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A Thought Becomes Nothingness
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"Cousin Young Master is coming back!" Lianxiang rushed into the room, her footsteps hurried and her face filled with excitement.
Xia Yinqiu was focused on her writing when her right hand trembled, causing the last character to be written crookedly.
She raised an eyebrow, a flicker of dissatisfaction in her eyes. "I told you he would definitely rescue Father from the Bandits. Now this should shut Second Madam up."
Just as she was about to continue, her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the golden-threaded white silk at the door, and her expression darkened instantly. Her lips quivered slightly, swallowing back the half-finished sentence, a hint of unease flashing in her gaze.
"Yinqiu, Zhibo will be back soon. Aren't you going to tidy yourself up?"
Second Madam entered with a beaming smile plastered on her face, though there was a barely perceptible glint of calculation in her eyes.
"Today we should set a date for the wedding. Some matters are better settled sooner rather than later," she said, all the while assessing Xia Yinqiu's reaction.
Xia Yinqiu immediately sensed the underlying meaning. Her brows furrowed tightly, anger filling her eyes as she shot a cold glare at Lianxiang. "You little brat, are you hiding something from me?" Her voice rose slightly, laced with accusation.
Lianxiang lowered her head, unable to meet her gaze, her body trembling slightly as she stammered, "I... I heard that Cousin Young Master brought a girl back with him..."
Zhang Yanniann's army marched into the city, their synchronized footsteps echoing through the streets.
Before long, they arrived home. Xia Yinqiu sat in the hall, the atmosphere heavy and oppressive as if the air itself had solidified. Madam Tai wore a grim expression, her tightly furrowed brows never relaxing, authority and discontent evident in her gaze.
The Zhang Family had once been prominent, but after the revolution broke out, the Xia Family leveraged their long-standing ties to power and chose to break away from the court amid the changing times. The remote southwest region had remained relatively peaceful for over a decade.
The Zhang Family and a few other prominent families in the city were not so fortunate. A few years ago, they got involved with counter-revolutionaries and offended Yuan Shikai, which led to their complete downfall.
If it weren't for Madam Xia's intention to adopt Zhang Yanniann as her son-in-law and bring him into the Xia Family, he would have long been dragged away and dealt with harshly.
Originally, after saving the General, Madam Tai planned to arrange this marriage and hand over military power to him. At this critical moment, he unexpectedly returned with a woman.
The noise grew louder, prompting Xia Yinqiu to stand up, leaning slightly forward as she scanned the crowd. A woman in Western attire followed closely behind Zhang Yanniann; she must be the girl he encountered on the way. Even before she arrived, tales of heroically rescuing a damsel had already spread.
"They're back," Madam Tai spoke first, squinting her eyes as she scanned the crowd with a sharp gaze.
The atmosphere became tense. Zhang Yanniann paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and pulled a pair of hands from the crowd: "Madam Tai, this is Qingling. Do you remember her? The Third Miss of the Cheng Family of North City, Cheng Qingling." As he spoke, he gently pushed her in front of Madam Tai, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Cheng Qingling smiled gently, her lips curving upward as she greeted, "Madam Tai, it's been many years. I hope you are well."
Xia Yinqiu's face instantly turned pale, like the sky before a storm. Hearing that name was like thunder crashing in her ears.
She fixed her gaze on the woman before her, her clenched teeth grinding audibly as her hands unconsciously formed fists within her sleeves.
"Yinqiu..." Zhang Yanniann turned to look at Xia Yinqiu, his eyes filled with guilt.
Before he could finish his sentence, Xia Yinqiu stood up abruptly and swung her arm fiercely. With a loud slap that echoed in the quiet hall, she struck him across the face.
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