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Yun Yan noticed her mother staring blankly at the bedsheet with a furrowed brow and felt curious. She asked, "Mother, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh, it's nothing," after a moment, Yue Ziyun came back to her senses and smiled lightly. "You two should go to sleep early. I still need to check on Ninth Brother Yun Qi at the Nursemaid's."
She tucked the two sisters in before walking towards the door.
"Okay, Mother, you should also get some rest," Yun Yan replied with a smile.
"Auntie, be careful. It's a bit dark outside," Yun Kexin said as she watched her mother's departing figure. "Keep the lantern lit."
As Yue Clan stepped out of the threshold and turned around just before closing the door, she said with a smile, "Got it, no more talking. The maidservants will be outside keeping watch. If there's anything, just call out."
Yun Kexin suddenly wanted to talk to Yun Yan; she didn't want this rare opportunity for them to be together to pass by just because they were going to sleep for one night. So, she called Yun Yan up and they sat side by side against the wall.
"Fourth Sister, can I ask you a question?" Yun Kexin turned to Yun Yan and asked with a smile.
"Seventh Sister, feel free to speak. Let's treat it as a sisterly secret; there's no need to be so formal," Yun Yan replied gently, looking back at Yun Kexin.
"I remember Fourth Sister told me that a noble young man saved you?"
"Yes."
"Then tell me about my situation at that time," Yun Kexin said with interest. "Cousin Yun Yao and I only heard a little from the innkeeper at Changfeng Inn, but I want to know more details."
"After several attempts to probe, I discovered they were lying; you were not in their hands at all. It was already too late for you to escape. Coincidentally, they wanted to stop by the inn for some tea and take a break," Yun Yan frowned as if still haunted by that time. She continued uneasily, "I thought with so many people coming and going at the inn, if I refused to comply and shouted for help, there would be no shortage of people willing to assist me. So I went along with them. Just when that old woman and the other two men were trying to drag me upstairs, I had just shouted twice when they covered my mouth and nose. At that moment, as I was being forcibly taken up two steps, I suddenly heard an exceptionally loud voice shout 'Get up here!' Before I could react, I felt a gust of wind pass by; the old woman was kicked away about a meter, and the other two men were begging for mercy, but everything in the inn was left in ruins."
"Later? Did he and his attendants send you back?"
"Yes, he just helped me out of kindness when he saw injustice. He asked where I lived, and then took me to the entrance of Duke's Residence according to my address before leaving."
"Does Fourth Sister remember how those two attendants addressed that young master?" Yun Kexin looked at Yun Yan and asked calmly, "Because I heard from the shopkeeper that the young master has a noble status..."
"Indeed, he is noble. His attire is not that of an ordinary person. I remember the attendant seemed to call him 'Fourth Young Master' or 'Fourth Young Master.' He didn't say much; most of the time, it was his attendant talking to me."
"Fourth Young Master? Fourth Young Master? That should be the fourth in the family ranking."
"What does he look like?" Yun Kexin stared at the curtain in front of her and asked without hesitation.
"He is very handsome," Yun Yan replied cheerfully. "What impressed me most was a mole under his right eye, which does not detract from his beauty but rather adds a touch of elegance and composure."
A mole under the right eye? Isn't that a "Tear Mole"?
According to Guo Lao Xing Zong: The Tear Mole is located below the corner of the eye and is considered a very auspicious omen. Those with a Tear Mole have sweet and stable love lives and will not experience marital discord.
Yun Kexin's heart suddenly skipped a beat: Could it be him? Feng Yinxiao! The legitimate son of the Duke of Yan, also ranked fourth!
In her previous life, he had attended Second Uncle's funeral. Besides being deeply impressed by Yun Ke's gaze towards Fu Lianyin at that time, she also remembered a beautiful young man who had been accompanying Yun Ke; he had a mole under his right eye.
Then the young master with a prominent family background that Yun Ke once mentioned, who also liked her, should be Feng Yinxiao because he was the only "outsider" around Yun Ke.
If it is Feng Yinxiao, the legitimate son of the Duke of Yan, then he is not unfamiliar to Yun Kexin. Although she met him at Second House Master’s funeral in her previous life, she had heard about him before—
Feng Yinxiao, the legitimate son of Duke Feng Hongrui of Yan, was renowned for his beauty at the age of ten.
Whenever the Duke and Duchess of Yan took their son out in a carriage, long lines would form along the market streets, with many young girls throwing fresh flowers and fruits into the carriage to express their admiration for the handsome young nobleman.
Feng Yinxiao was trained by a master and was skilled in both literature and martial arts. At the age of twelve, before he even reached adulthood, he single-handedly charged into enemy ranks during a premeditated hunting event to rescue the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
A year later, at just thirteen years old, Feng Yinxiao was granted the title of Qingyuan Marquis, becoming the youngest Young Marquis of Great Taihe.
However, less than six months after his title was conferred, this Young Marquis was accused of patricide, matricide, and fratricide, leading to his expulsion from the Duke's residence and the revocation of his title, forcing him to wander aimlessly.
The following year, at fourteen years old, Feng Yinxiao led his troops back into the Duke's residence, beheading his Uncle Jiangyin Marquis and Stepmother, killing his half-siblings, and bloodily slaughtering everyone in the Duke's household, turning it into a river of blood…
From that point on, Feng Yinxiao's infamous reputation spread far and wide; even the Taihe Emperor feared him.
In her past life, Yun Kexin had quarreled with Yun Ke because her brother often spoke highly of Feng Yinxiao. He was said to be so wonderful, yet everything she heard from Third House painted a completely different picture: Feng Yinxiao was cold and proud, ruthless and violent, greedy for wealth and lustful, doing as he pleased while harboring rebellious intentions.
This caused a rift between Yun Kexin and Yun Ke.
She couldn't understand why her cousin praised someone with such a terrible reputation and even suggested that she marry him; it left her feeling quite uncomfortable.
Moreover, at that time, she was already known as "childhood sweethearts" with Fu Yihang.
Perhaps these feelings were noticed by Yun Ke; he realized that things had "become set in stone," so he chose to remain silent and no longer mentioned this Young Marquis. This allowed Yun Kexin's relationship with her cousin to ease somewhat.
"Seventh Sister, Seventh Sister, what are you thinking about?" Yun Yan asked as she shook Yun Kexin's arm, puzzled by her silence.
"Oh, I wasn't thinking about anything," Yun Kexin turned around and chuckled lightly. "Fourth Sister, you go on."
"That's all there is," Yun Yan looked at Yun Kexin quietly, leaned closer to her ear, and playfully said, "Seventh Sister, you’re inquiring so thoroughly about this young master. Are you interested in him? It's a pity that you should have asked more back then. Mother and Father taught us not to pry into things we shouldn't, so—"
"Hey, Fourth Sister, where are you going with this? That's not what I meant," Yun Kexin quickly interrupted as she noticed Yun Yan's imagination was running wild. "I just think that since he saved you tonight, we must thank him in person."
"Indeed, we should thank him," Yun Yan smiled shyly and suddenly lowered her voice. "Seventh Sister, actually, if it weren't for Mother and Father having arranged your marriage early on, that young master wouldn't be a bad choice."
Yun Kexin was taken aback and asked knowingly but without revealing her understanding, "What marriage arrangement are you talking about, Fourth Sister?"
Yun Yan hesitated and frowned. "I don't know the specifics either; I only know that the secret is in a brocade box. Besides Mother, Father, and Eldest Brother, no one else knows."
A brocade box? Yun Kexin's heart sank: In her previous life, Fu Yihang had asked her more than once if she knew about a strange brocade box from the Second House. It seemed the Third House also wanted to get their hands on it. So that brocade box contains her parents' arrangements for her marriage!
Seeing her lost in thought again, Yun Yan became a bit worried and adopted a serious expression. "Seventh Sister, you must not let slip a word of tonight's secret to anyone. Understand?"
"Mm, got it, sister." Yun Kexin replied absentmindedly.
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