Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

"I know you are amazing, so I don't need to say more, but there is one thing I want to remind you of."

"what?"

"The story of Meng Jiangnu and Fan Xiliang has been passed down for generations. If you can complete the rescue mission without destroying the legend, the result will be even better."

Meng Jiangnu weeps at the Great Wall?

Do you really want her to cry until the Great Wall collapses?

Is this something a weak woman like her can do?

Gu Li woke up from a nap in the backyard, and Cai Qing had not yet returned from sending everyone away.

Gu Li is not the type of person who likes to wait for others, so she staggered back to her room alone.

Although the Meng family is not wealthy in the town, they are considered a well-off family.

The Meng Mansion has three courtyards, and Gu Li has a two-story building of her own, which is located to the east of the third courtyard.

On the first floor lived two maids, Caiqing and Huaping, who were responsible for Meng Jiangnu's daily life. There was also a bathroom and a small study where she used to kill time.

Most of the books in the small study are stories about talented men and beautiful women, as well as a needlework basket for learning needlework and some clever toys.

"Hey, Miss, you're back. Why isn't Sister Caiqing following you?" Huaping is two years younger than Meng Jiangnu and is only thirteen years old this year.

Huaping was five years younger than Caiqing, so naturally she was always under the sway of Caiqing, and she had no chance to go out for a walk with the young lady on weekdays. Everything in the young lady's building was arranged by Caiqing, and she could only do some housekeeping work.

"She picked up a man from the vegetable garden and she must be busy now." Fan Xiliang was not picked up by Meng Jiangnu.

Whoever picks it up is responsible.

"Ah!" Huaping opened her eyes wide, and for a long time she couldn't understand what the young lady meant.

What does it mean to pick up a man?

Can that thing be picked up?

"Oh, little Huaping, you are so cute!" Gu Li poked Huaping's two hair buns that were tied into flower buds and joked with a smile.

Huaping was lost in thought as she stared at the laughing young lady. "Young lady, you are so pretty!"

Gu Li chuckled, covered her face with her fan, and laughed so hard that she fell forward and backward. "Well, I'll give you an extra chicken drumstick tonight!"

Gu Li likes to hear the truth.

At this time, Cai Qing came back. Seeing the two people laughing together, she hurried over and asked with a smile: "I heard the young lady said that she would give Huaping chicken legs in the evening before I came in. Did Huaping do something to please the young lady?"

Huaping's face flushed. She looked at the pretty lady and replied very embarrassedly: "Sister Caiqing, I said the lady is pretty."

The smile on Gu Li's face remained unchanged. She just put down the fan and casually picked up the nine-ring chain on the table and started fiddling with it.

Cai Qing tapped Hua Ping's head lightly and said, "You are such a little girl, why do you have to tell me how beautiful our young lady is? Who on this street doesn't know that our young lady is as beautiful as a flower?"

Huaping was not annoyed when his head was knocked, and he agreed with a smile: "Yes, yes, only a great general can be worthy of our young lady."

Cai Qing's smile froze, and she almost covered Huaping's mouth with her hand. She quickly glanced at the young lady sitting under the small window. Fortunately, the young lady did not take Huaping's nonsense seriously.

Without bothering to talk to Huaping, Cai Qing stood beside Gu Li and said, "What good is a warrior? He has today but no tomorrow. Our king has been fighting for years, and there are so many people who have been recruited into the army, but how many of them can return safely?"

Huaping tilted her head and listened, "Sister Caiqing, what you said makes a lot of sense!"

"Then Caiqing, what kind of man do you think is a good one?" Gu Li asked casually.

Cai Qing twisted her fingers and answered quickly: "A scholar is good, someone who can write poems for you, read storybooks to you, and most importantly, someone who can be with you every day."

"Oh?" Gu Li raised her eyebrows. "You two can do very well what you said!"

"Miss, I'm talking about your future husband." Cai Qing stomped her feet, feeling a little ashamed and angry.

"My father has already chosen my husband for me, so I don't need to worry about that. Anyway, I haven't seen many men outside of my family." She was already very familiar with the nine linked rings, and she untied them in no time. Gu Li simply threw them aside, held her chin with her hands, and looked out the window.

He didn't take Cai Qing's words to heart at all.

Cai Qing was a little anxious. Fan Xiliang was considered the most handsome young man in their village, but he was not at all in the young lady's eyes.

Miss Mingming has always liked the diligent and hard-working scholars like those in the storybooks, so why is she indifferent when she meets Fan Lang?

Cai Qing clasped her hands in front of her stomach and continued to bewitch her: "Miss, I think the young man who took refuge in our backyard today is quite good."

"Oh?"

Cai Qing nodded immediately: "When I sent him to Xiyuan, I made a special inquiry. He attended a private school for several years at home, so he can read and write. If he had not been arrested for forced labor, he would have planned to be a shopkeeper in the town, and when he had accumulated wealth, he would have participated in the wealth selection and become an official in the future."

Gu Li: "So Cai Qing, you really have a good eye!"

Gu Li's joking remark almost frightened Cai Qing to jump up. She thought the young lady knew that she and Fan Lang had known each other for a long time.

But seeing that the young lady didn't seem to care, and even her posture of looking out the window didn't change, she thought that the young lady was just saying it casually.

But Huaping's next words almost made her lose her breath.

"Is that young man the man you picked up, Sister Caiqing?"

Cai Qing wanted to cover Hua Ping's mouth immediately, but she still went to see the young lady first, "Young lady, how did Mr. Fan become Cai Qing's pick-up? Didn't you agree to keep him in your house temporarily?"

Gu Li then slowly turned around and said, "I have no idea whether that person should go or stay. It was only because of Cai Qing's suggestion that I decided to keep him temporarily. When Daddy comes back, he will have to make the decision on this matter."

Caiqing:-----

She had already collected bedding and other daily necessities for Fan Lang from the mansion, but the young lady said that whether he could stay depended on the master's order.

"Miss, we can't just stand by and watch him die. If we don't take him in, he might be captured and forced to work in a kiln."

Gu Li frowned and asked, "If others can do it, why can't he do it?"

Caiqing:-----

Cai Qing didn't dare to persuade him any further and could only suppress her uneasiness, thinking about finding time to talk to Fan Lang later.

Miss, this shortcut is no longer feasible, so they can only try to persuade Mr. Meng.

Gu Li saw clearly the calculation in Cai Qing's eyes and sneered in her heart. If she wanted to stay, she would have to pay some price.

She looked out the window again. The entire wall outside the building was covered with ivy, layer upon layer of emerald green. The breeze blew past, and the waves swayed.

It’s just like Gu Li’s restless heart.

She couldn't wait to kill these two ungrateful bastards.

(According to the background of the story, there was no imperial examination in the Qin Dynasty, and wealth selection was the main way to select officials. That is, officials were selected based on their wealth and assets.

This system was mainly based on personal wealth and status. Although it promoted social development to a certain extent, it also led to a high concentration of power and official corruption. Later, the system of imperial examinations was gradually improved to select talents. It seems incredible to us now! Whoever has money can become an official~~~~haha! )