Chapter 664
Oh my!
Chapter 664 Oh my!
His sturdy body was quite heavy, and with that jump, his round, thick belly also jiggled a few times.
This caused the surrounding scholars to chuckle.
Who is Shen Changle? In his previous life, he was the gatekeeper of the prefectural government. Dealing with someone like Madam Yu would be a piece of cake for him.
If it weren't for Lin Ziqi's presence, he could have verbally abused her until her mask fell off and she died vomiting blood.
Unable to out-argue Shen Changle, and with the onlookers all looking at her with disdain, Madam Yu immediately grabbed Lin Ziqi's sleeve and sobbed, "Waaah, Ziqi, I've always thought of my husband, how can I face anyone after he insults me like this? Waaah, he's not just insulting me, he's insulting our entire Lin family..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Siyuan's voice rang out: "Ziqi, why are you here alone? Didn't your second sister come?"
He emphasized the three characters "人人" (person).
It was obvious that Madam Yu was no longer human in his eyes.
"Yes, where's my second sister? Didn't she say she absolutely had to come and meet Young Master Nantang? Why didn't she come?" Qin Heng added.
Yu Niangzi's weeping came to an abrupt end.
Lin Ziqi blushed and struggled to say, "I,"
Madam Yu quickly interrupted, "My lady is pregnant and it's not good for her to go to crowded places, so she sent me to accompany my husband."
Qin Heng glanced at Madam Yu, then at Lin Ziqi, a mocking expression on his face.
Lin Ziqi forced himself to say, "Yes, just as Aunt Yu said."
Qin Siyuan sighed and said, "People come to see the lanterns happily, but you're all crying here. If you have something to do, you can come back after you've finished taking care of it."
"Brother Siyuan is absolutely right, I'll come back later," Lin Ziqi said, pulling Madam Yu along as they fled in disarray.
Shen Changle then came over and complained to Qin Heng: "This woman started sowing discord as soon as she arrived. She looks sharp and mean, yet she thinks she's smart. I don't know if all the bones in her body weigh more than two ounces."
I don't know what the second son-in-law was thinking, spoiling such a woman. I wonder how the second young lady is doing.
Qin Heng asked, "Stop dodging the question. What exactly is the reason for this commotion? She's just an aunt, crying and making a scene in front of my eldest sister's shop. She's ruining all our good fortune."
You really have a good temper. Why didn't you tell my older sister and Baozhu? You didn't dare to kick them out, so you just let them send someone to slap them a few times and leave.
Qin Siyuan glanced at Qin Heng.
Qin Heng quickly said, "Don't tell my father. Cousin, let me tell you, this is what they call 'evil people are bound to be punished by other evil people'."
Qin Siyuan snorted: "I know, you think the eldest sister and the seventh young lady are bad people."
"me……"
Qin Heng was so anxious he jumped up and down.
Qin Siyuan ignored him and stared intently at Shen Changle, waiting for his explanation.
Shen Changle beckoned over a waiter and asked him to speak.
"You'll only believe it if the guy tells you, right?"
The waiter and several scholars around him then launched into a long explanation.
Shen Changle said, "I really have no choice. My second son-in-law wants to change the rules set by the madam with just one sentence. There are so many students in the Imperial Academy. If he agrees to this, what about the others? I have no way to explain this to him. But I can't refute my second son-in-law, so I can only use that concubine to criticize him. Who told her to have such a big mouth like a toad yawning?"
Qin Heng agreed: "That's how it should be done."
Qin Siyuan thought for a moment and said, "Ziqi just wanted to make things convenient for his classmates. He didn't think too much about it. Now that he's gone, let's not talk about it anymore." Shen Changle said, "I won't cause any trouble."
Qin Siyuan then asked, "There are already some people waiting. Would you like to invite them in for tea?"
Shen Changle nodded: "Manager Leng has made room, but it can't accommodate too many people, so he put forward these conditions for screening. Mr. Songshan hasn't arrived yet, so I have to ask them to wait here first."
The lack of space was a problem, and Qin Siyuan couldn't think of a solution, so he stopped mentioning it.
Qin Heng wanted to go inside to talk to Qin Yuan and Gu Baozhu, but before he could even take a step, he heard someone calling from not far away: "Isn't that Brother Qin? What a coincidence to run into you here!"
Qin Heng turned his head and saw that it was none other than Brother Ximen and his group, who were mixed in with the crowd watching the excitement.
Qin Heng had no choice but to squeeze through and greet them: "Brother Ximen, Brother Yuan, Brother Xiao Hong... you're here to watch the lanterns too?"
Brother Hong smiled, somewhat embarrassed: "We just went to Shuhai Pavilion to see the Nine-Turn Lotus Lantern, and then we heard that there was a garden party at Ranxiang Residence. Besides winning prizes, we could also meet two masters, so we came along. I didn't expect there to be so many people here. It's really lively."
Qin Heng didn't know what to say.
Gu Baozhu instructed them to keep Ximen and his companion occupied, and preferably take them to the Shuhai Pavilion.
Brother Hong and Ximen didn't have much of a relationship, so they had already done their best to achieve this.
Qin Heng thought for a moment and said, "If you want to win prizes, you have to go into the garden to guess the lantern riddles. The prizes are very generous. The incense pills are usually hard to buy, so you can give them to your sisters at home or use them yourself. The poetry collection is also elegantly made, suitable for young ladies to collect. My second sister really likes the poems by the young master of Nantang included in it."
Upon hearing this, Brother Ximen immediately perked up: "I'm quite good at riddles."
He had made up his mind to win the poetry collection and the incense pills to please Li Xingshou.
Yuan Da glanced at him with displeasure, then looked at another group of people not far away, muttering something under his breath, which was hard to hear.
Qin Heng also looked over.
This group of people looked more respectable than Yuan Da and his ilk, but their江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) air was undeniable.
The man standing in the middle, of medium build, with a fair complexion and a light beard, and a large red mole on his left cheek, was dressed in a jade-colored robe, looking like a scholar. He sensed Qin Heng's gaze and looked back.
Qin Heng immediately got goosebumps all over his body.
It was an unspeakable killing intent.
He quickly looked away and laughed at Yuan Da, "Brother Ximen is both a scholar and a warrior, so these riddles should be no problem for him. These are all little trinkets that women like, and even the lanterns are exquisite and delightful. I heard they are all top-quality goods from the south."
Yuan Da sneered, "Let him guess if he wants. I don't like these things, and I don't have anyone to give them to."
Qin Heng laughed heartily.
Brother Hong asked the waiter and sighed, "We can't write poetry, so I'm afraid we won't even be able to get into the garden. We can only stand outside and look at it."
Qin Heng exclaimed "Oh dear!" and asked, "How about a limerick?"
The waiter smiled and glanced at Qin Heng, saying, "I'm afraid it wouldn't work for anyone else..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Da became agitated and let out a loud yell, startling everyone around him who took a few steps back, creating a clear space.
With his eyes red and neck straight, Yuan Da shouted, "I told you there was nothing interesting about the lanterns, but my brother insisted on coming, so we brothers had no choice but to come along."
It's so annoying that you can't even look at it properly. You have to solve riddles and compose poems just to look at a lantern. It's just making things difficult for people.
If you ask me, I'd say just rush in and grab whatever catches your eye.