It was no secret at Qishan Academy that Lu Shuangdie, the dean's daughter, had feelings for Zhao Liancheng, and that the dean himself valued Zhao Liancheng highly and intended to marry her to him.

If Zhao Liancheng hadn't told the dean that he didn't yet have any official rank and hoped to pursue Lu Shuangdie's marriage after passing the imperial examinations, the two would probably already be engaged by now.

Therefore, Su Xuanlang's advice to Lu Shuangdie was not inappropriate among the other students.

Seeing Lu Shuangdie's distraught appearance, Su Liluo couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how devoted this woman was.

It's just a pity that in her previous life, after Zhao Liancheng really died, she married Su Xuanlang at her father's request because of the life-saving grace Su Xuanlang had given her.

At first, Su Xuanlang was incredibly considerate to her, and she was also quite virtuous, because, by a rough calculation, he had called her sister-in-law in his previous life.

She remembered that when she met her in her previous life, she always had a detached look, neither sad nor happy, as if she didn't care about anything.

At first, Su Xuanlang treated her very well, but later, seeing that she was always so indifferent to him, he couldn't help but feel resentful.

To spite her, Su Xuanlang took several concubines into his backyard after gaining power, hoping to make her jealous.

But to everyone's surprise, she didn't react at all. Su Xuanlang was so angry that he tormented her every day.

One day, Su Xuanlang discovered that she was secretly drinking contraceptive soup, and the conflict between the two finally erupted.

Su Xuanlang went berserk and caused a scene in the mansion, questioning Lu Shuangdie about why. Lu Shuangdie told him.

She said she could marry him out of gratitude and because of her parents' wishes, but her heart had already died with Zhao Liancheng. She could marry him, but she couldn't have a child for someone she didn't love.

Therefore, she allowed him to take a concubine and was not jealous.

However, Su Xuanlang felt insulted. Knowing that Lu Shuangdie was still infatuated with Zhao Liancheng, he became insanely jealous and told Lu Shuangdie the truth about Zhao Liancheng.

That night, Lu Shuangdie went mad.

Later, Lu Shuangdie failed to assassinate Su Xuanlang and instead lost her life.

Thinking of this, Su Liluo sighed deeply.

Lu Shuangdie is a pitiful woman. I hope she and Zhao Liancheng can have a good ending in this life.

Soon, news of Zhao Liancheng's death spread throughout the entire Qishan Academy.

The dean and several renowned scholars of the academy lamented his death, and the academy held a simple memorial service for him.

About two days later, on the third day, Zhao Liancheng's coffin was finally handed over to Xiao Ye.

Su Xuanlang stood in front of Xiao Ye with a sigh of relief, still pretending to be heartbroken.

"Your Highness, I'll leave the matter of returning Brother Zhao's coffin to his hometown to you."

Su Xuanlang cupped his hands and said.

At this moment, Lu Shuangdie had already fainted from crying. Those who came to see her off were mostly students from the academy.

A dark black coffin was placed at the entrance of the academy, and a group of students stood behind it with their heads bowed in silent mourning.

"Yes, someone come here, let's go!"

Xiao Ye responded calmly, and then ordered his men to carry away Zhao Liancheng's coffin.

As Su Xuanlang watched Xiao Ye and the others leave, a pleased smile appeared on his lips when no one was watching.

*

"Girl, is what we're doing really wrong? I think I should go back and tell them the truth!"

Deep in the woods.

After Xiao Ye and the others took Zhao Liancheng's coffin away from Qishan Academy, they released Zhao Liancheng from the coffin and then fed him the antidote.

When Zhao Liancheng woke up, his first words were that he wanted to go back.

During his period of feigned death, although he could not move and appeared to have no reaction, his consciousness was actually able to perceive everything that was happening outside.

He was deeply moved by the heartbreaking cries of Su Xuanlang and the others when he died.

He also knew that Lu Shuangdie had fainted from heartbreak because of him.

He remained somewhat worried about them, wondering if faking his death to deceive them was wrong, and whether it would provoke their anger if they found out the truth.

"Do you want to go back and scare them to death, or do you want to go back and tell them that you, Zhao Liancheng, are a liar? If you want to go back now, then consider it a lost bet."

Su Liluo said in an annoyed tone.

She had to admit that she thought Zhao Liancheng was the most pedantic person she had ever met.

They're so good at studying, but when it comes to interpersonal relationships and scheming, they don't use their brains at all.

Even at this point, they're still thinking about going back.

Xiao Ye also felt a sense of disappointment towards Zhao Liancheng. He had originally admired Zhao Liancheng's talent and thought he was upright and might be a good official if he entered the government.

But seeing how easily he could be deceived, he felt that he might not be suited for the complex world of officialdom.

"Well, never mind then. Just tell me what we need to do now? When can I go back?"

When Zhao Liancheng heard that this meant he had lost, he gave up the idea of ​​going back immediately.

Because he was unwilling to sue Su Xuanlang.

"Change your clothes first. We'll take you infiltrate the academy now and show you how your beloved Brother Su steals your fiancée and takes everything from you."

Su Liluo had someone throw him a set of black clothes.

"What fiancée? You, don't talk nonsense. This is bad for Miss Lu's reputation."

When Zhao Liancheng heard Lu Shuangdie mentioned, his ears turned red.

*

On the other side.

Lu Shuangdie fell seriously ill, her face was haggard, and her eyes were filled with sadness.

“Miss, please don’t be so down. Young Master Zhao is already gone. There are still many outstanding students in this academy. You will definitely meet even better people in the future.”

The maidservant comforted the dejected Lu Shuangdie by the bedside.

Since Zhao Liancheng's 'death', her young lady has not been able to eat anything for several days, only drinking a little water each day, and she looks like she has lost a lot of weight.

"Yes, Miss, you're still so young. If you keep going like this, you'll ruin your health."

Another maid also chimed in with advice.

Lu Shuangdie stared blankly ahead for a long time before finally uttering a few words.

"It's alright, you may all leave."

She is now at peace and just wants to be alone.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Miss Lu, are you inside? May I come in and see you?"

It was Su Xuanlang's concerned voice.

Lu Shuangdie listened without any reaction, but the two maids beside her lit up with excitement.

"I'll go open the door."

A maid dressed in green got up and was about to go open the door for Su Xuanlang.

Anyway, their young lady doesn't like to talk and doesn't care about anything, so they simply went to open the door for her.

Moreover, they felt that this Young Master Su was very good at comforting people. The previous times their young lady refused to eat, it was only after Young Master Su's persuasion that she was able to eat a little bit.

Now that Young Master Su has come again, they are naturally delighted.