Chapter 212 Powerlessness under the loss of power.
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When Li Shiyue heard Yan Jiuniang's words, she was stunned for a moment. Then she swayed her back slightly, carrying the dazed Yan Jiuniang, and adjusted her posture before continuing to carry Yan Jiuniang home.
Li Shiyue did not respond to Yan Jiuniang's words, and Yan Jiuniang did not actually need her to say anything.
Yan Jiuniang was simply moved by the scene before her.
She didn't really want to find a man to marry and hold such a joyous and lively wedding banquet.
Yan Jiuniang was sold off by the Prince of Zhenbei because he disregarded her personal wishes and wanted to use the marriage as an excuse to gain benefits for himself.
Yan Jiuniang was powerless to resist this, and could only flee in a sorry state, filled with helplessness and anger.
As a result, after attending the wedding of Ma Zi and Wei Zi, Yan Jiu Niang decided to give up and said, "If I weren't my father's child, I could have found a man I liked to marry and had such a joyous and lively wedding."
Yan Jiuniang didn't really want to get married; she was just powerless because she couldn't control her own life and was powerless in the face of patriarchal authority.
So Li Shiyue didn't say anything; she just listened silently.
Back home, Li Shiyue looked at Yan Jiuniang, who had fallen asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed), and could only sigh. She took a cloth, dipped it in warm water that had been sun-dried all day, and wiped Yan Jiuniang's hands, face, and feet. She then changed her into a more comfortable position and placed a round pillow that her mother had sewn with small pieces of cloth into her arms.
Seeing Yan Jiuniang sleeping soundly, Li Shiyue took out the plan she had written earlier by the dim light and started writing and drawing on the densely written lines.
In the following days, Yan Jiuniang became very depressed. She spoke less and ate even less at the Li family's house.
As evening falls and the sun sets, its lingering warmth brings the earth its last rays.
Li Shiyue led the horse and Yan Jiuniang to the riverbank; it had been a while since the horse had been allowed to run around.
After feeding the horse some sugar cubes, Li Shiyue gently patted its neck, and the horse trotted off on its own.
Seeing the horse running around happily, Li Shiyue also put on a smile.
Turning her head, she looked at Yan Jiuniang, who had a melancholy expression, and said, "Tomorrow I have to take people to the county to pay the autumn tax. After paying the tax, I have to go to the prefectural city. It's time to replace the paper shop staff and deliver the paper again."
Do you think I should send another letter to the General's Mansion?
Also, I won't be back for several days, so please keep an eye on things at home for me.
What worries me most is that the border market is only a little over a month away, and Li Shiyang should be bringing people to the riverbank to build a bridge as soon as possible.
Ninth Sister, he knows you!
He's seen you before!
Do you remember when we visited you together back in Dongmou?
Seeing Yan Jiuniang nod, Li Shiyue continued, "Although you were quick to avoid her at the village entrance last time and hid behind my sister, who knows if he saw you or not?"
How should I put it about him?
We used to be in the same boat, and I used to call him Brother Shiyang.
But ultimately, men and women are different, and in some ways he still doesn't care about women's interests.
Just like last time, when my aunt and Aunt Lanhua were harassed by Wang Ergou and his gang, he only managed to separate those men; he didn't reprimand or punish them.
Later, I led some men to beat up Wang Ergou and his gang. You must have seen the look on his face at the scene.
From this point on, the relationship between him and me could no longer be as harmonious as it had been in the past.
I'm not sure if he knew you were competing, would he leak your information to the Prince's Palace?
Therefore, Ninth Sister, it would be best if you stayed at home for the next few days.
Don't go out for the next few days, and don't go to the paper mill for now.
Li Shiyang should stay for a few days and then return to the county.
After he leaves, you are free to walk around.
Yan Jiuniang nodded, and Li Shiyue thought she would listen to what she was saying. But after nodding, Yan Jiuniang looked up at Li Shiyue and said, "Shiyue, shall I go to the prefectural city with you?"
Before Li Shiyue could say anything, Yan Jiuniang pouted and blinked her eyes at Li Shiyue, saying sweetly, "Shiyue, Shiyue, good Shiyue, just let me go with you!"
I want to go to Xingshenglou!
Although I only managed Xingsheng Restaurant for my heartless father and was essentially a manager, I've managed to do some things for the restaurant over the years.
In October, I can't always think about escaping or hiding. If not the Sun family of Guanlong, then there's the Wang family, or the Li family.
I can't go on like this!
In October, I need to seriously think about what I should do next.
Also, regarding what you told me before, asking me to help you find your uncle through the caravan, there should be some news about that in the building.
"If I don't go back, we won't get this news."
Even though Yan Jiuniang said that, Li Shiyue still did not agree to her words.
"October, October, look at me, I'm so dark I look like a piece of charcoal."
I doubt that even if I stood right in front of him right now, he wouldn't recognize me.
Please let me go with you.
I promise I'll listen to you the whole way. I'll be as obedient as a stone!
October, October, let me go.
What can Li Shiyue do?
She had no choice but to comply with Yan Jiuniang's wishes.
However, before Yan Jiuniang left the village with them, Li Shiyue gave her a thorough makeover.
The first thing was to change Yan Jiuniang's hairstyle, having Li's mother style her hair into the double buns most common among country girls, and also using the red hair ribbon that Li's mother had bought for Li Shiyue.
She was wearing an indigo dress that Li Shiyue had worn, which had faded quite a bit after being washed twice.
In short, the goal was to dress Yan Jiuniang up like a country girl.
Fortunately, since the autumn harvest, Yan Jiuniang has been working in the fields with Li Shiyue every day, and her face, which has darkened by two shades, now looks like a villager.
This time, Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian didn't go with Li Shiyue. They stayed at home with Shitou to look after Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang.
As dawn broke, Li Shiyue and his group drove out of Liujiatun and headed towards Sanshan County.
Because Li Shiyang worked under Mr. Chen, and Li Shiyue had some connection with General Liu Tan, the autumn tax payment in Liujiatun went very smoothly.
Even the extra food prepared in advance wasn't used much.
After giving Li Wangshui a few instructions, Li Shiyue drove the carriage out of Sanshan County and onto the official road, heading towards the prefectural city.
After driving for a while on the official road, Li Shiyue stopped the carriage and took one of the wooden boxes that was being pulled from the back of the carriage off the ground.
Li Shiyue helped Yan Jiuniang out of the wooden box, where she was curled up inside.
"Move around slowly, don't rush."
Li Shiyue and Yan Jiuniang were already sitting together on the carriage shaft, but what they didn't know was that Li Shiyang was sitting at the table, pondering how to write the letter to Mr. Chen.
Yes, he did see Yan Jiuniang at the village entrance when Li Shiyue led his men to fight Wang Ergou and his gang.
However, he didn't intend to tell anyone about it at the time.
But today, as he watched Li Shiyue being treated like royalty by everyone in Liujiatun from a corner, a trace of displeasure flashed through his heart again.
So he changed his mind.
He wanted to use Yan Jiuniang's information as a stepping stone, and with Mr. Chen's help, to show his face in front of the Prince of Zhenbei!
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