She felt extremely relaxed and thought about lying down for a while longer. But then she remembered she still had some questions to ask, so she murmured, "Has Miss Su left?"
While carefully scrubbing her body, the maid replied, "Yes. Miss Su was personally escorted out of the city by the prince early this morning and has returned to her hometown."
She simply let out an "oh". No wonder she was back in the South Courtyard. It turned out that the former mistress had left.
It was good that Su Yunxiu had left. At least she didn't have to endure any more humiliation or cold looks.
After grooming, the maid simply coiled her hair into a bun and adorned it with two or three hair ornaments, which matched her cyan dress perfectly.
She walked around the room and found that there was no single item belonging to Su Yunxiu left. She really left cleanly.
She made her way to the front hall and saw the three of them waiting there. Chu Liyin must have been extremely hungry, otherwise she wouldn't have rushed out as soon as she saw her coming out. "Okay, okay. We can go to the Drunken Immortal Tower to have delicious food!"
After saying that, she started muttering to herself about what dishes to order later. Xue Lianyu followed behind her speechlessly. Although he complained that she only cared about food, he still reminded her to watch out for the steps.
As for Helian Duo, it seemed as if he was deliberately waiting for Cheng Xiran, and he even consciously slowed down his pace.
When Cheng Xiran walked shoulder - to - shoulder with him, he finally took the initiative to say, "If you feel unwell, I can send you back directly."
"I'm fine. I just soaked in the water for a little while this time."
As if thinking of something, she then continued, "But I think Xiao Qi must be in a bad state. Has she gone home?"
Helian Duo slowly nodded and said, "I sent someone to follow her. She went back not long after we got on the shore. But she invited a doctor to her place soon after she got home. I'm afraid she'll have to lie in bed for three to five days before she can get up."
Cheng Xiran snorted disdainfully and said, "She deserves it. And this is still a light punishment."
"Why did you suddenly remember those things?"
When Helian Duo asked, she directly replied, "What else could it be? I felt a headache even before getting on the boat. It should be the suffocating feeling in the water that forced me to recall why I was attacked before, and that's why all those things happened later."
Seeing Helian Duo lost in thought, Cheng Xiran subconsciously asked, "Do you think what I did was too much? And, you believe what I said instead of believing Xiao Qi?"
"I only believe in the truth." Helian Duo said firmly.
"How do you know what I said is the truth? Why don't you think that all this was self - directed and self - acted by me? That I took advantage of your trust in me to stage this show just to embarrass Xiao Qi?"
Obviously, Cheng Xiran's question stumped Helian Duo. He was stunned for a long time and couldn't think of a proper answer.
Cheng Xiran didn't press further. She just said firmly, "Anyway, I'm such a person. I make a clear distinction between love and hate. Whether you believe me or not, I only believe in myself."
"I'll protect you well from now on."
The wind was rather strong. Cheng Xiran heard this promise from Helian Duo, but not very clearly.
Naturally, she didn't know how serious Helian Duo was when he said this.
She was just about to ask again to confirm if that was what she heard, but Xue Lianyu turned around and saw the two of them walking slowly. He got a bit anxious and couldn't help but urge them.