Chapter 119 The Second Ending Jinjiang Official Version
Jinzhan desperately glanced back, screaming in her heart, "Qingye! Qingye! Why are you telling this to me? Don't you think Gu Shi is feeling too frustrated?"
I know you're careful and have a good memory, but now's obviously not the time to show it off!
Qingye was indifferent to Jinzhan's psychological activities.
Gu Shi’s hands clutched the hem of his clothes, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were gloomy.
"Then go and ask what's going on."
Qingye nodded and walked over.
"Miss Bai, please stay for a moment."
The young lady of the Bai family responded hesitantly twice, her heart beating fast. She was happy, but also afraid to be happy. Was she going to be chosen?
Qingye brought Miss Bai into the house and asked:
"I called you here just to ask one thing: where did you get your earrings?"
Unexpectedly, she left me alone to ask about the earrings. Miss Bai couldn't help but touch her earlobe and stammered:
"What...what happened? Is there anything strange about my earrings?"
"Please take it off first and let me see it."
Qingye held an empty box in both hands and gestured for Miss Bai to put the earrings in it.
She quickly picked it off, feeling very nervous.
A pair of bright red earrings were placed in the box. Qingye gently picked up the earrings and looked at them carefully in the sunlight.
"The inlay work is nothing, but the gems are genuine. Such items are not particularly rare in the Queen's possession; she must have at least four or five. However, they were tributes to the royal family. Wearing them is presumptuous of you."
When Miss Bai heard the word "usurpation", her legs started shaking like sieves with fear.
"Auntie, I just bought it from an ordinary grocery store. How could I know it would be something like this?"
"Which grocery store?"
"It's... the nearby grocery store."
"Take me to see it."
"Let my maid take you there; she's in charge of the shopping."
The girl's face turned pale and she instinctively wanted to put the blame on someone else.
But she still held a glimmer of hope in her heart, and asked in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty...didn't he take a liking to me?"
"Your Majesty didn't say that."
Miss Bai was instantly frightened and embarrassed. She took Qingye to find the maid and told her not to offend the aunt in the palace.
The little girl didn't know what was going on and happily took Qingye to the grocery store.
As soon as he walked in, Qingye asked:
"What does the boss who sold you the jewelry look like?"
"Young and beautiful."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper, Madam Zhao, immediately smiled brightly and greeted him warmly:
"What a clever child, with such a sweet tongue!"
"Forehead……"
Qingye looked up and saw only the face of an ordinary woman.
Madam Zhao was not ugly, and she did not look too old, less than forty years old, but Qingye could not help but twitch his lips.
The girl was really smart. She didn't explain much and just smiled widely.
After getting the money, Tao Jinrong left the grocery store early and returned to his old home.
The home she once was familiar with had been completely smashed to pieces. She and Hu Zi cleaned the place up silently. She deliberately sent Hu Zi away and wiped the bloodstains on the ground without saying a word.
The store has now been simply renovated and is ready to open tomorrow.
Hu Zi suddenly burst into tears:
"My mother's body was dragged away by those beasts..."
Tao Jinrong suddenly yelled at him:
"Why are you crying? It's so annoying! Clean it up quickly."
Hu Zi's sobs stopped for a moment, and he went to fetch another bucket of water without saying a word. He had no one to rely on except her, and he was used to being ordered around by her.
Tao Jinrong said coldly:
"I'll give you money to learn martial arts, and when you've mastered it, you can go and seek revenge yourself, okay?"
Hu Zi wiped his face:
"Those desperate criminals have probably been killed by the soldiers long ago."
"Coward! I was counting on you to help me with something, but I'm afraid you can't do it."
“…”
After being scolded for no reason, the veins on his arms bulged. He wrung out the rag in his hand to vent his anger and started cleaning even harder.
Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter from a half-grown child outside the door:
"Haha, Huzi, isn't it wonderful to sleep with your newly widowed sister-in-law in your arms? You're such a lucky guy!"
Tao Jinrong immediately picked up the broom and pushed open the door.
"Get lost! You little bastards! How dare you mess with me? You short-lived bastards! Don't want to live anymore!"
All the children ran away laughing, and a few half-grown boys, as if they were addicted to being beaten, deliberately moved forward with their butts sticking out. However, they didn't expect Tao Jinrong to be so ruthless. He swung the dirty broom covered with dust high up and hit them in the face with it, causing screams one after another.
A big black dog slowly walked out, staring at them with its green eyes. Being beaten by a beauty was still somewhat fun, but being bitten by a dog was purely humiliating.
A few half-grown boys finally turned around and ran away.
After Tao Jinrong returned, he saw Huzi working dully. The child had not grown up yet, and his tanned face showed no color.
After a long while, he finally spoke:
"Sister-in-law, what do you want me to do for you?"
"I don't want to make life easy for the person who killed my husband."
"What? Was Master Qin murdered?"
"Well, I'll tell you when you're capable."
She handed Hu Zi a towel to wipe his face. He retracted his hand but still took it.
"Sister-in-law, will you remarry?"
"It's not your turn to ask, little bastard."
She raised her hand and gave him a smack on the head. Hu Zi covered his forehead and complained:
"Sister-in-law, you have strong hands."
"It makes you feel annoyed just by looking at it."
"But many men in the neighborhood have been secretly trying to find out about her, and I helped my sister-in-law reject them all."
"That's right."
Tao Jinrong guessed in his heart that the talent show should be almost over by now, and Gu Shi was probably preparing to return to Beijing with his three wives and four concubines.
As long as you can get through this period, everything will be fine.
Besides, he now has a beautiful wife and concubines by his side, so he certainly doesn't want to see her. Even if he really runs into her on the street, he will probably pretend not to know her.
Mrs. Li had already vacated her house to entertain Gu Shi, and she took her son back to her parents' home.
Gu Shi gained nothing throughout the whole day.
Mrs. Zhao was uneducated and always talked about the same things over and over again. She also liked to chat about family matters. Qingye didn't get any useful information from her.
Gu Shi's attitude was also indifferent, neither expectation nor disappointment.
He had completely given up.
It was ridiculous to expect to get Lingchuan back in this way, and he felt ashamed of what he had done.
"I want to walk around on my own these few days, so don't follow me."
Before leaving, he had already arranged his funeral affairs. Tomorrow he would find a secluded place alone and hang himself.
The next day, he didn't get up very early, but sat in front of the mirror for a long time, carefully taking care of his hair and eyebrows, and picked out an elegant plain white dress. He put on an extra coat, put on accessories, and went out alone.
He had already prepared a shawl for hanging in his sleeves. He wanted to return to the place where he first met Tao Jinrong, and then die there.
The sky was very gloomy and it was raining heavily. After Gu Shi got off the car and walked halfway, he was already soaked.
We are going to die anyway, so it doesn’t matter if we don’t have an umbrella.
Finally, he arrived at the place where he and Lingchuan first met.
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