Ink Burns

Chapter 139 Window View
Xue Xiao was still awake.

The window lattice of the inner room of the east wing was wide open, facing the courtyard. In the middle of the courtyard stood a large, lush jujube tree, with green calyx and dwarf pines planted lushly on the four corners.

Looking diagonally from the lower left side of the north-facing window lattice in the inner room of the east wing, you will see the flower room in the west wing.

The lights in the west wing remained on for a long time.

Shan Yue's low, calm voice could be heard throughout the whole process.

Either he asked Wei Ruchun about his situation before leaving, or told him where Wang Erniang, Huang Zhi and their group should be settled, or he asked about Cheng Xingyu's plan to go to Beijing.

Methodically control the origins of people around you and arrange their appropriate destinations.

".Second Aunt is in my room. Tomorrow I will take you to see Mother Su. She is the wet nurse left by Mr. Xue's biological mother. The old lady is old. Second Aunt, since you like to cook, you can help Mother Su. If you get tired of staying in the house, tell me as soon as possible."

The second wife cursed: "Why do you always think that I'm going to leave! I'll wait until you take care of me in my old age!"

Shan Yue chuckled and said, "Okay, I'll take care of you in your old age."

The second mother finally got the guarantee of pension and cursed her mother with satisfaction.

Then he asked Zhou Liniang: "You stay at home first. If you want to paint, I will see if there is an opportunity later. Have your parents let you out? Do you have your household registration card in your own hands?"

When they were in Songjiang Prefecture, the Zhou family could control Zhou Liniang, and this little cat could gain a certain degree of freedom; once she wanted to leave, how could the Zhou family be willing to let go of Zhou Liniang, this cash cow?

Zhou Liniang's eyes were red and she was crying. "I said the Cheng family wanted to arrange a marriage for me. They said an old widower who had lost two wives and had four sons. Although he was not a good man, all the gifts could be left for my younger brother to marry. The prerequisite for the marriage was that I worked for the Cheng family. They wanted to check whether I was a good person or a slave. So my father sent all my household registration cards to the Cheng family."

Then she turned around and ran away with her business card.

Zhou Liniang sniffed again, sniffing: "The capital city is great, there are young men in black clothes and tight clothes everywhere."

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Zhou Liniang is weak and loves to cry.

She cries while doing something intense; she looks at other men while doing something intense.

Shan Yue was overwhelmed with joy.

Finally settled Huang Zhi.

".The mansion is still lacking a coordinating manager. It is now being managed by Master Xue's attendant, and he is really overwhelmed. The Nan Mansion has a small population, but the land is large and old, with a lot of bad debts, and many places that need repairs. It is really hard to manage-"

Before Shan Yue finished talking about the difficulty, Huang Zhi screamed, "Ahhh! I am willing! I am willing! I can do it!"

A scream, earth-shattering.

Shanyue was stunned, and then said: "You know I don't have much money. I left all the money that the Cheng family gave me as a deposit in the Cheng family. My own private money--" also became the travel expenses for you and He Shuiguang, that damn girl.
"So, I can't offer a very high monthly allowance. It may not even be enough as your monthly allowance in the Cheng family." Shanyue hesitated: she knew that Huang Zhi attached great importance to the monthly allowance.

Huang Zhi clenched his fists and held them tightly in front of his chest, as if he had already grasped the authority of the Xue family's inner house: "Don't say anything! I can do it! I can do it! I must do it! - This is the backyard of a third-rank official! Money or not, what does it matter! I am Huang Zhi! No, from today on, I am no longer the evil Huang Zhizi! Please call me Steward Zhi from now on! I, Steward Zhi, can be considered to have a successful career and a promising future at a young age!"

“Hahahahahahahaha——” Huang Zhi put his hands on his hips, looked up to the sky and let out a weird laugh.

Shan Yue was stunned: What a person who regards money as dirt.

After a rough arrangement, they settled in the house. The Nan Mansion was large and the population was small, so almost everyone could have a suite. Miss Wang Er was even given a small suite with a kitchenette.

Everybody was in high spirits, laughing and making lots of noise. Their voices could be heard through the green walls and the courtyard, like gongs and drums covered with a thick layer of velvet, making muffled, vague sounds.

It's more like a cat's paw scratching the flesh of my heart, gently and itchily, and before I know it, a sour and satisfying feeling wells up in my heart.

Xue Xiao turned over again, lying on his back, and opened his eyes to look at the gauze curtain hanging down.

People who practice martial arts need strong hearing. He was deaf in one ear, so his master worked hard to train his right ear. He asked him to blindfold himself and stand in the rain. When the master threw a flying knife, he had to catch the direction of the knife from the sound of the heavy rain and avoid it, otherwise the knife would pierce his flesh and he would be the one who felt the pain.

He could hear clearly the bustle in the West Wing.

She should have calmed down, right? According to her personality, she would do her best to take care of everyone. After these three people were settled, she would worry about Cheng Xingyu and Wei Ruchun. He only found out today that the little girl in red who had been working in the Cheng family's medicine shop was actually her biological sister.

She still cares deeply about the people around her.

Wei Ruchun is a young and fearless person who breaks into the imperial palace. As her elder sister, Shan Yue will only feel more worried and anxious, and will throw herself into the game at any cost.

Xue Xiao turned over again.

What would she do?
What can he do?
The laughter in the West Wing gradually faded away, and the excitement slowly died down until it was silent, but the candlelight among the flowers remained bright.

In the darkness, Xue Xiao pursed his lips, turned over and got up after a moment, blew out the tinder to light the candle, put on a black gown, and strode to the window frame of the inner room.

In the courtyard, the green calyxes are drooping, but the jujube trees are stretching out their branches.

Xue Xiao stood in front of the window, his eyes passing over the newly sprouted branches of the jujube tree, fixed on the landing point with an ambiguous look.

The ancients said “window scenery”, the scenery inside the window is flowing blue waves.

At this moment, Xue Xiao only had this window view in his eyes——

In the window lattice of the West Wing, Shan Yueqing was wearing a pink and purple plain linen gown, which was larger than her body and drooped down along her shoulders, looking loose and light. A beautiful woman with white porcelain skin and a cold expression leaned against the wooden slats of the window lattice with her arms folded across her chest.

Her right wrist was slightly raised, and her ring finger, index finger and thenar were loosely holding a thin pipe.

She raised her chin slightly, but glanced downward coldly, unconsciously showing an arrogant and condescending attitude.

The pipe had never been lit, but it looked like her weapon of conquest.

In the darkness, Xue Xiao also folded his arms across his chest and leaned against the window frame.

"Are you learning to smoke a bong?"

Xue Xiao's voice suddenly sounded.

Shan Yue raised his cold eyebrows and saw Xue Xiao on the other side through the new green branches of the jujube tree and the withered plum blossoms.

Shan Yue lowered his head and moved his right wrist, and the thin copper pipe raised its head.

She slowly hummed, thought for a moment and shook her head: "I don't smoke, this thing is not very good - but this thing needs to be lit."

It's very confusing.

Xue Xiao understood instantly: Shanyue was using the cigarette to overcome his fear of fire.

"You don't order now." Xue Xiao said.

Shan Yue nodded: "Well, I didn't order it." After a pause, he said: "But I will order it sooner or later."

She was afraid of fire. She was afraid of the twisted flames and the scorching flames. She was afraid of seeing her mother's body and hunched back slowly burning in the fire through the fire.

But she couldn't be afraid anymore.

Things that she fears cannot exist in this world!

Shui Guang was the one charging ahead, so why should she, as an elder sister, be trapped in this fire!
If she wants to become a demon, she cannot have any inner demons!
Shan Yue raised her index finger slightly, and the pipe spun between her fingertips and the back of her hand. She straightened her body, raised her eyes, and pointed the tip of the pipe at the clock behind her: "It's getting late, you still have an hour to go to bed."

Xue Xiao hummed softly.

No more sleeping.

He couldn't sleep.

Whenever I close my eyes, it must be this view from the window.