After being chased by the dog for four streets, Yang Fan was panting heavily. He finally got rid of the Hua family's evil dog. At this moment, he saw two servants playing chess under a tree in front of him. Yang Fan asked them and found out that Maqiao was cupping in the house of the Fourth Tune's Blind Chang.
Yang Fan arrived at Blind Chang's house. Blind Chang looked at the door blankly and asked, "You're here. Please wait for a moment. It will only take a quarter of an hour."
Maqiao was lying on his stomach on the couch. His back was full of bamboo tubes. He was clenching his teeth to endure the pain. When he saw Yang Fan, he greeted, "Xiao Fan, are you here for cupping too? Look at your crow's mouth. My stomach feels cold. I'm suffering from the wind now. Hey! My shoulders hurt when I move. "
Yang Fan snorted and sat down at the side. He said with a straight face, "Maqiao, tell me clearly. What's going on in the street?"
Yang Fan called him by his full name. It was obvious that he was angry. Maqiao listened with a blank face and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so angry?"
"What's wrong?"
Yang Fan was unable to restrain his anger as he said, "What did we say last night? Didn't you promise me with your own mouth that you won't tell … tell outsiders that I have a girl in my house? "
Maqiao said, "That's right. That's what I said. What's wrong?"
Yang Fan asked angrily, "Can you guarantee that you didn't tell anyone?"
Maqiao blinked his eyes and said, "That's right. I didn't tell anyone at all … Oh! I told my mother. "
Yang Fan glared at him. Maqiao said confidently, "My mother is not an outsider. What are you afraid of?"
"Aunty Liu, she is indeed not an outsider …"
Yang Fan said weakly, "But if your mother knows about it, it means that everyone in the neighborhood knows about it. Your mother will tell everyone in the neighborhood about it in the shortest time possible …"
Yang Fan wanted to cry but had no tears. "My dear brother, don't tell me you don't know your mother's temperament?"
Maqiao mumbled guiltily, "You … What are you afraid of? Isn't it just eloping? Who cares? Besides, how could the people in the workshop not be on your side? Don't worry, no matter how this matter spreads, it will only be the gossip of the people in the workshop. No one will tell this to an outsider. If an outsider were to inquire about it, everyone would have to cover it up for you. "
Blind Chang immediately pricked up his ears and listened carefully. Eloping was too interesting!
Yang Fan was speechless. Maqiao's words were true. At that time, Confucianism had not yet flourished. The people were keen to spread the news of love and promote it. Even if it was not in line with etiquette, the people would only talk about it with relish. Few would seek perfection or reprimand.
Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun eloped without any censure from the court or condemnation from the people. Li Jing and Hong Fu's elopement was even more talked about and praised by the Tangs. Elopement was a very romantic love story in the eyes of the Tangs. There would not be any moral gentlemen who would come out to criticize it.
In addition, the people at that time had a very strong sense of region. As long as the neighbors and the people from the same hometown knew of this identity, they would become closer. The people in the workshop would definitely speak up for Yang Fan. Everyone could imagine the resistance that the modern police encountered when they went to the mountain village to rescue the trafficked women. They could imagine how the people at that time helped their relatives and not reason.
The problem was that Yang Fan's' wife 'was not really an eloped girl. Yang Fan naturally had misgivings. However, at this point, from the reaction of the people in the workshop, no one connected it to the imperial court criminal that they had been searching for a few days ago. Tin Aino lived in his house. Even if she did not go out, she would be discovered sooner or later. After this matter, it might become a good excuse to cover up her true identity.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan's anger dissipated. Even so, looking at Maqiao's character, Yang Fan could not help but say, "You really can't accomplish anything …"
Maqiao hurriedly said, "I know, I know, I'm good at spoiling things!"
What else could one say to someone who voluntarily admitted his mistake?
Yang Fan was angry and amused at the same time. He stretched out his hand, grabbed his shoulder, and pulled out a bamboo tube. Maqiao very cooperatively let out a scream and smiled apologetically, "You're not angry anymore?"
After pulling out the fire pot, Maqiao grimaced and left Blind Chang's house with Yang Fan. Just as they reached the Cross Street, a group of three people slowly walked towards them. Maqiao's eyes flashed, and he could not help but call out, "Oh, Xiao Ning is back. I'll go ask her about the annulment of the engagement."
Yang Fan turned his head to look, only to see the slices and the dough maker on his left and right, supporting a white-haired old lady, walking towards the square. He hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"Grandma Sun, Aunt Wang!"
Yang Fan and Maqiao went up to greet them. They first greeted Matchmaker Sun and Pasta's mother, then both looked at Jiang Xuning. Jiang Xuning lightly shook his head, his expression was gloomy. Yang Fan and Maqiao's hearts tightened. Because they were on the road, it was not appropriate to ask too many questions, so they followed behind them and walked towards Jiang Xuning's house.
They entered the Jiang family's house. Pasta poured a few bowls of cold water and served them. Grandma Sun and Pasta's mother took off their shoes and sat cross-legged on the couch. Yang Fan and Maqiao sat next to the couch and carefully asked, "Grandma Sun, about the annulment of the engagement with the Liu family, how did it go?"
Grandma Sun was already very old. It was said that even the marriage between Pasta's mother and his father was arranged by this old woman. She was the most experienced matchmaker in the workshop.
Grandma Sun smacked her toothless mouth and sighed, "Ai! I've been a matchmaker all my life, I don't know how many couples I've talked to. I didn't think that after spending all my time hunting geese, I would be pecked in the eye by the geese. Finally, finally, I've been blind to betroth Ning 'er to such an animal! "
As the old woman said this, she slapped herself harshly. Pasta's mother's face darkened. She was originally unhappy, but when she saw Grandma Sun like this, she quickly pulled her back and said, "Grandma, don't be like this. When we first got engaged, I saw that Liu Junfan. At that time, his parents were still alive and he looked like a good young man. Who would have thought that he would become like this today. Grandma, you're not the only one who made a mistake, I made a mistake too. Grandma, you don't need to blame yourself. Right now, we need to quickly think of a plan. "
Yang Fan heard the conversation between the two and whispered to Pasta, "Sister Ning, that Liu fellow doesn't agree to break off the engagement?"
Pasta's eyes reddened and tears welled up in her eyes. She tightly pursed her lips and lightly nodded her head, but didn't say anything.
Maqiao impatiently said, "Auntie, what's going on? Tell us, there are so many people here, surely we can come up with a plan. Xiao Ning and I grew up together, Xiao Fan also treats Xiao Ning like her own sister. We're not outsiders. If there's anything, just say it. "
Pasta's mother sighed and said, "This morning, Xiao Ning and I went to find grandma and explained the situation. Grandma was very angry when she heard it, so she accompanied us to the Liu family to discuss the matter of the separation. In the end, when we arrived at the Liu family, Liu Junfan was determined not to divorce, and even said in front of Xiao Ning, said … "
When Pasta's mother said this, her whole body trembled, her face was ashen, and she couldn't say anything for a moment.
Grandma Sun continued, "That little bastard said that once Xiao Ning marries him, he will torture her to death."
Yang Fan and Maqiao's lungs immediately exploded with anger, Yang Fan angrily said, "That shameless scum! A man like him, lying under a woman's crotch and begging for pity, begging for charity to get by. If Sister Ning marries him, won't she be wronged for the rest of her life? If he doesn't want to divorce, why can't we? "
Grandma Sun said, "Xiao Xu, you've just returned to the Tang dynasty, so you don't know. Our Tang dynasty's laws, of course there is such a thing as a divorce between husband and wife, but a divorce, a divorce, is a divorce. Only when both sides agree can it be a divorce, or else how can it be considered a divorce? That man named Liu hates Xiao Ning for humiliating him in public, and with hatred in his heart, how can he let Xiao Ning go? Besides, he's such a spineless man, even though he made peace with Lady Yao, he's still an adulterer. Would Lady Yao be willing to bear children for him? If he gave up such a good girl like Xiao Ning, where else could he find a satisfactory young lady? Of course he won't divorce. "
Maqiao asked, "Grandma Sun, if he doesn't want to divorce, is there no other way?"
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