allonlinenovel Chapter 414 Just as she expected in her previous life
Chapter 414 Just as she expected in her previous life
There was a "swish" sound and Zhou Lingfu's body shook.
The expected pain did not come. Zhou Lingfu opened her eyes suddenly, only to find that the long sword in the guard's hand had been sheathed.
"You... won't kill me?" Her eyes were full of surprise and a bit of confusion.
The guard's face was stern. He looked at Zhou Lingfu speechlessly and said in a horrified tone, "The county lady didn't order your life taken. Why would I kill you?"
From beginning to end, it was this woman who was talking to herself, even involving the woman who was knocked unconscious on the ground, the two of them fighting to the death.
The conversation was so fast-paced that he couldn't even get in a word of explanation.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lingfu was stunned for a moment, and then her heart was filled with joy and confusion at having survived the disaster.
His face was filled with confusion, and he mumbled, "She...she won't kill me? She actually won't kill me!"
She knew so much about Shen Qionghua, but Shen Qionghua didn't kill her?
why?
why?
Just when Zhou Lingfu was in a trance, a package was thrown into her arms.
She came back to her senses instantly and opened the bundle. Inside were several sets of clothes, several hundred-liang silver notes, some change, and two travel passes. The names on them were particularly unfamiliar.
The guard's cold voice drifted into his ears, "The county lady didn't intend to kill you or Wu, but she ordered me to escort you out of the capital and to Jiangnan. You are forbidden to return to the capital forever, and you are also forbidden to mention what happened in the capital."
"The county lady said that Zhou Lingfu and Wu Ruiniang are dead. This is the new identity she has prepared for you. If you accept it, then drink this bottle of medicine. It will make you forget your past. When you arrive in Jiangnan, you can start anew."
"This way, both you and the county lady can rest assured."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lingfu hugged the bag tightly in her hands and said thoughtfully, "I want to see her again."
The guard shook his head and said, "The county lady said that the matter is over. It is better for us to be strangers from now on. There is no need to meet each other."
When Zhou Lingfu heard this, she smiled silently and took the two white porcelain bottles that the guard took out of his sleeve without hesitation.
He first carefully fed it to the unconscious Mrs. Wu, and then prepared to take it himself.
The guard looked at her quick movements and couldn't help but ask, "Would you like to reconsider?"
Zhou Lingfu shook her head. "This is the best possible outcome."
At this point, she has let go of her hatred, avenged herself, and is lucky to still be alive.
What's more, she didn't want to stay in the capital, a place of troubles that had left her bruised and battered.
Although she was already dead in the eyes of the world, there was no guarantee that someone would not recognize her if she walked on the street one day. If the fact that she had faked her death was leaked, she would inevitably be demoted to slavery like the other women in the tribe.
Who would want to be a slave if they can live with dignity?
As for whether Shen Qionghua had tricked her into leaving the capital and then killed her to silence her, so as to hide the body...
Zhou Lingfu shook her head in her heart. If Shen Qionghua really wanted her to die, there was no need to go through so much trouble. After all, she was already dead in name only.
With the several hundred taels of silver given by Shen Qionghua, she and her mother bought a small house in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, and the mother and daughter were able to live a good life.
I used to want to marry into a wealthy family and become rich and powerful. But after going through all of this, I realized that a peaceful, leisurely and quiet life is the best.
It’s a pity that she realized it too late.
Fortunately, she still has the opportunity to experience another life.
Zhou Lingfu put the white porcelain bottle to her lips, tilted her head back and drank the liquid inside without hesitation. After a while, she fell to the ground in a daze and closed her eyes.
Seeing this, the guard gathered his bundles, picked up one in each hand and walked out.
Outside the house, a plain and simple carriage had been waiting for a long time. The guard put the people into the carriage, took a big step, and whipped the horsewhip. The carriage moved swiftly and steadily towards the south of the Yangtze River.
When Zhou Lingfu and Wu opened their eyes again, they were greeted by a brand new life.
In a room on the west side of the thatched house.
Watching the carriage gradually disappear from sight, Shen Qionghua withdrew his gaze.
This room was also rather shabby and simple, but it was cleaner than the room where Zhou Lingfu had just stayed.
But there seemed to be a faint smell of blood lingering in the air, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Shen Qionghua said calmly, "Deal with all the bodies in the house."
"Yes." An Yi's figure flashed and disappeared into the house.
Shaoyao poured a cup of tea for Shen Qionghua, then stood aside, seeming to say something but stopping herself.
Shen Qionghua picked up the teacup and took a sip. He glanced at her calmly and said, "Ask whatever you want to ask. Otherwise, you'll be so scared that you'll die."
Shaoyao was truly choking with frustration. Hearing Shen Qionghua's words, she asked the question that had been on her mind, "Miss, since you want these three to die, wouldn't it be better for you to do it yourself? Why bother paying and letting Zhou Lingfu do it?"
"And why did you let Zhou Lingfu and Wu go so easily?"
Shaoyao really couldn't understand it.
The Yongning Marquis's Mansion plotted against the Shen family. If it weren't for the young lady's intelligence, the Shen family would have ended up broken up.
The young lady spent so much effort to protect the Shen family and overthrow the Yongning Marquis' Mansion.
Seeing that revenge is about to be achieved, it is natural to kill the enemy with one's own hands to feel satisfied. Why did one suddenly give the opportunity to kill the enemy to others at the last moment?
There are also Zhou Lingfu and Wu. Although they were almost killed, there must be something hateful about pitiful people. They had targeted the young lady many times in the past, but they never succeeded.
She is very vindictive. If it were her, she would definitely not let these two people go easily.
Shen Qionghua put down the teacup, curled the corners of his lips, chuckled, and said, "Shaoyao, what do you think of those three people?"
Shaoyao pondered for a moment and gave a rather pertinent assessment, "Each is bad in his own way, and all are vicious and vicious."
Shen Qionghua stood up and walked to the window. She raised her neck slightly and placed her palms against her forehead to block the dazzling warm sunlight coming in.
"Yeah, they're all vicious and cruel. Since they can't escape from my grasp, why should I dirty my hands for them?"
Under the golden sunlight, the white skin of her palms was almost transparent. She said softly, "It's just about not letting them lose so easily. Zhou Lingfu is the best candidate."
"The hatred in her heart is no less than mine. Look, isn't she doing a great job?"
"I don't want to dirty my hands. In this life, I want to live a clean life. Besides..."
She paused, withdrew her hand, turned her head slightly, and looked at Shaoyao. The golden sunlight shone on her body, and her whole body seemed to be emitting a holy light.
Under the influence of the sunlight, Shen Qionghua's facial features gradually became blurred in Shaoyao's eyes, and only the corners of her lips slowly raised could be vaguely seen.
"Besides, don't you think that, given Zhou Lingyi's personality, if she knew the truth and I, the one who put her in this situation, didn't even bother to show my shame, would she be more mad than this?"
"As for Zhou Lingfu and Wu, although they can't be considered good people, they haven't done anything against the will of heaven or human life, so they don't need to be killed."
"Now that their wings are broken, all they want is a peaceful life. They won't cause any trouble, so why should I kill them all..."
There are some reasons that Shen Qionghua is not in a position to say, and cannot say.
She could always find a miniature of her previous life in Zhou Lingfu, and let Zhou Lingfu end the relationship between Lin and Zhou Lingyi, as if she had not died so miserably in her previous life.
Instead, he protected A Niang and A Yi, and the family successfully and safely left the capital and returned to Jiangnan.
This was her beautiful vision of her previous life, and because of this, she softened her heart towards Zhou Lingfu and Wu.
When they arrived in Jiangnan, they had lost all their memories, and she had people she arranged to teach them how to survive.
This is help, but also surveillance. As long as they don't move, they can live a stable life like this forever.
Just as she had hoped when she regretted her previous life.
The clouds gradually dissipated, the sky became clear, and the two figures in the house had left, leaving only a cup of still warm tea on the old table.