Su Wanti's pupils constricted. She stared blankly at Dugu Cang's dark eyes, but she could not show any emotion. She could only see her own face filled with surprise and panic.
She didn't understand why Dugu Cang wanted to be with her.
She lied to him and used him. He was angry, resentful and hateful. He even suspected that the child was not his. But why didn't he let her go and still wanted to keep her by his side?
"Dugu Cang, please forget me. I'm not worthy."
She shook her head, her face showing pain. "Why does it have to be me? You're the regent, and even the noble families are lining up to send beautiful women to your backyard. Whatever woman you want, you get her... Why do you have to hold on to me?"
"Please let me go, please. Let me and my family spend the rest of our lives in peace, please..."
Su Wanti looked at him and begged with tears in her eyes.
She didn't want to go back to the capital, didn't want to return to that turbulent place, and didn't want to be trapped within high walls and deep houses again.
I don’t want to be anyone’s tool anymore, or a soulless and free object controlled by others.
After her rebirth, she reluctantly endured the oppressive life in the mansion in order to seek revenge.
After faking her death and escaping, she traveled all over the place, saw various scenery, breathed the air of the fields in the morning, and watched the sunset by the river in the evening, she could no longer endure the life of an official's wife.
Being confined in the backyard of a square house, living a submissive and rule-abiding life, being deceived, used, and sent around as a tool... She doesn't want it.
After Su Wanti faked her own death and escaped with her mother, her mother told her that her father was anxious to arrange a marriage for her not because of her poor health, but because he wanted to use the joy of the engagement to wash away her illness.
It was because Su's father was afraid that she would die of illness in the mansion and bring bad luck to the Su family, so he was anxious to get her engaged and wanted to marry her out of the Su family immediately.
Fortunately, with God's blessing, Su Wanti recovered from her illness quickly. Another letter came from the He family saying that He Anping had gone to the army for training and they could get married in a few years. That's why Su Wanti was not married off immediately.
Su Wanti recovered from her illness and her appearance was outstanding again. At that time, the He family had not yet been transferred to the capital to serve as officials. He's father's official position was similar to Su's father's. Su's father began to think about breaking off the engagement and wanted to marry Su Wanti to a wealthy family to ensure a good future for himself.
However, He's father was soon transferred to the capital to take up a post, and He Anping was also taken to the capital camp.
Father Su wanted to use the power of Father He, a Beijing official, to give up the idea of breaking off the engagement with the He family.
It can be said that Su Wanti was married to the He family by her father as a tool to seek his future.
The He family did not treat her well, and regarded her as a tool to please the Regent. They sent her away again, and even sent her secretly to the Regent's bed.
Dugu Cang didn't see her as a tool, but...
But the Regent's Mansion is larger and deeper than the Su Mansion and the He Mansion.
It is a cage that Su Wanti cannot escape from, and she is unwilling to fall into it.
Su Wanti’s refusal angered Dugu Cang, and his eyes suddenly became sinister and terrifying.
"After all, you just don't want to be with me!"
"Why did you leave me? What were you doing out there?"
Dugu Cang suddenly remembered what he saw in the teahouse in the evening. His eyes darkened and he unconsciously tightened his grip on Su Wanti's hand.
"Could it be that you don't want to be with me because you've fallen for another man? Do you want to be with another man and cling to him?"
Hearing this, Su Wanti frowned and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Dugu Cang sneered, "You know what I'm talking about. I saw it all. Today on the bridge, you bumped into a man, and he stared at you for a long time. Are you attracted to him?"
"Hiss--" His hands gained more strength. Su Wanti screamed in pain and struggled hard.
"Let me go! You're crazy! You're spying on me and slandering me!" She was furious.
Dugu Cang also had a look of anger on his face. He grabbed Su Wanti's wrists and pinned her hands above her head.
Shen Chen said: “Su Wanti, I am not discussing it with you again, you have no choice.”
"Now that you have money and the support of your grandparents, you can settle down and live in a stable and peaceful small town. You can live in a house in a safe neighborhood, not engage in production, and spend your days leisurely."
"Now all your money has been taken away by my people. You are penniless. How are you going to survive outside?"
"Your grandparents are old. Can you always rely on them? Do you want them to suffer because of you and live in poverty and hardship in their later years?"
Dugu Cang looked at Su Wanti's slender fingers and said coldly:
"Embroidering a handkerchief? How many people can you support by embroidering a handkerchief? Can it allow your loved ones to live a life of plenty?"
"Can you support your child, send him to school, and take the imperial examinations?"
Su Wanti closed her eyes in pain, her eyelashes trembling like leaves in the wind.
Her tears flowed freely, soaking her cheeks and collar.
Dugu Cang moved closer, whispered in her ear:
"But please don't go to such a dead end. I won't let your family go. I'm just worried that you'll be lonely on the road, so I'm sending your family to go with you."
Su Wanti let out suppressed sobs and her whole body trembled violently.
Dugu Cang saw her sorrow and pain, unable to resist, and his empty and silent heart finally felt a little satisfied.
He was satisfied, but the sight of her crying made his heart ache.
Dugu Cang cursed himself in his heart for being so useless, and was easily defeated by Su Wanti's tears.
His brows softened unconsciously and his hands loosened.
He held Su Wanti in his arms, kissed away the tears on her cheeks, and sighed softly.
"As long as you stay by my side from now on, I will treat you the same as before."
"I will take care of your family. I will ensure they live a peaceful and worry-free life, and a smooth and prosperous life."
"As long as you stay with me."
After his entire family was exiled, Dugu Cang watched helplessly as his family members died one by one.
All his loved ones were gone, and from then on, his heart became empty.
Until he saw his younger sister again and got her.
His heart gradually became fuller, and he began to want to stay in this world.
He would not let her go. He had lost too much in the past ten years and he could not afford to lose his younger sister again.
Dugu Cang picked up Su Wanti and carried her horizontally, walked across the yard, and walked towards a huge and luxurious carriage parked in front of the gate.
He lifted the door curtain and carefully let Su Wanti in.
"Be good, let's go back to Beijing now."
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