Return your bright pearl

  "Are you willing to marry him?"

  Hong Kun's gaze fell on Xiao Cong Rong, Chu Qing Kuang even more so, his eyes fixed firmly on Xiao Cong Rong. After repeated calls, Xiao Cong Rong finally turned his head to look at him.

  But that gaze was worse than not looking at all; it looked at him as if it passed through him, staring into the distance.

  Chu Qing felt his heart sinking, as if something he didn't know about had happened. It seemed like a very serious matter, so serious that even his beloved didn't want to look at him!

  "Chu Gongzi, do you want to marry me?" Xiao Zongrong finally spoke up, his tone filled with detachment and distance, making Chu Qingchuan feel very unreal. This person was no longer the Rong'er he knew...

  My heart aches a little, and I recall last time, he asked her: "If I did something wrong, would you forgive me, just this once..."

  At that time, she also spoke to him in such a tone, making him feel far away from her!

  "Next 'I want to marry you! Sincerely!' Chu Qingkuang stared at her eyes, wanting to go up and shake her, calling back her consciousness, looking at him, looking at his heart."

  "What about you, Uncle? Do you agree to let Rong'er marry him?" Xiao Zongrong shifted his gaze to Hong Kun, no longer looking at Chu Qingkuang.

  Hong Kun smiled and said, "Uncle is old, maybe what he says isn't pleasant to hear! Uncle thinks that the orders of one's parents and the words of a matchmaker are still reasonable. He doesn't want you to marry into the Chu family, there must be his reasons. Although the young master of the Chu family says he will treat you well now, going against the intentions of the uncle who raised him is still unfilial and unrighteous. On this point, Uncle does not agree with you marrying the young master of the Chu family! Of course, if you insist on marrying, Uncle won't stop you!"

  Xiao Congrong smiled faintly and said, "Since Father also thinks it's not possible to marry, then Rong'er will listen to Father! Sorry, Chu Gongzi, I don't want to marry you!"

  "Xiao Rong!" Xiao Cong's words were like a thunderclap, leaving Chu Qingcang stunned for half a day, staring blankly at her before finally calling out in disbelief: "Why?"

  Xiao Congrong looked at him, furrowed her brow and said: "There's no why! Chu Gongzi, last time I didn't listen to my parents' words, stubbornly married the Third Prince, and that's how it ended up today! After reflecting on it, I think I was too willful, forcing something that wasn't mine, and in the end, I didn't gain anything, but instead made my parents sad! Chu Gongzi, take this as a lesson, don't make your parents and you not get along because of a woman like me, go back and be filial to your parents!"

  "Chu, why... after all?" Chu Qingcang didn't care about the people in the room anymore, and took a few steps forward, squatting in front of her and frantically grabbing her hand to ask: "You promised me, why did you go back on your word?"

  Xiao Congrong coldly struggled free from his grasp, looked at him and retorted: "What did I promise you? Do you think that just because you gave me a Night Pearl, I should marry you? Chu Gongzi, if you think so, then you're underestimating me! Your gift is too valuable, I can't accept it. I was thinking of finding someone to return it to you, and you've come at the right time, take it back!"

  She pulled out a cloth bag from beside her and stuffed it into Chu Qingkuang's hand, saying coldly: "If there's nothing else, Master Chu, please go back! I'm going to rest!"

  Xiao Zongrong raised his hand, gesturing for Lan to come over and support her, but Chu Qingchao grabbed her hand again, anxiously shouting: "Rong'er, why? Tell me why! You had already agreed to marry me... Why did you change your mind?"

  As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at them two. Xiao was furious, but he didn't fear exposure. Would she help him or not?!

  She smiled coldly and raised an eyebrow: "Young Master Chu, do you really want to marry me?"

  Chu Qing nodded crazily: "This heart can be revealed in the sun and moon!"

  Xiao Congrong smiled: "Alright, I'm tired of being a disabled person. Since Master Chu said he's willing to give up everything for me, my request is not high. As long as Master Chu can get the only one in the world - the bone-breaking and tendon-repairing ointment, cure my leg, I'll marry you immediately, how about that?"

  Although he had a premonition, when he heard Xue Zongrong say this, Chu Qingkuang suddenly understood everything. His face turned white in an instant, and he stared blankly at Xue Zongrong, who was also looking at him. Both of them found what they were looking for in each other's eyes.

  Chu Qing's face turned pale and defeated, and it took him half a day to croak out: "You know?"

  Xiao Congrong coldly smiled: "You've worked hard!"

  It's tiring to deceive and exhausting to coax. In the end, it will be exposed anyway, what's the point? Since the treasure in his heart is the most precious, then she... doesn't want to fight for it!

  "Don't you want to forgive me?" Chu Qingkong saw determination in her eyes, but he couldn't help asking for clarification.

  "It's not about forgiving or not forgiving, you didn't do anything wrong! I have no relationship with you whatsoever, and what you did was absolutely right!"

  It's just that I can't accept... it's just that you shouldn't have deceived me, hidden it from me! If Yicai hadn't happened to tell me, were you planning on hiding it from me for the rest of my life? Xiao Zong stared at him silently.

  "Rong'er... I didn't have a choice..." He felt her hand slipping away, and Chu Qing tightly grasped it in pain, reluctant to let go. Once he let go, maybe there would be no more chances to hold on again!

  "I didn't give you a choice either!" Xiao Zongrong smiled at him: "Listen to your adoptive father's words, the old man has foresight and knows what's best for you... Congratulations on your happiness!"

  She pulled out her own hand, took over the crutch handed over by Xiang Lan, stood up and walked out step by step.

  Chu Qingkuang looked at her back figure getting farther and farther away, watching as she was about to walk out the door. He couldn't help but cry out in pain: "Rong'er, even if I deceived you, however...I really do like you! Not even one chance will you give me? Just once......please!"

  Xiao Congrong stopped in his tracks, and Chu Qingkuang, with an air of superiority, actually said something like that!

  Hua Junzi was even more shocked and opened his mouth wide, looking at Chu Qingkong in disbelief.

  Xiao Zongrong slowly turned around, looking at Chu Qingkuang, who was also staring at her. Their eyes were filled with pleading and intense entangled love.

  Xiao Zongrong smiled and said, "I'm not blaming you, really, I've already said you didn't do anything wrong, and I'm truly saying this! If you must have me forgive you, then consider it done, I forgive you! But I don't want to marry you, understand? So... don't come again, I won't see you anymore!"

  Xiao Congrong finished speaking and turned around to leave, this time until she disappeared without looking back.

  Chu Qingkuang stood there stupidly, and Hong Kun unexpectedly didn't hit him. He also saw that there was an emotion between the two that he couldn't understand. Seeing Chu Qingkuang's painful expression, he believed that he had a deep affection for Xiao Congrong.

  He let out a quiet sigh and walked away to attend to the matters in between. Xiang Lan had already followed Xiao Zong Rong inside, leaving only Qi Ze and Hua Jun Zi in the room.

  Hua Junzi listened to the conversation between the two and roughly guessed the cause and effect, but didn't know how to advise Chu Qingcang.

  Only Qi Ze didn't quite understand what was going on, and he stepped forward to persuade: "Chu Gongzi, Rong Meizi is also too impulsive, that Guzhijie cream is said to be the only one in the world, and even 100,000 gold can't get it, how can she speak to you like this! Alas, was her leg broken too stimulating... Why don't you go back first, I'll persuade her again!"

  Chu Qing's eyes snapped back into focus, and he gazed at Qi Ze with a wretched smile. His interest was piqued: "Qi Ge, if there was still a jar of Bone-Breaking Tendon-Repairing Salve in this world, I wouldn't care if it cost ten million taels of gold - or even my own life! I would beg for it to save Rong Er... but it's gone!"

  "It's all over..." Chu Qing walked out in a daze, muttering to himself: "Rong'er, you said you forgave me, but why didn't you want to marry me? You never really forgave me... I know you hate me... How can I not hate myself for being unable to cure you?"

  Hua Junzi anxiously followed up, Qi Ze saw Xiao Zongrong's cloth bag fall to the ground, picked it up and chased after him: "Chu Gongzi, you forgot your things!"

  Chu Qing stood still, passively receiving it, and subconsciously opened it to see the night pearl and scorpion bead she had given to Xiao Congrong, as well as the Bi Ling hairpin, all inside, and was stunned.

  Staring blankly, he suddenly burst out laughing: "Rong'er, is this what you call forgiving me? Returning the pearl to its rightful owner... Are you trying to draw a clear line between us from now on? You're even returning my heart to me, and you call that forgiving me? Hahaha..."

  "He suddenly let out a loud cry and shouted: 'Can I take back the heart you gave me? Forget it... forget it... Let's just say I was wrong, I don't dare ask for your forgiveness, from now on we'll never see each other again...'"

  He slammed the bundle of cloth in his hand onto the stone steps in the courtyard, let out a long whistle, and didn't care whether he would startle anyone, then swiftly climbed up to the rooftop and rushed away with a loud whoop.

  Hua Junzi was frightened, and she cursed under her breath as she hastily left the mansion to chase after him. However, by the time she ran around to the outside, Chu Qingcang's figure had already disappeared.

  Qī Zé stared blankly as Chǔ Qīng's figure disappeared on the rooftop, his ears still ringing with the sharp whistle that was just like that night, secretly shocked and worried if someone would be unlucky...

  Hong Kun didn't know what had happened, only hearing a sharp whistling sound. He walked out to take a look and saw Qi Ze standing stupidly in the courtyard. The night pearl that had fallen to the ground had already shattered into pieces, the Bi Ling hairpin was broken into two segments, and Chu Qing Cang was nowhere to be seen.

  At the same time, Rong Guang and Third Prince Wu Mingyuan, who were on their way to Xiao Fu, also heard the whistling sound. Wu Mingyuan's face stiffened, he would never forget this whistling sound even in his dreams, it was made by the person who brought him lifelong shame.

  He looked up to find the direction where the whistling sound had gone, and did not go to Xiao Fu's house either. He turned his horse around and let Rong Guang gather people and horses to start searching immediately.

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