Chapter 14: Climbing the Wall
Are all men in the world like this?
Even if he has many mistresses and has another in his heart, he does not allow others to covet his wife.
Su Luo said, "The Regent is a righteous and noble man. How could he do anything to me? He simply ordered me to improve my weapon."
"That's good." Zhou Yan nodded.
Su Luo changed her mind and said, "Sir, I wonder when my cousin Jiaojiao will give me the 18,000 taels of silver from the sale of the blacksmith shop? Also, my rouge shop, and the money that the prince planned to invest in the Su family, give it all to me before noon tomorrow."
Zhou Yan uttered an "ah" and wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead: "She will give it to you, don't worry, Jiaojiao is not a greedy person."
Su Luo added: "Oh, by the way, the prince said in public that he would give me the inn on East Street as an apology, but it's not necessary..." She brought this up on purpose.
Zhou Yan was too embarrassed to refuse. "Song Xi, don't worry. What I say will be done. I'll go find the deed to the inn."
He turned and left, going to Li Jiaojiao's villa.
Li Jiaojiao, who was having a headache at the moment, asked angrily, "Chunyan, you said the prince stayed in the young lady's room until the evening?"
"Yes..." Chunyan just nodded.
Zhou Yan walked in from outside, looking a little unhappy, "Jiaojiao, you sent someone to monitor my whereabouts?"
Li Jiaojiao suddenly lost her composure, her anger turning into tenderness as she flattered him, "My cousin said he would love me forever, yet he's still in my sister-in-law's room after dark. Jiaojiao..." At the end, her voice was a little sour, and she choked with tears as she said with red eyes, "Jiaojiao, I'm jealous..."
Li Jiaojiao knew clearly that it was useless to quarrel with Zhou Yan or make a fuss with him. She could only be a little jealous and red-eyed gently to make the man feel sorry for her without appearing too jealous.
Sure enough, Zhou Yan took her into his arms and patted her back: "Although she is my wife, your position in my heart will not be shaken."
"That's good." Li Jiaojiao hummed softly.
She said that it was okay, but what she was thinking in her heart was that there were as many scoundrels in the world as grass. She promised so, but in reality it was another matter. She could not guarantee that Zhou Yan only loved her, but she could... destroy all the women around Zhou Yan.
"By the way," Zhou Yan asked softly, "where are the banknotes you used to sell the blacksmith shop? And the one from the rouge shop, give them both to me."
Li Jiaojiao's hand trembled, and she almost forgot about it. Her face gradually turned pale, and her mouth became a little dry.
Seeing that she was silent, Zhou Yan noticed something was wrong and frowned, "Jiaojiao? Where's the stuff?"
Li Jiaojiao was completely speechless. She opened her mouth but couldn't find the words to make up for it. She just said, "I...um..."
"You used it?" Zhou Yan let go of her and stood up. Li Jiaojiao, nestled in his arms, nearly fell to the ground. Zhou Yan looked at her in disbelief. "That's over ten thousand taels of silver, enough to buy several houses. And you actually used it?"
"I..." Li Jiaojiao bit her lip and said tearfully, "Cousin, please don't be so mean to me. I am in a bit of trouble, otherwise I wouldn't..."
She couldn't come up with that kind of money anyway! It's easy to eat, but it's not that easy to spit it out!
At that moment, Zhou Yan was a little angry and loudly accused Li Jiaojiao: "You first said that the shop was robbed by the Regent, and then found out that you sold it. You said you took the silver, and now you say you spent it? Jiaojiao, how could you lie? You never lied before!"
Li Jiaojiao quickly stood up, picked up her son, and came to Zhou Yan: "Cousin, I had a hard time getting pregnant before, so I used..."
Looking at the mother and son, Zhou Yan was pent up in anger, but he didn't want to listen to Li Jiaojiao's explanation. He threw his sleeves and left, saying, "It's spent. There's no need for so many excuses. Forget it. I'll go get my own money to make up for it."
"What?" Li Jiaojiao asked subconsciously, "How could my cousin use his own money to give to my sister-in-law?"
Zhou Yan's foot suddenly stopped, and Li Jiaojiao bumped into his back. He turned around and said, "You know, that's your sister-in-law. What's wrong with giving my money to your sister-in-law?"
This sentence made Li Jiaojiao so angry that she almost fumed, even had tinnitus, and her face turned pale, but she could not vent her anger at all.
She used all her strength to suppress it! She forced out a pale smile, knowing that Zhou Yan was angry, so she said obediently: "Cousin is right, actually Jiaojiao thinks so too..."
Zhou Yan nodded, turned and walked out.
Today, he was a little disappointed with Jiaojiao. It was not a small amount of money, enough for an ordinary family to live on for most of their lives, but since it had been spent, there was no point in asking where it went. He was not that stingy.
But in my memory, Li Jiaojiao was always innocent and kind, and would never lie like she did today.
But thinking back to how Jiaojiao lied today, so naturally... Zhou Yan couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Jiaojiao had always been flirting with him before? He just didn't notice!?
Never mind. He is not such a petty man. Men should be open-minded. Even if he lied before, it is all in the past. I believe Jiaojiao will not do this again in the future.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yan went back to his room to look for the land deeds and savings and gave them to Su Luo.
Looking at the pile of banknotes on the table, Su Luo raised her eyebrows slightly, curled the corners of her lips, and looked at Zhou Yan steadily: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely get my money back in a month."
"Okay, of course I believe you." Zhou Yan never doubted the Su family's business practices.
It was already late at night. The night-blooming cereus was quietly blooming outside, and the moonlight cast a silvery light on the ground. Zhou Yan was sitting in the main courtyard drinking tea, while Su Luo, wearing a faint aqua-blue bellflower gown, was sitting slightly at the doorstep, her snow-white hands slowly waving a peony round fan, her beautiful eyes, dreamy and bright, were looking at him quietly.
Zhou Yan picked up the teacup and shook it, then turned sideways to avoid her sight. He wondered, if she asked him to stay and consummate the marriage, how would he preserve his integrity for Jiaojiao and reject his new wife? While he was pondering this, he and Su Luo spoke at the same time: "I won't stay—"
"Your Highness, why aren't you leaving yet?"
"?" Zhou Yan thought he had misheard. The next moment, he quickly stood up and realized that she was trying to chase him away?
Su Luo smiled and said, "The prince doesn't like me, so he won't stay in the room. But it's getting late now, and I need to rest."
For a moment, Zhou Yan was very embarrassed. He snorted in his heart, but said, "Okay, I won't disturb your rest. It's better for you to rest early. Resting early will nourish your brain." After that, he walked out incoherently.
Looking at Zhou Yan's hurried steps, Su Luo sneered, turned around, and saw a ghost-like guard standing in the room. Was it... Chen Song with a knife?
Isn't this the Regent's guard?
The Regent... is here too?
Su Luo was startled and patted her pounding heart. Sure enough, when she just walked into the room, she saw a man with a golden unicorn armor carved on his shoulder sitting in front of the table. He looked bold and unrestrained, and exuded domineering aura. He held a cup of Biluochun in his hand, shaking it slowly. He nodded and took a sip, then raised his eyes to glance at her and circled around her meaningfully.
"Yun Ran, go close the gate quickly and guard outside. If anyone wants to come, inform them in advance and tell them that I'm going to bed." Su Luo whispered anxiously.
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