HLnovel Chapter 50 The Artificial First Wife in Classical Chinese Texts 21
Chapter 50 The Artificial First Wife in Classical Chinese Texts 21
Unfortunately, Qingyu underestimated her charm. In what was supposed to be a wedding, while everyone was chatting and laughing, Qingyu's appearance immediately drew most of the attention.
The remaining part was managed by his wife, so he couldn't look at it too much.
But I still couldn't help but sneak a peek.
Everyone was lost in thought. Lately, they had heard a lot about the young mistress of the general's mansion angrily returning to her parents' home. At that time, everyone thought that this woman was too willful...
At this moment, seeing such a stunning beauty, whose every smile and frown is captivating, one would want to pluck the moon from the sky for her!
That's not willfulness! That's naiveté and ignorance of the ways of the world! That's innocence!
In an instant, everyone's admiration and joy for Qingyu were almost overflowing. The young ladies and wives of wealthy families had it much easier, and they immediately went up to Qingyu and began to exchange pleasantries, making the two people in the corner feel extremely jealous.
One of them was Xu Qi, who was originally dealing with people. He wanted to step forward and declare his sovereignty, but he was always pulled aside to talk to different people. After a while, he realized that they were all a group of people who were envious and jealous!
It's about preventing him from getting close to his wife!
However, he couldn't refuse everyone's invitations, so he could only force a smile and respond, while his attention was actually drawn to Qingyu.
Another person...
It's Yin Han.
He sneaked in, or rather, Xu Yushu specially sent someone in to watch. The latter seemed to already know that he had a relationship with the Crown Prince, and instead of being angry, he stopped suppressing him.
This made the usually shrewd Yin Han feel somewhat uncertain.
Thinking that she might see Qingyu, Yin Han still went in, even though she knew it was a trap.
Sure enough, Qingyu was doing very well; she was radiant and so beautiful she seemed unreal.
This added layer upon layer of jealousy to Yin Han's heart.
He was so...envious.
Even if it's just being a woman!
The wedding banquet was exceptionally lively, but the focus of the excitement shifted. Qingyu was surrounded and fawned over by everyone, sitting in the center. The noise subsided a little only when the bride and groom stepped into the room.
The bride and groom were both dressed in red, and they looked very handsome and beautiful together.
The wedding date was set in a hurry, and everyone thought that there would be a lack of wedding supplies, but it seems that it is not bad now?
Almost the instant he entered the door, Xu Yushu subconsciously caught sight of that beautiful figure.
He clenched the red silk in his hand tightly, glanced at Qingyu with burning eyes, but dared not look any longer, and looked away in an instant.
She looks so beautiful today. If she wore a red dress, she would be even more beautiful.
This idea made Xu Yushu's lips curl into a slight smile. The guests, seeing this, assumed that Xu Yushu was genuinely happy, and for a moment everyone was even more moved.
With a "bowing to heaven and earth," Xu Yushu, holding Li Mingbao's hand, began to perform the rituals step by step.
Qingyu watched coldly, her face expressionless, but in reality, her desire to watch the show was growing stronger.
Her peripheral vision caught sight of that figure in the corner—
His figure looked very similar to Xu Yushu's, but his head was down and his face was not visible, making him seem like an insignificant servant.
"What a show..." Qingyu murmured to herself, suspecting that there would be a good show tonight.
This excited her; she was an expert at watching the excitement and eating sunflower seeds.
"Don't be sad, they won't shake your position." The sudden male voice drew Qingyu's attention back. She turned her head and saw that Yin Han was standing next to her at some point.
The two weren't standing very close, but since everyone's attention was drawn to the newlyweds in the hall, Qingyu's companions also looked over, which allowed Yin Han to take the opportunity to run over.
He spoke in a very controlled volume, loud enough for Qingyu to hear but not enough for others to notice.
When Qingyu met Yin Han's deep and meaningful eyes, she felt completely calm. She didn't even want to speak and turned her head away, ignoring him.
This made Yin Hanxin, who was initially happy to have received a glance from the beauty, plummet.
He found out that he had offended Qingyu because of what happened last time.
Until Li Mingbao was led into the bridal chamber, Qingyu didn't glance at him again. Seeing that Xu Yushu could come over and exchange pleasantries with everyone, Qingyu didn't want to provoke him to speak, so she got up and wanted to leave the banquet.
Just then, several sharp shouts rang out, "The First Prince, the Fourth Prince..."
Everyone was startled. Some of those present were officials, and upon hearing this, they all looked over. They saw that several princes who could attend court had come, clearly there to offer their congratulations.
Xu Yushu was not very happy. He subconsciously looked at Qingyu and saw that she had not left yet. His heart sank. He whispered a few words to the steward before forcing a smile and stepping forward to greet the princes.
Xu Yushu truly deserves his reputation as the most highly regarded general of the court. Almost all the princes who could come have arrived, and even the princesses who couldn't come, including Princess Chaoyang, sent generous gifts.
Of course, he secretly brought a lot of good things for Qingyu.
Qingyu originally intended to leave, but upon hearing the eunuch's voice, she became somewhat interested and slowly sat down again, wanting to observe the princes' demeanor.
However, her view was blocked the next second—Yin Han stood directly in front of her.
Qingyu glared angrily at Yin Han and was about to speak when the steward of the General's Mansion approached her. "Young Madam, there are too many people around now. Why don't you go to the back to rest?"
Huh? Everyone's chasing her away?
Qingyu realized something was wrong. She glanced at Xu Yushu without making a sound—and sure enough, the latter was also unintentionally blocking the princes' view.
And because the place where she was sitting was surrounded by a crowd, it was difficult to spot her unless you looked closely.
Tsk, how stingy.
She muttered to herself, but Qingyu didn't show much reaction on her face. However, she was still very unconvinced.
She's so beautiful, how could she be so unpresentable?
The steward was anxious. He had guessed what the general was thinking, but he couldn't say it outright now, so he could only urge him again.
"Young lady..."
"Understood." Qingyu gave the butler a graceful glare, then rose slowly and walked towards the backyard.
Seeing this, the group secretly breathed a sigh of relief, much to the disappointment of the others.
With the beauty gone, the banquet was rather dull.
the other side.
Li Mingbao was still somewhat dazed after being helped into the new house step by step.
She couldn't believe things had gone so smoothly.
The room was quiet and brightly lit. Li Mingbao, with her red veil covering her face, couldn't see her surroundings, but she was somewhat hoping that Qingyu would come over.
After all, she was the new lady, wasn't she?
However, after waiting for a while without any movement at the door, she couldn't help but ask the maid beside her, "Why hasn't the young mistress come?"
The maid was a member of the household and was one of those who admired and liked Qingyu. She naturally understood that since the new mistress had married into the family, Qingyu, as the daughter-in-law, should also come and see her.
He hasn't come yet...
The maid dared not speak, nor did she want to.
The young mistress is so beautiful, there must be something else going on.
Therefore, she could only mutter a perfunctory reply, "Perhaps something happened in the front hall."
Li Mingbao naturally understood the perfunctory excuse. She frowned, somewhat displeased, but not wanting anyone to misunderstand that she disliked Qingyu, she could only suppress her displeasure and comfort herself, thinking that at least she would be fine after marrying into the family.
When the time comes, we must quickly bring down Xu Yushu and Xu Qi!
With his mind calming down a little, Li Mingbao sat obediently on the edge of the bed and waited.
Time flew by as the noise outside gradually subsided. Just as the moon climbed to the treetops and Li Mingbao was about to fall asleep, the front door was suddenly pushed open!
Li Mingbao was startled, and she gripped the dagger in her sleeve even tighter.
"Is it... my husband?" she asked cautiously, her voice calm, but she did not receive a definite answer. Instead, she heard footsteps approaching.
Li Mingbao sensed something was wrong, and immediately hardened his heart, yanking off the red veil—
At the same time, the lights in the room suddenly went out, plunging the room into darkness.
No! Li Mingbao took a step back warily, and by the moonlight he could see the figure in front of him clearly—it was indeed exactly the same as Xu Yushu.
She felt a little relieved, but then she felt something was wrong. If there was no conspiracy, why did the lights go out?
Thinking of this, Li Mingbao calmed herself down and stared intently at the figure in front of her. "Husband? Why is the lantern out? Have a servant come in and relight it."
"No need." A calm male voice rang out, just like Xu Yushu's voice, but to Li Mingbao, it sounded off.
She dared not let her guard down and was about to say something when she saw the dark figure approaching, even reaching out its arms to hug her!
No!
Li Mingbao's pupils dilated, and she instinctively shouted, "Husband! Wait a minute!"
However, the person in front of her didn't listen to her at all, and even pounced on her, knocking Li Mingbao to the ground!
The latter was terrified and forgot to scream, and immediately started punching and kicking.
Unfortunately, the difference in strength between men and women was too great, and no matter how she tried to move him, he wouldn't budge!
No way! Li Mingbao gritted her teeth, pulled out her dagger, and slashed. The other woman quickly dodged, but seeing this, Li Mingbao went berserk and slashed several times. After the other woman took a few steps back, she swiftly ran to the window, her eyes sharply fixed on the figure in the darkness—
"You are not Xu Yushu!"
His voice was resolute, filled with boundless anger.
The voice chuckled softly, clearly different from Xu Yushu's.
"What nonsense are you spouting, Madam? Tonight is our wedding night, and you're pointing a dagger at me... Is this how the Li family teaches you?"
Li Mingbao was slightly taken aback. Her brow twitched, and her suspicions grew stronger.
This doesn't sound like something Xu Yushu would say!
Her gaze then fell on the candle beside her. "Husband, I was too excited just now. Could you light the candle? I'm afraid of the dark..."
As soon as she finished speaking, a gust of wind brushed past her ear, followed by a sharp pain in the back of her neck, and she fainted.
The dagger clattered to the ground. In the moonlight, Xu Yushu stood outside the window, his expression sinister.
"Keep an eye on them; someone will be here soon."
"Yes," the person inside the room replied in a low voice.
A gust of wind blew by, and the window was suddenly slammed shut.
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"You mean—Li Mingbao will be bullied by Xu Yushu's double tonight?!" The system stared at Qingyu in disbelief, its face saying, "Don't lie to me, how do you know?"
His silly look made Qingyu laugh. "You don't believe me?"
"It's not that I don't believe you, but how do you know?" The system had traveled all over the world with Qingyu in its early years, so it wasn't as naive as the 250 system.
It just didn't expect that Qingyu, who had lost her memory, would still be so smart.
Perhaps understanding the system's underlying message, Qingyu snorted, "I have amnesia, not a loss of intelligence. What are you thinking?"
The system chuckled awkwardly, "I know, I know. So how did you know?"
Qingyu stroked her hair, smooth and silky, her eyes filled with satisfaction. She casually said, "Observe, and combine that with Xu Yushu's movements..."
She paused, then added, "But knowing Li Mingbao's personality, if he's really bullied, he'll make a scene within a day. There's no news about the new house... he's probably been knocked unconscious."
The system listened while simultaneously checking the video, then suddenly laughed, "Hehe, you guessed wrong. Li Mingbao wasn't bullied at all; she's asleep in bed right now!"
If someone is bullied, then the scene is restricted, and that's why it won't be able to see it!
So Qingyu guessed wrong!
The system was smugly pleased with itself, but Qingyu was genuinely surprised. She took the video and watched it, and her heart skipped a beat.
The next second, there was a knock on her door.
Qingyu frowned. "Who was it?" Why didn't a maid announce it?
"It's me." Xu Yushu's voice came, making Qingyu's heart tremble.
She didn't open the door, but instead moved a little further away from it without making a sound, and said in a slightly raised voice, "What does Father want with me? I'm already asleep and it's inconvenient for me to come out. I hope Father will understand."
"Are you really asleep?" The voice, tinged with laughter, seemed to penetrate the doorway, making Qingyu somewhat annoyed. She snorted coldly, "What's it to you?"
"Of course it's closed. I miss you. Please come out and see me."
"Shameless!" Qingyu cursed without hesitation, her chest heaving with anger and her face flushed with embarrassment.
At this moment, Qingyu suddenly remembered Xu Qi, her tool, and immediately said, "Father, don't come here drunk and act crazy, or my husband will be unhappy!"
"Huh? Husband?" Xu Yushu sneered. He couldn't see the beauty, nor could he bear to hear her call someone else her husband!
He stood outside the door, trying his best to suppress his movements, afraid that he would break down the door.
Perhaps it was the wine that made her dizzy, or perhaps she simply couldn't bear it any longer. Under the moonlight, Xu Yushu whispered, "Your husband is about to consummate his marriage with someone else. He is not good enough for you."
These words were truly shocking, even Qingyu, who was still furious, froze on the spot.
She was intelligent, her mind racing, and in a flash, she suddenly realized a truth—
No wonder Xu Yushu didn't have to go to the bridal chamber; he gave up the substitute and directly brought Xu Qi and Li Mingbao together!
Even if the two of them don't have anything going on, they'll have to have something going on!
This was something Qingyu hadn't anticipated. She hadn't expected Xu Yushu to become increasingly irrational, even resorting to using his own reputation to scheme against Li Mingbao, nor had she expected him to be so eager to bring Xu Qi down...
That's truly heartless and ruthless!
For a long time, there was not a sound in the room. Xu Yushu felt both amused and heartbroken.
She must have been frightened, otherwise, with her delicate nature, she would have already started cursing.
Forget it, he deserved it. Why scare people? Wouldn't it be better to wait until everything settles down?
He was just too impatient!
Xu Yushu sighed softly, his handsome face softening even more. "Don't be afraid, I'll leave."
Then came the sound of light footsteps, fading into the distance, as if the person had already gone far away.
Qingyu sat in front of the dressing mirror, rubbing her temples with a slight headache.
His irritation was clearly visible in his eyes, and finally he couldn't help but curse under his breath, "What a shameless old man trying to seduce a young girl."
It seems the General's Mansion cannot be kept; we must find a way to destroy it.
Thinking of this, the image of Yin Han immediately came to Qingyu's mind—
This person is cunning and treacherous, and is also Xu Yushu's enemy. He should still be able to shine a little.