Chapter 103
Chapter 103 Everyone is so pitiful
The weather was beautiful that day; the wind was gentle, the clouds were clear, and the sun shone brightly.
This is a rare opportunity, and we absolutely cannot let it down.
Hang the quilts out to air, open all the doors and windows for ventilation, fetch and boil water, wash the clothes worn close to the body...
They all have nothing to do with each other.
She simply set up a stool under the eaves, holding a cup of hot tea, and watched Liu Min bustling around with a cold expression.
She was originally going to work together with him, but he wouldn't let her, saying he couldn't bear to do it and was afraid of tiring her out. She found it funny; it was just washing a couple of clothes, not carrying hay, how could it be tiring? He laughed too, saying, "I know you all too well. You really care about me. Save your energy for the night." He also said that he never knew she was so self-centered. Once she was better, she would turn her head and go to sleep, completely ignoring the life or death of others. She couldn't be woken up or pulled, and she would throw tantrums, scratching and biting people. It was truly torturous.
Although it was indeed the truth, how could he say it? He had to say it anyway. She covered his mouth, but he dodged away, grabbed both of her hands, restrained her completely, pressed his face against hers, and insisted that she listen. After he finished speaking, he even laughed.
This is infuriating!
Go ahead and use your strength if you have it! I don't care about you!
Young Master Liu is very reliable now; he can do all sorts of things and do them well.
Take washing clothes for example. At first, I was at a loss, but after washing the handkerchiefs a couple of times, I got the hang of it. I washed the handkerchiefs every day and developed a sense of responsibility. I even took the initiative to wash the clothes.
He had a pair of beautiful hands, with all ten fingers long, slender, and well-proportioned, the fingertips resembling bamboo shoots, and each nail full, bright, and beautiful—truly a rare find among men.
These are the same hands that are now soaking in a wooden tub, keeping company with clothes and soap scum, and they even seem to enjoy it.
It's so sad to see.
"Young Master, did you ever imagine you would live this kind of life?"
The young master had probably fallen to rock bottom, and with no hope left, he had become utterly shameless.
"Even if I'm still the young master, I still have to wash your handkerchiefs by hand, right? If you take them to someone else to wash, they'll still smell like you. Even if you're willing, I can't agree to it."
"ah!"
Shanlai covered his ears and screamed.
Why are people so infuriating these days! Maybe we should all just throw caution to the wind!
"Is it all mine? Isn't there anything for you?"
"Not as many as you."
I'm so angry!
Like I said before, even though it's true, you can't say it out loud!
"I'm not talking to you anymore! I really'm not talking to you anymore!"
He then went inside.
I don't want to see him.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
People don't usually come here. Only the mother and daughter from the family at the hay yard often come to deliver things. Liu Min's hands were covered in foam, and he was too lazy to bother. Besides, he was a man, so it wasn't very convenient for him. Therefore, he said to Shan, "Go open the door and see what it is."
Shanlai simply opened the door, ignoring him, and even turned his head away deliberately to avoid looking at him.
Liu Min watched with a smile as she walked past, her neck twisted, and laughed out loud. After she opened the door, she lowered her head and continued washing clothes.
There was no movement.
There was no sound of speaking.
He sensed something was wrong, looked up at her back, and asked, "What's wrong?"
She turned her head, her expression not quite right, and looked at him, hesitating several times as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
"What exactly happened?"
Ignoring whether his hands were foamy or not, he hurriedly threw off his clothes, stood up, and rushed over.
Standing outside the door was Liu Shen, his biological father.
He paused for a moment, then his expression suddenly changed, his long eyebrows stood on end, and his eyes were full of disgust.
I already said we have nothing to do with each other, so why are they still trying to harm him?
Without any hesitation, he pulled Shanlai back, then slammed his hands together, and the two doors slammed shut with a deafening crash.
Startled, Shan Lai trembled violently, and finally managed to utter, "It's the master..."
"What master? I don't know him at all! Don't talk nonsense!"
They grabbed the person and turned to head into the house.
"But……"
She was reluctant to leave and tried to stop him.
He turned around and glared at her: "Don't say a word!"
There was hot water on the stove. Liu Min scooped some out, mixed it with cold water, and pulled Shan Lai to wash his hands.
Shan Lai looked down at him, her face calm and expressionless, but she kept rubbing her hands together, over and over again…
She didn't have that much foam on her hands.
He must be very angry.
Of course I'm angry.
Shanlai was also angry, angry at the injustice he had suffered.
But……
Liu Min could turn people away, but she couldn't.
To be fair, Liu Shen wasn't bad to her; in fact, he was kind to her.
She was just a servant girl. After such a terrible incident, she thought she was doomed. But Liu Shen didn't blame her. Instead, he comforted her and offered to compensate her...
She is not someone who is ungrateful.
and……
"Why is the master here?"
Something must have happened.
We need to find out.
She pulled her hand back, turned around, and walked outside.
Liu Min stopped her: "Where are you going?"
"I have something to ask."
We should not only ask him why he appeared, but also why he treats his own son like this. No matter how much you dislike him, he is still your own son and you should be responsible for him for the rest of your life. How can you let others harm him?
"You're not allowed to go! If you don't listen, I'm going to get angry!"
What's wrong with you being angry? I've been angry with you all morning.
Ignore him, I still have to go out.
He glared at him: "I'm really angry!"
Why are you glaring at me?
"Am I afraid of you?"
Yes, why would she be afraid of him? Even if he worshipped her every day, he still wouldn't feel it was enough.
But I just don't want her to go there.
Why bother with that kind of person? Giving him even a glance is pointless.
"You're absolutely not allowed to go!" His face turned pale and then flushed.
"I'm going! I'm not afraid of you!"
Shan Lai laughed so hard that tears streamed down his face.
"I'm scared! I'm scared! I know I was wrong, please let me go!"
I can't let it go.
After the two of them had been playing around for a while, Shanlai's clothes were completely torn off, revealing his snow-white skin, which was glistening and alive. It was moving up and down, and because of the sweat, it exuded a fragrance that made one's body go weak just by smelling it...
He couldn't help but lean down...
She suddenly pushed him away, climbed onto the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), and turned around to hurriedly adjust her clothes.
He saw the horror in her eyes before she turned away.
He quickly turned around.
Sure enough, there was someone there.
I was furious.
It was her biological father, but she grabbed his arm and dragged him outside. Once outside, she threw him down hard, so hard that he almost lost his footing on the snow.
Have some shame!
Why would someone just walk into a young couple's house without saying hello?
"We've already made it clear that I don't know you at all! Don't bother me anymore. Even if you're begging for food, you should go somewhere else!"
That's really awful.
Shan Lai was stunned when he heard this, feeling that it was too much.
He quickly went over and pulled him into the yard, pushing him through the gate and pointing at him, saying, "Don't move! Stand here properly!" Then he went outside himself.
She wanted to go out again, and Liu Minzhen got angry.
"return!"
Furious.
If this continues, it will never end.
Shanlai didn't stand on ceremony with him.
"Look at yourself now! You're completely flustered, acting like you're facing a formidable enemy, and you keep saying you don't know them. Who would treat a complete stranger like that? You're really too attached to appearances!"
It felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over my head, instantly sobering me up.
"I……"
"Don't speak! I don't want to hear it! Stand here quietly, or I'll really punish you! I won't give you any food, you'll go hungry!"
She seemed genuinely angry, and Liu Min dared not utter a sound.
Shanlai glared at him, then turned and left.
Liu Shen seemed to be thinking about something. Shan Lai quietly approached, bowed, and called him "Master".
Liu Shen suddenly looked up, appearing startled and bewildered.
That's quite unusual.
How could someone who has risen to the rank of Minister have such an expression on their face?
Shanlai called out "Master" again.
His eyes finally brightened, and Liu Shen smiled slightly as he looked at Shan Lai.
The smile contained no deeper meaning whatsoever.
For someone like Liu Shen, a smile is like clothing he can't go without, so there's always something hidden in his smile. But when it's time to truly smile, he stops.
That's very strange.
What exactly is it for?
Shan Lai's heart began to pound.
"Master... what brings you here?"
Liu Shen kept looking at Shan Lai and smiling. When she asked a question, he spoke slowly, but he didn't answer her previous question.
"...I didn't know you were here...That's so good...I was wrong before..."
Liu Shen has divorced Lady Yue and resigned from his official post.
Of course, Madam Le refused to divorce him, especially since she was pregnant. Her husband wanted to divorce her.
She clutched her husband's sleeve, weeping bitterly, yet she remained beautiful.
People of her status rarely have the opportunity to cry, so Liu Shen remembers each one very clearly.
There were only four times in total.
The first time was when she went to him, crying and saying she wanted to be with him, even willing to be his concubine.
Unlike his wife, whom he could never remember, he remembered her very easily because this woman was bold and very different from anyone he had ever seen before.
But that's all I remembered; that's all.
The second time was when she was giving birth. She had a difficult labor and suffered a lot. When the baby was finally born, he was allowed to go in to see her. As soon as she saw him, she cried. She didn't make a sound, just tears. When he saw this, his heart ached, and he had difficulty breathing.
The third time, he disciplined his son, and he hit him a little too hard. She ran over, tears streaming down her face, and tried to persuade him...
Back then, I genuinely cared for her, so why did I do that?
He couldn't figure it out, so he asked her.
She cried and said that she did not harm Lian Si. She did not know why things had turned out this way. She had only complained to her third brother a couple of times. She really did not intend to harm Lian Si.
He then asked her what she had complained about.
She was terrified and told him everything.
Because Reese said they killed his mother.
But it's the truth! Why are you complaining?
He asked her that question.
Even he was harmed by her.
He had a wife, and although he didn't like her very much, he married her and they had a child. Even if he didn't like her, he should still be responsible for her. He hadn't done anything wrong! He had never even met the princess or the daughter of the Grand Secretary! But his wife died because she listened to half of his words and had a difficult childbirth.
His mother resented him, and his children hated him.
His wife probably hates him too...
He became a widower at a young age, and because of the trouble they caused, he had no choice but to marry her.
Even if you were to remarry, there's no need to marry the daughter of a high-ranking official. Even if you rely on yourself, you'd be accused of using your in-laws' influence. Why bother?
But things have gotten so bad that if he doesn't marry her, marrying anyone else will only create enmity, and people will have to weigh the pros and cons.
He felt the same way about her as he did about his first wife—he couldn't say he liked her, but he didn't dislike her either.
He did marry her, and they had a child together. He will treat her well.
But she harmed his child.
Lian Si did nothing wrong! What did he do wrong? You ruined him like that.
She said she hadn't done anything wrong, and if anyone was, it was someone else's fault, not hers. If he wanted to blame her, she had nothing to say. She could sever all ties with her third brother, and she could even go to the emperor to clear Lian Si's name. She would do anything he asked, as long as they didn't divorce. She truly loved him.
He had nothing to say, only feeling sorry for her.
Why is this happening? Everyone is so pitiful.
The most pitiful are those who are compassionate.
Perhaps it really was his fault.
He has made up his mind.
He said there was no need to go to the Emperor's presence. Lian Si knew everything, and hadn't said a word for herself. He said this was his way of repaying him, and that he was now even with you. He was very willing to be even with you, and I was also even with your family. We would break up here. If we didn't get a divorce, we would divorce each other. But there was really no need for this. After so many years of friendship, there was no need to make things worse and lose face.
Such words would resonate even if spoken in the Music Bureau.
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