The water soaked up to his knees. Sheng Qiyue was confused for a moment, but then he came to his senses and quickly retreated to the shore.
She looked at her reflection on the water and touched her pretty face in a daze. It was great that her beauty had not been taken away by Lou Xinlan in this life. If she had her life to live again, she would not be fooled by Lou Xinlan again.
Her wish was simple: to protect her appearance, then go find Master He, give birth to his child, and live a rich and peaceful life in the future.
In her past and present lives, for her who seldom left the village, the status of the prefect's son was already high enough. In the prefectural city, there were few young men with a status more noble than his.
Oh, there is also Lu Yanzhou, but he is Lou Xinlan’s man, and Sheng Qiyue doesn’t want to have any contact with him.
"Qiuyue!" A familiar voice called from behind. Sheng Qiyue turned around and saw a woman in fine cotton clothes coming towards her anxiously, "Why did you come so far? Come back with your mother."
Sheng Qiyue stood there woodenly. After experiencing everything in her previous life, she no longer cared about many things, including the family and love that she had longed for before.
When Ye got closer, she found that the hem of Sheng Qiyue's clothes was completely wet and her body was a little stiff, but she quickly grabbed her arm as if nothing had happened.
"We have braised pork today. Your father and three brothers and sisters are waiting for you to come back home for dinner. Let's go quickly, or the food will get cold."
Sheng Qiyue pulled her arms away expressionlessly, "They are not my relatives."
Ye frowned: "Mom and your uncle Wang are already married. You should be more sensible. It will be difficult for Mom and your brother to do things like this."
Sheng Qiyue sneered: "My father has only been dead for three months, and you are already taking over his property with a wild man. This is my home. If you want to get married, why don't you live in the Wang family?"
Ye's expression was a little unnatural: "The Wang family has a large population, and this place is more spacious. You are a woman and will get married in the future, so don't worry about these things. Didn't your brother say anything?"
"He likes that woman Wang Yinhua, but I don't like her."
Let’s sort out the relationships between the characters here.
Ye married Sheng's father and gave birth to a son and a daughter, the eldest son Sheng Guangyao and the original owner Sheng Qiyue.
Three months ago, Sheng's father died after falling from a ladder while working for someone. The employer gave him ten taels of silver as compensation. After hastily handling the funeral, Ye quickly contacted Wang Erniu in the village.
Wang Erniu's family was poor. His first wife, Mrs. Du, gave birth to a son and a daughter for him but disappeared. It was said that she ran away with someone else because she disliked his poverty. The son and daughter were Wang Yougen and Wang Yinhua.
Wang Yougen is 19 years old and has not yet married. He is a well-known gangster in the village. His daughter Wang Yinhua is 17 years old, the same age as Sheng Qiyue. Wang Erniu said that he would marry Wang Yinhua to whoever gives the highest gift.
When Sheng's father was alive, he treated Sheng Qiyue very well. Everyone in the village had heard about it. He bought her silk flowers and silver bracelets. Wang Yinhua was very jealous. They were both his daughters, so why did she have so many good things?
Therefore, he has always been at odds with Sheng Qiyue.
Sheng Guangyao is the only boy in the family. He thinks that he will be the one to take over the family property in the future. He also can't stand his father using money to pamper his younger sister, which coincides with Wang Yinhua's idea.
Sheng Qiyue seldom goes out. The rumors in the village about her being bad and willful were spread by Sheng Guangyao and Wang Yinhua.
With this "revolutionary friendship", Sheng Guangyao and Wang Yinhua fell in love with each other, but because they could not afford enough betrothal gifts, they never proposed marriage.
Now, because of the Ye family, Sheng Guangyao and Wang Yinhua began to be together openly, and they were just one step away from having a wedding.
As for Ye, she was used to relying on men all her life. As soon as Sheng's father died, she quickly found another family and took Wang Erniu's family in.
Sheng Guangyao agreed to her doing this entirely for Wang Yinhua's sake, and secretly he also disliked Wang Erniu and Wang Yougen.
Sheng Qiyue is a daughter who suddenly lost her father and was no longer loved. Strangers also moved into her house. Before she could adjust her mentality, her family members and outsiders joined forces to send her to an elderly man as a concubine. She could not accept this, and conflicts broke out.
When Ye heard Sheng Qiyue say that she didn't like Wang Yinhua, her brows furrowed.
"Yinhua is your sister now. No matter what conflicts you had in the past, they are all in the past. You should get along well with each other."
Sheng Qiyue had a cold face and didn't say anything. No matter how much she said, Ye Shi wouldn't listen. She had already planned to leave, so they could do whatever they wanted in the future.
A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. She will no longer use money to support them like she did in her previous life.
When I walked to the door of Sheng's house, I heard Wang Yougen's voice before I even went inside.
"Are we not going to eat until that woman comes back? I think she went to look for her fiancé in the capital. I don't know where he is now."
Wang Yinhua's voice.
"Don't worry, brother. Aunt Ye will definitely find her and then lock her up at home and not let her go anywhere."
"It must be locked up." Wang Yougen said, "The official said that if I send it over, I'll give him thirty taels of silver. With that money, I can marry a wife. I can pick any one from the nearby villages!"
In fact, he liked Sheng Qiyue the most, but his father said that only by sending her away could he maximize his benefits. With thirty taels of silver, he could not only marry a wife, but also have extra money at home for her to eat, drink and have fun.
Thinking of Sheng Qiyue's appearance, his heart was burning with passion. If he was not allowed to marry her, it would be okay to have fun with her, right?
Sheng Guangyao was unhappy when he heard this: "Qiyue is a member of our Sheng family. The money she earned as a concubine should belong to our Sheng family."
"What Sheng family, what Wang family? We are one family now..."
"Cough!" Ye coughed heavily from a few meters away. The voices inside suddenly quieted down and everyone stuck their heads out.
Seeing Sheng Qiyue coming back, no matter what the reason was, they all had more or less happy expressions on their faces.
Wang Yougen looked at Qiyue with a look of greed. Why did he feel that she was beautiful again? Like a bud, he couldn't wait to pick her.
Wang Erniu kicked his son under the table without leaving any trace and gave him a warning look.
Wang Yougen reluctantly withdrew his gaze, picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
Wang Erniu smiled innocently: "Now that everyone is back, let's eat."
No one asked what happened to July's wet skirt.
July didn't change her skirt. Judging from the nature of these people, she would have nothing to eat when she came out again. She also wanted to save some energy.
She sat down and looked at the porridge in her bowl. The porridge in other people's bowls was half dry, but hers only had a few grains of rice.
She didn't say anything. Seeing that there was still half a bowl of braised pork on the table, she quickly poured it all into her bowl.
Everyone was shocked. They never thought that she, who was usually gentle, could do such a thing.
"Qiyue!" Sheng Guangyao roared, "What's wrong with you? Why do you need so much meat? How can you be so selfish?"
Is it selfish? July put the meat in his mouth, and if he doesn't eat it now, he won't be able to eat it anymore.
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