Chapter 144 Shangguan is critically ill
Seeing that his grandmother wanted Mengxi to spend the rest of her life guarding the family temple alone with a green lamp by her side, Xiao Jun thought of Mengxi's fragility and finally couldn't bear it, so he kowtowed and begged for Mengxi's freedom.
After hearing Xiao Jun's plea and looking at his bleeding forehead, the old lady and the eldest master looked at each other. They both knew that this was Xiao Jun's limit and they couldn't push him any further. For a moment, they didn't know what to do.
After a long silence, the old lady sighed and thought to herself that she had no choice but to accept it today. The prince was still alive and there was still time. She could not force Jun'er today, so she said:
"Since Jun'er said so, your father and I can't say anything more. Just Jun'er, remember to tell Xi'er that my Xiao family will divorce her today. She can choose to stay in the Xiao family temple or return to her mother's home. We also allow her to remarry, but if she wants to remarry, she can't live in Pingyang. If she disagrees and remarries in Pingyang with great fanfare, not to mention that my Xiao family doesn't remember the old relationship, we will use extraordinary means to make her unable to stay in Daqi, even if she marries someone more powerful than my Xiao family. I, Shangguan, swear today that as long as I am alive, I will not let her step into another family alive!"
The old lady said, if you, Mengxi, want to remarry in the future, just get out of here and don't embarrass our Xiao family in Pingyang. If you don't obey, if your husband's family is weak, the Xiao family will suppress you directly. If your husband's family is strong, we will send people to assassinate you. In short, you will not get what you want.
When Xiao Jun heard his grandmother swear, he knew there was no room for negotiation, and thought to himself: If Xier meets a good man who can protect her for the rest of her life, he will use any means to force them out of Pingyang. He would rather let Xier hate him for the rest of her life than let her live in peace.
Thinking of this, he opened his mouth to thank:
"Jun'er thanks grandma for your help, but Jun'er asks grandma to promise Jun'er that if the Li family loses face because of Xi'er and cannot tolerate her, grandma and father should allow Jun'er to support Xi'er outside Pingyang City in the name of someone else, buy her property, and let her live a worry-free life."
"Okay, you can handle these small matters. Our Xiao family owes her. It's not too much to divorce her and buy her some land. Xier is strong-willed, and it's not easy for a woman. If she is willing, as long as she doesn't remarry, our Xiao family can support her forever."
He returned to Xiaoxiang Courtyard dejectedly. The cold moon was like frost, scattered all over the ground. The late autumn night was particularly desolate. Xiao Jun jumped onto the roof of the main house. From here, he could see the east wing more clearly. Sitting on the roof, the hook-like moonlight was reflected on the dark window panes of the east wing, making it hazy and impossible to see the scenery inside.
Xiao Jun's heart was broken . He wanted to break into the east wing, hold Xier in his arms, feel her body temperature, listen to her heartbeat, smell her body fragrance again, make him feel that he owned her, and wanted to tell her. When his grandmother forced him to divorce her, he realized why he was reluctant. He finally saw his heart clearly. He liked her and neglected her just to conquer her. He was wrong and he regretted it so much.
He thought he could have a lifetime to fight with her, stay with her, and be affectionate with her, but even God punished him for his promiscuity and took away all the time he and she had in an instant. If he could be given another chance, he would start over, hold her in his hands, treat her well, and never let her suffer again. Now, he has no chance, the result has already been determined, and it is superfluous to say anything more.
Mengxi's every move appeared in front of him again. She was wearing no makeup and just lowered her head to think for a moment, and then she came up with a poem that will be remembered forever. For the first time, he was shocked by her talent. When her daughter was critically ill, she ignored her status and decisively used her mouth to suck out the thick phlegm blocking Feng'er's throat. At that moment, he seemed to have touched her soft heart.
On the old lady's birthday, she, who was wearing a dazzling and dreamy purple dress, gently supported him with her soft little hand. They walked up to the birthday hall together and knelt down. He was amazed that she could give such a long birthday speech, which was novel and strange but full of wit.
The smile that was as beautiful as a blooming spring flower when she cheated her third brother of his gold ingots, all of this was like a bunch of dangerous and fatal poppy flowers that took root and sprouted in his heart, making him poisoned and addicted. He could not quit, let alone forget.
But now he was forced to rip it out, which would leave a wound that could never be healed. He would never have such passion for another woman in his life.
For the first time, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness. The sense of superiority of being the head of a noble family since childhood and having everything he wanted was swept away in his heart. So what if he was the head of a noble family? He also had things that he could not get, was also betrayed by his own woman, and was also forced to let go of his beloved woman for the benefit of the family.
The seemingly prosperous Xiao family could be destroyed overnight. This realization made him realize that prosperity was like a dream and everything was fleeting. Only the love in his heart was real, but it could not be retrieved. From then on, he was just a walking corpse, a machine of the Xiao family.
He pulled out the flute from his sleeve. He hadn't played the flute for a long time. Xier, Xier, you have never heard the sound of his flute, right?
A sad and mournful flute sound echoed in the night sky of Xiaoxiangyuan, sobbing and bringing tears to people's eyes. That night, many people in Xiaoxiangyuan were infected by the tragic flute sound and shed tears, including Mengxi.
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In the past few days, Mengxi has been busy making final preparations to leave the house. She has secretly sent out all the medicines in stock in the pharmacy. Every time she prepares medicine, the half-finished medicine is delivered on the same day, prepared and sent away, and she is never kept overnight. She knows that once she is divorced, she will be monitored first.
The Xiao family was wealthy and powerful, with no shortage of money, so she was allowed to take away her daily necessities. But if she took out a large amount of medicine, the Xiao family would definitely become suspicious. They would follow the clues and perhaps soon find out that Yichuntang was hers. She even asked Zhiqiu to be prepared. Once she was divorced, she wanted Zhiqiu to immediately dispose of all the things in the pharmacy at the back and throw those that could not be taken away into the pond.
What Mengxi was most reluctant to leave were the three pots of red bananas in the backyard. They were rare and top-quality spices in the world. She believed that Xiao Jun would not let her take them away. After racking her brains, she finally came up with a good idea, which was to use local materials, prepare them into medicine, and take them away without leaving any residue.
That day, Mengxi finally finished making pills and spices made with red banana. She finally relented and only took most of the leaves, leaving the whole plant to Xiao Jun.
Looking at the prepared medicine, Mengxi sniffed it excitedly. Just as she was about to put it in a box and ask Zhiqiu to take it out of the house, she saw Zhiqiu hurriedly walk in:
"Second Madam, my brother sent someone to tell me that Master Shangguan is critically ill, and asked Second Madam to try to find a way to go out of the house to diagnose him and see if he can be saved. It just so happens that Second Master is not at home today, so we should prepare to leave the house quickly."
"What? How could big brother suddenly become critically ill?!"
