The Dramatic Crown Princess Wants to Poison Me!

Chapter 624: Chapter 623: Not Just That

Xia Wenjin suppressed all emotions in her heart, her little face tense, reflecting a sense of resolve: ”Let’s say goodbye here, never see each other again in the future!”

Huangfu Jingchen reached out his hand, but Xia Wenjin avoided it. He said hoarsely, ”Wenjin, since you are no longer angry with me, why care about my identity? No matter what identity I have, I’m still me, still the Huang Zheng you know!”

Xia Wenjin raised her eyes, with a light in them that was difficult to penetrate, like struggle, yet as if being pricked, she slowly but sharply said: ”You are Huang Zheng, but unfortunately, you are not just Huang Zheng!”

”Wenjin...” The boy’s voice held urgency and guilt.

Xia Wenjin said expressionlessly, ”These past two years, you’ve lived well, and it’s been worth us being friends! Mo Qingfeng has said it, getting through these two years, you will then never have life-threatening dangers again! Although I am not a person of declining fate, I am also an ominous person; henceforth, I will not see you again!”

The well-being of everyone in Haotian Village is her biggest wish, and compared to this, her feelings are not worth mentioning!

She turned and left, the resolve in her eyes and the decisiveness in her departure forcibly severed the reluctance in Huangfu Jingchen’s heart. He could prevent her, but would she be angry?

But after a moment of confusion, raising his eyes again, where was the girl’s figure in front of him anymore?

Huangfu Jingchen chased outside, yet just like that time at Yan Zui Xuan, he couldn’t see anyone anymore.

Dejectedly returning, he took out his money pouch to settle the bill. The shopkeeper’s wife gently smiled and said, ”Young Master, that young lady has long since paid!”

Their conversation surely was overheard by them, and the shopkeeper’s wife continued, ”Young Master, it’s very common for couples to have little spats. Don’t take it to heart!”

The shopkeeper chimed in, chuckling warmly, ”Yes, yes, just coax her well, it’ll be alright. Girls love to hear warm words. Whatever little disagreement, remember to apologize more, once doesn’t work, twice, twice doesn’t work, four times.”

The shopkeeper’s wife said, ”I can tell that young lady has feelings for you too, Young Master, you have to work harder!”

The shopkeeper added, ”Yes, yes, we being men, ought to be more accommodating. Even if the little lady throws a little tantrum, we shouldn’t mind!”

They were far away, and did not dare to really overhear the guests’ privacy, but just by observing sensed something wrong in the atmosphere between the two. Living a happy little life themselves, seeing Huangfu Jingchen’s downcast face, they immediately offered kind advice.

Huangfu Jingchen smiled bitterly; the problem between him and Wenjin was not just a minor spat. If Wenjin could not untie her knot, no matter his apologies, it wouldn’t help!

Nevertheless, he could still feel the good intentions of the couple. He smiled at them, ”Thank you both!”

After Huangfu Jingchen left, the couple exchanged a glance, the man said, ”That young man is really handsome!”

The woman said, ”That young lady is really pretty, they are really a perfect match!”

Xia Mansion.

Thinking that tomorrow is the day the two old brothers are released from prison, Xia Wanqing made some preparations, planning to personally pick them up.

By evening, the daughter and son who hadn’t returned home for several days actually came back together.

Xia Wanqing had little reaction to Xia Sichen; this son had been wild from an early age, often disappearing for days. But Xia Wenjin was different, she was obedient and clever as a child, and grew up to be considerate and filial.

He happily said, ”Jin’er, where have you been these days? Didn’t you say you had something to discuss with Dad?”

The thoroughly ignored Xia Sichen rolled his eyes and said, ”Not only does Wenjin have something to discuss, I do too, okay!”

”Move aside, what business do you have?” Xia Wanqing pushed his son away and said, ”Jin’er, Dad saw this particularly beautiful piece at Treasure Pavilion the day before yesterday, so I bought it for you. See if you like it?”

Speaking like he was offering a treasure, he took out a pearl hairpin and handed it to Xia Wenjin.

Xia Wenjin merely glanced at it, then softly sighed, ”Dad, just by looking, I can tell this pearl hairpin is specially customized. Dad, you probably don’t know, but items customized by Treasure Pavilion all have special marks. And customized items are not for sale. So Dad, was this Huangfu Yuxuan asking you to give it to me?”

Xia Wanqing’s outstretched hand froze in mid-air, his expression somewhat awkward. He chuckled lightly before saying, ”I saw this pearl hairpin was indeed beautiful, very fitting for you!”

Xia Wenjin did not touch the hairpin or even glance at it, seeing Xia Wanqing’s awkward look, she couldn’t bring herself to utter reproach, only sighed and said, ”Dad, whether it’s by Haotian Village’s wealth or by my own, we can afford this pearl hairpin, there’s no need for gifts from others! Return it to Huangfu Yuxuan. I won’t accept it!”

Xia Sichen said incredulously from the side, ”Dad, why haven’t you given up yet? You know how much Wenjin dislikes that Huangfu Yuxuan; aren’t you aware of this? Yet you still dare to accept things from him? Even if this pearl hairpin is so valuable that we can’t afford it, you still shouldn’t take it!”

Xia Wanqing, with his hand reaching out awkwardly, was initially embarrassed, but as soon as Xia Sichen spoke, he immediately glared in frustration, saying, ”Is this about the pearl hairpin? This is about Young Master Xuan’s intentions! Your old dad cares about material goods? Forgot the blind man who predicted fortunes? Don’t you want your sister to live well?”

Xia Wenjin looked skyward speechlessly and said, ”Dad, do you know what the first thing I did after escaping Haotian Village and coming down the mountain was? I went to find that blind man to understand what the so-called perfect match really meant. Guess what I saw? That blind man had been killed!”

Xia Wanqing was startled, ”What does that prove?”

Xia Wenjin said, ”Dad, have you ever suspected that the blind man would lie? That’s why you never investigated him afterwards, right? Unfortunately, he deceived you, he was just saying what you wanted to hear according to someone else’s instructions!”

Xia Wanqing listened, first stunned, then shook his head repeatedly, ”No, no, Wenjin, you’re imagining conspiracies. That blind man specifically read fortunes in the town for decades, he was quite reputable. Besides, when I took those people’s birthdates to him, I had different brothers go separately; he had no idea of our identities. Plus what’s his gain in deceiving us?”

Xia Wenjin said, ”Of course he had gain, he collected money from others and purposely told you these things, and then he was also silenced by being killed! You think that blind man didn’t know your identity, you think there’s no need for him to deceive you. But as long as he knows one objective, it doesn’t matter how many brothers you send separately!”

”Who do you think bought him?” Xia Wanqing was puzzled but mostly distrustful!