Chapter 12
He Dinghong, who was being cool, staggered when Jiang Wu said this and almost fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty, you should hurry up and take care of it. There are many guests today, and it's not very elegant for you to act like this." Before he could react, Jiang Wu added gently, and then took advantage of He Dinghong's sluggishness to say, He walked past him very quickly.
"...No, wait! You girl lied to me again, didn't you!" He Dinghong waited for her to walk away before he realized what was happening. He chased after her with a blushing face and said, "My prince is handsome and rich, and his family background is also good. First-rate, why do you just look down on me and refuse to be my concubine?!"
The two met two years ago. That day, Jiang Wu went to the Duke Chengen's Mansion to look for Jiang Baichuan, who had not been home for a long time. At the gate of the Duke Chengen's Mansion, he met He Dinghong who was drunk and came home. He Dinghong mistook him for the singer who was accompanying him and teased him. Jiang Wu thought that Duke Cheng'en was a reasonable man, so he didn't coddle him and kicked him awake.
After He Dinghong woke up from the pain, he was furious and wanted to fight back, but suddenly he came face to face with a face that was too beautiful to look away from. This made him, who always liked beauty, stunned for a moment, and then decided to take Jiang Wu as his concubine regardless of his past grudges.
Jiang Wu heard his barking and said nothing. He only complained to Duke Chengen. Cheng'en Gong, who hated iron and steel, was so angry that he chased his unlucky son and beat him severely.
From then on, He Dinghong loved and hated Jiang Wu, often looking for opportunities to tease her, and vowed to take her home sooner or later.
If it were any other woman, she might have been afraid of obeying such a high-ranking official as Duke Cheng'en, but Jiang Wu was not afraid and didn't even bother to pay attention to it. Because her father was a good friend of Duke Cheng'en, and as a person like Duke Cheng'en, he would not be able to ignore his friend's wishes and force his friend's daughter to be his son's concubine.
It is precisely because of the constraints of Duke Cheng'en that in the past two years, He Dinghong only talked about being mean and did not really force Jiang Wu to do anything. Therefore, although Jiang Wu was a little annoyed, he did not stay away from Duke Cheng'en's Mansion and did not dare to come to the house again.
Listening to He Dinghong's question, Jiang Wu just pretended that he didn't hear it, smiled and quickened his pace, and ran away before he really caught up with him.
He Dinghong: "..."
He Dinghong didn't catch up with anyone, so he was so angry that he slapped the servant on the back of the head: "Idiot! I don't know how to stop her for my prince!"
The boy held his head in frustration: "It's not that I don't know how to stop you, it's because there are so many people around. If you really want to cause trouble in such an occasion, the master should be angry again."
This place was not quite secluded. He Dinghong looked back and saw that there were indeed several guests looking over here. Not wanting to be served by the family law anymore, he froze for a moment, and had to give up angrily: "Huh, next time we meet, I must treat that cunning girl well!"
"Yes, yes, I will do it next time, I will do it next time. For now, you should go back to the table first..."
The tired boy quickly coaxed the ancestor to leave.
The master and the servant didn't know that among the guests, there was a middle-aged man who looked inconspicuous and had a shrewd look on his face. He looked at the direction they were leaving and narrowed his eyes with interest: "How could this happen?" The eldest son of Duke Cheng'en's mansion is embarrassed... Come on, go and find out who the girl just now is."
"Yes!" The attendant behind him heard this and immediately left quietly.
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Xiao Ji didn't know what happened to Jiang Wu after he left. After he left the pavilion, he found a place with few people to stay for a while, and then made excuses to leave and go home.
For Xiao Ji, it was an ordinary day, but for Cui Lingyan on the other side, this day turned into a nightmare that made her afraid to go out for several days.
Because she not only received a huge blow from Xiao Ji, but also because she was too panicked when she ran away, she accidentally bumped into a maid carrying a drink, and fell to her feet in full view of everyone.
The drink in the maid's hand spilled all over her body.
The moment it happened, Cui Lingyan was completely stunned. It wasn't until she was helped up from the ground by the maids who were in a hurry that she realized with her head buzzing that she had made such a big mistake!
This made Cui Lingyan, who always had a perfect image in front of others, almost collapse in public. She held back her tears and went to the guest house of Cheng'en Palace to change her clothes. Then she hurried home on the pretext of feeling unwell and cried hard behind closed doors.
Mrs. Ge, the Duke of Qing, only had such a precious daughter. Seeing this, she felt very distressed. She held her in her arms and coaxed her for a long time before telling her to stop crying.
"Tell mom, what happened?" said her beloved daughter, Mo Ruo Mu. Ge knew that if she accidentally fell down in front of others, her daughter would not cry like this, so after her mood calmed down, she asked. The reason for the matter.
Cui Lingyan thought of what Xiao Ji said to her, and the fact that she had made a fool of herself in public due to wrestling, and now it was difficult to see anyone. She felt huge grievances in her heart again: "Yes...it's brother Ji. He doesn't know why, but he suddenly wants to follow I broke off the relationship and still said evil words to me..."
"What?" Seeing her daughter burst into tears again when she spoke, Ge Shi was very surprised, "That child Ah Ji has a gentle and polite personality, and he has liked you since he was a child. He is usually more gentle and considerate to you than your brother. How could this be possible? to you?"
Cui Lingyan did not dare to say that Xiao Ji knew about her affair with Cui Ang. She could only cry and said that she didn't know why - she was really confused about Xiao Ji's huge change in attitude. According to her understanding of him, even if he knew about her affair with Cui Ang, he shouldn't have reacted like this.
Ge and the original owner's mother, Princess Sun, were cousins. They had a very good relationship. In addition, the original owner was noble, handsome, and devoted to his daughter. Ge was very satisfied with him and always hoped that his daughter could marry him and become the princess. .
It's just that her daughter always said that she regarded each other as her brother. She thought that the two of them were still young and could cultivate their relationship, so she was not too anxious. But after listening to her daughter's words, Ge Shi was surprised and unable to sit still: "Could it be that the child has someone else he likes? No, I will go to Prince Duan's Mansion to find him and find out!"
"Mom!" Cui Lingyan was afraid that Xiao Ji would tell her about her and Cui Ang when Ge was gone, so she couldn't help but feel frightened and hurriedly pulled her back, "I...I thought about it, is it because of my recent relationship with Cui Ang?" Others were playing too much and didn't go to see Brother Ji much, so Brother Ji was unhappy? Also, that day he fell into the water and fell into a coma to save me, but I didn't go see him immediately..."
"Aren't you also sick yourself? It's not like you didn't want to see him on purpose." Cui Lingyan was not sick, but she was pretending to be unwell in order to spend more time with Cui Ang in private. But Ge Shi didn't know that. After saying this, she sat back on the bed again, her expression relaxed, "But you didn't go to him to play with it. It's really because you didn't do it well. Aji is a prince and has a distinguished status. , has outstanding appearance, and many women like him outside. He is also a man, and no matter how gentle his temper is, he still wants to save face. You can't let him chase you all the time, and you should give him some response... Speaking of this, Mommy too I want to ask you, what are you thinking? When will my mother get to drink his cup of son-in-law tea? "
Cui Lingyan frowned: "Mom, I've told you, I have no romantic feelings for brother Ji. In my heart, he is the same as several brothers in the family!"
Although she never refused the original owner's kindness to her, and always went to the original owner when there was nothing wrong, Cui Lingyan always said this to everyone.
I only regard him as my brother, don’t get me wrong. If you misunderstood, that's your problem, because I've made it very clear.
But they don't know that such behavior of saying one thing and doing another is impossible to make the other party give up. It will only make the other party can't help but wonder: Is she just not enlightened yet?
Even Ge Shi, a mother-in-law, thinks so. After listening to Cui Lingyan's words, she didn't take it seriously at all. She just nodded her nose in a funny way and said, "If you really just treat him as a brother, how could you be so sad because of his few words? You are a fan of the authorities."
Cui Lingyan: "..."
Cui Lingyan wanted to say: That's because you don't know how much his "few words" went too far!
And who can bear the thought of an admirer who is usually gentle, attentive and caring to him, suddenly turning his back and scolding him that he is disgusting? The gap is really huge! Even though Cui Lingyan never thought about marrying Xiao Ji, she couldn't bear to be treated like this.
The most important thing is that he also knew what happened between her and Cui Ang. She was really worried that he would tell this matter in anger...
Cui Lingyan, who was speechless, felt even more panicked. She bit her lip, not wanting to explain to her mother anymore, so she stopped continuing the topic and coaxed her to leave first.
After Ge Shi walked out of her daughter's room, she was still a little worried. She looked at the darkening sky, then turned to tell her roommate, Aunt Liu: "Go and find out when the Dowager Queen will return to the city."
The concubine in her mouth was Xiao Ji's mother-in-law, Concubine Sun. Ge decided to wait for Mrs. Sun to return to the city and find a time to visit her to discuss the marriage between her daughter and Xiao Ji.
"Yes, our girl and Prince Duan are sixteen and eighteen, so they are not too young, so the marriage should be settled." Aunt Liu responded with a smile, and helped Ge Shi go.
The master and servant did not know what they were saying, and they were all listened to by a person hiding on the roof like a dark shadow.
That person was none other than Cui Ang, the male protagonist of the original work who had just returned from duty.
Since that day when he expressed his feelings to Cui Lingyan, he often sneaked into Cui Lingyan's boudoir to have private meetings with her in the dead of night. The reason why I came so early today was because I heard that Cui Lingyan made a fool of herself after wrestling in the Cheng'en Palace. I wanted to come over early to comfort her. Unexpectedly, I found out that there was another story behind the scandal, and Ge decided to do so. The marriage between Cui Lingyan and Xiao Ji must be finalized as soon as possible.
Xiao Ji...he is dreaming!
Cui Ang stood frozen for a long time with a gloomy expression. After the master and servant left completely, he withdrew his gaze, pursed his lips, and entered Cui Lingyan's boudoir through the half-open bamboo window.
