After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

After a long time, Xiao Qirui took out a flute from his body.

The sound of the flute flew in the silent night. Wanli sat on the steps in front of the house, holding her head and covering her ears.

Yan Yu hadn't slept yet. She took off her earrings and headdress in front of the mirror, still thinking about Xiao Chengji's situation in Duxuan Hall.

Suddenly hearing the sound of a flute outside, Yan Yu thought it was Wanli playing the flute. She opened the window and looked out, only to see Wanli sitting on the steps with her head down.

Wanli raised her head slowly, her face covered with tears: "Princess."

"..."

Yan Yu sighed. She knew that girls at this age were very sensitive and could not withstand too much setbacks.

Maybe after seeing more things, I will see everything as normal.

Yan Yu waved his hand, motioning her to come over.

Wanli hesitated for a moment, then walked over slowly and said what she was thinking: "I want to go to my cousin's place."

Yan Yu said: "There are only men there, how can you get there? We will be returning to the capital in a few days."

Wanli knew that Yan Yu did not blame her. The more he did so, the more guilty she felt, and she even felt that she was useless.

——Her duty was to protect the princess. Not only did she fail to fulfill that responsibility, she also brought danger to the princess.

Wanli whispered: "I want to disguise myself as a man and pass myself off as a guard. I'm sorry, but if I could do it again, I would definitely not neglect my duties."

But now, she really didn't have the face to stay with the princess anymore.

Yan Yu reached through the window and touched her head: "Okay, when you figure it out, you can come back to me."

Wanli's personality is actually not suitable for the backyard or the palace, so she shouldn't have come here. Yan Yu thought that Ma Xiao would have more freedom.

The next day, Yan Yu talked to Ma Xiao and asked him to take Wanli over.

Ma Xiao really didn't expect that his cousin would act like this. Fortunately, the princess did not blame him at all and even asked him to take good care of Wanli.

Xiao Qirui took the initiative to visit Yan Yu the next day.

Xiao Chengji really copied scriptures all night last night, and he rested when he came back this morning.

Yan Yu saw Xiao Qirui coming over, and thought of Xiao Chengji's injuries. He felt a little disgusted, but he had to get up to greet him: "Why is Seventh Master here? Are you here to visit our Third Master? What a coincidence. Third Master was copying scriptures last night, and he went to bed when he came back today."

"I see." Xiao Qirui said with a smile, "Third brother has never been punished by the emperor. I was afraid that he would be upset, so I came to see him."

Yan Yu asked the maid to bring tea, and smiled and said: "What's so hard about this? To be honest, our Third Master is magnanimous and never cares about these things. Since it was the father who punished him, he was willing to accept it and would not resent the father. Unlike some people, who are hypocritical and seem to be smiling and have a good relationship, but stab people in the back."

"..."

Xiao Qirui took a sip of tea.

He vaguely felt that Yan Yu's words were mocking him, but when he looked up, he could not see anything unusual in Yan Yu's expression.

Maybe he was overthinking it. A truly scheming person would never be so careless in mocking others.

It's not that Xiao Qiru looks down on good-looking women, but this third sister-in-law really doesn't seem to have much striking power. She is just beautiful. It has been decades since she has been seen such a stunning beauty. Apart from her gentleness, beauty, and good manners, there are no other notable features.

Xiao Qirui got straight to the point and said what he wanted to say: "Third sister-in-law, I saw a girl in green clothes next to you that day. Is this girl engaged? I would like to ask you to arrange a marriage for me."

This was not unexpected to Yan Yu.

Yan Yu smiled and said, "I can't help you with this matter. Master Qi, just give up on this idea."

Xiao Qirui's eyes changed slightly: "What?"

"This Miss Wanli is General Ma's cousin. The Ma family probably won't agree."

Xiao Qirui was stunned: "She is actually Ma Xiao's cousin?"

Yan Yu nodded.

Xiao Qirui vaguely guessed that it was the Ma family who had said bad things about him in front of her.

However, his hatred for the Ma family has little to do with Wanli.

As long as Wanli breaks up with the Ma family, the two can still be together.

Xiao Qirui smiled and said, "I see. Third sister-in-law, I have something else to do, so I'll leave now."

Yan Yu raised his eyes and said, "Seventh Master, aren't you curious? Why did Wanli come to the Ma family instead of living in her own home?"

Xiao Qirui was about to stand up, but when he heard Yan Yu's words, he stopped: "Third sister-in-law, please speak."

"Wanli's brother was originally Miss Ma's fiancé. Later, Miss Ma died unexpectedly, and Master Leng died of depression. Wanli lost her brother, and the elders of the family competed to plot against her. She had no choice but to go to Beijing." Yan Yu said, "The cause in the past is the result today. As early as more than a year ago, the matter was a foregone conclusion."

Xiao Qirui smiled slowly and looked at Yan Yu carefully: "My third sister-in-law is just like my third brother. She was born into a family of dragons and phoenixes. She has enjoyed all the kindness in the world and has never suffered any hardship. She probably doesn't know that some people's situations are helpless and cannot be decided by themselves."

Yan Yu lowered his eyes. He didn't expect that he was so lucky in the eyes of Xiao Qiru, a true descendant of the dragon and phoenix.

If only she were really lucky, she would be willing to give up everything she had, even to die, in order for her father and brother, whose bodies were separated and whose bodies were nowhere to be found, to return from the battlefield, and for her mother to be reborn.

If Xiao Chengji was really lucky, then his mother and brother should be still alive, so he wouldn't be framed by all kinds of conspiracies and tricks while growing up, and he wouldn't have to become moody, cruel and brutal.

Xiao Chengji lost everything except the emperor's favor. Some people still couldn't stand it and thought he should be damned and stay in hell forever.

Yan Yu said coldly: "Really? Perhaps the heart-wrenching pain of separation from family members is not as great as what Master Qi has gone through."

Xiao Qirui turned and left, and his face became extremely gloomy the moment he turned back.

He did not go to Ma Xiao to look for Wanli, but returned to his own residence.

Zheng knew that Xiao Qirui had been very close to Concubine Jin these days and had given her a lot of things.

Zheng suspected that Xiao Qirui had fallen in love with Concubine Jin.

But since ancient times, if a son falls in love with his father's woman, it will always be criticized. Zheng also thinks that this is very... very abnormal.

When Zheng saw Xiao Qirui, she thought he had returned from Concubine Jin's residence.

She lowered her head and offered a cup of hot tea, pretending to ask casually: "Your Highness, did you just go to Concubine Jin's residence?"

But one sentence ignited Xiao Qirui's anger.

Xiao Qirui twisted Zheng's chin: "Do you look down on me too? Huh? Like them, do you think I'm a despicable and shameless villain? Do you think I'm disgusting?"

Zheng's jaw was pinched by him and it hurt so much that fear appeared in her eyes.

Xiao Qirui pressed her head and slammed it on the table: "I think you are disgusting too."