After Dong Hui had left for a long time, Shi Qingxue finally came back to her senses and her feelings were beyond expression.
She hadn’t thought that Dong Hui would make a blind date for her.
A blind date!
She had never had such an experience in the previous life and this life. It was absurd like a dream.
And what happened about that Young Master Leng? She had never heard about this man in the previous life. She didn’t know what was wrong with Dong Hui, who even considered making a match for two irrelevant people. It was ridiculous.
“Even if you want to get me married, it would be Mo Junyang. Where is Leng Qinghan from?” Shi Qingxue murmured and soon realized what she had said. Her face blushed automatically, and her eyes looked around randomly with guilt. After confirming that nobody heard her words, she was relieved.
In fact, if there were no so many things that happened between her and Mo Junyang, if she didn’t promise to him, she could obediently marry somebody her parents liked.
But there was no if for everything, and she had fully trusted Mo Junyang and was willing to develop her relationship with him naturally. However, Dong Hui got involved, so Qingxue almost prayed to God.
Xia Mang chose some clothes and gave them to her, asking in a low voice, “My Lady, which will you wear tomorrow?”
Shi Qingxue rolled her eyes. “Do you want me to go to the blind date, too?”
Xia Mang lowered her head and answered respectfully, “It’s Madam’s order. You’d better listen to her. If you make her sad, you would be unhappy.”
“Alas!” That was what Shi Qingxue was worried about, so she didn’t decisively refuse the dinner tomorrow.
She was not obedient to her parents in the previous life. Since she had a chance to be reborn, she swore to protect her family and respect her parents and would never let them worry about her, so she didn’t want to displease Dong Hui because of this matter.
Seeing that her lady was so depressed, Xia Mang reminded tentatively, “It seems that Madam doesn’t like His Excellency.”
Shi Qingxue was stunned and turned to Xia Mang. “Do you think so, too? I thought I guessed wrong. But why?”
She could forget what happened in the past. If Mo Junyang hadn’t helped them in the battle on the Qingluo Mountain, the Shi Army wouldn’t have won but would have suffered a lot or even have been destroyed. Mo Junyang didn’t claim his contribution and attributed the success to Shi Junhe.
In this case, Mo Junyang must have left a good impression on her parents, although she knew that he did it on purpose. Even if Dong Hui didn’t feel grateful, she shouldn’t hate Mo Junyang.
Xia Mang guessed, “Maybe Lady Baojin’s case made Madam scruple?”
After all, Mo Junyang was always silent and looked harmless, but when he did something, he destroyed a whole family and made them miserable. It would make others imagine something bad and worry that they would offend him someday and get themselves in trouble. After all, not everybody trusted Mo Junyang so much as Shi Qingxue.
But Shi Qingxue didn’t think so and snorted crossly. “Shi Baojin asked for it. I told her not to bother me, but she still dared to play dirty tricks on me, and she should have thought that I would get back at her.”
Xia Mang stayed silent for a while and then couldn’t help but remind softly, “My Lady, it’s not you but His Excellency who has got back at her.”
“…Uhh.” Shi Qingxue’s expression got stiffened, and she glared at Xia Mang shily.
Xia Mang pretended not to see it and waved the clothes in front of Shi Qingxue, saying seriously, “My Lady, please pick some clothes for tomorrow. Otherwise, you can’t explain to Madam.”
“Huh, you just threaten me with my mother,” Shi Qingxue complained like joking and didn’t want to choose the clothes.
Xia Mang had to advise in another way, “You just need to meet him. My Lady, you can take it as dining outside. Don’t you like the food in the Juxian Restaurant?”
Shi Qingxue sighed helplessly. “I have no choice.”
She couldn’t disobey Dong Hui to make her angry, so she had to suffer a grievance.
The next day, Shi Qingxue had planned to malinger and avoid the date, but Dong Hui seemed to have expected it and brought Doctor Qin early in the morning, declaring that if she was feeling unwell, he could check on her and give some medicine.
Shi Qingxue’s last hope was in vain and she had to go out with Dong Hui unwillingly.
On the way, Dong Hui chattered inevitably, “I have made an appointment of the exact time with her, but you are sluggish. Now we are late. If they blame us, what should we do?”
Shi Qingxue yawned lazily and found an excuse. “Just let them blame us. Women need to dress up before coming out, and it’s natural to be late. Or do you want me to see them without makeup, Mother? I don’t mind…”
Dong Hui didn’t reply. She knew that if she agreed with Shi Qingxue, this girl would definitely go out without makeup next time.
“Didn’t I tell you to get up earlier today? If you did, you would have time to make up.” Dong Hui glared at Xia Mang secretly and put the blame on her. It must be because this maid didn’t tell her lady to get up on time.
Shi Qingxue was displeased and pulled Xia Mang to her back, mumbling, “I didn’t feel well and wanted to sleep in. What does it have to do with Xia Mang? Mother, don’t wrong a good person.”
Seeing that Dong Hui got mad again, Shi Qingxue hurriedly shut up and pointed to the Juxian Restaurant in front of them, changing the subject. “The Juxian Restaurant is here. Mother, don’t be anxious. It’s so early. Maybe the people from the Leng Family haven’t arrived.”
Dong Hui denied without thinking, “No way. Madam Leng cares about this matter a lot and must be waiting for us in a private room for long.”
She said that firmly but was embarrassed soon.
When they entered the Juxian Restaurant, they found that there was no private room reserved for Madam Leng. Facing Shi Qingxue’s eyes with a faint smile, Dong Hui felt awkward. She told a servant to book a private room and defended the man. “Perhaps he has something to deal with on the way.”
Shi Qingxue thought so and nodded, echoing, “Yes, men need to dress up, too.”
Dong Hui was clear about her daughter’s character and didn’t dare to irritate her anymore. Otherwise, the girl could leave immediately, so Dong Hui had to say, “Since we are here, just have a seat. No need to go away at once.”
Shi Qingxue had no objection and told the waiter to serve food. That was her main purpose to come here.
After the food was served, she started to eat. As she said, the ones who arrived late didn’t qualify to keep others waiting. She ate in a random manner, which made Dong Hui goggle at her and say that girls should be reserved.
Shi Qingxue turned a deaf ear and acted like she was at home.
But Dong Hui’s worry was unnecessary. Till Qingxue was satiated with food and drink, the people from the Leng Family didn’t show up.
“Gee, it means that we’ve been stood up?” Shi Qingxue received the handkerchief from Xia Mang contentedly and wiped her mouth.
Dong Hui’s face darkened and she reproached the servant next to her, “Hasn’t Madam Leng come? Did you not tell the shopkeeper the right room number? So they couldn’t find us?”
The servant shrank his neck in fear and replied while trembling, “I have told the shopkeeper and waiters to bring Madam Leng here as soon as she came, and someone was sent to guard at the door. We wouldn’t have…”
Dong Hui got impatient and interrupted coldly, “Why haven’t they come?”
The servant showed a sad face and wanted to cry but shed no tears. How could he know why they hadn’t come?
Shi Qingxue couldn’t help but say, “Mother, it’s fine if the people from the Leng Family didn’t come. Why did you shout at our people?”
Dong Hui was embarrassed to be taught, and Shi Qingxue laughed secretly but continued on purpose, “Maybe they don’t like me and think I am too willful, arrogant and unreasonable, not a good wife.”
Dong Hui didn’t allow anybody to underestimate her loved daughter, including herself and rebuked her sullenly, “What are you talking about? You are wonderful. Leng Qinghan doesn’t deserve you. He didn’t come, and we don’t want to meet him.”
Shi Qingxue was waiting for Dong Hui to say that and instantly stood up, smiling. “In that case, let’s go back home.”
Dong Hui was speechless. She hadn’t thought that she would fall into Shi Qingxue’s trap. But she had said that, so they had to go back.
Shi Qingxue looked at the angry Dong Hui in the front and thought for a while. Then she whispered in Dong Shuang’s ear, and the maid looked at her in surprise. She didn’t say more and just shook her head, speaking in a low voice. “Go now. Don’t let my mother see you.”
Dong Shuang glanced at Dong Hui’s back cautiously and then nodded. “Yes, My Lady.”
In fact, Dong Hui had noticed the two girls behind, but she was furious to have a heartache because the Leng Family had broken the appointment, so she didn’t want to interfere. After they got in the carriage, she asked, “What did you tell that girl to do?”
Shi Qingxue smiled and didn’t plan to hide it from her. “I told her to check in King Rui’s mansion.”
“You contact His Excellency again?” Dong Hui goggled. If Qingxue didn’t have such tender skin that red marks would be left after she pinched her, Dong Hui would want to grab this girl’s ear and call her heart back which was nowhere to be found.
“Mother!” Shi Qingxue noticed Dong Hui’s attitude and felt unhappy. She couldn’t help but call dispiritedly to show her resentment.
Dong Hui snorted. “Don’t call me mother. I tell you frankly. I don’t care who you love and will let you marry anybody as you wish, but it can’t be Mo Junyang. And in the future, I don’t allow you to contact him again. Do you understand?”
Shi Qingxue was dumbfounded and stared blankly at Dong Hui, at a loss what to do.
It was her first time since childhood to see Dong Hui so determined. She just prevented her from marrying Mo Junyang?
But why?
Qingxue frowned and looked at Dong Hui in confusion, asking anxiously, “What’s wrong with Junyang?”
Dong Hui paused for a while and scowled, responding, “He is not a good person.”