Chapter 484 The Palace Maid Wants to Retire (10)

Wen Shichu drove Shi Li away and warned him not to rashly go to Wuyang Marquis's Mansion to propose to her, otherwise she would not agree to develop a relationship with him in the future.

Shi Li had no choice but to urge Wen Shichu to leave Wuyang Marquis's Mansion as soon as possible, and then he returned to his general's mansion unhappily, and then said to the housekeeper dejectedly: "No need to find a matchmaker tomorrow."

The housekeeper was shocked: "Why? General, you finally found a girl you want to marry, why don't you propose marriage?"

"Alas, she asked me to wait a little longer, saying that now is not the right time to propose to her." Shi Li sighed. Didn't he want to marry his wife earlier? It's just that his wife doesn't agree.

"Then when is the right time? I have to prepare the marriage proposal gifts early." The butler asked hurriedly. He was afraid that the cooked duck would fly away and the girl that his general had finally fallen in love with would run away.

"Maybe in a month." Shi Li said, "By the way, go and ask around, what do girls like? I can prepare more for her..."

He used to dislike women for being too pretentious and nosy, and always having infatuated fantasies about him, so there were no female servants in the general's mansion. Now, when he wanted to inquire about what girls liked, no one asked.

But no one is asking, he can just ask Wen Shichu directly! She doesn't let him go to her at night, so it should be okay during the day, right? Thinking of this, Shi Li's eyes lit up.

Wen Shichu had no idea that Shi Li was so thoughtful and had even learned to play tricks on her. Now she had met the third brother of Marquis Wuyang, a dandy young man who had accomplished nothing and only relied on his family to get by.

She never knew that she was so popular. In addition to Shi Li, Wuyang Hou's third brother Li Shouyang also liked her.

Wen Shichu met Li Shouyang by the lotus pond in the backyard. Li Shouyang was in his thirties and looked lazy. He didn't know how he came to the backyard. When he saw Wen Shichu sitting in the pavilion by the pond with a few books, he narrowed his eyes and asked the maid behind him, "Who is the girl sitting in the pavilion? Why haven't I seen her before?"

Upon hearing this, the maid looked into the pavilion and recognized Wen Shichu, and replied in a low voice: "My Lord, that is the auntie that the mansion has invited to teach the girls etiquette and rules. Her surname is Wen."

"Teaching your aunt? It seems you are still a girl? Not married yet?" Li Shouyang asked when he saw Wen Shichu had her hair combed like an unmarried girl.

When the maid heard this, her heart skipped a beat. This Third Master of their family was a lover of beauty and lust. Although he was kept in check by the old lady and his eldest brother, Marquis Wuyang, so as not to cause any scandal, he had many beauties in his backyard. He was always fickle and easily attracted to new things. Now he had fallen in love with Aunt Wen.

Wen Shichu was twenty-five years old. Although she was no longer young in the eyes of people of that era, she was actually in the peak of her physical condition. She was mature and beautiful enough, and her every move showed the charm and flavor that a young girl did not have. Master Li San, who had seen a lot of things, naturally saw at a glance that she was a top beauty.

"Third Master, Aunt Wen just came out of the palace a few months ago, and she probably hasn't had time to settle her lifelong affairs." The maid had originally wanted to mention that Wen Shichu came from the palace, which made Li Shouyang a little hesitant, but she never expected that Li Shouyang would be more satisfied after hearing her words, and said confidently:

"So she came from the palace. How pitiful! She is all alone and helpless at such an old age with no place to go for the rest of her life. Fortunately, I am a man who cherishes women. I will marry her and let her have a place to settle down!"

The maid was stunned and extremely anxious after hearing this. Wen Shichu had a good relationship with these servants and did not treat them as slaves, so she did not want to see Wen Shichu fall into Li Shouyang's hands. Unfortunately, before she could do anything, Li Shouyang had already walked in front of Wen Shichu.

"Miss Wen, what are you doing here? Reading? You are really beautiful and intelligent." Li Shouyang said to Wen Shichu, waving his fan and acting in a romantic and unrestrained manner.

Wen Shichu frowned. She had a good memory and recognized who the person in front of her was. She suppressed her impatience, bowed to him, and said, "I'm just reading some books to amuse myself. Do you want to come to the lotus pond to enjoy the scenery? Then I'll go down first and not disturb your interest."

As she said this she packed up her things and was about to leave. She felt that if she stayed with this pervert for one more second, she would doubt her innocence.

"Hey, don't be in a hurry to leave! The scenery here is so beautiful, why don't you stay and enjoy it with me!" Li Shouyang said with a smile, trying to keep Wen Shichu in a frivolous way.

Wen Shichu's face turned cold and he said, "Third Master, you are joking. How can I stay to accompany you to enjoy the scenery? Third Master, please don't say anything that will cause misunderstanding. It doesn't matter if it ruins my reputation, but I'm afraid that it will be spread that the master of Wuyang Marquis's Mansion is bullying others by taking advantage of his power."

Her words were very impolite, but Li Shouyang was very tolerant of the beauty's temper and said indifferently: "Miss Wen, why are you so cold to me? I was afraid that my coming here would delay your appreciation of the scenery, so I invited you to stay and enjoy it with me. You misunderstood me..."

"It doesn't matter whether it's a misunderstanding or not. I'm not suitable to stay here alone with the Third Master. Bye!" Wen Shichu didn't argue with him and left quickly. She ignored Li Shouyang's calls to chase her. With her fast pace, how could Li Shouyang, a dandy boy with a hollow body, catch up with her?

However, after the beauty left, Li Shouyang did not give up the idea of ​​getting Wen Shichu. He actually went straight to his sister-in-law, the wife of Marquis Wuyang, and told her that he wanted to take Wen Shichu as his concubine.

Mrs. Wuyang couldn't believe her ears and couldn't help asking again, "What did you say?"

"Sister-in-law, I want to marry Aunt Wen. Please help me do that!" Li Shouyang said with a smile, without any shame.

"That's the aunt who raised your nieces!" The veins on Mrs. Wuyang Marquis's forehead kept jumping as she squeezed out a word from between her teeth.

"I know, but what does it matter? She is well-educated, well-mannered and well-mannered. She must be very obedient. Isn't she suitable to be taken into the mansion? And I don't have to worry about her being too ambitious and making a mess in my backyard." Li Shouyang said nonchalantly, and then shamelessly added, "It's a good opportunity to let her teach my concubines the rules and make them obedient and well-behaved. Isn't this a good way to kill two birds with one stone?"

"Don't even think about it. Aunt Wen is from the palace. If she wants to get married, she won't look down on someone like you. You still want her to be your concubine? You're dreaming!" The Marquis's wife snorted. Although she didn't know why Wen Shichu didn't want to get married, she knew that a woman like that couldn't be a concubine. Just look at her usual behavior, generous and clear-headed. How could such a person be willing to be trapped in a corner and compete with others for the wind and jealousy? What's more, Li Shouyang is useless. Wen Shichu must be blind to like him.

(End of this chapter)