Chapter 101: Compromise and Marriage
Since she was coerced by Pei Sheng to stay in the Hou Mansion, although the injury on Ouyang He's right arm has improved under the treatment of the imperial doctor of the palace, during this time when she is on pins and needles, she is still worried about the safety of Ling Rui and Meng Yan all the time.
At the same time, Xu Yanyan slapped her for no reason before, and Pei Sheng's mother often sneered at her because of her identity, which always made her feel aggrieved and palpitated.
So, on a rainy night, Ouyang He, who was going to make a desperate bet, sneaked out of the Hou Mansion quietly under the cover of night, and used the information he had overheard from Pei Sheng before to sneak into Changgemen to rescue Meng Yan in one fell swoop.
To her surprise, the strength guarding Meng Yan in the Changge Sect was much weaker than she had imagined, with only two disciples of the Changge Sect who looked relatively thin.
Ouyang He jumped from the roof and easily stunned the two of them, and then she entered the house and found Meng Yan tied to the thatch.
"He'er...... No, Miss Ouyang, why are you here? Meng Yan, who was woken up by Ouyang He from his daze, suddenly became surprised and happy.
"Why did you hide your identity from me before? If I had known that it was you, I wouldn't have had to persuade you to let me go so politely, maybe the two of us wouldn't have fallen into Pei Sheng's trap, hum! Ouyang He complained softly to Meng Yan while untying Meng Yan.
"Yes, it's all my fault, who made me selfish, just want you to stay away from these complicated battles as soon as possible?" Meng Yan said with a self-deprecating tone and a little helplessness.
"Meng Yan, to be honest, since I stepped into this river and lake, I have also been tired, tired, and even wanted to give up everything and return to the origin of this journey. But ask yourself, those things that I have to face for the sake of the justice of the world and the peace of the people, no matter how many difficulties and dangers there will be, I will never choose to escape! Ouyang He's hands that were untied for Meng Yan suddenly paused, and then she stared at Meng Yan with a serious face and said, "Just like I don't want you to be hurt because of me, everything...... It's all just from my original intention and original intention. ”
"Miss Ouyang......" Ouyang He's words seemed to give Meng Yan a new understanding of her.
"But if you're going to continue to help the abuse, then everybody...... I can only continue to be the enemy......" Ouyang He said to Meng Yan with a hint of sorrow, and then she carefully helped Meng Yan, who had become preoccupied at the moment, to slowly pick up.
"Hehe, did the girl say these words to Ling Rui before?" Meng Yan leaned on Ouyang He's shoulder, with the joy that he thought he still had a little weight in Ouyang He's heart, he lowered his eyes and whispered to Ouyang He.
"Perhaps, what do you think?" Ouyang He, who knew Meng Yan's intention in asking, did not answer positively, but turned his head sideways and asked Meng Yan with a light smile.
Meng Yan looked embarrassed and didn't speak again, and not long after they walked out of the room where Meng Yan was being held, Meng Yan suddenly felt a colic pain in his body, and then suddenly spurted out a large mouthful of blood, so frightened that Ouyang He hurriedly helped him to sit on a stone bench for pranayama.
"Damn, someone should have done something to me while I was unconscious!" Meng Yan said with indignation while clutching his chest uncomfortably.
After Ouyang He briefly diagnosed Meng Yan's pulse, she couldn't judge what kind of poison Meng Yan had in his body for a while. And when she tried to force the poison out for Meng Yan in a timely manner, it seemed that it aggravated the pain in Meng Yan's body.
"Anyway, let's get out of here first, and then I'll do my best to find someone to save you!" In the face of Meng Yan's painful reaction, even if Ouyang He was already sweating like rain at the moment, she didn't dare to act rashly.
"Ben Hou advises you not to waste your efforts, this is a secret poison made by our Changge Sect, called "Nine Insects Turning Yang San". Once it is subdued, this person will inevitably lose his qi due to the surge of qi and blood, the imbalance of yin and yang, and he will die of internal organ failure within a few days. Pei Sheng suddenly led several disciples of the Changge Sect into the courtyard through a side door, and then he proudly walked up to the two of them and said to them, "So although Miss Ouyang took this person away, whether he can survive for three days, Ben Hou doesn't dare to guarantee it!" ”
"Despicable!" Ouyang He shouted at Pei Sheng, and at the same time, she also held Bai Lian tightly in her hand, "Give me the antidote, otherwise don't blame me...... Let Changgemen disappear from this world! ”
"Oh, Miss Ouyang, don't be angry first, even if you kill us all tonight, how can you know where the antidote is hidden by Ben Hou? If there is no clue to the antidote, then he will die too! Pei Sheng pretended to be scared and said.
"What about you...... What do you want? Ouyang He forcibly suppressed the extreme anger in his heart and asked Pei Sheng.
"It's very simple, I want the girl to be the wife that I Chengle Hou Ming Media is marrying. I remember that the imperial doctor told Ben Hou that the girl's injuries would be basically healed after tomorrow, and in that case, the day after tomorrow, the girl would be able to hold a wedding with Ben Hou. Pei Sheng stared at Ouyang He's face and suppressed the excitement in his heart and said.
"Hmph, I, Ouyang He, if I want to marry, I will marry a heroic man who is upright and has the world in mind, how can I marry someone like you!" Ouyang He replied sharply with a disdainful expression towards Pei Sheng.
"Hehe, I, Pei Sheng, am not only the master of the Changge Gate of the Jianghu Sect, but also the dignified Wu Yipin Chengle Hou, who am I worse than? Yes? Miss Ouyang doesn't have to rush to make a decision now, you can think about it slowly, as long as this person can still hold on, hahaha! After Pei Sheng finished speaking to Ouyang He with a disgusting smug smile, he turned around and left, leaving only Ouyang He, who was in a dilemma, and Meng Yan, who was in pain, sitting in place.
"He'er...... No, Master Ouyang, I don't want to be a burden to you anymore, you go quickly, the farther you go, the better! Meng Yan persuaded Ouyang He to give up with a slightly hoarse voice, because he knew very well that as long as he stayed here, Ouyang He would not be able to escape the situation of being subject to Pei Sheng.
"Meng Yan, listen to me, I didn't save you in Yuzhou to make you despise your life so much!" Ouyang He grabbed Meng Yan's arm tightly and said to him righteously at the same time.
Meng Yan gave Ouyang He a self-deprecating and helpless smile, and then he fainted due to the sudden upsurge of qi and blood.
"Alas, it seems that only Pei Sheng can solve this poison. Although I am unwilling, I ...... I'm afraid I can only agree to marry him. After once again forcing Meng Yan to use the poison to no avail, Ouyang He quietly looked at Meng Yan's face stained with blood and dust, and secretly made this decision in his heart that made her think about it for a long time.
The next day, Ouyang He finally agreed to marry him under Pei Sheng's coercion. As a result, the ecstatic Pei Sheng quickly mobilized the strength of the whole city, and within one day, the Chengle Marquis Mansion where he was located was decorated with a festive red.
It's just that just when the whole house was in full swing preparing for the upcoming wedding, Ouyang He was suddenly called to the main hall by Pei Sheng's mother again.
"Miss Ouyang, although I admit that you are indeed beautiful, and you can barely handle piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but after all, you are just a lowly concubine raised by a eunuch, and compared with my Sheng'er's identity, it is very different. However, since Sheng'er insists on marrying you, I won't say anything more. Now that you have entered the Chengle Hou Mansion, there are some rules, I still have to explain to you clearly first. ”
After quickly finishing this passage in a commanding tone, Pei Mu began to instill in Ouyang He the content related to "Three Obedience and Four Virtues", and at the end, she also asked her not to have any more dancing knives and guns, otherwise she would be punished with the Hou Mansion family law.
Ouyang Heqiang endured the disdain in his heart and patiently listened to Pei's mother's so-called "admonition".
At this moment, the subordinate at the door suddenly came to report that General Xu Zhihe brought his daughter to visit the door.
"Hmph, this old fox is really fast, it seems that this time he must be angry for his daughter." Pei Mu complained a little unhappily, "I don't know how Sheng'er should explain to this powerful guy that he gave up Xu Yanyan and decided to marry you." ”
Subsequently, in the main hall, Xu Yanyan relied on Xu Zhihe's presence, and wanted to forcibly let the housekeeper who received them "invite" Ouyang He out, so that her father could "see" what kind of woman she compared herself.
"Miss Xu, please respect yourself, Miss Ouyang is the newlywed wife of Ben Hou who has not passed through the door, and she will also be the future lady of Yipin. Except for Ben Hou here, I'm afraid no one is qualified to call her to come and go as soon as she is called, right? Pei Sheng shook his fan fearlessly, walked in from the main entrance and said to Xu Yanyan.
"Chengle Hou is angry, it is true that the little girl does not understand the rules. However, the major event of marriage has been determined by the order of parents and the words of the matchmaker since ancient times. Ben Jiang was just curious, Chengle Hou, who is also considered to have a prominent family background in my Great Wu Kingdom, is really ready to marry a lowly Jianghu woman? Xu Zhihe asked Pei Sheng with a sneer in a somewhat meaningful tone.
"General Xu is powerful in the world, Miss Xu is a golden branch and jade leaf, I Chengle Hou Pei Sheng is just a bohemian and unruly prodigal, I would rather be a cynical and sleek philistine than a pickled marquis who plays with power. Therefore, compared with the people of your Xu family, of course I am more compatible with the temperament of the people in the rivers and lakes! Pei Sheng leisurely stroked a handful of hair hanging down his ear, and at the same time recounted his thoughts to Xu Zhihe and Xu Yanyan affectionately.
At this time, Pei Mu also walked out from behind with a worried face, trying her best to mediate the tense atmosphere between the two sides in the main hall. However, Pei Sheng seemed to disdain his mother's mediation, and continued to purse his lips and eat the pastries on the table calmly.
"In this way, Cheng Lehou is really not ready to give me the face of the Xu family?" Xu Zhihe finally asked Pei Sheng with a serious expression.
"Dad, let's go, there is already the smell of that lowly girl in this Hou Mansion, I smell disgusting!" Seeing that Pei Sheng was unmoved, Xu Yanyan persuaded Xu Zhihe to leave with a displeased face.
Xu Zhihe saw that Pei Sheng seemed to be determined to oppose him, ignoring his proposal to marry the two families, and he suddenly had nothing to say. Then, after a few cruel words, he left the Chengle Hou Mansion with Xu Yanyan in a huff.
"The little slut of the Xu family, I still remember the slap you gave her at the beginning!" Looking at the distant figures of the Xu family, Pei Sheng was furious and kept silently chanting in his heart.
This wedding of intrigue and true love is about to arrive in Jinling City, and at the same time, thousands of miles away in Shenyue Mountain in Shuzhong, a hunter who enjoyed the "clear" spring water in the mountains and forests on the way to hunt is happily embarking on the road back to Chengdu.