Xianggong, Please Divorce Me!

Chapter 42: Two Matchmakers Run Fast! (1)

When Su Tang was leaving, Zhan Yi was very close and wanted to get out. Xu Qui stared at him, afraid that he would reach out with his hands. 

When he walked to the door, a sudden autumn wind struck. Su Tang sneezed sharply. And just as she lowered her head, the pin holding the bun was loosened, and when she raised her head again, her coiled hair fell.

When Zhan Yi turned around, he found Su Tang scrambling to catch her hair.

Zhang Yi kept his eyes on it for a long time and waited for Su Tang to walk back to the carriage under the opposite tree, and then he looked back, “I found him very beautiful. He looked like a beauty when his hair fell!”

Xiao Mo’s heart that jumped into his throat, was falling back steadily – so obviously, that he thought that the lady had been seen through!

Zhan Yii walked back with a slight smile, then stopped abruptly, eyes wide and said, “Don’t tell me, Brother Su is a woman!”

Xiao Mo’s heart jumped up again – What did you say you came back to do?!

Seeing Xiao Mo’s reaction, Zhang Yi became excited, he patted his head, “No wonder her face is so fair and her hands so thin! It turns out that she is a woman! Ah haha, a fortune-teller told me that I’ll have my peach blossoms this year, but I didn’t expect it to be you. I won’t miss this chance! Ahaha!”

Xiao Mo turned to the sky and thought for a while, and finally decided to go away silently. 

In the coming days, Zhang Yi did not occupy himself in catching thieves and serving justice but went around to the store every day in the hopes of meeting Su Tang. Whenever Su Tang would come, he would offer his courtesy even if he had something to do or not. 

At this moment, Xi Que was very indignant, “My Lady, when I tell you not to come out, please do not come out! You see, that fellow is taking advantage of you! This time it was just the hand, I don’t know what it will come to the next time! You are still too honest for this! Just stay in the house, and leave everything to Xiao Mo!”

Su Tang knew that Xi Que would be going on endlessly if left alone, so she got into the carriage as soon as possible, because other people were waiting in the carriage, she would have to restrain herself. As expected, once Su Tang got into the carriage, Xi Que shut up and sat down on the side while puffing in anger; not saying anything more. 

Xuan Zi saw Su Tang come up and quickly took her hand and said, “I’m going to play, too. It’s not fun to sit in a carriage.”

“You still want to go out! It’s good that I took you out!” Su Tang poked him in the head and saw him look dissatisfied, and said, “You can go out if you want, but we’ll have to change clothes so as to not get identified. But I’m dressed as a man; are you, a man, willing to wear a little skirt and go out as a woman?”

Xuan Zi glanced at the trio of colourful skirts, and finally lowered his head and said nothing. Men dressed in women’s clothing was too shameful!

But Chen Li’s face brightened and she said, “So, I can go out?”

Su Tang waited for her to say these words, she smiled slyly, “No, no. I can’t let you show yourself. You are, after all, still a lady who hasn’t come out of the court!”

After listening to this, Chen Li’s eyes expressions turned complicated, and she pondered for a moment, and asked, “In the morning, My Lady knew that I went there, why …” She paused and did not continue. 

Su Tang smiled more slyly, leaning closer to him: “Honestly explain to you, Eun, isn’t it right?”

Xi Que listened to the whispering between the two, and felt a little uncomfortable in the end, and came over and asked, “Miss, what is it?”

“Children shouldn’t be so nosy!” Su Tang said. 

Xi Que’s eyes opened wide: “Who is a child? Chen Li is as old as me! Why is she the only adult and me a child?!”

“Hee hee, yes, you aren’t a child, so sooner or later, you’ll have to get married!”

When Xi Que heard the word “married”, she began to wilt and shrank back to a corner and stopped talking. 

Chen Li had made a lot of calculations in her mind when the master and servant bickered. She had been in the capital for almost a year, but she had never gone out. Today, she could only sit in the carriage and not go out. If she wanted to walk around like Su Tang, she could only find a lover. At present, there was one such person whom she was indebted for saving her life. Also, that person was good looking, had a high status, and was also a solid and reliable person. 

Chen Li was a wise woman, knowing that she couldn’t miss any opportunity, she mustered her courage to say, “The flowers deliberate, but I’m afraid the waters will be ruthless.”

As soon as Su Tang heard this, she frowned, “Don’t worry about it, I see him look at you, its eighty percent for show!” After speaking and realizing one thing, Vice Admiral Liu was also timid. Grim women dare to take this look!—Well, the guy has a future!

Chen Li thought for a while, said, “Young lady, Chen Li has an impudent request.”

“Let me hear it.”

“I want to meet the Vice-General Liu and ask what he meant. If he doesn’t mean anything, then that will be it!”

Su Tang was dumbfounded when she heard her. Vice General Liu was bold enough, alright, but there was one more person who was even more so. This person was about to leave the matchmaker behind and go out on her own!

After thinking about it, Su Tang said, “I’m afraid it’s inappropriate; anyway, for women who are reserved to meet men in private. 

Seeing Chen Li get disappointed, Su Tang thought for a while and said, “However, we can arrange for a situational encounter!”

When Chen Li heard it, she regained her spirit.

Back at the general’s mansion, Su Tang got out of the carriage and ran to the study to find Song Shi’an. Song had just told Liu Chun about taking it slow on the marriage at this time. The room was pervaded in awkwardness; he frowned, watching Su Tang run-in with her skirt in an unassuming manner. 

Seeing that Liu Chun was also there, Su Tang busied him away, and then went to Song Shi’an and said, “How about it?

You ask ‘this’ as soon as you come back? Song Shi’an was embarrassed, and then he answered: “Hmmn.”

“What do you have to say” Su Tang was asked, filled with interest. 

Song Shi’an calmed down, “Twenty-one, not yet married.”

“Great! I asked Chen Li today and she told me that she has an interest in Liu Chun! So, since the man is unmarried and so is the woman, let’s match them up!”

Song Shi’an squint his eyes and looked at Su Tang who seemed oddly excited to her send her own woman away. 

Su Tang added, “However, our two melons are twisted, and we can’t twist the other melons together. So, I was wondering, should we let these two meet somewhere? Of course, with all the politeness and mannerisms that need to be observed. How about we have them meet by chance? With the tipping moon by the willow tree, two people meeting ‘by accident’ at the back of Cangze, after dusk, and then it happens!’”

Song Shi’an was speechless. What messy thoughts were occupying this woman’s mind?!

Su Tang didn’t have time to pay attention to Song Shi’an worsening expressions and continued: “It’s such a good decision! You go and ask Liu Chun to go meet you by the lakeside tonight to find you, and I’ll do the same with Chen Li and ask her to meet me there. With us two matchmakers, let the two have a pretence to meet each other. It’ll surely end in an overwhelming success! I’ll have to go prepare melon seeds and pastry and hide by the lakeside to watch the show!”

Seeing her talk, without a pause, Song Shi’an blanked out again. And she has all decided? I did not even get to input a word!

And also!

Two matchmakers???

Matchmaker!!!

When Liu Chun entered the door again, he saw the General staring at him with an unkind expression, making him very nervous and putting him on edge. What happened to the General today? 

And when he was about to leave, he heard the General grit his teeth and say, “At nightfall, tonight, come and meet me at the edge of the Cangze!”