Chapter 107: I'll Make Him Die
"Then why don't you marry me? Just piss him off to death. He doesn't like me anyway." Baili Yunzhou came to his senses from his sadness and thought this was a very good idea.
As long as Huatang can marry him, it doesn't matter if she doesn't want to live in his house. That way, there won't be the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problems or the sisters-in-law problems she mentioned.
"I've made up my mind, just marry me. We can move out or live wherever you want. I'm the only son my parents have, so they'll listen to me. As for those mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues, or sisters-in-law issues you hate, I can handle them too. Anyway, if you want to come to my house, you can come, and if you don't want to, you don't have to. I'll take care of everything for you."
Yu Huatang said helplessly, "How could you think like that? This is definitely not okay. Your parents will definitely say that they gave birth to an unfilial son like you."
"Then tell me what to do? This won't work, and that won't work. What will it take for you to marry me? We can both piss off your ex-husband to death together. Isn't that good?" He said it in a very convincing manner.
Yu Huatang smiled helplessly and said, "I can't marry you just to piss off someone I met before. That would be too frivolous..."
"Okay, since you said so, I won't force you. But you can't be fooled by him, or you will get back together with him!" He said it confidently, making sure she must remember it.
Yu Huatang said, "When has he ever lied to me? First, he's from the capital and won't fall for me again. Second, he's only here for a few years and will definitely return to the capital, so he won't have any contact with us anymore. So what's wrong with him that he's looking for me again?"
Baili Yunzhou thought about it and decided that, yes, that bastard had hurt her so deeply, she would definitely not choose him again. What she said today was to make him back off, but Rujian seemed to have the best chance, so he would wait.
"Okay, I know what you mean. There's nothing to see here. Let's go back."
At midnight, Yu Huatang returned to the courtyard accompanied by Baili. Yu Huatang walked down the carriage road and said, "I'm already here. You should go back early as well. Think carefully about what I said today and don't delay yourself."
Baili Yunzhou said, "Alright, why do you care about me? Go in quickly. I'll wait until you go in before I leave."
Yu Huatang opened the door to the courtyard and said after entering, "Okay, now you can rest assured."
"I may be a little busy recently. I will take you out to play during the New Year's Eve." Baili Yunzhou said this before turning around.
After seeing him disappear from the end of the path, Yu Huatang also closed the door. At this time, neither of them noticed that in the depths of the bamboo forest next to them, a pair of eyes were staring at the direction where Baili Yunzhou disappeared.
The bustle of the guild was over, and the night was eerily quiet. Baili Yunzhou thought of the previous murder case again and couldn't help but quicken his pace.
Only after getting on the carriage did Zhao Yan come out from the depths of the bamboo forest.
He looked at Yu Huatang's door thoughtfully, then fixed his eyes on the dark path.
They are together indeed...
Tonight was so lively, people were all out and about in groups. He had seen young men and women kissing in the pitch-black night. He had also seen ordinary couples traveling hand in hand, and even more so, he had seen those who had pledged their love to each other reluctant to part.
So they are so reluctant to part, are they already in love?
On a night like this, they couldn't help but miss each other's kindness. If they also expressed their feelings for each other, he couldn't help but wonder if she would also lean on Baili Yunzhou's shoulder and reminisce about the past together...
He thought he still had a lot of time to slowly make her fall in love with him again, but their expressions and farewell conversation tonight made him panic and confused.
He stood in the darkness for a long time, like a trapped beast. Finally, reason forced him to withdraw his thoughts. They probably weren't engaged. According to Baili Yunzhou's personality, if they were engaged, tonight's conversation would definitely not be like this. So he didn't need to panic, didn't need to question her, as that would only throw him off balance. He needed to stay calm and think about what to do next...
The next day, Yu Huatang woke up early. When she opened the door, she saw Zhao Yan, who was lost in thought. He seemed to meet her gaze unintentionally. "Miss Yu, are you going to the Lantern Master's Hall?"
Yu Huatang nodded and locked the door again, then walked towards the path. When the two of them were closer, he politely asked, "Sir, are you going to the government office so early today?"
She didn't think about hearing his answer, so she turned around and planned to continue walking after asking.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yan followed and said, "I've been having some problems lately that I can't figure out. This road is quiet, so I thought I'd walk to the government office and think about the He Mansion."
Yu Huatang listened without saying anything, so Zhao Yan stopped her and said, "Miss Yu, under what circumstances would the He family let some very important people take the blame, and even let Mr. He take the blame?"
Yu Huatang paused, and Zhao Yan immediately explained, "It's about the last case at the He Mansion. We investigated and found out the murderer was Mr. He. He said that although this girl looked young, she was quite ambitious. She found some aphrodisiac incense from somewhere during the day, and he fell into the trap when he wasn't paying attention. He originally wanted to give her some money, but the girl said she didn't want the money, she just wanted an explanation. In a fit of anger, they had a conflict, and then he accidentally strangled her. Although these explanations make sense, I don't think the truth is like this. If Mr. He was the murderer, why did they go to so many lengths to cover up the wound?"
"Do you suspect that Mr. He is protecting the murderer?" Yu Huatang asked.
Zhao Yan said, "That's all we've guessed, but we've thoroughly questioned his family and haven't seen anyone who deserves to be blamed for this."
"At first, we suspected his son was responsible, but he was weak and had a wife and several beautiful concubines. It didn't seem like he'd killed someone in a fight over this girl."
"After all, this girl is an orphan. Although the He family had a marriage proposal with her before, they did not want this marriage. So there is no need for this young master He to do this."
Upon hearing this, Yu Huatang's mood darkened. He simply said, "If you have time, sir, why not ask this girl if she has any friends? Also, ask if she loved this Young Master He when she was alive. If so, this Young Master He might be the murderer. He fell in love with this girl, but because her family background was too low, or because it would damage his family's reputation, his mother or family members didn't approve of his marriage to this girl."
"It's definitely not possible to just kick her out. After all, they took her in for the sake of reputation. If they kick her out now, it's bound to cause gossip. So they thought it would be better to just kill her."
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