vrcanaries Chapter 446 He's Dirty to the Bone (Bonus Chapter)
Chapter 446 He's Dirty to the Bone (Bonus Chapter)
Lord Xie's shoulders slumped, and his back bent instantly.
He looked ten years older in an instant.
Madam Xie's hand holding the handkerchief trembled as she remained silent.
A night breeze blew by, and the lights in front of the mansion gate flickered slightly, casting their shadows long and lonely.
No more, nothing left.
At this time, in a secluded courtyard in the capital city.
Moonlight streamed in through the dilapidated windowpanes, casting its glow on the mottled ground.
The air was thick with the smell of dampness and rotting wood, so stuffy it was hard to breathe.
Chu Yi sat on the bed, his hands unconsciously gripping the fabric on his knees, his knuckles turning white.
His longsword lay horizontally in front of his knees.
After his coming-of-age ceremony that day, he sent the letter back to Daliang and left the training ground, never to leave again.
He remembers it clearly, the day he came of age.
Xie Jingchun stood in the crowd, waving to him with high spirits, seeing him off and saying, "See you tomorrow."
At that moment, Chu Yi almost forgot his original purpose for coming here.
But how could he forget?
Xie Jingchun trusted him completely and treated him like a brother.
But from the very beginning, he approached him with an ulterior motive.
Chu Yi closed his eyes, a surge of uncontrollable disgust welling up inside him.
I hate myself.
In his world, no one has ever been unconditionally kind to him.
Chu Yi opened his eyes and looked down at the sword in front of his knees.
His fingertips gently traced the cold blade.
A person like Xie Jingchun should not associate with someone like him.
He's dirty to the core.
Chu Yi slowly stood up and sheathed his sword.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
He looked up and pushed open the creaking door.
Chu Yi stood on the threshold, letting the moonlight stretch his thin shadow long and thin.
There was no one outside the door, only a folded piece of paper on the ground.
He frowned slightly and bent down to pick it up.
The paper is so thin that it almost floats away in the wind.
He twitched his fingertips slightly and unfolded it.
There were only a few lines of handwriting on the paper, cold and hard as a knife.
These are code words, translated as follows—
Meng Ze's whereabouts are unclear; we need to use Xie Jingchun to investigate. You know what to do.
Chu Yi lowered his eyes and quietly looked at the words on the paper.
After a long while, he slowly clenched his fingers and crumpled the letter into a ball.
Hou House.
As evening fell, Qin Jiuwei and Xie Yanli left Qinglan Courtyard together and headed towards the back of the mansion.
The path winds its way along, becoming increasingly secluded as you go.
Low bamboos were planted on both sides. When the wind blew, the bamboo shadows swayed. It was so quiet that the only sound was the soft thud of shoes on the ground.
At the end of the path, there is a newly built courtyard.
The courtyard is not large, but it is very clean and elegant.
This is the new residence that Qin Jiuwei ordered Li Mama to have.
As I pushed open the door, the maids in the courtyard heard the noise and quickly came to greet me.
The maid was petite, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate features. Upon seeing the two, she immediately curtsied.
"Young Master, Young Master's Wife."
Qin Jiuwei nodded slightly, her voice gentle: "Is Granny Li inside?"
The maid replied, "Yes, Granny just took her medicine."
Inside the room, Granny Li sat on a recliner by the window, draped in a thin blanket. Her hair was gray, and her hair was loosely tied up. She looked dazed.
Qin Jiuwei turned to look at the maid beside her, "How is Granny Li doing lately? Is she feeling any better?"
"Reporting to the young mistress, the nanny has been taking the medicine prescribed by Physician Li on time during this period, and her condition is much better than before."
"She's not like she used to be, screaming and going crazy all the time. Now she's mostly quiet, and she takes her medicine obediently. Her emotions are much more stable than before."
Qin Jiuwei listened and nodded slightly.
He turned to look at Granny Li, who was lying on the armchair.
Just as the maid had said, although Granny Li's expression was wooden, the ferocity and pain in her eyes had lessened, and she appeared much calmer.
Xie Yanli stood beside Qin Jiuwei, his gaze also falling on Granny Li.
His expression was calm, and his eyes were slightly lowered.
Actually, he had a somewhat vague impression of Granny Li.
I saw her once from afar when I was a child.
At that time, Granny Li was already acting crazy, muttering to herself in a corner, and then crying and laughing for no reason.
However, as he grew older and became more busy, he had long forgotten about these things.
However, at this moment.
Suddenly, Granny Li, who was sitting on the armchair, turned her head and saw Xie Yanli following her gaze.
Her blank eyes suddenly focused, widened in an instant, and a violent terror suddenly surfaced in her cloudy eyes.
"what--!"
She screamed, her voice shrill and hoarse, and struggled to get up from the recliner, frantically trying to back away.
"It's you! It's not you! It's not you!"
She screamed madly, waving her hands wildly.
As if trying to drive away some unseen, terrifying phantom, the person was in a state of frenzy and fear.
Seeing that Granny Li had lost control of her emotions, the maidservant turned pale with fright and quickly stepped forward to press down on Granny Li's shoulders to comfort her.
He hurriedly apologized to Qin Jiuwei and Xie Yanli.
"Young Master, Young Master's Wife, I have failed to serve you properly. Please punish me!"
Her voice trembled, and cold sweat streamed down her forehead.
Qin Jiuwei waved her hand, "It's not your fault. She's always been emotionally unstable, so these things are inevitable."
The maid nodded, then quickly bent down even lower, carefully continuing to soothe Granny Li, gently coaxing her.
After struggling for a while, Granny Li's emotions finally calmed down a bit.
He kept muttering, "It wasn't you, it wasn't you..."
Her voice gradually faded, and she slumped back into the recliner.