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Upon reaching the courtyard Guanting wave his hand to have all servants leave. Frustrated yet determined to move on, he leaned against the door while thinking how to start talking with Qi Fan whose sobs can still be heard. Noticing that there's no sound coming from outside Qi Fan thought that the servants have left her all alone as she is no longer favored by her husband. She shouted in desperation, calling for her closed maidservants but no one answered. After a while she heard Guanting's tired voice.

"I'm here Fan'er..."

"Husband? Husband...please let me out. This wife promise not to cause any trouble nor lie to you anymore. This wife begs you to let us go back to what we have before..." Tears continues to flow from her now swollen eyes.

"We can't go back I believe in your words, I trusted you which caused me to miss my chance to be with her. Although I can't forgive you right now I know I should have been wise in those times you put dirt on her name. I am more angry at myself for being a fool."

"Guanting..." After few weeks of not hearing Guanting's voice, Qi Fan's heart was suddenly filled with hope at the same time she is afraid that he might leave her.

"But... we can only move on. I'll let you see our child starting tomorrow. I hope you will think about what you want to do next and don't harm your cousin, we've done enough." After saying what he have in mind, he started to walk outside upon reaching two steps before door he glanced at the bedchamber's door where Qi Fan is being held then left with Jin without saying a word.

Seeing that their master left, Qi Fan's closed maidservants gets inside the bedchamber and help Qi Fan clean up and serve her the dishes for dinner. She's still absorbing what Guanting said and glad that she's finally allowed to see her child, their child... However, thinking that her status in Guanting's heart is now uncertain and the words she heard from him, protecting Xiuying she can't help but silently clenched her fists hidden in her sleeves.

The next day, Xue is braiding Xiuying's hair when Xiao Hua entered the room. The young girl hurriedly curtsied and wipe the sweat on her forehead before speaking.

"Young miss, Prime Minister Long arrived and requesting to speak with you. He is currently with your father in the study."

"Thank you Xiao Hua, it seems he came to negotiate..." Sighing Xiuying looks at Xue who immediately finished arranging her hair by carefully placing a blue crystal peac.o.c.k hair stick. "Let's not have the prime minister wait too long." Xiuying smiled meaningfully as she stands and walks towards her father's study.