Bright Moon
Cang Yi was startled by Taishi Zheng's appearance and subconsciously said, "Maybe... maybe it's in Ginkgo Pavilion..."
But as soon as she finished saying this, she regretted it.
Cang Yi hurriedly put the tabloid into his sleeve and wanted to persuade Zheng to turn back, but Zheng had already walked away angrily.
She said, "Yuanzi, go help my sister-in-law return the pot. As for the things, leave them with my sister-in-law first. I'll come find you when I have time—"
The two people in the pavilion looked again and saw only a ball of fire flashing across the bushy path.
Cang Yi and Fu Yuanzi looked at each other, filled with worry. "What should we do? Why not tell Erlang and ask him to stop them?"
Fu Yuanzi shook his head. "Madam, please just let her be. Our lady is blessed with good fortune and will always turn misfortune into good fortune. Besides, with her stubborn temper, there's no one left who can tame her. Now, not only Erlang, but even my master can't do anything about her."
"Madam, let's go."
"Don't worry, I will help you bring the things back to Yinjianju." No one knows the master better than the servant, Fu Yuanzi seemed indifferent.
Cang Yi felt uneasy, so... is it really okay?
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Tai Shi Zheng was no longer confused this time. She asked someone for the location on the way and arrived at the Ginkgo Pavilion smoothly.
At that time, the door of the Ginkgo Pavilion was open, and one could only glimpse an ancient ginkgo tree that had turned slightly yellow inside the door, and no other scenery in the courtyard could be seen.
The wind blew the leaves off. Tai Shi Zheng looked out from afar and saw a young woman in a purple brocade dress kneeling under the tree. The hairpins on her bun were swaying with the dancing ginkgo leaves in the air.
Zheng vaguely remembered that this was Zhichou's wife Song Mingyue.
"Okay, so you're really here—"
Tai Shi Zheng came over angrily, "Song Mingyue, you made up the contents of the tabloid at random to attract attention, and in the end you made me become a bad guy?"
Hearing the sound, Song Mingyue knelt under the tree and looked in surprise. She hurriedly waved to the person outside the door, her eyes wandering around.
Zheng wondered how this person could be so despicable and cunning. He dared to do something, but why didn't he admit it? It was really infuriating. "What do you mean? Are you trying to quibble? The tabloids all said Ginkgo Pavilion! Why don't you dare admit it?"
Taishi Zheng was filled with rage as she walked forward. But the closer she got to Ginkgo House, the more terrified Song Mingyue's face became, and the more she shook her hands.
During this time, Song Mingyue raised her hand several times to signal for silence, but Zheng didn't understand.
By the time Tai Shi Zheng completely stepped into the room, Song Mingyue was completely deflated. She looked at the visitor outside the door with complete despair, as if the world was about to fall apart at this moment.
Tai Shi Zheng stood still in the courtyard and finally took in the entire view of the Ginkgo Pavilion.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she glanced to the right, she realized that Song Mingyue's obstruction was not to defend herself! Instead, it was a genuine warning. But her action was so exaggerated that no one would think otherwise.
Tai Shi Zheng reacted quickly, turned around and played dumb, intending to get away with it, "Oh, there are distinguished guests in Zhi Chou's courtyard? Excuse me, I'm fine, I won't bother you anymore and will leave first."
But Taishi Zheng hadn't moved a single step.
I only heard the person sitting in a chair not far away, drinking tea in the corridor, blowing away the layers of tea mist and saying sternly: "Wife Zhijun, now that you're here, where are you going?"
Upon hearing this, Tai Shi Zheng secretly thought that he was unlucky.
In desperation, she could only look back with a stiff neck, smile apologetically, and call out in a pinched voice: "Grandma..."
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Half an hour ago, it was still Ginkgo Pavilion.
Song Mingyue, holding a thick stack of newly published tabloids, climbed onto the stone table in the courtyard. She stood there in a conspicuous position, waving the tabloids in her hand and repeatedly shouting, "The Bofu tabloids are one penny a copy. The content is exciting and the price is fair. If you want one, just pay. Pay—"
“I want it, I want it…”
Soon, her small courtyard was blocked by people who came to buy things, and the sounds of people asking to buy were endless.
It can be said that: one hand pays the money, the other hand receives the goods.
Song Mingyue scattered the tabloids and listened to the tinkling of the open-mouthed bronze toad at her feet. She was brimming with pride, crossing her arms and saying inwardly, "Dad, Dad, this new daughter-in-law is truly fascinating. There will surely be endless stories to come. We'll see. If you don't give me the family fortune, who else can I give it to?"
But every two seconds after Song Mingyue started boasting, someone outside the crowd would loudly ask, "Wife Zhichou, I'll give you ten cents, can you give me a copy of this tabloid?"
"It's gone, it's gone. No matter how much you give me, it's all gone."
Song Mingyue looked up, thinking that this person was so arrogant, and started to lecture him without paying any attention. "Do you understand the principle of first come first served? Besides, I'm honest here, and I pay what I say. If you want to see it in the future, come early, don't just think about buying it with money. Time, opportunity, and fate are things you can't buy with money."
Unexpectedly, the man heard this and shouted angrily: "Song Mingyue, stop being so arrogant."
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and was suddenly startled, "Run, the mistress is coming!"
As soon as the words fell,
The people in the yard fled in all directions like frightened birds.
Yu Yuelan was truly powerful. Song Mingyue stood there, her heart seemingly frozen, speechless as a statue. Her soul had been torn away, and she must have found it difficult to face this cruel reality...
"Song Mingyue, you are so capable."
Yu Yuelan glared at him, her words as venomous as ever. "I used to think you were just like your father—a bit of a slacker, but not worth mentioning. Now it's me who looks down on you. You're no slouch at fabricating stories and distorting the facts. Neither you nor your daughter is up to the task."
How can we tolerate such humiliation?
It's okay to scold her father, but scolding her? Absolutely not!
Song Mingyue argued after hearing this, "It's not mother-in-law, you are..."
As she spoke, she was about to leap under the stone table, determined to fight Yu Yuelan to the bitter end. However, things did not go as she wished, and the heavens did not help her. When Song Mingyue landed, her legs gave way and she fell to her knees.
Her face fell to the ground along with the toad.
The scattered copper coins hit Yu Yuelan's exposed shoes again. Seeing this, Yu Yuelan stepped back repeatedly. She thought that these daughters-in-law in her family were always good at giving her unexpected surprises.
It always catches her off guard, what a vicious trick.
Seeing that the situation had become extremely awkward, Song Mingyue simply let it go and continued with her previous words, "Well done, well done. Mother-in-law is amazing. I've never seen anyone curse as well as you do."
Is it begging for mercy and giving in, or is it sarcasm and ridicule?
Yu Yuelan didn't know what was going on for a moment.
She only knew that her anger had not yet subsided, and she couldn't let her go just yet. Since everyone in the courtyard had already knelt, they would kneel until she calmed down.
Yu Yuelan then turned and walked to the east corridor. A maid tactfully brought her an armchair and a cup of refreshing tea to soothe her internal heat. Thus, the Ginkgo Pavilion became what Taishi Zheng had seen when she arrived.
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"Wife Zhijun, didn't I tell you that our story isn't over yet?" Time went back. Yu Yuelan took a sip of tea without even looking at the people in the courtyard. "Don't think that just because Wife Zhichou made a mistake and covered up yours, you can write off everything you did. I'm telling you, this is not going to end—"
Yu Yuelan's oppressive feeling made people feel uneasy, but Tai Shi Zheng did not intend to confront her mother-in-law like Song Mingyue this time.
Seeing that she couldn't escape, she thought quickly and raised her arms and knelt to the right of Song Mingyue.
Song Mingyue narrowed her eyes and looked back. Ginkgo leaves swirled up from the ground, fluttering and falling. She thought it was a very quick move, and then she heard someone beside her loudly admit her mistake: "Mother-in-law, I was wrong. I am willing to accept the same punishment as Zhichou's wife."
Song Mingyue couldn't help but ponder.
Did this person think she was being punished for kneeling? But... it seemed like she was really being punished! A feeling of frustration washed over Song Mingyue, and she suddenly realized that she really admired the ability of the person next to her to bend and stretch.
Just like this,
How long will the two of them have to kneel together?
No one in the corridor said anything. Yu Yuelan knew this was a common tactic of Taishi Zheng's. She figured since Taishi Zheng had already accepted the punishment, it was a good opportunity for her to be with Song Mingyue. This would save her from having to find another excuse, which would be bad if Erlang saw her.
Thus, where there was originally one person kneeling under the tree, there were now two. It was as if Zheng had come just to join her.
But before Tai Shi Zheng could kneel for half a minute, someone came from outside the Ginkgo Pavilion, loudly cursing Song Mingyue's name.
Song Mingyue's eyes darkened when she heard this. She didn't know who had offended her today to be so unlucky. Anyone who saw her would yell at her three times to vent their anger.
"Song Mingyue!"
Cui Zhichou's voice reached their ears, and Song Mingyue and Taishi Zheng both looked outside. Zheng was about to raise her hand, imitating Song Mingyue's previous gesture, as a warning, but was stopped by Song Mingyue, "Don't bother, sister-in-law. This guy is short-sighted and can't see clearly even if you gesture. Just let him fend for himself."
Tai Shi Zheng found it funny when he heard his daughter-in-law say this.
This couple is really interesting.
As he was speaking, Cui Zhichou came in from outside, cursing, "Did you secretly swap my pine soot ink with your lampblack ink again? You're just writing a newspaper, why would you use my good ink? Do you know that I worked so hard to make a banner, and just because I used the wrong ink, I got a scolding from the supervisor today. Song Mingyue, it's because of you that I have to stay up late tonight to finish the work - Song Mingyue, you have to compensate me for my pine soot ink! Compensate me for my sweet dreams!"
This person was just as Song Mingyue had said, unable to see anything clearly. He just walked in without paying attention to himself.
Then, when Cui Zhichou walked straight to the two of them, he saw clearly that his wife and second sister-in-law were kneeling on the ground.
He poked his head out in confusion. "If I hadn't looked closely, I would have thought there were two stone pillars added to our yard. Why are you and Mingyue kneeling here, Second Sister-in-law?"
Stone pillar? Taishi Zheng lowered his eyes and looked at his well-proportioned figure. It didn't look like the stone pillar he was talking about. Song Mingyue said as if it was normal: "Play on your knees."
"Tsk, that's really interesting. There are people playing on their knees?" Cui Zhichou said with disdain.
He turned around and saw someone in the corridor, but he couldn't tell who it was. He asked again, "Song Mingyue, who is sitting there? I can't see clearly."
Song Mingyue sneered and deliberately replied, "No one, how could there be anyone? You're mistaken. I've always told you to stop studying supernatural things, but you didn't listen. This is good, Cui Zhichou, you're done for. You can even see ghosts in broad daylight."
"Stop lying. Second sister-in-law, do you think there is anyone there?" Cui Zhichou knew Song Mingyue's character and turned to ask Taishi Zheng.
Zheng wanted to watch a show, so she looked at Song Mingyue.
Song Mingyue pointed towards the corridor and said, "Why? You don't believe it? Go and see for yourself and you'll know."
"Let's go." Song Mingyue's provocation was just right, and Cui Zhichou walked forward boldly after saying that.
At that time, Yu Yuelan was hiding in the corridor and watching. She couldn't hear what these people were saying. She was just wondering why Cui Zhichou had just rushed into the yard angrily and was walking towards her in a panic.
Cui Zhichou moved forward little by little.
Yu Yuelan's face gradually became clearer.
Only when he was close to Yu Yuelan did Cui Zhichou let out a long sigh of relief. "Who was it? It turned out to be mother. I was so scared. It's all Song Mingyue's fault. I thought I could really see ghosts in broad daylight. But mother, what are you doing here in Ginkgo Pavilion in broad daylight?"
“…”
This is a very high level statement.
Why come at night instead of during the day?
Cui Zhichou seemed to have no intention of saying it, but Yu Yuelan took it very seriously. The next second, Yu Yuelan's face darkened, and she pointed, saying in a sinister voice, "Third brother, you too, kneel over there."
"Ah?" Cui Zhichou turned his head in confusion, but under the ginkgo tree, he saw Song Mingyue waving and sneering.
Tai Shi Zheng was afraid of being out of place, so he quickly waved his arms.
Unable to disobey his mother's orders, Cui Zhichou had no choice but to walk towards them dejectedly, and finally knelt in the open space to the left of Song Mingyue.
Thus, the two people under the tree became three people.
Tai Shi Zheng only hopes that the person kneeling under the tree today will end with Cui Zhichou.
But Ginkgo Pavilion seems to have some kind of curse.
After Cui Zhichou knelt, a maid came galloping towards Yu Yuelan. The three people followed the maid's figure with worried eyes and stopped at the corridor. When the maid saw Yu Yuelan, she said, "My mistress, Madam Lu from the Censor's family has arrived and is in Xiangrong Hall."
"I understand." Yu Yuelan stood up slowly after hearing this. The three people's eyes turned from worry to relief. It seemed that they were saved.
"Mother is leaving?"
Cui Zhichou watched Yu Yuelan's back as she was about to leave the yard, and suddenly asked something. Song Mingyue was so angry that she pinched his arm.
You're the only one with a big mouth.
Cui Zhichou hissed and dared not say anything more.
Yu Yuelan stopped in front of the courtyard gate and gave Fu Qile an order. She had no intention of letting these wayward juniors off so easily. "Qile, watch them kneel here for me for an hour. No one is allowed to leave until they finish kneeling."
"Yes." Fu Qile responded. Now no one could escape.
Yu Yuelan's departure took away their last joy, leaving the courtyard in a dead silence. The three "brothers in distress" knelt side by side, looking up at the sky in confusion. Watching the leaves fluttering in the air, the three of them could only sigh why time flies so quickly...
"Cui Laosan, so boring. Say something..."
Song Mingyue spoke in a bored tone, but Cui Zhichou replied slowly, "Song Laoliu... I don't want to talk to you."
Song Mingyue asked Taishi Zheng again, "Second sister-in-law, do you want to talk to me?" But Taishi Zheng's eyes were dull, and she mechanically repeated one sentence after another: "I...I..."
Upon hearing this, Song Mingyue sighed, feeling melancholy that no one could relieve her sorrow.
But when Taishi Zheng, who was wandering around, suddenly remembered the purpose of his trip, he suddenly turned around and looked, "I remember! Song Mingyue, I haven't had time to settle the score with you about the tabloid matter——"
The sudden "murderous intent" caused Song Mingyue to dodge to the left, "What do you mean? Second sister-in-law, do you want to quarrel this time?"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Song Mingyue suddenly stood up and moved to Cui Zhichou's left and knelt down again. It seemed that she had experience in this matter. Then she poked her head out from Cui Zhichou's side and said shamelessly: "Second sister-in-law, come on. Quibble, don't quarrel, I'm not afraid!"
Taishi Zheng laughed slyly upon hearing this. "Oh, you're in the wrong in this matter. It's not certain who will win or lose."
At this time, Song Mingyue narrowed her eyes and Tai Shi Zheng opened her eyes and glared.
War is imminent.
But… Cui Zhichou was unnerved by the murderous aura rising from both sides. Eh? Wait, you two can just have your own fight, why leave me in the middle? This is too dangerous! You two are scarier than ghosts!
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