I made the villain right.

When Fan Hua heard the news of Xiao Hong's death, he didn't believe it at all, so he sent Du Xuan to verify it.

Under the night sky, with a cool breeze blowing, the master and servant stood under a tree and talked, seemingly planning something.

"Master, I searched the mass graves on the outskirts of the city, but I couldn't find Xiao Hong's body. At first, I suspected that his body might have been taken away by wild beasts, but I searched all around and didn't find any signs of wild beasts, so he is very likely not dead."

Hearing this, Fan Hua sneered and said coldly from between his teeth: "You are really thinking too much to get away with death and conceal the truth."

Du Xuan looked up at him. In the night, his profile was stern and chilly, and his eyes were as dark and deep as the night at that moment, and there was a hint of chilliness in them.

At this time, Du Xuan didn't dare to speak and stayed aside quietly.

Fan Hua stood in the night, thinking about something, his brows slightly furrowed and his face cold.

He was careless and underestimated Qin Yixian. The Shi family had the support of His Majesty, so he handed the evidence to Shi Sheng, hoping to use His Majesty's hand to bring down Qin Yixian. He thought that His Majesty would seize this opportunity to bring down Qin Yixian, but things did not go as he wished.

Today, Your Majesty is like a lamb to be slaughtered, and Qin Yixian is a wolf. A sheep cannot defeat a wolf.

Fan Hua collected his thoughts and said coldly: "Du Xuan, find out Xiao Hong's whereabouts as soon as possible."

Du Xuan looked serious and replied, "Yes."

As soon as the words fell, Fan Hua's eyebrows were shrouded in a bit of coldness, and his calm eyes were filled with murderous intent. "I will end his life with my own hands."

Xiao Hong injured Shi Jin, which touched his bottom line. His murderous intent outweighed his curiosity about the conspiracy between Xiao Hong and Qin Yixian.

"Who is there?" A woman's voice suddenly came out, breaking Fan Hua's thoughts.

Fan Hua looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman's figure next to the stone cage lamp on the road. After seeing her face, he instantly relaxed his brows and eyes, removing the stern look on his face.

Shi Jin stared at the movement there vigilantly.

Shi Jin had nightmares frequently in the past few days. Today, she woke up from the nightmare as usual, only to feel a stabbing pain in her heart. After the pain subsided, she still felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, so she planned to go out for some fresh air.

As she walked, she saw two people standing stealthily under a tree. She didn't know what they were doing. As it was dark under the tree, she couldn't see clearly who they were, so she asked.

"Mianmian, it's me," Fan Hua said, and walked towards her.

When Shi Jin saw that it was Fan Hua, she was relieved at first, but then she thought it was a bit strange that he did not rest in the middle of the night and appeared here. When her eyes swept over Du Xuan behind Fan Hua, she narrowed her eyes slightly, with a hint of inquiry, and felt that the two of them were a bit suspicious.

He asked in confusion: "Ayu, why are you here?"

Fan Hua rolled his eyes, his mind spinning rapidly, and responded: "Oh, I couldn't sleep at night, so I asked Du Xuan to accompany me to relieve my boredom."

Shi Jin looked at Du Xuan's black plain clothes and was skeptical about what he said.

Who would walk around like this in the middle of the night without rest? It looks suspicious no matter how you look at it.

Since Fanhua didn't want to say it, she didn't say it.

When Fan Hua saw Shi Jin coming out with her hair loose and a coat on, looking like she had just gotten out of bed, he asked in confusion, "What about you? Why are you coming out dressed like this?"

"What a coincidence, I also couldn't sleep at night, so I wandered around."

At this time, Du Xuan said tactfully: "Since the master is accompanied by his wife, I will take my leave."

Fan Hua nodded at him, and Du Xuan withdrew upon seeing this.

When Fan Hua saw Du Xuan leaving, he looked at her and asked, "Will I accompany you for a while?"

"Yeah, okay," and then the two of them walked side by side on the cobblestone path.

The night poured down like water, and their figures were looming in the moonlight.

The two tall figures under the moonlight appear beautiful and romantic.

The two of them just walked on quietly, without saying a word.

Fan Hua hesitated for a moment before slowly asking, "Mian Mian, if one day you find out that someone you trust has cheated on you, will you choose to forgive him?"

Faced with Fan Hua's sudden and unprovoked question, Shi Jin was stunned at first, then stopped and stood still. Seeing this, Fan Hua also stopped.

Shi Jin turned sideways and stared at him intently, with a subtle look on his face. After a moment of silence, he said frankly: "That depends on why he lied to me."

Not all deception in this world is malicious, some is well-intentioned.

When faced with strange events like her encounter with the soul-traveling book, which involves pain, she can only choose to deceive her loved ones and live as Shi Jin, the eldest daughter of the general's mansion, rather than as Shi Jin, an 18th-tier actress living in modern times.

After recognizing this, she looked at the matter more rationally.

Fan Hua was slightly startled when he heard that. His eyes gradually dimmed as he stared at her, with a hint of confusion in them.

The two looked at each other for a long time, each with different thoughts, and time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Shi Jin thought that Fan Hua would not ask her this on impulse. She vaguely felt that he was hiding something from her. If he didn't want to tell her, she wouldn't ask. This was the respect she gave him. But if he wanted to tell her, she would listen carefully.

At this time, Fan Hua was very conflicted. He was considering whether to tell her his identity, but he was afraid that if he told her, he would lose her.

Afraid that his identity frightened her, even disgusted her. He finally found his light, a light that could illuminate his dark heart, and he was unwilling to let it go.

After a while, he seemed to understand something and his eyes returned to normal.

"It's almost done, let's go back," Shi Jin suddenly said.

"Okay," he said softly, and his dull eyes were tinged with some luster again.

After Fan Hua sent Shi Jin back to his room, he said, "It's getting late, go to bed early," and then went back to his room.

After Shi Jin returned to her room, she lay down on the bed, but she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

She remained awake until dawn.

Shi Jin sat at the dressing table, looking at herself, who looked haggard and pale. Her face was full of sorrow. She supported her chin with her hand, her eyes dull.

When Zhilu came in, he was shocked to see her listless look.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Zhilu asked with concern.

Shi Jin raised his eyelids slightly, looked at her, and said weakly: "I didn't sleep well last night."

Seeing this, Zhilu asked: "Do you want to ask Ruogu to take a look at it for you?"

Shi Jin thought about it. She had been having nightmares recently and she felt that something was wrong with her body. She should ask Xu Ruogu to take a look.

"I'll go find him after breakfast."