Chapter 29: Being soft-hearted and falling into the trap
Xu Rongrong ran back to her parents' house angrily and did not return for three days.
Duke Rongguo Xu Huaishan saw that Yi Zhonglun had no intention of coming to invite him, so he ordered someone to pass it to his house.
Qianru didn't know what he said, she only knew that Yi Zhonglun walked in with a smile on his face, and when he got in front of her, a dark cloud suddenly fell over his face.
During the month she was recuperating, Yi Zhonglun and Xu Rongrong had been playing the role of a harmonious and loving couple.
It was not Qianru's turn to do the errands in front of and behind the saddle, and Xu Rongrong took over the job of adding fragrance to her red sleeves.
She is a maid, but she is like a young lady living abroad, surrounded by three or five maidservants to serve her.
In addition to writing and drawing to pass the time every day, I just think about how to get out of the predicament and how to take revenge.
The autumn breeze brought coolness, and suddenly one night, the fallen leaves were all over the ground, and Xu Rongrong's brother Xu Youcai was blown here.
In her previous life, Qianru met Xu Youcai once when she was fifteen or sixteen years old. At that time, he had just grown up.
Now in her mid-twenties, her appearance is still much the same as before, with pink face and red lips, and a frivolous manner. She would touch the cheeks of any maid she saw looking pretty.
Qianru recognized this guy from a distance, turned around and walked back.
Unexpectedly, it attracted Xu Youcai's attention.
Xu Youcai followed her all the way to her bedroom, lingering outside the window for a while before leaving.
"What a bastard!"
Qianru couldn't help but cursed and stayed there until noon, thinking that Xu Youcai had left the Prime Minister's Mansion before she dared to open the door or window.
Not long after, Nanny Sun, who was next to Xu Rongrong, came and said that there was a message from Yi Zhonglun from Yu Fu that a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet would be held at the house in the evening. However, Xu Rongrong went to Rongguo Duke's house and would not come back until tomorrow.
It's urgent. The servants have no idea and don't know how to deal with it. Please ask Qianru to make an idea.
This is something that the master should worry about, and Qianru is not willing to overstep it.
Unexpectedly, Grandma Sun burst into tears in front of her, saying that she didn't dare to ask Xu Rongrong for such a trivial matter for fear of being punished, but she was really inexperienced and would be punished by Yi Zhonglun if she couldn't handle it, Yunyun.
Qianru felt soft for a moment and agreed to help.
Most of the chrysanthemums in the garden have just sprouted buds, so they are not suitable for hosting a chrysanthemum viewing party.
Qianru really couldn't understand how Yi Zhonglun could have such an idea. Did he want to make things difficult for Xu Rongrong?
Qianru immediately regretted it.
These are all problems that came from her previous life. When she was recuperating, she never left the house. She had no idea that the chrysanthemums in the garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion were in such a condition.
There is no flower room in the house, and there are no carefully cultivated exotic varieties. Just such mundane things as the garden cannot reach the level of elegance.
Alas! It seems that I can only bear this punishment for Xu Rongrong.
Just when she was about to admit defeat, Grandma Sun's eyes suddenly shone with surprise and she said: "My lord, you ordered someone to build a greenhouse in your private residence a few months ago, specifically for cultivating exotic flowers. Maybe there are some of good quality in it."
flowers."
Qianru then followed Grandma Sun to the private house to see the flowers.
Unexpectedly, there are actually a large number of different varieties of chrysanthemums cultivated there, which are colorful and instantly pleasing to the eye.
Just when they were preparing to move, Xu Youcai came unexpectedly.
As soon as Grandma Sun saw him, she immediately told everyone to move away.
"Miss Qianru and the Second Young Master have something to discuss, please stay away!"
Only then did Qianru realize that she had fallen into the trap.
She wanted to leave, but Xu Youcai blocked her and pushed her to the ground.
"You bastard, what do you want to do?"
"When a man loves a woman, you lure me here, how can you pretend to be reserved?"
Seeing Xu Youcai approaching her step by step, Qianru quickly took out the token rewarded by King Luo as a threat, but Xu Youcai was not afraid at all.
She quickly picked up the flower pot and threw it at Xu Youcai.
Xu Youcai was neither afraid nor frightened. Instead, he played with her with great interest and watched her smash her.
Not long after, Qianru smashed everything in the greenhouse that could be smashed.
But Xu Youcai was still standing in front of her as if nothing had happened.
Qianru was at a loss and suddenly fell to the ground.
I thought it was over this time.
Unexpectedly, Xu Youcai didn't even touch her finger. He only spat a few words in an extremely angry tone and walked away.
Before she could take a breath, she shed a few tears of vent.
The gardeners and maidservants in the house gathered around her to settle accounts and refused to allow her to leave.
They didn't know the token given by King Luo and didn't recognize it at all. They only focused on blocking her and not letting her go.
They waited until dark and Yi Zhonglun arrived before they dispersed.
She originally thought that Yi Zhonglun was coming to rescue her, but she didn't expect that Yi Zhonglun came up and slapped her.
That slap was so powerful that it knocked her to the ground.
It turned out that these various varieties of chrysanthemums were carefully collected by Yi Zhonglun and intended to be presented to the emperor.
From the cultivation of flower seedlings to now, a lot of thought has been put into it.
Now it's all destroyed.
Yi Zhonglun was extremely upset, and when he learned from his servants that she and Xu Youcai had a private meeting here and destroyed the flower house, he was even more furious.
All of a sudden, all kinds of extremely insulting words came out of her mouth, without even giving her a chance to explain.
It was probably because of the deep resentment she had accumulated in her previous life. Seeing Yi Zhonglun sad and going crazy, Qianru didn't feel aggrieved and actually enjoyed it a little.
Although he was the one who was killed, the bad guy was punished, which can be regarded as karmic retribution.
Seeing that she was silent, Yi Zhonglun didn't think that he was wrong at all, and became even more angry. He dragged her back to his house and scolded her at the same time.
When he arrived at the prime minister's house and saw that she still didn't say a word, he was furious. He grabbed the pen on the desk and painted her face with a big face.
Everyone has a love for beauty, but she couldn't bear it. She tried with all her strength to slap him back, but unexpectedly she missed him.
"Someone, bring the cane!"
Yi Zhonglun roared angrily, and the servant trotted over and handed the cane into his hand.
It was a bit windy at night, and the candlelight in the study flickered and danced like a ghost, flickering on and off.
Yi Zhonglun grabbed her arm and pushed her, causing her to stumble to the ground.
In the flickering room, Yi Zhonglun's face looked extremely sinister and terrifying.
Once, twice and three times, Qianru gritted her teeth and endured it.
Yi Zhonglun saw someone peeping outside the house, threw out a tea cup to chase them away, and locked the doors and windows.
Seeing him walking up to her and raising the cane, Qianru closed her eyes helplessly.
However, the next four, five, six and many more blows did not fall on her body, but on the pillow on the small couch in the inner room.
Yi Zhonglun beat and scolded him until the pillow cracked.
"come over."
Yi Zhonglun shouted, and when Qianru didn't move, he directly dragged her to the couch.
Qianru panicked and took out King Luo's token again regardless of whether it was useful or not.
Fortunately, Yi Zhonglun was cautious and did not continue to act foolishly.
After a while, he came to coax her again.
She had no affection for him, and she didn't feel bad at all, so she easily forgave him.
But this cunning guy finally explained the secret to her after getting a satisfactory answer.