Chapter 161: Pretending to obey but secretly disobeying, Song Gongming? Knowing the law and breaking it, Su Yuanjing? (7k)
The final battle of Tongdi began in the morning when Yang Chang captured the north gate and did not end until the afternoon.
On that day, the city was littered with corpses and blood.
It was not that the defenders had been fighting tenaciously in the streets, but that the attackers wanted to reap the fruits of victory. Not to mention that Song Jiang and his men were originally bandits, even the imperial army could not completely restrain them.
Song Jiang, Lu Junyi, and Yang Chang all issued orders not to disturb the people, and the soldiers under their command also looked down on ordinary people. These people's targets were the powerful families in the "royal capital".
Generals and leaders have ideals and desire for revenge, and may look down on the material things gained from wars, but it is different for colonels, small leaders and ordinary soldiers.
Even if they had a salary, it was pitifully little. They relied entirely on this kind of windfall to change their family circumstances. Moreover, such an opportunity was hard to come by, and many people had died in previous battles.
Those bandit troops who surrendered early became the biggest beneficiaries of the war. They ran towards the mansion of every powerful person with precision as if they had a navigation system.
The wages of avarice is death.
If someone wants to fight, someone will resist.
Where there is resistance, there is death.
As the saying goes, cutting off a person's financial resources is like killing his parents. No victorious general will stop such behavior.
Even if the butcher's knife is occasionally raised towards ordinary people, people will basically turn a blind eye. Otherwise, who will work for you in the future?
On the eve of dusk, the raging sky gradually darkened and the noise in the city gradually dissipated.
The leaders and generals who attacked the four gates came to the palace hall one after another to report their victory.
The three vanguards, Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and Yang Chang, sat side by side on the chairs at the bottom of the steps to listen to the victory report, but no one sat on the fake dragon throne at the back.
Since Yang Chang's troops were the first to break down the city gate and blew Tian Hu into the moat in advance, he must have reaped the most rewards along the way.
As Song Jiang opened the South Gate last, Dayu Tian Ding, the big fish at the South Gate, was beaten to death by Lu Zhishen's Zen stick, and Ximen Qinming killed Fan Quan, the pseudo Privy Councilor and the emperor's uncle.
Qin Ming now had to count on Lu Junyi's subordinates, and Lu Zhishen had been assigned to Yang Chang before. In the end, Song Jiang got almost nothing.
The most generals came under Yang Chang's command to offer their tributes. Wu Song captured the third king, Tian Biao, at the east gate. Many generals, high-ranking officials, concubines, etc. in the palace were captured or killed by Lin Chong, Zhu Tong, Sun An, Hu Sanniang, and Qiu Qiongying. In short, most of the credit was taken by them.
The bandit leader Tian Hu was blown into the water while standing on the bridge, but because there were too many people injured by the explosion and he was wearing thick armor, he was not killed directly and was finally captured by He Cheng in the moat.
He Cheng was the military school student who was rescued at Chenqiaoyi.
When Song Jiang saw that he got the first credit, he felt as if he had eaten a half-eaten fly.
I can neither swallow it nor spit it out.
Song Jiang waved his hand and asked Xuan Zan to record the merits. He was just thinking about holding a celebration banquet to reward all the brothers and to help them concentrate on their work after being divided for several months.
Suddenly, a female general stepped out and clasped her fists.
She said in a sonorous voice: "Song Xianfeng, I have a blood feud with Tian Hu. Please hand this thief over to me so that I can deal with him and use him to commemorate the spirits of my deceased parents."
"Uh"
Just now, when Qiu Qiongying came into the palace to report the victory, Song Jiang had silently written down her name.
Seeing her make such a request at this time, he couldn't help but frowned and looked at Yang Chang, then he turned his head and frowned, speaking earnestly.
"Tian Hu not only killed your family, but also many people in Shanxi. I can't just hand him over to you. Besides, we are the official army of the Song Dynasty, not the mob that kills people at will. This beast should be taken to Tokyo for trial. Of course, Miss Qiu doesn't have to worry, he will end up being sliced to pieces."
"Ketianhu"
Qiu Qiongying wanted to say that we were the ones who captured the man, but when she saw Yang Chang shaking his head slightly at her, she could only bow to Song Jiang and then silently stood back beside Ye Qing. She didn't want to cause trouble for Yang Xianfeng.
Song Jiang's frown finally relaxed, and he looked around and said to Lu Junyi and Yang Chang, "You two have made great contributions to the annihilation of Tian Hu. As for how to deal with the captured people and how to divide the merits among the troops, we will have to wait until General Su arrives to make plans. We will have a celebration banquet later so that the brothers can have a good gathering."
"Listen to my brother's arrangements."
"it is good."
After receiving Song Jiang's eye signal, Yang Chang called out Wu Song, Hu Sanniang, Qiu Qiongying, Ye Qing and others.
The young girl did not have enough social experience, and she wanted to understand why Tian Hu could not be killed directly, and planned to suggest using Tian Ding's body instead of offering sacrifices.
Song Qing and Zhu Fu were going to set up a banquet in the main hall, so Song Jiang and the other leaders moved elsewhere to wait.
Zhang Qing seized the opportunity and moved closer, but when he got closer he stood still, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
He struggled for a long time today and still felt that it would be better to find Song Jiang. After all, he had no friendship with Yang Chang.
"Is something wrong?"
"Um"
Song Jiang was a veteran in the officialdom. Upon seeing this, he immediately guessed that Zhang Qing wanted to have a private chat, and then pointed to a secluded place not far away. Then the two of them walked over side by side.
Before Zhang Qing even got to the place, he plucked up the courage to speak: "I have reached the age of marriage, and today I happened to fall in love with a girl. I hope you can help me make the decision."
"Hmm? Today?"
Song Jiang was stunned when he heard this, thinking that Zhang Qing had taken a fancy to a concubine in the palace. He hurriedly stopped and asked, "Brother, you are such a talented person. If you want to find a wife, you should find a virgin. Why do you have to pick up Tian Hu's old clothes?"
"No it's not"
Zhang Qing was so anxious that he kept waving his hands, and explained with his eyes wide open: "It's not Tian Hu's woman, but Qiu Qiongying who just left the class. I have already found out clearly that this girl just turned sixteen not long ago, and she is also a girl who likes to play with flying stones. After being captured alive by Yang Xianfeng in Hechuan, she recognized Yang Xianfeng's wife as her sister. My brother is Madam Yang's sworn brother. Can you help me mediate?"
The sister that Hu Sanniang recognized? Then why did she stand up and cause trouble just now? Was it Yang Chang who secretly instigated it?
What does this guy want to do? The deputy vanguard is no longer satisfied and wants to challenge my authority?
"Brother. Brother?"
"Oh, I'm here."
Song Jiang was awakened by Zhang Qing, who stroked his beard and said seriously, "I'll take care of this matter. I don't think it will be a big problem."
"Thank you for your help, brother."
"You and I are as close as brothers. Let's not be polite. I've had feelings for you for a long time, but I just haven't met the right person."
Song Jiang liked to do things like borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha. He married Hua Rong's sister to Qin Ming as his wife, so that Pilihuo would be loyal to him. Later, if Yang Chang had not intervened in Hu Sanniang's affairs, it would have been a perfect story for him to win his loyalty.
Now using Qiu Qiongying to tie down Zhang Qing, perhaps I can gain another confidant?
How beautiful!
Zhang Qing is a rare young talent in Liangshan, and Song Jiang once planned to use him to replace Yang Chang's position as the son-in-law of the emperor.
Being such a person, he didn't believe that Hu Sanniang and Yang Chang would disagree.
If Mr. and Mrs. Yang don't give themselves face, they can probably ask Su Yuanjing to persuade them. In the end, won't all the credit be theirs?
How wonderful.
I will make a simple attempt to find out more about it at the celebration party later.
Song Jiang was determined to borrow someone's flower to offer something to Buddha, so at the celebration banquet that followed, he behaved politely and friendly to Yang Chang, and kept toasting him, just like when they met at Kongjiazhuang.
Yang Chang was stunned at the time, thinking that maybe Heisablang had a change of heart, or did you know that the emperor liked me?
Wanna lick?
Arrogant at first and respectful at the end, it makes people laugh when they think about it.
Song Jiang started this trend, and people frequently came to toast him at the banquet, among whom Zhang Qing came the most often.
Without the support of [Drug Inhibitor], Yang Chang also had improved wine-brewing skills during the Song Dynasty. The alcohol concentration of the clear and good wine was comparable to that of dry red wine. He was soon drunk and carried back.
After a transformation overnight, Tongdi city returned to its former tranquility.
Perhaps because he was tired from supporting the city gate yesterday, or perhaps because he drank too much last night, Yang Chang slept until noon.
"Sir, you finally woke up."
"what"
Hu Sanniang took the coat and stretched it open. Yang Chang reached his hand through the sleeve and yawned in response: "Finally, Tian Hu was wiped out. I feel like a huge stone has been lifted from my heart. It's rare that I had a good sleep. Is there anything important today?"
"No." Hu Sanniang denied it, but then added: "But I have asked Ye Qing and his wife to prepare for Sister Qiongying's marriage. I promised you that."
"That's as it should be. Just do as you see fit, my lady."
"Also, Song Jiang sent someone to ask you to go find him after you wake up."
"What's wrong with him?"
Yang Chang stood up quickly.
"I don't know, maybe Tian Hu has been destroyed, and he wants to take back the military power?"
"Ok?"
Hearing Hu Sanniang's analysis, Yang Chang nodded slightly in agreement: "It's not impossible, but my husband is the deputy vanguard, appointed directly by the court, it may not be easy to remove him, but I don't care."
After getting dressed, she went to see Song Jiang. After chatting for a while, she realized that Hu Sanniang was overthinking.
Even if Heisaburo wanted to take away the military power, he couldn't get rid of him so quickly. That would not only look ugly but also fail to win the support of the people.
Song Jiang first asked about Zhou Tong's death, and said that he would go to Xinzhou to pay tribute before returning to Beijing, and by the way go to Mount Wutai to visit Zen Master Zhizhen, and do good deeds for Zhang Qing and his wife who died in Xiangyuan.
He talked about a lot of irrelevant things, and finally asked about the relationship between Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying, expressing his desire to be a matchmaker for this girl.
"Matchmaking?"
"Yes, how about Zhang Qing without feather arrows? He is quite a handsome man, right?"
Song Jiang originally thought that even if Yang Chang hesitated, he would not refuse him directly in person, and anyone with a little emotional intelligence would have gone back and asked about the situation.
Unexpectedly, this guy was not very "sensible" and his answer was decisive.
"no!"
"Uh why?"
"My second brother wants to marry Miss Qiu. We had already agreed on this in Pingyang. We can only blame Brother Zhang for not being able to do so."
"what?"
Yang Chang's straightforward answer made Song Jiang very embarrassed just now, but when he heard that Wu Song wanted to get married, his attitude immediately changed 180 degrees.
Song Jiang said happily, "Erlang wants to marry? That's really a good thing. Miss Qiu has a strong temper and only he can calm her down. It's a good thing, a good thing."
"Mr. and Mrs. Ye Qing are already preparing for the wedding. They should be married in Tongdi tomorrow. I hope you can come and be a witness then."
"Even if Sanlang doesn't say anything, I, as the elder brother, have to go, and I have to prepare enough gifts. By the way, Taiwei Su will arrive in Tongdi tomorrow morning, and I will ask the Prime Minister to be the witness."
"That's daring."
The two of them became more and more excited as they talked, as if they had let go of past grudges and were genuinely happy for Wu Song.
Yang Chang and Wu Song are like brothers and naturally have no selfish motives at all, but Song Jiang has his own ideas.
He believed that Wu Song was inseparable from Yang Chang because he had not gotten married. After getting married, he would work hard for his small family, and it would be natural for him to leave Yang Chang and be with him.
After Yang Chang left, Song Jiang notified his confidants to go to show their support the next day, and had someone open the sealed treasury and pick out some jewels as gifts. At the same time, he personally talked to Zhang Qing and told him that Wu Song had already made an engagement with Qiu Qiongying, and that he would arrange it with him when he met the right person in the future.
Zhang Qing instantly wilted after hearing this. Wu Song and Yang Chang were closer than Song Jiang, so it was understandable that he could not win the fight.
The wedding date was set for the morning of September 23rd. The night before, Yang Chang accompanied Wu Song for a drink and a heart-to-heart talk.
When they were drunk, Yang Chang told many stories of Wu Da and Yanggu County. Wu Song was moved and missed the past, and he drank the wine without knowing it.
September 23rd, at the time of Si.
Yang Chang was groggy and was woken up by Hu Sanniang. "Hmm? Madam? What time is it?"
"It's almost noon."
"Oh my." Yang Chang slapped his forehead, threw off the quilt and climbed up, asking anxiously: "Second brother is very happy today, why didn't you call me earlier? Don't drink like this in the future. Second brother's alcohol tolerance is bottomless. He should be fine, right?"
"My second brother is fine. Sir, please get dressed quickly. The auspicious time will come in an hour."
"well."
Taking the bright red dress handed over by Hu Sanniang, Yang Chang turned around with a surprised look and asked, "Madam, this looks like a wedding dress? Although my second brother and I are brothers, we don't have to dress like this, right?"
"My second brother asked me to prepare it. Please put it on first. He will be waiting for you in the courtyard."
Hu Sanniang helped to undress without any explanation, while Yang Changze cooperated in a daze without knowing what was going on.
Yang Chang put on his wedding clothes and opened the door, and saw Wu Song sitting on a stone bench in the yard waiting for him. Although he had also changed into a clean new suit, it was not the formal attire for a wedding.
"Brother, the auspicious time is approaching, why haven't you changed into your formal attire yet?" "Hehe."
Wu Song put his arms around Yang Chang's shoulders, looked at him and nodded: "Brother has changed, Sanlang is the main character today, it is enough for you to change."
"no."
Even though Yang Chang was slow to react, he knew what was happening. He quickly broke away from Wu Song and said solemnly, "Today is a serious occasion. Second brother, please don't joke with me."
"I am a fun-loving person?"
"But you and Miss Qiu are the ones."
"Let my sister-in-law speak."
After Wu Song finished speaking, Yang Changshun looked in the direction he pointed.
Hu Sanniang changed into a dignified dark green dress and was standing at the door of the bedroom with a smile in her eyes.
She first bowed and bowed, then said slowly: "My lord asked me to be a matchmaker before, but my second brother didn't like Qiu's sister. Qiu's sister fell in love with my lord at first sight. I feel ashamed that I have not given birth to a child, and I get along very well with Qiu's sister, so I decided to do this with my second brother. I hope my lord will forgive me."
"This is you guys"
Yang Chang had no idea where to put his hands and started to speak incoherently. After a while, he sighed with a bitter face: "I have already told all the brothers that today is the day for my second brother to get married. If you do this, how can I face them?"
"Don't worry, Sanlang. Second brother will take care of it. You don't have to worry about anything."
Wu Song patted Yang Chang on the shoulder, clasped his fists and bowed to Hu Sanniang, then turned around and walked out of the yard.
Yang Chang looked at the back figure, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He slapped his forehead and sat on the stone steps beside him, muttering to himself: "You have caused me so much trouble."
"Sir, please don't bother me." Hu Sanniang bent down, hugged her chest and stared at Yang Chang, saying meaningfully: "The enemy's sister is young and beautiful, and her martial arts are better than mine. Don't say you don't like her."
"Don't you already have a wife? Besides, I'm a bit stupid, how can I handle both of you at the same time? Living together in the future will only be a mess."
Before Yang Chang finished speaking, Hu Sanniang blushed and clapped her hands, interrupting him and saying angrily, "Who asked you to deal with both of them at the same time?"
"Don't think wrongly, my wife. That's not what I meant."
"Sir, you don't need to explain. I can't handle it alone. I have long wanted to find a sister to share the burden. I know you can accept outsiders. Remember the girl in Tokyo City?"
"The conscience of heaven and earth."
Seeing that Hu Sanniang was getting more and more aggrieved, Yang Chang stood up with a bitter face and stomped his feet.
We shouldn't be so unreasonable. Weren't you the one who forced me to do this? Do women in ancient and modern times have the same abilities?
"Sir, please don't complain in front of me. I'm obviously very happy, but now the arrow is on the string and has to be shot. I'm not afraid of being ignored by you, so you still feel that I'm at a disadvantage?"
"I do not."
"Okay, I know you are embarrassed to see the brothers. I will accompany you until the auspicious time. Second brother will take care of everything in advance."
"Am I too happy?"
"Hmph, what do you think?"
The fact that Hu Sanniang was willing to joke with him showed that she really had no grudges in her heart.
In the past, when they were gathered in Liangshan, Hu Sanniang had never thought of taking a concubine for Yang Chang, because no woman was willing to share a man with her. But as the time passed after their marriage, her mentality changed due to the lack of children.
Especially after the imperial court offered amnesty and Yang Chang was appointed as deputy vanguard, Hu Sanniang's mentality changed completely.
How unfortunate would it be if a man as outstanding as Yang Chang had no offspring? How could I have him all to myself? Would he be without women throwing themselves at him in the future? It was better to take the initiative than to be passive.
Seeing Hu Sanniang being so generous and gentle, it would be a lie for Yang Chang to say he was unhappy.
Although this guy appears calm on the surface, his heart rate has already exceeded the normal value.
thump.
Boom boom boom.
When Yang Chang was secretly thinking about Qiu Qiongying, Wu Song had already strode to the front of the wedding ceremony hall.
He patiently explained to the brothers who came to congratulate him, and sincerely said that he had been hiding it from Yang Chang and had played a joke on the Liangshan brothers, and he would apologize with wine at the wedding banquet later.
The brothers came to the wedding today and didn't care whether the groom was Wu Song or Yang Chang. They said auspicious words, but in their hearts they envied Yang Chang for marrying another beauty.
Of course, there are also brothers who are not envious of this, and secretly regret that beauty can mislead people, and it is a pity that Yang Chang has amazing martial arts.
People like Lu Junyi and Yang Xiong all attached great importance to martial arts and loyalty.
These heroes were more obsessed with martial arts than the beauties at home. If they had not been busy strengthening their muscles and neglecting their wives to stay alone in their rooms all day, they would not have ended up in tragedy.
As the auspicious time approached, Song Jiang accompanied Su Yuanjing to the finale and appeared outside the hall with a smile on his face.
When he saw Wu Song welcoming guests outside, Song Jiang enthusiastically pointed at him and Su Yuanjing and introduced them: "Look, sir. You have seen him many times before. He is the tiger-killing hero, and today's groom."
"Haha, I heard that Miss Qiu is very skilled in archery and horse riding, even many men can't match her. It can be said that she is also a female tiger, and Wu Yingxiong is just the right person to restrain her."
Su Yuanjing stopped talking halfway. He took a closer look and asked Song Jiang in surprise, "Isn't the auspicious time coming soon? Why didn't he change into proper wedding clothes?"
"Oh?"
Song Jiang was stunned when he heard this, and blurted out, "Erlang may not have changed yet, or he may not have found a proper wedding suit in such a hurry. We are from the Jianghu, so we don't have so many requirements. Let Xiaoke go and ask."
"I see. That's fine."
Su Yuanjing followed Song Jiang forward. Wu Song saw the two men coming down the stairs to greet them. He clasped his fists and said happily, "Captain Su, Brother Gongming, thank you for coming to support us."
"Haha, we are all brothers, it's the way it should be."
"I'll take you inside. Please come in."
"please."
After Wu Song finished speaking, he turned around and led the way.
Seeing him in new clothes, Song Jiang stopped him and asked curiously, "Erlang, the auspicious time is coming soon, why haven't you changed into a formal dress? Was it because you were in a hurry and couldn't make it in time? Tian Hu's treasury should have some red cloth."
"hehe."
Wu Song smiled and scratched his head, and replied: "I forgot to tell you, I saw that you were fighting hard, so I made a joke today. In fact, the groom today is not me, but Sanlang."
"Saburo?"
Song Jiang immediately stood still.
Su Yuanjing did not associate Sanlang with Yang Chang, and immediately pulled Song Jiang's sleeve and asked curiously: "Is there any problem?"
At that moment, Song Jiang was surprised that he did not respond to Su Yuanjing. Instead, he held Wu Song's strong wrist and asked excitedly: "Erlang is not joking now? Didn't he get married? What's the matter with you today?"
"Sanlang has been married for a long time without any children, so I decided with my sister-in-law to marry him off. It just so happens that the enemy's sister is also very willing. Come on, brother, we'll be waiting for you two."
"okay."
Seeing Song Jiang's miserable face, Su Yuanjing suddenly reacted, frowned and turned his head to look over, swallowing his saliva and guessing: "Sanlang is not..."
"It's Yang Xianfeng"
After hearing this, Su Yuanjing was completely chilled to the bone. He put pressure on Song Jiang at Chenqiao Inn, asking him to break up the couple during the expedition against Tian Hu.
By sending Yang Chang's troops to take Hu Sanniang away, Song Jiang had an excuse not to break up the couple. He patted his chest and said that their love was too deep to be separated and that Yang Chang was only devoted to Hu Sanniang.
The Liangshan army's conquest of Hebei was successful, and Su Yuanjing was so happy that he could not continue to force Song Jiang. He thought that compared with eliminating a large bandit, Song Huizong would not punish him for recruiting a prince consort.
Unfortunately, the slap in the face came too quickly. Yang Chang, who was devoted to Hu Sanniang, took a concubine under the arrangement of his brother and wife, and he even had to go to the scene to witness it himself. What's the difference between this and knowingly breaking the law?
"This officer."
"General, are you feeling unwell? I will help you walk forward."
Just as Su Yuanjing was about to run away, Wu Song quickly grabbed him and strode into the hall.
Song Jiang wanted to cry but had no tears. He thought, "I failed to separate Yang Chang and his wife, and I let this guy marry a new concubine. How will the Prime Minister look at me in the future? How will His Majesty look at me in the future?"
Pretending to obey but actually disobeying, will things not go well?
At the subsequent ceremony, Su Yuanjing used the excuse of a sore throat to give the opportunity to speak as a witness to the wedding to Song Jiang.
Heisabalang, who was usually eloquent, suddenly became stumbling at that moment. He simply said a few words and let Zhu Tong continue to host.
Originally, the ceremony of taking a concubine was simple, and there was no need for three letters and six betrothal gifts, or worshipping heaven, earth, and parents. It only required witnesses and a banquet. However, Hu Sanniang recognized Qiu Qiongying as her sister first, and did not treat her as a concubine.
On that day, Yang Chang and Qiu Qiongying went together to pay their respects to Su Yuanjing, Song Jiang, Ye Qing and his wife, and Wu Song in turn. Afterwards, Yang Chang stayed alone to drink with the guests, while Hu Sanniang sent Qiu Qiongying to the bridal chamber.
Song Jiang and Su Yuanjing were sitting at the main table, but their minds were elsewhere.
Wu Song took Yang Chang to each table to toast, and by the way helped the groom block malicious toasts so as not to affect his brothers' wedding in the evening.
On happy occasions, there is endless wine to drink.
All the old brothers from Liangshan and the newly surrendered generals from Tian Hu's faction welcomed him with full wine bowls.
But when it came to Dong Ping's table, everyone stood up with their bowls in hand, but Zhang Qing sat in a daze as if glued to his seat, becoming the odd one out at the table.
"Brother Zhang, what's wrong with you today? Even if you don't like drinking, today is Yang Xianfeng's big day, don't be rude."
"Ah? Sorry, I was distracted. I like to drink. Come on, come on!"
Zhang Qing responded with a nod while reaching out to grab the wine jar on the ground, once again becoming the odd one out at the table.
Wu Song was so heroic that he raised his bowl to touch the wine jar and said with a hearty smile: "Brother, do you like wine too? I will accompany you to enjoy it later."
"Done!"
Zhang Qing picked up the jar of wine and drank it. He was once a defeated general under Yang Chang, so naturally he did not dare to compete with Guangming Tianzun for a woman. He was not angry when Qiu Qiongying was taken in.
I was angry at Song Jiang for saying one thing and thinking that you should have known the truth long ago, but you kept teasing me? Do you think I'm a monkey in a brothel? It's a waste of my life to fight so hard since I came to the mountain.
My heart feels cold.
Zhang Qing had no idea that Hei Sanlang was also confused at this moment. If he had known that Yang Chang was taking a concubine, he would not have come to congratulate him, let alone bring Su Yuanjing.
Halfway through the wedding banquet, Su Yuanjing left early on the pretext of having something to do, and Song Jiang followed closely behind.
Wu Yong and Wen Huanzhang knew the inside story, so they followed in the footsteps of the two men after they left. They believed that if a problem arose, they should find a way to solve it, as there are always more solutions than problems.
The remaining guests were having fun and drinking, and the wedding banquet did not start until after nightfall.
Wu Song and Zhu Tong stayed behind to drink, while Lin Chong and Sun An took Yang Chang away early and sent him to the bridal chamber to be handed over to Hu Sanniang before dusk.
Hu Sanniang helped Yang Chang into the room. He was a little drunk but conscious.
Qiu Qiongying then handed the tea to Hu Sanniang in front of him and said respectfully: "Sister, please have some tea. If I do something wrong in the future, please be sure to punish me and correct me."
"Well, you and I are just children of the Jianghu, so we don't need to be too concerned about worldly etiquette. Just serve the master well in the future."
"I listen to my sister."
Seeing that Qiu Qiongying was still respectful, Hu Sanniang pulled her to sit next to Yang Chang and said meaningfully, "Today is a good day for my sister, so I won't stay here any longer."
"Yes, sir."
"Ok?"
Yang Chang sat next to the two women like a quail. He didn't know what to say and didn't dare to say anything.
At this time, Hu Sanniang stood up and whispered in his ear: "Sister Qiu is young, don't be as rude as you were in the capital at that time."
"I"
"I am leaving now. The master has drunk some wine today, so you must be careful to serve him."
"understood"
Hu Sanniang had her experience in the capital, so when she thought of Yang Changdeng being intimate with Qiu Qiongying, she seemed very calm. Not only did she not feel unhappy at all, she even considerately closed the door for the two of them.
With a creak, the door closed.
Yang Chang, who had been pretending to be drunk, stared at Qiu Qiongying, and finally spoke awkwardly: "This. That I."
"Sister just said, we are all children of the Jianghu, what are you waiting for, sir?"
"Uh, I just drank some wine, and my head feels a little dizzy."
"Oh? I understand."
what do you know?
Before Yang Chang could react, Qiu Qiongying put her arms around his waist and pulled the belt, as if she was more anxious than the groom.
"Yingzi, what are you doing?"
"My sister just taught me that if the master is really drunk and has no energy, I will help him to wake up."
(End of this chapter)