Chapter 43: Wutong Locks Autumn
Chapter 43: Wutong Locks Autumn (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
When Lu Chengfeng got closer, he found that not far behind Cai Zhang there was a little girl wearing a blue cloth tight-sleeved top, a floral skirt, and a silver hairpin in her hair.
The girl looked fair and clean, with some baby fat on her face and a pair of big black eyes, but her eyebrows were long and thin, giving people a sharp and compelling feeling.
After seeing Lu Chengfeng, Cai Zhang seemed to have seen a savior. With a bitter face, he said to the little girl behind him: "Miss Die'er, this is my senior brother Lu Chengfeng."
After that, he introduced Lu Chengfeng: "Big Brother, this is Miss Die'er, Madam Qiu Tong's personal maid. She is here..."
"Let me tell you!" Die'er had a pretty face, but she was quite capable in speaking and doing things. She interrupted Cai Zhang directly, took two steps forward, looked Lu Chengfeng up and down carefully, and then spoke.
"Is your name Lu Chengfeng? My wife asked me to tell you that she had just seen you from a distance through the window. You are indeed handsome and imposing."
"You came to Houdefang with your armor still on and covered in dust and blood. You do seem to be sincere."
At this point, Lu Chengfeng felt delighted and couldn't help getting a little excited, but his face froze in the next moment.
Die'er changed the subject and said with some dissatisfaction: "It's just that you are really lustful. Just now, you kept staring at Miss Qin. You should know that Miss Qin is only fifteen this year."
As she spoke, she looked at Lu Chengfeng with some contempt.
Lu Chengfeng just felt that he had no words to express his grievances. He thought that Madam Qiu Tong would meet him, but she just glanced at him from a distance through the window.
But it just so happened that the other party saw him staring at the little girl who just passed by. This was a huge misunderstanding. He was just curious about those dark green eyes.
He wanted to explain, but Dier spoke so quickly that he didn't even have a chance to speak.
"My wife said that marriage is a serious matter and one must be careful, especially if one is to be a concubine. One must choose a good family, otherwise one may suffer a lot in the future."
Die'er pouted and looked at Lu Chengfeng as if he was a shameless man who was greedy for women and lustful for pleasure. "Humph, it's a pity that my lady didn't listen to my advice. If it were up to me, I would just drive people like you away."
"But my wife is kind-hearted and asked me to tell you that as long as you promise her three things, we can get married."
Lu Chengfeng's mood was really up and down in this short moment. Hearing this, he quickly said: "Madam Qiu Tong, please tell me what you want. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse.
Die'er did have some prejudice against him, and her tone was somewhat dissatisfied, but she still told him all of Madam Qiutong's conditions.
"First of all, if this marriage is successful, you have to arrange a separate place for my wife to live, and she won't live with your wife."
Die'er said very dissatisfiedly: "I heard that you married your master's wife not long ago. If you two live together and your temperaments and personalities don't match, my wife will only be a concubine. I don't know how much grievances she will suffer in the future."
"You can arrange another place for her to stay. If she wants to, she can make more trips there."
Lu Chengfeng nodded and said, "This is easy. There are many vacant houses in my Bixiao Peak. When the time comes, you can let Madam Qiutong choose. As long as she likes it, it's fine."
Seeing that he agreed so straightforwardly, Die'er's face looked better. "The second thing is related to what you said before. My wife said that if you are in a hurry to settle down, it's fine, but she won't move in with you until the beast tide is over, and you are not allowed to provoke her." "She will only move in when the beast tide is over."
Lu Chengfeng understood that the reason for this condition was ultimately because they were afraid that something might happen to him in the beast tide, so they didn't want to have too much entanglement with him during this period. They just decided on their relationship first and didn't report it to the sect. If something unexpected happened, other people wouldn't know about it and it wouldn't affect Madam Qiu Tong's reputation.
"That's what I mean. We just need to settle the relationship first. As for the rest, we can wait until the beast tide is over. If something happens to me, it's just bad luck and I won't be able to be with Madam Qiutong. As for the betrothal gifts, just think of them as a gift to Madam Qiutong for our acquaintance!"
Lu Chengfeng said this bluntly. He was not after the other person or her beauty, he just wanted the status.
Seeing how happy he was, Die'er's dissatisfaction gradually disappeared. She looked at him for a moment, then said hesitantly, "This last condition is quite rude and inconsistent with secular rules, but my wife said that as long as you agree to this one, everything else is up to you."
Lu Chengfeng cupped his hands and said solemnly, "If you have any other conditions, just tell me. I am sincere in asking to marry Madam Qiu Tong. There is absolutely no falsehood in my words."
Seeing this, Die'er's opinion of him changed a little, and her tone became much gentler, "My wife said that after marriage, if you are tired of her, please allow her to leave..."
At the end of her speech, her voice unconsciously became much softer. She blinked her big eyes and carefully observed Lu Chengfeng's expression.
You have to know that according to the rules, there is the right to divorce a wife, but there is no such thing as taking a concubine. Once a concubine is married, she is a member of the master's family in life and a ghost of the master's family after death.
Even if the master wanted to give his concubine to someone else on a whim, he would have to accept it obediently and there was no room for refusal.
To some extent, a concubine is just a plaything!
If other people heard what Madam Qiu Tong said, they would probably fly into a rage, thinking it was a humiliation, and walk away without hesitation.
Even Lu Chengfeng felt a little unhappy. If his concubine left on her own while he was still alive, it would be a joke if the news got out. Usually, this would only happen if she had an affair with another man and ran away secretly.
His face darkened slightly, and he took a deep breath to suppress his unhappiness in his heart. "As long as Madam Qiu Tong comes in, I will naturally treat her sincerely and will never let her suffer any grievances."
"But if she really wants to leave in the future, then let her do it. A forced melon is not sweet."
"But I have to say this first. She has to abide by her husband's code of conduct and not bring shame upon me. Otherwise..."
"Absolutely not." The little girl Die'er quickly swore, "My wife is definitely not that kind of person."
"Well, I agree to all three conditions. Will your wife agree to this marriage?" Lu Chengfeng cut the Gordian knot and asked directly.
Die'er carefully took out a jade pendant from the purse hanging around her waist. It looked like a chain and was strung with a red rope.
"This is the longevity jade lock that my wife has worn since she was young. My parents asked a craftsman to make it specially for her when she was young. My wife's name is Qiutong. Wearing this lock means that she is wearing the Wutong Locking Autumn, which means locking up time, keeping her beauty forever, and living a long life."
As she spoke, she held up the jade lock with her white and tender palm, "If you take this jade lock, it means that we are married."
Lu Chengfeng let out a long sigh, and felt as if a huge rock had fallen from his heart. His heart couldn't help but start beating wildly.
(End of this chapter)