Second Lady also had a story to tell about Shang Xirui. When chatting alone with her husband, second Madame mentioned about this story several times to him. Every time, there was a slight difference to the original version but basically, the core of the story was the same.
It was said that when Shang Xirui was a still in Pingyang, he fell in love with Jiang Menping, his senior sister in the group. She was a singer who was paired with Shang Xirui in the 'shuiyun tower' They were quite famous in Pingyang at that time.
Later, Jiang Menping who was always with Shang Xirui, fell in love with Chang Zhixin, the third son of the Chang family in Pingyang.
The Chang family is a large household so the internal strife within the family is also very tight with brothers using various means to fight over family properties. Even though Chang Zixhin was not the son of the first wife, he was still able to get a lot of money. When his father was about to die and was on his sick bed, he was able to get a few gold bars from him and leave with Jiang Menping.
Unexpectedly, when Mr Chang was dying, their secret relationship was exposed by wicked hearted people in the group and this news soon reached Shang Xirui's ears.
When Shang Xirui found out, he was furious and shouted at Chang Zhixin from the theater door. This incident gave the Chang family brothers a reason to blackened Chang Zhixin in front of the elders of the family.
They even went to the newspaper office and put out the story revealing that the Third Master of the Chang family fell in love with an Opera performer not forgetting to add some vulgar stories to spice things up. This incident made the Chang Patriarch angry and as soon as the old man died, they chased Chang Zhixin out of the Chang family household on the ground that he had tarnished the family name.
But Chang Zhixin was unable to leave Jiang Menping and deny her so he did not hesitate to recognize her and left the Chang family household with nothing but the clothes he wore on his body.
On the other hand, Shang Xirui who was annoyed at seeing Jiang Menping and Chang Zixhin together used every means available to expel her from Shuiyun Tower, even from Pingyang. Not long after, Chang Zixhin married Jiang Menping and left the City while Shang Xirui followed the local warlord Zhang Dashui, in Pingyang, his status equivalent to that of a concubine.
Less than a year later, Zhang Dashui and Cheng Meixin's husband Commander Cao fought. Zhang Dashui died after losing the battle. Afterwards, Shang Xirui was taken by Commander Cao as a lover. He also brought all the members of shuiyun tower from Pingyang to Beiping.
This version of Second Lady was much more detailed and complete. Second Lady was a good woman so she told the story without any feelings of malice. Regardless of whether the facts were true or not so her version was more objective than others.
She only commented. "A man and woman get married because they love each other. As a junior brother, he shouldn't fall in love with his senior sister. He dares to break the rules and make a fuss."
When Cheng Fengtai was in school, he had heard many stories about lovers eloping and the romantic fantasies within them so he admires Chang Zhixin and Jian Memping's love story. In this story, Shang Xirui is the antagonist character needed for creating drama conflicts but for the sake of plot and a happy ending for the couple, the role of the antagonist had to be rather pitiful.
Cheng Fengtai asked. "Is this Jiang Meng Ping so beautiful for two men to fight over her?"
Second Lady looked at him bitterly. "Beautiful? She's the most beautiful woman in all of China, unfortunately she already has a husband"
Cheng Fengtai leaned back, propped up his hands and said. "Tsk... what a shame... what a shame"
Second Lady raised the spittoon beside her. Cheng Fengtai laughed and immediately took the cigarette stick that Second Lady was holding before pushing his wife into bed.
The smell of cigarettes was also left on Cheng Fengtai's body mixing with the scent of his perfume which he had bought from France. Second Lady who was lying in his arms smelled this scent and immediately softened.
Cheng Fengtai's lips rubbed against Second Lady's cheek as he said with a smile. "What a shame, Second master also has his master. Second Lady!"
As he spoke, he stared carefully at Second Lady's face. "I can't believe Jiang Meng Ping is more beautiful than my own wife. My wife has nice white skin, but she has to hide it because there are many bad people out there"
Second Lady also looked carefully at Cheng Fengtai's face. Her husband was very handsome posessing white milky skin with long and thick eye lashes. When eyes see him with his smile, every woman's cheeks would turn red and her heart would beat uncontrollably.
After so many years of marriage, Second Lady was still unable to get used to him. Only watching him for half a minute and her entire body would feel hot.
He was her little man. Handsome, caring, a sweet talker. He is the standard play boy. Fortunately, Cheng Fengtai is not bad hearted. He is diligent, hard working, cared for his family and is a good husband.
But Second Lady's heart still couldn't be at ease because she could read her husband's temperament. Cheng Fengtai is like wind and rain. He follows his heart freely. When he's in a happy mood, if asked, he doesn't hesitate to change his son's diapers but if in a bad mood, he was capable of killing someone. It was precisely in this that his charm lies.
Second Lady still remembers like yesterday. She had known since she was a little girl that she had fallen in love with the young master of the Cheng family in Shanghai. When young Master Cheng was 17 years old and she was 22, she had hopes of marrying him but the Cheng family refused the proposal from her family due to their different upp bringing. For Miss Fan, this was a heavy blow. No matter how the outside world changed, she remained an old maid without a husband.
Her family wanted to set up with another family but she swore by her woman's hair bun she would become a spinster with all her heart.
After a year had passed, the Cheng family suddenly sent another letter. It was an urgent request asking her to come to Shanghai. At that time, Ms Fan had been discouraged and wasn't interested in marrying young master Cheng anymore but she still went to Shanghai just to see how he looked like now.
On that snowy day, she came to the Cheng family residence sorrounded by her servants. The Cheng family house is a Western style house with a garden and a water fountain near the gate. All the maid clothesline were in the western style. This house was like another world, a world that didn't suit her.
Miss Fan stared at the statue of a naked boy in the garden when the front door of the house suddenly opened. A very handsome white teenager ran out. The teenager wore a thin sweater and looked excited to see her.
Cheng Fengtai looked at her for a long time in the snow. Snow flakes piled up on his eye lashes as though he had just cried and had no time to wipe his tears. Snow white skin and snow white eyelashes. He looked like a sculpture.
Suddenly, he showed a small smile and said. "Miss...."
At that moment, Miss Fan drove away all her heart aches and became second Lady bringing half of her house to Cheng Fengtai, had children from him and took care of the family.
Cheng Fengtai was in debt to Second Lady and he had to pay this debt for the rest of his life.
........
While unbuttoning his shirt, Cheng Fengtai whispered to Second Lady. "Let's make the most beautiful little girl in all of China."
Second Lady's cheeks blushed drunkenly as she scolded her husband gently, "Damn you"

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