A good omen for a good person

  In the dead of night, Xian Yi was still in a daze, savoring the nostalgic face in her dream. She felt as if someone was staring straight at her from behind, and that gaze made it impossible for her to fall back asleep. Her back felt chilly, her scalp numb, and she tried to force herself into a deep sleep several times but failed. Helpless, Xian Yi opened her tired eyes, turned over, and slowly pulled open the curtains, only to be startled by the person standing beside her bed, causing her to sit up abruptly.

  "Are you awake?" The young man's hair was unusually unkempt, scattered messily over his shoulders. His cotton clothes looked especially thin in the early spring night. Since there were no lights on in the room, Xian Yi couldn't see his expression, only that his entire person was shrouded in darkness, except for those two eyes which glowed with an eerie light.

  Xian Yi subconsciously wrapped the quilt around her body, although she didn't have the habit of sleeping in just a belly-baring shirt, but having lived for some years in this era, wearing such clothes to meet someone was really not proper, let alone it being a man.

  "Come with me." The young man seemed to have not seen Xian Yi's defensive posture and directly walked a few steps forward to the bedside.

  The immortal clothes were originally thinking of hiding, or taking an outer garment or something, but didn't expect Golden Wind to shake his cloak, directly wrapping the immortal clothes inside, and picking her up in one hand. Like a feather duster, he flew out of the house, over the windowsill, and onto the rooftop in just a few strokes. It was only then that Immortal Clothes realized it was raining outside, with fine raindrops falling from the sky. The damp air and icy raindrops made her shrink back involuntarily, and her original shame at wearing revealing clothes instantly dissipated. Afterwards, she couldn't help but mock herself, thinking that in her past life, she wasn't a virtuous woman either, yet here she was feeling ashamed again. It seemed that she had grown too used to a smooth and peaceful life, and now she wanted to "turn over a new leaf".

  Jin Fenghua held Xianyi and rushed to a secluded courtyard, after jumping several times. Xianyi opened her eyes wide and looked carefully, only to see that the courtyard in the dark night was actually Han Niang's courtyard. At first, Xianyi was slightly surprised, then she understood. It made sense for him to come here, although it was unexpected. However, he had brought himself to this place on such a night, which left her somewhat bewildered.

  Xian Yi was immediately hugged by Jin Fenghua and taken into the inner chamber, where a thick curtain emitted a strong, bitter medicinal smell that made her want to wrinkle her nose. She lowered her head slightly, pretending to be shy, but used her cloak to cover her mouth and nose. The charcoal fire in the inner chamber was still burning fiercely, and it could be seen that the charcoal fire was very vigorous. The previous knocking on the door by the madam had also taken effect, and no one would dare to come looking for trouble at Mrs. Han's place for a while.

  Young Master.

  At this time, there was actually someone else in the house. Xian Yi's heart skipped a beat as she involuntarily lifted her head up. Under the dim yellow light, a girl stood beside the bed, looking somewhat familiar.

  Jin Fenghua ignored the woman and went to sit beside the bed, where a new canopy had been installed. The bedding was also new, but the person inside looked pale and haggard. Xianyi awkwardly smiled at him and nodded: "I pay my respects to Madame Han."

  Aunt Han was lying in bed, also confused by her son's words, but when she saw the girl in his arms, her face changed and she said: "Hua Ge'er, what is this..."

  "Didn't your mother say she wanted to meet her daughter-in-law? Here she is." Jin Fenghua lied without batting an eyelid, Xian Yi was stunned but didn't dare show it on her face, fearing that Jin Fenghua had some plan in mind and would ruin everything again. Now both her and her mother's lives were in his hands, let alone being his daughter-in-law, she would have to be his servant for the rest of her life.

  "Cough, cough... Nonsense." Madam Han waved her hand and after a bout of coughing, she continued: "You just listen to me, you can't just find any girl to marry. Xianxian may be okay, but she's already engaged, how could you..."

  "Mother, it's all been agreed upon by the madam." Jin Fenghua said matter-of-factly: "Originally, I was supposed to tell the steward of the outer courtyard, but Father said that I'm already grown up and Young Master is also getting married soon. He's afraid that there won't be enough rooms in the mansion, so he wants to divide me out and send me back to Linqing County. But since I haven't gotten married yet, the madam thought of finding someone for me. After thinking it over, she decided on Xianxian, besides, they didn't even give a betrothal gift to Xianxian."

  Madam Han's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke, this matter wasn't unprecedented, after all, the status of a concubine's son was low in Beiguo. It was already good that his birth mother could find him a decent marriage, some were even matched with a maid, and afterwards they would separate without any trouble from the wife's family or entanglements with relatives. But ultimately, marrying off a maid to the young master was still shameful, but with the personality and temperament of the eldest madam, it was really hard to say whether she wouldn't do such a thing. In a certain sense, this was also a kind of insult.

  "What's wrong, daughter? Isn't Xianxian good enough?" Jin Fenghua put the Xian clothes on the bedside, and the cloak slightly opened, making it easy for people to see the underwear inside.

  So Han Yiniang and the maid by her bed naturally also saw it all.

  Aunt Han saw the situation and thought that Xian Yi had a private relationship with her son, although she sighed in her heart, but after all, she had hope, and she couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. With difficulty, she stretched out her hand to pull Xian Yi's small hand, Xian Yi didn't dare not follow, so he quickly grasped it back and smiled to comfort her: "Everything will be fine, Auntie, please don't worry."

  "You're a good kid, and your mother is a good person too." Auntie Han was just uncomfortable with her son marrying a slave, but thinking about how she herself had become a concubine after being the first wife, she didn't have any objections anymore. Moreover, Chen Ayi had always taken care of her, and in all these years, the mistress rarely used underhanded tactics against them concubines, largely thanks to Chen Ayi's efforts to smooth things over. Besides, who in the Jin Manor didn't know that Xian Xian was favored, with a sweet appearance and good temperament? If it weren't for Chen Ayi asking for mercy on her behalf, perhaps many people would have already gone to ask the mistress for her hand in marriage.

  Xian Yi naturally knew it was a lie, although she didn't have much confidence in spending the rest of her life with that little scoundrel. But after all, it would be peaceful, and who knows, if she really ended up with Jin Fenghua, maybe she wouldn't get killed. Since she had boarded the pirate ship, she couldn't get off now, so she could only try to get a lenient treatment, and cooperated by saying: "Auntie, don't worry, after a while, you'll be able to go back to Linqing with us."

  "Back to Qing... " Aunt Han's gaze drifted away, as if recalling her youthful years, and also savoring the tranquility of the countryside village. After a while, she came back to herself, but only stared at Jin Fenghua: "I don't care if this matter can be done or not, but you have to promise me that your wife will absolutely not be wronged, unlike your father..."

  Jin Fenghua nodded and turned to look at Xian Yi, seeing the genuine concern in her eyes, he solemnly replied: "I will take care of her for a lifetime."

  Xian Yi heard a sentence and looked up at Jin Fenghua's eyes, her heart felt hairy, was it taking care of her for a lifetime or controlling her for a lifetime?

  Aunt Han believed it was true, wiped the corner of her eye, and said to the girl by the bed: "Pantao, go get the box from my cabinet."

  Xian Yi only then recognized that this young girl was Pan Tao, who had quarreled with someone at the entrance of the large kitchen last year. At that time, she was still young and hadn't expected that after just one year, she would have grown taller and her looks would have become more delicate, giving off a maidenly air.

  The peaches were initially still, then looked deeply at the immortal clothes for a moment before turning to go to the cabinet. From inside, she took out a black box. In front of several people, Madam Han asked Jin Fenghua to take out a silver bangle from the box. The bangle was wider than usual, and when viewed from above, it appeared to be made of silver. However, upon flipping it over, it was discovered that the silver bangle contained a jade bangle inside. The jade bangle was a bright green color and although not as valuable as the items seen at the large madam's place, it was still a good quality bangle that could be passed down in an ordinary family. Madam Han couldn't move her body, so she asked Jin Fenghua to put the bangle on Xianyi's hand. Xianyi didn't decline, after all, this matter was fake, and Jin Fenghua probably wanted to comfort Madam Han as well. As for what would happen in the future, either Madam Han would pass away and the matter would be settled, or Madam Han's body would gradually recover once she was stimulated, and at that time, Jin Fenghua could come up with another excuse to cancel the engagement, which Xianyi wouldn't mind as she had a way to wrap things up.

  Seeing her son put the bangle she had brought with her on his "fiancée", Mrs. Han smiled comfortingly and said, "In the future, you both have to be good to each other, if you can leave this place early, then go as soon as possible, if you're well, mom will also be at ease."

  Xian Yi couldn't help but laugh twice, feeling Jin Fenghua looking over, and quickly changed his words: "Mother will definitely recover, let's take mother back with us."

  "Good...good..." Han Yiniang's eyes closed slightly, a smile playing on her lips, and her entire being seemed much more relaxed than before.

  Looking at Mrs. Han, who seemed tired, Jin Fenghua took Xianyi out of the main house and came to a side room next door. Xianyi hesitated for a moment, just about to take off her bangle, but was stopped by Jin Fenghua: "Keep it on, from now on you'll wear it with you, as long as it's on you, you're safe...if it's gone..."

  The fairy's clothes fluttered as she shook them out and pushed her cuffs up.

  Neither of them spoke, Xian Yi was anxious to return to her own courtyard, but Jin Fenghua didn't speak, so she didn't dare move either. After all, this wasn't the Zishan Pavilion, and going to the fifth courtyard would require passing by the gatekeeper's wife, who would surely cause more trouble with her current appearance.

  Jinfenghua didn't remain silent for long, he reached out and pulled Xiayi into his arms, pinching her chin with his hand, saying casually: "Has the engagement been settled? Did your master get my consent?"

  "But my mother... " Xian Yi's chin hurt, but she could only endure and say.

  "It's also possible that if your mother doesn't make a move quickly, then... " Jin Fenghua glanced at Xianyi's appearance and smiled lightly: "Maybe you'd even like to be someone's concubine?"

  "The third young master is joking, I just want to live a smooth life, those rich and noble lives are not very suitable for me." Xian Yi hurriedly used Han Niang's words to block it, but in her heart, she couldn't help but wonder if her mother had another reason for bringing up the marriage so early.

  "Smooth?" Jin Fenghua thought for a moment, loosened the hem of his immortal robe, and then stroked her small face, with an air of mystery saying: "We haven't tried that kind of day, let's go try it."