Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 20
"No!" subconsciously denied.

It hurts even more to realize the truth after denying it.

The hand under the brocade quilt slowly moved to her lower abdomen, she looked at a certain point of the curtain, as if she wanted to make a hole in the curtain, after a long while, she finally murmured, "He said... the child cannot stay I asked him, didn't he agree to take me into the mansion? If so, why can't this child stay?... He hesitated and couldn't explain why. He only said that he would be good to me, as long as I put that After drinking that bowl of safflower, he will definitely treat me well...I didn't realize until that moment that he...had planned it early in the morning."

Ji Wuyan didn't speak, but the hand holding the teacup exerted some force, and the knuckles turned white.

Lily, however, seemed to have a breakthrough in her emotions that she had guarded against for so long. She opened her eyes, her eyes were dim, and her face was expressionless. Her pale complexion seemed to be wearing an inappropriate and rigid mask, "He Said, his wife can't be of my background... He said, if news spread that I was pregnant before he got married, his reputation would be completely ruined, and his official career would also be completely ruined. His father-in-law will definitely make a big fuss in the Yang family, even in front of the imperial court, and then... the entire Sima Mansion will be destroyed."

"He said he couldn't be such a sinner...nor can I..."

"Hehe..." She laughed idiotically, her laughter was hopeless and desolate, and there was a bit of incomprehensible sadness in her words, "You said...how come the man who said he was going to welcome me in at that time is now I think that I, and the child in my belly... oh, it's gone now... How can you say that we will become enough sinners to destroy the Sima Mansion...Obviously I don't ask much...Why did he lie like this to me..."

Lily must know the answer to this question better than anyone else.The "he" she once firmly believed to be different from others was actually no different from those men.Even, it might not be as good... After all, those people didn't have murderous intentions, but Yang Shaofei did.

only……

Ji Wuyan put down the teacup in his hand, and the wind blew the suddenly empty palm, causing a layer of sticky cold sweat in an instant.She curled up her fingertips, her expression was calm as if covered with frost in the late autumn moon night, "Is there really not much to ask for?"

"You...do you also think that with my status, entering the Yang family is just a dream?"

The cold lake water covered the top of his head, he couldn't even breathe, and his consciousness gradually faded away.The heart died at that time.

The look in the eyes of that man standing at the window looking at him was so deep that it seemed to be engraved in the blood of his bones, and he would never forget it in his life.So cold, so decisive, and even...a bit expectant.

The man who said he would be nice to him was looking forward to his death at the bottom of that cold lake.

The wind blowing in from the window is a bit cool.

No one spoke, the deep purple crepe floated slowly, and Ji Wuyan could even hear Lily's heavy breathing, which seemed to be the helpless wail of a wounded beast.

Ji Wuyan sighed, the hostility between his eyebrows and eyes dissipated a little, he closed the half-closed window, picked up the warm water opposite to the bed, and passed it to the bed, "Drink some water...slowly."

The other party was a little astonished, and after a moment of stupefaction, he propped himself up halfway, took the teacup, held it in both hands, and took a sip.

After sipping for a long time, I didn't see how much the tea water went down.

Ji Wuyan stood by the window and looked down at her, "Is it just a dream... You should know it yourself. If not, why bother to carry that silk flower all day long?"

The other party was startled, "How do you know..."

"It's just, what about a moment of happiness? Even if he successfully conceived the other party's heir, it would only further aggravate his murderous intentions... Besides, it's a promise under such circumstances. It's fine to listen to it, and it can be taken seriously." Go? The one who was confused by the silk flower... Is it him or yourself?"

Holding the teacup, Lily opened her mouth slightly, but said nothing.

"I was standing in the courtyard just now... I was thinking, if you tell me that you jumped off by yourself... then should I send you directly out of the city, or send you directly to the gate of the Yang family... "Meeting Lily's increasingly dumbfounded expression, Ji Wuyan didn't hide anything, and said bluntly, "Fengchenju is not a shelter. Today's incident has alarmed the government. It will be closed for a few days. If you want to die , you can't hire two people to watch you all the time..."

She said she was rational and cold.He didn't say that he asked the government to investigate strictly, and he didn't mention what he asked County Magistrate Song to take. There was no emotion in his downcast eyes, like a sober and shrewd businessman.

The fingertips on her lower abdomen trembled slightly, Lily met Ji Wuyan's eyes, and assured her softly, "No..." Like the end of a sigh, the hand holding the teacup tightened, secretly biting the back of the teeth .

Ji Wuyan nodded, and stood for a while, feeling that there was really nothing to say, so she stopped talking, nodded, turned around to leave, and when she stepped over the curtain, she paused again, "Your maid, let me decide , sold."

Lily was startled and looked up.

The back of the other party is thin, with a misty rain-colored long skirt, a slender waist, and a straight and sharp back. He tilted his head slightly and didn't look over.

She said, call the shots.

Lily's mind was delicate, and she grasped the two words delicately, and tightly gripped the thin quilt, and replied in a hoarse voice, "That's fine."

There was not a single word of inquiry, and the reason could probably be guessed.

That maid... has a straight temper, no city mansion, but a strong sense of utilitarianism, acting recklessly and regardless of the consequences, always thinking that if she is attracted to Yang Shaofei on her side, she can also enter the mansion and be a decent maid, and even... housekeeper.

At that time, I was all focused on Yang Shaofei, so I couldn't take care of her. Now that I think about it, I suddenly realized that what the girl did and said were all things that she thought were "beneficial" to her...

It's just that the sales... always feel a bit too much.It seems that this new girl has a kind face but a cruel heart.

The people had left, the bead curtains shook slightly, and it was quiet, windless and gloomy.Lily held the teacup in her hand and pursed her lips lightly, "But, he said... I am happy..."

After the lingering sound, she suddenly got up and lay down on the edge of the bed, and finally she didn't have to suppress it, coughing heart-piercingly.

Ji Wuyan walked out of the yard, but she didn't leave in a hurry. She waved her hand first and let the door guards go down.Not long after, there was a louder coughing sound than earlier in the room. She stood quietly, looking up at the dark night sky. In the eyes that no one saw, only a thick emptiness and loneliness remained.

Shangguan Yuan also said in the letter that His Highness is different, exactly the same as Lily, and he firmly believes that the "beloved" he meets is different.

(End of this chapter)