29 Abandoned Woman
◎Her lips are soft and delicate, making you intoxicated◎
Qiu Luo's words were stuck in his throat, and he could only swallow the second half of the sentence "left angrily" silently.
They had just heard some noise outside, but they didn't know what had happened. But looking at the current situation, it seemed the young lady and her husband had been having another disagreement, and there was no hope of reconciliation tonight.
In the outer room, Ping'er and Dujuan looked at each other in bewilderment. The eldest master left in a rage, and the soup on the table was left in vain.
After a while, Leng Xiang, who had chased the eldest young master out of the house, came back and shrugged helplessly.
Normally, when the eldest son went to sleep in the study, she would go and make the bed, but today, she was slammed back by the eldest son. He looked like he wanted to eat someone, and it seemed he was quite angry.
Who said it wasn't? Yan Qizheng was furious!
That woman, who was thinking of divorcing him yesterday, is trying to seduce him again today!
Yet, knowing that she had ulterior motives, he still treated her...
There was a reaction...
Yan Qi was trying to calm down, but he couldn't bear to read a single word of the book. He angrily threw the book aside, picked up his brush, and hunched over the desk, writing furiously...
“Dong—dong—dong—”
It was late at night and everyone was asleep when the night watchman's gong sounded one long and two short. Yan Qizheng then realized that it was already the third watch.
The desk and floor were littered with discarded papers. Yan Qi had just put down his pen when he felt a wave of sleepiness overtook him, so he lay down on the bed, fully clothed...
Tonight seemed to be particularly hot and humid. Yan Qi was unbuttoning his robe and soaking in the bathtub.
The water was cool and comfortable, but he still felt a burning heat coming from the inside out - probably because he had drunk too much wine.
The brothers in the guard congratulated him on his wedding! Others expressed their pity for him, feeling forced to accept this unwelcome marriage.
Everyone thought he was the one who had suffered the most injustice. He had married reluctantly due to the public outcry, the family's reputation, and the life-saving grace.
Oh!
Only he knew that the person who was truly unwilling and heartless had always been obsessed with ending their marriage. Even if he tried to make her happy, she would still do so...
He drank a lot of wine, but he didn't have time to get drunk. His hearing was still as sharp as usual, and a short, soft cry allowed him to identify the person behind the screen at once - it was not a maid, but her.
Why did she come in? She was only wearing a thin gauze dress, like a wife welcoming her husband home...
Normally, when bathing, he would never let the maid serve him closely, but he blurted out and called her over, wanting to use the excuse of adding water to see what tricks she would play.
Sure enough, she deliberately poured water on his shoulders, attracted his attention, and then pretended to be embarrassed.
To seduce him, she deliberately wore light clothing and even tried to seduce him with her wet body. However, she struggled hard, shouting in shame and anger, "Let me go quickly!"
In the end, which side is her true face?
Not only did he not let go, but he became extremely vicious.
He wanted to find out what this hateful woman was thinking.
She opened her mouth to bite him, biting down hard on his shoulder. A strange heat flowed from her lips and teeth into his blood vessels, instantly burning the heat in his body into a burning sensation.
Without thinking, he clamped his hand around her jaw, forcing her to release her sharp teeth.
"You hooked me."
He lowered his head and pressed his lips against those radiant red lips. As he expected, her lips were soft and delicate, intoxicating.
But she was disobedient and had a temper as hard as a rock. He held her neck tightly, not giving her any chance to dodge, thrusting his tongue deep into her, and sweeping her over with even greater dominance...
All the whimpers were swallowed into his mouth. He hugged her forcefully, unable to resist the desire to press closer to her soft body.
So, with a "splash", he dragged the disobedient woman into the bathtub.
The water splashed and flooded all around.
Without the barrier of the wooden barrel, he was even more unbridled, pressing tightly against her seductive curves, passionately entangled with her lips and tongue...
"Call me." He wanted to push the envelope further and coaxed her in a hoarse voice.
For him, just being called the long-lost "Brother Yan" was enough. He never expected that what he heard was a faint and inaudible "husband", which was so timid and weak that it set off a huge wave in his heart.
He was swept up by the sudden impulse, becoming increasingly out of control, holding her in his arms, floating on the waves...
......
At the end of a moment of indulgence, Yan Qizhen suddenly woke up from his dream.
The vivid and lifelike scene, so real that it seemed unreal, was still vivid in my mind. When I felt the large wet pool beneath me, my breathing became heavier and my heart began to beat fast.
How could...
He closed his eyes in disbelief, the beauty of the dream lingering in his mind, the sound and color undiminished...
In a moment, Yan Qizhen opened his eyes suddenly and jumped up from the bed in horror.
He must be possessed by a demon! Otherwise, why would he...
…………
Wei Ziyan slept very uneasily that night, having repeated dreams and waking up suddenly from time to time.
In her dreams, she kept running, as if there was always a pair of huge, terrifying black hands chasing her relentlessly. As a result, when she woke up in the morning, she felt exhausted and her mind was foggy, which was not a good feeling at all.
It’s all that weird bastard’s fault!
Wei Ziyan woke up in a bad mood and gritted her teeth in anger.
If Yan Qizhen hadn't suddenly become possessed and gone mad, how could she have had such a dream at night?
In the outer courtyard, a boy was pushing a cart of waste paper. The paper balls were so full that the wind blew them everywhere. The boy bent down and picked up the balls one by one.
Wei Ziyan came out to get some fresh air and when she saw this scene, she couldn't help but look towards the study.
The only person in Fuxitang who would use so much paper for writing would be Yan Qizheng. What was he writing so late at night, wasting so much paper?
"Miss, the eldest master is not in the study." Qiu Luo beside her said softly.
Wei Ziyan turned her neck back and glanced at her unhappily: "I don't care whether he is here or not, it's better if he is not here every day."
As she spoke, she was about to step forward, but two pieces of paper that were blown around on the ground by the wind landed right at her feet.
Unable to suppress her curiosity, Wei Ziyan bent down to pick it up and wanted to see what it was.
On the unfolded piece of wrinkled letter paper, there was neither a serious draft of an official document nor a leisurely and elegant poem or song. Instead, the entire page was filled with cursively written [Meditation Mantra].
The same thing happened on the other piece of paper.
Wei Ziyan picked up two more on the ground. Could this whole cart be full of [Calmness Mantra]?
"There's still some in the study. The eldest master must have been writing all night, and the room is full of waste paper." The servant also found it unbelievable.
Before five o'clock in the morning, the night watchman saw a light on in the study. Fearing that the eldest son had something to tell him, he went to knock on the door. After waiting for a while, the eldest son threw out a piece of linen, saying that it was stained with ink and should be thrown away.
The servant was wondering why Mo Ran ended up on the bed.
When he entered the room at dawn, he saw waste paper all over the room, the floor and the bed - it turned out that the eldest son had written in the middle of the night and had written on the bed.
At this point, Wei Ziyan no longer cared about the rules and walked briskly with her slender steps. After pushing open the study door and entering, the situation inside made her eyes widen.
The floor was indeed littered with scraps of paper. Not just on the floor, but even on the bed. Picking up a few at random, they were all covered in [Calming Mantra].
"So many, what exactly did the eldest master write?" Qiu Luo was stunned.
Before Wei Ziyan could explain to her, she suddenly remembered what happened in the bathroom last night...
"Aren't you the one who comes in to serve?"
"You dressed like this on purpose, deliberately provoking me, and then acted hypocritically..."
Her head suddenly lit up and she understood.
You are so good, Yan Qizhen!
She was completely convicted of the crime of "seduction". She had just spent the whole night writing a [Meditation Mantra]!
Wei Ziyan was only enraged by the cause, completely ignoring the consequences. Her blood surged in her chest, and she angrily crumpled the scrap paper in her hand into a ball before storming out the door.
How outrageous!
I must wait for him to come back today and have a good talk with him!
Teach him not to be so sentimental!
Unless Wei Ziyan is blind, she will never seduce him!
Wei Ziyan was furious. Seeing Du Juan coming out of the small kitchen with something in her arms, she angrily said to her, "Don't leave any rice or soup for the young master today!"
Du Juan's face showed doubt: "Young Madam, the eldest master has gone on a long trip and will not be back today."
"Traveling far?"
Dujuan lowered her head, afraid that she could not hide her sympathy for the young lady.
"Early this morning, my aunt packed clothes for the eldest young master. She said he was going on a long journey and might not be back for two or three months."
Two or three months?
Wei Ziyan's body swayed, and Qiu Luo, who was standing beside her, was quick to support her.
"Where did he go?"
Dujuan shook her head and said she didn't know.
“Ahhh——” Wei Ziyan stomped her feet in anger.
This guy ran away after wrongly accusing her, and he ran away for two or three months!
"Young Madam..." Du Juan felt even more sympathetic.
This morning, my aunt wanted to inform the young mistress, but was stopped flatly by the eldest son. When the eldest son said "no need", his tone was really cold, without a trace of nostalgia.
Compared to Dujuan, Qiu Luo not only felt sympathy for his young lady, but was also distressed and angry!
He left for a long trip right after his wedding without even saying goodbye. It's clear he doesn't care about his daughter! And a son-in-law? Bullshit son-in-law! Poor daughter, her love was all in vain!
Although he was angry, Qiu Luo was afraid that the young lady would get sadder the more she listened, so he didn't dare to complain. He just looked at the young lady silently, afraid that she would do something out of line.
But what can Wei Ziyan do?
In this unfamiliar courtyard, even if she was full of anger, she had nowhere to vent it. It was a hot day, and Wei Ziyan was restless and unhappy all day.
She thought she would feel better after taking a bath in the evening, but just as she closed her eyes and soaked in the tub, that nasty guy's face suddenly popped up in her mind. He grabbed her hand fiercely and said, "You want to leave before you finish filling the water?"
Wei Ziyan shook her head, wanting to chase him away, but suddenly realized that she was in a very bad position...
seem……
It was him last night...
Immediately, a blushing and heart-pounding shame arose in her heart. Without waiting for her to get comfortable in the bath, Wei Ziyan immediately climbed out of the bathtub in a hurry.
The anger from the day had not subsided yet, and new frustrations were added. Wei Ziyan felt uncomfortable and no matter how she tossed and turned in bed, it was uncomfortable.
Suddenly, she had an idea. She put on her clothes and went to the study. She wrote down all the words she wanted to curse Yan Qizhen on pieces of paper, and then pressed the thick stack of papers on the desk.
You will see it when he comes back!
call--
Wei Ziyan leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh.
This is much more comfortable...
“A-choo——”
“A-choo——”
“A-choo——”
At an official post station north of Liangjing City, Yan Qizheng had already sneezed a dozen times in a row. Yu Sugong, the Vice Minister of Justice, sat across from him and chuckled softly, "The Imperial Envoy's beloved wife must be missing him so much that she's caught the night wind and chased him here."
"It's a cold." Yan Qizhen took off the handkerchief covering his nose and mouth, sniffed, and looked at the person opposite him seriously.
I was tossing and turning hot and cold last night, so I just caught a cold.
If we talk about missing someone, it’s definitely not his turn.
"I have someone I want to marry, and I'm waiting for him to come back..."
On the road today, Yan Qizheng thought of that person for the first time. Who was the man she was so determined to marry, the one she was waiting for, even at the cost of her own reputation?
What is so good about him that makes her keep thinking about him?
Even though you are already married, you still stubbornly want to be with him?
If that person really came back, shouldn't she be eager to be with him...
"My Lord, the Imperial Envoy?" Yu Sugong called out several times, finally bringing him back to his senses. "My Lord, the Imperial Envoy was just lost in himself. Could it be that he wasn't thinking about his wife?"
Yan Qi lowered his eyelids, neither admitting nor denying his amusement, and changed the subject away from himself: "Master Yu looks like someone who has been through this."
"Well, yes." Yu Sugong admitted without hesitation, "Every time I left home, I couldn't help but think about it as long as I looked at the moon in the sky."
Hearing this, Yan Qizheng stuck out half of his face and looked up at the sky.
Outside the window, the night is quiet and there is no moon.
"Later," Yu Sugong's voice continued slowly, "regardless of whether there's a moon or not, as long as my head is empty, she will squeeze in domineeringly, filling it up."
This she...
As far as Yan Qizheng knew, Yu Sugong's wife had died of illness four years prior. To this day, Yu Sugong had yet to remarry. He was only in his early twenties, not yet thirty, and possessed a dashing and charming demeanor.
As if seeing through the confusion on his face, Yu Sugong smiled and said, "Your Excellency, the Imperial Envoy should now understand why I have to sit here and chat with you."
Yan Qizheng was somewhat moved: "Master Yu, still can't forget your ex-wife?"
"She wouldn't let me go." Yu Sugong sighed with a helpless smile, "When she was alive, she resented me for always abandoning her. She'd been gone for at least ten days or half a month, making her feel like an abandoned woman. That's why she wouldn't let me go even after she died."
"Maybe... marry another one?"
Yan Qizhen couldn't imagine how heart-wrenching and bone-wrenching the longing for his lover must have been after four years of separation.
"Hahaha..." Yu Sugong laughed heartily. "It's certainly pleasant to sleep with my darling wife in my arms at night, but if she becomes unreasonable, it will take a long time to coax her, and it will be extremely troublesome."
He picked up his wine flask and shook his head: "It's enough to serve one person, why bother yourself with more trouble?"
Yan Qizhen felt the same way about this.
Difficult to appease, troublesome, and...
It’s really terrible…
Think about it, why was I so confident that I could control her after getting married?
Yan Qizhen couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Now I am afraid that I can only deceive myself in dreams...
Late at night, the slightly tipsy Yu Sugong finally decided to leave, and Yan Qizhen stood up and stood in front of the window.
The night breeze blew in from outside, carrying the warmth of summer and blowing past.
At this time last night, he was still in his study, silently reciting the [Meditation Mantra] over and over again.
If your heart is as clear as ice, you will not be afraid even if the sky falls.
Not stained by dust and dirt, not contaminated by worldly things.
A clear mind is like water, and clear water is the mind.
No delusion, no anger, no desire, no demand.
......
However, even if I copied it a hundred times, the repeated words on the paper still couldn't overcome the desire that was brewing in my heart...
Within two days, the news of the eldest son's journey spread throughout the Yan Mansion.
There were many people in the mansion gossiping behind their backs. After all, the newlyweds had only lived under the same roof for three or four days.
The young lady caused a lot of trouble in the city before she got married, but now she is alone in an empty room so soon. I'm afraid she didn't please the eldest master.
Some people secretly worried for the young lady, while others gloated and waited to see her make a fool of herself.
As the sun set in the afternoon and the weather cooled, Wei Ziyan took Qiuluo for a walk in the garden. However, the incessant chirping of the summer cicadas on the branches made them irritable.
And as luck would have it, he met the annoying Yan Qizhu.
"Oh, it's my sister-in-law. I haven't seen her for a long time!" Yan Qizhu was waving a round fan in his hand, and his tone and smile were both sarcastic.
Wei Ziyan looked back coldly, her eyes and face clearly saying: "Don't mess with me when I'm in a bad mood."
"I heard that my eldest sister-in-law couldn't bear to leave her parents, so she went back to her parents' home and stayed there for a long time. I thought my eldest brother would be overjoyed after finally getting my sister-in-law back. How come my eldest brother left right after my sister-in-law came back?"
"I heard that my eldest brother won't be back for two or three months! How can he be so eager to abandon my eldest sister-in-law right after getting married? How can he act like a newlywed couple?"
Yan Qizhu was full of sarcasm and gloating.
"How did Third Sister know what a newlywed couple looks like?" Wei Ziyan retorted, "Is Third Sister married? How can a young girl like you, an unmarried girl, constantly criticize your brother and sister-in-law as a couple?"
Wei Ziyan pointed at the branches of the tree and said, "Listen, the cicadas are embarrassed for you!"
"You——" Yan Qizhu's face turned red instantly, and he became angry and spoke without restraint.
"Why are you pretending? Everyone in the mansion knows that my eldest brother slept in the study before he left."
"Humph, you're still dreaming of marrying Big Brother? Big Brother clearly left home to avoid you!"
"Everyone pities you and doesn't tell you the truth. You're an abandoned woman, and you still have the nerve to flatter yourself!"
Abandoned woman?
Everything else was fine, but Wei Ziyan was irritated by these two harsh words: "Say it again!"
Seeing her expression change so quickly, Yan Qizhu turned his anger into joy and felt very proud.
"I've told you before, you won't be able to hold the position of Young Madam for long. It's no use deceiving yourself. Big Brother doesn't like you at all. He'll divorce you, this 'abandoned woman', sooner or later!"
Wei Ziyan rushed forward and grabbed Yan Qizhu's clothes, and the latter grabbed her hand without hesitation. The two immediately started to wrestle with each other, trying to see who was stronger.
Yan Qifeng suddenly appeared out of nowhere and rammed into her waist desperately, shouting, "Don't bully my sister!"
Qiu Luo and Yan Qifeng's maids were terrified and hurriedly pulled their masters. Several servants came over after hearing the noise, but they didn't want to show their faces rashly, so they stood in the distance and watched the excitement quietly.
The scene was in chaos. Suddenly, there was a loud shout and Madam Yan came hurriedly, and everyone stopped.
The two women who took action had their clothes and hair loose and messy.
"Look at what you all look like!" Mrs. Yan was furious.
How could it be possible for the young lady and the eldest lady to fight in front of the servants?
Madam Yan didn't ask the reason, but shouted at Yan Qifeng's maid, "Go and call Aunt Hui!"
"She was the first to attack." Yan Qizhu hurriedly defended herself, fearing that her mother would favor Wei Ziyan.
"Asshole! You can't even call me sister-in-law. You don't even respect your brothers, sisters-in-law, and elders! Didn't your mother teach you the respect between the old and the young?"
This harsh reprimand made Yan Qizhu shut up immediately. No matter how bold and willful she was, she didn't dare to challenge the mistress of the house and could only swallow her anger.
Mrs. Yan was furious, and everyone present was silent.
Soon, Aunt Hui hurried over. Madam Yan didn't wait for her to speak and asked her to take the siblings back and discipline them well.
Wei Ziyan's impulsiveness had subsided by now, and she knew she had done something wrong. With her head hung low, she followed Madam Yan back to Fuxi Hall. Once inside, she saw Madam Yan sit down on a chair, and she knelt before her.
Seeing this, Qiu Luo also knelt behind the young lady. Madam Yan pointed at her and said, "Tell me what's going on."
"It was the eldest lady who spoke harshly and cursed first, and the young lady couldn't help herself and took action."
"What are you scolding?" Mrs. Yan rubbed her forehead.
"Qiuluo can't say it."
How could she say those heart-wrenching words again to poke at the young lady's scars?
"You girl..."
Seeing that Madam Yan was about to get angry again, Wei Ziyan raised her head and said, "Mother, calm down. I was wrong in this matter. Please punish me."
"Of course you should be punished too. I only scolded Qizhu because you're the eldest sister-in-law!" Yan Fu said sternly, "Since you're the eldest sister-in-law, you should act like one. You can reprimand and punish your younger siblings for their mistakes, but how can you start a fight?"
"Mother is right. Ziyan knows she is wrong."
"You are the Young Madam of the Yan Mansion. Your every word and action is the face of the Yan family. How can you let everyone in the mansion see you as a laughingstock?"
"Yes, Zi Yan was wrong..."
"Madam," seeing the young lady admit her fault, Qiu Luo couldn't hold it in any longer. "It's really the young lady who went too far. She called the young lady an abandoned woman!"
"Really?" Mrs. Yan was shocked.
"The eldest lady also said that the eldest son left home to avoid the young lady, and that the eldest son did not like the young lady at all and would divorce her sooner or later! Qiu Luo's words are true, and I am willing to confront the eldest lady face to face."
"It's complete nonsense and lies!" Mrs. Yan was furious.
She was a protective person, and besides her son, her most precious thing was her daughter-in-law. She had been angry with her just now, mostly because she didn't fight back. Now that she understood that she had been wronged, she softened her heart.
"Don't take these words to heart." Madam Yan stood up and helped Wei Ziyan up.
"Qi Zheng really did you a disservice by leaving you on a long journey right after your wedding. But he really had important things to do and had to go. Don't think too much about it, and don't blame your brother Yan."
"I know..." Wei Ziyan nodded.
She responded naturally, but for some reason, when she heard Yan Qizhen's name, her nose suddenly felt sore and her eyes turned red.
"Why are you still crying?"
When Madam Yan asked this, the sour feeling seemed to ferment, forcing a few tears to fall. Wei Ziyan hurriedly covered her eyes.
She didn't know why she was crying. It was as if her heart was so blocked that she couldn't control her eyes...
The daughter-in-law cried out of grievance, and Mrs. Yan felt distressed. She comforted her for a long time before leaving. Her son left at an inopportune time, and as a mother-in-law, she had to pay more attention.
After that day, when dealing with household affairs, Madam Yan asked Wei Ziyan to stay by her side and observe, teaching her how to act, as if she was going to hand over the management of the household to her eldest daughter-in-law.
Whenever she went out for social events, she would bring her along and introduce her to the ladies and daughters of various families. Madam Yan wanted to make it clear not only to everyone in the mansion, but also to those outside the family, that her position as the new daughter-in-law of the Yan family was as stable as Mount Tai.
In addition, Madam Yan scolded Yan Qizhu severely, and then, regardless of Aunt Hui's pleas, sent her to Xuanyi Temple for ten days of seclusion and punished her to copy the "Instructions for Women" three hundred times.
From then on, no one in the mansion dared to gossip about the young lady anymore.
Qiu Luo was overjoyed that her daughter had her mother-in-law's support, but Wei Ziyan herself was uneasy. Madam Yan treated her just as well as always, even better than before, yet she kept deceiving Madam Yan.
Learning to read the account books and meeting new people were actually things she enjoyed doing. But if she continued like this, it would become increasingly difficult for her to leave the Yan family.
In fact, when Yan Qizhu scolded her as an "abandoned woman", Wei Ziyan even had a rebellious thought: she wanted Yan Qizhu to look favorably upon her, and she would be his sister-in-law for a long time...
Wei Ziyan's mind was in a state of confusion, and she would often lose focus even when playing with Bai Er.
Bai Er ran to rub her feet, but when she didn't respond in time, he stretched his neck and meowed. If she ignored him again, he would hide under the table angrily and would not come out no matter how you called him.
Yan Qizhen was right. This guy understands human nature and will be unhappy if you ignore him.
After finally coaxing it out, Wei Ziyan stroked its head again and again: "Who spoiled you with this temper?"
Bai'er opened his mouth and meowed.
"Oh, him..." Wei Ziyan pinched her throat and sang in a weird tone.
"So where did he go?"
"Poor Xiaobai, why did he abandon you?"
That night, after furiously writing and scolding someone in the study, Bai Er followed her all the way to the door. His round little face lifted up, and he called out to her again and again.
Seeing that the study was empty, Wei Ziyan felt it was pitiful to leave it alone in there, so she took it back to the house.
The white ear pressed against her palm and meowed softly.
"Oh, poor little thing, it's okay..." Wei Ziyan said like she was coaxing a child.
"Sister, take care of you..."
"Sister will not abandon you..."
Behind her, Ping'er twitched her lips and looked into Dujuan's eyes.
【Author’s words】
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