kvmb Chapter 251: A Play to Frame
Chapter 251: A Play to Frame
For Lu Mingyuan, it wasn't difficult to appease Tian Qing and her son. She invited them to stay in Beijing for a few more months, under the pretext of sending someone to renovate their home in her hometown. She then moved them into an exquisite two-story house owned by the Chengyang Marquis's mansion, just two streets away.
Tian Qing agreed to stay, but she demanded they get married immediately. Lu Mingyuan didn't refuse. Since her sister had agreed, she wouldn't break her promise. All she could do was help her sister live a better life.
Qin Xin felt uncomfortable watching her daughter fawning over a vulgar mother and son. She walked out of the house and said angrily, "Miss, why are you being so polite to them? You should teach them a lesson."
"They are all miserable people, why make things difficult for them?" Lu Mingyuan turned around and ordered, "Pick a few capable servants to serve them. Don't be afraid to spend money. Treat them to delicious food and drinks. Give them whatever they want."
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. When the three months are up, if you leave, you will have nothing; if you stay, you will have everything. Anyone knows what decision to make.
Tian Qing wanted it quick, and so did Lu Mingyang. She checked the almanac and saw that tomorrow was an auspicious day, so she set the date with her elder sister. Lu Mingyuan had no objections and diligently prepared.
But when Yang Nianshu heard the news, she stormed into her second sister's room. She had been letting her second sister and the eldest girl talk in private, thinking that the eldest girl was trying to persuade her second sister and help her find a solution.
She felt that she was not good at speaking, so she stayed away from him and did not expect to hear the news.
"Second sister, how could you marry him?"
Lu Mingyang helped his angry sister sit down and consoled her with a smile, "Why can't I marry him? Have you forgotten that Brother Qing is the man I've wanted to marry since I was twelve?"
"What about His Highness?" Yang Nianshu stood up and asked aggrievedly, "Second sister, you told me what ideals are and how to strive for them. I listened to you and worked hard. How could you go back on your word?"
"How did I go back on my word?" Lu Mingyang's brows trembled slightly.
Yang Nianshu asked back, "You betrayed King Ningyuan and married someone else. How can King Ningyuan still believe in our loyalty and continue to help us? Just for Tian Qing, have you even given up your ideals?"
Lu Mingyang slumped down on the couch and said bitterly, "Nian'er, ideals are what people want to do, and promises are what people must do."
"What about the promise you made to me?" Yang Nianshu roared.
Lu Mingyang said weakly: "Nian'er, I'm sleepy, I want to sleep for a while, you go out!"
"Just go out." Yang Nianshu ran out and ran all the way to the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion.
When Wei Luo heard that Yang Nianshu was looking for him, he ran out in a hurry. Although he controlled himself not to look for her, as long as she got close to him, all his self-control would instantly collapse.
"Sister Nian'er, are you cold? Come in quickly!"
Yang Nianshu reached out and grabbed Wei Luo's arm, saying, "Brother Wei, can you do me a favor?"
Wei Luo looked at the little hand on his wrist and said without hesitation: "You say!"
Yang Nianshu said, "Bring a few people with you and go somewhere with me."
Wei Luo hurriedly said, "Yang Hao, go quickly."
"Oh, no, no, no..." Wei Luo is the second sister's cousin, which is not very convincing. Yang Nianshu stopped him and thought for a moment, then said, "Brother Wei, can you go to the Ministry of Justice and ask Lord Shen Yan to come and ask him to dinner?"
Wei Luo frowned: "Lord Shen is still on duty, it's not very convenient!"
Yang Nianshu clasped his hands together and said, "Please, Brother Wei, please help me."
Wei Luo: "Well...okay!"
"I need to hire one more person. You can come to his place to find me later." Yang Nianshu told Tian Qing's address, specifically reminded him of the time to arrive, and ran away happily.
Yang Hao asked doubtfully, "Master, what is Miss Nian'er going to do?"
"No matter what you do, just do it." Wei Luo rushed to the Ministry of Justice to invite Shen Yan.
Yang Nianshu arrived at Tian Qing's residence and knocked on the door. The servant Qin Xin had arranged had not yet arrived, so Tian's mother came to open the door herself.
"How did you come?"
Yang Nianshu raised the food box in his hand and said, "My second sister asked me to come and bring you some food."
Tian's mother was worrying about how to cook and didn't think much about it.
At the dinner table, Yang Nianshu diligently poured Tian Qing a glass of wine, one after another. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Yang Nianshu looked at the sun and said, "Aunt Tian, why don't you go and rest for a while? I have something to tell Brother Tian Qing."
"This..." Tian's mother was worried.
"Mom, you go!" Tian Qing said.
Yang Nianshu watched Tian's mother leave and went over to close the door.
Tian Qing asked: "What do you want to say?"
Yang Nianshu walked over, looked at Tian Qing who was sitting on the couch, and said directly: "I want you to break off the engagement with my second sister."
"That's impossible!" Tian Qing flatly refused.
Yang Nianshu said angrily, "Tian Qing, don't act like my second sister owes you anything. What does my second sister owe you? If you hadn't wanted to marry my second sister, would you have gone up the mountain to hunt cheetahs? If the imperial court recruited soldiers, wouldn't you have gone anyway?"
"You didn't want to cancel the engagement. Why didn't you tell me when my second sister wrote to you and gave you money?"
"Now that you've lost a leg, you're thinking of my second sister again. You want her to serve you. How shameless of you!"
"Don't think you're the only one pitiful in the world. Isn't my second sister pitiful? If she wasn't smart, she would have died countless times! Is it your turn to ask for a wife?"
"And you, if it weren't for my second sister protecting you, you wouldn't be alive until now. Don't be ungrateful."
"..."
Tian Qing just looked at Yang Nian'er quietly. When she got tired of talking, she sneered and asked, "Did Xi'er ask you to come?"
"That's not important." Yang Nianshu put his hands on his hips and said angrily, "If you want to cancel the engagement, we can discuss whatever you want. If you don't want to cancel, don't blame me for being rude."
Tian Qing looked up and smiled contemptuously: "How can you be rude to me?"
With a bang, Yang Nianshu overturned the food tray and rushed towards Tian Qing, shouting, "Help, help..."
Although Tian Qing was a man, he was missing a leg, making it difficult for him to maintain his balance. Yang Nianshu had practiced martial arts for many days, and his movements were flawless. In no time, he stripped Tian Qing's shirt clean.
Tian Qing grabbed the waist rope and ran away. Yang Nianshu grabbed the waist rope tightly, and as he pulled, his pants fell off.
Just at this moment, the door was kicked open.
Looking from the door, Tian Qing was leaning on Yang Nianshu, trying to do something indecent.
Shen Yan quickly raised his sleeves to cover his face. Wei Luo's eyes were blazing with fire. He stepped forward, grabbed Tian Qing by the scruff of the neck, threw him to the ground, and kicked him. Tian Qing rolled over in pain, but still couldn't avoid Wei Luo's kick.
"Brother Wei, please stop hitting me." Yang Nianshu cried out.
Wei Luo paused in his kicking and turned to look. Yang Nianshu was hiding in the corner of the couch, his hands on his knees, his hair disheveled, his shirt torn open, revealing his red and swollen skin.
Helpless and pitiful.
Wei Luo hurriedly took off his coat and put it on his sister Nian'er.
Yang Nianshu grabbed Wei Luo's hand with grievance, "Brother Wei, he bullied me, please help me report to the police."
Tears fell down and landed on Wei Luo's hands. Wei Luo picked up a long, triangular piece of broken porcelain and held it in his hand, then walked towards Tian Qing angrily.
"Prince Wei, no, it's often not possible."
Seeing that the broken porcelain pieces were about to cut Tian Qing's throat, Shen Yan hurried forward and grabbed it.
Yang Nianshu was also terrified. She just wanted to put Tian Qing in the prison to force him to break off the engagement. Even if he didn't break off the engagement, he would be locked up in the prison and unable to marry her second sister. She didn't expect Brother Wei to be so angry.
She quickly jumped off the bamboo couch, held Wei Luo's hand, and advised: "Brother Wei, you can't kill anyone. If you kill someone, how can I live?"
"What did you say?" Wei Luo suddenly glanced sideways.
"How am I supposed to live?" Yang Nianshu didn't know why he reacted so strongly. Guilty, he helped Wei Luo up and advised, "Just hand him over to the authorities. Don't kill anyone."
"You can't send it to the officials."
"why?"
"You just can't send me to the authorities!"
Wei Luo refused to budge, and Yang Nianshu looked at Shen Yan angrily: "Sir Shen, I want to report to the police."
Shen Yan coughed lightly and reminded: "Miss Yang, you should discuss it with your sister!"
A woman's reputation is so important.
"No need to discuss, I'm going to report it to the police."
"You can't report to the official!"
Wei Luo spoke again. As the two argued, Qin Xin and Tian's mother, who had come to escort the servants, walked in. The scene was momentarily in chaos. Not long after, Lu Mingyuan and Lu Mingyang, having received the news, rushed over.