Zhao Xu was completely drunk, and Yi Shuihan kicked him twice before he groggily woke up.
After waking up, he hugged Yi Shuihan's leg and burst into tears, it was unclear who he mistook for Yi Shuihan.
Seeing Yi Shuihan's forehead veins throbbing, as if he wanted to kick this giant slug onto the roof, Xiao Qingyin took out silver needles and placed several needles on Zhao Xu's body.
Zhao Xu immediately released Yi Shuihan and knelt down beside her to vomit.
After emptying his stomach, he came to his senses and apologized with a pale face: "I'm sorry, I was drunk and confused. I thought it was my mother."
This explanation is worse than no explanation at all.
Yi Shuihan became a mother before she even became a father, and was so angry that she wanted to kick this unfilial son to death.
Let's talk somewhere else.
Xiao Qingyin covered her nose and said.
The place stank so badly she could hardly breathe.
Zhao Xu awkwardly followed the two of them to a teahouse not far away.
After they sat down, Xiao Qingyin made tea and asked him, "Why aren't you helping Fangniang at the tofu shop? Why are you here drinking?"
Zhao Xu's lips trembled, and tears streamed down his face.
"Fangniang, she... she doesn't want me anymore."
Xiao Qingyin: "..."
She beckoned to the waiter to bring a handkerchief to Zhao Xu.
"Has the truth come out?"
After wiping away his tears, Zhao Xu sobbed, "Yes, the day before yesterday, Zhao Hao went crazy and ran to that alley. He saw me in the tofu shop and ridiculed me severely, letting Aunt Hua and Fang Niang know who I am."
Xiao Qingyin sighed softly.
When it comes to lies, the effect is completely different when you confess it yourself versus when someone accidentally exposes it.
Confessing in person can reduce your sentence.
If someone unintentionally exposes it, it will only make the offense worse.
"And then Aunt Hua objected to your marriage?"
"Yes."
Zhao Xu nodded.
"She said I wasn't sincere towards Fangniang at all, that I was just playing with her, and that I shouldn't come to the tofu shop anymore..."
To show his stance, he specially sent an official matchmaker to propose marriage, but the matchmaker was kicked out as soon as he entered the door.
He pleaded in front of the tofu shop for a whole day, but Aunt Hua didn't change her mind.
At this point, he said blankly, "Because of the defeat in Nandan, I have been stripped of my title as heir and now I have nothing. I sincerely want to live with Fangniang, so why doesn't Aunt Hua believe me?"
"Perhaps it's because of the disparity in status, leading to a lack of security."
Xiao Qingyin replied.
“Although you are no longer the crown prince, you are still the son of the Prince of Dai. You are someone that even the county magistrate has to bow and pay respects to. They are just ordinary people. People’s hearts can change. You like Fangniang now and don’t care about her family background. What if you don’t like her in the future?”
Zhao Xu defended himself: "I'm not the kind of person who's fickle..."
Xiao Qingyin countered, "Your father was devoted to your mother before, wasn't he? How is he now?"
Zhao Xu was speechless.
My father used to be a devoted man, but now... he has more than thirty concubines.
Will he become such a womanizer in the future?
But right now, all he wants is Fangniang.
"If I sever ties with the Prince's Mansion, will they accept me?"
Zhao Xu stared longingly at Xiao Qingyin.
Xiao Qingyin shook her head: "I don't know."
She understood Aunt Hua's concerns very well. In the past, she had kept her distance from Yi Shuihan because they were not a good match.
The disparity in social status involves not only the issue of men falling in love with other women, but also the power struggles within wealthy and powerful families, which is difficult for a girl from a humble family to handle.
Rather than gambling on an uncertain future, it's better to find a man of equal social standing and settle down to a stable life.
Aunt Hua wasn't the type to marry into a wealthy family; she clearly wanted a son-in-law who would live with her family.
Zhao Xu started crying again.
Yi Shuihan looked disgusted.
"If you like someone, just keep pursuing them. What's the point of crying here?"
Zhao Xu was so stunned by the blow that he forgot the living Yama was sitting in front of him. Hearing this, he retorted, "If you're so good, then you do it. You make it sound so easy."
Yi Shuihan gave him a disdainful look.
"Ask her, and you'll know whether I've been through it or not. Don't think that just because you're a coward, everyone else is just as cowardly as you."
Zhao Xu: "..."
He turned to look at Xiao Qingyin: "Was he also disliked?"
Yi Shuihan: "..."
Can't you ask a question, you little brat!
With such poor speaking skills, no wonder he can't win over his mother-in-law.
Xiao Qingyin suppressed a laugh and said, "Yes, he was also disliked before, and he made a great sacrifice to win him back."
"What major sacrifice?"
Before Xiao Qingyin could decide whether to speak, Yi Shuihan coughed heavily.
"Find your own way, don't just stand here asking for things, you're not a beggar."
Zhao Xu: "If I can win Fangniang back, I don't mind becoming a beggar."
Yi Shuihan: "..."
"Even if you become a beggar, I won't give you anything. People are different, and copying my method won't work."
Not all girls are as lustful as Xiao Qingyin, and not all men are as handsome as him!
"All right."
Zhao Xu lowered his head.
I'll figure it out myself.
“Be sincere,” Xiao Qingyin said with a smile. “Where there is sincerity, even metal and stone can be moved.”
"Um!"
Zhao Xu rallied.
"I will try my best!"
"If you try until you can't try anymore, then..."
"Then what?"
"Find someone else to pursue; you can't put all your eggs in one basket."
"..."
After encouraging Zhao Xu, the two continued shopping.
They thought they wouldn't see Zhao Xu for several days, but unexpectedly, Zhao Xu rushed to the inn looking for them that very night.
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