Chapter 335 Compared to me, he's far inferior.
"My maid is pregnant."
Xiao Qingyuan's first words after sitting down startled Yuan Zheng.
He opened his mouth to ask, "Is the child yours?", but after only uttering one word, he swallowed it back and forced it to become, "Congratulations, Qingyuan, you're going to be a father!"
Xiao Qingyuan's face showed no joy, but rather worry: "My maid is named Huayi. She used to be very hardworking, but after she became pregnant, she couldn't eat anything and only said she wanted to eat lychees. But as you know, the manor has cut off my allowance, so let alone lychees, I can't even buy the cheapest fruit!"
Yuan Zheng immediately made the decision: "What's the big deal? It's just lychees! I'll buy them and give them to the young master. You can take them back for your maids to eat!"
Xiao Qingyuan's face showed a slight emotion: "Yuan Zheng, you really are a true brother! Although we had some unpleasantness in the past, I never expected that in the end, you would still be the best to me, relieving my urgent needs and willing to lend a helping hand. Unlike some people, who not only don't give me money to spend, but also deliberately buy frozen lychees to eat themselves, just to disgust me!"
Yuan Zheng was astonished: "Qingyuan, who are you talking about? Could it be your steward's wife?"
"If it wasn't her, who else could it be?"
"How could she go to such extremes? She doesn't act like a proper wife at all? She doesn't have the demeanor of a head wife at all?"
"Don't even mention it. This woman from a humble background is no good. She's incredibly stingy with me, but she's extremely generous with money when it comes to herself!"
"What? She only spends money on herself and not on you? How could she be that kind of person! This won't do, Qingyuan, she's spending all of your Ning Prince's money, which is your money!"
Xiao Qingyuan's face turned somewhat gloomy: "What can I do? It's all my mother's fault. She gave the power of managing the household to Shen Wantang. All the money is in her hands. She can spend as much as she wants. My mother is completely fooled by her. Not only does she not care about her, but she also indulges her!"
"The princess was intimidated by her, but Qingyuan, you weren't. Why don't you go back and take all the money back? Just like in our family, I manage all the money!"
"What?! You're in charge of the money in your household? Aren't you already married? Your new wife doesn't manage the household?"
Yuan Zheng said smugly, "She's in charge of the household, but I control all the money. She has to report to me if she wants to spend it! She can only spend money if I allow it, and if I don't allow her to spend money, she has to listen to me obediently!"
Xiao Qingyuan's eyes revealed envy: "If I could manage all the money in the Ning Prince's mansion, that would be wonderful. I wouldn't have to suffer so much anymore."
"Tsk! In this kind of situation, we men should stand up for ourselves and not indulge women's bad habits. Rules should be established early on! Qingyuan, you failed to establish the rules from the beginning!"
Xiao Qingyuan quickly asked him, "Then tell me, how do you set rules for your wife? Is it too late for me to set rules for Shen Wantang now?"
Before Yuan Zheng could speak, a cold voice came from behind them: "Of course—it's too late."
The two were startled and immediately turned around, only to find Gu Qianhan standing behind them at some point.
The two of them hadn't seen each other for so long, and were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't even notice Gu Qianhan approaching!
I don't know how much of their conversation he overheard.
Xiao Qingyuan's face darkened: "Gu Qianhan, what are you doing here? Have you been following me again? You're like a persistent ghost!"
Yuan Zheng, in his usual sarcastic tone, said, "Isn't Second Young Master Gu a famous genius nobleman in the capital? How come he's eavesdropping on other people's conversations? That's not gentlemanly behavior!"
Gu Qianhan didn't act like an outsider at all and sat down at the table with the two of them.
Then, with his first words, he delivered a fatal blow to the two of them: "Anyone can use the word 'gentleman,' but you, Yuan Zheng, are not worthy of it!"
"I got Xiao Qingyuan drunk at night, and while he was drunk, I slept with his most beloved woman at his house. After that, I framed him, ruining my reputation and making me an enemy of Xiao Qingyuan!"
"You treacherous and cunning villain, do you even deserve to be called a gentleman?"
Yuan Zheng's expression changed drastically: "You!! Don't talk nonsense!"
He carefully maintained his relationship with Xiao Qingyuan, and he didn't even dare to mention Chu Yanluo's matter. But Gu Qianhan exposed it as soon as she arrived!
His actions were like rubbing salt into Xiao Qingyuan's wounds!
Yuan Zheng hurriedly turned to look at Xiao Qingyuan, and sure enough, Xiao Qingyuan's face was so gloomy it looked like it was about to rain.
The worst thing for a man is to be cuckolded, especially by his most trusted best friend in his own home.
Yuan Zheng was afraid that Xiao Qingyuan would overturn the table in a fit of anger, so he was prepared to immediately bow his head and apologize.
But to his surprise, Xiao Qingyuan actually endured it! He didn't say anything, but just picked up his wine glass and took a big gulp of wine.
Yuan Zheng was astonished. When did Xiao Qingyuan become so patient? How did he become like this? Where did that arrogant and unrestrained Prince Ning go, who didn't care about anyone?
He spoke cautiously, "Qingyuan, about that matter... I was wrong..."
Before he could finish his apology, Gu Qianhan interrupted him.
"Xiao Qingyuan is tired of Chu Yanluo now. His favorite person is his maid, Huayi. Yuan Zheng, you suddenly rekindled your relationship with him. Could it be that you're planning to go to the Ning Prince's mansion for another drink, and after getting Xiao Qingyuan drunk, you'll... you know... that maid?"
Yuan Zheng was both shocked and furious: "Gu Qianhan, shut up! Don't talk nonsense and ruin my brotherhood with Qingyuan!"
Gu Qianhan sneered: "What brotherhood do you two have? Even two random dogs on the street have more brotherhood than you two."
Yuan Zheng slammed his fist on the table in anger and stood up abruptly: "Who are you calling a dog?!"
Gu Qianhan tapped his long, slender fingers slowly on the table: "I didn't call you a dog, I meant you're worse than a dog."
"you!!"
"What, you want to fight? Then I advise you to take a look at Xiao Qingyuan's face before you fight."
Yuan Zheng had already noticed the bruises on Xiao Qingyuan's face, but he was afraid of touching a sore spot in Xiao Qingyuan's heart, so he deliberately didn't ask.
Hearing Gu Qianhan's words, he finally realized something and exclaimed, "The injury on Qingyuan's face, could it be that you hit him?!"
"It's me."
"What? It really was you? Are you crazy? How could you slap Qingyuan's face like that?! Are you jealous that he's more handsome than you, so you wanted to ruin his face?!"
When did you go blind?
"I--"
"Xiao Qingyuan is only slightly better looking than you. Compared to me, he's far inferior."
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