"Oh." Although he thought Si Haochen was right, he still felt it was too cruel.
Si Haochen took a nap with his wife in his arms and continued to listen to Mr. Shui's lecture in the afternoon.
Si Haochen took out the map of the forbidden area that he had drawn in the past few days and pointed out the formations in each place to Jun Che.
"It saves effort to have people who are familiar with the situation to lead the way. With such a complicated formation arrangement, it may take us several months to enter the center just by trying to figure it out." Jun Che looked at the large and small formations dotted on the map.
"You need to choose a suitable time to get the tiger talisman." Si Haochen's fingers lightly touched the table.
"Okay, I'll choose a day to go stargazing." Jun Che nodded.
"Pfft." Mingruo was amused by the serious look of Si Haochen and his senior brother, "You didn't even ask your senior brother to help you choose a date when you got married, right?"
"..." Si Haochen really couldn't refute these words. If he had known that he would marry this quirky girl, he would definitely find Jun Che to choose a good life.
"No, no, no." Jun Che picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, "The day of your wedding was a day that I measured by observing the stars for seven days in a row and using an astrolabe. Even the time cannot be the slightest deviation."
"..." Mingruo didn't expect that things would turn out like this.
The three of them chatted for a while, and then Jun Che went back to the front yard.
Mrs. Beigong and Mrs. Beigong went to the banquet with Beigong Shishi, and they were supposed to return home in the afternoon. As a result, they did not come back until it was time to light the lanterns. Moreover, all three of them looked unlucky. Especially Beigong Shishi,
It's exactly like mourning a concubine.
Beigong Shishi was supported by two maids. As soon as she entered her room, she burst into tears.
Mrs. Beigong asked Xiao Tao to quickly close the courtyard door before going to the bedroom to comfort her daughter.
Early the next morning, Ming Ruo and Si Haochen packed up and went to the main courtyard to pay their respects.
The two of them had just reached the entrance of the courtyard when they met the people from the third and fourth bedrooms. They greeted each other first and then entered the main courtyard together.
The first lady Beigong and the second lady have already arrived, but the second lady Beigong's face is dark and gloomy, which makes her look a little scary.
The two of them said their greetings and sat down on the chairs.
"Old lady, people from the Zou family have come to pay a betrothal gift to the eldest lady..." Although Butler Zhu came in to announce, he was still confused. Even the matchmaker had never come to the door before, so now he came to pay a betrothal gift. The other party talked for a long time,
He didn't know which company it was from.
Moreover, he has stayed in Yunling City for most of his life, and he really can't remember any aristocratic family with the surname Zou.
"Huh?" Old Mrs. Beigong turned her head and looked at Mrs. Beigong, "What's going on?"
"Mother, my daughter-in-law has something to say to you alone..." Mrs. Beigong was in a state of confusion at this time.
Mrs. Beigong saw that her second daughter-in-law looked wrong, so she took her into the bedroom.
"Mother, you have to make the decision for Shishi." As soon as Mrs. Beigong entered the bedroom, she knelt down to Mrs. Beigong and told everything that happened at Chunyu's house yesterday.
The Second Lady of Beigong took Beigong Shishi to Chunyu's house for a banquet, and everything went well. She also met Mrs. Helian, and Mrs. Helian even praised Shishi's good looks.
Chunyu's family set up some lantern riddles in the garden connected to the front and back yards, and threw pots for the young masters and ladies to enjoy. The second wife of Bei Gong asked Bei Gong Shishi to have a look and get to know more people.
Unexpectedly, Beigong Shishi would never come back, and she never came back until the banquet was held at noon. The second wife of Beigong felt that something was wrong, so she quickly called the Chunyu family and asked them to help find her.
It wasn't until the afternoon that they found Beigong Shishi in a remote courtyard, who had passed out, and Zou Shiming, who had a bloody head. The scene at that time was very chaotic, and a discerning person could tell at a glance that Beigong Shishi had been raped.
This powerful son of the Zou family is the cousin who came to see Chunyu Ai. Not only is he very handsome, but his family background is also not very impressive.
After the doctor treated them, both of them woke up.
As soon as Beigong Shishi woke up, she scolded Mr. Zou for being a prodigal son. She played in the garden for a while, and seeing that the banquet was about to begin, she planned to go find her mother. She was walking in a hurry, and her skirt was scratched by a rock.
The maid went to fetch the clothes she had prepared, and she followed the little maid from Chunyu's family to hug the mansion and wait. As soon as the two turned around a flower curtain, Beigong Shishi was knocked unconscious from behind. When she woke up,
It was Zou Shiming who violently raped her.
When Beigong Shishi saw Zou Shiming's wretched look, she almost vomited out her breakfast. She reached out to touch the porcelain pillow and knocked it on Zou Shiming's head. The blood flowed out instantly, and drips fell on Beigong Shishi.
On his face, Zou Shiming couldn't stop at all, and his ferocious look became even more terrifying...
Although Zou Shiming was the perpetrator, he couldn't figure out what happened. He only remembered drinking a few cups of tea in the front hall and then rushing to clean the room. He couldn't remember anything else after that.
Beigong Shishi made a fuss about arresting Zou Shiming and taking him to the Yamen. Although her nephew did such a thing, Mrs. Chunyu was also very angry. But after all, he was her sister's only son, so she could not see anything happen to him. She could only advise Mrs. Beigong.
, it would be really bad for Beigong Shishi’s reputation if this incident got serious.
The Second Madam Beigong was so angry that her head was heavy and stars were popping in her eyes. She had heard from the Second Madam Chunyu before that the Zou family was not from Yunling City at all, let alone a wealthy family.
At that time, she heard that Chunyu Ai wanted to see this person, and she was a little gloating - Chun Yuai was not good-looking, so it would be good to find someone else.
However, no matter how much she despises Zou Shiming, what can she do? Could she really go to the Yamen? Even if Zou Shiming has an uncle who is a city lord, with the power of the Beigong family, he can be brought to justice. But like Chunyu
As the second lady said, Shishi’s innocence is gone, what should we do in the future?
After hearing this, Mrs. Beigong's head was buzzing, but now that the matter has come to this, is there any other way?
"What advice can I give you? Apart from accepting the betrothal gift and preparing for the wedding, what else can I do now?" Mrs. Beigong slapped the table, "I asked you to go back to Ding'an before. If you had gone back well, this wouldn't have happened!
"
Mrs. Beigong also regretted it. If she had known this would be the case, she must have taken Shishi to Ding'an early in the morning. She had found out yesterday that the Zou family lived in Pingnan, which was much further away from Yunling City than Ding'an.
"Mother..." With her master away, Mrs. Beigong really has no idea now.
"What's the use of calling me? If Shishi doesn't marry and goes to the Zou family, she will either go to the temple to be a sister-in-law, or she will be someone's second wife... You can think about it yourself..." Mrs. Beigong didn't expect that she just went to the banquet.
, this kind of thing can still happen.
Mrs. Bei Gong was reluctant to let her daughter become a sister-in-law. She would not be able to find a good wife even if she wanted to be a continuation partner for a woman who had tarnished her innocence.
Mrs. Beigong took a deep breath and wiped away her tears: "I... will go to receive the betrothal gift..."
