TLDPCRM 43: doesn't want her to come back (Patreon)

Chapter 43: doesn't want her to come back


When it came to Rong Zhen, Gu Junyao's attitude was different from before.

"Mother, I recently had someone inquire and found out that the temper of prince Zhao has improved a lot. He speaks softly to the servants. It seems that Gu Yunru's efforts have paid off. The previous generation plants the trees, and the next generation enjoys the shade. Let your daughter enjoy this cheap benefit."

"Are you really not afraid of prince Zhao?" Madam Gu looked at her daughter with a hint of playfulness.

"Mother, I didn't really understand prince Zhao before, but every time I saw him come to the mansion, he never hit or scolded the servants. Perhaps people have a bias against him. I think maybe I can influence him."

Gu Junyao envied the position of the empress and was unsure of Gu Yunru's fate. Rong Zhen had become like an ordinary person. Why couldn't she openly marry him?

"As long as you have thought it through, that's fine. Prince Zhao is not an unreasonable person."

Madam Gu looked at her with pity. Standing at the door, Gu Junyue had overheard their conversation and had not expected her sister and mother to be planning such a big scheme.


The Wang Residence.


  After searching for a whole day with his men but still finding no trace of her, Rong Zhen returned to his residence feeling desolate. After briefly freshening up, he prepared to set out again. Qingyu opened the door and saw Rong Zhen looking exhausted, so without a word, she made a cup of tea and placed it in front of him.

  "Master, you've been searching for her for so many days. If there's still no news, perhaps it's better to give up."

  As soon as Qingyu finished speaking, she felt that the atmosphere was somewhat wrong. It seemed that the master was really biased towards that Gu Yunru.

  "Master..."

  "Get out."

  Qingyu choked on her words and left feeling dejected.

  Qingfeng was preparing to report to the master when he happened to see Qingyu's gloomy little face. He walked up to her and lowered his voice, asking, "Did you say something wrong again and make the master unhappy?"

  "Miss Gu hasn't been found yet, right?"

  "Yes, we've captured many people but still haven't found any trace of her."

  Qingfeng also felt a headache over this matter. Since returning to the capital, it was the first time he had seen the master lose his appetite for food and tea due to a woman.

  "Alright, the master has been in a bad mood these past few days. Don't take it to heart and try not to wander around in front of him."

  "Okay."

The soul of the Qingyu returned to the bedroom without an owner. There was another bed in the room, which belonged to Qingshuang. The two of them didn't get along and didn't have much to say to each other on a daily basis. But today, Qingshuang seemed different.

"Jiàn rén, did you go to seduce the prince again and get kicked out?" Qingshuang laughed loudly, her proud face distorted in the candlelight. Qingyu was too lazy to argue with her and just folded the sheets and lay on the bed.

Seeing that Qingyu had no reaction, Qingshuang felt bored and walked over to her, whispering, "The other day, you picked up a letter at the door and burned it after reading it. That letter must have been important."

Upon hearing this, Qingyu became uneasy and sat up, staring at her and saying, "You're talking nonsense. That was just... just a beggar's prank."

"Is it? If I tell prince Zhao about this and say that you deliberately concealed something, how do you think he will deal with you?"

Looking at Qingshuang's smug face, Qingyu knew that this woman, who usually focused on her mistakes, had now seized her handle and must be feeling very pleased with herself.

"Good sister, it's not what you think. That was really just an ordinary letter."

"Come on, you can deceive others with that kind of talk, but you can't fool me. We've been working in the mansion for so many years. What kind of person you are, I already know."

Qingshuang taunted her and sat down on a chair, holding a teacup in a leisurely and relaxed manner, taking a sip.

"What do you want in order to not tell prince Zhao?"

"Your tone of voice sounds like you're begging. If I didn't know any better, I'd think I owed you money."

Qingshuang raised her eyebrows. Watching Qingyu bend down and take out a silver box, she smiled satisfied.

"This is all the silver I've saved since I came to the mansion. Now it's all yours. Are you satisfied?"

Qingyu had to give up all her belongings to keep the secret safe from Qingshuang. Qingshuang was the one who spent the most money on expensive cosmetics, hoping that the prince would notice her. However, it was just a daydream.

Qingshuang counted the silver coins and said with satisfaction, "Don't be so nervous. Since we're good sisters, let's think of a way to keep the prince from finding out. If Gu Yunru comes back in the future, you'll be exposed."

"That's easy. If you don't say anything, nothing happened. It's been four days already, and no one knows if Gu Yunru is alive or dead."

Qingyu tightened her face and took out all her belongings to keep the secret. She pretended not to care about the money, but clenched her fists behind her back.

"It seems that I'm not the only one who doesn't want her to come back."

Qingshuang hugged the box with a satisfied look on her face. Qingyu suppressed her anger and squinted her eyes, swearing to herself that she would get the money back.

The next morning, Gu Yunru woke up from the stone bed, feeling sore all over her body, as if her bones were falling apart.

"Hey, is anyone there?"

Seeing that no one was around, Gu Yunru knew that the guards were outside and she couldn't act rashly.

"Why are you making noise? You annoying girl, you've ruined my dream!"

A man came in cursing and swearing, holding a long spear in his hand.

"My body is so sore, do you have something soft to sleep on? This thing will kill me if I sleep on it again."

"Giving you a stone bed is already good enough, my brothers all sleep on the muddy ground outside the door."

The man reproached her again and again, and Gu Yunru couldn't imagine how she had survived these few days. These heartless and vicious people did not understand what it meant to cherish and protect beauty.

"Tell your boss to come and see me. I have something to say to him."

"Just you?"

The man looked down on her with disdain. Gu Yunru raised her head arrogantly and said, "Yes, just me. It's been so many days, has he come to see me? It shows that I don't have any weight in his heart."

Gu Yunru was originally worried that Rong Zhen would fall into the trap of these people, but now her worry was completely unnecessary. This guy didn't care about her life or death at all.

"Okay, wait here."

After about half an hour, the bandit leader finally arrived. Gu Yunru stretched lazily and said, "See, I told you, so many days have passed, maybe he has already forgotten about me. I advise you to let me go and forget about everything that happened."

Gu Yunru began to negotiate and agonized over it for a long time.

"I didn't expect this guy to be worthless. Why do you want to marry him? You might as well stay here and be my wife."