Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1185 - 1191: Dog Bites Dog (6)

Chapter 1185: Chapter 1191: Dog Bites Dog (6)

In Bishui Villa,

Huo Yuan sat in a room in Huifang Garden, his expression desolate. He held a Fighting Colored Chicken Cup in his hand, the tea inside gone cold, but he seemed not to notice. He merely leaned against the back of the chair, his gaze forlorn as he looked at every item in the room.

On the embroidered couch carved with flowers, she had once slept. When she left, her body’s subtle fragrance still lingered on that couch. It wasn’t strong, yet it was intoxicating. Now, the delicate scent had faded, but the heart-stirring feeling remained.

He stood up, touched the Suzhou-style brocade quilt and sheets, sighed, and sat down on the embroidered couch.

Not far from the embroidered couch, against the east wall, was a dressing table she had used. She had drawn her eyebrows there, arranged her makeup there. Beside that copper mirror lay a horn comb with a few strands of her long black hair still tangled in it; he had untangled and put them into a purse, the very Koi and Lotus Embroidery Purse she had given him. The purse she had embroidered herself was always on his person, never leaving him...

She had also used the blue and white porcelain teapot on the round table, and the embroidered stool nearby; she had once occupied it, still positioned at the distance she had set. He couldn’t bring himself to tuck the embroidered stool back under the table and kept it just as it was when she was there. He forbade anyone from cleaning the room or allowed anyone to enter. If the room got dirty, he would take a cloth and clean it himself!

Gradually, cleaning this room every day had become his daily routine and one of the few pleasures in his life.

Since her grand wedding, he hadn’t seen her again. All news of her came from elsewhere.

It seemed as if he were moving further away from her, but in truth, he had never left, quietly watching over her all this time!

During this period, he had run the Huo Family’s business as usual, inspecting the shops, negotiating with business partners, occasionally enjoying drinks and merriment with a few good friends. He always presented as composed and elegant, with no one perceiving any change from before.

Only he knew he was changing, losing interest in everything — money, connections, even the Ci Yue Gang he had worked so hard to build up. None of these could captivate him anymore.

Since missing out on the most beautiful scenery of his life, the world for him had lost the vibrancy of its colors.

This change frightened him. He had even deliberately stopped paying attention to her, though it was hard. He had been trying not to think of her, not to see her. Yet today, he hadn’t expected to encounter her under such circumstances.

When Huo Yuan was summoned to Mi Fangzhai, the sight that met him upon entering left him stunned.

The Mi Fangzhai shop was in disarray, jars and containers shattered everywhere, the thick scent of rouge wafting through the ruined store.

Cai Wei, the woman he had thought about day and night, sat leisurely sipping tea, dressed in home clothes with her hair done up as a married Madam.

She had grown even more beautiful than before. Previously, she resembled an unopened bud, with a charm in her greenness. But now, she was like a bloom in full glory, stunningly beautiful and breathtaking.

Seeing her, his gaze was transfixed, foolishly staring, completely ignoring the crowd of people kneeling on the ground in front of her.

Among those people, some were crying, others begging for mercy, and some shivering with fear.

Zhao Fuyin, the Prefect of Ying Tianfu, approached and said, "Young Master Huo, today we’ve called you here because there is an old case that requires your presence due to its connection with your Noble Concubine."

Huo Yuan startled, then tore his gaze away, only to realize Aunt Bi was present among the kneeling crowd. He murmured in confusion, "What... What happened?"

Cai Wei spoke, "Huan Qiu, you tell Young Master Huo."

"Yes!"

Huan Qiu acknowledged and stepped forward, "Young Master Huo, it happened like this..."