The Pretty Wife of General Jinxiu Huanian

Chapter 28 Sad Leaving

Yunxi stood blankly in the empty courtyard of the Marquis' Mansion, looking up at the lonely moon in the sky, her body looking so frail.

The moonlight was like water, sprinkling on her pale face, and the traces of tears were clearly visible.

Her brows were furrowed, her eyes were dull, and she muttered to herself, recalling her experiences in the Marquis' Mansion over the past few days.

Those bitter accusations and deep misunderstandings were like sharp knives, stabbing into her heart again and again.

She had good intentions, hoping that everyone in the mansion would have less quarrels and live in peace and harmony. However, she never expected that it would end up being so thankless.

At this time, Madam Liu came over from the side, twisting her body. Madam Liu was a big and strong woman, and the fat on her face trembled as she spoke.

She glanced at Yunxi and yelled in a sarcastic voice, "Oh, who was it? Isn't this Miss Yun? You're still standing here in a daze in the middle of the night.

Humph, I see you don't know your own worth, yet you still dream of interfering in the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion."

Yunxi slowly turned her head, her eyes as cold as ice, and stared straight at Madam Liu, her lips tightly closed, not saying a word.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Madam Liu got even more excited. She put her hands on her hips, moved forward, and spit flew everywhere: "What's the matter?

"I've said a few words to you and you're still not convinced? What do you think you can do? Don't you even look at yourself? You're just a concubine's daughter."

Yunxi turned her head and gave her a cold look without saying anything. But Aunt Liu was not willing to give in: "What?

You're still not convinced? What do you think you can change? Humph, she's just a concubine's daughter."

Yunxi bit her lip, suppressing her anger. "Madame Liu, I respect you as an elder in the Marquis' Mansion, but please be more polite."

When Aunt Liu heard this, her eyes widened like bells, she put her hands on her hips and yelled at the top of her lungs, "You little bitch, you still dare to teach me a lesson?

Don't you even look at your own status? You're just a bastard girl, and you really think you're that great?

At this time, Lin Jiao also walked over with a twisted waist, with a contemptuous smile on her face, and that smile was full of meanness.

She squinted her eyes at Yunxi and said in a shrill voice, "Yunxi, look at you, you've made such a mess of the Marquis's Mansion. Why don't you just go back to your yard?"

Yunxi looked at Lin Jiao's arrogant look and was so angry that her whole body was shaking. Her hands were clenched into fists, and her nails were almost digging into her flesh.

She glared at Lin Jiao and shouted, "I was only thinking about the Marquis' Mansion, but you humiliated me like this. I'd rather not stay in this mansion!"

After saying that, Yunxi turned around and walked towards her room. Her steps were so quick and hurried that the hem of her skirt rustled.

When she got into the house, she stuffed a few pieces of clothing into her bag, put a few small items she liked in her arms, and then went out again with the bag.

She had just reached the gate of the Marquis's mansion when she ran into the Marquis's wife. The Marquis's wife frowned, her eyes filled with dissatisfaction, and asked, "Yunxi, where are you going?"

Yunxi took a deep breath, trying hard to keep her voice from shaking, and said, "Madam, Yunxi is not welcome in the Marquis' Mansion, and can't do much for the Marquis' Mansion, so I'm leaving now."

The Marquis's wife snorted coldly, curled her lips and said, "Leave? Do you think the Marquis's Mansion is a place where you can come and go as you please?"

Yunxi straightened his back, raised his head and looked directly at the Marquis's wife with a firm look in his eyes. He said, "Madam, Yunxi has never asked for anything in the Marquis's mansion. Now that I am leaving, I will not be reluctant to leave."

The Marquis's wife was so angry that her face turned red. She pointed at Yunxi's nose and scolded, "You ungrateful thing. The Marquis's Mansion provides you with food and clothing, and now you just leave like that. You really raised an ungrateful person."

Yunxi's tears welled up in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She gritted her teeth and said, "Madam, I have never done anything to offend the Marquis' Mansion, but now I am being treated like this. I will leave."

The Marquis’s wife was so angry that she stamped her feet and shouted, “Go away, and don’t come back!”

Yunxi said nothing more, turned around and strode out of the mansion. The figure looked so determined, without a trace of hesitation.

Yunxi said no more and walked out of the Marquis' Mansion without looking back.

As soon as she stepped out of the mansion, the chilly night wind blew straight at her, like a naughty little devil pulling at her clothes.

Yunxi shrank her neck and hugged her arms tightly. The night wind seemed to be able to penetrate her clothes and get into the gaps between her bones.

There were few pedestrians on the deserted street, and the surrounding shops had their doors closed. Only a few lanterns were swaying in the wind, as if they would fall down at any time.

She walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the moonlight stretched her shadow long, making her look particularly lonely.

Suddenly, a black wild cat swooshed past her feet, frightening Yunxi so much that she screamed "Aiya" and her heart was in her throat.

She shuddered violently, gathered herself together, and muttered, "This damn wild cat is so scary."

As she walked, Yunxi came to an inn. She looked up at the inn's sign and hesitated for a moment.

The inn looked a bit shabby, but she was so tired that she gritted her teeth and walked in.

The innkeeper was a chubby, middle-aged man with a pair of small, rolling eyes. Seeing Yunxi come in, he looked her up and down, as if he were sizing up a piece of merchandise, and asked in a gruff voice, "Miss, are you staying overnight or staying here?"

Yunxi lowered her head and whispered, "Stay in the hotel."

The boss held up three fingers and shook them: "Three cents a night."

Yunxi quickly reached out and touched the purse on his body, secretly relieved. Fortunately, there was still enough money for the hotel.

Following the waiter upstairs, the stairs creaked and Yunxi's heart tightened.

When I entered the room, I found it was very simple, with a wooden bed, an old table, and not even a stool.

Yunxi sat down on the bed. The bed creaked, but she didn't care. Tears flowed down her face like beads from a broken string.

She wiped it with her sleeve, her heart in turmoil. How would she live after leaving the mansion?

The road ahead is like this pitch-black night, with no light at all and full of confusion.

Just as Yunxi was wiping away her tears, she suddenly heard a commotion outside. She frowned, opened the door, and looked downstairs.

I saw a few drunks shouting loudly in the lobby.

A drunk with a red face, his shirt open, revealing his hairy chest, and a wine jug in his hand, staggered and pointed at the waiter, shouting, "I have plenty of money, give me the best wine!"

The waiter said with a smile: "Gentlemen, the shop is closed. How about coming back tomorrow?"

When the drunk heard this, his eyes widened, his face flushed, veins popped out on his neck, and he yelled at the top of his voice, "What?

"If you dare not give me face, I will smash your shop!" As he said this, he raised the wine jug in his hand and pretended to smash it to the ground.

The waiter turned pale with fear and quickly waved his hands, saying, "Master, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive! I'll arrange it for you right away."

Another drunk staggered forward, grabbed the waiter by the collar, and blew his drunken breath into his face: "Hurry up, bring me some good wine and good food!"

At this time, the other customers in the store were so scared that they quickly ran away, fearing that they would get into trouble. Yunxi heard the noise upstairs, frowned, opened the door and took a look, muttering to herself: "What is going on?"

The drunk leader staggered to a table and sat down, kicking the stool next to him away with his feet, cursing under his breath.

The waiter quickly ran to the kitchen and urged the chef to cook quickly.

After a while, the food and wine were served, and the drunkards ate voraciously, leaving the table full of leftovers.

One of the drunks was eating while shouting, "This wine isn't strong enough!"

Another drunk picked up his chopsticks and banged the side of his bowl, yelling, "This food is too salty!"

The waiter was serving carefully beside him, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

Yunxi couldn't bear it any longer and slammed the door shut, muttering, "What a bunch of scoundrels!"

She lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

After a long while, the noise outside finally died down. Yunxi, however, kept her eyes open, her mind a mess, thinking back to her days in the Marquis' Mansion, all those intrigues and grievances, and she couldn't help but sigh.

The next morning, Yunxi got up and tidied herself up briefly. Her face was pale and her eyes were bloodshot.

When I went downstairs, I saw that the store was in a mess and the waiter was cleaning it up with a worried look on his face.

Yunxi walked out of the inn. The sky outside was gloomy. She walked aimlessly, her steps heavy.

People on the street were in a hurry and no one cared about this poor woman.

Soon, it started to drizzle. Yunxi didn't have an umbrella with her, so the rain quickly soaked her hair and trickled down her face.

She wiped her face with her hand and quickened her pace, trying to find a place to shelter from the rain.

After finally seeing a roof, Yunxi quickly ran over, stood there, and hugged her package tightly.

Her clothes clung to her body and she shivered with cold.

At this moment, a carriage sped past, splashing water and staining her skirt. Yunxi was so angry that she jumped up and down, cursing, "Who is this person?"

The carriage stopped and a head popped out of the window. It was a young man from a wealthy family. He glanced at Yunxi and said, "Oh, this young lady is quite pretty."

Yunxi glared at him: "Shameless!"

After hearing this, the rich young man not only did not restrain himself, but burst into laughter: "You have a bad temper, I like it."

This rich young man was dressed in silk and satin, with a golden crown on his head and a valuable jade pendant hanging around his waist, but his face was full of frivolous and dissolute expression.

As he said that, he started to get out of the car and pull Yunxi.

Yunxi was so frightened that her face turned pale. She turned around and ran away. Her legs ran as fast as a windmill and her heart almost jumped out of her throat.

The rich young man chased after her relentlessly, yelling obscenely, "Little beauty, don't run!"

Yunxi just ran desperately, her mind was blank, and her heart was filled with fear. In her panic, she suddenly slipped and fell to the ground with a "thump".

The rich young man caught up with her, his face full of pride, and stretched out his chubby hands to grab Yunxi.

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared and kicked the rich young man far away.

Yunxi looked up and saw a strange man. He was tall and straight, like a strong pine tree.

He had sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, a straight nose, and a face as handsome as if carved by a knife. His eyes revealed a majesty that made people dare not look directly at him.

He was wearing a black suit with a wide belt around his waist, and he looked capable and neat.

The man shouted loudly: "How dare you tease a decent woman in broad daylight? You are tired of living!"

The sound was like a huge bell, making people's ears buzz.

The rich young man got up from the ground in a panic and cursed angrily, "Who are you? How dare you meddle in my business!"

The man sneered, crossed his arms over his chest, and said, "Who am I? You're not qualified to know!"

Those eyes were like two sharp swords, piercing the rich young man's heart and making him feel uneasy.

The rich young man saw that the man was not easy to deal with, his face turned pale, he muttered a few words, and ran away in shame.

He kept looking back while running, as if he was unwilling to give up.

The man turned around and helped Yunxi up, and asked softly, "Girl, are you okay?" The voice was as gentle as a spring breeze.

Yunxi said gratefully, "Thank you very much for saving me, sir." There were tears on Yunxi's face, her hair was messy, and she looked very embarrassed.

The man said, "Girl, be careful when you are out there alone."

Yunxi nodded, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.