Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 505 - 508: She is My Cousin_1

Chapter 505: Chapter 508: She is My Cousin_1

"You need to tell me first, and then I’ll decide based on your situation," Nan Feng said patiently.

"Sister, my father... was beheaded, the Emperor declared him a traitor. But my mother told me that my father had always been serving his country. How could he have committed treason? My father was betrayed and executed. The males in our family were conscripted and the females were sold into slavery. Fortunately, my mother and I weren’t in the Capital City at that time, my father sent someone to help us escape in advance. My mother risked her life to flee south with me. When the pursuing soldiers arrived, she pushed me onto a boat and went back to hold off..."

At this point, Xiaodie was choking with sobs.

Nan Feng gently patted Xiaodie’s back, although she was slightly flustered.

While she felt sorry for Xiaodie, harboring the daughter of a traitor was a capital crime, wasn’t it?

At this moment, Xiaodie spoke again: "Sister... I’ve encountered many bad people out there, just when I thought everyone was bad, I met you. Now that I’ve told you everything about myself, would you still dare to shelter me?"

Nan Feng was hesitating. Xiaodie was indeed unfortunate, but if someone were to investigate, she would also suffer the consequences.

After thinking it over, Nan Feng concluded that she should discuss it with Ye-ge.

...

There was a bureau near the Governor Mansion, Nan Feng could find Ye-ge there.

Ye-ge was supposed to be on duty that night, but Nan Feng pulled him to a secluded spot in the backyard and told him about Xiaodie. Immediately, his attention was on the girl: "What’s her surname?"

"Her surname is Zhuang, called Zhuang Xiaodie!"

"Zhuang Xiaodie?" Ye-ge looked at Nan Feng. After quite a while, he said: "She might be Zhuang Xiang’s daughter!"

"Who is Zhuang Xiang?" Nan Feng asked.

"I’ve heard from others before. He was a good official, but because he offended someone close to the Emperor with his remonstration, he was sentenced to beheading. It’s not appropriate to talk here, let’s go back to your place," Ye-ge finished speaking and hurriedly lead Nan Feng back.

It seemed that Ye-ge was quite concerned about Xiaodie.

...

The door of Spikenard Square was closed, Nan Feng opened the door and saw Xiaodie sitting inside.

When Xiaodie saw Nan Feng, she was initially overjoyed, but then she saw Ye-ge behind Nan Feng and burst into tears: "Sister Nan Feng, so you’re also... I trusted you so much..."

Nan Feng realized that Xiaodie had misunderstood because Ye-ge was dressed in a guard’s uniform. Xiaodie thought that Ye-ge was here to arrest her.

Nan Feng was about to step forward to explain, but Ye-ge stopped her and whispered, "Fengfeng, let me handle this."

Looking at Xiaodie sitting quietly on the stool, appearing resigned to her fate, Nan Feng could sense how desperate she felt inside.

Her heart ached for the girl.

"You’re Zhuang Xiang’s daughter, right?" Ye-ge’s voice was gentle.

No one, besides herself, had ever been spoken to so kindly by Ye-ge, thought Nan Feng.

Xiaodie looked at Ye-ge, wondering how he knew that.

Ye-ge pointed at Nan Feng, "I am Fengfeng’s fiancé, you can rest assured, Sister Nan Feng means no harm to you, and neither do I. You said your surname is Zhuang and that you’re the daughter of a convicted official, so I assumed you are Zhuang Xiang’s daughter."

Xiaodie stared blankly at Ye-ge.

He... really meant no harm?

"Xiaodie, your father was a good official, he was just victimized by a treacherous man. That’s why your family has fallen into such a desperate situation. But Heaven knows the truth, right and wrong will be justified eventually. Your father’s reputation will be cleared someday."

Xiaodie began to weep, covering her face. Probably, it had been a long time since someone had spoken such words of care to her.

Nan Feng couldn’t bear to watch, and turned her head to the side.