The Precious Lady – Chapter 346

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第346章 翻船
温婉的笑居高临下,眸色悲悯又残忍,小娘子的唇色很红,红得几近妖冶。

“绿萍一死,我和元敬就能斗得无休无止。”

“借刀杀人、隔岸观火,元五郎坐收渔翁之利,既能斗倒元敬,又能收走我的酒坊,一举两得。”

“不!”程允章双目变得赤红,呼吸已然急促,“这不可能。三房兄弟之间就算有龃龉,也不至于斗到这种地步!”

“我盘问过元五郎的车夫。去年他路经平县,却一直没有离开。元五郎暗藏在平县里,看着我和元敬斗得你死我活!”

“绿萍死的第二天,他就立刻离开了平县!”

“程允章,你告诉我……这是巧合?”

程允章舔了舔干涩的唇舌,惶惶张口:“所以…就为了个丫鬟?”

船内沉默片刻。

温婉眸色颤了颤,蠕蠕唇,想反驳,突然被程允章这句话激得丧失所有力气和手段。

一颗心,慢慢的往下坠,直到最后…坠入伸手不见五指的深渊。

她,终究还是无法真正融入这里吧。

为了一个丫鬟报仇,任谁听了都会笑她癫狂。

可是——

绿萍是一个活生生的人啊,她曾饱满鲜活的活在这世上,像是枝头盛放的玉兰,可惜没有等到下一个开放的季节便被人践踏在地。

这世道…不该如此!
程允章看到眼前那小娘子眼底的光芒渐渐涣散熄灭,仿佛灯会阑珊尽头,走进去只有一团黑,再无其他。

程允章意识到自己…或许犯了一个不可饶恕的错误。

小娘子抬眸,眼睛水光泽泽,如今却只有铺天盖地的冷漠,“是。就为了个丫鬟。”

程允章忽而变得无措,“这些事情…你为何不告诉我?”

若告诉他,他并非没有办法解决。

或许,早告诉他,事情不会这样糟糕!

那小娘子又笑了。

仿佛如今她对着自己,只剩嘲讽。

“程允章,这世上并非每个女子都愿做金丝雀。”小娘子眉眼是前所未见的锐利,眼中光芒让人无法直视,“修文师兄高估了自己,也低估了我。”

那女子嘴唇一张一合,唇角牵出讥诮的弧度,“事已至此,修文师兄要抓我去报官吗?”

程允章愣在那里。

他看见那女子漫不经心的神情,她有恃无恐,因为元家三房在整个案件中并不清白。更何况中间还夹杂着人命官司!

不能报官。

报不了官!

这是一本糊涂账!

程允章只觉得眼前这娇弱如菟丝花的女子长出了锋利的爪牙,一朝獠牙大露,便要将所有人的喉咙咬破饮血吃肉。

真是好笑。

他自认洞察人心,从前更觉这小娘子有些反骨和傲气也显得可爱。

小娘子嘛,心气高、手段狠、性情骄,只要在他可控的范围之内,这些都不失为一种别致的可爱。

可是…他也被这可爱迷了眼睛。

不曾想这是个吃人的猛兽。

到处咬人的猛兽必须被制服!

“元家三房两条性命已经足够平息你的愤怒。人死债消,温师妹…”程允章下颚线紧绷,一字一句仿佛从口齿之间崩出来的一样,“你明天就收拾东西回平县,并发誓以后永远不要再来播州,永远不再和元家程家为敌!”

温婉低低一笑,“晚了。”

“我曾经一而再再而三的选择退让,但你们从来没有给我留过活路。”

“只要你离开——”程允章胸脯起伏,瘦削的肩膀仿佛压着万斤重,想起贾氏的无端纠缠,程允章脑子里想过无数种分隔开三房和温婉的办法,“我可以保证…让你全身而退。三舅母那边…我会想办法。”

“抱歉……师兄。”小娘子挑眉一笑,语气很淡,却藏着势在必得,“我从不会将命运交到旁人手里。你说的那些东西,我会亲自去拿。”

程允章肩线一紧。

年轻男子垂眸,温婉看见他一排排浓密的睫毛。

程允章双手紧握,似乎早已料到温婉的答案,脸上无波无喜,声音却有一丝丝发颤,“温师妹…当真要和我为敌?就不能为了我…委曲求全一次?哪怕只有这一次?”

温婉抿唇。

风吹进来。

撩起那小娘子额前的一缕碎发。

她眼底仿佛有破碎的星河。

“事已至此,多说无益。就算我温婉对不住你。”

程允章本不愿和温婉走到这一步,可如今猛兽吃人,甚至要吃掉他的家人,他便不得不站出来。

他手里拿起那根碧玉簪子,眸色沉了一分,“这世上没有天衣无缝的犯罪,城防图我已经看过,我知道你是如何杀的五表兄,只要我一纸诉状,熊大人未必查不出你来。就算如此,你还要跟三房斗?”

威胁她?
程允章用这一招对付旁人或许管用,但对付她…不行。

且不说她本就不是杀害元启的凶手,就说元启杀害绿萍的案子,真要查起来,谁都别想好过。

小娘子凤眸危险眯起,她的视线不动声色落在那根碧玉簪子上。

就是这根簪子坏了事。

若是它消失就好了。

反正杀害元五郎的人说到底不是她!

转念一想,对面那小娘子突然冷声一笑。

陡然!

温婉身如猎豹朝他扑来!

船身剧烈摇晃,江水撞击船身发出声响,程允章身体往后一倒,几乎是瞬间明白……

温婉要抢回簪子!
她要毁灭罪证!

程允章根本没料到温婉的手段如此原始粗暴,电光火石之间,他双腿一蹬弓身去抢那碧玉簪子。

可他动作慢了一步,眨眼之间那小娘子的脸近在眼前,两个人身体撞击发出“嘭”一声。

船身左摇右晃,江水通过船体缝隙不断“哗哗”流进。

这个船本就小,质量又轻,寻常人连站也站不稳,更别提两个人在船舱内打斗争执!

温婉一手紧紧攥住那根碧玉簪子,寒芒一闪,匕首出鞘,剑锋如花,险险略过程允章面门!
程允章深提一口气,下意识的松手!
温婉整个身体重重撞在船身上,船身猛烈摇晃,终于“哗啦”一声,整个船身侧翻倒扣,冰冷的江水疯狂灌入其中,温婉一个猛子扎入水里——

她水性好,一入水里仿佛鱼跃大海,双臂灵活伸展,双腿有力蹬开,几下沉浮便远离了倾倒的船只。

The Precious Lady

The Precious Lady

万金娘子
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The text is as follows: "【The Merchant Lady vs. The Cunning Power Lord】 It is said that the Wen family in Ping County has a fortune made of gold and jewels, even the bowls for eating are made of gold. Unfortunately, Old Master Wen has difficulty producing heirs, with only two daughters. With Old Master Wen gravely ill, the Wen family is about to be stripped bare by relatives. The newly arrived Wen Wan is quite anxious. She desperately needs a well-behaved and docile son-in-law—just as Wei Zheng, the Marquis of Huai'an, who was sent to Jiangnan to investigate a case, is ambushed and left in critical condition, he is knocked unconscious and urgently delivered to Wen Wan’s bed. The amnesiac Wei Zheng becomes the Wen family's son-in-law Zhao Heng. His hand that once wielded a sword turns into one that cooks soup. Finally, Wen Wan diagnoses a pregnancy and without hesitation throws the drugged Wei Zheng into the snow-capped mountains five hundred miles away, leaving him to fend for himself. Meanwhile, she dons a white flower on her head and black gauze on her arm, throwing a banquet to bid farewell to her "suddenly deceased" husband. When the citizens of Ping County mention the merchant lady, they all sigh: This young woman is suffering! Her man is dead, leaving her to live with her old father and two children. Don’t let her wealth fool you; she must be in immense pain. Wen Wan wipes her tears with a handkerchief, repeatedly agreeing, fearing others might see her secretly delighted heart. Later, as the Wen family's fortunes attract envy, Wen Wan is thrown into prison. The one handling the case is none other than the renowned Marquis of Huai'an. The Wen family exhausts all their wealth in efforts, but the case makes no progress. In the prison, a cold-eyed man in a blue shirt asks her, “Merchant Wen, I’ve heard that you once vowed to remain faithful to your deceased husband for life?” Wen Wan trembles: Brother, I was being honest, please let me go."

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