unbearable
riverside.
Hundreds of river lanterns were floating precariously in the river, and the breeze blew the candlelight slightly.
Jun Wuyang carefully put Song Linluo down from his arms and said, "Luo'er." Jun Wuyang took out a tinder and handed it to Song Linluo, "It's time to light the lanterns."
Song Linluo took the tinder, lit the lantern, and said, "Aren't you curious?"
Song Linluo squatted down and put the lantern into the river, letting it float away.
Jun Wuyang smiled faintly: "Luo'er, that's the past you don't want to talk about. It's up to you whether to talk about it or not."
Jun Wuyang still respects her ideas as always. Who can resist being moved by such a person?
The lantern drifted away. Song Linluo stood up and sighed, "I don't like her." She looked at the lantern drifting away, her hands unconsciously clenched, and hatred filled her eyes. "I hate her, a hatred that comes from the bottom of my heart."
Her tendons were cut, she was burned to death in the Beida Fire, she was neglected by her husband and became the laughing stock of the whole city, and she lived in the gossip of others every day. All of these were caused by You Qianyue.
How could she not hate?
Whether in her past life or this life, Jun Wuyang was someone she could trust regardless of everything, but what about Xiao Yuchen? Besides making things difficult for her, he only brought her endless harm, even if she did nothing...
Jun Wuyang said softly, "Since it's someone you don't like, then I don't like him either."
Song Linluo was a little surprised that Jun Wuyang answered like this.
Jun Wuyang walked behind Song Linluo, picked him up and said, "The Lantern Festival is over. I'll take you home."
Song Linluo put his arm around Jun Wuyang's neck and forced a smile: "Okay."
Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Jun Wuyang put Song Linluo down from his arms and said, "Luo'er." He hesitated for a moment and said, "I will be leaving Beijing in a few days. I'm afraid I won't be able to come to see you."
Leaving the capital? In his previous life, it seemed that Jun Wuyang had also left the capital at this time. At that time, he had to quell the rebellion in the northern border. Jun Wuyang personally led the troops in the battle and ultimately won a great victory. Everyone said that the Ninth Prince was powerful. With just one battle, he changed his previous image and was respected by everyone.
But now think about it carefully, why would the emperor send a blind man to the battlefield? There are only two possibilities:
First: The emperor knew that Jun Wuyang was pretending to be blind.
Second: The emperor had already given up on the northern border, a place everyone thought was unconquerable, and simply sent an unpopular prince to die. After all, there was no loss.
Song Linluo felt that the second possibility was most likely.
But no matter what, this battle is a turning point in Jun Wuyang's life, so she naturally cannot stop it.
Song Linluo paused and said, "It's okay, I'll wait for you to come back."
Jun Wuyang forced a smile at her: "Okay."
After Jun Wuyang left, Song Linluo remembered that there were still some trivial matters that had not been resolved, but it was already dark and he didn't know whether Xiao Yuchen had returned.
She fought hard for the silver and land deeds.
Song Linluo then walked towards Xiao Yuchen's room. At that time, in order to avoid her, Xiao Yuchen deliberately chose Song Linluo's room far away.
She groped around for a long time before she found Xiao Yuchen's room.
Xiao Yuchen sat in the room drinking tea: "Luo Han, how is the investigation of the You family going?"
Luo Han knelt on one knee and replied, "Master, the You family has indeed been secretly raising private soldiers recently, and the number is close to 40,000..."
Xiao Yuchen stroked the jade cup in his hand, the corner of his mouth suddenly curled up, and said: "Raising private soldiers is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan. It seems that the You family is planning a rebellion."
Luo Han said, "Master, I've also discovered that the second son of the You family has been secretly purchasing some poisons recently. I don't know what they're used for..."
Xiao Yuchen lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling slightly, and said, "It's to assassinate." Assassinate Luo'er...
Song Linluo stood outside the door and eavesdropped on all this. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. How could Xiao Yuchen know this?
Don't ask how Song Linluo knew this, because in her previous life, she was the one who was unlucky enough to be targeted. In this life, she didn't have any grudges with You Qianyue, so she didn't know who would be unlucky...
Also, wasn't You Qianyue the person Xiao Yuchen liked? How could he bear to investigate You Qianyue? No! Nine out of ten times, it was wrong.
She was a little curious about what Xiao Yuchen wanted to do.
Xiao Yuchen put down the jade cup in his hand, stood up and said, "You've been eavesdropping for so long, come out."
Discovered? ?
???
Song Linluo was a little flustered. It would be a lie to say she wasn't panicking after being caught eavesdropping. She pushed the door open and walked in, greeting him guiltily: "Brother, it's so late, why aren't you asleep yet..."
Xiao Yuchen looked at Song Linluo coldly and asked, "Why are you here?"
Song Linluo lowered her head, not daring to look at Xiao Yuchen. She clapped her hands guiltily, feeling that asking for money directly would make her seem too materialistic. After hesitating for a long time, Song Linluo finally spoke: "You said last time that if I agreed to cancel the engagement, you would give me a hundred taels of gold and silver, as well as the property deeds..."
Song Linluo became increasingly embarrassed as she spoke, until she was practically speechless. She wished she could just find a hole to crawl into and ask Xiao Yuchen for money. This was the first time she had asked so openly! It was really a bit difficult to get used to it.
Xiao Yuchen walked up to Song Linluo and asked, "Is this what you came for?"
Xiao Yuchen seemed to have expected Song Linluo to come here.
Song Lin took a step back, trying to keep a distance from Xiao Yuchen, and said, "If not for these, what else should I do?"
If it weren't for the money, Song Linluo really couldn't think of anything else to come to Xiao Yuchen for.
Xiao Yuchen's expression grew increasingly gloomy. He said, "Luo Han, tomorrow you go to the storehouse and get a hundred taels of gold and silver. Also give him the deed to the restaurant in the east of the city."
Luo Han: "Master! That restaurant in the east of the city..."
The restaurant in the east of the city is the one that earns the most money every month for the Xiao family. Song Linluo really didn't expect Xiao Yuchen to be so generous that he gave half of the Xiao family's life to her.
Xiao Yuchen didn't let him finish and said directly: "I told her to send it to her."
Luo Han was helpless: "I obey your orders."
Xiao Yuchen lowered his eyes and looked at Song Linluo, his tone softening inexplicably: "Are you satisfied now?"
Song Linluo bowed to Xiao Yuchen and said, "Thank you very much, brother."
Now she and Xiao Yuchen are brother and sister. Even if there was any estrangement in the past, that was in the past. They still have to observe the proper etiquette.
After all, this is the Xiao family, not a place for her to act as she pleases.
After saying this, Song Linluo turned around and wanted to leave, but Xiao Yuchen grabbed his wrist. Xiao Yuchen said in a pleading tone: "Can you... please not get so close to the Ninth Prince..."
He felt a little guilty. In his previous life, he controlled Song Linluo's every move as her husband. Now, with what identity should he control Song Linluo? As a sworn brother or sister?
Song Linluo paused and tried to break free from Xiao Yuchen's hand, but after struggling twice, she found it was useless. She just didn't understand what Jun Wuyang had done to provoke him?
Song Linluo asked coldly: "Why?"
Xiao Yuchen said: "Because he is not what you see on the surface, he is actually..."
She knew what kind of person Jun Wuyang was better than anyone else. No matter how cruel and terrifying Jun Wuyang was, he would not hurt Song Linluo for another woman, nor would he turn his spearhead against his own people. Unlike Xiao Yuchen, who always hurt his wife for others.
Song Linluo asked, "Xiao Yuchen, what makes you judge others like that?"
Once again, evaluating Xiao Yuchen and Jun Wuyang, the two are simply worlds apart. When Song Linluo still loved Xiao Yuchen, he was like a blind man, thinking that no matter what Xiao Yuchen did, it was good and right. Now that he no longer loves her, he naturally sees everything clearly.
As expected, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and those who are in love never have a good ending!
Xiao Yuchen paused, as if realizing he had gone too far. He gradually loosened his grip on Song Linluo's hand and said, "I'm sorry. I went a little too far today..."
Song Linluo sighed, "Xiao Yuchen, Fu'an is a thousand times better than you. At least he supports me and trusts me unconditionally. But this one thing completely suppresses you."
Xiao Yuchen lowered his eyes, and there were some water droplets on his eyelashes. Those were his tears. The prince who had always been cold and aloof was actually crying!
Xiao Yuchen whispered: "Luo'er..."
Song Linluo did not respond to his question. He just bowed distantly and said, "If you don't have anything else, I will take my leave."
She didn't want to have too much involvement with Xiao Yuchen, as this would only make her situation more difficult in the future, or to be more precise, her death faster.
Xiao Yuchen didn't say anything because he was afraid that he would not be able to keep her and would ruin their current relationship.
Xiao Yuchen just watched Song Linluo's back gradually disappear into the darkness.
He took a breath and said, "Luo Han, I had a dream. In the dream, she was my wife, but I hurt her in every way and made her stay alone in an empty house for five years..."
Luo Han said: "Master, this...are you attracted to the Second Young Lady?"
Luo Han was a little confused. His master had just broken off the engagement with the Second Miss a few days ago, so how could he be in love with her now? His master was becoming increasingly incomprehensible.
Xiao Yuchen hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "In my dream, when I saw her being burned to death by the fire, my heart ached..."
Every time Xiao Yuchen thought of the fire, his heart ached. If he had taken good care of You Qianyue at the beginning, perhaps this would not have happened.
It was him. It was he who caused Song Linluo to be burned to death in the fire. How painful it must have been for Song Linluo when he was burned in the fire!
Luo Han said, "Master, if you like the Second Miss, why didn't you marry her?"
Xiao Yuchen paused and said, "I don't know either..."
After Song Linluo returned to her room, Yue Qiu started to get busy again. She wanted to fetch water for her master to take a bath. After Song Linluo finished his bath, she blew out the candle, went to bed, crawled into the quilt, closed her eyes and went to sleep. She did all these actions in one go.
After a tiring day, Song Linluo was already exhausted, and sleepiness quickly swept over her whole body.
The weather was very cold at night. A cool breeze gently caressed Song Linluo's hair. She only felt a hand covered with thin calluses gently touching her cheek. Song Linluo brushed away the hand in a daze, turned over and curled up in the quilt.
Xiao Yuchen looked at Song Linluo's sleeping face and couldn't help but smile. He whispered, "Luo'er, wait for me to come back, okay?"
After sitting for a long time, Xiao Yuchen got up and left.
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