novelden Chapter 161 I Implicated Him
Chapter 161 I Implicated Him
After sending Yao Jia to the carriage, Nangong Xiu Lan comforted her.
"Maybe they're just bickering and joking around like usual, don't worry too much."
Yao Jia didn't think so. Although Bai Huahua and Lang Yue had many quarrels during this period, they never escalated to the point of torture.
Why is he whipping me again this time?
"I know, go back soon."
Nangong Xiu Lan watched her leave before returning to Tianxing Pavilion.
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The carriage stopped outside the Nangong Mansion. As soon as Yao Jia got off, she saw Qingzhu waiting anxiously at the door.
"Girl, you are finally back."
"How is Langyue? Why did Huahua hit him?" Yao Jia asked anxiously as she walked in.
Qingzhu followed behind her and answered quickly: "I don't know the details. After Langyue came back from outside today, he was called to Bai Pingjun's courtyard. Not long after, Bai Pingjun ordered people to flog him. Huaichuan tried to persuade him for a long time but to no avail."
Yao Jia frowned, anger rising in her heart.
He quickened his pace and came to the yard where Bai Huahua was.
Lang Yue's painful groans could be heard from afar, mixed with the sound of whips breaking through the air, which was terrifying.
When Yao Jia entered, she saw Lang Yue lying on the rack with his upper body naked, his back covered in blood.
Bai Huahua was sitting on a chair holding a teacup, sipping tea carefully. When she saw Yao Jia come in, she didn't show any intention of asking anyone to stop.
"Stop!" Yao Jia shouted loudly and quickly stepped forward to snatch the whip from the servant's hand.
Bai Huahua placed the teacup heavily on the table.
"What are you doing? I'm teaching this dirty slave a lesson, and you want to intervene?"
He looked at Yao Jia coldly, his tone full of confusion.
Yao Jia glared at him, "Lang Yue is not a slave, he is mine. Even if you want to punish him, it is not your turn to do it!"
Bai Huahua's face darkened and anger filled her peach blossom eyes.
"Your man? Don't forget, you and I are one. If he makes a mistake, I will punish him for you!"
Yao Jia didn't want to argue with him and looked directly at Lang Yue who was lying on the rack.
"Langyue, are you okay?"
Lang Yue raised his head, revealing a face covered in sweat and blood, and forced a smile at her.
"Yaoyao...I...I'm fine."
Although his voice was weak, there was a hint of relief in his eyes.
Yao Jia looked at him distressedly, then turned to Bai Huahua and said, "No matter what mistakes Lang Yue made, he shouldn't be punished so severely. Can't you just give him a few words of advice?"
Bai Huahua sneered, "Teach me a few words? I think you are just protecting him! He stole something, shouldn't I punish him?"
Yao Jia frowned, "Stealing? What did he steal?"
Bai Huahua's face froze and she was at a loss for words.
He really didn't know what Langyue had stolen. He only knew that Lao Zhengjun told him today that something very important in his room was missing.
He specifically hinted that Lang Yue had been to his courtyard yesterday.
When Lang Yue was called in and questioned, he confessed.
He refused to hand it over, especially since he had betrayed Shuang Hua and defected to Nangong Xiu Lan.
Bai Huahua was immediately furious and ordered his men to whip him.
"Although I don't know what he stole, he has admitted it himself!"
"You took action before the matter was fully investigated? Not to mention Langyue, even if it was a servant in the mansion who committed a crime, we have to wait until the matter is fully investigated before taking any action. You are simply lawless for resorting to private punishment!" Yao Jia was furious.
He ordered Huaichuan to take Langyue for treatment and took a deep look at Bai Huahua.
"Come with me."
Bai Huahua followed Yao Jia reluctantly into the house.
Yao Jia sat at the desk and looked at him coldly.
"Langyue has been with me for such a long time. I know his character very well. He would never steal." Yao Jia's voice was cold and unquestionable.
Bai Huahua stood opposite her, her hands clenched into fists, her face ashen.
Hearing this, he sneered, "With you for so long? Don't forget, he was once trained by Shuanghua herself, but didn't he betray Shuanghua just for the sake of status?"
Yao Jia frowned, "Hua Hua, don't mention this matter again!"
Bai Huahua's face froze, and a hint of anger and jealousy flashed in her eyes.
"How dare you be so mean to me!"
As expected! Yao Jia prefers Lang Yue in her heart.
"Okay, even if he won't betray you, you can't indulge him like this! He stole Lao Zhengjun's things this time, and he might steal yours next time!"
"Ah?" Yao Jia was startled. "Who do you think he stole from?"
"Old Zhengjun! Who else could it be?"
Bai Huahua didn't look at her, and a layer of mist had already formed in her eyes.
Yao Jia frowned, feeling even more confused.
Suddenly I thought of something and stood up abruptly.
"You mean, Lang Yue stole Lao Zhengjun's things? Not yours?"
Bai Huahua turned her back, nodded, and said "hmm" in a muffled voice.
Yao Jia breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Father Lin really knew that it was Lang Yue who stole the marriage certificate.
Therefore, he used Bai Huahua to punish Lang Yue and then warn her.
When I looked at Bai Huahua, I found that he was facing away from me and his body was twitching.
Yao Jia's heart tightened, he stood up and walked quickly to Bai Huahua, patting his back gently.
"Huahua, don't cry. This is all caused by me."
Bai Huahua raised her head, tears streaming down her cheeks as she choked.
"What do you mean?"
Yao Jia told Bai Huahua that she had instructed Lang Yue to steal the marriage certificate.
"You were used as a gun by Daddy this time, but your attack on Langyue was also due to some personal grudges."
Bai Huahua did not refute, just lowered her head and remained silent.
Yao Jia raised her hand and gently wiped the tears from his face, and said softly: "Hua Hua, I don't deny that Lang Yue was wrong first, but I have been back for such a long time, and he has not asked me to give him a legitimate status, which means that he has already known his mistakes. Now that I have beaten him, don't mention betrayal again in the future."
Bai Huahua raised her wet eyes and looked at Yao Jia seriously, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.
"You like him more than me, don't you?"
Yao Jia was slightly stunned, looking at Bai Huahua's tearful eyes, and sighed in his heart.
Gently hold the white hand.
"Huahua, you and Langyue are both very important to me. You both have an irreplaceable place in my heart."
Lang Yue accompanied and comforted her when she was in the most difficult times, and never complained even when she was beaten by her.
In order to save her, Huahua was almost strangled to death by Gu Xiyan. Even though he was scared, he still held her in his arms and faced his fear.
To her, both of them are important.
A trace of doubt flashed in Bai Huahua's eyes, "Then why would you rather let Lang Yue take the risk of stealing the marriage certificate than tell me?"
Yao Jia lowered her voice, "I didn't tell Xiu Lan either."
Bai Huahua curled the corners of her lips when she heard this.
He went forward and hugged Yao Jia, "Then you have to stay at my place tonight as compensation."
Yao Jia's face flushed with anger, and she glared at him, "It's already this late, and you're still thinking about this. You stay here and reflect on this. I'll go see Lang Yue first."
Bai Huahua pouted and reluctantly let go of her hand.
Yao Jia arrived at Lang Yue's room and the doctor was applying medicine to Lang Yue.
The whip marks on the back, which was usually as white as jade, were now shocking.
Yao Jia stood there, eyes full of guilt.
Seeing that the doctor applying medicine to Langyue was a doctor he had never seen before, he immediately frowned.
"Why didn't you ask Uncle Su to come over?"
The servant standing by hurriedly answered.
"Divine Doctor Su returned to Mingyang Mountain early this morning."
Yao Jia sighed. It seemed that Uncle Lin was really angry with her and even refused to let her use Su Mu.
He said to Huaichuan who was standing beside him, "Go to my room and ask Qingzhu to bring me my bottle of Rejuvenating Jade Ointment."
He told the doctor to just prescribe some oral medication, and the doctor bowed and left.
There were only two people left in the room. Lang Yue turned his head to look at Yao Jia with an aggrieved expression and stretched out his hand to her.
Yao Jia hurriedly knelt in front of the bed and extended her hand.
He held it tightly to his lips.
"I'm sorry, Langyue, I've caused you trouble."