nashuaworldcup Chapter 68 Gu Liang's Heartache
Chapter 68 Gu Liang's Heartache
"My mother was just confused for a moment, please forgive her..."
"A moment of confusion?" Jiang Zhi's sarcasm poured in.
"The daughter has been burdened with the reputation of being a jinx who caused her mother's death for years."
"Does she dare to say that sending herself to Liangzhou was truly for my own good?"
"Could it be that my sister pleaded for Liu's sake because you were also an accomplice?"
Jiang Luan immediately replied, "I'm not!"
Marquis Zhenyuan looked at Jiang Luan on the ground with a furious expression, and Jiang Luan was immediately terrified.
"Your good mother wanted to kill your two older sisters and your brother. Could it be that you have the same thoughts?"
Jiang Luan immediately shook her head, "Father, I didn't..."
Lady Liu turned pale, crawled to the side of Marquis Zhenyuan's legs, grabbed his leg and begged for mercy repeatedly.
"My lord, my lord, you must believe me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhenyuan Hou gave an angry order.
"Guards! Drag this wicked woman away, give her fifty strokes of the cane, and lock her in the woodshed, never to come out!"
"Go and inform the Duke's mansion to take this poisonous woman away. My Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion cannot tolerate her."
As the cold and cruel voice fell, Liu Shi endured the physical pain and crawled to the feet of the Marquis of Zhenyuan.
"My lord! My lord, I beg you, I beg you, you can't divorce me! Our marriage was ordained by His Majesty!"
A heart-wrenching sound rang out as Liu was dragged away by several guards, followed by the sound of sticks being struck.
It got dark.
The drama at the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence is not over yet.
Liu was beaten until she was covered in blood and left in the woodshed, while her personal maid Chunming was kicked out of the mansion.
Under the cover of night, Xiangyi left the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence, got into a carriage, and Jiang Shuyue chased after her.
"Yiniang."
Xiangyi's expression was solemn. Without even glancing at Jiang Shuyue, she said coldly, "Now you know why I approached you."
"Jiang Shuyue, you need to understand, I have never liked you."
"My relationship with you was nothing more than a fling; there's no possibility between us anymore."
"After I return and repair Xie Lang's grave, I will go back to Lanqiao and never set foot in Yanjing again."
Jiang Shuyue didn't say anything, but silently slipped her a small bag of silver.
Xiangyi paused for a moment, then instructed the coachman in front to leave the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence without looking back.
Jiang Shuyue stared at the receding figure, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.
"elder brother."
A gentle voice sounded from behind him. Jiang Shuyue turned his head slightly and saw Jiang Zhi looking at him with a faint smile.
“Brother, Xiangyi doesn’t like Yanjing City. Perhaps returning to Lanqiao is the best choice for her.”
Jiang Shuyue sighed, her eyes reddening slightly, and slowly walked to Jiang Zhi's side.
It was already dilapidated, but it has now completely collapsed.
Liu's scheming and Xiangyi's charade—these things all seemed incredibly foolish to me.
He looked down at Jiang Zhi and suddenly felt a pang of sadness and amusement.
She was clearly his own sister, yet he had said so many hurtful things to her.
She didn't spend enough time with her younger sister when she was in Yanjing, and all she knew was that she had been up to her when they were little, and she always felt that her mother loved her more.
He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Zhi'er, it's your brother who has wronged you and made you suffer."
Jiang Zhi smiled at him, her eyes filled with innocent clarity, and said casually, "If you really feel sorry for me, then promise me something."
Jiang Shuyue laughed, "You're not exactly at a disadvantage either."
"Okay, I agree."
"I've thought about what it is, and I'll tell you."
Jiang Shuyue smiled and nodded.
Suddenly, a thought struck him: "You go back to your parents' house every few days, and your husband doesn't seem to mind?"
Jiang Zhi coughed lightly, "He, he, I, I already told him I'm going home for dinner tonight."
Faced with this sudden question, this was the only lame excuse she could come up with.
She dragged Jiang Shuyue back to the mansion.
Sure enough, everyone's concern was always about the couple's affairs.
As the moon rose high in the sky, Gu Liang, draped in a loose, dark robe, stared at the pitch-black night outside the window.
Qinghuai peeked out and glanced around. "Has the Princess Consort not returned yet?"
"Get to the point," Gu Liang said coldly.
Qinghuai said, "Reports have indicated that the pay for the troops stationed on the northern border is decreasing."
Gu Liang sat down at the table. "When did this start?"
"Around the fifteenth of the first month," Qinghuai said. "The Minister of War has been unwell recently, and the Vice Minister of War has gone home to visit his family. All the affairs of the Ministry of War, big and small, have been handed over to His Highness Prince Xuan, the Vice Minister of War."
Qinghuai leaned forward and said, "I heard that His Highness Prince Xuan has taken another concubine."
Gu Liang pondered, "His salary isn't even enough for him to squander, so he's even setting his sights on military pay."
"Keep a close eye on Gu Yuan."
“Gu Yu and Gu Yuan are very close. Since he embezzled military funds, Gu Yuan will definitely take action.”
As Qinghuai took his leave and went outside, he saw Doctor Han wandering around the corridor with a small medicine box on his back.
"Elder Han." Qinghuai bowed to him.
Doctor Han glanced at him. "So you've finally finished talking with His Highness?"
His tone wasn't exactly pleasant, but he was used to it. Qinghuai smiled apologetically and said, "It was wrong of me to keep Elder Han waiting. Please come in."
Dr. Han responded calmly and entered the room with his head held high.
“Your Highness is very busy, and I really cannot disturb you.” He cupped his hands to Gu Liang beside him. “But Your Highness, you cannot be so careless about your health.”
Doctor Han reached out and lifted Gu Liang's sleeve. Ever since he took the pill given to him by Doctor Xiaobai, the black lines on his hand had indeed stopped moving forward.
After returning from the Northern Barbarians, his health was constantly monitored by people in the palace.
I'm afraid he won't die, but I'm also afraid he'll die sooner.
"Alright, Mr. Han, there's no need to worry about it."
Doctor Han wanted to retort, but seeing his indifferent attitude, she gritted her teeth helplessly, "Your Highness, you are now married. The Princess is so good, are you really willing to abandon her?"
Gu Liang listened attentively, focusing on the key points. It turned out that even the usually picky Doctor Han could praise people?
"How does Elder Han know that the Princess is good?"
He chuckled softly, "Of course, I watched the princess grow up. The princess's mother was my apprentice, and speaking of which, it was I who gave her her nickname."
"Bamboo Peach. Isn't it nice?"
Dr. Han looked smug.
Gu Liang's gaze shifted, "Old Han is indeed wise."
“It’s just that this child has a hard life. His mother died early, and he was sent to another place when he was so young,” Doctor Han glared at him, “and he also ended up with a husband who doesn’t care about him.”
Gu Liang lowered her head.
His days at the Liangzhou Colosseum can be described as one of utter despair and suffering.
He was locked in a cage and lived like an animal.
His sky had no sun; it was always night. But it wasn't dark, because a little girl had taken the place of the sun, warming him with her kindness.
"Brother, I was kidnapped, but I escaped."
"Brother, aren't I amazing?"
"Brother, eat quickly, this is something I went through a lot of hardship to get."
She never came back, and he returned to Kyoto.
He tried to find her.
He finally ran into her again. He thought he had cured her of the love curse and helped her, but little did he know that this was also part of her plan.