sbdcsierra Chapter 130: The so-called retribution is late but it comes
Chapter 130: The so-called retribution is late but it comes
Ji Nanzheng felt that he had found a bright road, so he stopped drinking and went back to write a letter.
"Fourth brother, wait a minute, you really don't care about me at all." Ji Nanxian stopped him.
"What's wrong with you?" Ji Nanzheng finally sat down patiently: "I have already promised to give you 7000 taels, do you have any other problems?"
In Ji Nanzheng's opinion, Ji Nanxian's problem is that he does not have enough money to spend. Even if he has other things, he can solve them by himself.
"My mother asked me to marry Wan'er." Ji Nanxian's heavy thoughts came to his mind again.
"What? What does your expression mean? Don't you want to?" Ji Nanzheng looked at Lao Liu coldly and said, "I say, don't you know your reputation? If she doesn't want to, it's because she doesn't want to."
It's not that he looked down on his younger brother, it's mainly because he has a reputation for being a playboy. It doesn't matter if he doesn't do anything right, the Duke's Mansion can afford it, but the key is that he likes to support the top courtesan, which most people can't tolerate.
"I'm not unwilling. Wan'er is very good, but I don't want to get married yet."
"It's no use if you don't want to tell me. Go tell your mother."
"I'm not you, so I don't have the right to negotiate with my mother." Ji Nanxian felt helpless.
He had originally gone out and wandered around in order to avoid getting married, but he didn't expect this to happen and he was caught and brought back.
His old mother was determined to have him get married, and he couldn't change her mind.
"If you don't have any private money in the future, I, your fourth brother, can still give it to you secretly." Ji Nanzheng said that this is all he could do.
He stopped drinking and walked briskly back to Zhuyunzhai.
"Jiangnan, grinding ink."
Although Jiangnan is a man with a sly mind and a shifty look, he still follows the rules and doesn't look around when Ji Nanzheng is writing.
But today, he didn't want to follow the rules, because while writing, Ji Nanzheng would stop and think. Thinking would be fine, he would also laugh.
This was too weird, and Jiangnan's curiosity was aroused. He couldn't suppress the urge to take a peek.
"Don't peek."
Jiangnan's behavior was caught by Ji Nanzheng: "Turn around."
Jiangnan turned around reluctantly to grind the ink, muttering in his heart, why does the general's smile look a bit amorous?
Poor Jiangnan, he was so curious that his hand was almost broken that night.
Because Ji Nanzheng kept writing endlessly.
He himself probably didn't know how much he had written. Anyway, if he didn't find it suitable, he would put it aside and write it again. Then, at the end of the night, there was a pile of papers on the desk. Fortunately, the Duke's Mansion was rich. If it was an ordinary family, there would be no so much paper for him to waste.
That's how Jiangnan's hands became disabled.
……
The weather has warmed up in early March.
After breakfast, Wanzhou would always bask in the sun in the garden for half an hour. Qiuhua said that basking in the sun could supplement calcium and help children grow better.
"Miss, the second young lady is here again."
"Qiu Ge, what do you mean? What do you mean it's coming again?" Gu Wanyu's voice sounded behind Qiu Ge.
Wan Zhou looked over and saw her swaying her waist, her face full of smiles, and the corners of her lips twitching.
The results of the imperial examination came out only yesterday, and Gu Wanyu came today.
Brother Huayang said that Jiang Xuan ranked 82nd in the imperial examination, which is a significant improvement compared to 132nd in his previous life. It is indeed cause for celebration.
Gu Wanyu knew the news yesterday, but she only came today. It was really difficult for her.
"Hey, big sister, are you basking in the sun?"
"Did second sister encounter happy events?" Wan Zhou asked knowingly, passing on the message to Gu Wanyu.
She just came to show off that Jiang Xuan passed the exam. She wanted to show off earlier and leave earlier because she wanted some peace and quiet.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that my cousin's exam results came out and he ranked well, I'm happy."
Gu Wanyu said that it was nothing, but in fact, she couldn't suppress the upturned corners of her mouth.
"Then congratulations, second sister."
"Big sister, are you really congratulating me?"
Gu Wanyu sat down next to Wanzhou and glanced at him with contempt.
"What do you think?"
Gu Wanyu smiled contemptuously, "I don't think that you, elder sister, are sincere. My cousin did well in the exam, and I will be an official's wife in the near future, but elder sister, you..."
Gu Wanyu raised her eyelids and glanced at Wan Zhou with the disdainful expression that only a winner could have.
"But it doesn't matter. I don't care. My elder sister is a divorced woman after all. How can I ask you to sincerely bless me? That would be too difficult for you."
Wan Zhou pulled up the blanket covering her knees and said, "Do you have anything else to do here? If not, leave now. It's not appropriate for you, a woman who is going to be an official's wife, to associate with a divorced woman like me."
Gu Wanyu finally found an opportunity to show off in front of Wanzhou and to get back a point. How could she be willing to let it end in such a hasty manner?
She instructed Qiu Ge who was standing beside her, "Qiu Ge, go make a pot of tea. In this weather, make a pot of silver needle tea."
Qiu Ge left with a roll of his eyes.
"Why are you chasing me away, big sister? Are you jealous of me and feeling uncomfortable?"
"If I admit that I'm jealous, will you be willing to leave?" Wan Zhou said coldly.
Gu Wanyu originally came here to show off, hoping that Wanzhou would envy her and fawn on her. But she saw none of that, no envious eyes, no fawning words. Only a lukewarm, indifferent attitude.
It feels like when you dress up carefully but others don't even want to take a look at you, which drives you crazy and your previous cheerful face is now tinged with anger.
She looked at Wan Zhou with some resentment: "Big sister, you can be stubborn, but one day you will see the reality clearly. It doesn't matter if your father loves you, and it doesn't matter if you have money. No one loves you, and you are a divorced woman. You can't even go to those parties. You will have to live in this house for the rest of your life."
"I think it's pretty good." Wan Zhou remained calm: "Look at my garden. Although it's not big, it still has some scenery. What do you think? How does it compare to Jiang's?
"Oh, I almost forgot, the Jiang family doesn't have a garden."
Originally, Wanzhou thought that Gu Wanyu would be miserable in a few days, and he didn't intend to hurt her.
The more he talked, the more outrageous it became, and it never ended, so she just stopped caring.
Gu Wanyu was most afraid of people saying that the Jiang family was poor, so she stood up and said hatefully, "Big sister, things change over time, just wait and see. When I become rich, don't get close to me."
Wan Zhou leaned lazily in the chair, and when he saw Gu Wanyu getting angry and embarrassed, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"It's not too late to talk to me about this kind of thing when you become really rich."
He then ordered Bai Lu: "Bai Lu, send the Second Miss out. Go quickly and come back soon. I am a little tired."
Wanzhou's intention to drive people away was too obvious, and Gu Wanyu didn't find what she expected from Wanzhou, so she turned around and left unwillingly.
Wan Zhou looked at Gu Wanyu's back, which was completely different from when he came, and sneered.
Brother Huayang came over two days ago and said that they had begun investigating the usury issue. Jiang Xuan did well in the exam, but her mother's usury would not only disqualify him from the palace exam, but also make his father's sixth-rank official position in jeopardy.
Gu Wanyu should be happy for now, because she will cry later.
Perhaps because of her pregnancy, Wan Zhou's desire for revenge against Jiang Xuan and Gu Wanyu was not as strong as before.
But seeing them get their retribution, she was also happy. In her previous life, the day of Jiang Xuan's palace examination was the day when Gu Wanyu strangled her to death. In this life, Gu Wanyu's tragic day should have come earlier.
The so-called retribution may be late but it will come.
"Miss, the doorman said that he saw a basket of letters at the door this morning. They were all from you." The next morning, as Wan Zhou had just gotten up, Qiu Ge came in with a basket.
Wan Zhou was still confused, and automatically filtered out the basket of letters Qiu Ge mentioned, thinking it was a letter. He stretched and said casually, "It was stuffed in through the crack of the door. I don't think it's important. Read it to me. I'm too lazy to read it."