"He Mansion has sent people here to deliver the betrothal gifts?" The Old Lady pressed her hand against the corner of the table and almost fainted.
Luo immediately answered without thinking, "Yes, they came to send the betrothal gifts to Xuexin. At that time, the one to whom they wanted to propose marriage was Moying. Why did it become Xuexin now? Mother, go and explain to He Mansion's people that the betrothal gifts should be sent to Moying. They are mistaken!"
Third Young Master He was now a disaster. No lady would be willing to marry him. He tortured not only his maids but also his newly married wife to death.
The Old Lady's face darkened, and she angrily scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Mother, I am not talking nonsense. This marriage was for Moying back then, wasn't it?" Luo argued. She placed a great hope in her daughter, and she definitely would not be willing to let her daughter marry Third Young Mast
Qu Moying left after chatting with Qu Xuexin for a while.Qu Xuexin's eyes became gloomy immediately after Qu Moying left, and she looked at the door resentfully.Seeing that Qu Xuexin was in a daze, Hong Mei called out in a low voice, "Lady!"Qu Xuexin gritted her teeth and almost tore the handkerchief in her hand. "Don't blame me. You made me do this!"Qu Moying was the one who was supposed to marry Third Young Master He. But when He Mansion came to Qu Mansion and claimed to deliver betrothal gifts to Qu Xuexin, no one spoke up for her, and only her mother shed tears for her.Rage bubbled in Qu Xuexin's mind, "Why should I sacrifice my reputation for Qu Moying?""I've suffered a lot to secure a marriage. After the previous engagement was canceled, I hadn't found a suitable person for a long time, and my marriage was therefore postponed. Mother picked up some candidates for me. Some of them liked m
They joined the crowd and walked ahead slowly in the crowd.The shops on the streets tried all sorts of means to attract customers. There were many lanterns with different riddles hanging at the shops' doors for people to solve. These shops also prepared many low-cost but exquisite gifts, which were exactly the type of gifts ladies liked.Upon seeing so many beautiful lanterns and exquisite small gifts, the ladies couldn't help but stop to take a look. At this time, those young masters who accompanied them would try to solve the riddles and win presents for the ladies to please them.Qu Moying and the others walked from one street to another bigger street. On one side of this street were the shops that had been operating for decades. They were rich and had prepared better things, which attracted more people. On the other side, there was a river by the fence, which was a tributary of the moat and was not narrow.There were bo
Young Master Wang did not answer directly. Instead, he turned around and asked Qu Moying and the others, "Ladies, what do you think?"Although he was asking the three of them, his eyes only fell on Qu Moying. He looked really affectionate. However, Qu Moying had lived for two lives, and she had seen such affectionate gazes from Pei Luo'an many times in her previous life. If not so, adding up with the fact that Young Master Wang had saved her once, she would definitely have feelings for Young Master Wang.But the current scene was more like a joke for Qu Moying.She even made a comparison in her heart. Compared with Pei Luo'an, Young Master Wang was putting on too much of a show. He saved Qu Moying without asking for her reciprocation, which was really easy to win the favor of an unmarried lady like her. They probably think that Qu Moying, who had only seen a few men in so many years, would definitely fall in love with him now.
Qu Qiuyan stood behind them. When she saw the interaction between Qu Xuexin and Qu Moying, she knew that there was something going on. Although she was the first to come to the gangplank, she stood a little further away from them.The boat was hit hard. She grabbed the pillar next to her and stabilized herself. It was nothing serious, but she was so scared that her face turned pale, and she fell to the ground."Someone fell into the water!""Help!"Seeing such a situation, people on the flower terrace shouted. Someone jumped into the water to save the three people who fell into the water.As soon as Qu Xuexin fell into the water, she was so frightened that she screamed with her hands waving, but she immediately drank a few mouthfuls of water.Someone came over to pull her by the hand. She subconsciously tightened her grip and hugged the person tightly. At this moment, she only wanted to live!
This person grabbed Young Master Wang's hand and said intimately, "Man, your clothes are wet. Go change first. Let's go. I'll bring you over to change!"As he spoke, he pulled Young Master Wang over.Young Master Wang wanted to say something, but he felt something sharp pricking at his waist. He didn't dare to struggle and obediently followed him.Everyone's attention was on the leaving boat. No one paid attention to the insignificant Young Master Wang, so they didn't notice that he was missing.At this time, Young Master Wang's lad servant was still waiting for Young Master Wang on the boat. He didn't notice that Young Master Wang, who planned to turn around the flower terrace, had disappeared!Ji Hai walked out of the cabin with a smile and bowed deeply to Qu Moying. "Fourth Lady Qu, our master invites you in."Qu Moying nodded. She ignored Xiao Hanyuan, turned around, and followed Ji Hai inside.
Ji Hai stepped forward and asked coldly, "What's the matter?"Qu Xuexin hurried forward and said in a delicate voice, "Sir, I want to thank your Master face to face!"Hearing that Qu Moying had already entered the cabin, Qu Xuexin was a little anxious.She originally thought that she wouldn't meet any good man, but she actually met one now, and it seemed that this Master was not under Lord Jing.No matter which Lord this Master was, he was like a life-saving straw for Qu Xuexin.She would rather become a concubine in a wealthy family than marry an ordinary person. If there were other choices, she would not choose Xiao Hanyuan.How could she let go of such a good opportunity?Xiao Hanyuan stood beside Qu Xuexin with a long face. He had already advised Qu Xuexin just now, but Qu Xuexin didn't listen to him. She behaved differently from the elegant, decent, and gentle lady in his memory.
Lanterns were everywhere in the city. There were big lanterns with dragon and phoenix patterns on the top, and below them were numerous pairs of festival lanterns.This was the liveliest place in the capital on Qixi Festival. The Sea of Lanterns could be seen from afar, and the sight was inexplicably beautiful.Some fastidious people made the lanterns themselves. They drew some obscure patterns or wrote some verses on the lanterns. The couples would hang the lanterns up together and pray for a beautiful future.Some people bought lanterns directly from stalls nearby. They were not expensive and there were various styles. Some shops made unique lanterns, and many women liked them.Pei Luo'an stood with his hands behind his back, smiling as he spoke to a cloaked woman beside him.This woman was far away from him just now, but now she was walking shoulder to shoulder with him. There were couples around. It was not
"You don't know me? Didn't you say that your Master wanted to deal with Fourth Lady Qu? Now that I screwed it up, so you don't admit it?" Young Master Wang had already been slapped a few times by someone just now. Then, he was dragged here. Just now, he staggered forward and bumped into Liu Jingyu because someone pushed him.He didn't expect to bump into the woman who had hired him before, and she turned out to be a maid.At this time, Liu Jingyu stood up and said coldly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Someone, come and slap him!"Two lowly old maids came out from the back of the crowd. One of them reached out and grabbed Young Master Wang's hands while the other slapped him hard on the face. Immediately, the elegant-looking Young Master Wang was beaten to spit out blood, and his face swelled up. They slapped him really hard.Liu Jingyu ordered coldly with a calm expression, "Take him to Yamen and inquire about what h