latelenovela Chapter 827 A small favor can breed resentment
Chapter 827 A small favor can breed resentment
Chapter 827 A small favor can breed resentment
The Forbidden City, the Imperial Study.
Zhu Youjian was in a great mood today. He picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile, "Boxin is truly my deputy general. When he went to Shengjing, he caused chaos in the city. The Tartars' palace was bombarded to pieces by cannons."
A few days ago I was puzzled as to why the Tartars, having achieved great victories at Tashan and Xingshan, did not press their advantage. Today I understand; it must be that Dorgon, Hauge, and others learned of the Shengjing Incident, which forced them to halt their offensive and return to Shengjing.”
“Yes!” Wang Chengen nodded and echoed, “Looking at the whole world, only Tu Zhu Wang is both wise and brave, and full of ingenuity, so he can turn Shengjing upside down.”
"Alas..." Zhu Youjian sighed and said helplessly, "Speaking of which, it was Boxin who saved the Ming Dynasty again! What a pity! I have a deep grudge against Boxin. I often fantasize that if Boxin had wholeheartedly assisted me, how could the Ming Dynasty have allowed the Tartars to run rampant?"
Wang Chengen rolled his eyes and lowered his head in silence, thinking to himself, "Your Majesty, who can you blame for this? Back then, you killed his whole family, and this old servant pleaded with you to no avail. Now you remember his good deeds?"
Zhu Youjian took a sip of tea and continued, "According to the information gathered by our spies, Boxin should have seen Liu Rushi. But I can't understand why, after making such a commotion, he didn't take Liu Rushi away?"
“Hmm…” Wang Chengen thought for a moment and said, “Your Majesty, Tu Zhu’s concubine, Dayuer, looks so much like Liu Rushi that we mistook her for someone else back then, and our spies could also have made a mistake. Based on my understanding of Tu Zhu, he will not allow Liu Rushi to stay in Shengjing no matter what. If it is Liu Rushi who is in Shengjing, Tu Zhu will definitely send troops to Liaodong at all costs.”
"If that's really the case, it would be a blessing for the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Youjian said regretfully. "When I released Bo Xin back to Hanshan, I wanted him to send troops to Liaodong. I didn't expect that he couldn't wait and went to Liaodong alone before the army was ready. I miscalculated! I hope that it is Liu Rushi who will stay in Shengjing."
Zhu Youjian kept muttering about Wang Wenzhou, while Wang Wenzhou was kneeling in front of Liu Rushi, pleading bitterly.
More than half a month has passed since they left Shengjing. Fearing trouble on the road, Wang Wenzhou has been traveling hastily, hiding during the day and traveling at night. Along the way, Liu Rushi refused to eat or drink and kept making a fuss about wanting to die.
"Ruru, Ruru, I beg you, please eat something!" Wang Wenzhou pleaded with Liu Rushi, his eyes red-rimmed.
"Waaah..." Liu Rushi was bound hand and foot, with a rag stuffed in her mouth, and could only make some "waaah" sounds.
"Ruru, Ruru, let's get this straight. I'll take the gag out of your mouth, but please don't bite your tongue again!" Wang Wenzhou was on the verge of tears. This girl was really making a scene.
These days, Wang Wenzhou reflected that the reason his great-aunt Liu Rushi was like this was all because he had spoiled her. When Liu Rushi drove him crazy, Wang Wenzhou often thought that if he used some methods of interrogating prisoners, he would definitely train this great-aunt to be obedient.
But Wang Wenzhou really couldn't bear to do it. Let alone torture this old lady, even speaking loudly to her would make her so angry that she would want to commit suicide.
As the saying goes, "A small favor is appreciated, but a large favor breeds resentment." Love is much the same. If you constantly try to please someone, she'll get used to it. But if one day you're in a bad mood and say something harsh, it will feel like the sky is falling for her. She'll conclude: you don't love her anymore!
"Ru Ru, Ru Ru, is it alright?" Wang Wenzhou looked at Liu Ru Shi and asked cautiously.
"Yes, yes!" Liu Rushi nodded.
"Phew..." Wang Wenzhou breathed a sigh of relief. Although his great-aunt Liu Rushi had a bit of a temper and was a bit willful, she had one great advantage: whatever she promised, she would definitely do it.
Wang Wenzhou reached into Liu Rushi's mouth and removed the wad of cloth.
"Hmph!" Liu Rushi snorted coldly and said angrily, "Wang Wenzhou, you don't love me anymore! Why are you still clinging to me?"
"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou felt like dying. "Grandma, I don't love you anymore? Fuck you! I love you more than I love myself! Stop saying you don't love me all the time, okay? Isn't it annoying? All you've said the whole way here is, 'I don't love you anymore!'"
"Ruru!" Wang Wenzhou asked, his voice trembling with tears, "What exactly do you want me to do to satisfy you?"
"Wang Wenzhou, what did you promise me back then?" Liu Rushi said viciously, "You promised me you wouldn't sleep with girls anymore! But what did you do? I don't even know how many girls you've slept with while I was away. That day in the palace, while I was packing my things, you slept with Su Mo'er! Utterly shameless!"
Wang Wenzhou smiled bitterly to himself. "Is this my fault, my dear? Her wound is near her chest, and she's not wearing any protective gear."
Hey, I was cleaning her wounds, how could I not see Mount Everest? You're not a man, how would you know about the immense influence mountains have on men? Besides, she seduced me! Liu Xiahui was definitely not a straight man!
"If I'm wrong! I'm really wrong! Please forgive me just this once?" Wang Wenzhou has said this countless times these days, but the old lady really doesn't give him a single chance.
"Hmph!" Liu Rushi snorted coldly and said irritably, "Wang Wenzhou, either you let me die, or you let me leave."
"Ru Ru, let's eat first, okay?" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile. "Even if you're leaving, you have to eat first!"
"Don't even think about lying to me!" Liu Rushi said angrily in a delicate voice.
"Sigh..." Wang Wenzhou sighed and said helplessly, "Someone come here!"
As soon as Wang Wenzhou finished speaking, several female guards hurriedly entered the room.
"You dare?!" Liu Rushi knew that this rascal was trying to force-feed her again.
"I can't just stand by and watch you starve to death, can I?" Wang Wenzhou felt incredibly aggrieved; he felt utterly worthless. If his aunt didn't eat, he couldn't eat either.
"Go!" Wang Wenzhou waved his hand. The female guards were very experienced and worked together seamlessly. Two guards stepped forward and pried open Liu Rushi's mouth.
"Gently! Gently! Don't hurt her!" Wang Wenzhou was heartbroken.
Liu Rushi glared fiercely at Wang Wenzhou, her eyes filled with disgust. The reason Liu Rushi was acting so out this time was because she was genuinely furious with Wang Wenzhou. Although Su Mo'er and she were good sisters and best friends, there was something else between the two girls besides that.
She was already unhappy that Su Mo'er wouldn't accompany her back to Hanshan. But then that bastard Wang Wenzhou slept with Su Mo'er. What angered her even more was that Su Mo'er didn't resist! How could this be? Liu Rushi felt like she had been cuckolded by her nemesis; it felt like the world had collapsed.
Of course, Liu Rushi did this to teach Wang Wenzhou a lesson he would never forget. During her time apart from Wang Wenzhou, Liu Rushi also reflected on why she had ended up in such a state.
Liu Rushi's conclusion was that Wang Wenzhou was too much of a womanizer! If this scoundrel hadn't slept with so many women, many things wouldn't have happened. And her Liu Xiaohua wouldn't have been killed by Zhu Youjian. In the end, it was all Wang Wenzhou's fault for sleeping with Zhu Youjian's daughter. Putting yourself in his shoes, being cuckolded—no man could tolerate that.