Traveling through the heavens from the prequel of the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 681 However, I could have endured the darkness, but how could I be willing to do so until I saw the light?
As soon as Yang Jiao left, Ling Buyi and others also left.

Not long after, Cheng Shaoshang, who was drunk with peach blossoms in his hand, was led by Wanfu's servants and met Wan Qiqi, who was looking at the sky in the front hall.

She looked confused:

"Sister Qiqi, what are you doing here looking at the sky at this late hour?"

Wan Qiqi pointed to a faintly visible brown figure in the sky:
"Sister Shaoshang, look, who is that?"

Cheng Shaoshang raised his head and squinted his eyes, his eyes flashed, and he spoke in great surprise:
"Uncle Wan?! Why did Uncle Wan end up in the sky?"

After hearing this, Wan Qiqi immediately began to tell the story vividly.

Cheng Shaoshang heard this and said slowly:

"Uncle Wan just loves fine wine, money and silk. He will never be disloyal to the Holy One. He may just think that the map of Shu is just a treasure map."

Wan Qiqi nodded:
"My eldest mother also said this and was very angry with my father."

Cheng Shaoshang seemed to have some enlightenment and thought:
"My uncle resold ordnance, and Ling Buyi is looking for the map of the Shu territory again. Could it be that the batch of ordnance has been transported to the center of Shu? Now uncle Wan has secretly hidden the map of the Shu territory. He is also a close friend of my father, the Cheng family It’s also involved in the ordnance case.”

"If the Holy One finds out, I'm afraid it will be a disaster for both our families. It turns out that he didn't come to Wan Mansion with Ling Buyi because of official duties."

Wan Qiqi suddenly saw Cheng Shaoshang carrying two bottles of wine and asked curiously:

"Sister Shaoshang, what are you doing?"

She said helplessly:

"I'm here to seek refuge with Aunt Qiqi. What happened in Prince Ruyang's Mansion today made my Aunt very angry, so she had no choice but to run out to avoid the limelight."

"I also specially brought two bottles of wine that are more delicious than Qianli Zui, and I plan to get drunk with you tonight."

Influenced by her father, Wan Qiqi also liked what was in the cup. When she heard that this wine was even more famous than Qianli Zui all over the city, she immediately became impatient.

She then told her personal maid that after her father came down from the sky, she would explain that the fourth prince would also come to congratulate him on his birthday. Her eldest mother also specially asked him to go to the back hall.

After saying that, Wan Qiqi took Cheng Shaoshang back to the room, planning to make a good evaluation.

Not long after, the two women were wearing inner clothes, lying on the bed and drinking peach blossoms from pottery bowls.

"That's right, this was brewed by the fourth prince Wen Ziyan himself."

Wan Qiqi said in disbelief:
"I didn't expect that he has such a martial arts cultivation that is like an immortal and a god, and he has such a superb wine-making skill."

Cheng Shaoshang said indifferently:
"The Peach Blossom Drunk we drank is considered the worst of the bunch. It can only strengthen our muscles and bones and nourish our energy and blood."

She paused slightly:
"That is to say, you and I are not strong enough and have no replenishment. If we drink Peach Blossom Drunk from a better vintage, we will probably die of drunkenness. Otherwise, I will definitely let Sister Qi Qi have a taste."

Wan Qiqi became very curious after hearing this:

"Sister Shaoshang, how do you know the fourth prince? Judging from your tone, I should have known him a long time ago."

Cheng Shaoshang didn't feel that he had anything to hide, so he began to tell the story of the acquaintance and friendship.

After a while, Wan Qiqi sighed deeply:

"It seems that Sister Shaoshang's detention in Zhuangzi in the countryside is a blessing in disguise. I wonder if I will be able to find a great hero who can trust me with my life and live up to my fate."

Cheng Shaoshang sighed quietly:
"You don't know my mother's attitude. Although she didn't say it clearly, I can tell that she is firmly opposed to my marrying Wen Ziyan."

Wan Qiqi doesn’t understand:

"How could it be? The only person in the world who is more noble than the princess is the queen. Why wouldn't my aunt not want to betroth you to the fourth prince?"

Cheng Shaoshang smiled mockingly:
"Since my mother's return, she has never taught me the appeasement process, nor has she taught me the genealogy of aristocratic families, let alone the many etiquettes of entering the palace. Isn't it obvious that all this is so obvious."

"Perhaps in my mother's eyes, only by marrying me to a stable family and having a stable life will the Cheng family not be harmed."

Wan Qiqi frowned:
"How can you marry casually, and you are willing to marry an ordinary person?" Cheng Shaoshang's eyes flashed with a flicker, and he said lightly:

"If I hadn't met Wen Ziyan back then, I would have been willing to do so. After all, since I was born, I have had no choice but to be unwilling to do so."

"However, I could have endured the darkness, but how could I be willing to do so until I saw the light."

She seemed to remember something and smiled:

"Sister Qiqi, Wen Ziyan once said this to me."

"He said that the saddest thing in the world is knowing that there is nothing you can do about it, and being content with it. Therefore, I will never let my mother control my own marriage."

When Wan Qiqi heard this, he immediately sat up and filled up the wine. He held up a pottery bowl in one hand and spoke loudly:

"Sister, I support you."

At this moment, Wan Songbai's heart-rending screams could be heard coming from Mrs. Wan's house.

Three days later.

Guests from thousands of houses gathered and it was very lively.

But Wan Songbai was limping as he greeted many people who came to pay homage to his birthday.

When he saw Cheng Shi and his wife coming towards him with the Cheng family, he bowed his hands and saluted:

"Wonderful brother, concubine."

Cheng Shi returned the gift:

"Congratulations to Brother Wan. I heard that the Holy Lord canonized the old lady as County Lady. Today is a double blessing."

Wan Songbai said with a smile:
"As a child, I have worked hard all my life just to bring glory to my family. Now that my mother has been canonized by the Holy One, I only feel that it is more glorious than my own promotion."

After saying that, he laughed happily.

"Brother Wan is so filial, I admire him."

Wan Songbai waved his hand:
"Brother, please come inside."

He made a too big move, and his legs and feet couldn't help but weaken. Fortunately, Cheng Shi had quick hands and feet and helped him:
"Hey, Brother Wan, what are you doing?"

Wan Songbai looked around and said quickly:
"It's okay, it's just an old injury."

The two of them walked into the lobby first.

At this moment, Cheng Shaoshang and Wan Qiqi were whispering to each other.

"Sister Qiqi, it's been a few days and Uncle Wan's injury has not healed yet. Your aunt must have been too cruel."

"Yes, just from the screams that night, you can imagine that my father was almost beaten to death. I don't know what the reason was."

Suddenly, Cheng Shaoshang seemed to notice something. He turned his head and saw his mother looking over with an expressionless face.

"I have met my grandma, and Niao Niao has realized that I was wrong. These days, I don't want my grandma to be angry with me anymore, so I just want to wait for my grandma's birthday party before returning home with my grandma and dad."

Xiao Yuanyi still had a straight face:

"Don't cause trouble for me. If you fight with someone again today, I will definitely punish you when you get back."

After that, she walked into the lobby with her two sons and Cheng Shu.

"Sister Shaoshang, not only Wang Jian and Lou Hang are here today, but also the young female relatives of civil servants and military generals are here."

"I don't know what's going on. I originally sent the invitation to their house just to be polite, but everyone came."

(End of this chapter)