Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 232 The Reality of Men

With the help of Zhu Jinyou, Luo Yu and Qin Bingrui quickly took over the Shen family's small building and second courtyard from Master Shen.

Mr. Shen was very happy to receive the money.

But Luo Yu took the opportunity to ask him, "If you can't marry Ping Qiao'er, why did you provoke her and hurt her? Your sister Shen Huan was also forced to marry an elderly man your mother didn't like in order to pay off the family debt. You implicated and hurt two women at once. As a particularly failed and incompetent man, how do you feel about this?"

When Master Shen heard this, although there were no swear words, why did it sound like every word was a curse on him?

"She's just a prostitute. What happened between us was consensual. I paid her the money I was supposed to pay. Why does she feel like she was the one getting hurt?"

Qin Bingrui sneered: "Didn't you just say you particularly liked Ping Qiao'er? Why did you change your mind after getting the money? Is it not enough to redeem her so you need to save more? Otherwise, I can talk to Mom for you. Maybe five thousand taels can be negotiated."

"Like is like, marry is marry."

"So can you marry someone you don't like?"

"Not really." Master Shen was almost confused by them.

Qin Bingrui turned around and asked Song Si: "If you want to marry someone, will you marry someone you like or will you listen to your mother?"

"I don't have a mother."

"..."

Qin Bingrui sighed and said to Master Shen, "That's fine, but your sister is going to marry a fat, big-eared old man in his forties. Don't you think it has nothing to do with you?"

Song Si was shocked. That girl who looked as pitiful as a kitten was actually going to marry an old man?

Master Shen shook his head repeatedly: "I don't know about this either. My mother never told me."

"If one day your mother, in order to keep the Shen family from falling into ruin, asked you to marry a woman you didn't like who was as strong as an elephant, would you marry her?"

"This is definitely not possible."

Luo Yu then stood up and said sarcastically: "You get all the good things. Your family and everyone who knows you have to make wedding clothes for you. Why don't you give anything but get benefits?

If one day Ping Qiaoer turns from love to hate, aren't you afraid that she'll suddenly kill you in the middle of the night? You have to know that a woman who falls in love will destroy herself if she can't get the heart of the one she loves.

Mr. Shen's face turned dark and he didn't know how to refute.

Zhu Jinyou looked at Miss Luo Yu, who was full of evil intentions. She was indeed very sinister.

After leaving "Qingyun Pavilion", Master Shen ran home in a hurry. He could not come to this brothel anymore. Although he liked Ping Qiaoer, his life was more important.

Qin Bingrui asked Luo Yu: "Sister, you said that the women in the brothels are accustomed to such things, so they shouldn't be so fragile!"

"Perhaps, but if Ping Qiao'er insists on deceiving herself, she might go to extremes. Let's go back and write this story into Wen Bo's biography. It's a great story."

"..."

Song Si followed Master Zhu closely from behind and whispered, "Master, do you think there are women who would turn love into hatred and destroy their partner?"

“I’ve never met such a person.”

"That's right, I don't pay any attention to normal women."

"..."

Song Si thought: Perhaps only abnormal women like Miss Qin and Miss Bai would not do such extreme things. Being loved by a beautiful girl to the point of turning love into hate is actually quite beautiful to think about, but how can being loved by a beautiful girl make her hate?

Song Si didn't understand, and suddenly Miss Shen's frightened and panicked pretty face from last night popped up in his mind.

It's over, is there something wrong with him?

Zhu Jinyou noticed his change and asked him, "What's wrong with you?"

"Master, are we going back home now?"

"..."

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Return to the palace.

Qin Bingrui told Shen Huan about his plan to find a Mr. Shen in the brothel, and Shen Huan blushed.

"Did Miss Qin and Miss Bai also go to that kind of event?"

"It's okay. We dressed as men. Besides, His Royal Highness Prince Ning is not a particularly casual person. He has seen all kinds of beauties and doesn't look down on prostitutes. He is not like your brother, who has no sense of justice."

"What's the point?"

Luo Yu smiled and said, "My dear sister, girls shouldn't know about this. We won't imitate Miss Qin's speech."

Xia Liang rushed out at this time and shouted: "Sister, why didn't you take me with you to the Goulan Garden? I have never been there!"

Fang grabbed her hand and said angrily, "What are you doing there, a girl? Your sisters are here to do some serious business."

"I'll just go and beat up that stupid Shen Yue. He really is... a man obsessed with women. What good is he?"

After she finished speaking, Miss Shen asked Luo Yu softly, "Sister Bai, what did my brother say? He won't go to that kind of place again, right?"

"Well, I guess not for the time being. But your brother will tell your mother whether he will mention your intention to marry Master Gao. Don't rush back now. Go back in a couple of days and ask your brother to help convince your mother."

"Well, if Mother doesn't agree, I will beg her until she agrees."

Qin Bingrui and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment. In ancient times, women were not allowed to make their own decisions about their marriages!

They were also a little distressed. If Madam Shen did not agree, should they secretly kidnap her and threaten her?

Miss Shen is delicate and cute. If she really marries a man like Mr. Gao, it would be more unacceptable than putting flowers in cow dung.

Xia Liang slowly retreated.

After a while, he went to Lin's house and found Yan Xuan. Yan Xuan was very surprised to see Xia Cao found him.

"How do you know this place?"

"Why, you don't welcome me?"

Yan Xuan scratched his head and smiled: "No, even Miss Qin and Miss Bai have never been here. How did you know?"

After saying that, he saw the lackey and the she-wolf appear behind Xia Liang.

These two beasts are almost inseparable from Xia Liang.

"I can find out where I want to go anytime. By the way, are you free? How about we go to the Shen residence and do something big?"

"What's the big deal?"

"Kidnap Mr. Shen and threaten his mother to make her promise not to marry Miss Shen to Old Man Gao."

"..."

"You don't agree?"

"Then wait for me in the front hall. I'll go change into something more mobile."

Xia Liang agreed, and as soon as Yan Xuan left, she immediately slipped into the backyard to see where Grandpa Lin forged weapons.

Seeing the pile of crossbows in the courtyard pavilion, Xia Liang was extremely interested. These were the weapons she used most in her past life. In this life, as a White Tiger, she rarely used even tools. She wondered if she could still pull a crossbow.

So I found a crossbow that looked like a more modern design, pulled the trigger and shot at a target dozens of meters away. Everything else was fine except that the lens was not aimed, and I missed the center of the target ring.

"Oh, the girl has good archery skills."

Xia Liang turned around and saw a smiling old man stroking his beard standing a few feet behind her.

"That's nothing. I was just practicing. Mainly because I didn't install the aiming lens. Otherwise, I would definitely hit the target every time."

"What is this aiming lens the girl is talking about?"

When Mr. Lin heard this, he was surprised to find that such a thing could be installed on a crossbow. Besides, the pulling force of this crossbow was over 100 kilograms. Even his most capable guards had to struggle to pull it open, but this girl pulled it open easily by herself.

"A lens can bring distant objects closer. I heard that Master Wen of Liangzhou has developed a telescope through the 'Wutian Biography'. Why don't you go ask him?"

"Miss, what's your name? Are you related to Miss Qin?"

"I'm his new girlfriend. My name is Xia Cao. I'm very familiar with his deeds, so I also like to study some weird things."

When Mr. Lin heard this, he realized that this was the country girl that Yan Xuan mentioned, the one he met on the way to escort the white tiger's body back to Beijing.

At the time, he had been somewhat disdainful of this country girl, letting Young Master Yan Xuan interact with a country girl, but he hadn't expected that she would actually have such great strength? This crossbow was used by many people for the first time, and they couldn't control the strength or use it properly, but she could easily hit the target. Was this girl really just a girl that Miss Qin and the others had just met?

Seeing Mr. Lin's suspicious face, Xia Cao immediately explained: "I have met Miss Bai before and learned a lot from her. Although I grew up in the countryside, I am extremely smart and can remember many things at a glance."

“…” This was the first time I met a girl who was generous in praising herself.

Old Master Lin thought about the rebellious nature of Miss Qin and Miss Bai, so it was not surprising that they could get to know such a country girl.

"Grandpa, why are you here?"