Jiang Ning left on the second day after her wedding.
It was in a great hurry.
She greeted Yun Xi and the others and then left immediately.
She showed no signs of reluctance and never mentioned Hunyuan again.
Yun Xi saw her off to the city gate. On the way, she saw Yun Qi and Qiao Yan walking side by side. They were so sweet, chatting about something.
"Brother, A Yan,"
Yun Xi poked her head out and said,
"Where are you going? Are you on the same way as me?"
The two of them turned around together. Seeing it was Yun Xi, Qiao Yan's face flushed instantly.
Yun Xi found it extremely strange.
Before she could ask, Qiao Yan gently nudged Yun Qi and said coyly with a smile,
"I won't go with you. You two siblings go back."
After a pause, she looked at Yun Qi with a gentle gaze and said,
"I have no objections to this matter. You can go and talk about it yourself. I'll go back first to feel out my parents' attitude."
After saying that, she waved to Yun Xi and then ran away with Jian Yue.
Yun Xi didn't have a chance to say anything and could only watch Qiao Yan run away. Then she turned to Yun Qi and teased,
"Brother, what were you two talking about? You even managed to make the carefree and straightforward A Yan so shy."
Yun Qi raised his hand and tapped Yun Xi's forehead lightly.
But there was an undeniable look of joy on his face.
He neatly and handsomely lifted his robe, took a long stride, got into the carriage and sat down. Then he said,
"I told A Yan that I want to marry her earlier, the earlier the better. Just now, I was asking for her opinion."
"Ooh—"
Yun Xi elongated her voice and looked at her elder brother suggestively,
"So A Yan agreed?"
A hint of shyness flashed across Yun Qi's face. He nodded and said,
"Yes."
"So now I'm going back to report to Mother and ask her to go to the Marquis Mansion as soon as possible to discuss this matter."
Yun Xi was naturally happy about this.
But...
"Why are you suddenly in such a hurry? Weren't the wedding date already set before?"
Yun Xi didn't quite understand. Leaning against the inner wall of the carriage, she looked at Yun Qi and asked.
Yun Qi was silent for a moment. Then his voice suddenly dropped,
"Well... One reason is Zongzheng Fengyi, and the other is about Jiang Ning and Master Hunyuan."
"The world is changing too fast. I'm not sure that everything will go smoothly for A Yan and me in the future. If something unexpected happens and I lose her, I'll surely regret it to death. So, I want to marry her as soon as possible."
The carriage fell silent.
Yun Xi didn't say a word.
But Yun Qi, seeing Yun Xi's silence, hesitated for a while and finally said,
"You'd better finalize your marriage with the Prince of Yu'an soon..."
"Brother,"
Yun Xi interrupted Yun Qi. She understood what he meant, but she had her own considerations.
"I... My marriage is not urgent. A Yuan has a lot of things to deal with. The Prince of Chi Xuan died on the battlefield, and there's still no explanation for it. We can't rush the marriage."
"What are you talking about?"
Yun Qi's face turned a bit solemn,
"With the Prince of Yu'an's status, there will always be things to do. If he's always busy, will you two never get married? I wanted to say this when Zongzheng Fengyi proposed to you before. Since the Prince of Yu'an values you so much, and the engagement and betrothal gifts are already settled, what's the point of delaying the marriage?"
"You're always being coveted by others, which causes all kinds of troubles. Getting married earlier will also put an end to others' thoughts."
Uh...
Yun Xi always felt that her elder brother's words were a hint to her.
She glanced at Yun Qi, opened her mouth, but finally didn't say a word.
But Yun Qi noticed something wrong with his little sister,
"Do you... Have any concerns?"
"I..."
"Tell me seriously."
Yun Qi could tell that Yun Xi was trying to fool him. He interrupted her and said,
"I don't have your mind - reading skill, so I can't tell whether what you're saying is true or false.
"But Xiaoxi, I'm your elder brother. You don't need to hide anything from me."
Staring blankly at Yun Qi, Yun Xi's eyes gradually turned red without realizing it.
For the first dozen years of her life, she lived under the false care of the Ye family. No one really cared about what was on her mind, and no one really listened to her.
She was used to burying everything in her heart and solving problems on her own with all her might.
As a result, she always forgot that she now had a family to rely on and an elder brother who loved and tolerated her infinitely.
Some thoughts could be shared with them.
With a lump in her throat, Yun Xi lowered her head. Her voice trembled slightly,
"I... Brother, I'm afraid... I won't live that long."
Suddenly, it felt as if a big hand had tightened around his heart. Yun Qi immediately thought of the venomous gu on Yun Xi's body.
Although all the members of the Yun family already knew that Yun Xi had this difficult - to - solve gu, Yun Xi hadn't told them the news she heard from Zongzheng Fengyi yet.
So the Yun family still thought that as long as the male gu was found, Yun Xi's gu could be solved.
They didn't know that Yun Xi only had a little over a month left.
"That's not true."
Although he didn't know the truth yet, Yun Qi instinctively wanted to deny it.
"Master Hunyuan is the most powerful. If we ask him to figure out the whereabouts of the male gu, it should be easy to find."
Yun Xi gave a bitter smile and shook her head,
"The matter of the male gu was fabricated by the Saint Master and the others. Their purpose was to force me to marry Zongzheng Fengyi."
Yun Qi stared at her in shock. He even stammered when he spoke,
"Fab... Fabricated? Then how can we solve your gu?"
Yun Xi sighed softly and unconsciously flipped her sleeve,
"Zongzheng Fengyi said that the only way is to be reborn from the ashes. Just like what Senior Brother said before, only by changing me from the cauldron of the mind - reading gu to the master of the mind - reading gu can I survive.
"But Senior Brother is now trapped in the imperial city and can't get out, and no news can get out either. Except for the person who cast the gu, almost no one can solve this gu on me.
"I went into the palace to look through all the relevant files and also asked Aunt Lan Chu, but there were no clues at all."
Her movements on her hand became slower and slower, and Yun Xi's voice also became lower and lower,
"Before I was recognized by the Yun family, A Yuan and I had already discussed getting married. At that time, I thought the mind - reading gu on me had been suppressed, so I used finding you all as an excuse, planning to marry A Yuan after the mind - reading gu was completely suppressed.
"But I only found out a few days ago that the pill for suppressing the gu was actually a pill to catalyze the fusion of the gu. I... Don't have many days left."
"What!?"
Yun Qi was greatly shocked.
"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier!?"
Yun Xi patted Yun Qi's arm to comfort him and then continued,
"Telling you earlier wouldn't have changed anything.
"A Yuan also knows about this. He privately mentioned getting married to me earlier. But I... I don't want to take this risk. You know, A Yuan already has a bad reputation outside. Outsiders don't know that I have the gu on me. If the princess dies soon after the wedding, A Yuan's reputation will only get worse.
"Maybe... Yaofeng will also be affected. Anyway, before the gu in my body is completely solved, I don't want to marry A Yuan for the time being."
Yun Qi opened and closed his mouth several times.
After hesitating for a while, he didn't know what to say. He could only raise his hand to ruffle Yun Xi's hair and say something he wasn't even sure about,
"There will be a way.
"Brother will figure it out."