The Lucky Heiress

“Xiumei, don’t worry, he’s not a bad person.” Wei Ruo looked at the man’s unremarkable face in front of her and her tense heart slowly calmed.

Facing the man silently, long time after, it was Wei Ruo who spoke first:

“Master Wang, long time no see.”

“Long time no see.” The man’s eyes were fixed on Wei Ruo.

“It seems that Master Wang has been doing quite well these days, but it’s a pity his sister thought he was dead, and was quite upset.”

“…” The man was silent for a moment and then slowly asked in a low voice, “Did I upset you?”

“You bet, a seemingly healthy person suddenly disappears, how can one not be upset?”

“I’m sorry…”

Although she couldn’t see his real expression, Wei Ruo could see his regret and anxiety in his eyes.

Wei Ruo couldn’t help but laugh.

Listening to the conversation between Ruo and the man, Xiumei felt something was not right, she walked around Wei Ruo, finally recognizing the man’s face in surprise.

“Sec…ah…Master Wang!”

The face that the man wore belonged to one Wei Ruo knew well, it was Wei Jinyi disguised as “Wang Jin”.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi, an involuntary smile floated up on her face, and asked: “How did Master Wang know we were here?”

“I followed you as soon as you left the Duke Residence.” Wei Jinyi confessed.

“Never thought Master Wang would be doing such sneaky things.” Wei Ruo teased.

“Um…”

Seeing that Wei Jinyi admitted it so frankly, Wei Ruo laughed.

Then Wei Ruo told Wei Jinyi: “Second Brother, I plan to travel around.”

“I’ll accompany you.” Wei Jinyi said.

Wei Jinyi accompanied Wei Ruo out of the alley, where a carriage was already waiting.

The driver was Xiaobei, in disguise.

Seeing Wei Ruo and Xiumei, Xiaobei greeted Xiumei warmly with a big smile on his face.

Wei Ruo got into the carriage swiftly, followed by Wei Jinyi.

Seeing Wei Jinyi come into the carriage, Wei Ruo teased him with a smile: “Second Brother, aren’t you avoiding me now? You used to never get in here.”

Wei Jinyi had changed, after Wei Ruo said this, his face was unreadable, but his ears had turned red, which Wei Ruo spotted.

Wei Ruo laughed.

At Wei Ruo’s laughter, Wei Jinyi’s ears visibly reddened.

Four eyes met, both pairs of their eyes were very pure and clear.

After a while, Wei Ruo asked Wei Jinyi: “How have you been these days, Second Brother?”

“I’m fine.” Wei Jinyi answered, then asked Wei Ruo, “And you?”

“I’m alright, but the marriage I was counting on is off, and I came to the Capital (City) earlier than I expected.” Wei Ruo said thoughtfully.

“That was a suitable marriage for you.” Wei Jinyi stated.

“Second Brother knew?”

“Hmm, I knew.”

“Looks like Second Brother has been paying attention to the situation in Taizhou prefecture.”

“Hmm.”

“So does Second Brother know who I am to marry?”

“Hmm.”

“What does Second Brother think of this engagement?”

“It’s not good.”

“Why does Second Brother think marrying into the Marquis’s family is not good, yet you thought marrying the sick and poor scholar was suitable?”

“Ruo loves her freedom, and if that Zhao family’s son catches your eye, he must be able to give you the freedom and rural life you desire. The depth of noble family are as deep as the sea, with complex relationships mixed in; you definitely will not like it.”

Weir Ruo leaned against the wall of the carriage, smiling, both gratified and happy.

The reasons that Second Brother thought were unsuitable were not the age of her partner or being a stepmother, but about freedom and hassle, which were exactly what she thought.

Her Second Brother really did understand her thoughts.

Wei Jinyi looked at Wei Ruo’s laughter and remained silent for a long time.

A good while later, he broke the silence, asking: “Where does Ruo plan to go?”

After a moment of silence, Wei Ruo told Wei Jinyi: “I want to go to Tongde Hall in the capital first.”

With the help of her mother, Madam Xie, Xie Ying had opened two branches of Tongde Hall, one in Lin’an Prefecture, and the other in the capital.

“Alright.” Wei Jinyi agreed, then looking at Wei Ruo’s dress, he quickly added, “For convenience, Ruo, you should switch into men’s clothes first.”

“I didn’t bring any with me.”

Wei Ruo also wanted to change into men’s clothes for convenience, but she came out with Wei Yifeng and others, sharing one carriage with Wei Qingwan, which was not exactly convenient for changing outfits. Naturally, she did not bring any men’s clothing or disguise with her.

“I have prepared some for you.” Wei Jinyi said.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi, and couldn’t help asking: “How did Second Brother know that you would meet me today, and how did you know that I just need to disguise?”

“I didn’t know. But most of the things Ruo wants to do are not convenient to do with her own identity, so it’s better to be prepared.” Wei Jinyi responded.

Wei Ruo laughed for I don’t know how many times that day: “Second Brother, it would be great if you could always be my second brother.”

Wei Jinyi, hearing this was slightly taken aback.

For a moment he thought Wei Ruo had found out something.

Gazing into Wei Ruo’s clear, bright eyes, Wei Jinyi’s eyes darkened.

Wei Ruo then said: “It’s a pity that you have your own things to do, you can’t be the Second Brother I can see anytime.”

Wei Jinyi turned his head aside, muttering softly: “I’m sorry.”

“Second Brother doesn’t need to apologize to me, no matter if it’s the Second Brother who likes to sit quietly in the yard, or a second brother with secrets, or the one who had to fake his own death and live with a different identity, they are all my Second Brother.” Wei Ruo said.

“Um…”

Then there was a silence between the two.

Wei Ruo did not ask what Wei Jinyi had been doing during the time from his fake death till now, and didn’t ask why he had to fake his death.

Somewhere inside, Wei Ruo could feel that things were amiss. Maybe if she asked, their relationship could never be the same as before.

So she simply did not delve into these things, she only needed to make sure that Second Brother was still the Second Brother who was good to her that’s all.

After the carriage traveled for a while, it stopped in front of a mansion.

Weir Ruo’s old acquaintances—Ke Chongshan and Lin Fang—were standing at the door of the mansion.

“Greetings, Miss.” both of them bowed reverently to Wei Ruo.

“Brother Ke, Sister-In-Law Ke.” Wei Ruo greeted them both.

Afterwards, Wei Jinyi asked Lin Fang to take Wei Ruo inside to change.

Lin Fang, upon her master’s orders, walked up to Wei Ruo and started to lead her inside. While they were walking side by side she said to Wei Ruo, “The master knew Miss was coming to the capital, so he asked me to get some men’s clothing for you. And according to the human skin mask I made for you last time, he had me make another one, saying that, if there was a chance to see Miss again, it would be convenient for Miss to use.”

“Second Brother is considerate.”

“The Master also said a few days ago that it might not be used, and even said that there might not be a chance to see you, Miss, and unexpectedly it’s handy today.” Lin Fang said thoughtfully.

Wei Ruo laughed and then asked: “Has Second Brother been having a hard time recently?”

“This…” After some thought, Lin Fang answered carefully, “Of course, there’s definitely hardship but you don’t have to worry, Miss. The master is in good health.”