vrcanaries Chapter 420 Waiting for you
Chapter 420 Waiting for you
That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse as seen in a long time.
Qiu Niang rarely asked for a pot of wine from the kitchen and drank it alone in the warm room.
She has never been able to drink much, so she didn't dare to drink too much. After two glasses of wine, she felt tipsy, so she simply propped up her head and took a nap.
It seemed as if I had slept for a long time, but also as if I had just fallen asleep, when there was a knock on the door.
"Qiu Niang."
"come in."
Yun Hu pushed open the door as he was told, and was stunned to see Qiu Niang alone in the warm room. In the past, Qiu Niang would always let Ruyi follow her to avoid suspicion, but why was it that today...
A strange feeling arose in his heart, and just as he was wondering, Yun Hu heard Qiu Niang's voice again.
"I knew you would come tonight, so I didn't call Ruyi."
Yun Hu paused and quickly retracted his foot, which had already stepped into the threshold, back out of the door, with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes.
Qiu Niang's behavior tonight was a little abnormal. Could it be that she was blaming him for what happened at the mine today?
He just wanted Qiu Niang to see with her own eyes the fate of the person who betrayed her so that she could vent her anger, but he didn't expect that his good intentions would lead to bad consequences.
Someone had already reported Lu Zhuer's nonsense to him, and he knew that Qiu Niang was a sensitive and suspicious person, so he rushed over immediately.
"Qiu Niang, what Lu Zhu'er said is pure nonsense. You must not let her crazy words get you into any crazy thoughts."
Yun Hu has many sources of information, and he knows more about Qiu Niang than Luo Xiaoran.
The tall man standing outside the door was wearing the black cloak that Qiu Niang had borrowed when they first met. He was covered in dust and his face showed undisguised worry for Qiu Niang.
As Qiu Niang watched, she suddenly chuckled, successfully confusing Yun Hu once again.
"It's cold outside, come in first."
Qiu Niang stood up from the table and wanted to welcome Yun Hu in, but because she was slightly drunk, her body collapsed after taking only two steps.
I thought I would fall to the ground, but the next second I fell into a strong embrace, and a face that appeared many times in my dreams was close at hand...
Qiu Niang felt that she was really drunk, and she was even possessed by the devil and reached out to touch Master Yun's nose.
After realizing what she had done, Qiu Niang immediately removed her fingers, broke away from Yun Hu's arms, sat back at the table, and poured herself another glass.
Yun Hu on the other side was frozen in place, motionless, as if he had been struck by lightning.
Happiness came too suddenly, Yun Hu suspected that he was dreaming. Was he just... molested by Qiu Niang?
As the wine went down her throat, the heat on Qiu Niang's face grew instead of subsiding. She looked up and saw Yun Hu standing there in a daze. She felt even more ashamed and angry. How could she have crossed the line like this!
Fortunately, Yun Hu was the first to react. He finally had the opportunity to be alone with Qiu Niang, and the situation could not continue to be in a stalemate.
He took off his cloak and sat down at the table neatly. Only then did he notice that there was a pot of wine on the table and Qiu Niang's body was also filled with the aroma of wine.
Yun Hu smiled bitterly in his heart. He thought he had finally gotten a response, but he didn't expect that it was just Qiu Niang's drunken behavior.
"It's cold, it would be good to drink some wine to warm yourself up. I'll go get someone to help you down and rest."
Yun Hu was about to stand up when he was stopped by Qiu Niang:
"Don't go. I knew you would come today, no matter how late it was, so I waited for you."
Yun Hu looked at Qiu Niang in disbelief, his heart pounding. Qiu Niang knew he would come. They really had a mutual understanding!
He did not forget the purpose of his visit and said quickly:
"Qiu Niang, at that time, the elders of the Du and Lu families were both seriously ill. You married into the Lu family to fulfill the wish of the two elders to see their children get married. How can their deaths be blamed on you!"
"You are not pregnant. As far as I know, it is your late husband's fault. His death on the road of fleeing famine was completely an accident. How can you throw the dirty water on you!"
"Lu Zhu'er didn't care about family affection and refused to accept you, which caused you to suffer a lot..."
"I learned that she was exiled to the mines, and I thought that meeting her would help you to ease some of the pain in your heart. I never thought that she would be so despicable as to slander you with her words..."
Especially when Luo Xiaoran was not around and there was no one to persuade her, Yun Hu was afraid that Qiu Niang would be depressed, so he kept explaining. His cautious look made Qiu Niang unable to take her eyes away.
"Aren't you thirsty?"
Seeing that Yun Hu had been chattering for a long time and showed no signs of stopping, Qiu Niang couldn't help but interrupt him.
After Yun Hu got the news, he rode all the way to the villa and came to see Qiu Niang without even drinking a sip of water. He had just said so much and now his throat felt dry.
After Qiu Niang's reminder, he quickly poured a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.
After putting down the wine glass, Yun Hu realized belatedly that there was only one wine glass on the table, so the wine glass he just used... was the wine glass used by Qiu Niang.
Yun Hu realized this and his face turned completely red, which was very obvious because of his fair skin.
If Luo Xiaoran was present at the scene, she would definitely be amazed. Yun Hu leads the Dongfeng Caravan and is inevitably on the road all the time. How can his face still be so fair?
Is there any skin care secret? Or is it just good genes?
If he could marry Qiu Niang, a recognized beauty, how cute would their future children be?
Qiu Niang, drunkenly, looked straight at Yun Hu's face. Naturally, she would not ignore his sudden shyness, and she understood why he blushed.
Normally, she should have been the more shy one in this situation.
But today, she acted calm and composed. Is it true that good wine gives people courage?
"When I saw them at the Chui Mine, I understood your feelings, Master Yun. I feel relieved. Thank you very much!"
Yun Hu was stunned. Qiu Niang gave him a very different feeling tonight, making him feel a little at a loss.
"No, you're welcome. I hope you can feel better, Qiu Niang."
Qiu Niang smiled. Didn’t she feel relieved?
She found out clearly from the mine supervisor that Cheng Yiwen had done a lot of bad things after he attached himself to the Tang family. Many censors in the Inspectorate who wanted to impeach the Tang family were dealt with in advance by the Tang family because of his betrayal.
Lu Zhuer followed the Tang family's example and lent money at high interest rates, harming many poor people. The two of them had their own fault for ending up like this.
The Tang family was liquidated, the scumbag Tang Tian was dead, and Quan Ya Pavilion, the place where a large number of good girls were imprisoned, was also sealed off. Qiu Niang truly felt that a huge rock that was pressing on her heart had been lifted.
But at the same time, she had many doubts in her mind, and these doubts could probably only be answered by Young Master Yun.
"But Master Yun, what Lu Zhu'er said may be correct. I am the star of misfortune, and everyone around me will suffer disaster."
As soon as Qiu Niang finished speaking, Yun Hu became anxious. It seemed that Qiu Niang didn't take his words to heart!
"Your father and your parents-in-law..."
Yun Hu wanted to explain again, but Qiu Niang interrupted him and said with a sad face:
"Even if they were not killed by me, what about my home in the North?"
"Niu Dan is dead, Uncle Li is also dead, Chen Er has become withdrawn, Xiao Ran has left home and her whereabouts are unknown, and she has no idea when she will return... Don't these prove that I am the doomed star that Lu Zhu'er mentioned?"