RPAGF Chapter 112: The consequences of self-destruction
Chapter 112: The consequences of self-destruction
Zeng Qianer stuck her head out of the carriage.
The master said that the stone slabs on the ground look particularly beautiful tonight? It's pitch black, where can I see the floor?
The jailer said the stars were particularly bright tonight? It was clearly going to rain, so where were the stars?
But my brother and sister-in-law are so loving! They have been married for more than ten years and have several children, but they are still so sweet. I am really envious of them.
Her parents have a good relationship, and her brother and sister-in-law have a good relationship, except for her... Zeng Qian'er shrank back into the carriage in disappointment.
It had been more than ten days since she came back, and Cheng Rui hadn't come to see her, not a single word. Even though it was early June, she could still feel the cold air she exhaled from her chest.
Everything she swallowed was bitter. She didn't know how long she could last in a loveless marriage. She had forced him to marry her because of her favor. She couldn't blame him, she only blamed herself.
If you wrap yourself in a cocoon, you will suffer the consequences in the end.
It would be better to just let him go and give him freedom! But why did her heart ache just thinking about it? She was reluctant to give up the family and two children that she had worked so hard for.
"Little sister, the criminal has confessed. This vicious woman has killed many people. She will definitely be beheaded.
But she can't die for now. I have to follow the clues and find out the mastermind to prevent more wrongful deaths. I believe the truth will be revealed soon, so you don't have to worry."
"With my brother's help, I never worry." Zeng Qianer feels that it is really good to have someone protecting you.
So what if her marriage is unhappy? She has parents who love her and a brother and sister-in-law who dote on her. In fact, she has been very happy for a long time. It was only her willfulness back then that led to the current situation.
At this moment, she has figured it out and will no longer be obsessed. What sisters Lan'er and Yue'er said are right. Women should love themselves and give each other some time. Letting him go is the same as letting herself go.
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Shangguan Yue lay in the wooden house, thinking of the luxurious house in her dream, and picked up a pen to start drawing.
The decoration inside and outside this house is nice. It would be nice to use some of it to decorate my own house or shop in the future.
She always felt that the bird feather looked very familiar. She seemed to have seen it before, but she had no idea when or where she had seen it.
Fortunately, she had a wide range of interests in her previous life and knew a little bit about everything, so drawing these paintings was not difficult for her. She has now studied many colors of paint.
Therefore, the dyeing workshop now has endless orders every day. When she uses these pigments for painting, they turn out to be unexpectedly beautiful.
After finishing the painting, Shangguan Yue looked at it over and over a dozen times. The more she looked at it, the more she liked the decoration in the room, except for the part with golden walls.
This room looks like a study, but it's impossible to have such a large and luxurious study! Who would make a study so extravagant and wasteful?
I'll take this painting to Lanyue Pavilion tomorrow to have a look. In the past, due to limited funds, the stage was not grand enough.
Now that she has pearls and jade to refer to, she is inspired, and now she is not short of money. It is time to upgrade the Lanyue Pavilion so as to highlight their status as wealthy people.
Let them feel that coming to Lanyue Pavilion is a place of status, and then slowly increase their consumption, which is equivalent to a modern high-end hotel or club.
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临城
In the past ten days, Cheng Rui's face has been dark every day. The servants tremble when they see him, for fear of accidentally making the masters angry.
The two children also noticed that their father was unhappy. Perhaps he was worried about the affairs of the government office, so they did not dare to say much. Their mother was the same. She said she had been back for some time, but it had been more than ten days.
Can't they take care of their father and children like other mothers? It's too selfish. If they didn't have to go to school, they really wanted to go to Yuecheng to help their father bring their mother back.
"Xiao He, please make arrangements for tomorrow. I'll go to Yuecheng." Cheng Rui has been thinking a lot these days. There has been no news since the Ministry of Justice came to arrest Li Caiju five days ago.
He knew that Shangguan Yue must have handed Nanny Zhu over to the Ministry of Justice, so he didn't have to wait any longer.
There was no news from his wife after she returned, which made him feel uneasy. His wife had never been so willful and irresponsible like this before.
Even if his father-in-law ridiculed him, he had to make this trip for the sake of his family and young children.
"Yes, sir, I will arrange it later and buy some gifts." Xiaohe was very happy. The sir was still worried about his wife and hoped that he would bring her back as soon as possible.
"No need... OK!" The lady must have bought a lot of things when she returned, and they might not like what he brought back. Forget it, if they don't like it, they can throw it away as they please!
"Sir, there is an urgent report from the government office." The servant's words interrupted Cheng Rui's thoughts.
"Oh?" Cheng Rui took the letter and his expression became darker the more he read it.
"Go back to the government office immediately! Notify all the advisors and staff to come to the government office to discuss matters." After saying that, Cheng Rui strode towards the gate.
Two quarters of an hour later, everyone who wanted to participate in the meeting in the government office's meeting room was already waiting.
"Sir, it has been raining heavily recently near the Dragon Boat Festival. The city near Lincheng has suddenly suffered a serious flood, and half of the city is submerged in the flood.
Countless people have been killed or injured and have been displaced. Now, more and more victims are coming to the city every day. The rain shows no sign of stopping and we are running out of relief food.
If this continues, there will be too many refugees to be resettled, and trouble may arise, and we in Lincheng will be unable to control it."
“Now we can only temporarily close the city gates and prevent all refugees from rushing into Lincheng. We will persuade them to disperse and go to other cities. We will arrange some relief supplies outside the city gates and distribute some dry food that can be taken on the road.
Summon the doctors in the city. Many people may catch cold after the disaster. Arrange to prepare some cold-relieving soups and distribute them to the refugees. I will report to the emperor, hoping that he will allocate food and supplies. "
It has rained heavily in Lincheng for two days, but the rain has slowed down in the past two days and there are signs that it will stop. It is reported that it has rained heavily in Yicheng for four consecutive days and there is no sign of it stopping.
Cheng Rui had been worried about whether Yicheng would be hit by a flood, but he didn't expect the rain to continue and the thing he was worried about finally happened.
After Cheng Rui finished discussing the matter, he wrote a memorial overnight and had it delivered to Yuecheng as quickly as possible.
"Sir, aren't you going to Yuecheng to pick up your wife tomorrow?" Xiaohe was a little anxious. Originally, it was arranged that Sir go to Yuecheng tomorrow, but such a big thing happened at this critical moment.
Cheng Rui's hand paused for a moment, and a drop of ink fell on the paper, smudged the document.
"Let's talk about it later! There may be riots in Lincheng now. I can't leave. I will talk about it after the court allocates food and supplies and settles the victims.
If she... understood my situation, she should come back to help me. She is already a mother of two children, but she is still so willful. It's really... Forget it, you can go down!"
"But... Sir, the lady..."
"Go away!" Cheng Rui threw away the pen in his hand with a snap.