Chapter 138 You Have a Harder Time Than Her
"She probably feels guilty towards me." Xiao Yan said.
"Feeling guilty about you?"
"She is the third woman who was originally going to be engaged to me, but now wants me to cancel the engagement."
"ah?"
It turns out that Jiang Yi is the one Xiao Yan didn't kill.
"At first, she was interested in someone else, but she couldn't refuse the emperor, so she came to me..."
Xiao Yan had no objection to Jiang Yi's refusal of the marriage proposal, but he disdained her way of shirking responsibility.
Because he had originally looked up to Jiang Yi and thought she was a rare and heroic woman.
I didn’t expect that when it comes to love, it would also be… sticky.
But now, Xiao Yan has experienced some things himself, and he can probably understand Jiang Yi back then.
——When you like someone, you always hope for perfection, hope to pave all the ways for the other person, and wish to give your life to the other person.
Jiang Yi met the same person back then.
"But I see she's still dressed like a girl. Why isn't she married?"
"She had been waiting for him for three years after her mother's death," Xiao Yan explained. "I didn't pay attention to her intentionally, but I heard about her from others. After she was freed from her duties, the emperor arranged for her to marry someone else, and she agreed."
Lu Qiniang: "What about Jiang Yi? Did you wait for nothing?"
"There are so many things that people are betrayed in this world. This is nothing new." Xiao Yan said lightly.
Isn’t Lu Qinniang herself in an even more miserable situation?
She never told anyone about the wounds that she only dared to lick when no one was around.
In comparison, Jiang Yi is better off. After all, she still has the noble status that her father and brother fought for with their lives.
In fact, Jiang Yi is not as noble as Princess Zhaoyang.
But Princess Zhaoyang, and even the princess, kept their distance from her.
Because Jiang Yi's father and brother died for the country, in order not to discourage loyal ministers and generals, the emperor had to place them in a high position.
What's more, the emperor is a kind-hearted person and has a lot of pity for her.
"I remember you said that all her family members died, and she was the only one left to live with her brother?"
"Um."
"It's really not easy for her!" Lu Qiniang sighed sincerely, "That man is so shameless! He wasted her youth in vain."
"Whose youth is it? It's not youth anyway." Xiao Yan looked at her and said.
Lu Qiniang finally understood that he was speaking up for her, and said sheepishly, "That's nothing. Isn't this pretty good?"
"She has status and position, so she doesn't have to worry about money. She calls servants and maids, but she just sees the man clearly. You have it harder than her."
"Well, I'm a tough guy." Lu Qiniang said, "So, these two hundred taels of silver notes mean they're given to you for free?"
"She probably thinks I'm having a hard time. But my life now is much better than before, and I don't need her pity." Xiao Yan said.
"Shouldn't I accept this?" Lu Qiniang was nervous and embarrassed, thinking that she had caused trouble for Xiao Yan.
"Keep it for now. I'll return it to her when we meet again." Xiao Yan said, "Even when I was dissatisfied, I went to the emperor to ask for help. Since I did this for the sake of her father and brother, she doesn't need to be grateful."
"Oh, okay, then I'll keep it for now. Two hundred taels of silver, it's so hot that my hands burn. I need to think carefully about where to put it when I get home. I'm afraid I'll wake up in the middle of the night and have to check if it's there..."
Xiao Yan was amused by her.
Lu Qiniang actually wanted to say that she quite liked Jiang Yi's personality.
But she felt that Xiao Yan didn't seem willing to mention Jiang Yi, so that was it.
Alas, what a waste of these golden boy and jade girl.
What a perfect match.
"Did Daya, Erya, and the others go for too long?" Lu Qiniang asked. "Da Ya is fine, she's with Yun Ting, but Erya is alone, and no one knows where she went."
"Let's go look for it." Xiao Yan called San Ya over to look after the things.
It was just the right time for him to introduce the Juhua he knew to Lu Qiniang.
In fact, there are people everywhere, so nothing bad should happen. Xiao Yan is not too worried.
As a result, just as the two of them walked a short distance, they saw Yun Ting and Erya.
The two people seemed to be arguing, and Yun Ting was very excited.
Looking more closely, they realized that Daya was behind them, carrying a basket, pursing her lips slightly, obviously a little unhappy.
"What's wrong with these two enemies?" Lu Qiniang asked, "From the looks of it, they seem to be quarreling again."
"Zhuozhuo, let me tell you, that Yang Cong is no good at all!" Yun Ting shouted, "He approached you with bad intentions!"
"Do you have to yell?" Arya glared at him fiercely, "Shut up!"
"No," Yun Ting pulled Erya's sleeve, "I'm doing this for your own good. Stop right there! Listen to me!"
"I don't want to listen, you bastard!"
"Zhuozhuo!" Yun Ting was furious. "I'm your great uncle!"
Lu Qiniang: "This must have pissed off Yun Ting."
There is really no other way, so I have to bring up the seniority issues.
"Mom," Erya came over as she spoke, "When will Yunting go back to his own home? He's really annoying!"
"You can't talk like that," Lu Qiniang scolded, "Come, tell me, what are you two arguing about?"
"He's mentally ill," Erya said. "I was looking at the chrysanthemums when a man who called himself Young Master Yang came to talk to me. I thought he wasn't serious, but he had someone with him, so I tricked him into going to a distant place and picking a flower for me. Yun Ting happened to hear it and thought he and I were..."
Arya was also very angry, "I'm not stupid!"
"Okay, I know you are not stupid. But does Yun Ting want to harm you? Isn't he afraid that you will suffer?" Lu Qiniang said.
"No one else did me any harm, but he made such a loud noise that everyone thought I was vain and wanted to follow that greasy pig!"
Yun Ting said, "You really don't know how bad that bastard is. I even picked a flower for you to wear. If you follow him, I'll have to go to your grave and lay flowers there next year."
"I'm not going with him!"
"You shouldn't have talked to him!"
The two people started arguing.
Lu Qiniang: What did she say?
I shouldn't go out today!
I still have a day off tomorrow, so I’ll stay at home and not go anywhere!
In the end, it was Xiao Yan who made Yun Ting shut up.
However, Yun Ting was obviously a little unconvinced today and ignored everyone.
On the way home, Lu Qiniang was still trying to persuade Erya: "He means well. As for others, who cares whether you live or die? It's just that he really shouldn't be so public. If you talk to him nicely, he will listen."
Erya: "He just looks down on me and thinks that I'm just a rich man."
She wants to find a rich man, but she also has requirements for men, okay!
Daya said, "Mom, don't worry about it. They'll be fine by themselves when we get home. Take a look at the mushrooms I picked today. They're all edible, right?"
She actually knew about mushrooms, but every year she heard of people being poisoned by eating poisonous mushrooms, so Daya was extra cautious and asked Lu Qiniang to check again.
"I'll pick them out carefully when we get home," Lu Qiniang said. "Let's make some mushroom soup tonight. It'll make you drool."
"Abandoned mother, abandoned mother, abandoned mother--" Song Yan paced back and forth at the door of her house. When she saw Lu Qiniang from afar, she ran towards her as if she saw a savior.
If you're not careful, you'll fall flat on your face.
Ignoring the pain, he stood up again and continued running in a hurry.
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