flstandardbreds Chapter 108 You need to be a little more enthusiastic towards me!
Chapter 108 You need to be a little more enthusiastic towards me!
Sheng Yunzhu's face was badly swollen on one side, and after the medicine was applied, it looked rather gruesome.
Dianmo paused for a moment, then quickly nodded and got up to leave.
Not long after, Yuanxing followed Dianmo in.
Yuanxing's once plump face was now completely devoid of color. She knelt down in front of Sheng Yunzhu with a thud, bowing her head and not daring to speak.
Sheng Yunzhu bent down and gently poked her face with her finger.
Yuanxing trembled in fright.
"What are you hiding for? Afraid I'll hit you? Do you think I'd dare?" Sheng Yunzhu sneered, "Found a new backer, huh? Forgot who you are, didn't you?"
"No, no, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I, I..." Yuanxing stammered, her voice trembling so much it was almost incoherent.
"Looks like you've been having too many good days lately, quite comfortable. I heard your mother is sick again, is that right? It seems you don't intend to let her live. Well, it makes sense, a widow, supporting her whole family by shamelessly seducing men, and now she's almost worn herself out, still unable to feed her daughter. Isn't that pitiful?" Sheng Yunzhu gently patted Yuanxing's face. "Look at this face, it's clear she's never suffered much, isn't it?"
"Girl, I was wrong, I beg you, I beg you to save my mother, it's all my fault..." Yuanxing kowtowed desperately, but Sheng Yunzhu stopped her.
"No, I can't accept that. I don't want to have to apologize to you if someone finds out later."
"No, no, girl, it's my fault, it's my fault..." Yuanxing trembled with fear, but could not say anything else, and could only desperately admit her mistake.
“You know who I am, and you also know how the He family died. Tell me, if someone finds out, oh no, if Lu Yangyang finds out who you are, do you think she will hate you to death?” Sheng Yunzhu suddenly asked with a smile.
Yuanxing froze, her face drained of all color.
"Your good mother, to support you and your blind grandmother, seduced Master He and had two children. She should have been beaten to death. I spared your lives. How you begged me then, saying you'd die for them. How long has it been? You're just like your treacherous mother. I might as well expose your identity. Do you think the Duke of Sheng will let you off?"
Before Sheng Yunzhu could finish speaking, Yuanxing clung tightly to her leg: "Miss, I was wrong, I beg you, I'll agree to anything, just for the sake of them..."
"Shut up!" Sheng Yunzhu hissed. "If you want to die, just say it."
Yuanxing was so frightened that she immediately shut her mouth.
“From now on, I want you to report to me everything Lu Yangyang does. Who she meets, what she says, everything you hear and see, tell me everything, do you understand?” Sheng Yunzhu stared coldly into her eyes.
"I...I understand." Yuanxing didn't dare to refute and hurriedly nodded.
"Get out."
Yuanxing clumsily got up and ran out.
After she left, Dianmo noticed that her expression was even worse than before.
"Miss, the Second Young Master has had lunch delivered," Dianmo whispered a reminder.
"I don't have much of an appetite, take it away." Sheng Yunzhu waved her hand, signaling her to leave.
As the door closed, Sheng Yunzhu rested her chin on her hand, but accidentally touched her swollen cheek, causing her to wince in pain.
The eldest uncle of the He family was her biological father. After the He family prospered and became wealthy, he inevitably developed bad habits such as eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring. It was because of this that he revealed her true identity when he was drunk one time.
After investigating the truth, the Duke of Sheng immediately had her own grandmother, He the wet nurse, beaten to death with sticks.
The rest of the He family members were said to have been sold off, but in reality, Sheng Yunzhu knew very well that, given the Duke of Sheng's personality, if he wanted to keep her in the Duke of Sheng's mansion, he wouldn't let those people live.
Only by eliminating the root of the problem can we be truly safe.
But who would have thought that even a scoundrel like Uncle He was a devoted lover? He had a woman he loved since childhood named Su Niang. Su Niang was married off by her family and became a widow a few years later, struggling to make ends meet with her blind mother-in-law and daughter, Xingzi.
After the eldest son of the He family became wealthy, he learned by chance that Su Niang was not doing well, so he secretly took her out and settled her in. He even brought her to the capital in secret and made her his mistress, and she even had two children with him.
That apricot is the same as the round apricot we know today.
In other words, the two children Su Niang later gave birth to were her half-siblings.
What an irony.
She spared Yuanxing's life and even changed her name and arranged for her to enter the Duke of Sheng's mansion and be placed by Lu Yangyang's side. However, she never expected that such a person would dare to favor Lu Yangyang and refuse to do anything for her.
……
After Lu Yangyang finished her vegetarian meal with Princess Liduan, she returned to her resting room. Seeing that Princess Liduan was still with her, she couldn't help but ask,
"Why don't you leave?"
Princess Liduan snorted: "Where I go is none of your business. I'm going with you."
Lu Yangyang: "...I won't help you."
Princess Liduan glared at her: "Who asked you for help? I really came to Huguo Temple to visit. Oh dear, my mother is coming in a couple of days, so I said I'd come a couple of days early. I really didn't come to see Brother Sheng. But since we've run into each other, I should still find an opportunity to formally thank him."
"That's it?" Lu Yangyang wasn't very convinced.
"That's it! Believe it or not!" Princess Liduan snorted coldly in dissatisfaction: "Do I have to be with you because of someone else? Is it wrong to be with you? How can you be so unlovable? I already said that I would protect you from now on, and we are friends. You have not been behaving well at all. You have to be more enthusiastic towards me."
Lu Yangyang: ?
This was the first time she had ever seen someone make friends like this; it was really tough.
However, as long as she doesn't cause trouble, Lu Yangyang is still willing to play with her.
"OK then."
"Yay!" Princess Liduan was immediately delighted. "Then let's go play in the back mountain. There's a marriage tree there. I heard that it's very effective for praying for marriage. Every day, many people secretly go there to pray for marriage. Let's go and watch the fun."
"What?" Lu Yangyang thought she had misheard: "Watching the show?"
“Yes!” Princess Liduan jumped over excitedly and hooked her arm around her shoulder. “Then what else would we do? My mother said I’m still young, and it’s not too late to ask for a marriage proposal in a couple of years. Besides, my admired Brother Sheng is getting married soon, so I don’t have the heart to ask for one for myself. As for you…”
Princess Liduan shook her head: "I'm not trying to hurt your feelings, but for someone as short as you, if you prayed for a marriage match, even the God of Marriage would put you in the back of the list because you're too short."
Lu Yangyang said expressionlessly, "Then I really thank you for reminding me."
"Sure, sure, let's go! My mom loves doing this kind of thing. She says life is much more exciting than fiction. If you don't find it exciting, it means you haven't seen enough excitement." She grabbed her and ran outside.
This was the first time Lu Yangyang had met such a whirlwind of people.
The two of them sneakily climbed up the so-called "marriage tree," to another tree separated by a wall.
Judging from the way Princess Liduan climbed the tree, you could tell she was a repeat offender.
“My mother said the view is good here, and there’s a breeze, so they can’t hear us talking outside.” Princess Liduan mysteriously parted the leaves, almost jumping up excitedly, “What did I say? Look, Cheng Ruoxue! She’s here on another date!”