Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 593 - 296: The Crime of Colluding with the Enemy!_2

Chapter 593: Chapter 296: The Crime of Colluding with the Enemy!_2

Qing Niang said faintly, "It’s being spread all over the Capital that Master Jiang has an affair with a demon girl from the Demon Clan, claiming he’s a spy sent by them."

Lu Renjia curled his lips, "It’s all baseless gossip."

Looking at the woman’s silhouette, Lu Renjia hesitated for a moment and then said softly, "Qing Niang, why don’t you leave the Capital with me?"

The woman was drawing her eyebrows when her hand paused briefly, only to regain composure immediately afterward.

Seeing that the woman seemed not to have heard him, Lu Renjia got up to speak again, but he heard Qing Niang let out a little yelp, clapping her forehead in annoyance, "The clothes have been fermenting outside for nearly two days, I almost forgot."

"I’ll go take them down for you," said Lu Renjia hastily.

The man quickly went to the door, then suddenly stopped, looked over at the long chest on the table, and looked straight at the woman as he said:

"Qing Niang, I know you don’t like me, but... but my feelings for you are true, I will definitely take good care of you. Let’s leave here, leave the Capital, okay?"

Qing Niang turned around and smiled, "Mr. Lu really likes to joke. A woman of the streets like me, how could I possibly match up to you?"

"You do match! No, no, it’s me who doesn’t match up to you, or no, I can match you..."

Lu Renjia didn’t know what to say.

He walked over to the table, opened the long chest, and said with a smile, "Qing Niang, I am a simple man, I don’t know much about romance. All I want is to marry you, to have you as my wife..."

Qing Niang drew her eyebrows, seemingly oblivious to the man’s courtship.

Lu Renjia stood behind the woman, somewhat at a loss.

He scratched his head, looked down at the ground, and then looking up at the woman, he mustered his courage and said, "Qing Niang, marry me, I will surely make you happy, truly, I am not lying to you!"

The woman remained silent.

Having finished drawing her eyebrows, Qing Niang slowly stood up, glanced at the wooden chest in Lu Renjia’s hands and laughed, "So in Mr. Lu’s heart, I am only worth twenty copper coins."

Lu Renjia hurriedly explained, "No, no, that’s not it, this twenty copper coins is actually..."

"Mr. Lu!"

Qing Niang’s voice suddenly raised.

The woman glared at him, her eyes brimming with tears, said self-mockingly:

"Do you feel a sense of superiority in front of me? Do you think that, as a woman of the streets, facing your charitable love, I should be tearfully grateful and offer prayers at my ancestors’ graves?"

Lu Renjia stood still, his lips moving slightly but making no sound.

Qing Niang continued to mock:

"Mr. Lu, do you think only someone like me can match up to you? Because I am dirty, I am lowly, can’t, and wouldn’t dare look down on you like the others do?

Is this how you find your male pride and arrogance?

Do you think that me, an older woman, compared to those pretty young girls, should kneel and thank you for your love?

Do you think I, Qing Niang, am like a kite hung in a tree that nobody wants, that once you pull the string, I should let you toy with me?

Do you know, Lu Renjia, there is no man in this world who would truly like a woman like me.

You and I are alike, actually. We both feel very inferior, hold ourselves in low esteem.

Lu Renjia, you don’t actually like me, your pursuit is only because in front of me, you don’t feel inferior!

Because in your heart, I am a dirty woman!"

The more the woman spoke, the more agitated she became, throwing the wooden chest forcefully to the ground.

Copper coins scattered all over.

Qing Niang staggered back a step, coldly watching the wooden-faced man:

"Why aren’t you speaking? Did I hit the nail on the head? Lu Renjia, I beg you to let me go, okay? I’m such a dirty woman, don’t you feel disgusted!?"

In the face of the woman’s fierce outburst, Lu Renjia remained silent throughout.

He squatted down, silently picking up the copper coins, then carefully placed them back into the wooden chest.

As he picked up each copper coin, he said, "When I was fifteen, there was a famine in my hometown, Minzhou, and rebels were wreaking havoc, both my mother and father died, leaving only my sister and me to flee."

On the road, I fell ill with a serious sickness, I was about to die, saved only by my sister’s care."

I remember that day, I was so hungry I didn’t even have the strength to speak. My sister was kneeling on the ground begging, when suddenly a cart, also fleeing, stopped by the side of the road."

A young girl descended from the cart and gave my sister two cakes and a jug of water."

This girl was so pretty, just like a Fairy."

At that time my sister was so happy, she said, ’Brother, when you marry, you must find a wife as kind-hearted and beautiful as that sister...’"

Lu Renjia picked up a copper coin, blew on it, then rubbed it on his clothes before placing it into the wooden chest.

The man continued, "Later I was lucky enough to break into the government service and then fought my way to the Capital.

One day on the road, I happened to see a woman. Hey, guess what? I saw her again, still as beautiful, like a Fairy."

At that time, I thought, this must be the wife sent to me by the heavens, it’s a pity my sister couldn’t see her..."

Lu Renjia closed the wooden chest, holding it in his arms.

He walked to the door, turned back, and looked tenderly at the woman, saying, "In my heart, you are not dirty at all."

Lu Renjia went out, closing the door behind him.

Qing Niang collapsed on the floor, tears streaming down her face.

That year, her parents were killed by the rebels.

That year, she took refuge with her aunt.

That day, she saw a skinny little girl on the road, and out of a moment’s compassion, gave her some dry food.

That day, she was deceived by her aunt into going to the Capital and was sold into a brothel.

That day, the girl originally called Qing Bird, who longed for freedom, lost her wings forever, robbed of her freedom.