novelhk Chapter 31 Hypocritical to the point of being disgusting
Chapter 31 Hypocritical to the point of being disgusting
Jiang Qingyue's words caught everyone off guard. Even Jiang An didn't expect that his well-thought-out plan would be slapped in the face by Jiang Qingyue's few words.
Jiang Chuchu was also baffled, wondering what Jiang Qingyue was up to, but she had a feeling that she had a backup plan.
So this time she was smarter and didn't say anything.
"Qingyue, what nonsense are you spouting?" Jiang An was furious with this unfilial daughter. Was she determined to go against him?
“Prime Minister Jiang, your daughter is not talking nonsense. Yesterday, I encountered a group of bandits on the road who tried to take advantage of your daughter. To protect her chastity, your daughter slashed her own face. I saved her, and now, of course, I will do a good deed to the end and send her home.”
Qin Xuanyu explained the whole story clearly in just a few words.
"I just don't understand why you, as her father, not only weren't worried when your daughter was in danger, but you also lied in public. No wonder she doesn't want to go home."
Qin Xuanyu added insult to injury, his words putting Jiang An directly on the hot seat.
"I..." Jiang An was speechless.
Jiang Luoyu didn't say anything either. He was secretly worried that Jiang Qingyue might reveal what he had done.
Jiang Qingyue slowly stepped forward and stopped in front of Jiang Luoyu. "Second cousin, why?"
Jiang Qingyue was in tears, which slid onto her wound, causing her to gasp in pain. She didn't wipe them away, letting the tears continue to irritate her wound, a sight that even the common people found painful.
Jiang Luoyu frowned as she tried to wipe away Jiang Qingyue's tears, saying, "Don't cry, it will only aggravate the wound."
His concerned expression was genuine, and he was trying to soften Jiang Qingyue's heart.
"Exciting? Hahaha, second cousin, do you know? The pain of this wound is nothing compared to the pain in my heart!" Jiang Qingyue avoided Jiang Luoyu's hand.
"I'll just ask you one question: why? Why did you abandon me and leave me alone with the bandits? Why?"
"Why?" Jiang Qingyue screamed hysterically as her wound reopened, and blood gushed out, a glaring sight.
"What? That's so unfair!"
"Unkind? That's cruel."
"Yes, they're family..."
"Too vicious."
The murmurs of the crowd reached Jiang Luoyu's ears, causing his face to turn pale and then flushed in turns, a truly fascinating sight.
Even Jiang An couldn't help but glance at him and frown.
He originally thought it was just Jiang Qingyue's mischief that had angered the bandits, but now it seems it might also be related to the rain? Impossible, this unfilial daughter must be trying to frame someone again.
"I... I'm not like that, Qingyue. Let me explain." Jiang Luoyu tried to salvage her reputation.
"Explain? Okay, then explain."
"Huh?" Jiang Luoyu was stunned. He thought Jiang Qingyue should continue her hysterical outburst. He didn't even want to explain; he wanted to use Jiang Qingyue's hysteria to gloss over the situation, attributing it to her being too traumatized and heartbroken.
However, she made herself explain...
Jiang Luoyu was speechless.
"What, didn't you want to explain? I'm listening to your explanation."
Jiang Luoyu glanced at the surrounding people, "Let's go inside the mansion and talk..."
"Enter the manor? If Young Master Jiang is honest and upright, why would he be afraid to speak in public? Could it be that he has something to hide?" Qin Xuanyu's words, once spoken, went straight to the heart of the matter.
"No...no, Qingyue, you misunderstood. I wanted to save you too, but you know how dangerous the situation was. Luo Yun and Chu Chu were there too, and I had to consider the bigger picture. I could save as many as possible so that we wouldn't all be put in danger. Besides, I did go back to look for you later."
Jiang Luoyu had no choice but to patiently explain that what she said was actually true.
After hearing this, everyone felt that it made sense. If it was to save Jiang Qingyue alone, it would be fine if they could save her, but if they couldn't, everyone's lives would be at stake. If it were them, they probably would have run away first without a second thought.
"Yes, Miss Jiang, what he said makes sense. Perhaps you really have misunderstood him. We're all family, why make a mountain out of a molehill?"
Some uninformed people began to advise Jiang Qingyue, and even stood on the moral high ground to criticize her for making a mountain out of a molehill.
"Yes, he went back, but if the people around him are not mistaken, he only went out with his men this morning, and he came back not long after he left."
Qin Xuanyu's soft voice came again.
Jiang Luoyu was so angry she wanted to curse. Who was this guy? What business was it of hers? Why was he so foul-mouthed?
He turned his head and saw that it was the King of Qin who had spoken. He immediately dared not speak, as he was still seeking a promotion and could not afford to offend the King of Qin.
"Qingyue, do you have to see me like that? I didn't want this to happen either. Besides, anyone else would have made the same choice as me. I'm sorry for what happened. You can hit me or scold me if you want, I accept it, but I never intentionally abandoned you."
Jiang Luoyu also tried to appeal to her emotions and reason with her.
Jiang Qingyue sneered, "Since you say I'm too far away from you and you can't do anything about it, then if Jiang Chuchu were in my position back then, and I were in Jiang Chuchu's position, would you have abandoned Jiang Chuchu?"
"I..." Jiang Luoyu was speechless. If it were Chu Chu, she would have risked her life to save her.
Seeing Jiang Luoyu speechless, Jiang Qingyue already knew the answer. "No need to answer, I already know the answer. I was overestimating myself. But, a whole night has passed, will you be able to sleep tonight?"
"I..." Jiang Luoyu couldn't explain why he immediately led people to rescue Jiang Qingyue after settling Jiang Luoyun and Jiang Chuchu on the spot, because he had selfish motives, but he couldn't say them out loud.
"Jiang Luoyu, your hypocrisy disgusts me!" Jiang Qingyue's eyes showed no attempt to hide her loathing for him. "If you just admit that my life is not as important as Jiang Chuchu's, that you hate me and don't want to save me, I'll actually think more highly of you."
Jiang Qingyue turned her head in despair to look at the people present, "Fellow villagers, he is Jiang Luoyu!"
Jiang Qingyue pointed at Jiang Luoyu, "I don't care about the choice he made back then. After all, it was Jiang Chuchu who grew up with him, but I wasn't. I can understand his behavior of abandoning me."
But after abandoning me, you ignored me and slept soundly until the next day when you pretended to look for me. Don't you know that if it weren't for... Young Master Wang's rescue, everything that was going to happen would have happened in one night. Would there have been any need to look for me then?
Since I came back, no one has cared about me. Why not just let me fend for myself? After the incident, all my father thought about was the trouble I caused myself. How pathetic.
Today, I, Jiang Qingyue, would like to ask all of you, my fellow villagers, to bear witness: from this day forward, there will be absolutely no possibility of peaceful coexistence between me and Jiang Luoyu. As long as he is alive, we will be enemies to the death!
Jiang Qingyue's resounding voice echoed, resonating in the hearts of everyone present.