Chapter 23: Visiting Wu's Mansion at Night and Encountering an Adulterous Affair
Wu Yuchu was assassinated, and the real murderer has not yet been found.
The funeral was delayed until the case was solved.
As Mrs. Wu's nephew, Luo Chengzhou was keeping vigil for his uncle Wu Yuchu along with the other children of the Wu family.
Luo Congyun was there originally, but she knelt for a short while before she felt her back ache and found an excuse to return to her yard.
Wei Qingyan was familiar with the layout of the noble family, and he quickly entered the guest house and Luo Congyun's room.
After looking around, she understood what Yan Lan meant by how much the Luo couple valued Luo Congyun.
Linzhou is not a wealthy place.
The adopted daughter of the Linzhou prefect, with the finest brocade, silk, and jeweled head ornaments, were placed casually.
It can be seen that she has never lacked these since she was a child.
The fact that Luo Congyun could say such words to Yan Lan shows that she knows her identity and is proud of it.
Then she will definitely keep anything that can prove her identity properly.
The safest thing is to carry it with you.
But it is not ruled out that those things are inconvenient to carry around and can only be hidden in the house.
"It's such bad luck! I thought I could live a good life in the capital, but I didn't expect to have to keep vigil for others. I'm kneeling so hard that my waist is about to break."
Wei Qingyan was rummaging through boxes when a complaining female voice came from outside the door.
She hurriedly put her things back in place and jumped onto the roof.
"Miss, I'll get you some hot water to apply, and then rub it with ointment, and it will not be so uncomfortable." The maid coaxed.
"What's the use of rubbing it? You will have to kneel down tomorrow." Luo Congyun went into the house and impatiently tore off the white cloth tied on his hands.
"My uncle is the same. He didn't die early or late, but had to die when we came to Beijing..."
"Miss, you can't say that." The maid was so frightened that she knelt down to interrupt her and said coaxingly, "Walls have ears. This is the Wu Mansion. It would be bad if Madam Wu heard it."
"Hmph, do you think I'm afraid of her?" Luo Congyun snorted. Although he spoke toughly, his tone was weak.
He muttered, "When I regain my identity, she will still be clinging to me."
Seeing that her voice had become softer, the maid didn't dare to persuade her any further and quickly turned around to go out and get her some hot water.
Luo Congyun lay on the bed as if he had no bones.
Wei Qingyan was just about to go down to check her body to see if she had any token when he heard footsteps approaching.
"Yun'er, what's wrong with you?" Luo Chengzhou followed, his face full of concern.
When Luo Congyun saw that it was him, he immediately pouted and said aggrievedly, "My waist hurts badly, and my knees hurt too."
"Lie down, I'll rub you." Luo Chengzhou patted her legs.
Luo Congyun hugged his neck and said, "Chenglang, let's go live outside. I don't want to live here. It's hard to see you, and I have to kneel in front every day."
"Just bear with it a little longer. My uncle passed away just in time for us. If we move out now, people will gossip about us. Besides, we still need help from my aunt."
Luo Chengzhou kissed her, turned her over on the bed, and gently pressed her lower back.
"It's not like we can't do without her." Luo Congyun said reluctantly, "We can find a way to get close to him ourselves. He cares so much about my mother, so he will definitely care about me too."
The hand massaging her lower back stopped, and she turned around to look, and saw that Luo Chengzhou already looked unhappy.
He chuckled, "Don't ever say things like that again. You should know that now is not the time to reveal your identity. Don't be willful and ruin things."
"You yelled at me?" Luo Congyun's eyes turned red. "Do you know how uncomfortable I've been these past few days? I just complained to you a few times, and you yelled at me."
The beauty shed tears, and Luo Chengzhou gave in. He pulled her up and held her in his arms, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you just because I was in a bad mood."
"Because of Yan Lan?"
The man nodded. "I didn't expect that she could escape back and save Prince Rong..."
"So what? Prince Rong is just a sickly person who is not favored by the emperor. How can he make the decision for her?"
After a pause, she withdrew from the man's arms, "You don't want her to be your legal wife just because she saved Prince Rong, do you? She's a slut now.
If you touch her, don't touch me again. I will take the child and leave. I will go somewhere else."
Luo Chengzhou was very displeased to see her speaking so bluntly.
But thinking of her identity, he still coaxed her patiently, "Yun'er, this is the imperial city. There are some people who you and I cannot discuss. Be careful not to cause trouble.
I will naturally no longer want Yan Lan, but if Prince Rong is determined to protect her, I have to give her this favor..."
"I'm pregnant again." Luo Congyun interrupted him, "You kept saying you loved me, but you still married her.
If the Wei family had not been destroyed, if she had not known about our affairs and quarreled with you, perhaps you two would still be a loving couple now, and I would be superfluous.
Luo Chengzhou, let me ask you, if my identity cannot be made public, are you planning to let me stay with you in this unclear state for the rest of my life?
It was you who climbed through the window into my room in the middle of the night, and it was you who got into my carriage on the way to Beijing and made me pregnant again, but in your heart you were still thinking about that woman..."
As she spoke, she began to sob softly.
"Okay, okay, don't cry. It's my fault. I didn't know you were pregnant." Luo Chengzhou's eyes were filled with guilt and heartache, and he gently held the woman in his arms.
"But you really wronged me. If I had her in my heart, how could I bribe the bandits..."
Before he could finish his words, the woman sealed his lips.
Wei Qingyan looked at the two people kissing below with a cold look on his face.
The two kissed for a while, and then Luo Chengzhou pulled away. "I'll tell my aunt that you're sick. You should stay in the backyard these days and don't go out."
He looked at her clothes, paused, and then said, "There is a funeral at the Wu Mansion now, so you should wear something simple."
"You want to leave?" Luo Congyun looked at her with anger in his eyes, holding his sleeve tightly. "Are you thinking about her and don't want to be close to me?"
"I swear to God, I'm worried about your health." Luo Chengzhou said softly, but he was already feeling a little impatient.
He really wasn't in the mood today, especially since the Wu family was in mourning.
"Go away. Yun'er doesn't dare to ruin Chenglang's future." Luo Congyun loosened his hand and covered his face with the quilt. A soft sobbing sound came out from under the quilt.
Luo Chengzhou let out a light breath, walked outside, signaled the servant and the maid outside to keep an eye on things, then turned back into the room, took off his shoes and got on the bed.
He held her in his arms and said, "I miss you, but I'm afraid of hurting you and the child."
"Even when I was pregnant, you were not idle." The woman complained, and her hand slipped under the man's body.
Luo Chengzhou was aroused by her and bit the woman's plumpness, "Then you are not allowed to beg for mercy later."
The woman's moaning response was the woman's.
Soon, the sound of a man and a woman making love could be heard from inside the room.
Wei Qingyan folded her arms and looked at him coldly. Someone pulled her arm and she turned around to see Shi Yu squatting beside her.
She looked at him inquiringly, "What's the matter?"
Shi Yu pulled her sleeve again.
Wei Qingyan understood and moved to the side, making way for the hole leading into the house. He raised his chin towards Shi Yu and signaled with his eyes, "Look."
"..." When a normal woman sees him like this, wouldn't she think that he is reminding her not to look at anything inappropriate?
Why did she think he was going to see it when she got here?
But Wei Qingyan raised his chin towards him again.
Shi Yu's temples were throbbing with pain. Listening to the obscene sounds below, he finally raised his hands to cover Wei Qingyan's ears and moved her head away from the hole.
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