Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 565: Come late

What kind of wine was this, it tasted really good! Lian Fang Zhou felt that this wine was much better than what she had imagined.
She had thought it was just ordinary liquor but after drinking, she realized it was not.

Neither of them had any idea that when this wine was bought, it had a few ingredients added to it.

Wedding wines could be ordinary or they could be ‘acacia wine’, which is what they were drinking now.

When it was prepared for the wedding, Third Aunt had repeatedly told Steward Qin and the others to get the best of everything so when Steward Qin had gone to buy wine, he had asked for the best.
The jug and wine glasses were a complete set, which cost a full twenty-six taels of silver.

Ah Jian’s gaze became deeper and hotter and Lian Fang Zhou’s cheeks gradually warmed up.
Every time she looked at him, she was overwhelmed with peach blossoms.
Her whole body was hot and soft, and her breasts rose and fell as her breathing got heavier.

Her delicate lips were slightly parted and her eyes were bright and seductive.

Ah Jian couldn’t bear it any longer.
Calling out ‘wife’ in a low voice, he moved his hands.
Everywhere he touched, the hairpins fell off, her clothing was removed, and her skin was revealed to the bright red candle light.

The red candles were still burning high and the entire Lian house was brightly lit.
The family was very excited, so the lights would likely stay lit all night.

 In the middle of the road, at the entrance of the village, a man stood quietly looking at the brightly lit Lian house.
He stood motionless, the bright lights and red colors stinging his eyes and his heart.
His face, handsome as jade, was full of desolation and loneliness.

He didn’t know how long he stood there but soon the horse beside him grew impatient and kicked its hooves lightly, lowering its head to sniff the ground and snort twice.

A servant led the horse to the side to wait.
Looking at the man for a while, he shook his head and sighed.
He wanted to go forward to persuade him but didn’t dare.

“Cui Yi.” Cui Shao Xi said softly.
“I wholeheartedly tried to please my grandmother and hoped to find an opportunity to introduce her.
I think my grandmother would definitely like her and as long as she approved, my parents would not object… I would love her, protect her, and treat her well for the rest of my life! But why didn’t she wait for me!”

There was a throbbing pain in his heart.
Raising his hand to cover his chest, he muttered: “Why didn’t she wait for me… I thought the betrothal was a lie, I didn’t expect that she really would get married! It turned out to be true!”

He turned his head slowly to look at Cui Yi.
“Cui Yi.
Your master is so confused.
I thought I was smart but I was mistaken, fooled by my own cleverness.
She really is married!”

As Cui Shao Xi said this last sentence sadly, his body shook.
With a gasp, he fell to one knee and spat out a mouthful of blood from his throat.

“My lord!” Cui Yi turned pale with shook and hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
Anxiously, he cried: “My lord, my lord! What is wrong with you? What’s wrong with you?”

“I’m fine.” Cui Shao Xi gestured to him with a smile that was even uglier than crying.
Sitting down on the ground with his long legs stretched out, his smile was wry.
“It’s just from rushing, its okay.” Then he said, “Cui Yi, I shouldn’t trouble you.
It’s hard, it’s really hard… Cui Yi, I was wrong, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have been clever, I shouldn’t…”

Cui Yi’s eyes were red and his heart was sore.
He almost couldn’t bear it and he couldn’t stop crying.

“My lord, why do you bother?” Cui Yi sniffed, feeling resentment in his heart.
“Such a person who doesn’t know good from bad is not worthy of my lord! What’s so great about a country girl? Your wife should be a noble lady, a daughter from a famous family!”

“The daughter of a famous family?” Cui Shao Xi smiled softly and shook his head.
“I don’t care about this.”

Raising his head, he looked at Cui Yi seriously.
“I just like her! I like her very much! You will not speak ill of her again, not even in your heart!”

“My lord…” Hearing his master’s childish words, Cui Yi wanted to cry again.

He raised his hand to wipe his eyes and muttered: “Master, why are you bothering! Even if you die here, no one will know!” Suddenly annoyed, he grit his teeth and said: “Master, let’s go! Let’s go to the Lian house to ask for a glass of wedding wine! We traveled hard for two days to get here, we can’t just leave like this! Seeing our intentions, even though we arrived late, the host won’t blame us! Let’s go!”

Cui Yi pulled on Cui Shao Xi, trying to get him up to go with him.

“Nonsense!” Cui Shao Xi frowned, looking at Cui Yi with a funny expression.
“Don’t make trouble for me!”

As he spoke, he slowly stood up from the ground and walked towards the brightly lit and glaring red lanterns.
Taking a deep breath, he sighed.
“Let’s go.”

“My lord!” Cui Yi was unwilling.

“Let’s go!” Cui Shao Xi said again, his mouth filled with bitterness.
“From now on, I won’t come here again.
She… Cu Yi, from now on you said someone to inquire from time to time to see if she is doing well.
If she is well, you don’t need to tell me but if it is not good, you must remember to tell me!”

“Yes, young master…” Cui Yi lowered his head and agreed.
Secretly, he rolled his eyes, thinking: I’m too lazy to do anything! Whether she is good or bad, I won’t say.

“Don’t be lazy.” Cui Shao Xi seemed to see through his thoughts and hummed softly: “If you dare to be disobedient and I find out, you won’t have to follow me anymore.”

For Cui Yi, this was the most serious punishment.
Driven away from his young master, who would want him? He could only do rough work for the rest of his life!

His heart trembled and he quickly agreed: “Yes, Young Master!”

“Let’s go.” Cui Shao Xi sighed and got on his horse, leaving the dust behind.

Soon, the master and servant left Dafang village as if they had never been there.

As for the blood Cui Shao Xi had spit on the ground, it was soaked into the soil and dried up quickly without a trace.
Even if there was, who would know who left it behind?

In order not to disturb Cui Shao Xi, Lian Fang Zhou hadn’t even told Fang Qing what the date of their wedding was, only sending someone to express their apologies the morning of and saying that she would definitely make amends.

The purpose of this was not to embarrass Fang Qing but to avoid a rift growing between her, her husband, and Cui Shao Xi.

Moreover, she really did not what Cui Shao Xi to appear at her wedding.
Since there was a dilemma, it was better to avoid it all together.

In the beginning, because of his superior status, Lian Fang Zhou had thought there was nothing between them and kept her distance.
Later, when she learned about the complicated relationship between him and Su Xin’er,  it was even more impossible.
Once this barrier formed, it was a copper and iron wall, it couldn’t be destroyed.
In addition, she fell in love with Ah Jian, so it was completely hopeless.