Princess Promotion

The next morning, Yunhua stretched, got up and went to the kitchen to get breakfast.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw two women with eyes swollen like lanterns standing at the door.

Yunhua turned around and shouted without thinking: "Miss, someone is looking for you."

After saying that, he went out on his own, leaving Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Xinan looking at each other in bewilderment.

Liu Rushi walked slowly to the chair, then lazily sat on it like a puddle of mud, and said lazily and casually: "Come in and sit down!"

Mrs. Zhou, who fainted several times last night due to excessive sadness, burst out with the long-suppressed emotions in her heart like a flood when she saw Liu Rushi.

Mrs. Zhou cried bitterly and said with guilt, "It's all my fault. I've let you down..."

However, Liu Rushi remained unmoved. She slowly raised her hand and pointed outside the door, saying, "I'm not dead yet. Are you still crying? Go out and cry enough, then come back."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou froze in place and her crying stopped abruptly.

Even Zhou Xinan, who was standing aside with red eyes, was stunned by Liu Rushi's words.

Liu Rushi looked at the two people in front of her who were looking at her with tears in their eyes, and felt upset.

Liu Rushi rubbed her temples and said unhappily, "If you cry again, get out of here."

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she felt a pang of pain in her heart.

Although she knew that Liu Rushi had suffered a lot outside over the years, it was inevitable that she would feel some resentment towards her.

But when she heard with her own ears that her daughter treated her in such a bad manner, her motherly heart was inevitably hurt.

But even so, Mrs. Zhou still chose to endure it silently. She knew very well that she owed her daughter too much, and it was reasonable for her to be resentful of herself.

In comparison, Zhou Xinan doesn't have such a good temper.

From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever dared to speak to her like this, let alone give her a cold look in person.

Moreover, this person not only showed no mercy to himself, but also ignored Mrs. Zhou's face.

This made Zhou Xinan, who had always lived a life of luxury, feel angry and aggrieved.

Zhou Xinan glared at Liu Rushi and said, "Don't go too far. Your mother is clearly crying out of concern for you, but not only do you not appreciate it, you are being so rude and unreasonable. How can there be such an ungrateful person like you in this world?"

Liu Rushi raised her eyes and said calmly, "When I was a child, every time I cried, I would be beaten. I never had the right to cry. You came to my room early in the morning to cry in front of me. Are you trying to show off to me that you can cry freely?"

Madam Zhou trembled and said in panic, "I'm...I'm sorry, I...we didn't mean it like that. I just couldn't help it."

Zhou Xinan muttered to himself in disbelief: "How...how could it be so excessive."

Liu Rushi's expression shrugged and she said coldly, "Why? Are you thinking of coming here to cry and tell me how much you've suffered over the years, and then we can cry together and everything will be over, and then everyone will be happy?"

Zhou Xinan lowered her head and didn't dare to look into Liu Rushi's eyes. Although she didn't want to admit it, she did think so subconsciously.

Seeing that the two men lowered their heads like quails, listening obediently to a lecture, Liu Rushi did not continue to talk about this topic.

Liu Rushi changed the subject and asked, "Why did you come to see me today?"

Mrs. Zhou looked at Liu Rushi with her red eyes, her mind blank.

When she stood up, she hadn't figured out what to do. She just wanted to come and see Liu Rushi and ask her how she was doing.

But now, for the sake of Liu Rushi's life, I didn't want to poke her scars, so I could only change the words and said carefully: "I want to ask you if you can come with us."

Liu Rushi did not directly answer Madam Zhou's question. Instead, she suddenly looked at Zhou Xinan and asked, "What do you think?"

Zhou Xinan didn't expect Liu Rushi to suddenly ask for his opinion. He was a little flattered and said, "I'm sure I'm happy that you're back and our family is reunited."

Liu Rushi propped up her chin and looked at Zhou Xinan and said, "You should know that I am a prostitute."

Zhou Xinan waved his hands repeatedly and said, "This, this is not your fault. You were forced into this. I know."

Liu Rushi shook her head and said, "No, you don't know. You don't know what these two words represent."

Zhou Xinan stared blankly at Liu Rushi and asked, "What does it represent?"

Liu Rushi put on a cruel smile and tore off all the fig leaves, saying, "Given the Zhou family's financial situation, even if you marry down, you can't be an ordinary wealthy family."

"You can accept that your father-in-law, husband and even brother-in-law were once my lovers. Even a sister-in-law who you can't even pass the exam for normally laughed at you in public for having a prostitute sister. Who knows, maybe you are also an unfaithful woman and a slut who has an affair with another man." Liu Rushi whispered softly in Zhou Xinan's ear word by word.

Liu Rushi looked at Madam Zhou again, and gently stroked the very similar face with her fingers. She said, "Our faces really do look alike. It's a pity that I am destined to be a stain that you can't wash away."

At noon, when Zhou Yunqi came back after finishing his work, he saw Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Xinan sitting there as if they had lost their souls.

Originally, Zhou Yunqi was going to accompany Mrs. Zhou to visit Liu Rushi this morning.

But Mrs. Zhou felt that she owed too much over the years, and she felt distressed when she thought of Liu Rushi coming to the temple in a desperate situation to seek help.

He took the silver and asked Zhou Yunqi to go to the town at the foot of the mountain to buy some gifts for Liu Rushi.

I didn't expect that after I bought the gifts, my mother and sister would become like this.

Minister Zhou came to Liu Rushi with a food box and put the dishes on the table one by one.

Liu Rushi sat down and said, "Can't this be done by a servant? Aren't you tired of running back and forth like this?"

Minister Zhou put the food box aside and said, "I'm not tired. You can tell me if you want to eat anything."

Without even thinking, Liu Rushi said, "I want to eat meat."

Minister Zhou remained silent and said, "This is a temple and meat is forbidden. You cannot trespass here... I... I'll have someone go down the mountain to sell you some meat. You can eat outside the temple and then come back."

Liu Rushi looked up at Minister Zhou and added silently after a long pause, "I... want to eat roast chicken."

Minister Zhou: "...Okay."

Looking at Liu Rushi, Minister Zhou asked, expressing his confusion, "What did you say to them this morning? Why are they so distracted after returning?"

Without even looking up, Liu Rushi said, "Nothing much. I just wanted to ask Zhou Xinan if she could accept that her future father-in-law was my lover."

Minister Zhou left Liu Rushi's yard with the empty lunch box and stopped only after he had walked far away.

He put the food box on the ground, leaned against the wall, raised his hand and slowly covered his heart. His heart was quite stimulated.

Minister Zhou leaned against the wall for a long time before he suppressed his murderous intent. He picked up the food box again and walked back slowly.

During lunch, Zhou Yunqi discovered that the number of absent-minded people had increased from two to three.

Zhou Yunqi put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked softly, "What's wrong with you? Is it that Liu Rushi doesn't want to go with us?"

Zhou Xinan put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up and said, "I'm full. I'm going back to my room to rest first."

Mrs. Zhou followed suit and said, "Me too. I'm going back to my room to rest first."

In an instant, only Minister Zhou and Zhou Yunqi were left at the dinner table. Zhou Yunqi looked at Minister Zhou.

Before Zhou Yunqi could speak, Minister Zhou spoke first, "Now that you're full, go back to your room and study."

After saying this, Minister Zhou stood up and walked outside.

Zhou Yunqi was a little confused and looked at the empty dining table.

He lost his appetite for a moment, thinking about the gift he had bought for Liu Rushi when he went down the mountain that morning. He probably couldn't bear to see his mother and sister like this.

When Liu Rushi saw Zhou Yunqi standing at the door holding a bunch of gifts, she thought it was a really lively day.

These people took turns to come to see me, but this was probably the last time they came to see me.

After today, they will be strangers, and each will go his own way.

You don't feel the pain unless the whip hits you.

Perhaps at the moment they would feel indebted and want to compensate themselves because of their blood relationship.

But when the naked facts are laid out before us, how many people can face them calmly?

Liu Rushi repeated the question she had asked that morning, "Would you be willing to accept your schoolmates mentioning our one-night stand in front of you?"

Zhou Yunqi was stunned in place at first. His face went from pale to blue, and finally his forehead was bloodshot. His eyeballs were bloodshot. He grabbed Liu Rushi's arm and said, "I'll break his legs and then finish him. Tell me who bullied you?"

Liu Rushi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Bullying? How can that be considered bullying? They gave me money."

At this moment, the anger in my heart seemed to be poured over by a bucket of cold water, and I felt cold from head to toe and couldn't bear it.

Zhou Yunqi looked at Liu Rushi and realized how naive he had been before.

Believe that everything can pass and the pain can be healed.

Whenever Zhou Yunqi thought of the situation Liu Rushi had just described, he became overwhelmed with grief and indignation.

And how did Liu Rushi manage to survive all these years?

Zhou Yunqi had never realized how pale and powerless, yet as sharp as a knife, words were at this moment.

Zhou Yunqi looked at Liu Rushi and said, "I don't know what I can do to minimize the damage to you. We all want you to live well, and some of my words may sound hypocritical."

"But I hope you won't lock yourself in the past anymore. You haven't done anything wrong, and you don't need to be afraid of anyone or anything."

Zhou Yunqi said seriously, "It's okay if I don't know, but if anyone dares to disrespect you in front of me, I will definitely not let it go."

In the wilderness that is covered with snow all year round, a tender bud quietly broke through the thick snow and emerged under the sunlight.

Liu Rushi turned around and pointed at the table in the room and said, "Put the things on the table!"

Zhou Yunqi was stunned and realized that he had been standing at the door holding the gift.

She nodded repeatedly, walked into the house, put the things on the table and said, "I originally wanted to buy you some jewelry and cloth, but I don't know who bought all those new and fashionable ones..."

Zhou Yunqi saw Yunhua sitting on a chair on the other side of the table in the room, eating melon seeds.

Not far away, there were several batches of brightly colored and fine-quality cloths neatly arranged.

In the exquisite box on the side, there are exquisite jewelry and various rouge and powder.

Looking at the pieces of cloth in Zhou Yunqi's arms, they looked unusually deep against the backdrop of Yunhua.

Such dark tones are usually chosen only by older ladies to highlight their maturity and stability.

As for the jewelry in the box, they were all outdated styles.

Although Zhou Yunqi knew little about the clothes and jewelry of these women, before comparing them, he felt that his choice was pretty good.

After all, these were the finest fabrics and jewelry he could find in his town.

But compared with Yunhua's cloths and jewelry, they suddenly seemed a little embarrassing.

It turned out that all the things in the town were bought by Yunhua.

Zhou Yunqi hesitated a bit embarrassedly and said, "These...these are gifts for the maidservants around you. You can buy your own gifts when you get to Yundu City."

After Zhou Yunqi finished speaking, he felt like slapping himself.

What's the point of being so scared? It's better to say that you don't understand these things. Next time, just take Liu Rushi to buy it yourself.

Yunhua: You give me something you can’t even show off?

Liu Rushi: He doesn’t look very smart!

In the afternoon, when it was almost time for dinner, Minister Zhou really called Liu Rushi out.

He looked around and made sure there was no one around before handing the roast chicken wrapped in oil paper to Liu Rushi.

Liu Rushi: People know that I was eating roast chicken, but those who don’t think I was doing something shameful.

However, seeing Minister Zhou's guilty look, Liu Rushi found it a little funny.

Zhou Xinan stayed in the room alone, feeling extremely depressed and almost breathless.

So, I got up and left the room, wanting to go outside to get some fresh air and relieve the depressed feeling in my heart.

The breeze gently brushed Zhou Xinan's face, bringing a little coolness, but failed to completely dispel her inner irritability.

At this moment, an enticing aroma drifted into Zhou Xinan's nose. It was the familiar and mouth-watering aroma of roast chicken!

Zhou Xinan couldn't help but stop and sniffed hard.

She had not eaten much at noon today because she was in a bad mood. In addition, she had been living in the temple for the past few days, eating a light diet and not having any meat or fish.

At this moment, when she smelled the faint aroma of roast chicken, Zhou Xinan's taste buds were instantly activated, and the glutton in her stomach began to stir restlessly, making her drool.

Zhou Xinan couldn't help but wonder if he was hallucinating because he was too hungry.

After all, this is a temple, and the rules and regulations of the temple clearly prohibit the consumption of non-vegetarian food. Who would be so bold as to eat meat openly?

With a heart full of doubts and irrepressible curiosity, Zhou Xinan followed the scent all the way to search.

Finally, Zhou Xinan walked to a corner and confirmed that someone was eating roasted chicken outside the temple.

Zhou Xinan guessed that it must be the servant in the house who was craving meat. He didn't dare to eat it in the temple, so he secretly ate it outside.

Zhou Xinan looked down at his rumbling stomach and decided to go out and see who was so bold as to eat roasted chicken in such a sacred place for Buddhism.

Then Zhou Xinan saw...