Yun Wanchen lowered his eyes and took a jade pendant from his waist to give to her.
"In the future, if you have any matters, you can come to Duke Ning Mansion anytime with this. No one will dare to stop you."
W-what?
Su Qianyue raised her head, looking astonished at the Crescent Moon Pendant, then slowly looked at him.
Under the bright candlelight, the young man’s features were as picturesque as snow, his face as pure as jade, with a trace of inexplicable gentleness in his eyes.
Is this a dream?
Her heart thumped wildly, and Su Qianyue stood in place, not knowing how to react.
"Cang Yan."
Yun Wanchen called softly, and the black-clothed youth behind him stepped forward, took the pendant from his hand, and handed it to Su Qianyue.
"Miss Su, this is a token of goodwill from our Young Master, you should accept it."
Although he didn’t know why the Young Master wanted to protect this frail little sprout, since it was the Young Master’s decision, there must be a reason.
Su Qianyue took it and held it in her palm, suppressing the unbearable excitement in her heart, and looked at him cautiously, "Young Master Yun, you mean I can come find you in the future?"
"Yes."
Having received a clear answer, Su Qianyue secretly pinched her thigh, ouch, it hurt, it seemed she wasn’t dreaming, but how is this possible?
He actually gave her a token and said she could come find him in the future?
"Cang Yan, escort Miss Su back, be sure to be careful and don’t alarm the Su Family."
"Yes."
Cang Yan extended his hand with a gesture of invitation, "Miss Su, please."
Su Qianyue reluctantly glanced at Yun Wanchen and trudged toward the outside.
The footsteps grew distant, Yun Wanchen lowered his eyelids, twisting the jade ring on his finger, and after a long time, he let out a cool laugh.
The legitimate daughter had an incident, and left hastily, without even leaving a servant, thoroughly abandoning the illegitimate daughter she brought along.
Duke Ning Mansion is in the west of the city, Grand Commandant Mansion is in the east, a full forty miles apart, making such a frail young girl walk back, her legs would surely be exhausted.
Looking at the girl’s frail frame and attire, this Su Family is truly heartless!
An hour later, Cang Yan rushed back on horseback.
"How was it, did you alarm anyone in the Su Family?"
Cang Yan shook his head, "Rest assured, Young Master, Miss Su lives in a remote courtyard, and aside from the two gatekeepers, there were no guards, I came and went freely."
That Miss Su, living so hidden is one thing, but her house isn’t even as good as a servant’s, with tattered window paper that hasn’t been changed in years, wind leaking from everywhere once it’s winter, imagine how hard it must be.
It’s truly shocking, to think a high-born daughter in Haojing lives in such poverty and hardship.
Cang Yan recounted everything he had seen and heard to Yun Wanchen in detail.
"Tsk, Young Master, Su Jian is truly something else, Miss Su may be an illegitimate daughter, but she’s his own child too, the Su Family isn’t short of silver, how can they mistreat an illegitimate daughter like this?"
These things were anticipated by Yun Wanchen when he saw Su Qianyue today, so he showed no emotion now.
"It’s long been said that Madam Su is fierce, jealous, domineering, and doesn’t allow Su Jian to take concubines. Su Jian has no way to deal with her, and even Su Qianyue was an accident. It’s rare she didn’t kill Su Qianyue off early, merely mistreating her, Su Jian probably can’t say much."
Moreover, she’s just an illegitimate daughter, not worth Su Jian falling out with his wife over her.
"Tomorrow night, take some food and silver money to Miss Su, remember to tell her to hide it well, don’t let anyone find out."
Originally, Yun Wanchen wanted to send some warm quilts and clothes, but after thinking for a moment, he gave up. Clothes and quilts are hard to hide.
That Madam Su, she probably can’t stand seeing Su Qianyue living well, if she finds out she’s eating well and dressed well, she might falsely accuse her of stealing, using the chance to teach and reprimand her.
"Tsk, when did the Young Master start mending his ways?"
Cang Yan touched his chin, his gaze teasing as he looked at the handsome and extraordinary man.
Their Young Master, though appearing to outsiders as serene and graceful as the moonlit breeze, isn’t the type to randomly show kindness to others.
Suppose he took a liking to that illegitimate daughter, not considering their vastly different statuses, just that little girl is like a budding sprout he couldn’t even take a fancy to, what kind of beauties hasn’t the Young Master seen, why would he fancy a sprout?
Yun Wanchen chuckled softly, not replying to him.
A change of heart?
It’s more like repaying a favor.
Grand Commandant Mansion.
After settling Su Qianxue, Su Jian suddenly froze for a moment.