Chapter 271 Zhu Shanshan
"No, he said that every time he was needed, the woman named Hu would come to him directly, and he never contacted her." Li Mingyan frowned.
"I have a solution." Bai Yaoyao suddenly said.
"What's the plan?" Feng Shang and Li Mingyan looked at her simultaneously. "We'll spread the word that my cousin, on her autumn outing, strayed into a desolate forest and was attacked by wolves. A handsome man in white suddenly appeared from nowhere and bravely saved her. He was injured in the process!"
When Bai Yaoyao said this, how could smart people like Li Mingyan and Feng Shang not understand what she meant?
The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
Feng Shang continued her words, "Li Yaojia was deeply moved, and the Li family was grateful that he saved Yaojia, so they arranged their engagement!"
Li Mingyan smiled and continued, "For the wedding, Yaojia needs to concentrate on embroidering the dowry, so I handed Yaojia Restaurant to him to take care of temporarily!"
Bai Yaoyao clapped her hands. "That's right! The people behind him will find out that he's going to marry my cousin and that he controls the Yaojia Restaurant. They will definitely find a way to contact him. Then we just have to wait for him to come to us! But there is one thing I have to say. It will be unfair to my cousin Yaojia. Rumors of her being engaged will be a big blow to her reputation!"
"It's okay. Your cousin is not a reserved person. I think she would be even happier! After all, it was someone who plotted against her. She wants to know who is behind the scenes more than anyone else!" Li Mingyan said with a smile.
"Okay then, cousin, you take care of it. My brother Feng and I are going to watch the bonfire party!" Bai Yaoyao waved at him happily.
"Go! Have fun! Girls don't need to worry too much. Anyway, you have your brother Feng and cousin here. We will always support you and let you live a happy and worry-free life!" Li Mingyan smiled, and still reached out to rub her black and smooth hair like when he was a child.
Bai Yaoyao gave him a big hug in return, "I understand, cousin! Let's go!"
Feng Shang nodded to Li Mingyan, took Bai Yaoyao's hand, and the two walked away talking and laughing.
Li Mingyan watched them go away, his expression suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold tone, "Come out!"
"Li... Li Mingyan." Zhu Shanshan, dressed simply and with a haggard face, walked out of the night. At the age of 26, she was no longer the glamorous daughter of the city lord, but a homeless fugitive.
Yes, she and her parents were imprisoned by Li Mingyan. In the end, no one knew how her father Zhu Hongchen got in touch with the outside world and escaped from the prison. In order to avenge Li Mingyan, he killed anyone he saw along the way.
That night, at least eight hundred innocent people died at the hands of Zhu Hongchen and his men!
Feng Shang brought people to chase after them in time and shot Zhu Hongchen to death on the spot. As for Zhu Shanshan and her mother, they were thrown into jail again.
Once at her coming-of-age ceremony, her mother mocked Li Yaojia and beat her severely. She never dreamed that Li Yaojia would transform into the daughter of the City Lord's Mansion and Liu would become the new wife of the City Lord.
Liu had always been resentful about her daughter being beaten, so she went to the prison to find Zhu Shanshan's mother and deliberately insulted her.
After a series of blows, plus the death of Zhu Hongchen, Zhu Shanshan's mother finally couldn't bear it anymore. After Liu insulted her, she chose to commit suicide, leaving Zhu Shanshan alone.
Zhu Shanshan was completely desperate at the time and thought about death.
But when she died, for some reason, the image of Li Mingyan appeared in her mind again. She found herself reluctant to die. She was afraid that after she died, she would never see Li Mingyan again.
So I gave up the idea of ​​committing suicide.
Until one day, the prison door was opened and someone told her that she could leave. She was also given a sum of money, enough to ensure her a comfortable life for the rest of her life.
Zhu Shanshan looked at the silver in her hand and heard the voice of the jailer urging her to leave. She cried.
At this time, if she still couldn't guess who let her go, then she would really rather die.
She took the silver and left the prison, but did not leave Sifang City. Instead, she stayed in an inn.
But the next day, soldiers rushed in and arrested her.
But she was not thrown into jail. Instead, she was sent directly to a peach blossom temple outside the city.
From then on, Zhu Shanshan lived in Taohua An for eleven years.
Li Mingyan looked at her expressionlessly, "What's the matter?"
"No." She just heard that the Li family came to the moat for an autumn outing, so she couldn't help but want to come and see him, but she didn't expect to be discovered by him.
"Let's go." Li Mingyan said, turned around and wanted to leave.
"Li Mingyan!" Zhu Shanshan called him.
Li Mingyan stood there without moving or looking back.
"Li Mingyan," Zhu Shanshan said, tears welling in her eyes as she looked at him infatuatedly. "Do you know? When I first saw you, I was thirteen years old. I fell in love with you at first sight and swore that if I couldn't marry you in this life, I would be alone for the rest of my life."
"That only proves that you are blind." Li Mingyan's tone was still cold, without any pity.
"Li Mingyan!" She cried and called out to him again, "Tell me, have you ever liked me? Even for a quarter of an hour, or even just a thought, have you ever liked me?"
Li Mingyan's face was hidden in the night, and his expression could not be seen. He stood there in silence.
Zhu Shanshan cried and looked at him, hoping to get a positive answer from him.
After a long time, Li Mingyan finally spoke, "No."
After saying that, he walked away without stopping for a moment!
Zhu Shanshan fell directly to the ground, covering her face and crying, "Wuwuwu..." "I thought, I thought, you have never married in these eleven years, you must have me in your heart! It's just because there is a feud between our parents that you can't accept me! Today, as long as you say yes, I will be willing even if I can only be a maid by your side! But, you don't even give me this chance, wuwuwu..." She cried, talking to herself, stood up from the ground, staggered out, without knowing the direction, just walked and walked, gradually disappeared in the night.
The night is deep.
Bonfire party in progress.
Clusters of bonfires make the night as bright as day.
Countless young boys and girls danced and sang around the bonfire.
Chen Xiaohu suddenly walked up to a pretty girl holding a bouquet of flowers and said, "Yuanyuan, will you marry me? I will treat you well for the rest of my life!"
Yuanyuan's face was full of shyness, but a hint of disdain and disgust flashed in her eyes, "Um... I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I have someone else in my heart."
Chen Xiaohu was stunned. He never dreamed that she would say such a thing!
"Didn't you say that as long as I proposed to you, you would agree to marry me?" Chen Xiaohu asked her.
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