Chapter 17 I Have No Intentions of Committing Suicide

Su Ye drove Su Rui to Fahua Temple.

Along the way, the two were separated by the car door and did not say a word.

Arriving at the mountain gate, Su Rui checked whether everything was complete and then opened the door.

He jumped down from the side of the cart without even looking at Su Ye, as if there was no one sitting on it.

"I gave you a ride all the way, and you didn't even say thank you?" Su Ye said dissatisfiedly.

Su Rui turned around and said, "I didn't ask you to send me off."

"You..." The angry words were on the tip of his tongue, but Su Ye remembered Madam Liang's instructions and tears. He endured it again and again, took a deep breath, jumped out of the car, walked to Su Rui, and whispered, "Brother, I was wrong. Don't be so stubborn anymore."

Is he wrong?

Being naughty?

Was he apologizing to her? That was it?

Not even a word of apology.

It sounds more like, I've already made some concessions, you should be satisfied.

In front of the mountain gate, Su Rui had no intention of arguing with him and turned to leave.

"I haven't finished what I'm saying yet. Why are you so impatient to go..." Su Ye stopped the unpleasant words again and said tactfully, "You and I are from the same mother and cannot be separated. Now that you have restored your status, you should act with dignity and not do those things... in the past. Always remember that you have the Yong'an Marquisate on your head."

This is the sermon she came for.

She really wanted to ask what was going on in his mind.

But when the words come to my lips, I feel that they are meaningless and just a waste of words.

Su Ye didn't feel that he had done anything wrong. Instead, he looked more and more moved. After hesitating for a moment, he took out a dagger from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Su Rui.

"Regardless of whether the rumors are true or not, you must not disobey the Emperor's order. However, everyone knows this matter cannot be made public, so... whether it succeeds or not, you will end your life after the result is known."

Looking at the dagger, Su Rui's pupils trembled.

Looking up at Su Ye, who looked as if he didn't see anything wrong, he asked with a smile, "Brother, do you want me to commit suicide to protect the reputation of the Marquisate?"

"What else?" Su Ye didn't understand why she kept asking. "Your reputation was already ruined. Do you know how many people ridiculed our Yong'an Marquisate behind our backs? Mother felt sorry for you, and Yao'er was soft-hearted, so we didn't say anything. But as soon as you came back, Yao'er's marriage to the Pingjun Prince's Mansion was put on hold. The Marquisate has raised you for years, you can't repay kindness with hatred."

Su Rui smiled even wider, until the corners of her mouth were cracked and painful.

"Don't worry, I will definitely choose a good Feng Shui location for you, and I will also arrange for people to guard your tomb, and there will be people offering sacrifices during festivals and holidays."

"Then should I thank you, brother?"

"As brother and sister, I should do this for you. If you're worried about being lonely down there, I'll give you..."

"No need." Su Rui waved the dagger away. "I have no intention of committing suicide."

"What? No plans? I've said so much to you, but you didn't listen to a single word I said? Su Rui! Do you really want to repay kindness with evil? Do you really want to drag our Marquis' Mansion to death?" Holding the dagger tightly, Su Ye even wanted to pull it out.

"If I don't commit suicide, I'll be repaying kindness with hatred. Then why don't you die? You're not good at literature, you're not good at martial arts, you're a complete waste, Prince Su."

Su Ye was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and all the hair on his body stood on end.

"At least I'm not a soldier, saddled by thousands of men, nor have I been completely rotten. If I were you, I would have committed suicide long ago. I have no face to live in this world."

"I know what you're thinking. You have that woman's blood in your bones. Just like her, you'll pester everyone and make life difficult for them, even if it means resorting to unscrupulous means! But don't forget, it's all because of your own lowliness, crawling into other people's beds, that you've ended up like this. And you still have the nerve to ask me not to forget that you're even worse than that woman, even lower than the lowest third-class prostitute on the Qinhuai River."

"If mother hadn't begged me, saying that you had it hard, that you and I are brother and sister after all, and asked me to be patient and treat you better, even if it was out of pity, I wouldn't even bother to see you. I would feel sick to even stand in the same place with you!"

Bang!

As soon as the words fell, a loud slap was heard.

Su Rui used all her strength to slap him, and her hand was numb from the shock. She bit her mouth and said, "Get out!"

"You hit me and told me to get out? I really gave you face!" Su Ye turned around and was about to wave back, but Xier, who was standing aside, seemed to have received an order and quickly grabbed his wrist, standing between the two of them.

Su Rui didn't say another word, turned around and walked up the stairs into the temple.

Su Ye couldn't break free from Xier's grip, so he shouted at Su Rui: "Su Rui! You piece of scum, don't even think about pestering us. I won't let you succeed! I don't have a sister as mean and vicious as you. From now on, you and I are no longer brother and sister!"

Su Rui seemed to have not heard anything at all and did not stop walking.

He just moved his lips slightly and said "OK".

After she entered the temple, Xier also released Su Ye.

Silence returned to the mountain gate, as if nothing had happened.

Except Xier, no one knew that there was another person standing in the forest.

Yun Ji, who had returned, happened to witness everything.

The position was just right, and he could clearly see the momentary shock and the flash of heartache in Su Rui's eyes.

He met Su Rui three times, and each time, she was as strong as iron.

Whether it was gossip or worldly reputation, she rejected them sternly. To her, they were just like a light brush that did not hurt her at all, making her invulnerable and extremely difficult to deal with.

But the slight crack just now seemed to reveal Su Rui who was wrapped under the iron sheet.

Thinking back to when she asked him to save her again, it didn't seem like just flirting.

…

After entering the Fahua Temple, the person who came to greet Su Rui was not the young monk Huiming, but an old eunuch.

"Miss Su is alone this time, so it's not appropriate for her to stay at the Zen temple. I have prepared a small courtyard for you. Please come with me."

Without waiting for Su Rui's response, the old eunuch led the way.

Walk straight from the mountain gate to the back, and out of the alley where there are piles of miscellaneous items, there is a small courtyard that shares a wall with the Fahua Temple.

It was newly built.

"Young lady, you will live here from now on and come and go as you please." The old eunuch handed a bunch of keys to Su Rui. As he approached, his eyes sternly whispered, "His Majesty has ordered you to give Mr. Yunji a month to change his mind."

Su Rui's movements were stiff.

For a period of one month, this is like climbing to heaven.

But Su Rui had no right to refuse the negotiation and could only reach out and take the key from the old eunuch.

"The young lady is kind-hearted and elegant. I am waiting for your good news outside the temple." The old eunuch Fu Li left.

Holding the burning key, Su Rui didn't even have time to check where each key was used.

It's only the 30th day of the month, and although she doesn't know why the emperor suddenly has such high hopes for her, if it doesn't work out, she will have to fulfill Su Ye's wish.

How can that be possible!