Rong Shuhua grabbed the jade pendant and ran towards the west gate like crazy.
Seeing this, the old woman raised one corner of her mouth and sneered, then ran to Lanxiang Courtyard and whispered in Zhou Jiaoling's ear: "Madam, it's done!"
Although Zhou Jiaoling was still a concubine, none of the newly bought maids in the West Courtyard were stupid. They could see how much Zhu Jingzhong doted on Zhou Jiaoling and Zhu Qingyao. It was only a matter of time before Zhou Jiaoling became the second wife.
Therefore, they all called Zhou Jiaoling "Madam" in private.
Just now, Zhu Jingzhong mentioned to Marquis Yongning that he wanted Zhou Jiaoling to become his second wife. Although Marquis Yongning was dissatisfied, he saw Zhou Jiaoling's sincerity after Zhu Jingzhong was thrown into prison.
Thinking of that evil woman Lan Wanshuang, Marquis Yongning agreed without a second thought.
Zhu Jingzhong was very happy when he heard that, and drank two bowls of wine in a row. Zhu Xianzhi glanced at Zhou Jiaoling and couldn't help but think of his mother Lan Wanshuang. He didn't say a word of congratulations. Today should have been his big day, but there was no joy on his face. He was so depressed that he kept drinking.
After hearing what the maid came to report, Zhou Jiaoling nodded and asked the maid to go to the west gate to keep an eye on it and not let Rong Shuhua run away.
Afterwards, Zhou Jiaoling stood up and advised, "Xianzhi drank a lot today and looks a little drunk. Shuhua is still waiting for you in the room. Go back quickly and don't let her wait anxiously."
Zhu Xianzhi's hand holding the wine bowl suddenly paused. Just as he was about to speak, the old woman from Chunlan Courtyard ran over and said anxiously:
"Oh no! Oh no! Aunt Rong suddenly ran away. It seems she went towards the west gate."
Zhou Jiaoling pretended to be shocked and blurted out, "Cousin Rong, is she dissatisfied with the treatment she received in the mansion and can't stand the hardship? Is she running away?"
As she spoke, she first ran towards the west gate. Although Zhu Jingzhong had drunk a lot, he was not drunk yet. He kept asking Zhou Jiaoling to slow down and then ran towards the west gate as well.
Zhu Xianzhi was in a bad mood. He was indeed drunk. He slammed the table and said angrily, "Her household registration has been registered with the official media. She still wants to run away?"
After saying that, he ran towards the west gate with unsteady steps.
Lin Luoling would rather become a nun than divorce him. Rong Shuhua, whom he took as his concubine, actually wanted to escape. If this matter were to spread out, his face would be more painful than if it were thrown to the ground and stepped on by people.
The more Zhu Xianzhi thought about it, the angrier he became. He clenched his hands into fists, and his pair of slender phoenix eyes emitted a cold and poisonous light.
Only the Empress Yongning and her husband were left at the table. Before the Marquis of Yongning could speak, his wife said, "Let's go and have a look. Your second brother has been drinking a lot. If something happens to him, it will be troublesome."
Zhou Jiaoling deliberately slowed down her pace to let Zhu Xianzhi pass her.
When Zhu Xianzhi ran to the west gate, he saw Rong Shuhua in the arms of a man in tattered clothes.
Both of them cried.
"What are you doing?" Zhu Xianzhi shouted coldly.
Rong Shuhua, with tears streaming down her face, turned her head when she heard the voice, but before she could react, Zhu Xianzhi punched the man in the face.
Before they could separate, they both fell to the ground.
Zhu Xianzhi walked forward and took a closer look. The man was none other than Liu Bo.
I just heard from Liu Bo that he was knocked unconscious when he left the Jade Tower that day, and was lynched and locked up, and suffered the punishment he endured. He finally escaped and wanted to bring Rong Shuhua to Beijing to seek refuge with the eldest prince, Prince Jin.
The light of hope was rekindled in Rong Shuhua's heart.
In fact, she didn't know that Prince An ordered the secret guards to cover Liu Bo with a black cloth bag and threw him at the west gate of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. After Liu Bo was freed, he knew that his identity was exposed and the eldest prince, Prince Jin, would not only not use him again, but would kill him immediately if he was caught.
So he thought about buying a decent set of clothes and going south to survive under an assumed name.
But he had no money on him, only this jade pendant passed down from his ancestors.
After figuring out that he was exactly on the west side of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, he thought of letting Rong Shuhua steal some gold, silver and jewelry, and lied that he was bringing Rong Shuhua to the capital. He would get the money and then sell Rong Shuhua to a brothel in exchange for some silver.
When Liu Bo saw Rong Shuhua's outfit, he thought that Rong Shuhua was liked by Lin Luoling as he said, and he was secretly happy that Rong Shuhua must have benefited a lot from Lin Luoling.
Before she could say two words of love, Zhu Xianzhi arrived.
Rong Shuhua knew that Liu Bo was still injured, so she got up from the ground and first asked Liu Bo if he was hurt. Then she knelt down and begged Zhu Xianzhi to let her leave the Yongning Marquis Mansion.
Zhu Xianzhi was already furious, and after hearing this, it was as if a pot of oil was poured on his anger.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Jiaoling added fuel to the fire and said, "Aunt Rong, if I remember correctly, when you were pregnant and came to Yongning Marquis's Mansion to make a scene, you said that you and Xianzhi had been in love since childhood, and you and Xianzhi had a son.
"Today is your and Xianzhi's wedding day. It's fine that you had a secret meeting with someone at the West Gate, but now you want to elope with someone? Who do you think we are, Xianzhi? Do you know your crime?"
"Hmph!" A cold sneer from the wife of Marquis Yongning came from behind Zhou Jiaoling.
She said, "I see that Aunt Rong and this man have been in love for a long time. I'm afraid that she had an affair with this man before she married into the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. Who knows whose child the child is?"
Lan Wanshuang killed her son Zhu Xianrun. From that day on, Lady Yongning hated Zhu Xianzhi so much that she kept thinking about how to cut him into pieces to vent her hatred and avenge her son.
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