Chapter 38 Yu Di He will never have the chance to regret
Zhou Linjin's hand loosened, and the lantern he had been holding fell to the ground, and the candle went out.
This courtyard had obviously been uninhabited for a long time. There were no lights hanging in the corridor or at the door, and it was very dark. Seeing that Zhou Linjin's lantern was out, Shen Ji took the lantern in his hand and wanted to give it to him.
Zhou Linjin didn't answer. He walked straight into the main house and closed the door.
It was even darker inside.
But Zhou Linjin had been accustomed to the darkness for a long time and could not see anything, as if she was still there.
"Yuan," his voice trembled, "I'm here to take you home."
In the darkness, no one answered him.
"I was wrong before. I apologize to you. You can scold me and hit me however you want after we go back. Please don't be angry, okay?"
"I was really wrong. I shouldn't have treated you like that, shouldn't have said those words. Please don't ignore me..."
"Now my eyes are healed and I can see. You healed me. Let's go home..."
"I want to see you clearly. I've never seen you before. When we were in danger, I promised you that no matter what you looked like, I would still love you. I broke my promise, but I won't forget it."
"I will remember you as you are, not as someone else."
"A Yuan, answer me..."
"Can you please speak?"
"Please, come back."
In the empty room, there was only Zhou Linjin's voice. He kept talking, trying to use his ears to hear even the slightest sound in the silence.
Unfortunately not.
She ignored him.
Zhou Linjin sat down on the ground dejectedly.
Something warm liquid flowed across his face and dripped onto the back of his hand, then turned cold. Zhou Linjin smiled hoarsely and pressed his palms against his eyes, but he couldn't stop the tears from flowing out from between his fingers.
She is not here, not at the Shen family. Is she really gone?
In just a few days, he missed her.
He was not given any time or leeway.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Linjin finally walked out of the room.
Seeing him come out, Shen Ji hurriedly came forward: "Prince..."
"Her..." Zhou Linjin had never felt so difficult to speak. "Where is she?"
Shen Ji was stunned. Just as he was about to remind him again that Shen Lianxiu was dead, he was pinched by Chen who followed him. Only then did he react and whispered, "The weather is too hot, it's difficult to deal with it on the road, so we buried it on the spot."
"Where?" Zhou Linjin asked again.
Shen Ji was silent for a moment, then said, "I don't know, I think I can't find it anymore."
Someone had already hung a lantern in the yard. Zhou Linjin looked up at the swaying lantern and said, "Whoever did this, call them over."
Soon, Nanny Song and the coachman were called over.
When they woke up that day, their hands and feet were tied. The sun was already high in the sky, and they had no idea where the carriage had taken them. After finally breaking free, they looked around nearby, but of course there was no sign of Chen Lianxiu.
Chen wanted to kill Chen Lianxiu. The two men did not dare to tell Chen that the person had run away on the way, otherwise they would not only not get the reward but would also be punished by Chen. So after they came back, they insisted that Chen Lianxiu had died on the way and his body was buried on the way. Now they could not find him even if they wanted to.
They thought the matter was over since Chen didn't say anything, but they didn't expect this disaster to happen.
Zhou Linjin stood in the corridor, the candlelight only illuminated half of his face, the other half was hidden in the night, only the pair of eyes that had just regained their sight were cold and hostile.
Nanny Song was almost scared to faint, but they still had some rationality and knew that no matter how vicious Zhou Linjin was, they must not reveal the truth. If Chen Lianxiu died on the way, then in the end, the blame would be greatest on Chen. They were only responsible for running errands. If Chen Lianxiu ran away, once Zhou Linjin found her, the fact that they had sold out Chen Lianxiu would be exposed. By then, not only would Zhou Linjin not let them go, but even Chen would not forgive them.
So Chen Lianxiu must die even if he doesn't want to!
Nanny Song gritted her teeth and repeated to Zhou Linjin what she had said to Chen yesterday. Finally, she said, "There's really no other way. We don't know anyone along the way, so we can only bury it like this."
Before she finished speaking, Nanny Song was kicked by Zhou Linjin and fell to the ground, screaming.
Chen was also afraid that Nanny Song and the coachman would say something they shouldn't. After all, she had previously ordered that Shen Lianxi be killed, so she quickly had Nanny Song carried away, and the coachman went down together.
"Prince, do you believe it now?" Chen spread her hands.
At first, Chen was angry and panicked because Shen Wuyu was sent back, so she was furious with Zhou Linjin. However, at this time, she had figured it out. Even if Shen Wuyu could not enter the Duke's Mansion, this blessing would not belong to Shen Lianxiu. The person was already dead, and Shen Lianxiu would not get any benefit.
Instead, she felt lucky. This damn girl was destined to die. Otherwise, according to her previous arrangement, if she took action after arriving at the farm, Shen Lianxiu might still be alive, and Shen Ji would most likely give in. Then she would really lose completely.
Zhou Linjin didn't even catch her out of the corner of his eye.
His hands were hidden in his sleeves, clenched until pale.
She died, but her family acted as if nothing had happened, as if such a person never existed.
How much injustice and contempt has she suffered since she was a child?
Even if she really wanted to harm Shen Wuyu for herself, so what? She just had a hard life and wanted to make her life better.
Zhou Linjin remembered what she once said, that the eldest lady of the Shen family was promised to a wealthy businessman as a concubine. Now it seems that this is what almost happened to her.
For someone whose death is not even cared about, it is understandable that she would do something wrong.
Even if he was criticized by thousands of people, at least he had to tolerate her.
How desperate must she have been when she heard him give up on her?
Until she died, right?
He will never have the chance to regret.
Zhou Linjin forgot how he returned to the Duke's Mansion. When he came to his senses in a daze, he heard the sound of rain outside the window and he was already in the bedroom.
It was the bedroom he had not entered in the past few days, where he and Shen Lianxiu once lived.
Ever since she left Duke Cheng's Mansion, he moved out. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he just didn't want to see anything that had any trace of her.
There was a light red bed curtain hanging beside the bed, and the bedding inside was neatly laid out. Zhou Linjin had never seen this before, and at this moment he only felt that the red color of the bed curtain was dazzling.
He walked over and stroked the folded bedding inside, and a familiar touch came to him.
Just a few days ago, he and Shen Lianxiu were lying in this bed together.
Now the things haven't been dealt with yet, but the person is gone.
He wished she would be here in a moment, just like he had been countless times before.
There was a gentle knock on the door, and Zhou Linjin's heart trembled. He almost thought that his wish had come true.
"Brother, it's me." It was Zhou Yishao's voice.
Zhou Linjin didn't say anything, and Zhou Yishao pushed the door open and came in.
She saw Zhou Linjin standing by the bed, so she walked over and sighed softly.
Zhou Linjin sent Shen Wuyu back to the Shen family and caused a scene in the Shen family. The Chengguo Mansion had already known about it. Zhou Yishao did not say anything to Zhou Linjin. In short, everything was a done deal.
She had something in her hand and handed it to Zhou Linjin. Zhou Linjin did not take it, but just glanced at it indifferently, showing no interest at all.
Zhou Yishao said, "Take it. She didn't leave anything behind. This booklet is her notes. It was used to treat your eyes. At that time, she... didn't take it with her."
Hearing this, Zhou Linjin took it woodenly without looking through it.
"Did she say anything before she left?" Zhou Linjin's voice seemed to be floating, yet also seemed to be suppressing something.
Zhou Yishao thought for a long while before he said cruelly, "I asked her, and she said she had nothing to say to you. She only accepted a pair of jade bracelets I gave her, which she wore at the time. I don't think she has much good things, so this is a decent way for her to leave."
Zhou Linjin nodded after hearing this and said, "Thank you very much."
"She only took a small amount of the money you gave her. Later, I discovered that she had secretly thrown it against the wall. I had already collected it and given it to Madam Lou, but I didn't tell you."
Zhou Linjin didn't say anything.
Zhou Yishao had some things she wanted to say, but seeing his expression, she couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh. She just sighed and said, "Brother, you shouldn't be so arbitrary. You didn't leave any room for her, nor for yourself."
Zhou Linjin's head began to hurt again, as if someone was chopping it from inside to outside with a knife. He looked at Zhou Yishao with a pale face and said nothing.
Zhou Yishao was shocked when he saw his face was as white as paper.
"There's nothing more to say now. The person is gone." Zhou Yishao wanted to help Zhou Linjin sit on the bed, but he was gently pushed away by him. "Brother, you have to think about it..."
"I killed her. If I hadn't driven her away, she wouldn't have been sent to the countryside by the Shen family. I could clearly see how badly the Shen family treated her, but I insisted on doing it. She didn't owe me anything at all, so why did I treat her like that?"
Zhou Linjin staggered and fell to the ground, his head hanging low, as if all his strength had been drained away.
Zhou Yishao thought that his eye disease had just recovered and was afraid that something might happen to him, so she quickly squatted down and hugged him, wanting to comfort him but really didn't know what to say. After all, Zhou Linjin was not without fault, he was actually very wrong. Even though he was her brother, she couldn't go against her conscience and say let everything go.
She could only stroke Zhou Linjin's back like comforting a child, and felt that his back was tense and trembling constantly.
"Sister, I deserve to die..."
Zhou Yishao opened his mouth but before he could say anything, he heard Zhou Linjin sobbing. In Zhou Yishao's impression, Zhou Chang often taught Zhou Linjin a lesson because he didn't like his literary talent. Zhou Linjin didn't want Zhou Chang to look down on him, so he hadn't cried since he was four or five years old.
This was the first time she heard him cry in all these years.
Zhou Yishao stared at Zhou Linjin in a daze, and then listened to him crying, as if he was back to his childhood.
The rain outside the window became heavier and heavier, soon drowning out his crying.
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