Chapter 514 Spoiled and Willful Wife VS Cowardly and Fearful Husband 6

Just as Jiang Zhiyi broke the pastry in her hand into small pieces, the old turtle stretched its neck to take a bite. The sound startled her so much that her hand trembled, and all the crumbs fell into the water.

The old turtle thrashed about, stirring up murky ripples on the water's surface.

She looked back and saw a woman in a pale yellow dress walking out from around the corner of the path.

Her eyes were fixed on Jun Yu, with faint tears welling up in the corners, making her look very fragile.

Jun Yu subconsciously took half a step back to Jiang Zhiyi's side, the hem of his black robe brushing against the corner of her skirt.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhiyi simply took his hand, while still holding a whole piece of pastry in her other hand, and gently shook it.

"Brother Yu." The woman lifted her skirt and hurried forward. When she looked up at Jun Yu, her eyes sparkled, but the moment she caught sight of Jiang Zhiyi, she seemed to realize the presence of others and covered her mouth, exclaiming softly, "This must be my sister-in-law, right? She's so beautiful, even more beautiful than people in paintings..."

Jiang Zhiyi smiled faintly, slowly stroking the bracelet on her wrist.

Before the woman could finish speaking, a piece of pastry suddenly fell from above, landing right in front of her embroidered shoes.

Upon seeing this, the old turtle burst out of the water with a splash and opened its mouth to eat the pastry.

The splashing water landed right on the woman's skirt.

She let out a sharp scream, staggered back a few steps, and almost fell to the ground.

"It really is greedy." Jiang Zhiyi suppressed a laugh and turned to look at Jun Yu.

The tone suggested a sense of helplessness regarding the old turtle's actions.

Although she had deliberately used pastries to lure the old turtle, she now looked completely innocent, as if it were all an accident and had nothing to do with her.

The woman looked down at the water stains on her skirt, her eyes instantly filling with tears. "Brother Yu, I..."

“This old turtle is too naughty.” Jun Yu interrupted her directly, subtly pulling Jiang Zhiyi behind him. “After raising it for so many years, it’s the wildest of them all.”

After he finished speaking, he prepared to have the maid hand a handkerchief to the woman, but Jiang Zhiyi took out a handkerchief embroidered with twin lotus flowers from her sleeve first and handed it over with apparent concern.

“Come, wipe yourself dry. This pond is full of fallen leaves year after year, the water is filthy, smelly and stinky. The other day, Granny Zhang’s little granddaughter just got a little rainwater on her legs and developed a large rash, it hurt terribly, and several doctors couldn’t help. If you don’t dry yourself off in time, it might get infected and fester, don’t delay…”

As soon as Jiang Zhiyi's handkerchief touched the woman's fingertips, she quickly withdrew her hand as if disgusted, as if it were stained with something dirty.

The woman was displeased, but she could only suppress it, biting her lip and forcing a smile. "Thank you, sister-in-law. It's just that I'm sorry to trouble you. I grew up by the water, so this little bit of moisture is nothing to me."

Jiang Zhiyi ignored her.

"You naughty thing, look how scared you've made me."

She turned around, took a few more pieces of pastry from the plate the maid was carrying, and threw them forcefully into the distance.

"You're always causing trouble. If you act recklessly again, I'll have your tortoise shell dyed yellow. I'll also replace all your favorite pastries with withered, rotten vegetable leaves, and see if you dare to cause any more trouble then."

The old tortoise, of course, couldn't understand her words. It wiggled its limbs and slowly crawled toward the pastries.

The woman wasn't stupid; she glanced down at her pale yellow dress and understood perfectly what Jiang Zhiyi meant.

She was about to speak.

Suddenly, Jiang Zhiyi staggered and fell backward. Jun Yu instinctively reached out and caught her around the waist.

"Careful!" Before he could finish speaking, the person in his arms pressed against him softly, "Husband, I feel so dizzy."

Jiang Zhiyi looked up, her almond-shaped eyes veiled with a thin layer of mist, her hands clutching his clothes.

Jun Yu frowned and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Everything was fine just a moment ago, how did it suddenly turn into this?

Jiang Zhiyi caught a glimpse of the woman's suddenly pale face out of the corner of her eye, and deliberately lowered her voice, drawing out the last syllable in a soft and sticky tone, "You must have been exhausted last night... It's all your fault for staying up so late..."

The voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear, and the fact that the words were only half spoken made them all the more thought-provoking.

The maids around them, who were inexperienced in such matters, lowered their heads in embarrassment, yet couldn't help but steal glances at each other.

Junyu now understood that she was saying that on purpose.

Although nothing happened between them last night, they still slept in each other's arms in an intimate manner.

When I woke up this morning, she was still lying in my arms, her clothes half-undone, her face flushed...

Jun Yu noticed that the maids and servants around him were all looking at him, and coughed a few times in embarrassment, "Don't talk nonsense."

Although they are all trustworthy people in the Jun family, it would still have a bad impact if word got out.

Seeing the intimate actions between the two, the woman tightened her grip on the handkerchief, her face turning pale and then red. Suddenly, she curtsied and said, "I won't disturb you any longer, sister. I'll go back to my room and change my clothes."

As she turned, her embroidered shoes slipped on the bluestone slabs. She glared resentfully at the old tortoise that was happily eating, and disappeared at the end of the corridor.

As Jiang Zhiyi watched her turn and leave, she seemed like a completely different person, and pushed Jun Yu away.

She then casually tossed the water-stained handkerchief in her hand to the maid, saying, "Take it to the laundry room carefully, don't get my things dirty."

Seeing this, Junyu didn't know what to say.

Suddenly, Jiang Zhiyi frowned and glared at him, demanding, "Explain. Didn't you say you've never had concubines or maids in your household? Then who is she?"

During the morning tea ceremony, Li Jingxian mentioned that he had never had any women around him before...

Jun Yu never expected her to be so jealous. He replied, "This is my distant cousin, Li Rou'er. She has a pitiful background. After her father was convicted, her family fell into poverty, and now she is all alone, destitute and helpless. So my mother took her in..."

Jiang Zhiyi sneered and said, "Keep her under your nose so she can be your concubine in the future?"

Junyu frowned, his temple throbbing slightly at her words. “Of course not! Mother is already helping her find a husband. Not long ago, she even said she would send over the birth chart of the Wang family’s son… I only have a brother-sister relationship with her. We’ve barely even exchanged a few words.”

Even his brotherly affection for Li Rou'er was only out of consideration for his mother, Li Jingxian.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask my mother or check the servants in the mansion to see if I have ever spent time alone with her."

Jiang Zhiyi stared at him, not seeming to be lying, and warned, "If I find out you're involved with other women, I'll turn you all into snacks—fish food!"

At this moment, the old tortoise poked its head over again, staring longingly at the few remaining pastries on the maid's plate.

Jiang Zhiyi grabbed the remaining pastries from the plate and threw them forcefully at Jun Yu, sending golden crumbs flying onto his black robe.

The old turtle seemed to sense the danger as well, and almost instinctively, it immediately retreated into its shell.

"Hmph!" Jiang Zhiyi turned and left.