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Chapter Six next life, may we be born into ordinary families
He is the esteemed and influential young master in front of everyone
But he cannot stop her from being manipulated like a puppet on a string.
Might as well, throw off the shackles of the world, and be willful for once.
Outside the backyard of the Ruan family, a paper kite slowly rises.
"Miss! Miss! Look! Xie Yanzong is here!" The maid Xiao Lian shouted into the house, and soon a young lady, about fifteen or sixteen years old, in a light purple dress, though wearing a veil, could vaguely be seen as extremely lively.
The girl glanced at the paper kite and then grabbed the hand of her maid and ran to the front hall.
"Father, I have seen my daughter, mother." The Ruans were resting in the front hall, sipping tea. Mrs. Ruan smiled and asked, "What's the rush?" Seeing the girl nod slightly and blush awkwardly, Mrs. Ruan had an answer in her heart and said, "Alright, go quickly and be careful." The girl hurriedly bowed and ran out of the mansion.
A dashing young man was already waiting outside the Ruan mansion, pacing back and forth at the gate, muttering something. Suddenly, he laughed as if he had thought of something. When he looked up and saw the girl coming out of the mansion, he immediately stopped laughing, closed his folding fan, and approached the girl with a stronger smile on his face. As he got closer, the girl blushed quickly and lightly placed her hand in his, then got on the carriage.
After the young lord entered the carriage and lowered the curtain, the lady skillfully removed her veil and took a pastry that the young lord had prepared in advance. The beautiful lady with the veil is the legitimate daughter of the Ruan family in Quzhou, Ruan Anchang, and the man beside her is Xie Yanzong, the second son of the Xie family in Quzhou. The two have been close since childhood and can be considered childhood sweethearts. Seeing that Ruan Anchang had finished eating, Xie Yanzong handed her the tea that had already been prepared. This is Ruan Anchang's habit since childhood - she always drinks tea to cleanse her palate after eating sweets.
Today, Ruan Anchang agreed to go fishing in the countryside with Xie Yanzong. When they arrived, Xie Yanzong got off the carriage first, but Ruan Anchang lifted the curtain and lightly adjusted her skirt without any intention of getting off. Xie Yanzong, very indulgently, opened his arms and caught her steadily, carrying her off the carriage.
The location chosen by Xie Yanzong was excellent, surrounded by green woods and very peaceful. Not far away, there was a temple, but there weren't many worshippers today. Xie Yanzong said, "If you get tired later, we can rest in the temple."
" Xie Yanzong has indeed chosen a great place," Ruan Anchang said with a smile as she looked at Xie Yanzong. Xie Yanzong's ears turned slightly red as he tidied Ruan Anchang's hair and replied, "As long as it suits Anchang's wishes."
Ruan Anchang lay quietly on the cool chair, watching Xie Yanzong fishing, occasionally handing over tea or dried fruits, creating a warm atmosphere.
The warm sun at noon shone on Ruan Anchang, making her feel very comfortable, and she unknowingly fell asleep. Xie Yanzong noticed the person beside him was quiet, so he slowly put down the fishing rod, took off his cloak to cover Ruan Anchang, gently picked her up and placed her in a carriage. The carriage drove steadily to a nearby temple, where Ruan Anchang was settled. Xie Yanzong stayed outside, never leaving.
After about an hour, Ruan Anchang woke up, looked around, and felt warm seeing the tightly covered thin blanket. Xiao Lian brought warm water into the room and teased, "Is the young lady feeling shy? Xie Yanzong has been guarding the young lady for over an hour, never leaving even half a step." "You're getting bolder, daring to tease me like this." Ruan Anchang blushed and buried her face in the blanket. Outside, Xie Yanzong couldn't help but smile.
Ruan Anchang quickly finished dressing and left the house. Just then, he saw a woman blushing as she approached Xie Yanzong and asked, "Miss, my surname is Ren, and I am called Yu Chu. I am the eldest daughter of the Ren family in Jizhou. I admire the gentleman's demeanor and wonder if he has time to accompany me to the temple to burn incense together?"
Xie Yanzong seemed a bit awkward but politely declined, "Thank you for your kind words, but I am here today to accompany my wife to burn incense. I'm afraid I cannot accept your invitation."
Ruan Anchang found it amusing and called out to Xie Yanzong in a coquettish manner, "Husband, you've been waiting for a long time." Everyone turned to see Ruan Anchang being supported by Xiao Lian as she walked gracefully towards them. "Madam, watch your step," Xie Yanzong said as he walked over to support Ruan Anchang. The two of them locked eyes, full of love.
The young woman realized her lack of manners and quickly said, "I didn't know the gentleman was already married. I have truly overstepped. Please don't mind, Madam." "It's nothing," Ruan Anchang replied, showing great knowledge and courtesy. The woman quietly left. The other women behind her surrounded Yu Chu and said, "She was clearly wearing a veil. How could she already be married?" The woman known as Yu Chu smiled and said, "Our hearts are already united, so what does the veil matter?" The women around her fell silent.
At this moment, someone hurried over, looking very anxious. It was a servant from the Ruan family. "Miss, miss, something terrible has happened!" Ruan Anchang became nervous and asked what had happened. "Madam knocked over a candlestick, and a fire broke out in the backyard. Madam, she's trapped in the house. You must go back quickly." Ruan Anchang trembled and Xie Yanzong quickly supported her, saying, "Let's go back first, Anchang. Don't worry, she'll be fine." Xiao Lian also stepped forward to help her mistress onto the carriage.
By the time Ruan Anchang ran into the Ruan residence, the fire had been extinguished, but it had taken her mother and the nanny. Ruan Anchang collapsed next to the bodies, trembling as she lifted a corner of the white cloth, tears streaming down her face. "Mother, mother." Ruan Anchang lay on her mother's body, calling out repeatedly, but receiving no response. "Anchang, you go back to rest first, leave it to your father." Father Ruan helped his crying daughter up and instructed Xiao Lian to take her down, also gesturing for Xie Yanzong to comfort his daughter. After bowing, Xie Yanzong supported the already limp Ruan Anchang and walked towards the back room.
They hurried along the way, with the courtyard filled with extinguished water from the fire. Ruan Anchang's skirt was all stained, so Xie Yanzong asked Xiao Lian to fetch hot water and a change of clothes for Ruan Anchang.
" Anchang, I know you're feeling upset. There's no one else here, so feel free to cry it out. It'll make you feel better." Xie Yanzong sounded full of concern, with worry in his eyes, causing his words to become somewhat disordered.
"I should have thought of it earlier, I should have thought of it earlier..." Ruan Anchang's body was still trembling as he repeated these words.
" Anchang, don't scare me. What should you have thought of? Anchang, you..." Xie Yanzong was getting nervous. He was afraid that Ruan Anchang might be shocked, lose his senses, and harm himself.
"Yanzong, help me find someone to examine mother's injuries. Mother is so careful, she wouldn't have knocked over the candlestick. She wouldn't, she wouldn't..." Anchang grabbed Xie Yanzong's sleeve, her eyes filled with despair and helplessness. "Okay, I will personally investigate and make sure everything is clear. Don't worry, Anchang, I'm here, you don't have to be afraid." Xie Yanzong held the crying Anchang in his arms, gently comforting her. "I'm here, don't be afraid."
This may be the greatest comfort for Ruan Anchang now. Xie Yanzong sent a message to Ruan Jingyan, who was in the military camp. Upon receiving the news, Ruan Jingyan quickly set off for home and sent a letter specifically entrusting Xie Yanzong to take care of his sister Ruan Anchang.
"Father, you clearly know where your daughter's heart lies, so why do you still force her like this?" Ruan Anchang's face was pale, with swollen eyes. Less than half a month after Lady Nguyen's death, father Ruan wanted to marry Ruan Anchang to the eldest son of the Gu family in Quzhou. Although the Gu family in Quzhou is also a prestigious family, the eldest son, Gu Lingzhu, is a sickly person, and it's uncertain when he might lose his life. Moreover, how could Ruan Anchang let go of her feelings for Xie Yanzong? She was unwilling in every possible way.
" Anchang, you also need to understand your father's intentions. The marriage alliance between the An and Nguyen families carries significant meaning. Anchang, you should understand this," said Shih Shuhua, the concubine of father Ruan. Now that Madame Nguyen has passed away, Shih Shuhua has two sons by her side. Although she does not come from a prestigious family like Madame Nguyen, she is still presentable and likely to become father Ruan's concubine, becoming the mistress of the Nguyen family.
"Father, mother has not been gone for long, and you are already hurting mother's heart like this? You promised mother that you wouldn't involve your daughter in the family's power struggles. Father..." Ruan Anchang did not pay attention to Shih Shuhua's words, but rather reproachfully questioned father Ruan.
"But you were born into this family, and you should fulfill your duties, Anchang. You are a daughter of the Nguyen family, and the Nguyen family has given you status and position. You should also do something for the Nguyen family," father Ruan interrupted Ruan Anchang's words, clearly showing some anger, but quickly suppressed it, assuming a fatherly appearance with a hint of reluctance on his face.
"Father..." Ruan Anchang was still anxiously hoping, but when father Ruan closed his eyes and fell silent, a chill ran through his heart. He ran back to the backyard in tears and locked himself in the house, ignoring Xiao Lian's calls at the door.
Ruan Anchang curled up on the bed, crying with his head covered. His tears soaked the pillow, blurring everything.
After some time, someone gently climbed in through the window and softly comforted Ruan Anchang, saying, " Anchang, I'm here." This voice was all too familiar to Ruan Anchang; it was Xie Yanzong.
Ruan Anchang lifted the covers, revealing a pair of red, swollen eyes filled with tears. Xie Yanzong embraced the person tightly, feeling their body tremble as they cried even harder.
Xie Yanzong sensed that the person in his arms was running a fever, so he quickly let go to check. Sure enough, Ruan Anchang was burning up.
Xie Yanzong hurried to call for help, but Ruan Anchang grabbed his sleeve and weakly said, "Don't leave." " Anchang, you have a fever. You need to see a doctor. I'll go get one and be back soon." "No doctor," the person in his arms held on tighter, their consciousness starting to blur. "Okay, no doctor. I'll have Xiao Lian bring hot water. Don't be afraid, I'll be back soon." Only then did the person let go and retreat back under the covers.
Soon, Xiao Lian brought in hot water, Xie Yanzong took the towel, took off his outer shirt, rolled up his sleeves, and wiped Ruan Anchang's forehead and palms over and over again. He also fed him half a bowl of medicine, until Ruan Anchang's temperature finally dropped in the middle of the night.
Sitting by the weak Ruan Anchang, Xie Yanzong tightly held his hand, his eyes filled with undisguised heartache. Suddenly, Ruan Anchang's brows furrowed, his expression extremely pained, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes. Xie Yanzong's heart clenched fiercely, and he leaned down to gently kiss away the tears, placing Ruan Anchang's hand on his forehead, lost in thought for a long time.
Ruan Anchang still refused to eat after waking up.
She has been looking forward to the arrival of her Xie Yanzong.
It wasn't until the third day that she learned her Xie Yanzong was being held in the Xie Mansion and couldn't get away.
Ruan Anchang hoped every day for someone to come to the front yard, hoped for news of the cancellation of the marriage alliance, and hoped for the paper kite to rise again outside the courtyard.
However, she didn't wait for anyone, only for the wedding dress sent to the front yard. Today, she is getting married, but her Xie Yanzong has been punished with thirty heavy beatings and locked in the house for running away, and is now despondent. She clumsily put on the wedding dress, covered her head, and was sent off in a bridal sedan. There were many onlookers around, all offering congratulations and talking about the perfect match between a beauty and a talented man, just to get some money. Ruan Anchang had already cried all her tears and was sitting blankly in the sedan.
She suddenly heard a commotion outside the sedan chair.
It was her Xie Yanzong who had arrived.
She lifted the curtain and ran out of the sedan chair. Before she could take a step, she was stopped by the matchmaker beside her. "Make way!" " Anchang, Anchang, I'm here, I'm here!" Xie Yanzong had already disregarded the image and rules of a nobleman, struggling to break free from the servants' pull.
She watched helplessly as her husband Xie Yanzong's hands were tied,
He watched helplessly as his wife Anchang was taken to the Gu family.
This was a marriage alliance between aristocratic families, and they were both members of such families, but in the end, they were just pawns of the aristocratic families.
Ruan Anchang married Gu Lingzhu for less than a month, and Gu Lingzhu fell ill and died. After Gu Lingzhu's death, Ruan Anchang was divorced and sent back to the Ruan family by the Gu family. Xie Yanzong suddenly had hope and asked his father for permission to marry Ruan Anchang. When he prepared the betrothal gifts and sent them to the Ruan family, he was stopped outside the mansion.
Ruan Anchang saw the familiar paper kite rising outside the courtyard, but she couldn't go to meet her Xie Yanzong as before, tears falling on her clothes.
Xie Yanzong saw his Anchang again on the day she married into the Longyang Wei Clan.
He saw Anchang sitting in the bridal sedan, already a puppet without a soul.
Longyang Wei Clan is a prominent local clan, passed down through several generations. The current head of the family has only one son - Wei Yuan'ao. Wei's father has placed all his hopes on this son. Wei Yuan'ao has been intelligent since childhood, passing the imperial examination at the age of sixteen. He now holds the position of magistrate of Longyang, and is handsome, but also known for his romantic nature. He was initially unwilling to marry Ruan Anchang, but upon hearing of her exceptional beauty, he agreed to the marriage.
After seeing off the guests, in the bridal chamber, Ruan Anchang sits on the bed, closely watched by several old maids.
Wei Yuan'ao enters the room, dismisses the others, takes off his wedding hat, and approaches Ruan Anchang.
He untied the ropes from Ruan Anchang's hands and ankles, and covered her head. Ruan Anchang lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes casting a small shadow in the candlelight. With just one glance, Wei Yuan'ao could no longer bear it, and he directly pushed her onto the bed. Ruan Anchang's captivating eyes met Wei Yuan'ao's gaze, and he felt as if his soul had been ensnared, already sinking. The bright red lipstick made her lips appear even more enchanting at this moment.
Wei Yuan'ao gently kissed her, cautiously exploring, deepening the kiss from her cheeks to Ruan Anchang's fair neck, finally stopping at her collarbone. As his hand touched her delicate waist, he suddenly saw Ruan Anchang tightly closing her eyes, tears sliding from the corners.
Wei Yuan'ao inexplicably stopped his actions and quietly looked at Ruan Anchang, her expression filled with pain and reluctance.
How many girls dream of Wei Yuan'ao as their lover, how can she not want to be close to herself, and even show pain. But he couldn't get angry, but instead felt a little heartache. He pulled Ruan Anchang's collar, turned over and lay on one side, no longer moving, and fell asleep on his own.
Ruan Anchang felt the movement of the person on his body, opened his eyes, looked at the person beside him, and felt grateful in his heart.
After that day, Wei Yuan'ao never came back to live. There were discussions inside and outside the mansion about Ruan Anchang, and even the servants in the mansion did not serve her well. Even Wei Yuan'ao's mother didn't treat her well. She still paid her respects every day, and then returned to her own room, not caring at all about how others commented on her, living her own life.
Early in the morning, Xiao Lian rushed into the house and said that Wei Yuan'ao had dismissed many people because of the gossip about Ruan Anchang. Ruan Anchang's hand with the needle and thread paused for a moment, then quickly resumed, with the same calm expression as always. Since that day, Wei Yuan'ao returned to the mansion on time every day, resting and paying respects with Ruan Anchang. The gossip gradually diminished, and Wei's mother's complexion improved.
Ruan Jingyan rushed to the Ruan mansion, having heard that her sister was forced to marry the Gu family and then the Wei family within a month. She went straight to the room of Shi Shuhua, and by the time father Ruan arrived, Ruan Jingyan had already held a sword to Shi Shuhua's neck. Shi Shuhua, knowing she was in the wrong, turned pale with fear, and her two sons stood motionless. Ruan Jingyan had gone to battle at the age of twelve and led the auxiliary army at nineteen, with numerous military achievements and the emperor's favor. If he really killed her, the emperor would surely not blame him.
"Yan'er, put down the sword! She is your mother now," father Ruan said sternly.
"She is not worthy to be my and my sister's mother, let alone the mistress of the Ruan family." Ruan Jingyan's sword left a blood mark on Shi Shuhua's neck.
"Outrageous, put down the sword!" Father Ruan became angry.
"Father, it has only been three months since mother passed away, and you are already eager to marry this woman as your main wife, and even forcing my sister into marriage. In my eyes, it seems that father no longer has any affection for us siblings!" Ruan Jingyan threw down the sword and left the Ruan residence.
The person rushed to the Wei Mansion on horseback. Ignoring the interception of the guards at the mansion gate, they broke into the Wei Mansion and found Ruan Anchang doing needlework. "Yan'er, what's wrong with you?" Ruan Anchang quickly put down the needlework in her hand, grabbed the person's hand, and said to the guards who followed, "This is my brother Ruan Jingyan. Please don't be nervous. If there is any offense, please forgive us."
Fuwei heard that it was Ruan Anchang's younger brother, so he let down his guard, saluted, and then left. Ruan Anchang knew that they had gone to report to Wei Yuan'ao.
"Sister, you've suffered, and I'm late." Ruan Anchang smiled and gently touched his brother's face, shaking his head with a smile on his face. "Sister is fine, you've become thin." "Sister, mother..." Ruan Jingyan hadn't had a chance to look at Lady Ruan's body, but he had a general idea of what had happened.
Ruan Anchang's eyes suddenly dimmed, looking down and pulling Ruan Jingyan to sit down, asking Xiao Lian and the others to wait in the outer room. "Mother, she was killed. The fire wasn't caused by Mother knocking over the candlestick. She was already killed before the fire started," Ruan Anchang's voice gradually trembled, with a clear hint of crying in his voice.
"Who did it?" Ruan Jingyan clenched his fists, comforting Ruan Anchang while asking.
"It was Shi," Ruan Anchang couldn't hold back his tears any longer, dropping them into the tea in front of him.
"It's really that woman. I'll go and kill that bitch!" Ruan Jingyan picked up the sword and headed towards the outside, but was stopped by Ruan Anchang's reprimand: "Stop, do you think Shi has the ability to do it alone! Your impulsive actions will only undo all my efforts!"
"But..." Ruan Jingyan stopped and looked back at her sister Ruan Anchang with a furrowed brow.
"I'll take you to see mother," Ruan Anchang sighed, and then took her brother's hand and left the Wei residence.
Madam Ruan was buried in the Ruan family ancestral grave, not far from Longyang. The carriage arrived in less than an hour. After getting off the carriage, Ruan Anchang led Ruan Jingyan to Madam Ruan's grave. Ruan Jingyan knelt directly in front of the tombstone: "Mother, I have been unfilial. I am late, I am unfilial..." Ruan Jingyan continued to kowtow, and blood had already seeped from his forehead.
Ruan Anchang pulled Ruan Jingyan, saying, "Yan'er, stop kowtowing, stop..." Ruan Jingyan finally calmed down. This dignified seven-foot-tall man shed tears for the first time, and Ruan Anchang also wept, feeling extremely sorrowful. "Mother, I will definitely find evidence and give you justice." Ruan Jingyan helped Ruan Anchang up and made a vow in front of the tombstone.
The two of them quietly stood guard at Madam Ruan's tombstone. "Sister, how did Wei Yuan'ao treat you? Although he achieved success at a young age, he is also notorious for his licentiousness," Ruan Jingyan asked Ruan Anchang at his side, who remained silent for a long time.
"He treats me very well," Ruan Anchang replied after a long pause.
"Really?" Ruan Jingyan didn't quite believe it.
"Really, he cares for me deeply," Ruan Anchang wiped away tears and smiled at his younger brother.
Wei Yuan'ao's heart warmed not far away, finally hearing her speak her mind. Since returning to the mansion that day, Wei Yuan'ao has become even more attentive to Ruan Anchang. No matter how busy he is with official matters, he takes Ruan Anchang to different places to play every day, and then busies himself with public affairs late into the night. Everything seems perfect, until the news of Xie Yanzong's wedding reached Ruan Anchang. As a prominent family, the Wei family naturally received an invitation, and Wei Yuan'ao initially said Ruan Anchang didn't have to go, but she still went.
Ten miles of red makeup, a grand sedan carried by eight bearers, Xie Yanzong is waiting for his bride - Jizhou Ren Family's legitimate daughter Ren Yu Chu.
But at the time of the ceremony, Wei Yuan'ao found that the person by his side had disappeared, and the figure of the bride was very similar to her. The person he thought he had already obtained.
Ren Yu Chu changed into the wedding dress for Ruan Anchang, and Xie Yanzong could see that the person under the veil was the one he had longed for, and he was extremely excited. But Wei Yuan'ao grabbed the bride's hand: " Xie Yanzong, today's bride is the daughter of Jizhou Ren Family, not the daughter of the Ru'an family in Quzhou. Xie Yanzong, you've got the wrong person."
There was a commotion, and Mrs. Xie went up to lift the veil of the bride. Ruan Anchang's sorrowful face was revealed, tears streaming down. Wei Yuan arrogantly said, "My wife's playful behavior has disrupted today's joyous occasion. I hope Mr. Xie and Mr. Ren won't blame her. We will come to thank you another day," and then he pulled the people out of the mansion.
"What happened today was my doing. Please don't blame Mother," Xie Yanzong stepped forward.
"Don't call her mother! Do you know how despicable your actions were today? Ruan Anchang is already married to the Wei family! The woman you were supposed to marry today is from the Jizhou Ren Family!" Mrs. Xie face was very unpleasant, and she struck her disobedient son several times.
"Mother, my feelings for Anchang run deep. You know that Anchang was forced into marriage..." Before he could finish, Father Xie slapped him: "Unfilial son! Nonsense! If you insist on this, then get out of the Xie family! We Xie don't have such unfilial descendants like you!"
"Master!" Everyone was surprised, and Madam Xie hurried to intervene: "Master, he is our son, you can't just..."
" Xie has given him so much status and respect, yet he defies the orders of his elders and makes such a joke of himself! How can Xie face Renjia?" Father Xie angrily smashed the teacup on the ground.
"Father, if I am no longer a member of the Xie family, does that mean I don't have to marry Miss Renjia?" Xie Yanzong asked, his face swollen on one side, still maintaining proper etiquette.
"Today, I, Xie Yanzong, voluntarily request to be disowned from the Xie family, and have no further association with the Xie. From now on, the Xie will have no unfilial son, and the world will have no Xie Yanzong." Without waiting for his father Xie response, Xie Yanzong removed the hairpin from his head and placed it on the ground, then performed a deep bow, and disregarding the attempts of others to stop him, he took a jade pendant from his person and smashed it on the ground, shattering it instantly. It was a symbol of his identity. Xie Yanzong chased after, to find his Anchang.
"Miss, Xie Yanzong...," Ren Yu Chu's maid spoke cautiously. "I know," Ren Yu Chu's face showed no signs of sorrow, instead, she smiled at herself in the mirror. "So this is what love is like." Ren's mother and others hurried over, ready to comfort her, but Ren Yu Chu stood up slowly and said with a smile, "You don't need to worry about me, I have just fulfilled a marriage."
" Yu Chu, you..." Ren's mother was still very worried, thinking her daughter couldn't handle the blow.
"They were already in love, how could I be so heartless as to break them apart," Ren Yu Chu laughed as she walked out of the room, leaving everyone feeling a bit dazed.
Wei Yuan'ao dragged Ruan Anchang into the mansion and threw him onto the bed. Just then, a servant reported that Xie Yanzong was chasing after them.
"Why did you come, Xie Yanzong? Today is your wedding day," Wei Yuan'ao asked, suppressing his anger.
"I want to see Anchang. I'll give you anything you want," Xie Yanzong said. He looked disheveled, with torn clothes and messy hair, due to his hurried pursuit.
" Xie Yanzong thought he was the legitimate son of Xie?" Wei Yuan arrogantly laughed.
"Enough, come with me. As long as you survive tonight, you can stay in the Wei residence and see Anchang every day," Wei Yuan arrogantly turned and entered the residence, with the guards ignoring Xie Yanzong's resistance and following inside.
Wei Yuan arrogantly tied Ruan Anchang to the bed and took her body for the whole night. Xie Yanzong listened from the next room, his mouth gagged and his hands and feet bound, unable to make any sound. He could clearly hear the sounds from the next room, Anchang's painful cries mixed with the pleasure of a man and a woman, and Wei Yuan's heavy panting, constantly invading Xie Yanzong's ears and eroding him.
On the second day, "He was in the next room, stayed there all night," Wei Yuan'ao held the delicate woman in his arms, pinching her waist. Ruan Anchang struggled to escape his confinement, her eyes full of panic, "Wei Yuan'ao, you are despicable! You are filthy!" Wei Yuan'ao held her tighter, saying in her ear, "Since madam cannot break free from her feelings, let me help you." Wei Yuan'ao got out of bed, without waiting for Ruan Anchang to react, he firmly tied her to the bed again.
Xie Yanzong's voice came from the next room, filled with pain, Ruan Anchang kept struggling, and the silk on her wrists cut into bloodstains.
Wei Yuan'ao came back from the next room, his face covered in blood.
"Now, madam belongs only to me," Wei Yuan'ao once again launched a fierce attack on Ruan Anchang. Unable to bear the humiliation, Ruan Anchang threatened him, "Let me go, or I will bite my tongue and die!" "Sure, but if you die, I will let your brother accompany you, so you won't feel lonely," Wei Yuan'ao did not stop, but plundered even more fiercely. In the end, Ruan Anchang fainted. Wei Yuan'ao finally stopped and hurried to find a doctor to treat Ruan Anchang. At the same time, he said, " Anchang, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was wrong..."
Ruan Anchang never spoke again, hoping that her younger brother could come to save her, unaware that Ruan Jingyan had already been sent to the Ruan family's hometown by Wei Yuan'ao - the Fan family in Chengzhou. Wei Yuan'ao never forced Ruan Anchang again. Until that day.
" Anchang, I have good news to tell you!" Wei Yuan'ao ran in from outside, looking as excited as a child. Ruan Anchang said nothing, sitting quietly.
"I've found evidence about Lady Ruan, Anchang, say something." "Thank you," Ruan Anchang replied coldly. Then she turned and went into the next room, facing the memorial tablet she had set up for Xie Yanzong, and said, "Yanzong, the evidence of mother's death has been found. It must be you blessing me from heaven, Yanzong, can you hear me speaking?"
" Ruan Anchang! Is he the only one in your eyes?" Wei Yuan'ao went mad, dragging her back into the room and rudely tearing Ruan Anchang's clothes. Ruan Anchang did not resist, nor did she react at all.
"What, don't like me touching you? Fine, fine," Wei Yuan'ao ordered outside the door, and soon seven or eight mansion guards came in. "Take good care of the lady of the house," Wei Yuan'ao said coldly, then stepped out of the door. Inside came the frightened reprimand of Ruan Anchang: "Get out! Go away!" "Let go of me!" "Wei Yuan'ao, you jerk!" There were also sounds of clothes being torn. Wei Yuan'ao's mind was in chaos, and his mood did not improve because of this, but rather became more uncomfortable. He kicked the door and pulled open the guards. "Get out!" Wei Yuan'ao shouted.
Ruan Anchang was huddled in a corner, trembling uncontrollably. His clothes were torn and his pockets were ripped open. " Anchang, I was wrong, Anchang, I was wrong, can you forgive me? I won't do it again. Anchang, I really love you, but you only have eyes for him! Look at me!" Wei Yuan'ao's eyes were filled with tears, his voice full of grievance, lacking his usual arrogance.
"Wei Yuan'ao, I want to fly a paper kite, go buy one," Ruan Anchang said, his gaze empty as he looked at Wei Yuan'ao.
"Okay, I'll go buy one, wait for me, wait for me," he said, then stumbled out, falling several times.
Ruan Anchang walked to the next door and stood in front of Xie Yanzong's memorial tablet. When Wei Yuan'ao came back, he saw Ruan Anchang lying on the ground, with blood flowing from his wrist. Ruan Anchang had cut his wrist.
"Yan'er, mother can finally rest in peace."
"Wei Yuan'ao, if you have a heart, please take care of Jingyan for me. Thank you." Even in her final words, she still seemed so unfamiliar. Wei Yuan'ao sat paralyzed on the ground, holding Ruan Anchang tightly in his arms, softly calling out " Anchang, Anchang..."
Wei Yuan'ao acknowledged Ruan Jingyan as his younger brother and also requested to transfer his position to Ruan Jingyan.
The most charming and dashing young master of the Wei family in Longyang,
Turned his hair white overnight, and never approached women again.
The most refined and elegant heir of the Xie family in Quzhou,
Apart from the name on the wedding hall, he is no longer a noble son.
The most beautiful and charming legitimate daughter of the Ruan family in Quzhou,
Cut her wrist to end her life, and will never smile again.
The aristocracy gave them prestigious titles, granted them unlimited power, and made them the most capable pawns of the aristocracy.
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