Chapter 144
The room suddenly became dead silent, and no one knew what had happened.
Yining's face was incredibly pale, and an incomparable fear gripped her. She twisted her hands and struggled, trying to escape Lu Jiaxue's shackles: "Let me go, what are you doing!"
Lu Jiaxue knew... what would happen if he knew! Would he kill her again? She shouldn't have run away just now. If she ran like this, Lu Jiaxue would have doubted her even if she didn't. It was all because she had been distracted just now.
What should I do now?
Saying that it was just an accident? No matter how dumb Lu Jiaxue was, he probably wouldn't believe it, not to mention that he was always extremely smart.
Lu Jiaxue grabbed her and pressed her against the door, refusing to let her go. Without even turning around, he said, "Master Fu, I'm afraid I can't accompany you today. You two should go out first—I have something to say to her."
The Minister of War moved his lips to say something, but when he saw Lu Jiaxue's still smiling face, his voice tightened: "Then, Lord Marquis... let's talk about this another day."
There were still two guests left in the room, looking at each other in bewilderment. Lu Jiaxue suddenly flew into a rage: "Get out!"
The two retainers were trembling with fear at his unprecedented fury and quickly withdrew. Lu Jiaxue pulled Luo Yining in.
The unprecedented sense of crisis made Yining's heart beat wildly. She thought quickly, but her hands were shaking and she was extremely nervous.
Lu Jiaxue loosened her wrist, then held her hand and forced her onto the Luohan bed. He leaned over and said, "Why did you run away just now? Were you feeling guilty or scared?"
Lu Jiaxue's tone was very grave. His face was so close, handsome and profound, all carved by the years. She felt both very familiar and unfamiliar with it.
"I don't understand what the governor is saying." Yi Ning could only play dumb now. If she didn't admit it, what else could Lu Jiaxue do? Ghost stories were too absurd. Lu Jiaxue never believed in them!
Lu Jiaxue laughed again, his laughter was low, even suppressed. But then he grabbed Yining's chin and pushed her down on the bed. "Don't you understand? Even if a king takes off his armor, he will still be loyal to the mountains. Just now, your maid said that you talked to a certain Madam Lu. Did you think I didn't hear it? Why are you playing dumb? Back then, when I was looking for a job outside, I tricked you into gambling. You were so naive back then, but I didn't expect you to believe it until now—Luo Yining, you still dare to say you don't understand!"
Yining closed her eyes.
Yes, she was stupid! He hadn't gone there to gamble back then. He was just looking for a job and deceiving her.
"I don't know anything. My guess about you gambling was just a guess." Yi Ning said, "Sir, I'm already married. Let me go!"
She twisted her wrist to get out from under him.
"You don't admit it? I have plenty of ways to make you admit it slowly!" Lu Jiaxue's lips were almost touching her delicate face. "Between us...there's no need to distinguish between us. If you sleep with me, I know you inside and out. I'll know right away."
"Get out!" Yi Ning was so angry that she wanted to hit him. "I'm your adopted daughter, and I'm already married. I don't know what you're thinking! You got the wrong person!"
"There's no way I'll let you go." Lu Jiaxue said coldly. He stood up and grabbed her. If she was really her, he personally handed her over to someone else and even gave her a dowry... This is ridiculous! If it was really her, if it was her... This kind of hidden anger made him want to destroy everything.
He was already 70% certain of his fate, but the rekindled enthusiasm and despair within him kept intertwining, and he couldn't be completely sure. He was afraid that this was just an illusion. He was afraid that it would be a false alarm, and in the end, it would all be for nothing!
Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside.
Yi Ning faintly heard Qingqu's voice: "...Where is our wife? The old lady wants her to go back..."
Zhenzhu came to find Qingqu!
Yi Ning despaired, realizing that the general was no match for someone like Xu Yong. His grip was so strong she couldn't break free. She lowered her head and bit hard, but the hand was as hard as iron. He lowered his head and sneered, "Are you stupid? I'll let you bite me, what else can you do? Anyway, don't even think about leaving. Admit it, tell me if you are!" His voice grew increasingly harsh.
He was still pressing her down, but Yi Ning touched something on Luohan's bed with her backhand...
It was the silver stick she used to pick pomegranate seeds!
She raised her hand and thrust it at his face while he was off guard. Lu Jiaxue instinctively dodged to the side. She took the opportunity to let go and rolled out of bed. Her thoughts raced through her mind in that instant. She couldn't get to the door in time, as there were people guarding him. But the window would do. This was the second floor, and the ground floor was lined with pomegranate trees. At most, she'd get a minor scratch!
Yi Ning no longer had to think too much about it; she couldn't stay here. When she first died, she'd been deeply suspicious of Lu Jiaxue's decision to kill her, even questioning him. But after all these years, seeing how he'd treated her rank and others with indifference, never once mentioning her, she'd wanted nothing more than to avoid contact with him for the rest of her life. Who knew she'd show some signs of weakness today? Lu Jiaxue acted like a madman. Who knew what he was going to do? Kill her? Or lock her up forever, so no one would ever know about his past?
Lu Jiaxue seemed to have sensed her intentions and took a few steps forward to capture her. But Yi Ning had already opened the window and jumped out, and Zhenzhu was watching from below! She seemed to have anticipated her jump and helped her up and left. The women of Xiangyun Society often came and went, and the guards, such as Shen Lian, who had been guarding outside, were also called in. They immediately gathered around, swords drawn.
Lu Jiaxue put her hands on the window bars and jumped up, then flipped over and landed downstairs. But Shen Lian and the others had already surrounded her and left the yard, moving very quickly.
His left leg had been injured during the battle, and the sudden overexertion seemed to flare up, causing severe pain. Lu Jiaxue held onto the tree trunk and said sternly, "If you don't want me to implicate others, come back!"
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