Chapter 72 Chapter 72 The hatred of having my wife stolen from me is irreconcilable! ...
Zhu Yinluan was attracted by the familiar object and her eyes stopped on it subconsciously.
It seems that she also has such a purse-shaped bead necklace, but she didn't wear it today, otherwise she could have compared it face to face.
But her memory has always been good. Few people use purse-shaped bead necklaces, and most of them are Luosui, so she can recognize it at a glance.
After looking at it for a while, she found that this purse-shaped bead necklace was almost exactly the same as the ones she had.
Besides, the purse pendant necklace didn't look new, as if it had been used before. Since it was a used item, it belonged to the woman. Why would he hide it? And hide it so secretly.
She was wondering if this was something that the woman Shen Jingzhan liked would like?
Before leaving today, Shen Jingzhan kissed her so hard that he wanted to eat her alive. Until now, she could even feel his breath lingering around her and could feel his movements stirring up the wind and clouds between her lips and teeth.
Turning around, he found the girl's belongings in his study. How could he not feel lost and sad?
Zhu Yinkuan couldn't help but tighten his hands on the edge of the drawer.
“…”
Didn't Shen Jingzhan say before that he had given up on her and let her go since she got married? Why was he still secretly hiding her things?
Zhu Yinluan felt uncomfortable for a moment.
Did Shen Jingzhan lie to her again?
If you really let it go, why do you keep the things from the past? And hide them in the deepest and most secluded place in the study? Did you forget to clean them up or something?
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Zhu Yinluan was afraid that she would show her emotions in the study, so she tried hard to calm down.
But after realizing this, she couldn't calm down.
She realized that she couldn't look anymore, but she still couldn't look away, her eyes were always fixed on the things in the secret drawer.
It seemed that he wanted to "fight poison with poison" in order to let it go completely, so he kept staring at it.
After looking for a while, she discovered more things.
The edge of this pendant is shiny, as if it has been rubbed in someone's hand frequently, otherwise it would not be so smooth and shiny.
The red string of the goodbye pendant was frayed, which confirmed Zhu Yinluan's thoughts.
He hasn't let it go at all, otherwise he wouldn't have watched it so often.
Two thoughts were intertwining and fighting in Zhu Yinluan's mind.
There was a sense of resentment and bitterness. She cared about the person that Shen Jingzhan cared about, and was even a little jealous. Shen Jingzhan collected her things and often took them out to look at them. This was enough to show that he really couldn't let go of "her".
The other was a magnanimous smile, constantly complaining to her in her heart, reminding her, who doesn't have a past? She had been married to Wei Ruzhuo for more than four years?
Shen Jingzhan has a past, and so does she, and all this is normal.
They both have a past, and she shouldn't care about his affairs. Hurry up and close it. It's not good to peek into other people's privacy.
But gradually, the sad and bitter thoughts defeated the magnanimity of forcing a smile.
Because these days Chen Jingzhan had always been very sweet to her, calling her Luan'er all the time. He showed his care and love for her and always stayed close to her.
Zhu Yinluan felt that the things he collected were a betrayal.
The resentment rising in her heart was hard to dispel.
She wanted to know who was the person that Shen Jingzhan had been thinking about for a long time?
Who on earth is it that he can't let go of?
It's been so long, and she's already pregnant with his child.
Did you forget to throw away the things related to that person, or did you simply not want to throw them away.
The voice of a maidservant could be heard outside. She was telling Mingya that the rain was falling too fast and too hard, and some flowers had been damaged because they had not been moved away in time. She asked Mingya what to do.
Zhu Yinluan came back to her senses. She was afraid that Mingya would come into the study to find her, so she loosened her hands that were tightly gripping the edge of the drawer and wanted to close it.
For a moment, I forgot that this was a delicate drawer. The normal push inside didn't work at all, and instead pushed the drawer out a little.
In addition to this bead necklace, Zhu Yinluan also saw an ingot of silver.
How come there is still silver?
It is placed together with the purse and the pearl necklace. Could it be that girl’s things?
Zhu Yinluan couldn't figure out what was going on with this ingot of silver for the time being.
But soon, she discovered something new, and her attention was completely attracted and her heart beat very fast.
Because the drawer was opened too wide, the contents fell out.
Under the purse, bead chain and silver coins is... what seems to be a portrait?
Because it was covered with rice paper, she didn't notice at first that there was something underneath the rice paper.
Half of it was revealed, and she realized that it seemed to be a portrait.
Is that a portrait of that woman?
Zhu Yinluan's heart was beating very fast, she felt like she was spying on Shen Jingzhan's secret.
Her hand had already reached out, but when it was about to touch the edge of the rice paper, Zhu Yinluan shuddered suddenly, her hand paused, and she retracted it a little.
No, how can that be possible?
How could she look at Shen Jingzhan's things? These were all things of the past. Even if he couldn't let go, they were secrets that belonged only to him.
Since it was a secret, she naturally didn't want anyone to know it, not to mention that she also had her own secrets that Shen Jingzhan couldn't know.
After much thought, Zhu Yinluan finally restrained herself.
It's hard to say whether she was timid and afraid of knowing who it was that made her feel inferior or something else.
In short, she still couldn't take this step.
Zhu Yinluan took a deep breath, slowly put all the things in order, carefully closed the drawer, and restored everything to its original state. She paid attention to every detail to ensure that Shen Jingzhan would not find out.
Zhu Yinluan half squatted for a long time, and only left Shen Jingzhan's study after the expression on her face returned to normal.
Mingya met her outside and told her that the flowers in the corridor were damaged. She also asked her what she would like for dinner and the cooks were preparing it.
With such heavy rain, Shen Jingzhan would surely not come back for dinner, right? Moreover, he had instructed her during the day.
Zhu Yinluan's facial expression had calmed down, but her heart was not. She had no appetite, but was afraid that if she didn't eat, she would be found out, so she forced a smile and told Mingya to let the people in the small kitchen watch over it.
Zhu Yinluan ate a little less for dinner, and Mingya kept asking her to eat more black chicken. She scooped up several bowls of soup for her, but Zhu Yinluan couldn't drink it.
The rain did not stop from the afternoon until dinner. Shen Jingzhan's people came in advance to tell her to rest first, as she had a lot of official business today and she didn't need to wait for him.
It was nice not to have to face him for the time being. Her heart was frying in agony because of what she had seen.
Zhu Yinluan suddenly felt that she had become stingy.
Even when facing Wei Ruzhuo, she didn't act like this even though she knew that Wei Ruzhuo had a relationship with her elder sister.
Now there was nothing going on between Shen Jingzhan and that unknown woman. She just secretly hid some of the other person's things, but she felt so upset that her heart was turning.
If this isn't stingy, what is this?
Maybe he was really busy today. After taking a shower, he listened to the sound of rain outside, but Shen Jingzhan never came back.
Zhu Yinluan was not the only one who didn't feel sleepy.
At the Dali Temple where he was imprisoned, Wei Ruzhuo sat in a mess on a pile of wet straw, the edges of his clothes were torn, and he was as ragged as a beggar. The cold wind blew from all around, making him shiver. He sat there alone.
He didn't expect that even though it was already summer, the rain at night could be so cold, almost chilling him to the bones and making his teeth chatter.
Not only that, he could never have imagined that he would end up like this.
The one who stabbed him and pushed him into the abyss was his biological father.
He is actually his biological father...
That's ridiculous.
The person he had never thought of guarding against and even always tried to protect had just abandoned him.
Could it be that just because they had a falling out when his father just returned to the capital, and because he had a new son, and because he was injured, his father Wei Ji impeached and tortured him?
Just because of that one thing?
But Wei Ruzhuo felt that it was not that simple and there must be some conspiracy hidden in it.
It's like there's something wrong with his body, it must be related to Shen Jingzhan!
If Shen Jingzhan hadn't wanted to snatch Zhu Yinluan from him, nothing would have turned out like this, and he wouldn't have fallen so quickly and become a prisoner.
What went wrong?
His father suddenly turned against him in the court without any warning. He was fine just before leaving the house. He even told him not to worry, saying that the Wei family would definitely get through this disaster.
It turns out that the secret to saving the Wei family is to abandon him!
Wei Ruzhuo's fists were clenched so hard that the knuckles turned white and creaked. It was pitiful that he actually believed his father.
The culprit here is either Shen Jingzhan or the Minister of Rites Ma Qichang. It must be one of these two people who wants to harm him.
He was originally innocent. If Ma Qichang had not asked him to do those things and helped him solve so many troubles, he would not have been in trouble now.
Not only did he fail to get the position of Minister of Rites, but he even made things difficult for the person supported by the Luo family. How could he accept this?
Ma Qichang is playing the tactic of killing the running dog after the rabbit is dead with him, and he will not let him have an easy time.
And Shen Jingzhan...
The hatred of having your wife stolen from you is irreconcilable!
He must see Zhu Yinluan.
When he thought of Zhu Yinluan, he hated her, but it was inevitable. He felt very ashamed when he thought of the sweet words she had said to him. He felt regretful, endless regret.
If Zhu Yinluan was with him, she would not give up on him.
Because she was never impatient with him, was always endlessly tolerant, and always put herself in his shoes.
If I had listened to her and been more careful with my words and actions, and not spoken too much at the celebration banquet, what happened later would not have happened.
Even if such a thing happened, he would not use the power of the Zhu family to curry favor with the Minister of Rites Ma Qichang. If he had not boarded Ma Qichang's pirate ship, he would not have become a scapegoat for Ma Qichang to deal with troubles.
Now Ma Qichang is doing a particularly good job of getting rid of the donkey after it has done its job. He even petitioned His Majesty and said that all his troubles were fabricated and were caused and dealt with by Wei Ruzhuo on his own initiative. They had nothing to do with him at all.
The selection for the Minister of Rites has ended, the Luo family has taken office, Ma Qichang and his colleagues have thrown all the dirty water on him, he was imprisoned, but Ma Qichang has retired peacefully?
Now he is desperate and abandoned by his closest relatives. He is not only an abandoned child of the Wei family, but also an abandoned child of everyone.
Even his mother, in order to preserve her position as the only legal wife in the Wei family, did not defend him.
Father? Mother? Hehehehe…
Thinking of this, Wei Ruzhuo listened to the thunder and rain, and couldn't help but look up and laugh at himself. Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, tears of anger.
He is unwilling to accept it!
He would never be willing to accept this even if he died.
When the case is brought to the Dali Temple for trial tomorrow, he will definitely drag everyone into it.
The Zhu family, the Luo family, the Ma family, and even the Shen family, no one will have an easy time.
That being said, he didn't have much evidence in his hands, and he didn't know if he could buy himself a chance of survival. He only knew that he didn't want to die. He hadn't seen Zhu Yinluan yet, and he didn't want to die.
Regardless of whether Zhu Yinluan was involved in all this, he had to see her and ask her.
He didn't believe that Zhu Yinluan's four years of marriage to him were all false, after all, he felt her sincere trust in him. If she didn't lie to him together with Shen Jingzhan, that would be the best, he couldn't let Zhu Yinluan be kept in the dark and deceived by Shen Jingzhan.
Now, he didn't know if he could see her.
Thinking of how she had once leaned against him, with her long, smooth hair draped over her back, looking so pitiful, he felt indescribably uncomfortable.
The moment he closed his eyes, Wei Ruzhuo's fists, which had been clenched to the extreme, finally loosened.
A tear rolled down the corner of his eye, but the resentment and unwillingness in his eyes did not diminish, but became more and more intense.
In a blink of an eye, he heard approaching footsteps.
Wei Ruzhuo became alert instantly and began to wonder if someone was trying to kill him to silence him.
After all, the person who came deliberately slowed down his footsteps. Besides, it was already past the time for visiting the prison and delivering meals, so the jailers would not come at all. Who could it be?
After a while, the footsteps came closer and closer, and stopped on the opposite side. Wei Ruzhuo looked up.
It was a man in black wearing a cloak and with his face covered, so he couldn't see clearly at all, so he had no way of telling who sent him.
Want to kill him?
Wei Ruzhuo quietly reached to the side to see if there was any weapon that suited his needs.
But there was only dry grass in the cell. He searched everywhere and finally found a stone.
The other party opened the cell with just a piece of wire and walked in.
The footsteps were so light that they were almost invisible.
Wei Ruzhuo was about to take action to seize the initiative, but the other party stopped, glanced at his hand holding the stone, and then spoke first, "Master Wei, our master sent me to bring you life."
vitality?
Who knows whether it is a dead end or a way of life?
Wei Ruzhuo didn't believe anyone now, "Who do you belong to?"
"You will meet our lord in the future. Now is not the right time to meet him." The other party's voice was cold and deep. He was no ordinary person to be able to enter the Dali Temple easily.
At this moment, a bolt of thunder struck down, leaving a dark shadow of the opponent, which looked like a ghost in the damp and cold cell.
"If you don't tell me who you belong to, how can I believe that what you bring is life?" Wei Ruzhuo's mind was working rapidly, trying to guess who he belonged to.
But he racked his brains but couldn't figure out who this person was.
As for the Minister of Rites Ma Qichang, that is impossible. Ma Qichang would not send anyone over at this critical juncture.
Even if someone was sent over, it would be to kill him instead of giving him a chance to live.
Except for Ma Qichang, the rest of the Luo and Zhu families must be afraid of having anything to do with him, rather than coming to protect him.
Maybe...it's Shen Jingzhan's people?
Shen Jingzhan is a shrewd man, who knows what tricks he will use to trap him?
Shen Jingzhan was the one who hid the most. Now, apart from his body, almost no one knew that Shen Jingzhan had set a trap for him and extended his hand to the Wei family.
"Sir, is there any other way to go now?" The other party didn't seem to worry at all whether he would agree.
Wei Ruzhuo narrowed his eyes.
Without waiting for him to reply, the other party threw something at him. As he reached out to catch it, the other party's figure disappeared and the cell returned to its original state in an instant.
Wei Ruzhuo looked down at the thing in his hand, which was a secret letter.
He was very cautious at first, but after opening it, a crazy smile gradually appeared in his eyes and his fingers clenched the secret letter.
“…”
The Zhu family has been in a state of decline in recent months. It used to be bustling with people, but now it is extremely deserted.
Mrs. Zhu was sick, and was frightened to death. Zhu Chentan was serving her by her bedside.
After taking the medicine today, she sat up and asked Zhu Chentan, "Where is your father?"
"Father and brother are discussing countermeasures in the study, asking for help to save the Zhu family. Mother, please don't get up. Your health is not good. The doctor said you should stop working hard."
Madam Zhu was dying, and she was relying on medicine to keep her alive. "I... I can't sleep. Have your father and brother come up with any solutions? Has anyone accepted the invitation from the Zhu family? What about the Shen family?"
Zhu Chentan, “…No.” No one took the invitation from the Zhu family. The Shen family?
The Shen family did go there, including Lord Zhu and Zhu Mingsheng, but the people of the Shen family actually said that if the Zhu family did not want to die too quickly, they should judge the situation and not go to the Zhu family again.
From then on, how could the Zhu family dare to get close to the Shen family?
"What should we do then?"
Mrs. Zhu began to cry. In just a few months, she seemed to have aged several years. She had white hair on her temples and became much thinner.
Zhu Chentan didn't know how to comfort her, so he patted her on the back and coaxed her with a few words.
"Ask your brother to see me." Mrs. Zhu said.
"My brother came here in the morning, but my mother was asleep, so my brother left again. I was just about to tell you."
In fact, Zhu Mingsheng came to see her and actually asked about her marriage. Zhu Chentan didn't understand what he meant and asked him, but he said it was nothing.
After Zhu Mingsheng left, Zhu Chentan still felt uneasy.
She always felt that something was going to happen, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
He wanted to tell Zhu, but her health was not good. She had been running around for the Zhu family's affairs in the past few days and had suffered a lot. Then she heard about the Wei family's affairs and she couldn't catch her breath. She fell ill that day.
What if I tell her and she becomes worried again?
All in all, it's all the fault of that little bitch Zhu Yinluan.
Now she is glorious and high up, and she doesn't care at all when anything happens to her family.
My father originally wanted to threaten her with the tablet of that little bitch Zhu Yinluan's mother, but he was suppressed by the people around Shen Jingzhan.
I didn't even see Shen Jingzhan, I only heard people around him say that if you want to die, you can go and give it a try?
At that moment, her father dared not touch his mother's tablet. He even sent people to wipe it every day, for fear that it would be damaged in the slightest.
"Tan'er?" Mrs. Zhu spoke to her for several words and found that she was not listening at all.
"Mother, what are you talking about? I was distracted just now."
"I said what did your brother say when he came? Why didn't he call me?"
"My brother didn't say anything. You took the medicine and finally fell asleep, so your daughter didn't call you."
"My health is not a problem. What's important is the Zhu family!" Mrs. Zhu couldn't help coughing when she spoke louder.
Zhu Chentan became impatient when he heard her coughing, but he had to endure it.
Zhu kept chattering in her ear, talking about the Zhu family, then asking about the Wei family, asking whether Wei Ruzhuo would be interrogated in the court today.
"yes."
Her father told her that Wei Ruzhuo was doomed to die this time, so he asked her to stay away from him and not only avoid any involvement with the past, but also to try her best to distance herself from it.
"What's the result?" Zhu couldn't help but ask.
Zhu Chentan was annoyed, "My daughter doesn't know either. My father and brother are in the study room and haven't come out yet."
Zhu was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help but said, "Tan'er, if it really doesn't work, why don't you go and ask your sister for help?"
Zhu Chentan's eyes widened, "Mother, what did you say?"
"You want me to ask Zhu Yinluan for help?!" She exploded on the spot.
Zhu knew that she didn't want to, but it had come to this point and she always felt that something bad was going to happen.
"Mother knows that you are wronged, but mother's health is not good, otherwise mother would go and beg her in person."
"She is now in a high position of power, very proud, and pregnant. If she can lend a hand, our Zhu family will be able to survive the crisis."
Zhu said what she was thinking, "Why don't you just give in to her and ask your father to take you there, pretend to apologize to her, and try to coax her into submission first?"
Zhu Chentan has been arrogant since she was young. She refused to bow her head even in a fake way and snorted coldly, "Impossible, I will never ask Zhu Yinluan for help."
Even if it was fake, she would not bow to Zhu Yinluan.
Zhu originally wanted to persuade him further, but when she saw Zhu Chentan gritting his teeth, she finally swallowed her words.
The Wei family was almost turned upside down. Pang Shi was seriously ill. She had just suffered a stroke, but now she was dying? The doctor who came to treat her had also treated Pang Shi.
Tell her that Pangzi's disease is not only a physical disease, but also a mental disease, and it may happen any day.
Pang Shi was originally full of energy, but now...
Mrs. Zhu closed her eyes in fear.
"Mother--" Mrs. Zhu fell silent. Zhu Chentan gradually calmed down. Seeing that Mrs. Zhu looked unhappy, he was about to speak to her to comfort her.
The little maid came in and said that Master Zhu asked her to go to the study.
Zhu Chentan asked what was going on?
The little maid shook her head and said she didn't know, and she didn't understand why, but Zhu Chentan's ominous premonition became stronger and stronger.
Mrs. Zhu urged her, "Go quickly. Since it's your father who called you, don't make him wait."
"Mother, please take a good rest."
The closer he got to the study, the more ominous premonition Zhu Chentan felt.
Soon, her premonition was confirmed, and she felt like she was struck by a bolt from the blue.
Mr. Zhu said it very well at the beginning, saying that her family was a burden to her and failed to protect her, which led to her being delayed until now.
He also said that the Zhu family was now on the verge of collapse, and in order to protect her, he planned to send her away to avoid disaster.
Before Zhu Chentan could even ask where she was going to be sent, she heard her brother say that she had been waiting at home for a long time and that he had found a good marriage for her so that she could live a peaceful life there. The other party would definitely protect her and the Zhu family.
Originally Zhu Chentan was still excited, wondering what kind of marriage it was that could allow him to enjoy a happy life and bless her and the Zhu family. If he was so powerful, could he surpass Zhu Yinluan?
But who would have thought that he would marry her to Prince Guo as his second wife?
Old Prince Guo is so old, and he has many wives and concubines. I heard that he also uses "boudoir tricks" and has killed many people. To this day, no one knows how his last second wife died!
"Is the father going to push his daughter into the fire pit?!" Zhu Chentan shouted.
"What kind of fire pit? What nonsense are you talking about?" Lord Zhu was exposed and became angry. "Your father is thinking about you and is thinking about you!"
"What are you thinking about? It's for your prosperity and wealth, and for your brother's future career!"
Unexpectedly, she couldn't compare to her brother?
The palms and backs of her hands are all made of flesh, how could her father bear to do that?
"Your brother and I have thought about this matter carefully. It is a very good marriage. You can stay at home and wait to get married."
Lord Zhu was too lazy to argue with her. He was in a desperate situation now. Zhu Chentan's marriage could save the Zhu family from the dire situation, so he had to do it.
Zhu Chentan ran out in anger, and Lord Zhu ordered someone to follow her and not let her leave.
“…”
The Zhu family also began to make great turmoil.
Not only the Zhu family, but the Shen family was also affected.
Although Shen Jingzhan had promoted Zhu Mingsheng to an official position, he was still impeached by Wei Ruzhuo who was interrogating him during the court session.
In addition, he also mentioned the wedding invitation that the Shangshu had given him, and informed the emperor that Shen Jingzhan's current wife was his former wife.
Wei Ruzhuo had already offended many people when he handled the case of the Yao family of the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal had many disciples and many people were involved in the case. In the court, even though Wei Ruzhuo did not directly name Shen Jingzhan, some people took advantage of the situation to make a fuss.
Zhu Yinluan knew nothing about the wind and rain outside. She got up in the afternoon without telling anyone outside. She only found out when she heard the maids gossiping.
Zhu Yinluan was very worried when she got the news. Did something happen to Shen Jingzhan that didn't come back all night?
Those messy jealous and resentful thoughts were suppressed when it came to serious matters. She had only one thought: the Zhu family's affairs still implicated Shen Jingzhan.
She wanted to ask someone to call Shen Jingzhan, but she was afraid of alarming the Shen family.
I can only worry.
At dinner time, Shen Jingzhan did not show up, but someone came to pass on a message saying that he would be back later.
Zhu Yinluan couldn't wait any longer, so she asked him when he would come back.
Seeing that Zhu Yinluan was anxious, the subordinate said that he didn't know but would urge her.
Zhu Yinluan pursed her lips and said, "My husband is busy with work, so there's no need to rush him. I'll wait for him at home."
“Yes.” Shen Jingzhan’s subordinates left quickly.
After Zhu Yinluan took a bath, Shen Jingzhan still didn't come back.
About an hour later, she heard some noise outside and was delighted, but her joy was dashed when she found out it was the maid who came in to add perfume.
Zhu Yinluan smelled the incense and felt drowsy.
Just when she could no longer bear the soothing incense and was about to fall asleep, she heard footsteps again.
This time, the footsteps did not seem to come from Tianxiang’s little maid, but from Shen Jingzhan.
Zhu Yinluan was worried and suddenly opened her eyes while struggling with her thoughts.
She sat up, drew aside the curtain, looked out, and saw a tall shadow.
The man seemed to have heard her getting up, and a gentle voice came in.
"Luan'er?"
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