Chapter 331: Chapter 236:
Xie Wanqing threw herself into her brother’s arms and burst into tears, unable to speak, crying her heart out as if she could finally release the grievances she had bottled up over the past year.
Xie YanYu was still in a daze until his clothes were soaked with tears, finally snapping back to reality.
It really is my sister.
No other girl would throw herself into his arms like this and cry heedlessly of her appearance.
He opened his mouth, about to say something but was stopped by Ji Chengfeng who had gotten off the carriage behind him.
Finally aware that they were in a public place and it wasn’t the right time to talk.
He gently patted the back of the person in his arms and whispered, "Be good, let’s get on the carriage first."
As he spoke, he finally noticed something, looking downwards.
Xie Wanqing’s pregnancy was evident; her limbs were still slender, her back frail and thin, apart from the protruding belly, she didn’t look like a pregnant woman.
But she was indeed pregnant.
Xie YanYu stared at her large belly for a long time, calculating the days quickly in his mind, finally lifting his head slowly, his eyes red.
Xie Wanqing had already cried her eyes red too, the veil hat unable to conceal her eyes.
So, the siblings’ eyes were both red, competing with each other.
Indeed, this wasn’t the place to talk, even if... even if there were countless questions to ask, they’d have to wait until they found a quiet place.
Xie Wanqing was about to get into the carriage, suddenly grabbing her brother’s sleeve in urgency, softly saying, "Can the inquiry inside be a bit more thorough?"
She feared that the officials, looking at the nearing township test date, might hurry to close the case, avoiding any significant impact.
Beside her, Chen Xixi also looked up, her face full of pleading.
Meanwhile, several officials inside, having learned that Lord Governor has arrived at the gate, hurriedly came out to welcome.
Ji Chengfeng instructed a couple of sentences, indicating he would personally handle the case, then turned and boarded the carriage with numerous eyes watching.
...They had reached the government office, yet hadn’t even gotten inside.
This showed how extremely important these two pregnant women were.
Inside the carriage.
Xie Wanqing had just sat down when Xie YanYu reached out to remove her veil hat.
He looked at her with a stern face.
Though her face was marked by tears, her plain face devoid of any makeup still looked touchingly beautiful, her nose reddened from crying.
...It really is Wanwan.
His sister always had her nose reddened first whenever she felt wronged.
"What exactly happened?" Xie YanYu took out his handkerchief, wiping his sister’s tears while asking: "How did you end up in Bianzhou, do you know Mother nearly cried herself dry after your supposed death, since you’re alive, why didn’t you come home?"
Xie Wanqing took the handkerchief to wipe her tears, sniffling with her head lowered, catching sight of her pregnancy belly, her sobs halted, murmuring: "I cannot go back."
"Nonsense! Why can’t you return," Xie YanYu knew of his sister’s ordeal with the Jin Thief, thinking she minded it, he said with a firm face: "The Capital City is where you belong, no matter what happens, the Marquis Mansion is always your home, no one dares speak ill of you."
Upon hearing this, Xie Wanqing’s nose tingled, almost shedding tears again.
Her brother, despite his proclivity for lecturing and somewhat old-fashioned disposition, genuinely cared for her.
Yet she still shook her head, choking, saying: "I can’t really go back, if I show myself, Lu Ziyuan will come after, he’s a madman, he’ll kill Pei Yuqing."
Having just been through a crying fit, her voice was still hoarse, speaking intermittently and disjointedly.
But both Xie YanYu and Ji Chengfeng heard clearly.
So, it’s like this.
