When Yuan Wei was extremely sad and heartbroken, and when Wuyi Palace was racking its brains for a reward for Zhu Ping'an, the Lanting Garden where the second Miss Yan lived in the inner house of the Yan family welcomed an uninvited guest - Ouyang Zishi.
Ouyang Zishi reeked of alcohol and meat, which was totally out of tune with the fresh and subtle fragrance of Lanting Garden.
"My dear cousin, my dear cousin, this is the young lady's boudoir. You cannot enter without her permission."
The little girl at the gate of Lanting Garden opened her arms and diligently stopped Ouyang Zishi who broke into the courtyard.
"Haha, you know I'm your cousin, but you still stop me? Go away, go away, don't hinder me from being close to Sister Lan." Ouyang Zishi waved his hand unhappily. He was slightly drunk and his words were a little frivolous.
"My dear cousin, you can't go in!" The little girl tried her best to stop Ouyang Zishi from going in.
"Go away, get out of here! I'm going to be a son-in-law soon, and you still dare to stop me? You're just worrying about other people's business!" Ouyang Zishi got angry when he was stopped. He stretched out his arm and pushed the little girl aside.
"Miss, Miss, our cousin has come in."
The little girl staggered and almost fell to the ground. Seeing that she couldn't stop Ouyang Zishi, she started shouting and informed the inside.
The noise at the door had already alarmed the old maid, servant girls and others in the yard. When they heard the little girl's cry, they hurried over to support and formed a human wall to prevent Ouyang Zishi from continuing to break in.
"Get out of here! You are all blind! You dare to stop me! What is my relationship with Lanmei? I will be your son-in-law soon. Get out of here! If anyone disobeys me, I will sell you out one by one after I marry Lanmei."
Ouyang Zishi regarded himself as the future male owner of Lanting Garden. He pointed at the old maid and the little girl who were blocking the way in front of him and threatened her with a loud voice. He smelled of alcohol as soon as he opened his mouth, which made the old maid and the little girl on the opposite side frown.
"Who is this rotten-tongued person who slandered my innocence out of thin air?"
At this moment, a scolding voice came from the room, and then the second Miss Yan, Yan Lan, came out of the room surrounded by several maids. She glared at Ouyang Zishi with a frown and an angry face, and scolded him repeatedly, "Ouyang, stop slandering my reputation. What do I have to do with you?! What future son-in-law?! Who said they want to marry you?! Stop being so self-indulgent! You are defaming someone's innocence!"
"Haha, Sister Lan, didn't my uncle and my father already agree on this..."
Seeing Yan Lan coming out, even though he was scolded, Ouyang Zishi still put on a smile and spoke to Yan Lan with a smile.
"Bullshit!" Yan Lan couldn't help but curse. "When did my father discuss this with your father? My father and mother had already promised me marriage but only after I agreed. I had already said I didn't agree, so how could they have discussed it?"
Yan Lan was full of disgust towards Ouyang Zishi, and the way she looked at Ouyang Zishi was as if he was a piece of garbage.
"The day before yesterday, my father came to Beijing to report on his work. My brother-in-law and my father had already agreed on our marriage at the banquet. Sister Lan, you are well-educated and sensible. It is our parents' order and the matchmaker's words. How can you just disagree with it?" Ouyang Zishi was deeply irritated by Yan Lan's disgusted look. The forced smile on his face could no longer be maintained, and he said with a sullen face.
Damn it! I, Ouyang Zishi, am both talented and elegant, learned as a mountain, eloquent as a river, and a brilliant scholar. Wherever I go, I am praised by everyone as a handsome man. How can I be unworthy of you? Why do you disagree
"I've already said it, I've already rejected it from my father. The marriage has not been agreed upon at all! Mr. Ouyang, you must be careful with your mouth in the future, don't be a gossip, and slander others' innocence! Now, leave Lanting Garden immediately, you are not welcome here!" Yan Lan glared at Ouyang Zishi, said something harsh, and then coldly ordered the old women and maids in the yard, "Remember this, this is the inner house, if there are any bad people coming here in the future, beat them out."
After saying this, Yan Lan turned around and walked into the house, no longer paying attention to Ouyang Zishi.
"Yan Lan! If you don't agree to marry me, are you still thinking about that bastard Zhu Ping'an?"
Ouyang Zishi's face flushed red, he clenched his fists, and shouted loudly, with veins on his neck exposed.
"fart!"
Yan Lan turned around angrily.
"Hahaha, I got it right! You're angry and embarrassed!" Ouyang Zishi laughed angrily when he saw this.
"You are all dead!" Yan Lan angrily scolded the old maids in the yard, "Where did this mad dog come from in the yard? Get it out now!"
Yan Lan was completely furious. She didn't even give Ouyang Zishi the last bit of face and directly called him a mad dog.
"Yes, miss."
The old nanny and the maid hurriedly nodded to admit their mistakes, then rolled up their sleeves and pushed Ouyang Zishi hard.
During the past six months in the capital, Ouyang Zishi had been hanging out with Yan Shifan, Luo Longwen and others, and had become addicted to alcohol and women. His body had long been drained by alcohol and women, and he was pushed back repeatedly by the nanny and maids.
"Yan Lan! How can I, Ouyang Zishi, be inferior to Zhu Ping'an?! In terms of appearance, I, Ouyang Zishi, am handsome and elegant, while Zhu Ping'an looks just like a villager! In terms of career prospects, I, Ouyang Zishi, was promoted to the sixth rank in Prince Jing's mansion at the beginning of this month, and I have a bright future ahead of me; but Zhu Ping'an, he is ignorant of government affairs, and was demoted after offending others. Now he is just a small county magistrate in a remote village, a mere seventh-rank official. What future can he have! In terms of family property, what can Zhu Ping'an compare with me!"
When Ouyang Zishi was pushed, he stiffened his neck, and roared at Yan Lan with an indignant face and a red neck.
"You guys haven't eaten yet! Why don't you kick this mad dog out now that's full of shit!"
Yan Lanli ignored Ouyang Zishi and treated him as nothing. He looked up and scolded the old nanny and the maid, ordering them to drive Ouyang Zishi out of Lanting Garden.
"Yan Lan, just give up on that idea! Haha, do you know where Jingnan is? Jingnan is a good place that we carefully selected for Zhu Ping'an. It's a good place. Jingnan is a small county, but seven county magistrates have died in just six years. Hahaha, Zhu Ping'an went to Jingnan to take up his post, and he will never come back. The day you hear Zhu Ping'an's name again, it will be time to pay tribute to him!"
Seeing that Yan Lan ignored him, Ouyang Zishi, who was slightly drunk, was stimulated to the extreme and completely lost his mind. He laughed loudly and yelled at Yan Lan without thinking.
"Sir, Sir, Mr. Luo is looking for you at the outer house."
Just as Ouyang Zishi was holding the courtyard gate and struggling with the old maid and others, a maid came over.
"Can't you see I'm busy? Tell him I have something to do." Ouyang Zishi was angry and turned around to curse.
"But, but Mr. Luo said he has something urgent to tell you." The maid shrank her neck.
"What urgent matter could he have?!" Ouyang Zishi scolded.
"Mr. Luo is very anxious. He said there is news about a man named Zhu Ping'an..." the maid said, shrinking her neck.
"Haha, news about Zhu Ping'an, hahaha, Yan Lan, what did I say just now? When we hear news about Zhu Ping'an again, it will be time to pay tribute to him. Hahaha, now he is here, Yan Lan, you can give up. Just wait, I'll be back soon." Ouyang Zishi was overjoyed when he heard this and couldn't help laughing happily towards the sky.