For the next ten or so days, everything was calm and peaceful.
The roof of the house was repaired and the quilt was changed. He Yan also went to find a servant for He Yunsheng. Normally, the servant would help He Yunsheng carry things and run errands. Qing Mei would also have a companion to talk to at home.
He Yunsheng had already handed over the school supplies to his teacher and started going to school every day. He Yan was left alone in the house. He Sui wasn't home, so only Qing Mei accompanied him. He Yan could openly practice swordsmanship in the courtyard … cough, practice with a branch that he picked up.
Her skills were engraved in her mind, but her body was really weak. As long as she stumbled a little, the bruises would be very obvious. Moreover, she didn't have much strength. Although He Yan had deliberately practiced a lot, compared to before, she was still too weak.
It wasn't good to go to the battlefield with this body. He Yan sighed in his heart and put down the branch.
"Young Lady, Young Lady." Qing Mei trotted in, "Someone came to deliver something again."
He Yan frowned, "Why did they come again?"
"This servant also doesn't know. They left after putting down the things." Qing Mei was in a difficult position, "Young Lady, what should we do now? When Young Master comes back from school and sees this, he will definitely be angry. "
The people who came to deliver the things were none other than the Fan Family's servants. Ever since the day after she saw He Yan in the tailor shop, Fan Cheng would send people to deliver things every few days. If it wasn't rouge, face powder, silk, satin, jewelry, or tonic soup.
He Yan would always ask the Fan Family's servants to return the things. He Yunsheng ran into her several times and flew into a rage. He Yan's ears were about to grow calluses. Because of this, He Yan didn't go out these days. If he met Fan Cheng again, He Yunsheng would probably go to the Fan Family's house and tear the roof off.
Today, they were even more excessive. They actually left after putting down the things. What was the meaning of this? Was he so sure that she would accept it?
He Yan said, "Throw it out."
"But," Qing Mei said awkwardly, "they're all expensive silk jewelry. It's not good to throw them out."
He Yan felt a headache coming on.
Heavens above, she had lived like a man in her previous life and had never met such a persistent pursuer. Even though she later returned to the He family as a woman and got engaged to Xu Zhiheng, Xu Zhiheng never overstepped the bounds. He even kept a distance from her, not to mention fawning on her so passionately. She didn't know how a girl would deal with this kind of situation.
What if the Fan Family doesn't take responsibility for such a valuable item?
He Yan sighed and said, "Then I will personally return it to them."
Qing Mei widened her eyes. "Miss, are you going to the Fan Family's door?"
"Do you have any other good ideas?" He Yan said, "Why don't you pack up and come with us?"
"This servant also wants to go?" Qing Mei shivered.
"Of course." He Yan looked at her strangely. "I can't remember the way to the Fan Family."
She wasn't the real Miss He, so she didn't even know where the Fan Family's door was. Naturally, she had to find someone to lead the way. However, looking at Qing Mei's lingering fear, it was obvious that the last time they went to the Fan Family, it wasn't a good scene.
Qing Mei was indeed worried. She still remembered the last time they went to the Fan Family. He Yan's eyes were red and he almost killed himself in front of the Fan Family's door. At that time, the old servant of the Fan Family looked at them and said, "People should know their own status. Don't always think about climbing up the social ladder. Don't always stare at the impossible. Otherwise, you will fall and become a joke."
The sarcasm in her words was really harsh. In the end, He Yan couldn't catch his breath and fainted. He Sui asked the doctor to come back and take a look. The doctor said that it was a heart attack caused by anger. At that time, everyone thought that He Yan would be unable to recover from this setback. They didn't know how to live in the future. They didn't expect that when they woke up, their young miss would seem like a different person. She didn't mention Fan Cheng at all.
Even though she mentioned him now, Fan Cheng came to pester her. She looked as if she wanted to make a clean break with him.
Qing Mei was a bit gratified, but also a bit worried. He Yan patted her shoulder and comforted her. "Don't worry. No one will bully you."
Qing Mei inexplicably felt relieved.
The two of them went out together. The Fan Family's residence was very far from the He Family's residence. They walked for a long time before they arrived. Qing Mei pointed at the vermillion door of a residence and said, "This is the Fan Family."
He Yan thought for a moment. "It's not convenient for me to go. You take these things and give them to the guard. Tell him that Master Fan ordered them to be delivered here. They must be delivered to Master Fan."
Qing Mei nodded. "This servant understands."
He Yan hid behind a pillar facing the street. He watched as Qing Mei walked to the guard's side. She said a few words to the guard, handed the basket of gifts to the guard, and then returned to his side. She smiled and said, "This servant has told you everything!"
"Well done," He Yan said. "Let's go back."
In the Fan Family's main residence, because they had just gotten married, the decorations inside were still bright red. The Fan Family's Grandmother, Tang Ying, was the eldest daughter of the manager. She had been spoiled since she was a child. Her temperament was arrogant and domineering. Because of her relationship with Official Tang, everyone in the Fan Family doted on her. Today, she had married into the Fan Family for only a few months, but she had already become the head of the household. Everyone in the Fan Family was her people.
A manservant knocked on the door.
"Come in." Tang Ying was sitting on the soft couch, admiring the embroidered noodles that had just been made.
After the manservant entered, he first knelt down and kowtowed to Tang Ying. Then he said, "Young Mistress, a maidservant came by just now and brought in a basket. She said that she wanted to give it to the Young Master."
When Tang Ying heard this, she paused and looked at the manservant. "Maidservant? What basket? Bring it over and let me see. "
The manservant brought the basket forward.
Tang Ying grabbed it and flipped it over a few times. When she saw that it was filled with women's silk fabrics, rouge, and face powder, she was unable to restrain her anger. "What is this?"
The manservant mumbled and didn't dare to speak.
The personal maidservant next to her said, "These are all women's things. Young Mistress, the Young Master doesn't usually use these things. It must be …"
"It must be that he wanted to curry favor and someone returned it to him!" Tang Ying suddenly stood up and messed up the porcelain cups on the table. The porcelain shattered on the floor. Her expression was fierce. "Fan Cheng, that bastard!"
"Young Mistress, the most important thing now is not to investigate the Young Master. We must not act rashly and alert the enemy …" The personal maidservant reminded her.
Tang Ying calmed down a little and said, "You're right. There's no such thing as guarding against thieves for a thousand days. If she was from a good family, how could she hook up with Fan Cheng? I think that slut is just loosening the reins in order to grasp them better. Despicable! "
She ordered the manservant who had his head lowered and didn't speak. "For the next few days, follow Fan Cheng and see where he goes and who he meets. I want to see what kind of vixen has bewitched his heart. Bring me to that slut … I will definitely make this adulterous couple pay the price! "
The manservant nodded in agreement and retreated.
The maidservant guided her patiently. "Young Mistress, for the next few days, you must not show any signs. Otherwise, the Young Master will find out and hide that woman."
"I know." Tang Ying secretly clenched her fists. "In the past, I only dismissed his close concubines. But now, looking at his appearance, he's so fearless. He doesn't put me, his wife, in his eyes."
"If that's the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"