Chapter 67: The Contract
One
"Don't tell her!" What does this phrase mean?
Shen Qingluo couldn't figure it out.
How many unsightly things did he try to hide from her.
She smiled wryly. It's come to this point, what's the scruples? Besides, she is not interested in caring about his affairs, she only cares about the child in her womb and her mother who is in a trance.
It's already the third day, and every day, except for a mother-in-law who delivers food, only two guards appear in her field of vision.
The mother-in-law, every day at noon, appeared outside the door with a food box on time, and handed the food in through the lattice of the door and window.
The food is also good, either meat or vegetarian, mixed with rice spring cakes and the like, and occasionally, there are some candied snacks.
It can be seen that although the food is simple, it is exquisite, and it is obvious that a lot of thought has been put into it, and even the dim sum is also from the shop of Su Ji on East Street in Chang'an City.
When picking up the chopsticks, Shen Qingluo hesitated. She was afraid that there was something like a pill in it.
That mad hypocrite, there was nothing he didn't dare to do.
She slowly lowered her chopsticks.
She would rather starve to death, and she would never hurt her own flesh and blood.
The next day, when the woman came to deliver the meal again, no matter how she called, Shen Qingluo refused to get up again.
The mother-in-law looked at the food on the table, which was still the same as yesterday, and said in surprise: "Why didn't you eat it?" โ
The mother-in-law quickly reported the situation to the guards of the man.
The two men were drinking, and said anxiously: "Let her go!" See how long she can last! โ
At first, the black man who was guarding didn't care, but on the third day, seeing that the food was still untouched, he gradually became anxious, and persuaded loudly through the door and window: "Why are you so troubled?" โ
For three days, the water and rice were not exhausted, and Shen Qingluo gradually couldn't support it. She lay on the couch in the back room, groggy and groggy and felt like she was going to die.
At first, it was purely out of safety considerations, but later, I gradually lost the courage to survive.
When you meet someone who is unladylike, you are tragically abandoned, your weak brother is missing, your mother is crazy, what is the point of living by yourself?
There was a faint pain in the belly, and it seemed that the fetus in the womb also felt an existential crisis.
In the confusion, there was a whisper in my ears.
"It's not okay to go on like this, starve to death, and die, the lord wants to blame us." The black man consulted with another person.
The man wondered: "If she doesn't eat, what can we do?" Is it hard to stuff her? Besides, we don't have a key, and we can't get in. โ
The black man hesitated: "It's been three days, and the master should come back." Why don't you be here by yourself and I'll go to the city? โ
"Let's wait. Tomorrow, if you don't come yet. The man said.
Holding on to a glimmer of hope, the black man shouted at the house: "Eat a little!" Even if it's not for you, you should think about the child in your belly! It's not like two deaths. โ
One corpse, two lives. Shen Qingluo's heart moved slightly.
She touched her bulging abdomen. There, there was a strong squirming.
This is my child. She whispered softly, "Child, you have been wronged. โ
The little life seemed to understand her words and gradually fell silent.
Shen Qingluo's heart was sour.
The poor child, who had not yet been born in his mother's womb, had been abandoned by his father.
When I think of myself, a sense of sympathy for myself wells up in my heart.
Flesh and blood are connected, how can she bear to give up.
She slowly got down from the couch and tried her best to keep herself steady.
She can't starve to death, and she can't be confined for the rest of her life.
If she really dies, Nagumo will inherit her property even more justifiably.
The family house is unfortunate and shattered, and her life is no longer just hers.
Bao'er, her mother, and the unborn child, three lives, are all tied to her alone.
Staying in the green mountains is not afraid of no firewood, there is a saying, Nanyun may be right, what is outside the body.
Slowly, holding on to the wall, she walked to the door, and with all her strength, she said to the outside: "Tell Nanyun that I agreed to his request and asked him to come to see me." โ
The two men looked at each other.
Just then, a loud neighing of horses was heard outside the gate.
The black man said happily: "The master is back!" โ
Two
Nagumo opened the chains with his own hands, and the dust servants stood at the door.
Shen Qingluo sat on the chair and looked at the man in front of her lightly.
Nagumo was visibly taken aback. After a few days of not seeing her, he could not have imagined that she was already emaciated.
"I heard that you haven't eaten in the past few days? Isn't it appetizing? He cautiously approached her.
Her eye sockets were deep, and mottled tears could be seen on her thin face.
His heart twitched violently.
Shen Qingluo said coldly: "I know it's a play, but I still want to act, it's really hard for you!" โ
Nanyun was a little embarrassed: "These days, I'm in a bit of a hurryยทยทยทยทยทยท"
"Your minions must have told you." Shen Qingluo interrupted him.
Nagumo nodded absentmindedly: "Oh." โ
"I promise to give you the property under my name," Shen Qingluo's eyes were cold: "However, I have one condition." โ
Nagumo seemed to be dodging her gaze: "What conditions?" โ
Shen Qingluo said contemptuously: "Why don't you dare to look at me?" Know shame? โ
Nanyun reluctantly raised his head and squeezed out a smile: "Madame made fun of it." Madame, please speak, Nagumo has everything. โ
Shen Qingluo's face was not shocked: "You and I are husband and wife, our fate is over, even if you refuse to divorce your wife, I will never be able to live under the same roof as you." โ
Nanyun was stunned: "How are you staying?" โ
Shen Qingluo's face was expressionless: "I give you what you want, you must keep your promise and let me give birth to a good child." โ
Nanyun nodded hurriedly: "This is natural." โ
"The lily garden where I live, as long as I live, in this life and this life, you are not allowed to step further. After that, you take your Yangguan Road, I take my single-plank bridge, birth, old age, sickness and death have nothing to do with each other. Although Shen Qingluo's words were light, they were categorical.
Nagumo was speechless for a long time.
"I only need gold and silver to wait, and then Xiaorong and his wife will move in, and the rest of the idle people will not be allowed to enter the garden without my permission." She looked at him condescendingly: "As for the affairs of the house, I will no longer ask about it." Whoever is scarce in this lady's position will take it. โ
Nanyun said in a low voice: "Why bother. There was a hint of sadness in his words.
"If you have any objections, then you might as well imprison me here for the rest of my life." Shen Qingluo took retreat as advance.
"Okay, I promise you." Nanyun looked at her emaciated face and swallowed the words in her stomach.
Since discovering her secret, I have been disgusted in my heart, so I will be unscrupulous, but why, when I hear her words so resolutely, I feel sad in my heart?
"Give me a letter of resignation, and I will leave you immediately!" To be honest, he was so shocked when this came out of her mouth that he didn't even care about persecution, and it was as if he had left her.
Only he knew that he had escaped.
As for what he was afraid of, he himself could not say.
He explained this to mean that what he cared about was the grace of his bracelet.
Affection may have existed, but now, it has disappeared without a trace like quicksand at the fingertips.
He slowly pulled out a stack of contracts from his arms.
Shen Qingluo noticed that his fingers were jet black, and there was even black dirt in the cracks of his nails.
She frowned.
He was still wearing the same lake blue clothes he had worn three days earlier, but his clothes were covered with charred dust, and he could barely see his original color. At the sleeves, there were even a few scratches, revealing the underwear inside.
"Where have you been?" She blurted out.
Nagumo's hand trembled, and a piece of contract paper fell to the ground.
"Oh, nothing." When he lowered his head to pick up the papers, he noticed his loss of manners, and quickly slapped his shirt: "Passing by a house, walking through the water, by the way, take a hand." โ
"It's not hurt, is it?" Shen Qingluo wanted to ask something more, but suddenly realized the current situation and immediately stopped.
Everything about him has nothing to do with him.
Nanyun's expression was complicated, he looked up at her, and stopped talking.
Shen Qingluo picked up the contract, flipped through a few casually, and sneered: "Okay, it's all here." โ
Nanyun Nuonuo said: "The seal has been added, just wait for the lady's handprint." โ
Shen Qingluo stretched out her hand: "Take it!" โ
Nagumo opened a box of ink, a little uneasy.
Shen Qingluo dipped her fingers in the thick red ink and paused.
When the final moment came, Nagumo struggled to suppress his ecstasy.
"Take your own word to heart." She looked at him deeply, and then, forcefully, on the contract, pressed her finger.
Dad, the daughter is not filial. The daughter made a choice and had to do it as a last resort.
Shen Qingluo pressed her fingerprints on a piece of paper, gradually numb.
Dad, my daughter has failed you. You are in the spirit of heaven, forgive your daughter.
Tears dripped down the paper, but they didn't turn into beads.
The thick stack of contracts was finally pressed, and Shen Qingluo let out a long breath as if she had collapsed.
Nagumo carefully put away the contract and held it in his arms as usual.
Shen Qingluo glanced at it and said sarcastically: "Congratulations to Master Nan, the Shen family's family business is now surnamed Nan, your father has knowledge under the spring, and he will definitely praise you for your skills in governing the family and glorifying your ancestors." โ
Nanyun's face did not change color, and he said softly: "Pass the prize." โ
Shen Qingluo stood up suddenly: "Shameless! โ
Venus danced wildly in front of him, dizzy, unable to support it anymore, his body was crooked, and he fell.
Nanyun hurriedly hugged him: "Madam! โ
The black man was outside the door: "It's okay, I'm hungry!" โ