"Don't even mention Uncle Qi. Only Yang Qian, the ruthless and ruthless man who will take revenge at any cost, can solve my problem."
"Qi Zhen was raised by Wu Ma. He has deep feelings for her and is willing to tell her everything."
"You guessed right,"
Yan Niang looked at Liang Meng and nodded.
"I cast a spell on Wu Ma and controlled her. I was also the one who asked Wu Ma to tell Yang Qian about Qi Zhen and Zhi Lan."
"Uncle Qi has always been strict with Qi Zhen. He wanted to put the position of clan leader on his shoulders in the future. I never imagined that Qi Zhen would give up everything that so many people desire but cannot obtain for Zhilan."
"I knew Uncle Qi was looking for a woman of marriageable age for Qi Zhen. In order to marry Qi Zhen, I put aside my last bit of self-respect and went to find Qi Zhen. I told him that I was willing to marry him."
"Qi Zhen originally said he didn't want to do anything. I persuaded him that he couldn't change Uncle Qi on this matter. Instead of marrying a woman whose background is unknown, he should marry me. I know how much he loves Zhilan, so I won't force him to do anything he doesn't want to do."
"And just like that, Qi Zhen and I got married."
Yan Niang said this and stood up from the ground with her hands. Maybe because she had been kneeling for too long, her legs were numb and painful. She almost fell down because she couldn't stand steadily.
Liang Meng quickly reached out to support her. Under the wide sleeves, he felt skin and bones. Liang Meng was slightly startled, and for a moment, he kept his hand on Yan Niang's arm.
Yan Niang nodded to Liang Meng, said thank you, and pulled her arm back. Liang Meng came back to his senses.
When talking about getting married, Yanniang's face was full of gentleness and moving expression.
That look, which could be called happiness, almost made Liang Meng believe that Yan Niang and Qi Zhen would have a happy life after marriage.
The two of them must be respectful to each other and live in harmony.
Yan Niang walked very slowly, step by step, as if she was dragging a thousand-pound object on her feet.
She walked back to the place where she had first stood, where Liang Meng had also stood. Her gray eyes looked ahead in confusion, and the emotions on her face were as unclear as the mist swirling in the mountains.
It seemed as if she had suddenly reached the age of death. Yan Niang's back was hunched, and her vitality was fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This time Liang Meng waited for a long time before Yan Niang spoke to continue.
It lacked the hysterical sadness and despair just now. But it was definitely not the sweet tone that should be associated with living in happiness.
If I had to say it, I could only describe it as peaceful, very peaceful. It was like telling someone else's story.
"I thought all I wanted was to marry him and become his wife. But after I really married him, I realized that I wanted much more than that."
"I want him to like me as much as I like him. I want him to look at me with the same deep affection as he looks at Zhilan. I want him to treat me with less distance and courtesy. What I want most is to have a child with both of our blood flowing in his body. I want... I want to be the real Mrs. Qi."
"But I never got everything I wanted in my entire life. Although Zhilan is dead, she will always stay in Qi Zhen's heart. Although Qi Zhen and I are married and have lived together for so many years. But if I were to choose..."
Yan Niang turned to look at Liang Meng, smiled, and said firmly.
"...I would choose Zhilan's life. I envy her. Really, you don't know how much I envy Zhilan."
Hearing Yanniang say this, Liang Meng's eyes darkened. If Zhilan were standing here, would she also envy Yanniang and envy her for being able to marry Qi Zhen?
Fortunately, or unfortunately, it is sometimes difficult to tell.
"Ever since Qi Zhen learned that Zhilan died because of him, he has completely shut himself off. No one can ever enter his heart again. Even I am only Madam Qi in public. In private, I am not even closer to him than the servants who have been working in the Qi Mansion for a long time."
"When Qi Zhen grew horns on his head, especially when he knew it was Zhilan's curse on him, heh..."
Yanniang's smile was uglier and more distorted than her cry. Liang Meng couldn't bear to watch and lowered his eyes.
"To tell you the truth, Master, that was the first time I saw a smile on Qi Zhen's face since we got married. He was like he had finally found a treasure he had been longing for. He was so happy that he almost cried."
"Only then did I realize how deep his feelings for Zhilan were. The funny thing is, I was so sure that as long as time passed, I could replace Zhilan in Qi Zhen's heart."
"Thinking about it now, it's really ridiculous, extremely ridiculous!"
Yan Niang's smile was that kind of smile that was uglier than crying, filled with sadness and pain.
"Originally, he planned to wear this horn until his death. It was given to him by Zhilan, and even though it was painful, he still treasured it. But later he learned that Zhilan's curse was not only on him but also on the entire Qi clan. The Qi clan can do without him, but they cannot be without a successor."
"In desperation, he sought help from Yunmeng Hall. The Hall Master..."
Yan Niang said this, turning around completely. Her face was relaxed and peaceful, and there was even a smile of genuine joy on the corner of her mouth.
Liang Meng frowned slightly. Such a beautiful woman made Liang Meng have a bad premonition for no reason.
"Do you know what the first thing Qi Zhen did after returning from Yunmeng Hall was?"
Without waiting for Liang Meng to answer, Yan Niang continued talking to herself.
"After Qi Zhen returned from Yunmeng Hall, he burst into tears in his bedroom. Do you know why?"
Yan Niang had pink rouge on her face, but it still couldn't hide the desperate paleness. Her hunched body was shaking slightly, and she was floating like a kite with a broken string in the sky.
"Because the curse bestowed by Zhilan was about to be lifted. His guilt towards Zhilan had no place to atone for it. So he cried. You can't imagine how heartbroken a grown man was. I was standing outside the door, listening to his cries, and it felt as if I was standing in the heavy snow on the day my mother was buried. My heart and lungs were so cold that they felt like they were breaking."
"When the man in the scary mask at Yunmeng Hall told Qi Zhen that the consultation fee was one person's time, he didn't hesitate at all and gave up all the remaining time of his life."
boom!
Liang Meng was greatly shocked by what Yan Niang said unintentionally.
It turns out that the consultation fee charged by Yunmengtang is actually one person's time.
But why would anyone want to collect other people's time? Does anyone want to accumulate other people's time to prolong their own life? Do they want to live forever?
"Yanniang, what are you doing? It's too dangerous out there, come down quickly."
When Liang Meng came to his senses, Yan Niang had already stood on the pillar armrest of the triangular pavilion, her arms trembling and spread out, like a fledgling taking flight for the first time.
"Master."
Yan Niang turned her head, but her footing was unstable and she slipped. Liang Meng screamed, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.
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