amaotonovel Chapter 294: Yao Shi's Last Words
Chapter 294: Yao Shi's Last Words
Li Xiao Kui's lips trembled slightly, and he actually left the dining table to give her a deep bow: "Your Highness's kindness is beyond repayment. I, Li Xiao Kui, will serve Your Highness and Your Highness like a slave for the rest of my life to repay your great kindness."
He knew perfectly well that no matter how many evils the Suzhou prefect had committed, he was still a high-ranking official in the imperial court. Without Li Jingyang protecting him, he would not escape death if the government investigated.
"There's no need for that."
Seeing his politeness, Lin Rusi laughed and said, "I just believe that a person who values loyalty and righteousness so much can't be too bad in character and skill. In a little while, you will take the prince's token and go to pick up your fiancée. Anyone who dares to stop you will be killed without mercy."
"Yes!"
Li Xiao Kui bowed deeply to the two men and ran out quickly.
"It's quite convenient for my wife to use my name to do me a favor."
With the troublesome person finally gone, Li Jingyang, dissatisfied with Lin Rusi's neglect of him, stretched out his long arm and pulled her into his embrace: "When does Madam plan to pay up that bet from last time?"
Lin Rusi: "..." Help! Someone's being a pervert first thing in the morning!
With Li Jingyang's name on the signboard, there's nowhere in Suzhou that you can't go within a hundred miles.
Li Xiao Kui successfully brought his sweetheart back and immediately came to thank Lin Ru Si.
"This humble woman, Yao Shi, greets Your Highness."
Yao Shirou stood softly in front of Lin Rusi, speaking in a gentle and soft voice, like a willow swaying in the wind on the shore, gentle and compliant.
She doesn't have a stunning appearance, but she has a naturally comforting aura.
She's really a nice girl.
"Indeed, Miss Yao Shi is such a good woman, you must treat her well."
Lin Rusi had a very good impression of this Miss Yao Shi, and her tone became much gentler: "The matter in Suzhou Prefecture is almost settled, and there's nothing major going on, so I'll find someone to help you find a good day to hold a proper wedding and make it lively."
Upon hearing this, Yao Shi quickly bowed and expressed his gratitude, looking at Lin Rusi with a hint of awe.
She was a shy girl.
Seeing her model, Lin Rusi's heart softened: "I have already had a room prepared for you, Miss. If you are tired, you can go and rest first."
Yao Shi replied softly, and followed Li Xiao Kui away like a little bird nestled against her.
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The matters concerning Suzhou Prefecture have been largely resolved, and the large vegetable fields expanded outside the city have already yielded another harvest.
With the grain purchased from other cities already stored, the refugee crisis in Suzhou was perfectly resolved.
It was time for them to leave.
Li Jingyang sent a messenger to the capital to inform him of the current situation in Suzhou.
It was explained that the Suzhou prefect, fearing the Emperor's wrath due to the exposure of his misdeeds, fled the city overnight and was killed by bandits. It was requested that the Emperor appoint a new Suzhou prefect to take over the affairs of Suzhou.
The next step is simply to wait for the new prefect to arrive, hand over the city's account books, and then we can set off back to the capital.
Lin Rusi, who had been busy ever since leaving the capital, finally had a rare moment of leisure. She no longer had to spend all her time carrying account books and wandering through the vegetable fields, and now had plenty of time to relax in the sun on a deck chair in the yard.
The two of them were quite relaxed.
The only drawback is that a certain lecherous prince, ignoring the piles of account books, spends all his time by her side, claiming that he wants to keep her company during these leisurely years.
They just kept going and ended up in bed together.
Lin Rusi could no longer tolerate his behavior of using companionship as a pretext to engage in lewd acts.
But you only lost one bet, why is it still going on?
Just when she thought she could leisurely go on to take up her post as the new prefect, one morning, the sound of chaotic footsteps broke the peace.
News came from Li Xiaokui's residence.
Yao Shi actually committed suicide.
When Lin Rusi heard the news, her first reaction was that it was impossible.
That girl who made everyone feel so warm and gentle, the last time I saw her, she was leaning against Li Xiao Kui like a little bird, full of affection. How could she have committed suicide?
"Was it...done by someone else?"
Lin Rusi, harboring suspicions, hurriedly asked, "Has a coroner been called to examine the body?"
"Your Highness, we have already sent people to investigate, and it is undoubtedly a suicide."
Hearing this, Lin Rusi's heart sank. Without telling Li Jingyang, she went straight to Li Xiaokui's residence.
Li Xiao Kui had just killed the Suzhou prefect to clear his mind and had only recently returned to normal. If he suffers another blow like this, he might not be able to bear it.
Lin Rusi doesn't have many friends, and she doesn't want anything to happen to any of them.
When they arrived at Li Xiao Kui's residence, there were already quite a few people guarding it.
The door in the middle of the room was wide open, and Li Xiao Kui knelt on the ground like a wooden sculpture, staring lifelessly at the person in front of him.
Directly in front of them lay a lifeless woman, a white silk ribbon around her neck, who had been dead for some time.
"Your Highness, there is a letter here for you."
Upon her appearance, a guard handed her a neatly folded letter.
The words "To be opened by the Princess" are written at the top.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
"My daughter, Yao Shi, is of meager appearance, but fortunately, she has won the favor of Mr. Li. This is truly a blessing."
"Alas, her chastity has been lost, and she has burdened Li Lang for many years; this is truly Yao Shi's fault."
"Now that Li Lang has been favored by the Queen, his life will be carefree, and my daughter is at peace."
"Only my two elderly parents are homeless and have no one to care for them. Your Highness is kind, and I, your unfilial daughter, humbly beg Your Highness to take care of them. I would be eternally grateful."
"I have no regrets in this life, but I ask that you forget the past and not be burdened by it, so that you can live the rest of your life with a clear conscience."
Yao Shi's last words.
After silently reading the entire letter, Lin Rusi remained silent for a moment, then couldn't help but sigh.
Yao Shi was thinking about other people's future plans from beginning to end, but she hid her own sorrow very deeply, so much so that even she didn't notice it.
Such a lovely woman, who was so charming and beautiful just moments ago, is now...
Thinking about this, Lin Rusi felt even more depressed.
Moreover, ever since Li Xiao Kui learned about this, he has been sitting blankly in his room, and no one can call him away.
The sudden suicide of the woman he loved must have been a difficult blow for him.
As she expected, Li Xiao Kui spent the next few days like a walking corpse, spending all his time in the tavern, drinking himself into a stupor.
When they had money, they would continue to serve him drinks. When they ran out of money, some people who didn't know him would just leave him on the street before closing time and then abandon him.
When Lin Rusi first heard the news and went to find him, Li Xiaokui was lying on the street in Suzhou, fast asleep amidst the bustling crowds.
Seeing that he looked completely lifeless, Lin Rusi wanted to go forward and comfort him, but halfway there she suddenly stopped as if she remembered something.
When it comes to matters of the heart, those involved are always confused, while bystanders see things clearly!
Some things you just have to get through on your own.
Give him more time.
Li Xiaokui is a resolute person, so he shouldn't be completely defeated.
Thinking this way, Lin Rusi sent several experts to keep an eye on him. As long as there was no danger, she would let him go.