Cui Yuanqing has three capable people around him. Ling Siwei is his bodyguard, Yun Sixian is his attendant, and there is another one, Zhi Situi, who has never shown up. Cheng Songan doesn't know what he is specifically responsible for, and he only heard his name by chance.

In his previous life, it was always Yun Sixian who delivered messages between the two masters in the front and back yards, so Cheng Songan was no stranger to it.

She smiled at Sibian, who was seeing her for the first time in her life, and said, "Did the master say that he would not be back tonight?"

Si Bian was stunned. First, he did not expect the new young mistress to be so kind. Second, he did not expect that what she said was right. So he said embarrassedly: "The saint sent me and the king to go out of the city to do some work overnight. Before he left, the master told you not to wait for him."

It was still the same words from the previous life, but Cheng Songan later found out that he did leave the city, but returned that night. However, Cui Yuanqing did not return home. Now thinking about it, he must have sneaked into the Cheng Mansion and fooled around with Cheng Wanxin.

After all this incident in this life, he will definitely not be able to go to the Cheng Mansion. No matter where he goes, just don't disturb her.

Cheng Songan nodded: "I understand, there is nothing else to do, just go and get busy."

Sibian was a little surprised and stood there in a daze, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Cheng Songan asked, "Anything else?"

Si Bian asked cautiously, "Grandma, don't you have anything to say to Grandpa?"

Cheng Songan laughed. What else was there to say? She had said enough of what a good wife should say in her previous life.

She waved her hand to indicate that she had no other instructions, and then she couldn't wait to say to her four maids, "Master is not coming back, so how about we play horse racing tonight?"

Sibian, who had just stepped back to the threshold, paused and almost fell. It was unheard of that someone like the young lady didn't care so much about her newlywed husband not going back to his room to sleep for two consecutive nights.

Haitang and Yulan, the two mature girls, looked at each other and thought that the young lady was a little strange. She had always been virtuous and steady, but now it seemed that she didn't want to manage the household, didn't want to keep her husband, but wanted to gamble?

Haitang almost wanted to laugh: "Girl, you don't like to play these when you are at home, why do you play these when you go out and want to be a good wife? In my opinion, you should be quiet and go to bed early."

Cheng Songan pouted. It was not that she didn't like to play at that time, but she just restrained herself from enjoying herself in order to maintain her dignity.

She also had a period of very free and easy days. Before she was ten years old, she lived with her grandparents in her hometown of Yizhou. With the indulgence of the two old people, she was simply a bully among the children in Yizhou. Once, she even beat the son of the Yizhou governor and the guests at the table. Her grandfather lost face for her many times, and she used up all the reputation he had accumulated as a scholar throughout his life.

But her grandparents never restrained her because of this, and often said to her father: "The girl can stay at home for a few years, and she should not be allowed to enjoy the good life. In the end, she will go to another family as a daughter-in-law and suffer. Why should we restrain her from a young age?"

Unfortunately, her grandparents passed away early, and Cheng Songan was taken to the capital when she was ten years old. The Cheng family began to cultivate her as a lady from a noble family. As she grew up and understood the ways of the world, she kept all the past events in Yizhou in her heart, and forced herself to be dignified and steady.

Thinking about the miserable life she led later, Cheng Songan suddenly missed the days when she followed her grandmother to the governor's house to play horse racing. Her heart ached and she kept yelling at Mother Li to take out the gambling tools that the old women played with privately.

Haitang was the only maid who came to Beijing from Yizhou. She guessed that since she had accompanied the old lady for a whole day, she must have missed her grandmother and was sad. So she comforted her, "If you want to play, don't rush tonight. Tomorrow you can let the old lady know and play with her for a few rounds. We have just entered the mansion. If we open this door, the maids in the mansion will follow suit and we will be unable to discipline her. In the end, the young lady will be pushed to the forefront."

Cheng Songan thought about it and gave up. After the divorce, she would leave Cui's house, not to mention playing horse racing, she could even play Guanpu.

Seeing that she had relaxed, Yulan quickly removed her makeup and changed her into pajamas. After everything was settled inside and outside the room, she was about to go to bed when she heard Qiangwei calling Haitang out. The two of them were whispering outside for a while.

Cheng Songan's heart moved, and he asked through the screen: "Did mother bring a message? Come in and tell me directly."

Qiangwei was young, and when she encountered this, she couldn't suppress her emotions. She felt ashamed and embarrassed, and more of a gloating mood. She lowered her voice and said, "What a lively show."

Cheng Songan rolled his eyes at her in reproach: "Speak nicely."

Haitang had already asked and learned the whole story. She said "Pooh" and said bitterly, "I was right about the Second Miss. She really did something shameful."

Qiangwei said, "Madam sent someone to deliver the news that the second young lady secretly met with a stranger last night and let someone into her boudoir, but was caught on the spot. When the third young lady found out, she immediately threatened to leave home and become a nun to avoid embarrassment. When the master heard this, he was so angry that he fell forward."

Cheng Songan was shocked: "How is father?"

Qiangwei said quickly, "It's okay, it's just a case of anger attacking the heart. The palace doctor will give it a massage and it will be gone after a while."

Only then did Cheng Songan lean back on the pillow.

Qiangwei continued, "It's a pity that the adulterer escaped. No matter how we interrogated her, the second young lady never said who he was... The master has already confined her to her house, and Concubine Shen was also punished."

Cheng Songan sneered. He actually let him get away! No wonder he acted so calm today. Cui Yuanqing is really a hypocrite. He has done something shameful, but he can still pretend to be a gentleman.

After a moment of silence, she asked, "What is father going to do?"

Qiangwei shook her head: "Not yet, the Madam is waiting for Miss to come back to discuss it."

Cheng Songan had a thousand impulses to beat Cheng Wanxin to death at this moment, but he managed to hold it back. If he beat her to death, the Cheng family and Cui Yuanqing would have a feud! With his vengeful nature, even if he endured it for now, he would definitely find a chance to retaliate in the future.

Cheng Songan had no choice but to suppress his hatred and said, "Tell Madam, there's no rush. Wait until I come back in three days."

Qiangwei agreed and walked out with her head down.

Cheng Songan asked Haitang to put down the tent and then lay down to sleep.

Haitang was still worried. After two nights of marriage, the couple still hadn't consummated their marriage. If the master and his mistress knew about this, they would be very worried.

She asked tentatively, "Miss, being dignified is for outsiders to see, but there is no need for husband and wife to be so rigid. I think your son-in-law may not be very smart. Tomorrow you can act like a little girl and say something soft to him, so that he can stay in the main room and consummate the marriage as soon as possible."

Cheng Songan couldn't help but sneer. He didn't understand? He might have already had a child by now.

But looking at the concerned maid, she advised: "Don't worry, he will be back in two days."

On the morning of the third day, Cui Yuanqing returned to Yunxiang Pavilion as expected. He was still wearing the same clothes as when he left the house, but they were exactly the same as when he first left the house, without a single stain or wrinkle.

Cheng Songan's outfit today was mainly light yellow, which looked very beautiful against the backdrop of the autumn colors in the garden. A phoenix-shaped hairpin holding a pearl on her forehead made her look like a young girl, even though she was dressed like a woman.

In the past, she had always pursued calmness and would never dress so brightly and vividly. Cui Yuanqing met her eyes and immediately looked away. He felt a place in his chest move for no reason.

Cui Yuanqing coughed lightly and said, "I'll go change my clothes."

Cheng Songan did not urge him. He stood in the corridor teasing the canary. From a distance, he saw Xing'er, the little maid from Chunhui Garden, running towards him.

Haitang went to meet him, and Xing'er came over with her and said, "Hello, Madam. The old lady sent me to come and see if the master has returned. If he has returned, I will go to Chunhui Garden first, and then come back home. She has something to tell you."

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