Silent Lover (The Silent Concubine) - Chap 117
Chapter 117 – The Feeling of Being Misunderstood
Jun Xuanxiao wanted to comfort Shen Yu and make him calm down, but Shen Yu didn’t let him get close and even bit his arm.
Shen Yu’s eyes were full of vigilance and hatred towards him…
Jun Xuanxiao didn’t like it at all. Shen Yu used to look at him with such deep admiration, why did it turn out like this? Jun Xuanxiao’s pride made him never feel that he was at fault, but there was a voice in his heart saying that he had done something wrong, that he had caused all this.
“Yu’er, I’m sorry, I came too late…”
Jun Xuanxiao apologized with a stiff scalp.
“Your mother’s body… I will help you bury her properly…”
As Jun Xuanxiao approached a little, Shen Yu showed intense hostility, so he had to step back, and only then did Shen Yu calm down.
Mother, I’ll take you away…
Whether we go to the northern capital or back to Yunmeng, no one will bully us anymore in the future.
Jun Xuanxiao watched him struggle to carry his mother. His body was already weak, almost about to be blown away by the wind, so every step was very difficult. If Shen’s mother hadn’t been so thin, he would have collapsed long ago.
Shen Yu didn’t let Jun Xuanxiao get close, so he could only follow Shen Yu, hanging back and forth, fearing that Shen Yu might encounter other troubles.
After watching Shen Yu leave the Dali Temple and searching with his mother’s body on his back for a long time on the street, he finally saw… a coffin shop…
Shen Yu couldn’t speak, nor could he let go of his mother. The shopkeeper at the coffin shop could see what he wanted to do at a glance…
“Let’s go, let’s go, all the coffins in the shop are sold out. What kind of world is this? Even the charity houses are full…”
Although the Zhenbei Army did not kill people everywhere, after the battles, there were corpses everywhere in the capital. Those with families cried and bought coffins to bury them, while those without families were rolled up in mats and thrown into mass graves…
Shen Yu hurriedly took out official silver with one hand, indicating: I have money.
The shopkeeper’s eyes lit up, he reached out to take it, and then went back into the house…
Shen Yu was in a hurry, but he couldn’t shout, so he could only put down his mother’s body and quickly grabbed the shopkeeper’s clothes.
“So you’re a mute…” The shopkeeper became even more brazen, “Kid, what are you doing? I’ve already said that this is a coffin shop, a place for business, not a temple for charity. If you don’t have money, don’t come in…”
Shen Yu gestured in panic: “You took my money!”
Even if the shopkeeper could understand, he wouldn’t admit it…
“Don’t pull me, the capital is chaotic now, the price of coffins has risen tenfold, do you still expect me to give it to you for free? Dream on…” The shopkeeper grabbed Shen Yu’s clothes again, “Kid, I advise you to know what’s good for you. The capital is deserted now. Be careful I’ll have someone break your legs!”
As soon as the fierce words fell, the shopkeeper was thrown out, his chest ribs broken several, worse than being hit by a horse…
He only felt the wind on his face, and his chest was stepped on. A fierce-looking man looked down at him from above. This man was wearing battle robes and armor, obviously one of the fierce soldiers of the Zhenbei Army…
“Lord, spare my life! I don’t know where I offended Lord…”
Jun Xuanxiao exerted a little force under his feet, causing the shopkeeper to scream in pain, tears streaming down his face…
“Give the money back to him,” Jun Xuanxiao said coldly…
“Yes yes yes, little pig’s lard…”
The shopkeeper cherished his life and immediately handed over the money.
Knowing Jun Xuanxiao’s temperament, he would definitely kill this person, but he didn’t want Shen Yu to see bloodshed, which would only deepen his misunderstanding…
Jun Xuanxiao let go of the shopkeeper, but when he turned around, he saw Shen Yu already collapsed on the ground.
“Yu’er!”
Jun Xuanxiao lifted him up, relieved to find that it was just exhaustion and emotional distress that caused him to faint.
Shen Yu, having been through such emotional turmoil and carrying the body for so long, had depleted all his energy, relying solely on willpower to get this far…
Jun Xuanxiao looked down at Shen Yu’s closed eyes, his brow furrowed slightly. His heart tightened. Although Shen’s mother wasn’t killed by him, ultimately, he was the cause of all this…
If it wasn’t for his scheming, none of this would have happened.
Perhaps Yu’er now harbors deep hatred towards him?
Shen Yu must have heard his conversation with the Emperor in the Golden Luang Hall, and he must despise him for it…
Jun Xuanxiao remembered the resentful and hostile gaze Shen Yu gave him in the prison cell, surely thinking that he was the one who killed his mother.
Jun Xuanxiao clenched his fist. He never feared misunderstandings. People’s rumors about him being an unflinching killer were considered compliments. But Shen Yu’s gaze pierced through Jun Xuanxiao’s pride, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. This feeling of being misunderstood made him feel stifled and enraged, almost driving him to kill…
“Could it be that I was wrong?”
Jun Xuanxiao clenched his fist, nowhere to vent, and punched the ground, causing the flagstones to crack inch by inch…
“Yu’er will surely listen to my explanation. He will believe me…”
“Little pig’s lard” is a colloquial expression used in the context to convey disdain or contempt towards someone, implying that the person is insignificant or worthless. In this passage, the shopkeeper uses it to mockingly address Shen Yu, showing his lack of respect or regard for him
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