His mother always said that people were soft-hearted and easily bullied. In the past, he did not believe it, but now he did.
He finally truly understood what it meant to bring disaster upon oneself and die…
"Don't come any closer…"
In the west wing of the dilapidated inn, Lao Yongkuang's mournful wails could be heard.
He had been hiding from Guan Lanzhi for many days and even gave her the guest room. He was hiding at Wu Xialiu's place and didn't dare to return to his room. Now that he had no choice but to go back to his room to get a few books, he did not expect her to hide behind the screen and catch him when she saw him sneaking in.
Did she think she was hunting? But he did not want to be her prey at all.
"Are you avoiding me?" Guan Lanzhi grabbed his collar and glared at him fiercely.
It was not her imagination. Lao Yongkuang was really avoiding her. Previously, she had only felt that his movements were extremely strange, but later on, she discovered that he was hiding in Wu Xialiu's room. She was 100% sure that he was avoiding her.
Why was he avoiding her? Was she that scary?
"No, I haven't." Lao Yongkuang denied it without thinking.
No matter how stupid he was, he knew that telling a small lie was harmless. If he really told the truth, he would probably have to die early.
"No?" She looked suspicious.
She had to look at the person she was lying to. Did he treat her like a three-year-old child? If she believed such a huge lie, her name wouldn't be Guan Lanzhi.
"I really didn't." He felt a little guilty.
The Headmaster didn't teach him to lie, and his mother didn't allow him to lie either. Now, he had to lie. It was really…painful!
Guan Lanzhi smiled coldly. "You still say you didn't?" She pulled him closer and the two of them looked at each other. "Look into my eyes and say it again!"
" I..." Lao Yongkuang looked straight into her clear eyes, unable to say a single lie. After struggling for a while, he could only helplessly answer,""That's right, I'm hiding from you!"
He lowered his eyes helplessly, ready to accept her reprimand, but he saw that there was wine on the table, and she smelled like alcohol…
Was she drunk?
"Why are you avoiding me?" She wasn't surprised. She just wanted to know why.
" That's because…" Uh, the two of them were so close that he could smell the faint fragrance on her body. They were so close that it made his mind run wild. It was so close that he remembered that she had said that she wanted him to marry her…" Men and women should not be close. How can you hold me like this?”
Let go, let go! If someone saw him like this, would he still be able to walk out with his chest puffed out?
Sigh…If she could restrain her temper a little, coupled with her beautiful face, even a celestial being would be nothing more than this. However, she was rough and irritable, without any gentleness or grace of a girl. It was a pity that she had a beautiful face.
Guan Lanzhi only let go of his hand after he said that and slowly straightened his slightly wrinkled collar. "What's there to be unfriendly about? I've already treated you as my fiancé. It doesn't matter if I get closer to you.”
Tsk, only a foolish scholar like him would follow such a pedantic idea that men and women should not be close to each other.
He was not a dignitary, but a commoner who was rushing to attend the examination. But it didn't matter. The ideal husband she wanted didn't need to be noble, nor did he need any title. She just needed someone who would pity her, cherish her, and respect her. He was irreplaceable.
"Me?" If he didn't know that she often said shocking things, he would probably scream. "When did I become your fiancé?”
When did this happen? Why didn't anyone inform him?
"Didn't you say you wanted to help me?" Guan Lanzhi said matter-of-factly.
"But…I remember I didn't promise you.”After saying this, Lao Yongkuang cleverly took a step back and retreated to a safe distance from her palm strike.
He did say that he would help her, but he did not mean to help her in this way.
Who would sacrifice their marriage just to help someone? This wasn't child's play. How could he help just like that? Moreover, he was not particularly familiar with her. How could he tie the red string to each other's hands just to help her?
She was so beautiful, there was nothing wrong with marrying her. However, Confucius said that it was better to marry a virtuous woman than a beautiful wife.
As for whether she was virtuous or graceful, this... From the looks of it, he really didn't find out.
"Do you dare not agree?" Guan Lanzhi raised her sharp chin and asked threateningly.
He was the one who made her think of this. If he dared to disobey, he would suffer.
"Huh?" Must he agree?
"You once said that as long as you can help, you will definitely help me. Are you going to go back on your word?”Guan Lanzhi's face was cold.
"This…this is not a matter of going back on my word.”Lao Yongkuang couldn't help but feel anxious and break out in cold sweat. "I did say that as long as I can help, I will definitely help. But marriage is not a child's game. How do you want me to help?”
He was also in a difficult position!
"Isn't it simple? As long as you nod and agree, won't it be fine?”
Guan Lanzhi narrowed her beautiful eyes and approached him step by step, not giving him the chance to retreat.
Since she had grown up, she had to get married. Instead of marrying a man she hated, she would rather choose him.
" How am I supposed to nod?" Lao Yongkuang smiled helplessly.
As long as he nodded, he would spend the rest of his life with this fierce wife…No, he would never nod even if he was beaten to death!
"Simple, as long as you raise your chin and put it down, won't it be fine?”
She suddenly burst into laughter. Her laughter was so mesmerizing that he couldn't help but be absent-minded.
"But I…I can't achieve anything, I can't achieve fame, and I have a high court to serve. Now that he still had to rush to the imperial examinations, how could he marry a wife here? Besides, you and I…we don't know each other very well…"
No, no matter how beautiful she was, he couldn't let her captivate him. He had to control himself.
How could he easily make a promise to help someone when it concerned his entire life?
"If you're a man, don't be so wishy-washy and timid.”Guan Lanzhi forced him onto the brick bed.
"Besides, I only want your heart for me. I don't need those cumbersome and extravagant things.”
Before she entered the Imperial Residence, she was the daughter of the richest man in Jiangning. After entering the Imperial Residence, the extravagance she saw was even more obvious. She had long forgotten about the false reputation and benefits.
"My heart?" He did not understand.
Seeing that she was getting closer and closer, he had nowhere to retreat. Behind him was the bed, and she was forcing him in this direction. Her intentions…She was a girl, right? Such behavior was too shocking!
"I want your heart." Guan Lanzhi pushed him down onto the brick bed and pressed down on him.
She wanted a man, a man as passionate as Ama. Although she was extremely unhappy that Ama insisted on marrying her out of the pavilion, she saw how well he treated Mother.
Just as Ma Ma had said, a girl needed to rely on a man's embrace for her entire life. No matter how smart and brave she was, she could not escape the etiquette of the secular world.
Of course, she knew that she couldn't escape, but if she wanted to marry, she had to choose the man herself and not let anyone interfere.
Now, as long as the rice was cooked, even if she was caught, Ama could not force her to marry the bastard Bei Zi of Juan Qing Wang Fu.
"I don't know how to give my heart…"
He studied the books of sages. Although he did not want to be a sage, he could more or less correct his character and not let his behavior go wrong. But now, she was getting closer and closer, and her sweet scent was even gently on his face, stirring up the heat waves in his heart and making him have evil thoughts...
No, how could he be so weak? If he couldn't even control his selfish desires, how could he achieve great things in the future?
"I know what to do." She approached his body, her restless little hand slowly caressing his chest, slightly surprised that he had such a strong physique. She had thought that he was just a weak scholar, but she did not expect him to have a strong body under his robe.
"But you know what?" No, he had to think of something else to change his mind. "I came from a poor background and have a high family to support me, while you come from a prestigious family and don't have to worry about food and clothing. If you marry me, won't you be wronged?”
Looking at her noble appearance, he knew that she definitely couldn't bear hardships. How could she bear the life of a farmer?
"I told you I don't care about those things.”As long as he had a healthy body, he could work. What was there to be afraid of?
" But I have a high position. If you and my mother don't get along…" He said as he glanced at her hands that were moving around his body.
Did she understand the principle that men and women should not touch each other? Was she planning to force herself on him? He was a man…
"That's not a problem. I lost my mother when I was young. I will treat my mother-in-law as my own mother. I still have a mother.”She couldn't be happier that her mother would dote on her.
Looking at his good temper, she could probably guess that her future mother-in-law must have an extraordinary bearing. It should not be difficult to get along with her.
"Wait! What are your hands doing?"
Lao Yongkuang quickly grabbed Guan Lanzhi's overly rash hand. His flushed handsome face was filled with anger and embarrassment, not knowing what to do with her.
"We're already engaged. What's the harm in being a little more intimate?”She didn't feel offended at all.
In the past, in the palace, she had seen more shocking things than this. Her actions were just a gesture of love, was it worth him making a fuss over?
"Do you know where you put your hand?”His handsome face was flushed red. It was unknown whether he was more angry or embarrassed. "You're a girl, how can you do such a frivolous thing? If you met someone else today, would I be afraid that they would devour you until you were gone?”
She was so bold, presumptuous, arrogant, and perverse…A girl who didn't have the appearance of a girl…What should he do with her?
"I picked you because I knew you were a gentleman.”Guan Lanzhi didn't hide anything.
If he wasn't a gentleman, why would she be so bold as to move into his room? In other words, she had seen through him and was naturally going to take him down.
"Huh?" Lao Yongkuang was stunned again.
"But you don't have to act like a gentleman anymore.”She was almost leaning against him.
" You…" He dodged in a flurry.
He had always been a gentleman, but if she continued to pester him like this, he did not know how to clean up the mess.
"You've already touched my body, so don't go back on your word.”Guan Lanzhi chuckled." You've read a lot of books. You should know that you can't let me down now."”
"Eh?"
Lao Yongkuang was so flustered that he didn't even know what to do. He didn't know whether to push her shoulder away, hold her waist, or hold her hand…It seemed that no matter what he planned, he couldn't stop such intimate contact between the two.
It was not his intention to touch her body. She was the one who leaned on him…How could she not be reserved at all and accuse him?
He was her benefactor. How could she bear to treat him like this?
" I don't mind you touching my…" She pressed her pink face against his strong chest and listened to his disorderly heartbeat. Her lips curled into a charming smile.
If she entrusted herself to him, she believed that he would not let her down.
Lao Yongkuang closed his eyes and breathed in her sweet scent without saying a word. He felt her graceful and seductive body. A commotion condensed and rushed straight to his head. For a moment, it made his blood boil. No amount of Sage Books could cool down his first desire...
Suddenly, he felt soft lips on his lips and opened his eyes.
"Miss Guan!" Lao Yongkuang frowned unhappily. "You have to love yourself a little. Besides, there are so many men in the world. Why do you have to choose a poor boy like me?”
He pushed her away slightly rudely and sat up in frustration.
Was there such a logic in the world? She actually planned to attack him…If it wasn't for her sudden kiss, perhaps he wouldn't have been able to resist this overwhelming desire.
Her lips were extremely soft, and there was even a hint of sweetness…No, he couldn't think about it anymore. He had to calm down. If he continued to think about it, he might really be bewitched by her.
Guan Lanzhi glared at him coldly, got up, and sat down. With lightning speed, she forcefully turned his face towards her and glared at him angrily."What do you take me for? I'm only willing to do this because it's you. But from your tone, what do you think I am?”
She knew that she was being a little bold, but what was wrong with being in love?
Moreover, she had already decided on him in her heart. Even if she gave her innocence to him, she would have no regrets. On the other hand, a man like him did not have the domineering aura of a man…Did his brain get damaged from studying?
"Is that so?" He wasn't sure.
He didn't know her in the past. God knows if she did this to every man she liked?
Guan Lanzhi narrowed her beautiful eyes. The hand that was originally holding his chin turned to pinch his cheeks. "Listen to what nonsense you're saying. To think that you're well-read in the books of the sages, yet you actually said such unbearable nonsense.”
If she hadn't already made up her mind to marry him, she really wanted to use him to practice.
" I'm telling the truth…" Even though his cheeks were red from being pinched, Lao Yongkuang was determined to say,""A girl, her words are not gentle, her actions are not good, her actions are not elegant, her posture is not graceful…"
It hurt so much…If she wasn't a woman, why would he tolerate her so much? He gave her some color, and she actually started a dyeing workshop…
"Well said. Since you don't believe me, do you want to try?”
Guan Lanzhi released her hand and reached out to take off Lao Yongkuang's robe. He was so scared that he quickly protected his body and retreated to the wall in a sorry state.
"What do you want me to try?" he asked in alarm.
Guan Lanzhi took off her warm hat and untied her braids. Her hair was like sandalwood, flowing down like a waterfall. "If you say that my words are not soft, I will change. If you say that I'm not good, I'll change; if you say that I'm not elegant, I'll change; if you say that I'm not graceful…I might as well return to my female body and let you see my true appearance. Let's see if you still despise me!”
After saying that, she immediately shut her mouth and sat in front of him.
Lao Yongkuang was dumbfounded. Her long hair covered her beautiful face. Her watery eyes stared at him with anger and charm. Her almond-shaped lips were slightly pursed. Her sitting posture was elegant and noble. Her temperament was dignified and graceful. This was a beauty that could make people intoxicated.
It was as clear as a fairy and as beautiful as the Goddess of Luo. It made people hold their breath and forget time and space.
She was really beautiful…so beautiful that she could not be described. She was so beautiful that he could not even turn his eyes away. He was willing to look at her like this for the rest of his life…
Without waiting for his response, she suddenly changed the topic.
"Are you thinking that you're willing to look at me like this for the rest of your life?”
Lao Yongkuang suddenly pulled himself back and shook his head. He wanted to retreat to the wall to cover up his loss of composure, but he realized that he had been very close to her at some point.
"Are you thinking about how to suppress me now?”she said again, her smile extremely seductive.
"No, I'm not in the mood!" His handsome face was flushed red. He waved his hand and shook his head, denying it in a daze.
To think that she was so gentle and dignified just now. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, when she opened her mouth, she instantly revealed her true form…Moreover, she actually used these words to tease him…Could it be that he would really fall into her hands for the rest of his life?
"Don't tell me you're not moved by my appearance at all?”Could it be that Big Brother was lying to her? Big Brother always said that if her beauty was revealed in front of the world, only blind people and relatives would not be moved by her.
"Tsk, who said that everyone loves beauties?”Lao Yongkuang's expression became serious, refusing to admit that he was just a little restless.
"At least you admit that I'm a beauty.”Guan Lanzhi smiled.
Lao Yongkuang rolled his eyes, annoyed that he could not win against her. "You're indeed a beauty, but I still won't have any improper thoughts about you.”He would never allow himself to lose his composure again.
"Humph! You're full of fake Daoism." Guan Lanzhi spat at him. "How can there be a beauty in your arms that doesn't disturb your mind? Don't think that I'll give up just because you said that. Anyway, I've already made up my mind. You won't be able to escape.”
" You..." He suddenly felt his hair hurt and his body turned cold.
"Even if you don't admit what happened today, don't forget that you were the one who carried me back. We were destined to be together back then.”Guan Lanzhi stood up and walked to the bronze mirror to look at her snow-white face. Then, she slowly turned around and smiled at him. "When you carried me, you touched my body. And when you carried me back to the inn, how many people saw it with their own eyes? It wouldn't be hard for me to get a witness, would it?”
Lao Yongkuang was flabbergasted. For a moment, he was really speechless.
I don't know if she's talking nonsense…I hope so. Then, when she sobers up, they can pretend that nothing happened…#
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