Chapter 191
Suddenly, Jingwu felt uneasy, vaguely sensing that something was about to happen.
Just as she was about to reach out and perform a divination, she heard Xiaoqing call out urgently.
"Master, Master! Something terrible has happened! Xiao Zi says Yue Huai is about to suffer a qi deviation!"
Upon hearing this, Jingwu quickly got up from the soft couch, dressed, and disappeared from the room in an instant.
Inside the Han family's villa, Yue Huai realized that his cultivation had reached the late Nascent Soul stage. He had been cultivating day and night for the past few days, waiting to pass the tribulation and reach the Divine Transformation stage to avenge his father and mother at the Xuanmen!
He has never forgotten this grudge!
However, being too eager for quick success can lead to unstable breathing and a hint of going astray.
When Jingwu arrived, he saw the boy sitting in the moonlight, his aura faintly turning black.
She frowned and quickly cast a calming spell.
"Yue Huai, steady your breathing!"
In the midst of chaos, Yue Huai suddenly heard this familiar voice, and his mind inexplicably calmed down.
He consciously controlled his breathing and gradually calmed down.
When Yue Huai opened his eyes, he saw the girl standing beside him and felt a surge of joy.
“Ah Wu…”
Seeing that his breathing had stabilized, Jingwu sat down next to him with a sigh of relief: "Luckily, Xiaoqing spoke up in time, otherwise, you would have gone into qi deviation."
Upon hearing this, the boy slowly lowered his head, his eyes slightly downcast, inwardly blaming himself.
Why isn't he stronger? Why can't he avenge his parents immediately? Now, he's even suffering a qi deviation while cultivating...
Jingwu couldn't see the expression on the boy's face clearly, but he vaguely guessed what it meant, so he patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.
"Don't rush, take your time. I see you've already reached the late Nascent Soul stage, not far from the tribulation. Once you pass the tribulation, you'll reach the Deity Transformation stage."
Yue Huai sighed deeply, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the person in front of him say something.
"When the time comes, I will accompany you to the Xuanmen to seek revenge."
Upon hearing this, Yue Huai raised his head in disbelief, looking at the person in front of him as if to confirm whether what she said was true or false.
Seeing her nod seriously, a warm feeling suddenly welled up in my heart.
The boy's eyes gradually reddened, and he grasped her hand that was resting on his shoulder, nodding heavily.
"good!"
"So, don't put yourself in the danger of going berserk. I'll wait for you to pass through the tribulation of lightning, and then we'll go to the Xuanmen to avenge your father and mother."
Jingwu grasped his hand in return, looking at him with unwavering eyes.
Yue Huai looked down at their tightly clasped hands and nodded seriously.
No, he will never put himself in such a crisis again.
He will definitely survive the tribulation and go to the Xuanmen with Awu to seek revenge!
Seeing that his mood had improved, Jingwu began to gossip.
"Will you attend the banquet where Prince Hui is taking a concubine?"
Seeing that she had no intention of leaving, Yue Huai ordered the servants to prepare a late-night snack. Upon hearing this, he was taken aback for a moment: "What kind of feast?"
"Didn't the Prince of Hui send you an invitation when he took a concubine?" Jingwu said lazily.
"I haven't received it yet. I'll ask the servants later." Yue Huai said as he poured her wine. After a while, as if he had thought of something, he immediately said, "I remember that the banquet for the prince to take a concubine is usually a family banquet, and he generally doesn't invite unrelated people. What, you received a wedding invitation?"
Jingwu listened to this and thought it made sense. He looked up into his eyes and nodded seriously.
He married Jing Shu.
"Cough." Yue Huai almost spat out the wine he had just drunk. He choked, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and asked seriously, "Your sister, Jing Shu?"
Jingwu raised an eyebrow, tacitly agreeing.
Looking at this, Yue Huai lowered his head and thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.
Given Jing Shu's family background, she probably doesn't qualify to be Prince Hui's concubine. If he truly liked her, it's possible he acted impulsively, but how could his mother, Consort Jin, possibly agree?
Moreover, the Prince of Hui's residence already has two concubines, both daughters of high-ranking officials in the court.
However, now that Shao Chengrui has become the top scholar, although he is only a sixth-rank official, he is highly valued by His Majesty.
If you were to say you wanted to curry favor with him, that would be possible.
However, Jing Shu and the Shao family are not close. If Prince Hui investigates this matter carefully, he will find out that it is Jing Wu, not Jing Shu, who is close to the Shao family.
Oh, he remembered now. He had wanted A-Wu to be his concubine before, but A-Wu had refused.
Looking at his expression, Jingwu guessed what he was thinking. She tilted her head back and took a sip of wine to suppress the irritation in her heart.
She knew the Prince's mansion was a tiger's den, but she didn't intend to stop Jing Shu. After all, she couldn't interfere in other people's affairs.
Moreover, she doesn't intend to interfere.
Yue Huai watched the girl beside him drink one sip after another, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "So... are you going to the banquet?"
Jingwu thought about it carefully after hearing this, then shook his head: "No, there's nothing worth going."
If she could, she would not want to have any further involvement with Shao Wanyan and her daughter.
Seeing that she had said that, Yue Huai didn't say anything more and turned to place the fried food that the servant had brought in in front of her.
The two sat in the courtyard, drinking and chatting.
A few days later, the day before Jing Shu's wedding, Ruan Chongyue came to Jing Wu's courtyard to discuss matters with her.
Looking at the girl in front of her, she said somewhat awkwardly, "Awu, your uncle and I have discussed it, and we'll hang a few red ribbons in the mansion tomorrow to make it look more festive. Also, your uncle bought her two or three boxes of dowry. Although it's not much, it's the thought that counts."
Jingwu looked at her with some disapproval. His uncle and aunt meant well, but Jing Shu might not appreciate it.
She opened her mouth, about to speak, when she heard the person in front of her speak again.
"Awu, it's just an uncle adding to his niece's dowry. Besides, it's just a few boxes of quilts, nothing expensive."
Jingwu blinked at her, his face showing confusion.
Just... a few blankets?
Looking at the girl in front of him, Ruan Chongyue smiled and stepped forward to pat her head.
"I know what those two women did was truly disgusting, but they still had to save face."
She didn't like the mother and daughter either, after all, Shao Wanyan's previous act of repaying kindness with enmity had really hurt her badly.
Moreover, how good can someone be who can abandon even their own daughter?
Jing Shu is the same; she's a pretty young girl, but her mind is full of scheming and twisted thoughts, making her really hard to like.
Hearing this, Jingwu smiled slightly and didn't object anymore: "It's fine as long as Aunt makes the arrangements."
Since her aunt had already made up her mind, she didn't need to worry about it anymore.
Seeing that she had agreed, Ruan Chongyue immediately ordered someone to do it.
As Jingwu watched her aunt's departing figure, she suddenly remembered that Shao Wanyan and her daughter were still locked in the courtyard. Immediately, she formed a hand seal and withdrew the barrier in the courtyard.
It's fine to set up the barrier after tomorrow.
With that thought in mind, Jingwu sat back on the soft couch and began cultivating.
In the courtyard of Shao Wanyan and her daughter, several servants carried in two or three red wooden boxes.
"What's this?" Jing Shu was the first to see it and immediately ran out. Seeing that there were only three boxes, she felt a little disappointed.
There were only three boxes; she had thought there would be at least ten.
Jing Shu quickly composed herself and comforted herself, thinking that three boxes would be fine too, at least she could exchange them for some gold and silver.
As she walked towards the box, she asked, "What's this?"
"This is the dowry that Master and Madam prepared for you, Miss Cousin," the servant answered truthfully.
"Oh! I knew my uncle and aunt wouldn't abandon me," Jing Shu said happily.
She stroked the red wooden box, her eyes filled with joy.
Immediately, Jing Shu opened the box and her lips twitched when she saw the red quilt inside.
She flipped through the box in disbelief and found it was full of blankets.
Jing Shu's expression faltered, and her gaze fell on the two boxes beside her.
Could it be that those two boxes are also full of blankets?
Jing Shu hesitated for a moment, then walked over and opened the box.
Upon opening the lid and seeing the bright red quilt, she couldn't hold back anymore.
"There are only three boxes?"
Jing Shu raised her head and asked the servant who had brought her the question, her eyes fixed on him as if trying to read something from his face.
The servant stood ramrod straight, a smile on his face, and answered respectfully.
"Yes, Madam said this is in accordance with regulations to add to your dowry, Miss."
Jing Shu frowned, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. Even if it was to add more makeup, there was no way it was just to add blankets.
She opened her mouth, about to speak, when she heard the servant in front of her say something.
"Our mistress also said that the young master has just become an official and the family is still very poor. They really cannot provide more dowry for Miss. Please forgive them."
Jing Shu found this hard to believe. After all, she had witnessed the Emperor's lavish rewards when her cousin became the top scholar in the imperial examination.
But what can you do if the other person is unwilling to give it up?
She gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger.
Just wait, once she marries into the royal family, she will surely trample this entire family under her feet!
Jing Shu snorted and turned to walk into the house. Looking at her mother, who had become mentally unstable since her younger brother was taken away, she became even angrier.
If her mother hadn't been so incompetent, unable to win her father's heart and allowing that vixen to succeed, she wouldn't be living under someone else's roof, suffering such humiliation even when asking for a dowry!
Jingwu learned about this during dinner.
She didn't take it to heart when she heard about it, after all, as she expected, Jing Shu wouldn't be satisfied.
She was only thinking about getting her married off as soon as possible tomorrow, preferably with Shao Wanyan, so she wouldn't cause any more trouble.
The next day, during the wedding banquet, the banging and knocking started early in the morning. Jingwu couldn't sleep because of the noise, but he didn't want to get up, so he set up a barrier in the courtyard to block out all the noise.
She then went back to sleep for a while, and when she woke up again, it was already noon.
Jingwu removed the barrier, got up to wash up, and then went to the dining hall.
As soon as she stepped outside, she noticed a gaze fixed on her.
Jingwu frowned, turned her head and saw a meticulously dressed woman standing not far away, staring at her.
She squinted, looking at the woman's unfamiliar face with a strange expression.
She doesn't recognize her, so why is this person staring at her?
Jingwu felt somewhat displeased when he saw that she didn't avoid his gaze and was staring straight at him.
The next second, she realized that something was wrong with her.
There was a familiar aura about this woman, an aura that was extremely evil, like... like the aura of an evil god.
Jingwu frowned slightly and turned to ask the maid following behind him.
Who is this?
The maid glanced at them and then said, "These must be the guests who have come to see Miss Cousin off on her wedding."
"Hmm? Didn't we not have a banquet at home?" Jingwu asked as he walked towards the dining room.
"No, there was no banquet. It's just that a few officials came with their families to offer their congratulations, and we couldn't very well turn them away, so Madam had a few tables set up temporarily."
Jingwu listened to her and nodded, but didn't say anything more.
As she walked to the entrance of the dining hall, she bumped into Ruan Chongyue, who was heavily pregnant, greeting customers.
Jingwu frowned and quickly stepped forward to support her: "Aunt, you..."
"Awu, you've come at the right time. Quickly, help me greet Madam Chen." Ruan Chongyue pointed to the woman sitting in the corner and instructed her with a smile.
Jingwu followed her gaze and saw the woman from before.
"Mrs. Chen?"
“Yes, her husband is the younger brother of Minister Chen, the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy. Go and greet her.” Ruan Chongyue whispered in her ear.
Jingwu nodded in agreement and walked towards Madam Chen.
The closer you get, the clearer the aura becomes.
Jingwu walked to her side with a smile on his lips: "Mrs. Chen, is the food to your liking?"
Madam Chen looked up at the girl in front of her. She saw that the girl had a beautiful face, was dressed elegantly, and had the demeanor of a mistress of the house.
She mentally compared the names to the Shao family members, but couldn't find a match, so she asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Jingwu, a cousin of the Shao family. My aunt is too busy to manage everything by herself, so I'm helping her entertain the guests," Jingwu said with a smile.
Madam Chen finally understood. Someone had mentioned before that the Shao family had a very favored cousin who was very close to the Shao family members, and even had a close relationship with the young master of the Yue family.
Her eyes darted around. If this person in front of her was really close to Yue Huai, then she could become close friends with him.
Thinking this, a smile appeared on Madam Chen's lips: "Miss Jingwu, I have long admired your name. Seeing you today, you are indeed as beautiful as the rumors say."
Jingwu's lips twitched as he listened to the praise. How could this possibly apply to him?
She didn't dwell on that. Looking at the black mist enveloping the woman in front of her, she asked.
"Madam, have you recently brought any statues of deities home?"
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Madam Chen suddenly raised her head and looked at the person in front of her.
How did she know?
Her husband had been having a rough few years, and not long ago she heard that there was a Buddha statue that was particularly efficacious, so she went and brought it back.
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