Chapter 473: The Dark Moonlight Ex-wife of the Number One Scholar 41
Han Ziwen walked to the side of Shen Xinran and narrowed his eyes. There was only a bottomless darkness in his eyes. "I'm dead, and you're still drinking and committing domestic violence?"
Shen Xinran took a step back and forced a smile, "When you go out, you always have to make up an identity for yourself."
Han Ziwen's black eyes burned with anger. "So you lied to me and said you were a stone demon?"
He had asked the Imperial Master for that talisman, so there was no way it could be wrong. So there was only one possibility: Shen Xinran was lying to him, lying to him for five whole years.
Shen Xinran felt a little guilty for some reason, "I was just joking, who knew you would take it seriously."
Han Ziwen looked at Shen Xinran with a dark face, his teeth chattering, "Guo Xi, you are really great. Do you want to go back by yourself, or do you want me to tie you up all the way back?"
Shen Xinran raised her head, looked at Han Ziwen cautiously, and asked tentatively: "Can I not go back?"
Han Ziwen nodded, his tone surprisingly gentle, "Of course."
But after he finished speaking, he handed Shen Xinran a sharp knife and said, "Either you kill me or kill yourself, and then you won't have to go back."
Shen Xinran glanced back and forth between Han Ziwen and Xiaodao, confirming that Han Ziwen was not joking.
Tears welled up in her heart, and she could only push the knife back and said with a stiff smile, "Then I'd better go back."
Tang Yan witnessed all of this and finally figured out the whole story. She looked at Shen Xinran with a hint of shock in her eyes, "Xiaoxi, you've been hiding this from us for so long!"
Shen Xinran smiled guiltily, lowered her head and remained silent.
Tang Yan looked at Han Ziwen and said, "We have always treated Xiaoxi as our younger sister, that's why we let her stay with us. I don't know how the rumor that she is our concubine started spreading in the mansion. You must not take it to heart."
Shen Xinran was secretly proud of herself because she was the one who spread those rumors on purpose. In order to spread the rumors more widely, she even spent twenty taels of silver.
Han Ziwen nodded, "I know, thank you for taking care of her over the years."
Shen Xinran's eyes widened in surprise. He knew? When did he know?
Han Ziwen looked at Ji Houquan and said, "It's getting late. We may have to bother you all night long."
Ji Houquan nodded quickly, "Okay, it's my honor."
The banquet hall of the Ji Mansion was brightly lit and filled with laughter.
Ji Houquan kept toasting Han Ziwen, his face full of smiles, "No wonder I thought Miss Guo had such an extraordinary temperament when I first met her. It turns out she is the wife of the governor."
Shen Xinran sat aside, and couldn't help but admire Ji Houquan's adaptability. You know, although she lived in Ji's house, she and Ji Houquan met only a few times.
Han Ziwen rarely spoke and just focused on eating.
Ji Houquan was chatting and laughing, and he was enough to support the atmosphere of the entire banquet by himself, and he didn't let the place cool down.
As the banquet was drawing to a close, Han Ziwen looked at the attendant beside him and ordered, "Please prepare two pounds of meat and bones for me later."
Just when Shen Xinran was wondering what Han Ziwen was going to do with the meat bones, he heard Han Ziwen add, "Please send it to Hefeng Pavilion for me and give it to Wangcai."
After Han Ziwen finished speaking, he glanced at Shen Xinran and said, "I only fed her for two days, and she already helped me find things. Unlike some people, who can be together for several years and then leave at any time."
Wangcai was very happy to get the meat bone, but Shen Xinran was not happy because Han Ziwen's words were obviously meant for her, and he even said that she was worse than a dog!
A tranquil atmosphere permeated the room, with only the occasional sound of turning pages breaking the silence.
Han Ziwen sat at his desk, his figure looking exceptionally focused in the candlelight. Shen Xinran sat on a chair two meters away from him, ready to pour him tea or water at any time.
Shen Xinran sat there for an hour, not daring to move at all, because every time she moved, Han Ziwen's sharp eyes would sweep over her.
It was not until it was completely dark that Han Ziwen put down the book in his hand, walked to the bed and prepared to go to sleep.
Shen Xinran felt relieved. She stood up and walked out the door. She only heard Han Ziwen ask her, "Where are you going?"
Shen Xinran's body stiffened. She had a premonition that if she said she wanted to go back to Hefeng Pavilion to sleep, Han Ziwen would most likely read a book all night and ask her to pour tea and water all night long.
So, Shen Xinran turned around and said with a stiff smile: "The weather has turned colder, I'm afraid of the cold, I want to get an extra quilt."
Han Ziwen stared at Shen Xinran, his voice calm, "You're not going to run away again while I'm getting the quilt, are you?"
Shen Xinran quickly shook his head and promised: "I won't run away, I won't run away."
Han Ziwen's eyes were filled with turmoil. "Are you sure?"
Shen Xinran nodded vigorously, "Sure."
Han Ziwen raised his thin lips slightly, "Whoever runs is a dog."
Shen Xinran gritted his teeth and repeated, "Whoever runs is a dog!"
Han Ziwen nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, go ahead."
Shen Xinran clenched her fists, wishing she could hit Han Ziwen in the face twice. He actually forced her in this way, but it had to be said that it was very effective.
In the room, the soft quilt exuded bursts of fragrance, but Shen Xinran was used to sleeping alone. She tossed and turned, but couldn't fall asleep.
Han Ziwen's voice rang out in the darkness: "If you can't sleep, we can do something else."
The deep meaning in Han Ziwen's words made Shen Xinran stiffen, and she quickly responded: "I will fall asleep soon."
After saying that, Shen Xinran closed his eyes and counted sheep in his mind.
Han Ziwen was lying on the bed, his body straight, his eyes fixed on the ceiling, as if he was thinking about something.
As he heard Shen Xinran's heavy breathing beside him, he turned around gently and fixed his gaze on her.
Shen Xinran's face looked particularly soft under the moonlight. Her long eyelashes drooped gently, casting two graceful shadows in her eye sockets, trembling slightly with her breathing.
Han Ziwen looked at her quietly, with a complex emotion in his heart. How great it would be if you could be as well behaved when you are awake as when you are asleep.
A faint pale light began to appear in the eastern sky, heralding the arrival of a new day. Shen Xinran woke up from her sleep and found herself lying in Han Ziwen's arms.
Shen Xinran looked at Han Ziwen's profile and sighed to herself: How come this man is so handsome? His well-defined facial features appear even more three-dimensional under the morning light.
Han Ziwen seemed to notice Shen Xinran's gaze, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Chen Xinran was like a disturbed deer. He quickly closed his eyes and tried to pretend that he was still asleep.
Han Ziwen stood up and put on his clothes while saying, "Get up when you wake up. We have to travel today."
Shen Xinran stretched lazily and sat up from the bed. She said casually, "Oh, I just woke up too, so I'm still a little groggy."
Han Ziwen glanced at Shen Xinran and said nothing, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
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