Chapter 63: Leave Her Behind
"How could it be him?" Lian Zhi'er was a little incredulous, after all, Ruan Lu had nothing to do with Shan Guang.
"I don't know why, but that night I clearly saw the people from the eldest princess's mansion throw him into the well." Shan Qiao's eyes were red, "Brother Ling came to look for him the next day, didn't the county lord know about this?" β
Lian Zhi'er suddenly remembered something, and her face was full of surprise, why Aunt Lan and her brother wanted to hide this from her.
"My brother helped the prince do something unseemly, so he was killed and killed." Shan Qiao had hatred in his eyes, "I want to leave here, Sun Sheng has already promised, as long as he gets something, he will let me leave here." β
Lian Zhi'er gritted her teeth, "How can his things be here with me and Qingqi?" β
With a hint of helplessness in his dark eyes, he finally turned around and left here.
Lian Zhi'er didn't fall asleep all night, only looked at Qingqi's empty bed, until the sky outside was slightly white, she reluctantly freshened up, and went to Ruan Lu's house.
Zhen Ying was burned and had medicine on her hands, but she still waited outside the door with Qingqi, and only knocked on the door, but soon the door of the house was pushed open by Ruan Lu.
I saw that he was only wearing thin clothes, his raven-colored hair was loose, and his handsome face was a little lazy.
When the two entered the room, they heard the faint sound of clothes on the bed behind the screen, and then the coquettish voice of a woman. "Why didn't His Royal Highness call the slaves up? You're all up, but the slave is still sleeping, it's damn good. β
Lian Zhi'er had obviously expected it, but she only felt a bitterness in her heart.
And Zhen Ying beside her was so frightened that she almost fell to the ground, and immediately showed an incredible look.
Ruan Lu slowly walked behind the screen, and then a doting voice came, "You are sleeping soundly, how can this son disturb you alive." β
"His Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness, ......" The coquettish voice crisped people's bones.
"You were just afraid that you were tired yesterday, so go to sleep."
Lian Zhi'er had never heard such a gentle voice from Ruan Lu. It's like taking care of the treasures of the world.
Soon Ruan Lu came out from behind the screen, and Lian Zhi'er and Zhen Ying served him as before to freshen up, and then he left.
And when he left, he left even more unbelievable words, but he heard him say to Qingqi, "Today, this prince will order Sun Sheng to prepare a few tables of banquets tomorrow, and this prince will accept you as a concubine." β
Behind the screen, Qingqi's excited voice immediately came, "His Royal Highness Xie Shizi." β
It wasn't until after Ruan Lu left that Qingqi's voice came from behind the screen, "Why don't you come in and serve Mrs. Ben to freshen up?" I didn't have any eyes. β
Zhenying came back to her senses from the shock a little, but she still gritted her teeth, poured half a basin of hot water from the copper kettle, and only went behind the screen.
Lian Zhi'er was also busy taking the handkerchief and other things in, and when he turned the screen, he saw Qingqi lying lazily on the bed, with a pair of eyes half-open, his clothes a little messy, and his eyes were like silk.
Zhen Ying put the copper basin on the iron shelf, and Qingqi slowly got up and walked over. He only reached out and touched the water in the basin, and suddenly let out a miserable scream, "Oh, do you want to burn Mrs. Ben to death?" β
Where did Zhenying get so angry, and suddenly her face changed, slave, "What lady?" It's not like us to be slaves and maids who serve people, His Royal Highness the Prince is saying to accept you as a concubine, but isn't it that he quickly likes the new and hates the old and leaves you behind? β
Her words will be said by Lian Zhi'er.
Qingqi seemed to be waiting for her words, and without thinking about it, he reached out and picked up the copper basin on the shelf, and together with the hot water, it all fell from the top of Zhenying's head.
"Call you rampant, even Mrs. Ben dares to contradict it, see that you are impatient."
Zhenying was like a pigskin scalded by hot water in an instant, her little face was flushed, and she only fell to the ground and died in pain.
Qingqi went up and grabbed her hair, with an eerie chill in his voice, "I said, one day I will make you pay." β
Zhenying's tears fell drop by drop, but she still gritted her teeth and refused to say half a word begging for mercy.
"Go out and kneel." Qingqi looked at her with a smile, like a bloodthirsty beast, "You must not get up without Mrs. Ben." β
Zhenying only felt that the sky had fallen, but she still resigned herself to her fate and went outside.
And at this moment, Lian Zhi'er picked up the copper basin that fell on the ground, and said lightly, "Why do you have to kill her?" β
Qingqi looked at Lian Zhi'er, his eyes were like an awl, "Have you forgotten how much we suffered from her at the beginning, and it was far from enough to ask for her life." β
Looking at his almost crazy appearance, his pretty little face actually looked a little hideous.
She actually felt that Qingqi and Ruan Lu were similar.
Lian Zhi'er still served Qingqi to freshen up, but Qingqi no longer had the sharpness of the right talent, only a smile on the corner of his lips, and he was very affectionate to Lian Zhi'er.
But Lian Zhi'er only felt that everything had changed, and there was no going back.
When she came out with the washing water, she saw Fushuang standing in the courtyard, with a thin layer of ice on the cloak on his body, presumably standing there for a long time.
When he saw Lian Zhi'er coming out, he hurriedly walked over, with a bit of urgency in his eyes, "Qingqi is really ......"
At this point, his voice stopped suddenly, as if he couldn't bear to say any more.
"It's true, His Royal Highness the son of your family will take her as a concubine tomorrow." Lian Zhi'er's voice was surprisingly calm, "Qingqi has a high heart, it is impossible to marry you, and now it is okay, after all, I have got what I wanted." β
Lian Zhi'er knew how hurtful her words were, but she still said them slowly.
Fushuang took a few steps back and muttered, "It turns out that she is using me after all." I'm so sorry I hurt you. β
"Why do you want to make amends to me?" She was a little puzzled.
"Actually, I understand the meaning of the Beiliang woman giving the man's boots, she asked me to act in this scene, just to show His Royal Highness the Prince." The remorse in Fushuang's eyes became deeper and deeper, "It was I who ruined the girl's future, but His Royal Highness the Prince of the World's friendship with you is genuine." β
Lian Zhi'er only felt a little ridiculous, "Where did your family come from with sincerity?" β
Fushuang didn't say a word, as if he was frightened by Lian Zhi'er's mocking eyes.
Lian Zhi'er raised her head and looked at the gray sky, she was almost out of breath, it turned out that she was just a lonely person from beginning to end, she suddenly wanted Bei Liang very much, she wanted to do it very much.
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Sun Sheng was naturally very puzzled when he knew that Ruan Lu was going to take a concubine, but when he saw Ruan Luzai carefully instructing everyone, he only felt incredible, but he didn't dare to be sloppy.
And Ruan Lu also took Qingqi around, and there was really no clue in his doting eyes.
That Qingqi is not a trouble-free person, and she ordered someone to buy silk and gold hairpin jewelry, and she didn't know how pampered she was, but Ruan Lu responded to her needs, almost to the point of lawlessness.
Sun Sheng saw that Ruan Lu fell into the warm fragrant nephrite, so he secretly sneered that the eldest princess's sister-in-law was just a wine-colored person, but it was just a faΓ§ade, and the people in the capital actually compared him with Shi Dye, which was simply incredible.
When Ruan Lu came back in the evening, he saw Zhenying kneeling in the courtyard. But he didn't even ask.
That Qingqi was afraid that Ruan Lu would not know, so he said it instead, "That cheap maid often bullied the concubine in the day, and today she took boiling water to scald the concubine's body, so she was punished for kneeling in the courtyard." β
Ruan Lu sat beside her, only took her hand, carefully examined her fingertips, and saw that there was indeed a trace of red, so he showed a doting smile, "Take off her cotton clothes, let her kneel, only freeze to death to relieve hatred." β
Qingqi didn't think that Ruan Lu wouldn't scold her, but he still indulged her like this, and couldn't help but show a happy look on his face, "Thank you, Your Highness." β
Lian Zhi'er was pouring tea, but when she heard this, the teacup in her hand almost fell to the ground.
Ruan Lu's cold gaze immediately swept over, "You go and command." β
Lian Zhi'er took the order, and only walked outside, but saw Zhenying still kneeling in the snow, her face was as white as a piece of paper, and there was not even a trace of blood.
Hearing the footsteps, she raised her head sharply and said hurriedly, "His Royal Highness the Prince is going to let me get up."
"His Royal Highness the Prince asked you to take off your cotton clothes." There was a hint of pity on Lian Zhi'er's face, "You can't survive tonight." β
"It was that woman who instigated His Royal Highness." She tried desperately to get up, but fell on the cold snow. "I want to see His Royal Highness the Prince ......"
"She is now the person on the tip of His Royal Highness's heart, why are you fighting her? Once you're in, you're going to die faster. β
"No......" Zhenying's tears rolled down, but she refused to accept her fate, "It was you and Qingqi who wanted to harm me, and you have always hated me." β
"I never hated you." Lian Zhi'er is telling the truth, these exiles are all affected by their Beiliang people, and their families are ruined, so what reason does she have to be jealous.
When Lian Zhi'er took the cotton clothes to the house to restore his life, Sun Sheng had already sent someone to bring tomorrow's wedding robe, because after all, it was a concubine, just a light red wedding dress, but the red and bright color, Lian Zhi'er only glanced at it, and couldn't help but reach out and touch her soft satin.
"What? Want to wear it? A cold voice came from behind him, and Lian Zhi'er hurriedly turned around. saw Ruan Lu's cold eyes looking directly at her.
Lian Zhi'er gritted her teeth, "The slave doesn't dare." β
Ruan Lu's voice was strangely complicated, "I don't dare to covet it." β
After saying this, there was a long silence, and the room was quiet, only the sound of each other's breathing.
And at this moment, a coquettish voice came from behind him, "His Royal Highness, is this tomorrow's wedding dress?" β
Lian Zhi'er saluted slightly, turned around and left the house.
As soon as the sky was bright on the second day, Lian Zhi'er had already gotten up, but he saw that red and bright lanterns had been hung everywhere, but in the ice and snow, there was a strange poignant.
Last night was another blizzard, and Lianzhi stepped on the heavy snow, but her feet creaked.
When she came to the main courtyard, she saw that the minions were pulling out a frozen person from the snow, Lian Zhi'er still stopped, but saw Zhenying curled up with a thin body, and even when she died, she was so painful.
Ruan Lu was coming from the house at this time, and when he saw that she had been staring, he snorted coldly, "Didn't she bully you from time to time?" Why did you relent? β
Lian Zhi'er didn't reply, but there was a hint of complexity in her eyes.
"Are you really unwilling to marry this son?" He asked.
"The person you want to accept today is in the house, although the slave doesn't know what you are planning, please treat her well in the future."
Ruan Lu looked at her for a long time, as if he had finally let go of something. "Lian Zhi'er, if you were born in Beiliang in the next life, you will never come to the Central Plains, and this son will never want to see you again."
He dropped the inexplicable words and left, and his long figure disappeared into the vast snow.
Lian Zhi'er turned around and entered the house, but saw that Qingqi had already put on the wedding dress, and her face was painted with delicate makeup, although it was not extremely beautiful, but it was moving.
"Qingqi. Do you think it's beautiful? She stood up and let Qingqi take a closer look.
"It's beautiful." Qingqi smiled and said, "Today is your big day, but I can't give you anything." β
"What is this?" Qingqi had a smile on his face. "See the guy outside? My heart is very happy, even happier than the treasures of the world! β
Lian Zhi'er didn't know how to answer her words, but just lightly picked up a vermilion hairpin and inserted it between her sideburns.
Who knew that Qingqi saw it, but he dragged the Zhu Hai off and threw it on the ground. "This Dongzhu's hairpin ring is very cheesy, how can you wear it today, what do you think, you did such a stupid thing."
There was anger in her voice, but she still looked high, "Besides, how could His Royal Highness the Prince like it, it's clear that you did it on purpose." β
Lian Zhi'er was stunned.
Qingqi realized that he had said the wrong thing, but he refused to say anything guilty, and only said lightly, "There is a banquet tonight, you must come over." β
Lian Zhi'er was only in her own room all day, with no expression on her face, just listening to the excitement in the front yard, Grandma Sun and others came to celebrate, because she was busy, Lian Zhi'er was sent into the kitchen, only doing some rough work.
Until the evening, the front seemed to gradually calm down, but I saw the little girls coming over, "His Royal Highness the Prince and several adults are drunk, hurry up and boil some sobering soup." β
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In the staggered manner, Ruan Lu was wearing a dark shirt, but his handsome cheeks were already red, and his eyes were also very drunk, but he no longer had the lofty bearing of the past, and only dragged everyone to drink indiscriminately.
Sun Sheng was also three or four points drunk, and when he saw Ruan Lu like this, he couldn't help but show a mocking attitude, but he still hypocritically pulled Ruan Lu and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince is very happy today, so let's go back quickly, so as not to make the beauty wait in a hurry, isn't it me waiting?" β
Ruan Lu was already drunk and couldn't stand up, so Fushuang hurriedly went over to support him, "Lord Sun forgive me, His Royal Highness the Prince of my family is in charge of the eldest prince in the capital." If he is not good at drinking, the slave will help him back. β
Everyone couldn't help laughing, but they didn't even need to pretend to be a gift.
Fushuang helped him out, only out of the house, Fushuang looked around nervously, and then took a deep breath, "Your Royal Highness, no one is following." β
Ruan Lu slowly stood up, and there was a little drunkenness in his dark eyes under the moonlight, "Okay." β
His gaze involuntarily fell on the backyard, as if he was making a final decision, but after all, he couldn't help the pain in his heart.
"Your Royal Highness, it's better to leave with Mrs. Qingqi and the county lord, if you leave them here, I'm afraid you will die."
Ruan Lu's gaze finally slowly retracted, "This son of the world will not be nostalgic for a woman who loves others, it is good to die, at least the long pain is better than the short pain." β
Fushuang gritted his teeth. Then he followed Ruan Lu to the north of the woods, where two horses were already hidden, enough for him to return to the capital in four days.
Soon, two pitch-black horses led people to the direction of the capital, and when Sun Sheng and the others knew that Ruan Lu had fled, they had already drunk three rounds, and everyone was already drunk.
He hurriedly called everyone up, and those who were too drunk threw them directly into the snow.
So many of them were all deceived by Ruan Lu, but I didn't expect him to pretend to take a concubine to make everyone relax their vigilance.
Everyone hurriedly sent people to chase after them, but after chasing for half a mile, they still came back in a gloomy manner, but they didn't expect Ruan Lu to still enter the city.
Everyone understands that Ruan Lu's ledger must be hidden in an extremely secret place, after all, this place has been searched many times, and even the ant nest has not been spared.
Since Ruan Lu didn't have time to get the account book, it was obvious that he still kept it here, even if Ruan Lu brought soldiers and horses from the capital, but there was no evidence, who could treat them like this?
Everyone only said that the people around Ruan Lu would be arrested, and careful interrogation would be.
Qingqi was in the house, her head was covered, and she couldn't see anything, but her heart was filled with endless joy, she didn't expect that she would really become Ruan Lu's concubine.
She couldn't help but think that in the past two days, although Ruan Lu took her to look at the deep affection, he had never touched her for half a point, and even occasionally showed a little disgust, which made Qingqi feel as if a stone had been pressed in his heart.
And at this moment, she heard a sound of footsteps, and was busy talking happily, but unexpectedly, the hijab on her head was torn off.
Standing in front of her was not Ruan Lu, but a few fierce and vicious little guys with a grim expression on their faces.
"What are you going to do? What about His Royal Highness? She already had a bad premonition in her heart, and even her voice trembled a little, "You are so presumptuous, the son of the world will definitely kill your dog." β
"Your Royal Highness is long gone, stop daydreaming, you slut." The little guy grabbed her arm fiercely and dragged her outside, she was stunned for a moment, looking incredulous, "Impossible, how is it possible?" β