Chen Yunniang was taken aback. She wanted to confirm this statement, but she was afraid that saying too much would make her make a mistake, so she said truthfully, "I did not see them doing anything immoral."
"All I could see was the two of them separated by the door, and Gu Heng would occasionally pat his cousin's head affectionately."
“At first I didn’t recognize Gu Heng. He was wearing a strange mask, just like the one you were wearing.”
"But I recognized his voice as soon as he opened his mouth."
"He actually called out to Jiaojiao from inside the door, and Jiaojiao's cousin happily shared her joy of success with him."
"Gu Heng said that her merits were enough to ask the emperor for any reward. As long as she asked for a decree for divorce, the two of them could be together forever and no longer have to sneak around."
"These are Gu Heng's exact words."
“Your cousin probably still has some feelings for you. She seemed hesitant at first, but Gu Heng persuaded her later.”
Chen Yunniang tried her best to make the lie as believable as possible, so that it would be more convincing.
After all, she didn't know that Su Yujiao was making a fuss about getting a divorce, nor did she know that Su Yujiao had said she would exchange merits for an imperial decree for a divorce.
What she knew was that Su Yujiao was deeply in love with Lu Ziqian.
It would seem unrealistic to suddenly say that Su Yujiao has fallen in love with someone else.
That's why she deliberately said that it was Gu Heng who instigated it the most.
Moreover, she only talked about the divorce, without mentioning at all that Su Yujiao wanted to perform meritorious service to save people.
I'm just afraid that Lu Ziqian will soften his heart and hesitate!
She knew the man in front of her all too well: a young general who rose to fame in a single battle, and with his good family background and handsome appearance, he had every reason to be proud and arrogant.
But it is precisely his arrogance, pride, and conceit that prevents anything from slipping out of his control.
Su Yujiao was no exception; she was his canary, and even if he didn't love her, he wouldn't allow anyone else to touch her.
No man can tolerate his wife writhing and submitting to another man.
Especially with a swarm of butterflies surrounding Su Yujiao, he was even more determined not to let her escape his control.
Because once that woman leaves, she will no longer belong to him.
Lu Ziqian remained silent for a long time before finally calming down.
He asked, "When did you hear that?"
"Where did you go after entering the city, and why are you only showing up now?"
Chen Yunniang had already prepared a plan: "After I parted ways with Wang Hu, I wanted to take a walk around the city to familiarize myself with the environment and see if I could be of any help."
"I saw a person wearing a bird-beak mask, and out of curiosity, I followed him."
I overheard their conversation by accident.
“I wanted to tell you then, but I wasn’t familiar with the city’s layout, and it was already dark. Every household had their doors closed, and I searched for a long time but couldn’t find you.”
"I only just found out where the Crown Prince lives, so I thought I'd come and wait, maybe I can catch a glimpse of you."
Lu Ziqian was skeptical: "I'm wearing a mask, how did you recognize me?"
"I didn't recognize him. I just called out tentatively."
“I heard from the locals that there are three masked people in the city, and you are one of them.”
Seeing that he was silent again, Chen Yunniang asked, "Ziqian, what do you think about this?"
"Do you want to divorce your cousin Jiaojiao?"
"Three years ago, you said you wanted to marry me. Does that still count?"
"I know I'm not good enough for you, but I'm willing to try my best for you."
"What Jiaojiao can do, I can do too. She can make a difference, and so can I."
"If I perform a meritorious service, will I be worthy of you?" Chen Yunniang asked anxiously and cautiously.
This was the first time she had expressed her feelings so directly.
Of course, she had her reasons for saying that.
She did this to remind Lu Ziqian that he had let her down.
They failed to keep their promises.
Now that the opportunity is in front of him, should he give her an explanation?
But she knew he would not divorce Su Yujiao.
Therefore, in order to make up for his guilt, he was bound to make amends in some way, such as... giving Su Yujiao the credit.
This would make amends to her and also prevent Su Yujiao from getting a divorce.
Sure enough, when Lu Ziqian saw Chen Yunniang looking at him expectantly, he felt inexplicably pressured and even had a feeling of wanting to escape.
He did say he wanted to marry her back then.
That's because Chen Yunniang was his savior, and he was grateful to her.
Back then, he didn't understand love and only thought about making contributions on the battlefield.
His parents wanted him to marry before going to the battlefield so that he would not have to return.
He didn't really like anyone, so he figured it didn't matter who he married. He asked Chen Yunniang if she wanted to marry him.
As a result, Su Yujiao drugged him.
But after getting married, he never thought about marrying anyone else.
Although I don't like Su Yujiao, she is indeed a competent and worry-free wife.
He took extra care of Chen Yunniang on weekdays, partly to repay her for saving his life.
Today, I might as well make things clear so that the woman won't misunderstand and keep nagging about getting a divorce.
“Yunniang, I will not divorce her, and you know that men in the Lu family cannot take concubines.”
The implication is that I will not marry you!
Chen Yunniang's face turned pale, and she gave a bitter smile: "I was just delusional."
"Ziqian, I understand what you mean. I will no longer have any illusions about you."
"Just pretend I didn't say anything today."
"Yunniang, I will make it up to you. You will definitely find your ideal husband in the future."
Her smile was somewhat bitter, and she asked, half-jokingly, "How are you going to make it up to me?"
"Someone like me is only fit to marry a butcher."
"Any man with any standing wouldn't marry me."
Looking at the woman's bitter smile, Lu Ziqian knew that what she cared about most was the unchangeable issue of her background.
Then he would give her a prestigious status.
"You'll find out soon enough."
"Let's go, I'll take you back to your resting place first."
After leaving Chen Yunniang's residence, Lu Ziqian went to Su Yujiao's courtyard.
"Gu Heng is gone?"
Mo Shu nodded.
Did anything happen between them?
Mo Shu answered truthfully, saying that Physician Su used a cotton swab dipped in a little water to poke Gu Heng's nose, and also told him to prepare antipyretics, so that the fever would be reduced and the plague could be prevented.
Lu Ziqian frowned. Did Gu Heng trust him that much?
He dared to test the drug on himself before even having anyone else experiment with it?
This man was indeed eyeing his wife.
At night, Lu Ziqian entered Su Yujiao's room and looked at the sleeping woman on the bed with a complicated expression.
He walked to the bedside, pressed the woman's pressure point to put her to sleep, and then sat down and quietly watched her.
The man caught a glimpse of the thick-soled boots on the ground and the thick corset wrapped around the woman's chest.
Lu Ziqian stroked the woman's smooth, fair face and murmured, "I really underestimated you."
"You've really grown bold, daring to do these things behind my back."
"You really want to leave me that badly?"
The man sneered, "I told you, you'll never escape my grasp."
"You can only be my wife, Lu Ziqian, for the rest of your life."
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