Flower Stealing Master

Chapter 401: Fated to Share

”Why are you reacting so strangely…who is that person?” Xia Qingqing kept asking questions along the way.

Song Qingshu just smiled and said nothing, and only answered her, ”You will know after you go and see them.”

Xia Qingqing became even more curious. She followed Song Qingshu into the house, and when she saw Ajiu, she exclaimed, ”Ajiu!”

At this moment, she finally understood why Song Qingshuʼs expression was so strange. The relationship between her and Ajiu…could only be described in one word—rivals.

”This voice is…” Ajiu hesitated slightly, and as she looked at the familiar figure in front of her, her expression changed, ”Qingqing?”

As she was in front of an acquaintance, Xia Qingqing naturally did not need to cover her face anymore, and she took off the veil from her face.

The two women looked at each other, and the room fell into a strange silence.

Song Qingshu coughed twice, breaking the silence in the room, ”Well, donʼt you have anything to ask?”

”Ajiu, why are you here?” Xia Qingqing finally couldnʼt help but ask.

”Qingqing, you and him?” At the same time, Ajiu also asked in unison.

Xia Qingqingʼs face turned red. Even though she had the identity of Yuan Chengzhi’s wife, she was now together with Song Qingshu. Of course, she felt a little embarrassed to face an old acquaintance.

Whatʼs more, Ajiu was her former love rival. In order to compete for Yuan Chengzhi’s affection, they both had multiple clashes in the past. Xia Qingqing felt even more embarrassed when she thought of her past willfulness when she was young.

Song Qingshu could not let Xia Qingqing be despised by Ajiu because of secular ethics, so he quickly told the story of the time when Xia Qingqing went to the Forbidden City to assassinate Kangxi alone in order to avenge Yuan Chengzhi, and was then rescued by him; and how she later sneaked into Prince Baoʼs Mansion for revenge.

Xia Qingqing finally came to her senses, then feeling ashamed and embarrassed, she hurriedly interrupted him, ”Brother Song, stop talking!”

Ajiu never believed that Xia Qingqing would do anything to disgrace Yuan Chengzhi, and judged that Song Qingshu, this evil basta*d must have done something to her as well. He must have bullied her with some dirty tricks. And, after hearing what he said, she finally felt relieved and quietly sighed, ”Qingqing, in the end, when it comes to my feelings for Brother Yuan, I canʼt compare to you.”

Originally, she had also planned to go assassinate Kangxi, unfortunately she was still burdened with the great cause. She knew that attempting an assassination would lead to a silent death, as the hope of success was very slim. In order to one day kill Li Zicheng, Wu Sangui and overthrow the Qing Dynasty, she had to suppress the desire to avenge Yuan Chengzhi. So she continued to run around in the wulin, gathering power in order to restore the Ming Dynasty.

She was carrying too many things on her shoulders, and in the end, she couldnʼt be as wholehearted as Xia Qingqingʼs feelings for Yuan Chengzhi.

Although Xia Qingqing understood that Ajiu had feelings, she was already together with Song Qingshu at the moment. Therefore, she felt uncomfortable upon hearing her compliments. Suddenly she noticed that Ajiu and Song Qingshu seemed very close with each other, and she asked suspiciously, ”Ajiu, you and Brother Song?”

Now it was Ajiuʼs turn to be embarrassed. She was born in a royal family and felt that it was common for men to have three wives and four concubines. She was also prepared to work with other women, such as Zeng Rou to further her beloveds goal and such matters couldn’t cause waves in her heart. However, if Xia Qingqing also got involved with Song Qingshu…it would be just a repetition of her past with Yuan Chengzhi, and he thought of it made her feel dejected.

Ajiu was not prepared to give in this time, not to mention that she had already committed herself to Song Qingshu, so how could she marry another man?

The natural aura of the royal family made her recover quickly, and she said with a smile, ”Qingqing, I didnʼt expect that we would not be able to escape the fate of working together as sisters.”

Xia Qingqingʼs face turned red, and she naturally understood that she was mentioning the past competition between the two. Even now they both fell in love with another man at the same time!

Xia Qingqing couldnʼt help but sigh, ”Ajiu, I wonʼt compete with you this time.”

Song Qingshuʼs expression changed, and Ajiu was also surprised.

He hurriedly took her hand and said, ”Qingqing, I donʼt mind.” Then he added in his heart, ‘In fact, I didnʼt mind back then, but you…’

Song Qingshu held Xia Qingqingʼs hand and angrily said, ”What nonsense are you talking about?”

Although she was used to being intimate with Song Qingshu when they were alone, Xia Qingqing still felt embarrassed in front of Ajiu. So she couldnʼt help but hurriedly retract her hand and murmured, ”Iʼve always told you that I canʼt embarrass Brother Yuan, so I canʼt let outsiders know that Iʼm with you.”

Song Qingshu frowned, ”Ajiu is not an outsider.”

Xia Qingqing stamped her feet anxiously as she thought to herself, ‘What else should I say to make you understand? We can only act like that when the two of us are alone and without any worries!’

Xia Qingqing organized her words, looked at Ajiu and said, ”Ajiu, I will not marry Brother Song in the future. I will remain as Madame Yuan…I just… I just hope you wonʼt mind if I stay with him in the future…”

Song Qingshu finally understood what she meant to say and eased his worries. He had misunderstood that she was going to leave him.

Ajiu was not stupid. She understood Xia Qingqingʼs hidden meaning after thinking about it slightly. She couldnʼt help but glance at Song Qingshu and wondered what was so good about this bad guy that he could make Xia Qingqing willing to be just a lover?

She felt that this would be too unfair to Xia Qingqing. Just as she was about to persuade her, she suddenly understood Xia Qingqingʼs concerns and put herself in her shoes. If she were her, she would definitely not want to remarry Song Qingshu and let Yuan Chengzhi be dishonored after his death.

”Qingqing, Iʼm afraid no one in this world can understand your feelings better than me. I know you canʼt get over the hurdle in your heart, so I wonʼt persuade you anymore. As long as there are no outsiders present, we will treat each other as sisters.”

Ajiu stretched out her hand to pull Xia Qingqing, Xia Qingqing hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to hold her hand. The two women smiled at each other, and their past grudges had long since disappeared over time.

”Haha, this is for the best. I was worried that you two would fight like before.” Right at that moment, Song Qingshuʼs untimely laughter rang out.

”Shut up!!” The two women rolled their eyes in unison.

Xia Qingqing and Song Qingshu had been together for a longer time. So unlike Ajiu, who was a little shy, she quipped back.

After hearing Song Qingshuʼs words, Xia Qingqing rolled her eyes and asked slyly, ”If we really fight, what are you going to do?”

Song Qingshu smiled strangely, ”What else can I do? You canʼt beat me anyway, so Iʼll tap your acupuncture points one by one, take off your clothes and throw you into the bed…hehe, after we are done, you wonʼt be able to beat me. Why can’t I be a bit shameless?”

”You basta*d!!”

Now, not to mention Xia Qingqing, even the always graceful and indifferent Ajiu couldnʼt stand it anymore. She snorted lightly and brushed her sleeves towards Song Qingshu face.

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