Chapter 1462: Chapter 1465_1
"This lady might not know, right? The bride was living with the groom’s family even before the wedding, so how could they not leave early?" A member of the on-looking crowd spoke up, seeing Yang Chuxia lift the curtain of the carriage, and chattered a few sentences, "There’s no one setting up barriers on the road or asking the groom for red envelopes, so why wouldn’t the procession be quick?"
"Some folks just like to get things done ahead of time, even the wedding chamber was occupied in advance," another woman said disdainfully.
Isn’t this just like the modern saying about getting on the train first and then buying a ticket? Were there really such open-minded people in ancient times? Yang Chuxia’s curiosity was piqued and she casually asked, "Whose wedding is it?"
"Who else could it be? It’s the renowned Young Master Zhang from our town." The person speaking thought Yang Chuxia didn’t know who Young Master Zhang was, and elaborated, "Isn’t it the same young master who brought a vixen home a while ago and caused his principal wife to die of anger? Look, the wife has barely been dead for the fifth seven-day period and he’s already in a hurry to marry the little vixen in?"
With her explanation, how could Yang Chuxia not know who it was?
So today was the day Young Master Zhang married Shen Qiu, and she just happened to have an encounter on this narrow path?
As Yang Chuxia pondered whether to cause some trouble for Shen Qiu, Shen Qiu’s bridal sedan approached where Yang Chuxia was.
Sitting inside the bridal sedan, Shen Qiu naturally couldn’t see Yang Chuxia, but Young Master Zhang could.
Thus, when the sedan came near Yang Chuxia’s carriage, it was stopped.
"Yang Chuxia!" A girlish voice came from inside the sedan, causing Yang Chuxia to break out in goosebumps.
"What? You’re not expecting me to congratulate you, are you?" Yang Chuxia laughed mockingly, "You know, I don’t have many virtues, but I do like to speak the truth. I’m afraid the congratulations I’d offer would not be to your liking."
"Hmph, there’s no need for congratulations!" Shen Qiu said coldly, "I just want to tell you that whether it was in the past or now, I, Shen Qiu, am in no way inferior to you. I have the fine clothes that you have, the jewelry that you have, the beauty you possess, and I lack none of it. I have the servants and maids that you have. You are an officer’s principal wife, I am an officer’s daughter. You have a handsome husband, and so do I."
"Hmm? What are you trying to say?" Yang Chuxia was completely baffled.
"You!!" Shen Qiu was so angry she almost lifted her bridal veil, she had said so much and the other party had no reaction whatsoever.
After taking several deep breaths, she finally said, "I just want to tell you that in this lifetime, you should never dream of surpassing me!"
In those days at Yangshu Village, she had had enough of watching Yang Chuxia live a pampered life adorned in gold and silver. Why? They both came from peasant families. Why was Yang Chuxia blessed with everything she desired?
Why should she, because of her looks, have to hide and run? Why did those men only want her as a concubine and not as a principal wife? Why? Did she look like a mere concubine? Hmph, in this life, she’d rather remain unmarried than be someone’s concubine, but now she had married as a principal wife, finally giving her a sense of triumph. Though the Zhang Family was a family of merchants with slightly lower status, their actions were much more commendable than those of a peasant household.
Listening to her, Yang Chuxia truly wanted to laugh. She was well aware that Shen Qiu had always compared herself to her, but she had not expected it to have gone to such an extent.
Possibly out of a desire to avenge Yang Dayong, she suddenly raised her voice and said, "With all that you’ve said, I must admit there is indeed one thing in which I cannot compare to you."
"What?" Upon hearing that there was finally something she admitted to being outdone by Shen Qiu, she promptly asked.