latelenovela Chapter 42 The Sachet Has Been Discovered
Chapter 42 The Sachet Has Been Discovered
Xiao Fu was eager to catch up, but Wei Dongning stopped him with a gesture.
She is fully capable of protecting herself.
Besides, this is the inner palace. If the two daughters of the Marquis of Zhongxin were to fight here, she wouldn't dare to listen to anyone who might say otherwise.
Seeing Wei Dongning's calm and composed demeanor, Xiao Fu stamped his foot and decided to stay outside.
Wei Qiuci pulled Wei Dongning to a relatively secluded corner before letting go of her hand and getting straight to the point: "Something's wrong with you!"
Wei Dongning's heart skipped a beat, and her brain raced as she rubbed her wrist.
She gently blew on the red mark left by his grip and asked, "What's wrong with me?"
"From the day you were betrothed, you seemed to become a different person."
Everything started going wrong from that day.
Wei Dongning used to be like a firecracker, easily ignited.
If she said even a few words that were slightly suggestive, Wei Dongning would argue back.
However, after that day, she seemed to no longer care about any of it.
In the past, if she saw her almost fall, she would be considered kind if she didn't mock her. How could she gently remind her like she did today?
But the kick Wei Dongning gave her in Yong'an Palace just now felt strangely familiar.
Wei Qiuci herself is now confused about whether she has lost her mind.
Although Xiao Wu had said long ago that she didn't need to worry about her identity being exposed, she still made up an excuse for herself: "People always have to grow up, isn't it normal for some changes to happen?"
She is no longer the naive Wei Dongning she once was; she is now Niohuru Wei Dongning.
Wei Qiuci's straight back hunched over, and she gave a short laugh, as if mocking herself: "You're right."
She now feels like a clown, fussing over trivial things that others don't even care about.
He muttered to himself, "I must be going crazy."
Wei Dongning was worried that something might happen to her, so she followed closely behind her.
Wei Dongning breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Wei Qiuci's maid, Xiaohe: "Second sister isn't feeling well today. You should take her home quickly. If anyone asks, just say she's not feeling well."
"Yes, Miss San."
Wei Dongning watched as Xiao He, her face full of worry, helped Wei Qiuci into the carriage and left. She then turned and walked towards the carriage she had come in.
Not long after entering the palace this morning, she could no longer sense Xiao Wu's presence.
For a moment, she panicked.
Unlike the last time when Xiao Wu came to say goodbye before going on a trip, this time Xiao Wu left quietly.
The silence made her feel somewhat lost.
Even knowing that they would meet again in a new guise soon.
The most urgent task is to find a way to get Gu Peiyan to accept having another pet in the family.
By the way, let's prepare a warm and comfortable little nest for the new Xiao Wu.
Gu Peiyan didn't sleep very well in the latter half of the night.
I got out of bed as soon as it was light and fled the courtyard as if I were escaping.
When he returned from the Censorate, his footsteps circled in front of the bedroom door before turning towards the study.
He didn't want to be in the same room with Wei Dongning for the time being, otherwise he would always think of that beautiful dream from last night.
While escaping is shameful, it is undeniably effective.
Wei Dongning waited and waited in the room, but Gu Peiyan did not return. She kept flipping through the account book in her hand.
"Xiao Fu, go ask if the young master has returned yet? It's so late, and he's still nowhere to be seen."
"Yes, Miss, I'll go right away."
Xiao Fu was about to go to the gatehouse to ask when he noticed light coming from inside the study as he passed by.
Out of curiosity, Xiao Fu tiptoed and quietly pressed himself against the window.
For a long while, no voices were heard.
Xiao Fu stood up, pressed his face against the window, and tried hard to see who was in the study.
Before she could even see clearly, someone lightly tapped her shoulder from behind: "Sister Xiaofu, what are you looking at?"
"You scared me." Xiao Fu leaned against the wall, one hand on her chest, looking quite frightened.
Qian Rong blinked innocently: "I was just asking what you were doing."
Xiao Fu gestured towards the study with her chin: "Is the son-in-law inside?"
"Yes."
"Oh, that's good." Xiao Fu straightened up and pushed Qian Rong, who was blocking her way, aside. "I saw the light on in the study and thought a thief had broken in. I thought I shouldn't alert them, so I resorted to this tactic. Now that everything is alright, I'm relieved. You go ahead with your work. I'll go back and tell Miss."
Before Qianrong could react, Xiaofu patted him on the shoulder and strode away.
Upon hearing that Gu Peiyan was in the study, Wei Dongning put on a coat and prepared to go out to find him.
I don't know when Xiao Wu will be back. I need to finalize the things she needs to prepare as soon as possible so I can feel at ease.
In her haste, Wei Dongning forgot to knock on the door.
Gu Peiyan hadn't expected anyone to suddenly barge in. Her hand, which was gripping something, clenched involuntarily, and she guiltily pulled it under the table: "Why did you come to the study? I'll be back in a moment."
Wei Dongning stared suspiciously at his hand under the desk: "What are you holding?"
She thought she had just seen a pink object, something that looked like a woman's item.
"It's nothing, just some little gadgets."
Gu Peiyan's expression was not natural, and Wei Dongning's curiosity outweighed her suspicion.
Could it be that he has a white moonlight in his heart that he loves but cannot have?
Because he couldn't marry her, he kept her things, hoping to remember her by looking at them.
He quickly stepped forward, snatched the suspicious object from his hand, and examined it closely.
"This looks familiar. I think I have a similar sachet."
Wei Dongning held the sachet under her nose and sniffed it twice: "The scent is very familiar. Whose daughter is this? It's quite similar to my taste."
"Madam has a good memory, how could you not remember that this is something you left behind?"
"Mine? When?"
Wei Dongning thought back carefully, but found that her memory of him about losing the sachet was completely blank.
Gu Peiyan was frustrated. The treasure he cherished seemed to be dispensable to someone else.
But I still told her, "When we first met."
"So early?"
Wei Dongning raised an eyebrow and carefully examined the person in front of her: "Since you found my things, why don't you return them to me?"
"..." Gu Peiyan didn't know how to explain the complicated feelings in her heart to her, so she just snatched the sachet back and kept stroking it with her fingers.
"If you don't want to pay me back, that's fine, but I have one condition."
"You said."
"I want to keep a raccoon dog."
Gu Peiyan paused, then looked up at Wei Dongning: "When?"
"I haven't decided yet, because I haven't found one that I like. I'm just asking if you can accept having another little thing in the house."
"Okay. If there's anything else you like, you can bring it back."
"Thank you! I'll give you the sachet. I have other things too, and I can give them to you if you like."
"There's no need for that..."