0p0 Chapter 110: Didn’t hold it in well
Chapter 110: Didn’t hold it in well
She had planned to light lanterns and pray for blessings today, but she had unexpectedly seen Huang Jiuyuan, with Helan Xuenuo and Yuan Xu. These two had a bad relationship with Shen Yinzhen, and since she was her good sister, she naturally looked down on them. After all, Huang Jiuyuan was the one she was discussing marriage with, and she couldn't bear to see him and Helan Xuenuo together.
Wen Yulan sneered and glared at Helan Xuenuo, "It seems that Miss Helan likes to be with someone else's fiancé."
Helan Xuenuo was a little confused. She pointed at Yuan Xu and asked, "Are you talking about him?"
"Don't play dumb." She looked at Huang Jiuyuan with disdain. "It was you who suggested discussing marriage with the Wen family, wasn't it? I really despise you. You're nothing but a piece of cake. How can you be worthy of me?"
Huang Jiuyuan was completely bewildered. He had no idea this had happened, having only just learned about it from Wen Yulan. It was fine if it was just him, but he felt uncomfortable with the others as well. He rolled up his arms, pointed at Wen Yulan, and said, "What are you talking about? You're so ugly! How could I possibly fall for you? Don't you even look at what you look like? If my father forced me to marry you, I'd just hang myself."
Wen Yulan's hands trembled with anger as she pointed at the three of them, her fingers wagging back and forth until they landed on Yuan Xu. "You...you cuckold, you don't take care of your fiancée! You're so infatuated, but your fiancée has been having an affair with someone else for a long time. Don't you know what kind of person Huang Jiuyuan is?"
Yuan Xu's eyes flashed with anger, and he clenched his fists. Helan Xuenuo saw this and reached out to hold his hand. Yuan Xu slowly regained his composure. She gently patted the back of his hand and said, "Ignore her."
Helan Xuenuo wasn't one to take a loss. She smiled and said, "Miss Wen, what are you so angry about? Your marriage hasn't even started yet, and now you're so anxious to get involved with Huang Jiuyuan? Could it be that you've always had feelings for Huang Jiuyuan? Are you deliberately making a fuss to make the marriage a reality?"
Wen Yulan's face turned red with anger.
At this time, three people walked out from the crowd. Huang Weiming smiled and called out, "Big Brother." He bowed to Wen Yulan and said, "Miss Wen."
He heard everything Wen Yulan said just now. He knew that the Wen family was going to discuss a marriage with the Prime Minister's Mansion, and since Wen Yulan was so dissatisfied with Huang Jiuyuan, did that mean he had a chance?
He was secretly excited and thought about seizing this opportunity to show off.
Wen Yulan didn't even look at him, her eyes stayed on the three of them.
Huang Jiuyuan rolled his eyes at Huang Weiming and ignored him.
Huang Weiming said politely, "Brother, Miss Wen is from an aristocratic family, and her father is the Minister of Rites. Now that the Wen family is discussing a marriage with the Prime Minister's family, Miss Wen is naturally aggrieved." He looked at Wen Yulan with a look of deep distress, "Miss Wen, I'm sorry for the offense. It's my fault for being so rude. He was spoiled by his grandmother since he was a child. I apologize to you on his behalf."
Helan Xuenuo saw that Huang Weiming spoke respectfully and politely, his face not a single bit like Huang Jiuyuan's. Every word he said was for Huang Jiuyuan's benefit, yet at the same time, he was belittling Huang Jiuyuan. Seeing Huang Jiuyuan's expression, she roughly understood what was going on. She had heard her parents say that families with many wives and concubines were full of intrigue. She whispered, "Is that your second brother?"
"I don't have a brother like this. He has two faces in front of people and behind their backs." Huang Jiuyuan glared at Huang Weiming unhappily.
Wen Yulan walked down the stairs following Huang Weiming's lead and became more restrained.
Huang Jiuyuan laughed, "Huang Weiming, I don't need you to apologize on my behalf. Since you feel that the Prime Minister's Mansion has wronged Miss Wen, why don't you marry her? However... I'm afraid the Wen Mansion won't look down on your status as a bastard."
As soon as these words were spoken, Wen Yulan and Huang Weiming exploded at the same time.
Wen Yulan angrily pointed at Huang Jiuyuan and said, "Huang Jiuyuan, you have to know that you are not worthy of me! With my status, people who want to marry me have to come to me in droves. No matter what, I can't marry the illegitimate son of your prime minister's family." She and Huang Weiming were disgusted and glared at him, "Get out of here."
Huang Weiming was so angry that his hands were shaking for a moment, and he tried his best to calm down. His two good friends did not say anything. They did not dare to say anything because of their status. Being a concubine's son in the mansion was already difficult, and if he provoked someone he should not have provoked, it would be even more difficult to survive when he returned.
Huang Weiming smiled. "Brother, are you in love with this warrior's daughter? But isn't the man next to her her fiancé? Brother, please don't be foolish. Father repeatedly told me to keep a close eye on you. You're really embarrassing the Prime Minister's Mansion today." He touched the side of his face. "Have you forgotten that slap you last time? Brother, as your younger brother, even if it means risking your hatred, I have to remind you. I'm doing this for your own good."
Helan Xuenuo rolled her eyes. She wondered how Huang Jiuyuan usually got by in the Prime Minister's Residence. Huang Weiming was suffocating enough. She glared at him sideways, stepped forward before Huang Jiuyuan, and said with a smile, "You are the...what was it? Oh! The Prime Minister's bastard, Huang Jiuyuan's second brother, right? You keep saying that Huang Jiuyuan and I are in love, but what evidence have you seen? Putting aside the fact that my fiancé is still here, you keep saying that we are in love. Are you forcibly accusing me? Although I am the daughter of a military officer, I know etiquette and would not frame someone without knowing right or wrong. But you have really brought shame to the Prime Minister's Residence. If you can't produce evidence for today's incident, I will ask my father to go to His Majesty and talk to the Prime Minister about what exactly happened."
Huang Weiming's face flushed red. It seemed he had underestimated this military attaché's daughter. How could she say such things about him? Wen Yulan was beside him, and he couldn't afford to lose face. He was thinking of a retort, but before he could open his mouth, someone else interrupted him.
Qi Didi walked out of the crowd. She had just stood there with Gu Shicheng and watched him for a while. Seeing that Helan Xuenuo had the upper hand, she couldn't help but walk out and said with a smile, "Sister, what a coincidence that you are here too?"
Helan Xuenuo sneered, "Princess, it's really a coincidence." When she saw Qi Didi's expression, she knew that she hadn't been holding it in well. Then she looked behind Qi Didi and saw Gu Shicheng looking at her coldly, appearing lonely and arrogant in the crowd.
After hearing Helan Xuenuo's "concubine", the people around him moved a few steps away from Gu Shicheng. It turned out that this was Prince Ding'an.
Qi Didi quickly stared with wide eyes in feigned surprise, "Hey, sister, I've seen you hanging out with Young Master Huang every day. Are you here for the August Festival together today? But, sister, this is really not right. If the old general knew you were always hanging out with Young Master Huang, he would definitely be furious. Go back quickly. The two elders are old and can't stand it any more."
Wen Yulan quickly chimed in with a sneer, "Haha, so that's how it is. You're together every day? Now let's see how you can justify this. You're shameless!"