Angry Banana
Chapter 328 Cloudy Day (II)
Regarding the matter of letting Nie Yunzhu take a trip to the Su family, although Yunzhu herself didn't seem to care, or rather, she accepted it calmly and chose to face it, Ning Yi was still considering it. Search: \(?Complete?Book?God?Station) to read high-quality literature for free.
There isn't much of a connection between matters of the heart and reason. Although Ning Yi had already made a decision in his heart, decisiveness in killing may not be able to handle this matter well. The modern man's moral consciousness still hindered him in some ways. Moreover, his talent tree in his previous life didn't branch out to "love saint," so he inevitably felt a little unsure when facing this matter, unable to find the best solution for a while.
This shortcoming in his personality was ultimately because he hadn't truly devoted his emotions in his previous life. He himself may not have seriously thought about it; his mind was only thinking about how to solve the problem. But Yunzhu saw this point. She thought this was a cute and sincere side of Ning Yi. If she told him, she wondered if he would laugh helplessly. But in any case, Xing'er came to her and made an invitation, but Yunzhu didn't mention it to Ning Yi the next morning.
Jin'er was also silenced by Yunzhu. This morning, she just glared at him, thinking for a while: "Your mistress is going to bully us, your mistress is going to bully us..." She felt a bit apprehensive about Yunzhu-jie's decision to go to the appointment. On the one hand, she didn't know what kind of battle she would face and hoped that Ning Yi could realize that she and Yunzhu-jie were being threatened. On the other hand, she also felt that it would be good if Yunzhu-jie was bullied, so that once Ning Yi found out in the future, he would definitely think that his mistress was unreasonable.
After all, the two hadn't reached that level of tacit understanding yet. Ning Yi couldn't immediately understand her gaze; he just felt that Jin'er was more displeased with him today. But that was fine; perhaps she had finally recovered from the shock she received the day before and realized that this matter was ultimately her own fault.
It wasn't until this afternoon that he learned from Wenren Bu'er that Xing'er had visited Yunzhu yesterday. He vaguely felt that there was a problem and quickly turned back. At this time, Yunzhu had been sitting in the Su family for half an hour.
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The sky was still overcast, as if it was about to rain. The long alleyways and high eaves always gave people a sense of gloom, but occasionally children or servants would walk by in front, either laughing loudly or talking in low voices, which slightly diluted this feeling. The Su family's mansion wasn't too big or too small in Jiangning City. It had been lived in for many years, and many people had lived there. The green bricks of the courtyard wall always had a simple and unadorned feeling. Covered with moss and vines, each courtyard gradually developed its own temperament due to the nourishment of the people living there. Merchants in the Wu Dynasty had no status, but they were rich after all. The Su family bought the prototype of the mansion several generations ago and expanded it generation by generation. Now, it finally had a feeling of enjoyment.
As she walked along this long road, people from some courtyards occasionally glanced over, their eyes cautious and their expressions varied. Some were talking, but when they saw the maid leading the way in front of her, they chose to remain silent, and their eyes became strange.
Yunzhu had seen such mansions and scenery before. At that time, her father had not yet committed a crime, and she was still an official's daughter. Even though officials may not have been as rich as merchants, she had also walked many such roads and seen many such scenes under the leadership of her parents, and had also vaguely seen… the complex human hearts hidden in such deep mansions and courtyards. She once thought she would never walk back into such a deep mansion again, but… now her lover lived in such a courtyard…
Thinking about it like this, it was truly a wonderful feeling…
The former her, ten years ago, even a few years ago, probably never thought that she would experience such a mood someday in the future. But time has indeed taken away and changed too many things, from the carefree days of childhood to being demoted to a courtesan, to the struggles and hesitations of those years, to the gradual impoverishment and poverty after redeeming herself, and then to all of this that followed. But one thing was very interesting—no matter what kind of person she had once envisioned for the one to whom she would entrust her life in the future, probably none would be as peculiar as Liheng in reality at this time, and she didn't feel the slightest discomfort about it.
"Miss Nie, this way..."
Realizing that the guest's footsteps were gradually slowing down and that she was looking back, Xing'er stopped, waited for a while, and then spoke to remind her after confirming that there were no special figures behind her. This Miss Nie's expression was a bit strange. Looking at her temperament and demeanor at this time, she didn't seem like an ordinary courtesan at all, but more like an official's daughter. She just didn't know what she was looking at... But after she reminded her, Yunzhu nodded and followed Xing'er inside.
A moment later, Yunzhu met Su Tan'er in the room of a small courtyard. This woman, whom she had heard about many times and had secretly guessed and imagined about, still looked a little haggard because she had just given birth, but had already changed into a formal dress. When Yunzhu first entered the door, she saw her leaning against the bed, looking a little thin. Then, with the help of the maid, she got out of bed and bowed to her with a smile, looking a little weak.
In Yunzhu's original imagination, this would be a beautiful and powerful woman capable of taking charge of the entire Su family, but now, seeing her, she realized that her smile wasn't strong. It was a kind, but also with a bit of observation, smile, which didn't have the feeling that Yunzhu hated. So she quickly returned a bow. Then, she heard her speak.
"It's really presumptuous to invite Miss Nie over at this time. There have been many big and small things happening in the family recently, which are not for outsiders to know. Miss Nie is a friend of my husband, but she has also been affected. For this matter, I will first apologize to Miss Nie on behalf of those people…"
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At the same time that Su Tan'er and Nie Yunzhu finally met, Ning Yi said goodbye to Wenren Bu'er and was rushing back. Under the gloomy sky in Jiangning City, everything was still normal, except that there were fewer pedestrians, no different from usual. Near the Jiangning City North Prefecture Office, a group of travelers dressed as merchants drove large carts and pushed goods, brushed past the patrolling soldiers who were coming towards them, and detoured towards the street behind.
This group of travelers numbered about thirty or so, some tall, some short, some fat, some thin, and some carried large spears and knives. Jiangning City was a place where merchants came and went, and merchants often hired bodyguards or martial artists, so it wasn't strange. But after detouring around the Prefecture Office, when they saw the outline of the Jiangning Prison, they paused slightly and met a short man who was walking towards them. The two cupped their hands at each other.
"Confirmed it?"
"That's right. Those heroes that the dog government captured from the south are being held here. They'll only stop for two days. Tonight is the last chance."
"Then let's do it as originally planned."
"The weather is a bit bad. Will it rain?"
"We originally planned to take advantage of the liveliness in the city to cause chaos, but we've encountered this lousy weather. It seems like that won't work."
"It's even better if it rains. We'll catch them off guard."
"...Then let's do it the old way. We'll make our move after dark. Everyone, remember to be nimble... It would be even better if it rained by then."
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Amidst the light sound of wind chimes under the eaves was the sound of a baby crying. The courtyard was a bit quiet. Xiao Chan hurried over, picked up the baby in the cradle, and sang softly while rocking it. The baby had already been fed milk before, so it wasn't hungry yet. After rocking it like this, it gradually quieted down again. While holding the baby, Xiao Chan looked towards the neighboring courtyard, her eyes filled with worry.
She knew that her mistress had invited that Miss Nie to their home. She had even secretly gone over to listen to the voices over there just now. She couldn't quite understand her mistress's intentions, but according to Juan'er, who had come over a moment ago, her mistress and that Miss Nie were just having extremely commonplace conversations. Her mistress asked that Miss Nie about her family background and past experiences, and that Miss Nie naturally told her. From any angle, it seemed like there was no sting or intention to put the other down in their words. It was just a simple understanding of each other. Of course, most of the time, her mistress was asking questions, and that Miss Nie was answering.
Of course, she wouldn't be showing anything off to the other party, otherwise her mistress probably wouldn't have had her bring the baby over here to avoid it. Even if she hadn't confirmed the relationship between that Miss Nie and her husband yet, showing her the baby to maintain politeness would have been a harmless thing to do, but Xiao Chan didn't know why, her mistress still insisted on doing it this way in the end.
She was thinking about things in her heart, gently rocking the baby in her arms. As she turned around, she seemed to see a figure flash past out of the corner of her eye, like her husband's figure, but when she looked closely, there was no perceptible movement in the corner of the courtyard wall over there. She probably saw wrong... She looked a few more times, and she thought to herself, put the baby back into the cradle after it fell asleep again, and squatted beside it to take care of it…
Ning Yi climbed up to the second-floor room.
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The reason for being sneaky was driven by curiosity. After all, Ning Yi couldn't be considered upright and straightforward in this matter. Knowing that Yunzhu had come to the door, there was no way to change it now. Ning Yi also understood that rushing in at this time wasn't a good strategy. So he climbed up to the second-floor room and quietly eavesdropped for a long time. His inner strength was already good now, but because it wasn't easy to open the room directly above, he chose a room that was slightly off to the side. The sound from below was faintly transmitted, and he could roughly hear it clearly.
Then he also felt that the situation was strange. The two women talked attentively for a long time as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other in years. His wife's side didn't reveal too much emotional fluctuation or what she was thinking in her heart. Reason told him that this was the most troublesome situation, but he couldn't think of what form the trouble would take for a while. Until at one moment, Su Tan'er suddenly said, "Xing'er, Juan'er, you go out first... Miss Nie, please accompany me, okay? I have something I want to talk to you about alone."
Yunzhu didn't speak, probably nodded. Xing'er seemed a little hesitant. Su Tan'er smiled, "It's okay. I'm like this now, and I can't beat Miss Nie anyway. Miss Nie wouldn't hurt me... Go out, close the door."
Xing'er and Juan'er went out, and it became silent below. After a while, Ning Yi heard Yunzhu say, "Miss Su." Then Su Tan'er began to speak, her voice was a little low, and he couldn't hear it very clearly…
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Su Tan'er stood up from the bedside and walked towards Yunzhu. Yunzhu quickly got up and called out, "Miss Su." She went over to support her. Su Tan'er smiled, her voice was a little low, pushed Yunzhu to the bedside, and let her sit down.
"Miss Nie, I have a request for you to come here this time. It's too much, and I know it's difficult to say, but... Miss Nie, I'll just say it. It's reasonable for you to refuse this matter. I'm sorry…"
She probably also felt that the request was too much. After struggling for a moment, she finally said it in a low voice. When he heard this request halfway through, Yunzhu's face first turned crimson, and then suddenly turned pale…
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Vaguely, Ning Yi heard that Tan'er was saying that she wanted to make some excessive request, but after all, her voice was too low. He only heard some intermittent words, such as "heard," "unblemished," "husband," "virginity," "quarrel," etc., but he couldn't put together an outline for a while. The sky outside had already darkened, and he didn't know if it was evening yet. Then he saw a flash of white light. Spring thunder rumbled in March, and with a bang, the sound from below was completely covered. After that, he couldn't hear any movement at all.
He was constantly organizing the things that these words could lead to in his mind. Suddenly, an extremely absurd idea flashed through his mind…
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Downstairs in the bedroom of the small courtyard, Yunzhu stood there, almost subconsciously holding the collar of her chest with one hand, her eyes looking at the window lattice that had just been whitened by lightning. She was already tall, and at this time she also showed a bit of weakness and thinness. She stood there, her white teeth unconsciously biting her lip, but the request she had just heard seemed to make her look a little dazed. After thinking like this for a long time, she took her eyes back and looked at Su Tan'er in front of her, who also had a complicated look in her eyes. The wife of the man she loved.
"Okay..." A distorted voice that even she couldn't be sure of came from her throat. After swallowing her saliva, she closed her eyes.
Gently, her hand untied the belt around her waist. In the dark room, the woman's outer robe fell to the ground silently…
Su Tan'er closed her eyes, and a tear oozed out in the darkness, silently sliding down…
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"Impossible..."
In the room upstairs, Ning Yi sat there, raised his head. He seemed to have thought of a sentence just now, but if that kind of feeling happened, it would be really strange.
"I want...to see if you are still a virgin...just me alone, I know this is very strange..."
How is this possible?
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The sky was getting dark, and it started to rain.
Near the Jiangning Prefecture Prison, Lin Chong shook the long spear in his hand. The people around him drew out their knives and weapons. Dozens of figures spread silently towards the direction of the prison… (To be continued. Vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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