As soon as Gong Juese scaled the wall and saw them all in the yard, she exclaimed in surprise, "So you guys were here all along, but why didn’t you open the door for me? Was I not loud enough when I called? Next time, I’ll shout louder then."
An Jing: "..." This feigning ignorance is just...
When Gong Juese caught sight of Meng Lanqing grooming the horse, she immediately lit up and ran toward him with great excitement: "Husband! Husband! I’ve missed you so much, Husband!"
An Jing: "..." I always thought I was open-minded as a modern person, but it turns out there’s someone even more liberal than me in this world...
Meng Lanqing didn’t even glance at Gong Juese, who was running toward him, and continued grooming the horse with a cold grace.
Gong Juese, not minding at all, ran up to Meng Lanqing, wrapped an arm around his, and said with a giggling smile, "Husband, why haven’t you been looking for me? You made me come and find you, but that’s okay, I don’t mind. But, when can I move in with you? My brother said that I’m yours now and that I should live with you, which would make things more convenient, right?"
Make things more convenient...
An Jing: "..." I didn’t understand any of that, I definitely didn’t understand anything!
Finally, Meng Lanqing spoke up with a cold statement, "Go stand over there."
"Oh, okay." Gong Juese obediently let go of Meng Lanqing’s arm and went to stand to one side.
Seeing An Jing watching her, Gong Juese immediately scooted over with a beaming smile: "Jingjing, if my husband is your family servant, then I guess I’m part of your family too, right? If you need anything, just let me know, and I’ll definitely help you, madam."
An Jing said, "As it happens, I do need something."
Gong Juese immediately asked, "What is it? Tell me, I’ll definitely help you if I can."
An Jing said, "Right now, we all don’t want to see you, so please leave as quickly as possible."
Gong Juese’s face fell in an instant, showing a hurt expression, "Why don’t you want to see me?"
Before An Jing could speak, Meng Zhuqing said angrily, "You know why yourself!"
Gong Juese was genuinely puzzled, "What do I know? I don’t understand anything. You’re the ones who are saying you don’t want to see me..."
Meng Zhuqing was even more enraged. He walked up to Gong Juese, glanced at his elder brother, Meng Lanqing, before he leaned in and said to Gong Juese in a low voice, "You, forced, yourself, on, my elder brother!"
These words were squeezed out through Meng Zhuqing’s clenched teeth one by one, showing just how much hate and disgust he had for Gong Juese.
Yet, Gong Juese didn’t understand, "What do you mean I forced myself on your brother?"
An Jing: "..." Please don’t make me explain it, I can’t.
Xiao Changyi was still acting as if Gong Juese didn’t exist, holding this child for a while and then going to hold another child. These were all his children with his wife, and he adored each and every one of them.
Having no choice, Meng Zhuqing had to explain himself.
As a man who had not yet been initiated into the pleasures of the flesh and the son of a well-educated general, Meng Zhuqing, with his ears turning red, explained, "That is, on the night three days ago, didn’t you force my brother... to sleep with you, making them consummate the marriage?"
Gong Juese frowned and said, "It’s true that your brother and I consummated the marriage, but how can you say I forced him?"
An Jing was taken aback. Could it be that it wasn’t forced?
But Meng Zhuqing immediately clenched his teeth, keeping his voice very low but spoke with seething anger, "You still won’t admit it?! That night, you tied up my brother, and your brother drugged him; didn’t you then force him to... to... do that thing to him!"