They say your illegitimate child is worthless, yet you rebel with seven wives?

Chapter 87 You share the same husband?

The smile on Su Luo's face disappeared, and she became serious.

Although Xue Wanrou is young, she is not a troublemaker; on the contrary, she is very sensible.

Unless something unexpected happens, there's nothing to worry about.

Her sudden departure from Xiaoyun Village must mean something happened, something she didn't want others to know.

Su Luo asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Zhang Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "There was a carriage parked at the entrance of the village earlier. When Madam Wanrou saw it, her expression changed."

"Then an old woman got off, and after saying something to Madam Wanrou, the carriage left, and Madam Wanrou went with it."

Su Luo's eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, "Did she get on the carriage?"

"That's not true..."

Zhang Yu said, "Madam Wanrou seems to be concerned about something, so she didn't get on the carriage, but followed behind it the whole time."

"They are now not far away, at a post station on the official road."

After hesitating several times, Zhang Yu finally said, "After the carriage arrived at the post station, a young man got off."

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Su Luo's eyes. "I understand."

"Let's go and see what happened."

……

The Great Xia Dynasty had several types of post stations, which could be broadly divided into official post stations and merchant post stations.

As the name suggests, the former refers to the post stations set up by the imperial court, where only those with official positions could stay.

There was an official post station about every fifty li along the official road.

Merchant post stations, on the other hand, had far fewer rules. Regardless of who they were, anyone with money could stay there; it was a melting pot of all sorts of people.

They can be seen not only on official roads.

Even on some mountain trails, you can often see post stations.

Actually, there were no post stations in the past; it's just that the officials who managed the post stations at that time sold off the right to establish them...

Over the years, so many post stations have been built.

The nearest official post station to Xiaoyun Village was unusually quiet. A carriage stopped, and a young man dressed in brocade robes stepped inside.

Upon seeing him approach, the gatekeeper at the post station immediately stepped forward, checked his identity, and then bowed, saying:

"Young Master He!"

The young man's name was He Chang, and he was the heir of a small family in Qingzhou.

Although they were just a small family, compared to the Mo and Ye families, they were already considered big shots to the gatekeepers of the post station.

Therefore, when He Chang got off the carriage and made some requests, the gatekeeper of the post station, although showing surprise and some hesitation, did not refuse.

"That's not good?"

He Chang took out a silver ingot.

The gatekeeper at the post station immediately gave He Chang a thumbs up, "As expected of Young Master He, you can come up with such a flawless plan. You deserve to win the heart of the beauty!"

He Chang smiled, a fiery glint flashing in his eyes.

That's right, he was Xue Wanrou's old friend; to be precise, they were childhood sweethearts.

He Chang once dreamed of marrying Xue Wanrou, but after an accident happened to the Xue family, the entire He family immediately severed ties with them.

He Chang's fantasy could not be realized.

I thought I would never have a chance with Xue Wanrou in this lifetime, but I was surprised to see a familiar face when I passed by here.

Later, after asking around, I learned that not only Xue Wanrou was in Xiaoyun Village, but Xue Jinhan was as well.

Moreover, both women seemed incredibly lonely, relying on each other for survival.

"My biggest fantasy used to be marrying Xue Wanrou, but this time it might not just be Xue Wanrou, I might even be able to marry Xue Jinhan..."

Just thinking about the Xue sisters' beauty made He Chang feel hot all over.

……

"Huh...huh..."

Xue Wanrou wiped away her sweat, panting, and arrived at the entrance of the post station.

Before we even entered, a stern, authoritative voice rang out.

"stop!"

A gatekeeper from the post station came out and glared angrily at Xue Wanrou: "Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to approach this place!"

"Get out of here immediately, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

Xue Wanrou was taken aback. She glanced at the He family carriage parked not far away and subconsciously said, "Someone is looking for me..."

"Hmph? Still dare to argue!"

The post station guard immediately approached Xue Wanrou, his face contorted with malice, and said, "Do you know that coming near here is already a crime!"

"You're just an ordinary citizen, it seems you want me to teach you a lesson..."

Xue Wanrou was so frightened that she trembled.

At that moment, He Chang's voice came from inside, "Stop!"

Immediately afterwards, He Chang came out with a warm smile, first looking at Xue Wanrou: "Wanrou, don't be afraid!"

He then glared at the post station gatekeeper. "This is my friend! What do you want to do?!"

"Young Master He!"

When the post station guard saw him, he feigned great fear and quickly lowered his head to beg for mercy: "Young Master He!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't know this young lady was your friend... I was wrong, please forgive me, Mr. He!"

He Chang waved his hand, "Go ahead, ignorance is no excuse!"

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at the post station gatekeeper with admiration.

Good acting!

The gatekeeper at the post station grinned after he had walked away, thinking to himself, "This young master from a noble family really goes all out for a woman!"

Then, He Chang said to Xue Wanrou, "Wanrou, come in, we haven't seen each other in so long..."

After calming down, Xue Wanrou looked at He Chang, her old friend, with complicated emotions. She hesitated for a moment, then shook her head.

"No, I won't go in..."

He Chang asked in confusion, "Why? Wanrou, although I know the Xue family has already..."

He sighed dramatically, then put on an incredibly sincere expression, "But in my heart, you've always been my friend!"

"Wanrou, I'm so happy to have met you. If I could, I'd like to bring you back to Qingzhou!"

"Don't misunderstand, it's just that I've now become the young master of the He family, and I'm capable of helping you..."

After hesitating for a long time, Xue Wanrou finally said, "No, it's not necessary!"

She looked up at He Chang earnestly and said, "He Chang, actually... we're not that close, are we? Why do you call me Wanrou?"

"Didn't you used to call me Second Miss?"

He Chang's expression froze instantly.

The truth he didn't want to look back on unfolded in his memory: how could he possibly be qualified to be Xue Wanrou's childhood sweetheart?

In the past, the He family was merely an appendage of the Xue family, and he had only been deliberately trying to curry favor with the two Xue sisters.

"Cough cough..."

He Chang coughed a few times to ease the awkwardness and said, "The past is the past, and things are different now!"

"Wanrou, come with me. Call your sister too, we'll go together!"

"I will definitely make sure you live a good life!"

Xue Wanrou frowned and said, "Please don't call me Wanrou anymore. Also, thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary!"

“My sister and I are doing very well now, and our husbands treat us very well…”

"Husband?!"

Upon hearing this, He Chang's face immediately darkened: "You, you two are married?!"

"And it's the same husband?!"