Chapter 159 Scheming Boy 2
Chun'er asked in confusion, "Isn't Miss the one who likes Young Master Lin the most? Why would she want to break off the engagement?"
What could Xu Qiuqiu say? That she wasn't the original female lead? That she had absolutely no interest in Lin Yexuan.
However, the male protagonist of this world is quite annoying. She stood up and asked Chun'er, "Is my mother in the manor?"
Chun'er replied, "The Prime Minister is in her study right now, why do you ask that, Miss?"
"Okay, I'll go to the study." Xu Qiuqiu walked out of the room.
Upon arriving at the study, a servant entered to announce her arrival. After receiving permission, Xu Qiuqiu went inside.
"What's the rush?" Ning Wenxiu put down her pen and looked up at her.
"Mother, can I call off my engagement with the young master of the Lin family?" Xu Qiuqiu sat down next to Ning Wenxiu, her voice tinged with coquettishness.
Ning Wenxiu looked at Xu Qiuqiu in surprise and asked her in confusion, "Why? Doesn't Xiaoqiu like the Lin family's young master the most? Why would she suddenly change her mind?"
Xu Qiuqiu thought for a moment and said, "Because Young Master Lin's heart belongs to someone other than me, I don't want to hold him back."
"Nonsense!" Ning Wenxiu scolded, "You cared so much about him before, and now you're saying such things. Besides, you were the one who begged Mother, and Mother personally arranged the marriage for you. Now that the wedding is just around the corner, you're saying such nonsense!"
"But Mother, he doesn't like me, and we won't be happy after we get married." Xu Qiuqiu knew she was being unreasonable, but she really didn't want to marry the male lead, especially since it was the original female lead's fault.
Ning Wenxiu gently advised, "Xiao Qiu, it's not that your mother doesn't want to help you. Have you thought about it? You saved the Lin family's young master from drowning. His reputation is ruined, so he can only marry you. Feelings can be cultivated slowly."
"Besides, a man follows his wife after marriage. Even if there is someone else in his heart, he will forget about them completely. Just treat him well."
Xu Qiuqiu knew that breaking off the engagement was no good, so she had no choice but to take her leave of the study.
Is she really going to marry the male lead? It reminds me of all the chaos and drama in the story.
But then she thought, she wasn't the original female lead, so what was she afraid of? Besides, it was a matriarchal society, and she wasn't a simp. It was uncertain who would suffer whom.
Thinking about it this way, I figured I might as well marry him and treat him like an empty shell.
After figuring things out, Xu Qiuqiu was no longer worried and continued to lie back on the soft couch.
As evening approached and darkness fell, Chun'er noticed her listless appearance and suggested, "Miss, why don't we go to the night market and relax?"
"Okay, let's go out for a stroll." Hearing this, Xu Qiuqiu perked up. She had never been to an ancient night market before, and she was finally going to broaden her horizons.
Chun'er helped her get dressed, prepared the carriage, and accompanied her to the night market in the city.
After getting off the carriage, a bustling market with lanterns and decorations came into view.
The vendors were all women. There were men in the market, but not many, and they all wore veils.
Xu Qiuqiu asked Chun'er curiously, "Why are all these men wearing veils?"
Although Chun'er was puzzled as to why her mistress asked such a question, she still explained to her, "Miss, are you perhaps still half asleep? Unmarried men must wear veils and are not allowed to be seen by outsiders before marriage. The only ones who don't wear veils are male prostitutes in brothels."
“I see…” Xu Qiuqiu didn’t show any surprise, afraid that Chun’er would think she was strange.
This is her first time entering a matriarchal world, so she definitely doesn't understand.
She asked 003, "Since all unmarried men wear veils, why did the female lead fall in love with the male lead without ever seeing his face?"
003 indicated that it didn't know either, but it thought of a sentence and replied in a pretentious manner: "It's all due to the power of the plot."
Xu Qiuqiu: "..."
That seems reasonable and makes sense.
Xu Qiuqiu bought some food and walked to a stall selling jade pendants. She saw a jade pendant that looked very much like the one she gave to Achen in the first world.
She reached out to pick it up and take a look, but unexpectedly, the other corner of the jade pendant was also being held in someone else's hand.
A cold voice rang out, "I saw this first, let go of it!"
Xu Qiuqiu was already thinking of letting go, but after hearing such an arrogant tone, she really didn't want to let go anymore. She immediately retorted, "Well, I got it first!"
She looked at the man holding the other end of the jade pendant. He wore a veil, was tall and slender, and had no hair ornament. His hair was jet black like a waterfall, and his peach blossom eyes were slightly narrowed, as if he was impatient.
The boy did not let go, but instead gestured with his eyes to the servant beside him.
The servant understood, took out a bag of silver, and handed it to Xu Qiuqiu, saying, "Here is fifty taels, enough for this young lady to buy several jade pendants."
Xu Qiuqiu refused, saying, "No, I love this jade pendant, no amount of money can change that."
The servant was clearly unprepared for this situation, so he could only say, "Is it proper for a woman to fight with a man over something? Don't you know how to be courteous?"
Seeing her mistress being reprimanded, Chun'er immediately retorted, "My young lady took a liking to it first, why should she give it up? Your young master is so unreasonable, be careful no one will want him!"
As if a sore spot had been touched, the servant's face turned red with anger. "You're talking nonsense! It's others who are not good enough for my young master!"
Chun'er wanted to say something more, but Xu Qiuqiu stopped her, "Alright, Chun'er, don't say such things."
After she finished speaking, she noticed that the boy gave her a deep look, which quickly disappeared, as if it were just her imagination.
The boy sneered, "What I set my sights on, I must have. So, are you going to pay me and let go, or do you want me to just rob you?"
Provoked by him, Xu Qiuqiu got excited too, "Perfect, it's been a long time since I've tried my martial arts, I want to know if I've gotten rusty."
When the stall owner heard that a fight was about to break out, he quickly tried to mediate: "Esteemed guests, please don't quarrel. I have another one of the same model here. Why don't you each buy one?"
The boy said coldly, "No, I only want the one I see first."
“Yes.” Xu Qiuqiu neither confirmed nor denied.
When Chun'er heard that the two were about to fight, even though the other party was a man, her young lady had never learned martial arts. This young man seemed to have practiced, and he was taller and stronger than the average man. She worriedly pulled Xu Qiuqiu back, "Miss, why don't we call it quits?"
Xu Qiuqiu reassured her, "It's alright."
The two took the jade pendant as a trophy and went to a deserted open space.
The servant stood aside and watched Chun'er tauntingly say, "Your young lady will probably be covered in injuries today."
Even though she knew the outcome, Chun'er still retorted, "That's not necessarily true, you talk too much!"
The boy didn't want to say much and attacked Xu Qiuqiu directly. He was very fast, but Xu Qiuqiu lightly leaped and slashed at his wrist.
The boy was startled and dodged to the side. The two fought back and forth for a long time, leaving Chun'er and the servant dumbfounded.
Chun'er was surprised that her young mistress knew martial arts, and the servant was surprised that someone could fight against the young master and last.
Seeing that he couldn't touch her, the boy angrily said, "Is all you can do to hide?"
"No, that's not it." Xu Qiuqiu smiled and suddenly flashed behind him, striking him with her palm. The boy lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Xu Qiuqiu tried to pull him back, but accidentally tugged at his veil.
(I originally wanted to set up a childhood sweetheart storyline, but I realized I really couldn't write it, so I gave up. I can only write male supporting characters in this kind of setting. I don't really understand the terminology for a female-dominated society, so I relied entirely on Baidu. If Baidu doesn't have it, I can only create it myself.)
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