The Precious Lady – Chapter 445

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第445章 下狱
回想从前,温家人总是刻意规避他和两个孩子见面,可血脉亲情哪里容易割舍?
他瞧见两个孩子的第一眼,分明就觉得熟悉和亲近!

魏峥捂住胸口。

他第一次知道,原来心痛…竟是一种生理疼痛,像绵密的针扎在上头,血涓涓从小孔里流出来,散到四肢,连带着手心脚心都是痛。痛到极致,魏峥眼前一黑,跌坐在椅子里。

候继正在清点物资,总算在温家的箱笼里发现了魏峥遗失的荷包,以及赵恒的那张路引,他颤颤巍巍的将东西递上前去,“侯爷,路引和…老夫人的香囊。”

候继心头狂跳!

不敢相信,这世上竟有温小娘子这般胆大妄为之人!

她竟敢将侯爷玩弄鼓掌之间!

着实可恨!
难怪昨夜侯爷呕到吐血!

恰逢赵恒抱着两个孩子回来,他瞧着比魏峥还要激动,老远就在喊:“侯爷,公子和小姐…回家了!”

魏峥心一软,仿佛心上那千万根针顿时被人拔了出来,他三步并作两步上前,先抱过昭昭。

昭昭认生,许是察觉到魏峥的心绪起伏,整个人在他怀里不安的扭动着,她那双大眼睛里盛满委屈的泪水,连睫毛上也沾染了泪水,分外招人疼爱。

魏峥抬手,动作轻柔的擦掉她的眼泪,将滚烫的额头贴在她前额,“别哭…”

他艰难又笨拙的开口,“别哭,爹爹…在这儿…”

他又抱了会儿珲哥儿,忍不住端详这小子,最后得出结论:“昭昭肖我。这玩意儿像…”

像他那个没心肝的娘!
候继笑道:“小公子脾气像您。”

赵恒一挥手,乳娘和陈妈方才大着胆子入内,接过两个孩子,陈妈头皮发麻,抱起昭昭就准备脚下抹油开溜,哪知背后传来魏峥阴嗖嗖的声音,“陈妈——”

陈妈笑比哭还难看,“侯爷…”又舔舔唇,“姑爷…”

大丈夫能屈能伸,陈妈笑得很谄媚,“姑爷,您都想起来了?那您应该记得,当初在温宅的时候,您可喜欢吃我做的饭了!”

魏峥眯起眼睛,盯着她半晌不说话。

陈妈只觉得她头顶上有把刀,悬而不落。

终于,那人慢吞吞的掀唇,“好好照顾昭昭和珲哥儿。黄泉路上,我饶你一条老命!”

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温婉来不及思考下大狱的原因,她蜷缩在墙角,刚隐约摸到魏峥或许找回记忆的时候,脑子一偏,人又昏睡过去。

前夜淋了大半夜的冷雨,小腿还有没愈合的箭伤,温婉到家后便大病一场,下不来床。

醒来时已是夜深。

饥肠辘辘,浑身无力,只不过…一睁眼就看见牢房内坐着魏峥,温婉猛地从干草制成的床上爬了起来。

没看错。

确实是魏峥。

那双眼睛泛着绿光,好似黑暗丛林里猛兽盯上猎物的眼神。

“侯…侯爷?”

话一出口,声音哑得犹如粗砂砾。

魏峥正坐她面前两米距离。

他穿外着一件青色锦袍,内里着一件月白绫缎中衣,交领处松散的露出锁骨,还有包扎伤口的纱布。衣袖宽大如流云,撑住椅子扶手的虎口处上…为她挡刀的伤疤分外明显。

牢房狭小逼仄,远处有火把点燃,牢房内部隐约可见一点点火光。

阴冷、潮湿、腐臭。

却不及那人眼神阴冷半分。

“温掌柜。”面前那男子眉眼冷峻的问她,“你就没有什么需要跟我交代的?”

温婉抱着侥幸心理做最后的挣扎,“比如?”

男人广袖一抛,将藏于身后的面具取出,缓缓覆面。

一缕乌发垂落至胸前。

惨淡火光中,渐渐勾勒出赵恒的脸部轮廓。

男子的声音沙沙的。

诡异的平静。

但正是这样的平静,让温婉心头仿佛压着一块巨石。

“比如,你骗我做了温家上门女婿,骗我生下两个孩子…又将我弃如敝履,丢在冰天雪地里等死。”

温婉脸上…终于慢慢变色。

她偷摸排练过无数次魏峥想起记忆的画面,无一例外,从没有找到破局之法。

无论她怎么推理和预案,最后的结果都逃不开一个死字。

于是她选择——

摆烂。

做老赖虽然很无耻。

但真他娘的爽。

“如何?”她嬉皮笑脸,“昭昭和珲哥儿很可爱吧?昭昭的模样像你,珲哥儿像我。无痛当爹,你应该感谢我才对。”

魏峥捂住胸口,一股戾气自下而上的翻腾,几乎要吞没了他。

他试图从温婉脸上看出哪怕那么一丁点的愧疚,或许他心一软便会放过她。

可是。

完全没有。

那小娘子一句话就捶在他胸口,打得他气血翻涌。

“多谢你为我生下这样可爱的一对儿女。”魏峥笑得如沐春风,“所以我已经将两个孩子抱到督抚院来抚养。今日下午,我命人发了急信回宫,姑母自会派人给两个孩子上魏家的族谱。”

温婉脸色突变!

攥住衣袖的手背上…青筋一根一根爆出。

她不曾防备魏峥行事如此决绝,竟不留半点后手!
抢吗?

怎么抢?
跟皇后抢魏家的孩子?
她有几个脑袋够砍?

可是求饶吗?
手办正在气头上,她实在不愿触他的霉头。

“打开天窗说亮话吧。你要如何?”温婉环视四下,墙角从有一只肥硕的老鼠一溜烟跑过,发出“吱吱吱”的声音,温婉只好看向魏峥,“你总不能将我关在这里一辈子。”

“你无非就是要出这一口气。”温婉咬牙,“要赔钱还是赔命,你索性给我个痛快。”

“事到如今…”魏峥只觉得肩膀上的伤口又隐隐作痛了,他捂着伤口,脸色发白,“我原以为…你至少对我有一丝愧疚。”

小娘子别过脸去。

他看不见她的神情。

可他不会心软。

“我只问你一句,你从头到尾只当我是生育工具,还是…你也曾…哪怕片刻…将我视作你的夫君,温家的一份子?”

小娘子仰头,眯着眼睛笑。

“你我都是成人,谈什么情情爱爱至死不渝?至少你在平县的日子,我不曾亏待过你。真算起来,你也半点不吃亏。你给了我两个孩子,可我家屠二爷却也救了你的命,你我两清,互不亏欠。”

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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