Chapter 144 A real man can bend and stretch!
After all, he's the person I share my bed with.
Upon seeing Sheng Yunche's expression of existential doubt, Ye Mingzhu couldn't help but laugh.
"You spoiled me." She said slyly with her almond-shaped eyes, "Anyway, you won't be willing to divorce me, so no matter how outrageous I am, you can only put up with it, right?"
Sheng Yunche: "..."
He was speechless.
"Is that right?" Ye Mingzhu asked again when he didn't answer.
Sheng Yunche: "...Yes."
Ye Mingzhu then turned her head and smiled.
Her complexion was radiant, like a rosebud glistening with dew on a branch; with the slightest tremor, her petals seemed to drip with nectar.
Sheng Yunche's heartstrings were touched.
Still laughing?
Ignoring his still-wet hair, he snatched the incense burner from Ye Mingzhu's hand and tossed it lightly onto the low couch. He then pulled her into his arms and lowered his head to bite her earlobe.
Huffing and puffing.
He bit her for a long time as if venting his anger, then stroked her waist and asked in a hoarse voice, "If I don't find out anything, you really won't tell me? You have the heart? How can you be so shameless?"
Ye Mingzhu's earlobes were very sensitive, and she blushed as he bit her. She put her hands on his chest and pleaded with him, "At least let me go first, okay?"
"……snort."
Sheng Yunche didn't want to let go, and although he couldn't resist his curiosity, he hugged her even tighter.
He looked like he was about to go to bed with her if she didn't say anything.
Ye Mingzhu: "...If you don't let go, I'll feel tired very quickly tonight."
Sheng Yunche: "..."
Their eyes met.
Sheng Yun was completely convinced.
Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles.
A real man can bend and stretch!
He licked her earlobe reluctantly, then released her, his deep, dark phoenix eyes fixed on her, waiting for her answer.
"Is it your mole planted next to Sheng Huai'an that overheard my conversation with Sheng Huai'an this afternoon and reported it to you?" Ye Mingzhu asked first.
"Yes." Sheng Yunche nodded.
"So what do you think? Do you believe it?" Ye Mingzhu asked curiously.
She wanted to know what Sheng Yunche thought.
After all, the idea of past lives and present lives is a bit too shocking.
Even more so, there is the other world that Huang Xiangyu spoke of.
What would Sheng Yunche think? She wanted to know.
"What do I think?" Sheng Yunche pondered for a moment and said seriously, "I believe you won't speak carelessly, but in dealing with external affairs, you will only define Sheng Huai'an's words as nonsense, and define what you and Huang Xiangyu said as 'cooperating' with Sheng Huai'an to provoke him."
"Mm." Ye Mingzhu nodded.
Sheng Yunche's handling of the situation was exactly what she expected.
That is indeed the appropriate approach.
She dared to say those things because she didn't shy away from Baozan and Huang Xiangyu, and also because she knew that her safety was guaranteed within the boundaries of the Duke of Wei's mansion and the Sheng mansion.
Without saying another word, Ye Mingzhu focused on the key points of her past life.
Such a deep-seated blood feud can be simply summarized in a few words, explaining why she hates Sheng Huai'an and Liu Rumei to the bone.
After hearing her words, Sheng Yunche remained silent for a long time.
He suddenly pulled her into his arms, stroking her hair and patting her back, as if to comfort her.
Ye Mingzhu chuckled: "Don't worry about me. I'm perfectly fine now. God gave me a second chance, and the decision I'll never regret is choosing to 'cooperate' with you."
"Or should we cooperate?" Sheng Yunche looked down at her.
Emotions surged in his dark phoenix eyes.
"Mmm." Ye Mingzhu couldn't help but smile and gently kissed his lips. "A lifetime of cooperation."
He no longer needed to try to extend the cooperation period; she was willing to stay with him for the rest of her life.
share weal and woe.
They supported each other through thick and thin.
She knew he was worthy.
"You're smart to know what's good for you." Sheng Yunche held back for a moment, but couldn't help laughing out loud.
But after laughing, he earnestly promised, "I will never let you down in this lifetime."
“Me too,” Ye Mingzhu said softly.
The two nestled together quietly.
The moonlight outside the window seemed to have become even gentler.
After a long while, Ye Mingzhu asked again, "Master, is there really no progress at all regarding Liu Rumei's matter?"
“There’s been progress.” Sheng Yunche frowned as he spoke of this. “Liu Rumei is indeed not dead. When Qinghui Garden was burned to death, the two people who died were Jinzhu and Sheng Hao’s wet nurse.”
Ye Mingzhu had already guessed, and quickly asked, "Did Liu Rumei use the wet nurse's death to get away with it, making people think that she was the one who died?"
“Yes.” Sheng Yunche nodded.
"Can't you find Liu Rumei's whereabouts?"
“I’ve found out. I suspect she’s hiding in the Third Prince’s villa, but I can’t easily take action to confirm it. If I investigate too deeply, I’m afraid I’ll alert her and ruin everything.”
Sheng Yunche didn't explicitly say what major things he would ruin, but Ye Mingzhu understood immediately.
Right now is the time for the Crown Prince and the Third Prince to compete, and since it concerns the throne, they must be cautious.
However, she came up with a solution.
“Liu Rumei’s feigned death and escape must have involved the help of the assassins sent by Xiao Sunshi. Therefore, we can deduce that Xiao Sunshi must know Liu Rumei’s whereabouts,” Ye Mingzhu said. “Could we use Liu Pinliang’s death to sow discord between Xiao Sunshi and Liu Rumei, and find out Liu Rumei’s whereabouts through Xiao Sunshi?”
Sheng Yunche pondered for a moment, then nodded: "This is a good direction, I'll give it a try."
"Okay." Ye Mingzhu nodded. "Then I'll leave it to you."
She trusted Sheng Yunche with everything he did.
After finding Liu Rumei, she will definitely help Liu Rumei and Sheng Huai'an to "reunite" and rekindle their romance, and see if they can still be loving for a lifetime!
Sheng Yunche acted swiftly.
The next day, he subtly passed the message to Madam Sun.
Concerned about her son's life or death, Madam Sun was eager to find out the truth, completely disregarding the possibility that it might be a trap. That very night, she led her assassins into Qinghui Garden and dug up Liu Rumei's remains buried under the magnolia tree.
Although the body had been buried for so long that Liu Pinliang's corpse was unrecognizable and reeked of a terrible stench, Xiao Sun recognized him at a glance and threw herself onto his body, bursting into tears.
Based on the clothes and accessories on the corpse, the assassins she brought further confirmed Liu Pinliang's identity and deduced the cause of his death.
Incredulous, with eyes wide with fury, Madam Sun asked the assassin, "You said he was stabbed in the throat with a sharp object like a hairpin, causing him to choke and suffocate?"
"Yes." The assassin nodded.
Little Sun's face was full of daze. After a moment, she collapsed weakly to the ground, as if her soul had been instantly emptied.
It's Liu Rumei!
She truly has the beauty of willow leaves!
The mysterious person who sent her the message was right; the one who killed her son was none other than her seemingly most gentle, innocent, and delicate daughter, Liu Rumei!
That hairpin, which could be used to kill, was the one she gave to Liu Rumei!
She never imagined that the first thing that hairpin would do was to kill her son!
Thinking of this, Xiao Sun felt a sharp pain in her chest and vomited a mouthful of blood. The sadness, shock, regret, and hatred in her eyes almost solidified into reality.
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