The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Li Lao Er said, "My Lord, why did you use such a subordinate? It's so rude."

The two of them argued back and forth, and Wan Lianxing stood up and said, "You two can keep arguing. I'm going back to my room to rest."

Li Lao Er said, "My Lord, don't go, we have to go out now."

Suiying said, "You're still excited, right? A guest is a guest, don't force me to do anything."

Li Lao Er said, "You still know that I am the guest of the Marquis. What's wrong with fighting? I can't beat you if I fight."

Wan Lianxing said, "You two should be quiet. It's annoying. Li Laoer, it's not that I dislike you for being a bandit. I have too much official duties to attend to and cannot go out with you. I appreciate your filial piety. The dining hall has prepared wine and food. Dongqing will be here soon. Let's have a drink before you leave."

Li Laoer said, "If he comes, I can't stay any longer."

"why?"

Li Lao Er said angrily, "I am annoyed just by looking at him. Lord, tell me, how is Ge Dongqing better than me? Why does Si Niang like him and not me?"

Wan Lianxing said, "It's fate for them. Second brother, please stay. You haven't had a meal since you came to my house. I'll treat you to some good wine at noon."

Li Laoer said, "If the Marquis has any good wine, please bring it to me. I will definitely not see that Ge Dongqing. Seeing him makes my heart ache. I will be like a defeated rooster, covered in dirt."

Wan Lianxing said to Suiying, "Have someone bring some wine to Li Laoer's car."

"Yes."

Wan Lianxing had finally sent away one troublesome customer, but before he could catch his breath, another one arrived.

"Dong Qing, why are you here, a newlywed?" In fact, Wan Lianxing had already guessed that this person would come to his house to talk to him.

Ge Dongqing said: "I'm afraid that big brother will be bored, so I'll come and keep him company."

Wan Lianxing said: "Why are you accompanying me? You should be at home with Lu Si Niang."

Ge Dongqing said: "What's so good about her company? I don't even bother to look at her."

Wan Lianxing looked at Ge Dongqing's face which was no longer colorful and asked, "Are you and Si Niang getting along well?"

Ge Dongqing said: "I am the head of the family, how can I be afraid of her?"

Wan Lianxing said: "If you had been so tough earlier, would you have fallen victim to her vicious attacks time and time again?"

Ge Dongqing said: "I will listen to my elder brother and be tough from now on. I am a man of seven feet tall, how can I let her bully me?"

Wan Lianxing said, "Just hold on for three days and let me see."

Ge Dongqing said: "Brother, this Si Niang was playing supporting roles for me this morning."

"What's wrong with her?"

Ge Dongqing said: "This morning, just after dawn, she was dancing with the stick in the yard."

Wan Lianxing asked: "And then?"

"Then, she asked someone to invite me to dinner, but I got so angry that I didn't even go. I left her alone in the dining hall and didn't buy her account."

Wan Lianxing said: "What's the big deal about dancing with a stick and having a meal? If someone invites you to dinner, just go. There's no need to have a bad relationship on the first day of marriage." In fact, what Wan Lianxing wanted to say was that if things get badly wrong, you are no match for Lu Si Niang, so why bother?

Ge Dongqing said: "He waved the stick just to scare me."

Wan Lianxing said: "Does that scare you? Are you afraid?"

Ge Dongqing was stubborn and said, "Now that things have come to this, I can't be afraid of her anymore. I want to fight her head-on."

Wan Lianxing said: "Why are you trying to confront someone so forcefully? You don't have the confidence to say that."

Then Ge Dongqing was seen hanging his head in frustration, "Brother, it's not me, Ge Dongqing, who is a coward, it's Lu Si Niang who is a vicious monster. Not only am I afraid of her, but when she first entered the mansion, the servants in the mansion were all afraid of her. She is a vicious monster."

Wan Lianxing said, "Don't worry about it. Since you are married, you should live in peace and not make things chaotic. The dining hall has prepared food. I will drink with you. You look like you didn't have breakfast."

Ge Dongqing said, "I didn't have time to eat breakfast. The servants said she had left the house, so I changed my clothes and ran to my brother's place. My stomach is empty now."

No matter how Wan Lianxing looked at the droopy-headed Ge Dongqing, he didn't think he looked like a groom at all. Instead, he looked listless, like an unfortunate old man.

As expected, drinking to forget sorrow only makes one more sorrowful. Ge Dongqing drank himself into a drunken stupor and he still didn't go home when it was dark. Wan Lianxing couldn't drive him away.

Lu Siniang was still waiting for him to eat at home. The servant advised her, "Madam, the master must have been tripped up by something, so he hasn't come back yet. Why don't you eat first?"

Lu Siniang said: "What else could have tripped him up except the wine?"

For several days in a row, Ge Dongqing did not change his stubborn habits and stayed in Wan Lianxing's house. Lu Si Niang had not seen him for several days.

One day, Lu Si Niang could no longer bear it, and she said to a servant at home, "Spread my message, go to the governor's mansion and invite the master back to me."

"It's ma'am."

The servant didn't waste any time and drove the carriage to the prefect's mansion to pick up Ge Dongqing.

When they arrived at the prefectural government, they let the person in and led him to Ge Dongqing as soon as they heard that the person was from the Ge family.

"master."

Ge Dongqing was already leaning on a chair, half drunk and half awake. Not only was he drunk, he also pestered Wan Lianxing to talk to him. Wan Lianxing drank half a cup of tea, and Ge Dongqing held a pot of wine. The two of them just sat there and wasted time. Wan Lianxing couldn't do anything to him, he couldn't hit him or scold him.

When the servant called him "Master", he didn't know they were calling him. He usually thought that everyone who came in was looking for Wan Lianxing, so he didn't raise his head or open his eyes, looking as if he was not interested in competing with the world.

The servant in his house changed his voice again: "Master."

Seeing that he didn't respond, Wan Lianxing said, "Dong Qing, someone is coming to your house."

Hearing the voice, Ge Dongqing opened his heavy eyelids and asked, "Who's here?"

"Master, the lady asked me to come."

Ge Dongqing finally saw the person, took a look and said, "You got the wrong person, I am not your master."

"Master, I didn't recognize you wrongly. You are my master."

Ge Dongqing took another look and said, "I don't have a servant like you in my family."

The servant was so anxious that he turned around and around: "Master, you have drunk too much. Please take a good look at me. I am indeed working in your house."

The man was drunk. He only slept in that house for two nights in total. He stayed at Wan Lianxing's place for the rest of the time, so of course he didn't recognize all the servants in the house.

Ge Dongqing drunkenly said: "Even if you work for my family, so what."

The man said, "Sir, my lady asked me to ask you to go back. She is waiting for you at home."

"Whoever wants to reply can reply, I won't reply anyway."

"Master, if you don't go back, the lady will blame you."