Chapter 1163: Climbing the ladder of fame and wealth (19)
"By the way, there will be more explosive gossip to listen to in Rong'an Marquis Mansion tomorrow. You will know if you pay attention." Ao Shichu smiled mysteriously at Qi Liangjun.
Qi Liangjun raised his left eyebrow upon hearing this, which made his usually cold and serious face become lively and agile. Ao Shichu's heartstrings were moved again, but he knew that rabbits don't eat grass near their nests, so he had to cover his disobedient heart and said, "It's getting late, Master Qi should go back and rest early. I'm going to rest too."
Qi Liangjun nodded and really went back to his room. Ao Shichu then turned off the oil lamp and went back to his room. After changing his clothes and washing up again, he quickly fell asleep and had a dreamless night.
When she saw Qi Liangjun the next day, Ao Shichu had turned back into the "well-behaved and sensible" good sister of Ao Shiyan, and there was no sign of her running off to seek revenge in the middle of the night.
Qi Liangjun and her were in perfect sync, as if they had not fought or talked in the middle of the night last night, and they still acted as good friends and good sisters in front of Ao Shiyan.
After eating the rebellion, Ao Shiyan and Qi Liangjun went out. As scholars, they had only the place to go, while Ao Shichu continued to tinker with the flowers, vegetables and fruits in his backyard.
When Qi Liangjun and Ao Shiyan came back in the afternoon, as soon as they entered the door, Ao Shiyan said to Ao Shichu with a complicated expression: "Sister, guess what explosive news I heard when I went out today?"
Ao Shichu thought about it and knew that the fire she had in Rong'an Marquis's Mansion last night was probably very lively, but she still pretended to know nothing and asked Ao Shiyan very politely: "I don't know, brother, please tell me quickly."
"It's the scandal of the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion. It's the news about the house of the cousin we wanted to seek refuge with before. Tsk tsk, it's a good thing we didn't go to seek refuge with them at the beginning, otherwise we would be embarrassed now." Ao Shiyan said with emotion.
When Qi Liangjun heard what he said, his eyes darkened, and he asked casually, "Are you related to the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion?"
Ao Shiyan thought he was just curious, so he waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "We are distant relatives of the fourth lady of the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion, but we haven't had any contact for many years. When we went to the capital before, we wanted to go to their mansion for shelter, but later we found out that they didn't have a good reputation, so my sister and I decided not to go. Fortunately, we spent a little time to find out about their situation. Otherwise, we would have gone to their house blindly and might not even know how we died in the end. Look, now we've caused a scandal, haven't we?"
Ao Shiyan looked frightened when he spoke of the latter part.
"Brother, you haven't told the point yet. What kind of scandal happened in the Rong'an Marquis Mansion?" Ao Shichu hurriedly reminded his unreliable brother.
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot, haha..." Ao Shiyan slapped his head and said with a smile, "It's all over the capital today. It's said that the second son of Rong'an Marquis had an affair with Rong'an Marquis's favorite concubine. Someone blocked him in bed last night. Tsk tsk, it is said that when Rong'an Marquis's family found out, they fainted from anger and haven't woken up yet..."
Ao Shichu blinked, pretending to be shocked and disgusted, and said, "Oh my God, this Rong'an Marquis's Mansion is too chaotic, isn't it? Fortunately, we didn't go there to seek refuge, otherwise our clean reputation would be ruined."
When Qi Liangjun saw Ao Shichu's exaggerated performance, his dark eyes looked at her steadily. Ao Shichu gave him a tacit smile. Qi Liangjun paused and shifted his gaze.
Ao Shiyan gossiped and shared the news he had heard with Ao Shichu: "Hehe, in addition to the man in Rong'an who fainted from anger, there was also the wife of the Second Master who was so angry that she scratched the Second Master's face. Now she has returned to her parents' home and said that she wants to divorce the Second Master. I don't know if it's true or not..."
Qi Liangjun watched in silence as the brother and sister discussed the scandal with great interest. Finally, he could not help but remind Ao Shiyan: "Brother Ao, although Miss Ao is your sister, you should also be careful and not talk to her about other people's private scandals, right? Besides, they are still your relatives and elders, right?"
Who knew that Ao Shiyan waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "What's the big deal? We don't consider them relatives anymore. We are just strangers. What's the harm in talking about strangers' affairs? When we were in Mobei, we heard about much more exciting things in the village than what happened in Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, such as father-in-law and daughter-in-law, sister and brother-in-law, niece and uncle..."
"Cough cough!" Qi Liangjun was so shocked when he heard his weird words that he choked on his own saliva. He kept coughing and his handsome face turned red.
"Hey, Brother Qi is a gentleman. You probably haven't heard of these dirty things that can shock people's eyes. No wonder you are so surprised by them. When you hear more in the future, you will think that it's nothing..." Ao Shiyan patted Qi Liangjun's shoulder with the look of an experienced person.
"Brother is right, Mr. Qi, I have heard much more disgusting things than this when I was in Mobei, so you don't have to worry about me. I have a strong ability to accept things." Ao Shichu said, and smiled meaningfully at Qi Liangjun.
Qi Liangjun then remembered that the affair between the second master of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion and his father's aunt was exposed by the young girl who looked well-behaved and sensible, so he couldn't look at her in a conventional way.
So he no longer cared about the brother and sister.
The scandal of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion was a hot topic in the capital. Because the best time for keeping it secret and clarifying the matter was missed, even though Rong'an Marquis's Mansion later spread the rumor that the cheating couple were a pair of servants and not the masters of Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, no one believed it. Instead, they laughed at the people of Rong'an Marquis' Mansion for lying with open eyes, trying to cover up their guilt, and being guilty...
In short, their clarification not only failed to successfully clear their reputation, but instead gave everyone another thing to laugh at.
In the end, Marquis Rong'an, who had finally come to his senses, was called into the palace and severely reprimanded by the emperor, who told him to manage his backyard well and not cause such scandals again.
After Marquis Rong'an was humiliated and punished his second son and the aunt who cheated on him, he fell seriously ill.
Of course, with such a sensational scandal in the way, the fourth lady Cui Zhihuan had her tongue cut off and contracted a strange disease that caused severe pain all over her body. This "trivial matter" did not attract much attention.
Except for Cui Zhihuan herself, her tongue was cut, so she couldn't curse anyone even if she wanted to. She was in pain all over and didn't even have the strength to get up. Therefore, her efforts were very limited. She was becoming useless and it was impossible for her to act as domineering as before.
(End of this chapter)
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