Chapter Seventy-Seven: I Don't Care
Xie Yanzhi watched as the candlelight in the room went out, and sneered. Anyone who dared to scheme against him would pay the price.
Just then, a glimmer of light appeared not far away.
Yuan Qing looked closely and saw that it was Madam Xue, the eldest wife, helping the old lady over, with Liu Momo following behind carrying a lantern.
As they entered, they saw a large red "double happiness" character pasted on the entrance of Qianyue Residence, and two red lanterns hanging there.
Xie Yanzhi's expression was cold and aloof, as if he were about to leave Qianyue Residence.
The old lady and the others had originally intended to see what Xie Yanzhi's new concubine looked like, but they found that all the candles in the room had been extinguished, and some unspeakable sounds could be heard coming from inside.
The old lady stepped forward and asked with concern, "Yan-ge'er, what are you doing here?"
Today is his wedding day to take a concubine, so why is he outside instead of being in the house?
"Yes, Yan-ge'er, why aren't you with that concubine?" Madam Xue, the first wife, also felt something was amiss.
Before Xie Yanzhi could answer, a scream came from inside the room.
"That's a concubine for my guards, what would I do going in there?" Xie Yanzhi coldly looked into the distance, ignoring the screams coming from inside the house.
The candles in the room were quickly lit, and Gu Lingyu's terrified voice rang out: "Who...who are you?!"
"Get out! Get out!" The woman's voice was trembling with tears.
Then a man dressed in a white shirt came out quickly, carrying his clothes, and knelt down in front of Xie Yanzhi.
At that moment, the matchmaker at the door also saw the woman's appearance inside the house.
Her face changed drastically, and she didn't dare to breathe loudly.
The person on the bed was clearly not the woman from before!
What exactly happened?
"This voice..." The First Madam felt that the voice sounded somewhat familiar.
"Where is Cousin Yanzhi?" A heart-wrenching voice came from the house again.
The First Madam's heart skipped a beat. That was... Gu Lingyu's voice!
What's Gu Lingyu doing here?
She was somewhat incredulous and said to the old lady, "Old lady, I'll go take a look."
The old lady nodded, and the first lady hurriedly entered the room, where she saw a woman wrapped in a quilt, with half of her shoulder exposed, trembling and crying.
The First Madam paused, walked to the bedside, patted the woman's back, and tried calling out, "Lingyu?"
Gu Lingyu lifted her head from under the covers and saw Xue Shi in front of her. Tears streamed down her face as she threw herself into Xue Shi's arms, crying out, "Aunt... Mother!"
Seeing her own niece with red eyes, crying so pitifully and vulnerablely, Xue felt as if her heart was being torn apart.
How could he explain this to her brother, the Marquis of Xinyang!
"Lingyu, tell your aunt, what exactly happened?"
Madam Xue gently coaxed, "Today is the day Yan-ge'er is taking a concubine, why are you here?"
She was entangled with the guards and ended up in this state? Madam Xue did not ask the last question.
Upon hearing Xie Yanzhi's name, Gu Lingyu immediately sat up from Xue Shi's embrace.
She wiped away her tears: "Aunt, where is Cousin Yanzhi?"
"I want to see my cousin Yan Zhi!"
Madam Xue wiped away her tears as well, "Yan-ge'er is outside."
Gu Lingyu struggled to her feet, intending to run out to find Xie Yanzhi.
Madam Xue quickly draped the clothes over her shoulders: "Slow down, Lingyu!"
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Lingyu ran out barefoot.
As she ran to the door, Gu Lingyu immediately saw the tall and upright figure under the lantern, as graceful as a pine or bamboo.
The bright yellow light fell on his cold profile, casting a cool halo over his thick eyebrows.
That was the young man she had admired for many years!
"Cousin Yanzhi!" Gu Lingyu's vision blurred, and tears welled up in her eyes.
She stumbled to Xie Yanzhi, trying to grab his cloak, but Xie Yanzhi stepped back to avoid her.
"Cousin Yan! Let me explain!" Gu Lingyu was so anxious that she was about to step forward when she noticed the guard kneeling at her feet. She then remembered what had happened in the room.
She pointed at the guard and said tremblingly, "I was waiting for you, Cousin Yanzhi, but I didn't expect this lowly person to barge in."
"Cousin! Kill him for me! I want him dead!"
Gu Lingyu looked at the white figure kneeling on the ground with tears in her eyes, her eyes filled with hatred.
If it weren't for that damned guard, she would already be Yan Zhi's woman.
But unfortunately...
"What you do with him is none of my business," Xie Yanzhi coldly uttered.
"I, I came here to..."
Gu Lingyu couldn't bring herself to say, "I'm here to be your concubine."
She felt extremely ashamed with so many people watching.
"Where is she?" Xie Yanzhi's cold gaze was fixed on her, making her feel a chill run down her spine.
"She left to go find her childhood sweetheart and fiancé."
“Cousin Yan, she doesn’t like you and doesn’t want to be your concubine.”
"But I'm willing!"
As she spoke, she reached out to tug at Xie Yanzhi's sleeve.
"Dirty!" Xie Yanzhi slapped her hand away and looked at her with disgust.
He has never given her a kind look since she was a child, and now she is trying to scheme against him by arranging a marriage.
If it weren't for the glaringly red irises on her nails, he would have almost fallen for her scheme today.
He used to hate her sharp nails and the irises that didn't suit her at all.
Shen Qingnian never paints her nails; her ten fingers are always pink and clean.
Gu Lingyu felt as if her heart was being pierced by needles; her cousin was looking at her with such disgust.
Is he disgusted by her being dirty?
"Cousin, he and I didn't cross that final step."
"I don't care."
Xie Yanzhi added, "I let him in!"
What?! Gu Lingyu collapsed to the ground.
"Lingyu!" Madam Xue ran over and hugged Gu Lingyu tightly.
"Aunt, what did Cousin Yanzhi just say?" Gu Lingyu asked with difficulty, as if all her strength had been drained away, tears streaming down her face.
“Lingyu…” The First Madam wiped away her tears.
"Yan-ge'er, Lingyu is your cousin, why are you treating her like this!" Madam Xue felt that Xie Yanzhi had really gone too far.
The old lady, standing to the side, had also figured some things out.
The person that Yan Ge'er wanted to take as a concubine was replaced by Gu Lingyu herself.
When the old lady heard today that the new house was to be set up in Qianyue Residence, she suspected that the person Xie Yanzhi was going to take as a concubine was that girl Qing.
Now that this has happened again, she suppressed her suspicions and asked Xie Yanzhi, "Yan-ge'er, who exactly are you going to take as a concubine?"
"Shen Qingnian!" Xie Yanzhi pronounced the name almost word by word.
She actually ran away from her wedding!
She actually dared to run away from her wedding!
Is it for her childhood sweetheart and fiancé?
The First Madam was astonished. She never thought that Xie Yanzhi would take Shen Qingnian as a concubine. Hadn't he always disliked her?
The old lady's expression changed; that girl Qing had come to say goodbye!
If she had known that Yan-ge'er liked her, she wouldn't have let her go, regardless of whether she had a fiancé or not.
Her eldest grandson wants to take her as a concubine; is that so unfair to her?
What an ungrateful wretch!
Xie Yanzhi lifted his foot to walk out; he had to go and bring her back.
"Hahaha." Gu Lingyu suddenly laughed.
"She doesn't love you at all, so why are you still going to see her?"
"I like you so much! Why don't you want me?"
"I'm tainted, I'm not good enough for you anymore."
A hint of resentment flashed in Gu Lingyu's eyes: "But Shen Qingnian is tainted now. Even if you find her, it will be too late."
Xie Yan grabbed her by the collar: "What did you say? What did you do to her?"
Gu Lingyu pointed to a place, then smiled bitterly and said, "You'll see when you get there."
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