Speak sincerely
Chapter 24: Sincere Words
The wedding was scheduled for early spring of the following year. Peng Zuoyang had solved a big problem and was in a good mood staying at home.
Peng Zuoyang was lying idly on the screen-enclosed Luohan bed. Seeing her dressing, he gave an order, "Ah Huan, come here and give this captain a shoulder massage."
"Can't you see the people outside? Changyi, didn't you hear it? Why don't you come in and pay your respects to your master?"
Chang turned around and met Peng Zuo'er's smiling and calm eyes, then bowed and retreated with his arms folded.
"Ah Huan, I'm calling you."
Yi Huan sat there alone, the expression in his eyes clearly showing that he had made up his mind to ignore it.
Yun Hu stood beside her, holding his breath, quickly pinned a golden hairpin in her hair and stepped aside.
Peng Zuoyan smiled threateningly, warning in a serious tone, "Ah Huan, there's no such thing as a third time."
"If you don't want to use Changyi, I'll call some maids to wait on you."
She looked at him with an expression that made her avoid him as if he were a monster, which was really unpleasant to her. Peng Zuoyan stood up with his arms folded, and slowly bent down next to her.
"Ah Huan can't be called, where is Jingui?"
When he touched her curled fingers from behind, Peng Zuoyang became malicious and reached down to his own private parts. As expected, she pushed him away, and he put his hands on the table to support himself.
"Let me go. If you want to go crazy, go find someone else."
"Ah Huan is right here, close to the water to quench your thirst. Who else should I look for if not you?"
The situation beneath him changed due to her struggle. Peng Zuoyan's expression changed and he said to the side: "All of you get out."
"Ah Huan, if you don't want to, then let's try something else."
Turning her around with both hands, Peng Zuoyan forced her to kneel on the ground, holding her neck, and untying the belt around his waist.
Yi Huan suddenly felt something was wrong and grabbed his hand, trying to get up. "What do you want to do? Let me go?"
"Ah Huan, just move your mouth and have fun with me."
Yi Huan put his hands on his knees, unable to stand up due to his strong force. He grabbed his wrists with both hands and bit them, revealing a pair of stubborn and angry eyes.
Peng Zuoyan stopped pulling her closer, sighed, and said, "Ah Huan, it's all set. Cool down your anger. I won't touch you tonight."
Yi Huan bent his fingers one by one, with an expression of absolute rejection on his face.
The man in high position looked at her with eyes soaked in lust and lips slightly parted, and spoke as if he had just been fished out of a pool of lust, "Ah Huan, let's go to the bunk bed. I pity you and kneel down. Let's go to the bed."
When Peng Zuoyang stood up, Yi Huan broke free and was trapped in a side room by his pursuit. The man with half-undressed clothes stared at him like prey, ready to pounce and bite him at any time.
"Ah Huan, be obedient and serve me for once."
"Disgusting! Are you disgusting?! I will never give in. If you dare to force me, then we will both die!"
"Ah Huan, it's only natural for a concubine to serve her master."
Yi Huan pulled out the hairpin in a panic, bent his wrist and pressed it against his neck, "If you dare to force me, I will do it even if it means I die. If you force me, I will fight with all my teeth and see who will suffer the most."
"Oh."
Peng Zuoyan had never been able to handle her ruthlessness. He tightened his robes and didn't force her to use her mouth. He stared at her with a pointed look, "Okay, I won't force you. Let's try something else."
There are many ways to have fun. Peng Zuoyan covered her hand with his palm and rubbed it up and down. Not only his palm turned red due to the friction, but also Yi Huan's palm turned red.
Leading two horses, Yunhu accompanied Yi Huan on a walk.
The strange thing is that she didn't go to any store or make any purchases. She just drove her carriage around the streets, and if she saw a place she liked, she would go down to take a look.
To use Peng Zuoyang's evaluation, only by tightening what needs to be tightened and loosening what needs to be loosened can we hold on firmly.
No one noticed that there was a person hiding next to the pile of branches. Yi Huan was grabbed by the hem of his skirt and heard the person's soft cry for help, "Help..."
The face that showed signs of enduring pain was actually Qionglai, whom I had met once before.
Yi Huan didn't know his name. Seeing that his face was red and he was holding his stomach with both hands, as if he had eaten something bad, he half-squatted down and asked, "What did you eat?"
"peanut…"
A few plump peanuts with red skins fell from Qionglai's palm. Yi Huan pinched them open with one hand and found out the reason for his vomiting.
"The peanuts are moldy. You probably have food poisoning."
Yi Huan has encountered this kind of situation before. Children who came from poor families were reluctant to eat moldy peanuts, so they washed them and ate them. The mildest ones would feel uncomfortable for a while, but the worst ones would be poisoned like those in Qionglai.
Drinking more water and vomiting it out is only a temporary first aid measure. You still need to see a doctor.
"Yunhu, go get some water, lots of it, and then find a doctor."
Yunhu put the water scoop on the ground. Yi Huan saw that he was in so much pain that he even had difficulty hearing what people said, so he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to give him the water.
"Auntie, there are differences between men and women."
"Are you blind? He has acute food poisoning. If he doesn't drink water to slowly release the toxins, his life will be in danger."
The second officer held the other's position firmly with his right hand, refusing to give in. He said, "Wait for the doctor to come. Life and death are decided by fate. You are the master's man, so you should abide by the rules."
"Bullshit, if I didn't force him to drink water, it would have been too late for the doctor to come. Get out of the way."
Looking at her face which was full of excitement and eagerness to rescue her, Qiong Lai was moved, and even the pain in his body spasms eased a little.
"My wife..."
She was willing to go against the master of the main family for him, showing her true love and loyalty. But he was the one who approached her with such a dirty heart.
Seeing him wincing in pain, his eyes narrowed to a slit with difficulty, Yi Huan was afraid that his life would be lost, so he lowered his voice and gave a final warning: "Get out of the way, Chang Er."
"I told you..."
"If you try to stop me, the next hairpin will be your throat."
A murderous look flashed across Chang Er's slightly lowered eyes. He let the blood drip from his left arm and took a step back to stand sideways.
Yi Huan knelt on his feet, laid him flat on the ground, held the back of his neck with his left hand, and poured a ladle of water the size of his head into his mouth.
“Cough… cough cough…”
The spilled water soaked his thin shoulders. Yi Huan patted his back. The vomited filth showed undigested peanut grains.
After his expression relaxed, Yi Huan wiped his hands and prepared to leave.
Someone grabbed the corner of her skirt. She lowered her head and saw Qiong Lai, whose face was wet and his eyes were glistening with water, looking up. His hair was soaked, the outline of his shoulder blades was clear, and there was a hint of expectation on his face.
"My lady, won't you wait until I'm completely safe before you leave?"
Yi Huan looked down coldly and said bluntly: "If you dare to stay with me for a while, his master will skin you alive. You'd better not have anything to do with me."
Faced with Chang Er's undisguised murderous intent, Qiong Lai shrank his shoulders in fear, and the fingers of his thin and slender hand loosened one by one.
After rescuing him, he threatened him. Yi Huan did not show him any pity. She had seen sincerity in everyone and could naturally tell the hypocrisy in others. Qionglai was obviously afraid of Peng Zuoyan but still approached her. He must have his own purpose.
No matter what his purpose was, Yi Huan just wanted to stay away from him and didn't want to have any intersection with him.
Peng Zuoyuan took Yi Huan out. In the lobby of the restaurant, Yi Huan sat by the window with only a maid beside her. Peng Zuoyuan met a colleague by chance and wanted to chat for a while, so he insisted that Yi Huan wait.
Not only the maidservants around her, but also the leader in front of the carriage was looking over here with a deadpan face.
"My wife."
Impatience flashed in Yi Huan's eyes. He had finally found some free time, but this man kept coming up to him.
Qiong Lai, with a youthful yet pleasantly surprised smile, stepped up the stairs and said, "It really is you. You saved me last time, and we are destined to meet again. Madam, please allow me to repay your life-saving grace."
"I don't need your kindness, you don't need to repay it."
"How can this be possible? Saving a life is like saving a seven-story pagoda. I, Qionglai, am not an ungrateful person."
Yi Huan turned his head and corrected him, "It was Yunhu who borrowed the water, and it was the doctor who saved you. I am not your benefactor."
"It was you who gave the order, my lady. Although I was in pain at the time, I remember it clearly. You were the first to give the order, regardless of any resistance. You rescued me beforehand. You are my savior."
The woman sitting there showed a hint of impatience, tapping her cup without saying a word.
The first month of the year is often filled with swift and cold winter weather. Qiong Lai noticed her hair being blown by the wind and took a half step forward to block the wind. He spoke earnestly, "My lady, I am grateful to you and want to repay your kindness."
"See that? I'm his concubine."
Looking at Chang Yi turning back, Qiong Lai was stunned by her bluntness. Coming to his senses, he crossed his arms and bowed, hastily explaining, "It was my fault for the offense, madam, please forgive me. I didn't mean to despise your status, I just didn't expect it."
"I told you last time that we shouldn't have any dealings, but you kept provoking me and approaching me again and again. What's your purpose? By approaching me, what do you want from Peng Zuoyan? Who sent you?"
She asked the question calmly, and Qionglai looked at her silently, and the thought of telling her everything flashed through her mind for a moment.
"I, I only have myself, I have no purpose."
Qiong Lai's eyes were anxious, and his tone was concerned and lost. "My wife, I see that you are not happy. I want to help you, I want to make you happy. For this, as long as you ask, I am willing to give up everything I have now."
He thought he was being very subtle, but Yi Huan just laughed. It turned out that his purpose was to lure her away. Why? Was it to target Peng Zuoyuan, to have one less concubine in his house?
"Are you deeply in love with me?"
"I just want to protect you."
The protection of the weak is just dry words, which are not reassuring as actual actions. No matter how good the words are, they are just words on paper, powerless and pale.
Yi Huan sat sideways, his questions cascading like pearls: "Are you absolutely sure you can stand up to him? What look or gesture of mine made you mistakenly think I like you? If I agree, how will we escape? How will we avoid his pursuit? How will we get out of the city? What route will we take? How much money do you have? Where are you going? How will you make a living?"
Yunhu finally understood what they were talking about. He turned around in surprise and looked at them, as if he had discovered something important but was torn between whether he should shout or not.
It was joked earlier that Qiong Lai was interested in her aunt, but she never thought it was true. The eldest son was on the second floor, and Chang Yi was watching from across the street. This man named Qiong Lai openly said that he would kidnap her aunt and run away. He was so bold.
Apart from an overly handsome and delicate face, how can she compare to Dalangjun? Besides, Dalangjun is more tough and cold, but he is not ugly.
Qionglai stammered and couldn't answer, his eyes filled with frustration from wanting to prove himself but also from being hit hard.
"Qiong Lai, I don't know what you're planning, but what you said is really irresponsible. Don't guarantee someone else's future without preparation."
He stretched his right hand into the door or window, with his clean, white palm facing upwards, as if inviting.
"My wife, my heart is the most sincere."
"Haha."
Yi Huan laughed out loud and said in disbelief: "He wants to kill you, do you dare to say no? Qionglai, you don't like me that much, why are you pretending to be so affectionate?"
"How do you know I don't like you that much, my lady? Love at first sight, love at second. You help me and save me once, and I want to risk everything I have to save you once. He's already engaged, so if the Cui family girl marries him, where will there be room for you? My lady, be my legal wife or his concubine, a lifelong lover. It's your choice."
"You have inquired clearly."
There was obvious anticipation on Qionglai's face, and his clear eyes were flashing with light. The whole world could only see your concentration.
"But I don't..."
A ring flew over and interrupted Yi Huan's refusal. The ring hit the tip of Qiong Lai's middle finger accurately and fiercely. The latter wailed and his entire arm was numb and painful.
"Is my position the target of poaching?"
Peng Zuoyuan walked down the stairs, staring at Qionglai who was trying to hold himself up, and sneered disdainfully, "Do you think this is the Chu Mansion soliciting customers and you've taken it upon yourself, the captain?"
Qionglai heard his sarcasm about selling herself as a prostitute, and her face was filled with anger and shrinking.
Walking up to her, Peng Zuoyan asked kindly, "I picked a good mistress for you, and you cheated on me?"
"Is it for me? Hypocrisy. Did you see us tugging and tugging at each other, or were we sleeping in the same bed and under the same covers?"
Peng Zuoyang laughed. It was precisely because he knew that the two had nothing to do with each other that he did not make a decision immediately after Chang Er reported it. Otherwise, Qionglai would never have taken the initiative on this third side.
"You dare."
The two light words did not contain any blame. Yi Huan knew that he already knew the whole story, but was just pretending not to tell her. Leaving her alone in the lobby was just a way to lure the snake out of its hole.
Peng Zuoyan stood side by side with her, just next to her, possessive and protective.
"You dare to seduce my woman, you are so good, a lackey of King Zhen, is this all you can do?"
He actually found out everything?
Qiong Lai's eyes were flustered as he denied, "What did you say? What King Zhen? I don't understand."
"If you don't understand, go somewhere else and listen carefully. Chang Yi, take him away."
"etc."
"Huan Niang."
Peng Zuoyang narrowed his eyes, and his unfriendly gaze was fixed on Qionglai who was looking for death.
"Huan Niang, I know I'm doomed, and I just want to ask you, have you known my intentions for a long time?"
"yes."
Pretending to fall in love at first sight has too many embellishments. Yi Huan has seen sincere eyes, so he can naturally tell that others are not sincere.
Qiong Lai laughed at himself and said dejectedly, "I overestimated my own abilities."
"I can't have both. Will you remember me forever?"
King Zhen will not let him go, and Captain Peng will certainly not let go of anyone who tries to touch him. There is no way out. Qiong Lai looks at her with the certainty of death, trying to see a trace of emotion on her face.
Yi Huan looked at him calmly and asked frankly, "You treat me with false affection, do you still want true affection?"
"…I owe you an apology."
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