Chapter 7 You Don't Want Me
Yu Fei scratched her head. Yu's father said that he was actually giving her face. As the head of the family, the servants must have told him the whole story long ago.
She admitted without hesitation, "Yes, he was disobedient and I broke his leg. Now he has lost his memory." She added, "The government is sending people to look for him everywhere."
Father Yu looked at his beautiful but arrogant daughter and sighed, "So what are you going to do now?"
Both of them knew that Jing Cang's amnesia might be temporary, and when he recovered his memory one day, he would definitely seek to settle the score with Yu Fei and the Yu family.
Even if he never remembered it, the truth would be revealed. When the original owner broke Jing Cang's legs, everyone in the mansion knew about it. Who knows if anyone would tell the relatives and friends about it? If Jing Cang regains her status in the future, if someone wants to climb up the social ladder, they might expose her and the Yu family to him.
Truth will come to light sooner or later, and evil deeds cannot stand investigation.
Moreover, in the original setting, Jing Cang recovered his memory before leaving Shu County.
Although Yu Fei planned to use the same-rooted dragon to deal with him, what if she was unlucky and couldn't find it?
She thought about it and threw the question to Father Yu, "Dad, what do you think we should do now?"
Father Yu pondered, "We will report this to the authorities and send this man away. If he regains his memory in the future or finds out what you did, he will be held responsible. You will have to give him half of your fortune as an apology."
He looked at his daughter's cute face that resembled his late wife, tears welled up in his old eyes, "Even if I lose all my wealth, Daddy will protect you."
Yu Fei couldn't help but sigh that behind such an arrogant and domineering daughter, there was indeed a father who did his best to clean up her mess.
The original text says that Yu's father was a daughter slave. After his wife died, he transferred all his love to his beloved daughter. A maid once climbed into his bed with him and gave birth to a concubine's daughter, Yu Shuang. Later, the maid was sent away. The original owner had always been the boss in the family, and even Yu Shuang was treated like a servant and allowed to be ordered around and scolded by the original owner.
As both of them are Confucian businessmen, Yu Fei thought of his modern father.
He had been having affairs outside all the time, both before and after his mother's death. When she drowned at sea, maybe he would be sad for a while, and then he would continue to create brothers and sisters for her.
She felt a little sad. If she died in modern times, there might not even be anyone who would truly feel sad for her.
"Bibi, don't be afraid." Father Yu wiped away her tears.
Yu Fei sniffed and made a long story short by explaining to Yu's father that he wanted to give Jing Cang a son of the same root as him.
"If you take this poison, you and he will live and die together. Wouldn't that mean you will be tied to him for the rest of your life?" Father Yu was worried that she would be wronged. "Why don't you compensate him with some of your property?"
Yu Fei could only say that she was in love with Jing Cang, and that this was a plan that killed two birds with one stone. First, it would fulfill her wish to be by his side, and second, it would ensure the absolute safety of her and the Yu family.
Moreover, the statute of limitations has a time limit. If it expires and Jing Cang still insists on not letting her off because of his broken leg, then she can pay money to settle the dispute.
After careful consideration, Father Yu felt that the idea was feasible and nodded.
If half of the wealth of the richest family in Shu County was given to Yu Fei as a dowry, she could even marry the son of a second- or third-rank official in the capital. Although Ah Cang had an extraordinary background, he was kidnapped by bandits when he brought people to Shu County. He must be a son of a noble family. If the money is given, it should be easy to negotiate.
When Yu Fei heard this cheap old man say that he would use the family property to buy out Jing Cang if anything happened, she felt angry in her heart but had to agree with him outwardly.
The bounty notice only said that Jing Cang was a high-ranking official, but did not say that he was the crown prince of the current dynasty.
All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects. The whole world belongs to him. He has no shortage of money. He just wants her life.
Yu Fei thought of the original text again, where the original owner was beaten into a pulp, and Jing Cang passed by from a distance, casting a cold and contemptuous look at him.
She felt a chill on her back and shivered slightly.
Thinking about what to do after finding the same-rooted dragon, she greeted Yu's father first and said that she might need him to act out a play with her later.
Since Yu Fei had acted out an embarrassing act of having her period in front of Jing Cang, she spent most of the next four or five days in her room, occasionally going to him to make her presence felt.
The days passed so slowly that each second felt like a year, but fortunately, good news finally came.
——Guards A and B found their fellow snakes and returned happily.
Yu Fei looked at the two squirming little bugs in the porcelain jar, clasped her hands together, and muttered: "My precious sons and daughters, my life is now in your hands..."
The same root of the snake is extremely tender and fragile, and very spiritual. If the person who takes the snake is forced to do so, he can kill the snake with hateful thoughts within three days.
When Yu Fei read this part in the original text, he thought it was ridiculous. It turned out that for the supporting female character to get the male lead, it would be more difficult than for Tang Monk to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures?
In order to maintain the protagonist's CP, the author also makes things more difficult for the supporting female character.
When she personally read the text, she took the description of the dragon insect to heart. In order to make Jing Cang swallow the dragon willingly without realizing it, she almost worshipped him as her own father.
How could Jing Cang swallow a worm that was as big as her thumb nail even when it was curled up without any doubt?
Yu Fei thought of a vulgar plot.
She contacted Yu's father and hosted a banquet for Jing Cang that night.
"My nephew is very handsome, is he married?"
After exchanging pleasantries, Father Yu and Jing Cang got straight to the point.
"I haven't recovered my memory yet, so I dare not talk about marriage." Jing Cang seemed to have sensed the intentions of Yu's father and Yu Fei, and added, "Perhaps he already has a wife and children."
Dog, Yu Fei cursed in her heart, just to reject her in a roundabout way. Although she didn't really want to marry him.
She pretended to be angry and grabbed the tablecloth tightly.
"That makes sense." Father Yu nodded. "My nephew is obviously a rare talent, so it makes sense for him to get married at a young age." Then he changed the subject and said, "You are talking about hypothetical situations. You might still be alone."
Jing Cang gave a perfunctory smile.
Father Yu looked at Yu Fei lovingly and suggested, "What do you think of our Fei Fei?"
Yu Fei looked at Jing Cang with hope.
Jing Cang smiled: "Your daughter is innocent and lovely, and everyone who sees her treats her as their sister."
Who wants to be your sister? Yu Fei rolled his eyes at Jing Cang. Even though he had lost his memory, he still spoke in an official tone.
"Fei Fei, don't be rude." Yu's father gently scolded Yu Fei, but his eyes were full of smiles. After pondering for a moment, he smiled frankly and said, "My nephew, let me be frank with you. I only have this one legitimate daughter, but she just happens to be interested in you. You see..."
"Miss Yu is of high status, I dare not marry her." Jing Cang immediately declined. Seeing that Yu's father looked unhappy, he said respectfully, "I have thought of something recently and want to go to the government to look for clues. Or you can ask the officials to come over and I will ask a few questions. When I return home, I will repay the food, clothing, housing, transportation and medical expenses several times."
Yu Fei listened to his long and flowery speech, and translated it into: There is no one to help you, and when you return home, you will still be in debt for food, accommodation and medical treatment here.
When Yu's father heard Jing Cang mention the government and officials, his face froze and he laughed, "No hurry, no hurry." He glanced at Yu Fei.
Yu Fei received the look from Yu's father asking for help, and she played the role of the protagonist, saying in a sweet voice: "Brother, I want to marry you!"
She stood up and said, "Brother, if you don't have a wife, I will marry you and give birth to children. If you have a wife, I will be your equal wife and serve you together with her."
“Cough, cough, cough…”
Jing Cang refused the drinks at the banquet on the grounds that he was injured. He was drinking tea to hide his impatience when he was almost choked by Yu Fei's shocking words.
The servants' low laughter could be heard all around.
Father Yu covered his face, as if he was ashamed for his daughter.
Jing Cang said sternly: "I won't take Miss Yu's childish words to heart."
Yu Fei pinched her palm fiercely, and two lines of crystal clear tears flowed down her face. "Even though I'm like this, you still want to reject me?"
Jing Cang pursed his thin lips, appearing unmoved.
Yu's father tried to smooth things over: "Meimei's mother died when she was young, and I spoiled her to death when she grew up..."
"No problem."
Before Jing Cang finished his words, Yu Fei shed tears and cried out loudly, "I won't live anymore..." Then she ran out of the main hall with her skirt lifted up and disappeared into the night.
"Miss, Miss——" Dingxiang chased after her.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, nephew." Father Yu punished himself with a glass of wine and apologized to Jing Cang.
Jing Cang nodded and rubbed his temples.
If he returns home and is engaged to a spoiled young lady like Yu Fei, he will definitely cancel the engagement.
Crying first, making a fuss second, and then...which man can bear it?
He also wondered why Yu Fei repeatedly stopped him from going out or going out to the streets. Was it because she wanted to marry him and didn't want him to discover his identity and leave so quickly?
Jing Cang became even more determined to leave quickly.
When he returned to the chamber, the third thing he hadn't finished thinking about... came. The servant reported that Yu Fei wanted to hang herself because she was rejected by him and was so ashamed.