The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1320 - Chapter 1320 1320 He knew it early on 1

Chapter 1320: 1320 He knew it early on 1 Chapter 1320: 1320 He knew it early on 1 After those rich young masters got her body, they promised with full mouths to marry her, but in the end, not even their shadows could be seen.

Even if she saw them later, they would pretend not to recognize her.

Xiao Yishan gently stroked her back, “Rong’er, I can forgive and forget your past.”

There was a hint of restraint and indifference in his voice.

Li Rong’er’s delicate body stiffened, and she couldn’t help feeling a sense of error; it seemed as if he knew something, so she ventured, “Brother Xiao, what could I possibly have done?”

He just looked at her coldly and said, “You know very well in your heart.”

Her heart skipped a beat.

Had he discovered that her purity was a lie?

Discovered her past?

Impossible.

If he had discovered, which man could accept a woman who had been with so many men?

He did not continue, “From now on, you must not do anything to betray me.

Otherwise…”

His words were left hanging, but the threat was palpable.

Her heart was filled with trepidation, yet she dared not ask more.

She knew even more clearly that he truly knew something, just not how much he knew.

Li Rong’er did not keep her appointment with Fang Hai.

She didn’t even dare to leave the Mansion, because while she was shopping in the afternoon, she noticed that a servant from the Fang Mansion, her former lover Fang Li, was quietly following her.

It appeared that even Fang Li wanted to have another go with her.

So she stayed within the Xiao Mansion, where servants were available to tend to her needs, and she had the company of Xiao Yishan on regular days.

Xiao Yishan’s treatment of her had become increasingly better.

Life had been peaceful for a few days.

One afternoon, Li Rong’er was walking in the Elegant Garden courtyard when servant Liu Zhong said, “Second Lady, someone has entrusted me with a message for you.”

Li Rong’er’s heart fluttered, thinking it might be Fang Hai becoming impatient, but she still asked with composed curiosity, “What is the message?”

“It is a woman, who claims to be the servant girl Xiu’er from the Fang Mansion.

Xiu’er said you had forgotten about an arrangement you both made to go out together, and she’s so angry that she might let the whole town know about your time as a maid at Fang Mansion.”

Li Rong’er’s heart tightened.

Xiu’er was indeed a maid of the Fang Mansion, and an unquiet one at that, having already climbed into Steward Fang’s bed.

But Li Rong’er had not made any plans to go out with Xiu’er.

Who didn’t know that Li Rong’er had once been a maid?

She was not afraid of people talking about that.

It was clear that Xiu’er was secretly conveying a message on behalf of Fang Hai.

Fang Hai wanted to ‘play’ with her and was getting impatient.

If she did not keep her appointment with Fang Hai, he would make their illicit affair known to everyone in town.

“Xiu’er also said that she’ll meet you tomorrow at noon to buy powder,” Liu Zhong added.

“Who else knows about this?” Li Rong’er asked.

“Just I.

When I left the Mansion just now, Miss Xiu’er asked if I worked for the Mansion and instructed me to pass along this message.

I received your reward a few days ago, so I came to tell you,” he explained.

Li Rong’er gave him some broken silver, “Liu Zhong, thank you for the trouble.”

She did not instruct him not to speak with anyone else about it.

Expressly instructing him would only show her nervousness.

Instead, she said, “In the future, if someone asks you to pass a message to me, come and tell me directly.

But don’t say too much.”

“Yes, thank you for the reward, Second Lady.”

…

The next day at noon, Li Rong’er was thinking about finding an excuse to go out when Xiao Yishan actually left first to check on the store.

As soon as he left, she exited through the back door of the Mansion right after him.

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To avoid being recognized, she even covered her face with a veil.

After circling around the streets for a bit and seeing that no one was paying her any attention, she hurried off to the broken temple on the outskirts of town.

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