Chapter 79
The atmosphere in the room was stagnant. The old woman still had her head down, not at all frightened by Zhou Li's sudden action. The person outside the door heard the noise, pushed the door open, saw the debris on the ground, and immediately took a broom to clean it up.
The old woman also squatted down and picked up the broken white porcelain on the ground. She said softly: "Anger is harmful to your health. If you are angry, please take it out on me. Don't let your anger damage your health."
This old woman was old enough to be Zhou Li's grandmother. How could Zhou Li bear it? She was holding back her anger, and without giving Tang Jing face, she cursed, "Tang Jing, that bastard, is lawless. You're aiding and abetting evil! When someone finds out I'm gone, I'm going to make her suffer! Does she think she can hold me here? I looked up to her in vain, but she's a complete villain!"
The old woman just smiled, waved her hand and told the servant to go out, and she was not angry. Seeing that Zhou Li was happy to scold her, she asked the servant to make tea to moisten her throat.
Zhou Li was surprised. "You're not angry?"
The old woman said slowly, "Madam, you're not scolding me."
Zhou Li almost spit out his tea. The servants that Tang Jing kept were not good people either.
There is no moon tonight. The wind is howling outside the window, making the door frame hum. Zhou Li tosses and turns, unable to sleep. She doesn't know if it's because she slept too much during the day, but now she can't fall asleep even when she lies down. Fortunately, Zhou Li sits up. She looks at the swaying shadows of the trees outside the door and suddenly has an idea.
It's late at night, everyone should be asleep, right?
Zhou Li put on her shoes, walked to the door and opened it a crack. The servant at the door asked softly, "Madam, is there anything wrong?"
Damn it! Zhou Li pounded the wall in his heart, but said, "It's so late, why aren't you sleeping? I don't need anyone to take care of me here."
The servant smiled and said, "Butler Lan said that the Madam is not feeling well and asked us to take turns to look after her. If she needs anything, please let her know."
Who is her wife? Humph!
Zhou Li cursed inwardly, thinking that Tang Jing was about to appear before her. She had to ask him what he meant. She closed the door and went back, slumping into the quilt, pounding the bed angrily! Damn Tang Jing!
Zhou Li felt that this would not work. Today was the first day and the people watching her would not be too vigilant. It was a good time to escape. Zhou Li went out today and saw that the courtyard wall was not high and she could climb over it.
Having made up her mind, Zhou Li looked towards the window. In the middle of the night, when people were most tired, she opened the window and jumped out.
The strong wind tonight helped her. The whistling sound of the wind covered up Zhou Li's movements. Zhou Li saw two servants guarding the door with their heads down and taking a nap. She sneaked around to the wall and looked at the tall wall. Zhou Li tried to jump, but was still a little short. She looked around and took great pains to move a stone. Standing on the stone, Zhou Li felt that it was almost there. She stretched out her hands and just grabbed the wall and climbed over. Zhou Li looked at the ground with satisfaction, waved goodbye to the yard, then turned around and Zhou Li was stuck on the wall.
The moonlight appeared at some point, quietly passing through Zhou Li and pouring onto the earth, illuminating the originally dark environment clearly. Zhou Li stared at the ground, where a dark shadow was standing, looking up at her.
Zhou Li held her breath, then exhaled, squatting on the wall like a monkey. Tang Jing looked at her and said, "Come down."
Zhou Li was unwilling, so he turned around and jumped into the yard again.
Tang Jing looked at the empty wall and chuckled. She walked towards the front door and passed through the gate. Everyone in the house was awake. Torches lit up half of the yard. Zhou Li was surrounded by people. She pushed away the servants who were surrounding her in front of her in annoyance and went straight back to the house.
"Madam?" someone called from outside the door. Zhou Li bolted the door, feeling unlucky.
How come she ran into Tang Jing when she was climbing over the wall just now?
He who knows the times is a hero. Zhou Li couldn't beat Tang Jing, so he had to retreat.
A group of people outside the door looked at Tang Jing. Tang Jing waved his hand, and the old woman came over and said, "Everyone, go away."
Then everyone dispersed.
"Master." The old woman called out.
"Auntie Lan," Tang Jing asked, "She just woke up today. How is she feeling?"
"Madam has a good appetite, but she is in a bad mood and has been talking about the master for a long time."
Tang Jing turned his head and glanced at him, his lips curled up slightly: "I'm afraid he's scolding me."
Aunt Lan smiled but didn't respond.
Tang Jing said, "Okay, go to sleep too. I'm here."
Aunt Lan nodded and stepped back.
Tang Jing walked over and pushed the door. Sure enough, it was locked. She knocked patiently: "Zhou Li, it's me."
Zhou Li had already been lying on the bed, rolled up the quilt, and was too lazy to pay attention to Tang Jing.
Tang Jing was unusually patient. In fact, this door was just a matter of kicking for her, but Tang Jing didn't want to make Zhou Li angry again.
"Something happened in the capital." She said in a deep voice, "I'm not here today to deal with this matter. Don't you want to know about the situation of your people?"
The door creaked open from the inside, and Zhou Li looked at Tang Jing suspiciously.
"What did you say? Something happened to them? Are you lying to me?"
Tang Jing held the door open and said, "I won't lie to you about this. Let me in and I'll tell you."
Zhou Li's face was full of distrust, but he knew that this door would be of no use to Tang Jing's military force. Doors are used to protect against gentlemen, not villains.
Zhou Li snorted coldly and opened the door.
"Come in."
She sat down at the table, looked at Tang Jing, and said in an unhappy tone, "Speak."
Tang Jing was not in a hurry. She poured herself a glass of water first. Zhou Li looked at her with a cold face, crossing his arms, wanting to see what tricks Tang Jing could play.
Tang Jing was not in a hurry and calmly said, "The old prince rebelled and hid a large number of weapons underground in Guiyi Hall. Now everyone in Guiyi Hall is controlled by the Jingzhao Yin."
Zhou Li suddenly turned his head to look at Tang Jing, and clenched his fists on the table, "They..."
"They've all been caught." Tang Jing said lightly, like a thunderbolt.
"The prince's palace has been confined, and anyone involved in this matter will be beheaded in public."
With a bang, Zhou Li slammed his fist on the table, "What does this have to do with us!"
"Zhou Li." Tang Jing said calmly, "You perform in Guiyi Hall and live there, so you are definitely considered members of Guiyi Hall."
Zhou Li gritted her teeth and tried to calm herself down, but she couldn't calm down when she thought about Dapeng and the others dying. She supported herself on the table with both hands and asked through gritted teeth, "Do you have a way to save them? Otherwise, you wouldn't tell me."
"I have." Tang Jing's eyes were dark. "Zhou Li, their life and death all depend on your thoughts."
Zhou Li was silent for a while: "What do you want?"
Tang Jing stood up and walked to Zhou Li. She picked up a strand of Zhou Li's hair and said, "Zhou Li, I want you to love me."
She said this in an extremely humble way.
"I know you don't love me."
Zhou Li's mind was in a mess. She pushed Tang Jing away and said, "I don't want to talk about this with you right now."
Tang Jing pleaded humbly: "I can do anything for you, as long as you love me."
Zhou Li took a step back and said angrily, "Tang Jing, if you can lock me up for this, then I look down on you."
She said in a heavy tone, "Dapeng and the others are in trouble. If you really want to, tell me how to save them. Even if you threaten me with this, if I say I love you, does that mean I really love you? Tang Jing, don't let me look down on you!"
Tang Jing's chest was heaving as she stared at Zhou Li. Zhou Li's eyes were blazing with fire, yet she was still so beautiful. Her beauty lay not in her appearance, but in her heart. Even if she was hidden, her soul would still shine brightly in the world.
Zhou Li is Zhou Li, there is no replacement.
"Okay, I'll tell you."
Tang Jing lowered his eyes and dared not look at Zhou Li again.
"The old prince took the initiative to expose Guiyi Hall. Now that the court is unstable, he deliberately exposed it to make the court mistakenly believe that the emperor is eliminating dissidents. After all, the old prince could have taken the initiative to fight for the throne decades ago when the emperor was still a child, but he gave up at that time. He hopes to use this to make people in the court turn to him and then truly rebel."
"Your troupe is just a tiny, insignificant part of this plan."
"What should we do then?" Zhou Li's eyes were full of worry.
"I can find someone to replace them." This is not a problem for those who have infiltrated the secret department of the Northern Government.
Tang Jing just wanted to use this to threaten Zhou Li into submission, but she couldn't bear it in the end.
The fire in Zhou Li's soul was like an angry lion, burning away her few remaining kindnesses.
Zhou Li was silent. Is it that simple?
She looked at Tang Jing, full of suspicion: "Are you lying to me again?"
Her eyes widened, as if she was searching for any suspicious traces on Tang Jing's body. Tang Jing turned his head and looked away, "I don't want to lie to you."
Zhou Li walked closer, turned Tang Jing's face and said, "Look at me."
"I didn't lie to you." Tang Jing said.
Zhou Li pinched Tang Jing's face, "It's so simple, why did you say it so seriously just now?"
Zhou Li could see that Tang Jing was telling the truth.
Although they had not known each other for long, Zhou Li felt that she knew Tang Jing very well, whether it was her expression or her movements.
Tang Jing pursed his lips and looked at Zhou Li steadily.
Zhou Li let go of her hand embarrassedly. She asked this question out of curiosity. What else could Tang Jing ask?
Zhou Li had a headache. Love was not something she could force, and Zhou Li didn't dislike Tang Jing.
Tang Jing is tall, with long legs and a thin waist. Although his face is a little ordinary, his skin is as white as the finest mutton-fat jade. He is also very good in bed. But every time Zhou Li thinks of the scene where Tang Jing stepped on someone's neck and broke it, he feels a chill on his neck. He feels that he needs to think carefully before dating such a person.
She let go, but Tang Jing was unwilling. She hooked her arm around Zhou Li's waist and murmured, "I worked hard. Shouldn't Boss Zhou reward me?"
Their stomachs were pressed against each other, and the hand that was pinching Zhou Li was incredibly hot. Tang Jing had an icy face just now, but now it was so hot that it could melt Zhou Li.
It wasn't that Zhou Li didn't want to, but she felt that they still had some things to discuss. She pushed Tang Jing away, put her hand on Tang Jing's chest and said, "Let's talk it over."
"You can't keep getting away with it like this every time."
"Tang Jing, you don't trust me, and I don't trust you either. If you really want us to be well, then just talk it out."
Zhou Li took a deep breath: "Tang Jing, it's not that I don't like you, it's that I don't dare to love you."
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