After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 155 Please enter the urn

"Ah Zhu, you said yourself that you would treat me well."

"But what are you doing right now?"

This person is definitely making a mountain out of a molehill.

That makes perfect sense.

So Baili Ce obediently sat down next to him and picked up his needle and thread again. "So what do you want?"

"Besides what you just did, what else can you do?"

"will not"

"..." The air fell silent again.

Wang Qingyan felt that he might not have explained himself clearly. "I meant, besides embroidery, can you do anything else?"

"No," Baili Ce answered immediately.

She learned embroidery on the spot; she has no other skills whatsoever.

Wang Qingyan immediately felt that those embroiderers deserved to die, how come they hadn't taught her anything?

"and you..."

"Hey," Baili Ce suddenly thought of something else, "how about I make you a bracelet?"

"......good"

Bai Li Ce did know how to do hand weaving, but because the memory was so distant, she made many mistakes at first.

Fortunately, I got the hang of it and gradually started to look decent, plus many steps were simply repetitions of the previous one...

Before long, a blue and white square knot bracelet was ready.

Then came the dragon bone knot, the mountain knot, the peach blossom knot, the all-red horizontal stripe knot... The speed was so fast that making five knots in an hour was not a dream.

"That's more like it." After choosing a blue and white one for himself, Wang Qingyan carefully put away the remaining five as if they were treasures, and finally let the matter rest.

He didn't inquire about the banquets that followed, not even for the last two days.

Unfortunately, the wedding banquet only lasted three days, but the starving people went hungry for more than three days.

Especially after seeing how extravagant the Wang family was, anyone would think that they must have hidden even more grain in secret.

As word spread among the banquet attendees that the Wang family of Lincheng had an inexhaustible supply of grain and silk, more and more starving people flocked to Lincheng.

Of course, Wang Qingyan never took him seriously.

Even though the newly appointed manager in charge of business in Lincheng and Shucheng said in a hurry, "Those guests who stayed a few more days died as soon as they left the city. Master, you must think of a solution quickly."

He simply replied with a casual, "I know."

Then I continued painting.

The steward, who dared not express his anger, could only obediently retreat.

"Hmph!" But when he saw Baili Ce waiting outside the door, he angrily flicked his sleeve.

Those eyes not only showed extreme disdain when they glared at her, but also profoundly conveyed the core message: "You troublemaker, let's see how long you can be so smug!"

But how should I put it? Just the fact that Wang Qingyan got up and made her sit down as soon as she entered should give her a reason to be smug for a long time.

Then came the conclusion: "This person will never appear again."

Ah? Well... that's not necessary.

And, “Next time I have a meeting, you can come in directly.”

That's incredibly arrogant.

But Baili Ce did not plead for mercy directly, saying, "The starving people are coming in a fierce wave, so it is normal to take precautions."

"Besides, no matter how wealthy a family is, it cannot withstand such losses."

Holding Baili Ce's hand, she wrote a letter in her handwriting: "You didn't think that when I married you, I never imagined it would end like this, did you?"

Since he dared to do this, he must have his own way of dealing with it.

Bai Li Ce couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, but immediately stopped, replacing it with a gentle and tender demeanor...

After thinking for a while, I figured he must have figured it out, so I boldly mocked him, "Don't tell me you can take on ten thousand men by yourself."

Wang Qingyan gently picked up the letter, let the ink dry slightly, folded it, and put it into an envelope. He didn't mind calling someone over in front of her, "This letter...is to Chuzhou."

"Yes"

"..." The valuable calligraphy brush was still in Baili Ce's hands.

However, from the moment Wang Qingyan deliberately paused until the servant left, she did not raise any objections.

Instead, he calmly put down his pen, smiled, and asked Wang Qingyan, "Isn't my hometown Xizhou?"

"When reporting your safety to your elders, you should naturally report to those closest to you. Baili Sanniang has taken good care of you and has been alone in Chuzhou for many years. She must be very worried about you."

"He must have been delayed by something to attend to the wedding, but as the younger generation, we must not be impolite."

Bai Li Ce gently grasped his hand, "What you say is absolutely right."

As for the starving people?

Within a single day, the people outside the city were in an uproar.

Officials of all ranks in the city, who had been complacent, began to be on high alert, and wealthy merchants who had followed the Wang family's lead reduced their dealings with them.

Two days later, the price of grain in the city began to rise.

After a dozen or so starving people sneaked into the city through the river and looted several rice shops, the city's superficial prosperity was gradually torn apart.

......

"I heard that many members of the Chen family have died."

Lu Jian, who had already returned to the palace, sat by the lake, enjoying a rare moment of leisure. "This is nothing," he said.

"Since he is richer than a country, and he doesn't take me seriously at all, and looks down on everyone in the world, then let him taste the feeling of the earth collapsing and mountains crumbling."

“But what about Baili San Niang…” Turning to look at the suddenly silent Baili Ming, Lu Jian withdrew the stone he was about to throw away.

"Your Majesty, rest assured."

Patting the weeds off her skirt, Baili Ming only said this one sentence.

If Baili dares to enter the game, why should he be afraid of being a pawn?

What I wanted was for him to reach his breaking point.

......

Wang Qingyan's composure vanished the moment his large number of Gu Guards failed to arrive on time, and countless starving people surrounded Lincheng.

Even so, he did not show the slightest dissatisfaction with Baili Ce.

And she remained considerate and attentive in every way.

but--

When he returned from his trip, he saw that all his clothes, shoes, and even the bed curtains, bedding, cups, and dressing boxes had been changed to sky blue and jade white. Suddenly, Baili Ce felt... completely drained of his energy.

Wow, your dream really came true!

Unfortunately, this was not her dream.

After taking a shower and changing her clothes, she went for a stroll in the yard. She was really afraid that if she stayed in the house for too long, her lifespan of 109 years would be reduced by 80 years.

Fortunately, Wang Qingyan hasn't been showing up much these past two days, otherwise all the stones in this courtyard would probably have to be replaced with sky blue or jade white ones.

But then again, those stewards who didn't like her much seem to have really left the manor.

She had been walking around the main hall for almost half an hour, and not a single person had come up to cause trouble.

The phrase "Greetings to the Madam of the Household" appears quite frequently, as does the phrase "I have met the Madam of the Household."

And it's the kind of thing that wanders around and sways from time to time.

It was as if he felt uncomfortable if she didn't notice his presence for even a moment.

"Are those people still outside the city?" Annoyed by the constant pacing, Baili Ce simply sat down and asked a few questions.

"Yes, we can't get rid of them no matter what we do," Jiu Er said anxiously, as if the starving people wanted to steal his money and food.

"It's easy to invite a god in, but hard to send him away."

"The head of the family is currently discussing solutions with the managers, but many starving people have already infiltrated the city. The head of the family's wife should... not go out tomorrow."

After getting married, Baili Ce would go to the largest marriage temple in the city every day to distribute porridge, saying that if he did so for a month, the Old Man of the Moon would bless them to be together for all eternity.

Oh ~

She asked why Jiu Er was hanging around in front of her. "Oh, is that so? But..."

With an unwilling expression, he readily uttered sarcastic and mean remarks.

"I've been married for less than a month, and there's still a lot of food left from the wedding banquet. I originally wanted to distribute it to do good deeds, hoping to accumulate blessings and longevity for myself and the head of the family. If you don't let me go out..."

Jiu Er looked like he was about to cry but was also helpless. "The mistress of the family certainly meant well, but those starving people are greedy and insatiable. If they were to hurt you in the slightest, I would die a thousand deaths to atone for it."

"Aren't you supposed to be unerring, highly skilled in martial arts, and able to take on a hundred men single-handedly?"

"Your subordinate..."

"If you can't even protect a weak woman like me, what use are you?"

"Besides, only by providing porridge for a month can we ensure that my husband and I will be loving and affectionate forever. What are your intentions in insisting on not letting me go out?"

92 paused for a moment...

Having no other choice, he braced himself and followed Wang Qingyan's instructions, saying, "Madam and Master are a match made in heaven, their fate sealed for three lifetimes. With all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens, who would dare not bless them?"

"..." Bai Li Ce fell silent on the spot.

Okay, okay, you were prepared all along, weren't you?

Someone truly doesn't believe her at all, yet understands her very well.

"You!" Baili Ce slammed his fist on the table in anger.

We can't afford to lose our momentum.

Nan Cheng Kugua continued to persuade, "Madam, please calm down. It's not that I intended to make things difficult for you, but the head of the family repeatedly instructed me before leaving to ensure your safety."

"Then why don't you bring more people to protect me?" Baili Ce wavered, but still remained stubborn.

“Many of these starving people are desperate criminals, and there are so many of them that it’s impossible to guard against them once they start fighting, as they have no scruples whatsoever.”

“The Chen and Zheng families perished because they were careless... You are of noble birth, how can you put yourself in danger?”

Saying that the whole family perished is an understatement.

The servants of wealthy families are better cared for than the starving people. If they are even slightly good-looking, regardless of gender, they will not have a good life if they fall into the hands of those people.

Not to mention young masters and ladies like Baili Ce.

After a long silence, Baili Ce finally gave in, reluctantly saying, "Alright, alright, look at how timid you are. Let's wait for the head of the family to come back before we talk about it."

Jiu Er immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If this young lady insisted on going out, he really wouldn't have dared to stop her.