Sorry, My Wife Has a Hole in Her Brain Chapter 15

Between the mountains on both sides, more than a hundred small boats were sailing upstream on the Wuling River. The older officials and their wives had already left in carriages accompanied by Jin Wangfei. Without the constraints of their elders, the youngsters were no longer restrained by etiquette. Before long, the people on each boat had united, reciting poems, composing couplets, joking and playing... Every boat was filled with joy...

Except for Su Wenqing's boat...

This small boat was divided into three worlds. At the bow, Su Jinsheng closed her eyes and rested, like a goddess who had strayed into the mortal world; in the middle, Su Zhining and Wang Ruoyan quarreled constantly, but dared not mention the Su family and the Wang family again; and at the stern, Su Wenqing was obsessed with the beautiful scenery and could not extricate herself. She wanted to imitate the groundhog's scream "Ahhhh" countless times - if she was not afraid of arousing public anger and being kicked off the boat.

Groundhog screaming: A very popular meme

The Wuling River gradually narrowed down, and the green mountains on both sides were endless, like an ink painting.

After sailing for several hundred meters, the river gradually became so narrow that only two boats could sail side by side. The river, which was originally unobstructed, became winding, and strange peaks and rocks stood on the shore, blocking the view.

Su Wenqing sat backwards at the stern. Her chin was supported by her hands. She was savoring the last few glances of the beautiful scenery with great interest. Suddenly, she heard a cry of surprise from the ship ahead. Her eyes lit up and she turned around hastily.

After the boat passed the bend, there were peach blossoms all over the mountains. The pink and white petals fluttered all over the sky with the east wind, and finally covered the riverbank. The faint fragrance of peach blossoms lingered at the tip of the nose. As if all the troubles in the world were isolated by the peach forest and were left before the bend.

Su Wenqing stood at the stern and murmured: "Peach Blossom Spring..."

Su Zhining was closest to Su Wenqing. She asked, "Peach Blossom Spring? What is that?"

Su Wenqing was stunned. "It's Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Spring."

Su Zhining was puzzled, "Tao Yuanming? Who is that?"

Su Wenqing was speechless for a moment. She forgot that this was a historical fiction novel. "Uh, it's okay. It's not important. He is just a little-known poet."

"Hmph, pretending to be noble." Wang Ruoyan said sarcastically.

Su Wenqing: ...Okay, let her pretend to be noble. She doesn’t lack this kind of personality anyway.

Su Wenqing didn't get angry, but Su Zhining did. She pushed Wang Ruoyan hard and said, "I have tolerated you for a long time. What's wrong with me talking to my sister?"

Wang Ruoyan didn't expect Su Zhining to take action. She staggered a few steps and fell directly onto the deck.

Wang Ruoyan was the di daughter of the Wang family. She had always been spoiled when growing up and had never suffered such an injustice. She held back her tears and started fighting with Su Zhining.

Su Wenqing's unintentional sigh triggered a bloody incident, and she could only swallow the retribution with tears. She watched the battle circle gradually approaching the stern, so she dodged them while trying to persuade.

"Sisters, stop fighting. Everyone is watching us."

Su Zhining was not paying attention during the scuffle and swung her elbow at Su Wenqing's head behind her.

Su Wenqing covered her innocent forehead, stepped back with tears in her eyes and said, "The space on the boat is too small, and the two sisters can't use their skills freely. Why don't we put off the match temporarily and continue after getting off the boat?"

Wang Ruoyan: "Shut up, why are you pretending to be pitiful!"

Su Zhining: "You should shut up. Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you yell at my sister!"

Su Wenqing stepped back with difficulty, "Okay, okay, I'll shut up and I won't say anything. Then could you two sisters please take a few steps forward? If you step back any further, I'll fall into the water."

As soon as Su Wenqing finished her words, she tripped over the deck at the stern of the ship as she stepped back. She could not resist Newton's force and could only watch herself fall into the arms of the mother river.

At this critical moment, a man in a dark purple tight-fitting brocade robe descended from the sky with a sky full of light pink petals. He put his arms around Su Wenqing's shoulders before she fell into the water.

Su Wenqing looked at his sharp eyes and angular handsome face, and her heartbeat suddenly quickened. The peach petals dancing in the wind beside her turned into pink bubbles, and it seemed as if the whole world only contained the two of them.

There was a voice roaring in Su Wenqing's mind, this is love!!

"Oh my God, Third Prince!!" exclamations were heard all around.

The dreamy pink bubble burst in an instant, and the “bang bang” sound burned Su Wenqing inside and out. It turned out, she only needed a moment to transform from a falling girl with hearts in her eyes to a cynical young girl.

Su Wenqing, with a look of despair on her face, was rescued and brought back to the boat by the Third Prince.

Su Wenqing didn't know whether there was really destiny in the world. She only knew that the scientific value of "man can conquer nature" that she had firmly believed in for more than 20 years was shattered at this moment.

"Miss Su, are you okay?" Because of his prominent status, the Third Prince, Xiao Yan, had a kind of majesty cultivated from being in a high position for many years. His sharp cheekbones made his narrow and long phoenix eyes look even more sharp.

Su Wenqing stepped back awkwardly. Just when she wanted to bow and thank him, her foot suddenly twisted and her whole body fell into the arms of the Third Prince. Tears of grievance immediately filled her slender eyes like autumn water. She groaned weakly and tried weakly to stand up by holding the Third Prince's arm.

Xiao Yan held Su Wenqing's arm and helped her up. His narrow eyes were filled with a trace of concern that was hard to tell whether it was real or fake. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Su Wenqing: ...It turns out that once the gears of fate start turning, they really can’t be stopped. She watched in despair as her body began to perform like a Hollywood movie queen.

"Su Wenqing" bit her thin lips, tears were welling up in her eyes but refusing to fall, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and as if she was trying her best to endure it, her look was really pitiful.

"Thank you, Third Prince. I... I'm fine..."

Xiao Yan supported Su Wenqing and slowly walked towards the wooden chair on the boat. "I noticed that Miss Su's left foot was not moving well. Did she twist her foot when she tripped by the deck just now?"

"Su Wenqing" lowered her head, her hair half covering her eyes, a tear flowed down her fair face, she leaned on the Third Prince's shoulder, her voice soft and pitiful, "It's okay, thank you for your concern, Third Prince, I... I'll be fine after a rest..."

Su Wenqing felt something was wrong when he heard the word "left foot". Sure enough, Su Zhining shouted, "I remember that you injured your left foot when Eldest Sister pushed you in the ancestral hall. Did it never heal?"

"Su Wenqing" pretended to be flustered, and quickly shook her head and said, "No, it has nothing to do with Eldest Sister, I was careless... Eldest Sister is gentle and kind and has always been very good to us."

"Gentle and kind?" Su Zhining asked in surprise, "Do you know what you are saying?"

"Su Wenqing" was like a frightened deer. She subconsciously grabbed the corner of the Third Prince's clothes and dared not say a word. To those who didn't know the situation, it seemed like she was often bullied by her two elder sisters.

Xiao Yan's expression remained unchanged, as if he had not heard the quarrel between the Su sisters. After helping Su Wenqing sit down, he stood up and left.

Su Wenqing said in a tender tone, "Thank you very much, Third Prince, for saving my life."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, "It's just a small favor, Miss Su, don't worry about it. A sprained ankle can be a big deal or a small matter. It would be better for Miss Su to find an imperial physician to take a look at it after she returns."

After the Third Prince returned to his boat, Su Wenqing recovered from the state of "delicate little white lotus". Silence was the road to the underworld that day. She sat at the stern without saying a word, thinking about life. The peach blossoms on both sides of the mountains could not wash away the sadness in her heart.

Can fate be changed? Su Wenqing would have answered yes without hesitation, but reality slapped her hard in the face.

Half an incense stick later, the boat reached the shore. Su Wenqing's spiritual world suffered a devastating blow. She could only lie like a zombie and let the boatman help her off the boat.

"Sister, you have great acting skills. It really opened my eyes." Su Jinsheng, who got off the boat first, pretended to be a loving sister after seeing the servant leave, and walked towards the banquet side by side with Su Wenqing.

"But a sprained ankle can't be healed so quickly. Sister should be consistent in her acting."

Su Wenqing felt so heartbroken. Now she couldn't explain herself even if she spoke eloquently. The only thing she could do was lie down and let others make fun of her.

"Sister, do you know why the Third Prince didn't respond to your words?"

Su Wenqing looked at Su Jinsheng blankly.

Su Jinsheng raised her red lips slightly, and a hint of pride and boasting appeared on her usually indifferent and arrogant face.

Su Wenqing: ...Is she so angry that she’s acting out of character?

Su Jinsheng whispered provocatively, "Because the Third Prince wants to marry me more than you. Marrying you can only give him the support of the Su family, but if he marries me, the Third Prince can not only get the support of the Su family, but also the support of my grandfather, General Zhengyuan's Mansion."

Su Wenqing looked at Su Jinsheng's receding back with a confused look on his face. It was not until she sat down at the banquet that she understood the intention of Su Jinsheng's words.

Su Jinsheng knew that she and Zhao Yiniang were planning something about the Third Young Master Wen and had already prepared to replace the Third Young Master Wen with the Third Prince, Xiao Yan. Su Jinsheng was deliberately stimulating her jealousy and forcing her to take a risky move.

Su Wenqing, who understood this, shed two tears of despair...

So she said that she, a simple girl who grew up in a harmonious socialist environment, could not defeat these house-fighting experts who grew up in the poisonous feudalism. Wasn’t God too cruel to her? Her weak shoulders could not bear this arduous task. Was it too late for her to open a school to teach them about the Eight Honors and Eight Shames to them??

*Eight Honors and Eight Shames: It is a set of moral concepts developed by former General Secretary Hu Jintao for the citizens of the People's Republic of China.

 

The author has something to say:

Author: Look ahead.

Su Wenqing was confused: What's ahead?

Author: Big carnage ahead.

Su Wenqing:......

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