Shi Qingxue was dumbfounded by Dong Hui's almost childish reasons.
Of course she knows that Mo Junyang is not a good person, but she is not either!
But facing Dong Hui's serious look, she stopped joking and spoke solemnly: "Mom, we are not good people. Your reason is not valid. And..."
After a pause, Qingxue's little face showed a trace of warmth that she was not even aware of, and she said slowly: "And I may not fall in love with anyone in this life. Even if I do, it will only be him. You understand ?"
She did not want to disobey Dong Hui's decision, but as she gradually understood her own thoughts, asking her to follow her parents' orders to marry someone else was regardless of Mo Junyang's friendship for her.
Sorry, she can't do it.
Maybe she still can't treat Mo Junyang the way Mo Junyang treats her - this is also the reason why she still refuses to respond to Mo Junyang despite the ambiguous feelings surrounding the two of them - but she is willing to work hard for the future of the two of them. make an effort.
However, Dong Hui was not moved by her daughter's rare honesty. Instead, her face showed a strange look of shock, fear and regret. She grabbed Qingxue's wrist, held him back forcefully, and repeated word for word: "No, he can't do it!"
It’s decisive, there’s no room for maneuver.
"Mom!" Shi Qingxue was a little anxious.
Dong Hui interrupted her with a wave of her hand and turned her face away from her. She only said: "I am your mother. Since I give you a choice and you don't want it, then the marriage should be decided by your parents. Don't worry, that boy from the Leng family It’s a broken promise. There are still a lot of good men in Kyoto waiting to marry you. Mom will find one tomorrow.”
"What? Are you coming again?"
Shi Qingxue didn't know how lucky she was that the Leng family didn't come today, but did Dong Hui mean to do this to her every day until she found her right husband
She stopped immediately, "I don't want to see them, are you kidding me? Why should I meet men I've never met all day long?"
Dong Hui completely ignored Qingxue's wishes and arranged all this with the same force as when she imprisoned Shi Qingxue in Luotong Pavilion last time. At the same time, she made an appointment with the wife of a certain second-grade official to meet the next day.
Shi Qingxue watched helplessly as Dong Hui seemed to be a different person, not to mention how panicked she was. But even if Dong Hui set a date for her, she would not be able to ignore Dong Hui's face and default on the date. In person, it almost pissed her off.
The only good thing is that the next several dates arranged by Dong Hui failed due to various reasons. Either the other party accidentally broke his leg on the way here, or disappeared that night with the emperor's orders, or...
Dong Hui did not completely cut off her contact with the outside world like last time. After being imprisoned for a few days, Dong Hui released Dong Shuang and returned to her.
As soon as Dong Hui left, Shi Qingxue couldn't wait to pull Dong Shuang over and asked, "How was it? What did Mo Junyang say? Is there any way he can prevent me from meeting those people?"
Dong Shuang smiled with a treacherous look on her face, "Liu Niang, haven't you met them yet?"
Shi Qingxue looked troubled, "If you can escape the first grade of junior high school, can you escape the fifteenth grade? It's not like you are so lucky every time, and you happen to bump into the other person who has something to do and has no time to meet."
"That's not necessarily true! Maybe Master Shi, you are just so lucky!" Dongshuang couldn't help but smile on her face, and her teasing gaze made Shi Qingxue feel hairy all over.
Shi Qingxue shuddered and patted Dong Shuang's head angrily, "Don't make trouble! The fact that I was pressured by my mother to go on a blind date must have spread throughout Kyoto. I don't believe that Mo Junyang will be indifferent."
She didn't dare to vouch for others, but Mo Junyang—the man who would rather sleep with her bones even if she died—could never make any move.
Dong Shuang finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Of course there are moves, otherwise, why do you think the young men who want to meet you these days are so ill-fated?"
"... Uh!" Shi Qingxue was startled and immediately understood what was going on. Her mouth opened wide in an instant, and she could almost swallow the egg.
But then she became distressed again, "There is no way to continue like this. My mother seems to be determined not to give up until I find a satisfactory husband for me. I don't want to be a pawn in their game."
Xia Mang and Dong Shuang looked at each other, silently mourning for their master for a moment in their hearts, and then raised their heads at the same time and reminded: "Just now, my wife asked you to dress up well, and you will go to see the Duke of Wu later."
"Wu Su?" Upon hearing this name, Shi Qingxue's whole face wrinkled.
Because the previous generation of the two families had a slight relationship, Shi Qingxue still had contacts with the Wu Crown Prince Wu Su when she was a child. But just because of this contact, she has since listed that guy as someone she will definitely date again. She is now a little bit I don’t even want to meet Wu Su, let alone have any other development with that person!
"I don't know what mom is thinking? Could it be that she really thinks that no one will want her anymore, so she would fall in love with a weakling like Wu Su? I'm really pissed off!" Shi Qingxue felt that her taste had been affected for the first time. Serious insult.
As soon as Nanny Zheng entered the room, she heard Shi Qingxue complaining about the blind date partner, but there was no unnecessary expression on her face. She explained according to the script: "Liu Niang, Madam happened to be tripped by household chores at home today. Let's go." If you don't want to open it, I will ask this old slave to accompany you to see Prince Wu."
Shi Qingxue had just listened to the first half of the sentence, and her smile was dampened by what Aunt Zheng said next before she could smile. She lay on the table unhappily, "I won't go."
Aunt Zheng added: "Madam has already made an appointment with Madam Wu. If Liu Niang insists on not going, Madam Wu will be waiting for you there."
Seeing that Qingxue seemed to be loosening her grip, she pressed harder, "Madam also said that if you are still unwilling, wait until she is done with her work and then go and apologize to the Wu family in person."
When Shi Qingxue heard Dong Hui say 'apology', her temper was gone.
Even if she is dissatisfied with Dong Hui's arrangement, it will not make Dong Hui lose face in front of outsiders. It will only give Mo Shujun more opportunities to make things difficult for Dong Hui.
She sighed helplessly, "Isn't it okay for me to go?"
Aunt Zheng smiled with satisfaction, asked someone to prepare the carriage, and comforted Shi Qingxue: "Don't worry, Liu Niang, if you have no interest in the prince, my wife will never force you. And the place of this meeting is In the other courtyard in Gyeonggi, the scenery there is so beautiful that even just going to enjoy the scenery is enough to make you linger."
Shi Qingxue leaned on the carriage and weakly responded: "I hope so!"
"And this time, I sent someone to inquire first. The prince has already arrived in another courtyard. You don't need to worry about the situation where you can't see anyone again." Aunt Zheng added smartly.
"What?" Shi Qingxue was only surprised but not happy, and subconsciously looked at Dongshuang.
Didn't he say that Mo Junyang would deal with those people
Dongshuang also looked troubled: The Crown Prince said you don’t need to worry.
Shi Qingxue glared at her angrily: Is this what you said about not worrying? What a liar
Facing Shi Qingxue's anger, Dongshuang lowered her head so much that she almost slipped out of the gap in the carriage.
The pirate ship had already arrived at its destination, so Shi Qingxue had no choice but to get off the car and walk into the other courtyard.
Not to mention, this villa is built at the foot of a mountain. There is a stream leading down from the mountain and flowing just outside the courtyard. There are mountains and water, and the scenery is pleasant.
After entering the courtyard, Shi Qingxue's eyes lit up. Different from the splendor of wealthy people, the entire courtyard was exquisitely decorated but not extravagant at all. Every decoration was just right, which made her almost unable to see it. I believed what Grandma Zheng said before she came.
It's a worthwhile trip.
only…
"When did Wu Su's taste become so good?"
Shi Qingxue murmured something strange, and then heard the master's housekeeper say: "The master has prepared tea and snacks in the backyard, and invites Shi Liuniang to come and enjoy the scenery together."
"Okay." Qingxue reluctantly agreed.
Aunt Zheng also wanted to go along, but the housekeeper stopped her directly for a good reason: "The backyard is a place for the masters to play. No one is allowed to enter without instructions."
"This..." Aunt Zheng looked at Shi Qingxue in embarrassment. Dong Hui asked her to follow Qingxue every step of the way, but she could not insist on following as the guest did as she pleased, so she had to pin her hopes on Shi Qingxue.
Shi Qingxue wished she could cover her 'old eyes', lest she get upset later and Wu Su strikes again and gets sued. Of course, she would not speak for Aunt Zheng. Instead, she made a helpless gesture and comforted her meaningfully: "We are guests, so of course we have to follow the host's arrangements, right? Just wait outside. I'll call you if I need anything."
After saying that, he swaggered into the backyard.
Once entering the backyard, Shi Qingxue was completely stunned.
Generally, wealthy families often like to plant exotic flowers and plants in their backyards, or raise some rare animals to show their status. However, there is only one kind of plant in this backyard - hibiscus.
Hibiscus trees are planted along both sides of the road. They are already standing tall and graceful, like shy beauties. It is summer, and hibiscus flowers are in full bloom on both sides. The breeze blows by, occasionally sweeping away a few pink and white petals.
Shi Qingxue was completely attracted by such beautiful scenery. She stopped and walked, almost spinning in place for a while.
Until a faint laughter sounded from the front, "I knew you wouldn't be able to walk when I saw it. Do you like it? Qingxue..."
The low call was full of affection, and Shi Qingxue suddenly raised her head and looked forward.
First it was surprise, then it turned into surprise!
She couldn't help but ran over quickly, held her little face in her hands and asked with a smile: "Mo Junyang, why are you here?"
Mo Junyang smiled and said teasingly: "Didn't I tell you to come to see the Crown Prince? Who else but me?"
"..." Shi Qingxue was left speechless by the man's rogue nature, "Then the so-called meeting between Wu Su and me was arranged by you?"
Mo Junyang smiled and said nothing.
Shi Qingxue seemed to understand, so she said that Mo Junyang was so stingy and had tried every means to prevent her from meeting those men before, but why did he suddenly become so "generous"? It turned out that he was just waiting for a secret flirtation here!
"Then it's you who my mother said was tripped up by the servants..."
Mo Junyang didn't give her a chance to ask. He wrapped his big hand around her little hand and led her inside. He said softly: "The scenery inside is even more beautiful. Let's go and see it together!"
Shi Qingxue: "..."
She lost her temper by the other party's natural attitude and had no choice but to follow him inside, but she was worried.
If Dong Hui knew that Mo Junyang had done so many things behind his back, wouldn't he be so angry