Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Bitter Mandarin Duck

After returning to his room, Wu Wei lay on the bed and was very confused. He felt that he shouldn't have done that kind of thing with Lan Muxue, but he felt very good in retrospect. Lan Muxue's face kept appearing in Wu Wei's mind, although the room between the two people was only separated by a wall, Wu Wei still couldn't help but think about her.

Am I in love with Lan Muxue? Wu Wei asked himself a little uncertainly. For the love between men and women, Wu Wei can be said to be a blank slate, so he doesn't know if this feeling for Lan Muxue is the so-called love.

For a long time, the reason why Wu Wei deliberately kept his distance from Lan Muxue was not only Lan Muxue's family, but also the more important factor was the woman in red. Some time ago, the woman in red almost killed Lan Muxue because of Wu Wei, causing him to always think of the woman in red every time he faced Lan Muxue.

Wu Wei thought of the dream he had in the past two days, in which the woman in red was a dusty woman named Yuanmeng. At the end of the dream, Wu Wei saw Qing Shao walk into Yuanmeng's room, and he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of anxiety in his heart. Now that I think about it, the feeling of anxiety is like what I thought belonged to my beloved, but now I found that it was possessed by someone else.

Wu Wei couldn't help but wonder, would Qing Shao have done the same thing he and Lan Muxue did tonight when he walked into Yuanmeng's room later? may even have done something further, just like the thing she and she wanted to do but didn't do in Lan Muxue's bedroom just now.

Wu Wei always felt that the dream was too clear, like a memory imprinted in the depths of his mind. Maybe it wasn't a dream at all, but something that really happened a long time ago, and Yuan Meng and Qin Shaoqing were probably their identities before they became Lu. Qing Shao finally revealed his true body and bit himself, and then transmitted these memories to his mind, what did he do this for?

Wu Wei tried his best to search in his mind for those long-term memories that did not belong to him, and the keywords of Mengxian Pavilion, Yuanmeng, and Qin Shaoqing kept repeating in his head. Wu Wei felt more and more sleepy the more he thought about it, and finally couldn't help but fall asleep.

In his sleep, Wu Wei returned to the ancient street again, he stood at the door of the Mengxian Pavilion, and the people here shuttled through his body like last time, and no one could see him. There was a burst of laughter and laughter from the girls and the guests in the Mengxian Pavilion, and Wu Wei walked directly into the Mengxian Pavilion and walked straight to the room on the second floor.

This time, he didn't feel any obstacles, and Wu Wei walked directly through the closed door. There was a round table and a few chairs in the room, and on the left side of the room was a bed with a red tent and green man, and at this time Yuan Meng was sitting by the window on the right side of the room, staring blankly at the lively street outside.

Wu Wei walked to Yuanmeng's side, looking at her delicate face as calm as water, how could he not associate the weak woman in front of him with the powerful woman in red. Wu Wei tried to call her name a few times, but Yuanmeng never responded, it seemed that in this dream, Wu Wei could only participate as a non-existent bystander.

Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers rang out in the streets, followed by several brilliant fireworks in the dark sky. Yuan Meng raised his head and was attracted by those gorgeous fireworks, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile.

At this time, the door of Yuanmeng's room was pushed open, and the old bustard twisted his waist and walked in. With a smile on her face that couldn't be hidden, she quickly came to Yuanmeng's side and said, "See, these fireworks are specially set off for you!" If you want to say that this boy is really attentive to you, I just told him yesterday that you like to watch fireworks, and I bought so many fireworks for you to show tonight! ”

The old bustard paused, and seeing that Yuanmeng didn't speak, she continued: "Even the angle of setting off the fireworks is facing your window, which shows that this young man has really put a lot of thought into you!" Before I came up just now, he also sent you nineteen flower baskets, isn't your nineteenth birthday coming soon, and Qing Shao said that he will prepare a big gift for you on your birthday! ”

After the fireworks were over, Yuanmeng finally turned to look at the bustard. She said softly: "Mom, you can bring a message to Qing Shao for me, just say thank you for his kindness, but I really haven't been feeling well recently, so I can't accompany him." ”

The old bustard was a little embarrassed and said: "But you have rejected people three times, as the so-called thing is only three, you can't keep hanging on to other people's appetites, right?" ”

Yuan Meng said: "I didn't mean to hang Qing Shao's appetite, I really didn't want to see guests." ”

The old bustard sighed and said to Yuan Meng: "Other guests, I can push everything I can for you, but this young man really can't push it anymore." Mom knows your thoughts, a good lady, if it is not forced by life, who wants to fall into the dust? ”

Seeing that Yuanmeng still didn't react, the old bustard continued to say earnestly: "You should know that since you came to our Mengxian Pavilion, your mother has hurt you the most. As long as you don't want to do things, your mother has always followed your wishes, and that's because I also see in you the shadow of my youth. Of course, you also earned a lot of silver taels for Mengxian Pavilion, these mothers remember it! In fact, I have been arranging you to meet Qing Shao, all for your own good. Since the last time Qing gave you three thousand taels to hang up your clothes, he has been thinking about you, and this is your only hope to get out of the dust. What's more, the Qin family is a famous family in our Wangxiang City, if he can redeem you and marry you into the door, even if it is a concubine, it is better than staying in this Qinglou for a lifetime! ”

The old bustard's words were very sincere, and even Wu Wei, who was on the side, felt that it was very reasonable. After listening to the bustard's words, Yuan Meng's heart seemed to be touched, she looked at the bustard gratefully and said: "Thank you mom for your kindness, then you can help me talk to Qing Shao, just say that I am really unwell today, please come back tomorrow, I will accompany him tomorrow." ”

Seeing that Yuanmeng finally figured it out, the old bustard said happily: "Okay, then it's decided, you have a good rest today, and I'll let him come to you tomorrow!" With that, the bustard walked out of the room full of joy.

Without waiting for Wu Wei to react, the scene instantly changed to the next day.

The round table in the room was full of wine and food, and after Yuan Meng dressed up, he sat at the table and waited quietly. After a while, there was a gentle knock on the door, Yuan Meng got up and opened the door, and Qing Shao walked in wearing a white robe.

After the two closed the door and sat down, Yuan Meng accompanied Qing Shao to drink. Qing Shao did not act excessively, and it could be seen that his eyes were full of love, and even Wu Wei on the side could feel that Qing Shao was indeed moved by Yuan Meng's true feelings.

The two of them chatted while drinking, during which Yuanmeng also sang a few songs, and Qing Shao even sang along.

At the end of the wine, Qing Shao suddenly grabbed Yuan Meng's hands, and looked at Yuan Meng with some drunkenness in his eyes. Then he said to her sincerely: "Yuanmeng, I am willing to help you redeem yourself, I want to marry you, are you willing?" ”

Yuan Meng let him hold his hand, looked at Qing Shao with a somewhat complicated look, and didn't speak for a long time. And Qing Shao is not in a hurry, as long as Yuan Meng does not speak, he has been waiting.

In the end, as if she had finally made up her mind, Yuanmeng nodded and replied, "I do!" ”

After hearing Yuanmeng's affirmative answer, Qing Shao's nervous face showed a childlike satisfied smile. He stood up, gently picked up Yuanmeng, and walked to the bed.

The scene shifts again, this time during the day.

Firecrackers are set off at the door of Mengxian Pavilion, a big red sedan chair is parked outside Mengxian Pavilion, musicians are playing gongs and drums around the sedan chair, and the surrounding people are watching the excitement of the whole street. Qing Shao rode a tall horse and waited at the door of the Mengxian Pavilion with a happy face.

"The bride is out!" With a shout, Yuan Meng wore a red bridal dress with a hijab on her head, and was surrounded by a group of girls and walked out of Mengxian Pavilion. After seeing Yuanmeng come out, Qing Shao hurriedly dismounted and hugged Yuanmeng into the sedan chair. With the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums, the sedan chair was slowly carried away.

The scene transitions like a movie again.

In a gorgeous hall, Qing Shao bowed his head and knelt on the ground, and a middle-aged couple sat in the hall, looking at Qing Shao with serious expressions.

"It's really humiliating!" The middle-aged man angrily pointed at Qing Shao and scolded: "You are a rebel, you actually married a dusty woman behind my back and your mother, and spread the face of our Qin family!" ”

The middle-aged woman also accused: "Shaoqing, you are so worry-free!" Usually how you play outside, your father and I have never cared about you. But you just got married to the daughter of the Liu family, and in the blink of an eye, you married a fireworks woman. How can you let me and your father face Master Liu again? ”

"It's not just Master Liu!" The middle-aged man said sharply: "I don't even have the face to go to the ancestral hall to face the ancestors of our Qin family now!" Let me tell you Qin Shaoqing, your mother and I will not admit that the dusty woman is the daughter-in-law of our Qin family, you better get her away from me quickly! ”

Qing Shao, who was kneeling in the hall, finally couldn't help it, and defended tremblingly: "Father, mother! Yuanmeng has always maintained her virgin body before she met me, and she is different from other dusty women! ”

After listening to Qing Shao's words, the middle-aged man became even more angry: "You still dare to quibble, how can a dusty woman be clean!" Even if you say she's a virgin, isn't that a prostitute? What is the status of our Qin family in Wangxiang City, you should know very well in your heart, have you ever thought about how much impact it will have if you marry a woman in the dust? ”

In the face of her parents' severe accusations, although Qing Shao was afraid, she still stubbornly pleaded: "I love her, I have already married her into the door no matter what, and the marriage with Miss Liu will not be delayed." Yuanmeng said, even if you let her be a concubine, it doesn't matter, your second elder will keep her! ”

"Don't think!" The middle-aged man got up, walked in front of Qing Shao and slapped him, and after the beating, he pointed to Qing Shao's nose and said: "If you dare to mention this kind of thing again, get out of the Qin family, I will not have you as a son!" ”

Seeing that the middle-aged man beat Qing Shao, his mother hurriedly came over and stopped the middle-aged man, and said to Qing Shao with some distress: "You just listen to your father!" We'll give you another night to reflect and send that woman away tomorrow! ”

After Qing Shao's mother finished speaking, she forcibly pulled his father out of the hall, leaving Qing Shao alone on the ground and bowing his head and sobbing in the hall.

Wu Wei watched from the sidelines, and he also understood what was going on, and couldn't help but have a new view of Qing Shao. I didn't expect him to be an infatuated person, but the disparity in identity couldn't make him marry and dream of entering the door. Thinking of the appearance of the red-clothed woman in the big red iron coffin in Guanyin Mountain, wearing a big red wedding dress and hijab, I don't know what kind of miserable fate Yuanmeng will experience next.

The scene transitions again.

Wu Wei found himself in a village, and walking on the streets of the village had a familiar feeling. It wasn't until he saw a magnificent ancestral hall that Wu Wei suddenly discovered that this was Shangxian Village! Sure enough, the matter of the woman in red has some connection with Shangxian Village.

Wu Wei walked into the ancestral hall, bypassed the familiar incense burner, and came to the hall. The interior of the hall is not much different from what Wu Wei saw last time he went to Shangxian Village, except that the plaque of "Shangzong Hall" hanging on the wall and the portrait of the ancestors look relatively new.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the ancestral hall, and Wu Wei turned around and saw Qing Shao's father and an old man talking secretly, and walked in one after another.

The two of them walked quickly into the hall, and then the old man looked around to make sure that there was no one else in the ancestral hall before closing the door with confidence.