The pain in his palms nakedly announced Shen Ruoyan's embarrassing situation.
She raised her hands tremblingly and covered her chest: "I'm going to hit you!"
Lu Jing’s eyes widened, “Chen Ruoyan, you’re crazy!”
"Yes, I'm going crazy!" Shen Ruoyan pulled off the hairpin on her head, and her dark hair slid down like water. "People outside are saying that I, the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, am not even as good as the servants. My legitimate son is mute, and I accepted it. They asked me to adopt a son, and I did."
Tears slid down her face in big drops, like pearls that had broken off the string, crackling and unable to be caught.
"Even if I feel wronged, I'm willing to do it for the Marquis's Mansion. But my Lord, you stayed at Plum Orchid Garden the day before yesterday, and yesterday you were arguing with a flower girl on the street. Today, you're even parading around in the streets with women on both sides... My Lord, how long are you going to humiliate me?!"
Lu Jing is out there looking for girls and girls. Who in Shengjing City doesn't know about this?
She felt really aggrieved as the mistress of a marquis's family!
"If the Marquis wants to take a concubine, as the mistress, I will make arrangements and have her carried in. But the Marquis is so casual, not only slapping me in the face, but also making outsiders laugh at him!" Shen Ruoyan's hands were still shaking slightly, which was enough to prove how much courage it took to say this.
Although Lu Jing is a playboy, he is not stupid. Seeing Shen Ruoyan's tearful face, his anger gradually subsided. "If you have something to say, just say it nicely. Why are you using force..."
He didn't dare to move forward, bearing the red marks on his face. "Your grandfather's birthday is in a few days, and I have to go out for a while. Please draw up a list and I'll deliver it myself."
After he finished speaking, he left quickly without waiting for Shen Ruoyan to speak.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
Chunxi and Qiuye came over worriedly. Qiuye poured a cup of tea on the table next to her and said, "Madam, please have some tea to calm your nerves."
The two of them were really scared just now, and they thought that the Marquis would be so angry that he would fight with the lady!
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Shen Ruoyan took a sip of tea, her eyes slightly dark. As expected, it was affected by this body, and she could actually lose her temper like this.
It seems that after being reborn, my age has gone back.
"I was really scared just now. I thought the Marquis would..." Chun Xi stopped talking halfway. In fact, what surprised her even more was that the lady would actually attack the Marquis!
You know, in the past, the Madam regarded the Marquis as her God, and would never refute a single word he said, always doing what the Marquis thought.
Sure enough, he was heartbroken, right?
"After all, we are husband and wife..." Shen Ruoyan sighed secretly, but he felt relaxed in his heart.
The Wei Dynasty was most averse to the idea of ghosts and gods, lest they mislead the people. If anyone discovered that Shen Ruoyan's inner core had been replaced by someone else, I'm afraid the next time would be the day she was drowned in the pond!
I just couldn't help myself, but luckily I managed to get it back. It seems I need to be more cautious in the future and not take it lightly.
"Chun Xi, go and help me grind the ink. Qiu Ye, bring the warehouse book." Grandfather's birthday is next month, so it's no wonder that Lu Jing would come here on his own initiative.
Shen Ruoyan's grandfather, Shen Mo, was a man of noble character, but the Lishan Academy he founded was a place where many talented people emerged. At least half of the people in the court were Shen Mo's students.
Lu Jing lacked a proper official position and talent, which had caused the Changning Marquisate to become increasingly weak in recent years. If it weren't for Shen Ruoyan's tireless efforts, they would have lost even the basic dignity of maintaining it.
So even if Lu Jing was a playboy outside, he didn't dare to bring anyone into the house. Shen Ruoyan was a soft persimmon, but those people in the Shen family were not so easy to deal with.
“Madam, if the master knew your situation, he would definitely support you.” Chun Xi ground the ink and watched Shen Ruoyan write slowly, as if she had returned to the carefree days in the boudoir.
At that time, Shen Ruoyan was the only girl in the Shen family, and the whole family held her in the palm of their hands.
It's nothing like being in the Marquis' Mansion, toiling away all day and not getting any benefit at all...
Shen Ruoyan smiled and said, "After marriage, one must obey the husband. How can I let my grandfather worry about me again? Don't worry, things will get better in the future."
"But Madam treated the Marquis like this today. I'm afraid that in the future the Marquis will..." Chun Xi knelt down as soon as she finished speaking. "Madam, calm down. That's not what I meant!"
Shen Ruoyan: "Get up, it's not a big deal, don't be startled."
She understood Chunxi's concerns. In the harem, men were women's gods. She had slapped Lu Jing today, so naturally, he would hold a grudge against her. From now on, she could forget about ever receiving Lu Jing's favor again.
But who is she?
The story of the Empress Dowager whipping the Emperor with an iron whip is still talked about by the people. Even the current Emperor grew up under the Empress Dowager's whip!
It's just a slap, just give it to me.
If this really bothers her, it's not impossible to replace this Marquis.
She has always disdained the idea that women have to rely on men for a living. If she believed this, she wouldn't even be able to climb to the position of queen!
Whether it's a man or power, if you want it, you have to fight for it yourself. Fighting for power depends on brains, not men...
The emperor is no more than this, not to mention Lu Jing, who is just an embroidered pillow.
"Don't worry, the Marquis is magnanimous and won't hold it against me." Shen Ruoyan said with a smile.
Even if he wanted to care about it, she would make it impossible for him to do so.
Fortunately, only Shen Ruoyan and two trusted maids knew about what happened last night, and it was not spread out.
As for Lu Jing, he went to the military camp before dawn, probably because he was concerned about his face.
Shen Ruoyan had no appetite in the morning. He moved his chopsticks lightly and asked someone to put it away. Just as he stood up, he heard someone outside shouting hurriedly: "Oh no, something happened!"
"How dare you! What are you shouting about in the mistress's yard?" Qiu Ye stopped the man.
When the man saw it was Qiuye, he shouted even louder, "Sister Qiuye, it's bad, the prince... the prince and the two young masters are fighting!"
"What?!" Qiu Ye was startled and was about to go in to report, but before he could take a step, Shen Ruoyan came out.
"It's just kids fighting, why are you so scared?" Shen Ruoyan looked disdainful.
The rules of the Changning Marquis Mansion are really bad. They are a wealthy family, but they order people around for just the smallest matters, making people laugh at them for no reason.
When she has free time, she will clean it up.
"How did they start fighting? Who started it first? Tell me in detail." Shen Ruoyan asked as he walked, but he didn't seem to be breathing hard at all.
Her calm demeanor also affected the people around her, who gradually calmed down:
"It was Young Master Kang who tried to steal the prince's bamboo flute. The prince didn't want to, so he started fighting with him. Young Master Changchuan tried to stop the fight, but for some reason, he started fighting with Young Master Kang again... When the servants went to separate them, the prince bit Young Master Kang again, and now he's crying in the old lady's yard!"
Shen Ruoyan was amazed when he heard this - it was really lively!
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