Lou Qingwu slowly withdrew her hand and looked up at him. With her back to the light, Mu Yunqing couldn't see his expression clearly, but she was close, but she could clearly feel his rapid breathing.
"Miss Lou, return the rosary to me." Each word seemed to flow slowly from between the lips and teeth, restless, uneasy, and even with indistinguishable despair.
Lou Qingwu was stunned for a moment, looking at the hand spread out in front of her, it was fair, with slender finger bones, but trembling.
She silently put the rosary in his hand into his palm, and Mu Yunqing closed her hand almost instantly, clenched her fist tightly, the veins on the back of her hand were exposed, and pressed the lost and recovered beads tightly to her chest. Lou Qingwu took a step back, and only then did she see his face clearly, it was frighteningly white, and her whole body was tense as if it would collapse in the next moment. Lou Qingwu watched silently, a strange color passed between her eyebrows and eyes, but she buried it quietly, she seemed to be watching a pantomime, watching Mu Yunqing slowly return to normal, as if aware of something wrong with herself , forced a smile, then turned around straight away, and walked forward with some staggering footsteps.
It wasn't until his figure completely disappeared inside the palace gate that Lou Qingwu looked away, and met Xia Hourui's inquiring gaze when she raised her head. She raised her eyebrows, "What does the second prince think of me?"
Xia Hourui just looked away silently, remained silent for a while, and still couldn't help saying: "Mu Shaoqing already has a wife."
Lou Qingwu glanced at him suspiciously: "Then?"
Xia Hourui's expression became more and more weird: "If you want to take revenge on Li Jingsheng, you don't have to start with his brother-in-law..."
Lou Qingwu: "..."
"You can actually find someone stronger than Li Jingsheng to marry, and you can get revenge on him even more."
Lou Qingwu silently raised her hand, "For example?"
Xia Hourui's stern face became more and more strange. It took a long time for her thin lips to whisper a name: "... Seventh Emperor Brother."
Lou Qingwu finally couldn't take it anymore and supported his forehead, how did he know that he had a crush on Mu Yunqing? Besides, how is Xiahou Liuyun strong enough? Turning around silently, thinking too much is also a kind of disease, which can be cured.
Xia Hourui watched her leaving silently, and after a while, he raised his hand to cover his paralyzed face, covering the flash of annoyance in his eyes.
On the other side, Ruan Zhen followed the housekeeper of the Ruan Mansion to the main hall. She stood in front of the threshold and looked up. On the seat directly opposite, the middle-aged man had a majestic and steady eyebrow. When he saw her, the word "Chuan" on his brow , deeper and deeper. Ruan Zhen smiled, stepped up and walked in, stood in the center, and called out, "Brother."
Ruan Xiuren, head of the Ruan family, gave her a cold look, didn't speak, but waved to the butler, who immediately stepped back and closed the main hall door by the way.
The room suddenly became darker, but Ruan Zhen could still see his impatience. He should indeed be impatient. Over the years, for the sake of the Lou family and Lou Lianxin, she often came to the Ruan family to beg him to pave the way for her, but even if he refused again and again, he still had to agree to her request. There are only the two of them here, so there is no need to pay attention to those vain etiquettes, he ignored her, Ruan Zhen sat under the main seat by herself, squinting her eyes and smiling gently, but that face made Patriarch Ruan's complexion more and more serious more gloomy.
"I already know about that, so why are you here?" If he wasn't afraid that she would ruin his business, how could he endure her repeated challenges to the bottom line, one hundred thousand taels of gold, her good daughter Good job!
"Brother, since I came here today, people with discerning eyes will not tell lies, so I have something to ask you."
"Say." The cold words were indifferent and emotionless.
Ruan Zhen clicked her tongue, "Brother, anyway, we are also brothers and sisters of the same mother. Back then, I didn't worry much about your affairs. I also know that this time I will make it difficult for my brother, so I only ask my brother to come back again. Help me twice, after this time, I promise not to bother you again."
"Really?" Patriarch Ruan obviously didn't believe her words, as long as she still had ambitions and he was the head of the Ruan family, she wouldn't compromise so easily.
But even if it couldn't be clearer, he still had to follow her request. Lowering his eyes to cover the flashing viciousness in his eyes, Ruan Xiuren waved his hands: "What is your request this time?"
Ruan Zhen took out a handkerchief and pressed the corners of her mouth to cover the raised curve, "The first thing, brother, you already know, that is the one hundred thousand taels of gold, you also know the Lou family's property, whether it is big or not, But Xiaoye can only take out 10,000 taels of gold, and the remaining 90,000 taels will need your generous help."
"the second one."
"The second thing is that the Huai Gang was suddenly wiped out overnight. I want to know who did it."
"You are a majestic official wife, why do you care about those gangs?"
Patriarch Ruan looked at her suspiciously. He obviously didn't understand her request. He had also heard about the Huai Gang, but gangs like the Huai Gang used money to kill people and eliminate disasters. There were many enemies. Those who attack more ruthlessly will naturally be easily wiped out, but no matter how involved, she has nothing to do with the Huai Gang.
Ruan Zhen fell silent, thought for a while, and finally said: "It's nothing, it's just that I spent money to get those people from Huai Gang to help get rid of a person, but I didn't expect that I kicked the iron plate. I want to know who is behind the scenes. , Of course, the most important thing is the remaining evils of the Huai Gang, brother, you have to help me deal with it." It is impossible for the Huai Gang to be killed overnight, and those scattered gang members, just thinking about it, know that they are entrusted by me. Things went wrong, so they can let her go? Those were all desperadoes, which was why she couldn't wait to see Ruan Xiuren.
"Who do you want to get rid of?" Patriarch Ruan thought of something, his face became more gloomy, and he looked at her coldly with sharp eyes. Seeing his anger, Ruan Zhen was not afraid: "Brother, who do you think is the one I want to get rid of at this time?"
Patriarch Ruan's face suddenly changed: "How dare you! Ruan Zhen, I don't care how you torment her, but there is one thing, Lou Qingwu can't die!"
Ruan Zhen smiled: "Brother, Lou Qingwu is alive, don't you feel uncomfortable at all? After all... she is born with Lou Qu. Lou Qingwu is alive for a day, it is the testimony of her past, it is her Are you really able to endure the love affair with Lou Qufeng back then?"
After hearing this, Patriarch Ruan's face darkened on the spot.
Ruan Zhen smiled more meaningfully: "Don't worry, big brother, since I promised you my sister, I will naturally rot that matter in my stomach, but the premise is that I want to live a good life. Otherwise, if I have What's the matter, it's really hard to say what's bad about those people under my command. Since the elder brother can bear it, I don't want to move her. Of course, if you don't care about others knowing what happened back then, elder brother, I can't do anything about that sister."
Patriarch Ruan: "..."
"Brother, do you agree to my request, or do you not agree?" Ruan Zhen pinched the handkerchief and smiled, but it made people want to shake off the pride on her face.