Wife, I Want to Eat Meat

Chapter 13

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When thepeony flowers were in full blossom in the courtyard, May had already quietlyarrived with the rowdiness of the people.

w.a.n.g YunFeng’s medicines were already replaced with tonics, apart from the ingredientshaving changed, the taste was as bitter as before.

Theinjuries of numerous secret guards in the residence had also almost completelyhealed, on top of that flower thief Zhuang Sheng who looked for trouble wherethere is none, and picked gra.s.s where there’s no flower, and the drunkard whowished for the whole world to be in chaos, day and night the residence was ingeneral turmoil, very lively.

These twodays Xia Ling Mei had released Fei Dao who had returned having lost weight, atthe same time bringing news for her from the Xia family.

Obviously,w.a.n.g Yun Feng this imperial censor officer good at plotting again displayed hisskilful sharp tongue that right and wrong is black and white, unaware of how heconvinced Xia Ling Mei’s father, making the other person write a letter to her,forcing her to have no choice but to stay by w.a.n.g Yun Feng’s side.

A few daysago, Xia Ling Mei had stayed at w.a.n.g residence for her own safety, and now, shehad been ordered by the patriarch of the Xia family, not only did she have toprotect herself, she also had to protect w.a.n.g Yun Feng.

At a timewhen she didn’t know, w.a.n.g Yun Feng had already launched his net, trapping XiaLing Mei in the middle of it, not allowing her to leave.

Xia LingMei was extremely angry.

She andw.a.n.g Yun Feng had been entangled for so many years, amongst these werequarrels, kindness and enmity, which of the elders in the Xia family did notknow, did not understand. Back then she had forced w.a.n.g Yun Feng to write thedivorce doc.u.ment, it also determined back then the connection of marriagebetween Xia family and the w.a.n.g family would not be broken, therefore theywould maintain a tacit manner to her unilateral decision.

Right now,w.a.n.g Yun Feng took the initiative, Xia family’s response ought to bewilder XiaLing Mei.

“Rememberwhen we were younger, mine and yours favourite thing to do when the moon was atits highest was to go down to the nine bend stream and light coloured lanterns.At the Dragon Boat Festival, there were countless rainbow coloured dragon waxboats meandering down from the top of the river, the dim flames clearly lookedlike a moving fire dragon, even lighting up our galaxy.”

Xia LingMei folded the letter into her sleeve: “Such a long time ago, apart from you noone remembers.” Throwing a handful of fish bait into the pond, watching the redand white koi under the hazy light competing for the bread. Waiting until theplate of fish bait was finished, she then tilted her head to ask: “What did youdo to convince my father, to allow you to make use of the Xia familyconnections to protect you thoroughly? Don’t tell me that nonsense that it’s animperial matter that everyone has a responsibility to, that lecherous emperorallowed you to supervise officials not permit my Xia family to investigatecorruption and bribery. What’s more don’t throw out your zombie face, don’tthink I won’t get a confession from you just because you won’t talk, whennecessary I will beat you up that you would be looking for your teeth all overthe floor.”

w.a.n.g YunFeng coughed, if she didn’t say he was indeed planning to get away with it byplaying deaf-mute, considering it he said: “Actually I didn’t do anythingparticular, I only said one thing.”

“What?”

w.a.n.g YunFeng turned to face her, carefully observing her expression: “I said, I want totake Xia Ling Mei as my wife.”

Xia LingMei was sluggish, she asked incredulously: “What did you say?”

w.a.n.g YunFeng remembered her expression in his mind, sighing obviously and unable tosupress the faint disappointment in his heart: “Don’t be sceptical, it’s justas you think. The same words, I’ve said to your father for seven years, he alsoturned me down seven times.”

Xia LingMei narrowed her eyes: “The first year after you wrote the divorce doc.u.ment,you shamelessly said you wanted to marry me?”

w.a.n.g YunFeng hung his head, the rim of his eyes reddening: “I didn’t write that divorcedoc.u.ment.”

“But fromthe moment you married me, you always wanted to divorce me.” Xia Ling Meismiled grimly. Fei Dao flew over from the high wall, spinning in a circle ontop of both their heads, dropping on to Xia Ling Mei’s shoulder. The person andpet stared at him like some sort of monster: “First you cold-bloodedly divorcedyour wife, then hypocritically returned as a prodigal son. I say, Lord w.a.n.g,w.a.n.g Yun Feng, you regard yourself as the lecherous emperor inside the imperialpalace, punishments and rewards are gifts from the emperor, let those whocomply with me thrive and those who resist me perish.! On what basis do youthink a woman you divorced would marry you again? On what basis are youdetermined Xia family will surrender to common customs, once again marryingtheir daughter off to you an ungrateful man? Do you think you’re thereincarnation of Pan Yue, or do you think ofyourself as a rare genius loved by all, flowers would blossom if you looked atthem?”

w.a.n.g YunFeng pursed his lips, quietly he said: “I want to look after you.”

The personand the bird placed both hands on their hips: “This lady does not need yourcare.”

“You can’twander the Jianghu for the rest of your life, even if father-in-law… Uncle Xiadoesn’t say it, they all really worry about you. Moreover, the Jianghu isdangerous, you are a young lady who should stay in her room, if you carry onlike this it would only effect your reputation.”

The personand the bird both leaned forward, quite angry against a common enemy, she spatout: “None of your G.o.dd.a.m.n business.”

w.a.n.g YunFeng widened his eyes, no matter what he did not imagine an educated andwell-balanced woman of the Xia family would actually say such an extremelyvulgar thing: “You…” His heart struggled for a bit, “Your business is mybusiness. Why do you not believe a thing I say? Is it because I owe you first?Or is it because you’ve decided I have no feelings towards you? They say a daytogether as husband and wife means hundreds of years of devotion, you and I forthree years, not talking about a hundred years, we ought to have half alifetime. Do you dare to say you so easily forgotten our innocent childhoodfrom when we were young? Do you dare to say I’ve never shown you the tiniestbit of sincerity? Do you dare say, in those three years, I’ve never thought onbehalf of you, ached for you, for you…” He did not finish speaking, he onlyfelt his body was light, the view in front of him changed `plonk`, innumerableamount of water rushed in his eyes, nose and ears, choking he couldn’t stopcoughing, his body couldn’t help sink down.

Xia LingMei standing by the pond still had her leg raised, and with Fei Dao the two ofthem watched the flopping man in the pond, laughing deviously: “I think youneed to clear your head, don’t imagine love is reciprocated it’ll burn yourbrain.”

Fei Dao raisedits wings, mockingly calling out: “That time you speak of, this lady has notremembered from the start. What hundred years of devotion? What innocentchildhood?

What sincerity? Did we have days like that? You must have mistakenthe person.”

Fei Dao `ka`,like it was in distain.

Xia LingMei nodded her head: “You must have remembered the wrong person, you must knowthere are many sisters in the Xia family, the one who grew up with you is notlimited to me Xia Ling Mei, also Xia Ling Shu, Xia Ling…Wo.”

w.a.n.g YunFeng sucked in a breath, water surging to be the first to enter his throat, ashe was befuddled, he only had the time to see Xia Ling Mei heartlessly turnaround, leaving without even looking back.

Xia LingMei mood was very bad with this information, inside w.a.n.g residence she couldn’trelease her emotions.

“Really,lady pushed the master into the pond yesterday night.” Xiu Yu was very worriedwhen she heard the gossip.

Hei Zijeered: “The lady is too soft. How is kicking him into the pond enough, atleast she should have tied Lord w.a.n.g’s legs to two boulders, let him directlydrown in the pond and become fish bait.”

“Alas, thatis murder. If it was me, I would get him drunk and kick him in, make isabsolutely impossible for people to figure out who killed him.” This was thedrunkard.

Bai Zi wassuspicious, Juan Shu was angry, Bai Yan cracked melon seeds between his teeth.

Bai Zi: “Ifshe killed the master, what would the lady do?”

Juan Shusnorted: “Be a widow.”

Bai Yandrew out his sword: “Kill her, make them ghosts husband and wife.”

Xiu Yuwalked away angry, Hei Zi sneered, the drunkard belched.

Ying Shicarrying tea walked by: “What are you doing?”

Everyone:“Gossiping,”

“Oh,” YingShi bypa.s.sed the long hallway, “I’m going to present tea to the lady, thematchmakers have delivered a big pile of people portraits, for the lady to picka husband.”

Xiu Yugladly and diligently followed: “The lady is finally remarrying?”

“Yes, thelady said she is finally starting to yearn for love, while she still has alittle thought of love, she needs to quickly find a suitable man to marry, nextyear we can wait upon a little master.”

A littlemaster, Xiu Yu salivated. The group of people diligently followed behind, likea long queue going to watch and gossip.

Inside the drawingroom of the rear court, a group of all kinds of meddling women were standing ina group, holding tea, face filled with a good-natured smile, inwardly no oneknew each other’s strength against each other.

Xia LingMei sat at the front, Zhuang Sheng sat nearby with one leg over the other, thetwo people with a roll of a portrait in their hands, looking at it horizontallyor vertically or slanted, eyebrows raised, noses wrinkled, this expression wasalready exhausted. Each portrait placed down, some of the matchmakers sittingdown would laugh happily, some would be worried.

“My ladyhas said, if the other person is an official, she doesn’t want anyone belowfifth rank, she doesn’t want those who use their family wealth to buy a t.i.tle,she doesn’t want anyone who isn’t the son of the first wife, she doesn’t want abachelor who has children, she doesn’t want anyone who already has over twoconcubines and maids, finally, she doesn’t wantanyone below fifth rank official, if the other person is a Jianghu person, evenif they are a fifth rank official she doesn’t want him. She doesn’t wantcriminals, she doesn’t want those with damaged bodies, if their appearanceisn’t adequate she doesn’t want them, she doesn’t want a homeless drifting withthe wind, she doesn’t want someone who only knows how to fight and kill withoutthe ability to support his family. Apart from these, those from merchantfamilies will not be considered, normal civilians are not included in thisrange of choices, don’t even think about those who will stop a re-marriage,without exception those with brothers in their residence who has committedmurder are not wanted…”

ZhuangSheng switched one leg over the other before continuing, taking a sip of strongtea, sighing in despair: “Why don’t you just tell us directly what you want.”

Xia LingMei tossed the portrait in her hand onto the pile of waste papers, rubbing hereyes, eating a piece of pastry: “Actually my requirements aren’t much, I onlyneed someone who can enter the imperial court and fight in the mountains, ableto venture the Jianghu’s fires and waters, on the outside he’s a uprightn.o.bleman gentle as a jade, inside he’s a respectful and virtuous person whothinks of his wife as the sky. Strive for self-improvement, brave and astute,fair and reasonable, gentle, modest and courteous, speak cautiously and actsquickly, capable of versatility, and have great ambitions, a visionary andsagacious…”

“And so on,“ Zhuang Sheng shouted, “Are you looking for a husband, or looking for anational hero?”

“Relativesof the emperor also will not pa.s.s?” a certain matchmaker quietly said.

Xia LingMei laughed: “There are also vermin within the emperor’s relatives.”

“Theninfluential families?”

“There arealso immoral and despicable people.”

“Thenofficial aristocratic families?”

“There arealso refined sc.u.ms of society.”

“Jianghuhero?”

“A fool canbe found everywhere.”

Everyoneheaved a sigh.

Somematchmakers held their breath, maliciously asking: “This marriage is atwo-sided matter. Lady for you to make so many requests is also expected, but, ifthere is such a man willing to propose marriage, what can we use on behalf ofthis lady? Us matchmakers have drank many cups of tea, so far we still don’tknow this lady’s background, talent and learning, and the amount of dowry.”

“Ah,” XiaLing Mei used her circular fan to fan herself twice with cold air: “The Xiafamily one of Beding city’s influential family, not speaking of my father’shonour, talking only about our younger generation, amongst the five wives, sixdaughters are of the first wife, three married an official above fifth rank,one Princess, one Imperial Consort; five sons of the first wife, three culturalofficials above fifth rank, two military officials above fourth rank. Amongstthem there are also twelve b.a.s.t.a.r.ds, nine of those are civil and militaryofficials above sixth rank, the remaining three are still minors; fifteen womenborn of a concubine, eight has married, eight married officials above sixthrank, the other seven remain at home.”

She raisedher eyebrows, a dignified woman remain peacefully in her room and a heroic charmingand agreeable woman of the Jianghu, where there is water there is fire, firecontaminated with smoke, carrying a serene charm to attract people.

ZhuangSheng held his breath, glancing over, at the door Gu Lang was drooling, w.a.n.gYun Feng outside of the courtyard had a pale complexion, his body on the vergeof collapsing.

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