Chapter 145 Sounds quite complicated
Yu Wenye smiled and nodded, "It's my wife."
"Greetings, Madam Crown Prince." The woman smiled gently as she bowed towards Shi Jianli and then looked at Ming Yuelin, "Hello, Second Miss Ming."
"Master." The waiter brought over the rouge in a wooden box. He first asked Shi Jianli, then looked at Yu Wenye and the others, "Sir, it's ready. Please take care."
Yu Wenye took the box, glanced at Shi Jianli, and said, "We'll leave first."
"Um."
After the two left, Ming Yuelin said, "Sister-in-law, are you curious about what happened between Master Yu and his wife? I know everything."
"How did you know that?"
"That's what Sister Yu said. Didn't Big Brother Yu intend to promote Yu Wenye, his cousin? After all, they're somewhat related. Sister Yu has seen Yu Wenye quite a few times since she came back. Last year, Yu Wenye got married, and one of her cousins attended. I'll tell you in detail when we get back."
"good."
Because she had to continue to look after the shop in the afternoon, Shi Jianli did not go back, but went to Wuweizhai for lunch with Mingyuelin.
After ordering the dishes and the waiter left, Ming Yuelin asked, "Sister Li, do you want to hear about Madam Yu's story now or wait until we get back?"
Shi Jianli picked up the ice drink on the table and took a sip, "Listen now."
Looking at her eager look, it was obvious that she couldn't wait to share the gossip.
"The young lady Yu's name is Xia Cishu, her father is the Imperial Censor of Engineering, and Yu Wenye's father is the Magistrate of Jing County. Imperial Censor Xia and the Magistrate of Yu County are classmates and good friends, and they have always had a good relationship, so Xia Cishu and Yu Wenye are childhood sweethearts." Ming Yuelin also picked up the cold drink and took a sip.
This year's summer is much hotter than last year's, and it started to get stuffy in May.
"Then why did she become Yu Wenye's concubine first?" Shi Jianli asked.
"Her mother died when she was one year old, and her father remarried. Her stepmother wasn't very kind to her." Ming Yuelin continued, stirring the ice in the bowl. "Later, when Xia Cishu was ten, her father also died."
"So Xia Cishu had no choice but to make a living under her stepmother's care, and her stepmother's younger sister and brother were also hostile to her."
"Xia Jieshizhong is an only child. Xia Cishu has no uncles or aunts to help her. The collateral branches are eyeing the family property and are trying to divide it up openly or covertly. Her stepmother is upset and takes it out on Xia Cishu."
"County Magistrate Yu was grateful for their friendship and helped out from time to time, so Yu Wenye and Xia Cishu saw each other quite often."
"County Magistrate Yu invited the Xia family to his 40th birthday. Xia Cishu's sister fell in love with Yu Wenye and somehow managed to drug him. In the end, Xia Cishu and Yu Wenye ended up together by accident."
"Afterwards, Yu Wenye said he wanted to marry Xia Cishu."
"Yu Wenye is well-educated and is being mentored by his elder brother, the heir of the Marquis of Jining. He certainly has a bright future. Ever since Xia Jieshizhong passed away, Madam Yu has looked down upon the Xia family. She wanted to choose a wife for Yu Wenye from a higher position, but after this incident, Madam Yu was furious and made Xia Cishu a concubine."
"Yu Wenye disagreed, but Madam Yu was determined to marry her son off to a wife who would be beneficial to his career. She made a big fuss and even threatened to commit suicide, so Yu Wenye had no choice but to compromise."
Ming Yuelin held up her chin and looked at Shi Jianli as she spoke, "Later, Xia Cishu became pregnant. Madam Yu tried to abort the child several times, so Yu Wenye sent Xia Cishu home to take care of the baby."
"Fearing that other families would know that she had a concubine's eldest son before her legal wife even entered the family, Madam Yu had it kept a secret, not letting anyone leak a single word, and allowing Yu Wenye to continue choosing a wife. Madam Yu heard that Sister Li had a good reputation and was interested in marrying someone lower than her husband, so she finally handed Yu Wenye's portrait to Second Aunt."
"Then, you and Yu Wenye went to see each other."
"After that, I don't know what method Yu Wenye used to get Madam Yu to agree, and finally got his wish to marry Xia Cishu as his legal wife. It seems that Yu Wenye went to see Brother Yu, but I don't know the details beyond that."
"Sister Yu learned from Big Brother Yu that this matter was related to you, Sister Li. She told me about it a while ago. I thought you didn't care much about it, so I didn't tell you."
After listening to the gossip, Shi Jianli commented: "It sounds quite complicated."
When it comes to other people's affairs, just listen and don't make too many comments.
After lunch, he went to check on other shops for a while, and saw Li bringing Mingyuelin back.
When I woke up after lunch, I saw that Li was a little listless, so I asked the kitchen to make some cherry pastry to cool me down.
Just after taking two bites, she saw Mingzhao walking into the yard. When he saw her, a tender look appeared in his eyes.
Shi Jianli scooped a spoonful of Sushan, waited for him to come to her, handed the spoon to him, and asked with a smile: "Want to eat?"
Mingzhao continued eating, then bent down and kissed the corner of her lips, "I'm going to change my clothes."
A slightly cool kiss fell, and Shi Jianli looked at him and nodded.
After she changed her clothes, Mingzhao sat beside her, took off the hairpin she had originally pinned in her hair, and replaced it with a gold hairpin with gold filigree, pearls, jade flowers and butterflies.
Seeing that she was looking up at him, he gently tapped her eyebrows and said with a smile: "It looks good."
Shi Jianli curved her eyes and put the bowl of ice in his hand, "Your hands are frozen, hold it for me."
Mingzhao was quite pleased with her coquettishness. He held her in his arms with one hand and fed her with a spoon. "How much ice cream have you eaten today?"
She likes to stay cool in the summer and likes to kick off the quilt at night, so I have to cover her up two or three times a night.
"I had a bowl of ice drink at noon." Shi Jianli said honestly.
Hearing this, he fed her two more bites and ate the rest himself.
No more food. Shi Jianli said nothing. After he put the bowl down, she snuggled into his arms, resting her chin on his shoulder. "Next time you have a day off, let's go out and play, okay?"
"Okay." Mingzhao pinched her waist and asked, "What did you do today?"
"I went out to inspect the shop with Sister Lin." She held his hand, "Don't pinch it, it's itchy~"
Hearing her rising tone, Mingzhao couldn't help but kiss her lips, and asked with a low smile: "Why didn't you say you were itchy at night?"
Shi Jianli covered his lips and scolded him: "You are so annoying."
That itch is different from this itch.
Mingzhao chuckled, took her hand in his palm, and nuzzled her neck with his nose, "Madam, you can't say I'm annoying."
"You're just annoying." She tilted her head back and gripped his collar with her fingertips.
Since she designed several sets of clothes for him, he changed them and no longer liked to wear his old clothes.
Listening to her voice that sounded like a scolding and a coquettish tone, Mingzhao did not refute her again about whether he was annoying or not. Instead, he held her neck and put her head in his arms, hugged her and asked her which shops she had visited today. After listening to her talk about the shops' revenue, he tried his best to give her some advice.
Shi Jianli poked the pattern on his cuffs and nodded from time to time.
Listening to his clear voice, she stared into his eyes for a while, then leaned over and kissed his chin, "Okay, you're not annoying."
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