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Chapter 474 of The Farmer's Spring
(Girls' Literature)
Shen Zian and Su Zhi did not go to the waterside pavilion. They came here today just to see the flowers and lights. They had no interest in the whispers or loud laughter of those people in the waterside pavilion. In their opinion, those people came here less to enjoy the scenery and more to see people. ..
It's like a big social venue, just covered with an elegant appearance.
However, Shen Zian and Su Zhi really liked the scenery here and did not want to get involved in the social interactions with those people. They both believed that they would eventually return to the leisurely countryside of Fuyuan. They had no interest in getting to know these officials, nor did they want those people to know them. If they said they were country farmers, others would naturally look down on them. If they said something that would interest others, they would definitely be wielded for ulterior motives. It would be better for them to just sit here and enjoy the flowers, lights and moon.
The two passed by the water pavilion but did not go in. They heard a lot of noise inside and thought that it might be some kind of poetry competition. Su Zhi had heard too many good poems and lyrics and did not want to listen anymore, and Shen Zian was even less interested. The two of them kept walking past.
"Mother!"
Yueyue's voice rang out from behind, and she ran over happily, holding Suzhi's hand.
"Mom, can we go play with you guys? You and Dad don't want to live alone, can we live... alone with seven people?"
Yueyue turned around and counted the number of people, adding herself, Xiao Rixing'er, and the little maid Liu Yin.
Su Zhi was embarrassed for a moment when she heard about the world of two people, but she laughed when she heard about the world of seven people. She thought Yueyue was really a lively little treasure.
"Okay, let's live in a world of seven."
Su Zhi held Yueyue's hand, called Xiaori and Xing'er over, and talked to them. She heard the noise in the waterside pavilion and realized that the Marquis and his son had gone. She wondered what they looked like, but she was just curious. She didn't want to see them, so she left with her family, chatting and laughing.
By this time, many lanterns had been hung in the Chrysanthemum Garden, some places had more, some places had fewer. There were many styles of lanterns, and each one was exquisite. Su Zhi felt that they were much more beautiful than the lanterns at the lantern festival in their town. However, this was normal. These were the special lanterns for the Marquis's Mansion, so they must be of the best quality.
Walking under the moonlight and lights, looking at the various colors of autumn chrysanthemums under the moonlight and lights, the air is filled with a faint chrysanthemum fragrance, and from time to time I meet other flower-viewing people. They are all dressed gorgeously, and no matter how good-looking they are, they all look very elegant in this cluster of flowers. Their voices are not very loud, and they are all talking and laughing.
Su Zhi really liked this kind of atmosphere. But this good atmosphere was interrupted by Shen Zhu again.
Shen Zhu did not return to the waterside pavilion. She knew that the young marquis was not there, so she naturally had no interest in going there. There was no man she was interested in there. So she walked around in the garden with a little maid, hoping to meet Mu Chengzhi again. If she could not meet Mu Chengzhi, it would be good to meet Meng Jinliang. Meng Jinliang was a family friend of the Mu family and almost became the son-in-law of the Mu family. He would definitely come to such a grand event, right?
Shen Zhu was very interested in both of them. Even if Shen Ziju said that these two people were too high-class and that the Shen family's foundation was too shallow to be attached to them, she would not be discouraged. In her opinion, nothing is difficult in this world. As long as there is a willing person, she has already made preparations. She will definitely make the man she likes marry her!
Since ancient times, people from low-class families have married women. It doesn't matter if my family background is low, as long as I am good enough. Shen Zhu thought to herself that after the changes she had undergone during this period of time, she was no worse than any of the ladies from the capital. If she were asked to be the wife of the emperor's uncle or the wife of a marquis, she would definitely be able to do it!
This is what Shen Zhu thought. After her experience with Song Dashan and Qian Guang breaking off the engagement, her mind had become a little twisted. She was determined to find a man from a wealthy family to marry so that those who laughed at her could see how glorious she was. So she dressed up desperately and tried hard to learn how to be a lady from a wealthy family. She wanted to climb up. She didn't even care if others said she was not worthy. She just believed that success depends on human effort!
With this thought in mind, Shen Zhu walked around the chrysanthemum garden, her eyes constantly searching for her target. She didn't meet Mu Chengzhi, but she met Meng Jinliang instead.
Meng Jinliang was standing by the lake at the time. There were some lights not far away, a bright moon in the sky, and a tall and graceful man in white. There was a lake in front of him and flowers beside him. It was truly a beautiful scene.
Shen Zhu was delighted to see that Meng Jinliang was the only one there, thinking that this was a golden opportunity, so she went over to chat with him. This was the second time she and Meng Jinliang had met, the first time being a few days ago. She was so astonished when she saw Meng Jinliang at that time, thinking that he was truly a handsome man, and was very satisfied with him. Because they had met once before, it didn't seem abrupt for her to approach and talk to him.
But Meng Jinliang had an indifferent attitude. He just said a few words to her and was about to leave. When Shen Zhu was getting anxious, another person came. It was Mu Weizhi, the second lady of the Marquis' Mansion.
Mu Weizhi and Shen Zhu had met before, but they were not on good terms. Mu Weizhi was arrogant, and Shen Zhu was also arrogant. When Shen Zhu was in Hebian Village, she was more able to hide her temper, but after arriving in the capital, she felt that her brother was an official and she was also the daughter of an official, so her arrogance began to show. When she met Mu Weizhi on the way to the temple to burn incense, the two had some minor frictions. Shen Zhu didn't know that Mu Weizhi was a daughter of the Marquis family at the time, so she retorted after Mu Weizhi said something unpleasant.
As a result, a conflict arose. Later, Shen Zhu learned about Mu Weizhi's identity and made some concessions, but Mu Weizhi still disliked her.
Now, under the moonlight, Shen Zhu stood shyly in front of Meng Jinliang with her head lowered, leaving the little maid far away. Anyone could guess what Shen Zhu's plan was.
Mu Weizhi also had feelings for Meng Jinliang, so she naturally paid attention to all the women who were interested in him. Seeing Shen Zhu like this, she naturally understood that she was not willing to do that, so she naturally stopped Shen Zhu and started to mock her. If Meng Jinliang hadn't been right in front of her, she would probably have cursed at her.
Shen Zhu was not willing to be bullied. Seeing that Mu Weizhi was so ruthless, she was unwilling to endure it. She knew that Mu Weizhi was just a concubine's daughter. Although Mu Weizhi was the daughter of the Marquis, she looked down on her. If it was something else, she might give in, but when it came to Meng Jinliang, she was unwilling to give in. So she put on a pitiful look. She thought that men all liked weak women, and no man would like Mu Weizhi, especially in contrast to a weak woman.
When Mu Weizhi saw Shen Zhu acting pitiful, she became even angrier. When she was angry, her voice became louder and she became less dignified and gentle.
Meng Jinliang watched the two women fighting with a frown on his face. He was very displeased with both of them. Thinking of the gentle and shy fiancée in his memory, he sighed softly.
Meng Jinliang ignored the two of them and turned away. As soon as he left, the two girls who were fighting openly and secretly naturally had no intention of fighting anymore and all chased after Meng Jinliang.
As soon as Meng Jinliang turned the corner, he saw Shen Zian and others. The place was also brighter, and he recognized them at once. He thought it was really a coincidence that they met here again.
"Uncle, I meet you again, what a coincidence!" Yueyue greeted Meng Jinliang first. She remembered him. This uncle was very handsome.
Meng Jinliang smiled at Yueyue, and she looked even more handsome in the moonlight, which made Mu Weizhi and Liang Fu, who caught up with him, stunned. However, when they saw the person who made Meng Jinliang smile, everyone looked unhappy. Shen Zhu was wondering how she met her fourth brother and his wife again, and Mu Weizhi was even more anxious. She was very jealous of this lady Shen because she looked very similar to her dead half-sister!
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, what a coincidence, I can run into you wherever I go."
Shen Zhu said with a hint of meaning that she really didn't want to meet them at this time and wished they would leave quickly.
Su Zhi glanced at Shen Zhu and said, "This chrysanthemum garden is not very big, so it's easy to meet someone. Just like you can meet Master Meng here, it's also a coincidence."
Shen Zhu felt embarrassed for a moment, thinking that her fourth sister-in-law was still so sharp-tongued and didn't even give her face in front of outsiders!
"Yes, it's a coincidence that Miss Mu Er also came here. We are really destined to meet each other."
Mu Weizhi glanced at Shen Zhu and said, "Of course I know that Brother Liang likes to be here. This place is very remote. It's a coincidence that you can come here. You didn't come here on purpose, did you? Humph, if I were you, I would have no face to stay here, and would have gone home and buried my head in the quilt in shame!"
Mu Weizhi said this to make the man angry and leave. She didn't want Meng Jinliang to face this Madam Shen because she looked a bit like her half-sister. Even if Madam Shen was already married, she was worried that Meng Jinliang would transfer his affection to her. She was even more afraid when she saw Meng Jinliang's smile just now.
Ever since she met Madam Shen in Liang Fu's toy store, she told her mother about this matter. In the end, she found out that Madam Shen was just a country woman with the surname Zhao and the name Zhao Xiaomei. She had been engaged to Shen Zian since childhood and had nothing to do with the eldest daughter of the Mu family.
Mu Weizhi finally put her mind at ease, but she was still worried, so she made some arrangements in private, hoping that Meng Jinliang would never see this person who looked like her sister. However, she didn't expect that man proposes, God disposes, and they still met, and Meng Jinliang obviously had a good impression of Madam Shen!
Mu Weizhi gritted her teeth, wanting the Shen family to leave as soon as possible, so she didn't care how rude her words were and was extremely sarcastic.
Meng Jinliang frowned, thinking that Mu Weizhi was so rude. His parents had even said that this woman wanted to replace his fiancée and marry into his family. This was really unacceptable!
When Shen Zhu saw Meng Jinliang frowning, she was delighted. She thought that Mu Weizhi was really stupid. She was unlucky because she was a daughter of a noble family. Now she had finally got the chance.
I promised to update twice a week, but now I can only update once. My credibility has been ruined. My mother dragged me to watch Step Up because she needed to explain it, but I cried so hard. The life of the girl who won the second place was so pitiful. Now my eyes seem to be going blind. I have to blink hard to look at the screen. In order not to go blind, I can only cover my face. I'm sorry.