C99 I Heard Bad News

After a pause, Sikou Nianxi turned to the driver and said, "You go ahead first. If you feel tired later, we will stop by the road and rest for a while."

"Okay!" The driver shouted, pulled the reins tightly, and continued to drive.

Even so, Sikou Nianxi did not rest so well. She continued to drive for a few days without stopping.

Wait! By the time she returned to Prime Minister Mansion, it was already the morning of the third day. Sikou Nianxi saw that the driver was exhausted and felt a little guilty. She wanted to give him more silver but found that she had already spent the small amount of silver on the road to stay in an inn.

She thought about it and thought about it. Sikou Nianxi took out the pearl flower Shao Moli gave her when she came with it. She turned it around and gave it to the driver. "I've used up most of my silver. Now I have something valuable with me. 'Just this one.'

The driver looked at Sikou Nianxi, then looked at the pearl flower in Sikou Nianxi's hand. There was some hesitation in his eyes. Sikou Nianxi directly stuffed the pearl flower into his hand and said with a smile, "This big brother, I will not deceive you. Don't look down on this pearl flower. Take it to the pawnshop and pawn it. The silver you exchanged for is enough for your entire family to eat and wear for the rest of their lives."

The driver suddenly raised his head. His eyes were a bit of disbelief. After pausing for a while, he finally accepted the pearl flower. In a low voice, he said: "In that case, thank you, Miss."

Sikou Nianxi generously waved her hand at him with an expression that said that she did not feel any heartache at all since the item was given to me by someone else.

After the driver left, Sikou Nianxi looked around and made sure that no one was guarding the area. Then she secretly stayed in through the back door.

At this time, the sky was not completely bright yet. Sikou Nianxi was walking quickly on the dark path alone. From time to time, there was a cool breeze blowing from the surroundings, bringing along the sound of trees and flowers.

The hair on Sikou Nianxi's back stood up a little. She did not feel that she had quickened her footsteps, but she also had to control her footsteps at all times. The journey from the back door to the courtyard was originally not long, but Sikou Nianxi's journey this time was very torturous.

When Sikou Nianxi finally returned to her own courtyard, she held onto a wooden pillar with one hand and took a few deep breaths. She then turned around to look behind her. After confirming that no one had noticed her and followed her, Sikou Nianxi slowly let out a sigh of relief.

After her breath had been balanced, Sikou Nianxi slowly turned her body around. Just as she was about to walk into the house, Sikou Nianxi was suddenly stunned. She turned her head slightly to the right and could not help but widen her eyes. There was a hazy figure on the stone bench. The sky was too dark and Sikou Nianxi could not see her appearance. Only the pale moonlight shone on that person's body and gave birth to a strange aura.

She did not react yet. Before she could react, Sikou Nianxi's shocking "Ah!" It had already exploded in the yard.

That figure hurriedly ran towards Sikou Nianxi after hearing Sikou Nianxi's scream. Sikou Nianxi was shocked and instinctively retreated.

That figure came in front of her first and covered Sikou Nianxi's mouth. He said in a low voice to Sikou Nianxi, "Stop shouting, it's me!"

Sikou Nianxi was stunned and slowly looked at the person's face. When she saw the person's face clearly, a touch of understanding appeared on Sikou Nianxi's face. As if he was sure that Sikou Nianxi would not shout again, that person gently took off the hand that was placed on Sikou Nianxi's mouth.

Sikou Nianxi suddenly breathed. Only after her breath stabilized did Sikou Nianxi raise her head to look at the person who came over. She frowned and said, "Cui Er, why are you here? Do you know that you scared me to death just now..."

"I was scared to death by you..." She looked at Sikou Nianxi and said unhappily, "I only found out today that Nianxi is actually so timid. Don't you even want to shout when you see me?"

"It is not that I do not know that you are the one sitting on the stone bench." Sikou Nianxi looked at Cui Er and said in confusion, "Cui Er, you have not told me why you came to my yard at this time."

"I knew you would come back this morning, so I came to this yard early in the morning to wait for you." Cui Er said and shook her head helplessly at Sikou Nianxi, "Who knew I would be scared half to death by you the moment you came."

Hearing Cui Er say this, Sikou Nianxi smiled embarrassedly and then seemed to suddenly think of something. She looked at Cui Er and asked, "Cui Er, how did you know that I would come back at this time?"

"This..." Cui Er did not answer Sikou Nianxi's question directly. She only waved her hand and said, "This..." Let's not talk about this first. Let me ask you, did you invite your grandmother to help you settle the matter with Leng Shaoyuan?"

Sikou Nianxi shook her head. Her tone was somewhat helpless. "No, unfortunately, when I went there, my grandmother had just left for a long time and we missed her. Now, she will not be able to come back for a while."

"What?" Cui Er was a little upset. "How could it be like this? How could it be so coincidental?" Although Sikou Nianxi was also very upset in her heart, she still comforted Cui Er, "This is not something we can think of. Xi Er said that grandmother will come back before the fifteenth of next month. I will go and find her when the time comes. It is only a few days left or right."

"Nianxi." Cui Er slowly said, "But we don't have much time. Do you know that Madam has already finalized the marriage between you and Leng Shaoyuan and set it at the twelfth of next month. At that time, it will be useless for you to look for your grandmother."

"What?" This time it was Sikou Nianxi's turn to be shocked. She stared at Cui Er. She asked, "You, you are saying that I will marry Leng Shaoyuan on the twelfth of next month?"

Cui Er nodded expressionlessly again.

Sikou Nianxi immediately looked up at the sky with an expression of despair, "How could it be like this? How could Madame Su be so anxious?"

Cui Er sighed and said faintly, "I don't know about this either. I only know that after she saw a young Taoist, she decided on the date and went to the Leng Mansion. It seems that Lord Leng also agreed and is now preparing for the wedding."

Sikou Nianxi let out a long sigh. She felt a headache and sat on the stone bench dejectedly.

Cui Er looked at her and wanted to say something, but she looked like she wanted to say something but stopped herself. "Nianxi, Actually, there's one more thing I want to tell you, but you have to hold on...

Sikou Nianxi raised her head and looked weakly at Cui Er. She sighed and said, "I am already like this now. Is there anything worse than this? If you have anything to say, just say it."

Cui Er nodded and said, "Nianxi, I'm afraid you are going to be Leng Shaoyuan's concubine."