Chapter 596: No Need to Explain, I Understand Everything!

When Noble Consort Yi saw Yu Xian, she still felt inexplicably nervous, but she quickly stabilized her composure and nodded to him.

“Is something wrong? Are you not adapting well here?” Yu Xian still asked with concern.

Faced with an unfamiliar environment, Noble Consort Yi might feel uneasy, after all, everything here was completely different from the world she previously inhabited.

And her coming to find him now clearly meant there was something on her mind.

“Mhm, well… An’er is young, and he looks like a man of the cloth. His behavior towards you might not be as loyal as Yang Guo and the others, but I guarantee his nature is pure, and he would never betray you. I was hoping you could help look after him a little more.”

Noble Consort Yi’s tone was a bit anxious and worried, afraid Yu Xian wouldn’t understand.

A bunch of question marks suddenly appeared above Yu Xian’s head. What did she mean? Since Wu Xin came with him, his food, clothing, and expenses were the same as Yang Guo and the others; did he still need special care?

Wu Xin himself probably didn’t think so.

But why did Noble Consort Yi come to tell him this specifically?

This probably wasn’t her real objective, right?

Yu Xian guessed secretly in his heart.

“Mhm, since he followed me here, I naturally treat everyone equally.”

Yu Xian, not knowing Noble Consort Yi’s true purpose, simply went along with what she said.

Hearing Yu Xian say that, Noble Consort Yi became flustered again, “Young Master Yu, I…”

“You what?” Yu Xian asked with a smile.

Seeing the uneasy and flustered Noble Consort Yi, he probably already knew what she was thinking. It was just that it was hard for her to bring up.

“I… I have nothing.”

Noble Consort Yi saw the smile on Yu Xian’s face and felt like she had been seen through. Her face immediately flushed red, and she hastily averted her gaze from Yu Xian’s eyes. The words that had reached her lips were forcefully swallowed back.

Then, she turned around, intending to leave.

However, just as she turned, her hand was caught, and she was immediately pulled into an embrace.

“You haven’t finished speaking yet, why are you leaving?”

Yu Xian’s warm breath brushed past her ear, and Noble Consort Yi’s body instantly stiffened. Her cheeks were so hot they could almost drip blood.

She could clearly feel the solidity of the chest behind her, and the arm wrapped around her waist carried an irresistible strength.

“I… I really have nothing more to say,”

Noble Consort Yi whispered, so low that even she could barely hear herself.

Yu Xian chuckled softly, resting his chin gently on the top of her head, and said in a tone that held a hint of teasing yet seriousness: “Is that so? But why do I feel like you have something very important left unsaid?”

“No, you… you let go of me!”

Noble Consort Yi tried to struggle, but she couldn’t break free at all.

“Actually, it wasn’t Wu Xin who wanted to follow me here; it was you who wanted to come, and Wu Xin accompanied you, right?”

Yu Xian whispered softly next to her ear, his tone very certain.

Noble Consort Yi’s body trembled violently, as if the deepest secret in her heart had been exposed. Even her breathing became rapid.

“No!”

Noble Consort Yi immediately denied it!

“You’re not looking for me now to talk about Wu Xin; you want to see me alone, wanting long-term residency in the Small World, right?”

Yu Xian continued to speak softly, his gaze falling on her reddened earlobes.

Noble Consort Yi’s heart rate suddenly accelerated, as if it were about to leap out of her chest.

She knew that all her disguises had been easily seen through by the man before her. Now that her thoughts were laid bare in one sentence, she felt her entire body burning up.

“I…”

Noble Consort Yi wanted to explain, but she didn’t know how to start.

“No need to explain, I understand everything!”

Yu Xian held the person in his arms tighter. How could he let a woman take the initiative! Thus, he gently stroked Noble Consort Yi’s long hair, feeling the slight trembling of the person in his embrace.

“This Small World was prepared for you all. You can stay as long as you wish; there’s no need to specifically ask. In the future, if you have any thoughts, just tell me directly; don’t hide or hold back.”

Yu Xian continued speaking gently.

Noble Consort Yi buried her face in his chest, listening to the steady and powerful heartbeat. Her tense body gradually relaxed, her nose stung slightly, and her eyes turned faintly red.

“I want to truly start over,”

Noble Consort Yi finally only said one sentence.

Yu Xian knew that Noble Consort Yi had mustered great courage to make this decision.

“Everything from the past is like a nightmare I can’t wake up from, suffocating me. Now that I’m here, without all that turmoil, I want to try to let go of the past, live happily like an ordinary person, taking care of An’er, just like my sisters.”

Noble Consort Yi’s voice held a trace of choking, yet it revealed an unprecedented firmness.

She raised her head and looked at Yu Xian with teary, hazy eyes, “I know how terrible my past was, but I truly long for a stable home, no longer to be bound by my past identity and grievances. I… I want to possess this kind of peace and warmth. Are you willing… to give me this chance?”

Yu Xian looked at the fragility and expectation in her eyes. He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears on her cheek, “Silly girl, from the moment I brought you and Wu Xin here, I already gave you a chance. Let the past be the past; for the road ahead, I am here.”

Noble Consort Yi could no longer hold back, and tears poured out torrentially. This time, however, it wasn’t sadness, but the accumulated grievances of many years and the joy of rebirth.

She tightly hugged Yu Xian back, as if wanting to merge herself into his very bones, feeling this long-delayed stability and warmth.

Everyone has a past, some rich and smooth, others turbulent and miserable, but what matters is whether one can find the courage to start anew in a new environment.

Noble Consort Yi had once been at the center of a vortex of power, experiencing betrayal and conflict; her heart was already riddled with holes. Now, being able to let go of her past identity and obsession, yearning for simple peace, this determination itself deserved respect.

Yu Xian could feel her sincerity and vulnerability at this moment, and he understood that what she needed was not just a place to live, but also acceptance and a sense of security.

“From now on, Dazhu Peak is your home. Everyone here will be your family. You don’t need to bear anything alone anymore; you have me, and everyone else accompanying you.”

Yu Xian gently patted Noble Consort Yi’s back, as if comforting a wronged child.

Noble Consort Yi nodded vigorously in his arms, releasing all her anxiety and apprehension into that warm embrace, as if a long-wandering ship had finally found a harbor to dock.

“Thank you!”

Noble Consort Yi was genuinely grateful. In her heart, she was actually very afraid, after all, her past was so unsightly…

Compared to Yu Xian’s other women, she carried too much unspeakable, heavy history. Those schemes, calculations, and choices made against her will were like invisible shackles, making her feel inferior.

“Silly girl!”

Yu Xian said this word once more, but his tone was filled with heartache and tenderness.