Qiu couldn't help but look downcast, feeling annoyed.
This Master of the Yu Mansion is also a confused person. How come he didn't know that his subordinate was hooking up with his concubine for so many years?
Now that she had made up her mind to live a good life with Zhuang Liebing, she naturally couldn't make trouble with those letters.
Zhuang Liebing put his arm around her shoulders, looking sad.
"For the present, the only way is to leave. Let's pack our bags and leave the Yu Mansion tonight."
Qiu was shocked and stunned.
"This...this is too hasty."
"Sanniang, I don't want to be in such a hurry. It's true that the master refuses to let her go, and I'm afraid that if things drag on for a long time, the lady at Huixiang Pavilion will start to make trouble. If I'm not careful, she will be in front of the master.
Now that the news is out, do you think I can still leave?
"At that time, if something happens to me, and you don't have a man to support you, what benefits will you gain in the rest of your life?"
"What you said makes sense..."
Qiu thought about it for a while, and seeing the remorseful look on Zhuang Liebing's face, she dismissed her doubts and nodded.
"In that case, I'm going to pack my bags now."
In fact, she didn't have much. She came to Tongcheng from Li County, and the only items in her bag were a few old clothes and some copper coins.
Zhuang Liebing also only received a stack of banknotes and land deeds, rolled them into a small bundle with cloth, and said:
"Let's wait until the third watch before we go on the road, so as not to run into other people. If we get hit, it won't be easy to talk to. We might be treated as someone who escaped with money. When we get to the city gate, it's about the fifth watch. Let's take advantage of the dawn to open.
Let's go out to the city gate. Even if everyone in the Yu Mansion understands, they won't be able to catch up with us in time."
Qiu nodded.
After a cursory dinner, the two waited until the third watch when they heard the sound of a clapper, and Qiu hurriedly urged them to go on their way.
Zhuang Liebing responded, but he was thinking about the handle in her hand, so he smiled and spoke to Qiu.
"Sanniang, now that you and I are leaving Tongcheng, those letters in your hands should be destroyed, right? If someone discovers them in the future, I'm afraid both your and my faces will be tarnished."
Qiu's heart was not at all on guard. After hearing this, she sneered.
"Zie Wangba, what's your plan? Do you want to take the handle from me? To tell you the truth, I will hold on to this handle even if I die! If I give it to you,
You, if you kick me away again, where will I go to cry out for grievances and redress my grievances?"
"Hey, you are my wife, how dare I do this to you?"
Zhuang Liebing looked at her expression, not daring to push too hard, for fear that she would discover what he had in mind.
"Since Sanniang is worried, let me keep it under your care. What I said is just a reminder. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens!"
Qiu glared at him with sharp eyes.
"If you live a good life with me, I won't throw these things away. If you still persist in your evil intentions and want to collect wild flowers and raise a private nest, of course I will never be done with you!"
After saying this, she hugged the little bundle tighter.
Zhuang Liebing pretended to be humble and obedient on the outside, but in his heart he was resentful and cursed, this damn hateful bitch!
I originally wanted to leave a way for you to survive, but since you refuse to take the path of survival and are looking for death, then I can only do nothing and work tirelessly to help you!
It was late at night, and there was no one in the backyard of Yu Mansion. It was so quiet that you could hear a silver needle drop.
The sound of the two people walking one behind the other was particularly obvious in the dark night. Mixed with the cold wind blowing from all directions and the rustling of leaves, it only made people feel eerie and scary.
Qiu felt an inexplicable fear in her heart and couldn't help but feel worried.
Suddenly stopped.
"Zi Wangba, are you really determined to live a good life with me?"
Zhuang Liebing saw the suspicion on her face, stepped forward and put his arms around her, straightened her disheveled clothes, and said seriously:
"Sanniang, although I, Zhuang Liebing, have made mistakes, but now I know my mistakes and correct them, I will always be given a chance to change my ways. In the future, I will have many children with you, and we will live a lifetime together.
If you don't trust me so much, could it be that you want me to die to prove my ambition?"
Qiu didn't speak.
Zhuang Liebing was so cruel that he took out a three-inch long and one-inch thin knife from his sleeve and handed the knife to Qiu.
There was no trace of fear on his face.
"Sanniang, if you don't believe me, if you leave the house with me today, I'm afraid you will bring up old stories to doubt me again in the future. In this case, you might as well kill me with one knife, so that I can pay for the sins of the past.
Repaid."
Qiu was shocked. He held the dagger in his hand and did not move it for a long time.
Zhuang Liebing's eyes were filled with tears. Seeing the tears streaming down his face, he wiped them away and said with a bitter smile.
"I, Zhuang Liebing, have fallen into this situation. Even my married wife doesn't trust me now. What's the point of living for me? Sanniang, since you can't do it, then I will do it myself. If you still can't do it, I will do it myself."
One day, I will live with you wholeheartedly!"
After saying that, he reached out to hold Qiu's hand, trying to lead her to stab him with the knife.
He also knew in his heart that it was just an act. Although Qiu was outrageous, he still had feelings for him in his heart. How could he really want to kill him?
At this time, he was just trying to get this stupid woman to follow him out of the Yu Mansion.
Sure enough, Mrs. Qiu saw Zhuang Liebing with tears in her face and said many words in such a guilty and painful voice. She couldn't help but think of the three years when she lived alone. Although she said she hated him, she still thought of him in her heart.
, my chest feels sore and painful.
He quickly grabbed the knife from his hand and sighed.
"Why are you bothering? Since the past is over, why am I, a village woman who just wants to live a stable life, care so much about you?"
After saying that, he put the dagger away.
"Husband, I believe you, let's go quickly."
Zhuang Liebing's face lit up with joy, and he quickly put away his sad expression, and they all left the Yu Mansion through the back door.
He was still dissatisfied in his heart. It seemed that Qiu, a fierce woman, was not easily moved after all. The move just now was urgent and dangerous. If an ordinary woman had seen it, she would have been overflowing with tenderness and took the initiative to take the letter in the bag as a
In front of him, everything was ruined.
But as for her, she just said she believed in him and didn't show anything else.
This woman was completely unreasonable, no wonder he killed her later.
After leaving Yu Mansion, we looked north all the way, walked through the streets and alleys, passed Rongguang Street, and then walked a long stretch of official road.
At about dawn, the two of them came to the city gate. It was about to open the city gate. Zhuang Liebing was so happy that he showed the clear document on his body to the city guards for review, and then took Qiu out.
The city gate.
In the suburbs outside the city gate, there is a cliff called Skeleton Ridge, which is the only way back to Li County.
"Sanniang, it's early in the morning and there's no time to hire mules and horses. Let's go through Skeleton Ridge first, walk five miles, and then hire a car when we get to the neighboring county."