Chapter 83 Satisfied
83 Satisfied
That heart-piercing pain seemed to still be yesterday, seeping into her bones…
At the thought of this, the blood-red color in her eyes quickly dilated and flowed violently.
In her previous life, the heavens had let Fang Mingfeng off, but she would not let him off, let alone forget what he had done.
Gradually, her eyes and emotions calmed down.
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“It’s a little lacking.” Gu Yanfei chuckled and casually threw the dagger on the coffee table with a clang.
Compared to the short sword Chu Yi had given her, this dagger was far inferior.
She had no particular intention, but Madam Gu listened attentively and felt that there was a hidden meaning behind her words.
“…” Madam Gu looked hesitant.
“Do you want me to calculate what will happen next?” Gu Yanfei raised her fingers again…
As soon as she saw Gu Yanfei’s action, Madam Gu’s heart beat uncontrollably like a drum.
Gu Yanfei pinched her knuckles two or three times and sighed softly. “Aiya, this is a sign that the shrike and the swallow will fly in different directions. The Empress Dowager is about to give Kang Wang a marriage. This bride is really unlucky.”
“The peach blossoms in Gu Yunrong’s life have withered…”
“Let me calculate again…”
Looking at Gu Yanfei’s slender fingers, Madam Gu’s expression darkened and she was distraught. It was unknown if she was afraid that Gu Yanfei would continue calculating or that she would jinx it.
Madam Gu gritted her teeth and barely controlled her emotions. She asked again, word by word, “What exactly do you want?!”
Gu Yanfei put down her calculating hand and gently tapped her index and middle fingers on the armrest. She slowly said, “There’s a saying in the ‘Law of Jin’: Those who sell people will be punished with 100 strokes of the cane and be exiled for 3,000 miles.”
Her meaning was clear.
“…” Madam Gu’s pupils dilated. Her breathing and heartbeat were inexplicably attracted by the rhythm of Gu Yanfei’s fingers, and her breathing became faster and faster.
“She’s already been punished. Isn’t that enough?” Gu Yunrong couldn’t help but ask.
Gu Yanfei had already beaten Mother Su half to death, destroyed Gu Yunrong’s betrothal gift, and even injured Fang Mingfeng because of her selfishness.
Wasn’t that enough?!
Gu Yanfei was actually still not satisfied!
Gu Yunrong’s body tensed and her expression was extremely ugly.
Even so, she did not lose her composure and speak ill of her.
Gu Yanfei’s half-lowered eyelashes trembled slightly, and a trace of blood appeared in her cold eyes.
In her previous life, Mother Su had treated Gu Yunrong very well, and Gu Yunrong had been the same to Mother Su.
After Gu Yunrong married into Kang Wang’s manor, she released Mother Su’s family from slavery and bought them a house and land. From then on, they were surrounded by servants and lived a luxurious life. Not only that, but Gu Yunrong also hired a teacher for Mother Su’s youngest son.
Madam Gu also turned a blind eye to this.
In this life, under the circumstances of conflict of interest, could they still stick to the choices of their previous life?!
“Not enough,” Gu Yanfei said calmly, meeting Gu Yunrong’s eyes calmly.
Ultimately, it was extremely easy for her to deal with a mere Mother Su, and no one could stop her. However, even if she simply killed her, her mental demons could not be resolved at all.
She had to put herself in the same situation as in her previous life. She had to cut open flesh, dig out pus and blood, scrape away the bone poison… Only then could she really break out of the cocoon and be reborn.
This was the meaning of her return to this life!
It was quiet inside and outside the house, except for the occasional fallen leaves in the courtyard. It was so quiet that the soft sound of leaves falling could almost be heard.
Gu Yanfei did not rush them. She took out a handful of fragrant pine nuts from the dried fruit plate beside her and peeled the pine nuts to eat.
Crack, crack, crack…
The sound was clearly not loud, but every crack was ear-piercing to Madam Gu’s ears, making her temples ache.
Madam Gu clenched her right hand in her wide cuff as she struggled with her thoughts.
Gu Yunrong’s pursed cherry lips turned slightly pale.
This was an open conspiracy.
In other words, Gu Yanfei did not care if she had discovered that she was the mastermind at all. Now, she had clearly made her request.
“Don’t push your luck.” Gu Yunrong’s eyes gradually sharpened, and a flame danced in her pupils.
She did not want Gu Yanfei to succeed!
Gu Yanfei did not look at Gu Yunrong. Her slender fingers deftly peeled another pine nut and she said briskly, “So what if I do?”
“Emperor Taizu once ordered that the imperial family can choose a marriage without asking about family background.”
“However, I wonder if the Empress Dowager can tolerate a daughter-in-law who’s the child of a slave?”
Ignoring her family background was not equivalent to marrying a slave as a wife.
Gu Yanfei’s tone was casual, as if they were chatting.
The words “child of a slave” stung Gu Yunrong again.
This was a blatant threat. Gu Yanfei was clearly threatening her.
If she did not let the other party vent her anger, her background would be exposed to Empress Dowager Yuan.
As she thought about it, Gu Yunrong lowered her eyes, forming a shadow underneath.
She believed that she did not care about her background, and neither did Kang Wang.
Who her parents and background were was not up to her to decide, and no matter who it was, it would be the same.
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Therefore, Gu Yunrong did not think that she owed Gu Yanfei. She was just a little luckier than Gu Yanfei, but it was not a crime to be lucky.
She did not care if Gu Yanfei told anyone about this. So what if she did? Her knowledge, talent, wisdom, and even her intelligence belonged to her, not to the Gu family’s daughter.
Gu Yanfei could tell everyone for all she cared.
The words were already on Gu Yunrong’s lips.
Click.
Gu Yanfei casually threw a pine nut shell on the coffee table and it happened to roll onto the blood-stained dagger, making a crisp sound.
The blood on the dagger was still bright red and shocking.
Recalling the scene of the dagger stabbing into Fang Mingfeng’s abdomen, Gu Yunrong suddenly could not say anything.
She seemed to hear the sound of the betrothal letter being torn open again, and Prince Li’s disgusted gaze appeared in front of her.
She did not care about her background, but the world did.
Prince Li already disliked her. What would he think if he found out that she had a biological mother like Mother Su?!
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What would the Empress Dowager think?
If she could not reach the heavens in a single step and reach a position that could look down on everyone, she would always be the “child of a slave” Gu Yanfei mentioned and would always be inferior.