Liu Ruyi suddenly burst into tears, "I understand my cousin's intentions and I am grateful for his kindness to me, but... you already have a wife at home, and I am in such a situation now, I really can't go back with you!"
In any case, Wu Jingyao will definitely give her a sum of money, enough for her to live in Dingshui Village. Moreover, she wants to repay the kindness, so how could the Lu family possibly let her down?
In short, it's better to stay here and be free than to return to the capital as a concubine.
“Cousin Ruyi, don’t be like this. You know perfectly well that I don’t love Pei Shi… If it weren’t for her good family background, why would I have married her?” Wu Jingyao held Liu Ruyi’s hand again and looked at her affectionately.
Liu Ruyi did not reply, but simply withdrew her hand, lowered her head, and kept shedding tears.
Wu Jingyao looked at her helplessly, searching for a handkerchief on his person and then taking out the gift he had prepared for her, trying to coax her for a while.
But Liu Ruyi remained unmoved.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Qinyu felt like she was struck by lightning. She was so shocked by this pair of green tea bitches and love-struck fools that she was completely stunned.
“This Marquis of Wuyang’s heir is really no good person. He has a wife at home but still gets entangled with other women. That’s not the behavior of a real man,” Big Head suddenly said.
Wolf Fang nodded, "Moreover, he is only willing to give the woman he likes the status of a concubine. Isn't a concubine still a concubine? If he doesn't like his first wife, why marry her? To put it bluntly, he still can't bear to give up the status of his first wife's family."
"You two seem to understand this quite well, but isn't this kind of thing quite common in wealthy families?" Qin Shen shook his head. Although he also disapproved of such behavior, he could understand it, after all, he had some connection with Marshal Qin's family and had seen a lot of such things since he was a child.
Lu Yanzheng turned to look at Jiang Qinyu, "What does Madam think? Should we just let them block our door?"
Jiang Qinyu was baffled by his gaze. "Isn't this your home too? If you don't want them blocking the way, why don't you go and kick them out!"
Haha, you want her to be the bad guy? She's not stupid, why would she want to offend people for no reason?
Lu Yanzheng smiled slightly, "I'll listen to Madam." After saying that, he said to Langya, "You and Datou go quickly, and take Wu Jingyao with you. Don't allow him to leave Yongshan County, but there's no need to restrict his freedom."
"Your subordinates obey!" Wolf Fang and Big Head immediately clasped their fists and said.
The commotion they made also made the two people outside the door stop.
Just as Wu Jingyao was about to speak to Lu Yanzheng, he was grabbed and carried away by Langya and Datou, one on each side.
"What are you doing? Let me go!" Wu Jingyao brandished his fancy but ineffective fists and kicks, struggling desperately. "I won't leave! I want to be with my cousin Ruyi..."
Unfortunately, his opinions were ignored, and he was quickly taken away.
Liu Ruyi watched Wu Jingyao walk away, showing no intention of chasing after him. Instead, she tightly grasped the thing he had just handed her, which contained her belongings for her future life in Dingshui Village.
“General Lu…” Liu Ruyi turned her head and looked at Lu Yanzheng with a pitiful expression. Her expressive eyes seemed to have endless things to say to Lu Yanzheng.
However, Lu Yanzheng ignored this and looked down at Jiang Qinyu, saying, "You just said that the batch of military pay might still be on the mountain. I'll take some men to look for it now. Can you come with us?"
"Uh...everyone in the village knows how to get there, so I guess I won't go?" Jiang Qinyu felt guilty and didn't want to go with them. Besides, she didn't like walking too far, almost twenty miles.
Lu Yanzheng said unhurriedly, "I heard from A-Shao that you were the one who found the most grain on Qinggang Mountain last time. If you come with us, we might actually find some. If you don't go..."
He paused deliberately, staring intently at Jiang Qinyu.
Jiang Qinyu's heart tightened. This person was too perceptive; he was clearly threatening her!
But she had no choice but to agree, "Okay, but I can't guarantee I can find it."
Lu Yanzheng then composed himself and comforted her with a gentle smile, "It's alright. It's the border army's good fortune to find them, and it has nothing to do with you if they don't."
Jiang Qinyu understood what he meant; he was implying that as long as she went along, no matter what had happened before, the matter would be considered closed.
"Madam is exceptionally courageous and intelligent; she will surely find it," Qin Shen praised with a grin.
When he interrogated Zhu Youcai, he heard some things about Jiang Qinyu from him and found that he greatly admired his general's wife.
Jiang Qinyu gave Qin Shen an awkward smile but didn't say anything.
Seeing this scene outside the courtyard gate, Liu Ruyi clenched her hands, feeling a tightness in her chest, but she couldn't say anything.
"Since General Lu is busy with official duties, I will take my leave now. I will repay your life-saving grace another day." Liu Ruyi bowed gracefully to Lu Yanzheng, then straightened her back and turned back to the Chen family next door.
Jiang Qinyu suddenly became interested and teased Lu Yanzheng, "General Lu, she wants to repay a debt of gratitude, why don't you give her a chance?"
"Yes, General, I think that sixth young lady is quite sincere. Why don't you give her a chance?" Qin Shen echoed, suppressing a laugh.
Lu Yanzheng glanced at him indifferently, "If I remember correctly, after I killed the Dayuan soldier who wanted to bully her, you were the one who carried her to the eaves of a house on the street, right? Speaking of which, you are more like her savior. Deputy General Qin, why don't you give her a chance?"
Qin Shen choked, thinking back to the situation at the time, it seemed to be true, but... he could tell at a glance that Liu Ruyi was not a good person, and he absolutely could not get involved with her.
He had intended to play a joke on the general, but ended up shooting himself in the foot.
Jiang Qinyu suddenly burst out laughing, covering her mouth as she looked at Lu Yanzheng and then at Qin Shen, finding the two of them quite amusing.
"Is that funny?" Lu Yanzheng raised an eyebrow at Jiang Qinyu. "I heard she was fortunate to have your help in Dingshui Village, otherwise..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Qinyu quickly interrupted him, almost choking on her own saliva, "No need, no need, it was just a small favor for me. I would have helped anyone else, it wasn't just her."
Jiang Qinyu was completely stunned. This guy's reaction was too fast! And he'd only been back for two days, yet he already knew everything that was going on in the village. Being his enemy must be very painful.
Qin Shen and Jiang Qinyu exchanged a glance, their eyes seemingly conveying the message "they've behaved themselves."
Lu Yanzheng greeted Old Man Lu and Madam Chen, and then, along with Jiang Qinyu and Qin Shen, selected a dozen or so uninjured soldiers and drove a mule cart towards Qinggang Mountain.
They requisitioned all the mule carts in the village. Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng shared one cart; Lu Yanzheng drove, and she sat in the cart.
The mule cart's carriage was quite low, making it rather uncomfortable to be inside. However, with the cold wind blowing outside, Jiang Qinyu endured it and didn't go out.
Fortunately, twenty miles or so wasn't too far, and they soon arrived at the foot of the mountain.
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