Chapter 82 My husband is disobedient, let's find another one!
The Marquis of Zhenguo's Residence.
The next day.
It was nearly noon.
Shen Yancai returned to the Shen residence.
Madam Li greeted him with a gentle smile: "Husband, you're back. Have you had lunch yet?"
Shen Yan paused for a moment at the doorway.
He did not answer her question immediately.
He didn't even take off his cloak and place it in Li's hands as usual.
His eyes swept straight across Li's calm and composed face.
This face.
Shen Yan watched it for over ten years.
From the shy sweetness of newlyweds to the dignified and virtuous demeanor after taking charge of the household, and then to the estrangement and theatrics of recent years...
Today, the Li family remains the epitome of gentleness, kindness, respect, frugality, and humility.
But he keenly sensed a hint of hatred hidden beneath that perfect mask.
Shen Yan's gaze paused slightly.
Then it became clear...
The hesitation and struggle of the past few days were gone from his eyes.
Instead.
It's a desperate act born of burning one's bridges!
A kind of cold hardness that tears away the pretense of warmth.
Li's heart skipped a beat.
She had a premonition that something she least wanted to face was about to happen...
Shen Yan silently entered the house with Madam Li.
Then he walked to the head seat and sat down.
The Li family, with great perceptiveness, poured tea and served it to her.
But Shen Yan didn't take the teacup at all; his fingers tapped the cold tabletop with a restless rhythm.
Every sound struck Li's heart!
Shen Yan lowered his eyes, seemingly trying his best to find the most "appropriate" words to minimize the impact that was about to follow.
But the words that finally came out were direct and abrupt: "Madam, I have something to explain to you today."
Shen Yan raised his head, but just as his gaze was about to meet Li's eyes, he avoided her probing look.
His voice was deep and solemn, even carrying a hint of warning: "I want to take a concubine."
Even though I was mentally prepared.
But when Li heard those words spoken by Shen Yan himself, she still felt dizzy.
Her face paled slightly, and her voice trembled almost imperceptibly: "Taking a concubine? I wonder... which family's woman has my husband chosen?"
Shen Yan seemed surprised that she would be so "calm".
I was stunned for a moment.
The man's tone then softened and became proud: "She is not a daughter of an official, but a refugee. However, she is gentle, understanding, and her talent is no less than yours. Today, I have brought her back to the mansion and temporarily placed her in the west courtyard."
They've been brought back to the manor!
They've been brought back!
Li felt a sweet, metallic taste rise to her throat.
And they even said their talent was no less than hers?
Shen Yan was comparing her, a noblewoman, to a vagrant.
Li felt utterly insulted!
And there was also the practice of taking concubines...
He acted first and informed us later!
They didn't even give her the most basic respect, or the opportunity to discuss things with her!
He brought the person back directly.
It was placed in the west courtyard, very close to the study!
You need to know.
When Li first married into the family, she also wanted to live in the west courtyard.
But what Shen Yan said at that time was: "The west courtyard is very close to my study, and I'm afraid you'll disturb me while I'm handling official business!"
now.
Shen Yan didn't mind that his newly acquired concubine was bothering him.
So, a relationship of more than ten years couldn't compare to that of a refugee.
What did Shen Yan take Li Shi for?
An eyesore or a stumbling block?
A decoration that can be easily fooled?
Her forbearance these past few days.
Her plan.
Her compromise.
At this moment, it all becomes utterly ridiculous and self-righteous!
Li originally thought that as long as she did well enough and was virtuous enough, she could win back his heart, which was gradually drifting away...
Looking at it now...
All of this was just wishful thinking on my part.
She stared intently at Shen Yan, and a murderous intent suddenly arose within her!
From childhood to adulthood, Li had always gotten whatever she wanted.
From birth, she was pampered by her family; everyone doted on the Li family's only baby girl.
At the age of ten, she was already a noble lady throughout the capital, and her talent and reputation were no less than those of Liu Yu today.
She experienced a misfortune when she was thirteen, but then met her father, who loved her dearly.
Although he was nominally exiled.
But the Li family was still pampered!
Moreover, her life in the Qian family was no worse than it was in the Li family.
Because her father was rich and loved her.
Not only did they promise to be together for life, but they also gave each other the stars and the moon whenever they wanted.
At the age of twenty-three.
After Shen Yan's ex-wife passed away, she naturally became Shen Yan's stepmother.
From the moment she entered the house, she began to monopolize Shen Yan's affections every night.
Under her suppression, the two concubines never served Shen Yan again and were even driven out of the Shen residence.
At the age of twenty-six.
She gave birth to Shen Yan's only son, thus securing her position in the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion.
Even the two daughters left by Shen Yan's ex-wife treated Li Shi with the same filial piety as their own mother.
It is precisely because his life has been too smooth.
Li Shicai could not accept the failure.
That's when she developed the intention to kill Shen Yan.
There's a saying: "The deeper the love, the deeper the hate!"
On the other side.
Shen Yan was still waiting for Li's reply.
"Alright. Everything is up to my husband." She said with a smile.
But the cloying sweetness emanating from Shen Yan, which carried the scent of another woman, stung her very soul.
She swallowed back that bloody, desperate feeling, her throat aching from swallowing.
Mrs. Li agreed so quickly.
There has been no blame or questioning yet.
This made Shen Yan feel quite guilty.
He wanted to explain something to Mrs. Li...
But Li Shi didn't look at Shen Yan again.
She turned around resolutely, her back straight, even carrying an almost tragic and proud demeanor.
Step by step.
They moved very slowly but with extraordinary determination, heading in two directions opposite to Shen Yan's.
The afternoon sun cast Li's lonely shadow long, very long...
But Li looked up at the sky and smiled.
Since her husband has already betrayed her and is out of her control, she'll find another one.
Anyway, it's not like this is the first time she's changed husbands.
This thought deepened the smile on her lips...
Since there is no such thing as eternal and unchanging affection in this world?
Perhaps there is...
But she had already missed that person!
Since she couldn't win Shen Yan's love, she decided to seize power, status, and wealth.
The Chinese New Year is almost here.
Shen Xiao also returned from the border.
Li Shi turned her head slightly, her gaze passing over the many courtyards, and saw the figure that always hid in the shadows—Shen Xiao, Shen Yan's half-brother.
She had already noticed it.
This seemingly taciturn man.
Every time I saw her, a barely perceptible fervor would flash in her deep eyes.
Moreover, Shen Xiao has never liked Shen Yan, his eldest brother who was born of the main wife.
She also didn't get along with her stepmother, Madam Shen.
Even Shen Xiao's wife was an illegitimate daughter chosen by Old Madam Shen.
He disliked it very much.
Shen Xiao felt that Old Madam Shen was humiliating him!
After all, even if he was a son of a concubine, with the status of the Marquis of Zhenguo's mansion and his merits, he was qualified to marry a legitimate daughter!
But unfortunately, Madam Shen chose such a disreputable woman for him.
It was as if it was constantly reminding him: "Even if you have made great contributions in battle, you are still just a son of a concubine. You can never compete with Shen Yan in this lifetime."
These factors.
This conveniently allowed Li to seduce her brother-in-law.
The smile in Li's eyes deepened.
Actually, she also disliked Madam Shen very much.
Before she gave birth to Shen Yan's only son, she had suffered a lot of mistreatment from this old woman!
The Li family wanted revenge.
She wanted to make Shen Yan pay for his betrayal, and to let the always aloof Old Madam Shen taste the bitterness of falling from grace.
She wanted them all to know what would happen if they offended her, the Li family.
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