Gu Qingyuan left the waterside pavilion, her footsteps hurried under the sunset.
Seeing that your yard is not far away, you can reach it by walking around the garden.
However, just as she turned around the path, a figure jumped out of the bushes, blocking her way.
"Xiaosheng has seen Miss Gu..." One was wearing a long gown, and she looked quite delicate and looked like a scholar.
Gu Qingyuan frowned slightly. She didn't know this person, nor had she seen him before, but she could directly tell her identity.
This made Gu Qingyuan feel like she was being spied on.
I even felt that this person was rude. They met alone in the garden like this and were bumped into. They thought it was a private meeting.
She stepped back without leaving a trace, using as cold a tone as possible,
"I do not know you."
With that said, she turned around and turned to another road.
Before she could leave, the scholar clamped her wrists.
"... I was in a hurry at the water pavilion just now, and Xiaosheng fell in love with her. If the girl doesn't dislike it, Xiaosheng is willing to accept her as his first wife..."
The scholar kept staring at her, his words seemed polite and his tone was correct, but the contempt in his eyes could not be concealed.
As he spoke, he put a jade pendant in his hand into her hand.
Gu Qingyuan frowned, could the person in front of her be a fool?
Who proposes marriage as soon as they come up? It is said that the position of a head wife is as precious as the throne.
And that jade pendant, she didn't even mention taking it, as long as she touched it, she would give it to him privately.
The person opposite was still chatting, and Gu Qingyuan felt that he was no different from a fly.
"I don't know you, and I've never met you." She held back the discomfort in her heart, "Looking at the young master's clothes, it seems that his family is in a good financial situation. Why don't you buy a mirror?"
"If not, you can go to the pond and take a look at your ugly face."
After she finished speaking, she took out the iron hairpin she had just taken out of her sleeve pocket and stabbed it towards the wrist that was holding her.
"Ah." The scholar cried out in pain, retracted his hand, jumped his feet, and the jade pendant in his hand fell to the ground, making a crisp sound and falling into pieces.
Gu Qingyuan pinched the bloody hairpin and turned to leave.
But who would have expected that before she reached the fork in the road, she was pulled with great force and staggered to the ground.
The scholar seemed to be stimulated, and his disguised expression changed, revealing his hidden ruthlessness.
"It's true that you don't have to pay for the toast. You are just a Xibei who came to seek refuge. He has no blood relationship with the old lady in this house. If you hadn't seen that you look good..."
"Why did I keep such a low voice, young master? It's just a ruined body. Since you don't want this good wife, I can only be a concubine."
As he spoke, he took a step closer to Gu Qingyuan and loosened his collar.
"You still dare to stab me?"
He covered his stabbed arm and squatted in front of Gu Qingyuan,
"The face is good-looking, but the master is ignorant. If he dares to move, I will not be able to make you a concubine."
Gu Qingyuan couldn't help but feel a chill as she looked at the fierce and ferocious look of the person in front of her.
This person can accurately tell her identity, and since she has never met him, it can only be told by others.
The hairpin in her hand was cold, and she had pricked him just now, taking advantage of his unpreparedness. At this moment, if she tried to make a sneak attack, she might not be able to succeed.
In the distance, the waterside pavilion was filled with people. This man really didn't dare to do anything.
Her cry for help can attract people, but no one knows what the consequences will be.
This person could tell her identity, and they were in a deserted corner at this moment. If this person were to blame her, they would accuse her of seducing her.
By then, she would not be able to count them even if she jumped into the Yellow River.
She had seen too many such things in Kyoto.
She gathered up her skirt to cover her exposed embroidered shoes. She stumbled and said with fear on her face,
"Who are you? If you really want to ask for marriage, you should report it to the elders in the house. How can you be so rude?"
Her face was a little blushing, and she looked shy and timid, "I can't bear the young master's love."
When the scholar saw her appearance, he stopped showing off and spoke in a tender voice.
"I am the brother-in-law of the prefect. Please forgive me if I have offended you in the past. However, my admiration for my wife can be learned from heaven and earth."
The jade pendant he handed over was broken and could not be used as a token. He took off a pink purse from his waist and forcefully stuffed it into Gu Qingyuan's hand.
"This is a token. As long as you agree to it, the old lady in your house and your father who holds the government will definitely not object."
The prefect's brother-in-law was named Chen Heng. He heard from a steward of the Qin family that a beautiful cousin had come to the house, but unfortunately she was a friendly one.
Her status is noble, the daughter of the duke.
Originally, he was not very interested in women who were not young, but today he attended the birthday party of the fifth wife of the Qin family and saw the cousin he had divorced with in the waterside pavilion.
Such a graceful manner, as well as the amorous feelings at the corners of the eyebrows and eyes, made my heart suddenly move.
Men and women are just like that. For the first time, he felt that a married woman has a charm that a young child does not have.
It is not impossible to marry someone back home.
He looked Gu Qingyuan up and down, his eyes were extremely absurd and without any scruples.
Gu Qingyuan held the hairpin tightly and smiled at the person opposite.
Chen Heng snorted coldly in his heart. As expected, he was a restless person as he told the manager, and he would fall for him as soon as he hooked up with her.
He approached Gu Qingyuan and smelled the alluring daughter's fragrance on her body. He seemed very proud and reached out to pull Gu Qingyuan's collar.
There was a rush of footsteps in the distance, and it seemed like a dark figure was slowly approaching.
Qin Lu led a group of girls attending the banquet and walked slowly along the path in the garden.
The Qin family was a wealthy businessman three generations ago. There are indeed some rare flowers in this old house, and the garden under the sunset has a different beauty.
Everyone admired it as they walked, while Qin Lu searched with her eyes as she walked.
Just now she asked the maid to quietly lead Chen Heng to recognize Gu Qingyuan.
Any mediocre and ambitious man can still fall in love with Gu Qingyuan, a second-married woman.
Chen Heng and Gu Qingyuan were not seen along the way. Just when I was wondering, I seemed to hear a noise from the bushes.
"Did you hear any noise?" she asked a noble lady beside her, who was the daughter of the prefect.
This place is some distance from the water pavilion, but it is not that quiet. The prefect’s daughter listened carefully and said,
"It sounded like something was falling."
Qin Lu thought for a moment and looked around.
His eyes fell behind the bushes, and he sneered in his heart, didn't Gu Qingyuan like to seduce men?
Then let her suffer the consequences herself.
She led everyone around and went behind the bushes.
"Ah." There was a heartbreaking sound, and it seemed like there was a sound of something falling to the ground. Qin Lu quickened her pace.
The scene in front of her shocked her, and she stood stiffly on the spot, motionless.