Seeing Li Cuilian standing at the edge of the moat, Mu Qing let out a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to turn his head and thank Li Cuilian, he saw the person standing in front of him. The words in his mouth were stuck in his throat, and he could not utter a single word. The person who had pulled Li Cuilian back was Mo Yuan Ming, and the person standing beside Mo Yuan Ming was Jiujiu.
Words of thanks couldn't come out of his mouth. When Jiujiu saw Li Cuilian's appearance, although she was a little disgusted, she still asked Mo Yuanming to take out a piece of silver and passed it to Li Cuilian. She slowly said, "No matter how difficult life is, a person only has one life. Take it."
After Jiujiu finished speaking, she didn't wait for Li Cuilian to refuse and stuffed the silver into Li Cuilian's hands.
Li Cuilian was first startled when she suddenly had a piece of silver in her hand, then she quickly stuffed the silver into her clothes. She raised her head to look at Jiujiu and hurriedly said, "Miss really has a Bodhisattva's heart."
Hearing someone praise Jiujiu's Bodhisattva's heart again, especially this time when the person was his mother, Mu Qing's forehead throbbed with pain. He wanted to open his mouth to tell Jiujiu not to pretend to be kind, but the other party had just saved his mother. If he really said that, then he would be biting the hand that fed him.
Mu Qing could only watch with a numb expression as Jiujiu left.
Because Jiujiu gave her such a piece of silver, Li Cuilian, who had been making a fuss about jumping into the moat, no longer wanted to die. She took the silver and went home happily.
The silver that Jiujiu gave to Li Cuilian was very valuable. It took Li Cuilian more than two months of embroidery to earn it. Therefore, on the way back, Li Cuilian specially bought a piece of pork belly that she usually couldn't bear to buy. She planned to make red braised pork for Mu Qing to eat.
Seeing Li Cuilian happily busy in the kitchen, Mu Qing's expression turned ugly. "Mother, do you know who the woman who gave you the money is?"
Hearing Mu Qing's tone, Li Cuilian, who was cutting the meat, froze. She turned to look at Mu Qing and suspiciously asked, "Who is it?"
"She is Li Fugui's daughter."
"The woman who forced me to marry you?"
Hearing Mu Qing say that it was Jiujiu, Li Cuilian hurriedly said, "I was wondering why that woman was so kind as to suddenly give me money. She's really not a good person. She's not even married yet and she's already giving me money. My son, don't be blinded by her because of these small favors."
Seeing that Li Cuilian thought that Jiujiu wanted to marry him, Mu Qing smiled bitterly and said, "Mother, you must be joking. I'm the little prince's fiancée now. How could she possibly like me?"
"Little Prince? Which little prince? "
"How many young princes are there in the capital?"
"…"
Li Cuilian's hand froze in the middle of cutting the meat. After a moment of daze, she opened her mouth again and scolded, "As expected, she's not a good person. A few days ago, she was asking you to marry her. In just a few days, she's hooked up with the little prince. As expected, she's a fickle slut."
Hearing Li Cuilian scolding Jiujiu for being fickle, Mu Qing's mind was filled with the image of Jiujiu arrogantly saying that he wasn't worthy of her. Mu Qing's eyes darkened and he lowered his head to say, "Mother, be careful with your words."
Mu Qing helped Li Cuilian light the fire as he said, "Even if that woman doesn't care about her face, she's still the little prince's fiancée. The little prince has always been overbearing. If he hears these words, it'll be hard for us mother and son to escape responsibility."
Li Cuilian originally wanted to continue scolding Jiujiu, but the words were stuck in her throat. She took a deep breath and said, "I won't say it."
Seeing that Li Cuilian didn't say anything, Mu Qing let out a sigh of relief.
At noon, the two people ate red braised pork and fragrant rice made from the streaky pork that Jiujiu bought for lunch.
Li Cuilian had been living frugally during this period of time. When had she ever eaten such delicious food? She ate three big bowls in a row. If it wasn't for her stomach, she would have stuffed the rest of the meat into her stomach.
The meat was really fragrant.
After eating and drinking to their fill, Mu Qing continued to set up his stall. Li Cuilian, because she had a falling out with the embroidery house, had nothing to do and just lay on the bed in a daze.
Li Cuilian was reminiscing about the taste of the red braised pork she ate today while thinking about the silver that Jiujiu gave her today.
To be able to casually take out so much silver as a gift, it was obvious that Jiujiu's family was rich. At the thought that such a rich woman had once wanted to marry into Li Cuilian's family, Li Cuilian felt very uncomfortable.
If only Mu Qing hadn't refused. If only Mu Qing hadn't refused, she would not have been scolded by the people at the embroidery house. Now, she would be able to eat red braised pork whenever she wanted, and eat boiled fish whenever she wanted. She wouldn't have had such a hard time.
And now, she didn't have the job at the embroidery house. Li Cuilian's heart started to worry again. How would she live in the future?
Spring passed and autumn came. In the blink of an eye, it was mid-autumn.
Because Jiujiu and Mo Yuanming's relationship had been confirmed, Mo Yuanming would go find Jiujiu when he had nothing to do. And Wang Fei had followed Mo Yuanming to see Jiujiu a few times. Even though the two didn't hit it off immediately, their relationship was still good.
Later, under Mo Yuanming's suggestion, Jiujiu took the Princess Consort's pulse and cured the Princess Consort's dysmenorrhea. After that, the relationship between the Princess Consort and Jiujiu became even more harmonious.
Coincidentally, there was an Autumn Examinations this year. Perhaps it was because he was ridiculed by Jiujiu, but Mu Qing actually became a Ju Ren.
Becoming a Ju Ren was equivalent to having one foot in the officialdom.
Li Cuilian felt that it would be embarrassing to let Mu Qing continue to set up a stall. She took on the burden of the family and let Mu Qing focus on his studies to prepare for the Imperial Examination next year.
On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, a classmate who had become a Ju Ren invited Mu Qing for a meal.
Mu Qing had always refused these kinds of social gatherings. After all, he couldn't always let others treat him to meals. And he didn't have the money to treat them. Most of the time, Mu Qing would choose not to go.
But this time, the friend who came to find Mu Qing was very close to him. He had called him a few times. Mu Qing couldn't refuse and could only go along with him.
But what Mu Qing didn't expect was that the place his friend invited him to wasn't to drink and have fun, but to a brothel.
Even though Mu Qing was young, his family was poor and he was old-fashioned. When had he ever been to a brothel? Without thinking, he wanted to leave. But before Mu Qing could walk out of the room, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Then he heard a sweet voice like an oriole: "Ru Si greets Young Master."
Her friend let go of Mu Qing's hand and walked in front of Ru Si. She pointed at Mu Qing and introduced: "Miss Ru Si, this is Mu Qing."
Hearing the two words Mu Qing, Ru Si's eyes instantly lit up. Her eyes looked as if there were stars swaying in them.
Ru Si walked to Mu Qing's side and smiled lightly: "This servant greets Young Master Mu Qing."
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