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054 Private Meeting
Zhao Shi nodded,
"It's time to speak to uncle." The words came out of her mouth, but a
hint of mockery crossed her eyes.
She is really a
woman with a heart higher than the sky, the daughter of a district magistrate,
but she is still not satisfied with the marriage she has chosen. If she wants
to marry a son of a powerful nobleman, she is really a toad who wants to eat
swan's flesh, a daydreamer.
With this in
mind, the smile on Zhao Shi's face faded for a few moments, and she left
after chatting casually with Su Qingping on the pretext that there were still
matters to be dealt with at the residence.
After Su
Qingping had sent Zhao Shi away, the smile on her face could no longer
be hung.
This night, Su
Qingping tossed and turned and had trouble sleeping. She said to herself that
she could not just sit there and wait for end, she had to take the initiative.
But Nangong Yue
had a good night's sleep and got up early. An Niang ordered the maids to
serve breakfast, while Que‘er quietly reported to Nangong Yue the new news she
had inquired about: "Miss Third, Eldest Uncle(gu laoye) has
now woken up. I heard that he was beaten yesterday, it was ...... because of a
prostitute." Que’er is just an eleven year old girl, talking about this
matter, she couldn't help but bashfully blush in her little face.
Nangong Yue
could not help but laugh indifferently, Thinking that the Bai Family was also once
comparable to the Nangong Fu’s family. Old Bai Master and Grandfather Nangong
Hao were good friends and had arranged the marriage of their children long
before the birth of eldest Gumu. But after the change of dynasty, Old
Master Bai died early and his children and grandchildren were not virtuous. In
just a few years, Bai family has already
fallen into a state of decline. Now they are acting even more unruly, actually
fighting over a female prostitute to the point of bloodshed which is laughable
if it's spread out!
With this family
style in the Bai family, it is no wonder that the Eldest Gumu left the
Bai family without any attachment after the death of Eldest Gufu ......
After taking her
breakfast, Nangong Yue went to meet her brother Nangong Xin and together they
went to Rong'antang to pay their respects to Su Shi.
Now, although Su
Shi still dislikes Nangong Xin, she is more and more satisfied with
Nangong Yue.
Somehow, this Third
Granddaughter has been transformed into a new person. Not only has she acted in
a measured manner and knows how to advance and retreat, she has even won
Empress Niangniang’s favor. If she can be nurtured and married well, she
will definitely bring a lot of help to the whole family!
Nangong Yue and
Nangong Xin sat aside after paying their respects. Soon, one after another,
people came to pay their respects to Su Shi.
Su Qingping came
a little late. Nangong Yue keenly noticed that the heavy shadows under Su
Qingping's eyes could not be covered even by powder and looking at her haggard
appearance, she must have not slept well last night. It was obvious that the
marriage introduced by Zhao Shi yesterday was a big blow to Su Qingping.
If
Su Qingping is not satisfied with the marriage introduced by Zhao Shi,
then she will definitely do something about it!
Nangong Yue
lowered her eyes, carefully hiding the sharpness in her eyes, and secretly
said: No matter who Su Qingping's target is, as long as it was not her father,
otherwise, she would not blame her for being merciless.
Su
Qingping was very worried and didn't pay attention to others. She just thought
about how Liu Rong's affairs were going... until Liu Rong sneaked back behind
her, winked at her, and Su Qingping let go. Heart comes. Early in the morning,
she wrote a note for Liu Rong to bring to Nangong Cheng's young man. It seemed
that this was done.
Su Qingping was
so preoccupied that she didn't even notice the others, her heart only thinking
that she didn't know how well...... Liurong's matter had been done until Liurong
sneaked back behind her and gave her a wink, and only then did Su Qingping put
her mind at ease. First thing in the morning, she wrote a letter asking Liurong
to send it to Nangong Cheng's young man, it seems that this is done.
In the late
afternoon, Su Qingping went to the ancestral hall with her maid Liu Rong. The
ancestral hall of the Nangong Mansion is located in the northeast corner of the
house, in a rather remote location. Unless it is a day for ancestor worship,
few people come here on weekdays, and the surrounding area is very quiet, with
only the maids and pozis coming over to clean it regularly.
The April spring
breeze on her cheek was not too cold, not too hot, warm and comfortable.
Su Qingping
looked at the handkerchief in her hand. The plain white handkerchief was
embroidered with pink peach blossoms which were blooming beautifully, making
her heart flutter. She had sent a note this morning asking Nangong Cheng to
meet her here, would he come? Will this peach blossom relationship of hers come
to fruition so that she can get rid of the unworthy marriage introduced by Zhao
Shi?
Thinking back to
the few times she had met Nangong Cheng and the way he looked at her, she could
be sure that Nangong Cheng was interested in her. Then he would definitely come
to her appointment. As long as she took care of Nangong Cheng and became his
rightful wife, she would be rich and prosperous in no time!
Thinking of
this, the desire for wealth and power grew like a weed in Su Qingping's heart.
Just then, a
light footstep came over.
"Eldest
Miss." Liurong tugged nervously on Su Qingping's sleeve, "The Fourth
Master is here."
Su Qingping's
beautiful eyes looked around only to saw Nangong Cheng wearing a white robe
with a wide belt tied around his waist and a wide sleeve tunic of dark green
walking silver threads, walking far away with his sleeves fluttering, and in a
short while he walked in front of Su Qingping.
Liu Rong had the
good sense to go and watch out for them.
"Cousin
Cheng ......," Su Qingping timidly called out. She lifted her small
palm-sized face, her pearly white face, with a pair of eyes like black grapes
in the early morning spring mist, both glistening and alluring. "Will you
look down on me?" Saying that the eyes seemed to be overflowing with
tears, as if they were about to fall at any moment. "So shamelessly take
the initiative to ask you to a meeting."
Nangong Cheng is
used to being flirtatious and amorous, and he has long been in love with Su
Qingping. When he saw her in this state, he naturally felt great pity for her.
"How could it be? Elder Brother is flattered that Biaomei has asked
her elder brother out."
Su Qingping
heard what he said, her eyes welled up with emotion and she said, "Ever
since I met cousin Cheng, Ping'er has found herself thinking about him all the
time, so much so that she can't think about her food or drinks, that's why she
had the audacity to ask cousin Cheng to meet her today, regardless of the face
of a girl."
On hearing this,
Nangong Cheng was pleased with himself. Su Qingping was the niece of his Di mother,
yet she was deeply in love with him and he was really charming.
"Ping'er
knows that cousin Cheng comes from a Noble family and with Ping'er's current
status she is not worthy of cousin ......" said Su Qingping, her eyes
flushed a little red.
"Biaomei!"
Nangong Cheng boldly stepped forward to hold Su Qingping's slender hand, only
to feel that the hand was soft and boneless, tender and delicate,
and could not help but be distracted. "What is worthy, what is not worthy,
I am only a concubine’s son ......"
"Cousin
Cheng must not be presumptuous, in Ping's mind, cousin is the most outstanding
great husband, no one can match ......" Su Qingping's hand lightly covered
Nangong Cheng's mouth
Nangong Cheng
was so moved that as his mouth opened, he wrapped his fingers around Su
Qingping's fragile white fingers.
Su Qingping
looked flustered and withdrew her hand and hurriedly stepped backwards, but
unexpectedly there was a protruding rock behind her, and with one unsteady
step, her delicate body involuntarily fell backwards.
Seeing this,
Nangong Cheng took a big step forward and hugged her in a warm and soft
embrace.
"Good
fragrance!" He buried his head in Su Qingping's neck and inhaled deeply.
Su Qingping was
pleased with herself: For today's date, she had specially put on a special rose
perfume, but no man would be unmoved if he came near her. She thought this in
her heart, but her face did not show, her body struggled to break free from
Nangong Cheng's arms, her mouth said: "Cousin Cheng, don't be like this, I
am not such a casual woman ......" the tone of her voice revealed a hint
of crying.
Note:
Gu laoye-
Son-In-Law of the Household
Gufu- Father’s
sister’s husband
Biaomei-
cousin younger sister
