I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 439 Love and Hate

Chapter 439 Love and Hate Intertwined

"Little Lanlan!" Wang Wenzhou ran over and picked up Gao Guilan like a madman.

"Pfft..." Gao Guilan coughed up blood. She looked at Wang Wenzhou and asked softly, "Wang Wenzhou, you..."

“My little Lanlan, you’re so silly. Of course I loved you, and I’ve never changed my mind. I’ve always loved you!” Wang Wenzhou said with a wry smile.

"You damned liar!" Gao Guilan said, enunciating each word clearly, "The thing I regret most in my life is meeting you!"

"Little Lanlan!" Wang Wenzhou picked up Gao Guilan and shouted, "Quickly, go and fetch the imperial physician! Come with me to the palace!"

Wang Wenzhou wanted to find a royal physician to save Gao Guilan.

"Uncle, I'll call you 'Uncle' one last time. Can you promise me one thing?" Gao Guilan asked softly.

"Tell me quickly, what is it? I promise I'll do it!" Wang Wenzhou said hastily.

"After I die, you will raise a dog for me, and its name will be Ru Ru," Gao Guilan said in a serious tone.

"Hmm..." Wang Wenzhou frowned. My little Lanlan, what grudge do you have against Ruru?

"Ugh!" Gao Guilan spat out a mouthful of blood and asked coldly, "You won't agree?"

"I promise! I will definitely do it. Xiao Lanlan, you must live. I promise you, I will never lie to you again!" Wang Wenzhou was really regretful. He never expected that Gao Guilan would be so distraught as to want to commit suicide because of a few lies he told. This was too illogical!

"Uncle! I hate you!" Gao Guilan used all her strength to hug Wang Wenzhou's neck tightly.

Wang Wenzhou was heartbroken and filled with regret, but what good was regret now? Suddenly, he felt Gao Guilan's grip weaken, and her arm slipped off his neck.

Wang Wenzhou quickly checked Gao Guilan's baby's breath, but she had stopped breathing.

Wang Wenzhou was devastated and simply couldn't accept this fact. How could his beloved little Lanlan be dead?

Jian Fengyu cautiously stepped forward and asked, "My lord, the sedan chair is ready. Shall we still go to the palace?"

"Get out! Go to your sister's palace! Do you want to become a eunuch?" Wang Wenzhou shouted angrily.

Wang Chengen wanted to step forward to advise him, but upon hearing Wang Wenzhou's words, his expression changed, and he angrily turned around and took a few steps back.

A moment later, Imperial Physician Wen rushed over, but was stopped by Wang Chengen just as he was about to examine the patient. Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, was now biting anyone he saw; it was best to avoid him and wait until he calmed down.

Seeing Wang Wenzhou standing there blankly, holding Gao Guilan's body for a long time, Wang Ying felt a pang of heartache. She stepped forward and said softly, "Husband, let's go home."

Wang Wenzhou said mournfully, his face contorted with grief, "Sister-in-law, it's no use going home now, Xiao Lanlan is dead!"

"Sigh!" Wang Ying sighed softly. "You wretch, you brought this on yourself. If you had told fewer lies, Gao Guilan wouldn't be dead today." Seeing that she couldn't persuade Wang Wenzhou, Wang Ying had no choice but to send someone to invite Liu Rushi.

Upon learning of this, Liu Rushi rushed over.

Seeing Wang Wenzhou's heartbroken state, Liu Ru felt very sorry for him.

“Wang Wenzhou, he’s gone now. There’s no use being sad anymore. Listen to me, come home with me.” Liu Rushi gently patted Wang Wenzhou’s back and said softly.

"You are right, I was wrong!" Wang Wenzhou cried out in anguish.

"Oh!" Liu Rushi sighed softly and quickly hugged Wang Wenzhou.

"Alright, let's go home. Aren't you embarrassed with so many people here?" Liu Rushi complained.

"Okay! Let's go home!" Wang Wenzhou ordered. "Xiaoyu, prepare an ice coffin for me. I'm going to turn Xiaolanlan into an inflatable doll. That little bitch is too disobedient. I haven't slept with her enough yet, and she just says she wants to die. She's clearly trying to anger me to death! Humph! Even if she dies, I won't let her rest in peace. I'm going to use her corpse as an inflatable doll to play with!"

"Oh dear, he's gone mad again!" Liu Rushi shook her head with a wry smile. She could scold her son in public and her husband in private. Liu Rushi couldn't scold Wang Wenzhou in public, so she could only drag him home by force.

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Two days later.

Wang Wenzhou sat before the ice coffin, staring blankly at Gao Guilan inside. Little Lanlan still looked so beautiful, so adorable. But he would never hear her cheerful laughter again, nor see her silly yet endearing face.

The children were heartbroken. Their beloved hadn't slept for two days and two nights, and hadn't eaten or drunk a single grain of rice. They sat silently in front of the ice coffin, and even Liu Rushi's various attempts to persuade him were futile.

Zhang Jiao's eyes reddened, and she said plaintively, "What should we do? My husband's health can't take this!"

Wang Ying thought for a moment and then said, "When I was sorting through Gao Guilan's belongings, I found a notebook. I was afraid that my husband would be too heartbroken if he saw it, so I didn't want him to know. Now that my husband seems so distraught, should I show him the notebook?"

"Where are the notes?" Liu Rushi asked.

"Take a look first. You know your husband well, so you should make the decision." Wang Ying took out her notebook and handed it to Liu Rushi.

Liu Rushi glanced through the notes, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll give it to Wang Wenzhou."

Liu Rushi walked up to Wang Wenzhou and said softly, "Wang Wenzhou!"

"I won't eat! I won't drink! I'm going to die for love!" Wang Wenzhou said in a serious tone.

Liu Rushi shook her head with a bitter smile. She understood Wang Wenzhou. He was torturing himself because he felt he owed Gao Guilan too much and wanted to atone for it. She didn't believe Wang Wenzhou was willing to die.

"Take a look, this is Gao Guilan's notebook from before she passed away." Liu Rushi handed the notebook to Wang Wenzhou.

Wang Wenzhou opened the notebook; Gao Guilan's handwriting was tiny, neat, and very beautiful.

"Today is the 108th day since I left Young Master Lei. Since leaving Hanshan, my mind has been filled with images of Young Master Lei every day. I feel like I'm going crazy."

Today I thought of a good way to ease my longing for Young Master Lei. Whenever I think of him, I write a stroke of the pen. But after an hour, I had filled a whole sheet with tally marks. It turns out this method doesn't work at all.

The notes were quite messy; they were actually Gao Guilan's diary, recording trivial matters, but almost every single one was related to Wang Wenzhou.

Wang Wenzhou felt as if his heart was being torn apart. His hand holding the notebook trembled slightly, and after reading for a while, tears streamed down his face.

"My sister said that Father will attack Hanshan in a few days. I was terrified when I heard this news. What if Young Master Lei dies in the chaos of battle? After I begged her repeatedly, my sister promised to find Young Master Lei for me before the attack on Hanshan. Young Master Lei, you must wait for me!"

As a child, I always dreamed of growing up quickly, so I wouldn't have to listen to my elders' nagging anymore. Now that I'm grown up, I've experienced the sweetness of love, but also the torment of longing. Lei Gongzi, where are you? I miss you!

"Little Lanlan, Uncle misses you too!" Wang Wenzhou burst into tears, realizing for the first time how much Little Lanlan loved him.