He had already sent someone to the south of the Yangtze River to warn Shi Luohan that no matter what he found out, he'd better keep his mouth shut.
One wrong step would lead to eternal damnation.
Song Wanchu originally didn't want to confront him. It was just that the conversation had led them to this point.
She felt heart - ache for those letters and thought she was even more sorry for her elder brother.
However, Liang Yuzhou would never be able to intercept her elder brother's letters again. In the rest of her life, she still had a long time to make up for her mistakes to her elder brother.
The wound had stopped bleeding, but the white silk handkerchief was stained with blood.
"Can I leave now?" Song Wanchu asked impatiently.
She had stayed out long enough today. If she didn't go back soon, her aunt would be worried.
Liang Yuzhou didn't intend to let her get off the carriage. He leaned lazily against the carriage wall, stretching out his long legs which just blocked in front of Song Wanchu.
If she wanted to get off the carriage, she would have to step over him.
He was still her husband. Although their feelings had faded, his status remained unchanged. Whether she was his wife or concubine, she couldn't step over her husband. Otherwise, it would be a great disrespect.
Song Wanchu didn't want to leave with a bad reputation of being vulgar and unruly.
"Liang Yuzhou, what on earth do you want?"
Song Wanchu thought she knew Liang Yuzhou's temperament quite well, but his series of abnormal behaviors today made her even more confused.
He didn't go to the Qi family to pick her up and deliberately ignored her, which clearly showed that he didn't care about her. But now he snatched her from Du Yong, blocked her, and pestered her, not allowing her to get off the carriage.
"Settling accounts."
"We're even. I don't owe you anything."
Suddenly, some memories of the Dragon Boat Festival at the Princess Chang's mansion flashed through her mind.
She was forced to jump into the lake to prove her innocence. Liang Yuzhou saved her and said she owed him a life.
Later, when her emotions had stabilized, she thought back for a long time and was sure that she didn't owe Liang Yuzhou anything, let alone her life.
"Even?" Liang Yuzhou's eyes turned a bit cold. "At the palace banquet three years ago, you—"
"Knock, knock, knock!" The carriage wall was knocked. It was Caidie who interrupted Liang Yuzhou. Her voice was urgent, as if she was about to cry.
"Second Master, are you in there? My young lady has been kidnapped by Princess Lingyang. Princess Lingyang said she would strip her naked and throw her on the street!"
Liang Yuzhou's pupils constricted. He immediately retracted his long legs and called the coachman who was taking a break not far away.
"Where are they?"
"They're in the Fenjin Tower not far ahead!" Caidie pointed forward.
The coachman was smart. Without Liang Yuzhou's order, he drove the carriage towards the Fenjin Tower.
"Let me get off!" Song Wanchu didn't want to see him play the hero to save the beauty at all.
Liang Yuzhou glanced at her. Maybe he was worried about Yu Huiyan's safety. His tone when talking to her was rather absent - minded. "Stopping the carriage will waste time."
Song Wanchu was forced to come to the Fenjin Tower with him.
Princess Lingyang had come out of the palace to go shopping today. The Fenjin Tower had cleared the place early in the morning and hung a sign saying "Not Receiving Guests Temporarily". She didn't know how Yu Huiyan had managed to break in.
At this moment, Yu Huiyan was tied up tightly by Princess Lingyang and stepped on the ground with her face against the floor, crawling without any dignity.
Like a stray dog.
Princess Lingyang was the only daughter of the current emperor, born to the queen. Doted on by her father and mother above and favored by her seven elder brothers below, she had developed an arrogant and domineering personality. She didn't even put her aunt, Princess Chang, in her eyes.
"Brother Liang Er~" As soon as Princess Lingyang saw Liang Yuzhou, she immediately put away the fierce look on her face and blinked her star - like eyes at him.
"Woo - woo - woo, Cousin, the princess is stepping on me so painfully. Please save me." Yu Huiyan still had the shoe print on her face and sobbed pitifully.
"Princess, Huiyan is in poor health. No matter what mistakes she has made, please spare her for my sake."
Liang Yuzhou was neither over - humble nor over - assertive. Although he lowered his head, his back was straight.
Princess Lingyang was used to seeing obsequious servants. When she first saw Liang Yuzhou at the age of twelve, she was attracted by his proud and elegant bearing.
At that time, he entered the palace to accompany the princes in their studies. Among the noble princes, he was tall and straight, like a graceful jade tree. He not only didn't lose his noble air but also had an air of elegance and uniqueness.
Among the aristocratic children, he stood out.
Princess Lingyang fell in love with Liang Yuzhou uncontrollably. She boldly showed her love in public and said many times that she was willing to marry him.
This was no secret. Everyone in the capital knew about it.
It was rumored that the emperor couldn't resist Princess Lingyang's coquettish requests and was originally going to issue an imperial edict to arrange the marriage, but for some reason, he changed his mind.
Later, Song Wanchu was carried into the Duke's mansion in the规格 of a proper wife. Princess Lingyang even threatened to make a big scene at the wedding.
But when she heard that Song Wanchu was just a concubine, this young miss gave up.
The emperor bestowed Song Wanchu as a noble concubine in the Duke's mansion instead of a proper wife. Besides giving a face to Princess Jiahe who opposed this marriage, it was also a way to comfort his little daughter who had been hurt in love.
"Brother Liang Er, if you want me to spare her, you can marry me as your proper wife. Then I'll let bygones be bygones and spare her low - life." Princess Lingyang lifted her foot from Yu Huiyan's face slightly but didn't put it down. She said half - coquettishly and half - threateningly.
A look of helplessness flashed across Liang Yuzhou's eyes. His eyes stayed on Song Wanchu's face for a moment.
Song Wanchu didn't understand what he meant. Why was he looking at her instead of Yu Huiyan?
Seeing that Song Wanchu remained calm, Liang Yuzhou pressed his lips tightly. There seemed to be anger in his eyes.
"May I ask, Princess, how did Huiyan offend you?" He deliberately bypassed Princess Lingyang's question.
Princess Lingyang rolled her eyes at Yu Huiyan who was lying on the ground. Her disgust was obvious.
"Humph, I just don't like the sight of her!"
In Princess Lingyang's eyes, Yu Huiyan had shamelessly relied on the Duke's mansion since childhood, taking the name of Liang Yuzhou's childhood sweetheart.
Love stories about the two of them were widely spread in the streets, such as mutual affection, farewell at the long pavilion, and sending charcoal on a snowy night... It made people angry.
Moreover, Liang Yuzhou always protected Yu Huiyan everywhere. Princess Lingyang hated her even more.
Yu Huiyan sobbed, looking so pitiful and weak that anyone would feel sorry for her.
"Brother Liang Er, I heard from my aunt that you're going to propose marriage to the Yu family and even prepared the betrothal gifts. Is that true?"
Song Wanchu's heart skipped a beat. Her eyes felt a bit sour. So these days, even though Liang Yuzhou was injured, he still frequently visited the Yu family. It was not only because he missed Yu Huiyan but also because he was going to propose marriage.
Originally, she didn't expect the proud Liang Yuzhou to humble himself to pick her up. But Liang Yuzhou couldn't wait to marry Yu Huiyan before she left. She couldn't help but feel self - mocking.
The temperature was clearly very high. She was afraid of heat and there was sweat on her forehead, but her body was shivering with cold.
Liang Yuzhou didn't answer Princess Lingyang's question. His attitude was ambiguous, but in Princess Lingyang's eyes, it was a tacit admission.
She was extremely angry. She gritted her back teeth so hard that they made a creaking sound. She stepped on Yu Huiyan's face again fiercely.
Yu Huiyan let out another wail. "Cousin..."
"Stop barking like a dog, bitch!" Princess Lingyang ground her foot on Yu Huiyan's face as if to vent her anger. She pouted and angrily questioned Liang Yuzhou. "What on earth is so good about her? In terms of status, she's not as good as me. In terms of beauty and talent, she's not as good as Song Wanchu. Even the maid who washes my feet and beats my legs is more beautiful than her!"
The young girl just couldn't figure out why a person like Liang Yuzhou, who was as bright as the moon, had such a poor taste in women.
Song Wanchu came here reluctantly. She kept silent and tried to lower her presence, hoping not to be involved in the storm.
Suddenly being named by Princess Lingyang, she felt a bit nervous.
She was different from Yu Huiyan. If Yu Huiyan offended Princess Lingyang, Liang Yuzhou would spare no effort to save her.
If she accidentally offended Princess Lingyang, Liang Yuzhou would never help her out.
Liang Yuzhou seemed to notice her caution. He glanced at her indifferently, his eyes cold.
That look clearly told her not to offend the princess, or he wouldn't care about her.
When he looked at Yu Huiyan, his eyes were full of worry.
"If the princess must vent her anger, I'm willing to take the punishment instead of Huiyan."
Being stepped on the ground was the greatest insult to one's personality. Liang Yuzhou was so proud, but in order to save Yu Huiyan, he was willing to humble himself so much.
Song Wanchu suddenly remembered their wedding night three years ago. He came back in a hurry, still immersed in the melancholy of parting from Yu Huiyan, completely forgetting that there was a newly - wedded wife beside him.
He didn't even bother to lift the veil and was about to step out.
The old lady took out the imperial edict and forced him to go back into the room. Song Wanchu was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do. She quietly lifted the veil and peeked at his back.
He was so straight and stubborn. Even the imperial edict, which was like a mountain pressing down, couldn't bend his spine.
But he was willing to lower his dignity for Yu Huiyan.
The sun outside was still hot and dazzling, but Song Wanchu's body was as cold as if she was immersed in frost.
From beginning to end, she had never been important in his heart.
She let out a silent laugh. Her fingertips touched her chest, which was empty. Her heart had already been shattered by him.
Was this his purpose? Not loving her but still trampling on her again and again, constantly showing his deep love for Yu Huiyan in front of her.
Princess Lingyang couldn't bear to step on Liang Yuzhou, but she was used to being indulged. She had to find someone to vent her anger on.
Suddenly, she pointed at Song Wanchu. "If you don't let me vent my anger on Yu Huiyan, I'll vent it on her!"