At the end of October, the temperature had dropped, and dawn was breaking later. Before the roosters crowed, the Su family's mansion had already awakened from its slumber, gradually stirring to life. The upheaval in the Su household last night meant today was destined to be a busy and chaotic day.

When Ning Yi woke up, faint light flickered outside the window. Chan'er, already accustomed to his rhythm, was also up, heating water in the small kitchen. Her shadow moved in the corridor, her steps light and airy as she hummed a soft tune.

The three maids had been involved in many things last night, and it was late when Ning Yi and Su Tan'er returned from outside the city. Everyone had only then gone to sleep. Ning Yi had internal energy taught by Lu Hongti, which was beneficial for self-cultivation. He could usually recover his energy with just two hours of sleep each day, but for Xiao Chan, it was inevitably a bit taxing. But the little girl sounded to be in good spirits. Only a moment later, he heard her cough softly over there, unsure whether it was from the smoke or something else.

Soon after Ning Yi lit an oil lamp in the room, Xiao Chan harmoniously brought the hot water over. As the door opened, the morning wind howled, and the lamplight flickered. Xiao Chan quickly kicked the door shut. She had also just gotten up, wearing a pink, thin jacket, and her hair was not neatly arranged, but it made her look even more fresh and lovely. After placing the washbasin on the rack, she came to the bedside to hang up the mosquito net for Ning Yi.

"The wind is strong this morning, it's a bit cold, it might rain. Will Master go out for a run?"

"Yeah, it's not raining now, right?" Hearing the wind blowing under the eaves outside, Ning Yi looked Xiao Chan up and down, then put a hand on the little maid's forehead and frowned. Xiao Chan blinked her eyes, looking puzzled: "Master, what's wrong?"

"You seem to have a bit of a cold." Ning Yi got out of bed, put a coat on Xiao Chan, then pressed her down to sit on the edge of the bed, glanced at her, and made a decision: "Go back to sleep in a bit. It's cold, cover yourself with another quilt."

Xiao Chan reached up and covered her forehead for a long time: "No, I'm not hot."

"Of course you can't feel it yourself when you have a cold. You only slept for a short time last night, and the wind is so strong this morning, and you're only wearing such a thin coat."

He walked to the rack, wrung out a towel to wash his face, looking serious. Xiao Chan defended herself from behind: "It's okay, Xiao Chan is very healthy..."

The truth was that although Chan'er and the other maids seemed delicate, they did a lot of work on weekdays, and their bodies were much better than ordinary people. Even Su Tan'er was far from being as weak as a typical wealthy lady. But Ning Yi didn't argue with her. When Xiao Chan wanted to come over to carry the washbasin after he had washed his face, he took her hand and pulled her out of the room.

Although Xiao Chan was close to Ning Yi in spirit, and had had many physical contacts with him before, having long considered herself Ning Yi's, this matter had not yet been finalized before the young mistress truly consummated the marriage with Ning Yi. Being held by Ning Yi like this, she immediately blushed and did not dare to argue, lowering her head and following Ning Yi out.

The courtyard was still quiet at this time. Juan'er and Xing'er didn't need to serve the early-rising Ning Yi, and were tired from the previous night, so they hadn't gotten up yet. When Ning Yi pulled her to the bedroom door, she whispered a few words of defense: "But... there are still things to do, and I'm already up, and I still need to boil water... I'm really not sick..."

Ning Yi smiled, opened the door, pushed Xiao Chan in, and pointed to the bed: "Go to sleep, no arguing."

Xiao Chan wrapped herself in Ning Yi's single coat and sat on the edge of the bed, pouting her lips: "Master didn't sleep for long either."

Ning Yi laughed: "I'm a first-class master with unparalleled martial arts, how can a nobody like you compare to the Blood Hand Butcher? Be obedient."

He seemed young at this time, but when interacting with Xiao Chan, he always treated her like a child, with things like "be obedient" and "no arguing." Xiao Chan was very unhappy about this, mainly because she didn't like Master treating her like a child, but when Ning Yi said it, she could only obediently listen. At this time, she looked at Ning Yi with a pout for a moment, and finally took off her shoes, still wrapped in Ning Yi's single coat, and curled up in the quilt, leaving a small face outside.

Ning Yi went to the bedside and looked at the girl's resentful expression and smiled. After a long while, he leaned down and kissed her forehead. Xiao Chan blinked her eyes, her small face instantly burning up, and she was stunned and unable to speak.

When Ning Yi turned around, blew out the light, and went out, closing the door, Xiao Chan stretched her hand out from the quilt, covered the place on her forehead that had been kissed, and then covered her hot face. The room was dark and quiet, and the sound of the wind after the temperature dropped came from outside. The little maid was wrapped in the quilt, feeling as if she was shrouded in Master's shadow, incredibly warm. Only that dizzy feeling made her feel that she might really have a cold...

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In fact, Chan'er's body was fine, with no signs of a cold, but after all, she had been working hard these days, and Ning Yi had seen it. Now that things had been settled, it was time for her to rest for a while.

He returned to the room, took the washbasin to pour out the water, and then went to the small kitchen. The firewood in the stove was still burning. Chan'er had just said that since she was already up, she would have to boil water anyway, so she boiled some more for Juan'er and Xing'er to use. The water still needed to be boiled for a while, so Ning Yi stayed there for a while, throwing a few pieces of firewood in. Then he heard a light "creak" in the courtyard, and a white figure came out from there and walked towards here.

In the faint light, the figure's temperament seemed to be Su Tan'er. She was wearing a white single coat and trousers, with two yellow little flowers on the white silk trousers legs, and moon-white embroidered shoes on her feet. It seemed to be just a pajamas outfit, with a long coat draped over her body, using her hand to gather it as she came to the small kitchen. When she confirmed it was Ning Yi, she smiled slightly, entered the room, and squatted down in front of the stove next to him, probably feeling a bit cold too. When the firelight reflected, it cast her exquisite curves into Ning Yi's eyes.

"Where's Chan'er? I thought I heard her boiling water here just now."

"She didn't sleep for long, so I let her go back to rest."

"It's not right to let my husband come and do such things..."

Su Tan'er didn't care for the maids to that extent, but for Ning Yi, the main thing was that he didn't see lighting the fire in the kitchen as a big deal. So he took another piece of dry firewood and threw it in, and the sound of crackling came from the firelight.

"It's nothing, they've all been tired these days. You too, why did you get up so early?"

"I..." Su Tan'er squatted there, tiptoed, looking at the firelight in the stove, but didn't answer his question, and said in a low voice, "Husband is going out for a run again in the morning?"

"Yeah, it's not raining today."

"These days... why don't you not go?"

Su Tan'er glanced at him, and Ning Yi thought for a moment, and then understood. The matter of last night was not over yet. After all, the Hundred Blades Alliance was not as orderly as the army. When they finally surrounded Ou Peng and the other twenty or so people, these people desperately broke through. When the government soldiers arrived, four or five people had still fought their way out, covered in blood. Ou Peng had even dragged the seriously injured Xi Junyu away.

The Hundred Blades Alliance had a great influence in the Jiangning area, and they would continue to chase them down, but after all, the result was still unknown. When those government soldiers arrived, Ning Yi, Su Tan'er, Su Boyong, and the others had no choice but to leave as soon as possible.

Su Tan'er had also not slept for long. But she was probably worried about this matter, and had not been able to talk to Ning Yi about it last night. Hearing the movement at this time, she wanted to tell Ning Yi not to go out these days, and see how the wind was blowing before making a decision. She hurriedly got out of bed, not even having time to change clothes and comb her hair, wrapped in a single coat over her pajamas, which showed how concerned she was about this matter, but the way she spoke was still like casual conversation. Ning Yi smiled, indicating that this matter was not a big deal and there was no need to worry.

In fact, there were indeed those brave people who, after suffering a loss, would immediately launch a counterattack, catching people off guard. However, given the situation yesterday, they had come to catch him, and those strange things had already happened. They probably still couldn't figure it out. Even if these people could escape, they would have been seriously injured, and their comrades would also be chased down by the Hundred Blades Alliance. If they attacked him at this time, it would not be bravery but stupidity, and the possibility was not high. Ning Yi had tasted the sweetness of martial arts, and his confidence had greatly increased. He was too lazy to avoid it for such an unlikely thing.

The two chatted for a while, and also joked about some trivial matters at home. After the water boiled, Ning Yi extinguished some of the flames in the stove. Su Tan'er gave a few instructions, and finally wrapped her clothes tightly and returned to the room. From the back, her back still looked thin, but the smile when she turned her head was warm and tranquil. Many things had been settled in her heart at this time. The nineteen-year-old girl was just like a nineteen-year-old.

As usual that morning, he ran and exercised along the original route, and indeed, not many people came to harass him. He spoke with Nie Yunzhu in the small building for a while, and they were all about the site selection and decoration of the Zhuji branch and the high-proof liquor. They didn't mention anything about the events of last night. However, Yuan Jin'er jumped out, full of energy, to talk about him writing new lyrics, which stunned him for a long time.

Ning Yi didn't mention these things, but in fact, how could Nie Yunzhu not know about the changes in the Su family recently? She was naturally paying attention to it, and with Yuan Jin'er, this lively and well-informed gossip, the lyrics from last night had spread, and Yuan Jin'er had naturally heard about it at the first time.

When Ning Yi rushed to the outside of the city last night, the two women had been discussing these things in their boudoir, reconstructing the entire night's events.

Yuan Jin'er had a sharp tongue and a soft heart. She didn't have many good things to say about Ning Yi himself, but she also regarded Ning Yi as a very special "one of us" because of Yunzhu-jie's relationship. For example, it was one thing for her to compete with Ning Yi for Yunzhu-jie, but that was an internal contradiction, and it was another matter when dealing with outsiders. There was no need to mention how Yunzhu felt.

Speaking of this matter, they had not participated in it, so it didn't matter much. But Jin'er chattered and said, and Yunzhu listened with a smile, occasionally interjecting a sentence. The small building was quite far from the Su mansion, but in the small building by the river bend, the two women's mood seemed more worth celebrating than if they had won something themselves. Ning Yi didn't know about the "Ding Feng Bo" yet, so Yuan Jin'er embellished and told him about the commotion in Changyun Pavilion and Yuexiang Tower last night, and talked about "Bamboo staff and straw sandals are better than a horse; who's afraid!" Yunzhu also occasionally smiled and added a few words to supplement.

In the end, Ning Yi had no choice but to smile and spread his hands: "I'm famous again."

"Ning Liheng, who calculates ten steps ahead," Yuan Jin'er criticized, "This person is too insidious and cunning, Yunzhu-jie, don't pay attention to him in the future, otherwise you'll be sold by him and still help him count the money."

Yunzhu smiled and looked at Ning Yi, without answering. In fact, she had already promised herself to Ning Yi, and it was probably no different from being sold to Ning Yi, but she trusted Ning Yi's personality. If it was said that Ning Yi would sell her again, she certainly didn't believe it. There was no need to even think about such a thing, and there was naturally no resentment in her heart. After a long while, she smiled at Jin'er: "Not many people recognize me anymore, I can't be sold for much money. It would be more worthwhile to sell you, Jin'er."

Jin'er rolled her eyes: "Hmph, I won't be sold by anyone."

After chatting and laughing like this, they left the small building and went home. It was still morning, and when they returned to the small courtyard, it was the time when they usually sat together for breakfast. In recent months, the small courtyard had always been relatively deserted, but today, since they had returned, many people greeted them on the way. When they arrived at the entrance of the small courtyard, they found that many of the family's maids and servants had gathered there, and the sound of talking and chatting was coming from the reception room. Several maids were carrying tea in and out of the door.

Ning Yi walked to the door and glanced in, and realized that Su Tan'er had also gotten up and dressed. The visitors in the room were several cousins, and also two uncles and elders from the clan. Su Tan'er was only sitting in the lower position, smiling and talking to everyone. Her smile was calm, intellectual, and elegant, and the clarity of the nineteen-year-old girl from not long ago had been covered up again.

In the past, when Su Tan'er received guests, Ning Yi usually had no presence, but at this time, just appearing at the door, preparing to leave, the people in the room had already noticed him. In an instant, the entire small courtyard became quiet. Su Tan'er turned her head, saw him, and got up and smiled: "Husband is back." Ning Yi greeted and paid his respects to these relatives one by one. These people were now paying attention to Ning Yi, and only then did they realize that they didn't really understand Ning Yi's personality. They didn't know what to say first. Ning Yi smiled: "Everyone continue chatting, I don't really understand these things, I'll go ask Xing'er and the others to prepare breakfast." Then, he walked away as usual.

Leaving this living room and returning to the small building across the way, when he was preparing to find Xing'er and the others to prepare breakfast, he first found Xiao Chan humming a tune and bringing something over. She looked at Ning Yi, her face reddened, and then she pouted: "Master, I'm not sick."

After a moment, she added seriously: "I just woke up just now." Obviously, she was afraid that Ning Yi would push her to go to sleep again.

Soon after, Ning Yi and Su Tan'er and the relatives were having breakfast in the room next door. Most of these people were close to the main branch, but not close enough. Although they were chatting about family matters and connecting with each other, what they naturally wanted to talk about were things related to business.

During the conversation with Su Tan'er, everyone was also watching Ning Yi's expression, paying attention to whether Ning Yi would answer anything. The meaning of their words, hints, and thoughts in their hearts were naturally clear to Ning Yi, but he really didn't pay attention to these things. Throughout the entire breakfast, except for occasionally greeting them to eat, the rest of the time he just buried his head in drinking porridge and eating vegetables. Others couldn't see his attitude. Some people wondered if Ning Yi really didn't care about the family's affairs at all?

In fact, what Ning Yi was thinking about at this time was probably the waves that the "Ding Feng Bo" might cause after it was spread, and the boring things like the "calculating ten steps ahead" comment. When he went to class today, he had to scold Xiao Qi, that little girl who couldn't keep secrets. But thinking about how her father had been tricked so badly by him, she probably wasn't having a good time either, so he should be magnanimous and forgive her, and comfort her.

Naturally, some people thought that his silence was because he was not easily expressing his opinion, and that he would probably discuss it with Su Tan'er behind the scenes. Probably only Su Tan'er could roughly understand Ning Yi's personality, and she found it amusing.

What kind of personality did her strange husband have? It was estimated that it would take a long time before everyone really understood, or perhaps, for many people, they would never understand... (To be continued.) Vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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