Chapter 357 358. Failure
Ning Yuchen looked to Huang Tong for help again, but the response he got was still a shake of the head.
"But I already have a wife and children at home, and I'm afraid of putting this lady in an unjust position." He emphasized the word "madam" on purpose.
He would help Huang Tong, so he naturally knew that he was planning to push this young widow to Gu Wenheng.
He sang along in this act out of a desire to watch the fun and an unspeakable desire for revenge.
But he still didn't understand, why did he become the one who got into trouble after entering this room?
"Although my sister is a widow, she is still in the mourning period. If this gets out, she will have no way to survive." Xiao Shiyu tightly grasped her handkerchief. It was the first time that she was in front of so many elders, and she was also gritted her teeth and wanted to settle this matter.
"This lord has a wife and children at home, and we acknowledge them. My sister doesn't dare to ask for the position of the principal wife, but she is from an official family after all, so asking for a co-wife should not be unfair to this lord."
Ning Yuchen glanced at Xiao Wanyu and couldn't help but recall the previous feeling.
Several men from the Xiao family who were present saw him licking his lips and lowered their heads to look at him with contempt.
Xiao Zhengyong glared at his son, wondering where he found such an unreliable person. Maybe he had evil intentions in mind and wanted to take this opportunity to get close to the Huang family.
Huang Tong knew that things had come to this point, and if he continued to make accusations, it would be disadvantageous to their family.
"Master Ning, although this may be an accident, it is not a bad thing," Huang Tong walked over and patted his shoulder, "We will be brothers-in-law from now on."
"But..." Although this woman tasted good, Ning Yuchen did not think of marrying her. Besides the fact that her status as a widow made him a little wary, this matter was originally intended for Gu Wenheng, but it became his own mess.
"Since it's your in-laws' business, Tong'er, you can handle it yourself." Huang Jin was not interested in standing here and listening to them arguing, and there were still a few adults in the side hall who had not been sent away.
In order to prevent such a thing from happening again, the carriages and servants in the mansion were kept busy for a while. They also had to send these people back to the mansion safely first.
Mr. Huang, along with a group of servants, followed Huang Jin out, "Dad, it seems that we still need to tidy up our house. The backyard is so comfortable that they can run to the front yard. I wonder what the maids at the second and third gates do for a living?"
Huang Jin stopped and said, "It's not your wife who is in charge of this house, you should..."
Huang Jin thought of the old face in the backyard and sighed, "I'll tell your mother."
the next day
As soon as Gu Wenheng arrived at the Hanlin Academy, he saw Ning Yuchen standing at the door, glaring at him.
Gu Wenheng turned a blind eye to this scene and walked right past him.
"Lord Gu, don't you feel guilty for framing me like this?" Ning Yuchen's face became even darker when he thought of the conditions he agreed to yesterday.
A young widow actually dared to dream of marrying me through three matchmakers and six betrothals.
If I hadn't held back in the end, she would have been the co-wife.
"What are you getting at, Lord Ning? When did I ever frame you? Why do you feel guilty?" Gu Wenheng turned his head to look at him, not forgetting to bow and greet the adults who came in one after another.
"Yesterday in the Huang family's side yard, I fainted in my room. Didn't you see it?"
"Aren't you drunk?" Gu Wenheng looked at him seriously, "You fell asleep on the floor, and I was kind enough to help you get on the bed.
I even specifically asked the maids in the Huang Mansion to find someone to serve you. What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
When Ning Yuchen heard the latter sentence, he always felt that the other party was mocking him, but he could not find any evidence.
"Don't you know what happened next?"
"What should have happened? My clothes were all soaked by your drunkenness, and I hurried back to change clothes after the banquet." Gu Wenheng looked like he wanted to hear the details, which made Ning Yuchen grit his teeth in hatred.
"If I remember correctly, I was the one who accompanied you to change clothes. How come I was in that room now?"
"You seem to be still drunk from yesterday, why are you bringing up the topic again?" Gu Wenheng said in a tone that said you are being unreasonable, "Hey, let me tell you again!
When you and I entered the room, you fell drunk on the floor before I could find my clothes. I called you for a long time but couldn't wake you up, so I took great pains to help you onto the bed.
Later, I still felt uneasy, so I asked the maid at the banquet to notify the manager.
You didn't thank me for my hard work yesterday, and you said some inexplicable things here, which really makes me feel a little chilling. "
Ning Yuchen gritted his teeth, "So, I have to thank you?"
Gu Wenheng, "Well, we are all from the same year and in the Hanlin Academy, so let's not worry about it so much. It would be too formal to thank each other all the time.
Next time something like this happens, I will still help you, and you don’t have to take it to heart.”
Ning Yuchen, "..."
"What are you talking about here so early in the morning?" He Nan came over curiously as soon as he got off the carriage. The two of them had just gone out together for a short while yesterday, so they had something to talk about today.
Gu Wenheng, "Nothing, Lord Ning was thanking me for my help yesterday."
Ning Yuchen: "..." Bah, who thanks you, I want to bite you to death.
"I didn't think it was a big deal. Don't worry, I will help you next time something like this happens. But your alcohol tolerance is really not good. You really need to practice more when you have nothing to do." He Nan was completely unaware that he had stabbed the other person again.
Seeing the other party's face change after hearing what he said, He Nan felt that his kindness was wasted, and he directly dragged Gu Wenheng inside, "Other adults will be here soon, let's not stand here blocking the door."
Ning Yuchen was left behind, "..."
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Huang Mansion Backyard
"Sister, do you really want me to marry that Ning guy?" Xiao Wanyu sat opposite Xiao Shiyu with a rage in her eyes.
If the other party agreed to be her equal wife, she would accept it, but he insisted on welcoming her into the house as a concubine.
How can a seventh-rank official be compared with a fifth-rank official?
"And didn't you say that everything was arranged before? Why did you suddenly change this thing?"
Hearing her scapegoat's questioning, Xiao Shiyu slammed the table in anger, "For your trivial matter, I knelt in the Buddhist temple all night last night, and you still have the nerve to blame me now? Why didn't you look carefully before entering the room?
You should be thankful that the man yesterday was still somewhat afraid of the Huang family, otherwise, do you think that people would be willing to take over a widow?"
Xiao Shiyu didn't want to delve into what went wrong yesterday. Now that her half-sister was ruined, she naturally didn't want to put herself in a difficult position anymore.
"Your sister is right," Tian Lanfen, who was invited here early in the morning, also spoke up at this time, "People should have self-awareness. Now think about how to explain to the Niu family."
(End of this chapter)
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