Golden Branch

"Best friend! Dear!"

Wang Mian silently said in her heart, "This is my half-brother, my best friend, and my bond is stronger than gold! This is the family I chose for myself!"

She couldn't just watch Jiu Niang die.

Wang Mian looked around and saw that this was still the place where they used to gather.

The Begonia Courtyard in Wangjiazhuangzi.

Under the crabapple tree, the pink and delicate flowers have long faded, and small yellow-green fruits have emerged on the branches.

It is estimated that in another month, the crabapples will be ripe, red and look like mini apples.

However, crabapple tastes quite sour.

Every year when the crabapples are ripe, Wang Heng and Wang Mian pick them themselves, and Wang Mian makes delicious crabapple wine.

and many more!

Wang Mian quickly stopped her wandering thoughts and suddenly discovered a problem -

When did Jiu Niang move out of the Lou family fortress and return to the Wang family manor?

Was it a month ago?

Or half a month ago?

At that time, Jiu Niang seemed to have received news from the capital and knew that she was going to be named a princess?

...So, from that time on, Jiu Niang moved back to the Wang family and decided to distance herself from Lou Yu?

The more Wang Mian thought about it, the more uneasy she became. She was just suspicious before, but after thinking about it so much, she became more and more certain: Jiu Niang is really courting death!

She kept jumping around the edge of the little pervert's bottom line.

She, she——

Wang Mian finally realized that Wang Heng, who appeared to be well-behaved and emotionally stable, was actually a naughty child.

All her good tempers are not innate, but a disguise she has to endure.

Now that she has become a princess and has a trump card, she is not going to endure it anymore.

She even wanted to distance herself from the little pervert.

Ahhh, Jiu Niang, don’t!

The more you reveal your true colors, the more you force Lou Yu to become abnormal.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Mian leaned close to Wang Heng's ear and asked softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Jiu Niang, don't you want to marry Lou Yu anymore?"

Wang Heng's eyes flashed.

She knew that Amian was not trying to interfere with her choice, but was just concerned about her.

Wang Heng also knew that Amian was smart and perceptive and would not be easily fooled.

Wang Heng didn't want to fool her either.

"My brother is great! If I were to get married, he would be my best choice."

Wang Heng did not directly answer the question "yes or no".

Wang Mian instantly understood what she meant.

Lou Yu is Wang Heng's best marriage partner, provided that she has to get married!

Now, Wang Heng has another choice: she can choose not to get married.

As a princess with a noble status, she would not be trapped in marriage like Dayu and many other royal ladies of the previous dynasty.

Perhaps, you cannot be a bachelor openly, and you have to use the excuse of becoming a monk.

But, in fact, it is free and arbitrary.

In ancient times, ordinary women could choose to become nuns, but they had to truly stay away from the worldly affairs and strictly abide by the rules and regulations.

It is still good to be a nun or a female priest who keeps a simple life and has a pure mind.

If you are not careful, you may become a secret prostitute.

Princesses and other royal ladies are not included in this list.

They are just wearing the guise of "monks", but they can still enjoy a noble and luxurious life, and will not become playthings of certain people.

Wang Mian's brain was working rapidly. She had guessed Wang Heng's plan and also knew the reason why Wang Heng had such a plan.

Wang Mian can understand Wang Heng very well——

If she were a princess and the mother of a favorite concubine, she would probably do the same.

What kind of marriage?

With a marriage certificate, she handed her life and property over to a strange man.

Even in civilized modern times, intentional injury can become domestic violence because of the additional relationship between husband and wife.

In ancient times, the husband was the "heaven" to his wife!

The powerful and wealthy can offer their wives to curry favor with their superiors.

Poor people can pawn or sell their wives.

Combined with Wang Heng's personal experience, Wang Mian, who already understood Wang Heng, empathized with her even more deeply.

Jiu Niang, you are scared!

The fact that the beautiful mother was treated as a "tribute" was a shadow in Jiu Niang's childhood and a demon that affected her life.

cocoa--

Wang Mian truly understood and empathized with Wang Heng.

But she knows more about crazy and paranoid creatures.

Wang Heng's behavior of treating Lou Yu as a "spare tire" will definitely force this gentle gentleman to become abnormal on the spot!

If Lou Yu is provoked to reveal his true colors, the only one who will suffer and be hurt is Wang Heng.

Wang Mian's mind flashed with a 200,000-word novel about torture, all about imprisonment and coercion...

Of course, Wang Heng was a princess, noble and prominent.

But normal people will take these things into consideration, but it’s hard to say for little perverts.

Wang Mian endured it again and again, but finally couldn't bear it anymore.

She tried hard to choose her words and reminded carefully: "Jiu Niang, I understand what you mean. It's just, it's just that Lou Yu--" It's too terrible.

Lou Yu didn't do anything to Wang Mian, but Wang Mian instinctively feared and was wary of him.

That is a natural intuition from small animals: seek benefits and avoid harm!

Wang Mian felt the hidden darkness and cruelty of Lou Yu.

Licking his lips, Wang Mian organized his words again, "You should know something about Lou Yu's personality, right?"

Wang Mian was afraid, so even though there was no one around, he was very vague when mentioning Lou Yu's true identity.

Wang Heng understood what she meant, nodded slightly, and said, "Brother, you're being a bit overbearing!"

It was because of Lou Yu's domineering and strong character that Wang Heng hesitated, and now she doesn't want to marry him anymore.

In the past, she had no one to rely on and didn't dare to refuse.

Now that she has an identity and a mother, she naturally doesn't need to endure, give in, or compromise.

Fortunately, Wang Mian couldn't hear Wang Heng's inner voice, otherwise he would have shed tears of sympathy for Lou Yu: Jiu Niang's words are quite heartless.

Lou Yu is indeed domineering, but his kindness to Wang Heng and his protection of her are real, 100%.

But Wang Heng... could only say that this girl was indeed a willful, selfish child.

"It's more than just 'a bit overbearing'? He's clearly -" Crazy! Pervert!

Wang Mian could only hear what Wang Heng said, but just this one sentence made Wang Mian a little defensive.

Wang Mian blurted out the complaints in his heart, but soon he reacted and swallowed them back halfway through.

In Lou Yu's opinion, she, Wang Mian, is different from Wang Heng.

Wang Heng was the fat girl whom he valued and favored.

And Wang Mian was just a cheap and ugly girl attached to Wang Heng.

Lou Yu was just "domineering" towards Wang Heng, but he was superior, cold and cruel to Wang Mian.

Therefore, Wang Heng and Wang Mian have different feelings towards Lou Yu.

Wang Mian realized this, she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

She couldn't tell Wang Heng: Jiuniang, your brother is not only a little domineering, he is also cruel, cold-blooded, and even bloodthirsty.

The reason why Lou Yu became the little overlord of Yizhou was not only due to the power of the Lou family, but also due to his own decisiveness in killing.

Compassion does not command troops!

Lou Yu raised private soldiers and trained them in the name of suppressing bandits.

The various forces in Yizhou did not dare to say that they were terrified at the mention of "Lou", but they were all very wary of Lou Yu.

The name of Little Overlord was earned by Lou Yu through his sword and gun fights.

All of these were perfectly hidden by Lou Yu's warm and gentle smile.

He never revealed anything in front of Wang Heng.

Wang Heng would simply think that her brother was just overbearing and not perverted.

Because of his business, Wang Mian deals with all kinds of people from different forces, and vaguely gets a glimpse of Lou Yu's true face.

However, after growing up, Lou Yu’s methods were too sophisticated and he never left any loopholes.

Even if it is done, it will be clean and even an "open conspiracy".

Just like Lou Rang’s death, everyone knew that it was Lou Yu’s doing.

But no one could find any evidence to expose Lou Yu's crime.

Wang Mian was in this helpless state at the moment: she knew Lou Yu's dark side, but she couldn't prove it to Wang Heng.

There were too many words on the tip of his tongue, but Wang Mian couldn't say them in the end.

She could only remind him again, "Nine Lady, Lou Yu is indeed overbearing. Now that he has a title and is highly regarded by the Supreme Father and his son, he is very proud and triumphant. Even if you want to refuse, please be as tactful as possible."

At least don't show that "I'm a princess and I don't need you anymore."

Wang Mian was worried that Lou Yu would go completely crazy because of this!

……

Lou Yu galloped all the way, traveling day and night.

It took him only seven or eight days to travel the distance of fourteen hundred to five hundred miles.

In the evening, on the official road leading to Lou's Fort, a group of cavalrymen rushed past, raising a cloud of dust.

Ta-da-da, a group of dozens of people arrived at the moat of the fortress.

At this time, the drawbridge over the moat had been raised, leaving only the wide river surface.

One of the personal guards behind Lou Yu took out a bamboo tube from his lapel.

Unscrew the cap and pull the lead.

Whoosh!

A beam of light shot out from the bamboo tube, reached mid-air, and exploded.

This is a firework bomb that belongs exclusively to Lou Yu.

The guards on the fortress wall saw the familiar signal, hurriedly took out the pennant, stood in front of the torch, and sent out a flag signal to confirm their identity.

The guard who gave the signal also drew out his flag and responded using the prescribed flag signal.

Both parties are confirming their identities.

After successful confirmation that there was no problem, the guards guarding the city lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate.

Lou Yu knocked the stirrup hard and shouted "Gee", and the red horse under his crotch started running again.

Ta-da, ta-da-da!

Lou Yu rode his horse into the city gate and headed towards the core courtyard.

He was eager to go home and was looking forward to it.

He thought that as long as he returned home, he would see the fat girl coming to greet him without even having to enter the door.

but--

"What about people?"

Lou Yu dismounted in front of the door and threw the reins, whip and other items to the doorman who came to meet him.

He strode briskly through the front courtyard and the second gate and arrived at the main courtyard on the central axis.

Empty!

Oh no, it cannot be said that there was no one. After all, there were more than a dozen slaves and maids coming and going in the yard to serve.

But, the person Lou Yu was thinking about was not there!

Lou Yu had a cold face, but his handsome and gentle features made him appear aloof and not sinister even when he was angry.

Lou Yu scanned the area with his deep eyes but still couldn't see Wang Heng. He was anxious to get on with his journey and his body was almost exhausted. He could hardly suppress the violence in his heart.

"Lang, Lang Jun?"

What responded to Lou Yu was not the sweet and sticky "Brother", but Zheng Shisan's vibrato.

Zheng Shisan was already in awe of her cousin Lou Yu. At this moment, Lou Yu still looked gentle and elegant, but she was inexplicably afraid.

It seemed as if the person in front of him would tear off his warm mask at any time and reveal his bloodthirsty fangs.

Perhaps, he will not transform, but he will still be like a modest gentleman, letting people die gently.

Oh oh oh!

What's going on? Why is my cousin so scary today?

What about his spring breeze?

His heart was trembling, and Zheng Shisan's hands and feet became weak.

Although he was scared to death, he had no choice but to answer Lou Yu's question.

Although Lou Yu did not explicitly say who he was looking for, the answer was obvious -

Looking at the entire Lou family fortress, besides Wang Heng and Wang Jiuniang, who else would Lou Yu talk about and keep in his heart?

"Jiu-Jiu Niang is back to Wang's farm!"

Trembling, Zheng Shisan finally managed to utter a complete sentence.

"Return?"

What are you replying to?

Lou’s Fortress is the fat girl’s home!

A raging anger began to burn in Lou Yu's chest.

In the capital, he suppressed his anger.

I didn’t expect that when I returned to Yizhou, there was no surprise, but instead I came back empty-handed!

A wisp of black air quietly emerged.

Lou Yu didn't bother with Zheng Shisan. She was an unimportant person, and he would have ignored her unless the fat girl liked her.

Now, Lou Yu has no time to pay attention.

Lou Yu turned around and walked out quickly.

"...Lord Wang has woken up, and Jiu Niang has to serve him medicine, so she moved back to the Wang family farm!"

The second half of Zheng Shisan Niang's explanation was directly thrown behind by Lou Yu.

Zheng Shisan looked at Lou Yu's quickly departing back, feeling terrified but also worried:

Is Mr. Lou angry?

Is he blaming Jiu Niang?

So, he went to Wangjiazhuangzi to ask for punishment?

"That shouldn't be the case! Mr. Lou loves and values ​​Jiu Niang so much, he would definitely not be willing to punish her."

"But, my dear, he looks really angry. He looks like a warm and gentle gentleman, but he just makes people feel scared!"

The way he suppresses his anger and remains calm is even more frightening than a direct outburst and hysteria.

Zheng Shisan's already pitiful little face was completely pale and looked miserable.

Unfortunately, she was too scared and didn't even have the courage to go over and take a look.

She could only tremble and silently pray for Wang Heng: It's okay! It will be okay!

……

"Father, you look much better today!"

"In a few days, an angel from the imperial court will come to Yizhou to read the imperial edict. Your daughter is a princess. Are you happy?"

Wang Heng stayed by Wang Lin's bed and was very "filial" to this scumbag father who had been in a coma for a month or two but was able to wake up.

She patiently fed Wang Lin medicine, wiped his face and hands, and kept telling him the good news.

Wang Lin woke up, but he was still weak.

He was not paralyzed, but he was temporarily unable to move.

After being fed medicine, he would be served very attentively, and even this "good news" was not exciting to him.

Princess?

Hello, princess!

He, Wang Lin, became the princess's father!

It has to be said that Wang Lin's mentality is stronger than that of Madam Xie.

He was not angry about Wang Heng's good news, but was actually happy.

Wang Heng: ...As expected, the most despicable people are invincible.

Wang Heng was a little disappointed that she failed to stimulate Wang Lin, so she did not continue to stay with Wang Lin and play the role of "filial daughter".

"Father, please sleep well. I will come again tomorrow!"

After saying this casually, Wang Heng stood up.

She gave the main courtyard to Wang Lin, Madam Xie and her son, and returned to the Begonia Courtyard.

When she returned to the room, before she could call the maid to wash and change her clothes, a dark shadow jumped in through the window.

"Brother?"

Wang Heng was surprised!

Lou Yu was even more surprised: "Fat girl!" She is not fat anymore!