eyes dark and without any emotion.

The Xie Mansion is divided into the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard. The female members of the family all live in the inner courtyard. A hanging flower door separates men and women and protects the chastity of women.

Now that Xie Yunji's injuries have healed, she has no reason to live in his room anymore.

If she was moved by the dowry Xie Yunji gave her that day, it would be better to say that she wanted to face up to her relationship with him.

She didn't want him to get too deep.

Because she is not Jiang Yao after all, her identity is not public, and she will leave eventually.

The next moment, Xie Yunji nodded as usual, and packed up her clothes and belongings personally, as if the glance just now was just an illusion.

Without Xie Yunji, she no longer had to be so restrained. For example, on this cold night, she suddenly wanted to go out for a walk when the door was not locked.

She tied her cloak tightly, opened an umbrella, and stepped into the snow.

I could vaguely hear people talking on the road:

"I just heard a lot of noise at the Tanyuan. Did something happen?"

"Oh, it's the second young master again. He has angered the master again. The master gave him ten lashes, and seeing that he still refused to let go, he made him kneel in the snow."

"Ah, why did you whip him? Is it because of the money? The second young master hasn't said anything yet!?"

"Yes, he has been under house arrest for so long. The master wanted to go see him during the New Year, but he didn't expect that the second young master would still refuse to give in."

"His clothes were all taken away, his skin was all ripped off, but he just wouldn't say anything."

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