Chapter 109 Auspicious Wishes (27)
Chapter 109 Auspicious Wishes (27)
In the days that followed, as the heavy snow gradually buried everything, Yi Yi, undisturbed by Ma Yuliang, watched the young couple in Qingshan Academy.
Watching their ambiguous relationship gradually deepen, even Liang Churen's father learned about Zhu Qianxiao's affair.
Upon learning the whole story, Master Liang wiped away tears and praised them as good children.
It also offered some guidance on future paths for the somewhat confused young couple.
Upon learning of their loyalty to the country, he sighed deeply and sent them back, saying he needed to think about it further.
As the plot unfolded steadily, Yi Yi thought that the two of them were still in a state of mutual affection and tacit understanding.
In today's terms, they were dating.
The progress of the romance storyline is currently at this point.
The rest will require more events to escalate the situation.
And so, following this flawless plan, the snow gradually stopped.
But the continuous snow and wind have made Yangcheng much more desolate than before.
Not to mention the homeless who once relied on dilapidated temples for shelter from the wind and rain, many families who never expected the snow to last so long have already fallen apart in this blizzard.
For a time, Yangcheng was not only covered in the pure white of snow, but also in a pale, ashen white.
Seeing such a scene, the young couple, who cared deeply about the world, naturally couldn't sit still.
Just like in the game's storyline, after resting for two days, they began their own disaster relief efforts.
Zhu Qianxiao has the backing of the Zhu family and once had the privilege of secretly mobilizing all of the Zhu family's resources, as permitted by Yi Yi.
Now, the privileges that Yi Yi had once granted to Zhu Qianxiao were being used perfectly.
This made the two of them famous philanthropists among the people.
Yi Yi was not unaware that Zhu Qianxiao had moved the Zhu family's warehouse.
If she, or rather Zhu Yiyi, were truly the kind of profit-driven businesswoman, Zhu Qianxiao's disaster relief efforts would certainly have been thwarted halfway through.
But now Zhu Qianxiao probably doesn't have time to think about these things, or rather, she just needs to deal with them.
What she wanted to do was not only disaster relief, but also to give lectures in an attempt to promote the liberation of people's minds.
The disaster relief efforts are in full swing, and because the scale is still small, they haven't yet alarmed Commander Ma, who has been extremely busy lately.
In a few days, even more people will spontaneously join them.
By the time Commander Ma realizes this, it will be too late, and violent suppression will be necessary.
Under these circumstances, Yi Yi quietly stayed in the Zhu family, waiting for the plot to come to her.
She thought the first person to come to her door would be Ma Yuliang, with whom she had a business relationship, but unexpectedly—
The snowstorm had only lasted for two days when my second uncle arrived at the Zhu residence with his entire family.
When Yi Yi arrived at the gate of the Zhu family mansion, her second uncle was cursing at the guards who were preventing him from "going home".
The language was crude and vulgar, and Yi Yi didn't want to listen to it at all.
He quickly stepped forward and told the gatekeeper to step back.
Hidden behind the fluffy fur trim of her hood, Yi Yi glanced coldly at Uncle Zhu, not even removing the hood of her cloak, and said, "Isn't this Second Master Zhu? You're here, fine, but why are you making things difficult for the servants?"
In short, by bringing up the fact that the two had separated their households, it was clear that they had completely broken off all pretense of civility and had no intention of communicating.
Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhu, who was already short-tempered, had no intention of being polite to Yi Yi. Instead, he said matter-of-factly, "Our family is short of food and coal due to this snow disaster. Give me some quickly, or we can all go back to our mansion for a couple of days."
Yi Yi couldn't help but sneer out, but before she could utter the words "Someone, throw them out," she heard a series of orderly footsteps coming from not far away.
Yi Yi rubbed the hot water bottle in her hand inside the cloak, then stretched out a hand to pull the hood up, revealing her eyes as she squinted and carefully examined it.
A horse-drawn carriage was approaching from not far away, and the man in the dark green military uniform driving the horse was not Ma Yuliang's adjutant, Yuan Feng.
Yi Yi immediately understood: these people were not sent by Ma Yuliang, so it could only be Commander Ma.
After quickly thinking about why Commander Ma was looking for her at this time, Yi Yi clicked her tongue.
As the carriage approached, Yi Yi changed the subject and instructed the servants, "Get some food and coal for Second Uncle to get through the winter, and find a carriage to take him back."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhu became instantly smug and arrogantly turned to his wife, saying, "I told you, don't worry about whether this kid has a bad reputation or not. In the end, he'll still have to obediently acknowledge me as his second uncle!"
I was furious, but it was a huge help.
Yi Yi, her eyes hidden under her hood again, looked coldly at Uncle Zhu, not wanting to say anything more.
But then I heard him go further and start asking for this and that.
When she heard him make such an outrageous demand for 100 jin of flour and rice, Yi Yi decided not to indulge him any longer.
She took two steps forward, leaned against him, and whispered something to him.
As expected, Uncle Zhu flew into a rage and tried to strike him with a hook.
Yi Yi took two steps back in a hurry, and only managed to steady herself with the help of Hong Que.
Then she coldly watched her second uncle being restrained by the gatekeeper and cursing him for being unfilial, and whispered a few words to Hongque beside her.
Hongque nodded, helped Yiyi to her feet, and then instructed the servants behind her: "The master has ordered that Second Master Zhu be invited to the mansion for a visit."
The well-prepared, strong servants obeyed the order and half-dragged, half-carried Uncle Zhu into the Zhu residence.
Yi Yi stood still until she could no longer hear Uncle Zhu's commotion behind her, then slowly walked to Uncle Zhu's large family.
When the second aunt saw her approaching, she shielded the child behind her.
He paused for a moment when he saw half of Yi Yi's face, then smiled slightly and said, "This must be my little nephew, right? He's so cute."
Yi Yi used a little trick to push aside Aunt Zhu, and while speaking, she reached out and rubbed the head of the three or four-year-old child who was being held in a woman's arms: "Why did you bring the child out in the middle of winter? Look how cold the child is. Your uncle doesn't have any gifts for you, so hold this hot water bottle to warm yourself up."
The child glanced at his father, and after seeing him nod, he blankly accepted the hot water bottle.
The hot water bottle was still warm, but it wasn't as warm as it had been at first.
If Yi Yi were truly worried about the child being cold, she wouldn't be bringing this up now.
I'm afraid they're up to no good!
Aunt Zhu understood this principle, but she was helpless and could only keep a silent eye on Yi Yi.
Yi Yi could naturally sense the intense gaze and sighed inwardly: If only Uncle Zhu had listened to his wife more, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
Taking two steps back to make sure she had created some distance between herself and the others, Yi leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Second Uncle doesn't understand, so I can only repeat it to Second Aunt..."
……
It wasn't until Yi Yi was escorted away by the carriage sent by Commander Ma at the entrance of the Zhu residence that her daughter-in-law mustered up the courage to pat her.
Aunt Zhu finally came to her senses, and found herself covered in a cold sweat.
"If Second Uncle knows when to stop, he can take these things I gave him back and not bother me again."
"If you refuse, I'll find a place and beat your whole family to death, and who can do anything about it?"
She stared blankly at the closed gates of the Zhu residence, thinking about her husband who had been "invited" to some unknown part of the Zhu family estate.
Aunt Zhu hugged herself tightly, her arms trembling slightly.
She could hear the seriousness in the young family head's words, and she roughly knew that her man was very likely to suffer a lot this time.
Since ancient times, years of disaster have been characterized by disorder.
Even though Yangcheng had created a false prosperity through the cooperation of General Ma and the Zhu family, the reality was already rotten to the core.
As the head of the Zhu family said: "It's just a matter of killing a whole family silently, what's so difficult about that?"
She was not stupid. In such a historical context, women were actually better able to assess the situation and choose to avoid confrontation.
Seeing her grandson holding the now-cold hot water bottle, Aunt Zhu thanked the servants profusely as she accepted the supplies they brought and left.
She didn't ask her husband, who said he "still needed to stay at the Zhu residence for two more days," a single question.
Even when her son tried to say something more, she scolded him back.
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