Zhangsun Yu felt uneasy for the entire afternoon. He rode back to Anlan Villa and jumped off his horse. Zhangsun Yingying told him what happened in the City God Temple in the afternoon with a sad face.
After hearing this, Zhangsun Yu's expressionless face turned even colder. He jumped onto the horse's back and rode off without a word.
It turned out that his uneasiness was all because of her. Wasn't she afraid of his stormy temper? He had warned her not to leave the villa without his permission, but she actually slipped out of the villa under Yingying's instigation.
After he found her, he would definitely make her suffer. She would always do things that went against him. If he still couldn't find a way to treat her, who knew what would happen next time.
He galloped his horse and stopped in front of Fragrant Garden.
There were big red lanterns hanging outside the door, and a few gorgeously dressed brothels were standing in front of the door to attract guests. When they saw Zhangsun Yu, they sized up his clothes from a wealthy family. He was handsome and quickly approached him flatteringly, shouting at the top of his voice,"Grandpa, come in and sit. It's cold outside! We have all kinds of girls here. You can choose from any of them.”
"Is your boss here?" Zhangsun Yu didn't want to waste his breath.
The shrewd red-robed madam looked at him." Is there something important that this master wants to talk to Boss Qin about?”
"I want to do business with your Boss Qin.”He looked like a businessman.
"Boss Qin went out." said the madam.
"Little girl, don't joke around. I just saw your Boss Qin walk into Fragrant Garden 15 minutes ago.”Zhangsun Yu said.
The madam was embarrassed by his rebuttal." You're Boss Qin's friend?”
"I wonder if he sees me as a friend.”
The madam hesitated, but Zhangsun Yu made the decision for her. "Seeing that you're in a difficult position, I'll go in and see him myself.”
"Ah…I want to go in alone?”
"If anything happens, I'll take responsibility for you." He glanced at the red-robed madam.
"Sister Mingyue, let this grandpa in! Anyway, he had already said that he would take responsibility if something happened.”The other brothels spoke up for him.
Zhangsun Yu stepped through the door and took a look. This Fragrant Garden was indeed one of the best brothels in Suzhou. Not only was it exquisite and grand, but there were also so many orioles and swallows inside that it was dazzling.
"Sir, which lady are you looking for?”someone asked.
"I'm looking for your Boss Qin."
"Boss Qin is in the reception hall on the second floor, but he is busy inspecting the new prostitutes. You have to wait.”
Inspection? Zhangsun Yu rushed to the reception hall on the second floor with an ugly expression.
Two young girls knelt on the ground and begged,"Big Boss, please do us a favor. We don't want to receive customers.”
Zhangsun Yu stared at the two people kneeling on the ground. Neither of them was Sang Yunong.
"Qin Huizhi, I didn't expect that after not seeing you for so many years, you would actually start a business of forcing a good girl into prostitution. Where did that pride go?”
When Qin Huizhi heard the voice, she was surprised." Fifth Master, what brings you to Suzhou?”He waved his sleeves." You guys go down first."”
"I bought the An Lan Villa and have been staying there for a while.”He looked at the decorations in the parlor. It was very tasteful.
"Sit, let's have a few drinks and catch up.”Qin Huizhi said enthusiastically.
"I'm here to find someone. There are plenty of opportunities to drink.”He concealed his worries very well.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Sang Yunong was kidnapped by your men when she was hiding in the Shing Wong Temple in the afternoon.”
Qin Huizhi was shocked. " Oh no, that girl has a very strong temper. She once tried to commit suicide by hitting a pillar…"
Zhangsun Yu's heart tightened." Where is she now?”
"I asked the doctor to take a look. He lost too much blood and his vitality was greatly damaged. You said that her surname is Sang. Who is she from Sangkun Mountain?”Qin Huizhi asked sensitively.
"Take me to see her." He clenched his fists, afraid that he would lose control and kill Qin Huizhi.
Sang Yunong woke up slowly and the first thing she saw was Miao Miao's bright smile.
"Miss, you're finally awake. I'll go and inform Fifth Master to come and see you.”
"Miaomiao, don't." Sang Yunong stopped her.
"Why not? Fifth Master told me to inform him as soon as you wake up.”
"Maybe Fifth Master is busy." She could not think of a reason.
"Fifth Master and the owner of Fragrant Garden are practicing in the practice room. They shouldn't be busy.”Miao Miao turned around and walked out.
Sang Yunong knew that her attempts to stop him were futile, so she gave up. She sat up and her forehead was still aching. Did he bring her back? He knew the owner of Fragrant Garden? What was going on?
She put on her coat and shoes, then got out of bed. She was very weak and almost fainted, so she supported herself against the wall and slowly walked to the door. Just as she was about to open the door, the door opened before her.
"Why are you forcing yourself?"
It was him. "I want to get some fresh air outside." She did not dare to look him in the eye.
"If your body is weak, why don't you lie on the bed and rest?”He picked her up and walked to the bed to put her down.
"Thank you for saving me." she murmured.
"Don't thank me yet. I didn't save you for free. I told you that I'm not a good person and that I bully you. A few days ago on this bed, you still hated me.”he teased.
She blushed and could not continue.
"You were very disobedient and almost killed someone. If I didn't happen to know Qin Huizhi, the consequences would be unimaginable.”He couldn't help but curse.
Sang Yunong hurriedly said," This is not Yingying's fault. Don't blame her. She was just afraid that I would be bored. That's why she suggested that we take a walk on the streets."”
"Yingying has been avoiding me for the past two days. I don't have the time to settle scores with her. You're so kind-hearted. You almost became a prostitute and still helped that girl.”
"I would rather die than let them succeed.”She gritted her teeth.
"So staunch! When I forced you, did you also think about committing suicide?”He took off her coat and covered her with a blanket.
She didn't say anything. She had thought of biting her tongue to commit suicide, but she didn't dare to admit it at this moment, afraid that he would lose his temper.
"I've said it before, your life is mine, everything is mine. Unless I kill you, you're not allowed to commit suicide.”he threatened.
She was shocked by his expression.
"Eh? You don't agree?" He wanted her promise.
"I think I will die earlier than you.”This was another answer.
He smiled. "No, I won't let you die before me.”
"This is not something you can control. Perhaps we will have already separated and lived our own lives by then.”She smiled too.
He immediately put on a smile and placed a finger on her lips, gently caressing them like a butterfly kissing a petal. "How do you know that I'm willing to let you leave me? You have too many pessimistic thoughts in your head.”
She opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but stopped herself. His fingers took advantage of the gap to enter her mouth, and she was shocked.
"Hold it!" he ordered.
She hesitated, not understanding what this meant.
"Hold it!" He urged again.
She closed her lips and let his fingers play with her mouth…
"Regret says that you're so beautiful.”He pulled out his fingers and kissed her lips instead.
She passively let him kiss her until he said seductively,""Answer me."
She tried to kiss him back the way he did. Although she was not very experienced, it was enough to arouse his desire. Because she was injured, he restrained himself from touching other parts of her body.
During dinner, Zhangsun Yingying did not care about Qin Huizhi's reputation and embarrassed him in public.
"Your heart is really black. You look like a decent person, but you actually run a brothel business.”
Qin Huizhi didn't take it to heart and instead said with a mischievous smile,""As the saying goes, even if you die under a peony flower, you will still be romantic as a ghost. I'm just following the nature of men who love to go whoring to earn a few money.”
"You allowed your subordinates to forcefully pull women from good families into prostitution on the streets.”
"I've already taught them a lesson. Nothing like this will happen again.”
"If I can believe your words, even bitches can fly to the sky!”Zhangsun Yingying pursed her lips in disdain.
"The two girls in the reception hall that day were also forcefully pulled from the streets? Zhangsun Yu asked.
Qin Huizhi had long forgotten about this matter. "Huh? Oh…those two weren't. They were sold by their parents to a brothel. Their families were very poor.”
Zhangsun Yingying glanced at him." So you did some good deeds?”
"This is very fair! You can't teach me to do charity business and throw money all over the streets, right? Besides, I have so many people to support." What Qin Huizhi said made sense.
"You can let them be maids."
"I don't need so many maids. You can ask Fifth Brother which one is more expensive, buying maids or buying a money tree?”Qin Hui went to the court to ask Zhangsun Yu for help to relieve the siege.
"Yingying has a good life. She doesn't know the price of rice.”This was Zhangsun Yu's answer.
"Fifth Brother, can you persuade Qin Huizhi not to open a brothel? It's very shameful to ruin a girl!”
"I don't care about other people's private matters."
"Fifth Brother, Sister Yunong was almost killed by him. Why didn't you stop him from continuing to harm others?”Zhangsun Yingying let out an indignant cry.
"Are you full? If you're full, go back to your room first. It's really noisy for you to stay here.”Zhangsun Yu was chasing them away.
"Fine, I'll leave. I don't even want to sit at the same table as him!" Zhangsun Yingying mumbled." After saying that, she turned and left.
After she left, Qin Huizhi picked up the wine pot and poured wine for herself and Zhangsun Yu." Yingying has grown up after not seeing you for a few years.”
"The bigger it is, the more unruly it is."
"That's good. Girls are so rigid and boring.”Qin Huizhi smiled and downed the cup in one gulp.
"Yu Ping will be staying with me for a while in a few days.”
Qin Huizhi was stunned. "Are you guys still entangled?"
"Yu Ping and I have never been in the relationship that you think we are.”
"Isn't it? You two have always been close."
Qin Huizhi had once lived in Luoyang for three years, and it was during those three years that he met Zhangsun Yu and Yu Ping. It could not be said that their friendship was not deep, because Zhangsun Yu's darkest period was spent with Qin Huizhi and Yu Ping.
"That's your illusion." Zhangsun Yu said.
"Who is Sang Yunong to Sangkun Mountain?" Qin Huizhi asked curiously.”
"Daughter."
Qin Huizhi was very surprised.”
"She sold herself to bury her father, so I bought her.”
"Since she's Sangkun Mountain's daughter, why did you buy her? Why don't we just let her receive guests at Fragrant Garden?"
"No, I can't! I plan to torture and humiliate her myself.”
Qin Huizhi was silent for a while, studying Zhangsun Yu's gloomy expression, trying to find some clues. "Why did you suddenly come to Suzhou?"
"The old man took twelve paintings and asked us twelve cousins to find beauties according to the paintings and bring them back to Luoyang for his 60th birthday.”
"What a coincidence. The person you're looking for is Sang Kunshan's daughter. Doesn't Minister Zhangsun know about this?”
Zhangsun Yu shook his head. "Not many people know about what happened back then. My father is also a person who cares about his face. Naturally, he won't let too many people in the family know.”
"It's really a coincidence. Does Yu Ping also know about this?”
"I sent a letter to her. I think she must be very surprised.”
"Yingying definitely doesn't know, right?" Qin Huizhi asked again.”
"At that time, she was still too young, and Nanny took care of her most of the time, so she didn't know about these things.”
Qin Huizhi sighed." That's good too. Sometimes, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing. Just like you, you've suffered for so many years because of this matter, and now you still have to face Sangkun Mountain's daughter.”
"So I hope you don't tell these old things to people who don't know about them.”
"Don't worry, I know the severity. As for you, after Yu Ping comes and finds out that you and Sangkun Mountain's daughter are close, will she be jealous? I remember that Yu Ping was very fierce.”
"You worry too much. That won't happen.”
Qin Huizhi shook her head. She wasn't that optimistic. Sangkun Mountain's daughter was so beautiful that she could topple a country. Perhaps Zhangsun Yu wanted to take revenge in the beginning, but it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't fall in love with her over time. That kind of feeling often happened invisibly and menacingly. When it became intense, even the person involved could not extricate themselves.
The sun finally showed its face today. The servant girls in the manor hurriedly took out the quilts from their masters 'rooms and their own rooms to bask in the sun.
"Let me help you." Sang Yunong said to Miao Miao.
"Miss Yunong, you have just recovered from your injuries. Don't tire yourself out. I can do it myself.”Miao Miao carried a blanket and walked out.
"How can I be tired from hugging a blanket? Let me do some work too. Otherwise, time will pass so slowly. Don't think that I'm different, okay?”
"No, Fifth Lord told us not to let you do the chores. Don't make things difficult for us. As servants, we're afraid of being scolded by our masters.”Miao Miao said.
"That's right, Yunong."
Zhang Zhiliang's voice sounded.
"You didn't go to the old house today?" Sang Yunong asked with concern.
"I'll go later. The weather is good today, so I specially stayed to accompany you.”He looked at Sang Yunong's forehead. "I can't see the scar anymore."
Instinctively, she raised her hand to touch her scar. "The ointment that Fifth Master gave me is very effective, which is why I can recover so well.”
"How about we walk around?" He invited her.
Sang Yunong nodded.
They tacitly walked towards the path with fewer people and avoided some irrelevant people. In this place that did not belong to them, gossip was inevitable.
As they walked, Zhang Zhiliang sighed.
"What's wrong? Was there something wrong with the renovation of the old house?”
Zhang Zhiliang shook his head." I never worry about that part. I'm worried about you. I don't know what to do."”
"Me?"
"Every day you stay here, I'll be troubled.”He didn't hide it and directly expressed the feelings in his heart.
Sang Yunong was an intelligent person. How could she not understand the hidden meaning behind his words? "The situation is not as bad as you think.”
"Isn't it bad enough? Can't you feel that Zhangsun Yu has ambitions for you?”he said excitedly.
They stopped under a large locust tree. Sang Yunong tried her best to appear calm and happy in order to appease Zhang Zhiliang. "Fifth Master's sweetheart is about to arrive in Suzhou. If Miss Yu hears what you said, it's very likely that there will be a huge misunderstanding.”
"Since he already has someone in his heart, why would he treat you like this?”
"He…treats me very well." She mumbled guiltily.
"Yunong, don't lie to me. Look at me when you speak so that I can know if you are telling the truth.”
She looked up and gave him a blissful smile. "I'm really good."
"It's hard to believe." He insisted.
"Don't be like this."
"I really hate myself. If only I had never left Suzhou.”He was extremely vexed.
"This is fate playing tricks on people. Zhiliang, don't blame yourself anymore. This is not your responsibility. By the way, how's the reconstruction of the old house going?”She changed the topic.
"If I wasn't worried about you, I wouldn't be staying here. That day, you let the people from Fragrant Garden kidnap you. I wanted to report you, but Zhangsun Yingying stopped me and her black-hearted brother fawned over me.”He had lost another chance to be the hero saving the damsel in distress.
"Stop thinking about me. Let's talk about you!”
"What's there to talk about? The old house is about to be renovated, but you ruined my plan.”
" What plans did Yunong disrupt?"
A deep voice came from the other end of the path. Zhangsun Yu slowly approached the two of them.
Sang Yunong was shocked and her heart raced. She did not know how to react for a moment. She did not know how long he had been here and how much he had heard.
Zhang Zhiliang didn't avoid it and said,""I was already preparing to get married to Yunong when I returned to Suzhou this time. If it weren't for you, we would be busy preparing for the wedding now.”
" Zhiliang…" Sang Yunong shouted.
"What are you afraid of? I just want to speak our hearts out.”
"Your thoughts?" Zhangsun Yu glanced at Sang Yunong as a cold accusation flashed across his eyes.
"Yes, I am! What's the difference between you forcing Yu Nong to stay and Qin Huizhi from Fragrant Garden?”Zhang Zhiliang complained sternly.
Zhangsun Yu sneered and hugged Sang Yunong's waist. " I can't answer your question. I should ask Yunong about the difference between Qin Huizhi and me. She knows it best.”
Sang Yunong, who was being hugged by him, did not dare to struggle as she was afraid that he would get angry. "I'm a little tired. I want to go back to my room to rest.”
"Your wound has just recovered. You should rest more.”As he spoke, Zhangsun Yu half-forced himself to hug her and walk towards the path.
Zhang Zhiliang looked at their backs and howled in pain.
"Let it go." Zhangsun Yingying suddenly appeared.
Zhang Zhiliang turned around and looked at her." Why are you here?”
"If there's a show, I'll naturally want to watch!" Zhangsun Yingying picked up a small stone and drifted it across the lake, causing ripples to appear.
"Did you find Zhangsun Yu?" he asked with narrowed eyes.
"Don't bite people like mad dogs when you're in a bad mood.”
"You're just as unreasonable as your brother.”He was furious.
"What reason do you have that you can't explain to us? From the looks of it, you still can't accept the fact that Sister Yunong is going to be my sister-in-law?”
"Zhangsun Yu is not worthy of marrying Yunong! His methods are too despicable."
Zhangsun Yingying did not allow anyone to scold her dearest fifth brother. She immediately retorted,"Do you understand the situation?”
"Zhangsun Yu and Qin Huizhi are the same kind of people. They are just people who kidnap women from good families.”
"Fifth Brother did not kidnap Sister Yunong. Fifth Brother buried her father for her and she sold herself to Fifth Brother. This was a matter of mutual consent. Why don't you use your brain to spout nonsense? Qin Huizhi opened a brothel, and you calling the An Lan Villa a brothel is too wicked!”She put her hands on her hips and shouted.
"Isn't that so? He should not be in the same room as a virgin girl. This would not only ruin Yunong's reputation, but it would also be unfair to the other woman.”
"Another woman? Who are you talking about?"
"Don't think that Yunong doesn't know that Zhangsun Yu is going to marry the person she loves at Anlan Villa.”Zhang Zhiliang went all out.
Zhangsun Yingying laughed. "Of course, Sister Yunong knows about it. I was the one who told her about it. I also intend to help Sister Yunong get rid of her love rival.”
"What is your purpose?"
"Because I don't like Yu Ping to be my sister-in-law, so you don't have to worry about Sister Yunong. With my help, everything will be settled very quickly.”
"Why don't you ask Yunong for her opinion?”
"Of course I know how Sister Yunong feels. She will fall in love with Fifth Brother. You don't have to worry about this. You should worry about yourself! I think you're so pitiful. The person you love is about to marry someone else.”
" You guys are too full of yourselves. The only reason why Yunong stayed behind was because Zhangsun Yu had threatened her. If she had a choice, I believe that she would have left this place.”
Zhangsun Yingying suddenly realized that this infatuated person in front of her was more pitiful than she had imagined. She shook her head." There's no cure for you."”
"What did you say?"
"It's fine if you don't understand. I'm not very diligent, so I don't want to repeat the same words again.”
"Please persuade Zhangsun Yu to let Yunong go!”
Zhangsun Yingying suddenly picked up a small stone and threw it at Zhang Zhiliang's chest. "You'll be happier if you give up, because it's impossible.”
"Perhaps the situation will be different when that Lady Yu comes to the Anlan Villa. It might not be as optimistic as you think.”Zhang Zhiliang did not give up on his love for Sang Yunong.
The two of them had completely different opinions. Neither of them could try to convince the other. They could only leave everything to time to judge.#
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