Climbing on the Sparrow Branch – CH 042

Chapter 42: Hint

Seeing her young lady constantly reading the Cheng family’s invitation, Binglu asked, “Miss, you and Lady Cheng have never had any contact. Now that she’s engaged to the bastard of the Wang family, wouldn’t it be better for you not to meet her?”

Cheng Huan had a reputation in the capital for being a fierce woman, and Binglu was afraid that her young lady would suffer.

“Let’s meet with her.” An Zhi had always felt that something wasn’t right about Cheng Huan and Wang Wenhao’s engagement. She was curious about the reasons behind it, especially since Cheng Huan wanted to meet her. She also had a fondness for Cheng Huan, who dared to love and hate.

When the young lady said she would go meet her, Binglu fell silent.

An Zhi sent someone to reply, and Cheng Huan came to the house the next day.

The two of them had never spoken to each other before, and they sat in the room without saying a word for a while.

In order to show her hospitality as the host, An Zhi spoke first, “Sister Cheng, have you lost weight recently?” She saw that Cheng Huan looked haggard and did not feel the joy of engagement at all.

~

See less ads by logging in.

~

Cheng Huan touched her face, a hint of viciousness flashing across her face. “Yes, I’ve lost a lot of weight. It’s all the fault of those shameless people from the Wang family!”

When An Zhi heard this, her curiosity reached its peak, but she suppressed her emotion, not wanting Cheng Huan to discover her curiosity. She exclaimed, “Wang family, could it be the family of the Minister of Works, Wang family, who Sister Cheng is engaged to marry?”

“If it’s not his family, who else could it be!” Cheng Huan came here today specifically to ask An Zhi about the Wang family. “Don’t worry if you laugh at me, I came here today because I have some questions about the Wang family. I know we didn’t have any relationship before, so if you don’t want to talk about it, I understand.”

“Sister, please speak. If I know, I will definitely tell you.” An Zhi felt disgusted when she thought of Wang Wenhao.

“I heard that the Wang family proposed marriage to you before. Why did you refuse?” Cheng Huan asked.

An Zhi glanced at Binglu who was standing beside her. Binglu immediately poured tea for Cheng Huan. “Wang Wenhao is lazy and gluttonous, and he’s also a playboy. What’s more, my father doesn’t like his status as a bastard.”

Cheng Huan had heard all this before. She pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment. “I heard that after Wang Wenhao left your residence, he was severely beaten and couldn’t get out of bed for half a month. Was that you guys who did it?”

“Is that true?” An Zhi shook her head, sizing up Cheng Huan’s expression. “My father…isn’t the type to go after violence. He wouldn’t do such a thing. Sister Cheng, if you trust me, just be frank. When I heard your family was proposing marriage to the Wang family, I was quite shocked. Given your personality, you shouldn’t be interested in Wang Wenhao.”

Cheng Huan smiled bitterly. She really looked down on Wang Wenhao, but she couldn’t bring herself to tell An Zhi the reason for the marriage proposal. “Sister An, it’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s just that I can’t say this. If it weren’t for my parents and brother’s reputation, I would rather die than agree to marry into the Wang family.”

From the moment she heard Cheng Huan’s first words, An Zhi knew that Cheng Huan was a straightforward person. However, since even Cheng Huan couldn’t say the words, An Zhi probably guessed that it must be about reputation, and cursed Wang Wenhao in her heart, “What a bad person!”

Cheng Huan cursed a few times and sighed, “I won’t bother you anymore. Thank you for today. If you need anything in the future, you can always come to me.”

“Sister Cheng, you’re too polite. I didn’t do anything to help you.” An Zhi really liked Cheng Huan’s cheerful personality. As a woman, she knew that an unhappy marriage could ruin a woman’s life. She thought for a moment and came up with an idea. She hinted, “Sister Cheng, I know you must have had compelling reasons to get engaged to Wang Wenhao, but this is because you two can still get married.”

Having said that, An Zhi will not say anything more.

Anyone with a little bit of common sense could understand what she said.

“You mean?” Cheng Huan looked at An Zhi, her eyes gradually widening.

“I didn’t say anything.” An Zhi hurriedly distanced herself from the matter. She was just making a hint and didn’t want to cause trouble for the Wang family.

“Yes, yes, yes. Sister An didn’t say anything.” Cheng Huan smiled happily and hurried back to her mother to think of a solution. “Then I’ll go back first. I will definitely thank you very much someday.”

Cheng Huan came quickly and left quickly.

Only after Cheng Huan left did Binglu dare to ask what An Zhi meant by her last words.

~

See less ads by logging in.

~

“It means letting Cheng Huan kill Wang Wenhao.” An Zhi said calmly.

“Miss, you are too bold!” Binglu was frightened and looked at An Zhi with her mouth wide open.

“Wang Wenhao deserves it. Cheng Huan was hesitant and refused to tell the reason for the engagement. It’s probably because the Wang family couldn’t find a suitable marriage partner and secretly ruined Cheng Huan’s reputation, so the Cheng family had to propose marriage.” An Zhi said angrily.

Although the Cheng family was slightly stronger than the Wang family, it was definitely not possible to kill Wang Wenhao too openly. After all, the master of the Wang family was a second-rank official.

However, Wang Wenhao often frequented brothels and taverns, places where people were most susceptible to illness. If the Cheng family had been smart enough to think of this, they could have made sure that Wang Wenhao’s death had nothing to do with them. Once Wang Wenhao died, the marriage would naturally be called off, and by then the Wang family would have nothing to threaten the Cheng family with.

Binglu: “The bad guy deserves to die, but if this happens, Miss Cheng will probably be known as a woman who brings bad luck to her husband.”

“What’s there to be afraid of about being a jinx? Even if I become a nun, it’s better than marrying a guy like Wang Wenhao.” An Zhi said disdainfully.

Binglu said that was true, and then she stopped caring about Cheng’s family and turned the topic to some rumors she had heard today. “Miss, we are going out to the banquet tomorrow. Do you want to take Pei Yu with you?”

Now Pei Yu was An Zhi’s servant. If An Zhi went out, Pei Yu should follow her and run errands for her.

But Binglu heard today that some people were still saying that her young lady and Pei Yu were entangled, and she was afraid that it would affect her young lady’s reputation.

“Bring him, of course I should!” An Zhi didn’t care about being criticized for a few insignificant things, “But I’ll give Pei Yu a mask tomorrow.”

She wasn’t afraid of offending Pei Yu, but she was afraid of hurting Madam Li’s feelings by going too far. She wanted to torture Pei Yu anyway. After she took him out, he would see how others talked about him behind his back, and he wouldn’t still subconsciously think of himself as a noble son.

Meanwhile, Cheng Huan shared her thoughts with her mother at home, then hugged Madam Xu’s arm and said, “Mother, I feel sick just thinking about that day. If I really had to marry Wang Wenhao, I would have hanged myself in the Wang family.”

Madam Xu had only one daughter, Cheng Huan, who had been pampered and protected since she was a child. When she heard that her daughter wanted to commit suicide, tears instantly filled her eyes. “It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have let you go to appreciate the flowers alone that day. I need to discuss this with your father.” After all, they were going to kill the son of a second-rank official, so they had to think things through. “But is this really the method An Zhi told you?”

“She didn’t say it directly, but that’s what she meant.” Cheng Huan said excitedly, “As long as I can really not marry Wang Wenhao, if An Zhi encounters any difficulties in the future, I will help her no matter what!”