In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Chapter 158 The Suffering of Flesh

Feng Liangyu took Zhihua to the home of an old widow in Xicheng. He gave the old woman, Granny Fang, ten taels of silver to ask her to take care of Zhihua who was pregnant.

Zhihua also had one hundred taels of silver on her, which was the pocket money Wu Qiming gave her when he left last time.

Although the old woman's home is poor, Zhihua has to live here to save her life. For herself and the baby in her belly, she must learn to endure hardships and work hard to survive.

Zhu Wu did not complete the task successfully. He was worried and did not sleep all night. The successive failures made him afraid that the governor would be angry and want to kill him.

The next morning, Zhu Wu went to the princess to plead guilty. At this time, Wu Qiming also put on his court clothes and went to the promotion office. He saw Zhu Wu kneeling on one knee with his head down, holding a knife in both hands, as if he was waiting for the princess to chop off his head.

Wu Qiming's heart tightened, and he keenly sensed that something major might happen. He made a prompt decision and decided not to leave in a hurry. Instead, he quietly hid behind the porch, holding his breath and listening attentively to the conversation between the two.

Zhu Wu said in a low voice, "Master, according to your instructions, the old woman and the maid have been properly dealt with.

However, the woman named Zhihua disappeared. After entering the main house, the subordinates did not find any trace of her, and then searched the surroundings carefully, but still could not find the whereabouts of the woman.

In my opinion, this woman may have known about the incident in advance and has already escaped. I failed to complete the task assigned by my master and I am willing to accept the punishment!"

Liang Zhilan's calm mood was stirred up again after hearing this. She was furious and swung her hand to knock the knife in Zhu Wu's hand to the ground, scolding: "What a shameless bitch, how dare you escape? Someone must have secretly passed on the message and took her away. You are not to blame for this, so leave for now!"

Wu Qiming's heart finally settled down a little after hearing this. No matter where Zhihua fled to, as long as she was safe and sound, it was enough. There would definitely be a chance for them to meet again in the future. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

Liang Zhilan sat in a chair and took a sip of tea to calm herself down a little.

She pondered inwardly: How could someone rescue a lowly maid who was isolated from the world? Without thinking too much, that person must be Wu Qiming.

You know, which man in the world can resist the temptation of a beauty? And Zhihua is born with a beautiful face and graceful demeanor. Wu Qiming must be unable to forget her and be attached to her. After all, in terms of appearance alone, he is too ordinary and cannot be compared with Zhihua at all!

Besides, Zhihua is now pregnant with Wu Qiming's child, so how can he not protect his own bloodline?

I never expected that in the end even the person closest to me would betray me.

At this moment, where is the so-called love between husband and wife? All the sincerity and love that I have given have gone to waste!

This made her feel like her heart was being torn apart by a knife, and she was filled with remorse. She hated herself for making such a ridiculous and foolish decision to have a child through surrogacy, and she hated Wu Qiming's ruthlessness and his fickleness.

Suddenly, Liang Zhilan stood up from her chair and ordered the maidservant beside her: "Qingmei, go and check whether the county horse has left the house.

If he has not left the house yet, stop him immediately and tell him to come and see the princess! If he has already left the house, send a servant to the government office and ask the princess to return to the house immediately."

Qingmei trotted towards the gate of the mansion. At this time, Wu Qiming had just taken half a step out of the gate. Qingmei shouted to Wu Qiming, "Please stay, my lord. Please go to see the princess immediately..."

Wu Qiming suddenly stopped moving forward. His heart felt as if it was being hit hard by a heavy hammer. He felt extremely uneasy.

A strong sense of foreboding came over him, making his hair stand on end - he was afraid that he was really going to be in big trouble. And this trouble was most likely related to Zhihua. It seemed that he couldn't escape it this time!

He sighed deeply: "Alas! As the saying goes, 'If it is a blessing, it will not be a disaster, but if it is a disaster, it will be inevitable.'" With a heart full of fear and worry, Wu Qiming walked towards the princess's room tremblingly.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Liang Zhilan's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it. She asked angrily, "Was what Brother Ming said before all false? It turns out that you have been secretly communicating with Zhihua and have been giving things to each other privately. This princess has already seen through this matter, so there is no need for you to quibble and cover it up. If Brother Ming really loves her, why not take her as a concubine!"

Wu Qiming knew very well that this was a trap set by Liang Zhilan to test him. How could he fall for it so easily? So he quickly explained: "Lan'er, don't you understand the sincerity of your husband's heart for you? In my heart, there is only you!......"

At this moment, Wu Qiming racked his brains, thinking of all kinds of sweet words, trying to make a final dying struggle.

Liang Zhilan is not a stupid person. She has been deceived time and time again. Even though she was once deeply in love and unable to extricate herself, at this moment, she finally came to her senses.

The corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a gentle smile, but her sharp eyes narrowed slightly at this moment, and she said softly: "This princess has always hated betrayers, and anyone who dares to betray this princess must pay a painful price!

However, Brother Ming, you are an exception, because you are Lan'er's favorite, and Lan'er really can't bear to see Brother Ming suffer. But Lan'er also wants Brother Ming to learn some lessons, so as not to make the same mistake again in the future..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Liang Zhilan picked up the whip that she had prepared long ago and mercilessly whipped Wu Qiming...

Wu Qiming knew very well that the only way to gain a brief peace and respite was to endure this physical pain.

So despite the severe pain in his body, he still gritted his teeth and held on, while constantly begging for mercy.

Liang Zhilan was waving the whip in her hand while crying and laughing. Her emotions seemed extremely excited and complicated, as if she had lost her mind. She kept muttering, "Brother Ming, do you know how much Lan'er loves you? You must never have that lowly maid in your heart..."

After more than twenty whips, Wu Qiming's back was covered with whip marks and bleeding.

Wu Qiming endured the pain, crawled to Liang Zhilan's feet and hugged her legs.

"Lan'er, I know I was wrong. It's all my fault. Please forgive me..."

A trace of heartache flashed in Liang Zhilan's eyes. She threw down the whip, squatted down, hugged Wu Qiming, and cried bitterly, "Brother Ming, does it hurt? The beating on you hurts my heart! I don't want to hit you, but not hitting you can't relieve the hatred in my heart. What do you want me to do? Wuuuu..."

Liang Zhilan is a crazy princess! Only Wu Qiming can tolerate her!