Luo Yong couldn't bear to see her like this, so he put the towel back in the basin, bent down, and whispered, "Yun Ying, if I help you now, will you hate me when you wake up?"
As Xiao Yunying struggled, her cheek brushed against Luo Sheng's face, and she once again twisted her body to get closer to him, drawn by the coolness.
Luo Yong let her rub against him, closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, he had already made up his mind.
He loosened his belt, muttering, "Yun Ying, I'm sorry, don't blame me."
With the doors and windows tightly shut, the room was filled with a tender and romantic atmosphere all night long, so much so that even the moon seemed to hide behind the clouds in embarrassment.
The house gradually quieted down as dawn broke.
Seeing that Xiao Yunying was asleep but still had a furrowed brow, Luo Sheng worriedly checked her forehead temperature. Only after confirming that her fever had subsided did he feel relieved. He then dressed, went to the kitchen to boil some water, diluted it to lukewarm temperature, and brought it over.
Although they had already consummated their marriage, it was their first time, and Luo Sheng rarely felt shy.
Fortunately, Xiao Yunying was sleeping soundly. Luo Sheng took a deep breath, carefully washed her body, took a new set of underwear from the wardrobe for her to wear, and covered her with a blanket so she could rest well.
Xiao Yunying was probably really exhausted, because she slept until almost noon, and Luo Sheng stayed by her side without leaving her side.
Worried that she would be hungry when she woke up, I went to the kitchen and cooked a pot of rice porridge.
When he extinguished the fire and came out, he heard knocking at the door. When he went out to see, he found it was Xiao's long-term worker.
"What's the matter?"
The visitor recognized the man as the master's son: "Young master, I've come to ask the master about building a cowshed."
"Your employer is not feeling well. Let's ask her again when she's better."
The farmhand heard him say, "Then I'll come back and ask again in a few days."
After saying that, he tried to leave.
"Wait a moment." Luo Sheng called out to him, "Please pass on a message for me, and tell the Zuo family's coachman to bring the carriage over and take their young lady home."
The farmhand agreed. Luo Sheng closed the door and first went to check on Xiao Yunying, who was still fast asleep. Seeing that she was not in any abnormality, he went to untie the cloth strip on Zuo Lanzhi's door.
Zuo Lanzhi had been awake for a while. When she saw him come in, she struggled and made whimpering noises.
Luo Yong ignored her appearance, first casually stuffing her things into boxes, then carrying several boxes outside the gate before returning to untie the strips of cloth binding them.
Zuo Lanzhi tried to stand up, but her hands and feet, which had been tied up all night, were already numb, and she sat down on the ground with a thud.
Yinyu endured the numbness, itching, and soreness in her body, gritted her teeth, and tried to help her young mistress up, but was pushed away by her.
Sitting on the ground, Zuo Lanzhi asked with red eyes, "Brother Luo Sheng, you and that peasant girl... last night..."
Luo Sheng did not answer: "Miss Zuo has done such a thing, so it is absolutely impossible for you to continue staying here. I will not make a fuss or pursue the matter because your father once helped my Luo family to clear his name of the false accusation of embezzling military funds. However, I will write a letter to inform the Minister of the things you have done."
Zuo Lanzhi exclaimed excitedly, "No, we can't tell my father!"
Luo Sheng glanced at her: "Since you dared to do it, why don't you dare to let people know?"
Zuo Lanzhi bit her lip, she regretted it. She shouldn't have listened to Yinzhu and done such a thing in a moment of madness.
The main point is that she failed. Not only did she not become the general's wife, but if this matter got out, her reputation would be completely ruined.
The Zuo family has strict family rules. If her father found out, he might really disown her as his daughter.
Besides, she wasn't originally...
She pleaded, "Brother Luo Sheng, I really know I was wrong..."
"You should talk to your parents about this."
Luo Sheng was worried that Xiao Yunying would be even angrier if she saw Zuo Lanzhi when she woke up, so he didn't want her to linger there. He grabbed her wrist, pulled her up from the ground, and dragged her towards the door.
Zuo Lanzhi tried to grab the door frame or something else to stop Luo Sheng, but she was no match for his strength. She could only plead with a tearful voice:
“Brother Luo Sheng, I really know I was wrong. I’m willing to apologize to Miss Xiao. Could you please not tell my father?”
"Shut up!"
Luo Sheng pulled her out the door without stopping, and Yin Yu followed behind, staggering.
The Zuo family's carriage had arrived, and he pointed directly at Zuo Lanzhi and said to the coachman, "Take your young lady home."
But Zuo Lanzhi wouldn't get into the car, so how could the driver dare to force himself on her?
Just as Luo Sheng was about to knock Zuo Lanzhi unconscious, several carriages approached from a distance.
Zuo Lanzhi immediately recognized the first carriage as the Luo family's carriage and ran over, lifting her skirt: "Aunt Luo, Aunt Luo, you're finally back."
The carriage stopped, the curtain was lifted, and Madam Luo saw the disheveled Zuo Lanzhi and asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Zuo Lanzhi cried, disregarding her dignity, and said evasively, "Lanzhi was confused for a moment and did something wrong. Brother Luo Sheng wants to send Lanzhi away."
Madam Luo stepped down from the carriage, took Zuo Lanzhi's hand, and led her to the door: "Lanzhi is a young lady. If she accidentally said something wrong, you, a grown man, should be more magnanimous and not take it so seriously."
In Madam Luo's mind, the biggest mistake Zuo Lanzhi could make was simply disliking Xiao Yunying and saying a few offensive words.
When Luo Sheng saw that Mu Lianrong and the children had also gotten off the carriage, he couldn't bring himself to talk about what had happened the night before.
This silence led Madam Luo to mistake it for compromise and acquiescence, and she pulled Zuo Lanzhi towards the door, saying, "Alright, it's just a small matter..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw her son stand in front of them, grab Zuo Lanzhi's arm, and forcefully throw her away.
This time, she used quite a bit of force, and Zuo Lanzhi crashed directly into the carriage, making a loud noise that startled the horses pulling the carriage, causing them to pace back and forth.
She cried out in pain, clutching her arm, tears streaming down her face.
Everyone around was stunned. Madam Luo had never seen her son be so violent towards a woman before: "Sheng'er, what are you doing? What if you hurt Lanzhi!"
Luo Sheng coldly looked at Zuo Lanzhi: "That's her own fault."
Madam Luo then realized that her son's mood was off, and realized that the mistake Zuo Lanzhi mentioned might not be a trivial matter: "What exactly happened?"
“I was the one who made her leave. I won’t allow her to continue living in my house.”
Luo Sheng heard Xiao Yunying's voice behind him and realized that she had come over at some point.
He was so angry with Zuo Lanzhi that he was thinking about whether to tell his mother and how to tell her. He was thinking about so many things that even his senses were dulled, and he didn't hear her footsteps.
He hurried over to help her up, saying, "Why did you get up? You didn't even put on a coat. What if you catch a cold?"
Xiao Yunying expressionlessly avoided Luo Sheng's outstretched hand, leaning against the door for support. Wearing only a white undergarment, her face appeared exceptionally pale, but her tone was unquestionable.
"Tell her to get out of here right now, or I can't guarantee I won't kill her."
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