Chapter 233 Throwing Away the Earring
Madam Ning was naturally delighted to see this scene, and she chuckled and joked along, filling the main hall with laughter and chatter.
At the banquet table, while eating, Madam Ning would occasionally glance at her son on the right, then at her daughter-in-law on the left, and stare at Yu Qingci's belly for a while, but she smiled without saying a word, as if her precious grandson was already inside.
Yu Qingci blushed even more, unsure of what to say. The presence of a circle of maids and servants around her, all seemingly looking in her direction, made her very uncomfortable. So she changed the subject:
"Mother's birthday is coming soon. A few days ago, Granny Wang came to discuss with me that this year's birthday celebration must be grand. By the way, Mother, you can also tell your daughter-in-law if you have any ideas. Your daughter-in-law will try her best to arrange your birthday celebration properly."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yunchu was the first to clap and cheer, and Lu Yunqi naturally agreed wholeheartedly. Old Madam Ning smiled and said:
"You've put in a lot of effort, but it's not a big birthday celebration, there's really no need for such extravagance."
Granny Wang interjected, "Look at what the old lady is saying. Our General's Mansion has turned our fortunes around this year, and we should have held a grand celebration long ago. Taking advantage of your birthday, we should prepare the opera troupe we need to hire and the items we need to buy in advance, so that this year's birthday celebration can be a great success!"
Amidst laughter and conversation, the group finalized the arrangements for the birthday.
After finishing their business, Lu Yunqi and the others took their leave. As soon as they left Songbai Hall, Lu Yunchu released her arm from Yu Qingci's and said playfully:
"Since my brother is with my sister-in-law, I won't stay with her anymore. I'd rather not be an eyesore. I'm leaving now."
After saying that, he winked at Yu Qingci and quickly walked towards his own courtyard with Dongyue.
Lu Yunqi was very satisfied with his sister's sensibility. He walked over to Yu Qingci and looked at her. Yu Qingci happened to look over as well. The two smiled at each other and walked back.
The two walked slowly forward. When they passed a waterside pavilion, Lu Yunqi suddenly stopped and casually glanced behind him. When Pei Mama and the others who were following far behind saw the two stop, they also stopped and did not look at them.
Lu Yunqi gently moved Yu Qingci's shoulder to face him, then carefully reached out and removed the earring she was wearing, and then...
Yu Qingci stared in disbelief as he casually tossed the earring into the nearby pavilion. When she came to her senses, she couldn't help but pout.
"What do you mean? Don't you recognize these earrings?"
Lu Yunqi scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, then looked at her cautiously and said:
"Qingci, um, please don't be angry when I tell you this."
Yu Qingci looked at him expressionlessly, her meaning clear: I'm angry, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation.
Lu Yunqi looked at her and explained earnestly, "This earring was given to me by your second sister two years ago through a maid. At that time, I was about to go to war with the army. I thought that when I returned in triumph, I would naturally marry her. This earring was a token of my love, so I accepted it and have always carried it with me as a token."
Unexpectedly, things turned out differently. After I secretly returned to the capital, my whereabouts were exposed, and I was constantly being hunted down until I accidentally entered your room at Taijue Temple.
That night I heard them call you the young mistress of the general's mansion. I was very surprised at the time, thinking that your second sister had married into the family. Later, when I sneaked into your carriage and drove into the city, I hurriedly took out my earring and handed it to you, thinking that you were so smart that you would recognize your own things and guess my identity.
I never imagined that you weren't her.
Fortunately, you are not her, you are you.
How fortunate I am to have married such a unique woman as you! By the God of Marriage, I, Lu Yunqi, swear to you, in this life and the next, that you, Yu Qingci, will be my only wife, and there will be no other. I, Lu Yunqi, will never take a concubine in this lifetime!
Yu Qingci stammered, "You said it yourself. If you can't keep your word in the future, then I will..."
Lu Yunqi: "I am a dignified man, and I will never break my word. If I fail to do so, I will leave it to Qingci to do with me."
Yu Qingci suppressed a smile: "And what about Miss Luo?"
Lu Yunqi: "As we said before, find her a good family of equal social standing and let her get married."
Yu Qingci smiled with satisfaction again, but after a moment she frowned as she looked at the water.
"But if you throw away that earring, what will you do if my second sister remembers and asks you for her things later?"
Lu Yunqi hadn't expected this, and frowned upon hearing it.
"No way? If she wants it later, then I'll just buy her another one."
Yu Qingci chuckled, a playful smile spreading across her face.
Just kidding.
After saying that, he walked forward with light steps.
When Lu Yunqi saw that his wife was actually smiling, his tense mood relaxed. It was good that she wasn't angry.
The two returned to Guanlan Pavilion. Lu Yunqi dismissed a few maids, pulled Yu Qingci to the dressing table, helped her sit down, and then opened the dressing box to pick and choose items.
Yu Qingci could guess what he was looking for, so she reached out and opened the other drawer of the dressing table, which was filled with earrings of various materials and styles.
Lu Yunqi picked and chose among them, and finally selected a pair of mutton fat white jade earrings, which he carefully put on Yu Qingci's ears.
The smooth, white jade pendant swayed gently on her small earlobe, shimmering with a soft glow. Lu Yunqi gazed at her, his eyes deep and tender, his deep voice carrying a barely perceptible huskiness:
"This jade suits you perfectly."
The candlelight flickered inside, gradually warming the room. Lu Yunqi gently removed the troublesome begonia jade hairpin from her hair, and her long, black hair cascaded down, instantly covering the mandarin duck pillow.
With a rustling of clothes, the soft gauze curtains cascaded down like water, gently swallowing the last trace of the cool night.
Preparations for Madam Ning's birthday banquet have begun in the General's Mansion, but a scandalous affair suddenly breaks out in the capital, causing a great uproar and becoming the talk of the town.
Qiao Yuantao, the son of a collateral branch of the Qiao family, suddenly appeared naked on the stage of Qin Yue Lou yesterday for some unknown reason.
Because this incident was so sensational, it quickly spread throughout the entire capital and even to every corner of the city. Some busybodies dug up the whole story and kept talking about it in front of people, almost as if they were calling a storyteller to perform it on the street, repeating it over and over again.
Qin Yue Lou was a famous theater in the capital. Every day, countless dignitaries and nobles would come to support and listen to the plays. On that day, the famous opera troupe, Hongxiu Troupe, was performing on stage. The audience was packed and cheers were rising and falling. Just as the play reached its climax, a person suddenly rolled out from behind the curtain.
The key point is that this person was completely naked, and he rolled out from behind in such a spectacular way, which startled everyone on and off the stage.
The performers on stage were stunned for a moment, and the musicians playing gongs and drums were so shocked that they forgot what they were doing. The erhu player at the front of the stage tilted his bow and produced a series of shrill and abrupt screeching sounds before coming to an abrupt end.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the unexpected, white-clad, uninvited guest on the stage.
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