amaotonovel Chapter 596: Being scolded again
Chapter 596: Being scolded again
I have to say that the other party was really generous. One hundred taels of silver could buy several carriages.
In the past, he would have disdained a hundred taels of silver.
But now, it’s different. He has started to be frugal even when spending a tael of silver.
Finally, reason overcame his self-esteem, and he bent down and picked up the banknote on the ground.
Even so, Ji Nanchuan, who was very concerned about his reputation, still did not let off the mark with his words.
"My carriage was damaged by you guys, do you think you can get rid of us with just a hundred taels of silver?"
"I have urgent matters to attend to now, and I don't have time to buy a new carriage. Can you afford to delay my precious time to save my son?"
The round-faced maid also had a bad temper. She looked at Ji Nanchuan with displeasure.
"Then what do you want? Do you want our wife to compensate you for the carriage?"
Ji Nanchuan looked at the other party's magnificent carriage. Even the curtains were made of golden silk and decorated with pearls. It was priceless.
He was indeed tempted. The other party's carriage was extremely luxurious, and even the maids were dressed unusually. How rich must the lady inside be?
While he was moved, he couldn't help but feel a little curious about the life inside.
Ji Nanchuan thought about this and deliberately restrained himself. He said, "I didn't mean that. It's just that I urgently need to go to a faraway place to ask a doctor to treat my son. If I delay for a moment, he will be in more danger."
"Our carriage is unusable now. If we buy a new one, we have to go around three streets and two alleys to get to the nearest carriage shop. It will take a lot of time to go back and forth. If we go back and drive a new carriage, it will be too late."
"My son was unfortunately stabbed today and was seriously injured. I'm afraid he can't wait that long."
Not long after he finished speaking, a gentle voice like water came from inside.
"I am a poor servant and I bumped into your carriage. I feel really ashamed."
"If you don't mind, why don't you ride in the same carriage with me? I'll have my servant take you there, okay?"
The woman's voice was ethereal and gentle, like the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, soft and with a hint of a spring breeze. Ji Nanchuan was instantly attracted.
God knows, the reason why he told them so much just now was actually to attract the attention of the lady in the carriage.
Now it seems that his goal has been achieved.
Ji Nanchuan was very happy inside, but he appeared to be very polite on the surface.
"Then I would like to thank you, Madam, for giving me a ride."
The round-faced maid immediately disapproved when she saw this: "Madam, no, this kind of person is obviously trying to cheat us out of our money, how can you just let him get on our carriage?"
She had just compensated Ji Nanchuan with one hundred taels of silver, and the other party had already accepted it.
She absolutely didn't believe that he still wanted to get on their carriage, which meant he had no other ideas.
The round-faced maid opened her arms and blocked the carriage to prevent Ji Nanchuan from getting on.
"It's our fault for bumping into you, but you're also at fault. This is a busy street full of people. Who told you to drive the carriage so fast?"
"With your speed, even if you don't hit us, you will hit someone else."
"Besides, your carriage is of poor quality and it overturned after being hit. Who can you blame for this?"
Ji Nanchuan: "..."
Ji Nanchuan: "!!!"
He never expected that, not only was he criticized by Ji Yuntang, but now he was also being criticized and scolded by a little girl.
He is the Marquis of Yongning and is respected wherever he goes. How could he have ever suffered such humiliation?
Ji Nanchuan said coldly: "You little maid are so rude. You bumped into my carriage. I didn't mean to embarrass you. I just wanted to borrow your lady's carriage to give me and my son a ride."
"It's an emergency right now. If I wasn't in a hurry to get a doctor, I wouldn't bother you."
The round-faced maid wanted to speak but was stopped by the woman inside.
She stretched out her hand and lifted the curtain a little, pretending to be angry and said: "Luzhu, you must not be rude to this master."
Through the gap in the curtain of the sedan chair, Ji Nanchuan saw half of the woman's profile out of the corner of his eye.
The woman had black hair, red lips, fair skin, bright eyes, and a neck as white and translucent as the thin snow on the branches. She had a kind of otherworldly air, and was clean yet elegant.
At that time, Ji Nanchuan was stunned.
The face in his memory overlapped with the face in front of him, and he stood still as if struck by lightning.
Ji Nanchuan stood there in a daze. He was not sure whether the woman in the carriage was the person he was looking for, but her appearance brought his thoughts back to twenty-five years ago.
Before he met Meng, he had a sweetheart whom he loved very much.
The two met by chance while shopping outside and fell in love with each other at first sight.
They had been together day and night for seven years, and the other person's family background, appearance and upbringing were all to his liking.
Although the woman was not from a noble family, her family had been in business for generations and she had a happy and wealthy family.
Even Madam Ji, who was always picky, was very satisfied with this woman.
Originally, they had already reached the stage of discussing marriage. He promised to marry no one but that girl, and the girl also promised to marry no one but him.
But suddenly one day, she disappeared.
Ji Nanchuan searched the entire capital city but couldn't find the woman.
He followed the trail to the woman's home, but the house was already empty.
He was mentally devastated at that moment and was depressed for a long time.
Ji Nanchuan still remembers that the three years when his sweetheart left were the most painful time for him.
He spent countless days and nights trying to find her.
Finally, Madam Ji couldn't stand it anymore and started looking for a new fiancée for him.
This time, the choice was made to be the Meng family, whose family financial situation was relatively decent.
Meng was the eldest daughter in the family, and her father was also an official in the court. She had a good relationship with the then Marquis Ji.
After this visit, the two families got engaged.
Ji Nanchuan married Meng and had three sons and one daughter with her, but he could never let go of his former white moonlight.
He and Meng often had fierce quarrels over this matter, but nothing was resolved in the end.
Ji Nanchuan originally thought that he would never see that person again in his life, but unexpectedly, he saw a face very similar to her here.
But the woman in the carriage seemed not to notice him.
Ji Nanchuan hesitated for a moment, but decided to speak and test the waters.
What if the other person is really the one he is looking for?
He asked, "May I know your name, madam? Do you know Xia Chuhe?"