A Collision on the Road

But Xu Weibei, he's really daring.

"We originally planned to come earlier, but the eldest sister said that Marquis was beaten, we shouldn't take his anger out on us. She wanted someone to tell you that we wouldn't be coming today. I'm not willing to accept that; we finally have a chance to go out..."

"What did you do?" Gu Wanning had a bad feeling.

Four Fool can make anything.

"It's nothing, I just went to see the Marquis twice. Marquis was injured, so I went to visit him. Is that alright?"

"Besides visiting, what else have you done?"

If she doesn't cause any trouble, Gu Wanning can take her surname.

"I didn't do anything. The Marquis told me to get lost, so I told him that I came out to find you so as not to cause him any trouble."

Gu Wanning: "..."

"The Marquis told me to protect you well, and then I said I was outnumbered and had to bring all of them along, so we all came." Fourth Concubine spoke with a smug and animated expression.

Gu Wanning was both annoyed and amused.

Never mind, since we're already here, let's take a good look at the land.

Thirty-six mu of fertile land, priced at fifty taels per mu.

"That's outrageous!" the Second Concubine bargained. "Yes, this is the Capital, but land here is definitely not priced like this. This time last year, my brother bought it for only thirty taels of silver per mu..."

Gu Wanning didn't know whether she was telling the truth or not, but with her Second Concubine, who was so calculating, around, she didn't have to worry about anything.

After the Second Concubine's negotiations, the land was finally acquired for 1,200 taels of silver.

"Madam, you've made a profit. This piece of land can be sold for 1,500 taels of silver." The Second Concubine said with no small amount of pride.

"You've done a great job, let's go to the government office to register, and then I'll treat you to a meal."

Unexpectedly, Qin Lie arrived.

He had returned from outside the city, accompanied by seven or eight subordinates, who looked travel-worn.

Upon seeing him, Jiaoniang was delighted. "It's Lord Qin."

The First Concubine blushed and covered her mouth.

Qin Lie glanced at her--

His woman wore a crimson begonia-colored spring dress today. It was supposed to be a loose-fitting garment, but it made her breasts bulge out, her waist slender yet incredibly thin, with full, rounded curves below...

With just a casual glance, Qin Lie's heart had already turned into a beast.

This scene seemed to flash through his mind countless times: after a long journey, he would return home to find a woman who was pleasing to the eye and captivating to his heart. Without saying a word, he would simply push her onto the bed and tear off her clothes...

Qin Lie was a rough man who had thought about women in the middle of the night, but only in his fantasies.

He had never felt such intense desire for any real woman before.

He desperately wanted her.

Qin Lie quickly looked away as if nothing had happened and greeted Gu Wanning.

Gu Wanning smiled and told him about buying the land.

"It's not appropriate for a woman like you to go to the yamen. I'll handle it for you. I'll give the land deed to her later and have her give it to you..." Qin Lie said, pointing at his First Concubine.

The First Concubine hurriedly said, "No, no, you should just give it to my sister."

Qin Lie frowned. "What nonsense are you talking about? She and the Marquis were husband and wife before, and I am the Marquis's subordinate. You want me to see her alone now? What will the Marquis think?"

The First Concubine dared not utter a sound.

Come to think of it, it's not easy working under someone else. You always have to watch your superiors' expressions and not do anything to them.

Fourth Concubine, unable to tolerate Qin Lie's attempt to fool an honest man, put her hands on her hips and scolded, "Here, give it to me later, I'll bring it to my sister! Let me tell you, don't even think about my eldest sister, or I'll break your legs!"

"Yaya, stop talking." The First Concubine blushed deeply with embarrassment.

Qin Lie didn't say anything, as if she were just being presumptuous.

Qin Lie looked at his First Concubine, licked his back teeth, grinned, and his eyes were burning with passion, almost melting First Concubine.

The Second Concubine watched the spectacle from the sidelines, her eyes darting around.

Third Concubine shifted her gaze to the barren, desolate land, feeling bleak and lonely.

--Who hasn't experienced moments of deep affection?

Unfortunately, trusting men can lead to unhappiness.

She had almost foreseen her First Concubine's downfall, but there was nothing she could do.

This is probably a tribulation that every woman has to go through, a tribulation that is inescapable.

Afterwards, when the raging fire burns your heart to a state of utter darkness and desolation, you'll never have to experience any more ups and downs.

With Qin Lie's help, Gu Wanning led everyone to the restaurant.

On the way back, the carriage suddenly slowed down. Er Ya lifted the curtain to look and said, "Another carriage is coming from the opposite direction. The road is too narrow; we need to slow down to pass each other."

"Hmm, no rush." Gu Wanning, sitting in a carriage with her First Concubine and Jiaoniang, was answering Jiaoniang's question, "Zhi Nu went to his master's appointment today. If you want to play with him, come to our house next time."

Jiaoniang liked to play with Zhi Nu because Zhi Nu was sensible, would give in to her, and take care of her.

Gu Anqi wanted to arrange for Zhi Nu to study at the Imperial College, where his He Ge would also be present and would take care of him.

However, Zhi Nu had not agreed before.

Deep down, he still felt inferior, thinking that his past experiences would be ridiculed, and that he had started learning too late. He was already so old and still knew nothing, which would bring shame to the Gu family.

However, yesterday, Zhi Nu suddenly came to see Gu Wanning and said that he had changed his mind and wanted to try going to the Imperial College.

Chapter 182 Encounter on the Road

"Why did you suddenly change your mind? Did your dad say something to you?"

Gu Wanning naturally hoped that Zhi Nu would be successful, but she didn't want him to bear too much burden.

This child is already quite precocious and sensitive. He hasn't had much time to adapt to the new environment of the Gu family, so his mind is probably still in turmoil.

In this situation, changing his environment might make him feel lost and cause him psychological problems.

"It was my own decision to go."

"Why?"

"Because I want to be capable, I want to do things," Zhi Nu said, "Like the Marquis, who can do whatever he wants without fear of others' opinions."