His harsh words were more devastating than a tangible blade. Song Wanchu's already bleeding heart shattered into pieces and could never be mended.
Tears welled up in her eyes. Tears were supposed to be hot, but she felt cold all over. The cold was so intense that it seemed as if her bones and blood were about to freeze, and with a gentle tap, they would shatter.
How could she forget that Liang Yuzhou's true love was Yu Huiyan?
His partiality towards Yu Huiyan was so extreme that he would indulge and shield her without a bottom line.
When she was wronged, he forced her to apologize and jump into the lake to prove her innocence.
She jumped in and was rescued by him. Just as a glimmer of warmth returned to her heart and she thought she was still cared about, he stabbed her heart ruthlessly once again.
It turned out that he rescued her not because he was worried about her life, but to show her how much he loved Yu Huiyan.
His love was so deep that he allowed Yu Huiyan to trample on her dignity, smear her reputation, and frame her innocence without restraint.
All she wanted was justice.
In Liang Yuzhou's heart, what did her justice matter?
To him, she was just an insignificant person.
The moment Liang Yuzhou supported Yu Huiyan and left, Song Wanchu's hanging heart finally died.
He saw all the humiliation she endured, yet he chose to turn a blind eye.
She could no longer feel her heart beating. She came to Liang Yuzhou with a sincere heart, only to have it mercilessly crushed by him.
A stifling feeling welled up in her chest, followed by a series of intense pains, like a sharp blade cutting through her skin.
Seeing her legs trembling and barely able to stand, Suyue and Nanzhi quickly supported Song Wanchu.
"Second Master, why don't you believe our young lady!" Suyue sobbed loudly at Liang Yuzhou's back. "Our young lady is most afraid of water. She once fell into the water and had a fever for three days and three nights. She would be so scared that she couldn't sleep all night just by dreaming of water. She even jumped into the lake to prove her innocence. Why don't you believe her!"
"Suyue, stop talking... Let's go... I want to go home... My own home!"
In the bright sunlight, Song Wanchu's face was so pale that it was almost transparent. She endured the suffocating pain and managed to say these words intermittently.
Liang Yuzhou, who had already walked a long way supporting Yu Huiyan, suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He turned back, and Song Wanchu's exquisitely beautiful yet broken smile came into his sight. Tears were about to fall from the corners of her eyes, like a silent farewell.
...
The carriage had just left the Princess Mansion when it had to stop.
Song Wanchu's illness flared up severely. Her beautiful face was contorted in pain. She had to curl up her limbs and grab Nanzhi and Suyue's wrists to fight against the sharp pain.
Seeing the last trace of red on her lips disappear, Suyue cried out in desperation.
"Sister Nanzhi, the young lady is in so much pain. What should we do?"
This was the most severe flare - up of the young lady's illness in three years. Although Nanzhi was a bit older, she was also at a loss.
The two girls' wrists were numb from being grabbed by Song Wanchu, which showed how much pain the young lady was in!
But all they could do was shed tears. They wished they could bear the pain for the young lady!
As the pain intensified, Song Wanchu's breathing became weaker and weaker. Cold sweat dripped down her fair and fragile neck.
The pulse there was also getting weaker.
Hallucinations began to appear in front of Song Wanchu's eyes. Yu Huiyan was radiant under Liang Yuzhou's gentle care, while she was emaciated, exhausted, and dying alone...
"Young lady, young lady..."
The calls of Nanzhi and Suyue became fainter and fainter.
Suddenly, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Shen Yuhe slipped in nimbly.
Without saying a word, she quickly opened her medicine box, took out a pill from a small porcelain bottle, and fed it to Song Wanchu.
Then, she laid out a row of silver needles and began to perform acupuncture on Song Wanchu.
As the silver needles were inserted into several key acupoints one by one, Song Wanchu's breathing gradually steadied, and her facial features slowly relaxed.
Nanzhi and Suyue felt the force on their wrists suddenly lighten, and they were overjoyed.
The young lady must be in less pain.
Half an hour later, Song Wanchu regained consciousness. Although there was still a lingering pain in her chest, it no longer affected her ability to speak.
"Yuhe, you've saved my life again."
"Lie still and don't talk." Shen Yuhe's tone was gentle, but there was an undeniable hint of nervousness and fear in her eyes. "You really are! Don't you know how serious your heart disease is? You risked your life and jumped into the lake. With the shock of the cold water, it's no wonder your illness flared up!"
"If it weren't for the Second Master forcing our young lady to apologize without distinguishing right from wrong, the young lady wouldn't have..."
As Nanzhi spoke, her eyes turned red, and her voice choked with sobs.
The young lady had a hard life. Her mother passed away early, and her father sacrificed himself on the battlefield. They thought that after the young lady married the man she loved, she would finally have a shelter from the wind and rain.
Who would have thought that the wind and rain were all brought by the man she loved.
If it weren't for Liang Yuzhou's one - sided protection of Yu Huiyan, the young lady wouldn't have suffered so many injuries.
Suyue wiped away her tears forcefully. "Let's go, young lady. Let's go home. It would be best if we never see that heartless man again!"
"I'll take you back." Shen Yuhe was still a bit worried about Song Wanchu.
The carriage had only traveled a short distance when it was stopped by Wen Congbai.
He came to find Shen Yuhe. Knowing that Song Wanchu was in the carriage, he didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he gently knocked on the carriage wall.
"Sister Yuhe, I'm here to pick you up and go home."
The curtain of the carriage was lifted a little, and he was faced with Shen Yuhe's angry little face.
"Thank you, but there's no need for your trouble, Young Master Wen!"
"Yuhe!" Wen Congbai suddenly felt powerless. The girl he had feelings for was like a wild horse that he couldn't control.
"Just now in the Princess Mansion, you almost caused a big problem. Do you know that? You'd better stay out of the matters between Liang Yuzhou and his wife!"
"Liang Yuzhou has been hurting Wanchu all the time. Do you expect me to just sit back and do nothing?"
Shen Yuhe was very angry. Did he know how dangerous Wanchu's illness flare - up was just now?
It was really easy for him to talk!
"Wen Congbai, I'm not as cold - blooded as you! You're right. I won't try to play it safe. But without Wanchu, I wouldn't be alive today! Protecting Wanchu from being hurt by Liang Yuzhou is my responsibility!"
Liang Yuzhou, who had caught up after getting out of the Princess Mansion, heard this and his face turned darker than ink.
"Yuhe, there are many things between them that you don't know. You can't handle it. The more you interfere, the more chaotic it will be. Be good and come back with me first, okay?"
Wen Congbai swore that all his good temper and patience in this life had been given to this ungrateful little girl.
"I don't know much about other things, but I know that Wanchu is the most sincere, kind, and silly good girl in the world!
Seven years ago, I was seriously ill. Grandpa searched everywhere for a hundred - year - old ginseng, but at that time, he wasn't the head of the medical institute yet and couldn't afford the three thousand taels of silver for the medicine. Coincidentally, Wanchu and her aunt were also in the pharmacy. She took out all her lucky money and bought the ginseng for Grandpa. At that time, she didn't even know me, yet she was willing to spend such a large sum of money for me!
She is so kind to strangers, not to mention Liang Yuzhou, the man she loves. She would even give up her life for Liang Yuzhou. But look at what Liang Yuzhou has done to her?
A man like this who is worse than a beast doesn't deserve Wanchu at all!
Even if there are misunderstandings, it's not an excuse for him to indulge Yu Huiyan to hurt Wanchu!"