Chapter 85 Leaving

By the time the carriage returned to the mansion, it was almost noon.

Chen Shiyi asked Shi Liu to return to Yueyingxuan first, and he went to find Wen Zhiheng himself, as today was his day off.

She wanted to have a frank talk with him and make him give up the idea of ​​marrying her.

Crossing the Moon Gate and going around the pond, on the empty corridor bridge, Wen Zhiheng's anxious figure ran towards her.

He hugged her tightly, and seeing her haggard look, he couldn't help frowning.

He stroked her cheek, his fingertips sliding over her slightly swollen eye sockets, and asked carefully with a chuckle.

"I heard that you went to play with Shi Liu and stayed overnight. You must not have gotten enough rest. Look at you, your eyes are swollen."

"Master, I have something to tell you."

Wen Zhiheng smiled warmly.

"Well, what do you want to tell me? Oh, I have something to tell you too. I'm going to go hunting in Shouyun Mountain with a few people and bring you a gift when I come back."

Chen Shiyi wanted to say something when suddenly a large group of men came up from behind Wen Zhiheng. Each of them was wearing jade and brocade hairpins and had an outstanding temperament. They were all children of noble families in the capital.

They walked up to Wen Zhiheng and started to argue.

"Hurry up, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Let's go, let's go..."

They laughed and made noises, and pulled Wen Zhiheng's arm and pulled him out.

A group of people instantly separated Wen Zhiheng from Chen Shiyi.

Wen Zhiheng shouted hurriedly.

"Eleven, come back and talk if you have anything to say."

Someone nearby glanced at Chen Shiyi and asked in confusion.

"Who is this?"

One person replied.

"I heard that this was a maid that Wen Zhiheng brought back from outside."

"Tsk, I don't know what Wen Zhiheng is thinking..."

Chen Shiyi stood there in a daze as the group of people passed by her. She didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but a figure bumped into her shoulder heavily, and she couldn't help but stagger back a few steps.

She raised her eyes and all around her she could hear the servants in the mansion whispering to each other, as well as vague contempt and ridicule. They appeared respectful on the surface, but were pointing fingers behind their backs.

Turning around, I saw Wen Zhiheng's tall figure standing out among the noblemen. They were playing and chatting together. The whole courtyard was filled with their laughter. Wen Zhiheng's every move merged into the whole thing. It seemed as if the years of hardship he had experienced were just an occasional topic of conversation after dinner in his life.

His black hair was flying, his smile was carefree, his sleeves were fluttering, and the people around him became virtual shadows. Only the present was seen, and the past was no longer seen.

The promises that disappeared in the wind will never be worth looking back on.

Chen Shiyi's eyes suddenly turned red.

Apart from Wen Zhiheng's persistence, there is no place here that can accommodate her existence.

She sniffed and walked towards Mrs. Wen's Jingjiaoyuan.

"Please let Madam Liao know that Chen Shiyi wants to see Madam for something."

Madam Liao looked arrogant and said with disdain.

"Madam is busy, please wait."

Chen Shiyi stood quietly in front of the gate of the main courtyard of Jingjiaoyuan.

The servants beside her kept passing by her, as if they ignored Chen Shiyi who was standing outside the door.

During this time, Chen Shiyi asked Nanny Liao several times, but she always refused to meet him on the grounds that she was busy.

She waited there for two full hours.

A sigh escaped from Chen Shiyi's mouth and he turned and walked outside.

Madam Liao smiled disdainfully, wanting to see the Madam, but she didn't know her own worth.

When I turned around again, I saw Chen Shiyi turning back.

She took the rope in her hand, passed Madam Liao, and kicked the door of the main house.

Nanny Liao kept shouting from behind.

"How dare you enter my lady's room without permission."

Inside the house, Mrs. Wen was pruning a pot of orchids. When she saw Chen Shiyi coming in, her brows furrowed.

Nanny Liao kept yelling at Chen Shiyi from behind her to get out.

Chen Shiyi ignored him, closed the door and bolted it.

Hearing Madam Liao's nagging voice, he kicked her hard, and Madam Liao fell to the ground screaming.

Chen Shiyi tied her up with a rope with an expressionless face. Seeing that she was still crying and swearing, he raised his hand and slapped her in the face.

Chen Shiyi looked around and saw a rag left on the table, so he stuffed it into Madam Liao's mouth. Now the whole room became quiet.

Chen Shiyi picked up a chair and sat in front of the terrified Mrs. Wen.

"Madam, now you have time to talk to me, right?"

Mrs. Wen took the tea beside her, took a sip, and felt a little calmer.

"Eleven, what are you doing?"

Chen Shiyi went straight to the point.

"Madam, I want my indenture."

When Mrs. Wen heard this, she was shocked and refused without thinking.

"Impossible. If I gave you the indenture, you would definitely be hostile to me."

"Didn't you say that you wanted me to register under the name of a sixth-rank official? I guess you haven't taken any action yet because you think something has gone wrong with the marriage, and that Wen Zhiheng may not marry me."

Mrs. Wen sighed.

"Even if he marries someone else, so what? Considering his feelings for you, being a concubine means you don't have to take care of the household, and you can enjoy the wealth and live a leisurely life. Isn't that great?"

Chen Shiyi asked coldly.

"Madam, are you unwilling to give me my indenture? But back in Fangling, the eldest master promised to return my indenture."

"It's a different time now. Anyway, I won't give you your indenture."

Chen Shiyi lowered his head and looked even colder.

"If Madam insists on keeping me in the mansion as a concubine for Wen Zhiheng, that's fine. However, I will make him favor his concubine over his wife. I will disturb the entire mansion. I will persuade Wen Zhiheng to leave you. I will also pester him every day and make his career bumpy..."

Mrs. Wen's eyes were filled with disbelief and horror. She couldn't believe that Chen Shiyi, who was always kind, could say such vicious words.

"Eleven, how did you become like this?"

Chen Shiyi continued speaking expressionlessly.

"Madam, do you think I can't do it? I can say this: if I kiss Wen Zhiheng, he will present the best things in the world to me. If I sleep with him and kill him the next second, he will die with a smile..."

Mrs. Wen's face turned blue and purple with anger.

But she knew very well that her unfilial son was now completely focused on Chen Shiyi.

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"Madam is thinking about whether to let me disappear and die quietly. I advise Madam to take back this idea quickly. If I die, the first thing Wen Zhiheng will doubt is you. After all, the only one I have ever had a dispute with is Madam. Moreover, if I die when he cares about me the most, you can forget about Wen Zhiheng getting married again in this life, and you will not be able to have grandchildren and enjoy your old age..."

Mrs. Wen's face turned pale. After hearing what Chen Shiyi said, she sneered.

"I thought you were a pure person, but I didn't expect you to be so scheming."

Chen Shiyi nodded in agreement.

"Madam, you are too kind. I have so many good qualities."

Mrs. Wen was silent for a while, then walked straight to the back of the bedroom, took out a purple and gold lotus box, took out a thin piece of paper covered with seals, and handed it to Chen Shiyi tremblingly.

"Take it and leave the mansion as soon as possible."

Chen Shiyi took his indenture, put it into his sleeve pocket, turned around and left, but suddenly thought of something and turned back.

"I want silver."

Mrs. Wen suppressed her anger and took out a banknote from a box and threw it to her.

"Here are five hundred taels. Consider it my repayment for the hard-earned money you earned for us in Fangling."

Chen Shiyi didn't answer.

"Two thousand taels."

"What?"

"Not a single copper plate can be missing!"

"Chen Shiyi, don't go too far. You're not worth that much money. How can you take into account our previous friendship with your eager face?"

Chen Shiyi said with a cold face.

"Madam, when you locked me up in Moon Shadow Pavilion for a whole day and the well-behaved nanny whipped me with the cane, the last thing we cared about was the little bit of friendship we had."

After saying this, she took the two thousand taels of silver from Mrs. Wen's hand and turned away without any attachment.

Only Mrs. Wen was left with a look of panic and surprise.