xymnovel Chapter 2005 - 179: Three Thousand Strands of Vexation
Chapter 2005 - 179: Three Thousand Strands of Vexation
Yixuan had important things to attend to, while Dong Huiying and Liang Yuening were quite free. They spent their mornings playing chess and their afternoons practicing with knives and guns. These days felt rather fulfilling.
Until evening.
Shu Yu returned from outside, and Yixuan had also finished his own work, so the four of them gathered for dinner and brought up the brothers who had left Dongcui City a few days ago.
"I wonder how Big Brother, Third Brother, and fourth brother are doing now..."
Liang Yuening wasn’t in the best of appetites. After mumbling, he continued, "What exactly is Grandma Qin thinking? Is she planning to stay outside indefinitely? Why doesn’t she return to the Qin family?"
Everyone was quite puzzled by this.
Currently, the old lady was still staying at an inn with two children.
Though the Qin family had its issues, it was still the old lady’s home.
Before the old lady and the two children were poisoned, it was somewhat understandable for her not to return to the Qin family; perhaps she intended to stay in the shadows to see how Yixuan and these younger ones would act.
But now that things had clearly been exposed and she still showed no intention of returning, it was quite peculiar.
Dong Huiying said, "The old lady’s attitude now seems to be one of complete laissez-faire, fully entrusting Yixuan with everything. No matter what Yixuan does, she supports him."
Thinking it over carefully, Dong Huiying suddenly had an epiphany. "I understand now!"
Liang Yuening asked, "Understand what?"
Next to them, Second Brother Liang Shuyu couldn’t help but tease, "Why are you so dense?"
Yuening looked bewildered; how was he dense? Asking when you don’t understand is clearly a great virtue.
Second Brother couldn’t be bothered to engage with Yuening, slowly retracting his gaze and leisurely picking up his teacup to rinse his mouth.
Dong Huiying beamed with a smile. "I have a guess; could it be like this?"
"For example, Yixuan is the old lady’s chosen heir, but Yixuan himself has no reputation in Dongcui City or the Qin family. So the old lady gives him the authority, hoping Yixuan can take this opportunity to build his own prestige. That’s why she’s hiding behind the scenes, and hasn’t returned?"
This speculation seemed quite plausible.
After pondering it, everyone agreed.
After dark, the bored group decided to play cards.
The game went on until midnight.
Dong Huiying returned to her room, took off her outer garments, and lay on the bed.
Suddenly, she recalled she hadn’t removed the hairpin from her head. She reached up with her small hand and found a strand of hair had fallen out.
The thousands of strands of troubling hair didn’t seem to be bothered by losing one or two strands occasionally; their thickness remained unabated.
Dong Huiying placed the hairpin on the bedside cabinet, pondering some thoughts, but for some unknown reason, a sudden wave of extreme fatigue overtook her.
This drowsiness came most unusually, yet she couldn’t resist it, and by the time she noticed, it was already too late.
The next morning.
Yixuan walked out of the room.
Despite the large and prosperous household now, Yixuan still enjoyed taking care of his wife. Handling her clothing, food, and daily life brought immense satisfaction to his routine.
Like the day before, Yixuan first started a fire, washed rice, and cooked. Then, he glanced behind him with a slight hint of surprise in his heart.
His wife used to love sleeping in, but recently she’s been rising early every day.
Yet today, even after he finished cooking, she hadn’t come out of the room.
Yixuan remembered they had played cards quite late last night. He mused that one shouldn’t indulge in play, and next time he must control the time, ensuring she goes to bed on schedule; otherwise, she might end up with her days and nights reversed.