Chapter 382

The rain was so heavy that Jiusu didn't let his father go, for fear that he would infect his mother with a cold.

Li Zi ran frantically down the street, a group of people following him. He came to a bridge with rushing water below. "She should be here."

Yu Qing frowned, grabbed his collar in disbelief, clenched his fist, and gritted his teeth, "Did you do this on purpose? What is my sister doing in this place?"

Li Zi was pressed against the wall, his eyes empty.

A hint of self-mockery played on his lips.

"She said it felt a lot like her home in South City."

Suddenly, the Yu family's hearts felt like they were soaked in vinegar. Listening to the sound of running water beside them, someone said, "It's not like South City at all. It's so cold here."

It’s raining so hard, where can we find it?

Li Zi narrowed his eyes, looking at the color in front of him, and pointed: "There!"

Everyone looked over.

All I saw was a flash of orange falling into the water.

Yu Tingbei stretched out his hand and shouted, "Mingzhu!"

The three grown men jumped into the water without hesitation, but the current was too fast and Yu Mingzhu was washed away.

Jiusu took out a retractable rope from the system, found the target, and threw it to the river. She was taken down and jumped from the bridge, a full seven meters. If it weren't for the rope, she would have triggered the protection system.

She felt like she had died a hundred times already.

"Give me your hand."

But the woman in the water had lost consciousness.

Looking back at the three people trying to swim towards her, she had no choice but to take out the power raft, place it on the water, and pull her up. Fortunately, the water below was flat.

She stopped the raft.

Together they worked together to lift Yu Mingzhu to the shore.

"Yu Mingzhu?" Jiusu pressed his hands on her chest, squeezing out the water she had drunk.

Yu Mingzhu choked on the water and felt as if her body had been washed clean. She felt very uncomfortable. She looked at the people around her with difficulty and said weakly, "Why did you save me?"

She no longer had the strength to speak.

Especially Li Zi, who is he trying to disgust by putting on that regretful and infatuated look?

Li Zi didn't dare to speak.

Yu's family didn't know what to say to comfort him.

Jiusu took a deep breath: "Yu Mingzhu, do you remember what you told Zitan? What would you do if I sent you a letter?"

Yu Mingzhu murmured, "From now on, Miss Li will choose the Nan family's business."

That's roughly what it means.

Jiusu asked back: "If you die, who will testify?"

Yu Mingzhu's eyes widened as she asked in disbelief, "Shouldn't you be comforting me? Why can you say such cold words from your warm mouth?"

"Comfort? That's another price." Jiusu stood up, "Wait until you've repaid the favor before you seek death. Otherwise, when you reach the underworld, the King of Hell will think you're a treacherous villain and might even rebirth you as an animal."

Yu Mingzhu frowned and raised her voice: "Beastly path?"

Jiusu threatened: "Be like a pig."

Yu Mingzhu was so scared that she sat up and thought seriously about what it would be like to be a pig. She put on a stern face and said seriously, "I don't want to be a pig. You are right. I still want to repay you."

In the distance, there were sounds of blowing and beating.

The rain was foggy.

Only a woman was seen rushing out of the sedan chair. The heavy rain had dyed her red wedding dress dark. She wanted to climb over and jump into the water, but was held tightly by the old woman behind her.

The woman looked in pain and held on to the branch tightly.

Crunch.

The moment it broke.

She closed her eyes, feeling desperate.

"Why won't you let me die?!"

The old woman grabbed her collar and threatened, "Don't worry, you will die soon, but you have to go through the motions with us."

The bride smiled bitterly: "Death is different."

After that, she was stuffed back into the sedan chair.

Witnessing all this, Yu Mingzhu stood up and quickly responded, "That woman didn't volunteer. Can I save her?"

She tightly grasped the wet hem of her skirt, her eyes wandering. Thinking of her own marriage, she couldn't help but feel sympathy.

Jiusu had already run half a meter and turned around.

In Yu Mingzhu's eyes, she smiled brightly.

"If you don't go now, people will go away."

A group of people climbed onto the bridge and chased forward.

Yu Tingbei was running out of breath. He was happy for once: "It's really a pleasure to accompany you two youngsters and go crazy once. Let's get wet in the rain together today, and let's drink a glass of medicinal soup together tomorrow."

When he rushed here from South City, he thought of countless possible outcomes.

He was not happy with the marriage to begin with, but his daughter was determined to leave Nancheng and marry in Shengjing.

He thought that at least his daughter would be happy.

Watching his daughter running freely in the rain, his eyes turned red.

The sedan chair was forced to stop.

Yu Zhong was a big and strong man, standing in front of them, which scared them.

The matchmaker swung the handkerchief in her hand. It was already annoying to have such a bad wedding in the rain, and there were always people making trouble. She cursed, "Where did you come from? Get out of here right now! You can't afford to delay the wedding!"

Yu Mingzhu heard the commotion in the sedan chair.

She wanted to find out what was going on, but was pushed out by the two matchmakers.

"She didn't do it voluntarily, you are forcing her!"

This sentence seemed to ignite the anger of the matchmakers. "Why don't you drive away these troublemakers? If we delay the wedding that the queen has ordered, we will all die."

The Empress? The Empress in the palace?

Jiusu showed the jade token, and the matchmaker came closer to take a look and quickly knelt on the ground.

Jiusu asked: "Which lady is it?"

The matchmaker glanced at Jiusu fearfully and whispered, "My Lady of Concubine Xi."

I haven't been to the palace for a long time and have never heard of this concubine.

The matchmaker was clever. She advised, "Master Jiu, you'd better not get involved in this matter. You should know Concubine Xi's brother, Chen Bantou. He died before he could marry, so the Empress arranged a posthumous marriage."

Jiusu suddenly realized: "It seems that all this was caused by me."

She strode forward and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair.

The bride was being held down by her maid.

Yu Mingzhu took a few steps back. Wasn't that her? She was pinned down in the room, unable to speak, unable to talk. Fortunately, they were both saved. "Ghost marriage? You can think of that!"

The matchmaker smiled awkwardly: "I won't hide it from you, Concubine Xi is pregnant and is in favor. Master Jiu should not interfere in this matter."

The sedan chair tried to be lifted up again, but Yu Qing stepped on it.

Yu Mingzhu extended her hand to the bride: "Come with me."

The bride broke free from the maid's restraints, held Yu Mingzhu's hand, and walked out of the narrow and long sedan chair, breathing a sigh of relief. However, she was stopped by the matchmaker and others.

She threw her red veil on the ground.

She protested, "I won't marry!"

Concubine Xi's face changed. "This is not up to you. If you dare to disobey Concubine Xi's order, not only you, but our entire families will die."

Jiusu said calmly: "Who dares to stop me?"

She made way for the two of them.

Yu Mingzhu ran forward holding the bride's hand.

The matchmaker's face changed drastically, but she didn't dare to resist. She reminded him again: "The Concubine Xi is in favor."

Jiusu said, "If she is smart, she won't let the emperor know about this bad habit. Let's not make things difficult for each other. Let's just pretend we didn't meet today. What do you think?"

"Thank you, Lord Jiu!" Xi Po suddenly realized and knelt on the ground to kowtow.

Why couldn't there be a way to have the best of both worlds? She could deceive Concubine Xi. The matter was already accomplished. She wouldn't have to die, nor would she have to offend Lord Jiu.