Xie Nanjia was both embarrassed and annoyed. Looking at Zhao Jingyu's smug face, she wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
She thought she had successfully deceived Zhao Jingyu, but she didn't expect that Zhao Jingyu not only didn't fall for it, but also took the opportunity to take advantage of her.
She pursed her lips, and there was still a pain on her lips from being bitten.
She stood up, the heat ignited by those hands on her body had not yet dissipated.
She took a deep breath, and a faint scent of ambergris lingered in her nose.
All the signs were reminding her how Zhao Jingyu had just molested her.
Stealing a chicken but losing the rice, this is what she is like, right
She was so angry that tears came out and rolled back in her eyes, but she was stubborn and refused to let them fall.
Zhao Jingyu leaned sideways, holding his head with his hands, looking at her with endless aftertaste. He wanted to tease her a few more times, but when he saw her crying, he stopped laughing. He sat up and asked carefully, "Are you angry?"
It would have been better if she hadn't asked. As soon as she asked, Xie Nanjia's tears immediately slid down her cheeks.
"Hey, don't cry..." Zhao Jingyu panicked and hurriedly pulled her hand.
"Go away, don't touch me!" Xie Nanjia shouted at him, forcefully pushing his hand away.
The white back of Zhao Jingyu's hand immediately turned red and he grimaced in pain.
"Hiss! That's really strong!" He breathed, "I was wrong. I apologize to you. As long as you don't cry, I won't pursue the matter of you lying to me. Is that okay?"
"Get out!" Xie Nanjia roared, grabbed a pillow and hit him.
Zhao Jingyu rolled off the bed and asked seriously, "It is said that women always say the opposite of what they mean. Do you really want me to get out, or are you just pretending? Don't come back and say I don't understand romance after I get out."
"…" Xie Nanjia hit him in the face with a pillow, "Get lost!"
"Well then!" Zhao Jingyu caught the pillow and hugged it in his arms. "In that case, I will really go. The day after tomorrow, we will welcome the emperor at the West City Tower. I will take you to watch the fun, okay?"
"I won't go. I don't want to see you again in my life. Get out of my sight right now!" Xie Nanjia said angrily.
"Really not going?" Zhao Jingyu said again, "Your little prince Nanzhao will also come."
"No, I won't go even if the little prince's father comes!" Xie Nanjia could no longer bear it.
Zhao Jingyu was inexplicably pleased by these words. He stopped teasing her and obediently jumped out of the window and left.
Xie Nanjia listened to his footsteps fading away, sat quietly for a moment, got out of bed and walked to the window, closed and bolted it, then returned to the bed and sat back down, then heaved a sigh of relief.
In any case, Zhao Jingyu has just promised in person that he will not pursue her responsibility. Although this man is not a very serious person, he still has some credibility. Since he said he will not pursue the matter, there is no need to worry about him causing trouble again.
In this way, the loss she made was still worth it.
Except that my lips hurt a bit.
She licked her lips subconsciously, thinking about the passionate scene just now. Her heart was beating fast. She slowly lay down on the bed and covered herself with the quilt.
Then, she suddenly realized that Zhao Jingyu had taken her pillow away.
Damn it! This person is so damned!
…
The next day, the hunting team returned to the capital from the Western Hills hunting ground. Civil and military officials led the people to welcome the emperor at the West City Gate. The capital was very lively for two days.
After the emperor returned and everything settled down, Marquis Dingyuan handed over his position as regent, rested at home for a few days, and then began to assist Qin in preparing for Zhao Jingping's marriage.
Because they claimed that the purpose was to bring good luck to the old lady, all the procedures such as accepting the betrothal gift and offering the marriage proposal were carried out very quickly. Seven days later, Qin Wanru finally got her wish and married into the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.
The families who received the wedding invitations were all surprised that the marriage came too suddenly and too hastily. They didn't say anything openly, but they talked about it in private.
Some people said that the prince was still in mourning, so even if he wanted to bring good luck to the old lady, didn’t she still have the second son? Besides, everyone knew that the old lady loved the second son the most.
Some people also said that it would be good to let the second young master get married, but he had to be willing to do so. He spent his days in debauchery and doing whatever he wanted, and he lived a very comfortable life. He definitely didn't want to get married and be bound by the constraints of a family.
Who can force him to do something he doesn't want to do
What he said was true, but some people also said that the General's Mansion was not easy to deal with. When Miss Nan Jia died, the two mansions had a big quarrel. Now that the Crown Prince has not yet completed his mourning period, can the General's Mansion just watch him marry a new wife and do nothing
I'm afraid there will be another chaos then.
Everyone loves to watch the fun, if for no other reason than this, those who haven't received a wedding invitation all want to go and join in the fun.
So, on this day, when the salutes sounded, everyone put down what they were doing and took to the streets. The crowds of people watching the ceremony blocked the road from the Prime Minister's Mansion to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.
As the sedan chair came out, the crowd was in an uproar. It was the first time in their lives that they had seen a purple sedan chair.
Also, the groom's wedding clothes and the flowers on the horse's head are all purple.
Even the silk tied on the suona, sheng and flute of the drum and instrument ensemble was purple.
This is strange. The prince of Dingyuan Marquis is a remarried man, not a concubine. It doesn't make sense that he can't even use bright red, right
Could it be that the eldest daughter of the Qin family was married to be a concubine
Even if she is a concubine, she should use pink, why use purple
Soon someone who knew the situation explained the mystery to everyone, saying that the old lady's illness was diagnosed by a senior monk, and the monk also advised on the wedding. The Prime Minister's Mansion was in the east, and the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion was in the west. The newlyweds' wearing purple meant purple air coming from the east, which would be good for the old lady's illness.
Only then did people realize what was going on, and while expressing their feelings, they all praised the newlyweds for their filial piety.
Qin Wanru sat in the sedan, listening to the discussions on both sides of the street. Then she looked at her purple wedding dress and became so angry that her teeth broke.
The people in the crowd who answered her questions were all hired by the Prime Minister's Mansion. Her mother and aunt were afraid that she would be criticized and would not be able to hold her head up in front of others, so they came up with this last resort to save her dignity.
What a blessing from heaven, what a commendable filial piety. If the man she had to marry was her cousin, she would rather die than accept such an insult.
The hateful Sheng Qingluan is simply too much. She actually proposed such vicious conditions to humiliate the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion. Such a black-hearted vicious woman, it is not a pity even if her daughter dies a hundred times!
The wedding procession entered the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion with music and drums. The people who came to watch the ceremony were kept outside the door. Only those who were able to enter the mansion to watch the ceremony and take seats were prominent families in the capital.
The bride got out of the sedan chair. Although all her relatives and friends had accepted the story of purple air coming from the east, they still felt indescribably awkward when they saw her in purple clothes and a purple veil.
When it came time to worship heaven and earth, what was even more unexpected was that the bride had to kowtow three times to the tablet of the previous life's wife before the ceremony was complete.
All the relatives and friends were wondering in their hearts, if wearing purple clothes was to bring good luck to the old lady, what did it mean to worship the tablet of the ex-wife
Isn't it enough to be filial to the old lady, but I also have to be a filial daughter to my ex-wife
Otherwise, was it because he was afraid that people from the General's Mansion would come and cause trouble, so he did it specifically for the General's Mansion to see
Speaking of which, we have already worshipped heaven and earth, why haven’t the people from the general’s mansion come to make trouble yet? If they don’t come, we will have to enter the bridal chamber.
As a result, there was no movement in the general's mansion until the bridal chamber, which disappointed some people who were afraid of chaos in the world.
After the simple wedding, the guests were invited to Zhiwei Garden for their banquet. Everyone felt that the wedding was too sloppy, but when the food and wine were served, they discovered that not only the wedding was sloppy, but the banquet was even more sloppy.
To put it bluntly, this wedding banquet was not even as grand as the funeral banquet of the previous prince's wife. It had a makeshift feel to it and did not have any of the grandeur that a marquis's mansion should have.
Gradually, some people came to their senses and thought that perhaps the General's Mansion was not without trouble, but was just making trouble in a different way.
The purple wedding dress, the simple wedding ceremony, the shabby banquet, and the scene of worshipping the tablet, I'm afraid the General's Mansion is interfering.
After all, the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion had always been in good health, and there had never been any news that she was ill. Suddenly, she became pregnant without any warning, and it seemed that there was some other hidden story.
So the curious woman began to ask around.
The capital city is a very small circle, and the maids and servants in each mansion always have some connections with each other. After asking around, the truth gradually came to light, and Madam Xie's ten conditions were spread privately.
Although everyone was surprised, they pretended to know nothing and continued to eat at the banquet as usual. As for whether they were mocking or disdainful in their hearts, no one knew.
What a great Mrs. Xie! She is worthy of being the general's wife. She won this battle without bloodshed. I admire her.
Compared to the women who were keen on gossiping about family matters, no one on the male guests paid any attention to these things. As soon as the wine and food were served, they began to clink glasses, play finger-guessing games, and had a great time.
Zhao Jingping was the prince, and even though his character was criticized, he still had many friends. In addition, he was Zhao Jingyu's elder brother, so almost all the prominent young men in the capital came, whether for him or Zhao Jingyu.
Zhao Jingyu had tasted the sweetness of Xie Nanjia's love and had been sleeping on Xie Nanjia's pillow every night in the past few days. He was in an especially good mood. Without Qin's consultation with him, he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of entertaining the male guests. He was in high spirits and chatted happily at the banquet, making everyone look at him with admiration.
As for the young ladies from various families who came with their mothers to attend the wedding banquet, the eldest daughter and her younger sisters were responsible for entertaining them.
The girls' minds were not on the food and drinks. They were openly or covertly competing with each other on clothes, jewelry, appearance and figure. They were often distracted by the laughter of the male guests.
Today, all the prominent young men in the capital were here, especially the second young master Zhao, who was a most stunning man in the world. The girls of marriageable age were unable to sit still and were racking their brains to find excuses to leave, just to walk past the flower wall and take a glance at the male guests.
This is true for girls and boys alike. They are all at an restless age. Who doesn't hope to meet a desirable person and create a story that will be passed down through the ages
Therefore, there were always men and women coming and going on both sides of the flower wall.
Su He stayed beside the Fourth Young Miss, watching other young ladies coming and going like a revolving lantern, while her own young lady stood still as if nailed to a chair. Thinking of Nanny Li's instructions, she quietly reminded the Fourth Young Miss, asking her if she was tired of sitting, whether she wanted to change her clothes, or go out for a walk.
The fourth young lady also wanted to go, but she was too timid. After trying a few times, she gave up and just sat there as a guest.
Su He was so disappointed with her friend that she ran to Sijinyuan to ask Xie Nanjia for advice.
Because of what happened that night, Xie Nanjia didn't want to see Zhao Jingyu, so she didn't accompany Zhao Lanzhi to the banquet, but hid in Sijinyuan to play with her son.
In fact, she did not approve of the fourth young lady imitating the actions of those young ladies, because if those young ladies fell in love with a young man, they would go home and tell their mothers, and their mothers would take care of everything that happened afterwards. The fourth young lady did not have such conditions at all. If she really fell in love with someone, she might not get what she wanted, and she would be left with sadness.
But Su He came to see her, and she couldn't ignore her. If she did, Nanny Li would nag her for a long time.
So she gave Su He an idea, asking Su He to pretend to accidentally get some vegetable stains on the Fourth Miss's clothes, so that the Fourth Miss would have to change her clothes.
Su He thought this was a good idea and did it when she got home.
The Fourth Miss thought that she did it unintentionally and did not blame her. She apologized to the other ladies at the table and left to change her clothes.
Passing by the flower wall, listening to the boys' laughter and noises opposite, she was so nervous that she didn't even dare to raise her head, but walked with her eyes downcast, watching her toes.
Seeing her like this, Su He lamented in her heart that her soup was spilled in vain.
There was a lot of commotion over there, but the Fourth Miss didn't want to watch. She decided to take a look for herself. After all, she was just a maid, and no one would care if she looked openly.
Just as they walked around the flower wall, a young man in blue came towards them. The fourth young lady was only looking at her feet, and Su He was only looking at the men's seats. Neither of them noticed the person coming from the opposite side, and as a result, the fourth young lady bumped into the young man's arms.
The fourth young lady was so frightened on the spot that she stared at the other person with horror in her eyes, but forgot to step away.
The young man was also startled, and subconsciously helped her up, saying gently, "Are you okay?"
The fourth young lady blushed immediately, shook her head, and ran away like a gust of wind.
Su He reacted and hurried to chase her.
The young man seemed to find it very interesting and stood there watching the master and servant walk away.
"Zhou Yuncheng, why are you standing here looking at something instead of going to drink?" Zhao Jingyu came over from somewhere and put his hand on his shoulder.
Zhou Yuncheng smiled and said, "Nothing, I just saw a little white rabbit running by."
"Little white rabbit?" Zhao Jingyu was stunned for a moment. "Could it be that the rabbit I gave to my nephew ran away? Let's go and check on my nephew."
“…” Zhou Yuncheng wanted to explain, but he opened his mouth and said nothing and followed him.
(End of this chapter)