Chapter 16 Good Wife and Mother 4
Chapter 4
Qi Qi's head tensed up, and he immediately asked, "What exactly is going on? Please explain clearly."
Lu Jingyi said, "A few days ago, Pepei went to the temple to burn incense. On the way home, he encountered bandits. Not only did the bandits rob him of his belongings, but they also wanted to kill Pepei..."
Lu Jingyi cried even harder. "Pei Pei was so scared that she jumped into the river. She was lucky and didn't die. She drifted to Ma Village, not far from the bandits, and was rescued by a hunter."
"That's a good thing." Qi Qi nodded. "As long as people are alive, that's better than anything else."
"I originally thought it was a good thing and was going to give some money to the hunter, but they...they!" Lu Jingyi wailed. "They insisted that Pepe had lost her virginity and insisted that the hunter marry her. But the hunter is already in his thirties, and Pepe is only sixteen. How can this be allowed!"
"I refused to let Pepe marry a hunter, but they all refused. They insisted that you..."
Qi Qi's expression gradually turned cold. "Are they talking about me?"
If Lu Henian had always been just a scholar, the original owner's desire to get married would not have caused such a big fuss. However, Lu Henian got the title and became the emperor's savior from a small scholar. The original owner also had a name in front of the emperor, which made the original owner's deeds even more remarkable.
But these are not the reasons why General Chen married Pepe to the hunter.
Qi Qi slammed the table and said, "Let's go find them."
Lu Jingyi quickly grabbed Qi Qi's hand and said, "Mom, just bring Peipei to the Lu family and wait until the storm has passed..."
"Will they let Pepe go once the storm has passed?"
Qi Qi pointed at Lu Jingyi's head, "Why did I give birth to a useless girl like you? In this kind of situation, could it be that our mansion is afraid of a family with nothing? To put it nicely, they are a family of scholars. If they are really capable, why don't they produce top scorers every year? Don't you want to?"
Qi Qi brought his servants and rushed to the Chen family.
Chen Peipei was being dragged to a sedan chair. The hunter stood aside with a bitter face, seemingly unwilling as well.
Qi Qi asked the servants to surround the sedan chair, "My dear relatives, what's going on? What's the commotion?"
When Chen Peipei saw her grandmother, she immediately ran to stand behind Qi Qi, tugged at his clothes, and sobbed softly, "Grandma, save me."
Qi Qi patted the back of Chen Peipei's hand and said, "Don't worry, your grandmother is here. No one can harm you."
Chen Jingyi's husband, Chen Feiyang, had a sullen face and saluted Qi Qi disrespectfully. "Mother-in-law, today is the auspicious day for Peipei to get married. Since you're here, have a drink before you leave."
Qi Qi sneered, "It's a good day, it's indeed a good day."
She clapped her hands and said, "Today is a good day for my daughter Lu Jingyi to divorce your Chen family."
Chen Feiyang whispered, "Mother-in-law, Peipei has lost her virginity. This will affect the reputation of all the daughters of the Chen family. Just getting her married is the best solution we can come up with."
"Besides, I'm Pepe's father. How could I possibly harm Pepe? The affairs of our Chen family are not something that a grandmother like you would have to worry about!"
"Really? You really are a good father." Qi Qi sneered, "But our Peipei's reputation has nothing to do with you from now on. After our Jingyi divorces you, Peipei will naturally be our Lu family's daughter. If you don't feel sorry for your daughter, there are plenty of people in our Lu family who do."
Qi Qi had no intention of saying a few more words to his son-in-law. He directly ordered someone to smash the sedan chair and then went to the warehouse to get Lu Jingyi's dowry.
Chen Feiyang wanted to stop him, but Qi Qi directly took out the imperial edict and said, "Don't think that just because Lu Henian is dead, our Marquis Mansion has no support. As long as I am alive, our Lu family will not be bullied by you in vain."
After saying that, Qi Qi turned and looked at the hunter who saved Chen Peipei.
He looked very honest, with a dark complexion, and it was obvious that he was often running around outside. He rubbed his hands nervously, like a brainless fly.
Qi Qi took out two silver notes worth one hundred taels each and had his servants bring out silk cloth and a jade pendant for him. "You saved my granddaughter, and this is our reward. If your family needs any help in the future, feel free to come to Marquis Lu's mansion to find me. As long as there is one member of our Lu family left, we will never forget your family's kindness."
The hunter took the things with many thanks and ran away.
It is normal for the hunter to be nervous and afraid, but after marrying Chen Peipei, he would verbally abuse and humiliate her, which is also human nature.
The hunter's heart has not yet grown up, and he can be content and leave with the gift of thanks, which can be regarded as a fulfillment of his merit of saving people.
Qi Qi ordered his servants to find an opportunity to steal the hunter's jade pendant.
A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring, but the silver and cloth are enough to repay the favor. As for the jade pendant, it is just a gift to enhance the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion.
Qi Qi turned around, took Chen Peipei's hand, and returned to the Marquis' Mansion.
Let’s talk about the Chen family again.
Chen Feiyang has been in a very bad mood since his divorce. As a family of scholars, he dare not visit brothels openly and can only go to Anchang secretly.
The lights there were dim, but when they were turned off, they all looked the same.
After a while, he fell in love with a woman.
After he divorced, the Chen family began to arrange a marriage for him, and soon a suitable person came to the house.
The woman was the wife of a scholar who died young, and she remained a widow ever since.
The two families thought it was suitable, so they set a date and welcomed the newborn with drums and gongs.
People are in high spirits when they are happy. When the wedding night was lit, he happily lifted the red veil. Under the dim light, the bride had a unique charm. He was drunk again and entered the bridal chamber in a daze. Their bodies were compatible. After a night, he felt relaxed all over, as if he was back in the dark alley and had a few more rounds with the woman who was in the flesh trade.
When the sun rose, he looked again and saw an old woman in her fifties lying on his bed.
She was still putting on makeup, but after a wild night, the white powder on her face was rubbed onto the pillow, making it look like a layer of putty had fallen off.
"Ah—who are you and why are you in my bed?"
The woman jumped up in fright, looked around, and saw no one else. She quickly said to Chen Feiyang with a smile, "Husband, what are you talking about? I am your wife."
Chen Feiyang was so scared that he fell to the ground, and ran out of the bridal chamber on his stomach, yelling at everyone he met. Soon, the whole yard was crowded with Chen's family members.
"This is not the scholar's wife, this is clearly the scholar's mother." When Chen Feiyang thought about the quarrel he had with such a woman last night, he felt as if his whole body was covered with hair, and he felt so disgusted that he wanted to vomit immediately.
The woman looked aggrieved, "My husband, why am I not the scholar's wife? I am. My ex-husband died at the age of thirty, leaving me, a beautiful and graceful wife. I waited for twenty years before I finally achieved my destiny with you, my husband."
Chen Feiyang quickly waved his hands, telling the woman not to approach him.
"Go back to where you came from. I definitely don't want someone like you."
"You are not from a scholarly family, how can you be so rude? You carried me in with eight bearers in a sedan chair, and now you say you don't want me?"
Chen Feiyang pleaded, "This won't work. The age gap between you and me is too big..."
"That's not true. Didn't I hear that my husband's daughter almost married a forty-year-old hunter? If a sixteen-year-old can marry a forty-year-old, then a fifty-year-old and a thirty-nine-year-old are just right."
The woman approached Chen Feiyang as she spoke, frightening him so much that he ran away. The woman chased after him relentlessly, and finally she grabbed Chen Feiyang's arm, "Husband, have you forgotten how affectionate we were a few days ago? Why do you no longer like me after we got married?"
Chen Feiyang finally realized where the familiar feeling of this woman came from, "You...you..."
He pointed at the woman and asked, "Are you the woman from Anchang Street?"
"Of course it is, my husband. Otherwise, why would I let anyone propose marriage to me!" The woman hugged Chen Feiyang affectionately. "Among all the men I have, only you and I are the best. I don't want any other men. I only want you."
The others wanted to come over to help, but the woman glared at them and said, "This is a private matter between us. Why do you have to get involved?"
As she spoke, the woman pulled Chen Feiyang's mouth and kissed him, making a smacking sound, which made everyone in the yard scatter.
Qi Qi brought Chen Peipei and Lu Jingyi back home. Hui Niang was a kind person. When she heard that her sister-in-law had returned home, she did not complain at all. Instead, she comforted Lu Jingyi.
"Jingyi, our home is much quieter now. It's a good thing you can stay. We can have more fun together. Besides, I'm about to give birth, and I don't want to let mother worry about all the things in the mansion alone. If you stay, it will be a great help to me."
"You don't have to worry about Peipei's affairs. Is it possible that the eldest daughter of our Lu family can't find a good husband? Even if she never marries, we can either find a son-in-law or keep a few concubines."
Hui Niang’s words made Lu Jingyi blush.
"Sister-in-law, how could you say such a thing? If mother knew..."
Qi Qi walked in nonchalantly. "What's the big deal? Do you still remember your concubine Hong, the one your father insisted on redeeming from the brothel? She now lives in a small courtyard just down the street from the Marquis's Mansion. I think the young men she's fostering are very good. Ask your concubine Hong to introduce you to a few later."
Lu Jingyi opened her mouth in surprise. She felt that the person in front of her was her mother, but also seemed not to be her mother.
Qi Qi said, "Mother is not asking you to be unfaithful to your husband. It's just that if a man treats you well, you should treat him well with all your heart. If he treats you badly, why should you wrong yourself? Men are just playthings."
Lu Jingyi quickly went to cover Hui Niang's belly, "Mom, sister-in-law hasn't given birth yet."
Hui Niang covered her mouth and laughed, and suddenly she felt her stomach churning, "Mom, I'm giving birth!"
The midwife had been waiting in the marquis's mansion for a long time. When she heard that Hui Niang was about to give birth, she hurriedly carried Hui Niang into the delivery room.
Lu Kangshun had just returned home from a victory. As soon as he entered the house, he heard the crying of two babies. The words "mother and child are safe", a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, startled Lu Kangshun so much that he dropped the spear in his hand and hurried to the delivery room to see his wife.
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