A Beautiful Duchess with a Dark Heart – Chapter 120

Chapter 120

Qi Wu set off with Madam Qi, but he went to take care of some business midway.

Then, he chased after them with a fast horse. He only caught up with Madam Qi when she was about to enter the capital city gate.

Madam Qi looked at her son, who was tired and had lost a lot of weight, and felt very distressed: “I don’t know what you’re busy with!”

“Mother, my son just hasn’t washed his face or changed his clothes, I’m still in good spirits!”

“Let’s go! Go back, you can rest well.” But when she thought about the gate they were about to enter, her heart sank.

As soon as the mother and son arrived at the city gate, someone approached Qi Wu and whispered: “The Noble Person is waiting at the old place!”

Qi Wu couldn’t help but smile bitterly, this person was really anxious… he wouldn’t even let me go home!

I don’t know what he’s going to make a fuss about when we meet… but he has no choice.

Turning to Madam Qi, he said, “Mother, my son has other important matters to attend to, and I’ll be home later. You go back first!”

Ignoring Madam Qi’s stunned expression, he directly took a carriage and headed towards a teahouse in the east of the city.

After a while, he arrived at the “Yue Lai” teahouse. A waiter greeted him with a nod and a bow, “Fifth Young Master, you’re here!” He then whispered: “The Master is waiting on the third floor.”

“Hmm!” He got off his horse, went to the carriage, and took a bag of things down. Then he pointed to the carriage and said: “Take it to the back door and unload the things.”

Without saying anything more, he went straight upstairs.

The third floor of the teahouse never received guests. There was a large room.

Behind a wide table, a young man in his early twenties was leaning lazily.

He held a glass ball in his hand, tossing it up, then catching it. Tossing it up again… and catching it again.

If he didn’t catch it, it would roll on the floor. Beside him, a handsome young man immediately chased after it, picked it up, wiped it clean with a white handkerchief, and then handed it back to him.

Then he would throw it again… he had been playing for half a day.

It was very boring.

Until someone reported at the door: “Master, Fifth Young Master is here.”

The man quickly sat up straight, blinked his eyes, and shook his head, then said lazily: “Let him… come in!” His voice couldn’t hide his joy.

The door opened, and Qi Wu entered.

He was wearing a blue cloak that reached his ankles. As he walked, it swayed and fluttered, making him look like a beautiful butterfly… handsome.

Qi Wu walked forward, his face serious, and knelt on one knee: “Your Highness, your servant has returned!”

The person sitting above had a bright smile on his face, “Get up, get up quickly, let me have a look…”

Qi Wu stood up and looked at the table in front of him, seeing how messy it was…

That person’s voice was clearly very pleasant, but the words he said…

“Tsk tsk, as the saying goes: When happy, one feels refreshed! Congratulations to Nuan Lin and Cousin Qin, may you two be happy together!”

“…” Qi Wu was helpless, he always liked to lie through his teeth!

First of all, I rushed day and night to catch up with my mother, I haven’t washed my face for days, my clothes are covered in dust, and I have two dark circles under my eyes.

He actually said I looked refreshed!

Secondly, Cousin Qin… do you really not know if our matter is settled or not?

But Qi Wu has never had a good way to deal with this person, so he just kept silent.

“Look at this… oh, I took another closer look, something’s wrong?! What happened to you? Did the Qinhuai River and the wine and women drain your body?

Tsk… that shouldn’t be! That Qin Dongshi keeps such a close eye on you, how could you get away? Besides, you like her so much, you went all the way to marry her, you wouldn’t do anything to betray her, would you? Right? But you look like you’ve overindulged, tsk tsk tsk…”

With a sigh, Qi Wu originally wanted to wait until he was done talking before responding, but he was really tired and sleepy. So he interrupted him: “Does Your Highness not know? My marriage with my cousin didn’t happen.”

“Didn’t happen?! Ah?! How is that possible?!” The man was “shocked” and jumped up, shaking his head repeatedly.

It was very exaggerated.

“…Your Highness, it really didn’t happen.”

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“What happened? Sit down, sit down quickly, and tell me everything in detail!”

That flustered and disbelieving look…

Qi Wu thought to himself, you could put on makeup and sing an opera.

He had no choice but to sit down, “Before I arrived, Cousin Qin had gotten engaged to the second son of the Jiang family!”

“The Jiang family?!”

The man frowned, his face filled with shock, disbelief, and a bit of anger, but the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl upwards. Although he tried to control it, his face was distorted…

Sigh, I really followed an unreliable master.

“This this this… this can’t be?! But, a while ago… I did hear that Jiang Er got engaged to the Qin family’s daughter. But I thought it was another daughter of the Qin family. At that time, I was still thinking: Oh, you’re going to become… what’s it called?”

Qi Wu didn’t want to answer this question and remained silent.

The handsome young man beside him said with a pure voice and a smile: “Your Highness, it’s called ‘lianjin’! Among the common people, it’s also called ‘dan’er tiao’…”

“Oh? Hahaha, ‘dan’er tiao’… you and Jiang Er carrying a carrying pole together?! Haha, that’s hilarious!”

Qi Wu glared at the young man, you little eunuch! You even know ‘lianjin’ and ‘dan’er tiao’?!

The man giggled for a while, then shook his head and sighed: “Alas, I said that Qin Dongshi was pretentious, but her taste wasn’t bad. She clung to you like a leech, she had good eyesight. But what’s going on now? She didn’t want such a fine jade like you, but picked up a brick to hold onto!”

He shook his head and sighed for a while, then snorted coldly: “Hmph! She’s… aiming for the title of Duchess, isn’t she… Hehe, dream on!”

His eyes were cold…

Then, his gaze towards Qi Wu was instantly filled with joy. He finally didn’t have to marry a wife…

Suddenly, his face darkened again: “Eh, something’s not right! That kid Jiang Er, he’s always been carefree and knows how to have fun. He’s good at playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, horse racing, and ball games, and he’s very popular with that group of dandies! Although it hasn’t been exposed, he’s really…

That Qin Dongshi, a little girl from a small place, what has she seen? Perhaps she was so infatuated with him that she lost her virginity, and they had to quickly arrange the marriage! Hmm, very likely! Jiang Er forced a green hat on you, didn’t he?”

After this long speech… “Your Highness!” Qi Wu’s face darkened, he was a little angry.

But the man was excited, “This is really possible?! Look, you and Qin Dongshi are childhood sweethearts, you’ve already made a private agreement. You’ve held hands, and you’ve given her so much silver. Hey?! She must have returned the silver to you…

Even so, how could she get engaged to someone else? How could a young lady from a good family let someone like Jiang Er see her? Perhaps, they were attracted to each other, and they did it at the Qin family… ”

The more he spoke, the happier he became, waving his hands and feet, with a very obscene expression!

“Your Highness, let’s talk about business… I’ve been on the road…” Qi Wu was exhausted and wanted to finish talking and go back to rest.

His handsome face showed a pleading expression.

“Don’t rush, don’t rush!” The man waved his hand, “This is a major event in your life, you can’t take it lightly! Qin Dong… Qin Lianyue is naturally beautiful and talented, I’ve told you before: You have to keep an eye on her! Keep an eye on her!! If you had settled the marriage early, everything would be fine. But you never listened! You were so hesitant, and now…”

When did you ever tell me to settle the marriage early?! Qi Wu felt like he was going to vomit blood.

Also, “naturally beautiful?!”

Who came up with the nickname “Qin Dongshi”?

Whenever Qin Lianyue is mentioned, you show disdain and fill your mouth with derogatory words…

Before I went back to my hometown to get engaged, who was the one who almost drove me crazy?!

“Your Highness! The Qin family’s matter is over, let’s not mention it anymore! Moreover, this time, my mother has arranged a marriage for me in Jiangzhou…”

“What did you say?!”

Release another weirdo. Hehehehehe…