20demayo Chapter 414 Inner Demon
Chapter 414 Inner Demon
She was a little surprised, thinking she had run into Qin Shao's wife on the road. Just as she was about to bow and turn to leave, she heard Zheng Fanghua say something to her again.
"The general intends to marry Zhao Xiaoman as his principal wife. I've never met her, and I'd like to ask you about her. What kind of person is she, and will she be easy to get along with in the future?"
She kept her head down and remained silent, pondering how much of Zheng Fanghua's words were true and how much were false.
Suddenly, the maid slipped a tael of silver into her hand!
She suddenly felt very angry!
Who do you think you are? You think I would betray my young lady for such a small amount of money?!
She returned the silver to the maid and turned to leave.
At that moment, she heard Zheng Fanghua speak to her in a gentle voice.
"Sister, I mean no harm. Sooner or later you will be coming to my general's mansion with your young lady. Wouldn't it be better if I got to know your young lady beforehand?"
She thought about it and realized that the general's wife was right, but she was still angry.
She was indeed the young lady's personal maid, but she was not a servant who could be summoned and dismissed at will by the general's wife!
Trying to bribe her with money? How ridiculous!
She paused for a moment, then ultimately chose to leave.
A few days later, she finally saw General Qin again. Overjoyed, she made a few dishes, thinking that her mistress would surely enjoy drinks with the general!
When the young lady marries into the general's mansion one day, she will be able to see General Qin every day. She has no extravagant desires; she will be content as long as she can watch him from afar...
But what happened that night...?
She still remembers General Qin sitting alone at the stone table in the courtyard, getting himself completely drunk!
The general's eyes were filled with such pain and sorrow, even despair!
If she hadn't stayed with him the whole time, helping General Qin back to his residence, he might have collapsed drunk in the street, unconscious!
Her heart ached terribly at that moment. She even felt a pang of blame for her mistress's cold-bloodedness. It seemed that her mistress would never marry the general...
But the young lady didn't even ask her feelings, insisting that she marry Huang, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort). She already had someone in her heart, but the young lady didn't notice at all...
Later, she ran into Zheng Fanghua a few more times on the street. The lady was very gentle and always asked her how she was doing.
She gradually lowered her guard and would chat with the lady casually for a few minutes.
The lady often said that the general was devoted to the young lady and hoped that the general and the young lady could become a couple in the end, so that the general would no longer be depressed.
When the lady talks about these things, she always sighs and occasionally complains that her daughter is too stubborn. Other people have three wives and four concubines, which is nothing. The general is willing to marry her daughter as a concubine, so why doesn't she give the general a good face?
She felt that the lady truly had the demeanor of a matriarch, and felt both admiration and a growing sense of intimacy towards her.
In the dead of night, she would even fantasize about whether her mistress would get along well with the general's wife if she were to marry into the general's mansion.
But she felt that at least she would treat the lady with sincerity!
She recalled that a few days before the mission departed for Yue, she and her wife had arranged to sit and chat in a teahouse.
(This plot coincides with Qin Chuyun's memories, which are also the day when Qin Chuyun got lost as a child and met Ying Yang by chance, which led to their fates being intertwined and intersecting.)
That day, the lady asked her about her young lady's favorite foods, saying that she wanted to show goodwill to her young lady on the day the mission departed and would make some pastries for her. She then told the lady in detail about the foods her young lady liked to eat.
She also specifically instructed her wife not to make pastries containing nuts.
When the young lady was young, she had an allergic reaction to these kinds of pastries. If it was not treated in time, she would suffer from unbearable pain and itching all over her body, scratching herself until she left bloody marks, which was quite frightening. It would take several days for her to gradually recover.
What did the lady say at that time?
She hurriedly said she had remembered, she would never forget...
But why would she say those things to the lady?
Was she unintentional? Or did she do it on purpose?
Does she really believe that the lady is so naive as to know that her husband loves another woman and not feel any jealousy at all?
She and the young lady were like sisters, but when she saw the young lady hurt the general, she still felt resentful and dissatisfied with her.
There was a time when the young lady and the general were in love, and she was secretly heartbroken.
She hoped that she herself was the young lady, or that when she tossed and turned at night, she imagined that the woman the general loved most was not the young lady, but Wu Yulan!
The general's heart was also set on Wu Yulan, and the woman he wanted to hold in his arms and kiss was Wu Yulan!
The young lady is dead...
If she hadn't told the lady about the young lady's allergies, the lady wouldn't have deliberately sent her a box of pastries mixed with nuts!
The lady did just that!
As expected, the lady pretended to be indifferent on the surface, but she was resentful inside!
Madam must have seen through her feelings for the general long ago.
Yes, Madam had long seen through her little scheme that even she herself dared not admit...
Later, she traveled a long way to Fengcheng to seek refuge with the general. Until the general's wife passed away from illness, the general never mentioned to her the pastries that had been given to the young lady, which caused the young lady to have an allergic reaction!
The lady took her in, won her over, treated her well, and fulfilled her wishes back then!
She was made a concubine by the general, and before her death she entrusted Qin Chuyun to her care. She was always grateful to the lady, but what about now?
What kind of life has she been living all these years? The lady probably already knew; she's probably laughing out loud from beneath the grave...
If the lady were alive, she would definitely rush up to her and loudly question her.
"Why? Why did you do this? Why drag me into your own suffering?"
But the lady has already died of illness. Perhaps she can go to the underworld to have a good chat with her in the future. Didn't the two of them get along very well?
Actually, she didn't need her wife to give her an answer; she understood everything.
We share the same fate!
The lady had her soft spot perfectly: a heart deeply in love with the general. She molded her into another version of herself, watching her sink into despair, watching her suffer, watching her yearn for nothing and love in vain…
She is just repeating the mistakes of the lady!
What good is wealth and luxury to a man who doesn't have a woman in his heart?
She's been living a life worse than death all these years!
If Miss hadn't had her allergy that day, with her superb martial arts skills, she would surely have escaped danger and returned to Qingfeng Courtyard...
And the Crown Prince... the Crown Prince might not die...
Did she kill the Crown Prince? Did she also kill the young lady?
Yes! It must be!
"Yulan, isn't this jade hairpin beautiful? I bought it especially for you!"
"Yulan, I want to eat your jujube paste cake. Can you make it for me?"
"Yulan, why did you take so long to buy groceries? I've been missing you!"
"Yulan, after my father resigns from his official post, and I also quit running the security escort agency, let's go back to our hometown together and live a good life with Xuan'er, okay?"
"Magnolia..."
"Magnolia..."
"Magnolia..."
Wu Yulan kept hearing Zhao Xiaoman's calls.
She seemed to see Zhao Xiaoman dressed in a bright red outfit, her hair tied high in a ponytail, a warm and radiant smile on her face, waving at her repeatedly...
Wu Yulan ran desperately towards Zhao Xiaoman, reaching out her hands as if to throw herself into Zhao Xiaoman's arms, but Zhao Xiaoman's figure grew farther and farther away, becoming increasingly blurry...
Tears welled up in Wu Yulan's eyes, and she called out in a hoarse, sorrowful voice.
"Miss! Miss, don't go! Don't leave me alone! Wait for me! Wait for me! Miss! Wait for me!"