After leaving the palace, Xu Xiuyi went straight to An Mansion. The person who opened the door for her was not An Chengshao or Qin Xu, but Qin Yan.
Seeing her, Qin Yan stretched out her hand to close the door, but Xu Xiuyi blocked the door and said coldly: "This is not your home, you have no right to drive me away."
Qin Yan was furious, and his smiling face was filled with resentment towards Xu Xiuyi.
"You are so shameless when Master Cheng is not around. Xu Xiuyi, you are the most shameless widow I have ever seen."
Xu Xiuyi didn't want to be angry with her. Since she came, she thought that she might meet Qin Yan. Since she thought about meeting Qin Yan, she naturally also thought that Qin Yan would say nasty things to her. She didn't take her to heart, she just
Come to see Mr. An Cheng.
"You don't need to tell me whether he is there or not, I will see it myself."
After saying that, she pushed Qin Yan away and went inside.
Qin Yanqi took a few bulging steps to catch up with her and grabbed her sleeve: "Xu Xiuyi, stop here. Master Cheng doesn't like you at all. How could he like a widow like you? You are stalking me."
You want to be shameless if you throw yourself into my arms."
"Let go." Xu Xiuyi glanced at her coldly, but Qin Yan laughed.
"Xu Xiuyi, do you really think that Young Master Cheng will like a widow like you? You don't want to find out who he is. Mr. An from outside the Pass is the richest in the world. He has friendships with many royal relatives and nobles. Even the emperor appreciates him.
, if he hadn't been unwilling, then the position of prime minister would have been his long ago. How much do you know about this?"
Xu Xiuyi was startled, she knew nothing about this.
Seeing her look like this, Qin Yan felt smug and continued: "Master Cheng just wants to play with you, so he won't tell you his true identity. After playing with him, he will dump him so that you won't pester him in the future. Do you really think that he wants to play with you?"
He likes you, and if he really liked you, he wouldn't have burned the embroidery silk you and Jinniang Xiuzhuang had set on fire."
"What did you say?"
Xu Xiuyi was shocked and looked at Qin Yan with a pair of black eyes.
Having said this, Qin Yanle saw Xu Xiuyi's appearance and said with added jealousy: "You still don't understand what I said. Well, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll repeat it to you. Xu Xiuyi, you are not worthy of Cheng."
Young Master, Young Master Cheng never told you his true identity because he was afraid that you would pester him after we broke up. Also, the goods you ordered from Jinniang Xiuzhuang were set ablaze by Young Master Cheng. I’ll tell you about it later.
In a word, the boss behind Jinniang Xiuzhuang is Mr. Cheng, and he came to Beijing this time..."
Just as he was talking, the door opened. An Chengshao and Wu Mo stood outside the door. When they saw Xu Xiuyi and Qin Yan, the atmosphere suddenly changed. Qin Yan did not dare to say anything more, but looked at Xu Xiuyi proudly and turned away.
Xu Xiuyi's dark eyes fell on An Chengshao. There was something hidden in his eyes, but An Chengshao suddenly panicked.
"Xiu'er."
A divorce plan, this must be a divorce plan. Xu Xiuyi tried her best to calm down and not get in trouble with Qin Yan, but at this moment, she had no choice but to tell An Chengshao about the child.
Even if Qin Yan wants to drive a wedge between her and Mr. An Cheng, he can't spread rumors without foundation. Seeing Qin Yan's triumphant look, Xu Xiuyi believed her words.
With the remaining seven points, it is absolutely impossible for her to self-hypnotize.
"You're back. I missed my appointment yesterday. I'm sorry."
She apologized, her tone suppressed and calm.
An Chengshao felt another inexplicable panic in his heart. He felt that Xu Xiuyi seemed to be farther away from him. Looking at Qin Yan, he was afraid that Qin Yan and Xu Xiuyi had said something they shouldn't have said.
Thinking about it, all Qin Yan could say to Xu Xiuyi was nothing more than humiliating words. According to Xu Xiuyi's temperament, he would not take Qin Yan's humiliation to heart.
Why does he always feel that Xu Xiuyi is so alienated from him?
"Qin Yan, you go back first. Fifth Prince, please send her back."
Qin Yan glanced at Xu Xiuyi with a sneer, but she didn't force herself to stay. She wanted to see how Xu Xiuyi and An Chengshao would fall out, so she gave them enough space to fall out.
As soon as Wu Mo and Qin Yan left, An Chengshao couldn't wait to come up and hug Xu Xiuyi tightly.
Xu Xiuyi closed her eyes, Qin Yan's words were still in her ears, and Qin Yan's cold and contemptuous eyes when she said these words were in her mind. She finally couldn't hold it back.
"Are you the world-famous An Ye outside the customs?"
An Chengshao stiffened. He was unwilling to tell Xu Xiuyi his identity because he was really afraid that Xu Xiuyi would follow the clues and investigate too deeply.
It seems that Qin Yan must have told Xu Xiuyi his identity, and also said some unflattering words along the way.
When it came to this, he no longer denied or hid it, and hugged Xu Xiuyi: "Yes."
"Why are you so silent about me?"
"I just……"
Qin Yan said that he was afraid that you would stalk him after knowing his true identity.
It's not that Xu Xiuyi didn't believe it, but she also needed a reason.
But he just said: "I'm afraid I'll scare you if I tell you."
How far-fetched, even if he was an emperor or a general, if she, Xu Xiuyi, didn't like him, she would definitely not care about him.
He was just a wanted criminal, beggar and liar. If Xu Xiuyi liked him, she wouldn't dislike him.
She thought that he should understand her, so even if she was lying, she would not make up such a reason.
Her voice was cold and indifferent: "I'm not scared. I couldn't help but miss the appointment yesterday. I heard from Wu Mo that you will personally escort the truck to deliver the goods in a few days. I'm afraid I'm very busy these days. I wish you a good journey.
"
After saying that, she pulled away. In fact, she still had many questions to ask, but it was just because she was afraid, afraid to hear a positive answer, and afraid that he would admit it himself.
Because she was afraid, she ran away. She would rather believe what Su Jinyuan said that the fire was caused by a concubine in the palace who had a bad relationship with Jin Niang. She did not want to believe what Qin Yan said that it was all instigated by An Chengshao.
She needed to calm down. An Chengshao's embrace had always been warm and generous, but this time it made her want to run away and made her feel confused.
After she finished speaking, she broke away from his arms and went to the door.
An Chengshao frowned, and when she pulled the door knocker, he came up and hugged her tightly from behind.
"You're angry?"
"No."
She answered feebly. In fact, he had told her very frankly that she shouldn't ask too many questions about him. She gradually convinced herself to get used to his deliberate concealment, but now that she already knew his identity, he
Why bother to come up with a reason to frustrate her?
Between lovers, the most important thing is honesty, isn't it?
She didn't mind who he was, she only cared about why he lied, and what Qin Yan said even more.
Jinniangxiu Village belongs to him, and he also set the fire in Jinniangxiu Village.
Thinking of this, her mind became even more confused. She could only try to keep her breath steady and said: "I'm really not angry, Mr. Cheng. I spent a day in the palace yesterday and was quite tired. I got up early and went straight to your house. Now I want to go back.
Take a break."
"Xiu'er, don't leave. To avoid Qin Yan, I will be leaving the capital in a few days. Please stay with me."
Xu Xiuyi closed her eyes and took a deep breath in secret to get rid of all the bad and unpleasant thoughts. She turned around and raised her lips slightly to An Chengshao: "Okay, then I won't leave."
One day, the two of them were lingering together. The messy and troubled things in Xu Xiuyi's mind gradually disappeared because of his tenderness. Just because they dispersed, it did not mean that there was no grudge at all. Regarding the child, she still planned to deal with it first.
Tell Mr. An Cheng slowly.
Last time she believed Qin Yan's words, but she and An Chengshao tortured each other and caused a series of misunderstandings.
Although there were lessons learned from the past, she was inexplicably sure that Qin Yan's so-called alienation plan this time seemed to be true.
An Ye outside the customs.
How could she not know that she has almost monopolized all the silk, fur, medicinal materials, cooking oil, rice, grain, tea, etc. businesses outside the customs, and is the richest person outside the customs.
His wealth is as rich as any other country, and it is more than enough to buy two small cities and establish himself as king.
It's just that he was obsessed with business and didn't care about power and status. The emperor once intended to let him join the court as an official and be promoted to a second-rank official, but he politely refused.
This man was friends with Shen Guang. Several feudal princes outside Guan were at odds with each other. He was the mediator and mediator. He was the guest of every feudal prince.
This man is generous and generous, helping the poor, and has a very good reputation outside the customs. Everyone respects him. He can vibrate the whole outside the customs with just a stamp of his foot, calling for everyone to be willing to serve him.
That was a legendary and mythical figure. Xu Xiuyi finally knew that Mr. An was the young master An Cheng who was holding her in his arms now.
His injury was not healed, but it had scabbed over. Xu Xiuyi removed the stitches, re-bandaged him, and lay quietly in his arms.
He kissed her forehead and held her hand, always feeling uneasy in his heart.
"Xiu'er."
"kindness."
"I didn't mean to hide it from you."
"I know, and I don't care who you are."
He hugged her tightly and rested his chin on her smooth forehead.
"Are you really not angry?"
"No."
"I will take you away after what I have to do last night. The glory and wealth are nothing to me, but you are everything to me."
How could she not be moved by his affectionate words?
But she was even more entangled in what he said. He had mentioned it more than once.
"What on earth are you going to do? Can't you tell me?"
He was silent, and she understood. She chuckled and changed the subject: "How long will you be leaving this time?"
"About half a month ago, something went wrong with my business outside the customs. I had to go back in person."
"You are the famous Mr. An. I know you also run a silk and satin business. I ordered a batch of goods from Jinniang Embroidery Shop a few days ago, but problems occurred one after another."
She paused for a moment, observing his reaction, and intuitively tightened his grip on her shoulders.
She felt cold in her heart, and continued to say as if nothing had happened: "Originally, I planned to use this batch of goods to defeat the security hall, but I didn't expect that something happened to Jinniang Xiuzhuang, and it was burned down overnight, and all the things I ordered were destroyed.
It has been reduced to ashes, but fortunately, I have found another way for Baoning Hall to make a comeback."
"Oh? What method?"
He seemed very interested, but Xu Xiuyi felt even colder. Normally, he never cared about her business. Even if he knew that Su Jinyi was suppressing her at every turn, he never mentioned a word about her business. When the two of them were together,
, only romance.
"I have launched a herbal tea, which was called Queen Mother's Product yesterday. The Queen Mother likes it very much. I would like to ask the Queen Mother to give me a name for this herbal tea, and then use the Queen Mother's effect to launch this herbal tea. Once this herbal tea can be used as food
When the herbal tea that reduces heat and relieves dryness without harming the body is launched, I think it will cause a sensation in the whole city and completely suppress the security hall."
She spoke slowly, and every word was a test. Qin Yan said that she was worried about it, and she would not feel comfortable if she did not verify it herself.
But what if the result is not what she wants to see?
He was silent for a while, then smiled and kissed her forehead: "You are so smart, you always have so many ways."
"Since I have become the head of the Su family, I naturally want to make Baoning Hall bigger and better. Su Jinyi suppresses me everywhere. How can I do what he wants?"
An Chengshao nodded: "No matter what you do, I will support you."
Xu Xiuyi smiled slightly and leaned into his arms, with mixed feelings in her heart.
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After noon, Xu Xiuyi had to leave, and An Chengshao was quite reluctant to leave. Xu Xiuyi promised him to come over to see him as soon as he came back from outside the customs, so he reluctantly kissed her goodbye.
After coming out of An Mansion, those suppressed emotions came out. She had no way not to believe Qin Yan, and she had no way to completely believe Qin Yan.
She deliberately revealed Baoningtang's next plan to An Chengshao. She didn't want to see something she didn't want to see happen. She just wanted everything to be Qin Yan's nonsense. Qin Yan's mouth was somewhat okay.
believe.
For several days, time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, the whole Su family was filled with joy.
Miss Lu Yuer from the Hube family came over today, and the Su family welcomed another official lady. It can be said that it is a matter of pride and honor for the ancestors.
Su Jinyu, after he learned from Mrs. Su that the other party was a lady from an official family, he was looking forward to becoming the groom's official day and night. Today, his dream finally came true, and the bride entered the Su mansion.
The sedan chair landed at the door of Su Mansion, the suona was played, the firecrackers were set off, the hall was full of guests and friends, and congratulations continued.
Xu Xiuyi was sitting in the room, listening to the excitement outside, with a scornful smile on her lips, and said to Jinyuyinyu: "Have you sent all the posts I asked you to send?"
"Sent."
"Go and see if anyone is here."
"Grandma, is there going to be trouble? The old lady doesn't know that we invited Tai Lian's brother and sister-in-law to come over. Will she blame us if she knows?" Yinyu asked cautiously.
Xu Xiuyi sneered: "What kind of trouble do you think Tai Lian's brother and sister-in-law can cause? A poor family like that should be grateful if they have the honor to come to this wedding banquet. I just think that if Tai Lian gave birth to a son, the old lady
I will definitely take her back to be my aunt. From now on, when we meet each other without looking up, why not be polite to her family earlier and share a glass of wedding wine? She is not here to cause trouble and cause trouble, but to congratulate her. She is a guest. The old lady can
say what?"
Hearing this, Yinyu nodded, said no more, and went down with Jinyu.
After leaving the room, Yinyu frowned and said: "I always feel that grandma has some plans. Grandma seems to be very at odds with the fourth master. That day when the eighth aunt came, grandma also meant to ask the eighth aunt to find a wife for the fourth master.
Poor."
"Say less, so as not to make others listen. You know very well who the Fourth Master is. He used many methods to win over our Miss Lan. You should teach him a lesson, so as not to harm us in the future. I
Now I don’t even dare to go around Fourth Master’s house. Look at Sister Mingxuan, you don’t know what’s going on right now, but she is still the old lady’s favorite person.”
Hearing this, Yinyu trembled and said hurriedly: "The way the fourth master looked at me also made me panic. I also hope that the young lady of the Tobe family will be a powerful character this time and treat him well, but you said
Then Tai Lian’s brother and sister-in-law really don’t know how to cause trouble?”
"Didn't Grandma say that they are from a small family and are lucky to get in? If you dare to make trouble, the people who come today are either rich or noble. Our fourth grandma is from the Ministry of Household Affairs. If you dare to make trouble, you will have a headache tomorrow.
land."
"According to what you said, I don't think they dare to come. Let's go and have a look. They really don't dare to come if they can't protect everything."
"Well, let's go."
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The bride came in. The wet nurse and Xu Xiuyi carried Lan Yatou to the lobby and bowed to heaven and earth. Su Jinyu looked at the bride with a smile and caught a glimpse of Xu Xiuyi from the corner of his eye. He looked a little greedy and sycophantic, but he quickly covered it up and put on his clothes again.
I noticed the gentle look of the clothes.
Second bow to the high hall.
In the hall, the old lady of the Su family was overjoyed. This new daughter-in-law has a really good figure, with a protruding front and a big butt. She will definitely give birth to a fat boy in the future.
She has lost a son, and now she only relies on her precious little son to carry on the family line.
The couple bows to each other and is sent to the bridal chamber.
The red ribbon was pulled by Su Jinyu in front and Lu Yu'er followed behind. It was quite disharmonious that the husband sang and the wife followed. Everyone applauded and some people clamored to go to the wedding. The scene was extremely joyful for a moment.
Xu Xiuyi spotted Tai Lian's brother and sister-in-law among the crowd at a glance. In fact, she had already visited them a few days before the invitation was sent out.
There are three thatched cottages in a small thatched cottage on a piece of land. Tai Lian's brother is a lazy person, and his brother-in-law is a bitter and shrewd woman. Unfortunately, Tai Lian is nine months pregnant and is about to give birth, but she has to cook and serve her brother and sister-in-law every day.
Xu Xiuyi went to see her that time and gave her brother and sister-in-law a hundred taels of silver. If they lived frugally, this would be enough for their family to spend half a lifetime, but it was only a deposit.
She said that if everything was done according to her instructions, she would give the remaining three hundred taels in one lump sum to allow their family to fly away and leave the capital.
This is undoubtedly a huge temptation, a big pie falling from the sky. With four hundred taels of silver, anyone is willing to make a scene at the wedding and then run away, not to mention Tai Lian's brother is still a local ruffian.
figure.
Seeing the bride and groom walking into the back hall and being escorted into the bridal chamber surrounded by a group of people, Tai Lian's brother and sister-in-law suddenly picked up a vase with the word "happiness" and smashed it on the ground in anger.
Suddenly all eyes were attracted to him.
Just listen to the sarcastic woman crying hysterically: "You are heartless, heartless, my sister gave birth to your child at home, but you are here to get your wife. Even if you think my sister is just a maid, then
The child is always your seed, Fourth Master Su, you are the most heartless man in the world, you heartless man."
Coming from a business background, brother and sister-in-law Tai Lian are very good at scolding.
After one of them scolded, the other man also started to cry: "It's pitiful that my brother and sister are free and helpless. My sister joined your Su family as a maid. I thought it was her blessing. Now her belly has been made big, and she has been taken over by your Su family."
Kicked out all the time, got pregnant out of wedlock, was poked in the spine and insulted every day, and was worse than dead several times. Old lady of the Su family, is this how your Su family treats their servants? Does your Su family run a brothel? Every time
Every girl can be chosen by the young master, and after getting pregnant, he can throw in some money to cover up his ugly appearance and throw her out. Where are the children of us poor people, are you treating us like beasts?"
As soon as he said this, the whole audience was in awe and everyone was silent. After all, this is a family matter and it is not easy to interfere.
Seeing the ugly scene, Mrs. Su Li, the eldest son, came out and pulled Tai Lian's brother and sister-in-law away: "If you have anything to say, let's go to the backyard and say it."
"You said in the backyard, are your Su family so shameless? I want to say it here today. My sister Tai Lian came into your Su family when she was four years old. She was ruined by Su Jinyu last winter. Now Su Jinyu wants to marry a wife and is afraid of her. Grandma saw that she was feeling uncomfortable, so she kicked my nine-month-pregnant sister out of the Su Mansion. I want to give you an explanation today. Why do you think the Su family treats their servants like this?"
"Xiu Yi!"
The old lady of the Su family seemed to have lost her sense of proportion, and could only look at Xu Xiuyi blankly.
Seeing that Su Jinyu had been embarrassed enough, Xu Xiuyi came up and pretended to persuade: "You two, Tai Lian was kicked out because her hands and feet were unclean. As for being pregnant with Liujia, she said it belonged to our fourth master, that is, our fourth master Yes? What proof do you have?"
Xu Xiuyi's words undoubtedly showed that the Su family's great business was bullying the poor.
There were people in the hall sighing and whispering to each other.
The old lady of the Su family couldn't bear to lose face. Su Jinyu and the bride couldn't leave because of such a quarrel. Standing there, Su Jinyu's face turned black and pale. He never imagined that today, his happy day, would make such a big joke.
Judging from his newlywed wife, she was probably very angry as she had already thrown away all the red silk ribbons. If it hadn't been for three weeks, Su Jinyu would have been afraid that he would have lost such a good wife in vain.
"Third grandma, third grandma of the Su family, you are such a bully. What proof do you have for saying that my sister stole things? What proof do you have for saying that the child in my sister's belly is not the fourth master's?"
Xu Xiuyi pretended to be speechless, and Mrs. Su Li came over to persuade: "Brothers from the Tai Lian family, we can discuss everything easily, don't make trouble."
"I didn't make a fuss, and I fought hard today. My sister told me all the shameful things your fourth master of the Su family has done. Old lady, the maid Mingxuan next to you, tell your fourth master to make a big move. I'm pregnant, but Mingxuan is a fiery man and wants to go to the yamen to accuse the fourth master of rape. You ignored the laws of our heaven and tied up the person overnight and sent him to the prison. Now you don't know whether he is dead or alive. Your fourth master , the two personal maids are Tai Lian and Xunmiao. Xunmiao gave birth to a girl for your fourth master. You didn’t grant her any status, but you spent money to smoothen the relationship and sent her to prison. Now you are treating my family Is Tai Lian going to do the same? As a brother, I tell you, Mrs. Su, there is royal law in this world. Even if you are married to the Protector's Mansion or the Hubu Mansion, you cannot disregard the law and disregard human life. , a girl was hanged to death in your house last month. In my opinion, it was probably the Fourth Master who was ruined and humiliated and hanged himself."