Chang Nuo was surprised. As a famous killer, he didn’t believe that he couldn’t scare a little girl. So, he said raucously with his face twisted, “You don’t know about my means. I am the notorious rapist– ‘butterfly’, whose favorites are the ladies of the rich families. The number of the ladies who were harmed by me are countless, and most of them hanged themselves. Miss He, they have lost the confidence to live because of my heartless torture. And that is what you need to keep in mind.”
“Oh,” He Danggui just said, “Childe Feng, would you mind holding me in a more comfortable position? I’m about to fall to the ground.”
“Ah?” Chang Nuo blinked his eyes in confusion and then looked down. One of his arms was around He Danggui’s neck and the other arm was hooking her legs, which left a huge space in the middle. And because he was walking, He Danggui’s body could almost touch the ground. But the middle part belong to Yuan, how could he touch that part? So, he mo
Watching that the close hand was about to seal her acupoint again, He Danggui yelled, “Stop! You can’t do that! Why should I stab you for no reason?It’s better to give me money. Stop! If you seal my acupoint once again, I will kill myself!” The last sentence was what Dong Xinlan often yelled at Luo Baiqian, when they quarreled in Tao Yao Yard. Therefore, He Danggui learned these words unconsciously, and now she shouted out in a hurry.She didn’t expect Chang Nuo to stop immediately. Not only did he stop, but he also stepped back in a panic and waved his hands. He persuaded, “Your mother and Lord Ning are by your side. How can you keep saying death? We can talk about it! I won’t move!” It was as if there were explosives on her body and a dagger in her hands. As soon as he got close, she would kill herself at once.He Danggui felt a little embarrassed. She didn’t expect the sentence to work, after all Luo Baiqian didn’t go for it. She grabbed her dress on the
Chang Nuo realized that he made an indiscreet remark again. When he tried to patch up the lie, the words on the stone wall attracted He Danggui unexpectedly. She asked in a trance, “Who wrote these?”Chang Nuo glanced at it and replied, “Lord Ning. The cave was discovered by him, and the words as well.” Picking up a puppet on the ground, he explained, “3 years ago, Lord Ning healed in Luo’s Mansion. He has already put his life on the line, but his internal injury was aggravated after conveying Zhenqi to you for 2 successive days. Ming Yue told me these. Lord Ning had to come into the Bitter Bamboo Grove, a secluded place, and cured himself for several days in these caves. And these puppets were left by him at that time.”He Danggui contemplated the poem on the wall. It said, “Alongside the river, beneath the pale moonlight, the withered winter lotus makes the loneliness more bitter.”Chang Nuo thought that she was moved and about to change her
Chang Nuo came back with two fat rabbits and a pheasant. As soon so he entered the cave, he saw the girl in red lying on the ground. She was covering her chest in pain and struggling, which was obviously the symptom of Heart Crushing. Then he dropped what he was holding immediately and went forward to seal her pulse. He pressed her chest and the middle of her back to relieve her pain. Seeing the girl was in pain, sweating and crying, he could not blame her for not keeping the promise. After he left, she used Zhenqi without permission. It was clear that she wanted to escape.Chang Nuo hurriedly took out a silk handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and said soothingly, “Hold on. It will be fine after the pain passes. Turn your attention to something else, like something happy… Or how about I tell you a story? Well, when I was a kid, I used to climb a tree for fun, but I accidentally fell out of the tree. Although I was not hurt, I broke my heirloom, a jade pendant into...” Sudd
“Oh?” He Danggui picked up the rabbit, which would be slaughtered. She asked in an induced way, “What’s the difference? Are there any differences between his daily habits and behaviors in the past? Does he act more mature and steadier?”“Daily habits? Oh, you took me wrong. I don’t mean that he has changed. But his attitude to the women is completely different from before.” When Chang Nuo saw she taking the rabbit, he stretched out his hands to take away it. He smiled at her and said, “It is the meal. If you want to play with it, I will catch one for you later. Its legs are broken by stones, and it won’t live long. So, give it to me.”He Danggui snorted. She held the rabbit and walked to the other side of the cave. She asked, “Will it not be living long because of its hurt legs? What a ruthless person! Its eyes tell me that it wants to live. You have killed its friend and a pheasant. Do you really want to make your hands reek with more blood? Please let it
After hearing this, He Danggui was even more annoyed than Chang Nuo. She gritted her teeth and sneered, “It was Empress Dowager Lv’s means for power that Empress Zhang Yan was married to her uncle Emperor Hui. It has been known as a joke and a scandal. How can you take it as a role model? Did you all learn in vain? I just don’t want to replace the Infanta Shaochan, Mei Yuchan. Let her do it by herself!” Unexpectedly, Zhu Quan wanted her to be the same grade as Xie Qiaofeng. Two wives? He really thought highly of her.The roast was sizzling. Chang Nuo also gritted his teeth and said, “If it were not for you, how could Lord Ning marry his nominal niece at such a great risk? A friend of mine persuaded the Chang’s Family in the capital to allow you to take Mrs. Chang as your adoptive mother and get married from the Chang’s Family. But Lord Ning thought that if outsiders knew that you are not Mrs. Chang’s biological child, your status will still be not noble enough. It is in
He Danggui didn’t know why he asked this, so she said tactfully, “As a child, I can’t make much comments on the affairs of adults. But my mother is much happier and younger with self-cultivation in Taoist temple in recent years than with my stepfather’s family a few years ago. I’m happy for her. Magistrate He was convicted? What was the charge?”He Fu lost his official position? He Danggui didn’t remember that when she was in her fourteen in her previous life. At that time, she was weeping for all sorts of people and affairs of Luo’s Family. It was hard to get the outside information. Later, she married into Lord Ning’s Mansion. It was heard a few years later that He Fu was no longer an official. He made a lot of money by doing shipping work on the sea and bought a house and a piece of farmland in Qingzhou City. Then he picked up He Danggui’s mother, Luo Chuanxiong. Having known that, Luo Chuanxiong immediately began to pack up and was ready to move to Qingzhou City.
Seeing the back of Ming Ri, He Danggui was nervous. Ming Ri’s words were like cold water in the chilly day. What did that mean? There was no man who never cheat on women. None? Had the Lord deceived her? If he did so, what was the lie?He Danggui comforted herself that she was just a frail woman without family background. The Lord far outstripped her even though she had some aptitudes and good medical skill. She was as mediocre as grit on the beach without the Lord’s appreciation. What advantages did the Lord take of her? Like Prince Xie, Senior Concubine Zhou and Senior Concubine Wan, each one’s clan could provide the Lord with great support. But the Lord had never preferred any of them, which proved that the Lord was an honest man. He was unwilling to obtain his achievement by favoring women.He Danggui, without sleeping for several days, let out a sign and laughed at herself that she must be out of mind to suspect the Lord. Her husband was the most immac
At that time, He Danggui was playing orchid grass in a bored mood. After hearing such news suddenly, He Danggui pulled apart the orchid grass and asked Ming Ri sharply, “What did you say? My mother was divorced? It’s only 10 days, including the days on the road. My mother just stayed 5 days in He’s Family in Qingzhou City. Why did they do this? What did my mother suffer? How is she now?”He Danggui was so anxious, as if there was a fire burning in her heart. She stared fiercely at Ming Ri’s wooden face, wishing to see Luo Chuanxiong’s face. Although she didn’t want Luo Chuanxiong to marry He Fu, the 5 words “being divorced by He’s Family” were so harsh that her eardrums seemed to be perforated. Suddenly, He Danggui remembered the scene that Luo Chuanxiong was slapped hard by He Fu. The hairpins and earrings of Luo Chuanxiong fell, and her hair was scattered. “Why did He Fu slap her? Why did he divorce her?” He Danggui murmured.Looking at the scraps of brok