Chapter 74 (2/2)

”San shu, san dimei,” Qu Qing Ju smiled, ”It's late, you two should return and rest too.”

”Thanks for the concern, er sao. Of course we know to rest,” Qin Bai Lu calmly said, ”Today, er sao was very busy, don't exhaust yourself.”

It was easy to detect the queerness in her tone. He Heng's brows furrowed slightly, his eyes instantly becoming cold. Even the smile on his lips disappeared without a trace. It was only the fact that the other was his dimei that he didn't speak.

”Shut up,” He Yuan snapped, ”If you're tired, then go to the carriage and rest.”

Qin Bai Lu's expression changed as she coldly answered: ”If that's the case, qie will leave first. w.a.n.g ye can do as he pleases.” She really did abandon He Yuan to leave first, and didn't even care that He Heng was present.

Qu Qing Ju felt that Qin Bai Lu painted a gigantic black dot on the reputation of the Qin Family as an educated and n.o.ble family. And this stain couldn't be washed out, and couldn't be brushed off.

He Yuan's face was so dark, ink could be squeezed out of it. He managed to raise his hands to the two and state: ”Er ge, er sao, you go first.” He said to Qu Qing Ju, ”Er sao, forgive me for the wife's ill manners, and for letting you see such a joke.

This wasn't the first time I've seen your embarra.s.sments. Qu Qing Ju smiled calmly as she replied: ”It might be that dimei isn't feeling well. San shu should go take a look. We don't live very far from here and can get back to the fu very quickly. You go first.”

He Yuan nodded: ”Goodbye.”

Qu Qing Ju reached out to hug He Heng's arm, whispering in his ear: ”Our san dimei's temper isn't soft at all.”

He Heng smiled coldly, wrapping an arm around her waist to enter the carriage before declaring: ”The Qin Family raised a good daughter!”

Qu Qing Ju listened to the tone of his voice and had the impression of it expressing ”wait and see”. She smiled, ”Who cares whose daughter she is? It has nothing to do with us.”

He Heng embraced the other in his arms, gently patting her back. A long time later, he stated: ”Don't worry. In the future, no one would dare to be disrespectful to you.”

The person in his embrace didn't speak. A beat later, he lowered his head to look but only saw the other's sleeping visage. He smiled helplessly. It seemed that today had exhausted her.

”Clang!” A blue-ink porcelain teapot smashed onto the floor. He Yuan angrily pointed at Qin Bai Lu, ”Look at what you've done. How does it look like anything a proper lady would do? Even an uneducated shrew would be better. Ben w.a.n.g gets angry just looking at you.”

”Who do you not get angry looking at? Lu He in the Dong Yuan, Qing Liu or that wh.o.r.e in Xi Yuan?! The women of the Qu Family are all fox spirits but you men stop moving after taking a look … …”

He Yuan dealt a blow to Qin Bai Lu's face, making her stagger. He expressionlessly looked at Qin Bai Lu who was covering her face, ”Before saying this, think of your position. If you feel that you can't stay in my Rui w.a.n.g Fu any longer, then get out and stay in your paternal home for the rest of your life. Don't come here to be an eyesore.”

Qin Bai Lu covered her face. That slap had been extremely heavy. She still felt her ears ringing. She raised her head to look at He Yuan. From the other's handsome face, other than dislike for her, she couldn't see anything else. She looked dazedly at the man, her tears streaming.

”The Qin Family is an educated and n.o.ble family. Don't stain the Qin Family's reputation. My Da Long Dynasty has had w.a.n.g ye in the past who'd divorced their wives. If you don't accept, you could try.” He Yuan took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands in disgust. He turned and left the room, not looking once at Qin Bai Lu.

It didn't matter how n.o.ble the xiaojie of the Qin Family were. He was an imperial son, a w.a.n.g ye. If she married him, she had to obey his rules. If she couldn't obey, then get out.

”w.a.n.g fei,” Seeing that w.a.n.g ye had left, the yahuan who served Qin Bai Lu hurriedly supported her to a seat. She got others to bring a towel and medicine, the zheng yuan quickly descended into chaos..

Qin Bai Lu was crying and laughing: ”I can't even scold that Qu Family wh.o.r.e. Just a qies.h.i.+, but w.a.n.g ye treats me like so for her. That wh.o.r.e has good tricks.”

”w.a.n.g fei, why do this?” Ru Hua, one of the yahuan who was part of Qin Bai Lu's dowry, had reddened eyes as she helped put on medicine for Qin Bai Lu, ”No matter how Qu s.h.i.+ is, she's just a qie. Why be hostile against w.a.n.g ye for her?”

Qin Bai Lu woodenly looked at the darkness outside the door, ”Come say, which part of Qu Qing Ju is stronger than me? Do men really place such importance on a woman's face?”

Ru Hua asked in confusion: ”w.a.n.g fei, why are you mentioning Duan w.a.n.g Fei?”

”Why is it that I can't receive what she can get?” Qin Bai Lu still remembered the rumors before the marriage decree. At that time, there were people saying that the Emperor wanted to marry Qu Qing Ju to w.a.n.g ye and her to Duan w.a.n.g. However, the decision had been changed at the last minute for some reason.

She had rejoiced that she was engaged to Rui w.a.n.g because Rui w.a.n.g was more favoured by the Emperor than Duan w.a.n.g. And two years ago, she'd seen Rui w.a.n.g in the palace once,  she had silently given her heart away.

Ru Hua didn't understand why her w.a.n.g fei would have that kind of idea. After she applied the medicine, she carefully said: ”How Duan w.a.n.g Fei lives, only she knows. What we usually see might only be intentional. w.a.n.g fei, you have no need to compete with Duan w.a.n.g Fei. You have to know that, other than a face, she is less than you in every other aspect.”

Qin Bai Lu listened to her words and suddenly laughed, ”Yes, I want to see just how long she can be proud.”

She wasn't living well and so she couldn't bear to see people who were lesser than her have better lives.