A person is nothing in front of aristocratic families. Xu Sheng knew that he could not even control his own destiny, let alone take care of others.
At this moment, all Xu Sheng felt in his heart was deep powerlessness and deep sadness. This feeling was just like when he knew that his parents were dead, it was extremely painful and penetrated to the bone marrow.
When a person is sad, everything is sad,
Everything comes before your eyes.
Alone and covered in withered grass,
Why care if you have no time to take care of yourself?
Xu Sheng chanted loudly, firstly to express his depression; secondly, he also persuaded himself that he had nothing to do with the matter and did not need to intervene.
"Miss--!"
A shrill scream sounded in the empty and quiet house, it was Peony's howl.
"not good!"
Xu Sheng's mind went blank for a moment, his heart suddenly tightened, and his whole body was like an arrow leaving the string. All the strength in his body was mobilized, he jumped several feet in one step, and kicked open the door with one kick.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Sheng was extremely anxious. Before he could figure out the situation, he stood in the courtyard and shouted uncontrollably.
"Sir - Sir -!" After two long sobs, Shaoyao hid his face and came out, almost unsteady on his feet, whimpering and said: "Sir, hurry... hurry in and take a look.
Miss, she..."
Without any hesitation, Xu Sheng rushed into the inner room before Shaoyao finished speaking. There, a thin and beautiful woman was lying limply on her side on the ground, with a faint touch of bright red hanging from her mouth, and a thumb-sized hand on the table.
jade wine glass.
However, Xu Sheng knew that Xu Lizi did not drink.
Take poison!
Without thinking too much, Xu Sheng already had a guess. He quickly squatted down and picked up Xu Lizi. At this time, he didn't care about the difference between men and women. Xu Sheng gritted his teeth, spent all his strength, and ran as fast as he could.
Fortunately, Xu Sheng knew where the medical center was. He had no idea what kind of poison Xu Lizi had taken, and he knew nothing about medical skills. The only plan now was to send Xu Lizi to a doctor as soon as possible.
There is no need to ask for help, Xu Sheng is confident, but now his foot strength is far beyond the reach of others. If he has the ability to find people, he can run two miles away. Asking for help is just a waste of time.
Besides, Xu Sheng had his own considerations. The eldest daughter of the Xu family committed suicide by taking poison. It would not be nice to hear the news. If one less person knew about it, Xu Lizi would have more face.
...
The doctors of the Xu family are all very famous doctors in Zhongzhou, and there are even two former royal doctors among them. Needless to say, their level of skill is needless to say. With the efforts of a group of people, it took a lot of effort and a lot of trouble to complete the project.
One day, Xu Lizi was finally brought back from the brink of death.
Xu Sheng was watching from the side for a whole day. He couldn't even blink a few times. Although he knew it was useless to look at him, how could he look away!?
Seeing that Xu Lizi's breathing gradually stabilized, and there was a faint color on her face, Xu Sheng's hanging heart was reluctant to let go. He took a long breath, and his spirit suddenly relaxed. His whole body seemed to be in collapse, and he leaned against the corner and collapsed.
Sit down.
Xu Lizi has caused a big stir this time. Although the subordinates hardly know about it, how can the top management keep it a secret?
Beside Xu Lizi, there were about a dozen people standing sparsely. The oldest had gray hair and beard, and the youngest must be over forty years old. Needless to say, these people were the leaders of the Xu family.
Now, all of them looked unkind, and there was no concern in their eyes when looking at Xu Lizi, only anger.
In their eyes, the marriage between the Liu and Xu families was far more important than the life and death of a woman from the same clan.
"Xu...Xu Sheng, right? You did a good job this time. You can go back. The Xu family will not treat you badly." An old man spoke without raising his eyes and waved his hand to signal Xu Sheng.
Leave quickly.
"Yes" Seeing that Xu Lizi had turned the corner, Xu Sheng felt a lot more at ease, stood up, saluted, and turned around to retreat.
"well--"
Xu Sheng sighed deeply as he walked out of the hospital. Although Xu Lizi's life was saved, the future was really worrying. Xu Sheng never imagined that Xu Lizi would have such a strong character under her seemingly weak appearance.
But what's the use of being strong? In the high-ranking Xu family, being strong may still be a curse.
what to do?
Xu Sheng knew very well that he was insignificant. Judging from the attitude of the Xu family, the marriage between the Liu and Xu families was already a certainty. How could he, a small person, shake it?
Born in yellow grassland,
Dirty crawling everywhere.
Drinking water from the canals,
Hidden in the mountains.
I also want to fight hard,
But the roots are deep.
I can only go east to west with the wind,
In the autumn, all the people will be killed.
Xu Sheng considers himself to be like a "withered grass", and in the face of the "strong wind" of the Xu family, he seems to have no choice but to obey. Otherwise, I am afraid that only destruction awaits him.
"Maybe......!"
Xu Sheng had a bold idea. He clenched his fists secretly and thought to himself: If it really comes to that point, he can only do that.
"Fool"
The weirdo hiding deep in the forbidden area witnessed everything and showed a disdainful smile.
Three days later, Xu Lizi woke up and returned to the "Xiaoxiao Pavilion". A few days later, Shaoyao came to the door and told Xu Sheng that the eldest lady had invited her.
Xu Sheng was so concerned, how could he not go away?
After simply packing up, Xu Sheng and Shaoyao went on the road together. It was not a long journey, but he felt that he had walked for a long time. At this moment, he had thousands of thoughts in his heart. On the one hand, he was happy, and on the other hand, he was sad. Since he could
At this time, I was happy to see Xu Lizi, but I felt guilty because I was really helpless.
When they arrived at the place, Shaoyao retreated wisely. Xu Lizi was dressed very plainly, half leaning on the table, with a haggard face.
"You're here, sir."
"coming"
Xu Lizi coughed twice in succession. She wanted to get up but had no strength. She smiled apologetically and said softly: "Thanks to my husband for saving me this time. Otherwise, I would have become the sinner of the Xu family. "
Xu Sheng felt uncomfortable in his heart and didn't know what to say. He picked a chair and sat on his own, deliberately not looking into Xu Lizi's eyes.
"First of all, I invited you here to thank you for saving your life." Xu Lizi said, paused for a moment, and then her expression changed, "Secondly, I also want to ask you, sir, why you made your own decisions and insisted on saving someone who wanted to die.
man of?"
"I......"
Xu Sheng was speechless and couldn't answer.
"I am determined not to survive in the current situation. Sir, you saved me rashly. Do you want me to suffer the torture of committing suicide again?"
"No!" Xu Sheng suddenly jumped up and said urgently: "You must not seek short-term advice again. There is still room for change in what you are worried about."
"What leeway is there?" Xu Lizi smiled bitterly, "Either surrender or die. Women of the Xu family are born like this."
Xu Sheng was silent. Although ordinary people also follow the orders of their parents and the advice of matchmakers, after all, the family business is small. If a woman refuses to obey, the parents are reluctant to let go of the child, and most likely they will obey the child. But the Xu family is different. The family is big and the business is big.
Xu Lizi has hundreds of people in her lifetime. How many people will be heartbroken if one of them dies?
As far as Xu Sheng knows, Xu Lizi's biological father alone has nine children, and she is a concubine. In the eyes of a large and orderly family, a concubine is not worth mentioning as a direct descendant. In the Xu family's hundreds of years of history,
Even direct descendants don’t know how many sacrifices they have made.
Xu Lizi has been favored far more than others over the years. Although she is a concubine, she is more favored than a direct descendant. Just because she is really beautiful, she is of great use in the eyes of the Xu family's senior officials.
Or, it can be said that Xu Lizi was decided by the Xu family from the beginning, and she was going to be a tool to please the Liu family.
Women, beautiful women, beautiful women born into aristocratic families, how many have become miserable?
"Do you really hate the young master of the Liu family that much?" Xu Sheng asked cautiously. He didn't understand that such a fate should be a necessary awareness for a rich woman, so why did Xu Lizi react so violently.
"Young Master?" Xu Lizi smiled sadly and said coldly
: "What young man? He is already half a hundred years old. The former married my aunt, and now he wants to humiliate me."
What!?
Xu Sheng suddenly felt a lightning strike. No wonder. What the Xu family did was really shameful. They asked a woman under twenty years old to serve an old man who was half a century old. Moreover, Xu Lizi's aunt was married first, so she could only be a house-filling concubine.
.What a blow this must be to a beautiful girl!
"The only plan now is to die." Xu Lizi resisted, but still shed tears and said tremblingly: "Thank you sir for your cultivation. I am not a talented disciple, so I will go first."
"don't want!"
Shaoyao rushed into the house and spoke out almost at the same time as Xu Sheng. She saved Xu Lizi and sobbed: "If Miss is gone, Shaoyao will not be alive either. Miss, you must not forget about it."
"I've suffered so much for you, Shaoyao." Xu Lizi cried, "When I die, you will definitely be implicated in some way. I can't help you."
"As for Miss, it's my blessing to be able to follow Miss." Shaoyao wiped her tears, which made Xu Sheng's eyes sore.
"Please sir, please save the young lady." Shaoyao tilted his head, looked at Xu Sheng helplessly, and said with a cry: "I am just a maid, there is nothing I can do, but sir, I am a guest, and my status is much more valuable than mine, so you must
Please help me, Miss!"
"Need not"
Xu Lizi said with a wry smile. Firstly, she didn't want to implicate Xu Sheng; secondly, she didn't think Xu Sheng would do anything. After all, although the Xu family had not many guests, there were dozens of them, and it was obvious that Xu Sheng was among them.
The most neglected one. The Xu family is capable of killing even their own relatives, so why would they let a guest?
"good"
What Xu Lizi didn't expect was that Xu Sheng agreed immediately. With perseverance and determination, she smiled lightly and said gently but firmly: "Since you don't want to marry, then don't marry."
"you......!"
Xu Lizi was stunned and wanted to stop her, but Xu Sheng had already left without giving her a chance to say a word.
Xu Sheng walked very fast, all the way east. He knew that there was a "Tianchi Garden" ahead, and there was a "tombstone" in the "Tianchi Garden". That was the only way Xu Sheng could think of.