After finishing her makeup, Su Jin looked at herself in the copper mirror. Her three thousand black strands of hair were skillfully twisted into a flowing cloud bun by Xingxing. Her black hair was like clouds, her neck slender like a cicada, teeth like gourd seeds, with light brows that exuded brilliance at a glance.
Xingxing looked around and laughed, dimples showing faintly, "Miss, you are beautiful, no matter how you're dressed, you look amazing."
Each time she did her hair, the maids would praise her a little. Su Jin was used to it, and she was quite satisfied with her appearance now.
Putting down the jade hairpin she was playing with, Su Jin got up, only to see Xie Jingchen looking at her deeply and asking, "Did you want a divorce letter last night just to save me?"
Su Jin smiled lightly and said, "It's to save you, but also for the divorce letter."
Xie Jingchen furrowed his brow tightly.
Su Jin took a few steps forward and said, "By now, you should believe I can save you. A divorce letter in exchange for your life, it's not a loss for you."
Xingxing stood dumbfounded to the side, her delicate face full of confusion.
She couldn't quite understand the conversation between the young master and the young lady.
The young lady does want a divorce letter, but the young master was unconscious last night. How does he know?
Something seemed off. When the young master woke up, shouldn't he be furious about marrying the young lady?
Puzzled, Xingxing pulled Su Jin aside, turned her back to Xie Jingchen, and whispered, "Miss, can you really save the young master, or are you tricking him into writing the divorce letter?"
Su Jin rubbed her forehead, realizing that this maid still didn't believe she truly had medical skills, "He's not that easily fooled."
Xingxing was even more perplexed, "Since you are confident in saving the young master, why do you still want a divorce letter? The Marquis and Madam said that if it weren't for the young master's illness, you and he would be a match made in heaven. He's also handsome, didn't you say that looking at him makes you feel happy? Are you really going to let someone else enjoy this?"
Su Jin couldn't deny that Xie Jingchen's looks were pleasing to the eye, and giving that away to someone else was a bit hard to swallow. But, "I can't just sacrifice my whole life just to avoid letting someone else have him, can I?"
Then, Xie Jingchen overheard a rather thuggish conversation:
"What's wrong with the young master? Can't he change? Getting divorced like this, the Marquis and Madam would not agree."
"He's fierce."
"Obviously, you are fiercer, Miss."
"Hmm, what did you say?"
"Ah, the maid said, if the young master is fierce, let him be like the Marquis and catch that thing... tracheitis."
"He will have multiple wives and mistresses in the future. Your Miss will be left alone in an empty house, washing her face with tears every day, always melancholic. What should we do then?"
"He's sick and still dares to be restless?"
Xingxing glanced back at Xie Jingchen.
"He looks like the kind of person."
"Miss, could you be mistaken? The young master seems pretty good. You must be overthinking. If he really is like that, we would just poison him."
Su Jin, "..."
Xie Jingchen, "..."
This maid is a bit too ruthless, right?
Su Jin touched her nose, turned to look at Xie Jingchen, didn't speak, but her expression said it all: If my maid is this fierce, what about me? If you are smart, you know what to choose.
Xie Jingchen looked at Su Jin, his eyes somewhat complex and puzzled, "If you didn't want to marry and yet were confident in saving me, why didn't you directly go to see the Emperor back then?"
Not to detoxify him, just to awaken him, and the Emperor would have a few gentle words to say. She wouldn't have to marry him for good fortune.
If she really were Su Jin, she would have done so, but wasn't she afraid of Marquis Dongxiang and Mrs. Tang finding out that she was a fake?
The little maid was easy to fool, but Marquis Dongxiang and Mrs. Tang were not so easy to dismiss; she couldn't be careless.
But these words could not be said, Su Jin replied, "The Iron Armor Guards from the Duke Zhen Country Mansion had surrounded the Marquis Mansion tightly. My father couldn't leave, could I get out?"
Xie Jingchen laughed, but his eyes didn't show it, "The mere Iron Armor Guards couldn't stop you, nor could they stop Marquis Dongxiang."
Su Jin felt annoyed in her heart, why was this person so annoying, like she couldn't hide anything in front of him?
He wanted to live, and she wanted a divorce letter.
It was supposed to be a happy thing for everyone, yet he persistently disagreed. She really doubted whether he was just poisoned or also mentally ill. Such a thing to beg for, and yet he disagreed.
Taking a deep breath, Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen, her eyes slightly stirred with bright laughter, delicate fingers drawing circles on his chest, and lightly breathed, "After just one night, could it be that Young Master Xie has fallen for me?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a cough came from that side.
Su Jin quickly pulled her hand back and turned her head to see a nanny bringing two maids standing outside the bead curtain, instantly her cheeks turned a crimson red. When did they enter the room, could they at least make some noise when walking, could they knock before coming in?
Across the bead curtain, Mrs. Zhao's eyes showed faint disdain and scorn.
Her old eyes seemed dimmed, shockingly seeing the Eldest Young Madam blushing, withdrawing her hand as if afraid of being seen. Wasn't she the one who dared to steal a man in public?
The Young Master was still unconscious, and she couldn't wait to strip him and sleep in his arms, truly shameless!
Lifting the curtain, Mrs. Zhao stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings to the Young Master and the Eldest Young Madam."
Xie Jingchen's expression was indifferent, "Is there something you need?"
Mrs. Zhao straightened up and said, "Although the Young Master has awakened, the Commandery Princess is still uneasy, and has sent someone for the Imperial Physician. He will be here soon to check the Young Master's pulse. Let the maid come to inform you not to rush for tea with the Eldest Young Madam. Go in half an hour, and also, the maid will tidy the bedding."
"Hmm."
Mrs. Zhao proceeded towards the bed.
Su Jin watched as the still decent bed became messier under Mrs. Zhao's tidying, Xingxing muttered, "This isn't tidying, but more like searching for something. What could be found on the bed?"
Su Jin rubbed her forehead.
What else could she be looking for?
Looking for evidence of consummation.
Mrs. Zhao searched several times, but didn't find what she sought. She looked at Su Jin, her gaze devoid of any respect, and bluntly asked, "Did the Eldest Young Madam and Young Master not consummate, or is the Eldest Young Madam not a virgin at all?"
Xingxing put her hands on her hips, the Duke Zhen Country Mansion's nannies are more annoying than the other, daring to question her young lady's purity, she really wanted to hit someone.
Su Jin shook her head at Xingxing and looked towards Mrs. Zhao, with a half-smile on her face, "The Duke Zhen Country Mansion was in such a rush to have a wedding bestowed by the Emperor, now I'm already in, it's too late to question my virginity, don't you think?"
Mrs. Zhao's throat choked.
After a moment of silence, she said, "Seems like you have consummated, I will report it truthfully to the Commandery Princess."
Bowing, Mrs. Zhao retreated.
Xie Jingchen's eyebrows twisted into a knot, the bottom of his beautiful eyes flickering with fire, Xingxing asked Su Jin, "Miss, why didn't you explain?"
Su Jin sat down, poured herself some tea, and said, "Last night I stripped him, the maids saw it, if I said we didn't consummate, they wouldn't believe it. Since they won't believe, why explain?"
Glancing sideways at Xie Jingchen, Su Jin spoke lazily, "Even if it's not virginity, even if there's a child, Young Master Xie would have to acknowledge it."
Let you insist on not giving me a divorce, drive you mad in anger.
Xie Jingchen's eyes turned green with fury; he gritted his teeth and said, "Get out, and close the door."