Chapter 153 Does she deserve it?
Du Ziheng's expression instantly turned somewhat awkward: "She... came to the party as a friend."
Yu Zhiyi didn't understand.
Yu Zhiyi was greatly shocked: "A friend?"
In their situation, is it even possible for them to revert to being friends?
She had never encountered such a situation in her two lifetimes.
Hongluan did mention that in some more open-minded places, couples who separate don't necessarily become enemies, and lovers who break up don't necessarily become strangers; instead, they can continue to be friends.
However, Yu Zhiyi herself had never encountered such a situation.
Whether it's an ordinary farming family or a prominent clan, if a marriage between a man and a woman goes wrong, not only the two individuals but also their families may become enemies.
Du Ziheng hummed in agreement.
He tried his best to put on a calm expression, but the disappointment in his eyes was undeniable.
It was Bingyue who suggested it.
She said that since he was already married and unwilling to abandon his wife at home for him, and since her bad relationship with his family was irreconcilable, the only option left was to break up.
That day, they talked for a long time; he wanted to win her back.
But she asked him, "I cannot accept two women serving one husband. Can you change this situation?"
Du Ziheng cannot.
At least, not in the short term.
Even though he had already promised Yu Zhiyi that he would find an opportunity to divorce her in a few years, it was definitely not now.
After he told her the truth, You Bingyue sneered: "How many years? I'm already seventeen. Most women of my age in this era probably have two or three children. I've wasted my time waiting for you and become an old maid."
"In a few more years, when I'm in my twenties, it will be even less likely that any man will be willing to marry me."
"You actually made me wait for you for years? Tell me, are you even speaking human language?"
Du Ziheng was speechless.
On one hand, it's his love and reluctance to part with You Bingyue; on the other hand, it's his responsibility to Yu Zhiyi.
Finally, he reluctantly let go.
After all, it was he who personally plunged the sword into Yu Zhiyi's abdomen, and it was he who caused her to lose the ability to have children.
He didn't want to bring up these matters again, so he changed the subject: "In short, we've separated. From now on, he won't pose any threat to you, nor will he target you like before. You are the young mistress of the Prime Minister's residence, and you have the right to attend."
Yu Zhiyi always felt it was absurd.
Two people who were madly in love in their past lives have broken up just like that?
Why doesn't she believe it?
"Zhiyi, come with me."
Du Ziheng's words were very sincere.
Yu Zhiyi vaguely sensed a pleading tone in his voice.
On second thought, in the eyes of his friends, Du Ziheng broke up with You Bingyue for her sake. If she was unwilling to even treat people well, she would be somewhat ungrateful.
She wasn't worried about what these people would say, but since Yao had always supported her, she couldn't let Yao lose face.
"Alright."
That just so happens, she was also planning to watch the play.
With only a little time left, not enough to refine the golden light of merit, Yu Zhiyi took out the files of Cao Nan Village.
She had previously ignored the case of the female ghost in Caonan Village, not because she didn't want to, but because the village was hundreds of miles away from Shengjing, and she couldn't go to the site to conduct an investigation.
Moreover, even if they did go, thirty years have passed, and the people involved in this case may no longer be alive.
Instead of going through all that trouble to get there, she could just ask the household registration department for the household registration information of everyone in Caonan Village.
Caonan Village is a typical clan village. Two-thirds of the residents are from the same clan, while the remaining third are people who fled from other places and eventually settled there.
Strangely, almost all of those who drowned were members of the Cao clan from Caonan Village, with only one being one-third of the non-Cao clan members.
Yu Zhiyi may not have been dealing with this case these past two days, but in fact, she selects the birth dates and times of three deceased individuals each day to deduce their life stories.
There were a total of eight dead, and Yu Zhiyi has deduced six of them so far.
After all, she needs to leave room for deductions for the cases that need to be solved on a daily basis.
Although there were only six, she noticed something suspicious.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Zhiyi picked up the file of the seventh person, found the birth details and the eight characters of the birth date, and made calculations by pinching her fingers.
After a moment, she closed the household registration file and let out a long sigh.
really.
She already knew what was going on.
However, for the sake of rigor, she plans to wait until tomorrow to calculate the life story of the last person before making a decision.
Seeing that her young mistress was busy, Li Rou turned around and left.
She planned to go to the main kitchen and bring over a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup.
Miss has been busy all day. Although it's almost lunchtime, how much food can she possibly eat at the banquet?
She heard everything her son-in-law said.
That Miss You is coming again.
That young lady probably had even less appetite.
You need to pad it beforehand.
The kitchen wasn't lit, and I don't know how long it will take to cook the soup.
On the other hand, the main kitchen always keeps soup on hand, just in case the owners want it and can't serve it immediately.
As she was walking, she saw a corner of her clothes peeking out from behind the artificial hill not far ahead.
"Who's behind the artificial hill? Come out!"
A moment later, a figure reluctantly emerged from behind the artificial hill: "Li Rou, are you crazy? I was just looking for something behind the artificial hill, why are you yelling?"
Upon seeing the person, Li Rou was taken aback: "Sister Pan'er? You...you lost something?"
Yu Pan'er tilted her head back high: "Otherwise what? If I hadn't lost something, why would I run behind the rockery? To steal?"
Li Rou felt like something was off, but after thinking about it for a while, she still couldn't figure it out. So she scratched her head a little embarrassedly and said, "Is...is that so? I'm sorry, I misunderstood."
Suddenly, Yu Pan'er noticed that Li Rou had a jade pendant on her waist.
The jade pendant had excellent clarity and exquisite craftsmanship. It even had the character "柔" (rou) engraved on it, making it clear that it was Li Rou's personal jade pendant.
But she clearly remembered that when she saw Li Rou a couple of days ago, she didn't have this jade pendant yet!
Her gaze immediately turned sharp: "Where did you get this jade pendant?"
Li Rou looked down at the jade pendant at her waist, smiling shyly yet happily: "This jade pendant was a gift from Miss. It's said that she carved it herself."
The jade pendant was given to her by her mistress this morning before she left home. She said that wearing it for a long time could strengthen her body and ward off evil spirits.
She knew her mistress was powerful, and since her mistress said so, the jade pendant must have such a powerful effect, so she happily accepted it.
Yu Pan'er's eyes blazed with jealousy: "When did she become so generous?"
First came the clothes and cosmetics, and now this priceless jade pendant!
What right does Li Rou, a lowly maid, have? Does she deserve it?!
On second thought, after tonight she would be a concubine, and perhaps even be promoted to a secondary wife.
What good things won't she get when she gets there?
Why would they care about such a mere jade pendant?
snort.
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