Re-embroidering life

A trace of resentment climbed onto Tang Fu's stunning face: "Brother Zimo, what are the conditions? Can you stop talking like that?"

Ji Zimo smiled faintly: "No merit, no reward. The elixir is precious, so my Ji family will not take it for nothing."

Without warning, two lines of tears welled up in Tang Fu's eyes, and she looked so pitiful. She sobbed, "I have been a widow at home, and my elder brother can't tolerate me. He wants to marry me again to gain benefits for the family. I am unwilling to be a pawn in the family marriage again and again! Brother Zimo, we are childhood sweethearts, please pity me..."

Ji Zimo had no expression on his face and said coldly: "How can I pity you? Should I arrange a marriage for you?"

"No!" Tang Fu shook his head like a rattle. "In fact, after all these years, I have never really forgotten Brother Zimo. I always remember that when we were little, we played together, read and painted together, and wrote poems together. What a happy time it was! You and I are a perfect match made in heaven. Life is long. If I can always be by Brother Zimo's side in the years to come, it will be God's blessing to me."

Her voice was clear and melodious, her eyes were full of fascination, and she seemed to have mustered up all her courage and cast aside all her shyness before she said such shocking words.

Being loved so recklessly by such a beautiful woman, an ordinary man would have lost track of time. But Ji Zimo just asked calmly: "I have already married and had a daughter, how can you stay with me? Could it be that the legitimate daughter of the Tang family is willing to be a concubine?"

Tang Fu lowered his head shyly: "As long as I can be with Brother Zimo, I don't care about the status. It's just that my brother may not be able to get over it... But I will talk to my brother properly! Brother Zimo——"

She took two steps forward, almost getting close to Ji Zimo. A fresh and elegant feminine scent drifted into Ji Zimo's nose.

Ji Zimo's face changed drastically, and he stretched out his hand and pushed her away. Tang Fu was caught off guard, staggered, and fell to the ground.

"Brother Zimo?" Tang Fu was shocked and angry. She didn't understand why Ji Zimo treated her so rudely, and tears immediately filled her eyes.

"It's you." Ji Zimo looked down at her and said in a positive tone: "The mysterious woman in Yunshui Pavilion that day was you."

Tang Fu's expression also changed, and his eyes flickered.

Ji Zimo was such a smart man that he quickly figured out the whole thing.

"It's not that I didn't have doubts, but I just couldn't believe that the eldest daughter of the Tang family would be so shameless as to do such a thing. It was you and my sister-in-law who worked together to change my tea and get me drunk. Then you sent me to Yunshui Pavilion, and my sister-in-law brought the female relatives to watch. What were they watching? Of course, it was you and me together, committing adultery." From Ji Zimo's thin lips, words as sharp as a knife uttered, forcing Tang Fu to not dare to raise his head.

"Qing Hua was smart. He secretly sent Tang Hao to pick me up. He was the one who stopped you, but he was also the one who concealed it for you. Tang Fu, I really don't understand what you want. You ruined your reputation like this. You can only be a despicable concubine!"

"Yes! I am lowly, but I can't help it!" Tang Fu got up from the ground, the weakness and pity on his face swept away: "Your elder brother told you about me, and you rejected it out of the blue. If you didn't use this method, how could you want me? I am a second marriage, and the men my elder brother found for me were either old widower in his 50s or 60s, or fat merchants. I would rather die than marry these people!"

"Brother Zimo, you are a gentleman, talented, and in a high position. You will not mistreat your woman, even if she is a concubine." Tang Fu's face was filled with anger and tenderness, interweaving and changing. "I also know your wife. She has a strong character and will not tolerate any injustice, but she is always kind to women. She will not and will not embarrass me. At most, she will live separately like my sister-in-law."

Tang Fu laughed softly, and Ji Zimo looked at her as if she were a madman.

"Who is your sister-in-law?" Ji Zimo frowned and thought.

"Shen Xin! Don't you know? My ex-husband is Yu Hui's cousin."

Ji Zimo nodded, indicating that he understood now. "Don't forget, this Snow Lotus Pill was given to you by my wife out of kindness. You kept the pill and didn't give it to your husband. Instead, you coveted your benefactor's husband. You really repay kindness with enmity and have a vicious heart!"

Tang Fu laughed up to the sky: "Is it because I didn't let him use it? It would be useless even if he used it. He is just like you, talented and was originally the successor of Mr. Baishan. Unfortunately, he died of tuberculosis just after getting married. The Snow Lotus Pill is just to keep him alive. Every day he lives, he suffers a day more. I can't bear his pain, so I let him go and let him be free."

Ji Zimo didn't want to talk to this crazy woman anymore. "One last question, what did you promise my sister-in-law to do something for you?"

A trace of contempt appeared on Tang Fu's face: "I promised her that if she married in, I would persuade you to adopt Ji Peng to the third room and inherit the third room's property as the eldest son."

"Stupid!" Ji Zimo could no longer bear it and cursed in a low voice. If Tang Fu could really marry in, why wouldn't she want to give birth to a son to inherit the third house? Tan Meixue actually believed her.

"I've made myself clear. I know you despise me now, but I have no other choice. Brother Zimo, I have always had feelings for you, so I am willing to give you the elixir. Whether to save your wife's life or not depends entirely on your decision." After saying that, Tang Fu fixed his beautiful eyes on Ji Zimo's face.

Ji Zimo looked at her and said slowly and firmly: "I want the medicine. Madam, I will save you. But if you want to threaten me into submission, you can't do it."

Tang Fu's face was like a dyeing factory, with red, white, blue and black appearing alternately, accompanied by a deep sense of frustration. She glared at Ji Zimo and said, "What's wrong with me that makes you despise me so much? In terms of appearance, family background, and talent, I am better than your wife from a poor family in every way! Her family can't help you at all, but my Tang family has a wide network of connections in the court, and will definitely be able to help you a lot in the officialdom!"

"Shut up!" Ji Zimo said angrily, "You are not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath with my wife. Do you think I really like to climb up the social ladder and need the help of the Tang family? If the Tang family had not declined, how could they marry their daughter to a merchant or give her to me as a concubine? I'm afraid the Tang family is in big trouble. I want your medicine, but the exchange condition is not to marry you. I can give the Tang family more. Maybe your eldest brother will be more willing to talk to me."

Tang Fu was like a shrimp with its thread removed. Her beautiful and tall body instantly hunched over. She had tears in her eyes: "Brother Zimo, you can't be so cruel. If you don't accept me, I will have no way to survive!"

Ji Zimo shook his head coldly: "I sympathize with you, but I can't help you."