Tang Shiyue took a breath, leaned back and leaned against the pillar.
She wasn't surprised that he was unhappy.
After all, in this era, there is actually no such concept as "dating first", and everyone is aiming to get married. Before this, Qi Jing must have thought that the two of them had already understood each other tacitly. Now that it has been made clear, he must feel wronged and embarrassed!
Qi Jing did not return to the stone house at night, nor did he come to eat during the day.
Although the two looked normal when they were together, even the least perceptive Uncle Tang could tell that something was wrong.
Madam Zhou even asked twice whether they had had a quarrel.
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "No?"
Qi Jing said calmly: "No."
Madam Zhou: “…”
When Shopkeeper Shen found out about this, he couldn't stop laughing.
...
...
You used to say “what’s hers is mine”, but it turns out that she has no intention of marrying you at all.
Shopkeeper Shen laughed for a long time, and Qi Jing glanced at him coldly.
Shopkeeper Shen quickly stopped laughing and advised him seriously: "Young Master, you don't have to worry too much. A daughter of a family is sought after by hundreds of families. Do you think it's so easy to marry a wife?"
"I just didn't expect it," Qi Xiaolang felt quite wronged: "If she doesn't have any interest in me..."
"Hey! Hey!" Shopkeeper Shen interrupted him quickly: "Don't be stubborn. Think about it. Just for the Fushou wine and Tang's fruit wine in the young lady's hand, and her cleverness, she always makes new things. This is a golden baby! For the sake of money, you must marry her!"
Qi Jing glared at him: "That's not what I did."
"Whether it's for this or not, there are many people who want to marry her, so you must hold on tight. Think about it, you two met when you were little, and you've been childhood sweethearts, how great is that? You're good-looking and you're capable, so it's not easy for others to interfere..."
Qi Jing was too lazy to say anything more and changed the subject: "How is Meng Ziyang doing?"
"It's all arranged," Shopkeeper Shen said nonchalantly, "It's not easy to bribe the people around a fool young master. I took him to the Soft Red Mansion last night to meet the 'Oiran', and he took the bait without any effort. Mo Qing said that he loves young masters like this who are stupid and have a lot of money. The more of this kind of work, the better."
He stood up and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see them. If you want to please the young ladies, you can't go wrong by asking them!"
Qi Jing, who was about to refuse, hesitated for a moment, but still followed.
At this time, Tang Shuizhi was sitting in a roadside teahouse.
She had been living a good life in the Meng family's backyard, and had recently been treated like a favored concubine. But she was driven out of the Meng family because of a lawsuit. How could Tang Shuizhi be willing to accept this?
Although Meng Ziyang had a bad temper, the Meng family was wealthy and she was used to a life of luxury, with someone even serving her when she was eating and dressing. How could she bear it if she returned to the village now?
She ran to the Meng family several times, but they refused to open the door. She left in a hurry and didn't even take out any valuables or money. She had no money to bribe them, so she could only wait in the teahouse in front of the Meng family's door.
I waited until almost noon before I saw the Meng family's carriage coming out.
When Tang Shuizhi saw him, she was immediately delighted. She quickly straightened her clothes and hair, trotted down, and said coquettishly, "Master! You are here!"
The driver hurriedly reined in his horse.
In the car, Meng Ziyang was itching to go to Soft Red Tower to see the courtesan Miss Zi Ling, so he had no time to pay attention to her.
Yu'er, the personal servant, always knew what he was thinking. He simply waved his hand, signaling that there was no need to stop, and the carriage continued to move forward.
Tang Shuizhi immediately panicked.
She didn't know where she got the strength from, she raised her body and rushed forward, half of her body hanging on the shaft of the cart, and said sadly: "Master! I am your Zhier! Please take care of me! I can't live without you Zhier!"
She also understood Meng Ziyang's personality. He liked to be the hero who saved the beauty and saved her from danger.
Therefore, her posture was extremely humble and mournful.
The carriage suddenly tilted, and the driver hurriedly screamed, pulled the horse back, and shouted angrily: "You are killing yourself!"
Tang Shuizhi's fingers were digging into the car board, and blood was coming out, but she gritted her teeth and did not let go.
Meng Ziyang was annoyed and lifted the curtain to come out. Tang Shuizhi grabbed his feet and cried, "Master! I am Zhier!"
Meng Ziyang looked down, his brows immediately furrowed, and he cursed, "Bad luck!" and kicked him.
Tang Shuizhi was totally unprepared and was kicked in the chest. She screamed in pain and fell headfirst under the car, sprawled out on her back.
Meng Ziyang glanced at the blood stains on his shoes and cursed again: "What bad luck! You stained my shoes!" He pointed at her and said, "Don't let me see this crazy woman again! Do you hear me!"
Yu Er responded quickly: "Yes!"
He jumped off the carriage, signaled the driver to go first, and walked in front of Tang Shuizhi.
Tang Shuizhi was in so much pain that she couldn't stand up for a while, so she sat on the ground and begged, "Yu'er, please tell me that I am Zhi'er."
Yu Er chuckled: "Who do you think I can't see you? I'm Zhi'er..." He imitated her tone and called out, laughing: "There are many Zhi'er, Lian'er and Hong'er in my yard, who are you? You can't even handle a small matter, and you still have the nerve to stop the car?"
Tang Shuizhi cried, "That has nothing to do with me! I just did what you told me to do."
"Don't talk to me about this," Yu Er sneered, "You heard what I said just now. I don't want you anymore. If you come and bother me again... What was the name of that village guy of yours before? Do you remember what happened to him?"
Tang Shuizhi suddenly thought of Tang Yongfu.
Both of his legs were broken and he was now lying on the bed unable to move.
Tang Shuizhi shuddered immediately.
Seeing that she understood, Yu Er nodded and said, "I'm glad you understand. Get out of here!"
"Yu'er!" Tang Shuizhi burst into tears. "I don't ask to go back to your courtyard. Can you just ask me to go back and pack my things?"
"Stuff?" Yu'er seemed to have heard a huge joke: "When you brought it here, you had no money. How could there be anything in the yard that you could pack? I'm lucky I didn't ask you to pay for the expenses these days!"
He pointed at her and said, "Anyway, if I see you again, I'll have someone scratch your face, strip you naked, and throw you into a beggar's den!"
She shuddered violently.
Yu'er then followed with his hands behind his back.
Tang Shuizhi was angry, hateful and hurt. The people around her kept pointing and talking about her. Tang Shuizhi struggled to get up, thinking about the gold, silver and jade in the room... In the end, she was unwilling to give up, and hesitated, and slowly followed Yu'er.
The carriage was not going fast and Yu'er walked steadily. Soon, she saw him enter a place called Ruanhonglou. As soon as she saw the furnishings, she knew what it was for.
Tang Shuizhi was both jealous and desperate.
If Meng Ziyang fell in love with another beauty, then she... was afraid she would never be able to return to the Meng residence.
Just then, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Tang Shuizhi quickly shrank behind a tree and saw two people coming out from behind the soft red building, talking as they walked away.
Tang Shuizhi's eyes suddenly widened.
It was Qi Jing, it had to be him! Didn't he say he had already arranged a marriage with Tang Shiyue? It turns out he also frequented brothels!
There is no man who is not unfaithful. Tang Shiyue is so young and has no charm at all, how can she keep a man!
Tang Shuizhi's pain suddenly disappeared and a smile appeared on her face.
Meng Ziyang doesn't want her anymore, so what? As long as she hooks up with Qi Jing, maybe she can still be his legal wife and enjoy a good life!
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