The Sick Beauty in the Republic of China

"Third Madam, you'd better wait."

"Our second young master said that no one will be allowed in."

"Besides, our wife is still asleep, it's useless if you go now..."

Wang Luan woke up amidst low noises of arguing. After hearing the movement outside, he wasn't too surprised.He sat up with his body propped up, adjusted his shirt a bit, and walked out while holding onto the bed frame.

"Ahem, Fengshan, who is here?"

Feng Shan was terribly blocked by people, and now seeing Wang Luan coming out by himself, he groaned inwardly, trotted over, stood in front of Wang Luan and said, "Ma'am, you're awake...you're just a relative of my family, The Second Young Master told you before going out that no one will be allowed to come in to disturb your rest."

"Your second young master said not to disturb the rest, but everyone is awake, so I can't see you?" Feng Shan's words were suddenly interrupted, and Wang Luan immediately looked behind him, and he was indeed dressed in purple The woman in a dress, covered in jewels and emeralds, is sitting in the small living room outside, maybe she has just arrived not long ago, she is wiping the sweat from her forehead with a veil, her face looks friendly.

When she saw Wang Luan coming out, she couldn't hide her surprise in her eyes. Regardless of her status or position, she secretly admitted in her heart that she really saw a beautiful sick beauty.

After a while, the third lady pursed her red lips, and with a smile on her face, she waved to him and said: "You are the one brought back by Shen Sheng, you are really good-looking, come here and let me have a look. "

Wang Luan lowered his eyes to look at Fengshan, but seeing him winking at him desperately, he knew that the third lady might not be as amiable as she seemed, but she still responded calmly: "The third lady is here It's been a lot of work... It's a scorching hot day, and it was supposed to be us juniors who were going to visit you."

Having said that, he has already sat opposite to the third lady, it is convenient for them to talk to each other, but they are not very close.

"We're all in the same family, so there's no need to talk about such birth." The third lady still smiled, looked Wang Luan up and down carefully, and said slowly: "Besides, I heard that you are still sick, That kid Shen Sheng is young, he won't feel sorry for others, and he will make you come back to the old house this summer."

Wang Luan coughed a few times, he still couldn't figure out what the third lady was, but he thought it was just a few things, so he didn't say much, just replied in a low voice: "Shen Sheng He treated me very well, Third Madam don't need to worry about it."

"Yes, yes." The third lady paused for a moment after hearing this, but soon agreed with a smile: "Shen Sheng's temper is not like his father's, so it's good to treat you well."

"...Thinking about it, if you marry a wife in the future, the husband and wife can live in harmony and respect each other."

Wang Luan's heart moved slightly, and he sighed secretly that he still couldn't hide from being entangled in these matters. He looked down at the crimson stone ring between his fingers, but when he spoke, he said indifferently: "Wang Luan couldn't understand what the third lady said."

"You can understand." The third lady shook her head, sighed like an elder, and persuaded painstakingly: "Since Shen Sheng has picked you, I know you must be very thoughtful."

"But since you have a clear mind, you should see clearly what the Qi family is like now."

She turned her head and looked at the weeping willows outside the window, as if recalling the past: "Shen Sheng's mother and I almost married into the Qi family, and our husbands are worthless, and our lives are no different than widows. .”

"Shen Sheng's mother is not in good health, she left early, and even held my hand when she arrived, entrusting me to watch those brothers grow up for her."

Wang Luan didn't interrupt, but just listened quietly to her continuing: "These two children, Mo Jun and Shen Sheng, have had a hard time since they were young. Although they have the old lady and the others to help, they have no mother after all. Well... Fortunately, they are also promising, especially Mo Jun, he is the eldest grandson of the eldest house, and he is doing well in business. He has won the favor of the old man, and he will be able to inherit the family business and become the real master of the Qi family—but you also know , something happened to him and he lost his legs."

"Although the old man didn't say anything, his heart was still wandering."

"Originally, there was such a big brother on top of him, and Shen Sheng could do whatever he wanted, but now...he can't make a fuss."

"In such a big family, how many people are staring at it, especially the fourth son of the Qiu family, who is not very capable, but also occupies the title of the head of the family, and has been thinking about it recently, but he is very noisy. "

"If you're really doing it for Shen Sheng's sake—how can you just watch him lose the Qi family?"

Wang Luan still didn't speak, but the low coughing and panting did not stop. Fengshan wanted to sneak out to find someone, but was blocked by Wang Luan's sudden gaze.

Looking at Wang Luan's expression, the third lady thought she was talking, so she added a little more strength: "Furthermore... you are in such a body, don't blame me for being troublesome, I found someone to sneak a peek at the Huichun Hall. Fang Zi, is it tuberculosis?"

"It's not that I want to say something depressing. This tuberculosis is supported by thousands of gold's medicinal materials and flowing water. It can only last for three to five years. You should think about it for Shen Sheng... How will he live after these three to five years? go down?"

"Looking far away, you don't have to suffer any loneliness if you leave early. After a hundred years, he will have nothing under his knees, and who will take care of him until his death?"

Wang Luan still didn't speak, but the third lady got up and walked in. She came to him and took out a small photo from her sleeve: "This is my niece from my natal family. She is seventeen this year and looks good. , people are also gentle... just watch."

Wang Luan raised his eyes to look at the photo given by the third lady, looked at the charming and happy girl on it, but shook his head after a long while: "Ahem... Third lady, let's take it away."

"How can this be taken away?" The third lady frowned all of a sudden, she didn't care about her status, and sat beside Wang Luan: "I just said, you didn't take it to heart, did you?"

"Don't think that once you enter the Qi family's door, everything will be safe."

"A few days ago, the old lady heard about you and Shen Sheng, and she was very angry. It's just that she was persuaded by the old lady. Now, if you want things to turn around, you can only have Shen Sheng willing to marry well..."

"Third Madam, take it away." Wang Luan repeated it softly, leaning on the chair and stood up tremblingly, closing his eyes: "I still want to thank you... for letting me know about Shen Sheng's current difficulties .”

"I also understand that my illness is nothing more than a waste of time, three to five years."

"but--"

Wang Luan turned around, his whole body was like a painting painted on thin paper, which would shatter when the wind blows, but he still said firmly: "But as long as I live for a day, I won't look at you. He married someone else."

If this was five years ago, at that time Wang Luan would always feel uneasy because of his status and Wang family. Even though he had all the infatuation with Qi Chensheng, he still had an unspeakable sense of humiliation in his heart.

Maybe he was really shaken, he would back down, give in to let Qi Chensheng take charge of the Qi family, and return to the magnanimous and right path.

But it's a pity... Wang Luan looked at the third lady with unshakable firmness in her eyes.

It's been five years. During these five years, he has been in exile, deliberately using the pain of betrayal to torture himself day and night, but in the end he still fell back into Qi Chensheng's hands.

Wang Luan could no longer avoid anything, whether it was intense hatred or passionate love, the moment he was imprisoned in Qi Chensheng's arms, he knew that he would never be able to escape until his death.

But that being the case... why did he continue to escape?

"Shen Sheng, he won't let me go again." Wang Luan shook his head, as if whispering to himself, but smiled again: "He won't let me go, and I won't let him go."

The third lady's face turned pale, but she still held her last hope and said, "I mean...it's not that you have to leave him. When our third master was young, he also raised three or two boys as pets." ,this is nothing……"

"Third Madam," Wang Luan suddenly stopped her, and his expression became serious: "I'm not a pet."

"I'm Shen Sheng's... Madame."

The third lady was completely stunned. She wanted to say something more, but she felt that it was useless. After a long while, she didn't make the atmosphere any more tense. After greeting Wang Luan, she left in a hurry.

The small western clock on the corner table slowly slid towards four o'clock, the sun was still scorching brightly, but there was no cicadas in the yard, maybe the little girls were sent to stick it off with a pole early in the morning.

As soon as the third lady left, before Wang Luan could even sit down, Qi Chensheng entered the door.The two looked at each other across half of the small hall, and suddenly they all laughed.

Wang Luan coughed while laughing, his body softened, and before he fell onto the chair, he fell into Qi Chensheng's arms.He closed his eyes, lightly patted the other party's arm encircling him, and asked softly, "Are you... ahem, how long have you been listening outside?"

"It's been a while." With a little force, Qi Chensheng hugged Wang Luan horizontally, and he turned back to the inner room with his steps up and down, and poured them together into the smoky bed curtain: "At first, I was afraid that you would be bullied. later--"

Later, I wanted to hear a few more words from you.

Qi Chensheng didn't say a word, but Wang Luan understood, his face was a little hot: "It's amazing, Er Shao Qi doesn't bully me anymore, and he's afraid of being bullied by others."

There was a slight coolness on the jade mat pillow, and it wasn't cold, but Wang Luan subconsciously shrank towards the warm place. Qi Chensheng only half propped his head, let Wang Luan rest on his arm, and played with his hair .

"When did I bully you, Mrs. Qi Ershao, do you want to make it clear?"

These days, Wang Luan was already used to that address, but now Qi Chensheng's name reminded him that he had just said it to the third lady himself, and his face was a little unbearable, and he was about to turn around immediately Go, but was pressed on the waist by Qi Chensheng, and fell into his chest even more.

"Brother Jiu said that... I'm very happy."

"Really happy."

Qi Chensheng lowered his head and kissed Wang Luan's hair, and then kissed his forehead delicately: "In the future, it doesn't matter who comes, whether it's the Qi family or outsiders, Brother Jiu will say the same."

"You are my wife, no one can drive you away and replace you."

Wang Luan raised his head slightly, felt Qi Chensheng's kiss meekly, stretched out his hand to caress his deeply scarred face, and then tentatively kissed back lightly, but in an instant, Qi Chensheng kissed his lips deeply.

Wang Luan grasped Qi Chensheng's collar helplessly, his breath gradually became ambiguous and chaotic, and he felt the scorching|heat in Qi Chensheng's embrace, as well as the indescribable changes.

"Ninth brother," Qi Chensheng let go of him a little, then leaned into his ear, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I just went to elder brother and asked him about something."

Wang Luan was already a little distracted by his kiss, and at the moment it was light｜｜Panping, he raised his steamy eyes and asked, "What, what?"

Qi Chensheng rubbed against his ear, then said a few words in a low voice, Wang Luan suddenly opened his half-closed eyes, and looked at him in surprise.

"It's true," Qi Chensheng wrapped his arms around his back, and whispered deliberately with a bit of grievance: "Does Ninth Brother not believe me?"

Almost at a certain moment, Wang Luan seemed to see again, in Qin City in the past, the somewhat reckless and youthful Qi Chensheng was lying beside him, pressing against his forehead, obviously in love｜ ｜He moved like a fire, but still stubbornly waited for his nod, while making those youthful and absurd promises.

"Brother Jiu believes in me...I'm different from them."

"I will treat you well all my life...as long as you and only you."

"Ninth Brother, can you please—"

The memories came to an abrupt end, but Qi Chensheng's mature but scarred face was close at hand.

A tear flowed from the corner of Wang Luan's eye, but it was quickly wiped away by Qi Chensheng's surprised gaze, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

"I believe you...how could you not believe it?"

Believe it five years ago, believe every word.

He took the initiative to stretch out his hand, and undid the topaz buttons on the collar one by one, and the ivory gauze fell outside the bed curtain, leaving only a piece of white with a thin red.

Qi Chensheng's eyes became darker and darker, and at the moment Wang Luan hugged him around his neck, he turned over...

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"Auntie, there is news from the second young master's yard that it is..."

"What are you talking about!" In just a few days, Aunt Ji's cheeks quickly became thinner, black and black appeared around her once beautiful eyes, and her whole body was haggard, showing a bit of horror, even the little girl who was close to her body. Jin Liu was a little afraid of her.

"It is said that the second young master found the talisman paper given to us by Zhang Daochang, lost his temper and kicked him out."

Aunt Ji listened to Jin Liu's words, but she didn't care about anything else, she firmly grabbed her hand: "Where is the talisman paper, where is the talisman paper!"

Jin Liu's was almost crying from fright, and said in a trembling voice: "It was taken away by the second young master. I don't know what he will do."

"Take it away?" Aunt Ji let go of Jin Liu's hand, muttered to herself in a daze, and was about to rush out: "I, I'll go find him and take it back, take it back!"

At this time, another girl, Cuifang, was coming from the door. She was more stable. Seeing Aunt Ji's appearance, she hurriedly stopped her, calling out: "Auntie can't go, can't go! How can we provoke the second young master?" character?"

How can Aunt Ji care about these things at this moment, pinch Cui Fang's arm fiercely, still trying to struggle to get out, but Cui Fang will not let go, and continues to persuade urgently: "Furthermore, Auntie, think about it, That Taoist talisman was really useful!"

"It's stuck in that yard these days, can't you still hear that voice!"

These words were on point, Aunt Ji suddenly lost her strength, then fell to the ground and burst into tears.

"Then what can I do..."

"I haven't done anything wrong, why did it entangle me, Brother Rong is still so young, he can't live without my mother!"

Since that night, when she had an affair with the little girl Wen'er, Aunt Ji could hear the baby crying almost every night, at first it was far away, as if in the courtyard next door.

But night after night, the cry got closer and closer, almost reaching the head of her bed and sticking to her pillow.

Aunt Ji didn't dare to sleep all night, she turned on the electric lights and lit candles in the room, but even if she just blinked her eyes, she felt that it was extremely long, as if all the lights were extinguished, and the baby's cry was close to her ears Beside her, a small livid hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed her sleeve——

But when she screamed in horror, she found that she was still sitting in the bright room, and there was no baby or little hand at all.

Just like this over and over again, night after night, Aunt Qin completely collapsed.

Qi Longxun was someone who could not be counted on, and she did not dare to tell the eldest lady.He was forced to have no way out, so he disregarded the rules of the Qi family and begged those monks and priests in private, asking for money and giving money, and doing what they asked, but in the end it was still useless.

Aunt Ji cried bitterly, after all the two little girls had served her for a long time, so they also became sad, Jin Liu was not up to anything, but Cuifang gave her another idea.

"Auntie..."

"You said... we couldn't find so many masters and priests. Is it because this ghost is not from our side, but... came with those Westerners, Western ghosts?"

Aunt Ji was a little confused when she heard it, and it took a while to react: "Western ghosts? Do ghosts still divide things?"

"Who can say for sure, but think about it, we are so different from Westerners, maybe this ghost is also very different." Seeing Aunt Ji calm down, Cuifang also spoke with a trace of confidence: "If It’s really a Western ghost, and it’s definitely not going to work with our method.”

"Then, what should we do then?" Aunt Ji looked at Cui Fang sadly as if she had grasped the last straw, only hoping to hear a way of relief from the other party.

"I've heard people say... Westerners go to church to find some kind of priest to catch ghosts."

"There is a church in Qingyangfang. If it doesn't work, let's go and have a look."

"Church... Father..." Aunt Ji seemed to be possessed, and kept chanting these two words that she had never heard before.She has no choice, she just wants to live and watch her brother Rong grow up well.

"Go, Cuifang, let's go." Aunt Ji supported Cuifang's arm, struggled to get up from the ground, and staggered towards the door: "Come, let's go to the church and find the priest."