Chapter 32
He was stunned for a moment.
The heavens had not been kind to him, this was the true thought in Zhou Xian Yang’s heart at the moment.
“Fourth Miss, I picked up a cat, you see?”
“If Your Highness values her, think of her and don’t get her into trouble.”
Zhou Xian Yang’s smiling face froze, “I don’t understand what Fourth Miss is talking about.”
“It doesn’t matter if Your Highness doesn’t understand with your mouth, it’s good if you understand in your heart.” Rong Xiangyang felt that he might as well open up the conversation today.
“I know that Your Highness was forced by the situation and married me out of necessity. But the big event has been decided, Your Highness should recognize the reality. You make this look of not taking care of the future, to whom to see? If someone sees it and says something, it’s just a fling for you, but it’s a death sentence for her, so how will she live on in that house?”
Zhou Xian Yang wondered in his heart, “This girl is so scary, she looks so innocent and cute, but why does she have so much heart? However, on his face, he still forced himself to remain calm: “You’re overthinking it.”
Rong Sang Yeung felt that this person told lies with such ease, it would be hard to live with him in the future, he had to let him know that he was not a fool, not something that could be deceived at will.
“Hui Fei sent me in the dowry, there is a Deng Yun brocade, is the year when the Empress Yu rewarded, she is grateful and terrified, when she looked over but not willing to cut clothes, this time gave me. Your Highness, you in Kunning Palace to grow to above ten years old, I do not believe that you can not tell the difference between Deng Yun brocade and red cloth. You value sister is common, I understand, also understand. I only hope that you pay attention to your words and actions for the sake of her reputation and lifelong happiness.”
There had never been a moment when Zhou Xian Yang had been lectured by a girl to the point that she couldn’t talk back, and she had even hit the nail on the head.
In his heart, he was furious, but on his face, he said in a pleasant manner, “Fourth girl, you talk about her reputation, have you ever thought about your own reputation?”
“Ah?” Rong Xiangmei froze.
“You’re a lady’s maiden, you’re having an affair with a foreign man at home, is it good to spread the word?”
“Who is having an affair with an outside man? I’m here to catch a cat!” Rong Xiangmian got annoyed and reached out, “Give me back my cat!”
“Is this your cat? Did he say yes when you called him?”
“From my house wall, naturally it’s my cat!” Rong Xiangyang unconsciously raised her voice, she didn’t know why, seeing this man like this made her want to be aggressive.
Seeing that she was annoyed, Zhou Xian Yang was unable to do so and had to move from the pavilion to this side of the wall, handing the cat to Rong Xiang Mi. The cat was not really Rong Xiangmian’s, and as soon as it was in her hands, it lost its temper and scratched at her face with two claws, twisting its fat body and stomping its legs.
Zhou Xian Yang immediately jumped off the fence and grabbed Rong Xiangmian, holding her as she rolled over and landed on her back, not letting her fall to the ground.
The two of them rolled on the ground in a heap, and the commotion was so loud that a matron in charge noticed them from afar.
She doesn’t recognize King Yuhang, and rushes off in fear to report to Madame: “There’s a maniac who broke into the backyard to make light of the girl!”
Rong Xiangmian tells Zhou Xianyang to leave, but he thinks it’s unmanly to leave without him, and refuses to do so: “I’ll explain to your mother.”
“She won’t listen!”
As expected, as soon as the Duke of England’s wife came over and saw that Yulong was here, she shouted at Rong Xiangmian: “Kneel down. You’re getting married in a few days, you can’t even wait, rushing your sister’s wedding day, pulling men into your own yard, learning all those rules to the dogs’ stomachs!”
Zhou Xian Yang immediately stood forward: “Madam, this king was just catching a cat on the fence and fell down, even the girl, there is no such thing as a private meeting, you can’t wrong the fourth girl, she is the most polite and respectful.”
Liu’s skin smiles without smiling: “I know that your highness in the country dynasty has merit, in the Rong family has grace, your highness want to defend Yu Wangfei I should not have spoken, but now this is still our Rong family’s girl, Yu Wang is to come to manage our British Duke’s house family affairs?”
“I don’t dare, I just hope that madam will understand. All the faults are due to this king’s inappropriate actions, rushing into the inner house, this box to make amends to madam.”
Liu was then satisfied and let out a laugh, “Your Highness is overstating the case, please go to the front hall quickly, I’m afraid the procession to welcome the bride is about to depart.”
Zhou Xian Yang glanced at Rong Xiangmian who was kneeling on the ground, and wanted to say something on her behalf, only to see her gently shaking her head, so she had to follow one of the grannies and go around the front hall.
Xiangmian knew that she would inevitably be punished, not because of any actions that were out of line, but because the madam was angry in her heart. Having finally caught her at fault, how could she let it go so easily.
“You go to the ancestral hall and kneel for me.”
Rong Xiangshi got up, “Yes.”
The hustle and bustle of the banquet outside unexpectedly drifted into the most remote ancestral hall as well. Rong Xiangmian touched his legs that were gradually becoming numb and thought to himself, “How is it that every time he encounters King Yu, there is nothing good? It can’t be that the fate of the two is incompatible, right? It’s not right, I’ve already taken the birth date and eight characters, it’s a good match!
The sunlight on the ground goes from east to west, getting longer and longer until it disappears. A maid came in to light the lamps everywhere. Linlang and the girls know about it, they are all heartbroken, but don’t dare to come in to serve, if the madam knows about it, I’m afraid they will be punished for kneeling even longer.
Rong Xiangmian was in a daze when he heard a familiar voice. It’s that little girl beside King Yu, who floated into the shrine at some point.
She was holding a box for serving food and a brocade quilt.
“How did you get in here?”
“There’s still no place in this world that I can’t reach.” Xiao Nan smiled and said, “Someone was overly kind and asked me to look at you and send some food and a bedroll for fear that you would freeze and starve.”
“You quickly take the things away, to let people know, I still have to kneel tomorrow.”
“Why are you ungrateful?” Xiao Nan was a bit angry, “I haven’t seen anyone make master so attached.”
“It’s hard for him, the more attentive he is, the more I’ll be punished. His goodness, forgive me for not being able to accept it.”
Xiao Nan doesn’t understand these rules in the mansion, she only listens to King Yu’s words and puts the things down, “I was only responsible for delivering them, but I wasn’t told to take them away.”
Saying this, she leaves.
Rong Xiangmian is angry and anxious, and after a while hears footsteps outside. Hurriedly, he stuffed the food box and the spread under the case of the ancestral hall, covered by a long brocade cloth.”
Not long afterward the madam did come in and stood in front of Rong Xiangmian: “Do you know your fault?”
“My daughter does not know.”
“Meeting an outside man in private at home, and you still don’t know your fault!”
“His Highness has already explained, mother doesn’t believe that she wants to be punished, daughter can only admit the punishment, this is daughter’s courtesy to honor her mother. But daughter can’t admit this crime of meeting an outside man in private.”
“Good! Then you kneel for me until tomorrow morning, and I will come back to question you!”
On the roof of the shrine, Xiao Bei uncovered a tile, saw the conversation below, and complained softly, “Who said this State Duchess is first-rate virtuous? It’s simply first-rate harshness.”
Xiao Nan advised, “Master, people don’t appreciate your kindness. Let’s think of a solution, or you can go and talk to the Duke of State.”
Zhou Xian Yang leaned against the ridge of the roof, somewhat helpless, “The more concerned I am, the more I am sitting on the fact of a private meeting, I can’t involve her anymore.” He thought about what methods there were to lure the Duke of State over.
At this time, Xiao Bei pushed him, “Master, someone is coming again.”
The Lady hadn’t been gone for long, and Rong Xiangshi saw exhaustion and weariness coming up, suddenly hearing footsteps outside the ancestral hall, and not bothering to turn around.
The footsteps got closer and closer, and then a smell of alcohol came.
She turned back to look, a drunken youth, footsteps staggering, staggering into.
At this time of the year, those who have drunk the wedding wine and have not left, it is thought to be the relatives who stayed in the mansion tonight. At a glance at his age, he was more than likely the nephew of the madam, the Prince of the Marquis of Yongding’s residence, Liu Quanyi.
“Good day fourth girl, I’m your QuanYi cousin.”