Wu Banyao didn't understand.
Why is it that just a moment ago he was naked and lying shyly on his wife's bed, and the next moment he woke up to see the swaying roof of a carriage?
"Wife, where are we going?" Wu Banyao could only look to Hua Rong, who was reading a book beside him, for help.
Hua Rong didn't dwell on his form of address. After glancing up at him, she continued reading her book, saying casually.
"Haven't you been saying you wanted to leave Nanxi and travel around? Now we're about to enter Nancheng's territory. Aren't you happy? Aren't you surprised?"
Wu Banyao's eyes widened, and he suddenly stood up.
With a loud bang, he hit the roof of the car and fell back down, yelling, "Ouch! That hurts so much!"
Hua Rong sighed, "This silly child, how stupid he is!"
"You're so agitated, is it because you don't want to leave?"
As Hua Rong spoke, he instructed Cui Liu, who was sitting outside, to find a restaurant behind the market.
"No, no."
Wu Banyao shook his head, then looked at Hua Rong with pitiful eyes, looking wronged.
"You've already arrived in Nancheng, it must have been several days already, my dear wife, you still haven't had your coming-of-age ceremony."
Hua Rong raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
I didn't expect the other person to be so surprised, it was because of her coming-of-age ceremony.
But that makes sense, as women in that era seemed to value the coming-of-age ceremony quite a bit.
She lowered her head and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, I don't care."
He cares!
Wu Banyao shouted in his heart.
He clutched his chest; he had been prepared to offer himself to Hua Rong, but now it was all over.
but--
Wu Banyao perked up again and squeezed next to Hua Rong: "Wife, now you really are my wife."
Hua Rong raised an eyebrow, stared at him for a while, and then suddenly laughed.
That smile, like a beautiful dream, made Hua Rong's naturally beautiful face even more captivating.
"Yes."
Wu Banyao was stunned. After swallowing hard, he shrank back into the corner of the carriage, muttering something shyly.
When Hua Rong saw him like this, a slight smile appeared on her lips as she lowered her head to read.
Are you going to get married?
She wasn't willing.
It's more like raising a silly, cute little brother.
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The other families only discovered Wu Banyao's disappearance more than a month later.
Vanished without a trace.
However, they didn't care, because the old lady of the Wang family was going to celebrate her 70th birthday!
Speaking of the old lady of the Wang family, she is quite famous in Nanxi.
However, this reputation is not a good one.
The current head of the Wang family is the eldest son of the old lady Wang, and she also has a daughter.
Besides, the old master Wang, who was still alive at that time, had no children born out of wedlock.
This wasn't because Old Master Wang was so chaste; on the contrary, there were quite a few women in the inner quarters of the Wang Mansion at that time.
Even under these circumstances, none of the women in the Wang family's inner quarters laid a single egg.
Until Old Master Wang died, he only had two biological children born to Old Madam Wang.
Later, insiders revealed that the reason this happened was because Madam Wang had given Old Master Wang a drug that would prevent him from having children.
Although the rumor has not been confirmed, those who heard it felt that it was the truth.
Later, when the son raised by Madam Wang was easily influenced and almost allowed his mistress to seize the family property, Madam Wang personally led people to beat and kill the mistress.
In this way, she completely seized control of the Wang family's power.
Some say that the mistress was her man...
In short, it's terrifying to think about!
For more than 20 years, she has amassed great influence throughout Nanxi, and no one dares to provoke her easily.
It wasn't until three years ago, when Wang Zi, the son of Master Wang, came of age, that Madam Wang gradually began to hand over the power in her hands to him.
However, over the years, many prominent people in Nanxi today grew up listening to the stories of Old Madam Wang, and they have a certain amount of awe for her.
Therefore, her 70th birthday celebration this time can be described as exceptionally grand.
Under these circumstances, not many people paid attention to Wu Banyao's whereabouts.
After all, it's more worthwhile to focus on Wu Linlian, the half-brother of the former head of the Wu family, Wu Linyu—the Second Master Wu—who was kicked out of the Wu family overnight, rather than on Wu Banyao, this纨绔子弟 (playboy).
However, since it was ultimately an internal matter for the Wu family, not many people bothered to investigate further.
All you need to remember is that the current head of the family, Wu Bantao, is not someone to be trifled with, and also that he is not yet married.
When Cao Wan accompanied Zheng Peiyu to the Wang family for a banquet, she encountered the Wu family's carriage on the way.
At that time, she sighed, lamenting that she would never see Wu Banyao and Hua Rong again.
However, she quickly came to terms with it, for the past was already history.
Instead of dwelling on the past, cherish the people in your present.
She glanced at Zheng Peiyu subtly, and when she looked up again, her eyes were bright but devoid of any extra emotion.
She is a businesswoman, but also a time traveler.
Therefore, she understands her current identity better than anyone else.
Without any resources, she simply couldn't have a future with Zheng Peiyu.
This was an era in which women held a lowly status, but it was also an era in which power and status were paramount.
People without sufficient status and resources are not qualified to talk about love.
Zheng Peiyu, whom she loves now, naturally has no idea what she's thinking.
He was even thinking about how to win the heart of the woman he loved.
And so, the two lovers with different perspectives continued to test each other's hearts.
When Cao Wan met the Wang family, she couldn't help but frown.
To be honest, the Zheng family are all very good people.
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