Chapter Fifty-Seven

  A soft, ambiguous voice came from inside the house. The servants brought water, but they all stood outside with red faces and racing hearts, knowing that this was not a moment to be disturbed. However, standing there holding pails of steaming hot water wasn't an option either.

  "What...what should I do?" He didn't dare knock on the door, disturbing the king's good deed, it wasn't something that could be settled with just a sentence of punishment.

  "Just go down first."

  Clouds gathered, helplessly opening her eyes slightly, now it's really unbearable to listen to, biting her lip, her body endured stimulation time and time again, yet she couldn't utter a word, only faint whispers.

  After a while, the two finally stopped fighting, and looking at Yun Cong sleeping again, Zi Ruoye felt a bit embarrassed. In the past, they had never been like this before, but now they had become so fierce.

  The cloud had condensed and covered the brocade quilt, after dressing up, he walked out of the room door lightly. As soon as he went out, he saw a small servant with a red face standing outside the door, "Wait for him to wake up, then you re-pour water and have him wash up."

  The little servant responded to the voice, and Ziyue Ye finally walked out, thinking about the glutinous rice balls that she hadn't seen all day yesterday. She had originally planned to go out but changed her route and headed towards Shangguan Meng's courtyard instead.

  It's still early, I don't know if he's awake yet?

  When Ziyue walked in, she saw Shangguan Meng sleeping soundly, curled up into a ball, with her chubby baby face slightly pouting, and the pillow on the ground. She didn't expect that Shangguan Meng would sleep so vigorously.

  She bent down to pick up the pillow that had fallen on the ground, walked forward, and saw that Xiao Ren was sleeping soundly. Even when Zi Ruoye approached him, he didn't notice. Since the day Zi Ruoye woke up from being stabbed, she had also arranged for a secret guard to protect Shangguan Meng. She gently lifted his head and placed it on the pillow, covered him with the quilt, and then quietly walked out of the door.

  She took out a jade pendant from her bosom, and the purple leaves at the bottom of her eyes slightly sank. After a while, she put it back in her bosom, let's talk about it later...

  "Your Highness." The black figure in front of him knelt on one knee, respectfully lowering his head, with one hand placed over his heart, a gesture of loyalty.

  "Hmm. What's going on?" Zi Ruoye asked absent-mindedly, slightly raising her head to gaze at the floating clouds in the sky, as if looking through them towards some unknown distant place.

  "Under him, there's no one capable... That person... has gone mad."

  Her eyebrows slightly furrowed, is that all? Not even scary? But it was just tormenting her companion in front of her, that day those few people Zi Ruoye didn't kill them all, instead leaving one behind, but unexpectedly it had no effect.

  "Has he gone mad and said something?"

  "Yes." The Shadow also felt very frustrated. This was the first time they hadn't been able to get a suspect to reveal the information they wanted, and this inexplicable feeling of powerlessness made them uncomfortable too.

  "Go down. That person doesn't need to stay." Zǐ Ruò Yè hesitated for a moment, then ordered, without even mentioning the person's name, who had such great ability? Was it Hǎi Yuè from that side? Or was it Qīng Lán?

  Her eyes narrowed slightly, and the dark pupils were filled with a dim, mysterious light. If it was really her, she could accompany them to play for a while. On top of that, there was Zi Yan, who was leaning against her lazily. This time, Yun Cong's injury made her have to think carefully about whose side she was on after all.

  Li Yu...

  A name that seemed to have been forgotten for a long time flashed through her mind, yesterday's wedding did see the appearance of that woman, only to wonder what she said that made Liu Qingyou unhappy, looking at the sky with disinterest, she indeed felt that she was too idle, and even took on the role of matchmaker.

  Why is Liu Qingyou still not making a move? Zi Ruoye looked at the clouds in the sky, which seemed to be tangled into knots. Now everything is ready, only waiting for the east wind. But why doesn't Liu Qingyou seem to be taking any action?

  Zi Ruoye lay on the rooftop, unable to think of a solution.

  Liu Qingyou got up early today, the warm sunlight of breakfast brought a slight stinging sensation to her eyes. Looking at the empty room, she thought of Zi Ruoye's wedding last night and smiled slightly, but the smile was somewhat forced.

  Wrapped in his outer garment, he walked to the cabinet, took out the imperial edict that had been placed there by him, and opened it again to look at its contents.

  I hereby permit Liu Qingyou, the young master of the Liu family, to divorce his wife and remarry.

  Should he take it out and let everyone laugh at that scoundrel, who was dismissed by his wife on the second day of their marriage? Looking at that scoundrel's smug face made him feel sad. After a long while, he put the imperial edict back into the cabinet again.

  "Master, are you awake?" The little servant carried a basin of clear water and gently knocked on the door of Liu Qingyou. Yesterday, after attending Prince Wang's wedding, Master had been in low spirits, and it was unknown how he was today. That Prince Wang really wasn't a good person, how could he marry someone else before Master even got married? This would make it difficult for Master to face people in the future.

  He had no idea that the imperial edict given by Ziyue Ye to Liu Qingyou, if made public, would not only make it impossible for him to see anyone, but also make it impossible for him to go out.

  "Ah, come on in." Liu Qingyou looked outside the house, now that she had achieved her own wish, thinking of their agreement, but in her heart, she didn't want her to fulfill her promise. That jar of wine... seemed to be the only connection between them that they could still talk about.

  After hearing Liu Qingyou's words, the little servant girl finally brought in a bowl of clear water and saw Liu Qingyou standing by the window wearing an outer cloak. She couldn't help but feel heartache and said, "Young master, you've just recovered from your illness, don't get sick again. That Prince Wang isn't worth it for you to be so worked up. You should let it go. In my opinion, Vice General Li is much better than Prince Wang." The servant girl who didn't know the inside story naturally thought that Li Yu was good, after all, during the few days he came to the Wang Manor, he took care of everyone and was very polite, unlike Zi Ruoye who would tease them with her words as soon as she saw them, her eyes seeming to devour them.

  Liu Qingyou furrowed her brow, but still spoke softly, "You think Li Yu is better than her?" The balance in her heart had unknowingly tilted towards that scoundrel, and now seeing others speak ill of her, she felt a slight displeasure.

  The little servant continued to speak without seeing the change in Liu Qingyou's expression, "Yes, you may not have seen Vice General Li come while you were ill these past few days, but she had many good medicinal herbs sent into the manor, all for the sake of your speedy recovery. I reckon those herbs are worth several thousand taels."

  The medicine Li Yuxiang sent was much more effective than the one Zi Ruoye gave to Liu Qingyu that day when she personally fed it to her, and it was only because of that pill that Liu Qingyu's body recovered so quickly, but none of the people below had seen it.

  "You little scoundrel, just wait until later and you'll know that the precious medicinal herbs aren't even comparable to him coming over in person." Liu Qingyou replied lightly, thinking of the sugar lotus seeds by her pillow, how could those rare and precious medicinal herbs compare to the sugar lotus seeds that bastard had sent over.

  The little servant nodded, and tacitly assumed that the person referred to by Liu Qingyou was Li Yu. Covering her mouth with a smile, she said, "Young master is probably thinking of seeing Deputy General Li, right? Young master and Deputy General Li are indeed kindred spirits. Early this morning, Deputy General Li sent someone with a message saying that once young master's body recovers, they can meet at Pinming Pavilion together."

  Liu Qingyu turned around, but his eyes were filled with a hint of annoyance. He didn't want to see Li Yu at all now. After several encounters, he realized that the Li Yu he had liked was just an infatuation from childhood, and he especially didn't want to see her again. Moreover, Li Yu had often belittled him in the past, which made him even more displeased.

  "I am also Prince Wang's fiancé now, how can I see that Li Yu?" The voice was tinged with a hint of anger, Liu Qing said with furrowed brows.

  The young servant was taken aback, but then his expression changed and he said reassuringly, "Young master is afraid that after meeting Vice General Li, you will lose your masculine dignity. But I think that in a man's short life, it's not easy to find someone who treats him well, and even harder to find someone who truly loves him. Young master should put his mind at ease and go see the person he likes." This Vice General Li was also a talented and handsome man, let alone their family's young master who had never been married before. The matter of exchanging husbands was not unheard of either. If Madam Liu Qingyu knew that the young servant had such thoughts, she would probably have driven him out of the mansion in anger long ago.

  Liu Qingyu's eyes drooped slightly, and in his mind echoed the words of the little servant boy... it was not easy for a man to find someone who treated him well... finding someone who treated him well... his mind was filled with the image of Zi Ruoye, although in the fragments were those coarse and unrefined words that came out of that scoundrel's mouth, yet he still thought of the day he danced on stage with a sword, and that person was the first to applaud.

  His hand clenched lightly in his sleeve, "Do you really think a man should be bold and pursue the woman he likes? What if... she dislikes him?" He was slightly nervous inside, after all, he had said that to that scoundrel before. Although she always seemed nonchalant, she must have been somewhat concerned inside. After all, which woman wouldn't care when hearing a man insult her like that?

  "Although I don't understand anything, I still think how can we know the result if we don't give it a try?"

  Every word spoken by the little servant seemed to strike a chord in Liu Qingyu's heart, as if layer upon layer of fog was slowly dispersing, allowing him to find his direction.

  "Are you willing to follow me to the Wang Fu?" After a while, Liu Qingyou asked softly to the little servant beside him. In fact, he already knew that Shangguan Meng had moved into the Wang Fu, others could go, why couldn't he?

  The little servant was stunned, weren't they just discussing Vice General Li? How did the young master suddenly mention going to the Wang Manor? Could it be that the young master wanted to sever ties with Prince Wang, so he pulled him along to boost his courage? Thinking of this, the little servant nodded vigorously, "I'll accompany the young master!"

  Liu Qing'ou's lips curled up slightly, as if the former Liu Qing'ou had returned. She took out a well-preserved sugar lotus seed that she had been hiding and put one in her mouth. The sweet taste seemed to melt away the sorrow and hardship of these days.

  "Hmm... go and gather some soft things later. Let's go to the Wang Fu together. Later, I'll also go and talk to Mother." Liu Qingyu instructed with a shallow smile. Damn it! You want me to take out the imperial edict? I won't do it even if you kill me! Let's see what you can do then!

  The little servant boy was still in the dark, not understanding why Liu Qingyu had broken off relations with Zi Ruoye, and why he still wanted to pack up his belongings. Nevertheless, he obediently went to pack up his things.

  Liu Qingyou finally dressed and walked out of the room, going to find Liu Chengxiang. At this time, her mother should have returned from court and was talking with her father in the main hall.

  Digression

  Sorry... Today's 3000 is a bit less. Sorry everyone. The fish was quite busy today, took some time to code 3000 lines.

  Tomorrow 1 week. Apologize to everyone.

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  The fish seems to have promised something again...