Chapter 277 Xie Liangchen: Are you blaming me?
Jiang Nuanzhi watched all this, her heart leaping into her throat. She turned to Xie Liangchen: "Young Master Xie, what are your orders?"
Xie Liangchen's handsome face showed a hint of displeasure: "I am the second child in my family, as you know perfectly well. Besides, I am not giving you any orders."
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at Xie Liangchen, who had suddenly changed his temperament and was able to talk to her properly, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, wondering what he wanted to say.
Xie Liangchen glanced at Jiang Nuanzhi subconsciously. He had seen her from afar before, but not clearly. Now that she was standing in front of him, looking at him with those bright, clear eyes, he suddenly realized that what Afu said was true; she did indeed deserve the title of beautiful.
Noticing her bright eyes looking at him, he hurriedly looked away: "I...I wanted to ask how Fusheng is doing now."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Oh, you can ask Fusheng about this later. He went to town to buy food."
Xie Liangchen and Fusheng did indeed have some connection.
Previously, because of Fusheng's matter, Xie Liangchen had come to reprimand him for exploiting the poor and wanted to stand up for Fusheng. Later, he told Fusheng that if he didn't want to come, he didn't have to, but Fusheng knelt down and begged him to take him in, which made Xie Liangchen so angry that he fell ill for two days. After that, he never mentioned it again. Today, for some reason, he suddenly brought it up again.
"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
Jiang Nuanzhi turned to leave as she spoke, but Xie Liangchen quickly took two steps and blocked her way: "Wait."
Jiang Nuanzhi frowned and looked over, not understanding what he was trying to say. She was also somewhat impatient: "If you have nothing else, I'm going back to cook."
Xie Liangchen hesitated for a moment before saying, "I know you don't like what I'm saying, but you should still be careful. Don't get too close to these men."
Jiang Nuanzhi was completely bewildered: "???"
"Young Master Xie, don't you think you're meddling in other people's business?"
Xie Liangchen was taken aback, then frowned and said, "I'm doing this for your sake. These men who want to marry you probably all have other plans in mind and aren't sincere."
Remembering what Afu had said, Xie Liangchen frowned deeply: "Everyone in the world puts profit first, and I'm worried that you've been deceived."
He paused, then said, "The Ma family in the village are no good either. Ma Dalang is just a nobody. If you really want to get married, you should raise your standards. Don't get involved with people like that. And Aunt Wang, I don't think she's a farmer at all. You should be careful with her too."
Seeing Jiang Nuanzhi standing there without speaking, Xie Liangchen assumed his words had worked, and his expression softened slightly. He then lowered his voice and said, "I know your family is struggling right now. You've lost your husband and are raising several children on your own; it must be difficult. But there are some things I'm afraid only I can say to you..."
The children of the Li family are not virtuous. Li Junping's expulsion from the academy reveals his inherent flaws.
That waiter from earlier also had a history of dishonest dealings. Just by observing how sharp his words were, you could tell he wasn't a kind child.
You're the kind of person who's wholeheartedly and sincerely kind to others. This isn't good for you. You'd better make plans sooner rather than later.
He paused for a long while before saying, "If you truly intend to remarry, perhaps you could...you could."
Can I choose you?
Jiang Nuanzhi stared at him with a half-smile.
Xie Liangchen's face instantly turned red: "Ridiculous! I...I...I didn't mean that!"
He stared wide-eyed at Jiang Nuanzhi for a long while before finally managing to stammer out, "I was just saying, if you're thinking of remarrying, I can... I can help you take a look. I was your former master after all, so I'll help you take a look, but it's just a small favor, so please don't overthink it."
Seeing Jiang Nuanzhi staring at him without speaking, Xie Liangchen stammered, "I...I currently bear the heavy responsibility of my family, and I still have studies to complete. This is absolutely not the time to talk about romantic feelings."
Jiang Nuanzhi patted her chest and said, "That was close, you almost scared me to death."
Xie Liangchen was taken aback. Seeing her expression, he felt a strange tightness in his chest: "What do you mean by that?"
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "You've finished speaking, now it's my turn to speak."
First of all, my husband has just gone out on business and will be back soon, so there is no question of him remarrying. Don't overthink it.
Secondly, my family is not in dire straits; we have some surplus food. My family is well taken care of, and I don't need to worry about them. Also, my children, regardless of what others say about them, are still my children.”
Jiang Nuanzhi took a breath and looked up at Xie Liangchen: "But I still want to say a few words to you. There was a reason why Ping'er was expelled from the academy. Dean Xue has already posted a notice and ordered those students who had conflicts with Ping'er to apologize to her. I think you are a student of Gu Kui Academy, so you should know the details of this matter. The cause is not Ping'er's fault."
As for Xiao Er, his sharpness was only directed at you, because you had given him a somewhat unpleasant impression in the past. I don't think there's anything seriously wrong with that. So, the idea that they're unkind is your opinion, not necessarily a fact.
"Also, regarding the issue of me getting too close to men, my husband has never said anything, so as your former master, Young Master Xie, you shouldn't bring it up either."
After all, it was my husband who spent ten taels of silver to save me from those cannibalistic slaves, not you, wouldn't you agree?
Upon hearing this, Xie Liangchen froze on the spot, his face gradually turning from red to white until it was completely bloodless. He stared at Jiang Nuanzhi for a long while, then pursed his lips and said, "Are you blaming me?"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "???"
So, all that talk she just said was for nothing, right? He didn't hear a single word she said?
Xie Liangchen explained with a pale face, "This was not my intention. I...I didn't know."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "That's not what I meant."
Xie Liangchen suddenly disagreed, saying, "If you're intentionally getting close to those men to spite me because of this, you really shouldn't."
Jiang Nuanzhi nearly coughed up blood: "Aren't you overconfident? Is it possible that you're not actually that important?"
Xie Liangchen stared intently at Jiang Nuanzhi's long eyelashes, then sighed again: "I know you don't want to believe your husband hasn't returned. But it's been almost two months since we heard from him, you should start making some plans."
Jiang Nuanzhi's fists clenched so tightly they cracked as she stared at Xie Liangchen's handsome face, pondering where to land her punch to vent her anger. She really couldn't take it anymore!
"Thank you, Young Master Xie!!"
Before the fist could even land, a sound of utter astonishment came from behind.
"You! What are you doing here? What's your relationship with me?"
Chen Shu stared at the two of them with wide, shocked eyes.
These two people, one a once-famous young Marquis Xie, and the other a woman with a complicated relationship with their Duke, were standing at the door, seemingly discussing something rather ambiguous: whether or not someone was willing to remarry?
For a moment, Chen Shu even doubted his own ears. Wasn't the rumored young Marquis Xie supposed to be celibate? Had he changed his ways after his family's property was confiscated?
And also, given the current situation, isn't it possible that his Duke is going to be cuckolded?
Xie Liangchen: A worrying day.
Jiang Nuanzhi: A frustrating day.
Chen Shu: Your Excellency, something's not right between them. You're being cuckolded.
Chi Heng: Huh? ? ?
Li Rong: Come on, say it again.
(End of this chapter)
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