A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 404

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 404 – After the heavy snow (2)

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Editor : Chu
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Aside from their usual clothes, Wei Ruo had prepared cloaks for both herself and Xiumei.

“Miss, I really shouldn’t wear this cloak. Only young ladies of noble households wear hooded cloaks. For a maid like me to wear something so expensive is improper.”

“What other people’s maids wear is none of my concern. My Meimei will wear the same cloak as I do,” Wei Ruo replied.

“That won’t do, Miss. If someone sees it, people will gossip,” Xiumei muttered.

“We’re not going out to meet anyone today. Walking on the street, if you don’t say it and I don’t say it, no one will know who you are,” Wei Ruo explained.

“But…”

“No buts. In this freezing cold, how warm is this cloak to wear? The nurse put in so much effort to make them for us—we can’t let her kind intentions go to waste.”

Wei Ruo’s words left Xiumei no choice but to agree. “Alright then.”

Xiumei put on the cloak Wei Ruo handed her. Wei Ruo’s was sky blue, while Xiumei’s was grass green.

As soon as Wei Ruo and Xiumei stepped out of the gate of Tingsong Courtyard, they saw Wei Jinyi and Xiao Bei.

Seeing Wei Jinyi, Wei Ruo couldn’t help but recall the events of the night before last.

Luckily, he was her own brother—if it had been another man, what happened that night would have been utterly humiliating. She might even have ended up with the reputation of “harassing a man.”

“Second Brother, are you heading out too?” Wei Ruo asked.

“I was waiting for you,” Wei Jinyi replied.

“Second Brother knew I was going out?” Wei Ruo asked.

“With the damage to houses and farmland still unknown, and with Ruo’er’s temperament, I figured you’d want to see the situation for yourself,” Wei Jinyi said.

Even though Wei Ruo knew there was little she could do, she would not hide away in her room.

Wei Ruo was a little surprised, and after the surprise came warmth—her second brother truly understood her thoughts.

Wei Jinyi continued, “The roads are blocked, carriages can’t get through, we’ll have to go on foot. To avoid danger, I’ll go with you.”

Wei Ruo smiled. “All right, I won’t go far, just nearby to take a look. Staying cooped up in the manor, there’s really nothing to do, and I don’t even know what it’s like outside anymore.”

She planned to visit the shops; the estate was too far away—by the time she walked there and back, it would already be dark.

Wei Jinyi walked over and placed the hood of Wei Ruo’s cloak over her head.

“It’s cold. Don’t let your ears freeze,” he said.

Then Xiaobei handed Wei Ruo a hand warmer. “My lady, it’s freezing out. Hold onto this, it will keep you warm.”

-hand warmer

Xiumei muttered from the side, “Before we left, I said we should prepare a hand warmer, but my lady said it wasn’t necessary. Now that the Second Young Master has given you one, you can’t refuse anymore, can you?”

Wei Ruo shot back, annoyed, “Didn’t you also not bring one? Why are you only calling me out?”

“Miss, I practice martial arts, I’m strong and not afraid of the cold. If you don’t believe me, touch my hand—it’s warmer than yours,” Xiumei replied.

“Forget it, I won’t touch it. I admit defeat.” Wei Ruo already knew her maid’s hands would be warm.

Then she lifted her head to glance at Wei Jinyi, but instantly dismissed the thought in her mind.

Not to mention that no young master would walk around holding a hand warmer, with her second brother’s martial skills, his hands were probably warmer than hers anyway.

“Let’s go,” Wei Ruo urged quickly.

Wei Jinyi smiled faintly and followed right behind her.

Outside the gates of the Colonel’s Residence, the main street had been cleared enough to allow passage. The road was wide enough for three to five people to walk side by side.

After walking for a while, Wei Ruo and the others spotted a crowd gathered at the entrance of an alley, as if something had happened.

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