Shengjing Noble

Chapter 355: Forced to a dead end

However, this must be her way of pretending to be reserved, trying to play hard to get.

He understands, he understands everything!

Song Rui couldn't suppress the smile on his face, which seemed so vulgar without him realizing it. The servant who came with him couldn't stand it anymore and had to turn his head away.

Su Lanyin's pretty little face had a smile that was cold to the bone, and the disgust and contempt in her eyes were almost overflowing.

Anyone could see her undisguised sarcasm.

When Song Rui met her gaze, he was stunned at first, then became nervous.

"Sister Lanyin, I..."

"Who is your sister?"

Su Lanyin's tone was cold. She was obviously half a head shorter than him, but her aura was like a flower on a high mountain, so arrogant that people dared not look directly at her.

"I……"

"I am a county lady appointed by His Majesty, a second-rank official who is second only to a second-rank princess. You are a commoner without an official title, why don't you show respect to me when you see me?"

She raised her eyebrows and questioned, her eyes full of contempt.

This made Song Rui, who had always been full of confidence, feel like his confidence was shattered.

He opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. His face was full of embarrassment and awkwardness, which finally turned into gnashing of teeth and anger.

"I know my sister is angry with me, but there's no need to be so distant, right?"

What Song Rui cares about most is his face. Even though he wants to ask Su Lanyin for something and coax her, he feels very unwilling to see her like this.

Even if he had to bow his head and beg for peace, he hoped that he would give the other party a way out and they would accept it immediately.

Instead of taking the opportunity to act up and make a scene without any limits and embarrass him.

The reason why he hated Su Lanxin was because she had a bad temper like a young lady and refused to obey him.

Su Lanyin used to be full of admiration for him, calling him "brother" all the time, and was so well-behaved.

How come now that she's just a small county lady, she's become more arrogant and disrespectful to others?

To put it bluntly, it's just a villain succeeding!

Song Rui thought so in his heart, but didn't dare to say it out loud.

Su Lanyin naturally knew what he was thinking, so she simply rolled her eyes at him and walked around him and went inside.

Cuizhu took out a handkerchief and wiped the chair where Song Rui had just sat, then helped her sit down.

Su Lanyin leaned back in the chair. When she raised her hand, a maid brought her hot tea. When she tilted her head, another maid came forward to massage her. Her attitude was very arrogant, which made Song Rui feel very angry.

"Why don't you bow yet? What are you waiting for?" she asked, taking a sip of tea.

Song Rui's teeth were clenched until they hurt, but he still walked forward and lowered his head to say perfunctorily: "I greet the county lady."

Su Lanyin didn't care about his attitude and smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, tell me, what is the matter that you want to see me?"

"Sister Lanyin..."

"Wrong! Do I need to remind you again?"

"...County Lady..." Song Rui emphasized, "I want to see you, just to ask, where is Wenli?"

Su Lanyin pinched the cup lid with her fingers and gently skimmed the tea foam, and said nonchalantly: "Who is Wenli?"

"County Lady, it's meaningless if you say that. Wenli is the maid you grew up with. Why are you still asking me who she is?"

Hearing him say this, she pretended to be suddenly enlightened: "Oh, you mean the slave who sold out her master for fame?"

"is her!"

"Didn't she follow you as a concubine?"

"County Lady, I know that she came to see you before, but she ran away right after that."

"Run away? Is he missing?"

"more or less."

Su Lanyin was nervous: "This won't do. A living person disappeared for no reason. Something must have happened. Cuizhu, go find Captain Liang."

"Yes."

"what?"

Before Song Rui could stop her, Cuizhu rushed out quickly.

"No... there's no need to mobilize so many troops..." Song Rui was a little at a loss.

Su Lanyin looked at him seriously, "How can it be unnecessary? Shengjing is under the emperor's feet. A young girl disappeared inexplicably. This is a big case. We must find someone to investigate it thoroughly."

"Maybe she ran away by herself..."

"That's even worse! Wenli is a slave. If she runs away like this, she's breaking the law. She must be caught and brought back."

"County Lady, do you really not know where Wenli went?"

"I do not know."

"So why did she come to see you before..."

"She...well..." Su Lanyin hesitated to speak, deliberately whetting his appetite.

"Why on earth did she come to you?"

"There are some things I can't say."

"Just say it."

"Alas..." She sighed and said sadly, "Wenli came to me and said that you beat and scolded her at every turn, and abused her to the point where she was worse off than death. She really didn't want to follow you anymore, and wanted me to take her in again."

"But you also know that she betrayed me last time and almost ruined my reputation. How could I dare to continue using such a maid? So I rejected her and kicked her out of the Lu family."

"I wonder if she was afraid that you would continue to beat her, so she didn't dare to go back and ran away. But where could she go with no money? Ah! Could it be that she was so depressed that she committed suicide?"

Su Lanyin covered her mouth, looking shocked.

Song Rui immediately denied it upon hearing it: "Impossible, she will never die."

"Why do you say that?"

"She..." Song Rui was a little embarrassed to speak, but still said, "She had an affair with that Liu Cheng, she must be reluctant to abandon her lover to die. Besides, if she behaved herself, why would I hit her!"

Seeing his indignant look, Su Lanyin curled her lips and said, "But you bully and torture her, making her live in fear every day, and it's hard to guarantee that you won't drive her to the brink of death."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Youdao walked in: "What do you mean by being forced into a desperate situation? What's going on?"

Su Lanyin stood up and said, "Captain Liang, it's been a long time since we last met. How have you been lately?"

Liang Youdao smiled when he saw her, which was rare: "It's been a long time, County Lady."

"You are finally here. The concubine of Mr. Song is missing."

"Gone?" Liang Youdao turned around and looked at Song Rui, his eyes as sharp as a knife, "Mr. Song, tell me about it?"

Song Rui felt guilty when he was looked at, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Su Lanyin knew him. He was a typical bully who feared the strong and bullied the weak. He was especially afraid of a burly man like Liang Youdao.

Therefore, Song Rui stammered and was unable to speak: "I...I...that..."

"Captain Liang, I just said that his concubine is missing. I don't know if she ran away or disappeared."

"Why did they disappear? What were the causes and consequences?"

Song Rui stammered, "She...she just...came when I was asleep at night...and then I don't know why, she disappeared the next day."

Liang Youdao nodded thoughtfully: "In that case, it is very likely that she escaped. Why did she run away?"

Song Rui's abuse of Wenli was also against the law, so he naturally didn't dare to say it, but Su Lanyin was happy to help him say it.

So she deliberately raised her voice: "Because Mr. Song said that Wenli cheated on him and made him a cuckold, so he abused Wenli every day."