Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 181: Meeting Fellow Villagers Again
Su Jiu sent a servant to make an appointment with Wen Qingwan to meet at Zui Xiang Lou. When Su Xiaomin heard the news, she insisted on following her and her ninth brother.

Because she had not properly thanked the fairy-like lady yesterday, Su Jiu now truly loved her younger sister and took her along without saying much.

The brother and sister were sitting in a carriage, passing the street in front of the Dali Temple, and they saw a group of people gathered there from a distance.

Su Xiaomin was interested in everything that was happening. "Brother Jiu, there are a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the Dali Temple. Is it like this every day or is it different today?"

"It must be because today is different. Normally there wouldn't be so many people gathered at the gate."

"Brother Jiu, it's still early, how about we go over and take a look first?"

"Okay, Su Yu, park the carriage in front and let's go over to see what's going on."

"Okay, Mr. Nine."

The brother and sister squeezed to the front of the crowd and saw two women of equal strength standing opposite each other for a long time without speaking.

One is as beautiful as a fairy, the other is as beautiful as a painting. Both of them have crystal clear skin, beautiful eyebrows, delicate features and graceful figures.

One is as pure and otherworldly as the snow lotus of Tianshan Mountains, the other is as fragile as an elf who is not affected by the world.

"Min'er, let's go. There's nothing to see here. This is another woman who is jealous of Xie Shaoqing."

"Nine Brother, isn't that the Crown Prince's concubine? How can you be jealous of another man?"

"Ah! The Crown Prince's concubine? That must be Brother Jiu's wrong judgment, hehe..." Su Jiu smiled embarrassedly.

He was an unpopular bastard who didn't even know the prince's concubine. All he wanted now was to meet the female devil as soon as possible.

"Brother Jiu, go meet that lady first. I'll stay here and watch the fun for a while and come find you later."

"That won't work. Brother Jiu is worried about you being here alone. Brother Jiu is waiting for you here."

"Thank you, Brother Jiu." Su Xiaomin recognized Wen Mingzhu at a glance. She silently complained in her heart: I see my fellow countryman again!
She really wanted to see how her fellow villagers quarreled with ancient women, and whether they would put their hands on their hips and curse like in later generations.

Wen Mingzhu is a person from later generations, a soul in her twenties who was reborn into the body of a baby, so she has been looking at people through her nostrils since she was a child.

She really didn't know the sixteenth Miss Fan, so she wouldn't give her name first.

But Fan Shiliu knew Wen Mingzhu. Wen Mingzhu was one of the two beauties in the capital.

Another one is Xie Wanhua from the Duke of Huguo’s Mansion. They are both excellent in appearance and talent.

Fan Shiliu was a famous lady from the capital city. She had a distinguished family background and was favored by the old lady of the Fan family.

She is also very motivated, and is outstanding in all kinds of arts, otherwise she would not dare to covet Xie Shaoqing.

Fan Shiliu would not take ordinary young ladies from aristocratic families seriously, but she has admired Xie Wanhua and Wen Mingzhu since she was a child.

Xie Wanhua is the sister of someone she secretly likes, and she really and purely admires and likes her.

But Wen Mingzhu's family background was not as good as hers. Fan Shiliu looked down on Wen Mingzhu but was also very curious about her, and even more jealous.

Because Wen Mingzhu is very good at gaining fame, her every move puts Fan Shiliu under inexplicable pressure.

Wen Mingzhu has loved to show off since she was a child. She is the white moonlight in the hearts of many young talents in the capital, and she is also the target of jealousy and hatred of young ladies from aristocratic families.

Fan Shiliu said with a stiff neck, "I am the sixteenth lady of the Fan family, Fan Yuyu."

"Are you Fan Yuyu?" Wen Mingzhu stared at the person in front of her with wide eyes.

Wen Mingzhu didn't know Fan Yuyu, but she was very familiar with her name.

In her previous life, after she married Xie Xiaofeng, she often heard the maids and servants in the mansion mention the name of the sixteenth young lady of the Fan family.

It is said that when she was very young, she had a secret crush on the handsome and talented Tanhualang Xie Xiaofeng, and was deeply in love with him. However, Xie Shaoqing did not like women, so Fan Yuyu had no chance to get close to him. Until Wen Mingzhu died, Fan Yuyu did not marry.

In this life, Wen Mingzhu chose to enter the Eastern Palace, but Xie Shaoqing has not yet married.

Could it be that Fan Yuyu came to the Dali Temple today to pursue Xie Shaoqing?
Thinking of this possibility, Wen Mingzhu looked at Fan Shiliu with eyes that were like sharp swords, as if they were going to pierce Fan Yuyu.

Especially when she saw Fan Shiliu's pretty face and graceful figure, Wen Mingzhu felt filled with endless anger.

She knew that she was more beautiful than Fan Yuyu, not only in appearance and temperament, but she had already married into the Eastern Palace.

In her previous life, Fan Shiliu did not get married until she was in her twenties, precisely because she was willing to take risks.

If Fan Shiliu wanted to compete with her for Xie Xiaofeng's favor, she might not win.

Wen Mingzhu looked at Fan Shiliu, and the anger in her heart seemed to devour Fan Shiliu whole.

"Do you know me?" Fan Shiliu deliberately did not reveal Wen Mingzhu's identity. After all, she was now the prince's concubine.

Even after revealing the other party's identity, she still had to perform the ceremony. Fan Shiliu had no idea that the prince was now under house arrest by the emperor.

If she knew, she would definitely complain loudly to let everyone around know that the prince's concubine was running around while the prince was under house arrest.

"I've heard of your name. You're the daughter of a concubine master in the Zhenxi Marquis's mansion, but you're more favored than the Marquis's eldest daughter."

"How could you say that about me?"

"Then tell me... Madam, how should I address yourself?" Wen Mingzhu asked disdainfully. She was used to calling herself "this palace", but she changed it to "Madam".

Wen Mingzhu is a modern person and is well protected by her father and brother, but she has lived in the Great Sheng Dynasty for a long time after all.

So she also knew that during the period when the crown prince was under house arrest, all concubines and maids in the Eastern Palace were not allowed to go out.

"You are simply unreasonable." Fan Shiliu was so angry that tears welled up in his eyes.

"Oh, you're crying already? I didn't do anything to you, and Xie Shaoqing isn't here, who are you crying for?"

"How can you... be so shameless?"

"What did I say wrong? Why am I so shameless? You look so tearful, aren't you just trying to make men pity you?"

Wen Mingzhu asked with contempt. She was not a real ancient person, so she spoke without restraint.

"Wow... I don't want to talk to you anymore." Fan Shiliu was really moved to tears by Wen Mingzhu's shameless words.

The people watching the fun saw that Wen Mingzhu made the other person cry with just a few words, and they pointed fingers at the two of them.

"Whose wife is this? How can you bully a girl like her?"

"Who knows? Anyway, every day you can see women fighting over men's favor outside the Dali Temple."

"Who are they all for?"

"Who else could it be? It must be our Shaoqing."

"Tsk tsk... the world is really going downhill! This is the first time I've seen such blatant jealousy."

Being pointed at and criticized by everyone, Fan Shiliu did not dare to go to the Dali Temple to find Xie Shaoqing. He just cried quietly out of grievance.

But Wen Mingzhu was not so concerned and she ignored the crying Fan Shiliu.

She walked towards the Dali Temple with her head held high, like a rooster that had won a fight.

Su Xiaomin was shocked: "So my fellow villagers relied on thick skin to survive in ancient times!"