Chapter 136 only treated him as a plaything!

There was never a reply.

It was like a dull knife, cutting into Qian Yueqiu's already riddled heart.

She wasn't unaware of the answer, but she always held onto a sliver of hope, wishing that Xie Jingxing's familiar figure would suddenly appear, carrying a hint of regret or a touch of pity, and say to her, "Yueqiu, come back with me."

Every time the Crown Princess heard the maid's report...

She couldn't help but complain, "Is Xie Jingxing really that good a man?"

He already has a child with Liu Yu.

I don't know what Qian Yueqiu likes about that man.

If this happened to Qian Yueshu herself...

She would never want a man like that.

Of course, there are exceptions.

That means giving her enough power and status!

Actually, when it comes to matters of the heart...

Once you're trapped, nothing anyone says will matter.

Qian Yueqiu spent all her time wallowing in self-pity, constantly asking, "Has A-Xing come? Didn't A-Xing come to pick me up?..."

Seeing her like this, her parents were naturally the most anxious.

Madam Qian spent her days in tears.

Master Qian sighed repeatedly.

He couldn't even keep his business afloat, and he paced back and forth in his study every day, hating Xie Jingxing for being heartless and resenting his daughter for not being assertive enough.

There was another person in the Qian household who had a completely different opinion about this situation.

That was Qian Yueqiu's cousin, Qian Yueshu.

"Is Xie Jingxing really that good?" She twirled a willow branch by the pond, a cold smile playing on her lips.

But she felt it wasn't good, and it didn't work.

Qian Yueqiu is too infatuated with Xie Jingxing!

It's as if she can't live without Xie Jingxing.

no way.

Qian Yueshu thought of the man Qian Yueqiu married in her previous life.

As the saying goes, "The best way to forget a man is to find another one!"

Qian Yueqiu's husband in her previous life was a poor scholar, but fortunately he was good-looking, and Qian Yueqiu fell in love with him at first sight.

Perhaps if we bring him here, Qian Yueqiu can forget about Xie Jingxing?

In Qian Yueshu's notes.

Zhao Wenxuan was a man with a handsome face and bright eyes. Although he dressed simply, he possessed the refined and elegant temperament of a scholar.

In my past life.

Qian Yueqiu has a mental disability.

Everyone in the Qian family disapproved of her finding a husband in the capital.

After all, in a place like the capital, everyone has their own agenda.

Qian Yueqiu isn't very bright. If she marries into a wealthy and powerful family, she'll probably be devoured without a trace.

They all thought that going back to their hometown and finding a small, humble family would be easy to manipulate.

After all, what if Qian Yueqiu's husband's family doesn't treat her well?

With the Qian family's wealth and power, they can teach him a lesson at any time!

Qian Yueqiu herself agreed.

Or perhaps she didn't have many ideas.

She was forced to agree to things that most people agreed to.

Qian Yueqiu had just returned to her hometown when she met her sweetheart in the peach grove of the Marriage Temple.

At that time, he was reciting poetry to the falling peach petals, his elegant demeanor captivating Qian Yueqiu, who was heartbroken at the time.

The rest of the story fell into a cliché.

Qian Yueqiu fell in love with him at first sight and insisted on marrying him.

The Qian family eventually agreed.

Moreover, in order for Qian Yueqiu to have a better life in the future, the Qian family funded and supported this poor scholar.

Zhao Wenxuan was initially very kind and considerate to Qian Yueqiu, even to the point of being somewhat obsequious.

later.

Relying on the wealth and influence of the Qian family, he passed the imperial examinations smoothly all the way and eventually entered officialdom.

Zhao Wenxuan quickly became a seventh-rank county magistrate!

Human hearts are fickle.

Once he gained more power, he revealed his true colors.

It was common for them to frequent brothels and not return home at night.

What's even more hateful is his widowed mother, a mean and shrewd woman from a humble family, who treated Qian Yueqiu's dowry as her own, scheming and demanding it every day, and often speaking ill of her daughter-in-law in front of outsiders.

Qian Yueqiu in her previous life.

He suffered greatly at the hands of the mother and son.

At that time, Qian Yueshu was facing the most dangerous struggle for the throne and had no time to care about Qian Yueqiu, who was far away in her hometown...

After all, she herself died in that struggle!

During the most intense period of the struggle for the throne, Zhao Wenxuan, fearing repercussions from the Qian family, gave Qian Yueqiu to his superior for entertainment.

He was an old man in his fifties.

“Zhao Wenxuan…” Qian Yueshu murmured the name, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes.

This person is absolutely unsuitable; he is of low character and only cares about profit.

But that is precisely why he is an excellent chess piece.

Bringing him here would have at least three advantages.

Firstly, and most importantly, it diverted Qian Yueqiu's attention from Xie Jingxing.

Zhao Wenxuan's appearance was undoubtedly a powerful remedy for Qian Yueqiu, who was currently experiencing extreme emptiness and vulnerability in her heart.

Even if it's just temporarily letting her peek out from Xie Jingxing's shadow and catch her breath, it would be good.

Secondly, this could be used to test Xie Jingxing.

Did Xie Jingxing truly have no feelings left for Qian Yueqiu?

If he were to learn that a new man had appeared beside Qian Yueqiu, would he be furious or indifferent?

Qian Yueshu originally felt that Xie Jingxing was not a good match, and even took the initiative to let her cousin leave.

But now her thinking has changed!

After all, my cousin and Xie Jingxing already have two children, sons.

A family like the Xie family would never allow a son to leave his mother.

Regardless of whether Qian Yueqiu can find a better man in the future?

Xie Jingxing must love children the most.

Moreover, all the women Xie Jingxing loved were dead.

Even if my cousin can't win his heart, she can still win his body.

If Xie Jingxing is willing, then Qian Yueqiu will rightfully become Mrs. Xie when she returns to the Xie family.

At that time, Qian Yueqiu was wealthy and powerful, had two children, and was also surrounded by the Xie family's immense influence...

Actually, that day was pretty good!

certainly.

Qian Yueshu still had some selfish motives.

After all, Qian Yueshu is already plotting to create a force that can rival the Crown Prince.

Xie Jingxing is a very good choice!

If Zhao Wenxuan can really make Xie Jingxing realize that he loves Qian Yueqiu.

Then the Xie family and Xie Jingxing will become the knives in her hands.

At that time.

Even if the crown prince no longer loves her, or even if he turns against her.

Qian Yueshu also has the power to flip the table at any time!

If the Crown Prince dares to betray...

She wouldn't mind killing again!

As for his previous love for the Crown Prince, it was three parts genuine and seven parts fake!

Qian Yueshu has always loved herself the most!

Does Xie Jingxing care about Qian Yueqiu?

This will directly determine Zhao Wenxuan's fate.

If Xie Jingxing still cared even a little bit.

The existence of this poor scholar was the catalyst that prompted him to change his mind.

If necessary, Xie Jingxing would "deal with" Zhao Wenxuan without Qian Yueshu having to intervene.

If Xie Jingxing truly doesn't care at all, then...

A cold smile curved at the corners of Qian Yueshu's lips.

Let Zhao Wenxuan use his life to atone for the sins of his past life.

Doesn't he like to curry favor with the rich and powerful?

Don't you want to climb up?

In this life, let him and his mother stay in the Qian family mansion forever, by Qian Yueqiu's side, not as husbands, but as two servants.

Zhao Wenxuan was even a male concubine who could be summoned and dismissed at will...

For a hypocritical scholar like Zhao Wenxuan, whose ambitions were sky-high but whose fate was as fragile as paper, such treatment would probably be more painful than death.

If Xie Jingxing really doesn't want Qian Yueqiu anymore...

Qian Yueshu planned to find her several male concubines in the future, so that all she had to do every day was eat, drink, have fun, and sleep with men...

In this life, she will protect Qian Yueqiu for the rest of her life!

Having made up her mind, Qian Yueshu immediately took action.

She used some of the people she had secretly cultivated over the years to quietly begin searching for Zhao Wenxuan's whereabouts.

It's not hard to find.

As long as you go back to your hometown in Jiangnan and find a scholar who is quite talented but impoverished due to his family's poverty, you'll always have some news about him in literary circles.

soon.

His subordinates reported that Zhao Wenxuan had made contact.

Qian Yueshu meticulously planned a recruitment campaign.

She did not personally appear.

Instead, he organized a charity event in his hometown.

That is, any student who has real talent and learning but is poor will be brought to the capital by the Qian family, who will provide them with food and drink and nurture them.

Of course, they will also be needed to serve the Qian family in the future.

At this point, Qian Yueshu had already begun to plan for the future.

It has to be said that she thought far ahead.

The crown prince has not yet ascended the throne.

They didn't even have a harem.

But Qian Yueshu had already imagined that once she became empress, she would break ties with the emperor.

It's up to her to figure out how to break this deadlock!

On the other side.

After luring this group of impoverished but talented men from their hometown to the capital.

Qian Yueshu also said that she admired Zhao Wenxuan's talent.

Invite Zhao Wenxuan to the Qian family to be Qian Yueqiu's tutor.

He was a scholar who passed the imperial examinations.

The teacher, Qian Yueqiu, isn't very bright, but she's knowledgeable enough.

At this moment, Zhao Wenxuan was wearing a faded blue scholar's robe, which only accentuated his handsome face and upright posture.

Upon seeing the group of elegantly dressed Qian Yueqiu, he was taken aback at first, then immediately lowered his eyelids, cupped his hands in a respectful bow, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant, his voice clear and melodious like a jade chime: "I have been presumptuous and have disturbed this young lady."

Qian Yueqiu's gaze, which had been as still as water, flickered slightly the moment it met that face.

She hadn't seen such a... such a handsome man in so long.

This is completely different from Xie Jingxing's cold and sharp edge typical of aristocratic families; it is a gentle kind of handsomeness.

Qian Yueshu took in her cousin's subtle reaction and understood what was going on.

really.

My cousin's aesthetic sense is still the same as in my previous life.

She can't resist a handsome man.

She stepped forward and, feigning curiosity, struck up a conversation with Zhao Wenxuan, asking him some casual questions about his studies in poetry.

Zhao Wenxuan answered fluently and spoke appropriately, but his gaze occasionally carried a hint of amazement and inquiry as it swept over Qian Yueqiu, whose expression was melancholy yet also exuded a pitiful charm.

The fish seemed to have already smelled the aroma of the bait.

Next.

She could then naturally allow them to have contact.

Qian Yueshu's thoughts were: "Xie Jingxing... if you heard that she has someone else by her side, would you be angry, or... would you let go completely?"

Let's wait a little longer.

Wait until Qian Yueqiu and Zhao Wenxuan's relationship deepens a bit more.

When Xie Jingxing's hatred for Qian Yueqiu lessens a little.

Qian Yueshu would observe Xie Jingxing's attitude.

Should we then decide whether or not to give Qian Yueqiu money to find another man?

After all, in this era, it's not easy for a woman who has already been married and has two children to find a wealthy and powerful family!