In the past 18 years of Liu Buwang's life, he had never interacted with a woman except for his little junior sister. Even his little junior sister was gentle and polite. He had never seen such a fierce weirdo. His senior brothers said that he was pure and honest, which was true. He put on airs, but he was repeatedly helpless against Mu Hongjin.
He couldn't get rid of Mu Hongjin, so he thought that he would wait until he finished his business and then take her to Qiyun Mountain. As for how to deal with her, he would let Daoist Yunji decide.
Suddenly, there was a gentle and soft girl beside him, which made Liu Buwang very uncomfortable. But soon, this discomfort was diluted by anger. Mu Hongjin wasn't like what she said, "I don't eat much, and I won't spend much of your money. I won't be a problem if you take me with you."
Mu Hongjin indeed didn't eat much, but she spent a lot of money. She was too picky. She had to choose the best restaurant to eat, dress beautifully, and live in an inn. Fortunately, she had her own money, which was very rich, so she could afford it. Not only that, but she also shared it with him generously. "Young hero, the roast duck of Wu Fanglou is really delicious. Try some!"
Liu Buwang frowned and looked at her. "Didn't you say that you were abducted? How can you have so much money on you? When the abductor abducted you, he must have been so kind that he didn't search you, right? "
Mu Hongjin was stunned and said apologetically, "You found out. Well, in fact, I wasn't abducted here. I …" She leaned close to Liu Buwang and whispered in his ear, "I ran away from my marriage."
Liu Buwang looked at her in surprise.
"It's true! I didn't lie to you. My father wants to marry me to an old man who is older than him. Look at me. I'm so young and beautiful. How can I marry into a tiger's den? I heard that the man is a pervert. He had married three wives before, but they were all tortured to death by him. I had no choice. "She pretended to cry and covered her face with her sleeve." I just didn't want to die so miserably. "
Liu Buwang was skeptical. "Nonsense. Since you have so much money on you, it can be seen that your family background is not bad. Why did your father marry you to such a person? "
"That person's family background is even bigger than ours!" Mu Hongjin said aggrievedly, "Don't you know that the higher the official's rank, the higher the official's rank. He took a fancy to me and wanted me to be his wife. My father had no choice. But I didn't want to. I escaped in the middle of the night. If they caught me, I would be dead. So, Young Hero, please don't leave me behind. "
Liu Buwang said angrily, "I'm not your husband." She made it sound as if he had abandoned her. They were strangers he had met by chance. If her family really found Mu Hongjin and they wanted to take her away, what reason did he have to stop them?
"That won't do." Mu Hongjin grabbed his hand. "You saved me, so you should be responsible for me. If you leave me behind halfway, I'll die sooner or later. It's better to die now. Come on. "She snatched the long sword from Liu Buwang's waist and put it on the table. She looked at Liu Buwang and said aggressively," It's better to die under your sword than to be tortured by that bastard. Young Hero, kill me! "
There were people coming and going around. When some people saw them like this, they all pointed at them. Liu Buwang immediately blushed and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"If you don't promise to protect me all the time, I'll always be like this."
The young man was instantly overwhelmed. How could there be such an unreasonable woman in the world? However, she had said everything, and he couldn't even refute her.
After a while, he was defeated. He gritted his teeth and said, "I promise you."
Forget it. It would only take more than a month to gain experience at the foot of the mountain. After more than a month, he would take her back to Qiyun Mountain. Daoist Yunji had his own way. At that time, no matter how arrogant this woman was, they wouldn't meet again.
Hearing this, Mu Hongjin immediately smiled. She suddenly approached him, looked at his face, and said, "Actually, there is another way. As long as I get married now, that rotten old man won't be able to do anything to me. I see that you're handsome and your swordsmanship is outstanding. You're even better than that person. Why don't you marry me and we'll both be happy? "
The girl smiled lightly, and her eyes were as moist as a mountain stream, clearly reflecting his figure. The young man in white was startled. He jumped up as if he had been bitten by a snake and reprimanded, "Who wants to be happy with you!"
"Oh." Mu Hongjin spread out her hands regretfully. "That's a pity."
That's a pity.
Suddenly, there was a "clang" sound beside his hand, and he came back to his senses. He didn't know when his fingertips had accidentally touched the strings on the table, shattering his memories.
He was stunned for a moment, and the clear and cunning voice of the girl back then seemed to appear in his mind. She kept calling him "Young Hero", which made him impatient and upset.
After a while, Liu Buwang lowered his head and smiled faintly.
They were all gone and couldn't be chased. It was just adding to his sadness.
He Yan also had something on his mind because he met Mu Hongjin in the prince's mansion during the day. That night, he didn't sleep well. He tossed and turned in bed and didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night. Fortunately, he didn't wake up Xiao Jue.
Because he slept late at night, he woke up a little later the next day. When he woke up, he didn't see Xiao Jue. Hongqiao smiled and said, "Young Master went out early in the morning and told me not to wake Madam up."
He Yan said, "Oh," and asked Hongqiao, "Did he say where he was going?"
Hongqiao shook her head.
He Yan got up and washed up. After eating, he walked to the courtyard and saw Liu Buwang making tea. Lin Shuanghe was sitting on the side and admiring.
"Master." He Yan went over and called.
"A He." Liu Buwang smiled and said, "Do you want to drink tea?"
"No." He Yan waved his hand repeatedly. Liu Buwang's skill in making tea looked quite intimidating, but the tea he made had always been very bitter, similar to medicine. Although she wasn't afraid of suffering, she wasn't someone who would ask for it. She immediately said, "I'm going out for a walk. You guys continue, continue."
He Yan smiled and walked away.
When she arrived at Jiyang, if it wasn't for something, her days would be very boring. If it was in the past, she would have practiced martial arts to strengthen her body on such a good morning and good weather. Unfortunately, she was wearing women's clothes now, so it wasn't convenient for her to do this. She was even more afraid of being exposed. After thinking about it, she could only give up.
While she was regretting, Cui Jiao hurried over and said, "Madam, a guest is here!"
"If there's a guest, then so be it." He Yan was puzzled. "What does it have to do with me?"
She wasn't the owner of the Cui Mansion. She was obviously a guest. Even if there was a guest, it wasn't He Yan's turn to welcome her.
"No." Cui Jiao carefully looked at her face. "You know this guest. She's the daughter of Ling Dianyi from the Dibo Hall. She came to the mansion today and said that she came to have fun with you."
He Yan was puzzled. Ling Xiu? Was she very close to Ling Xiu? They didn't even talk much. Their relationship wasn't close enough for them to visit each other, right?
"Madam, do you want to go and take a look?"
He Yan sighed. She had already come to the house. How could he close the door and not meet her? Forget it. He would just go and meet her for a while and see what she was up to.
In the small garden, several young girls were sitting together. They were all dressed up and were beautiful. They were even more beautiful than the spring scenery in the garden. They were chattering and laughing, and their voices were like orioles. Just looking at them was really pleasing to the eye.
Concubine Wei stood in the corridor and wrung her handkerchief angrily. She said, "These people are really too much. They're bullying our Yuyan!"
Second Concubine Wei was putting nail polish on her fingers. The bright red color of the nail polish made her fingers look especially slender and white. "It can't be helped. Who told Young Master Qiao to be so handsome? Our Jiyang hasn't had such a person for many years. His age is just right. If I were ten years younger, I would also give it a try. "
"Try my ass!" Concubine Wei was so anxious that she cursed. "Be careful or I'll tell Master!"
"Good sister, I was just saying. Why did you take it seriously?" Second Concubine Wei laughed. She carefully looked at the nail polish on her fingers under the sunlight. "There are so many wolves chasing after a piece of meat. I'm too lazy to deal with them."
"Miss Yuyan is so pitiful." Third Concubine Wei liked to be sad. She covered her heart with her handkerchief and sighed with a frown. She said with some empathy, "So many people have their eyes on her as soon as she arrived in Jiyang. If she continues to stay in Jiyang in the future, will her days be good? Although she is young and beautiful now, if other women were to appear in front of Young Master Qiao every day, how long would Young Master Qiao be able to last? A man's true feelings are too easily changed. They can't withstand a few words from a vixen. "
"Who are you scolding?" Second Concubine Wei glanced at her. "Do you dare to say that in front of Master?"
Third Concubine Wei pretended not to hear her and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Fourth Concubine Wei was the youngest and used to be a street performer. She always laughed heartlessly and asked while eating melon seeds, "That depends on whether Young Master Qiao likes his wife or not. I quite like Miss Yuyan. She doesn't have the delicate air of a young miss. Last time, she even helped my servant carry the bucket. It was the first time I saw a master helping a servant. How nice! "
"That's terrible." Third Concubine Wei made a fuss over nothing. "Men all like gentle and timid girls. Carrying a bucket … She didn't let others look down on her and think that she was born to be treated carelessly."
Fourth Concubine Wei was dissatisfied and spat out the melon seed in her mouth. "What do you mean look down on me? I used to be a street performer and carried five water vats at a time. Master still liked me very much. What gentle and timid? Master didn't have the patience to deal with someone like you who would have a headache and fever every few days!"
"Enough, stop arguing." Concubine Wei's head hurt from their argument and she reprimanded them. "We are talking about Miss Yuyan now!"
"In any case, she is quite miserable." Third Concubine Wei muttered. "You see, Miss Ling isn't easy to deal with. The other girls aren't that easy to deal with either. Young Master Qiao is born beautiful, but he treats people very coldly. I don't think he cares much about Miss Yuyan. Sooner or later, something will happen. "
"Third Younger Sister." Second Concubine Wei glanced at Third Concubine Wei. "Do you know why you are the least favored among the four of us? It's because you don't have good taste. "
Third Concubine Wei glared at her angrily. Tears welled up in her eyes and she looked like she was about to cry again.
"That Young Master Qiao's temperament is indeed cold and he doesn't seem to care much about Madam Qiao. I don't know why. Perhaps there were no feelings before marriage? However, from his behavior these past few days, it's clear that he likes Madam Qiao. Ordinary people's love isn't a big deal, but this kind of person's love is. "
"There is a kind of person who is unmoved, but once he is moved, there is only one person in his eyes." Second Concubine Wei raised her finger and smiled like a vixen imparting her experience. "No matter how many other girls are beautiful, they are all in vain in his eyes."
"Qiao Huanqing is this kind of person."
When these words came out, everyone was silent for a moment. This kind of man was probably what women yearned for. For a moment, they were speechless.
After a long while, Concubine Wei opened her mouth and asked, "Do you mean that we don't have to help?"
"Help what?" Second Concubine Wei smiled carelessly. "That Qiao Huanqing is very protective. Why don't we make a bet? I'm afraid that Wen Yuyan's husband will stand up for her before she is in trouble. "
When He Yan arrived at the small garden, a gust of fragrant wind hit him in the face and he almost fainted from the smell.
He didn't know why the women of Jiyang liked to wear fragrant pouches so much. It was fine if it was just one person, but when many people crowded together, it was like a cloud of powder.
For a moment, He Yan missed Xiao Jue's Moon Qilin Fragrance very much. It was faint and light. It was just right.
"Madam Qiao is here." Ling Xiu stood up and smiled at her.
He Yan didn't know any of these girls except for Ling Xiu and Yan Min 'er. He thought for a moment and said, "I heard that Miss Ling specially came to see me?"
"You don't have to be so serious." Ling Xiu smiled and said, "It's just that today's weather is good and we have nothing to do. We are sitting together and chatting. We thought that since Madam Qiao is here, we might as well go together. Madam Qiao won't find us disturbing, right? "
"I won't." He Yan smiled and snorted in her heart. Even though she wasn't sensitive to women's affairs, she could tell that this group of people had ulterior motives. They weren't here to see her. They were clearly here to see Xiao Jue.
As expected, Ling Xiu's next sentence was, "Why don't I see Young Master Qiao?"
"My husband went out early in the morning." He Yan smiled very amiably. "He might not be back until late at night."
What right did they have to see him whenever they wanted? He was the Commander-In-Chief of the Right Corps of Da Wei. Of course, he couldn't just let anyone see him. If he didn't allow them to see him, then he didn't allow them to see him.
When Ling Xiu and the girls behind her heard this, they instantly looked disappointed.
He Yan smiled and said, "Didn't Miss Ling specially come to see me? Why, you're not joking, right? "
"How can that be?" Ling Xiu regained her senses and affectionately pulled He Yan's hand and sat down at the stone table in the courtyard. "Quickly, sit down. My father and Official Cui have a very good relationship. In the past, I often came to the Cui residence to play. However, I never had a sister and it was rather lonely. It's good that Madam Qiao is here. In the future, when Ah Xiu comes to the Cui residence again, I don't have to worry about not having someone to talk to. "
He Yan thought to herself, How is this looking for a sister? She's obviously here to see a handsome man. Xiao Jue should come and see what she meant by being more serious and deceiving than her.
He Yan sat down in front of the stone table. To be honest, she didn't know these people at all and didn't know what to say. She just casually picked up some fruits to eat and planned to sit here as a decoration and listen to them talk.
Unfortunately, since the other party was here for Xiao Jue, and Xiao Jue wasn't here, this "madam" couldn't possibly be spared. As they spoke, the topic of conversation landed on He Yan.
"I heard that Madam Qiao is a famous talented woman in Hu Province. Previously, I really wanted to hear Madam Qiao play the guqin. Unfortunately, I was stopped by Sir Qiao in the end. Now that I think about it, I feel regretful," Ling Xiu said with a smile.
He Yan smiled and said, "What's there to feel regretful about? Didn't my husband also play a piece?"
"But Sir Qiao said that his guqin skills weren't even one-tenth of Madam's." Ling Xiu stared into He Yan's eyes. "It's really hard to imagine."
Yes, it was really hard to imagine. He Yan thought to herself, Xiao Jue's lie was a little too exaggerated. Now that she heard it from someone else, she felt embarrassed.
"My husband's praise is a little too much." He Yan poured herself a cup of tea and took a sip. "My guqin skills are about the same as his. If you listen to him, it's equivalent to listening to me. "
"How can that be?" Ling Xiu obviously didn't plan to let her off so easily. "In Jiyang, we admire talented people the most. Since Madam has the talent to swallow the phoenix, you shouldn't hide it. The weather is good today. Why don't we pick up some poems here? Firstly, it's interesting. Secondly, we can see Madam's talent. "
Here it comes, here it comes. He Yan was annoyed. Why did Ling Xiu ask him to either play the guqin or compose poems? Did she have to play chess or write calligraphy if she said that she didn't know how to compose poems? He Yan thought to himself, 'Even if this lady is attracted by Xiao Jue's appearance and admires her, she should be targeting Xiao Jue. For example, she should be showing off her skills in front of Xiao Jue. Why is she making things difficult for me? Is it possible that Xiao Jue will like anyone who makes things difficult for me? '
Once was fine, but every time was the same. He Yan didn't want to play this kind of game with them anymore. He only smiled and said, "Today, I don't want to compose a poem, nor do I want to play chess. Of course, I definitely won't play the zither."
There was no room for negotiation at all. He directly rejected Ling Xiu.
No matter how clever Ling Xiu was, she didn't expect He Yan to say that. After a while, Yan Min 'er, who had been silent all this time, snorted and mocked, "It's said that women in the Central Plains are graceful and polite. I think Madam Qiao's way of speaking is like our Miss Jiyang. Very straightforward."
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." He Yan smiled.
"Madam Qiao, are you looking down on us?" Ling Xiu lowered her head and asked uneasily.
"It's not that I'm looking down on you," He Yan said doubtfully, "It's just that I don't want to today. Didn't you say that Miss Ling is a talented lady? Why can't you understand a simple sentence? Is it difficult to understand what I said? "
He Yan would have asked them to come out and fight if they were men looking for trouble today. However, it was not good for a woman to do such ungentlemanly things. After thinking about it, she decided that it would be better to use the title of Evil Rakshasa to make these ladies understand that she was not to be trifled with. After being frightened, they would naturally not come to her door and ask her to play the guqin, chess, calligraphy, and painting again.
Ling Xiu looked at her in a daze and did not say anything. When the other ladies saw this, they were dissatisfied with He Yan. It was probably because Ling Xiu was very prestigious among them. When Ling Xiu was wronged, all of them wanted to stand up for her.
A lady with a slightly louder voice said, "Madam Qiao refuses to do this and refuses to do that. Could it be that she doesn't know how to play the guqin? The so-called title of a talented lady doesn't live up to its name. That's why she shirks it every time. "
"How is that possible?" Another lady seemed to be deliberately playing along with her. She said in surprise, "That Young Master Qiao is not an ordinary person. He plays the guqin so well. It's obvious that he's an elegant person. He was already very wealthy in the past. Now that he's acknowledged his ancestors, he'll be a person of status in Jiyang sooner or later. I heard that Madam Qiao is also from an ordinary family. If she doesn't have any special skills, what does Young Master Qiao like about her? "
Yan Min 'er smiled insincerely and said, "Beauty. Speaking of which, Madam Qiao's skin is as white as jade. She's as beautiful as the moon."
She emphasized the words' skin as white as jade '.
He Yan was speechless. She seemed to be talking about Xiao Jue. How could she be blamed for that? What kind of logic was that?
"Beautiful as the moon. There are so many beautiful ladies in Jiyang. Isn't Ah Xiu beautiful? She comes from a good family, has a gentle personality, and is brimming with talent. If that's the case, Ah Xiu is the one who's compatible with Young Master Qiao. "
"Don't talk nonsense," Ling Xiu said with reddened eyes.
He Yan had finally experienced how bold Miss Ji Yang was and how direct she was with her words. But what did they mean by this? Ling Xiu was a pure and innocent lady. Xiao Jue was now a 'married man'. Did they want her to be Xiao Jue's concubine? Or did they want her to step down to make way for Ling Xiu? Was there something wrong with her brain?
"We didn't say anything wrong. Madam Qiao, you won't be liked by your husband sooner or later." The lady with the loudest voice laughed and said, "Madam Qiao, please don't blame us for not being nice with our words. We're only saying this because we treat you as our own. Don't treat us as outsiders. "
Oh, since they couldn't do it openly, they were trying to sow discord?
He Yan had been with Xiao Jue for a long time and had learned a thing or two about his ability to scold people without using any vulgarities. He immediately shook his head and smiled sweetly. "Don't treat us as outsiders, don't treat us as outsiders. I know that all of you have good intentions. However, you're worrying too much. "
"My husband treats me very well. Even if I don't know how to play the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, he wouldn't blame me at all, let alone if I didn't know how to play the zither. I have a bad temper, and I get angry and ignore people easily. My husband, on the other hand, would always be patient and coax me. He would cook noodles for me and take me to buy noodles. He would remember every word I said. He even remembers things like menstruation better than I do. " He Yan glanced at Ling Xiu and saw that Ling Xiu's expression was not good. He felt proud and spouted more nonsense. "What's so difficult about learning the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting? When I'm unhappy, my husband will use his skills to make me happy. What you've seen is just the tip of the iceberg. There are many more that you haven't seen. "
Outside the courtyard, Xiao Jue had not reached the garden. She had just turned the corner when she heard He Yan's pretentious sigh. He used a disgusting and sickening tone to speak.
"Sigh, such an outstanding and unreasonable man only dotes on me. He can't tolerate anyone else in his eyes. What can I do?"
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