in2ebook Chapter 115 Things Have Changed, the White Moonlight, the Garrison General's Seventh Wife
Chapter 115 Things Have Changed, the White Moonlight, the Garrison General's Seventh Wife
Doctor Lan Yue put the lid on the pot, turned around and stared at Ye Tingxiu, saying, "Why are you so concerned about me, sir?"
Ye Tingxiu stared into Doctor Lan Yue's eyes and said earnestly, "Because you remind me of someone I knew before."
"She is also a doctor. Her name is Lan Yue, Lan as in blue and Yue as in moon."
“She lives diagonally across from my house. We’ve been childhood sweethearts and love each other deeply.”
"In order to marry her, I worked for the local gang, and I earned a lot of merits by fighting fiercely, which saved up a sum of money. Later, my father used this money to propose marriage."
"The ridiculous thing is, it wasn't a marriage proposal for me, but for my older brother."
"Yes, that's right. My childhood sweetheart has become my sister-in-law."
"Later, a great disaster struck Yumi City. My father and elder brother were eaten by a snake demon during the escape. As a result, she and I were separated. I have been thinking about her for the past two years."
"I think, if I could, I would take care of her for the rest of my life and never let her suffer any more bullying."
Upon hearing this, Dr. Lan Yue's eyes welled up with tears, as if she had a thousand words to say, but in the end, she could only say one extremely calm sentence: "Sir, you must have mistaken me for someone else. My name is Lan Yue, Lan as in orchid."
Ye Tingxiu looked at those familiar eyes and reached out to remove his face mask, wanting to confirm it with his own eyes.
Doctor Lan Yue took a half step back: "Sir, please have some self-respect, or I will call for help."
Seeing this, Ye Tingxiu had no choice but to withdraw his hand and said directly, "Whether you are Lan Yue or Lan Yue, come with me. I am now rich and capable, and I can give you a safe and decent life. You don't have to suffer here."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Lan Yue coldly replied, "If you're showing off your abilities and wealth, then I understand. Please leave now. I don't know you, and I won't go with you. Please don't bother me again."
"Moon, that's not what I meant. Don't misunderstand. You know I've always been straightforward. I didn't mean any harm. I just wanted to say that I can take care of you now."
"Don't call me so affectionately. We've never met before, we're not that familiar. Besides, I haven't misunderstood you. Please leave, leave immediately, and don't come back, or I'll call the guards."
"you listen to me……"
With a bang, Doctor Lan Yue shoved Ye Tingxiu, sending him out of the door.
Ye Tingxiu stood at the door, staring blankly at the double wooden doors.
On the other side of the door, Dr. Lan Yue was already in tears.
She recognized Ye Tingxiu at first glance.
Ye Tingxiu was still the same impetuous young man he used to be, always following her around, and his words were still straightforward, making people both angry and amused.
Hearing that Ye Tingxiu wanted to take her away and give her a decent life, she was happier than anyone else.
But after two years apart, everything had changed.
She was no longer the white moonlight that Ye Tingxiu longed for day and night.
After being separated from her family, Lan Yue was captured by a passing slave caravan.
She proved to the slave-catching group that she was a good citizen of Fish and Rice City, just a refugee fleeing from disaster, not a runaway slave. But are refugees considered human beings? In truth, refugees are not even as good as slaves.
Because slaves at least have the protection of their masters, they cannot act recklessly lest they offend their masters.
The refugees were nothing more than a group of piglets who had lost the protection of their masters, even lower and more lowly than slaves.
Unsurprisingly, Lan Yue was sold as a high-quality slave because of her good looks.
After changing hands several times, it ended up in Gancaobao and became the seventh wife of General Xing Cishu, the garrison commander.
Being a concubine of a garrison general meant a much lower status compared to the principal wife.
However, their status and position were still slightly higher than those of most people in Gancaobao.
At least they won't have to worry about food, clothing, shelter, or transportation, and they can live a somewhat decent life. If they can have a son or daughter, they can be considered to have someone to rely on in their old age. Even if they are rejected by their husbands, they can still live a stable life.
However, Xing Cishu is impotent in private. His long-term impotence has led to his psychological abnormality. He enjoys torturing 18-year-old girls, leaving them covered in bruises and unable to have children. After that, he will turn around and find a new lover.
Underneath Lan Yue's clothes, her once fair body was now covered with burns, knife wounds, and whip marks. Her uterus had been forcibly dug out, leaving only her face intact.
To outsiders, Lan Yue was glamorous and lived a respectable and comfortable life as the seventh wife of General Xing.
But no one knows the horrific treatment she suffered behind the scenes.
She couldn't tell anyone, nor could she escape. She took the initiative to apply to Xing Cishu to come to Tianyao Pharmacy to treat patients, ostensibly to share Xing Cishu's burdens, but in reality, she just wanted to get away from this pervert.
Xing Cishu readily agreed, not caring at all.
Lan Yue has been at Tianyao Pharmacy for many days, and apart from the supply of basic medicinal herbs and three meals a day for her, the nominal seventh wife, there are no other resources provided.
The patients were all begging her, but what could she do? She was just a figurehead with the title of Seventh Madam. In front of Xing Cishu, she was nothing more than a broken puppet, and asking for help was meaningless.
The patients were starving to death, and in order to prolong their lives, Lan Yue had no choice but to cruelly cut the dead into pieces, boil them at high temperatures, and then distribute the food to the patients to keep them alive.
She didn't know if what she was doing was right or wrong; all she knew was that she couldn't let the patients starve to death in front of her.
She had to do something, so she did.
She didn't know whether she was kind or evil.
All she knew was that the original Lan Yue was dead, and only Lan Yue was alive now.
Having unexpectedly reunited with an old friend, Lan Yue's feelings were incredibly complex.
She knew Ye Tingxiu too well; she knew that no matter what she became, Ye Tingxiu would accept her.
But Ye Tingxiu still has a bright future and a promising life ahead of him. With his crippled body, he is not long for this world. Being with Ye Tingxiu would only ruin their past happiness and waste his life.
Perhaps it would be better to let the kind-hearted, innocent Lan Yue continue to live in his memory.
Moreover, she couldn't harm Ye Tingxiu, as she was now General Xing's seventh wife.
If I were to get entangled with Ye Tingxiu and General Xing found out, Ye Tingxiu would surely die.
Because General Xing himself had a defect, he was very suspicious and afraid of being cuckolded. In order to save face, he had to marry and take concubines to tell the outside world that he was a normal man with a strong sex drive. Therefore, he was particularly averse to others having close contact with his wife, let alone his former lover, which was absolutely intolerable.
Lan Yue is already content to see Ye Tingxiu again and know that he is doing well.
"Blue Moon, Blue Moon, I have never forgotten you. I have kept the red bean you left me. Please take a look, Blue Moon." Ye Tingxiu, like a child who had made a mistake, anxiously took out the token of their love at the door.
Lan Yue wiped away her tears, suppressing her heartache, and made no response. She didn't dare to peek at Ye Tingxiu through the crack in the door, afraid that if she looked any longer, she would waver and hurt him.
Soon, the guards on night patrol came running at the sound: "Hey, what are you doing? Who gave you the right to shout like that and dare to call the Seventh Madam by her name? Who are you? Don't you want to die?"
Ye Tingxiu turned around and looked at them, his magical power radiating outwards, his eyes fierce as he said, "Get lost, or I'll kill you all."
Hearing that a conflict was about to break out, Lan Yue could no longer ignore it and opened the door to come out.
Upon seeing this, the patrolling guards immediately bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Madam Lan."
Lan Yue hummed in agreement and glanced at Ye Tingxiu: "You've mistaken me for someone else. Let me formally introduce myself. I am Lan Yue, the seventh wife of Xing Cishu, the garrison general of Gancaobao. I've come to treat the patients here on behalf of my husband."