Ye Chutang looked at her. “If you really can’t say it, then don’t force yourself.”
Xiao Wu opened her mouth, but her eyes instantly turned red.
Sister A knew.
She indeed knew everything.
Ye Chutang had noticed before that Xiao Wu would often daydream when she was alone. Sometimes she would open her mouth as if trying to speak, but no sound came out; in the end, she would secretly wipe away her tears.
Xiao Wu pouted and threw herself into Ye Chutang’s arms, feeling aggrieved.
Actually, before, she didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. After all, Sister A, Third Brother, and Fourth Brother all understood what she was trying to communicate; they all doted on her.
Those days were already very beautiful, and she would be fine even if she had to remain silent for a lifetime.
But now it was different.
After they returned to the capital, dangers were everywhere, accidents occurred frequently, and there were countless people watching them, both openly and secretly.
Sister A was truly too tired from worrying about them all by herself.
Although Third Brother was there, he was also busy with his studies, and Fourth Brother had gone straight to the border areas.
She used to spend the most time with Sister A, but now she couldn’t help her at all; she had become a burden to her.
She couldn’t even utter a single word.
She felt herself to be utterly useless.
Ye Chutang patted her back gently.
“Don’t worry. Our little Xiao Wu will always succeed in whatever she tries.”
A small patch of moisture appeared on her shoulder; that little head nodded vigorously, as if making the most solemn promise.
—One day, I too will be able to protect Sister A!
……
Ye Chutang peeled a chestnut and fed it to Xiao Wu, and her emotions finally began to calm down.
Suddenly, there was noise coming from outside.
Ye Chutang lifted the curtain and saw a familiar carriage passing by. It seemed to have hit a stall on the side of the street, scattering goods all over the ground.
Ye Chutang took a look; it seemed to be mountain products such as wild ginseng.
The coachman raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily, “Don’t you have eyes?” The stall owner, realizing he had offended someone important, quickly knelt down to beg for forgiveness.
“Please spare me, my lord! Please spare me!”
Before the coachman could say anything else, a gentle voice came from inside the carriage:
“It’s my fault; we were the ones who bumped into that old man.”
The coachman’s expression changed immediately, and he said repeatedly, “Yes, yes! It’s all my fault!”
He took out a silver ingot from his pocket and threw it to the stall owner: “My master is magnanimous and won’t hold it against you! You should leave quickly!”
The stall owner was overjoyed and thanked them profusely; he didn’t even have time to pick up the goods on the ground before hurriedly stepping aside.
The carriage continued its journey.
It was cold outside, and there weren’t many people on the street. Only a few people witnessed this scene. After the carriage left, they exchanged a few words in low voices.
“I wonder whose family that is; such a grand display…”
“Wow, if I’m not mistaken, that’s Princess Yuhe’s carriage! Judging by the direction, they’re probably going to visit Chengxin Lake…”
As soon as he said that, he immediately shut up.
Such matters were not for ordinary people like them to comment on.
Những người còn lại trao đổi ánh mắt với nhau, một lúc sau mới có người thì thầm:
“Nói ra thì, công chúa Ngọc Hòa này thật sự là người có tình sâu đậm và lòng trung thành! Tính cách cũng tuyệt vời không kém!”
Người khác nói với người bán hàng đang cúi đầu nhặt đồ: “Ông lão ơi, ông thật sự may mắn! Nếu là người khác thì chẳng biết họ sẽ làm khó ông thế nào đâu!”
Người bán hàng cũng thở phào nhẹ nhõm.
“Đúng vậy!”
Cuộc cãi vã ngắn ngủi ấy không gây ra nhiều xôn xao, mọi người nhanh chóng tản đi.
Ye Chutang đang chuẩn bị buông rèm xuống thì bằng góc mắt lại thấy một người đàn ông trung niên mặc trang phục của người hầu tiến đến gần người bán hàng.
“Củ sâm núi rừng này giá bao nhiêu?”
Ye Chutang bỗng dừng lại.
