Chapter 585 A Wedding to Bring Good Fortune
Qi Lu didn't die. In the last moments before he became conscious, his mother used her body to press him down. Because his parents and he were all covered by blankets and he didn't make a sound, the officials didn't notice.
All of Qi's family members and servants died overnight.
Qi Lu closed his eyes; just thinking about that scene made his heart heavy.
"The day when we get our revenge is fast approaching."
Xiao Qi looked at the bamboo forest in the distance, thinking that by then, he wanted to be like Qi Heng.
"I know."
When brothers meet, they don't talk about such sad topics. Qi Lu learned that his cousin had something important to discuss with him, so the two got together and talked briefly.
"The entire Qi family is now down to just the two of us, so are you planning to marry Bai Cha and start a family line as soon as possible?"
After finishing the serious business, Xiao Qi teased his cousin.
"Yes, so you have to keep an eye on your stepsister, treat Bai Cha better, and give her her freedom as soon as possible."
Qi Lu can remain silent for an entire day, but he has a lot to say to his brothers.
"Not my stepsister, but my future wife."
The words "stepsister" were jarring, Xiao Qi immediately retorted.
"Is she willing?"
Qi Lu chuckled. His relationship with Bai Cha was much simpler; he could be honest with the little girl, and there were no obstacles between them.
"Don't be too smug. Bai Cha still needs Yue Sha's approval to get married."
Xiao Qi remained calm. The two brothers exchanged glances for over a dozen rounds, but in the end, Qi Lu was defeated. He admitted that he couldn't outwit the old fox who had been around for a thousand years.
"Sister Thick Powder, where are you?"
Here, Bai Cha devoutly offered incense and kowtowed in the main hall. When she finished praying silently and turned around, there was no trace of her thick makeup.
Because Houfen had a history of abandoning her without a word, Baicha felt very insecure, so she didn't waste a moment and hurried out to look for her.
Let's stop here for now.
Qi Lu took a step back, pretending not to recognize Xiao Qi.
"White Tea, I..."
Qi Lu saw Bai Cha's figure and was about to speak, but Bai Cha ignored him completely, walked past him, and pointed at the person in front of him, saying, "Hey, you with the big mole up ahead, wait a minute!"
Bai Cha was as if she had been injected with chicken blood. She saw the person with the big mole, the one with the big mole that Wenjun Tower had offered a reward of two hundred taels of silver for!
"Hey, wait a minute, Zhongren!"
It was impolite to point out the large mole, but because there were many people around, Bai Cha did so out of necessity so that the person with the large mole would know that he was calling him.
"Hey, wait for me!"
Xiao Qi saw Bai Cha, turned around and ran into the bamboo forest. Bai Cha followed him in, but there was no sign of Da Zhi anywhere!
After chasing for several hundred meters, Bai Cha was so tired that she bent over and panted, putting her hands on her waist. It took her a while to calm down.
"White Tea, who are you looking for?"
Qi Lu followed leisurely behind, secretly laughing to himself, "Even the old fox has met his end!"
"It's that guy with the big mole, didn't you know? He's wanted by Wenjunlou, and there's a reward of two hundred taels of silver."
Bai Cha had no idea that the culprit was her own young lady; she was simply trying to persuade Da Zhi to pay back the money.
“I just saw it. You were talking together.”
Suddenly, Bai Cha's expression became very serious, which made Qi Lu's heart jump.
He and the old fox practiced martial arts. There was no one around just now. If there were, even if they were hiding their presence, the two of them would have been able to detect them. Bai Cha probably didn't hear the specific content.
"Sister Thick Powder, tell me honestly, is your young lady determined to buy a haunted house?"
That day, Qi Lu and Zi Yuan went to the haunted house and happened to run into Lin Yue Sha with Bai Cha at the gate.
“Our young lady said that haunted houses have bad feng shui and cannot be bought. What if the ghosts inside are jealous of your young lady’s beauty?”
Being beautiful is a sin.
The white tea speaks with bitterness and good intentions, so never be greedy for cheap things. My young lady resisted the temptation back then, and now she has bought a three-courtyard house in a much better location.
Buying a courtyard house shouldn't be rushed; take your time, and you might find a bargain.
“That man with the big mole is really unreliable. Think about it, he went to Wenjun Tower to solicit prostitutes for free, owed them four hundred taels of silver, and then ran away. Such a bold person, you have to be extremely careful when dealing with him for a house.”
Although Wenjunlou is not a good place, it's a business that operates on a voluntary basis, and owing money is wrong.
"If you ask me, you should capture the man with the big mole and send him to Wenjun Tower. You could get a reward of two hundred taels of silver."
Bai Cha's eyes lit up when he mentioned silver.
Qi Lu rubbed his temples, silently praying for his cousin. This was the result of not explaining things clearly and hiding his true intentions; the misunderstanding was huge!
But would he speak well of the old fox? Definitely not!
"Okay, I'll take you for a walk around the neighborhood."
Apart from a bamboo grove on the back mountain, there was nothing else worth stopping to see at Huguo Temple. It was getting late, so Qi Lu planned to take the white tea down the mountain as soon as possible and then find a restaurant for a meal.
Later, he had other plans, and Bai Cha also had to go to Lin Yuesha's side to take up her post.
Before the two could leave, they heard voices coming from in front of them.
"Madam, you should consider this as soon as possible. Your son is facing a calamity and needs a wedding to bring him good luck."
An old woman with powder on her face thicker than that of Qi Lu said, "Make plans early, so you can at least have an heir."
"But the Lin family's little girl is only twelve years old; I'm afraid she's not old enough for sexual relations."
The wealthy-looking lady across from them was speaking, which caught Bai Cha's attention. She pulled Qi Lu aside to eavesdrop.
"Sister Houfen, something doesn't sound right to me."
The young maid of the Lin family, Lin Yue'e, was exactly twelve years old, which matched her age, and the wealthy lady was called Madam Wei, which also matched her surname.
Lin Yue'e was engaged to the young master of the Wei family, a marriage arranged since childhood. However, the young master of the Wei family was paralyzed and his temperament was said to have changed drastically, becoming very violent.
Bai Cha listened intently, not daring to get too close. Madam Wei controlled the volume, and she could only hear snippets of conversation, which included mentions of her young mistress, Lin Yuesha.
"That old woman is like a shaman, trying to trick Madam Wei into using my young lady as a substitute to bring good luck and ensure the Wei family has an heir. But how old is my young lady? She hasn't even come of age yet!"
No, there's something very wrong!
After the old woman and Madam Wei parted ways, Bai Cha dragged Hou Fen to follow the old woman. Sure enough, the old woman met a man and accepted several hundred taels of silver as a bribe.
"Since it's related to your young lady, you stay at the restaurant, and I'll go out and follow her."
Qi Lu arranged for Bai Cha to dine at a restaurant, while he watched the man who paid the bill. He noticed that the man entered Shufangzhai, a shop selling writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, and that the owner behind it was the Qin family.
What a Qin family! They're so audacious in trying to get rid of their thorn in the side!
Having received a clear answer, Qi Lu turned around and rushed back to the restaurant.
By this time, it was well past lunchtime, and the sky was already pitch black.
The table was laden with food and wine, and Bai Cha was already starving, but she couldn't eat a single bite. Worried about Qi Lu, she stood by the window and kept looking down.
In the distance, she saw a familiar figure in the crowd. Bai Cha couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. Although she and Hou Fen had some misunderstandings, they had now resolved them and were best friends.
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