When Tang Zhuyun woke up, she realized that she seemed to be dreaming.
"The Zhou Family, just like that, gone?"
That was so sudden!
Was there absolutely no warning?
Wasn't Wu Zhenhai showering Zhou Fu with jewelry and acting gigs, seemingly very much in love?
To Zhou Fu, this was practically Li Chengyin!
If you get involved with him, your whole family will die.
No, no, no, Zhou Fu doesn't like him either...
In short, Wu Zhenhai is ruthless.
Quietly accomplishing great things.
Xiu'er: "I was wrong about him. I didn't expect him to be so Goujian."
"What?"
"Enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens! That really broadens one's perspective!" Xiu'er said. "Now I suddenly think he's not bad either, hehe."
Ren Yingying: "You're not afraid that you'll start a killing spree over a single disagreement?!"
"If you don't kill me, what am I afraid of?"
"Keep your voices down, Mingzhu is here." Tang Zhuyun saw Mingzhu entering through the window and quickly made a shushing gesture.
After Mingzhu came in, she looked at the expressions on their faces and said, "Sister-in-law, do you all know about this too?"
Ren Yingying: "Would you believe us if we said we didn't know?"
Xiu'er: "It's alright, that's his business, it has nothing to do with you."
Tang Zhuyun: "Come and sit down."
Mingzhu sighed and said, "He certainly gave me a very generous gift."
"Anyway, you've been reborn," Ren Yingying said. "Let him do whatever he wants. Just pretend you're dead, that you can't see or hear anything."
Xiu'er said, "That's right, maybe he's just trying to curry favor with the prince, and it has nothing to do with anyone else!"
Tang Zhuyun laughed and said, "I can tell you didn't sleep well last night just by looking at your eyes. How come you're so well-informed?"
Mingzhu smiled wryly and said, "I was talking to my older brother at the time, so I only overheard a few words."
After I got back, I couldn't fall asleep anymore.
"Go back and get some sleep, so you don't see Cui Run and break your heart."
Hearing her mention Cui Run, Mingzhu couldn't help but smile.
Ren Yingying: "Alright, it's settled then. That's all! Nothing will happen! From now on, he goes his own way, and you go yours!"
Mingzhu smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult for me to deceive myself."
"Is there something else you're worried about?" Tang Zhuyun asked.
Mingzhu nodded. "I'm afraid Wu Zhenhai will recognize me."
Appearance and voice can be changed, but there are many things that cannot be changed at all.
Moreover, these things are not entirely foolproof or without any trace. If Wu Zhenhai becomes suspicious and investigates, he will definitely find out.
I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid that he might turn his love into hatred and turn against the Prince's Mansion.
Mingzhu didn't want to see that happen.
Xiu'er said, "Then let the Prince transfer him far away!"
"He's useful now," Mingzhu said, "We still need to keep him around to clean up the mess."
Xiu'er's eyes darted around. "Then how about arranging for you and Cui Run to return to Beijing? Sigh, I'll be a little reluctant to see you go! We've only known each other for a short time, and you're already leaving..."
Ren Yingying: "That's right, I'm also really going to miss you."
Tang Zhuyun: "Wait, Ren Yingying, aren't you planning to return to the capital?"
Ren Yingying replied confidently, "That's right!"
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
Xiu'er: "No, I just remembered, Cui Run needs to stay with Cui Xiaoqiu. If we want Cui Xiaoqiu to return to the capital, then Yanran has to return to the capital too..."
"What's your relationship with Yanran?" Tang Zhuyun asked.
Ren Yingying: "Tch, are you stupid? Didn't you realize that Cui Xiaoqiu likes Yanran?"
Tang Zhuyun: "But, but they are all so young!"
Didn't you have a crush on anyone when you were in elementary school?
Tang Zhuyun shook her head.
"That's because you're slow on the uptake," Ren Yingying said, resting her chin on her hand. "I was already thinking about getting married when I was in elementary school."
Tang Zhuyun: "... So things always turn around when they reach their extreme."
Ren Yingying: "I died young, I didn't have time to show my skills!"
Tang Zhuyun rolled her eyes, too lazy to argue with her, and looked at Mingzhu, saying, "You've always been someone with your own ideas, what do you think?"
Mingzhu lowered her eyes. "Of course I want to stay far away from him, but I can't. If I leave and he notices, then I'm afraid no one will be able to control him."
Ren Yingying retorted, "You talk as if you can control him."
"At least I know a little bit," Mingzhu said. "I'm just thinking that I won't go out or attend any banquets lately."
If she doesn't go out, she won't be afraid of encountering ghosts, right?
Tang Zhuyun knew that forcing her to leave would make the girl uneasy.
Besides, I'm really not comfortable letting her go now.
So she said, "Alright, there probably aren't any banquets coming up. We're all staying at the manor; it's lively enough already."
"Exactly!" Xiu'er exclaimed, "We can't even keep up with all the kids!"
Tang Zhuyun looked at her. "You've bled again..."
Xiu'er looked down at her chest and frowned, "This is so annoying! Why is there so much! Where's Wuji? I'll go feed him; the other two just finished eating."
Tang Zhuyun: I'm so jealous!
As she spoke, Yanran came to greet Tang Zhuyun.
Ren Yingying said, "Sleeping until the sun is high in the sky, how can you be so shameless?"
Yanran said angrily, "I didn't! I was just trying to fool Wu Yu."
Keep crying, you'll be drowned in his tears sooner or later.
"What happened to Wu Yu?" Tang Zhuyun asked with a smile.
"Speechless," Yanran said. "His dad came to pick him up this morning, but he wouldn't leave no matter what, and he clung to me crying..."
He acted as if his father had died, even though his father was right in front of him.
What happened next?
"What can I do?" Yanran rolled her eyes.
She was helpless too!
She took Wu Yu back, wiped his face and comforted him until he was calm. Only then could she vent her anger before going back to see the children.
What terrible things has she done?!
Everyone was amused, but Yanran stormed off in a huff.
She was afraid that if she didn't go back, Wu Yu would be heartbroken.
Wu Zhenhai, however, is now standing in front of Zhou Xu's grave.
He leaned his head against the cold statue and murmured, "Xu'er, I've come to take you home."
This was something he couldn't wait to do.
In order to destroy the Zhou Family, he reluctantly moved her out; she must have been very upset.
Now everything's alright, he's come to take her home.
The Zhou Family doesn't even spare the dead. He just wanted to keep Ruanruan at home, but they wouldn't allow it because he was afraid of the dark and insects.
This was the trigger that ultimately led to his outburst.
"Sir, should we start digging now?" The men were all worried but dared not say anything.
Digging up a dead person—who wouldn't be superstitious?
If things go wrong, I might be in for a long time.
"I don't need you, I can do it myself!" Wu Zhenhai said.
He was afraid of disturbing Zhou Xu if he saw other people.
Wu Zhenhai truly did not need anyone else to do it; he dug the coffin out again bit by bit by himself, which took a full hour.
With everyone's help, the heavy coffin made of Phoebe zhennan wood was moved onto a flatbed cart.
The subordinate glanced at the shaky carriage and hesitated to speak, realizing that the carriage seemed unable to bear the weight...
Wu Zhenhai sat down beside the coffin, supporting it, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go home!"
This was the road down the mountain, and his men were all a little apprehensive, genuinely worried that Wu Zhenhai would be thrown off the carriage.
As it turns out, their concerns were not unfounded.
However, it wasn't just Wu Zhenhai who was thrown off; the coffin was too.
"Ruanruan!" Wu Zhenhai watched helplessly as the large coffin made of Phoebe zhennan wood fell to the ground, reaching out in vain to pull it back, only to be pulled down with it...