"I'm sure you're all curious about the relationship between me and these people. Since I've already mentioned it today, I'll make it clear in front of everyone."
Songzhu ignored Master Song's attempt to stop him, bowed to the audience again, took a deep breath,
"This Mr. Qiao Wenbo is my senior apprentice, Miss Xiaoqi is his wife, and my engagement with Mr. Qiao was cancelled a year and a half ago."
This was the first time in such a long time that Shochiku had discussed these matters. Originally, he had thought it would be very difficult, but now that he had opened his mouth, he felt that it was not so difficult to say it.
"I was sent to Yunmeng Mountain to learn martial arts when I was young. This Mr. Qiao Wenbai is my senior brother who has the same master as me. We grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Three years ago, when I was fourteen, my master arranged our marriage. At that time, my master thought that being a senior brother and a junior sister was a good thing.
After arranging the marriage with my senior brother, we agreed to return home and inform our parents and elders of the matter. I returned to my hometown in Songxi, and my senior brother set off to return to his hometown in the frontier.
I returned home with great joy, and my father was also very happy to hear about this. After all, the marriage was arranged by the master, so he was relieved.
But I waited at home for several months, and unexpectedly lost contact with my senior brother. No letters, no sign of him, until two years ago, when he suddenly came to Songxi with the seriously injured Miss Xiaoqi..."
The local people in Songxi below the stage had already figured out the timeline based on Songzhu's statement, and then they remembered that they seemed to have seen Qiao Wenbo and Xiaoqi two years ago, and immediately a small discussion spread.
Fengming noticed that Xiaoqi seemed to remember something and his face became a little flustered and pale.
“When I asked him why he hadn’t contacted me in the past year, he hesitated and was unwilling to explain clearly, saying only that he had his own difficulties.
I trusted him, and when he said he had his reasons, I believed him.
My senior brother told me that he came this time to formally propose to my father.
However, because Miss Xiaoqi was seriously injured while saving him, he and I agreed to wait until Miss Xiaoqi recovered before proposing to my father. He said that Miss Xiaoqi was his cousin and came with him because he wanted to see the scenery of the Central Plains. Unfortunately, on the way to my house, he encountered an enemy, and it was Miss Xiaoqi who saved him from the fatal sword.
Oh, I trusted my senior brother so much at that time, I believed everything he said.
Not only did he believe his difficult words, but he was also grateful to Miss Xiaoqi for saving her and taking care of her wholeheartedly, seeking medical treatment and medicine from a doctor, and feeding her with Ganoderma lucidum and donkey-hide gelatin. He was looking forward to Miss Xiaoqi's speedy recovery so that his senior brother could formally propose to his father.
Miss Xiaoqi has been recuperating in my home for more than two months and is finally on the verge of recovery. I remember that my senior brother told me excitedly the day before that we could ask my father for the baby in a few days.
But the next day, I realized that all this was just an illusion!
That day, Miss Xiaoqi suddenly asked me to go to the garden, but when I arrived, I found that she was arguing with her senior brother.
My intuition led me to make a decision that I had been agonizing over for two years, and I was eavesdropping on it.”
Songzhu gave a wry smile when he said this. It was obvious that everyone had guessed that the result would not be good!
After all, my cousin has become my wife, and my childhood sweetheart has become my ex-fiancée.
"At that time, Miss Xiaoqi was questioning my senior brother, asking him when he would tell me the truth. My senior brother was so irritated by her that he walked away in anger.
After my senior brother left, I walked out from behind the flowers. Miss Xia Qi didn't seem embarrassed at all about being caught. Instead, she was calm and composed. Everything was just a good show arranged by her, and I was her audience.
Miss Xiaoqi told me that she was not my senior brother’s cousin, but the wife arranged for him by his family.
My senior brother hasn't contacted me in the past year, not because he has his own difficulties, but because his family wants him to make a choice: if he wants to be the young master, he cannot marry a woman from the Central Plains; if he insists on marrying a woman from the Central Plains, he cannot inherit the position of young master.
On one side is me, and on the other side is his family.
The time he came to me, it was an ultimatum given to him by his family, asking him to decide who to choose.
Miss Xiaoqi also told me that she and her senior brother had already had physical contact, and asked me... asked me to help them. "
When Songzhu said this, she couldn't help but shed tears, and everyone couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Master Song's expression became even more complicated, one of heartache and guilt.
He didn't even know these things!
He only knew that two years ago, Qiao Wenbo brought Xiaoqi to his home, and his daughter took good care of her. He had originally thought that when Xiaoqi recovered, his daughter and Qiao Wenbo would be getting married.
But just when Xiaoqi's health was gradually getting better, Songzhu suddenly found him and insisted on canceling his marriage with Qiao Wenbo. No matter how he asked, he could not get the reason.
Songzhu also wrote a letter to inform their master of the cancellation of the engagement and asked for the return of the engagement token that was exchanged at that time. In just a few days, before he could react, Songzhu completely cancelled his engagement with Qiao Wenbai.
He even blamed Songzhu for being willful at the time, but who knew there were so many things behind it.
"So I want to ask Miss Xiaoqi, over a year ago, I gave you the person you wanted. Why did you send someone to hurt me today? I also want to ask Master Qiao, since you're already married to Miss Xiaoqi, why do you still appear in front of me? Do I deserve to be hurt like this?"
Songzhu concealed all the pain and inner torment she had endured over the past year. She had finally decided to let it go. Why did these people still appear in her life? Why did they want to tear open her wounds? Why couldn't they just let her go?
"Xiao Zhu, you misunderstood... When did I ever have physical contact with her?"
Qiao Wenbo was shocked and confused, with an innocent look on his face.
"Wen Bo, you...how could you forget that time when you drank too much..."
A blush appeared on Xiaoqi's face, and any man could understand her shy look.
"Sister, that Qiao Wenbo is really a piece of shit. A man can't get up after drinking, and he actually wants to play innocent."
Comrade Feng Yuyun, a spectator, found a bag of melon seeds from somewhere and was eating them with gusto while commenting on the meal.
"I, could it be..."
Qiao Wenbo's face changed, obviously remembering a romantic night.
"Please resolve your own affairs, but I hope you three will stop disturbing my life in the future. Please let me go!"
Songzhu was no longer impatient to watch the changes in the expressions of these two people. After expressing all the emotions that had accumulated for more than a year, she felt extremely refreshed. If she looked at them any longer, she would feel annoyed.
"Everyone, Shochiku is truly sorry for disturbing you all today because of these things. I'm sorry everyone!"
Shochiku finally bowed to the stage, said nothing more, turned around and left the arena.
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