Chapter 248 Wailing

Xie Qi's hand, which was under the table, tightened suddenly. Looking at Liang Sheng, who was talking non-stop, he suddenly stood up.

Just as her fist was about to strike the other person's face, Shen Yuanzhu said, "Thank you, Qi."

Shen Yuanzhu looked at him and slowly said, "This is Boss Ruan from Tonghechang. She is very interested in the cultural landscape of our Suzhou Prefecture."

Upon hearing this, Xie Qi lowered his eyes, changed the position of his fist in front of Liang Sheng, and landed on Liang Sheng's shoulder as a warning pat.

Only after Xie Qi left did Liang Sheng belatedly realize he was afraid.

Just now, he thought that stick was going to hit him...

The owner of Tonghechang, Mr. Ruan, was a bit older than the two women. She wore her hair in a high bun and had no makeup on her face, appearing elegant and dignified.

When she speaks, the corners of her eyes slant slightly upwards, giving her a charming, half-smiling look.

When Xie Qi approached, she nodded gently.

The three of them sat down for a meal, but none of them seemed to be in high spirits. The owner, surnamed Ruan, was the first to leave.

Shen Yuanzhu then asked softly, "What happened just now? Why did they have to start fighting here?"

Xie Qi glanced at her, his expression resentful, but did not answer.

Only after the two had left, one after the other, did Xie Qi speak softly: "Do you know what that person said?"

"No matter what, we must not make a move in front of everyone."

Xie Qi said, "He said your husband is definitely not a good man, and he even said he wanted to have a fling with you, to have a brief affair..."

Shen Yuanzhu saw a fire burning in Xie Qi's eyes, so intense that it couldn't be suppressed.

“Filthy”.

She pursed her lips and muttered a curse under her breath.

Seeing Xie Qi's aggrieved expression, Shen Yuanzhu shook her head: "You still can't hit him, you..."

After a moment of silence, she said, "Don't worry about it, I'll handle this."

And you won't let him interfere...

Upon hearing this, Xie Qi became even angrier and more sour. He stood there stunned for a while, then snorted and turned to leave.

After walking for quite a while, Xie Qi realized that Shen Yuanzhu not only didn't catch up to coax him, but was also standing in the courtyard staring at something. Gritting his teeth, Xie Qi angrily walked back.

Why are you getting so close?

Shen Yuanzhu nudged him, but Xie Qi didn't respond, seemingly angry about something.

"They're gone."

After saying that, she left alone.

The election hasn't officially started yet, and everyone is idle.

Those who found each other agreeable gathered in twos and threes, while others, like the two families Liang Sheng mentioned, were discussing the marriage of their children and grandchildren.

After calling Xie Qi back to his room, Shen Yuanzhu rested alone in the room. Only when it got dark did she send Ling'er to find Xie Qi.

"What?"

After hearing Ling'er's purpose, Xie Qi's face darkened, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"That guy surnamed Liang went to see Yuanzhu in the middle of the night to admire the flowers?"

Xie Qi was about to get up when Ling'er hurriedly said, "Young Master, Miss said you should wait in the room..."

How could Ling'er possibly persuade Xie Qi?

Before he could finish speaking, Xie Qi walked out.

Shen Yuanzhu was already in the courtyard, standing by the small pond. Xie Qi had just stepped out of the courtyard building when he saw Liang Sheng walking past him with an unassuming swagger.

"..."

Under the starlight, he could even see Liang Sheng's lewd smile.

Liang Sheng walked to Shen Yuanzhu's side and was about to pat her shoulder when a figure suddenly darted out from behind and kicked Liang Sheng into the small pond.

Xie Qi was taken aback. Just as he was about to step forward, he noticed that "Yuan Zhu," who was standing still, had turned around.

She was clearly Ms. Luo, dressed in a plain-colored robe.

Luo took off the shawl and draped it over Chen Yuanzhu's body again.

When Xie Qi arrived, Liang Sheng was still splashing around in the small pond. Shen Yuanzhu stood on the bank and watched for a while before realizing that the person standing next to her was him.

What brings you here?

She looked up at the man beside her, and Xie Qi saw that her eyebrows and eyes were round, and her eyes seemed to be filled with sparkling starlight, which made people unconsciously intoxicated.

He couldn't help but raise his hand to touch her cheek, his heart pounding wildly.

"Why don't you let me do it? Kicking that filthy thing only dirties your feet."

Shen Yuanzhu shook her head: "I want to do it myself."

After saying that, her eyes sparkled with affection: "To avenge my husband, I must do it myself."

Xie Qi's ear turned red.

They've been married for so long and have done all sorts of intimate things countless times, yet Xie Qi still gets easily swayed by her every word.

Gently touching Shen Yuanzhu's cheek, Xie Qi turned and walked into the small pond.

The pond wasn't deep; at its deepest point, it was only about waist-deep. But Liang Sheng was suddenly kicked into the pond, and caught off guard and startled, he thrashed about in there for a long time.

Xie Qi went into the water and pushed Liang Sheng, who was about to climb out, back down.

But what he said was, "Young Master Liang, what are you doing sneaking into the pool in the middle of the night?"

"Mmm...mmm..."

Just as Liang Sheng got up, Xie Qi pressed him down again: "Young Master Liang, get up quickly."

Upon seeing this, Shen Yuanzhu waved for Luo Shi to return first, then exclaimed in surprise, "Quick, someone come quick! Young Master Liang... he jumped into the pond!"

There were still many people awake at this hour. Shen Yuanzhu called out, and many people came.

Seeing that people were gradually gathering around, Xie Qi then pulled Liang Sheng out of the pool.

Whether from fright or exhaustion, the other person had fainted.

Xie Qi half-squatted down and slapped him a few times across the face: "Young Master Liang, Young Master Liang?"

When Liang Sheng's family steward arrived, he saw his young master's mouth being slapped repeatedly.

Seeing this, he hurriedly stepped forward and found that Liang Sheng's face was pale and he was still unconscious.

"Second Young Master, Second Young Master..."

The old steward came over, and Xie Qi said gently, "Young Master Liang fell into the pond, and I rescued him..."

"Thank you, young master."

The old steward thanked him, and Xie Qi added, "He hasn't woken up yet; it will be troublesome if he doesn't wake up soon."

After saying that, Xie Qi squatted down, turned Liang Sheng over, and pressed his knee against the other man's stomach. Then, he punched Liang Sheng's back several times.

A short while later, Liang Sheng suddenly vomited up all the water in his stomach.

Previously, when he saw Xie Qi beat his young master into a pulp, the Liang family steward was extremely unhappy.

But now that they saw that the other party had saved Liang Sheng's life, all their dissatisfaction turned into genuine gratitude.

The old steward knelt on the ground upon seeing this, but Xie Qi stopped him.

“Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda; it is what I should do. You don’t need to be grateful, but please take Young Master Liang to get treatment as soon as possible, so that there will be no lingering illness.”

After Xie Qi finished speaking, Butler Liang was already in tears. After thanking him several times, he found someone to help take Liang Sheng to the clinic.

As he left, he overheard Xie Qi muttering behind him, "Young Master Liang is such a good person. He even said he'd send me delicacies from the capital during the day... What a pity, what a pity for these clothes of mine..."

Butler Liang paused before leading Liang Sheng away.

Just as everyone was about to disperse, a mournful wail suddenly came from afar.

In the darkness, the sound startled everyone.