Chapter 100
Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse
As soon as she entered the city, Yu Linglong got out of the carriage with Ling’er, then turned and walked across the street .
Ling’er was surprised, and hurriedly ran a few steps to catch up: “Miss, where are we going?”
Yu Linglong said lightly, “To find an inn . ”
Ling’er looked puzzled: “Inn? Miss, are we not going home?”
Yu Linglong stopped . Home? Was the Yu house her home?
Cold, hostile, jealous, indifferent, intrigue—there was everything in the Yu Mansion, but no affection .
Yu Linglong slowly shook her head: “We’re not going back . ”
At this time, Yu Weiwu must have known the news that the officers and soldiers had missed her, right? Judging by Yu Linglong’s guess, Yu Weiwu missed, and now he had probably set another trap in the mansion, waiting for her to return to the trap .
She was now found out by Yu Weiwu and General Yu . Yu Weiwu’s behavior today had completely torn them and her . In order to withstand her revenge, the father and son must take desperate action .
Although Yu Linglong was not afraid, she didn’t want to get into trouble again . Now, she decided not to return to the Yu house for the time being, but to find an inn to live in to first avoid the situation, and secondly, so her plan would be easier to implement .
The mistress and servant found a small inn and asked for a room . Yu Linglong asked the attendant to prepare a pen, ink, and paper on the table .
Ling’er looked up at Yu Linglong several times while grinding the ink, and couldn’t speak .
Miss, what is this going to do? Write for help? Who should I write this letter to?
Ling’er was full of doubts, but after seeing Yu Linglong muttering silently, she did not dare to ask .
After a long while, Yu Linglong raised her eyes to look at Ling’er and said, “Go find a little beggar . ”
Ling’er was stunned and could hardly believe her ears: “Miss, what are you talking about?”
Yu Linglong’s voice was not loud, but she repeated it very clearly: “Go and find a little beggar . I have something to order . ”
Ling’er was completely confused about her own lady’s thoughts, and she was stunned . Not only did she have a family that she wouldn’t return to, she also wanted to find a little beggar? Miss, what are you doing?
Although she was full of doubts, Ling’er knew Yu Linglong’s temper, so she didn’t dare to ask anymore, so she closed the door and went out .
In the quiet room, there was no sound . Yu Linglong walked to the table, held the goat-hair pen in her hand, muttered for a moment, and then began to write .
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Since receiving the news that Yu Linglong was not dead, Yu Weiwu was nervous, always aware of Yu Linglong rushing in and beating him violently . But after waiting all day, there was no movement in the Yu house . He sent The woman who was watching Pinlan park also said that Yu Linglong had not returned to the house, so Yu Weiwu was rather at a loss .
Yu Linglong was just a young woman who was helpless in the capital . If she did not return to the Yu house, where would she go?
Yu Weiwu was puzzled and could only guess that Yu Linglong might have had some accident after being chased by officers and soldiers, and even feared that she would not dare to return to the Yu house .
If so, that would be great . It’s best if this wretched daughter of a commoner never came back!
Yu Weiwu waited until late at night and did not hear from Yu Linglong . He was really sleepy and fell asleep without knowing it .
In the early morning of the next day, he slept soundly, but he heard a violent kick from the courtyard, which awakened him from his dreams .
“Who’s outside!?” Yu Weiwu sat up straight from the bed . The first reaction was that Yu Linglong came to punish them . He jumped out of the bed in a panic, running into the yard haphazardly .
Outside the gate, the banging of the door continued, mixed with a few st.u.r.dy male voices: “Open the door!”
When it was not Yu Linglong’s voice, Yu Weiwu was slightly relieved, but another question followed . This morning, who ran to the Yu house in the inner courtyard and pounded his door?
In the yard, the maids looked at each other in fright . They didn’t know whether this door should be opened or not . Yu Weiwu put on his coat and said to the little maid standing at the door: “Go and see who it is . ”
The little maid opened the latch tremblingly . As soon as the door opened, more than a dozen officers and men dressed in government uniforms rushed in .
Yu Weiwu was taken aback . He immediately looked surprised, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, “You are here to catch Yu Linglong, right? Yu Linglong and Blue Lotus Cult were in collusion and plotting wrongdoing—”
He was still talking, but the head general did not listen to him at all . The man swept the courtyard majestically . His eyes fell on the only man, Yu Weiwu, and he looked him up and down and spoke coldly .
“Are you Yu Weiwu?”
Yu Weiwu nodded, with a righteous expression on his face: “Yes, I am . I will take you to where she lives to arrest her!”
The general shook the paper in his hand and read aloud: “We have a written order from the Ministry of War to protect the army’s military lieutenant Yu Weiwu . He transferred troops without order, so he will be arrested immediately!”
With a big wave, the general pointed at Yu Weiwu and said sharply: “Arrest him!”
Yu Weiwu was stunned by the changes in front of him . He completely forgot to resist until he was tied up . He came to his senses and shouted, “No! You caught the wrong person, it’s not me!”
The general officer received the arrest warrant, and said coldly: “You should go to the hall to talk about that! Take him away!”
More than a dozen people escorted out Yu Weiwu who had been trussed up . Yu Weiwu yelled frantically all the way, yelling that they must have caught the wrong person . He stopped shouting abruptly until he reached the gate .
Because he saw someone .
Yu Linglong was dressed in autumn fragrant colors with embroidered peony and gold brocade on her breasted palace dress, with a brilliant smile on her face, standing at the gate of the Yu house, looking at him quietly .
The look was like a cat looking at a dying mouse .
Yu Weiwu turned his head abruptly until he pa.s.sed her, with blue veins on his forehead pulsing violently, and his eyes seemed to want to tear the young girl standing in front of him to pieces .
“Is it you!?” Yu Weiwu was about to split, looking straight at Yu Linglong, “Are you framing me!?”
Upon hearing these words, Yu Linglong smiled coldly .
“Framing you?” her vibrant face wore a smile like it was nothing like a lotus flower was blooming in the sun, “You are not worth thinking about to me . ”
Yu Weiwu was really shocked . At this time, he thought she was framing her . Yu Weiwu arbitrarily mobilized the officers and soldiers stationed outside the city . Although it was only a few hundred people, it was already a felony . Not only would he be punished, but even his father General Yu would be punished with a crime of negligence . This time, the father and son would suffer a lot .
And she just gave them a small push .
Minister Feng was dissatisfied with General Yu, but it was because of the face of the Gan family that he dared not do anything . Now, Yu Weiwu had caused a catastrophe by himself and had walked right into Minister Feng’s hands .
She just wrote an anonymous letter and asked the little beggar to sneak it into Minister Feng’s hands . She thought that Minister Feng, who was unable to deal with the charges and cleaned up General Jade, would be glad to see this letter .
As long as he checked the recent deployment of officers and soldiers again, he knew immediately that what was said in the anonymous letter was true .
In this way, she didn’t have to do it herself to put Yu Weiwu in prison .
Yu Linglong smiled faintly as she watched Yu Weiwu being taken away .
Hopefully, this would be the last time she sees this proud man .
Yu Weiwu had been escorted far away, but he still desperately wanted to turn his head . His angry eyes gradually became bloodshot, and he looked straight in Yu Linglong’s direction .
“Yu Linglong, you little b.i.t.c.h, I won’t let you go! Someone will rescue me for sure!”
Yu Linglong’s smile gradually condensed at the corner of her mouth, looking thoughtfully at the direction of Yu Weiwu’s disappearance .
Did he pin his hopes on General Yu?
No, based on what she knew about Yu Peng and his son, General Yu had a cool nature, and even the death of his wife couldn’t move him . How could he take a big risk to save Yu Weiwu? Yu Weiwu and General Yu had always been close, but how can he believe that General Yu would rescue him, his words still full of certainty?
Yu Linglong faintly felt that the person Yu Weiwu was talking about was not General Yu .
But who else would it be if it wasn’t General Yu?
It was just the struggle of the inner house . Could there be other things involved? Who would be the one who could help Yu Weiwu?
As Yu Linglong was thinking, and suddenly there was a rush of footsteps behind her .
General Yu ran past Yu Linglong and chased him in the direction where Yu Weiwu had left .
Yu Linglong stood on the spot, watching General Yu run a few steps . Seeing that he couldn’t catch up with Yu Weiwu and others, he returned angrily .
General Yu walked to the door and saw Yu Linglong who was looking at him coldly .
The news of having his eldest son taken away shocked him . General Yu almost forgot his usual fear of Yu Linglong . He looked at Yu Linglong’s indifferent face, and his voice was full of grief and anger: “Linglong, I can do whatever you want for you . But how can you put your eldest brother in jail this time? That’s your brother!”
When General Yu said this, Yu Linglong’s lips showed a sneer: “Brother? Did he ever consider me his own sister? Did you ever consider me your own daughter?”
It was really shameless when General Yu shook his whip at Yu Linglong . Where was his so-called affection? When Mu Shi wanted to feed her alive to scorpions, where was his so-called affection? When Yu Weiwu mobilized hundreds of officers and soldiers to chop her into meat, where was his so-called family affection!?
Now that he saw Yu Weiwu being taken away, General Yu talked to her about family affection? What a big joke!
Why should I be the meat on somebody else’s chopping block? I just want to chop others with my knife!
Seeing Yu Linglong’s back, General Yu stomped fiercely and said, “Get your horse and go to the Gan house!”[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse . com]
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The autumn mood gradually deepened . As if just overnight, all the leaves had fallen, and the world was in depression .
In such days, probably only Shi Huiru would come to invite Yu Linglong to go out .
As she became acquainted with Shi Huiru, Yu Linglong began to accept this cheerful girl, so when she received an invitation from Shi Huiru, Yu Linglong readily agreed .
Going out to relax with Shi Huiru was always more comfortable than staying in the Yu house, which had no human touch .
In the early morning of this day, a thin layer of frost condensed on the ground, bursting with bright light under the cold morning sun, and the air was inexplicably more chilly .
Shi Huiru’s carriage had been waiting at the gate of the Yu Mansion . When Yu Linglong came out, Shi Huiru quickly lifted the curtain of the car, reached her hand to her and said with a smile: “Linglong, get in the car . ”
Yu Linglong pulled her little hand into the carriage, Shi Huiru placed her hand warmer into Yu Linglong’s hand, and said, “It’s such a cold day, why don’t you wear a little more when you go out? You don’t even bring a hand warmer . How can you freeze?”
Yu Linglong was holding the warm and fragrant hand warmer, and suddenly she had a strange illusion that she had never cared about so many small details in her previous life, let alone carry such c.u.mbersome things because of cold hands . At this moment, she was sitting on the carriage that was moving forward, with a small heater with charcoal in her hand, and a sweet woman with a sweet smile beside her . She suddenly felt that she had become more and more adaptable to this ancient life .
Without noticing her trance, Shi Huiru stroked her hair unnaturally, and said, “Let’s go around Liangju to listen to a tune today . I heard that Prince Yang has recently composed a drama for them, which sounds great . ”
Yu Linglong came back to her senses and smiled faintly . It was naturally Yang Huanian who could make Shi Huiru run to join the show on a cold day .
Seeing the clear smile on Yu Linglong’s face, Shi Huiru’s face flushed, and she wanted to clarify: “That sounds really good . ”
Yu Linglong held back a smile: “Naturally, it sounds good . ”
Shi Huiru lowered her head slightly . Her ears were red with shame, and her fingers were playing with the silk ribbon on her belt, a typical little girl’s mood .
Yu Linglong only discovered that Shi Huiru was wearing a silver-red engraved silk and lotus pattern on her body . She wore a red gold phoenix tail and agate ta.s.sel on her head . Her round face became more and more charming and lovely .
It can be seen that she had deliberately dressed up, probably because she hoped to meet Yang Huanian today .
Yu Linglong hid a deep smile on her face and turned away from the subject . She pointed to a scroll on Shi Huiru’s side and said, “What did you bring?”
Shi Huiru picked up the scroll in a hurry but did not open it to look at it, but her face was even redder .
She had always been hearty, but this time she was surprisingly touched: “…I didn’t dare to go alone, so I had to take you to help me become bold . You must not laugh at me . ”
Yu Linglong was curious and amused, but she also faintly guessed something . Shi Huiru dressed up like this and brought something . She was probably finally mustering up the courage to confess to Prince Yang .
She didn’t expect that she would one day accompany a little girl to do this kind of thing .
Soon, the carriage arrived at Raoliangju . The street outside was a bit deserted, but it was very lively here . The upstairs and downstairs were already full of guests . On the stage, a charming girl in a pink spring shirt was singing in a soft voice .
“The falling flowers and the wind fly away, so the branches go first . The New Moon will become round, round, but the people are not round . Zhu Yan will turn into a youth . ”
Shi Huiru pulled Yu Linglong’s hand and walked to the elegant room upstairs . As she walked, she said softly, “These are Prince Yang’s words . ”
Yu Linglong didn’t quite understand the meaning of the ancient words, and only felt that it was sung so charmingly and sadly, not like a man wrote it, but rather boudoir-like .
When they were seated in the private room, the waiter offered hot tea, and the woman on the stage sang another song “The Winner . ”
“Lazy Chao Yuanshi plays Go . Asking the fairy what to fight, the woodman forgot to return . The hole locks the blue sky, the axe is rotten, and the situation is a mess . It is rolling in the mulberry field, and the sea is flying . Just waiting to hold the cup, wine has not yet touched your lips, the day is calm again!”
This song was sonorous and sung by a woman, and it felt like a jade, pleasing to the ear without losing its momentum . Before her voice died, the audience was already applauding .
Shi Huiru put her cheek in her right hand, looked downstairs in a daze, and whispered: “Linglong, what do you think of this?”
After a pause, Yu Linglong said, “It sounds like it’s a little unhappy, is Prince Yang in a bad mood?”
Shi Huiru sighed: “I don’t know . I haven’t seen him for a while . ”
Yu Linglong said nothing . There was another older woman on the stage, holding a jade board, singing a cheerful tune, but she had no intention of admiring her .
Yang Huanian was a dignified and powerful prince of Changting Hou, with a boundless future . Why has he been at home all the time, was he in love with poetry? But in his poems, there was a feeling of depression, as if this kind of sensual life was not what he wanted, but he was not using his talents to the fullest .
Yu Linglong thoughtfully looked at Shi Huiru . Would a man like Yang Huanian be willing to marry an ordinary and innocent wife and lead a plain and calm life?
Shi Huiru always likes to talk and laugh, but today she was different, sometimes worried, sometimes nervous, and restless, with both hands from time to time tidying the hairpin ring on her head, or smoothing the folds on the corners of her clothes, making her look uneasy .
After a while, the waiter from the shop walked in and said with a smile, “Miss, the son is leaving . ”
Shi Huiru stood up suddenly, slipped the waiter two silver coins, hurriedly thanked him, then picked up the scroll in her hand, took Yu Linglong, and walked out .
Yu Linglong followed her downstairs and ran into Yang Huanian who had just come out at the gate .
Yang Huanian wore a sapphire blue moiré brocade robe, with a four-finger-wide dark blue belt around his waist, and a shiny white jade bat jade pendant on it, with a jade crown, looking handsome and elegant .
At the moment when he saw Shi Huiru and Yu Linglong, he couldn’t help being stunned . He stared at Yu Linglong for a moment, and then he showed a polite smile: “Lady Shi, Fourth Lady Yu, are you here to listen to the show? “
Shi Huiru’s round face was red and gorgeous, and her eyes were full of tears looking at Yang Huanian, almost coming out of her eyes . Even Yu Linglong was secretly shocked, and the girl’s instant burst of light made her look unbelievably beautiful .
Shi Huiru took a few steps forward and said softly: “Young Master Yang, your words are really good . ”
Yang Huanian moved his steps imperceptibly, distanced himself from the two of them, and said, “Lady Shi praises too much . ”
Shi Huiru didn’t notice Yang Huanian’s deliberate estrangement . She held the scroll in her hand as if she was courageous for a long time before holding it up in front of Yang Huanian: “Young Master Yang, I drew a picture . Could you please give me some advice?”
Yang Huanian glanced at Shi Huiru, and his gaze fell on Yu Linglong, who was silent behind her . A complex expression seemed to pa.s.s through his eyes, but in a moment, he returned to indifference .
“Lady Shi is too polite . I’m not that talented, how can I give a word of advice?”
Having said that, Yang Huanian didn’t mean to take the scroll at all . Shi Huiru waited for a long time, but she didn’t see Yang Huanian reaching out to pick it up . Her face became even redder as if she were bleeding .
She took a deep breath, and opened the scroll as if she had made up her mind!
The wind of late autumn blew over coldly, and the scroll was trembling slightly . On the long scroll, a young man with a long body was drawn impressively, with clear eyebrows and a faint smile between his lips . It was Yang Huanian!
Yu Linglong also had to admire Shi Huiru’s boldness . In ancient times, women like her who took the initiative to confess their love to men were rare . Yu Linglong couldn’t imagine what kind of power was supporting this pet.i.te girl to carefully draw the portrait of her sweetheart and show it to him .
Yang Huanian only glanced at it, and the smile on his face disappeared . His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and his voice was no longer polite, except for the alienation: “This painting is well-crafted, but forgive me for taking the liberty . As a daughter of a good family, the eldest daughter really shouldn’t paint such a portrait!”
Her flushed face suddenly became bloodlessly pale . Shi Huiru could hardly believe her ears . Her small body was shaking in the cold wind, like a fallen leaf about to be blown away .
“Young Master Yang, what…what did you say?”
Yang Huanian took a deep look at Yu Linglong . His gaze shifted to Shi Huiru’s body, but it gradually became colder: “I mean, Lady Shi, your thoughts are wasted . ”
Her slender arm trembled violently . Shi Huiru shakily said, “You…you don’t want it?”
Yang Huanian raised his eyebrows slightly: “Is this painting for me?”
Shi Huiru could not speak but nodded heavily .
Yang Huanian paused, and reached out and took the scroll from her .
Shi Huiru looked overjoyed . Just as she was about to say something, she saw Yang Huanian’s hand forcefully tearing the scroll in half!
Throwing the broken drawing on the ground, Yang Huanian said in a deep voice: “This painting is a disaster, so why don’t I destroy it for Lady Shi!”
Shi Huiru’s face suddenly turned grayish and decadent . She slowly squatted down and picked up the torn pieces of the picture she had drawn meticulously . Tears finally rolled down uncontrollably .
She spent countless hard work and countless hours to paint the person she was thinking of, but in a flash, the fantasy was disillusioned, and all her efforts became nothing .
Seeing Shi Huiru’s crying face, Yu Linglong frowned slightly, raising her hand to block Yang Huanian’s path .
“What? Are you leaving like this?” With a raised eyebrow, she looked at Yang Huanian .
She didn’t have any impression of this Changting Hou prince, but just looking at Shi Hui’s heartbroken appearance, she didn’t want to let this man who was elegant on the surface but cold in his heart leave .
He probably hadn’t expected that she would block his way . Yang Huanian was slightly startled and stopped .
Staring at Yu Linglong’s face, a touch of inexplicable emotions slowly floated in the dark . Yang Huanian asked in a deep voice: “Do I dare ask Lady Yu, what advice do you want?”
Yu Linglong put down her arm and said coldly: “I want you to compensate her for her painting . ”
Even if Yang Huanian refused to accept Shi Huiru’s wishes, he shouldn’t have torn the painting she worked so hard to make .
Is it great to be liked? What power does he have to tear up her painting and break her heart!?
Yang Huanian lowered his eyes and looked at Shi Huiru, who was squatting on the ground with her shoulders curled up . Although you could only see her back, anyone could tell at a glance that she was crying . She was silent but heartbroken .
The coldness all over the sky melted without knowing it .
Yang Huanian looked at Yu Linglong . This girl with a cold face stood proudly in the cold wind, like a burning flame, full of mysterious power, which made people fall into it without knowing it, unable to escape .
As long as she had an expression and a voice, he could have to be swayed by this power . This was not a forced submission, but a willing fall, giving him no reason to refuse her order .