Chapter 122
If cats can eat melon, dogs can eat melon too.
Everyone opened the door to a new world and was about to take advantage of the novelty to eat more melons when Chu Huan called for a stop.
It was too late. She had to get up early tomorrow to practice martial arts. It was time to go to bed.
That night, Jiang returned home and tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Sometimes she thought Huai Yang was despicable for abusing cats, sometimes she thought he was actually quite pitiful, and sometimes she worried that Huai Yang would one day become like that old lady and go from abusing cats to killing people.
The little bit of affection she had for Huai Yang disappeared when she found out that Huai Yang was plotting against her and deceiving her daughter. It turned into fear when she found out that Huai Yang was abusing cats and pretending to be a good person.
She was afraid that if she refused, Huai Yang would bear a grudge against her and attack Jingjing in revenge.
If Huai Yang were to escalate his crimes like that old lady, and lock Jing Jing up and beat her, and pull out her nails... Oh, no, just thinking about it made her cry with heartache.
Jiang was so worried and scared that she couldn't sleep at all and stayed awake in bed until dawn.
As soon as the sun rose, she hurried to find her daughter, intending to tell her everything about Huai Yang.
Before she spoke, she remembered how Chu Huan and the system had made her realize that something was wrong with Huai Yang before they slowly explained it to her. She felt that way would be easier for her to accept, so she suppressed her anxiety and guided her daughter to discover the problem little by little.
After she gave a few hints, Jingjing said, "Mom, Uncle Huai is a bad guy, right?"
Jiang was very surprised and hid her worry and asked, "Did you see what he did?"
She was more worried about what Huai Yang did to Jingjing when she wasn't seeing.
However, Jingjing shook her head: "I just think Baiyun is a little scared every time he sees Uncle Huai, but Baiyun is not afraid when he sees Uncle Geng. He is very happy and likes to rub against Uncle Geng and play with him."
"A few days ago, Uncle Geng took Baiyun and me out to play, and we met Sister Wan from the Minister of Rites's family. She has a cat called Taxue and a few kittens. Sister Wan told me that cats are very sensitive and can distinguish who is good and who is bad."
"Sister Wan also told me that if Bai Yun is afraid of someone, no matter how nice that person says or how gentle they act, it's all fake and can't be trusted."
"Sister Wan said that Uncle Geng is very good to Baiyun and me, but he's not like that to other people, so she thinks Uncle Geng might be loving Baiyun and me too. Mom, who does Uncle Geng like that makes him so nice to me?"
Jingjing tilted up her childish little face, her big eyes as bright as grapes, her gaze clear and pure, but it made Jiang stiffen all over, her ears turned red, and she almost couldn't speak.
Who can, who can?
Of course it’s her as the mother.
Unexpectedly, the idiot did a lot without saying anything, and she hadn't noticed it yet, but was discovered by a little girl first.
The more you live, the more you go backwards!
"Ahem..." Jiang Shi didn't have the nerve to tell her daughter about her relationship problems. Didn't she have any shame? She could only say vaguely, "Mother doesn't know either."
"Oh." Jingjing puffed her cheeks in disappointment.
A white lion cat walked in from outside with a charming cat step, jumped onto Jingjing's legs, circled around her legs twice, and sat down cross-legged.
Jingjing scratched Baiyun's chin and felt a little better: "Then I'll go ask Uncle Geng myself."
Jiang:!!!
It's easy to imagine what Jingjing would ask, "Uncle Geng, are you so nice to me because you love my uncle and my family too? Then who do you like?" Jiang's soul was almost scared to death by her daughter.
"Uncle Geng is an adult now, so he might not be able to answer Jingjing's questions. It's better for Mom to ask."
No matter what, I'll persuade my daughter first and then decide whether to ask her or not. Maybe Jingjing will forget about it in a few days.
Jingjing was busy stroking Baiyun's fur. She felt her mother's words made sense and nodded, "Okay."
Jiang only found out yesterday that Geng Can liked her. She hadn't even sorted out her thoughts yet, so how could she really ask?
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Jingjing say, "If Uncle Geng hasn't told Mother, I'll go ask again."
Jiang: "..." Do you have to ask this? Wuwu, being a mother is so difficult.
No matter how mad she was inside, she didn't dare tell the truth to her daughter. She could only worry about what to do in private. She couldn't really ask, right?
The fact that Geng Can liked her was confirmed by the system, so there was no doubt about it. But asking her to ask was too embarrassing, and she really couldn't open her mouth.
Not long after, the Minister of Justice received the report of last night's gossip. He learned that Huai Yang was a malicious hypocrite because he deliberately approached his daughter and granddaughter, and might even become a murderer in the future. He was immediately furious.
"Okay, okay, I've been cultivating myself for many years, but I didn't expect all these evil spirits to appear one after another."
Everyone in the Ministry of Justice: "..."
Look at that ferocious smile of yours that could scare a three-year-old child, and say it again with all your heart? It's not your turn to cultivate your character!
The Minister of Justice had no self-awareness and was still grinding his teeth.
His daughter has been hurt once, and he will never allow any blind bastard to hurt her again. This man named Huai Yang is very brave, so let's see if his courage can be greater than the laws of Dasheng!
That thief Sun Huaiyang has been abusing cats for a long time and no one cares. It must be that the Huai family has a bad family tradition!
A family like this must have committed many illegal and criminal acts!
The Minister of Justice smiled sinisterly: "Investigate Huaijia!"
Huai Yang's behavior angered many court officials. Some of them liked cats and could not bear to see them being abused. Some thought that abusing cats was too cruel. Some were worried that Huai Yang's behavior would escalate to murder, and believed that the seeds of evil must be nipped in the bud.
When they heard that the Minister of Justice was taking the lead in investigating the Huai family, their colleagues all offered their help, and the Huai family's affairs were investigated thoroughly in less than half a month.
In order to ensure that no one escapes the net, all the summarized information is sent to Chu Huan for the system to review.
The system took advantage of this wave of free melons and used them to investigate the Huai family thoroughly, from the big things like the old man of the Huai family embezzling bribes and opening the door to convenience for others to the small things like the wives, concubines and sisters-in-law of the Huai family framing each other and causing miscarriages.
Although there were too many melons and many of them were simply mentioned in a few words without detailed explanation, they still opened people's eyes.
The system encountered a particularly amusing melon, and its exaggerated laughter was so loud that most of the Chu family could hear its 3D surround sound voice: [Hahahaha, Master System, this is too funny, hahahaha, I would call it the biggest melon of the year!]
Chu Hua: ???
Everyone in the Chu family: ???
What's the biggest news of the year? Let's talk about it.
System: [When the Huai family's third master was young, he was a dashing, talented, and affectionate man. He was good at talking and flirting, and he was wealthy and generous with his money, attracting many women. However, relying on his youth, he didn't want to settle down easily. He flirted with young girls, visited brothels, and dated widows. His dissolute behavior was frowned upon by many, but he didn't care and continued to do as he pleased.]
The Third Master had a cousin named Qin Jinyao. When she was young, the Qin family fell into poverty, and she was taken in by the Huai family. The two grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Qin Jinyao loved her cousin dearly, embroidering purses, sachets, shoes, and socks for him, and even cooking for him.
Qin Jinyao made all her underwear and used it. So, no matter how you look at it, Third Master must be in love with her, right? The Huai family and Qin Jinyao all thought so. But now, even as Qin Jinyao reached marriage, Third Master was still a playboy. When Grandpa Huai asked him about it, Third Master said he didn't want to get married yet. He found the flowers and plants outside so beautiful and didn't want to be confined to a single flower at home.
Old Master Huai didn't say anything at the time, and didn't seem particularly angry. Soon after, he decided to marry Qin Jinyao to Chen Fang, a friend of the Third Master. The wedding date was set very soon. Qin Jinyao had no objections, embroidered her wedding dress, prepared her dowry, and married off from the Huai family.
After hearing such a long synopsis, Chu Huan knew what kind of heart attack plot might be coming next.
[Could it be that after she was married, the Third Master realized he liked Qin Jinyao and regretted it so much that he turned over a new leaf and started chasing his wife to a crematorium?]
This is not his wife anymore.
Could it be cuckoldry or immoral literature?
System: [Half right, half wrong. Let's talk about the right half first.]
Three days after Qin Jinyao's wedding, she returned home. The perfect match stood before him. Seeing Qin Jinyao's shy smile, the Third Master felt a pang in his heart. Finally, he realized, "Ah, it turns out I like my cousin."
Then, he avoided talking to Qin Jinyao instead of his new son-in-law, asking her, "Ayao, you clearly love me, why did you marry someone else?", "How is he better than me?", "Can he make you happy like me?"
Chu Huan's face was expressionless: [...Good boy, he's seriously ill.]
Everyone in the Chu family showed disgust on their faces, indeed!
When the girl liked you, you treated her like a worn-out shoe. Now that she's married, what right do you have to be jealous and question her? She's so sick, you might as well just bury her.
Hey, so this is what crematorium means?
Weird image.
The system continued: [Qin Jinyao is already married and doesn't want to pay any attention to him, but the Third Master has repeatedly pestered her. He even went to her house once, sent Chen Fang away, and then made advances on her, saying things like, "I'm still wearing the shoes and socks you made for me, and the mandarin duck purse and sachet you embroidered." This nearly scared her to death.]
Qin Jinyao didn't want to be discovered and ruin her reputation and marriage, so she told him directly, "I was outside the door the other day and heard you didn't want to get married." The Third Master then realized how he had missed out on this beautiful woman and felt incredibly regretful, saying things like, "I didn't want to marry you," and "Why didn't you ask me?"
As fate would have it, Chen Fang returned early while the two were talking. He heard about their past relationship, that his wife had been openly in love with his friend for years, that many people in the Huai family knew about it, and that they had almost gotten married. So what was he then?
Chu Huan couldn't even muster any emotion: [This is ridiculous.]
After complaining, she didn't forget to explain the meaning of this word to others: [It means extremely exaggerated, too coincidental, and incredible.]
Everyone in the Chu family: ...What a coincidence, so ridiculous.
The system slapped its thigh: [Isn't it? I think what Mr. Huai did was unkind. There are other good men in the capital, so why did she have to marry Third Master's friend?]
Chu Huan thought for a moment: [Perhaps she felt that the Third Master was a bit promiscuous with women, but more sincere in friendship. Even if she discovered her true feelings in the future, she would still keep her distance from him because Qin Jinyao was already her good friend's wife, and she didn't want to bully a friend's wife.]
Otherwise, if the Third Master discovers his feelings for Qin Jinyao after they get married, since the other party's family background and other aspects are not as good as the Huai family, the Third Master will use his power to cause trouble, and his reputation will be very bad.
System: [Madam Huai passed away a long time ago, so Mr. Huai never told anyone why he chose this person. He did reveal a little in his conversation with the housekeeper, which seems to be what you mean.]
Chen Fang felt betrayed by both his wife and his best friend, a cuckold blatantly on his head. Every time he saw Qin Jinyao and the Third Master, he suspected they were committing adultery behind his back. He was tormented and often drank to drown his sorrows.
One day, Qin Jinyao happily shared the good news of her pregnancy with Chen Fang. However, Chen Fang calculated the dates and discovered that he hadn't slept with his wife during those days. So, who was the father of the child? It had to be the Third Master's. This was a child born out of illicit marriage!
Chen Fang could tolerate being cuckolded, but he couldn't tolerate the child. He asked Qin Jinyao to abort the baby. Qin Jinyao couldn't believe it and knelt down to beg him to keep the child. Chen Fang looked at him and thought, "You actually like him so much, that you're kneeling down to beg me for his child?"
Chu Huan dared to bet a tea egg that, according to the routine of melodramatic fiction, the child was definitely gone!
As expected!
System: [Qin Jinyao refused no matter what, fearing her food might be drugged, so she went on a hunger strike in protest. Chen Fang pinched her chin and forced an abortion pill into her mouth, saying, "If you want a child, I'll give it to you, but you can't have his child!" Qin Jinyao was terrified.]
Qin Jinyao lost her child, and half her life was gone. She felt guilty for hiding the truth from her husband, and resentful of him for not trusting her. She was tormented to the point of being skin and bones.
During this time, Chen Fang took in two beautiful concubines, and they indulged in daily pleasure. One of them looked a bit like Qin Jinyao, having been bought from a brothel. Chen Fang often hugged this concubine and called her "A Yao." Qin Jinyao, who had also been called "A Yao" by Chen Fang, felt humiliated and, overcome with grief and anger, committed suicide by jumping into a well.
At the funeral hall, Qin Jinyao's maid cried and told Chen Fang, "Madam has never wronged you. That child is yours!" It turned out that one day, Qin Jinyao went to the study to take care of a drunk Chen Fang, and they had sex. Afterwards, Qin Jinyao cleaned up and returned to her room, but Chen Fang, drunk, had forgotten about it.
Chu Huan was so choked up by this melon that she exclaimed, "It's outrageous!"
[Another mouthless literature! ]
Everyone in the Chu family was so angry that their chest hurt. What was going on?
In this matter, if one of Qin Jinyao, Chen Fang and the maid had spoken up and explained things earlier, this tragedy would not have happened.
The system knew what they were angry about and sighed, "This maidservant has a mouth, but the timing of her words was poor, or perhaps too good, for both the Third Master and Chen Fang to hear."
The Third Master then realized that it was his repeated harassment of Qin Jinyao that led to Chen Fang's misunderstanding of her, indirectly causing her suicide. Chen Fang then realized that Qin Jinyao had long since given up on the Third Master, and that it was his distrust, suspicion, and humiliation that had driven Qin Jinyao and their child to their deaths.
[Things had come to this point, and the Third Master and Chen Fang had a complete break, no longer communicating. Chen Fang felt he had let Qin Jinyao and their unborn child down, so he waited for his concubine to give birth to a son, leaving a bloodline for the family, and then he became a monk. From then on, the Third Master became even more involved in his affairs.]
Qin Jinyao became the Third Master's white moonlight. Every woman he brought home more or less resembled Qin Jinyao, either in face or voice.
Oh my goodness, substitute literature has arrived! Chu Huan was completely stunned.
[All this gooey melon stuff is giving me a stomachache, so Tong'er, what's your funny bone?]
System: [Don't worry, this is just a brief summary. If you don't finish this, you won't be able to enjoy the excitement of the subsequent plot.]
Okay, Chu Huan waited patiently.
System: [The Third Master's attitude towards women is based on who looks most like Qin Jinyao, who will receive the most favor and money, and he seeks the shadow of Bai Yueguang in other women. He takes every woman he sees and brings them home, and the women fight like cross-eyed chickens. He doesn't care about the birth of his sons and daughters, and he can even admit mistakes for his own children and his wives and concubines.]
He indulged himself in alcohol and sex, lost in his unrequited love, and flaunted his affection. He spent the rest of his life remembering a woman he had killed, and also a group of women he had harmed because they bore some resemblance to Qin Jinyao.
The wives and concubines had been fighting for years, and when they realized they couldn't defeat a dead man, they gave up. Seeing that the Third Master was still bringing people home and wouldn't listen, they grew tired of his behavior and united to drug his food and desserts, only putting a tiny amount each time.
The Third Master's abilities gradually degraded and disappeared. He thought it was because he had been too indulgent in the past and that cultivating his character would fix it. However, his abilities gradually diminished until they disappeared completely.
Chuhua: [It’s over? 】
System: [It's over.]
Chu Hua: [What's so funny?]
The system was a bit confused: [The Third Master has incurred public outrage, and was unknowingly chemically castrated by his wives and concubines. He keeps pretending to be okay all day, completely unaware that his wives, concubines, and children already knew about it and were just watching him act. Isn't this funny?]
Chu Huan: “…”
Everyone in the Chu family: "..."
If there were no dead people in this melon, maybe they would really be able to laugh. But if someone died, it would be difficult to laugh.
The two men who indirectly killed Qin Jinyao, one voluntarily became a real monk, and the other was forced to become a fake monk.
Perhaps in the eyes of some people, losing that ability is a severe punishment for men.
However, from a practical point of view, Chen Fang has a wife and concubines, and has left behind children. He can return to secular life at any time when he comes to his senses. On the other hand, the Third Master has many wives and concubines, and a large number of children. He has no worries about food and drink. Apart from the loss of that ability, what other shortcomings does he have?
The most miserable people in this incident were Qin Jinyao and the child who was forced to have an abortion because of her father's suspicion.
If the Third Master had not been so fickle and sentimental, and had not known how to keep his distance, and had not insisted on flirting with his married cousin and talking about all sorts of nonsense, perhaps the subsequent misunderstandings would not have occurred.
If Chen Fangxin had not been suspicious and had not tried to verify it, but had blindly believed in his own judgment and stubbornly solved the problem in his own way, perhaps these two lives would not have been lost.
Of course, Qin Jinyao was also wrong for not saying goodbye to the past properly and not finding the right time to explain things clearly, which led to misunderstandings between the two men.
All I can say is…
Please, have a mouth that can talk!
The system can't read minds, and neither can other people. Don't keep everything in your heart!
The impact of this year's big news exceeded expectations, and the subsequent impact lasted for several days.
Chu Huan felt exhausted from reading one novel after another about domestic intrigue, and the content about female rivalry in the novels gave her a headache.
Isn't it easy to find a man with two legs? Why do you have to stare at one man and squeeze into a backyard?
Sisters, open up your mind! If this man isn't good enough, then change him! I guarantee the next one will be sweeter, more obedient, and more docile!
The Fifth Prince was so frightened by the endless vicious tricks of the women in the harem that he almost dropped his melon seeds. He would hesitate before drinking tea every time, worried that someone might put some strange drug in it. He would look at everyone with a suspicious feeling that "there are always villains who want to harm me."
If he was still young and had never had any emotional entanglement with any woman, he would be unlikely to be retaliated against. He would want to test it with a silver needle before every meal.
Nangong Ling became more determined to become a "contract couple".
As long as she didn't interfere with her career, who cared how many concubines her future husband had? As long as she didn't dance in front of her, who cared how the concubines competed for favor or fought? It was none of her business anyway.
The responsibilities and duties of a mistress? None of my business!
During a break in reading, the three of them exchanged their recent experiences of eating melons.
After he finished speaking, the study fell into endless silence.
Is it true that there are three different Hamlets for three different readers? Everyone gets a very different feeling.
The old master remained silent for the three sips. He drank the tea in one sip before saying, "Well, young people nowadays are very thoughtful."
When the old master learned about it, "..."
Is that a very creative idea? That's too creative! There's nothing so outrageous in the whole court!
Others eat melons just to watch the fun and then they're done eating. But you three are quite good at learning from experience.
If you do this, then all the men in Dasheng will not be able to take concubines. Otherwise, either "My wife thinks I am not good enough and is going to find another one who is more obedient right away?", or "My wives and concubines are going to unite to harm me!", or "You take your concubine and I will do my business, and we will not interfere with each other!", how can a good family still be harmonious?
Chu Hua: "Monogamy and unwavering loyalty are the best way for men to marry fewer women."
The Fifth Prince: "Yeah, Sister Huan does make sense!"
Nangong Ling: "Don't rush into engagements. Let the girls slowly find their ideal partners, right?"
Old Master: “…”
Forget it, the next few decades will be your world anyway. I'm already dead. When are you going to get married? Do you only marry one person? It's none of my business. :)
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