Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 56 Matchmaking
"How dare you! Stop your nonsense! Your thoughts are simply upside down and outrageous!!"

Tang's father was furious and continued to scold her, "A woman should be virtuous and behave like a woman, be quiet and chaste, be chaste and neat, behave with shame, and follow the rules. Where have you left all that?!"

Pei Nai said nothing.

Although she knelt to fulfill her duty for Mingzhi, and knew that she should not have lied that day since she was carrying Mingzhi's identity, she would never agree with the idea of inequality between men and women held by Tang's father and outsiders.

Women should live according to their own will instead of being bound by worldly constraints.

Her refusal to admit her mistakes further intensified Tang's father's rage. He was so angry that he used all his strength to throw the hardwood board down again.

Pei Nai did not dodge, ready to bear his wrath completely.

At the moment the wooden board fell, two people who had just arrived rushed forward in panic.

One person grabbed Tang's father's arm, and the other stood behind Pei Nai, subconsciously using his back to take the heavy blow for her.

"Lord Tang, please calm down!" Bei Ju shouted.

Tang's father's hand suddenly stopped.

At this moment, Pei Nai turned around and met Qing Zhu's delicate face.

Qingzhu shrank his neck in fear and closed his eyes tightly, but he didn't feel any pain in his back. Then he opened his eyes tremblingly, knelt down hurriedly, and pleaded for Pei Nai.

"Master Tang, Miss Mingzhi has just recovered from a serious illness and is weak. The wooden board is too hard for her to bear."

Pei Nai felt that she was lying with open eyes, so why couldn't she stand it?
But no matter what he thought, Pei Nai was still somewhat moved by their behavior.

The new servants in the mansion gathered nearby, but no one dared to challenge Tang's father's anger.

Unexpectedly, it was the two little maids who came from the Ju Mansion to take care of her and protect her at this time.

Father Tang threw the wooden board to the ground and said, "I don't know when you secretly learned martial arts, and I don't know why His Majesty gave you the house, but since you have ruined your reputation, you can no longer stay in Chaoyang City."

He flicked his sleeves and said, "I will go back to Huizhou in a few days. If there is still someone who wants you, marry as soon as possible."

Then he turned and left.

After he left, Beiju and Qingzhu hurriedly helped Pei Nai up.

She just felt that she was not that delicate, and when they supported her like this, she began to feel that way.

"Miss, why don't you admit your mistake to Lord Tang? This way you won't have to get beaten." Qingzhu felt sorry for her and couldn't understand her stubbornness.

"Because sometimes, faith is more important than life." Pei Nai said lightly.

Beiju and Qingzhu looked at her in confusion.

Pei Nai cleaned his legs and walked out with them, saying, "I hope that one day, when a woman is bullied and chooses to divorce, even if she is pregnant or has children, people will not blame her for these reasons, but just think it is a normal thing and not say cold words to her."

She sighed, "How great would it be if there was such a day?"

Qingzhu said to Beiju, "There were so many people proposing marriage yesterday, but today, just because of a rumor, they all changed their attitudes and there is no one at the door. It's really hard to predict people's hearts."

Pei Nai smiled and said, "The first lesson today, Qingzhu, remember it. It's called: People who come to you when you are proud will naturally leave you when you are frustrated."

On the second day, Pei Nai brought Bei Ju and Qing Zhu back to the Ju Mansion.

She planned to pack her things and take them to the new house, and seek Ju Liancheng's help at the same time.

It is said that raising an army for a thousand days, but using it for a while.

There is only one final left in the Dengyun Heroes Conference, but she is not completely sure that Shao Liran can defeat Shen Zhentao of Shanyin Sect.

She could not determine the ownership of the Hunxi Whip and she could not put it to rest.

She had asked someone to pass a message to Shao Liran, and they agreed to meet in a small wood in the north of the city at 3 p.m.

When Shao Liran heard it was her, he agreed readily.

Pei Nai wanted to give him some guidance, but Shao Liran was practicing long sword, and there were different martial arts schools, so what she could do was extremely limited. But Ju Liancheng was different, he could use his memory to reproduce the moves of each contestant exactly, and Shen Zhentao's Fuyin Claw was no exception.

The only problem is that Ju Liancheng has a very strange temper.
Even the fact that he had accepted Pei Nai's invitation to go to the fighting arena to watch the match was because Yi Xi was there. Pei Nai had anticipated that if she had invited him directly, it would most likely not work out.

After thinking for a moment, she recalled the conversation she had with Beiju and Qingzhu not long ago.

"Why doesn't your young master have to go to school? Don't Yixi and the others have to go to Qingyun Academy to study?"

Bei Ju, who was cleaning the room nearby, answered her: "The teachers at the academy said that you have mastered all the knowledge in the books, and they have nothing to teach you. You don't need to go to the academy."

Qingzhu brewed a pot of tea and added, "But our lady thinks that the young master will take the imperial examination next year and still needs the guidance of a scholar, so she hired a special teacher for him."

"What about the teacher?" Pei Nai asked.

Bei Ju said cautiously, "We invited several people, but they all got angry and left."

"Does the lady know?"

"Madam knows, but has forgotten. If someone accidentally reminds Madam, she will remember it and angrily teach the young master a lesson."

Qingzhu and Beiju echoed each other and whispered, "So the young master warned the servants not to mention this matter in front of the lady."

Pei Nai felt at that time that she had discovered something great.

So when she asked Ju Liancheng for help in cracking the Shanyin Sect's moves, she was rejected by him.

Pei Nai just said lightly, "Forget it, where is my aunt? I am well now, and I am going to go find her and ask her to help me hire a teacher to teach me at home, just like you did."

Ju Liancheng narrowed his eyes immediately.

Perhaps because he was constrained by others, he did not speak for a long time. He hesitated for a moment before speaking: "What time tomorrow?"

"See you at the small woods north of the city at 5 p.m."

Before leaving, she patted Ju Liancheng on the shoulder and said, "I am not here to steal their moves, but to better break their moves and defeat the enemy! I won't owe you anything, don't worry."

The next day, Ju Liancheng arrived as promised.

In return, Pei Nai treated him to a sumptuous meal at Zhu Mei Zhai in the city.

By the way, it just so happened that the Minister of War Li Zhi had just had a son, and was going to hold a full-day banquet for his third son the next day.

Yixi also wanted to participate, so Pei Nai invited Ju Liancheng to go with them.

She was trying to create opportunities for Ju Liancheng because she heard that Yixi's marriage had been put on the table.

Princess Chen Zhao, who was personally bestowed by the late emperor, is also the legitimate daughter of Prince Guangping's Mansion. Her marriage has attracted the attention of most of Chaoyang City.

Yixi was dazzled by the portraits of men who met the required criteria and were approved by her parents, so she asked Pei Nai for help.

But when Pei Nai looked at this one, he thought he was too thin, and when he looked at that one, he thought he was not handsome enough.

This person's mother was famous for her jealousy and bad temper, and she was afraid that Yixi would suffer if she married him. It was rumored that the person in the portrait had a bad drinking habit, so she must not marry him.

But Pei Nai was not picky. She felt that compared to these people, Ju Liancheng still had some chances.

In line with the principle of keeping things within the family, Pei Nai decided to bring them together.

Pei Nai planned all night.

But she didn't expect that when they met Yixi, she said that Prince Guangping and the Princess had already made up their minds, and that was the eldest son of the Grand Tutor, Yu Ren.

She wanted Pei Nai to help her consult at this banquet and see if this person was the right candidate.

Pei Nai was confused.

I just wondered, if Ju Liancheng expressed his feelings now and proposed marriage, would it be too late?
　I've been too busy with work lately and have no time to update. I'm updating very slowly. I hope you guys can understand. I'll try to update more often. Love you guys~
　　By the way, there will be a big surprise at the Li Mansion banquet in the next chapter/the next one.

　　
　
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