Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Fight
There was no light in the room. A faint moonlight seeped in through the latticed window, and the whole place was foggy.
Suddenly, there was a chaotic noise in the yard, as if there was a dispute. Then Xie Yunzhou's faintly angry voice was heard outside the house.
"Lu Bingyan, come out here!"
Hearing the sound, Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
He was originally going to look for Xie Yunzhou, but unexpectedly he came to him first.
Lu Chen picked up the sash on the ground and slowly buckled it back around his waist. He lowered his eyes to look at Zhe Rou and said, "We happened to be here. I have some things to do. Once we finish, we will return to Shangjing, okay?"
Zhe Rou pursed her lips and did not respond.
After a pause, Lu Chen continued, "Nan Heng, stay here. Tell him what you need. Don't even think about wandering off."
Lu Chen pushed the door open and went out. Zhe Rou clutched the quilt and curled up slightly on the couch. She seemed to still feel the warm touch of his tongue in front of her body, which was wet and extremely uncomfortable.
After resting for a long time and hearing no more sound in the yard, she got up, gathered her outer coat, put on her embroidered shoes, went to the kitchen to get half a basin of clean water, wiped her body with a handkerchief, changed into a new piece of clothing, and lay back on the couch exhausted, sleeping alone in the room, with a cold heart.
The Great Zhou had been at peace for a long time, and there was no curfew at night. At this hour, the wine shops and street vendors were bustling. Lu Chen and Xie Yunzhou rode their horses all the way to the suburbs before they found an open and secluded place.
A full moon hangs high in the sky, and there is silence all around. The only sound is the rustling of the wild grass in the night wind, accompanied by the occasional chirping of insects in the grass.
They dismounted one after another and walked to an empty space. Lu Chen spoke first, "Did you meet her this morning?"
Xie Yunzhou readily responded, "Yes."
Lu Chen looked at him coldly, his voice lacking any emotion. "Why did you hide it from me?"
"Lu Bingyan, we've been brothers for twenty years. Let's talk it out loud today." Xie Yunzhou looked at the barnyard grass swaying in the breeze in the distance and sneered at himself. "Don't you already know what I'm thinking?"
Although he had known it for a long time, it was still different to hear it admitted with his own ears. When he thought about how many close interactions the two of them had had in places where he couldn't see, his heart was filled with anger.
The vein on his forehead bulged faintly. Lu Chen took a step forward, his dark eyes fixed on Xie Yunzhou. "Why? You know that my relationship with Yao Yao is not casual. There are more than tens of millions of women in this world. If you want, there are all kinds of beauties, plump and thin, with beautiful faces. Why do you have to covet her?"
"Why?" Xie Yunzhou turned his head abruptly, his handsome eyes filled with anger. "I was about to ask you why! Why on earth would she leave the capital alone? And what's the story behind Xu Shiliu Niang?!"
Hearing this, Lu Chen frowned slightly, "What did she say to you?"
Xie Yunzhou gritted his teeth. "Don't you know what kind of personality she has? She never mentioned a single word about the incident in the capital. I asked someone to investigate myself."
"I only looked up a few things with a limited understanding," Lu Chen stared closely at him, angrily saying, "Do you think you're going to covet my brother's wife, or even take advantage of her?"
"Why, you were the one who made the mistake first, do you really want me to watch you bully her?"
As he spoke, Xie Yunzhou stepped forward and grabbed Lu Chen's collar, saying hatefully, "You knew she had no relatives in the capital, so pitiful and helpless, yet you kept it a secret from her and got involved with someone else. I don't care about your bullshit reasons, you're just taking advantage of her soft-heartedness, taking advantage of her having you in her heart. You're sure she can't bear to leave you, so you act like this, right?!"
Their eyes met, and Lu Chen fell silent for a long time before he said in a hoarse voice, "That's between her and me. It has nothing to do with you."
Xie Yunzhou could no longer suppress his anger. He cursed softly, clenched his fist, and swung it towards Lu Chen's face!
"Lu Bingyan, ever since I learned about you and Xu Shiliu Niang, I've endured it long enough. Your bullying of her is related to me! She left her hometown and followed you to the capital. She was bullied and no one stood up for her. I'll do it!"
The punch was delivered with such force that Lu Chen's head tilted to one side, and blood immediately oozed from the corner of his lips.
The two of them grew up together and learned martial arts together. Their skills and moves were equally matched and they were extremely familiar with each other. It would not have been difficult for Lu Chen to avoid this attack, but he didn't want to.
When something happened to Meimei, it was because he was too arrogant and always thought that everything was under his control.
He thought he could keep the matter secret very well, and she didn't need to know anything. She just needed to live her life in peace and wait for him to overthrow Xu Chong and get an imperial decree for her.
But in this world, is there anything that is foolproof?
Now Xie Yunzhou wants to vent her anger, so it is not unfair for him to take this blow.
"He's truly a good man who values ​​friendship and loyalty." Lu Chen raised his hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his fingertips, and sneered, "It's a pity that she doesn't have you in her heart."
Xie Yunzhou raised his chin slightly, squinted at him, and retorted sarcastically, "Yes, she has you in her heart, so what? It's a pity that she doesn't want you anymore!"
This sentence completely hurt Lu Chen's heart. He gritted his teeth and looked at Xie Yunzhou for a moment. Lu Chen's breathing gradually became heavier. He suddenly grabbed Xie Yunzhou's arm and punched him hard.
Xie Yunzhou also rushed forward to fight back.
Both of them were injured and too familiar with each other's moves and habits. They soon lost their composure and started fighting each other as if to vent their anger, punching each other in the wound without showing any mercy.
After fighting for a while, both of them were almost exhausted. Lu Chen found an opportunity and twisted Xie Yunzhou's hands behind his back, pinning him down tightly. He panted and sneered, "Qiaoqiu and I are married. Do you really think she will leave me and be with you?"
Xie Yunzhou's cheek was pressed tightly against the wet grass. He took several quick breaths and struggled, gritting his teeth. "It's not up to you whether she leaves or not! Even if she doesn't want to, at worst, I can make my Duke Xu's Mansion her maiden home in the future. I'm happy with that!"
Lu Chen curled his lips and sneered, looking at him sarcastically, and said in a cold voice: "The Li family has produced a romantic man. If the instructor's family knew that you coveted your cousin's first wife and even stayed unmarried for many years, I wonder what he would think?"
Xie Yunzhou hesitated for a moment, then with a sudden effort he flipped over, breaking free from Lu Chen's grip. He punched him in the stomach and angrily cursed, "Fuck you, Lu Bingyan! Stop flattering yourself! Your mother has already written a letter of divorce, so how can she still be considered your first wife?"
Lu Chen suffered the pain so much that it felt as if all his internal organs were shifted and shrunk together. He was in so much pain that he unconsciously hunched his back and gasped with spasms. After a long while, he stood up straight, holding his waist and abdomen, and looked at Xie Yunzhou with red eyes.
"Li Zhen is unfit to inherit the throne, and the emperor has only a six-year-old grandson left. How long can you indulge your desires? You want to marry an orphan like her, with no one to rely on. Do you think the emperor will agree? When that happens, will he blame you for being dissolute and ignorant, or will he blame her for causing trouble?"
Lu Chen gritted his teeth, each word filled with anger: "Xie Mingqi, don't forget your identity! You are harming her by having thoughts about her that you shouldn't have!"
Xie Yunzhou was about to leave, but after hearing these words, he suddenly froze in place, clenched his fists, and did not move.
Lu Chen gave him a cold look, staggered slightly, turned around and strode away.
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