Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 268
Coming out of the Bachelor's Mansion, Mai Xiang suddenly regretted it. She refused Acton's help. Was it a stupid behavior?

"What's wrong?" Huai Ci saw Mai Xiang's entanglement.

"I had the opportunity to avenge you just now, but I refused, because I was afraid of ruining your reputation." Mai Xiang said the old man's three promises.

"Sister, it's better just for me. I'm just worried about you. If this matter gets out, my sister will definitely be looked down upon by others. Every time I think about it, I'm still hesitant. It's not that I haven't thought about it. With the influence of my brother-in-law Make that person's ugly deeds known to the world, but in this way, it will inevitably implicate me and you, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, maybe he won't let you marry me, sister, call me selfish or call me cowardly, In short, shall we discuss this matter after we get married?"

Huaici grasped Mai Xiang's hand tremblingly, a chill came from his heart on a hot day in May.He was 100% sure that if Yongen knew that he had been locked up as a plaything for half a year, given how much Yongen cared about Mai Xiang, he would definitely beg the emperor to withdraw this marriage, he couldn't afford to lose.

"I know, so I refused." Mai Xiang felt Huaici's trembling, and hurriedly put her other hand on his.

"Sister, I've thought about it. Just by making this scandal known to the world, we are not enough to bring him down. You don't know how dirty and dirty these so-called mansions are. To them, playing with children It's really a trivial thing that doesn't need to be mentioned, they all understand each other, they have a tacit understanding, and they even send it back and forth as a gift."

"Ah? It's such a mess, they all have broken sleeves?" Mai Xiang's eyes lit up, she didn't expect this to be prevalent in ancient times.

Huai Ci knocked on Mai Xiang's head, and said with a smile: "What are you thinking about? What about broken sleeves, just looking for excitement. Aren't these descriptions in Mr. Cao's book? Have you forgotten?"

As soon as Jing Huaici reminded him, Mai Xiang also remembered that Jia Lian had this problem, he couldn't sleep without women, and if he really didn't have women, he chose a few handsome young men to come out to defeat the fire.And what about the loyal and obedient prince, who just can't leave Jiang Yuhan for a moment?

"Then what shall we do?"

"He is a human being, so he must have his weaknesses. It's just that I can't take care of him right now. For me, the biggest thing right now is the township exam and getting married with you. Otherwise, please wait patiently."

"Got it, I believe you." Mai Xiang was glad that she made the right choice.

After leaving the scholar's mansion, Mai Xiang and Huai Ci went to Prince Li's mansion again. When they returned home, it was already dark. Mai Xiang saw that Jiufeng's room was still lit. After thinking about it, she knocked on her the door.

"Mai Xiang, what do you need from me?" When Jiufeng saw Mai Xiang, he was obviously a lot stranger.

"Grandma, I'm going back to the countryside early tomorrow morning, and I want to come over and talk to you." Sitting on Jiufeng's kang, Mai Xiang saw Jiufeng making a pomegranate red skirt.

"Did you go shopping with Ziju today?"

"Ah."

"What did you buy?"

"Yeah." Jiufeng obviously didn't cooperate.

"Grandma, do you still hate me?"

"Um. Ah, no."

"Grandma, tell me the truth, what kind of person do you want to marry? There is no grandma or grandpa here, I just want to hear what you say."

"I, I don't know. Anyway, I don't want to live the life before my family. I can't even eat enough, and I can't wear a new dress for a year."

"that's it?"

"Ah."

"Then it's easy to find such a partner. The conditions of the Wu family were so good back then, why are you not happy?"

"I, I, I, Mai Xiang, have you seen Ziju recently?"

"No, what happened to her?"

"She is much richer now, and she is accompanied by two maids and two wives when she goes out. You say, she can live such a good life as a concubine from the Wan family. Why don't you like me to be a concubine?" Feng mustered up the courage to ask.

Mai Xiang listened to Fue, in the era of legalization of mistresses and mistresses, mistresses and mistresses are not synonymous with shame. For people like Jiufeng Ziju who have come from hard times, they can eat enough and have beautiful clothes. It is a great blessing.

"Grandma, with the money in your own hands, you can marry any man you want without starvation. Besides, you are the only woman in the other party, so how much intrigue has been saved? To be honest, with your character, you don't have to fight at all. But those women who are calculating at the gate of the house all day long, and you are willing to lie next to other women when you have a headache and need your husband's attention, and you are willing to be with other women when your child is sick and needs your father to take care of you? Beside women..." Seeing that Jiufeng's personality is indeed quite innocent, Mai Xiang brainwashed her for a long time.

"However, Ziju said that her son has maids, wives, and nanny to take care of her son, and she doesn't need to take care of her own. Also, she has a bunch of maids and wives when she is sick."
"Then, can the maidservant have her own husband who is caring? Besides, what you see is only superficial appearances. In fact, Wanjia is not sure what's going on with her?"

"She said that Wanjia was very kind to her, and my mother said that Wanjia was so kind to her because of you. Mai Xiang, actually, actually, actually, I..." Jiufeng couldn't continue.

Seeing her lowering her head, blushing, and shyly rolling up the corners of her clothes, Mai Xiang guessed what she wanted to say. She still envied the beauty of purple chrysanthemums, and yearned for a rich life.

"Grandma, don't open your mouth if you can't do something. I still say the same thing. I think we have grown up together. I want to persuade you again. If you keep being so obsessed, you may be hurt not only It's you, and Mammy, what's wrong with living an ordinary life?"

Jiufeng bowed her head and said nothing, and Mai Xiang didn't know how much she had listened to. In short, that was all she said.

Mai Xiang, who returned to the countryside, quickly put Jiufeng's matter behind her, because Huaici had to prepare for the provincial examination, and had to read and write articles hard every day, and Mai Xiang had to concentrate on taking care of his food, and occasionally, she would read He wrote articles with some simple suggestions.

And Mai Xiang herself has not been idle during this time, she has to make all year round coats and underwear and dowry bedding and pillowcases by herself, she is really too busy.What's more, the accounts of Mai Xiang in these shops and factories have to be checked every month. In addition, Zhao Shi and Mai Huang are trained from time to time. How can she have time to deal with that obsessive Jiufeng.

What's more, Mai Xiang also understood a truth, that being a concubine is a great shame and disdain for herself, but for others, it may be the best way out.Because everyone's pursuits and aspirations are different, Mai Xiang can only manage herself well, and cannot influence others.

On this day, Mai Xiang was packing up her things and preparing to accompany Huai Ci to Beijing, when Mrs. Wan, Mrs. Wan and Kang Yi suddenly came to the door. Mai Xiang looked at the boxes of clothing and jewelry they brought, and suddenly guessed why they came .

"Mai Xiang, it's fifteen tomorrow, shouldn't we go and make a wish for Brother Yuan?" Mrs. Wan went straight to the point as soon as she sat down.

Mai Xiang smiled and said, "Nurse Wan, Huaici and I have already been there, I can't go again, if I go to Bodhisattva again, I should be blamed."

Mai Xiang didn't dare to make another wish for Wan Zhigao. Although she knew that Wan Zhigao should fail the exam this time, Mai Xiang also knew that there was indeed an indescribable mysterious power favoring her, and several wishes were actually fulfilled. She doesn't dare to be greedy anymore, and now she doesn't easily make a wish.

Besides, she didn't want Wan Zhi to pass the high school entrance examination. If Wan Zhi passed the high school entrance examination, Mrs. Wan would be the most proud. Mai Xiang would never do such a stupid thing again.

Of course, Mai Xiang is just a little evil. Although she doesn't want Wan Zhi to pass the college entrance examination, she will not deliberately do anything to harm him. She just wants to see how far he can go, and whether God will care for him. he.

"What? Have you been there? Did you make a wish for your eldest brother?" Mrs. Wan asked hurriedly.

"Mommy, making a wish depends on the sincerity of the heart. The most taboo thing is a person's greed. I don't dare to do it for such an important matter. If the Bodhisattva finds out about it, you shouldn't think that I'm so stupid." People are too greedy, if one wish is not enough, you have to make two, and the Bodhisattva is not happy, blame it, and I can't bear it alone, and it would be bad to implicate all of you." Mai Xiang said seriously.

"Aren't you a family, kid? You also made a wish for your elder brother last time. Didn't you carry along the words of Changhe Wanjia? Why don't you even do this incidental thing now?" Wan Lao Too disappointed with Mai Xiang, thinking that Mai Xiang is a little too selfish.

"Mother Wan, this time things are much more difficult than last time, Mai Xiang is not sure."

"How sure is there to make a wish?" These words made the old lady interested.

"Of course, if the wish is big and hard to come true, try to have as few as possible, and it doesn't hurt to have as many as one small wish that is easy to come true."

"It can be seen that this is nonsense. Didn't you use to make wishes for others at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha? Why are you being hypocritical? Ask for as much silver as you want." Mrs. Wan saw the old lady begging for Mai Xiang humbly, but Mai Xiang didn't care. With the accent and the tune, my heart has long been out of taste.

If it wasn't for the old lady's love for Mai Xiang, she wouldn't be bothered to come here, and she wouldn't believe that Mai Xiang would be so kind to make a wish for her son.The reason why she followed this trip was just to let the old lady and Kang Yi see Mai Xiang's face clearly, so as to save herself from being fooled by Mai Xiang in the future.

"Mrs. Wan also knew it was in the past. I didn't have any wishes before. Even if I did, it was very humble. But now it's different. Huaici is going to the country test. In order to make this wish for him, I ate three times. The day of fasting, after bathing, I went to the Bodhisattva early in the morning and kowtowed 81 times, by the way, it was the first day of the new year, the first day of the seventh month."

On the one hand, Mai Xiang's original intention was to let the other party retreat in the face of difficulties, and on the other hand, he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to play tricks on the other party.

(End of this chapter)