Chapter 138
Three years
Madam Luo's eyes were cold as she watched him with determination as he walked hand in hand with his beloved to die together. An indescribable pain spread and continued to spread.
It turns out that she has been covering for Bai Qingjun for all these years.
Second Aunt Cheng was completely stunned, staring at the scene in front of her. Her delicate face was somewhat unrecognizable due to her unwillingness and resentment. Looking at their tightly clasped hands, she could no longer bear it, and rushed forward to pull away Minister Luo's hand, screaming at him.
"How could you do this? How could you do this?"
She is also a legitimate daughter and a daughter of a noble family.
But in order to marry him, she was willing to be a concubine, willing to guard the Luo Mansion, and he also gave birth to two daughters. What he did today, wasn't he telling others that his favor to her in the past was all fake and was just for show?
"Haven't I done enough for you?"
Aunt Cheng cried and punched Minister Luo again and again. Minister Luo let her vent her anger, and sighed when he looked up, but also held her in his arms with some guilt.
“But you get a lot.”
Aunt Cheng felt as if she had swallowed a dead fly, as if something was stuck in her throat. She didn't know whether to spit it out or not.
That's what I said.
It seems that all her sincerity was thrown away.
"In the future, you should take good care of your mother and be filial to her. As for the two children...just marry someone far away, someone better."
No one in the capital would be willing to marry them anymore. For them, marrying far away and away from all the troubles is the best.
"Why are you doing this to me? Why? You promised me that the position of Shangshu's wife would be mine sooner or later, and you would give birth to a son with me. All of this is mine."
Aunt Cheng asked in a distraught manner. She had this dream every day and it seemed like it was about to succeed, but it was ruined by a poke from someone. How could she be willing to accept this?
"Get up."
Minister Luo pushed Aunt Cheng away, held Madam Luo's hand tightly, and begged for truth from the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness, I have something to give you. The only thing I want in exchange is to be buried with you, my Lord."
He has not been a pushover during these years as the Shangshu. Apart from the incident with Bai Qingjun, he has always been strict with himself and wary of others, and he has a lot of things in his hands.
The Luo family has become famous under his leadership. He is the one who makes both success and failure!
The prince stared at Minister Luo with cold eyes. Minister Luo and the Fourth Madam felt as if a layer of ice had formed on their bodies and they began to shiver from the cold.
The prince stood up and spoke coldly, looking down at him.
"Come with me."
Minister Luo's heart sank, and he quickly stood up and followed the Crown Prince away.
After arriving at the side yard.
The prince stood by the lake with his back to Minister Luo. Minister Luo knelt down again. The prince turned his head slightly, his sharp brows like blades.
Minister Luo crawled forward on his knees, prostrated himself on the ground and begged in a trembling voice.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I have only done this one thing wrong. I am still useful. I can die for Your Highness. Please forgive me and help me. As long as Your Highness is willing to let this go, the more than 1,800 people in my Luo family will follow Your Highness's lead from now on. If anyone disobeys, they will not die a good death and their entire family will be executed."
dark place.
Jiang Zhaoying and Zhou Ruogu showed a hint of satisfaction when they listened. It would be better to control the Luo family than to kill Minister Luo. This deal was very profitable.
and.
Once Minister Luo dies, the position of Minister will once again be fought over fiercely.
"Your Highness, everything I said was true. If Miss Jiang hadn't accidentally discovered what happened today, I wouldn't have been defeated."
That's true.
Jiang Zhaoying was born with special abilities and could tell problems from bone structure, which is something not ordinary people can compare to.
The prince raised his eyebrows slightly and turned around slowly.
Minister Luo knew there was hope, and kowtowed heavily.
"Your Highness, I do not want to die."
"If you want to turn things around..." The prince said these four words solemnly, and Minister Luo's heart was immediately hanging high. As long as His Royal Highness the Prince was willing to help him, there would still be hope for the Luo family, and they would not die. "It's not impossible."
"Minister Luo, the deadline is three years. If I can see your true loyalty, I will write off this. If you have other intentions, what happened today will be your death warrant."
"I dare not, I dare not, I thank Your Highness for saving my life!"
Minister Luo's voice suddenly became high-pitched and joyful.
Jiang Zhaoying and Zhou Ruogu turned around and left quietly, holding hands.
soon.
The people from the Prince's Mansion surrounded the mourning hall silently. Those who should disappear all disappeared, and those who should shut up all shut up.
When night fell, the Luo Mansion seemed to have changed completely.
All the original white was removed, and the Fourth Master Luo was quietly carried out for burial. From then on, Madam Luo's yard was closed and she no longer cared about anything.
Except for the lingering smell of blood in the air, everything seemed as if nothing had happened.
In the carriage.
The prince looked at Jiang Zhaoying deeply.
"This Minister Luo does everything flawlessly. I have thought about conquering him, but he has always kept his distance. Now I want to thank you."
Shangshu Luo is very capable and outstanding in his ability to handle affairs, but that is also because he is ruthless enough.
Jiang Zhaoying smiled and nodded.
"That's good. Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me this jade ring. Otherwise, they might not be afraid of me."
Before coming out.
The household supplies in the mansion have been returned to the hands of Madam Luo, and Aunt Cheng has also moved into the side courtyard. The two daughters were moved back to Aunt Cheng's name by the eldest lady and returned to the status of concubines. The old lady closed the gate of the courtyard.
Luo Shangshu is still Luo Shangshu.
but.
What surprised them was that this Mrs. Luo actually entered the Buddhist temple.
As for whether she will be Mrs. Luo Si or the lover of Minister Luo in the future, it is unknown, and she is no longer interested.
When we returned to Yuhua Tower, it was already dark.
Look up.
Jiang Zhaoying saw that the lights were dim and everyone was crowding at the window, looking forward to it.
Seeing them get off the carriage, the ladies' eyes suddenly lit up and they raised their hands to greet them.
"It's my sisters."
Luo Zhinian happily grabbed Jiang Zhaoying's arm and jumped up. Jiang Zhaoying smiled and held her hand tightly, then turned around and spoke to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the carriage.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Seeing this, Luo Zhinian also hurriedly imitated the greeting and spoke in a crisp voice.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"good."
The prince lifted the curtain and looked at Jiang Zhaoying tenderly. He watched them leave before closing the curtain and letting the carriage leave.
The ladies upstairs were delighted when they saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally escorting them here.
Went upstairs.
The door of the private room was wide open. Miss Cui was instructing the waiter to serve new dishes, hot tea and snacks. When they saw them come in, everyone gathered around them.
Jiang Zhaoying said with a smile.
"Fortunately, I have accomplished my mission and brought Miss Luo out."
"We were gone for the entire day, and we were so worried that something might happen to you. When we asked someone to find out, we were really shocked."
Young lady of the Zuo family patted her chest as she spoke. She had not expected such a big thing to happen to the Luo family. Although they did not know what happened afterwards, they could imagine that the mansion must have been in turmoil.
Luo Zhinian looked at Miss Zuo's left hand, walked forward, held her hand, stroked it gently, blew on it, and said with heartache.
"Hands haven't grown back yet? How long do we have to wait?"
Zuo Jiayin's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she smiled and patted Luo Zhinian's head with her intact right hand.
"Whether it grows longer or not, I still have my right hand. I can still play the piano, write and eat. I am not afraid."
Luo Zhinian looked around with red eyes. All of these sisters had defects like her, and all of them had a very difficult life like her. Although she had a problem with her brain, she was not stupid. Thinking of this, Luo Zhinian spoke to Jiang Zhaoying very seriously.
"Sister Jiang, I broke my brain, but I'm not stupid."
"I know."
Jiang Zhaoying smiled and nodded, and Cui Wanwan pulled her and asked her softly.
"I think the injury to her head is serious. It's a pity that her mother is useless and can't stand up."
"I think she should have seen a lot of things clearly and should know what to do."
Judging from her action of moving Aunt Cheng's two daughters out of her name, she should know what to do next.
"Miss, there is a gentleman outside the door who wants to see you."
Shu Yun stepped forward and spoke softly. Jiang Zhaoying looked puzzled and then asked Shu Yun to invite the person in.
The door opens.
When Luo Zhinian saw the young man with bright and starry eyes, he jumped up with joy and threw himself into his arms.
"elder brother."
Luo Zhiheng hugged his sister tightly, feeling mixed emotions. He looked around and choked up when he saw that Jiang Zhaoying was the only normal girl.
"I already know what's going on in the mansion. Thank you, Miss Jiang. The prince has issued a transfer order. I can return to the capital to work, and I can also take care of the Luo Mansion in the future."
He didn't know whether Minister Luo was truly loyal to the Prince's Mansion, but he sincerely wanted to share the worries of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
and.
When the time is right, he will replace Minister Luo and become the head of the Luo family.
As for Luo Shangshu.
If his mother thinks he can live, then let him live.
"We are already very happy that Master Luo does not blame us for being nosy."
If the sisters hadn't suddenly wanted to see Luo Zhinian, she wouldn't have decided to go to Luo's house, and probably, so many things wouldn't have been involved.
Luo Zhiheng patted his sister's head gently, and opened his red lips as if he wanted to say something. Cui Wanwan smiled faintly.
"Just say whatever you want to say."
"I have a brother who has liked Zhixian for many years and has always wanted to marry Zhixian."
But if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to bring Zhinian into the palace, then this marriage will naturally not be possible, Luo Zhiheng thought for a while and continued.
"Zhi Nian and he have a very good relationship. They have known each other for more than ten years and know each other very well."
"Master Luo, can you really guarantee that Zhinian will be able to live freely after she marries him, and that man will love her forever?"
Hearing Cui Wanwan's words, a young man hiding at the door hurriedly came out, bowed to everyone and spoke urgently.
"Of course. I... I have liked Zhinian for many years, and I have not married for her sake. I promise that I will only marry her in this life and will never marry anyone else. If she is wronged by me, you sisters can take her away at any time."
Everyone found it strange, so they looked carefully and found that the boy was probably in his twenties.
They should have gotten married a long time ago, but they never did because of the thought of waiting.
"My name is Wang Qingyu. I am the eldest son of the Wang family. I am twenty-six years old this year. Nice to meet you ladies."
Wang Qingyu's face was red, and he was a little flustered and bowed to everyone hurriedly.
"Thought."
Miss Zuo held her hand.
"Do you like him?"
“I like it.”
Luo Zhinian's eyes were clear and traceless, and he smiled and nodded.
"Brother Qingyu is very good to me."
"Then would you like to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or Brother Qingyu?"
This made Luo Zhinian frown. She had no idea about getting married, and she had no idea about it. If she had to choose one...
"What about you, sister?"
Luo Zhinian looked at everyone. She didn't want to separate from them yet.
"We might go into the prince's house."
That's if that's the case.
"Nian Nian, I can accompany you to travel around, do what you like to do, and see everything you like to see. I can cook for you, wash your clothes, and take care of you."
Wang Qingyu hurriedly stepped forward and spoke, he glanced deeply at Luo Zhinian's beautiful face, it was a face that he would never forget once he saw it.
Although he knew that she was a silly girl, he still liked her for so many years.
In order to forget her, he went far away, but it was no use.
This time, when he heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was planning to take her into the palace, he hurried back.
He was afraid that if he didn't say it, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
"Zhi Nian, what kind of life do you want to live?"
Cui Wanwan asked gently, and Luo Zhinian felt very calm when he saw her, and said with a smile.
"You can play everywhere, eat everywhere, sleep when you want, play when you want."
After listening to this, Cui Wanwan lowered her eyes and smiled, pointing to the paper and pen on the table.
"Then please write a document, Master Wang, stating everything you promised, so that he can verify it later."
"good."
Wang Qingyu listened with delight, and without any hesitation, he picked up his pen and started writing, writing dozens of lines one by one.
Everyone looked at it and read it, and they were very satisfied. Cui Wanwan pointed at the densely packed words and said to Jiang Zhaoying.
"I'm afraid you'll have to sort this out."
"good."
Jiang Zhaoying looked at Luo Zhiheng. This matter needed Luo Zhiheng's guarantee.
Luo Zhiheng naturally understood the meaning of Jiang Zhaoying's eyes. If his sister married into the Prince's Mansion, the Luo Mansion would be tied to the Prince's Mansion. Even if Minister Luo voted for someone else, others might not believe in him 100%.
But without the idea of "The End" as a connection in the middle, there is no guarantee that Minister Luo will not have other ideas in order to turn things around.
"Can you give me three years?"
Luo Zhiheng assured quietly that three years would be enough time for him to perform under the crown prince, overthrow Shangshu Luo, and take his place.
"good."
Jiang Zhaoying looked at Luo Zhinian with a trace of regret in her heart. She was so beautiful and cute, and it must be very happy to be with her.
"Then...can I propose marriage?"
Wang Qingyu was immediately delighted, but then felt a little annoyed.
"What happened in Luo Mansion recently, I'm afraid it's not convenient to propose marriage, what should I do?"
Luo Zhiheng thought for a moment and said.
"Qingyu, I think you should go back and convince your parents and family first, and make sure they won't embarrass Nian Nian in the future. As for Fourth Uncle's matter, openly nothing has happened in the Luo Mansion, Fourth Uncle is still in office outside, but secretly... you just need to get married within a hundred days."
But after a hundred days, I’m afraid something is still not right.
"Okay, I'll take care of it quickly."
He must marry Zhinian within a hundred days, otherwise he will have to wait. He is already twenty-six and doesn't want to wait any longer.
After saying that.
Wang Qingyu bowed to everyone.
"Zhi Nian is honored to have good sisters like you. I would like to thank you all on her behalf. I, I will leave first."
As he spoke, Wang Qingyu walked up to Luo Zhinian, smiled, and patted her head gently.
"Nian Nian, can I marry you? I'll take you out to play, take you to eat delicious food, change the yard to your liking, and raise your favorite animals."
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