Chapter Thirty-Nine: Sweeping the Floor

King Yan finally returned to Beiping unscathed, and the streets and alleys of the entire Beiping City rejoiced.

Shen Ruoliao was forced by King Yan to live in the palace to recuperate from his injuries. Zhu Di and Concubine Xu were afraid that he would be lonely, so they took Nangong Qiu into the palace and accompanied Shen Ruoliao. Yao Biao came to treat him every day, and the wound recovered quickly, and it did not affect the flexibility of his arm. The two of them lived in the palace for twenty days, and Shen Ruoyu had not fully recovered, but he was heartbroken, so he took Nangong Qiu home.

As soon as he entered the house, he was taken aback. Hong Jiang was at home, still helping Lu Jiang with everything, and when he saw him come in, he greeted him warmly, and then his eyes did not leave Nangong Qiu for a moment.

Shen Ruoyu asked coldly, "Why did you come?" Your mother is waiting for you every day, do you know? ”

Hong Jiang said: "Master didn't let me come for those two days, and I don't know why. ”

"Later, he came," Nangong Qiu interjected, "He came on the day you and the prince left Beiping for Yingtian, and then every day he would come over to help my mother." ”

"Every day?" Shen Ruoyu's heart sank slightly.

"That's right. Actually, Brother Hong Jiang is very good, we misunderstood him before. ”

It's taking advantage of the void again. Shen Ruoyu only felt jealousy. He hugged Nangong Qiu like a demonstration, looked at Hong Jiang, and smiled politely:

"Brother Hongjiang, have you thought about it, do you want us to move out now?"

Hong Jiang looked at the two of them at a loss, and was just about to open his mouth to explain, when suddenly, a vigorous voice sounded at the door:

"Yes, that's what it is. I don't know if you agree or not? ”

Tan Wuying came in from the door, followed by Yao Biao. After Shen Ruoyu was surprised, he became angry and asked coldly:

"I'm asking your apprentice, not you. Is it up to you to decide everything for him? ”

Tan Wuying said arrogantly: "I didn't make decisions for him. That's what he means. It's just that he doesn't want to hurt your face, so I spoke it for him. This is his home, his mother, you are just an outsider, what right do you have to snatch what belongs to him? ”

"When he was going to rob me of his daughter-in-law, you wouldn't have said that, would you?" Shen Ruoyu sneered, "That's right, Brother Hongjiang, this is your home, and she is your mother." In that case, where have you been all these years? You left your mother at home alone and didn't come back to see her for more than ten years, have you ever asked her whether she is alive or dead? Do you still have this mother in your heart? She is looking forward to your coming back every day, and she has been looking forward to you for more than ten years, but you haven't even heard from you, your conscience has let the dog eat it, or let you, the master of hypocrites, eat it? ”

Hong Jiang couldn't help but shout: "You are not allowed to insult my master!" ”

"Insult him?" Shen Ruoyu sneered: "He is a world-renowned four gentlemen of the poisonous sect, where do I dare to insult him?" ”

"It's good that you have a little bit of self-knowledge," Tan Wuying replied unceremoniously, "never forget what kind of character your father is." ”

"My father has never said that he is a gentleman with a shy face," Shen Ruoyu said.

"Xiao'er, how do you speak?" Yao Biao couldn't stand it, and interjected on the side: "After all, people are elders. ”

"Great, you know that." Shen Ruoyu was furious, and smiled lightly: "Elders can use their identities to bully and insult juniors at will, isn't it, Lord Yao?" Sure enough, they are brothers in the same sect, and even hypocrites are the same. ”

Yao Biao was slightly stunned: "What did you say?" Don't forget, there is also your grandfather among the four gentlemen of the poison sect. ”

"Of course. If he can stand by and watch his son-in-law come to a great disaster, I know that he is a good brother to the two of you. I don't need you to remind me that fathers in this world are inhuman wolves. ”

Tan Wuying looked at him with disdain: "You even scolded your grandfather and father, it's calm enough." ”

Shen Ruoyu said firmly: "I have always been calm, but I am not like some people who wear a gentleman's sheep's clothing and do the fox's deeds; It's not like some people, who only play yin behind their backs, taking advantage of the fact that others are not at home, and get close to my mother and daughter-in-law every day. In fact, I have no feelings for my mother at all, just when I look at other people's eyes, I will jump out and shout for my rights, what is it. ”

Hong Jiang finally couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: "You said it easily; I'm so far away from Kunlun Mountain that I can't even write a letter, how can I take care of her? ”

"In that case, why are you leaving?" Shen Ruoyu frowned and said, "It's quite reasonable?" It's not that you don't have eyes and no brains, you don't know that you're left alone without her? You can't bear to see her begging you not to go with tears in her eyes, but you are indifferent, you are not qualified to call her a mother at all. ”

"You are talking nonsense," Hong Jiang shouted angrily, "I just have no heart and no lungs, and I have never killed my own mother, what qualifications do you have to teach me a lesson?" ”

Shen Ruoyu was slightly stunned. "What did you say?" He asked gloomily.

Hong Jiang said: "What do you know? It was just for the sake of my own ability that I could take good care of my mother in the future and no longer let her be burdened, so I insisted on leaving home and learning martial arts with my master. You are a person who was born without a mother, can you understand? It's just going to be a high-pitched song here, and it's better than anyone else. You are the villain who plays sinister behind other people's backs, taking advantage of my absence, and my mother's trick is close, snatching my mother's relatives away, and replacing it with someone else, of course I should thank him for helping me take care of the family, but people like you, even my own mother is killed, how can I tolerate you staying with my mother? ”

Shen Ruoyu only felt that the scar on his eyebrows was burning, burning in shame, and he would soon completely burn himself to ashes. He was silent and motionless, as if cast in iron. Nangong Qiu looked at him worriedly, clutching his arm tightly, while glancing at the other three people complainingly.

He finally said coldly: "You think clearly. I'm out of your house, and I have nothing to lose. I also have a clear conscience. ”

He pulled Nangong Qiu and was about to go to the house. Hongjiang Road:

"Leave Her Royal Highness the County Lord behind, you can't take her away."

Shen Ruoyu stood still and looked back at him.

"You don't have to take an inch," he said, "she's my wife, and I'll take her away." If she wants to stay, I won't stop her. But if you dare to rob it, I won't be polite to you anymore. ”

Hong Jiang took a step forward and grabbed Nangong Qiu.

"Qiu'er, don't go with him, you should be my lover, you know. My thoughts on you, you should know by now. ”

Shen Ruo saw that he was unscrupulously pulling his wife, and he became more and more angry. But he didn't have a seizure, and looked at Nangong Qiu's reaction quietly.

Nangong Qiu was a little flustered; She wanted to withdraw her arm, but Hong Jiang clung to it. She glanced up at Shen Ruoliao and said to Hong Jiang:

"You're crazy, I'm already Ruoxiao's wife."

"I don't care about this," Hong Jiang said, "no matter who you marry, you should be mine in the end." Can't you understand these days? ”

"But...... But ......" Nangong Qiu retreated backwards and couldn't move. She kept looking at Shen Ruoyu. "Brother Hong Jiang, I love Ruoxiao, not you, I told you."

"You don't love him, it's just that you didn't find it yourself." Hong Jiang said eagerly, "I'm not in a hurry to make you fall in love with me, but I can't let you go, let alone let you stay with this well-dressed beast for the rest of your life." I will never say yes. ”

Shen Ruoyu let go of his hand and said coldly to Nangong Qiu:

"Qiu'er, think about it first. I went in and packed my things. ”

With that, he left her and went into the back room alone.

As soon as he entered, he was taken aback. Lu Jiang was sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, tears falling all over his body, and he seemed to be in a trance.

"Auntie?" He asked in a whisper. "Did you hear everything?"

Lu Jiang raised his head, looked at him with teary eyes, and just called "Xiao'er", he couldn't help but hide his face and cry bitterly.

Shen Ruoyu was ruthless, ignored her, walked straight to the table, wrapped up the Flying Star Guqin that King Yan had rewarded him, and cleaned up other bits and pieces.

Seeing him packing up his things, Lu Jiang pleaded weakly: "Xiao'er, don't you go......"

Shen Ruoxiao didn't answer and continued to pack his things.

Lu Jiang walked up to him and grabbed him: "Xiao'er, you are a good boy of your mother, don't go." ”

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "Auntie, I have to go." I don't want to spend any more time here. ”

Lu Jiang cried: "Silly child, call me mother, why do you call me aunt and mother?" ”

Shen Ruoyu's heart was like a stone: "You have never been my mother, and I am not your son." ”

He wrapped his clothes and looked at Nangong Qiu's things, a little embarrassed. Nangong Qiu rushed in at this time, saw him, and asked:

"You've already packed up?"

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "A piano, a few clothes, what else do I have to pack." ”

"Then you wait for me, I have a lot of things."

Shen Ruoyu was indifferent: "There are many things, so it's better to stay and save trouble." ”

Nangong Qiu grabbed him and shook him twice, and complained: "Oh, you are really, she is your daughter-in-law, what am I without you." You wait for me, I don't bring all of them, but you have to bring some of the things that the prince and the mother give, otherwise you can't talk about it. ”

Shen Ruoyu's heart was a little more steady. He watched her hurriedly pack up the county lord's treasures, jewelry, clothes, and books she liked, tossing and turning for a long time, eliminating a lot of them, and finally filling a large box.

He took her with him, without looking at Lu Jiang, strode out of the door and walked outside. Tan Wuying and Yao Biao sat outside, watching coldly. Hong Jiang was angry outside, and when he saw Shen Ruoyu coming out, he grabbed him by the collar and asked:

"Where did you get my mother's Guanyin statue?"

Shen Ruoyu pushed him away, smoothed his collar, and looked at him coldly.

"What Guanyin statue?"

"Don't be confused; There was originally a porcelain statue of Guanyin in the store, which was placed on this wall; Why is there no niche now? Did it make you smash? ”

"The thing is gone, you must have smashed it as soon as you came up?"

"Nonsense!" Hong Jiang said: "My mother treats it like a god, and she is afraid of it in her arms, so she can't be more careful." It wasn't you who smashed it, could it be that she couldn't smash it herself? ”

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Yes, I smashed it." I'm sorry. ”

Hong Jiang's eyes were exposed, he stopped talking, and punched his chest. Shen Ruoyu didn't dodge, stood up to his punch and shook it; Hong Jiang was furious, stretched out his hand to hold him down, and went up with a punch and kick. Shen Ruoyu didn't resist, just let himself be beaten.

Nangong Qiu was shocked, went up and pulled Hong Jiang desperately, and said indignantly:

"Why are you like this, how can you hit people casually? I look down on you. ”

Hong Jiang let out a sigh of relief, and finally stopped, still looking at Shen Ruoliao angrily. Shen Ruoyu got up from the ground, wiped the blood from his mouth and nose, glanced at him coldly, didn't speak, picked up his things and Nangong Qiu's box, and walked out.

Nangong Qiu followed. Hong Jiang was stunned, stepped forward to grab her, and asked in a panic:

"Qiu'er, do you really want to go with him?"

Nangong Qiu shook off his hand and said angrily, "Of course, what do you want." ”

"I can't let you go. He killed his biological mother and smashed my mother's Guanyin statue, I can't let him be with my mother, and hurt my mother again. His father is a notorious scoundrel, and I can't let you stay with him and let him hurt you again. ”

Nangong Qiu looked at him angrily: "How can you say such a thing?" Hello shameless! You still can't distinguish between black and white, huh? ”

Hong Jiang said: "I'm really good for you." Qiu'er, you don't love him, why do you have to follow him with all your heart? He will hurt you deeply, and you will regret it. ”

Nangong Qiu looked at him with disdain: "Of course I love him, how can you understand my heart?" I am his person, even if he hurts me, I am willing, and I will never regret it. Don't pester me anymore, let's treat your mother well, and make up for the virtue you have lacked for more than ten years. ”

With that, she turned and ran resolutely. No matter how Hong Jiang shouted, she didn't look back.

Shen Ruoyu took Nangong Qiu, turned a street, stopped at a place where no one was around the corner, and put down the things in his hand.

"Let's take a break, I'm too tired." He said wearily.

Nangong Qiu saw his expression, pulled him, and said softly:

"Don't be upset. Isn't there still me? ”

Shen Ruoyu took her into his arms, hugged her face tightly, and murmured, "Qiu'er, my little moon, I have only one relative left in this world." Don't leave me, okay? Count me beg you, don't leave me again. ”

He hugged her wordlessly for a while, then suddenly let go of her again, and said with a light smile:

"I'm such a fragile person. Forget it, don't want it anymore. Let's hurry up and find the prince. ”