Chapter 146 Three's Company, a Famous Scene!
General Qu was the deputy general, and he was a close confidant of the emperor!
For the Qian family, which urgently needs to expand its influence in the military, and the Crown Prince's Mansion behind them, a marriage alliance with the Qu family is undoubtedly a good move.
However, to discerning people, this marriage was not entirely perfect.
This was all because Qu Bai, the eldest son of the Qu family, was a notorious "good-for-nothing" in the capital's elite playboy circle.
Rumor has it that he was neither good at literature nor martial arts, and spent his days indulging in brothels, cockfighting, dog racing, and drinking. He was a character who was almost abandoned by his family and was completely wasted.
To marry the beautiful Qian Yuexia to such a person.
To outsiders, it was as if they had been pushed into a fire pit, inevitably drawing criticism for "sacrificing a woman from the family for political leverage."
Even Qian Yuexia's parents, who are Qian Yueshu's third uncle and aunt, have many complaints about this.
But Qian Yueshu knew.
Because of her memories from her previous life, she knew that Qu Bai was faking it all.
Later, the third prince failed in his attempt to seize the throne.
After General Qu replaced the Third Prince's maternal grandfather and took control of the 200,000 troops.
Qu Bai killed his stepmother and half-brother, successfully inheriting General Qu's position and taking control of the 200,000 troops.
His achievements will likely be no less than Xie Jingxing's in the future.
After all, the power of 200,000 troops is real power!
Qian Yueshu had originally planned to explain to Qian Yuexia.
Qu Bai was not as simple as she thought.
But Qian Yuexia was a woman with deep thoughts.
Since she's made that decision, it won't make any difference.
She didn't even ask Qian Yueshu, "Why did you make me marry such a philandering, good-for-nothing man?"
Qian Yuexia's thoughts were: "This is the prestigious family I want to marry into. Since I've chosen to marry into it, I don't care if he's a womanizer or a good-for-nothing. As long as I'm the matriarch of the Qu family, that's all that matters!"
She believed in her abilities and was confident that she could secure her position as the matriarch of the Qu family.
She believed it too.
With Qian Yueshu's methods, Qu Bai can inherit everything from the Qu family in the future.
What Qian Yuexia needed to do was to get the Qu family on the Crown Prince's side and then get rid of all of Qu Bai's women.
Compared to Qian Yueqiu.
Qian Yuexia's actions were meticulous, demonstrating both her absolute trust in Qian Yueshu and her understanding and "sensibility."
She even had Qu Bai under her control.
Qian Yueshu had just told Qian Yuexia that she would act as matchmaker for her and Qu Bai.
Qian Yuexia had already left a deep impression on Qu Bai.
It seems she deliberately disguised herself as a man and gambled at the casino for a few days, successfully becoming sworn brothers with Qu Bai.
It has to be said.
Sometimes it's just so comfortable dealing with smart people!
The marriage of my second cousin, Qian Yuexia, and Qu Bai.
There's absolutely no need for Qian Yueshu to worry about it.
Qian Yuexia met Qian Yueshu's requirements, and even exceeded them!
Unlike Qian Yueqiu.
She was loyal, but Qian Yueshu had too many things to worry about...
Back then...
Qian Yueqiu fell asleep as soon as she met Xie Jingxing.
Qian Yueshu had been worrying about her all along...
They fought for her a position, planned her life in the Xie family... and even taught her how to please men.
But Qian Yueshu watched as her second cousin, Qian Yuexia, completely subdued Qu Bai.
Keep in mind that Qu Bai is still a playboy...
But since getting to know his second cousin, he has gradually begun to restrain himself.
She was even willing to expose herself in front of her stepmother just to make a good impression on Qian Yuexia!
However, the women in his courtyard were real.
Even if Qu Bai was just putting on an act to deceive his stepmother.
But after sleeping together for so long, how could you not have any feelings for each other?
Fortunately, Qu Bai did not have any illegitimate children.
When my second cousin marries into the family, if she has the ability to manage those women, her life will be quite good...
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Today is the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The capital city has shed its usual solemnity and donned a dazzling and colorful splendid attire.
Along both sides of the long street, various lanterns compete for beauty, and the revolving lanterns spin endlessly.
The lotus lanterns, still in bud, float gently on the water, swaying with the waves.
Even more striking is the towering lantern pavilion, several meters high, its verdant greenery and golden hues outlining the silhouette of the Penglai Immortal Pavilion, drawing crowds of onlookers who exclaim in awe.
The air was filled with the sweet aroma of sugar figurines, fried dough rings, and glutinous rice balls... mixed with the laughter of children, the shouts of vendors, and the faint sounds of string and wind instruments.
This is Zhao Wenxuan's first time celebrating the Lantern Festival in Beijing.
So he wanted Qian Yueqiu to take him to such festivals.
Xie Jingxing knew that Qian Yueqiu liked such lively places, so he deliberately came to bump into her.
He had been deliberately avoiding Qian Yueqiu ever since New Year's Eve.
After all, Xie Jingxing wanted Qian Yueqiu to pursue him, so he kept pestering her and even deliberately revealed his whereabouts to her.
But Qian Yueqiu never took any action, so he had to come and meet her by chance.
As dusk settles, crowds throng the streets.
Xie Jingxing walked through the bustling crowd, his sharp gaze sweeping over the unfamiliar faces.
Just when he was about to give up, a familiar pale yellow figure caught his eye in front of the sugar painting stall ahead—it was Qian Yueqiu!
He was overjoyed and was about to step forward, but his smile instantly froze on his lips.
Qian Yueqiu was not alone; she was accompanied by a young man dressed in a blue robe.
The man was slender and handsome. Although his clothes were not particularly fancy, he had a scholarly air about him. He was slightly tilting his head, listening to Qian Yueqiu pointing at the sugar painting and talking about something with great interest.
Xie Jingxing's face instantly darkened, and an unnamed anger surged up, burning him so intensely that it felt like his internal organs were being scorched.
He strode forward, almost shoving aside several passersby, and stood directly in front of Qian Yueqiu and Zhao Wenxuan.
Fortunately, Zhao Wenxuan cares about his reputation.
Even though he became Qian Yueqiu's male lover, he still didn't dare to hold hands with her in public, and even warned Qian Yueqiu to keep her distance from him.
Even if there is a great distance between them.
Xie Jingxing saw Qian Yueqiu and Zhao Wenxuan together, and his face darkened: "Who is he?"
Xie Jingxing's voice was as cold as ice shards in the twelfth lunar month, and his gaze was like a knife, fixed straight on Zhao Wenxuan, filled with undisguised scrutiny and hostility.
Qian Yueqiu was clearly not expected to run into Xie Jingxing here, and was startled at first.
Upon recognizing him, a fleeting look of panic crossed her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by overwhelming joy.
Almost instinctively, a set of words came out of her mouth: "Master...Master Zhao! My sister, the Crown Princess, was worried that my studies were not good enough, so she specially invited Master Zhao...Master Zhao to tutor me!"
In order to divert Xie Jingxing's attention.
She even reached out and affectionately took Xie Jingxing's arm, revealing a charming yet slightly ingratiating smile: "What a coincidence! I've missed you so much...?"
The warm touch on his arm was like a gentle breeze, instantly dispelling most of the dark clouds in Xie Jingxing's heart.
He glanced down at her hand that was linked with his, then looked at Zhao Wenxuan, who was standing silently beside him.
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