Chapter 1788: Chapter 1788

Chapter 1788: 071. Onset departure_2

The rest of Lin Yuan’s words weren’t needed; everyone already understood.

Xia Zheng was often not in the Capital city. It’s not just others; even Xia Yuan and Princess Anle didn’t know where he went. Now that Lin Yuan mentioned he had met that foreigner and heard about foreign customs, others dared not to question, even if they wanted to.

However, to Su Qiuyu, these words had another layer of meaning. Xia Zheng had been away from the Capital city for many years, so it seemed he had encountered the foreigner quite a long time ago.

Yet, he had never mentioned these things to her before, but now he had shared them with Lin Yuan.

Su Qiuyu slightly lowered her gaze and bit her lips; his treatment of Lin Yuan was indeed different!

While Su Qiuyu and the others each harbored their thoughts, over there, Tian Xuan and Xu Muqing enthusiastically continued asking Lin Yuan about foreign customs.

It wasn’t just the two of them; even Yan Ruchun joined them happily, smiling as they engaged in the discussion.

Seeing the overly enthusiastic faces of the three in front of her, Lin Yuan found it amusing. These three usually seemed well-behaved, but who knew that they could be so mischievous?

After talking with the three about other matters, Lin Yuan glanced across and saw that Su Qiuyu, Yao Hanai, and Cheng Yuexiu’s expressions had grown even more unsightly.

Especially after Tian Xuan said the following sentence.

“What? Second Young Master Xia actually let you prepare for the marriage ceremony? And you get to prepare it according to your ideas? Wow, Second Young Master Xia is truly kind to you!” The source of this content ɪs NoveI-Fire.ɴet

Tian Xuan’s face was full of envy, and her bright eyes were almost sparkling.

The maid behind Su Qiuyu cried out, immediately interrupting Tian Xuan and the others’ excited conversation.

Everyone looked over and saw Su Qiuyu propping her chin up despondently, her face pale, her eyes struggling to stay open, clearly in sudden poor health.

Cheng Yuexiu, being today’s host, was naturally frightened. She quickly set aside her status and hurried over to inquire about Su Qiuyu’s condition, also asking a little maid to quickly fetch a doctor.

Su Qiuyu truly wasn’t feeling well, and even those simple words cost her quite a bit of effort, as beads of sweat formed rapidly on her forehead.

“I, I’m a bit tired, I’ll go back and rest first.”

The maid Yaner had already come around to support her, and after whispering a few words to Su Qiuyu, she adeptly apologized to Cheng Yuexiu and the others present.

“Princess Hexiu, ladies, truly sorry, my miss has always been of frail health and caught a chill during the New Year vigil. Out of loyalty to Miss Cheng, she insisted on attending today. Princess Hexiu, please forgive us.”

Yaner, truly worthy of being Su Qiuyu’s main maid, deftly attributed Su Qiuyu’s illness to the New Year vigil in just a few words.

Yan Ruchun discreetly pursed her lips, but seeing that Su Qiuyu didn’t seem to be faking it, wisely kept silent.

Cheng Yuexiu naturally expressed a good deal of guilt, quickly having the servants bring a sedan chair to take Su Qiuyu home.

As Su Qiuyu got on the sedan, Cheng Yuexiu continued to fret, “Are you sure you don’t need a doctor? Miss Su must take care of her health. Yaner, make sure to call a doctor once you’re back, do you understand? Once your miss settles in, be sure to send someone to inform me.”

Yaner, focused on her miss’s condition, grew somewhat impatient with Cheng Yuexiu’s excessive attentiveness. Seeing the sedan already departing, she quickly bade farewell and left.

Yan Ruchun and the others watched Su Qiuyu’s sedan gently sway away, exchanging uncertain looks.

Though a bit surprised by Su Qiuyu’s sudden departure due to illness, Lin Yuan didn’t feel much remorse. If Su Qiuyu hadn’t started provoking her, none of this would have happened.

As they say, one can’t live with self-imposed sins. Since Su Qiuyu couldn’t get past her internal struggle, Lin Yuan didn’t mind helping her resolve it.

However, when it came to Cheng Yuexiu, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but chuckle. Even after being titled as Princess Hexiu, and soon to be married off to Xiliang, that urge to curry favor was still present in her bones.

This gathering, which was originally nice, turned into a situation where Su Qiuyu suddenly fell ill and left early. The remaining people were outwardly civil but inwardly at odds, making it clear the gathering was no longer worth staying for.

The straightforward Yan Ruchun immediately stood up, dusted off her dress, and said somewhat boredly, “Since Princess Hexiu must be busy with many matters for the upcoming marriage next month, I won’t intrude any longer.”