Chapter 2 Falling into the Water
She called herself sister, but she was clearly the same age as Jiang Lianzhi and a little older than Chen Yu.
The sandstorms in the exile land did not make her look old. Her cheeks were rosy. She thought that even though she was exiled, Jiang Lianzhi protected her and she did not suffer any hardship.
The woman smiled brightly: "Sister, I'm Lin Qingli, I wonder if you have heard of me?"
Shen Yu nodded, walked straight forward along the corridor, and asked politely: "Miss Lin, is there anything?"
Lin Qingli followed, "I know my sister is quite dissatisfied with Lian Zhi accepting me as her husband, but this is the biggest concession I have made."
"You? Give in?" Chen Yu smiled slightly, with a slightly sarcastic tone.
She sneered in her heart. Look, this is the gentle Lin Qingli that Jiang Lianzhi mentioned. It is true that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
"That's right," Lin Qingli raised her chin slightly, with a bit of pride on her face, "My father died unjustly, and now his injustice has been vindicated. In order to appease the Lin family, His Majesty was originally going to grant me a marriage. You should know that since it's a granted marriage, you can't be a concubine."
Chen Yu smiled as usual, "Jiang Lianzhi already has a wife. You should also know that since it is an arranged marriage, it cannot be given to Jiang Lianzhi."
Lin Qingli's face turned pale instantly. Seeing Chen Yu walking further and further away, she jogged a few steps to catch up.
"Your father and brother killed 100,000 Great Zhou soldiers at Yanliang Pass. You are lucky to be alive. Marrying Lian Zhi will only drag him down and make him a laughing stock in the court."
Chen Yu said sternly: "The matter of my father and brother has not been concluded yet, and His Majesty has not said anything, so it is not your turn to point fingers here!"
She had no hostility towards Lin Qingli. As they both lost their loved ones, she could empathize with Lin Qingli's pain, but she could no longer bear it when her father and brother were mentioned.
She took big steps, and Lin Qingli almost had to jog to catch up with her. "That was out of kindness and justice, Your Majesty, to save some face for your father and brother. A criminal is a criminal! Their two lives are not enough to compensate for my 100,000 soldiers."
Chen Yu suddenly stopped and slowly turned her head. Her sharp gaze made Lin Qingli's breathing tighten and she unconsciously took a small step back.
He whispered, "What do you want to do?"
Chen Yu looked at her coldly. As she approached step by step, Lin Qingli was forced to retreat again and again by her aura.
How could that be?
She had clearly heard from the servants in the mansion that Madam Jiang was the kindest. At first she did not believe it, but she had been secretly
After seeing Chen Yu a few times, I found that she was indeed kind to others and even turned a deaf ear to the servants gossiping behind her back.
Lin Qingli had always thought that she was weak and could be bullied, but why did the look in her eyes now seem as if it could eat her alive?
"You, why are you looking at me like that?" Lin Qingli stammered, "Everyone in Shengjing knows that your father was reckless. There are also rumors that your father colluded with the Huns, but he was..."
Snap——
With a crisp sound, Lin Qingli turned his head.
“Miss!” “Miss!”
Two exclamations came from the maids at the same time.
Lin Qingli was caught off guard, covering her face, looking at Chen Yu in disbelief. She knew that she grew up in the army and was not like an ordinary woman, but she did not expect that she would take action directly.
"How dare you hit..."
Shen Yu grabbed her neck and pushed her against the wall, choking the rest of her words in her throat.
Chen Yu looked at her coldly, "Is it because I have been too tolerant that you have all forgotten who I am?"
"I am the daughter of General Shen Zhongan of the Cavalry, and the younger sister of General Shen Zhao of the Cloud Banner."
"I have been on the battlefield, killed enemies, and cut off the heads of Huns."
"If I hear you slander my father and brother again, I will pull out your tongue, so you'd better keep your mouth shut!"
With every word she spoke, the fear in Lin Qingli's eyes deepened.
She had been pinched so hard that she couldn't speak, and her cheeks were flushed red. The two maids beside her were anxious but didn't dare to step forward.
Chen Yu suddenly let go of her and lowered her eyes to glance at Lin Qingli who was holding his neck and gasping for breath.
"You can go to Jiang Lianzhi to complain. Not to mention that you haven't entered the house yet, even if you have entered the house, it is only natural for the mistress to teach the concubine a lesson."
She shook her sleeves and moved forward. Her right hand was powerless, and just doing this made her hand tremble slightly under her sleeve.
In the past three years, there has never been a moment when I felt so happy to be myself again.
The wind and snow seemed to be getting stronger.
Under the waterside pavilion, the wind blew snow particles around on the frozen lake surface.
Lin Qingli covered his neck, staring at Chen Yu's back, the hatred in his eyes almost bursting out.
Why? It was clearly my position, but this woman took it over and now dares to claim the title of mistress.
Show off in front of her.
There were hurried footsteps behind her. Before Shen Yu had time to look back, she felt a strong force pushing her out of the corridor.
The moment her body was knocked out, she subconsciously reached out to grab, but her right hand caught nothing and her left hand seemed to grab someone's arm.
The two of them flipped out of the pavilion at the same time, hit the ice and slid for a distance before stopping.
Chen Yu lay on her back on the ice. The violent collision just now caused her shoulder blade to ache. The woman beside her was crying out in pain, and two maids on the shore were calling "Miss".
Lin Qingli turned over, got up and wanted to run to the shore.
As she moved, Shen Yu clearly heard the cracking sound of the ice surface beneath her, and the cracks spread out under her like cracked land.
"Don't move!"
Chen Yu only had time to shout out before her body suddenly felt empty, and then a bone-chilling chill swept through her body. The freezing cold lake water pierced into her body like a sharp blade. When she opened her mouth, the lake water poured into her mouth and nose, making it impossible to breathe.
"Help! Miss Lin fell into the water!"
Chen Yu couldn't swim, so she tried to find a foothold. As soon as she grabbed the broken ice, she was kicked in the chest by Lin Qingli, who was struggling wildly.
Ever since her martial arts were abolished, she has been particularly afraid of cold. In winter, she wore heavy clothes and a thick cloak, which absorbed water and became heavier.
She heard cries for help from the shore, but no one came for her.
She also heard the sound of the lake rolling, clamoring to drag her into the darkness.
She seemed to see Jiang Lianzhi running towards this side, jumping into the water and swimming towards this side.
She reached out her hand to him, but saw the hand that had tied her hair and drawn her eyebrows grabbing Lin Qingli who was struggling beside her.
He didn't choose her...
Chen Yu looked at the two figures in despair as they gradually disappeared into the distance, her hand still stretched forward.
The raging snowstorm seemed to stop, and cheers were heard on the shore.
She saw Jiang Lianzhi's panicked eyes when he looked at Lin Qingli, and also saw his indifference when he turned around and looked at her.
She suddenly realized that perhaps falling into the water was not an accident. If she had died earlier, Lin Qingli would have been able to be rehabilitated. At this moment, she suddenly felt resentful.
No! She couldn't let them have their way!
But the weak body gradually sank into darkness.
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