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In the past few days, she could clearly feel that Yun Chen was much quieter than before. Even Xianyue told her that Yunchen looked a little weird.

It's not like she hadn't thought about asking before, but when she met Yun Chen's eyes several times, she swallowed the question back.

If Yunchen didn't want to say it, she didn't bother to ask, but at this moment, she really couldn't help it.

Chu Huanyan looked at Yun Chen seriously, "No matter what you think, you can just say it. Or is it something I did recently that made you feel unhappy?"

"No." Yun Chen shook his head, but those beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with chills by the autumn wind.

Chu Huanyan was silent for a while and asked, "Do you want to leave the Hou Mansion?"

Yunchen's eyes trembled and he avoided Chu Huanyan's gaze. His Adam's apple moved up and down, "Young lady knows that I have nowhere to go."

"I asked if you wanted to leave, not if you had somewhere to go."

After being silent for a while, Yun Chen finally looked at Chu Huanyan again, "Yes, I did have the idea of ​​leaving."

"Why? Is it because you are unhappy in the Marquis Mansion, or is it because the things you have been asked to do recently are too troublesome..."

"None of them." Yun Chen interrupted Chu Huanyan and looked at her quietly, "Because... I can't protect you."

From the moment Concubine Xue was poisoned and the person in front of him was imprisoned in the sky prison, he realized that no matter how good his martial arts was, there was no way he could completely protect the lady.

Unlike Xiao Jinzhi, he could go into the prison to replace the young lady, fight for the young lady's chance to investigate the case, and arrange everything. There was no way to break into the prison without hesitation and snatch the person out. Although he didn't mind wandering around and hiding in various places, the young lady shouldn't live such a life.

"Yunchen, you have helped me so much, I..."

"But it's not enough." Yun Chen shook his head, "It's far from enough."

He hoped that he could protect her at all times, and that she could overcome all difficulties and achieve her goal just by relying on him.

But in this incident, he was like a fool standing in the ice and snow, holding the sword in his hand dejectedly, but there was no one around him, and he had no idea who he could stab.

This feeling made him disgusted and powerless.

For the first time, he envied Xiao Jinzhi, or he envied all the people who could stand upright in the sun. Even if they didn't have a good background, they could still fight for it and fight for a future on their own. But he couldn't even There is no way to expose your identity.

Seeing the shadow cast by the wall covering him, Yun Chen felt confused.

In fact, where can we go without him? His identity has never been revealed.

Seeing Yun Chen like this, Chu Huanyan's heart felt a little astringent. The words of persuasion stopped on her lips, looking so vague and weak, and finally turned into a sigh.

"If you think about it, you can leave at any time, and similarly, you can come back at any time. But Yun Chen..." Chu Huanyan emphasized her tone, "You have helped me too much, I hope You left because you wanted to find the path you wanted to take more, not because you felt you didn't protect me well."

Between her and Yunchen, whether it was the life-saving grace in the previous life or the friendship of helping each other in this life, she had always owed Yunchen.

Their eyes met, and after a long while, Yun Chen nodded slightly.

Returning to the carriage, Xian Yue, who was left waiting, noticed the silence between Chu Huanyan and Yun Chen. She was slightly stunned and lowered her voice to ask.

"Miss, what happened?"

"It's okay." Chu Huanyan shook her head and got on the carriage again.

Back at the Hou Mansion, there were two carriages parked at the gate of the originally empty Hou Mansion.

Seeing Chu Huanyan coming back, the boy guarding the door quickly reported the news.

"Miss, the second master and the third master are here and waiting in the mansion."

"Miss, why are they here?" Xianyue suddenly frowned.

"Who knows." Chu Huanyan raised her eyebrows and chuckled, "Maybe she wants to get some benefits again."

After saying that, Chu Huanyan walked into the Hou Mansion unhurriedly and headed towards the lobby.

The second and third masters the young man mentioned were from branches of the Chu family. Although they were not the biological brothers of Chu Huanyan's father, according to their bloodline, they could be regarded as her cousins.

In the past few years, they felt that Chu Huanyan could not support the Hou Mansion, so they visited the house many times, hoping to take advantage of the Ning'an Hou Mansion.

Later, he suffered several losses at the hands of Chu Huanyan, and it was confirmed that Chu Ziyuan would seize the throne in the future, so the number of visits gradually became less and less.

Chu Huanyan knew clearly that they came here at this juncture, probably because Chu Ziyuan's attack on the prince failed, and he had the idea of ​​​​gaining benefits.

Walking into the lobby, she immediately saw a few people sitting among them, her second uncle Chu Huaishan, her third uncle Chu Zimao, and the only son of the Chu Huaishan family, her cousin Chu Xixu.

"Second uncle, third uncle." Chu Huanyan greeted with a smile, looking at Chu Xixu who stood up aside, "Brother Xu is here too."

"Cousin." Chu Xixu nodded, showing a slight smile.

He is about seventeen or eighteen years old. He is not tall and his appearance is not very handsome, but he has a sense of humility around him and looks more stable than his peers.

"Huanyan, long time no see. How is the Hou Mansion doing lately?" It was Chu Huaishan who spoke, with a rich face full of tact and calculation.

"Thank you for your concern, uncle. Everything is fine." Chu Huanyan responded with a smile, walked straight to a chair aside and sat down, and ordered Xian Yue, who followed behind, to serve tea.

Chu Huaishan and Chu Zimao looked at each other, and Chu Huaishan spoke again.

"Huanyan, why do you have to show off in front of me and your third uncle? We've all heard about what happened before."

"Oh, what did you hear?" Chu Huanyan raised her eyebrows calmly.

"That kid Ziyuan was so crazy that he not only failed to attack the title, but also went to jail. And you, I heard that your marriage to the Lin family is gone. You are already a grown up kid, and your sister is already married. You can’t always stay at your parents’ house.”

"Speaking of Wan Yan's marriage, I would like to ask why I didn't see my second uncle coming over that day?"

"This..." Chu Huaishan coughed lightly, "I happened to be feeling unwell at that time. Although I wanted to come over to watch the ceremony, I was seriously ill and my family was busy taking care of me, so I really couldn't do anything."

"Second uncle is sick? So what are you doing now? Do you need to see a doctor for a closer look?" Chu Huanyan pretended to be concerned.

"It's okay, I..."

"Second uncle, don't blame me, a junior, for talking too much. You are not young anymore. You can just leave many things to the next generation. Why bother worrying about it behind you? Not only is it a waste of your body, but also..."

Chu Huanyan smiled slightly and looked at Chu Huaishan's lips raised.

"Although he is an elder, if he stretches his hand too far, it will be annoying after all."