The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 69 I Only Loved You Sincerely
Zhou Shiran looked at her, and seemed to have noticed that she was different from before. After thinking for a while, he replied, "I'm sorry, Qiao Niang. I may have some work to deal with tonight, and I will be back early the next morning. Is there something wrong?"

Hearing this answer, Luo Qiaoniang's heart suddenly sank. She opened her mouth and wanted to ask something, but all the words were stuck in her throat, and tears fell down her face.

Zhou Shiran panicked for a moment. He gently put little Zhou Ying aside, stood up, and skillfully embraced Luo Qiao Niang in his arms, comforting her softly: "What's wrong, Qiao Niang? Did someone bully you? Tell me, I will definitely help you get justice."

As he spoke, there was already some anger in his eyes. Luo Qiaoniang finally stopped crying, looked up at him from his arms, and asked very seriously: "Shiran, if, I mean if, if there were 30,000 taels back then, would you let me break off relations with my family and go with you?"

Upon hearing this question, the anxiety in Zhou Shiran's eyes disappeared instantly, and a trace of panic, helplessness, and shock flashed across his eyes. Although it was fleeting, it was still caught by Luo Qiaoniang.

Zhou Shiran was stunned for two seconds, then he pretended to laugh and said, "Of course, of course I won't. I will definitely give you everything, and I will definitely give you an extremely grand wedding. Qiao Niang, don't worry, I will compensate you."

Luo Qiaoniang looked at him and did not say anything, but just let Zhou Shiran carefully hold her in his arms again.

When they got married, they were in an old thatched hut. They had nothing in the house except some unwanted red silks hung inside and outside the house. She found some red characters, cut out a few "囍" characters and pasted them on the hut. It was just the two of them in the lonely room. They worshipped heaven and earth, and that was considered the ceremony complete.

At first, she didn't ask for anything, just for him to love her, but now it seems so ridiculous...

At this time, Lin Mowan had already returned to Zither Garden. Yuzhi asked a doctor to take her pulse, and it turned out that she had caught a cold last night. Fortunately, it was not serious and she would be fine after taking some medicine.

After sending the doctor away, Yuzhi felt helpless. She looked at Lin Mowan who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. Perhaps she really didn't understand why she had to be so persistent. In the end, she didn't disturb her rest and left the room lightly.

When it was time for the appointment the next day, Lin Mowan went to the agreed room early and waited. At this time, it was not dark yet and there were many people on the road. Lin Mowan sat in front of the window, looking downstairs leisurely, as if she was not worried at all that the other party would not come.

It was not until it was completely dark that the restaurant was almost closing. The bustling downtown outside also lost its daytime noise, leaving only the noisy chirping of insects in the silence.

The night watchman outside struck the gong for midnight, and the door was pushed open on time. Lin Mowan paused slightly while scraping the tea foam in her hand, slowly raised her eyes and saw the person leaning against the door and gasping for breath. It was Zhou Shiran.

Seeing this, Lin Mowan's eyes flashed with a hint of success. She immediately put down the tea bowl in her hand and stood up to greet him. However, Zhou Shiran did not smile. Before Lin Mowan could say anything, Zhou Shiran asked, "Did you say something to Qiao Niang?"

Lin Mowan's smile faded, and she shook her head: "She doesn't even want to see me now, what can I say?"

Zhou Shiran was half-believing and half-doubting. He really didn't believe that there would be such a coincidence. The only possibility was that she knew about the 30,000 taels of silver. Seeing Lin Mowan's attitude, he hesitated again. Not many people knew about this matter.

"You really didn't say it?" he asked her again.

Lin Mowan looked at him, walked slowly forward, took his hand, and asked with an innocent and hurt look, "Of course not, Brother Zhou, don't you believe me?"

Zhou Shiran frowned, but when he looked at the person so close in front of him and remembered the purpose of his trip, he relaxed his brows and adjusted his mood a little. He gave her a comforting smile, took her hand and said affectionately: "Of course not, of course I believe you."

Lin Mowan didn't say anything, but just curled her lips silently, looking at the man in front of her with interest, his face was hot and he wanted to eat her up immediately.

She turned around, took Zhou Shiran's hand and walked to a chair nearby, pulled him in front of her, raised her hand, and gently climbed up his broad chest with her slender fingers. With a slight push, his legs and feet went limp and he fell into the chair.

As if he was afraid that Lin Mowan would take the opportunity to run away, he was about to stand up, but Lin Mowan held him down first, then stood in front of him, holding his hand and placing it on her waist. His breathing tightened, his fiery eyes locked tightly on her face, and he heard Lin Mowan ask him: "Do you love me?"

"Of course." He answered without any hesitation. He looked up at her with eyes that were almost obsessed. "Awan, you know, I have only truly loved one person in my life, and that is you. When we were in the small yard and playing together, I liked you. Later, when we met again, I really had no choice."

After he said that, the hand that was holding Lin Mowan's waist began to become dishonest, but Lin Mowan held it down. He did not resist, but just looked at her suspiciously.

Lin Mowan didn't say anything. She raised her hand gently, stroked his cheek, and asked again: "You love me, but what about Luo Qiaoniang?"

Hearing this name, Zhou Shiran seemed to be sober for a moment, but it was only a short struggle. He smiled and said, "She was just an accident. I already had a good official position at that time, but I still needed someone to support me behind the scenes. I had no choice but to choose her. Awan, I love you. Can you forgive me?"

Lin Mowan didn't say anything, but just looked at him coldly. He tightened his grip on her waist involuntarily, and his other free hand trembled as he anxiously untied the belt around her waist. He even leaned close to her body to sniff, and then whispered, "Awan, you are so beautiful and smell so good."

The next moment, there was a loud "bang" and the door was violently kicked open. Zhou Shiran suddenly came to his senses and saw Luo Qiaoniang standing at the door, already in tears.

He seemed to be suddenly awakened, pushed Lin Mowan away again, and staggered to his feet. Luo Qiao Niang walked into the room, took two steps forward at a time, and without giving him any chance to speak, she raised her hand and slapped him in the face.

Zhou Shiran was a little dazed, and then he heard Luo Qiaoniang hold back and almost squeeze out two words from between her teeth: "He Li."

After saying these two words, Luo Qiaoniang turned around and left. Zhou Shiran stood there, as if he had not yet recovered from the shock. He instinctively chased after her for two steps and then stopped where he was.

After a long while, he finally reacted and turned to look at Lin Mowan beside him, his eyes full of grief and anguish: "You...you set me up?!"

Lin Mowan didn't comment, and her tone remained calm: "If you don't come to the appointment, who can plot against you?"

To put it bluntly, this man wants it all.

Zhou Shiran gritted his teeth. When he thought that Luo Qiaoniang had heard everything he had just said, he felt scared and panicked, and his mind was in a mess for a moment.

Looking at Lin Mowan standing there, he gritted his teeth and said viciously: "You, you are so vicious! You have to destroy me before you are satisfied?! Lin Mowan! You used me, used my feelings, and designed Luo Qiao Niang to separate from me?! You, you have no heart, Lin Mowan! You are so vicious!"

Listening to his hysterical accusations, Lin Mowan sneered sincerely and gave him a look that said "this is just the beginning", but said nothing.

The pair of cold eyes made Zhou Shiran feel a chill down his spine. He should have thought of this earlier. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Lin Mowan is not as innocent as she seems.

But it's too late to repent now.

For a moment, he was at a loss. He didn't dare to think about what to do if Luo Qiaoniang told all these things back to the Luo family. Although the Luo family was just a merchant family, they had made friends with many dignitaries. By then, wouldn't all his efforts to climb to this position be in vain?

(End of this chapter)