Reborn: Revenge of the Concubine's Daughter

Chapter 291 A heartless woman

At the moment of He Danggui handing over the jade pendant with Azure Dragon, it slipped through Zhu Quan’s fingers because he refused to take it. Luckily, it was quickly intercepted by Chang Nuo.

Chang Nuo looked at these two people suspiciously. Were they playing some games? Zhu Quan seemed to be very familiar with He Danggui, and he was acting like a woman who had been abandoned by a man. Chang Nuo had never seen him perform this way before. And He Danggui was like a man who refused to admit their relationship. Did they exchange their characters?

Zhu Quan begged, “Let ‘me’ love you again. Yiyi, I know you can make it. Please be good to me. ‘I’ will never leave you in this life. Let’s start over.”

He Danggui repeated her words, “I tore your painting off. If you have time, send a carriage to take you night pearl and blood-red coral away.” The nightmare of Zhu Quan in the previous life was over now. After she returned his stuff, they would become strangers completely. There would be no bond between them in the future.

Zhu Quan whimpered and stretched out his arms to try to embrace He Danggui. But his feet seemed to be pinned there. He begged, “Yiyi, let me hug you for the last time. Let me hug you.” His consciousness was vanishing gradually, and he couldn’t control this body as he wanted.

He Danggui stepped back again and said, “No need. Please respect yourself and me.”

Zhu Quan cried and looked at her sadly. He waved his arms like a swimmer in the water. He repeated stubbornly, “Let me hug you. Let me hug you.”

He Danggui still stayed where she was. Chang Nuo didn’t know why Zhu Quan made such a low gesture to hug a woman. According to his style, he would poke her acupoint and carry her to a room. But now, Chang Nuo was puzzled with a little anger, so he stepped forward and pushed He Danggui into Zhu Quan’s arms. He said in a deep voice, “You should obey such an affectionate man.”

“Yiyi, Yiyi…” Zhu Quan mumbled like a drowning man who finally caught the driftwood. He held the woman tightly with his chin resting on her head, “What else do you want to say to me, Yiyi?”

He Danggui couldn’t get rid of him, so she stood there like a piece of wood. She said quickly, “The venomous insect is really powerful. It turns one person into another. Even I couldn’t do it after years of efforts. Amazing!”

Zhu Quan squeezed the person in his arms, repeating her name, “Yiyi, Yiyi...” But he could not feel the softening of the woman in his arms. For the moment of his frustration appearing, the Zhu Quan in this life found a gap and chipped in, “Chang Nuo! Save me!” The Zhu Quan in the previous life felt that the last bit of his energy was burned out. He sobbed and said his last words, “Yiyi, you are so cruel. You will regret it in the future. Just as I do.” Then, the Zhu Quan in this life felt that he could control his body again, and he immediately pushed He Danggui away.

Coincidentally, his hand swung off her veil, revealing the “anti-satyr makeup” she painted. In addition to red and swollen acne, there were also large and small rashes covering up the once beautiful face. It was terrifying. If she were born so, no one would be surprised. But her exquisite face was so beautiful before that it caused a shock because of this sharp contrast.

Sure enough, this ghost-like appearance immediately scared the three handsome men here. What an ugly woman! Among the three, Zhu Quan had the deepest dislike. Thinking of him holding her in his arms, he just wanted to take off his clothes and take a bath to drive away the bad luck from her.

Zhu Quan furiously said, “What the hell did you do? Why were you in my arms?” He was a bit worried when he said those words because he didn’t want to feel the kind of heartache that appeared when he attacked He Danggui last time. That pain would spread from the heart to the whole body like flowing water. But this time, he was so lucky that the feeling didn’t show up again. On the contrary, he was relaxed though he felt a little bit upset…

Chang Nuo immediately played the role of peacemaker again. He dragged away Zhu Quan, who was making threatening gestures, and said, “She is pregnant. You should behave yourself. I pushed her to you just because you asked to do so. What’s wrong with you?” Chang Nuo was completely confused this time. How could Zhu Quan change his face so fast? He was totally two different people in a short moment!

Zhu Quan sneered, “Pregnant? I don’t care! It’s not my child. I have to wash my eyes because I see this ugly woman.”

Chang Nuo looked at He Danggui’s terrifying face and apologized to her, “I’m sorry. He means no offence. There is a reason for his cleanliness. In fact, he was...”

Zhu Quan pushed Chang Nuo angrily, “Shut your mouth! Let’s leave this place. I can’t stay here for even one second longer!”

Chang Nuo scratched his ears. Just a minute ago, Zhu Quan was still a heartbroken man who wanted to marry He Danggui. But now, he thought she was disgusting. Though He Danggui’s face was truly ugly… Chang Nuo had to admit that every man preferred the beauties, and even he didn’t want to look at her face. She was still a beauty a few days ago. What happened to her?

Chang Nuo tried his best to look directly at her face and asked, “Qingyi, have you seen the doctor?”

He Danggui stooped to pick up the veil and slowly put it on. She calmly replied, “Yes, I do. I have eaten too much spicy pepper, which caused the acne. Just as the old saying goes that it never rains but it pours. I was infected with the seasonal epidemic from Northern Zhili Area. I heard that the epidemic is very powerful, and I may suffer from its impact for a lifetime. I suggest you take a medicine bath to protect you from the disease.”

“Seasonal epidemic?” Chang Nuo looked back at Zhu Quan and asked, “What should we do? There is no cure for the epidemic yet, and I heard that once you get infected, you will not be able to get rid of the root forever.”

Zhu Quan showed a look of disdain, “What’s wrong with Luo’s Family? How can they negotiate a marriage for this kind of woman?” Then, he turned around and left instantly from the window, “I’m going to take a shower, and you guys should leave here as soon as possible.”

He Danggui’s was a little joyful, and she smiled slightly under the veil. Yes! That was the real Zhu Quan according to her memory. He used to be her world, but now she just wanted to keep away from him. She only wanted to see him act like this.

Chang Nuo sighed, “Don’t feel bothered. He has been abnormal these days. Anyway, I will find Qi Xuanyu for you, and he may have a way...”

“No, thank you.” He Danggui declined, “Childe Feng, everyone in our family is a doctor. If there is really no cure for the seasonal epidemic, then it’s no need to find other doctors. You should save your time. To be honest, I am tired now. Could you leave me some room so I can rest?”

When Chang Nuo was about to say something more, a person dropped from the skylight. When He Danggui looked at him, she couldn’t help being stunned. That was Shangguan Ming Ri! He was much younger than he looked in the Dream with less arrogance and violence. His left sleeve was empty. She vaguely remembered Chang Nuo had mentioned that Zhu Quan broke Shangguan Ming Ri’s left arm as a punishment because Ming Ri set the marriage with Xie Qiaofeng on behalf of Zhu Quan during Zhu Quan’s recovery period…

Most surprisingly, there were a few small pieces of quack medicines on Shangguan Ming Ri’s nose, just the same place as in the Dream. Moreover, his handsome straight nose was broken!

Chang Nuo glanced at Shangguan Ming Ri and asked in amazement, “What’s wrong with your nose? You were fine just now.”

Shangguan Ming Ri was also confused, “I don’t understand. I am a master in the art of lightness, but I suddenly fell off the wall and broke my nose just now. I don’t know what happened.”

“You fell off the wall?” Chang Nuo couldn’t believe it and looked at Ming Ri up and down. What bad luck tonight! Everyone around him was weird, and he was about to go insane. The bond between Zhu Quan and He Danggui that had lasted for three years broke with no sign, and the two were both ruthless enough. Alas! Maybe he should terminate the construction of that bamboo house in the Xinyuan Yard.

Shangguan Ming Ri didn’t know that the woman with beautiful eyes in front of him was the “siren from Luo’s family” told by Ming Yue. He also didn’t know that he lost his left hand because of her. Therefore, he didn’t even look at her. Looking at the roof, he said coldly, “I received a letter brought by a pigeon. Something went wrong with our layout. Someone has the same plan as we do. But now they are ahead of us. I am here to report it to the Lord. However, when I met him on the road, he told me to come to you. He also said that he didn’t want to talk to anyone before finishing his shower.”

The last sentence embarrassed Chang Nuo, so he apologized to He Danggui again, “He is not a rude person. He just hates the dirty thing, not you.” Then he felt that “dirty” was also a rude word to describe He Danggui, so he remedied, “When you get better, he won’t treat you this way again.” Although he still didn’t know their stories, he should help take care of Zhu Quan’s child. The royal offspring shall stay in Lord Ning’s Mansion.

He Danggui laughed and said, “Since you are busy, maybe we should negotiate our business next time. What do you say, Childe Feng?”

“Our business?” Chang Nuo paused.

He Danggui patted her pouch to remind him, “That payment of more than 20,000 liang silver is made, and I have no intention of refunding. However, you are not satisfied with the goods. Shouldn’t we find out a solution?”

“No need.” Chang Nuo waved his hand. “The money is yours. I just gave it to you. You can regard it as an apology for the reckless words from the Lord. Just take it.”

Shangguan Ming Ri was unhappy about Chang Nuo’s neglect of him. So, he interrupted, “Childe Feng, our business is imminent. We will never have such a good opportunity in the future. Since the Lord is in the shower, you should attach importance to it.”

Hearing the word “shower” again, Chang Nuo felt that his effort to rebuild the relationship between He Danggui and Zhu Quan was destroyed. He couldn’t help but scold Shangguan Ming Ri in irritation, “Do you have to be so garrulous? What the hell do you want to say in the middle of the night?”

Shangguan Ming Ri was also pissed off, and then he shouted angrily, “Of course I know it is the time to sleep with a woman, but the Lord is seduced by a siren. You are also acting irresponsibly. I’m really lost. Childe Feng, isn’t Yangzhou City your place? You should manage every operation here. That devil mask man is causing us troubles. Why are you still hooking up with a woman here? You may make us disappointed!”