A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 244 Am I so terrible?

The courtyard had been vacant for more than a month and no one had cleaned it. It was already a bit messy. Mu Liang cleaned up the house and was about to tidy up the yard, but when he came out he saw Hong Qing in red standing at the door.

The news of the misfortune of the famous Li from Jiangnan also reached Liangdu yesterday. Fengqifang is the most informed place in the city, so Hongqing was naturally the first to know about it. She was worried about Mu Liang, so she asked her maid Dafeng to keep an eye on the movements in the courtyard at all times.

"Ahem, you guys chat..." Old Zhou, who was walking out of the house, was stunned for a moment when he saw Hong Qing. Then he winked at Mu Liang and turned to the backyard.

"I just got back and haven't had time to clean up. Please don't think I'm slow." Mu Liang invited Hong Qing into the house and said with a warm smile while lighting the stove and making tea.

"It was Hong Qing who came to our house rashly. Liang... Shopkeeper Mu, don't blame Hong Qing for being rude." Hong Qing walked slowly into the house, her eyes slightly drooping, a bitter smile on the corner of her mouth.

"How could that be? Brother Liang is very happy that you can come." Mu Liang also smiled frankly. He didn't care about Hong Qing's change of words to him. Anyway, in his heart, she was still his sister next door.

"Brother Liang... I'm sorry..." Hong Qing bit her lower lip, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke.

"What are you sorry for? You're not sorry for me. Instead, I'm the one who feels guilty towards you..."

"Let the past be the past, Brother Liang, you don't have to feel guilty. I have actually always lived a good life in Fengqifang. Mom has never beaten or scolded me. She treats me like her own daughter and always leaves the best things for me." Before Mu Liang could finish his sigh, Hong Qing interrupted him and said with a gentle smile.

"As long as you feel it's good, but Brother Liang still says the same thing. If you want to leave Fengqifang and live a peaceful life one day, just tell Brother Liang, and I will do my best to help you." Mu Liang felt distressed and helpless as he looked at Hong Qing whose eyes were dodging.

"Yesterday, I heard about the famous Li from Jiangnan." Hong Qing nodded, then looked up at Mu Liangdao with concern.

"Fengqifang has always been the place with the most up-to-date information." Mu Liang was not surprised.

"How is the famous Li from Jiangnan doing now? Is Mr. Li doing well too?" What she wanted to ask most was Brother Liang, but she didn't ask when the words came to her lips.

"Jiangnan Mingli is safe for the time being, and my brother is also doing well. Everything is fine, don't worry." Mu Liang naturally noticed Hong Qing's entanglement, so he added at the end that everything is fine.

"Then I feel relieved." Hong Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly.

"What about you? How have you been lately?" Mu Liang asked.

"Well, that's fine too."

In silence, the tea on the stove was ready. Mu Liang placed the poured tea in front of Hong Qing and slowly said:

"I won't be staying in Liangdu for long this time. I'm afraid this courtyard will be idle in the future. I can't bear to sell it at a low price. Why don't you take it?"

"You... are going back to Jiangnan?" When Hong Qing heard this, her heart suddenly felt as if it had fallen into an endless abyss.

She finally mustered up the courage to see him, but she didn't expect to be separated again. It seems that she is really destined to be a lonely star.

"Well, my brother-in-law has just taken charge of the famous Li in Jiangnan, and I have to go back to help him." Mu Liang took a sip of tea and responded.

"What about this shop in Liangdu?"

"At present, all the managers of Liangdu were trained by me. I feel relieved to hand it over to them for the time being."

"When are you leaving?"

"Three days later."

"You just came back today, why are you in such a hurry?"

"It will take about three days to hand over some things."

Hong Qing did not refuse Mu Liang this time. She accepted the courtyard. Brother Liang was about to leave Liangdu and return to Jiangnan. They might not see each other often in the future, so she would just keep this courtyard as a remembrance.

In Qile City in the south of the Yangtze River, the weather turned warmer in March, and Mrs. Li's health gradually improved. Li Yunye could finally put his heart at ease.

That day, seeing that she was in good spirits, Mrs. Li wanted to go to the temple outside the city to burn incense and worship Buddha. Li Yunye was worried about his mother going out alone, and his brother Mu Liang had gone to Liangdu, so he had to put down what he was doing temporarily and accompany his mother.

While the Madam and the Young Master were not at home, An Ge, as the housekeeper, was not idle either. At this time, the mansion had hired people to renovate Mu Liang's yard, and he had to go and supervise it personally.

"Ange!" As soon as they arrived in the garden, Hong Nu suddenly jumped out from behind the rockery, which really scared Ange.

Ange was still in shock, and when she saw Hongnu she quickly walked away as if he was avoiding the plague.

Hong Nu came to the Li Mansion at the request of Xuan Yu, who was the savior of the Li family. Naturally, Li Yunye did not dare to treat Hong Nu the same as the maids in the mansion, so he just asked An Ge to treat her well.

An Ge treated Hong Nu as a guest of the Li family, but Hong Nu refused. She was used to being a maid since she was a child, but she was treated respectfully every day in the Li Mansion. Although it was very pleasant to be treated with courtesy, she felt uneasy. At first, it was nothing. After a long time, even if the guest stayed in the host's house for a long time and the host didn't care, it would be annoying to the people below, not to mention that she was not a guest of the Li family.

Therefore, Hong Nu often pestered An Ge to arrange a maid job for her. After pestering her several times, An Ge had no choice but to ask the young master for permission. However, Li Yunye naturally did not agree to use Hong Nu as a maid.

"Where are you going?" Seeing that Ange wanted to hide from him again, Hong Nu stomped his feet in anger and hurriedly chased after him.

"The young master treats you as a guest, so just stay at the Li family honestly. If you are really bored, I can arrange someone to accompany you to the suburbs for fun." Ange said as he walked, without looking back at her.

Although Ange often avoided her, he understood Hongnu's uneasiness. However, she was a free person, not a maid bought by the mansion, and was entrusted by Miss Xuanyu personally, so he was in a dilemma.

"I don't want to leave the house, and I don't want to be a guest. I just want to find a job in the Li Mansion." Hong Nu continued to follow An Ge. When she heard about leaving the house, she immediately shook her head and refused. She didn't want to meet anyone from Hongxiang Pavilion.

"Hongnu, you're making it difficult for me. The Master said..." Ange slowed down his pace, frowned and said helplessly, but before he could finish his words, his left arm was suddenly pulled. He turned around unexpectedly and bumped into Hongnu's round eyes.

The boy and girl looked at each other, their hearts pounding. Ange, who was the first to come to his senses, turned around hurriedly, his ears and cheeks already flushed. He took a few deep breaths quickly to calm himself down.

Hong Nu was younger after all, and although he was also nervous just now, he didn't quite understand the throbbing in his heart.

"When will Master Li come back? I'd better go and beg him." Hong Nu looked at Ange's back and asked.

"Ahem, I don't know yet, but I'll call you when I get back." Ange coughed twice, answered, and then ran away quickly.

"Am I that scary?" Looking at Ange's quickly disappearing figure, Hong Nu frowned slightly and pouted coquettishly.