freenovelworld Chapter 194 Break In
Chapter 194 Break In
What Chu Ruohan said was too absurd. Considering what happened after she married into the Marquis of Anyang's household, Gu Junze couldn't find any other reason.
He gently stroked Chu Ruohan's cheek, the emotions in his eyes unfathomable to her.
"Jun Ze..."
"I only regret that I didn't protect you in my past life." His voice was terribly hoarse.
Just those words brought tears to Chu Ruohan's eyes. He was heartbroken; he was heartbroken for her...
Chu Ruohan let herself fall into Gu Junze's arms; what did she do to deserve his trust?
A man's deepest love is nothing more than enduring the suffering you endure in the torrent of time, yet regretting that he didn't appear sooner.
The heartache that comes with loving someone to the extreme!
His slightly trembling hand gently stroked her hair. "In this life, I will never let you suffer the slightest grievance again."
Chu Ruohan buried her face in his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, her tears soaking his clothes.
Those past experiences—being slandered, beaten, tormented… and so on…
At this moment, in Gu Junze's arms, everything became distant and blurry.
In this moment, in the silent night, two hearts, riddled with wounds, nestled together... until death do them part.
At the break of dawn, Madam Feng knelt for the entire night.
On nights with a sudden cold snap in early spring, the cold can be deadly.
Her lips were frozen purple, her body was trembling uncontrollably, and her legs were numb and devoid of feeling.
Hunger and cold forced him to give up, and he fainted.
Upon seeing this, the young eunuch beside him quickly went to report it.
Ma Fuhai was the emperor's trusted chief eunuch, so why would he really suffer with Lady Feng? He was invited to the Marquis of Anyang's residence last night.
"Eunuch... Eunuch Ma..."
It was still dark when Ma Fuhai was having a sweet dream, when he was startled awake by the clumsy little eunuch who barged in.
"Who!"
Ma Fuhai, his voice high-pitched and his face full of anger, reached out and threw the whisk beside his pillow at the little eunuch.
"How dare you! Can't you see we're sleeping?"
The young eunuch was so frightened that he knelt down with a thud, his forehead pressed against the ground. "Eunuch Ma, spare my life! It's really... Madam Feng... she fainted, and this servant dared not fail to report it."
Upon hearing this, Ma Fuhai frowned deeply and spat impatiently.
"Is it really this trivial matter? Disturbing my sleep so early in the morning! She fainted, so I just splashed her with water to wake her up. Why is she bothering us?"
"what?"
"What do you mean 'ah'? It was the Emperor who made her kneel. As long as she has a breath left, she has to kneel properly."
Ma Fuhai glared angrily, pointing at the door, "Get out..."
The little eunuch scrambled to his feet and went to find water, fearing that if he was even a second late, Ma Fuhai would devour him alive.
Seeing that Madam Feng had fainted from the cold, the little eunuch gritted his teeth, raised his hands, and with a "splash," poured the entire basin of cold water over Madam Feng from head to toe.
A bone-chilling cold instantly enveloped Feng, jolting her awake from her unconsciousness, her body instinctively trembling violently.
His lips, already bluish-purple from the cold, now lost all color, and his teeth chattered uncontrollably.
Her soaked clothes clung tightly to her body, and the cold wind chilled her to the bone.
She slowly opened her eyes, trembling even more, and looked at the indifferent eunuchs around her, a wave of sorrow welling up in her heart.
She opened her mouth, but her throat seemed to be blocked, and she could only make a weak "woo-woo" sound; she couldn't even shed tears.
A beautifully decorated carriage stopped in front of the Marquis of Anyang's residence.
The carriage curtain was quickly lifted, and Madam Shan jumped down anxiously, immediately seeing the disheveled Feng Shi.
"Son..."
"mother……"
Madam Shan stepped forward and quickly took off her cloak, wrapping it tightly around Madam Feng.
Immediately afterwards, she hugged her daughter tightly, tears streaming down her face, her voice trembling with heartache.
"My son, she clearly wants to kill you!"
"Mother, why are you here?" Madam Feng asked weakly.
“With such a big thing happening, how could your mother not come? Don’t worry, your grandmother is here too.”
Upon hearing this, Madam Feng felt much more at ease.
Following Madam Shan's gaze, she saw General Weiyuan carefully supporting a hunched old woman as they walked towards them.
“Grandmother…” Madam Feng called softly, her voice tinged with a hint of grievance.
The old man slammed his cane down hard on the ground, making a dull thud.
"My precious granddaughter, she has never suffered like this before."
At this moment, the eunuch standing to the side saw this scene and secretly thought that something was wrong. He ordered someone to quickly go and invite Steward Ma.
Then he stepped forward and bowed, "Old Lord..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped across the face.
The old Duchess didn't even glance at the little eunuch who was covering his face, and turned to order, "Go and help Chun'er into the carriage to change her clothes."
"grandmother……"
"Don't worry, I'm here."
Ma Fuhai couldn't possibly sleep anymore. He quickly got up and ran outside, not even bothering to put on his shoes. The little eunuch held up his shoes for him from behind.
"Old Lord Feng, what brings you here?" Ma Fuhai smiled, but inwardly he was groaning.
"If I hadn't come, my granddaughter would have been tortured to death by you all," the old lord replied without any politeness, his eyes filled with anger.
"What are you saying? I am only following orders."
As Ma Fuhai spoke, a cold glint flashed in his eyes when he caught a glimpse of the handprint on his trusted eunuch's face.
He looked at Madam Feng again and saw that she had been helped up by the servants.
“Old Lord Feng, this is unacceptable! The Emperor has ordered that the Crown Prince’s wife has been forgiven. When can Madam Feng get up?” Ma Fuhai quickly stopped him.
The old Duchess sneered, "How can you kneel with wet clothes? If you freeze to death, will you compensate me with a granddaughter?"
Ma Fuhai cursed the old man inwardly for being troublesome, but remained respectful on the surface, saying, "This servant cannot explain to His Majesty..."
The old Duchess waved her hand impatiently and said, "Alright, wait until you've changed your clothes before you continue kneeling. Is Father-in-law satisfied?"
Ma Fuhai was speechless, and could only grit his teeth in silence.
Old rascal...
The old Duchess turned her head, her eyes sharp, and looked at her grandson-in-law beside her, "Shaoyu, break in and bring them out for me."
"I want to see what that merchant's daughter will do to stop this."
"Yes."
Seeing this, none of the gatekeepers dared to stop him. General Weiyuan, as if no one else was there, barged straight into the Marquis's residence.
The old Duchess said, "Eunuch Ma, if anything happens to my granddaughter, this matter will not be over."
"Old Lord Feng, you are too kind. This is all a misunderstanding."
Ma Fuhai secretly plotted how to explain things to the Emperor later.
General Weiyuan captured a servant and brought him all the way to Hongmeng Academy.
The courtyard gate was tightly shut, and without saying a word, he kicked it open.
A loud bang startled the birds in the yard, causing them to take flight...