Thrown out of the house, the wet nurse enters the noble household and becomes a person of high statu

The next day at noon, Xue Bi brought a food box into the house.

He stayed inside for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before coming out.

Lu Ye was waiting outside the courtyard. When he saw Xue Bi come out, he strode over to her.

"Who is that person?"

Xue Bi is more observant and knowledgeable than him, so he should be able to recognize him. That's why he asked Xue Bi to deliver the food for him.

Xue Bi didn't hide anything from him and said directly, "The new emperor's younger brother, the second prince Xiao Yiheng."

Lu Ye's pupils contracted sharply. The Second Prince? That Second Prince with dazzling silver armor, begging for water in front of the manor?

That day, he was far away and only saw a dazzling silver light; he couldn't even make out the face.

But his overall demeanor was something that ordinary people could not possess.

"It was him..." Lu Ye murmured.

Xue Bi nodded, "With the new emperor's ascension to the throne, the Second Prince is his greatest rival. Now that the Second Prince has gone missing, the new emperor will search high and low to find him."

He paused, looking into Lu Ye's worried eyes.

"Guess who would be the first to suffer if they found out he was hiding here?"

Xue Bi's words completely ignited the vague unease in Lu Ye's heart, turning it into a real fire.

He had always thought Xiao Yiheng was a menace, and who knew if he might implicate Wen Ying one day.

Besides, he's going to be Wenying's husband! A prince, condescending to marry into her family, it's obvious what he's up to.

"He has ulterior motives; he even wants to become Wenying's live-in husband," Lu Ye said in a muffled voice.

Xue Bi also said in a deep voice, "After all, he is a member of the royal family. He hides in the countryside and uses a woman's name to cover his identity. Even in his downfall, he doesn't forget to use someone as a shield."

Lu Ye understood what he meant: Xiao Yiheng wasn't genuinely kind to Liu Wenying; he just wanted to use her as a shield.

Xiao Yiheng protected himself, but all the risks fell on Liu Wenying.

Xue Bi's words were like a spark, igniting the fuse in his heart, making him want to rush in and throw the scourge far away.

But the fuse burned out halfway through.

Lu Ye realized something. "That day he came to the estate asking for water, weren't you teaching the children at the private school? How did you recognize him?"

Xue Bi clenched his fist, a frank smile curving his lips. "I saw it when I came to the capital. The Second Prince's procession was quite grand. I caught a glimpse of it from afar and remembered it."

He paused, then added, "The appearance and demeanor of members of the royal family are different from ordinary people; once you've seen them, it's hard to forget them."

Lu Ye stared at him for a few moments, his gaze sweeping back and forth across his face, as if trying to find some flaw.

Xue Bi stood there calmly, his long robe clinging slightly to his body in the wind, his face serene, showing no sign of guilt or unease.

Lu Ye withdrew his gaze.

He may not understand anything else, but he does understand one thing: the person in front of him is genuinely good to Wenying, just like himself, and he can see that.

As for whether Xue Bi had ever met the Second Prince, or whether he had actually seen him from afar, that remains to be seen.

Lu Ye felt that this matter was not worth investigating, and it was not a big deal anyway.

……

In the evening, Liu Wenying came to Xiao Yiheng's room as usual.

Xiao Yiheng slowly sat up, turning his head as she approached. "Did something bother you during the day?"

Liu Wenying placed the food box on the table and went to the bedside to check his wounds.

"Luo Luo caught a cold while playing in the snow yesterday, and developed a fever and cough. I had to take care of her, so I asked someone to deliver food and medicine to her."

Worried that he might have had a falling out with Lu Ye last time, Liu Wenying continued, "Don't let Lu Ye's fierce appearance fool you, he's not a bad person."

Xiao Yiheng shook his head: "It wasn't him who brought the food."

Liu Wenying was taken aback. "No, then who is it?"

"That person walked with a square gait, and his height should be around eight feet, no taller than eight feet. He had a scent of ink on him, a scent that could only be cultivated by being immersed in books for many years."

Liu Wenying let out a soft "Ah," and said, "That's Xue Bi, the village schoolteacher and also the accountant of Zhiyun Manor."

"Don't worry, Xue Bi is a very good person, knowledgeable and good-tempered."

Xiao Yiheng did not respond.

No need to worry? He dared not think that way.

When Xue Bi came to deliver the food, he deliberately remained silent, testing whether Xue Bi was truly blind or faking it.

He's not a simple-minded person.

There are so many wolves around her.

Lu Ye is simple-minded but possessive.

Xue Bi was gentle and refined, yet unfathomable.

And what about him? He was blind, seriously injured, and bedridden, barely able to get out of bed.

We need to get better as soon as possible; only when we get better will we have the strength to fight back.

Since then, Liu Wenying has come more often.

Now that Luo Luo has recovered, the nursing home can no longer be entrusted to anyone else.

During the days she had someone deliver medicine and food to Xiao Yiheng, there were always patches of medicine stains on the gauze on his body, with varying shades of color.

In some places, the paste was thick, while in others it was so thin that the skin underneath was visible.

It's likely that neither Xue Bi nor Lu Ye would personally feed him the medicine; they would definitely make him do it himself.

A blind person is bound to spill medicine when taking it.

She owed him a debt of gratitude, and she couldn't possibly ask someone else to repay it.

As soon as Luo Luo recovered, she took over all the work at the orphanage.

After gaining her freedom, she handed over the affairs of Zhiyun Manor one by one.

Granny Wang has been with her for so long and knows everything about the place, so she's the perfect person to be the next head of the estate.

Unless it's something extremely important, she no longer gets involved in anything else.

I used to be so busy I barely had time to breathe, but now I've finally slowed down.

She often came to Xiao Yiheng's room to stay. Sometimes she would bring a book and sit by the window to read it, and sometimes she would do some needlework, sewing winter clothes for Luo Luo.

Xiao Yiheng accepted her close care as a matter of course, and Liu Wenying didn't think anything of it either, considering that appropriate exercise was for the sake of the child in her womb.

The winter afternoon sun was lazy, casting the shadows of a few withered trees on the paper window.

Liu Wenying pushed open the door and came in carrying a bowl of medicine. Xiao Yiheng was leaning against the pillow. When he heard the footsteps, the corners of his lips curved up before he spoke.

Liu Wenying sat on the edge of the bed, scooped up a spoonful of medicine, and gently blew on it to cool it down.

Xiao Yiheng tilted his head slightly, not immediately going to drink.

"I can't see clearly what's in front of me, and I can't grasp the right balance, so I can only trouble you."

"It's alright." Liu Wenying held the spoon to his lips.

Xiao Yiheng opened his mouth to catch it and leaned forward.

Their breaths were close, and the warm, medicinal scent brushed against the back of her hand.

Liu Wenying tried to pull her hand back, but if she did, she wouldn't be able to feed Xiao Yiheng to his lips.

Xiao Yiheng scooped up another spoonful of medicine and handed it over, leaning forward a little more.

This time, his lips almost touched the edge of the spoon, and his tongue swept away the medicine, gently wiping the surface of the spoon.

Liu Wenying frowned. Who drinks medicine like that? Like a cat.

Just as I was about to feed the third spoonful, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Lu Ye walked in from outside, each step making a dull thud, deliberately creating noise.

The two people on the edge of the bed, one feeding intently and the other eating obediently, were so close they were almost touching.

If someone who doesn't know better saw this, they would think it wasn't drugging, but flirting.

"Let me feed it, Wenying, you rest first."

Before Liu Wenying could speak, Xiao Yiheng said gently, "Very well, thank you for your trouble, Brother Lu."

His quick agreement surprised Lu Ye, who wondered if he was hiding something.

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