Chapter 68
Zhang Yunniang has been in a daze these days. Thinking that it is time to add incense money, she plans to go to Ci'an Temple.
Whenever she chatted with "Zhang Yunniang", she would feel more at peace.
She didn't want to connect with too many people, but she inadvertently connected with more and more people.
This body is not hers, and if there is a chance to return it, she hopes it will be returned in its original state, both physically and emotionally.
She didn't know how long she could use this body.
If one day, she suddenly disappeared, and the original owner suddenly woke up from her deep sleep, facing strangers and everything unfamiliar, just thinking about it would make her feel devastated.
I originally thought that I could restrain myself well and reduce my connection with this world.
Now, she finds that she is gradually unable to do it.
Others have given her so much kindness and care that she has to give back, but giving back will deepen the bond.
She didn't know what to do.
Especially this time, deep down, she really wanted to go to the frontier with Amina to take a look.
It is rare to have familiar and reliable people around, and when you follow the caravan, your safety is guaranteed.
Thinking about it carefully, I feel it’s not a good idea.
Once you go to the frontier, it will take at least a few years before you can return to the capital.
If she was gone in the middle of the journey, Zhang Yunniang would wake up from her sleep and face an unfamiliar environment and crowd. Most importantly, she would not be able to speak the language and she would be extremely socially anxious. How scared and panicked she would be.
Yingzhou is a vast city, so she can just travel around the territory.
She faced Zhang Yunniang's sleeping lamp and chattered about what had happened in the past three months.
She told me everything about the people she knew and what happened to them.
She came every three months just to tell Zhang Yunniang everything that happened to her.
"Zhang Yunniang" is the owner of this body and has the right to know everything about this body.
I don't know what I'm holding on to.
What's the point of rambling here?
But if you want to do it, just do it.
Over time, she sometimes blurs the lines.
I don’t know if I am Zhang Yunniang or Du Ruoyi.
"Yun Niang, who am I?"
With a soft sigh, she clasped her hands together and knelt down to kowtow.
"That's all for today. I'll come see you next time."
After Zhang Yunniang left, a figure came in from outside.
When the visitor walked to the place where Zhang Yunniang had just been, he suddenly saw the three words "Zhang Yunniang" carved on the eternal lamp base.
Next to the eternal lamp, there is a small sign with the words "Du Ruoyi" written on it.
Combined with the few words he just heard, the visitor's face was full of confusion, but gradually it became clear again.
The visitor put his hands together and bowed, then stayed there for a long time.
People really need to talk. After leaving the temple, Zhang Yunniang felt relieved again.
I skipped back, but was blocked by the crowd in front.
"Chen Xinxu, how could you do this to me? How could you do this to me?"
A woman in green tightly grasped the man's sleeve, tears streaming down her face and veins bulging on her hands, fearing that if she wasn't careful, the man would escape.
"I have your child, how can you not want me?"
"Xin'er, please stop making a fuss, okay? Let's go back and talk it over." The man coaxed her gently, trying to pull the clothes out of her hands. He wanted to make her suffer a little before she compromised and stopped making a fuss, so he had been avoiding her these days.
An orphan whose family has fallen on hard times cannot possibly be his wife.
Once she becomes a concubine, she will be easy to control in the deep mansion. If you don't want to see her, just lock her up.
"You still want to lie to me? You still want to lie to me? Our engagement hasn't been cancelled yet. How could you, how could you ask to marry Miss Liu? Where do you put me?"
"Xin'er, it's just the title of a wife or concubine. Miss Liu is kind-hearted and will treat you like a sister. Don't make trouble anymore."
"It was us who had the engagement first, it was us. Now, you want me to be your concubine. How can you ask me to be your concubine?" The woman gritted her teeth and expressed her unwillingness word by word.
"What's the current situation of the Li family? How can the young lady of the Chen family be a poor family? My parents will not agree."
"You had an eye disease, and the Chen family didn't care about you. I spent all the savings my parents left me on your treatment. Now that your eye disease is healed, you think my family is in decline? You are a beast."
"Yes, I'm sorry. Xin'er, stop making a fuss. Abort the baby and we can be the same as before."
"I will never be a concubine, never." The woman burst into tears. Both her parents had passed away. She thought her fiancé would be her lifelong support, but she never expected that after giving everything, she would be left with nothing in the end.
Chen Xinxu held the woman in his arms. "You are already mine, and you have my child. Who else would want you except me? Stop making trouble. From now on, I will treat you well."
"No matter how unwilling you are, you are his too. If you don't follow him, what else can you do?"
"Girl, let go of the past and go back with him to live a good life."
"Even if you become a concubine, you still have a place to go. Girl, accept your fate."
Li Xiner listened to the people around her, feeling a chill growing in her heart. What should she do?
She had been tricked into selling her ancestral home. After being driven out of the Chen residence, she temporarily lived in a temple, and now she had no place to live.
She doesn't want to be with such a heartless person, even if it means death.
She pushed him away and said, "Chen Xinxu, I was blind in this life. I spent all my family wealth for you and ruined my reputation for you. Hahahaha, I will use my blood, the blood of your Chen family, to curse your Chen family to have no descendants, your family to be destroyed, your in-laws to be ruined, and you to be cast into the realm of animals forever."
With a muffled groan, Li Xiner's abdomen was pierced by the dagger. The blood that kept flowing out soaked the cloth and gradually dripped onto the ground.
"Chen Xinxu, you are despicable and treacherous. I curse you and use your descendants to curse you. May you die a miserable death."
Li Xiner lost her balance and fell into a pool of blood.
Blood splattered on Chen Xinxu's clothes. The scene was too bloody. He stood there, staring blankly at the woman who had given her heart to him going to death.
The incident happened so suddenly that the crowd instantly dispersed a few steps. Now that someone had died, everyone was terrified. Those outside the circle went to report to the police.
Zhang Yunniang had been outside the crowd and could only vaguely hear what she heard.
Soon, patrolling guards came over and kept driving away the gathered crowd.
Zhang Yunniang sighed in her heart. Through the gaps in the crowd, she could only see a corner of the emerald green cloth and the red blood stains.
"Once the blind man regained his sight, the first thing he did was to throw away his cane. This Li family girl is also very hot-tempered. Alas, how pitiful."
"Who says it's not true? When someone sees their worst self, once they've gotten back on their feet, they naturally want to wash away the filth of the past."
"Think about it, if you couldn't do anything, even eating, drinking, defecating, and urinating, you had to rely on others. You wouldn't know how many embarrassing moments you'd encounter along the way. Every time you saw that person, you'd be reminded of the embarrassment of feeling powerless. You couldn't forget what you wanted to forget. It's unbearable for anyone."
"It's human nature. Any man would feel uncomfortable thinking about his dignity being trampled upon."
"Besides, the Li family has fallen on hard times. If I marry Miss Li, I'll lose the foundation for marriage with a noble family. If you want to blame someone, blame Miss Li for her high aspirations and fragile fate. She can't figure things out. With her status, she can't be a wife, but being a concubine will give her enough food and clothing. Why bother with such fuss?"
"What are you talking about? How can it be the woman's fault when the man is ungrateful?" The men's remarks as if defending Chen Xinxu aroused the indignation of the women around them.
"The human heart is the most unreliable thing. None of these men are good."
"So what? The Chen family is rich and powerful. It won't be long before this matter is forgotten. After three to five years, no one will remember it."
A young life was lost because of an ungrateful man. It would be fine if you didn't feel sorry for her, but you also said these sarcastic words.
Zhang Yunniang, who never meddles in other people's affairs, was furious when she heard what those stinky men said. "When you're in trouble, you hope someone can be by your side. When you're rich, you start to dislike this and that. Before you became successful, your virtuous wife helped you achieve your goals. Now that you're successful, your wife and children are in heaven. Truly, I've never seen such shameless people."
"Go away, the men are talking, what do you women have to do with it?"
Zhang Yunniang: "What's wrong with being a woman? Who among you dares to say you didn't crawl out of a woman's belly? Women gave you life, and it's fine if you're not grateful, but you do things that oppress, demean, and exploit women, and say insulting and frivolous things. Crows repay their parents, lambs kneel to suckle, even animals know how to be grateful, but what about you?"
"You stinky bitch, I think you are tough. No one cares about you, so I am here to take care of you today."
The hot-tempered man was annoyed by what he said and wanted to take action.
Zhang Yunniang was still a little timid, but the women around her who kept moving closer to her made her straighten her back again.
"Is this girl wrong? You are all worthless, are you still afraid of what others say?"
"The official is still here, why do you want to hit a woman?"
"If you beat up women you don't even know outside, I wonder what life is like for the women at home. Men who beat up women are worse than animals."
"Miss Li has met the wrong man, losing not only her fortune but her life. I don't believe that God is blind, and I don't believe the Chen family won't suffer retribution."
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The women gathered in a circle and had their first battle with the men. The men hung their heads and listened, unable to get a word in.
Now, they have the ability to survive. The opening of Shuyuxuan allows women to survive without relying on men, and they no longer have to live at the mercy of others.
Once their livelihoods are no longer controlled by others, the girls' inner rebellious emotions are gradually aroused.
The girls stood in a row, pushing the group of men away. Then, they formed a circle, isolating Miss Li's body from the men's sight.
A few patrolmen have just arrived to maintain order, and we still need to wait for people from the government office to come and take the body away.
There was a sentimental girl who burst into tears.
I wonder how many girls have been let down in this world.
Zhang Yunniang was deeply touched when she saw the scene in front of her.
It would be great if Shuyuxuan could open stores all over the country. Then, more girls would not be forced to survive, and more and more girls would awaken.
Lanzhi was preparing to open Shuyuxuan in Jiangnan, and she wondered if she could go and learn from him.
Lanzhi is alone and her energy is always limited. If she can learn management, she can also open a branch elsewhere to share the pressure.
Setting up Shuyuxuan in one more place will provide local girls with an opportunity to choose.
There was nothing she needed to do in her life.
What happened today also changed her, and perhaps she can do something within her ability.
A salted fish may not be able to turn over, but it can have dreams.
She wants to help more girls.
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