Chapter 202 You are insulting me
Mrs. Liu’s last words hit Liu Anyao’s heart hard.
She gritted her teeth in hatred, and a sinister and cold light flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Yes, she was troubled by rumors and slandered, and fell from the clouds to the mud. How could Lu Xiang still live a peaceful life?
Obviously, she had to bear all of this.
Gritting her teeth, Liu Anyao nodded: "Okay, I'll marry you."
As long as she is in the capital, she will have the opportunity to take revenge and make Lu Xiang disgraced and die a miserable death.
Ten days later, Xiao Muheng went to the Liu family to propose marriage.
After Liu Anyao was found to have an affair with someone and the entire family of Jin Yuanbo was executed, the capital was once again in turmoil.
"It must be fake, did you hear it wrong?"
"That's right, I went to the prime minister's residence to propose marriage. Could it be that our Great Wei has a second prime minister? I don't know which gentleman is so brave."
"Even if we go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to propose, it could be another young lady."
"If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself. The betrothal gifts are really huge. When the matchmaker saw someone asking, she smiled and said it was the fifth daughter of the prime minister's mansion. How could it be false?"
"I've never seen anything like this before. Who is this? I have to go and see what's going on. He's even going to take advantage of a withered flower. His goal is too direct."
"Don't be jealous. Not everyone is willing to trade their entire life and fame for wealth and glory. How could you do that?"
"I heard that the fifth lady was engaged to him when she was young, so even if she was not innocent, Mr. Xiao still kept his loyalty and fulfilled the engagement."
"Just listen to this kind of talk. The Liu family is such a noble family, they have to find a fig leaf to cover it up."
"This is really a big event. Let's go and watch it together."
The news spread quickly, and soon many people gathered on the street where the Liu Mansion was located to watch the excitement. From a distance, the crowds were all black heads, and everyone wanted to see the son-in-law of the Liu family who was crowned with deep affection and loyalty.
Xiao Muheng's betrothal proposal was made with great fanfare. He knew that his marriage to Liu Anyao had become a laughing stock in the entire capital, but the more it was at this time, the more he had to show it in a grand manner and could not be timid, otherwise he would only be looked down upon even more.
Only when he proposed in a grand manner did outsiders feel that he was a man of affection and righteousness. Even if Liu Anyao's reputation was ruined, he would still stay with her.
Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. The humiliation he suffers today will be returned double when he becomes successful in the future. By then, these people will kneel at his feet and beg for forgiveness.
Prime Minister Liu and Madam Liu looked at the yard full of betrothal gifts and became more and more satisfied with Xiao Muheng.
On the road.
Lu Xiang sat in the carriage, listening to the discussions of the people outside, with a sarcastic smile on his face.
In this life, Xiao Muheng is just like a clown. In order to achieve his goal, he even married a woman like Liu Anyao. He really does everything he can.
Lu Mingzhu has been abandoned by the Lu family and is no longer of any use, so is he being forced into a desperate situation?
What a loving and loyal fiancé. Lu Mingzhu would go crazy if she knew about this.
There was no way his father would go against Liu Xiang for Lu Mingzhu, and Xiao Muheng knew that even if he had an engagement with Lu Mingzhu, and now he was going to marry Liu Anyao, the Lu family could only regard the engagement as invalid.
She is a good sister and she must find a way to fulfill her sister's wishes.
As he thought about this, the carriage moved away from the noisy streets.
Soon, Ah Man's voice rang out: "Miss, we're here."
As she spoke, she lifted the curtain, and Lu Xiang got off the carriage. He looked at a narrow alley in front of him with a cold expression.
"The carriage cannot enter here. Please follow me, young lady."
Lu Xiang only took Ah Man out and left the carriage at the entrance of the alley. She followed Ah Man into Jilan Lane.
Stopping in front of a house at the end of the alley, Lu Xiang looked up and saw an old locust tree in the yard with tender green buds sprouting from it and branches extending from the house to the outside.
"Is this the place?" Lu Xiang asked.
She didn't know where Lu Chao kept his mistress in his previous life. Maybe it was still here, or maybe it was somewhere else. After all, the time was different.
Ah Man nodded and went forward to knock on the door.
“Here I come.”
There were voices coming from inside and soon the door was opened.
An old woman in a blue floral dress wiped her hands on her apron and looked at the person standing in front of the door curiously: "Who are you looking for?"
Ah Man said, "Look for your master."
The old woman immediately became alert: "Who are you?"
These two people are obviously master and servant. Could it be the mistress of the house? But the woman behind them has a girlish bun and looks young. It doesn't match.
"Lu Chao is my eldest brother. I know he has a mistress here. You shut me out. Do you want everyone in the neighborhood to know?"
The old woman's face froze, and she immediately turned aside awkwardly to let Lu Xiang in.
"Miss, please come in."
Lu Xiang walked in. It was a house with only one entrance. It was not big, but it was big enough to keep a mistress. There was a maid to clean, wash clothes and cook, and a servant to serve her personally.
The concubine's name is Rongyin. I heard that she was a singer in a teahouse in her previous life.
Lu Xiang was standing in a small courtyard when he saw a beautiful woman walking out of the house.
She wore an orange double-breasted jacket, an orchid skirt of the same color, and a purple jade butterfly hairpin on her head. Her face was like a lotus and her eyebrows were like willows. Her eyes were full of water waves, making her look pitiful and lovely. People couldn't help but feel pity for her. Her facial features were as delicate as jade, and she was as poetic and picturesque as a painting.
Lu Xiang suddenly understood.
Why does Lu Chao like Zhao Qingya and even have a mistress?
It’s not that they are more beautiful than Qiao Jingru, but that they all have a kind of charming fragility that makes men want to protect them.
While Lu Xiang was looking at Rong Yin, Rong Yin was also looking at Lu Xiang.
The girl had snow-black hair tied up in a bun with two palm-sized pink lily hairpins inserted in the bun. She wore a light green double-breasted dress that reached her chest. The long skirt undulated like a fairy standing in the waves of the sea. She was dignified, noble, quiet and elegant. Her bold and graceful face had a pair of phoenix eyes that shone like clouds and mist. She was spotless and made people stare at her.
"Are you... the Third Miss?" Rong Yin asked cautiously.
Lu Xiang looked at Rong Yin indifferently: "Miss Rong Yin knows the people of the Lu family very well."
Rong Yin was not angry at Lu Xiang's attitude. She smiled gently and said, "Miss San, please come in."
Lu Xiang walked into the house.
The maidservant immediately served tea with a look of courtesy.
Lu Xiang didn't take it, and the maid put the teacup on the table.
Rong Yin didn't care when she saw this, she just asked, "I wonder what orders the Third Miss has for you today?"
Lu Xiang: "It's not about giving orders, I want to negotiate a deal with Miss Rongyin."
Rong Yin smiled faintly: "I wonder if I have anything valuable that I can trade with the Third Miss."
"I'll give you fifty thousand taels and you leave the capital. I don't know what you want from my eldest brother, but this money is enough for you to live a worry-free life for the rest of your life and find a good family to marry into. Why do you have to degenerate into being a mistress?" Lu Xiang said directly.
Rong Yin's expression suddenly changed. She looked at Lu Xiang angrily and said with her fists clenched: "Miss San, you are insulting me."
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