Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

After listening to the whole process, Cai Qing felt half happy and half sad.

What made her happy was that although the process was very difficult, Fan Lang could finally become the son-in-law of the Meng family; but what made her worried was that even if Fan Lang became the son-in-law of Mr. Meng, it would be difficult for him to get the Meng family's property.

Because the lady doesn't like Fan Xiliang at all.

The reason she married Fan Xiliang was simply because she was old enough, and Mr. Meng wanted her to marry him, so she agreed.

If the young lady didn't like Fan Lang, then Fan Lang's chances of getting Mr. Meng's private seal would be much less. But if the young lady really liked Fan Lang, Cai Qing would feel uncomfortable.

Cai Qing suffered from irritation throughout the autumn, with blisters on her mouth popping up one after another. Finally, she popped the last blister before winter, and the wedding of Meng Jiangnu and Fan Xiliang was approaching.

After an autumn of care, Fan Xiliang finally came back, wearing a thin cotton winter coat specially made for him by the Meng family. His hair was combed meticulously, and he had regained his gentlemanly demeanor.

"You will be married with A-Yao tomorrow, so you should go back early today, A-Liang, to see if there is anything you need, and you can ask Yuanbao to go out and buy it in time."

"Yes." Fan Xiliang came out of Mr. Meng's study, walked down the stairs with his back straight. When he met Yuanbao who had hurried back from outside, he just nodded slightly to say hello.

Yuanbao was grinning, but when Fan Xiliang left, he immediately frowned and cursed in his heart: What a shameless coward, he actually thought of such an abominable thing as marrying into the wife's family, isn't he afraid that his father and mother's coffins will not be able to cover their grave.

Yuanbao pinched a few pieces of paper in his sleeve pocket, gave a wicked smile, and decided to let him be proud for a few more days.

Yuanbao went in and reported the results of today's store inspection to Mr. Meng, and then came out again. He did not go back to his own place, but went to the backyard to avoid people.

Seeing Huaping guarding the archway, Yuanbao smiled and gestured, and Huaping led him to the vegetable garden behind the Girls' Building.

"Have you finished everything I asked you to do?" The leaves on the grape trellis were almost fallen off. This time, Gu Li did not lie lazy on the recliner. She was turning the soil with a small hoe, and no one knew what she was planting.

"Miss, everything has been done." Yuanbao took out two documents from his sleeve pocket.

Gu Li motioned to put away the painting screen, "This basket of pomegranates is the last crop of fruit on this old pomegranate tree. I give it to you as a reward. I have tasted it and it is very sweet!"

Yuanbao was delighted to receive the young lady's reward, "Young lady, if the master knew about this-----"

Gu Li glanced at the document that Hua Ping was putting into his sleeve pocket and put down the hoe. "Don't worry, I begged you to do this and I won't involve you. I will explain it to my father."

"Miss, Yuanbao is not worried about whether the master will punish me, but that the master will get angry and get sick."

Yuanbao grew up in the Meng Mansion. He couldn't bear to see Fan Xiliang, the latecomer, steal his limelight, but he also didn't want to do something bad behind his master's back and make him angry.

This made him very frightened.

Gu Li saw through his sincerity and just smiled, "Don't worry, things will be resolved soon. After my marriage is settled, I can beg my father to let me open a shop outside. Then I will need you, Yuanbao, to help me run the shop outside."

Yuanbao nodded repeatedly and walked away as quickly as the Tathagata, carrying a small basket of pomegranates.

"Miss!" Huaping pressed her sleeves and looked at Gu Li worriedly.

Huaping knew more than Yuanbao. Ever since she discovered that Sister Caiqing often slipped out of the girls' building under certain pretexts, she became more cautious.

In the past, Sister Caiqing always disliked getting close to the young lady, fearing that she would replace her and gain the young lady's favor.

But ever since the man named Fan Xiliang came to the Meng Mansion, Sister Caiqing has allowed herself to serve the young lady, and would even kindly give her the opportunity to stay alone with the young lady and serve her.

But Huaping said nothing until the young lady came to her.

The young lady asked her to follow Sister Caiqing quietly and see where she went after she left the girls' building every now and then.

Huaping followed Caiqing as she was told and saw with her own eyes that Sister Caiqing walked into Fan Xiliang's room in the dark without even knocking on the door.

Huaping waited outside for two cups of tea but did not see Caiqing come out. In order not to be exposed, she hurried back to the girls' building. Just as she finished telling Caiqing everything she had seen, Caiqing came back.

"Miss, why don't you tell the master about this? The master will definitely help you." He fell in love with Sister Caiqing, but asked the master to marry into his family. How could a man like that be worthy of her young lady?

"Your young lady is not someone who is so easy to bully. I always have to find out what they want to do."

"But,"

"No buts. Since they have such unreasonable wishes, they will have to pay a price. Huaping, just do as I say. You don't need to worry about anything else. I will make all the arrangements!"

"Yes, ma'am."

Huaping squeezed the two pieces of paper in her sleeve pocket again to make sure they were still on her.

Gu Li's wedding dress was prepared by her mother long ago and was delivered to Gu Li's boudoir the night before the wedding.

Even though they were going to get married that day, Gu Li still slept until she woke up naturally. Anxiously, Youshi urged Gu Li to bathe, wash, and dress.

After Cai Qing made several mistakes due to absent-mindedness, Yushi sent her out to do other work and asked Huaping to come in to help.

After a busy period, it was already afternoon and dusk was approaching, and the wedding of Meng Jiangnu from the Meng family officially began.

Gu Li, wearing a wedding dress, was supported by Hua Ping and walked to the main hall. Fan Xiliang, wearing a red wedding dress, was already standing there waiting.

"Ayao, I'm Fan Xiliang, I'm here to pick you up-----" Before they could finish their words "pick you up for the wedding", there was a loud commotion at the gate.

"Bang, bang, bang~~~~" Someone knocked on the lock on the gate as a greeting. Before the owner of the house could say anything, a group of yamen runners in uniform swaggered in.

Cai Qing, who was standing at the back of the crowd, looked at the group of people getting closer and closer. She was suddenly frightened and her face turned pale. It was as if her feet had taken root and she was nailed to the spot and couldn't move.

Only when she saw the unfamiliar faces of the people coming did she breathe a sigh of relief and stand aside with the young lady.

The guests who came to attend the Meng family's wedding banquet dropped cold water into the hot pot, and it exploded immediately.

"What are you doing? This family is holding a wedding."

"That's right, if there's anything, can't we talk about it later? It's so unlucky."

"Hush, I guess Mr. Meng must have done something serious, otherwise how could he be so disrespectful? What is going on?"

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When Fan Xiliang saw the yamen runners dressed like this, his heart trembled. He had been chased and blocked by yamen runners dressed like this in the past, and they wanted to capture him and force him to be a laborer.

However, when he thought about his current identity as the son-in-law of the Meng family, he was no longer afraid. Even if his grandfather sent someone to arrest him, he would no longer be considered a member of the Fan family.

The Meng family was rich, so he only had to pay a tax and didn't have to do any hard labor.