Chapter 409: Brother, Do You Regret It?

Chapter 409: Brother, Do You Regret It?

Cheng Qi was already troubled by matters outside when Nanny Qin came in, weeping and wailing as she complained.

Qin Shaojing, seeing Nanny Qin being bullied, hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"Miss, they're rebelling, they're rebelling!" Nanny Qin exaggeratedly recounted how the servants outside had slandered her.

She made it sound as if Qin Shaojing had slept with countless men, to the point where even they would find her dirty!

Steward Zhang followed in and, hearing Nanny Qin's words, hurriedly defended himself, "General, it's not as she said!"

"Don't try to make excuses here! Didn't you and your men call our Miss a wanton and promiscuous woman?"

"That's not how you're making it out to be! We were just telling the truth!"

Hearing this, Qin Shaojing was furious, her delicate eyebrows shooting up. "Cheng Qi! Did you hear that? Your men are rebelling against you!"

"That's enough!"

With a loud bang, Cheng Qi slammed the table.

Qin Shaojing, in her anger, suddenly fell silent. She looked at Cheng Qi with flickering eyes, her lips pouting as tears began to fall. "Brother Cheng Qi, do you hate me now? If you do, I might as well die, so I won't be a burden to you..."

Cheng Qi looked at the weeping Qin Shaojing. After feeling the pressure of recent events and learning about Qin Shaojing's hidden secrets, he no longer felt the heart-wrenching pity he once had.

He simply said, "I need to go out and clear my head."

After saying this, he strode out of the room.

Seeing this, Qin Shaojing's tears suddenly dried up. She looked at Cheng Qi's back with dissatisfaction, then turned and glared at Nanny Qin. "Let's not cause any more trouble these days!"

"But Miss..."

"Everything can wait until after I'm married into the family!" After saying this, Qin Shaojing glanced at Steward Zhang.

Hmph! Once I'm married, I'll take care of them!

Cheng Qi rode his horse through the streets of the Imperial City, feeling the pointed gazes of people around him.

How could it not be? He was now famous throughout the Imperial City.

He was going to marry Lady Qin, a woman known for her promiscuity who had been divorced by the Liu family. Such a big event was known to everyone throughout the Imperial City.

Anyone who recognized his face would surely point and whisper among themselves.

Feeling the weight of these stares, Cheng Qi finally decided to ride his horse out of the city.

After wandering around outside the city, a carriage quickly pulled up to intercept him.

Just as Cheng Qi was puzzled, Cheng Hui lifted the carriage curtain and stepped out in front of him.

"Hui Hui, is that you?"

"Brother!" Cheng Hui looked at him with a complex expression. "You regret it now, don't you?"

Cheng Qi remained silent upon hearing this.

Seeing him like this, Cheng Hui felt a wave of frustration. She said to him, "Back then, all of us told you that Qin Shaojing was problematic, that she had improper conduct and a malicious heart, but you refused to believe us! Now you see, don't you? The one she was having an affair with was her father-in-law!"

"She flouts all moral decency, having an affair with her own father-in-law—utterly shameless! And you still want to marry her?"

Listening to Cheng Hui's accusations one by one, Cheng Qi, who had been silent, spoke up, "Shao Jing explained to me that she was forced into it."

"You know her family fell from grace, and marrying into the Duke's mansion alone, she was bound to be taken advantage of. Her father-in-law took advantage of her; she’s a victim too..."

Cheng Hui: "...You are truly beyond cure!"

"Hui Hui," Cheng Qi looked up at her, "No matter what, Shao Jing has agreed to marry me. Let’s just put the past behind us."

Hearing this, Cheng Hui was so furious she could barely contain herself, "You’re truly beyond saving, even if you jumped into the Yellow River. You know that woman is promiscuous, why do you still believe her!"

"Shao Jing wasn’t like this before," Cheng Qi insisted, still defending her, he looked firmly at Cheng Hui, "Shao Jing was ruined by Liu Ye; that’s why she sank to this level!"

Hearing this, Cheng Hui suddenly laughed coldly.

She looked at her brother with a sarcastic smile, but Cheng Qi was unwavering.

Yes, his Shao Jing was once so perfect, but she was ruined by Liu Ye at Tong Nanxia’s wedding... She only got stained after entering his dirty pit!

"Hui Hui, you’re my own sister. Will you come to my wedding tomorrow?"

"Of course, I’ll be there!" Contrary to her usual behavior, Cheng Hui agreed to Cheng Qi.

Hearing this, Cheng Qi's eyes lit up, he even thought that Cheng Hui might have forgiven and accepted them, but as soon as Cheng Hui agreed, she turned and entered the carriage.

The carriage sped off, heading back to the Imperial City.

Cheng Qi sighed deeply and returned to the Imperial City as well.

The next day.

Cheng Qi’s grand wedding.

But on that day, not a single guest showed up for the wedding feast.

The courtyard stood empty.

Back when Cheng Qi was at his peak, he’d received countless invitations, but now, no one in the Imperial City dared to associate with Cheng Qi.

Just as the wedding ceremony was about to begin, someone finally showed up.

"Brother!"

Cheng Hui and Lu Lingyun arrived.

Cheng Qi’s eyes lit up when he saw them at his grand wedding.

"Hui Hui, sister-in-law, you’re here!" Cheng Qi personally went to the door to welcome them.

Lu Lingyun, seeing how Cheng Qi had aged and grown haggard in just a few days, smiled faintly, "As your sister-in-law, I had to be here."

Hearing this, Cheng Qi was filled with both guilt and gratitude.

And his admiration for Lu Lingyun knew no bounds.

Despite how he and Qin Shaojing had treated her, she bore no ill will.

She’s truly... the epitome of virtue!

If Lady Qin spoke ill of her again, she absolutely couldn't bear to listen!

When Lady Qin heard that Lu Lingyun and Cheng Hui were coming to her wedding, she lifted her veil and walked out of the inner hall.

This wasn't her first marriage, so why bother with all the formalities? More importantly, she had to guard against those two!

"Hui Hui and my sister-in-law are here," Lady Qin said generously as she stepped forward to greet them.

Seeing her come out like this, Cheng Hui sneered, "Lady Qin, you are indeed quite the scandalous woman!"

At this, Lady Qin's face darkened instantly.

"Hui Hui, keep it down, come in and have a drink," Cheng Qi, now too lazy to argue over such matters, quickly ushered them into the hall for the feast.

At that moment, a voice called out from outside the gate.

"Well said! That Lady Qin is indeed very promiscuous, as everyone in the Imperial City knows!"

As the voice fell, everyone in the corridor looked towards the gate and saw Liu Ye leading people in.

"Why are you here?" Cheng Qi immediately frowned.

"Ha! I couldn't miss my ex-wife's big second wedding day!" Liu Ye strode in, "I didn't just come; I brought a wedding gift too!"

He gave a look to the servants, who immediately handed over a wooden box.

The moment Lady Qin saw the wooden box, she froze in place.