Chapter 10-Divorced Daughter (1)
Chapter 10-Divorced Daughter (1)
Chun Lan settled Li Xiao Yao down and said respectfully,"Guye, if you still have any needs, please do your best to instruct the servants. This servant will go down first.”
"Sister, may I know how to get to the west wing?”Li Xiao Yao asked.
"I don't know." Chun Lan smiled.”
With that, he turned around and left.
Li Xiaoyao was a little annoyed. Chun Lan was the maid of this place. Of course, she knew how to get to the west wing. She said this to prevent Li Xiaoyao from seeing Zhao Ling 'er.
Li Xiaoyao lay down in the bed tent in frustration and thought,"I used this 'delay' spell to temporarily seal Lord Lin's mouth. If he goes to invite auntie, auntie also wanted me to marry Ling Er. There's no need to worry about this, but…I don't know if it will delay the time?”
Just as he was letting his imagination run wild, he suddenly heard a light knock on the door. Li Xiaoyao stood up and raised his vigilance. It might be that unruly daughter who came to find trouble.
"Who is it?" asked Li Xiaoyao.
"It's me."
Zhao Ling 'er's voice came from outside the door. Li Xiaoyao was overjoyed and hurriedly opened the door to let Zhao Ling' er in. Zhao Ling 'er threw herself into his arms the moment she entered, remaining silent.
"How did you find this place?" Li Xiaoyao hugged her. What happened?"
" I…I don't want to live alone in a strange house," Zhao Ling 'er said." Brother Xiaoyao, let's go!"”
"Isn't it too rude for us to leave like this? We can stand on our feet, so we have to walk upright. Since we're here, we'll take it as it is!”
"But I don't feel at ease…" Zhao Ling 'er sighed.
"Don't be afraid, I won't agree to the marriage." Li Xiaoyao laughed.”
"Miss Lin is beautiful and rich, why don't you allow it?" Zhao Ling 'er asked.”
"Ha, even if I become the emperor, I won't marry that shrew!" Li Xiaoyao laughed.”
"What if she's gentle and obedient to you?" Zhao Ling 'er asked.”
Li Xiaoyao said," Then the sun is going to rise from the west. Besides, no matter how gentle she is, what does it have to do with me?" As long as Ling 'er is gentle and obedient, I'm satisfied.”
Zhao Ling 'er leaned into Li Xiaoyao's arms and said,""Don't lie to me."
"Did I lie to you?" Li Xiaoyao laughed.”
"If you say I'll stay, then I'll stay." But I don't want to live alone in the west wing. I still want to be with you.”
Before Li Xiaoyao could reply, the door behind him was kicked open. Lin Yueru stood at the door with her arms crossed. She looked at them with disdain and said,"Hmph, I was wondering why you closed the door in broad daylight. So it turns out that you're doing this kind of dirty business! How shameless!"
"We didn't do anything, what do you care?" Li Xiaoyao said.”
"You're staying at my house, so it's none of my business!" Lin Yueru said.”
"Do you think I want to live here?" Li Xiaoyao asked. I'm waiting to leave. You'd better give the order to leave now. I'm more than happy to do so!”
"I…You scoundrel, I…I…" Lin Yueru said angrily.
"How are you? Was there such a rule to kick the door open casually?”
"You little thief!" Lin Yueru stomped her foot. I…I've lost. You humiliated me like this so that I won't be able to be a human for the rest of my life!”
"When did I humiliate you?" Don't talk nonsense."
" You already said you wanted to marry me in the arena," Lin Yueru said." Now you're flirting with this girl. Aren't you trying to make me unable to raise my head?"”
"I didn't say I wanted to marry you in the arena!" Li Xiaoyao said. Besides, I knew Ling 'er first. You, no matter what, are ranked behind!”
Lin Yueru's face turned pale when she heard that.""What…what did you say?"
Li Xiaoyao said," Ling 'er and I are staying here now to wait for your father to invite my aunt over. This means that Ling' er and I will become husband and wife. Don't think that I'm waiting to marry into your family!"”
" But, you defeated me in the arena…"
"What did we say then? He only said that if I won, the grudge would be written off. He didn't say that if I won, I would marry you!”
It took Lin Yueru a lot of effort to hear Li Xiaoyao's words clearly. Since she was young, she had been pampered by her father and everything went well for her. No one had ever dared to disobey her. Therefore, she, who was used to being polite or servile, often felt that everyone was boring. It wasn't easy for her to find someone who dared to bicker with her and who she found interesting, but this person didn't want to be with her. It was really hard for her to accept.
Lin Yueru took a few deep breaths and said,""You're already publicly acknowledged as the Lin family's son-in-law. Whether you agree or not, from now on, you have to listen to me!”
"Why should I listen to you?" Li Xiaoyao sneered.”
"Because you're my daughter-in-law. From now on, your surname will be Lin, not Li!”
"My surname is Li, and I don't listen to anyone."”
After saying that, he hugged Zhao Ling 'er and said,"Ling 'er, I'll take you to the streets…"
"You're not allowed to go out with her in public like this. You're embarrassing the Lin family!" Lin Yueru said angrily.”
"It's so noisy. Ling 'er, let's go!" Li Xiaoyao said.”
Zhao Ling 'er smiled sweetly. With a light tap of her body, she and Li Xiaoyao jumped onto the roof and ran outside.
Lin Yueru looked up from the ground and saw that they had disappeared. She was so angry that she panted. She gritted her teeth and turned around to run out.
Zhao Ling 'er and Li Xiao Yao landed on the street together before smiling and saying,""I believe you now, little thief!”
"Why do you call me that too?"
" You forgot that you…" Zhao Ling 'er was about to mention how she hid her clothes when she first came to the Immortal Spirit Island when she suddenly remembered. Li Xiaoyao had indeed forgotten about those things, so he kept his mouth shut.
"What did I forget?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
"It's nothing." Zhao Ling 'er forced a smile and said,"Look, there are so many people. Suzhou City is really lively!"”
Li Xiaoyao also forgot what he had just said and said,""Suzhou has been an ancient city for two thousand years. It has everything and all kinds of people have come out.”
" Yes," Zhao Ling 'er said." I've read in a book that Wu Zixu, Zhu Maichen, and Bai Juyi all lived here before."”
Li Xiaoyao said," I do know that Suzhou's treasured swords and Wu Gou are the most famous. Gan Jiang and Mo Xie are the famous sword smiths of Suzhou."”
Zhao Ling 'er smiled." So it's the home of swords and sabers. No wonder the girls from Suzhou are so fierce!"”
Li Xiaoyao laughed out loud." I said that the fiercest one isn't the Suzhou girl, but our Hangzhou girl!"”
"What do you mean?" Zhao Ling 'er asked suspiciously.”
"There was once a man named Jin Yunu in Hangzhou who beat up a heartless man until he was screaming like a pig being slaughtered!"”
Zhao Ling 'er smiled and said,"Heartless people deserve to be beaten!"”
Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling 'er chatted and laughed as they arrived near the Mystic Temple. This was the most lively place in Suzhou. The reason why this place was so lively was because there were many temples, such as Sanqing Hall, Dongyue Temple, Xingxiu Hall, Amitabha Pavilion, Guandi Temple, and so on. Where there is a temple, there must be a lot of people. Secondly, there were many snacks nearby. The fragrance of all kinds of snacks was everywhere. Red bean porridge, tofu pudding, wine cake, and other stalls stood everywhere. The third was that there were many acrobatics. In front of each temple was a small market. Jianghu artists made a living by performing magic tricks, selling pear candy and plaster, and performing monkey swallowing swords. They were all strange and colorful, and they would not get tired of playing for a whole day.
The two of them walked to a teahouse and sat for a while. Then, they heard the people at the next table chatting."I heard that last month, a snake demon appeared in a village in the west. Not only did it rob a lot of property, but it also kidnapped Old Man Zhang's granddaughter.”
Another person said," His granddaughter is only sixteen years old. Poor old man Zhang is already seventy years old. The grandfather and grandson have always depended on each other." Old Man Zhang is really sad now…"
Zhao Ling 'er whispered to Li Xiaoyao," Brother Xiaoyao, there are indeed demons around here. No wonder there are Demon Eating Insects."”
"So there really is such a thing in the world!" Li Xiaoyao said, tongue-tied.”
Zhao Ling 'er's expression was a little strange, but she pretended as if nothing had happened and said,"There are all kinds of strange things in this world.”
The few people at the table were still discussing when they actually mentioned Lin Tiannan."The neighbors ran to the Lin family and begged Lord Lin to come forward. Lord Lin was duty-bound and led more than ten able-bodied men to eliminate the demon and save people. In the end, the demon was not seen, but seven or eight lives were lost.”
"How can humans fight demons?" One of them sighed. I think that Castle Lord Lin won't be able to do it.”
"However, it's better not to save him!" Another person said.”
"Oh? Why?"
"I heard that the snake demon is evil by nature. If…Miss falls into its hands, even if she is saved, she won't be able to be a human in the future!”
Those few people shook their heads and sighed, while some nodded in agreement.
For some reason, the more Zhao Ling 'er listened, the uglier her expression became. Li Xiaoyao noticed and asked,""What's wrong with you?"
Zhao Ling 'er quickly smiled and said," Ah, nothing. Let's go down. There seems to be someone reading a book downstairs. I've never heard of it."”
"Suzhou's rap is indeed the most famous. Let's go down and listen."”
He paid for the tea and happily pulled Zhao Ling 'er down to listen. They saw a rapper, a man and a woman, talking about " The Western Chamber." The two of them stood and listened for a while. They didn't expect the content to be so explicit. The two of them listened until their faces turned red and they quickly walked away. A few men who were listening to the book laughed and said,"Brat, what are you embarrassed about?”
Little Hot Fainted was a story with a hint of eroticism. Although the two of them did not understand it, they still walked away quickly and smiled at each other.
Then he heard a stall say,"Young Master, you and your wife are so fair?"”
Baixiang meant " fun ". The stall owner asked them if they were fun. Li Xiaoyao turned around and saw a big wooden sign with four regular characters on it: " Guan Lu Divine Arithmetic ".
"What is Guan Lu Divination?" Li Xiaoyao asked curiously.”
The fortune teller saw that business had arrived and smiled."As long as the two of you casually say three words, I can calculate the first sentence and predict the two of your future.”
"Free money if it doesn't work?" Li Xiaoyao asked. Is this true?"
"Of course it's true."
"Alright, can you help me read my luck?”
Li Xiaoyao casually said three words, and the fortune teller calculated the strokes, adding and deducting, while flipping through a tattered book, copying down word by word. Not long after, he actually copied out a sentence that looked like a poem, but it was not a poem, and it was not a word."Hmm, this…Young Master has been lucky in love recently! Women are water, and water can capsize a boat. Young Master must be careful, remember! Remember!"
"I have luck in love?" Li Xiaoyao looked at Zhao Ling 'er and thought,""That peach blossom is most likely Ling 'er. This fortune-teller is observant and said something that happened a long time ago.”
The fortune-teller asked again,"Do you want to have your fortune read too?"”
"Alright!" Zhao Ling 'er said. He also wrote three words.
The fortune-teller calculated a sentence that made no sense. His eyes were filled with surprise. Then, he carefully looked at Zhao Ling 'er. After a long time, he said,"Hmm…Young Lady's light is concentrated on the top of her head, and her spiritual aura is compelling. In the court, you must be an empress, and in the wild, you must be a hero…"
Li Xiaoyao thought to himself, Who doesn't know how to say good things? Listen to what he's talking about."
The fortune-teller frowned and said," But…there is a murderous aura between your brows. I'm afraid that there will be a calamity in the near future!"”
Li Xiaoyao did not believe him at all. What calamity? You want to help us remove the calamity and then extort a fortune, right? Ling 'er, let's go!"
Li Xiaoyao pulled Zhao Ling 'er and left. The fortune-teller stood behind him and said,""Young Master, Young Master, you haven't paid yet?!”
Li Xiaoyao turned around and said,"Didn't you say that if it doesn't work, it'll be free?"”
The fortune-teller sighed. I'm telling the truth…"
Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling 'er had already walked far away. There was a stall selling rouge and cosmetic powder by the roadside. It was decorated with colorful and beautiful dowry items. The boss shouted,"Young Master, my wife is so beautiful. Buy her some jade flowers!”
Li Xiaoyao didn't care about these things at first, but now that he had a woman by his side, his heart became more cautious. He pulled Zhao Ling 'er to stop in front of the stall and said,"Look, isn't this pearl flower beautiful?"
Zhao Ling 'er casually took the things on the stall and played with them. She had a smile on her face, making her even more charming.
Zhao Ling 'er smiled." This powder smells so good. But it's so white. It's really unnatural!"”
Li Xiaoyao said," But you think that makeup stains the color. I think it's better for women to be natural. Your skin color is much more beautiful than this!"”
"You won't say that when I'm old!" Zhao Ling 'er smiled.”
"What do you like?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”Zhao Ling 'er smiled but did not say anything. Seeing her shy expression, Li Xiaoyao's eyes were filled with excitement. He finally came back to his senses and picked up a simple silver hairpin from the jewelry for a long time. He inserted it into her head and smiled."Ling 'er, this silver hairpin will definitely look good on you! I'll buy it for you!"
"But it seems very expensive…" Zhao Ling 'er quickly untied it and said.
"You can't say that. Girls have to dress up!”"I want this silver hairpin," he said to the boss.”
"Young Master, you really have good taste!" This hairpin is 420 wen, I'll just charge you 400 wen!”
Li Xiaoyao said," It's only a 20-wen deduction. That's not enough. Let's just count it as 200 wen!"”
The boss hurriedly said," Young Master, 400 wen is not enough. Your price is too high. Can you raise it?"”
"You Suzhou people are the best at doing business. I thought 200 wen was too much.”
Li Xiaoyao was trained by Aunt Li. He was good at bargaining. Besides, Suzhou people were famous for raising prices. Li Xiaoyao directly cut the price by half. He knew the market. Zhao Ling 'er didn't understand the way these commoners lived, so she was dumbfounded as she watched from the side. She pulled Li Xiaoyao in embarrassment and said,""Brother Xiaoyao, this…It's okay if I don't want it…"
At this moment, a delicate voice suddenly said,""Five hundred coins, I want it."
Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling 'er turned around. Who else could it be but Lin Yueru?
Lin Yueru threw a small ingot of silver and took the hairpin. She smiled triumphantly at them. The boss put away the silver and smiled apologetically."This lady really has good taste. You're so beautiful, and with this hairpin, it's the icing on the cake. You're extremely beautiful!”
"Is that so?" Lin Yueru sneered. What's so good about Bai Xiang's belongings? I don't even want it!”
As he spoke, he released a gentle force and bent the silver hairpin.
Li Xiaoyao sneered," Someone actually spent 500 copper coins to buy junk. That's what's truly funny!"”As he spoke, he pulled Zhao Ling 'er's hand and said,"Ignore her. Let's go."
Lin Yueru stomped her foot in anger." Stop right there!" she shouted.”
"Who cares about you!"
The two of them held hands and walked away. Lin Yueru followed them. Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling 'er walked for a while. When they looked back, Lin Yueru was still not far behind them. She seemed to be casually looking at something.
"Hey, why are you following us?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
"Does your family own this road?" Lin Yueru asked with her hands on her hips. I'm happy to leave, why do you care?"
"Follow me if you want!" Li Xiaoyao said.”
After he finished speaking, he pretended to ignore her and chatted with Zhao Ling 'er and Zhao Ling' er, casually walking around. However, she felt a little uncomfortable with someone following behind her.
Seeing that Zhao Ling 'er was a little tired, Li Xiaoyao looked around for a while and said,""There's a place selling sour plum soup in front. Let's go and take a seat!”
"Alright," Zhao Ling 'er said with a smile.
The two of them walked into the shop. As soon as they sat down, Lin Yueru also strode in and sat down by the window. She slammed the table and said,""Waiter!"
The waiter saw that she was dressed luxuriously and had an extraordinary aura. He quickly came up to her and did not greet Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling 'er who had arrived one step ahead of her.
"What would you like, Miss?" the waiter asked.”
"What do you have in this shop?" Lin Yueru asked.”
"The most famous dishes in our shop are sour plum soup, dark plum juice, longan and red date tea, bean paste buns, peanut syrup…"
"That's all?" Lin Yueru sneered.”After saying that, he took out a silver ingot and asked,"How much can this buy?"
"This?" The waiter laughed. This piece of silver is of good quality, about one tael. Our shop will sell it all to you, but we will still have to give you half!”
"There's no need to change. I'll buy everything in your shop today!”
Li Xiaoyao couldn't take it anymore. He stood up and pulled Zhao Ling 'er,""Let's go!"
Lin Yueru stood up angrily and was about to chase after him when the waiter said,""Miss, the things you bought…"
"Pour it all into the water channel!" Lin Yueru said angrily and walked out of the shop without looking back.
Seeing Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling 'er holding hands and walking slowly in a warm atmosphere, she was so angry that her chest felt like it was on fire. However, for some reason, this anger carried a kind of sadness that made her unable to breathe. It was like when she was young, she felt wronged and could not help but want to throw herself into her mother's arms and cry. That kind of feeling was a little sour.
Ever since her mother passed away, no one had loved her so much. Although her father doted on her very much, her father's doting was completely different from her mother's gentleness and thoughtfulness. Therefore, over the years, Lin Yueru had already forgotten how to express her feelings warmly and tenderly. She only knew how to be straightforward, laughing and getting angry whenever she wanted to.
Lin Yueru gritted her teeth and followed behind them. This time, Li Xiaoyao brought Zhao Ling 'er into a big restaurant and thought,""No matter how rich you, Miss Lin, are, you can't just book a restaurant for an entire day!”
As soon as the two of them sat down, Lin Yueru followed them in and sat at a large table near them.
"Miss, this table is for ten people. How about you change to a private room?"”
Lin Yueru slapped a large silver ingot on the table and said angrily,""I want this table!"
Seeing that she was generous, the waiter did not dare to neglect her and said,"Yes, yes."
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