The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Cangyue Kingdom Langya Pavilion

In the women's room, Qi Yi cursed angrily: "Why? They say Langya Pavilion is fair and just, but I think it's just selfish."

"Cousin, stop talking nonsense. Let's pack up and go back tomorrow. If my uncle comes home and finds out that we have left, he will scold us." Fang Shu was very happy. She didn't like this place anyway.

"Why go back? Do you want to go back and get married? I knew you had bad intentions. I've been persuading me to go back all the way. What's wrong with you eating and living in our house and accompanying me to make a living? You are so disappointing. If you could stay, you could also bring me in." Qi Yi was so angry that she dared to say anything.

Fang Shu felt bitter: "My cousin is right. I eat your food and wear your clothes. I have no right to say no."

"You are just like that Night Envoy. You are jealous of my family background, so you don't allow me to pass."

"Didn't the other two officials also disagree?"

"It must be Ye Ling who instigated this. Mother said that homosexuality is exclusive and women just can't stand women who are better than themselves, so you are the same," Qi Yi said angrily.

Fang Shu cried: "Yes, you are right. If that's the case, why did you ask me to accompany you out?"

"Are you eating and drinking for free in our house? Can't you go and plead with Envoy Yue and Envoy Ji like you usually do, and ask them to let us stay? Aren't you the best at pleasing men? Has Brother Zhu Rong been coaxed around by you? Why can't you do that here?"

Fang Shu cried and shook her head: "Cousin, Zhu Rong and I have nothing. He has been looking for me all the time. Why don't you believe me? I, Fang Shu, have been living under someone else's roof since I was a child, but I'm not so hungry that I would rather eat."

"Fang Shu, you dare to talk back?" Qi Yi slapped him in anger, but she regretted it right after she hit him. She looked at the motionless person and said, "I'm... I'm sorry, if you didn't talk back I wouldn't hit you, you... you..."

Fang Shu smiled, turned around and ran out of the room.

Qi Yi pouted: "Where did you go? I apologized to you, why are you still so irritable when you come to Langya Pavilion? I've never seen you be so capable at home before."

At this moment, on the other side, the three masters left the arena and separated, and agreed to meet again in the evening.

Yelu Liangzhu happily packed up his simple belongings and rushed out of the left guest room. He was surprised to see the person at the door: "Night Envoy?"

"Let's go! I'm just going back," Ye Ling said with a smile.

"Thank you Ye...Oh no, thank you Si Shi." Yelu Liangzhu was really happy, and he particularly liked the setting of not being allowed to go down the mountain for three years. It was great.

"Don't be angry if I didn't tell you my name before," Ye Ling said as they walked.

"How could that be? Actually, it's my fault for being stupid. I should have thought of it when you told me that Renzitang was short of a clerk position that day."

"Clerking at Renzitang is actually quite easy, and there's nothing confidential about it. But you have to take care of the accounting as well. Although it's an easy position, it's not possible without it. I'm afraid you're not willing to do it, so I'm asking in advance."

"I'd love to. I can't get down the mountain for three years anyway, so why not?"

"That's right," Ye Ling said, stopping in her tracks. "See? The training camp is just up this road. Remember to get there on time every morning."

"no problem"

"Let's keep going. Training starts here at 2:30 AM. Our Renzi Hall is the farthest away, so you have to set out at 3:30 AM and walk here."

"Okay, I understand."

"The brothers in the Renzi Hall are all easy to get along with. If you have any questions, you can always ask. Our hall is the simplest of the three halls. There are no secrets. We just kill people, arrest people, and escort people. It's all physical work."

"This is in the manual that Chen Qianshi gave me before..."

"Yes, if you want to let your family know you're safe, you can write a letter, but I have to read it before I can send it out."

"No, no, no, I finally escaped and I don't want to report my safety. I have my own hands and feet and can support myself and survive. I don't want to fight with a few brothers for the family property and get into a fight to the death."

"It's true, self-sufficiency is the best way to go."

"The envoy said too much."

The two of them walked and talked, and Yingchuan followed behind them without saying a word. If it weren't for watching the ring match today, Ye Ling would not have let anyone follow him. He was used to being alone.

On the other side, Yue Chi had just walked to the fork in the road leading to Huidizitang when he heard crying sounds behind the rockery. He asked his two followers to stay and went over to listen to the sounds. He saw Fang Shu sitting on a rock, crying very sadly.

Fang Shu felt someone coming, and quickly wiped her tears and stood up. She was a little surprised to see Yue Chi: "Envoy Yue."

"Are you... are you okay?" Yue Chi thought Fang Shu was crying because she wasn't chosen. "Miss Fang, Langya Pavilion isn't a good place to be. You should go home and find a good family to take care of your husband and children. After all, not everyone can be like Ye Sishi."

Fang Shu wiped away her tears and said, "Thank you, Secretary Yue, for your advice. I... I know my own limitations. This time, I had no choice but to accompany my cousin. After all... I live under someone else's roof."

Yue Chi saw a handprint on Fang Shu's left cheek: "Who...who bullied you? Was it someone from Langya Pavilion?"

"No, no, it has nothing to do with you. It's my own problem. Don't worry, I will find a way to persuade my cousin to leave and not cause trouble for you." Fang Shu felt very embarrassed.

"It's no big deal. You can stay for two days and leave after you've calmed down."

Fang Shu smiled helplessly, "Envoy Yue, you may have noticed that my cousin is determined to work here. No matter what anyone says, it's useless. My uncle and aunt have spoiled her. Ever since she heard about Envoy Ye's incident, she has been making trouble in Shanglangya Pavilion. This time, while my uncle was away, she followed the escort team to Zhezhou. I knew she couldn't stay, but she didn't believe me and now she still doesn't want to leave."

“That’s not up to her.”

"I know…"

"Okay!" Qi Yi's voice interrupted Fang Shu: "I was thinking of coming out to find you, but you are here to seduce Yue Sishi. It seems that a slap is too light."

"Did you hit her in the face?" Yue Chi was speechless.

“Yes, I did.”

"She's your cousin, not your servant. You have no right to hit her, right?"

"She eats our food and uses our things, why can't I beat her?" Qi Yi said, looking at Fang Shu: "Mother is right, you really have bad intentions, hum!"

Qi Yi left after he finished speaking. Fang Shu laughed at herself and then squatted slightly: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed Envoy Yue. I'll take my leave now and will definitely leave tomorrow."

Looking at the people who left, Yue Chi shook his head: "What a pity."

Qi Yi returned to the room first, locked the door from the inside, not letting Fang Shu in, and said a lot of unpleasant words.

Fang Shu just stood quietly at the door, tears streaming silently, without saying a word.

The three remaining women in the courtyard came out to watch the show at the door. One of them couldn't bear it anymore, so she pulled Fang Shu into her room.

Ye Ling brought Yelu Liangzhu back to Renzitang and asked Yingchuan to arrange a small single room for him. It was much better than having several people living in one room, and it was considered a special treatment for him.

As night fell, the three envoys of Langya Pavilion gathered in the Dizi Hall. Yue Chi prepared some wine and food, but before they started drinking, Mo Yufeng arrived and said, "You three are so rude! You didn't even ask me to drink?"

"Senior Brother, you are the sect leader, how dare the three of us disturb you!" Ye Ling said with a wicked smile.

"Are you itching for trouble?" Mo Yufeng said.

So the four of them started to drink. Mo Yufeng asked curiously, "Junior sister, did you pick that Chu Liang?"

"Yes, he is a man with a strong sense of justice, and we don't have any secrets in Renzitang, so it doesn't matter if we use a newcomer," Ye Ling replied.

"He is good at martial arts and is very gentle and polite. You can tell from his conversation that he is well-trained," said Ji Ruochen.

"He said that she came from a wealthy family in Xidu and must have been taught etiquette. But that Qi Yi was so arrogant that she didn't even know about internal energy, yet she said she was good at martial arts and wanted to be fair," said Ye Ling.

"This Qi Yi is no ordinary person. He went home this afternoon and beat Fang Shu up, as if it was his due. It's obvious that Fang Shu is used to it after so many fights."

"Is Fang Shu sitting next to him like this?" Ye Ling was curious.

"Fang Shu's parents passed away a long time ago. She has lived with her cousin since she was a child. As you can imagine, she has had a very hard life."

"Living under someone else's roof! I understand this very well. Qi Yi even dared to hit her. Think about it, she must have had a hard time on a daily basis. How did her parents die?" Ye Ling asked.

"It seems that her father was murdered, and her mother died during childbirth, so Fang Shu was born without parents," said Mo Yufeng.

Ye Ling shook her head: "I just don't want to have children."

"Why?" the three men asked in unison.

Ye Ling took a sip of wine and spoke slowly, "My child, if it's a daughter, will be like me. She will have many hardships in her life: pregnancy, childbirth, raising a child, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, family, livelihood. When she grows up, if she doesn't marry a good man, she will have to face the bitterness of marriage and spend a long life."

"What about the boy?" Yue Chi asked.

"If it were a boy, he would have to shoulder even more responsibilities throughout his life: being the breadwinner of the family, supporting them, working hard, and so on. If I'm alive, I can still provide them with shelter, but if I die, like Wanqi, Fang Shu, and I, we'll have to fight for our lives. So, without any preparation, not having a child is the greatest responsibility you can give to your child. Otherwise, she'll suffer for the rest of her life."

After hearing Ye Ling's words, the three of them fell silent.

Ye Ling continued to talk to himself, "Born into a wealthy family, you may seem to have everything you want, but you still have to fight for it, otherwise others will take it away from you. Born into a poor family, you will toil all your life, getting up early and going to bed late every day just to have a full meal."

"That's true, but have you ever thought that if everyone in the world had your thoughts, wouldn't humanity be extinct?" Mo Yufeng asked.

"Human reproduction is actually only a woman's business. Pregnancy lasts for ten months, childbirth takes place in one day, and they risk every limb to give birth to a life. But for men, these are all too simple. They simply don't understand the hardships women go through."

"No, we understand." Yue Chi quickly said, "Envoy Ye, I am a man who understands women."

"You really understand women, otherwise how could you go through so many flowers and not let any of them go?"

"Ha ha…"

Laughter broke out, and in the human-shaped hall, four people were talking and laughing.