FID – Chapter 448

  Chapter 448: Liu Zhixia Got Beaten

  Liu Yusheng’s eyes fell on the letter again. It wavered for a long time before she opened it.

  The letter paper was still a little moist in her hand, and there were one or two traces of tear stains on it.

  It was conceivable that the writer shed tears while writing this letter.

  —— I don’t know whether it is Nannan or Your Highness who gets this letter first. I’m too guilty to hand over the letter myself, please forgive me.

  ——The more the Liu elders treat me with sincerity, the more difficult it is for me to feel at ease. I hope you will forgive me for my selfishness. Since I have failed to live up to their great love, I may not meet everyone again forever. However, I’m too lowly to be greedy and enjoy this happiness, so I hope all the elders will forgive my selfishness.

  —— Zhixia’s future is bright. He will definitely rise to become famous in Nanling, and there will be better people around him to take care of him and honor him. I have made up my mind to leave this time. I will live up to everyone’s deep regard and return it in the afterlife. 

  ——Don’t look for me. Don’t miss me. Don’t worry about me.

  It was a few words, but every word was heartbreaking.

  Liu Yusheng felt a twinge in her heart. She slowly closed her eyes.

  That silly girl.

  She was afraid that she would bring trouble to her brother and family.

  In this time and space, women’s reputation was more important than life. In terms of tarnished reputation, most couldn’t survive it.

  She was so careless and negligent that she didn’t notice the knot in Yuzheng’s heart in time, leading to the present result.

  Yuzheng’s decision was not sudden. How much pain did she endure when she stood calm in front of outsiders all this time before leaving?

  The carriage returned to the front of the royal residence, but Liu Yusheng didn’t step off the carriage for a long time.

  She had no idea how to tell her family about this.

  Her parents and grandparents came to the capital with a heart full of joy for the marriage of her elder brother. But now, everything had ended up like this. They definitely would be deeply disappointed.

  However, it was not easy to tell them the reason.

  Liu Zhixia returned to the royal residence in the middle of the morning, together with Feng Qingbai.

  When he entered the house, he felt that the atmosphere in the house was different from usual. After glancing at Feng Qingbai, he walked towards the hall.

  A vague thought came to his mind, which made his feet move hastily.

  In the hall, the strange atmosphere was even more intense.

  In the past, boisterous laughter would erupt when the family sat there, but the place was exceptionally silent today.

  The four elders sat there with ugly faces. Everyone wasn’t saying a single word, and when they saw him enter, they all raised their eyes to glare at him.

  His sister was sitting beside her elders with furrowed brow. An inexplicable emotion floated in her eyes, as if she had something difficult to say.

  ”Grandpa, Grandma, Father, Mother, what’s wrong? Nannan, what’s going on?”

  Feng Qingbai was the first to go to Liu Yusheng’s side and held her hand: “What’s wrong?”

  Liu Yusheng shook her head at him, pursed her lips and didn’t say anything.

  Liu Dalin stood up and raised his hand to greet Liu zhixia, “You bastard, say, what have you done? Did you do something wrong to Yuzheng? Have your eyes gone higher than the top now that you’ve won the Number One Scholar title, and you’re discarding your wife, who’s supported you in hardship? Are you looking for another high branch to climb?!…”

  ”Father, can you make it clear what exactly happened?!” When Liu Dalin smacked Liu Zhixia, he didn’t hide. His heart had sunk to the bottom of the valley.

  Yuzheng was missing.

  She wasn’t waiting for him back at the royal residence.

  His father’s words made a certain suspicion in his heart gradually crystallize.

  That feeling weighed down all over him.

  ”Come on, stop beating for now! It seems that Zhixia doesn’t know the reason. Besides, don’t you know your child’s virtue? He can’t do anything such as abandoning someone who’s accompanied him through hardships!” Grandpa Liu soberly stopped Liu Dalin and handed Liu Zhixia the letter that Fu Yuzheng left. “Look, what happened to Yuzheng that made such a girl make such a fuss, leaving before her betrothal? If there is anything hidden in it, don’t hide it from us. Make it clear, and then we’ll try to find her back.”

  ”A lady suffered misfortune before she even got married. Zhixia, I’m telling you, you must Yuzheng back, no matter what. Otherwise how can she live in the future?!” Grandma Liu was restraining a nameless fire and didn’t know where to vent it. 

  She didn’t know if Zhixia had done something that wronged Yuzheng. The two had been living like a real husband and wife. How could she leave this time?

  Their wedding was about to take place, yet something like this happened! They didn’t even know the beginning and end of the matter. What was this all about?!

  Chen Xiulan’s eyes swept over Liu Zhixia and Liu Yusheng one by one. “Zhixia, Nannan, are you hiding something from your parents?”

  Liu Yusheng pursed her lips and didn’t know how to answer. Her mother was more sensitive, and she might have suspected that she knew the inside story.

  But how could she say that?

  She didn’t know how her parents would react if she told them about that kind of incident.

  By then, even her open-minded elders, who could see past a woman’s loss of virginity, might not be accepting of the incident. Wouldn’t that make them just as uncomfortable?

  After listening to several people’s dialogues, Feng Qingbai understood what had happened, and his tension disappeared. As long as it wasn’t related to Shengsheng, he would rarely care about others.

  Liu Zhixia had already finished reading the letter, and he crumpled it into a ball. The gloom that his body emitted almost condensed into substance, but he didn’t say a word, nor did he say anything the elders wanted to hear.

  He just looked at Feng Qingbai: “I asked you to help pay more attention to her movements before. Have you got any results?”

  Feng Qingbai looked at him lightly, “What does it matter if there are results? What if there aren’t? The root of the matter isn’t there. Even if you get her back, there’ll be no result at all. That knot is still there. She will still leave.”

  Liu Zhixia fell silent.

  The elders of the Liu family, on the other hand, listened in confusion. They had no idea what riddle the two were playing.

  ”What is going on? Tell us clearly!” Grandpa Liu ordered.

  Looking at their expressions, something really must have happened among them. It was only them who knew nothing about it.

  Everyone’s eyes fell on Liu Zhixia, waiting for him to explain.

  ”Grandparents, parents, it’s difficult to explain this matter clearly. Give Big Brother some time. Wait for him to think clearly before deciding what to do,” Seeing her brother’s depressed and lost look, Liu Yusheng couldn’t bear to force him and said, “But Big Brother certainly did not fail Yuzheng. They both did not do anything wrong, so rest assured.”

  The four elders looked at each other, their faces sober.

  How could they feel at ease?

  It was a great joy to know that Zhixia won the Number One Scholar title. The family should be celebrating and then prepare for the engagement the next day. Now, they didn’t know the hows and whys and could never sleep peacefully.

  How could they have peace of mind?

  In the end, Grandma Liu frowned and sighed, “Yuzheng left without any warning, and she has no relatives. Where can a big lady go to settle down?”

  No relatives, and all by herself. Moreover, she was a woman… the mere thought of it made the elders’ hearts restless.

  ”Axiu, ah, don’t you have a lot of people under your hand? Why don’t you send someone to fetch her? If she doesn’t want to come back, we won’t force her. We just have to know if she’s okay outside. If she’s settled down, we can rest assured, right?” Chen Xiulan said.

  ”Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, I will order someone to do that. She won’t be in any danger all alone outside,” Feng Qingbai promised.