She was now wearing a nightgown, made of thin fabric, and the pink bellyband cord inside the dress was faintly visible under the light. Seeing her back, Su Jinyuan became a little thoughtful.
Thinking that I would rather spend money to buy a smile on a girl with jade arms and a thousand pillows, but neglect the beautiful little wife at home, and have not slept with Xu Xiuyi except on the wedding night for more than half a year, I feel that I am losing money.
very.
Half out of desire and half out of guilt, he stepped forward and gently hugged Xu Xiuyi from behind.
He never expected that Xu Xiuyi's reaction would be so great. She almost pushed him away with all her strength, her face turned ashen.
"What are you doing?"
She questioned, as if the person in front of her was not her husband, but just a slut who had blasphemed against him.
Such a reaction really hurt Su Jinyuan.
"Xiu Yi, I just want to hug you."
It was not a sin for him to hug his wife, so why did Xu Xiuyi guard against him like a thief and a wolf.
He was very hurt, and Xu Xiuyi also felt that under normal circumstances, her reaction would be a bit excessive. After all, Su Jinyuan was her husband in name.
But she just felt inexplicably disgusted by his touch.
She could only try to steady her breath and explained: "I haven't been touched by others for a long time, and I feel that this kind of intimacy is very strange. Let's take it slow."
Su Jinyuan believed it and finally no longer felt sad. When he saw that the closet had been opened and there was a box containing their money, his mind moved to that box and he finally stopped making any intimate moves that made Xu Xiuyi uncomfortable.
"The key is probably still in the same place."
As Su Jinyuan spoke, he took out the key from the dark layer of the closet. After taking out the key, he hugged the box and said to Xu Xiuyi: "Don't tell anyone that I have been back. The more people who know, the more dangerous I will be. Xiuyi,
I've been sorry for you for everything in the past, and I will compensate you a million times in the future."
After saying that, he was about to leave, but Xu Xiuyi called out: "Wait a minute."
Su Jinyuan felt happy, thinking that Xu Xiuyi was reluctant to let him go.
But I heard Xu Xiu recall: "There is something you can't take away."
After speaking, he stepped forward and opened his hand to Su Jinyuan: "Key."
Su Jinyuan gave her the key, feeling very disappointed. After all, he had been too sorry for her before, and it was a bit difficult for her to accept him again for a while, but he believed that he would move Xu Xiuyi with his integrity.
He saw Xu Xiuyi open the box. The box was full of gold and silver jewelry. Some were Xu Xiuyi's dowry and some were Su Jinyuan's. After "he" died, all the clothes were taken out of the closet and buried with "him". But before
The jade ring, jade pendant and other valuable objects are still kept in this box, many of which are familiar to him.
There was just one thing, and he couldn't remember when he had seen it.
It is a delicate flower, shaped like a peony or a peony. The petals are made of pure gold and are as thin as paper. The petals have clear lines and uneven textures. Such carving and polishing skills can only be done by a master who is hard to find in the world.
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What is even more rare is a little blood red in the middle of the golden flower.
Su Jinyuan was also a jewelry player, so he could tell at a glance that the blood-red jade was not a chicken-blood gemstone. It was extremely rare, and a piece the size of a fingernail was worth a fortune.
Seeing Xu Xiuyi take out the flower, she returned the key to him: "Okay."
"Where did this come from?" he asked.
Xu Xiuyi prevaricated: "It was given by someone else."
"Who?" Su Jinyuan wondered who could give such a generous gift. He was partly curious, but generally a little uneasy.
Xu Xiuyi glanced at him: "I'm from my mother's family."
Su Jinyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was not unusual for such a treasure as the Protector's Mansion to be able to produce a few pieces.
Hearing the fourth watch of the drum beating outside, he knew he was leaving. He was quite reluctant to leave Xu Xiuyi. He looked at her several times before saying, "Take good care of mother and wait for me to come home."
It was originally a very warm sentence, but Xu Xiuyi's expression turned cold. Su Jinyuan thought that Xu Xiuyi hated him for the mistakes he had made, so he didn't think much about it. He just wanted to treat Xu Xiuyi well one day, and stay together as husband and wife until they grow old.
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Su Jinyuan has left, but Xu Xiuyi is no longer sleepy. Looking at the sky outside, the moon has already climbed for half a day, and it is expected that the maids in the mansion will get up to do their work.
She waited all night, but what was supposed to come didn't come, and what wasn't supposed to come did.
Su Jinyuan is back, how is she going to tell An Chengshao about this?
Or maybe she just said it. When Su Jinyuan found out that the murderer came home, she packed her bags and asked An Chengshao to take her away. It didn't matter where she went. After all, she would not live with Su Jinyuan.
*
An Chengshao broke the appointment because Qin Yan cut his wrist.
He originally planned to go home first and send Wu Mo back anyway, but he was not worried about Wu Mo being so drunk.
But when he returned to the room, Wu Mo was not there, but Qin Yan, whose clothes were stained with blood, was lying on the bed.
Qin Yan cut his wrists. When he saw him, he was already in a daze and his face was pale. Two lines of clear tears hung in the corners of his eyes. When he saw him, they fell down.
He was angry, angry and distressed, so he quickly sent Qin Yan to a nearby medical clinic. He simply discovered it early, stopped the bleeding and bandaged it, but his life was saved at least.
Now at the fourth watch, Qin Yan is still lying on his lap holding his arm, eyes wide open, as if she is afraid that he will leave.
After all, Young Master An Cheng couldn't leave Qin Yan like this behind.
"You can go to sleep, I won't leave."
His tone was indifferent, and he really felt that Qin Yan's behavior was very annoying to him.
But she didn't dare to show it, for fear that Qin Yan would not be able to think about it anymore.
Qin Yan shook her head, her hands were wrapped with thick gauze. Even so, blood still seeped out. She was so afraid of pain that she would do such a thing to her. It was really because she loved An Chengshao too much.
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She cried and made a fuss at Master An Cheng's place that day, and she learned to be free and easy, but in the end she was unwilling to give in. She always felt that Master An Cheng should be hers.
If she is a woman from an innocent family, she will lose if she loses. Although she cannot afford to lose, it is not so hard to think about.
But that person was a widow, and the more she thought about it, the less worthy she became, not only for An Chengshao, but also for herself.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that if she didn't do something, An Chengshao would not have her in his heart, and she would be completely outclassed by Xu Xiuyi.
So, she thought of cutting her wrists.
She thought that even if he really died, An Chengshao would never feel better for the rest of his life. He must be full of guilt for her. Based on her understanding of An Chengshao, with such guilt, there was no way he could live happily with Xu Xiuyi.
of.
She will be like a ghost and a shadow, lingering between them all their lives.
If she was lucky enough not to die, that would be even better. She would make An Cheng less jealous and let him know what she would do if he dared to fall in love with another woman.
Now, her method was initially effective. She took his hand and lay on his lap, sleeping next to him, but he didn't reject her.
She thought he had probably tasted how powerful she was, and he would not dare to hurt her heart casually in the future.
Thinking of this, she felt proud, feeling that the blood was not in vain.
"Master Cheng, I want to go back to the outside world. Let's go back together. The climate here is not good and I can't get used to it. My father also said that he has some business matters at home and wants to ask for your help."
She knew that her father was An Chengshao's benefactor. An Chengshao respected her father as much as his biological father. If her father needed it, An Chengshao would definitely rush to help without hesitation.
An Chengshao was silent for a while.
Qin Yan raised her head from his lap and looked at An Chengshao pitifully with tears in her eyes: "I miss home."
An Chengshao was silent again for a while, and then Shaoqing nodded: "Okay, I'll take you back after you recover a little bit from your injuries."
Qin Yan had a happy look on her face. As long as she went back, she would have a way to prevent An Chengshao from going to the capital again.
She didn't understand what Young Master An Cheng was doing in the capital. Outside the customs, Young Master An Cheng was already a powerful figure. Even people in the capital knew that there was Mr. An outside the customs.
To shock the emperor, several great kings from other countries took the initiative to befriend An Ye, and the emperors in the capital were all very afraid of An Ye.
Such a man of great influence, but he was doing nothing in the capital and didn't know what to do. He hung out with the fifth prince all day long. She knew that Cheng Shao was not Duanxiu, but others thought Cheng Shao was the fifth prince's new favorite. She heard that
It's so uncomfortable even when I'm wearing it.
She wanted to go back to the outside of Guan with An Chengshao. The sky was high, the clouds were light, the wind was light, and the water was blue. They were riding horses and horses galloping under the blue sky and white clouds as before, and the grass was blown by the wind and cattle and sheep were seen. Everything was so relaxed and happy, better than in the capital.
Here, I feel suffocated everywhere.
Naturally, her biggest purpose in taking An Chengshao away first was to reason with Xu Xiuyi.
When she heard that An Chengshao was willing to go back, she was very happy in her heart. After all, she was more important than Xu Xiuyi. Xu Xiuyi had only known Chengshao for a few months, and her relationship with Chengshao was beyond comparison.
Is it comparable to the monthly one?
"Well, you keep your word."
"kindness."
An Chengshao responded extremely coldly, with no emotion in his tone.
That's it, as long as he is willing to go back, Qin Yan will feel that he has her in his heart, and she will be happy.
*
For three days, Xu Xiuyi kept the door open for An Chengshao every night, but he never came again.
She was suddenly worried, thinking that the injuries on An Chengshao's body that night when they first met could mean something had happened.
Finally on the morning of the fourth day, she couldn't sit still.
She went out early in the morning without anyone, walked through the streets and alleys, and arrived at Young Master An Cheng's residence.
The door of An Mansion was closed tightly, Xu Xiuyi rang the door knocker, and the person who opened the door was not Lu Hong or Lu Qing, but Qin Yan.
In the early morning, Qin Yan probably just got up from bed. She hadn't dressed up yet, and her hair was piled on her head. When she saw Xu Xiuyi, her face suddenly darkened.
"What are you doing here?"
Xu Xiuyi frowned. It was obvious that Qin Yan slept here yesterday.
She didn't answer, but asked: "Where is Master An Cheng?"
"Still asleep. He was busy very late last night."
Seeing Xu Xiuyi's stunned expression, Qin Yan's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning and said, "If Third Grandma has something to do with him, I'll go back to the room and wake him up."
She probably meant the word "go back to the room" very seriously on purpose.
Xu Xiuyi felt a dull pain in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She just said lightly: "No, it's nothing. I'll take my leave now."
"Third Grandma, stay here." Qin Yan called out to Xu Xiuyi.
Xu Xiuyi closed her eyes and took a deep breath, turned around with a smile on her face.
"What's up?"
"Originally, I should have come to talk to you in person, but Third Grandma is here today, so let me say goodbye to you here first. Third Grandma, we are going back outside the customs."
"Oh? Really?"
There was another dull pain in her heart, but she controlled all her emotions very well.
Even the surprised word "oh" was placed at just the right place.
Qin Yan originally thought he could make her angry, but seeing her look like this, it was Qin Yan herself who was angry, and she became more and more unworthy of Mr. An Cheng.
These days, how hard she worked to pester An Chengshao day and night and not ask An Chengshao to leave even half a step.
And every time Mr. An Cheng fell asleep, he would call Xu Xiuyi's name many times in his sleep.
An Chengshao was so deeply in love with Xu Xiuyi, but Xu Xiuyi was nothing to An Chengshao.
When she heard that they were leaving, she didn't even look sad or shocked. Qin Yan was not willing to talk to Xu Xiuyi anymore without Qin Yan being angry.
"Then we say goodbye. Our carriage will set off tonight. If the third grandma comes outside the customs in the future, we will definitely entertain her."
"Okay, have a nice trip."
"Third Grandma won't give it away."
"goodbye."
Turning around, all the pretended calmness and smile on Xu Xiuyi's face were instantly shattered. Her eyes were red, with two packs of tears about to fall, but she sniffed stubbornly.
When the first ray of sunlight fell on her face, there was a deep sadness in her eyes that could not be healed.
She originally thought that something might have happened to Mr. An Cheng, but it seemed that her worries were in vain.
Instead of returning to the Su Mansion, she went to Baoning Hall, looked at the account books, and sat there in a daze for a while, when she suddenly felt something was wrong.
Qin Yan has always been hostile to her, how could she trust Qin Yan's words?
In TV movies, this kind of plot is rarely seen, where a third party pretends to have a one-night romance with the hero, and then asks the heroine to see some traces of the romance, creating a huge misunderstanding.
These bloody scenes are not unfamiliar to her at all.
Thinking of this, her mood suddenly became brighter. She only had to ask Mr. An Cheng how everything was going.
As long as An Chengshao said otherwise, she would believe it.
She stood up, put down her account book, felt a little more relaxed, and went to An Cheng's mansion.
She definitely did not expect that all she saw was An Chengshao half-helping and half-carrying Qin Yan into a carriage, and then she also got into the carriage. In this carriage, she hid behind the tea shed, and Qin Yan looked at the court.
Go in the direction of the city gate.
Qin Yan said, we are going back outside the customs.
Xu Xiuyi's feet were as heavy as lead. She couldn't move even a step while standing there. Tears fell from her eyes and fell salty on her lips, but she didn't know it until the owner of the tea shed came over and called her.
Suddenly woke up.
Mr. An Cheng really left without saying a single hello or leaving a single word.
Xu Xiuyi thought of Qin Yan's flying face in the morning. She originally thought it was a bloody drama to create a misunderstanding between her and An Chengshao. Now she finally knew why Qin Yan could act so impeccably.
This bloody drama was true from the beginning.
Looking at the alley of An Mansion, she felt only irony and pain.
What I once thought would last forever, what I once thought was a life changing forever, are now nothing more than passing smoke and a love affair.
Thinking of what she had done with An Chengshao now just made her feel sick.
She didn't know how she got back. She only knew that when she went back, the gold, jade, and silver began to look for her again.
She looked up at the moonlight and realized it was midnight.
Fortunately, the gold, jade, and silver jade still didn't alarm anyone.
She calmed down and asked Jinyu to get some water for her to wash up. That night, she wanted to wash away everything about An Chengshao like dust.
If possible, she only wished that a person named An Chengshao had never appeared in her life.
*
The carriage galloped for two days and two nights. Qin Yan had gone out and wandered around with An Chengshao before, but had never seen An Chengshao so eager to return home. He barely stopped along the way and was soaked to death for three times.
horse.
And she also suffered from vomiting and diarrhea due to the bumpy ride, and her waist and limbs were paralyzed. Even so, Master An Cheng just bought some thick mattresses for her to sit on, without asking the carriage to slow down.
It would take at most half a day to get to the outside of the customs. Qin Yan finally couldn't stand it after eating dry food for two days and being bumpy for two days.
"Master Cheng, please rest, I'm in so much pain."
An Cheng didn't see her looking bad, so he finally asked Lu Qing to slow down.
"Almost there."
"You said we're almost here, so there's no rush. I'm going to fall apart. Master Cheng, I want to eat hot rice."
Her tone was a bit coquettish.
An Chengshao was silent for a while, but finally agreed and ordered Lu Qing to stop the carriage when he saw the place where he was eating.
After half a cup of tea, they passed by a small town. Lu Qing stopped the carriage at a small restaurant. An Chengshao helped Qin Yan down. Qin Yan's legs went weak and he fell into An Chengshao's arms.
middle.
An Chengshao could only half-hug him, entered the small restaurant, and asked the waiter to take the carriage to feed the horses. He also ordered a few more dishes, and several people sat down to wait for the food to be served.
Qin Yan's hand was better, and the wound had scabbed over. She didn't cut it deeply, but she had to wait for An Chengshao for a long time, and she bled too much.
Lu Qing and Lu Hong didn't sit at the same table. They sat at the table next to each other and didn't know what to say.
An Chengshao frowned and was worried.
Qin Yan stretched out her hand to rub his frown: "What's wrong? You look unhappy and you want to go home so much? I asked you to come back a long time ago, but you refused. Now you don't want to waste a moment."
An Chengshao avoided her hand and said, "I'll take you home and then go back to the capital. I have some things that I have to do."
"No."
Qin Yan stood up with a puff of air, attracting the guests in the small restaurant to look here. Qin Yan's face turned red, and he sat down and muttered: "Just ask Lu Qing to do it. I see that in addition to hanging out with the Fifth Prince in the capital, you are also doing a lot of things."
There’s not much to do.”
"When you go home, don't be willful again."
Young Master An Cheng is already somewhat disgusted with Qin Yan. In fact, from the moment Qin Yan cut his wrists, he wanted to stay away from Qin Yan. He hated such a woman the most. He would die if it weren't for
She was Qin Yan, the daughter of his benefactor, and she committed suicide because of him. Even if he watched her die, he would not save her.
He was originally a cold-hearted person, but he was gentle in front of Qin Yan, but now this gentleness was ruined by Qin Yan's impulsive, reckless and ignorant behavior.
Qin Yan looked at him bitterly, her eyes red: "If you drive me away, I will continue to show you my willfulness."
This undoubtedly made Mr. An Cheng even more disgusted.
"Stop messing around."
An Chengshao yelled coldly. Qin Yan held his mouth in frustration and tears fell. He carefully held An Chengshao's arms with his hands and said aggrievedly: "Don't be cruel to me, I feel uncomfortable."
"Qin Yan, don't tell me to hate you."
Qin Yan paused suddenly, and then her tears fell even more quickly. People in the restaurant looked sideways. An Chengshao felt extremely annoyed. He slapped the money on the table and said to the shopkeeper: "No need to go in, no.
have eaten."
Then, he grabbed Qin Yan's arm and walked out.
He really annoyed Qin Yan.
He has always been indifferent to emotions and anger, but this time Qin Yan pestered him so much that he didn't even have time to talk to Xu Xiuyi. He was eager to return, but it was not because he wanted to go back to his home outside the customs, but because he wanted to return home.
Return to Xu Xiuyi as soon as possible.
He broke the appointment that day, and since then he has been pestered by Qin Yan day and night, unable to get away. What happened with Xu Xiuyi cannot be told to Lu Qing and Lu Hong. He is really worried to death. He has been angry these days, and he is only angry with Qin Yanhuo.
Adding fuel to the fire, he finally came out.
Dragging Qin Yan into the car, he didn't want to care about her life or death, so he went back and left it to his benefactor. The benefactor always understood Qin Yan's thoughts, but he understood his thoughts even better and would never force him on this matter.
Throw Qin Yan back, he wants to return to Beijing quickly.
He was only afraid that Xu Xiuyi would be worried if he disappeared for too long.
The carriage started to speed on the road again. This time, An Chengshao was driving the car himself, and he was driving more fiercely than Lu Qing. His face was completely black, and his eyes were as cold as death.
Qin Yan was in the car, crying so miserably, but he turned a deaf ear.
The car galloped all the way, and when it arrived outside the pass, it headed towards the Qin Mansion.
An Chengshao asked Lu Hong to take Qin Yan in, then turned around and ordered Lu Qing to take out the bloody horse from the house, and then he entered Qin Mansion, Qin Yan's father's study.
Qin Xueyi was very surprised by the sudden appearance of An Chengshao, and was overjoyed. He came up and patted An Chengshao on the shoulder: "Boy, why are you back? A great revenge has been avenged so quickly. I didn't expect that the Su family, which is famous all over the world, can only be like this. It is unbearable."
One blow, hahahahaha!"
Qin Xueyi laughed for a long time and then realized that An Chengshao's face did not have the joy and relief of revenge.
Hearing the laughter, he frowned and asked cautiously, "Is it possible that something happened?"
An Chengshao didn't say anything, but suddenly clasped his fists and said to Qin Xueyi: "My lord, please watch Qin Yan, I'm leaving first."
After saying that, he strode away, leaving Qin Xueyi scratching his head there.
In addition to the Qin Mansion, Lu Qing had also brought out the bloody horse from home. An Chengshao got on his horse and told Lu Qing: "I'll rest with Lu Hong for two days before coming to the capital."
After saying that, without waiting for Lu Qing to answer, he clamped his legs around the horse's belly and whipped it down. The horse flew away like a bow and arrow without a string. In just a blink of an eye, what was left to Lu Qing was