The scholar suddenly raised his head and quickly defended himself, "I...that's not what I meant. I just wanted to see Ah Qing so badly. All I could think about lately were the moments we spent together. I really don't know how Ah Qing and I ended up like this since Master Lu passed away. I didn't think clearly, and it affected Ah Qing's reputation. I was wrong, and I won't come here again."
After the scholar finished speaking, he turned around and left quickly.
"From what he said, I don't know how far things had progressed between him and Miss Lu. Miss Lu is really cruel. She broke off the engagement just like that."
"Miss Lu did something really dishonest."
"Shopkeeper Tang, it's normal for you to help Miss Lu, but you also have to pity this scholar's infatuation."
Passersby left while talking.
Tang Li held her breath, she still felt that there was something wrong with this scholar!
His words seemed to be defending Lu Qing, but they made people feel that he was infatuated with Lu Qing and that Lu Qing had let him down.
I guess his so-called sincerity is not worth much.
I'll ask Lu Qing after I meet him.
Tangli kept this matter in mind.
…
The next day.
Tang Li went to the workshop for something. After she finished her business, she mentioned to Lu Qing the young man who was standing at the door of the shop looking for her.
Lu Qing exploded on the spot.
"This bastard, where does he get the nerve to say I'm snobbish! I thought he was a human being, but he turned out to be a beast!"
Lu Qing's temper is becoming more and more aggressive, but only with this kind of character can he calm down the people under his command.
"No, I can't stand this anymore. I'm going to find him!"
Lu Qing said this and ran out.
Tangli hurriedly followed.
On the way, Tangli also learned some of the causes of the incident.
Lu Qing and Wang Cangshu were indeed engaged. Lu Qing was the only daughter in the Lu family, so her father was very cautious in choosing a husband for her.
Once, Wang Cangshu's mother fell seriously ill. He carried her on his back for dozens of miles to see a doctor. To earn money for his mother's treatment, he worked as a copyist in the cold. Touched by his filial piety, Lu's father secretly gave him money to pay for his mother's medical treatment. Later, upon further investigation, he discovered that Wang Cangshu was a scholar, renowned throughout the surrounding area. Proud of his filial piety and promising future, Lu's father arranged a marriage between him and his daughter.
If Lu's father had not passed away suddenly, the marriage would have been successful.
However, after Lu's father passed away, Wang Cangshu started to make trouble.
Mainly Wang Cangshu's mother.
Wang Cangshu's mother refused to allow him to inherit the Baoqing Pavilion, arguing that while the Great Zhou Dynasty did not restrict merchants and their children from taking the imperial examinations, even if they passed, they would still be looked down upon, which would affect their future careers. This was understandable. However, she also refused to allow Lu Qing to inherit the Lu family, saying that she wanted to be a daughter-in-law of the Wang family, and would have to serve her husband and parents-in-law. If her son passed the imperial examination and became a high-ranking official, it would be embarrassing to have a merchant daughter in the family. This was also somewhat understandable.
The weirdest part is yet to come.
Someone had to inherit the Lu family, so Wang Cangshu's mother asked Wang Cangshu's uncle to inherit the Lu family.
Not to mention the absurdity of the matter itself, how could she give away the family business that her father had worked so hard to build to an outsider?
Besides, Wang Cangshu's uncle is a well-known old bachelor in the village. He is uneducated and has no skills. If Baoqing Pavilion is given to him, it will be completely ruined!
Lu Qing naturally refused and broke off the engagement in anger.
"Then Wang Cangshu didn't say anything?" Tang Li asked.
"He is so filial, of course he will do whatever his mother says." Lu Qing's words were full of sarcasm.
Tang Li felt that Lu Qing's father was good in every way, but his vision of people was really bad. First there was that ungrateful Lu Yuan, and then there was this Wang Cangshu.
People like Wang Cangshu, even if they are really talented, have big problems with their character.
In a blink of an eye, the two of them arrived at Wang Cangshu's home, a small, shabby house, very simple.
Wang Cangshu was sitting at the door of the small, shabby house, decocting medicine and reading a book. When he turned around and saw Lu Qing, he was first surprised and then delighted.
"Ah Qing!" Wang Cangshu stood up and walked to Lu Qing, looking her up and down, feeling a little distressed. "You've lost weight."
"Wang Cangshu, are you standing at the door of Baoqing Pavilion?" Lu Qing's tone was cold.
Wang Cangshu was stunned for a moment, looked at Tangli, and realized that she was the one who told Lu Qing about it.
"Ah Qing, you blame me too? I really didn't think that much. I just wanted to have a good talk with you, but you didn't even give me a chance to talk. I don't know what to do..."
Wang Cangshu felt very aggrieved.
Lu Qing used to be very considerate, I don’t know how he became like this.
Was it because he hurt her heart? Or was he instigated?
"Do you think we still need to talk? Haven't we said everything we need to say?"
"But I can't control my heart. Ah Qing, can you forgive me once?" Wang Cangshu looked at Lu Qing with sincere eyes.
forgive?
Lu Qing could never forget that time, when she was most helpless. She had hoped that her fiancé would give her some support, but his family came directly to her house and asked her to hand over Baoqing Pavilion to an old rogue. Wang Cangshu stood in the corner, looking very embarrassed and helpless. In the end, he only said one sentence: "Ah Qing, why don't you just listen to your mother?"
Lu Qing was so angry that his eyes were almost red. "Wang Cangshu, how could you have the nerve to let me listen to your mother in the first place? You are filial, so you have to listen to your mother. For your filial piety, I have to give away the family business left by my father! For your filial piety, I have to let others be unfilial?!"
"Ah Qing, I was wrong. My mother was dissatisfied with your merchant family background. I persuaded her for a long time before she agreed to our engagement. I thought that if you handed Baoqing Pavilion to my uncle, my mother would treat you better. I was also thinking about our future family harmony. However, I didn't consider your feelings. I have been reflecting on myself and persuading my mother. My mother said that as long as you are willing to marry into the Wang family, she will pretend that nothing happened!"
Wang Cangshuo smiled as he finished speaking, as if he was sharing something good with Lu Qing.
"But since you've sold Baoqing Pavilion, don't worry about it anymore. Don't overthink it. I just feel bad for you. It's too tiring for a girl to run around outside. I'll take the imperial examination next autumn and I'll definitely get a good score so that my mother and you can live a good life!"
Lu Qing taunted, "Sorry, I'm not worthy of your Wang family! Thank you for your kindness."
"Ah Qing..."
"Although it was me who proposed to cancel the engagement, your family was shameless first. I have never done you any wrong. If you come again, don't blame me for breaking up with you and exposing everything you and your mother did!" After Lu Qing finished speaking, he turned and left.
Tang Li followed behind Lu Qing.
She could feel that Lu Qing was in a bad mood, so she didn't say anything and just walked with her all the way.
The two walked for several streets, and Lu Qing suddenly stopped, turned around and threw himself into Tang Li's arms.
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