bestfiction Chapter 268 I Have No Way Out
Chapter 268 I Have No Way Out
Chapter 268 I Have No Way Out
The new Prince Chen's Mansion was the house that was given to Quan Qingcheng when he was alive. But because Quan Qingcheng was a little mute, Concubine Yu at that time was worried about him living alone outside, so the house has been empty.
The house did not collapse when the earth dragon turned over. Except for a few servants' rooms, the rest of the house was intact, and even the damaged servants' rooms were repaired in time. After Quan Qinghua moved in, all the original servants who stayed behind were evacuated, and the entire mansion was taken over by the Chen Wang Mansion. Even the plaque on the main gate was replaced with a new one.
When she returned home, Feng Zhaolian was still smiling, and it was hard to tell that she had just taken someone away from Quan Qinghua. Quan Qinghua didn't want to ask, or rather, he didn't dare to ask, because just like Feng Zhaolian said, he thought he could hide some of the things he did, but he didn't expect that they had already been seen by others. Even Feng Zhaolian knew something, let alone Guiyueren.
Quan Qinghua went back to the courtyard. Feng Zhaolian did not follow him, nor did she talk to him as usual, saying that he looked a bit like the lover in her dreams. She just watched him walk away, and when he gradually disappeared from her sight in the white robe, she stopped paying attention to him and went back to rest.
In the main courtyard of the new mansion, Quan Qinghua stood in the middle of the yard, watching the light snow falling from the sky, as if she could even hear the sound of the snow falling.
It snowed in Guiyue in winter, but not as frequently as in Lin'an. In my memory, the snow in Lin'an would not stop until the end of February, and sometimes there would be a few snowflakes in March. It was not until the beginning of April that spring really began and people could farm.
But I can't remember many things clearly. Instead, I have a deeper impression of Guiyue. For example, it was also on such a snowy winter night that he went to see the general. It was also just after the Lantern Festival that he personally sent himself into an abyss from which he could not climb out.
"Junior sister, I am not forcing you to a dead end, I just did not leave a way out for myself. I have been supported by hatred for most of my life, but this hatred sometimes makes me very confused. Because I don't know where the hatred comes from and where the root is. There are some things that I know the truth, but I am unwilling to accept that it is such a truth, so I have no way back. I can only hold on to a person or a thing and never let go, so that I can hold on to this breath and this life. So I hate Ye Feizhou. If it weren't for him, this revenge would have been avenged soon. I hate you too. If it weren't for you, at least I could still watch Ye Feizhou half dead, and see my third brother in pain and guilty for the rest of his life. What a beautiful ending, why did you have to interfere?"
He looked up at the snow, and seemed to see the shadow of a young woman in the snow. That was his mother, the one he had missed and hated for so many years. His hatred was caused by her, and because of her, it became a huge mistake.
But after he realized that it was a mistake, everything was irreversible, he had done what he should do. There was no way back except to keep going forward.
From that time on, his life was filled with nothing but haze and frost, never to see the sun again. That night, the masters of several mansions could not sleep all night.
Needless to say, at Prince Chen's Palace, over at Prince Ren's Palace, Quan Qingyun was so excited to see the Emperor that he spent the whole night recalling the process of the Emperor coming to treat Ye Feizhou's injuries, and recalled how the Emperor called Ye Wenyan "Ayan".
What an intimate name! The only person in the world who can order the Emperor around is probably Miss Ye Si!
He also went over Ye Wenyan's words from beginning to end. After that, he felt that this matter was indeed as Ye Wenyan said. Unless he cooperated with her, this matter would never be over.
He was not afraid of the fourth brother, and he had a clear conscience about what happened back then. After all, Concubine Li had done something wrong, and even if he didn't expose it, someone else would. How could a concubine in the harem have an affair with a guard and really hide it from the world?
So after the fourth brother returned to Beijing, he went to Chen Wang Mansion to provoke him, just to vent his anger at being tripped up by Quan Qinghua who was far away in Guiyue for the past ten years. But now that the fourth brother has set his sights on Ye Feizhou, he has to be more careful. He can do whatever he wants, but Ye Feizhou must not be implicated in this matter, otherwise he will be uneasy.
Also unable to sleep were the Sixth Prince and Ye Hongzhuang, who was dragged off the couch and beaten severely by him.
This time he was even more ruthless. The whip was dipped in chili water and was whipped until Ye Hongzhuang's skin was torn and flesh was exposed.
When he got tired of smoking, he stopped and pointed at Ye Hongzhuang and cursed: "You traitor! Tell me, was it you who informed the Ye family and leaked the news about the three letters? So your second brother went to steal them, and he really stole them!" He was so angry that he was spinning around in circles. Those three letters were originally what he wanted. As long as he had those letters, he could trample the third brother under his feet, and even get all the land and houses in his hands.
But now the letter was gone, and he spent a whole day investigating, and finally found out that it was Ye Feizhou who did it. He was so angry that he almost died, because he was angry that the people around the fourth brother were incompetent, and so many masters couldn't beat Ye Feizhou. He was also angry that the news might have leaked from him, because when he went to the Regent's Palace to talk about this matter that day, Ye Hongzhuang seemed to have heard it outside. "This prince doesn't like you at all." He told Ye Hongzhuang the truth, "This prince even hates you because you are not good-looking and your personality is not pleasing. Also because you are the chess piece that the Queen Mother and the Ye family want to play, but not the piece that this prince wants. But since you have entered the Su Wang Mansion, this prince can't drive you out, so you have to think clearly-" He stared at Ye Hongzhuang and said word by word, "You are my princess now, which means you have to live in the Su Wang Mansion for the rest of your life. If this prince is good, you are good, and if this prince dies, you have to die. So think clearly, do you want to live or die. If you want to live, then think about the palace honestly. If you miss, just let me know, and this prince can send you on your way now."
Ye Hongzhuang lay on the ground, enduring the pain, with a light in her eyes that was not sure whether it was hatred or hope. She said: "Of course I want to live, but I want to live well. I want you to be of one mind with me like before. Even if we can't love each other, at least we should respect each other like guests, instead of coming to beat me at night and putting on a hypocritical mask at dawn. I can also think about the palace and plan for you wholeheartedly, and even use the power of the Ye family to establish your prestige in the army. But you must be good to me, let me give birth to the child safely, and then make him the prince, to ensure that we mother and son will be rich and stable for the rest of our lives."
She tried to get up and sat on the floor leaning against the bed. "I don't know if you still remember what happened back then. The reason you agreed to marry into the Ye family was because of the Ye family's military prestige. Although my grandfather is gone now, my grandmother is still here, and the Ye family's prestige in the army is still there. No matter what you want to do, even if you just want to keep everything you have now, you can't do without the help of the Ye family. So now it's not me who should think, but you who should think about whether you should treat me well and live a good life with me. If you hit me again, and one day you really beat me to death, you can see if the Ye family can forgive you."
She stared at the man in front of her, smiling on the surface, but afraid in her heart. She was also betting on whether this fake Quan Qinglu, who she didn't know who he was, would be convinced by her words and stop beating her from now on and get along well with her. She was also betting on whether the Ye family would really stand up for her if something happened, and whether the so-called military prestige was still there.
The room was silent for a while. No one knew how long it had been before the Sixth Prince finally moved again. Ye Hongzhuang subconsciously shrank back, but there was already a bed behind her, and she had nowhere to escape.
She was obviously very scared and even raised her hands to cover her head, but she saw the Sixth Prince squatting down, gently holding her hand, and said to her in a very gentle voice: "Don't be afraid, I won't hit you again. Just do as you said, let's live a good life, whether it's day or night, I will treat you well. Let's plan together, for our future good life, we will be just like before."
Ye Hongzhuang could hardly believe her ears, "Really?"
He nodded, "Really. But Hongzhuang, there is only one thing you have to promise me."
"what's up?"
He loosened his grip on her hand and slowly moved it down, caressing her belly.
"Shall we get rid of this child? Don't worry, as long as you get rid of this child, I promise to love you well."
"You, what did you say?" Ye Hongzhuang was almost crazy, "What on earth are you talking about? This is your own flesh and blood!" "It's not mine!" The person who finally calmed down suddenly became furious, "It's not mine, Ye Hongzhuang, you know in your heart that this child is not mine! You are following me now, and you can only follow me in the future, but I can't raise someone else's seed. If you abort it and give me another child, our family will be very happy. I promise you, if it is a boy, I will make him the prince. If it is a girl, I will love her well, pamper her and give her the best of everything. I can even promise you that I will never take a concubine, and the entire Su Wang Mansion will only listen to you. Ye Hongzhuang, think about it, how glorious you will be by then."
Ye Hongzhuang's whole body trembled when she heard this. She covered her stomach tightly with both hands, her face full of fear and eyes full of rejection.
She even lied to herself, saying, "Are you confused? The baby in my belly is yours too! You know very well that this is the first time I've been with you, and this baby of mine is truly yours."
"That's his, not mine!" The man in front of him had a sinister look on his face. "Ye Hongzhuang, you know it very well in your heart. The past is the past, and the present is the present. I don't care how the other person treated you in the past. Now I am living with you, and you have to follow my rules and give birth to my child. Don't pretend to be confused when you know the truth. I only want to ask you one question, do you want to abort this child?"