Xu Junying said calmly: "I knew you were thinking this way."
Meimei was stunned: "You know I still have to say it out loud? You... want to do whatever you want!"
"What do I want? What do you want? Meimei, why are you so stubborn? I'm your husband. Do you need to be on your guard or hide anything in front of me?"
Xu Junying sighed, "You still can't believe me, otherwise you wouldn't be so cold when I walked in. You would pull me aside to ask about the old lady's situation, tell me that you couldn't help but provoke her again, and ask me what to do. I would naturally comfort you and tell you that the old lady is fine, isn't that over? But you hid your thoughts. If I didn't let you say those words and told you that I didn't mean to blame you, you would be very uneasy tonight!"
Meimei listened carefully and savored what he said, but she couldn't find anything unreasonable in it. He told her clearly that he didn't blame her for making the old lady faint from anger, and asked her to relax and not to worry about it.
But why is there always something wrong? Looking at Xu Junying's calm face, Meimei asked softly:
"You really don't blame me? Are you angry then?"
Xu Junying's eyebrows jumped: "No."
Meimei said, "Do you still remember the covenant I made with you?"
Xu Junying looked at her deeply: "No need to remind me, I will remember it."
"But you may not be willing to comply, right? It's okay to regret it again, it's just a temporary measure, what's the big deal? You don't have to endure it, if you are angry, you are angry, come on if you want to scold, if anyone does this to my dear grandmother, I can't stand it either!"
Meimei got up and went to the couch. She pulled out the document she had dictated and written by Xu Junying, which included the Hundred Days Covenant and the Marriage Agreement. "Here it is! I was really uneasy. I took it out and read it carefully again this afternoon."
He unfolded it across the table for Xu Junying to see, then folded it into a long strip and held it over the lamp to light it. Xu Junying was slightly stunned, then jumped up and reached out to grab it:
"I will keep my word and never break it..."
Meimei dodged sideways, watching the flames burning and jumping on her hands, and the ashes falling to the ground. She clapped her hands and looked at Xu Junying who was at a loss:
"From now on, there is no covenant. I accept you as my husband, enter the Hou Mansion, and become a real husband and wife with you. Are you satisfied?"
Xu Junying glanced at the ashes on the ground and frowned, "Why do you have to do this?"
"Burned it, you should be relieved! I don't want to be manipulated by others. This is my nature. You already know that. How long can you hold on to the anger in your heart? Can you continue to pamper me and love me with this knot in your heart? One day, you will explode. What will happen to me then? I will take out this paper again and ask you to fulfill your promise and treat me as before? If you admit it, it will be a joke! The real copy is in my hand, why did the King of Qi see it? Even he called me a bastard, which shows that it is ridiculous to establish this evidence. Besides, how can sincerity be tied by a piece of covenant? I don't want a written covenant that is just for show and maintains hypocritical feelings! I don't think I am a bastard. I was trapped by the situation and took this desperate measure to destroy my image. Logically, I should Follow the rules of the Hou Mansion. I have no choice but to take responsibility for what happened today. I will let you decide to calm your anger! Xu Junying, I have said this many times, are you pretending to be confused or are you really not seeing clearly? This is the essence of you and me—you are selfish, overbearing, and strong. You still have a little filial piety. No matter right or wrong, you will obey your elders and family members wholeheartedly and will not tolerate any offense. But I love myself too much and I can't bear to suffer the slightest loss. For the sake of the people around me and myself to have a good life, I tolerate you, but I also have to tolerate the unreliable elders in your family, which is too difficult! So we really shouldn't get married, but things have come to this point. I am a person of little influence and can change the situation. I have given up that idea and will listen to you in everything. It's up to you to continue to be husband and wife, let go, or let me disappear!"
Xu Junying looked at Meimei who was sitting under the lamp. She was wearing a snow-cherry-colored home clothes with roses embroidered on the chest and cuffs. Her skin was whiter than snow and her face was rosy. She was like a gorgeous rose that had just bloomed, exuding a sweet and attractive fragrance. However, her face was tense, her eyes were cold, and her pink lips opened and closed lightly. Every word she said was like a sharp knife piercing his heart, and he could only bear it and could not vent his anger. His chest heaved violently, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he felt that his heart was about to be crushed and burst.
Unable to bear it any longer, he stood up from the table, walked to close the door, glanced at Meimei who stood up beside the table and looked a little nervous, then turned around, opened the door and went into the study over there. After a while, he came out and saw that his face was gloomy. He was holding a short knife with a black sheath in his right hand. She recognized it as the one Xu Junying gave her for self-defense when they went hunting. As a result, she asked Zhang Jingyun to take it when she went down the mountain, but she didn't remember to bring it back. How come it was in Xu Junying's hand now
"Remember it?"
Xu Junying waved the dagger in front of her eyes: "This is my beloved thing. I gave it to you, but you gave it to Zhang Jingyun! If I hadn't discovered it by accident, I would never have gotten it back!"
Meimei shook her head: "No... Jingyun held it for me when I went down the mountain, and I forgot for a moment!"
"Let's not talk about that now! If I were to discuss many things in detail, I wouldn't be alive today - stretch out your hand!"
Meimei hid her hands behind her back and backed away. You can kill me but you can't cut off my hands!
Seeing the fear on her face, Xu Junying felt even more pain in his heart. He grabbed her without saying anything, held her in his arms, and pulled out the dagger while holding her hand. The blinding light forced Meimei to close her eyes for a moment, and she only heard Xu Junying whispering in her ear:
"My heart and my mind are filled with you. You are in my body and in my blood, inseparable! Not to mention offending the old lady, even if you cause a horrible disaster and ruin my entire Xu family, what does it matter? I can still tolerate you. Living and dying with you is my wish in this life! I'll let you see my heart! Dig it out and let you see it, then you'll know if I'm sincere to you!"
As soon as Meimei opened her eyes, she saw her hand holding the knife handle, which was firmly held by Xu Junying and stabbed towards his left chest. The extremely textured stab made her open her mouth in shock: He is serious! The short knife penetrated more than an inch into his chest!
Meimei screamed in fear. She dared to do anything, but she dared not kill anyone, especially - Xu Junying's life!
She tightly grasped the handle of the knife, desperately resisting the force of Xu Junying's stabbing downwards, swallowed her saliva, and glared at him with red eyes:
"Are you crazy? Are you a fool? If you're not careful you'll die... I won't survive!"
Xu Junying endured the pain, his face pale: "Isn't that perfect? Let's die together, and my soul will follow you back to my hometown, then you will believe me!"
"No no! Don't die! You won't be able to go anywhere if you die this time!"
Meimei's tears fell, and she spoke incoherently: "It's an adventure that only happens once in several lifetimes. I just happened to encounter it. Do you think you can have that kind of luck? Let go! Take out the knife! Please!"
"My heart and feelings for you are real and not false. Do you believe it?"
"letter!"
"I am of the same mind as you and your wife. No matter what you do, I will always stand by your side, protecting you and loving you. Do you believe it?"
"letter!"
"From now on, you can only think of me in your heart, not anyone else. When something happens, you must discuss it with me and find out the truth together. You are not allowed to force me with words like ruthless and letting go. Do you agree?"
Outside the room, Cui Xi and the others kept knocking on the door and shouting, "Young Madam! Young Madam! What's wrong with you, Young Madam?"
Meimei gritted her teeth and nodded, tears streaming down her face: "Yes!"
Xu Junying smiled, loosened his hand, stroked her face, and wiped away her tears with his thumb:
"If I could really die right now, I would be happiest to have you accompany me like this!"
Meimei shook her head: "No! I will be implicated by you... The Qin family, Heng'er, Cuixi and the others are all finished!"
Xu Junying bit his lip, but he had no choice but to let her go and said, "Stand back."
Meimei breathed a sigh of relief and stepped back, watching him slowly pull out the dagger. His clothes were immediately stained with blood. The dagger was sheathed. Xu Junying pretended to be dizzy and supported himself on the table. Meimei hurriedly supported him:
"Should we call the imperial physician?"
Xu Junying put one hand on Meimei's shoulder and leaned against her: "Help me to the study. There is medicine in the study. I can bandage it myself. You open the door to deal with the maids. Ask them to prepare hot water. You wipe my body for me!"
After helping Xu Junying into the study, Meimei came out and opened the door. Outside the door stood Cuixi, Cuilian, Cuisi, and Cheng'er and Ping'er. Behind them were a group of old women and servants, all of them with nervous faces. The young lady's scream just now was because she was frightened. The room was brightly lit, but there were curtains drawn, so even if one wanted to peek, one could not see clearly. No one knew what the couple was doing, and everyone was worried.
After casually explaining the reason, he asked Cuixi and the others to prepare hot water and change clothes. Meimei sat at the table, thinking about what had just happened. When she came to her senses, what on earth was that? Xu Junying actually used this trick to force her to do a few things while she was panicking!
In the study, Xu Junying took off his clothes, took out the medicine and ointment to wipe and bandage the wound. In a hurry, he still maintained his rationality. How could he not know where to cut the left chest and where not to cut? Even the blade had its own rules. In fact, it was just a cut, nothing serious. Meimei was scared. After all, she had never seen such a cruel scene. She cried so pitifully that her hands and feet were weak. Xu Junying's lips were slightly pulled. At that time, he really couldn't think of any way. She said such heartless and indifferent words, and his heart was broken. If he softened and begged her, he would be trampled under her feet, and maybe even kicked out of the upper room. If he said nothing and did nothing, and started a cold war, he would never get close to Xiangze again tonight. How would it end? If she got some strange tricks and really made a fuss to leave him, he would have nowhere to cry.
It is better to be straightforward and let her see your true heart, so as to eliminate her unhappiness. It is better to hurt yourself than to weaken the love between husband and wife.
The maids closed the door and left. Seeing that Meimei never came to pick him up, Xu Junying thought that she might have figured out something. Not giving her a chance to get angry, he walked out and took Meimei to the clean room to wipe his body. Meimei saw the white bandages on his body, which was a very standard bandage method. People who were used to fighting on the battlefield should know a few tricks like this. She didn't know if his wound was serious, but she felt that the blade had stabbed him a lot, so she screamed in fright.
She sighed and didn't refuse. She helped him take off his clothes and sit in the tub. She took a cotton towel and squeezed hot water. She carefully wiped his head, face and upper body. She paused when washing his lower body and said, "Why don't you do it yourself?"
Xu Junying said: "Whenever I move my hand, the wound hurts!"
Meimei glared at him: "You deserve it!"
Xu Junying smiled: "Then why don't you let me do it?"
Meimei lowered her eyes, but seemed to want to look at him. She raised her eyes again and saw him laughing strangely. She was annoyed and raised her hand to hit him. Xu Junying caught her hand, smiled and kissed her on the cheek, saying:
"Do you want to slap me? Hit me if you are angry, but don't say such heartless words! Meimei, you are so cruel. We are so loving, and you, you are willing to hurt me like this! You made the old lady like that, can't I be angry in my heart? It's over, and my love for you has not diminished in the slightest! After all, she is my dear grandmother. When she cried and called my father's name, I seemed to see my father lying in a pool of blood. Meimei, I... After all, she is my father's biological mother, I can't bear it! I know what you want to say. You mean that since you don't get along with your grandmother, you should let you go. No! Absolutely not! Without you, I won't recognize anyone! Meimei, just think of it as accumulating merit for us as a couple, for Heng'er, and for our future children, okay? Just tolerate her and try not to face her. You don't have to care about how I talk to her, just believe that my heart is with you, that's all!"
Meimei was speechless. What had she become? In her previous life, she had seen many women who had caused their husbands to break up with their families, and she despised them the most. But now it was her turn to be such a bad woman
She wrapped a large cotton towel around his body, wiped the water off his body, put on her clothes, and returned to the bedroom. Meimei's clothes were wet in several places, so she found another set of clothes and changed behind the screen. She went to the dressing table to comb her hair. When she came back, she saw that Xu Junying had already climbed onto the bed and was leaning against the headboard waiting for her. She couldn't help but be startled:
"Have you finished reading the document?"
Xu Junying smiled and said, "It's more important to accompany my wife. I'll keep the official documents and deal with them at the government office tomorrow!"
"No need to accompany me, I'm tired, I'll fall asleep as soon as I lie down, you go ahead!"
Xu Junying pulled her up and gently held her in his arms: "I'm tired too, let's talk and then go to sleep!"
Meimei lay in his arms and couldn't help but reach out and gently touch his chest. Xu Junying shrank: "It hurts!"
"It really hurts? That means it's... deep?"
"Yeah! It pierced my heart and it broke my heart!"
Meimei was silent for a moment, moved her fingers slightly, and pinched his arm hard. Xu Junying took a breath, but did not shout, instead he hugged her tighter.
"Meimei, I can rewrite the paper you burned word for word and give it to you. That is not a false covenant, it is my heart given to you in exchange for your promise to marry me! I wrote a copy silently and showed it to King Qi and Zhang Jingyun. I let them know my determination and will not allow anyone to ruin my marriage! Meimei?"
Meimei leaned into his arms and said, "I fell asleep!"
Xu Junying kissed her on the head: "Go to sleep, have a good dream, remember to take me with you!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)