bestfiction Chapter 498 You'd better read less books!
Chapter 498 You'd better read less books!
Lu Yangyang's mind went blank.
Therefore, let's call off the marriage between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess!
The words echoed in Lu Yangyang's mind, leaving her momentarily stunned and with a feeling she couldn't quite describe.
He was referring to the marriage between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. What about her and his?
Lu Yangyang was somewhat confused.
She wanted to figure it out, but she couldn't.
She felt like she had walked into a dead end. She felt like she could vaguely reach something, but she was always just a little short. She couldn't figure it out, she couldn't explain it, and it was a knot in her heart.
"Your Highness, let me think about it, let me think about it." Lu Yangyang murmured, stood up, turned around, and walked away somewhat confusedly.
She needs to think about it first.
Zong Que watched her walk away quietly, his fingers unconsciously clenching.
Seeing that the person had left, Pei Ji walked over and intended to escort Zong Que back.
But I couldn't help being a little curious: "Young master, aren't you afraid of going too far? What if she really falls for someone else? Aren't you worried at all?"
Zong Que paused for a moment, then said, "You've been talking a lot lately."
Pei Ji touched his nose and replied languidly, "Perhaps it's outside the capital, where the sky is high and the sea is wide?"
He was just gossiping a little, just to lighten the mood.
Zong Que glanced in the direction Lu Yangyang had run off to and said softly, "Yangyang has suffered a lot since childhood to survive. Love is too far away for her. Compared to thinking about that, what she cares about more is trust and fairness. If I only bind her with a marriage contract, she may stay with me for life, but life is long. She will encounter many people and things. If she has not even tried to see if she can or wants to experience love, but instead turns it into a responsibility to abide by, it is not only disrespectful to her, but also to this relationship."
"If I can never win her heart, then that's the result I deserve."
Love cannot be forced by one party. No matter how sincere and intense his love is, it is not a reason for her to accept it.
There are many kinds of feelings in this world. Love at first sight is love, mutual support is love, and trust and companionship are also love. If she really can't be moved by him, if she really falls in love with someone else, that's her freedom, and for him to keep his heart is his choice.
Pei Ji: "...Young Master, you might as well read less books; they're too abstract."
Zong Que: Are you leaving or not?
Pei Ji: "Then... let's go?"
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Lu Yangyang went to help Wen Qingqing.
I got so busy that I temporarily forgot about that matter.
However, she did not forget to make sure Zong Que took his medicine and changed his dressings on time, but she never brought up the topic again.
After working for another two or three days, Prefect Ling finally finished dealing with the matter at Yuming Mountain. He also searched all the nearby Immortal Temples again to make sure nothing was missed before escorting the entire group of people associated with the Immortal Temples back to Yuzhou City.
Lu Yangyang found out where Magistrate Ling had placed the girls and hurriedly took Xiu Niang there.
To everyone's surprise, when the door was opened, Jiang Zhiyi was there!
Lu Yangyang looked at Jiang Zhiyi with surprise: "Zhiyi? When did you arrive!"
She was just wondering a couple of days ago when Jiang Zhiyi would arrive, but because she couldn't receive any letters in the mountains, she could only wait until she returned to the city. She never expected that Jiang Zhiyi would not only arrive, but also find a place to settle these girls.
Jiang Zhiyi greeted her with a smile and bowed to her. "I arrived yesterday. Thanks to Lu Zhan, he said that the yamen was short of manpower these days, so he went around the city to help. He told me what had happened and brought me to the place where these girls were being settled, so I stayed here with my men to help."
Lu Yangyang couldn't help but hug her. "You came just in time. We'll discuss how to settle these girls later. Wait for me for a bit."
Then he pulled Xiu Niang inside, asked someone where Zhang Shi was, and led Xiu Niang there.
Zhang was tending to the wounds of a mentally unstable girl. In the past few days, they had brought back about a hundred girls, all of whom were in terrible condition. The worst case involved a monastery that took pleasure in torturing the girls, locking them in a secret room and torturing them in all sorts of perverse ways. When they were rescued, five or six girls were covered in bruises, mentally unstable, and unable to even take care of themselves.
The women who came to help, including Zhang, had never seen such a scene before. One of the women even recognized one of them as her own daughter and fainted on the spot from crying.
The empty rooms used to house them were filled with crying; the scene was a complete mess.
Old Meng originally came to help with the pulse diagnosis, but seeing the situation, he had no choice but to leave. Fortunately, Jiang Zhiyi arrived in time and quickly settled the girls down, thus stabilizing the situation.
Zhang and the other girls helped treat the wounds of the injured girls.
Lu Yangyang led Xiu Niang into the house. Xiu Niang immediately saw Zhang Shi who was busy at work. She opened her mouth in surprise, wanting to call out, but she was stunned when she saw Zhang Shi working.
Lu Yangyang looked down at her in confusion, "Why don't you go in?"
Xiu Niang murmured, "Sister, this is the first time I've ever seen my mother like this."
"Hmm?" Lu Yangyang looked at Zhang Shi, who was busy inside, with a puzzled expression. Zhang Shi had changed into clean clothes and cleaned her face. Although her body was covered with bloodstains and water stains from taking care of the wounded, she did not look sloppy at all. Compared to the crazy and desperate woman she had been that day, she looked like a completely different person.
Lu Yangyang remained silent, but Zhang Shi, who had heard the commotion, looked up. When she saw Xiuniang beside Lu Yangyang, her eyes reddened, and tears instantly welled up. She smiled at Xiuniang, then looked at Lu Yangyang with deep gratitude, repeatedly saying, "Thank you, thank you, thank you..."
The person she was taking care of probably sensed something and burst into tears. Zhang quickly and patiently comforted her, saying, "It's okay, it's okay, it's alright, be good."
After calming the girl down, she said apologetically to Lu Yangyang and Xiu Niang, "Wait for me a moment, I'll be done soon."
Lu Yangyang and Xiu Niang waited until Zhang Shi finished treating the girl's wounds, feeding her medicine, and putting her to bed. Only then did Zhang Shi wash her hands, rush out, and without saying a word, kneel down before Lu Yangyang. "Thank you, Your Excellency! Thank you for your great kindness! I will repay you even if I have to work like a cow or a horse for the rest of my life..."
Lu Yangyang quickly pulled her up, "You've already repaid me, and I'm so grateful for taking care of them. Thank you."
Xiu Niang looked at Zhang Shi with bright eyes and whispered, "Mother, you are so amazing."
“Mother is right. There will always be good people in this world, and good things will always happen. Because Mother is also a good person, that’s why I met my sister.”