Xu Junying and Mei Niang looked at each other. This pair of clear, bright, intelligent and clever eyes seemed to be able to see straight into his heart. He liked this feeling and did not reject her penetration.
The rage in the early morning quickly dissipated with her departure. He knew that he had scared her. With her cleverness, how could she not know how to protect herself? In his room, he instigated Zheng Meiyu to tell the truth about Lao Qi and Mei Niang. Zheng Meiyu could not survive, so she was naturally afraid of death.
His anger was suppressed, and his heart ached violently. He had the urge to grab her. She shouldn't be afraid of him, and she shouldn't escape like a fish. She took over Qin Meiniang's body, lived as Qin Meiniang, supported Qin Boqing with all her strength, intended to revive the Qin family, loved Heng'er, stood up for the former Qin Meiniang, and even protected Lao Qi. Why couldn't she be of the same mind with him? Qin Meiniang was framed by the hateful Zheng Meiyu, and eventually fell in love with Lao Qi, and refused to look at him straight in the eye... It's okay for Meiniang, it wasn't her fault, so she couldn't blame her. But Cen Meimei ignored him so much and avoided him as much as possible. Is he, Xu Junying, really so useless that he is not worth spending a bit of her feelings
Facing Zheng Meiyu, who was standing straight beside the table with a face as pale as a death, he completely lost the desire to scold her or curse her. This was not his cousin, but a monster, the bane of him and Lao Qi, who had destroyed his happiness and killed Lao Qi and Mei Niang. Her life was over.
He called Baoju in and explained everything to him. He went to the inner room to bathe and change clothes. When he came out, Zheng Meiyu was gone. He didn't know what Baoju did. On the way to the court, Baoju only said one sentence: "She can hold on for three days. Send her back!"
Baoju’s idea is not to let Zheng Meiyu die in Hou Mansion.
The morning court went smoothly and was dismissed after two hours. The emperor sent someone to invite him to the palace for tea and talk, but he declined and did not return to the ministry. He asked Baoju to take the documents presented by his subordinates and hurried home. Baizhan had inquired carefully and found out that Mei Niang usually left the palace from the west courtyard after lunch recently.
Yesterday, he asked Bai Zhan to go and investigate Mei Niang thoroughly. Listening to Bai Zhan's report, he was shocked beyond words. Is this the Qin Mei Niang in his eyes? When did she become so capable? Going to Hou Mansion, Xiankelai, Qin's House, and Cen's House, it was equivalent to traveling all over the capital. No wonder it was difficult to see her shadow. She was even busier than him, the Lord Hou who held military power and was in charge of border defense!
She is not Qin Meiniang, and obviously is not bound by the rules learned by ladies like Qin Meiniang and Zhuang Yulan. If she is given a chance, she would dare to find Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi, make friends with them, take over Xiankelai, keep singing girls and dancers, and fight with the King of Qi... She is not rude in temperament, and is no different from an ordinary girl who jumps when frightened, but she has hidden courage. Once that courage is aroused, she is not afraid of anything.
He thought about it carefully and decided that it was not appropriate to force her, so he could only go along with her and make her happy and accept his conditions.
As long as she was willing to accept his conditions, he would have a chance.
It was a mistake to marry Qin Mei Niang in a hurry. He thought too simply that marrying a good woman and keeping her at home would be safe. He completely ignored the feelings of the old lady. It turned out that this family was too big and too complicated. The old lady might love him, but she couldn't love the whole family. Mei Niang was already very sad to face such contempt alone. In addition, Zheng Meiyu's viciousness, she was not Cen Meimei, and she would definitely die! His love for Mei Niang hurt her...
He thought it was a perfect marriage, and that he would make up for all her deficiencies when he returned from the border. Who could have thought that it would end like this? If he could have known, he would rather have missed her.
Fortunately, she had Lao Qi to accompany her. The dead are gone, but for the living, this is a little comfort in the regret.
Now it was Cen Meimei who came. She had a pair of eyes that could captivate the soul. She was gentle, like Qin Meiniang and Zhuang Yulan. He had seen many women like her, but this was the first time he had seen someone like Cen Meimei. She was so special. She was both gentle and fierce. She was obviously obedient to you, but you felt a little rebellious. She just refused to give in completely. What country did she come from? She was proud like a princess and was not easily conquered.
Cheng'er brought in the maids with food boxes and placed lunch on the round table. Xu Junying and Mei Niang didn't say much and just ate their meals. After the meal, Xu Junying didn't answer Mei Niang's questions. Mei Niang's curiosity was greatly ignored and she snorted: If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. What's so rare? I'm too lazy to ask!
Xu Junying came out of the inner room and said to Mei Niang, "Let's go to Qiuhua Courtyard."
Mei Niang said, "I'm tired and want to rest for a while. I saw Heng'er this morning. If I go over there again, the first wife will be annoyed with me. Lord Hou, go by yourself!"
Xu Junying looked at her and said, "You can only leave Houfu and go to Xiankelai after you have been to Qiuhuayuan!"
Mei Niang was stunned for a moment, and Xu Junying said, "If you don't want to go out, just rest in your room. If you must go today, come with me, and then I will let Bai Zhan take you out of the house!"
Mei Niang stood up quickly: "No need for Bai Zhan to send me off, I can go by myself!"
"Without Bai Zhan, you can't go out. You won't need Lin Amao, the coachman, anymore. You have your own vehicles and guards. If you ride in such a simple car, others will laugh at you."
"Is my car shabby? Lin A-Mao just bought it. It's very good. It belongs to me..."
Xu Junying glanced at her and Mei Niang stopped talking.
"Do you remember what we said last night?" Xu Junying asked.
Mei Niang looked at him: "I said a lot, what are you talking about? I remember explaining my identity to Lord Hou, and Lord Hou promised to give me a letter of divorce, and I can leave!"
Xu Junying's eyes widened a little: "I promised to give you a divorce letter? I didn't sleep all night last night, I didn't dream, and I shouldn't have talked in my sleep, right?"
Mei Niang lowered her head: "It's the same now."
"You... are good!" Xu Junying gritted his teeth and looked around: "Do you have a pen and ink? I'll write it!"
"Yes! Please sit here, sir!"
Mei Niang walked to the couch, opened the drawer under the low table, took out a stack of white paper, and a brush and inkstone: "I'll grind the ink, and you can write now!"
Xu Junying watched her working nimbly and quickly, and sighed, "Don't bother, I just need to write a contract. Now that I think about it, it's better not to write it. If people see it, there will be a lot of gossip!"
Mei Niang was very disappointed: "Why are you afraid of gossip? The mouth is on someone else's body, you can say whatever you want. Who doesn't talk about others in front of others? Who doesn't know how to judge right and wrong? If you have free time, you can also gossip about others! People should live for themselves, do their own things, and walk their own way. Who are others to you? Why should they control your happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy!"
Xu Junying looked at her steadily, and suddenly smiled: "That's a good point! However, it depends on the situation, sometimes we have to be cautious... How about we make a verbal agreement?"
"Master Hou, please speak!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)