Chapter 89 I Want Her
After the servant left, the study became silent.
Sun Zhiye's smile disappeared instantly, his face turned gloomy, and an impulse surged in his heart, wanting to sweep everything on the table to the ground.
However, the moment he rolled up his sleeves, he forced himself to suppress his emotions.
Sun Zhiye drank the cold tea in one gulp, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided. After a moment, he shook his head gently, put his hands behind his back, walked to the window, opened it, and his eyes fell on the dead branches in the yard that looked particularly weak and decayed under the cold winter night, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Will the Sun family become a dead tree?
The cold wind was howling, but Sun Zhiye seemed not to feel the cold. In an almost self-abuse manner, he let the wind blow past his face.
Sun Zhiye was clear in his mind and knew that it would be difficult to maintain good relations with Lu Mingchao again.
It is wishful thinking to keep one's own affairs within one's own borders.
Then you can only be the enemy!
I hope that the real daughter of the Yongning Marquis will not let him down.
Sun Zhiye closed the window, held the candlestick in his hand, and turned the small ornament in the corner of the bookshelf. A hidden door appeared on the tightly fitted wall.
Passing through the door and going down the stairs, there was a young woman with disheveled hair trapped in a cage.
"What else do you know about the real daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, Lu Minghui?"
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One night passed.
The snow stopped falling, but the sky remained gloomy, with no sign of warmth and the temperature not rising at all.
On the ground, the snow melted very slowly and silently turned into ice. It was very slippery, so few people went out, but Sun Zhiye had to go out.
"Young Master."
Sun Zhiye nodded and looked at the servants doing rough work in the mansion. "What are you doing?"
"My dear, it was cold and windy last night. The gate and pillars are old, and the red paint is fading and peeling more obviously. So the old man simply asked me to find a skilled craftsman to repaint them."
"Since it is my father's order, I will do as he orders."
Sun Zhiye would not go against the wishes of Master Sun in a small matter. "Guard the places carefully and don't let the craftsmen bump into the women in the mansion."
After giving these instructions in a calm tone and expression, Sun Zhiye got on the carriage that was parked not far away.
No matter how slippery the road was, he had to go to Xu's house to apologize and thank Xu Qingxing for his kindness.
At this time, Changxi Village.
Lu Mingchao, who was feeling dizzy and groggy, was being fed freshly cooked soup by Yunniang. His nose was red and his eyes were watery, and he looked very pitiful.
"Fortunately, the fever is gone." Yunniang checked the temperature of Lu Mingchao's forehead again and breathed a sigh of relief. "You can rest assured. The children are all under your care."
Lu Mingchao drank the soup spoonful by spoonful and said, "Thank you for your hard work, mother."
Yunniang smiled and rolled her eyes at Lu Mingchao, "Why should you be polite to me?"
Through the doors and windows, Lu Mingchao seemed to hear the bustling sound of sweeping snow outside the yard, and his brows couldn't help but curled.
Yunniang took the empty bowl and placed it on the small wooden table beside her. After urging Lu Mingchao to lie down, she tucked in the corner of the quilt, pursed her lips, and hesitated for a while, "Chao Chao, did something happen at the plum blossom viewing banquet?"
"When you came home last night, the clothes you were wearing didn't fit you well at first sight."
Lu Mingchao frowned, rubbed his itchy nose, and said in a nasal voice, "At the banquet, I accidentally knocked over the cups and glasses, and the wine soaked my clothes. The county magistrate's wife kindly asked the maid to prepare a set."
"Really?" Yunniang was skeptical.
She was worried that her daughter had suffered a loss at the plum-viewing banquet, so she hid it from her to prevent her from worrying.
Lu Mingchao nodded obediently, "Really, I know how amazing my daughter is."
Thinking of the glorious moment when her daughter became famous in Changxi Village, Yunniang chose to believe it.
"That's good. Mom didn't sleep well the whole night because she was worried."
"You just drank a bowl of hot soup, so it's a good time to sweat under the quilt. Don't kick it off when you feel hot."
"good."
Listening to the occasional talking and laughing coming from outside the house, Lu Mingchao, who had taken the medicine, fell asleep again unknowingly.
A few days passed in a flash.
The next morning, the weather became better, and Mrs. Xu sent someone to tell him the final conclusion of the drowning incident. She also sent some cloth and pearls to comfort him.
The cousin girl who lives in Sun's family is in love with the second young master Sun, and she acts impulsively in anger?
Lu Mingchao sneered.
If she said that he was in love with Sun Zhiye, the Young Master of Yuxian, she could still believe it a little.
With the attitude of the county magistrate's wife in mind, Sun Zhiye brought his cousin who was still recovering from her injuries and drove a car with valuable gifts to Changxi Village to meet Lu Mingchao.
Lu Mingchao looked at his cousin Qu Ying openly.
His face was as white as paper, his lips were bloodless, his round almond-shaped eyes flashed with timidity, his head was wrapped in a thick soft cloth, and the strong smell of medicine filled his face.
Noticing Lu Mingchao's gaze, cousin Qu Ying quickly lowered her head.
Lu Mingchao chuckled and said calmly, "Did you push me into the icy lake because you were in love with Sun Ershao?"
"The girl's vision and preferences are truly unique."
The cousin's face turned even paler and she kept apologizing while stammering.
Lu Mingchao did not look at his cousin again, but looked at Sun Zhiye, "Master Sun, this apology is not another notice to hurt me again, right?"
"Sun has never had any intention of hurting Mrs. Xie."
There was a faint blue color under Sun Zhiye's eyes, and he looked a little haggard.
Lu Mingchao frowned slightly, thinking secretly in his heart.
The only good person among a group of bad people is, to a large extent, either a hypocrite or a demon.
She would rather Sun Zhiye was simply a hypocrite.
"Then I will trust you again for the sake of Master Yuxian's reputation as a gentleman."
"However, pushing me into the icy lake is tantamount to killing me. These so-called generous gifts are not enough to offset the sin of the Sun family."
"It is only fair to pay off a life for a life."
Sun Zhiye frowned slightly and looked at Lu Mingchao with some confusion.
"If Madam Xie wants Qu Ying to pay for her life, I cannot just sit there and watch. I hope Madam Xie will show some mercy."
Lu Mingchao narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Do I look like a vicious and cruel person who kills people?"
"I don't want Miss Qu's life, but I want Miss Qu's body."
"She has the guts to kill me, so she is not a coward."
"Master Sun, this happened at the plum blossom viewing banquet hosted by the county magistrate's wife. I am willing to believe that the explanation given by the county magistrate's wife to me was a kind response in return for a favor, and not that she was really blind and could not see the truth."
"I have already taken a step back. Shouldn't Master Sun take a step back as well?"
Sun Zhiye felt the nerves in his temples tense and painful. He had never met a woman as sharp-tongued and difficult to deal with as Lu Mingchao.
"I wonder how Mrs. Xie needs me to withdraw?"
These days, the Sun family is not at peace. Strange things happen frequently in the middle of the night, and everyone is in danger and in a state of panic.
Up to now, he still has no clue and he does not have much time and energy to deal with Lu Mingchao.
If Lu Mingchao's confidence came from Shangjing, what he should have done was to use the enemy's spear to attack the enemy's shield instead of trapping himself in the quagmire and being tied up.
"Isn't what I said clear enough?" Lu Mingchao raised his eyebrows and said in a clear and firm voice, "I want Qu Ying to sell herself to me as a slave."
"Mr. Sun, you won't suffer any loss."
I want two shops】