Chapter 155 Guessed Wrong
When the four sedan bearers saw that the Second Master had left, they no longer cared about anything else and just sat on the ground, gasping for breath.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Jun arrived at Xiaoxiang Courtyard. The doorman was surprised to see the Second Master coming back alone. He hurried forward to knock on the door and stood aside with his hands behind his back. As soon as Xiao Jun entered the ceremonial gate, he went straight to the east wing. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and couldn't step on the step.
The incident with Yuanpa on the wedding night made him assume that Mengxi was no longer innocent. Every time he thought of this, it was like a thorn in his heart. Although the man in the east wing made him love him to the bone, he was an ancient person after all. Faced with such things, he always had a knot in his heart. If he couldn't untie the knot, he couldn't enter the door of the east wing.
After standing at the door in a daze for a moment, he turned around and bumped into Hongzhu, who had just received the message and rushed out to greet the Second Master. Hongzhu shrieked and almost fell down, but Xiao Jun caught her:
"Second Master, what are you going to do?" Hongzhu asked in shock.
Seeing that Hongzhu had stood firm, Xiao Jun let go of her hand and said to her:
"Go tell Second Madam that Grandpa is back."
Hongzhu was stunned. The Second Master had not used Second Madam’s service since the old lady’s birthday, and he even refused to see her. He just came back today, and it was so late, and he wanted Second Madam to serve him again. Seeing how anxious he was just now, he thought he was going to the east wing, but suddenly changed his mind. What did Second Madam do to make him come here so anxiously to question her? Thinking of this, Hongzhu said:
"Second Master, Second Madam has been ill these past two days. It's so late now, why don't you ask me to call Madam Zhang or Madam Cui to come and serve her?"
"The Second Grandma"
After Xiao Jun finished speaking, he strode towards the main hall. A little maid was already waiting outside the door. She opened the door for him and followed him into the hall.
After several months of contact, Hongzhu also felt that as long as they didn't offend this grandma, she was still very kind-hearted. At least she didn't mistreat them like the aunt did. This made Hongzhu more or less concerned about the second grandma, and she also hoped that the second grandma would be well.
The second grandma vomited blood and fell into a coma a few days ago. The old lady only ordered someone to call a doctor, but did not even come to see her. The first wife did not say a word, and looked like she wished she would die soon. Fortunately, the old lady said that the second grandma did not need to pay her respects, and just let her rest in her room.
Unexpectedly, this master was even more ruthless and directly dragged the person over to serve. Thinking of the pale sick face of the Second Mistress, Hongzhu felt sorry for her. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the east wing and knock on the door according to the master's order.
After dinner, Mengxi was leaning on the bed and talking to Zhiqiu who was sitting on an embroidered cushion. When she heard a knock on the door, she frowned.
"It's so late, who is so blind?"
Zhiqiu stood up and said, before he left the room, Zhichun came in and replied:
"Second Madam, Second Master is back, and I want you to come over."
"The Second Master is back. When?" Mengxi asked Zhiqiu after hearing this.
"The Second Master came back this afternoon, and as soon as he came back, he was called to Shouxi Hall by the First Master. I thought he would definitely go to the First Madam's house for dinner in the evening, so I didn't tell you. But I didn't expect the Second Master to come back so soon. Didn't he have dinner?"
"Is it urgent?"
"I heard from Hongzhu that the Second Master seemed to have something to ask Second Madam. He went straight to the East Wing as soon as he entered the courtyard. I don't know why he went back and only asked Second Madam to come over."
After hearing this, Mengxi was moved. When he came back, he was called to Shouxi Hall. He didn't even go to the first wife's place, but hurried to find her. He almost went into the east wing. What was so urgent? There was only one possibility, that is, "divorce."
The master and the old lady must have conspired to make him divorce his wife and remarry. Thinking of her cold treatment in the mansion these days and the old lady's enthusiasm for her cousin, she became more and more convinced of this.
The divorce letter she had been waiting for for a long time finally came, but she felt neither happy nor sad at this moment.
"Second Grandma, what's wrong?"
Zhiqiu saw that the second wife looked unhappy and asked hurriedly.
Mengxi just shook her head and said nothing. Zhiqiu was startled when he saw the abnormal expression of the Second Mistress. He suddenly remembered the trend in the Xiao Mansion these days. Miss Xiu was almost praised to the sky. He heard from the Fourth Mistress in Cui's room that Miss Xiu was busy showing off her dowry these days.
Thinking that the Second Master, who never set foot in the East Wing, was making an exception and going into the East Wing, a sense of foreboding came over him. He moved his lips and said softly:
"Second Master, Second Master won't..."
"Don't think too much, go take a look first, come and help me change my clothes."
Zhiqiu rubbed his hands in panic and walked around the room for a few times before he remembered to find clothes for Second Grandma. Zhichun saw that Zhiqiu was in a panic and didn't know what had happened, so he just stood there stupidly.
Mengxi has already sat down in front of the dressing mirror:
"Keep it simple and wear the light blue lily brocade wedding dress."
Mengxi saw Zhiqiu rummaging through the closet but couldn't find any clothes to wear. She wasn't as efficient as usual, so she helped her make a decision.
Seeing that the two hadn't reacted yet, he continued:
"Why are you panicking? You won't know until you see what's going on. If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster. If it's a disaster, you can't avoid it. Hurry up, it's too late, the second master will punish you again."
When Zhiqiu heard that he was going to be punished, he remembered that the King of Hell was still waiting in the hall. He hurried forward and followed the Second Mistress's instructions to help her dress.
Xiao Jun sat there anxiously, and finally saw Mengxi walking in slowly with Zhiqiu. Seeing Mengxi again seemed like a lifetime ago. Seeing that she was fine, he finally let go of his worry, put down the tea in his hand, and sat up straight.
Mengxi walked forward slowly and bowed: "Second Master, how are you? I didn't know you would come back so early and didn't go out to greet you. Please forgive me, Second Master."
After not seeing her for many days, she had lost a lot of weight, and her small face, which was the size of a palm, looked even smaller. Her eyes no longer had the calmness and composure that seemed to make everything seem so easy. Instead, she exuded a sense of alienation and loneliness. The Mengxi in front of him looked empty and ethereal, as if she would fly away with the wind at the next moment. This alienation made Xiao Jun feel heartbroken. He didn't want Mengxi like this.
Did she realize that the old lady wanted to divorce her? When Xiao Jun thought of this, his face turned pale.
Ever since he promised the old lady to divorce his wife and remarry, he no longer dared to face her and deliberately avoided her, fearing that he would change his mind. However, he could avoid her but not her heart. He even had the urge to abandon everything in the Xiao Mansion and run away with Xier.
Whenever he thought about how, as the next head of the family, he had to abandon the beauty that belonged to him and sacrifice his marriage and woman for the sake of the Xiao family's ancestral property, he felt heartbroken and hated his own cowardice even more. These twenty days had really been like a year for him.
"Second Master"
Seeing that the Second Master was only looking at the Second Madam without saying anything for a long time, Hongzhu called out softly.
Hearing Hongzhu's call, Xiao Jun came back to his senses and found Mengxi still standing there, waiting for him to speak. He turned to Hongzhu and said:
"Help Second Grandma sit down"
After hearing what the Second Master said, Zhiqiu helped the Second Madam sit down without waiting for Hongzhu to come forward.
