Chapter 267 I'll Cover Your Burden
"I want to find a quiet place, but I have nowhere to go." Wang Xifeng's eyes were empty.
“Your second wife goes to temples to pray for blessings all the time, and sometimes she even stays for a few days. Haven’t you ever thought about that?” Yuan Hongqu couldn’t help but remind her.
“I can’t eat vegetarian food, and I’m afraid that if I go to the temple, the high monks will expose my true form.”
Yuan Hongqu couldn't help but laugh, but Wang Xifeng spoke with a straight face, clearly she was genuinely afraid.
"What kind of original form do you have? You're not a demon or monster. At worst, we'll just send you home, and you'll get what you want!"
“That’s right, how come I didn’t think of that?” Wang Xifeng’s eyes lit up. “Sister Yuan, which temple nearby has a powerful monk with strong magic? Are Taoist priests even more powerful? Should I go and visit a Taoist temple?”
Wang Xifeng stood up excitedly.
"I should have done this a long time ago. If I had found a master to exorcise the ghost, I could have gone home!"
Seeing that she completely believed it, Yuan Hongqu felt it was necessary to pour some cold water on her.
"I'm just saying, don't overthink it. What if you get transported to another world? You're still living a good life now, with plenty to eat and drink, wearing gold and silver, and surrounded by servants. But if you mess around and end up in the primitive era or some kind of farmhouse, you'll have trouble even getting food."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xifeng's face fell again.
"In this world, at least you are Wang Xifeng now. You are not You Erjie or You Sanjie, nor are you Jin Chuan or Qingwen. If you were like that, could you live?"
Wang Xifeng shook her head, secretly relieved that it wasn't one of those.
Yuan-jie had told her about those people, and none of them had a good ending.
Especially that Second Sister You, her death was incredibly tragic.
He died by his own hand, after all.
If Jia Lian really did fall for such a troublemaker, just like in the book...
When Wang Xifeng thought about these things, she felt as if she had been soaked in vinegar.
She tapped her head.
"Sister Yuan, is it possible for Jia Lian and I to get a divorce?"
"Yes," Yuan Hongqu said decisively.
"However, your Wang family probably won't agree, especially since Jia Yuanchun has become a virtuous concubine. Do you think that, given Wang Ziteng's personality, he would let you leave the Jia family when it is at its peak and in full bloom?"
"Then the Wang family also has the second wife of the Jia family, who is the biological mother of the Virtuous Consort. With this old lady in the Wang family, my little lady isn't that useful." Wang Xifeng's mind was clear now.
"Heh, she's the second wife, but she's only the second wife," Yuan Hongqu sneered. "The one who inherited the title is from your first wife's family. Wang Ziteng has calculated everything perfectly!"
“We all had him weigh them out before we sold them,” Wang Xifeng said sadly.
"All my advice has been for nothing! I've already covered for you, what are you afraid of? Just go home and get back to work!" Yuan Hongqu patted Wang Xifeng on the shoulder.
"How about I find you some durian shells? If you're unhappy, you can make someone kneel on durians?"
"I heard you made Jia Lian kneel on an abacus, but you're too soft-hearted. You should have made him kneel on a washboard instead!"
Yuan Hongqu was joking, but Wang Xifeng, hearing her increasingly absurd remarks, couldn't help but exclaim in alarm,
"Using a washboard is too obvious; an abacus is much more convenient!"
Yuan Hongqu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Wang Xifeng then realized that she had been tricked by Yuan Hongqu again.
After the commotion, Wang Xifeng felt relieved, but she still had to face reality.
However, with Yuan Hongqu's promise to cover her losses, Wang Xifeng felt much more at ease.
Upon returning to the Lin family home, Daiyu had already returned, while Jia Lian was anxiously waiting for Wang Xifeng.
The Lin family servants said that Mr. Yuan had taken the second mistress out.
Jia Lian waited and waited, but no one came. He asked the Lin family, but he couldn't get any answers either.
As the sun began to set, Lin Daiyu went home, but the two men still hadn't returned.
"Feng'er, where have you gone?"
"Feng'er, as long as we don't get a divorce, whatever you say goes, I'll listen to you!"
Jia Lian paced back and forth, muttering to himself.
"I heard everything. Whether what you said is true or false, I will take it as true!" At the doorway, Wang Xifeng, dressed in a red dress, was dazzling. Jia Lian looked at her, and his mind instantly went blank.
“Feng’er…you don’t need to pretend, it’s really true!” Jia Lian said somewhat foolishly.
"Since that's the case, why don't you sign it? It'll save you from denying it later."
On the table were pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and a simple contract was written in just a few words. Jia Lian wrote his name and pressed his fingerprint on it before the ink was even dry.
Wang Xifeng took it and looked it over, then nodded in satisfaction.
"Let's go home."
"Granny, I heard all about it outside today. My eldest sister has been made a concubine. Many people are saying that she's incredibly lucky..."
“Hehe, sometimes luck is also a kind of strength.” After Yuan Hongqu saw the couple off, Daiyu chased after her, asking her all sorts of questions.
Daiyu was not satisfied with this obviously perfunctory answer.
However, they didn't pursue the matter further.
Daiyu always felt that she had forgotten something.
I didn't remember until after dinner.
"Granny, quite a few people have been discussing my father's recent situation today," Daiyu said, puzzled.
Lin Ruhai was the Salt Commissioner, a position that was easy to offend people in. Normally, no one would be interested in Lin Ruhai when he went out.
Yuan Hongqu was also a little apprehensive.
In the original novel, Lin Ruhai never returned to the capital until his death.
And now, he has returned twice.
It seems that even the original work can be changed!
Which direction you change in depends on how much effort you put in.
"Although Lord Lin is in the capital for recuperation by imperial decree, judging from the situation, others already know before we have even received the news. Your father is going to be promoted, and to a high position!"
"Granny, I have another question." Daiyu thought for a moment and realized that the way those people were acting did indeed seem like they already knew something.
Seeing that Daiyu was hesitant and seemed reluctant to speak, Yuan Hongqu smiled and said,
"If this is too difficult, let's not say anything that might be inappropriate."
Daiyu's gaze remained firm, and she mustered her courage to speak.
"Granny, will you marry my father?"
"What?!" Yuan Hongqu thought she had misheard.
"Granny, why don't you marry my father? Aside from being a bit old, he's a pretty good person..."
"Daiyu, don't talk nonsense..." Yuan Hongqu was feeling a little embarrassed when a voice suddenly came from the doorway.
“Miss, Mr. Yuan, someone has delivered a visiting card outside the door.”
"Sending a visiting card so late, this family is probably not very respectful." Lin Daiyu pouted, somewhat unhappy that her business had been interrupted.
The maid brought it in, and Daiyu took the invitation, somewhat surprised to see the signature at the end.
"Granny, this is a visiting card from Minister Qiu of the Ministry of Rites. He says he will be paying a visit tomorrow."
Yuan Hongqu thought for a moment,
"Their daughter, Qiu Hui, works at the academy and doesn't want to leave. Are they planning to come to us and ask us to help them get her to leave the academy?"
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