"If I marry you, it will be a thousand miles of brocade and ten thousand miles of red wedding decorations!" Nan Jiu looked at her firmly, the burning heat in his eyes almost becoming tangible.

  Xiatian Meng just smiled slightly and didn't say a word.

  Nanjiu didn't get her response and felt a little disappointed, but seeing her smiling face made him feel happy again, so he finally plucked up the courage to reach out and hold her hand.

  In the summer, Meng Yang raised an eyebrow to look at him, seeing that he shifted his gaze and didn't dare to make eye contact with himself, his reddened ear tips revealed his shyness.

  The two of them sat in the room from noon till dusk, and if it weren't for the servant coming to ask if they needed dinner, Nan Jiu might have continued to brazenly keep her from leaving.

  After dinner, Xia Tian Miao left. As she was about to leave, a maid hastily ran over, holding a fox fur cloak in both hands and said: "The Ninth Master is worried that the night dew is heavy, Miss Xia's wind chill has not recovered, and it's feared that she will catch cold again. He specially asked me to bring this cloak for Miss Xia to keep warm."

  It's still mid-autumn, not yet winter. Although it was cool at night, she wore a thin cloak when she went out. Since Nanjiu personally asked someone to send her over, she wouldn't refuse, so she smiled and nodded: "You go back and take care of your master. He has been lying down all day today, I'm afraid his body is not comfortable, you'd better find a doctor to come and help him relax his body. Otherwise, by the time of the Wan Shou Festival, he might still be unable to get out of bed."

  This maid girl only served outside and didn't understand the inside story. Seeing her master treating the future queen mother with such importance, Xiaojie also didn't refuse, but couldn't help feeling worried in her heart. Although the two were a perfect match of talent and beauty, they ultimately had no fate together.

  Chén yú shàng qián tì xià tiān méng xì hǎo pī fēng, yòu jiē guò yī páng bì 'nǚ' shǒu zhōng de liú lí zàn, dì dào qián miàn tì tā zhào lù.

  English Translation:

  The fish sank to the front and replaced the summer Mengxi's good cloak, then took over the crystal cup in the hand of a maid on one side and handed it to the front to light her way.

  The goose following behind felt that the maid's eyes were strange, but couldn't quite put her finger on why, and so had to give up.

  When the three returned to the Taishi Mansion, Sun Zongguan was waiting at the main gate. Seeing her get off the carriage, he hurried over and said: "Young Miss is back, Master was just worrying about how long you've been gone, and coincidentally Young Miss has returned."

  Xia Tian Meng knew that Xia Ying Shen was worried about her being a 'daughter' outside, and didn't mind asking: "I wonder where Father is now?"

  Sun Zongguan replied, "I'm currently handling official business in the study. Should I have someone go and announce it?"

  Xia Tian Miao smiled and waved her hand: "Forget it, Father didn't rest well last night, and he came to see me early today, he must have accumulated a lot of official business, let's wait until he finishes dealing with them before telling him."

  Sun Zongguan also knew that Xia Yingxin was busy now, and didn't force her, but smiled and bowed: "Miss, you go back and rest first, I'll go to the study to attend to things."

  Xiatian Meng just smiled and let Chen Yu support her arm, walking step by step back to the backyard.

  As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw a row of maids standing at the door of her room, and they all bowed to greet her: "Miss An." Because Xia Tianmeng didn't like others entering her room without permission when she wasn't around, she had made it a rule that no one was allowed in when she wasn't there.

  Xia Tian Meng looked at the flashing red dot on the system icon, turned around and ordered others: "You don't need to attend anymore, go down!" Then looked at Chen Yu Luo Xue, "Go make tea."

  He pushed the door open himself, and because there were night pearls inlaid on the walls, even without a maid lighting the lamps, the room was still as bright as daylight.

  She walked lightly, her footsteps making no sound on the ground. She went around the screen and entered the inner room, sitting down at a small round table, pouring herself a cup of cool tea, and smiling slightly: "Since you've come, why not 'show' your face?"

  Hidden on the beam, Amu gave her a strange look and jumped down: "How did you know I was up here?" The killer relied on his agility and concealment, he could easily take down the top martial artists' heads without being detected, enough to prove how good his lightness and concealment were. But unexpectedly, it was such a young lady with no martial arts skills who was able to discover his presence in the first place!

  Xia Tian Miao smiled slightly and naturally wouldn't tell him it was the system's display, but instead raised an eyebrow at him: "Entering a 'lady's' chamber in the middle of the night, shouldn't I be asking you why you're here?"

  Amuro suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit today. Although he didn't think Xia Tian Miao was the type to cling to others, he thought Miss would not deceive him. He slightly tilted the sword in his hand and said "Sorry!" As soon as the words fell, he turned around and went forward to catch her.

  Xia Tian raised an eyebrow and smiled: "I don't know if it's robbery or abduction? Could it be that you also want my life?"

  She saw herself being captured, yet she didn't show any fear, instead, she seemed to be indifferent, which made him feel a bit strange: "Aren't you afraid?" He had gone to assassinate others before, and many strong men couldn't help but reveal their fear in the face of life and death, so how could this woman, who was raised in a deep boudoir, be so fearless?

  Xia Tian Meng merely gave him a faint glance: "I don't know who sent you, but there have been too many people who haven't gotten along with me over the years, and it's really not necessary to investigate further." The implication was that this kind of scene had already occurred countless times.

  An Mo felt a little sorry for her, even if Miss was not valued in the Wang Fu, but it wasn't like this, living every day with bated breath.

  Who would have thought that she, who is flawless in front of outsiders, also has to face so many things every day.

  In an instant, the sword in his hand weighed a thousand catties.

  Xiatian Meng didn't think that Amu Xin would be able to infer so much from just one sentence she said, despite knowing his innocent nature.

  "What's taking so long?" Xia Tian Meng raised an eyebrow as he saw that he still hadn't made a move.

  Under the soft glow of the night pearl, she wore a white dress, elegant and refined, her delicate face looked particularly weak and pitiful in the light.

  Amber suddenly realized that she had been staring at another girl for so long, it was really rude of her. She quickly shifted her gaze: "I... I didn't come to take your life..." But rather to ruin her looks, after all, for a woman, appearance is probably more important than life itself.

  Xia Tian Meng simply looked at him without speaking, his beautiful face devoid of any emotion.

  Amu gripped the sword in his hand tightly and then relaxed, feeling troubled for the first time. He didn't want to attack a woman who was no match for him, especially not in this situation, and he really felt unable to make a move.

  Xia Tian Miao sat down with a smile, her face filled with bitter emotions, her head lowered and staring tightly at the tablecloth. She opened her mouth: "Those 'women' are just jealous, even if they kill me, in the eyes of the outside world, I will always be the number one beauty under heaven."

  Amber thought to herself that if she were still alive with such a face and demeanor, others might have obtained the glory that originally belonged to her.

  In the summer, she turned her head to look at him, with pain in her eyes: "Reputation is just something external, if I could, I would rather be an ordinary 'woman', without jealousy or harm, living freely."

  Amu looked at her like that, as if he understood what she meant.

  She bore too much responsibility for these honors.

  He suddenly didn't know how to face her, even though they had just met by chance.

  He turned around and suddenly jumped out of the window, disappearing into the thick night.

  Look at Xia Tian Meng again, is there still a hint of sadness on his face?

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  Mistake! Chapter number is wrong!