Chapter 505 - Chapter 505: Chapter 512: Rescue Plan (1/2)
Chapter 505: Chapter 512: Rescue Plan
In Sikong Ling’s view, any reason or explanation was just an excuse and couldn’t be treated as grounds for exoneration. Had Su Wenyue not been lucky this time, with the Phantom just happening to hold a grudge against those five men, and had just happened to receive information about them and went to the rescue, even if Su Wenyue had jumped from the cliff and miraculously survived, the outcome wouldn’t have been much better.
Actually, Sikong Ling wasn’t a person of spotless character. In the past, if he took a fancy to a woman, he had many ways to obtain her, willing or not. However, regarding Su Wenyue, for some unknown reason, Sikong Ling always felt an inexplicable sense of guilt. Therefore, even though he fancied her, he never wanted to force her, and even harbored thoughts of helping and protecting her—provided that Su Wenyue lived happily.
Since Han Yu did not know how to cherish her and made Su Wenyue suffer so much, Sikong Ling felt no need to hold back any longer. Su Wenyue by his side, even if she couldn’t be the legal wife, he was willing to give her everything else. As for the affairs of the backyard, although he never bothered himself with them, he was very clear about them. He simply couldn’t be bothered to intervene, so he turned a blind eye unless things got too excessive. As long as he was protecting her, Su Wenyue wouldn’t suffer any grievances, and at the very least, there would be no concerns for her safety.
“Master, didn’t you say that with the matters of the Marquis Bei’an Mansion, we only needed to assist in secret, without the need to get involved publicly? Why this time?” Qing Zhu actually had some guesses deep down, the only one who could make the master commit such ‘foolishness’ was her.
It was said that she was beautiful, but apart from this, Qing Zhu really didn’t know what else was good about her. Moreover, she was someone else’s wife. How did she come to be valued so greatly by the master? Yet, after the incident with the cliff jumping, Qing Zhu’s view of Su Wenyue had somewhat changed, at the very least, for a woman of such chaste defiance, she felt a newfound respect.
Sikong Ling glanced at Qing Zhu lightly, showing tolerance for this servant who had followed by his side since they were young: “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t, just do your duty well.”
With Sikong Ling’s words, Qing Zhu immediately behaved, knowing full well why, over the years, he had been able to follow Sikong Ling without issue. Besides the emotional attachment from childhood and loyalty, the most important thing was knowing his place. Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly have remained by Sikong Ling’s side. In fact, Qing Zhu wasn’t the only one who had been with Sikong Ling for that long, but in the end, he was the only one who had stayed.
Sikong Ling was satisfied with Qing Zhu’s sense of propriety. For his subordinates, apart from loyalty, what he valued most was their awareness of boundaries. Those who thought they were loyal but acted against his wishes might not be completely discarded, but they wouldn’t be trusted with important tasks.
At the same time, Su Hengyi had also received word from Sikong Ling. It was only then that Su Hengyi realized that it was the Young Master of the Sikong Family who had been secretly assisting them with collecting information and maneuvering within the Imperial Court.
It was not that Han Yu and Zhai Mo had intentionally concealed it, but since they had promised Sikong Ling, they naturally didn’t mention it until Sikong Ling himself revealed it.