Chapter 396 The Unfaithful Wife of the Top Scholar Sets Up Her Own House 15
Chapter 396 The Unfaithful Wife of the Top Scholar Sets Up Her Own House 15
So she asked anxiously, "Master Qin, did my mother leave any words?" Her voice was full of anticipation and uneasiness.
The eunuch-like figure bowed slightly and replied respectfully, "My Lady, the Empress has instructed you to be extremely careful on your journey."
Hearing this, Shu Yang couldn't help but frown and asked, "Didn't she go to my father to plead for me?" His tone revealed a bit of disappointment and unwillingness.
Steward Qin looked embarrassed and said after hesitating for a moment, "Princess Shuyang, the Empress's meaning has actually been expressed quite clearly. Why do you have to force her anymore? I really can't say anything more. Please don't make things difficult for me." After saying that, he sighed softly.
Hearing this, Shu Yang's heart instantly sank to the bottom, and she looked extremely lonely. She slowly turned her head and her eyes fell on her son, who was still kneeling on the ground. She saw that the small figure was trembling, his face full of fear.
Shu Yang could no longer contain the surging emotions within her. She rushed forward and hugged her son tightly. Instantly, tears burst forth like a flood, each teardrop like a crystal-clear pearl. She sobbed and murmured, "Son, now I truly only have you to rely on..."
"I am a burden to my mother, ahem~" Zhou Chengyun said just one sentence before suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood. "But my father is dead, and the blood won't last long. I am afraid that I will disappoint my mother."
"No, my son! Mother will find a way to save you no matter what!" Shu Yang's face was full of heartache, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. She hugged her son tightly in her arms, as if to give him strength and comfort in this way.
"Blood relatives... your mother can give birth to a brother or sister for you, so that she can provide blood for you." Shu Yang said with gritted teeth, his eyes full of determination.
Hearing this, Zhou Chengyun was stunned for a moment, then his face revealed an expression of surprise and joy. He cried out in disbelief, "Really? Mother, are you telling the truth?" However, in a corner that Shu Yang couldn't see, Zhou Chengyun's mouth, originally tense with fear, lifted slightly, and a barely perceptible sly smile quietly emerged: Great, the plan finally succeeded! I don't have to die!
Meanwhile, Su Lan, within the system space, silently watched everything unfold before her. Seeing this, her heart sank, and she wondered: Did I accidentally drive the hero into a darker side? Why does this plot feel so familiar? Isn't it just like those real-life parents who, to save their critically ill children, risk having another child to provide blood?
Thinking of this, Su Lan recalled the male protagonist in her previous life. In fact, in her previous life, this male protagonist was definitely not a good person. Back then, in order to survive, even though he knew that the medicine he took every day was extracted from the body of his blood brother or sister, he still chose to drink it all without hesitation.
How could she let the two of them get what they wanted? She immediately sent Tuanzi to give Shu Yang a permanent contraceptive drug.
When Shu Yang took the five remaining servants and son of the princess's mansion out of the capital and headed for his fiefdom, the male protagonist's halo dropped by another 10%. Correspondingly, Zhou Chengyun's body became increasingly weak.
In order to save his son, the first thing Shu Yang did when he arrived at his fiefdom was to look for handsome men. He took a third concubine for himself, hoping to have a son and a daughter as soon as possible to serve as Zhou Chengyun's blood guide.
But she didn't know that after her ridiculous behavior was reported to the capital, the emperor and the empress were completely disappointed in their daughter and they planned to stop caring about the child.
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed, but Shu Yang still hadn't conceived. This cruel reality was like a heavy rock, weighing down Zhou Chengyun, making him breathless and his anxiety and uneasiness grew day by day.
Although he was only nine years old, his cleverness was not enough to completely suppress the surging emotions in his heart, so that he often couldn't help but lose his temper at his mother.
"You are simply a useless trash! Three mere concubines can't satisfy you, so you might as well take another concubine. It doesn't matter if it's the eighteenth or twenty-eighth room, as long as she can give birth to a younger brother or sister for me!" Zhou Chengyun's eyes were wide open, his tender face flushed red with anger, and he roared at Shu Yang.
Facing her son's accusations, Shu Yang felt heartbroken. She cried bitterly, "You... Yun'er, I am your mother, everything I have done..."
However, Zhou Chengyun was already blinded by rage, and he wouldn't listen to his mother's explanations or concerns. He interrupted Shu Yang and roared, "Enough! Stop telling me that 'it's all for my own good' nonsense! If you really care about me, why don't you capture those two bastards born to Su Shi and use their lives to prolong my own?"
At this point, Zhou Chengyun's voice trembled slightly, carrying a hint of despair and fear. "Do you know what kind of life I live every day? Every step I take, even the slightest movement of my body, I fear that I will suddenly die in the next moment. How can you understand this feeling of fear and treading on thin ice? I am unwilling to die in obscurity. I can clearly feel that my life should never end in such a tragic way. Do you understand?"
Shu Yang shook her head in astonishment, her heart filled with confusion and bewilderment. She simply couldn't accept that her once well-behaved and sensible son had become so unreasonable and unruly! A deep sense of disappointment surged over her heart like a tide, instantly filling it to the brim.
After a painful struggle, Shu Yang finally made up her mind to no longer care about Zhou Chengyun's life or death. She resolutely dismissed her third wife and concubine, as if to completely break with the past. Afterwards, she built a solemn Buddhist temple at home, intending to devote herself to worshipping Buddha and seeking spiritual solace and peace.
This action deprived Zhou Chengyun of his last remaining support. His once dazzling aura of a leading man plummeted like an elevator. The light on his halo dimmed at a visible rate, dropping rapidly until, in the blink of an eye, it was reduced to a meager 5%. At this point, Zhou Chengyun's influence on the entire plane had become so minimal that it could be practically ignored.
Su Lan, who had been secretly waiting for the opportunity, saw this and killed Shu Yang without hesitation. The hateful Shu Yang didn't even have time to react before he died.
As for Zhou Chengyun, Su Lan had already carefully calculated his condition and knew he was terminally ill, with only two months to live. So, why dirty his hands? Let him slowly die in agony, thus repaying the blood debt he owed in his previous life!
After everything was settled, Su Lan handed over the business accounts to Su Zhaozhao, who was about to come of age, and took the puppet Xiaobai back to the system space.
"Tuanzi, return the original owner's soul."
After a burst of white light, Su Lan returned to the system space, and the client also returned to his body. Even though she had been watching the fairy avenge her step by step in the underworld, it could not relieve her longing for her children.
"Mother," Su Chengming trotted into her yard excitedly, "My son passed the examination for Tongsheng. I think he will be able to get a chance in two years..."
"Mom, why are you crying?" Su Chengming said when he found his mother crying and hurriedly wiped away her tears.
"Mother is happy for my son. By the way, Zhaozhao's coming-of-age ceremony will be in the next two days. I will organize a thank-you banquet for you then." The original owner looked at her son with satisfaction, and at the same time thanked the fairy for everything she had done for her.
When the news of Princess Shuyang's death reached the capital, the emperor and empress both sighed and only transported her body back to the capital for a proper burial. As for the half-dead Zhou Chengyun, he also died within two months after his mother's death.
A new male protagonist will be automatically generated in the small world. He will meet the upcoming time-traveling female protagonist by chance and fall in love with her!
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