Twenty years ago, Xu Gucheng won the third place in the second-level Jinshi.
Famous in the capital.
As a young man from the south of the Yangtze River, Xu Gucheng has a special temperament, which makes him look warm and warm.
He has a good skin, is good at ordering tea and painting, and treats others with justice. Soon, half of the ladies in Bianjing City were secretly interested in him.
Qian Qilang's mother, Liu, was one of them. She even skipped family studies class just to take a look at Xu Gucheng without fear of being punished.
During that time, Liu's heart was never in herself.
Even if she could nod and say hello to Xu Gucheng at the banquet, it would be enough to keep her happy all night. For her, it was a day of joy and pain.
However, Xu Gucheng's eyes were always on Lu. When the other ladies saw Xu Gucheng's feelings for Lu, they were no longer as enthusiastic as they were at first and simply admired his appearance. But Mrs. Liu turned a blind eye and still loved Xu Gucheng happily.
It wasn't until she heard the news about his engagement to Lu that she realized that everything was just a dream, and everything was her imagination.
Although Lady Bianjing has an open temperament, most people are still traditional and conservative at heart. Mrs. Liu was disheartened and did not express her feelings to Xu Gucheng. Instead, she followed her family's arrangements and soon married into the Duke's mansion.
In the second month of her marriage, she became pregnant and gave birth to her first husband, Qian Qilang. Slowly she established a foothold in the Qian family and lived a comfortable life.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, Lu Erniang would also marry into the Duke's Mansion. Her rebellious character would endear her to Princess Sun's love and respect. She even became the mistress of the Duke's Mansion two years ago, taking charge of the entire backyard.
Ms. Liu was beaten twice by the wives of the Lu family, and she always had resentment in her heart. She tried to trip up Lu Erniang many times, but she was resolved by Lu Erniang without any harm to her.
The repeated setbacks made Liu's resentment deeper and deeper, and she was always waiting for an opportunity to fight back.
Therefore, a few months ago, when she heard that the maid from the Xu family had come to the Duke's Mansion, Mrs. Liu thought of really giving Mrs. Lu some color.
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Through the spy's report, Xu Nuo also learned that it was Qian Zhao who arranged for someone to crash the carriage Chuntang was riding in, thus creating the chance encounter and making Chuntang trust him.
Xu Nuo didn't know how true Qian Zhao's feelings for Chun Tang were, but she knew very well that there was absolutely no possibility between the two.
Therefore, no matter how sad Chun Tang is, he promises to completely stop her thoughts.
After thinking again and again, she finally asked Chuntang seriously if she had been bullied when she was at Qian's house. Chuntang said that Qian Qilang's words were indeed very explicit, but he did not make any overstep.
From Chun Tang's expression, Xu Nuo judged that she was telling the truth and confirmed that she had indeed not suffered a loss.
The Duke's Mansion has punished Qian Qilang and his mother, and Xu Nuo did not want to immediately find trouble with them. Suppress this matter for the time being, lest you fail to seek justice and end up in a mess.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, the maid next to Twenty-One Niang rushed to the Xu Mansion and said that Chuntang had gone to the Duke of Guo's Mansion and met Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu immediately grabbed Chuntang's arm and started scolding her.
"My wife is going to check on the situation first. I am taking time to inform you, Madam Six, and ask you to take Miss Chuntang away as soon as possible." The maid said anxiously.
Xu Nuo's head buzzed, and before he could speak, he followed the maid to the Duke's Mansion.
When she arrived, some of the people watching the excitement had been cleared away, but there were still a few sisters-in-law present.
Xu Nuo approached and heard: "I know you Lu family are not good people. You hooked up with this one and then that one. If you see which man is good, you will pounce on him. How can a son of my Qian family be as high as you, a lowly maid?" ?You’re not even qualified to carry your shoes!”
Mrs. Liu cursed loudly.
Twenty-one Niang didn't show any weakness and cleverly pushed back the words.
Xu Nuo frowned. Aunt Twenty-One married into the Qian family and was a member of the Qian family. Now that she is scolding Chuntang and the Qian family, she will definitely give others an excuse.
Although the twenty-first lady asked her to lead Chun Tang away directly, she was unwilling to leave all this to the twenty-first lady alone. She stepped forward without thinking and said: "Mrs. Qian, I don't know which company you are scolding." Where is your maid? Such a shameless maid should really be thrown out and beaten to death with sticks."
Chun Tang was surrounded by the crowd and was too frightened to raise her head. Suddenly she heard the voice of the promise and looked up with tears on her face, as if a helpless little lamb grasping the last straw.
Seeing Chun Tang's appearance, Xu Nuo hesitated and felt extremely distressed.
When Mrs. Liu saw Xu Nuo coming, she laughed loudly and said, "You are aware of yourself. You are talking about your Xu Mansion! She is the one who has the nerve to come to the Duke's Mansion and want to outdo us!" She pointed with her hand. Chuntang.
"I don't know anything else, but I know that my maid had an affair with a young man from the Qian family with my permission. Now it sounds like that young man is actually your husband? When was the husband of the Qian family? When you get to this point, you have to pretend to be a servant to win the favor of a maid."
Xu Nuo said with a smile.
Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment when she was asked. When she saw the people next to her snickering, she realized that Xu Nuo was cursing Qian Zhao in a roundabout way. Although Qian Zhao was not her child, and his reputation had nothing to do with her, she was on the same side as him today and could not let others scold him.
"You are a lady in a boudoir, you can't control your own maid, that's all. Why don't you go to our prince's house and make noises? How unbecoming it is!" Mrs. Liu put on the posture of an elder, looking aloof and condescending.
After hearing this, Xu Nuo smiled brightly and said, "It's really ridiculous that a gentleman from the Duke's palace, with such an identity, would lie to others and not dare to admit his identity."
Chuntang stepped forward and pulled Xu Nuo's sleeve and whispered: "Madam, let's go back." She regretted so much that her intestines turned green.
She originally thought that Alai had a wife and decided to forget him. Unexpectedly, she learned from Qiyue that Alai was Qian Julang, the husband of the Qian family.
She didn't believe that Alai had lied to her from beginning to end, even hiding his identity.
So, what he said is still somewhat true.
She just wanted to ask him clearly. She definitely didn't know his identity and wanted to pester him, but she didn't want to cause trouble like this.
Mrs. Liu couldn't answer the reason why Qian Zhao concealed his identity, so he turned around and glared at Qian Qilang and Qian Zhao standing outside.
During this gap, someone happened to come up to dissuade her. Liu took advantage of the situation and left angrily.
Qian Qilang gave Xu Nuo a hard look and followed his mother away. Only Qian Zhao was left standing there, looking at Chun Tang with pity. He wanted to step forward to comfort her but did not dare to do so due to his status.
When Xu Nuo saw him, his eyes showed disgust, and he took Chun Tang away without looking back.
After returning to Xu Mansion, as soon as they entered Mingjin Pavilion, Chun Tang knelt on the ground with a plop: "Madam, please find someone to marry me off."
