binnovel Chapter 235 A Female-Dominated World (7)
Chapter 235 A Female-Dominated World (7)
After that, the two of them stopped arguing with Wangyou about matters between men and women. Whatever Wangyou bought, they would buy the same thing, since Wangyou seemed to know a lot about such things.
When they arrived at Zuixianlou, all three of them were carrying quite a few things. Fortunately, there was a private room, which saved them from a potentially disastrous situation.
The private room was by the window; once the window was open, you could clearly see people coming and going below.
"Damn, that's not the Third Princess's carriage. She's here to eat at Zuixianlou too!" Liu Xiang exclaimed and quickly closed the window tightly.
"What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost," Wangyou said with a laugh.
“That’s scarier than a ghost, Wangyou. Let me tell you, the Third Princess has a younger brother, the Fifth Prince, who shares the same father as the Third Princess. The Third Princess wants to find a good family for her brother to marry into, and she even instructs him to stage accidents for extortion. So her reputation in Fengdu is not good.” Wenrou explained softly.
Wangyou glanced at the two of them. Although they were a bit simple-minded, they were quite alert. However, the information she had gathered was that the Third Princess was planning a rebellion and had been trying to win over the court officials for a long time. As for the bad reputation, it was naturally deliberately spread.
In fact, the fifth prince had already been taken by the third princess.
The entertainment industry is always chaotic, so it's best not to get involved. Therefore, the three of them waited patiently for the food to be served, ate and drank their fill, and then left with the small gifts they had bought.
The three of them only came out of the private room after they saw that the Third Princess's carriage had disappeared, since not meeting her would save them a lot of trouble.
As the three of them walked to the door and said their goodbyes in a friendly manner, just as they were about to go their separate ways, someone suddenly ran out from the side, heading straight for where the three of them were.
Without hesitation, Wangyou grabbed Wenrou and Liu Xiang by the collar and spun them around 360 degrees, landing them right in the middle of the road.
At that moment, a thud was heard at the entrance of Zuixianlou, and a thin man fell to the ground.
"Ouch, that really hurts," Wangyou sighed. "I'm going home now."
After saying that, Wangyou decisively slipped away, and by the time the two realized what was happening, Wangyou was gone.
The two women looked at where the man had fallen, and it was indeed the spot where the three of them had been standing. If any of them had bumped into him, they would have taken him in as a concubine.
"Wangyou actually knows martial arts?"
"He not only knows martial arts, but he's also quite skilled. Otherwise, I wouldn't have even had time to react before he could lift the two of us big women up."
"Let's go, we've avoided a scheme, let's hurry home too." The two had lost interest in watching the spectacle and each carried their gifts home.
After Wangyou returned home, she first told her mother about the sand table, and then began to distribute gifts to her fathers and younger siblings. Everyone was very happy after the gifts were distributed.
"Sister, can you take us out to play?" Xie Wangqing asked, hugging Wangyou's leg expectantly.
"Sister, Wang Shu wants to go too!" Her other leg was hugged by another little dumpling.
"Sure, I'll take tomorrow off and take you out to play." Wangyou pulled the two little dumplings down and said to them with a smile.
Xie Wangqing and Xie Wangshu were twins conceived in the early hours of the morning. They are now three years old. When Wangyou is around, they are the ones who cling to her the most. However, Wangyou is also very patient with her two younger sisters.
As for the other half-sisters, they are all quite young, the oldest being only two years old, and they are taking a nap right now.
"Alright, stop clinging to your sister. You two should take a nap, or you won't grow tall." Lingchen smiled as he took the two children away, and Wangyou went back to her room to rest.
The next day, Wangyou took the whole family out to play. Xie Sanniang naturally followed along, and they also brought a lot of guards from the family, otherwise, if there were more people, the child might not be able to keep an eye on him and he might die.
This was the first time the group had gone shopping since arriving in Fengdu. With their wives and daughters with them, they were all naturally overjoyed. The gloom between the fathers' brows had lessened considerably. Indeed, people should get out and about more often.
After having afternoon tea with the family, Wangyou sent everyone home and then returned to the Imperial College.
The Imperial Academy has a rich collection of books, so Wangyou doesn't need to go to outside bookstores; she can just stay at the Imperial Academy and read.
"There's a banquet with flowing wine cups on the fifteenth of next month. I heard many great scholars and students are going back. Are you going?" Wenrou suddenly asked mysteriously at lunchtime.
"I'm not going," Wangyou refused outright.
"why?"
"As everyone knows, these kinds of banquets are high-risk locations for accidents. Things like drugging, drowning, forced marriages, and the 'winding stream party' are just alternative matchmaking events. I'm not going," Wangyou said, taking a bite of her noodles.
“That makes a lot of sense, but Wangyou, you’re almost sixteen. Shouldn’t you be engaged? I’m getting married at the end of the year,” Liu Xiang said suddenly, sounding a little melancholy.
"Since you can also pay a fine, I'll just call it 'Fine'!"
"No way, losing a husband costs a hundred taels of silver, and the amount increases every year." Although Wenrou's family was also an official family, her mother was honest and upright, so the family's wealth was limited.
"One hundred taels it is. Anyway, if I can't find anyone better looking than me, or anyone I find pleasing to the eye, I can pay the fine for the rest of my life." Wangyou was very carefree.
"That's a huge sum of money!" Liu Xiang was shocked.
"I don't lack that little bit of money, why should I wrong myself?" Wangyou rolled her eyes at the two of them and said.
"Hey sis, do you have any money-making tips? Share them with us!" the two women said with smiles as they approached.
“I make money by writing storybooks, and you two can do that too if you know how to write storybooks,” Wangyou said seriously.
"Forget it, we can't earn that kind of money." The two knew that Wangyou wrote storybooks, and the quality of her storybooks was high. They didn't have that talent, so it was her own fault for making money.
"Why didn't I have such a smart brain!" Liu Xiang exclaimed.
“Speaking of which, Wangyou, I bought a lot of things with you during the holiday, and I thought my dad would throw them away. But he not only accepted them, he was also moved to tears, saying that I’ve grown up and will be filial to him.” Wenrou sighed and said.
"My dad is the same. He keeps praising me for being sensible and buying him gifts. Thinking about it, I haven't bought my dad any decent gifts over the years. I always have the servants buy them for me," Liu Xiang said with emotion.
"The more the merrier." Wangyou immediately understood the reason. "You can buy some for your mother when you have the chance."
"Definitely, definitely. Maybe my mom will beat me less if she gets a gift." Liu Xiang was already imagining that scene.
It was already snowing before November. Looking at the snowflakes on the ground, Wangyou did some quick calculations and sent a message to Tingyulou to hurry up and collect grain, trying to get it from other countries as much as possible.
At the same time, Wangyou also sent a message to Xie Sanniang, telling her to buy more grain and charcoal. She also reminded Liu Xiang and Wenrou, who quickly sent messages home as well.
However, most people didn't take it seriously, because the snow only lasted for one day before the sky cleared up, and people went about their business as usual.
Natural disasters and man-made calamities are unavoidable, and besides, Wangyou doesn't have much merit left. So, she only needs to ensure that her own family is safe. As for the life and death of others, it doesn't concern her much.