"Master Tan, wait a minute." Gu Yansheng stood sideways in front of Xiang Yi.

Tan Ting was relieved when he saw that his wife had no intention of staying, when he saw someone standing between the two of them.

There was already a lot of distance between the two of them, and as a result, they became even more separated.

Tan Ting's brows that had not yet relaxed were completely tightened at this time. He looked at Gu Yansheng with a cold look in his eyes.

"What does this mean?"

Gu Yansheng was not in a hurry when he saw this, and he bowed his hands with him first.

"Master Tan is willing to let Gu go, and Gu is very grateful. But what we just talked about were business matters. Is it time to talk about private matters seriously now?"

He said, asking Tan Ting to sit down and continue talking.

Tan Ting couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at the word "private matter".

"I wonder if Tan and Your Excellency have any private matters to discuss?"

Although he said in a deep voice, his eyes were quietly looking at his wife who was blocked by the man behind him.

Could it be that Gu Yansheng could still keep her?

So what does she mean?

Does she...want to stay too?

Tan Ting stood motionless. Seeing that he had no intention of sitting down and talking, Gu Yansheng had no choice but to nod and speak.

"Gu thanked Mr. Tan for not informing him, but Xiang Yi is my sworn sister. She hid something from Mr. Tan for the sake of me, my sworn brother. Other than that, she had no other wrongdoings."

Tan Ting He could tell that she was not a villain, but after all, Yizhen was Tan Ting's wife. After she left this house, it would be difficult for him to protect her.

So he needs Tan Ting to give a clear attitude.

How could Xiang Yi not know what he was thinking?

Xiang Yi glanced at his adopted brother with gratitude, but shook his head with him.

Although not much was said between the two, they exchanged words with their gazes.

Tan Ting looked at the narrow house and felt it was stabbed in front of his eyes.

Is it possible that he is the only one in this room who is the most vicious villain?

He looked at his wife, and Gu Yansheng also looked at Xiang Yi.

Xiang Yi walked forward slowly under the gaze of the two men.

She had never been one to hide behind others when something happened, so she spoke out in a slow voice.

"Anyway, I'll go back to the Tan family with you first."

She did lie to him and the Tan family.

How he wants to deal with it is up to him.

Although Xiang Yi didn't fully express what was on his mind, Tan Ting inexplicably read the meaning of "letting it be dealt with".

The cramped houses are becoming more and more oppressive.

Tan Ting looked at his wife closely, his heart suffocating. But seeing Gu Yansheng's attitude of still waiting for him, he subconsciously didn't want to tell him what happened between them.

He only looked at his wife dully for a few breaths, then turned and walked out the door.

He just raised his feet and left. Gu Yansheng couldn't help raising his eyebrows, but he was about to say something but was stopped by Xiang Yi.

"Brother, don't worry, little sister is fine."

Gu Yansheng couldn't rest assured. The usual smile on his lips disappeared and he was silent.

"Yizhen, don't try to show off with your eldest brother."

Xiang Yi's mouth curved slightly, and he placed the medicine he had secretly prepared for his sworn brother on the small table.

"Brother, don't worry about me. It's important to recuperate. I'll be fine."

However, the uncle just asked her to leave the Tan family...

Tan Ting was waiting for his wife in the courtyard.

Seeing that she still refused to come out, I couldn't help but look back.

Just at this moment, the door curtain moved, and she lifted the curtain and walked out. When she met his gaze, she just lowered her head and bowed, then walked forward without him.

The couple had no communication anymore.

Tan Ting did not stay any longer and left following his wife.

Only Gu Yansheng stood under the eaves.

The noise in the courtyard stopped instantly, and he faintly heard Tan Ting's voice.

As he said, the eldest son of the Tan family would no longer intervene in this matter and immediately withdrew the Tan family's personnel.

The young man Qiu Ying stepped forward and asked worriedly.

"Sir, will your wife be okay?"

The wind under the eaves was brushing against the wall.

Gu Yansheng was silent and shook his head.

"Probably not. Tan Ting, the eldest son of the Tan family, is a gentleman."

...

Tan Ting and Xiang Yi went back in a carriage.

Xiang Yi has been waiting with his head down for this uncle's attitude.

She won't admit anything she didn't do, but she won't shirk away from it if she did it.

She did lie to him and the Tan family. She let him do whatever he wanted. She had nothing to say and would not defend herself.

She didn't speak because she didn't want to make excuses.

But when Tan Ting saw that she didn't say a word or explained, he couldn't help but think of the past again.

The previous thing was that he was wrong, and she didn't want to explain to him, which he could understand. But this time, from her standpoint, he didn't think there was anything wrong with her, but could she have a few words with him?

Even if they say it, she and Gu Yansheng are just sworn brothers and sisters.

But he couldn't just ask directly.

The carriage was quiet, and the two people in the carriage seemed to be waiting for the other to speak first.

But in this quiet carriage, except for the squeaking of the wheels, there was no sound from the side.

Qingkan County is such a big town, and the carriage arrived home in less than half a cup of tea. No one said a word.

However, Zhengji ran over.

"Uncle, the elder of the tribe invites you to go to the tribe's meeting hall to discuss matters."

"When?" Tan Ting then spoke.

Zhengji said quickly, "This is the moment."

After hearing this, Tan Ting could only nod his head, looked back at his wife, and had to break the silence between them first.

"You should go back to your room first."

Xiang Yi agreed, saluted him and left.

He felt very depressed. The clan elders in the council hall were waiting for him again, so he had to go temporarily.

...

In the main courtyard, there are still family matters waiting for the clan wife to decide.

Xiang Yi returned to the main courtyard and took care of these trivial matters before entering the room.

Qiao Yun wanted to help her change clothes, "Madam, the clothes you wear outside are very cold, so please change into something you wear at home."

She said, but saw her wife shaking her head.

Xiang Yiqian sighed, "No need to change, we may have to leave."

Qiao Yun was surprised, "But Madam didn't do anything? Didn't she just tell the truth to the uncle? Why did the uncle expel us? Let’s go?”

To put it mildly, Xiang Yi just concealed some things from Uncle Tan, but to put it more seriously, she was harboring court criminals, although the "criminal" charge was not that serious.

But then again, what Xiang Yi did was for the future rise of the common people. In the final analysis, it was contrary to the intentions of the Tan Ting family.

Moreover, she had forced their marriage, so there seemed to be nothing wrong with them just parting ways.

Although Xiang Yi still wants to wait a little longer until Xiang Yu is older and passes the exam, but in this situation, if the Tan family uncle lets her go, she will naturally not be able to stay.

She looked at the main room. In fact, she didn't have too many things. At most, they were just some scattered knives and knives on the printing table.

Xiang Yi stood in the center of the room and was silent for a few breaths, then called Qiao Yun.

"Put your things away first."

Qiao Yun was surprised.

But she didn't know what happened between the madam and the uncle, so she could only follow Xiang Yi's instructions helplessly and start packing her things.

Xiang Yi put away the carving tools on the table, and she went to pack the jewelry on the dressing table.

Madam's jewelry box used to be small and empty. Since the uncle sent me several sets of hairdressing, Madam's original jewelry box was no longer enough. The uncle ordered a set of large yellow rosewood boxes to be taken from the warehouse for Madam. jewelry.

Qiao Yun looked at those times and always thought that Madam's life was about to get better, but she didn't expect...

"Madam, this servant needs to pick out our jewelry, put away the sets of uncle's, and send them back. " In the warehouse?"

When the jewelry was first delivered, Madam asked someone to register each piece.

When she asked, Xiang Yi smiled and nodded.

"You are much neater now than before."

Qiao Yun felt no joy after hearing this, but sighed at the lady's smile.

But when she sorted out the jewelry and opened the closet, she felt a little at a loss.

The wardrobe is also full, and there are only a few old clothes owned by the wife herself. The rest are new clothes that the uncle later asked people to make for the wife.

But clothes are different from jewelry. Qiao Yun couldn't make the decision this time and looked at his wife.

Xiang Yi also paused.

Clothes are indeed no better than jewelry.

Jewelry is a valuable item and can be regarded as a household item. It doesn't matter if she has worn it or used it, she can still return it to the warehouse.

In the future, Tan Ting will have a new wife. If the new wife doesn't mind, she can continue to wear them. If she does, she can have all the sets of jewelry she has worn melted down and remade in different styles.

The jewelry can be melted down and remade, but the clothes are made to fit her body and cannot be left to others who come after her.

Xiang Yi thought for a while and said, "Put these clothes away."

The Tan family didn't care about these clothes. Since they were made for her, she accepted them and didn't have to keep them to inconvenience the people behind.

Qiao Yun understood what she meant and quickly packed up the other scattered things.

Apart from a suitcase full of clothes, there wasn't much else around.

Looking at the room at first glance, it seemed that nothing had changed since Xiang Yi came and left.

...

After leaving the meeting hall, Tan Ting went directly back to the main courtyard. On the way, he heard Mrs. Rendao going home to take care of a few things, and then returned to the room, just like usual.

He didn't know why, but he actually felt that it was good to act like nothing happened.

But when he stepped into the room, the sight in front of him made his eyes dazzle for a moment.

Nothing seemed to be moving in the room, but it seemed like nothing was left.

He saw his wife not even changing her clothes, but sitting quietly in front of her packed things. Seeing him coming, she stood up and bowed.

"Uncle is back..."

He trailed off and was interrupted by Tan Ting.

"Where are you going?!"

He couldn't help but took two steps closer to her.

Xiang Yi was stunned for a moment by his words, not quite understanding the meaning of his question.

Besides going back to Xiang's house, where else could she go?

Tan Ting thought of another possibility, and couldn't help but feel his heart tremble.

"You, you're leaving with him?"

She doesn't want to stay any longer and wants to leave with her adopted brother, right?

He stared at Xiang Yi closely, but Xiang Yi was completely confused. It took him a moment to realize what he was talking about.

It turned out that he thought she was going to elope with someone...

Xiang Yi couldn't help but his face tensed up, and his tone became extremely cold.

"I know that the Xiang family does not have a good reputation, but a daughter of the Xiang family would not do such a thing!"

She said as hard as if she had lost a lot of money, and her face was extremely cold, but Tan Ting realized something in her attitude.

She didn't mean to go with that person.

So what was she doing to pack these things...

Before her thoughts finished, Xiang Yi spoke again.

She valued the reputation of the Xiang family and spoke a lot more urgently for a while, but she lied to him first, and it was normal for him to think that way.

But this way, she has no reason to stay.

Xiang Yi pursed his lips and bowed to him seriously.

"So that the uncle will know that Xiang Yi has no intention of running away with anyone else, but the matter has come to this, and it is inconvenient for Xiang Yi to stay any longer. Whether the uncle wants to reconcile or divorce his wife, it is up to you."

Xiang Yishen Take a breath and let your emotions calm down as much as possible, without any misunderstanding.

She whispered, "Thank you for Mrs. Tan's care. I just hope that I will take care of you in the future..."

However, before she could finish her words, the man suddenly stepped in front of her and grabbed her wrist.

The two of them had never spoken so harshly to each other, let alone had any conflict or contact.

Xiang Yi was startled and looked up at him, only to see a trace of panic in the man's complex eyes under his deep-pressed brows.

He spoke hastily, "I have no intention of divorce, let alone divorce..."

He said, looking at her closely, "I don't blame you at all."

He was very close. Very close, the rapid breathing that was different from usual fell on her ears very clearly.

Somehow, Xiang Yi's mind suddenly became confused.

But she was really not used to being so close to him, so she quickly turned her head to avoid him.

But his palm was still clasped around her wrist. His palm was as hot as a soldering iron, and he had no intention of letting go.

Xiang Yi was at a loss and didn't know why he was completely different from what he thought.

What's going on, Mr. Tan?

But Xiang Yi inexplicably didn't dare to look at the man's eyes again.

He didn't want to take a breath when suddenly there was a sound of running and jumping in the courtyard.

Then, Yang Zhen held her sword, ran and jumped, and ran towards the main room.

"Sister-in-law, mother asked us to go to Qiuzhaoyuan for dinner!"

After she finished speaking, she stepped into the room. She just raised the curtain and stepped in, but at a glance she saw her eldest brother and sister-in-law, who were almost touching each other.

When had the two been so close before? Even Yang Zhen froze in front of the door in surprise.

"Uh..."

She didn't expect Tan Ting to be at home, so she just barged in without taking it seriously.

Xiang Yi didn't expect it either.

She was startled for a moment and hurriedly pulled her wrist out of the old man's palm.

When Tan Ting saw this, he was afraid of hurting her, so he had to let go.

Fortunately, the posture of the two men made Yang Zhen invisible at the door.

Tan Ting looked at his wife who hurriedly backed away from him, helpless but unable to say anything at this time.

However, Yang Zhen realized something was wrong and silently sheathed the sword and prepared to exit.

But when he glanced around, he saw the boxes and cages packed away in the room.

She was startled.

"Hey, why have all the boxes and cages been moved out? Who wants to leave?"

This question got to the point.

Tan Ting and Xiang Yi had a lot of things going on between them, and it was inconvenient to talk about it with their younger siblings.

Tan Ting cleared his throat.

Xiang Yi also quickly suppressed the emotion on his face.

Both of them spoke.

"There was a rat in the room just now..."

"There was a rat in the room..."

After the words fell, the two of them realized belatedly that they happened to have the same excuse.

Naturally, Yang Zhen didn't notice anything strange and said "Oh" clearly. Seeing this situation, she simply stopped exiting and called them.

"Mom is waiting for us to have dinner over there in Qiuzhaoyuan. Can elder brother and sister-in-law go over now?"

Xiang Yi said nothing for a while.

Tan Ting, on the other hand, glanced at his wife, took a deep breath, and called her softly.

"Yizhen, please go there with your siblings first."

Xiang Yi hesitated again at this address.

On the other hand, Yang Zhen said "Yeah" and stepped forward to take Xiang Yi's arm.

"My sister-in-law's name is Yizhen. It's such a nice name!"

As she spoke, she half-stretched and half-pulled Xiang Yi out of the door.

Xiang Yi was still in the chaos and accident just now.

She didn't know what the old man meant.

But as soon as he walked out of the door, he heard him calling the maid from behind.

"Qiao Yun, Chun Bamboo, scatter these boxes and cages, and return all the objects to their original places."