Chapter 40: The Aftermath
He Shuyun didn't have time to turn back, smelled a fragrance, and fell asleep.
Xue Mu grabbed He Shuyun's shoulders and put her on the ground.
He Xinmu sat on the ground miserably, looking at Xue Mu's eyes so strange.
Xue Mu showed his true face for the first time.
Because of the urgency of coming out, I didn't expect to see the current scene, and I couldn't find anything to cover my face for a while.
That's it, and now it's okay for her to find out her identity.
Xue Mu spoke: "I'm sorry, I'm late." β
Now that the city is in chaos, and the government soldiers are patrolling the city, the people of He Mansion can only secretly probe the two lost young ladies.
He only looked at He Bing, and overheard that He Xinmu was lost, he thought that she had run away by herself, and secretly laughed at her for being too naΓ―ve.
I'm going to wait for what he has at hand and then go to her.
He Bing is not a wine bag and rice bag, if you want to escape from under him, you have to be fully prepared.
What's the use of her escaping for a while, as long as she can't get out of the city gate, she is still in his territory, and she can always be turned out by him or He Bing.
Until he found out that Han Hong was sneaky.
He was curious and secretly followed.
I didn't expect He Xinmu to be taken away by Han Hong.
He secretly observed how she planned to deal with it, and finally managed to escape, but was intercepted by Han Hong, who arrived in time, curious about what other tricks they could use.
As a result, I didn't expect to hear a shocking secret.
But to his surprise, Han Hong died.
The weapon that killed him was the short sword he had given away.
And the person who killed him was his little lover, the woman who seemed weak but was very tough and resolute.
He Xinmu's decisiveness and ruthlessness made Xue Mu look sideways, in the past, she only practiced as a fist embroidered leg, but she didn't expect that she would really dare to kill people, and she succeeded.
The man who once fell in love said to kill him, how ruthless this must be.
And after the catastrophe, he was covered in blood, but he was calm and not afraid of the dead.
Xue Mu didn't think she was doing something wrong, but thought she was more interesting.
This was the woman he was looking for like a different kind of woman.
It seems that she has to do it.
Fortunately, the day when he left here was not far off.
Before that, He Xinmu didn't want to go anywhere.
He Xinmu acted as if he hadn't seen him.
As soon as Xue Mu appeared, she was only stunned for a moment, and then she knew who it was.
His shape, breath, and tone of voice all told her who he was.
He Xinmu did his own thing.
probed Han Hong's neck vein, and there was no sign of life, but he was still not at ease, and cut his neck vein, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
The body of the sword was stained with blood, wiped clean on Han Hong's clothes, and re-tied to his legs.
Only then did he look at Xue Mu.
"It's been settled, what are you doing when you come out?"
was punctured all of a sudden, Xue Mu knew that he was at a loss, he was a little affectionate when he looked at it coldly, and he was speechless for a while.
How did she know he was here a long time ago?
If you know it, you know it, and you can say it so bluntly.
He didn't show any flaws, and with her strength, she shouldn't be able to see his presence.
It seems that it was only after he showed up that he guessed it.
It is not denied or explained.
Leaning over, making sure that Han Hong was dead, he pulled his body and jumped into the courtyard, and when he came out, the courtyard was already on fire.
Then he said to He Xinmu: "Let's go, I'll take you back." β
Xue Mu went to pull her arm, but was thrown away.
"You take her back first, I don't want to be scary."
He Xinmu laughed at himself.
Now she looks so miserable and miserable, like a ghost crawling out of the underworld.
It is indeed inappropriate to see people in this way.
Xue Mu picked up He Shuyun and motioned for her to follow him first.
"If you have something to say, change places, someone will come here soon, you don't want to be brought back like this."
He Xinmu didn't refuse again, the eldest sister was in his hands, and she couldn't let him take it away, unless she could ensure that the eldest sister returned home safe and sound.
The two were silent as they walked, and Xue Mu said, "I can find a place for you to freshen up first." β
"What's the use of that, when I go back, the government will know that I have changed my clothes, and I am still innocent, and then the rumors will be enough to drown me." He Xinmu refused.
It's all out, how can it be so easy to go back.
Since she was "taken captive", and He Shuyun is a witness, she can have more room to play.
It's just that Xue Mu must be convinced.
Xue Mu touched his chin and squinted at He Xinmu.
It seems that she doesn't want to go back, so what does she want to do.
Just asked, "Then what do you want to do?" β
"If I am found to have lost my innocence, I will not be able to escape death, it is better to die directly outside, save them from doing it, and hurt my feelings."
"Oh? But if He Bing doesn't believe that you are dead and searches for you, where do you plan to hide? β
"It's about the reputation of Hefu, and there will be no fanfare to look for it, I will dress up in disguise and go out of the city as soon as dawn, they will not find me, and I will not be able to find it at that time, and the name of a person who died of illness will be solved."
"Don't fool me with this, if you left, you would have left a long time ago, and you don't have to wait for today."
He Xinmu pursed his lips and said bitterly: "Otherwise, do I have to go back and wait for death, since there is no way out, it is better to fight, failure is just the same result, if I can successfully escape, there will always be a place for me to stay in the world." β
"No......" Xue Mu was categorical and did not have a trace of consideration.
"Why?"
"You're already in my bag, and there's no way to go." Xue Mu was full of confidence, looking at He Xinmu with the meaning of his belongings.
He Xinmu tried not to care about what he expressed, and said, "You want to take me away?" β
"Yes, but not now, I still have things to do."
"What's the matter?"
"I can't tell you, don't think about making excuses to slip away, what's going on to tell the truth, He Bing is still waiting to sell you for a good price, and he won't do anything to you."
It's not going to be good, at most it's a little tighter, it's just inconvenient for her.
Listening to the meaning of his words, He Xinmu asked, "Do you know the origin of my marriage?" β
Xue Mu was surprised: "So you don't know yet?" β
He Xinmu gritted her teeth, she stayed in the house all day, Xiao Luo helped her inquire about the news, where did she know where to go.
"He Zhifu's term of office is about to expire, and at this juncture, he must please Zhizhou, in order to get a 'excellent' performance appraisal and bring it back to Beijing, for the sake of his future official career.
"Lord Zhizhou favors Aunt Lu the most, and almost obeys her, Mrs. Zhen pulls Aunt Lu's banner to ask for marriage with He Fu, if she doesn't agree, Aunt Lu will blow the wind to Lord Zhizhou all day long, where can He Zhifu get it."
Aunt Lu? Mrs. Zhen is also surnamed Lu, and that should be her sister who was accepted by Zhizhou.
"So you casually sold me just for the sake of performance appraisal?"
Xue Mu nodded.
He Xinmu was a little speechless, she really didn't matter in her father's heart, just for such an idea, even her daughter was sold, in case the man misbehaved, or he would die soon, would he stuff her out so carelessly.
But even if you don't sell her here, when you return to Beijing, you still have to sell her to someone else.
For people like He Bing, the daughter was originally used for marriage.
He Xinmu didn't feel so uncomfortable, He Bing's approach must have been taken for granted in his own heart, but she wouldn't accept his arrangement.