Yi Qing looked at Mu Lixue in surprise. She didn't think Mu Lixue was the kind of person who hated evil with a passion. On the contrary, she was willful, cold - hearted and unconstrained, caring about very few things.
"What's wrong?" Mu Lixue looked at her curiously.
"Why do you care about the wine maid in Sihe Tower?" Yi Qing asked in surprise.
Mu Lixue lowered her eyes for a moment. "I just want to."
Yi Qing didn't care about the origin between them. "When did this happen you mentioned?"
"About four or five years ago." Mu Lixue wasn't quite sure.
Yi Qing calculated the time. It seemed that this Xie Hongyi was really a man who always boasted about his deep affection. "Tell me who it is. I'll see if someone is taking revenge for that wine maid."
"No." Mu Lixue refused directly.
"You're shielding a suspect."
"Then sue me."
Yi Qing thought Mu Lixue really didn't mind causing more trouble.
Seeing Yi Qing at a loss for words, Mu Lixue felt triumphant. Just then the dishes were served. She picked up a chopstick - full of food and ate it with relish, deliberately trying to annoy Yi Qing.
"Forget it. Eat first. I'm afraid you won't be able to eat if I tell you now." Yi Qing said as she started to eat.
"What do you want to say?" Mu Lixue was curious.
"Eat, eat. I'll tell you after we finish eating." Yi Qing said while eating.
"What on earth do you want to say?" Mu Lixue couldn't stand it anymore.
Looking at Mu Lixue's expression, Yi Qing thought, "Little girl, you want to annoy me? Let's see who can't eat." "I said eat first. I won't say a word until you finish eating."
Mu Lixue stuffed a few mouthfuls of food haphazardly and then put down her chopsticks. "I'm full."
"I just found out that Deng Xiao should have returned from Chu Nan long ago. If he hasn't come back by now, it's likely that..." Yi Qing hinted at Mu Lixue.
Mu Lixue stared straight at Yi Qing, sniffed and turned her head to the side. "It's impossible. He's a royal guard, a man under the emperor. He's so good at martial arts. What can others do to him?"
"I'm just saying. Maybe he has other things to attend to." Yi Qing saw that Mu Lixue didn't want to believe it.
"Can you just talk nonsense about this?" Mu Lixue slapped the table and instantly broke down. Tears welled up in her eyes. "What if it's true?"
The diners around were startled. Yi Qing quickly motioned for Dong Yu and Dong Qing to block the view.
"Don't be so excited. I'm really just saying." Yi Qing was also startled. "You're not even that familiar with each other. He doesn't like you either. You don't need to be so excited."
Mu Lixue choked with sobs and looked at Yi Qing. "Yi Qing, I'm telling you. If he's alive, I'll marry him. If something really happened to him, I'll marry his memorial tablet. From then on, I'll wear plain clothes and not adorn myself with hairpins."
Looking at Mu Lixue's determined expression, Yi Qing thought that for a person who didn't care about anything, once she started to care about something, it would mean the whole world to her.
"I know, I know." Yi Qing quickly tried to comfort her.
Mu Lixue got up and left. "I will definitely find him."
Yi Qing helplessly pressed her forehead. She really had a hard time.
Ghost Lord was waiting for Yi Qing to introduce him to beautiful women. However, after Yi Qing went to the Deng family, it seemed that she had forgotten about him.
Yi Qing didn't forget. She originally wanted Mu Lixue to see that there were plenty of other fish in the sea. But it turned out that Deng Xiao had already taken root in her heart. There was no hope.
Mu Lixue rushed back home in a hurry. The accountant at home was summarizing the accounts. She walked straight into the side - hall, and everyone stopped what they were doing.
"Xue'er is back. You may all leave." Duke Mu was in a great mood.
Although Deng Xiao's body hadn't been found, he also thought that Deng Xiao was dead. If he wasn't dead, he couldn't have disappeared for so long.
"I'm going to find Deng Xiao. If even father can't find him, I'll marry his memorial tablet." Mu Lixue said firmly.
Duke Mu stood there stunned. He thought he had misheard. "What did you just say?"
"I said if father can't find Deng Xiao alive, I'll marry his memorial tablet." Mu Lixue said firmly again.
"Say it one more time!" Duke Mu gritted his teeth and gasped for breath.
"No matter how many times I say it, it's the same. Father wants me to be happy. As long as it's related to Deng Xiao in this life, I'll be happy. If father must object, please forgive your daughter for being unfilial." With that, Mu Lixue took out a pair of scissors and cut off a lock of her hair.
Duke Mu had seen all kinds of storms, but seeing Mu Lixue like this, his chest ached sharply. He covered his chest and could hardly breathe.
"Duke, Duke..." The servants beside him were terrified.
It took Duke Mu a long time to recover. Lady Mu was sitting by the bed, weeping. She wondered what kind of sin she had committed. She had raised her precious daughter, giving her whatever she wanted, but now her daughter was doing such a thing just to marry a palace official.
"My lord." Lady Mu saw that Duke Mu had caught his breath.
"Where's Xue'er?" Just mentioning Xue'er made Duke Mu's chest ache.
"She knows she was wrong and is kneeling outside." Lady Mu whispered.
Duke Mu just couldn't bring himself to say that he didn't want this daughter anymore. "Go and tell her that I don't object to her marrying Deng Xiao, but Deng Xiao has to agree to marry her. If Deng Xiao doesn't come to our house in person and agree, she must listen to us after one year."
"Well..." Lady Mu thought for a moment and understood. "I'll go and tell her right away."
Deng Xiao had been missing for so long. He definitely wouldn't show up. In one year, anything could change, and there was no need for their family to be in such a mess.
Hearing that her father had agreed, Mu Lixue jumped up excitedly. "I'll go and tell Sister Yi right away." Then she turned around and ran.
Lady Mu whispered to herself, "Sister Yi?" Then she suddenly realized. "The Yi family from the Xiao family?"
Lady Mu didn't like Yi Qing. She wondered why her daughter had gotten involved with the Yi family. Subconsciously, she thought it was no good.
After Mu Lixue left, Yi Qing had a good meal. Then she went to the Supreme Court and asked Xu Maozhi to investigate the matter of that wine maid. Such things were easy to investigate. Even if Mu Lixue didn't tell her, she could find out.
Then she went home with Ruo Hong. Just as she sat down to rest, Mu Lixue rushed in like a whirlwind, taking two or three steps at a time. She didn't look like a gentle and elegant young lady at all.
"Sister Yi, Sister Yi, my family has agreed." Mu Lixue found that she had no one to share her happy news with. The only person she could think of was Yi Qing.
Looking at Mu Lixue's excited expression, Yi Qing thought this girl might have been tricked by her family. "What did your family say?"
"My father said that as long as Lord Deng comes to our house in person within a year and says he's willing to marry me, he'll agree to our matter." Mu Lixue said excitedly.
Yi Qing cleared her throat. She couldn't bear to disappoint Mu Lixue. Actually, this was not a bad thing.
Duke Mu must have thought that Deng Xiao was dead, so Deng Xiao definitely wouldn't show up. Then Mu Lixue would be disappointed on her own. Moreover, as time passed, everything would fade away.
"What do you mean?" Mu Lixue saw that Yi Qing wasn't happy at all.
"Good, good." Yi Qing nodded.
"I'll go and tell Aunt Deng now." Mu Lixue turned around and ran. She stepped on her skirt and fell directly down the steps.
Yi Qing winced just looking at it. "Get up quickly. I'll put some medicine on you."
"I'm fine." Mu Lixue got up, patted the dust off her hands. "It doesn't hurt." Then she continued to run.
Looking at Mu Lixue's desperate pursuit of love, Yi Qing really felt a bit pity for her. After thinking for a while, she got up and went to the back - yard.