Chapter 018 Secretly Keeping a Concubine

"Who knows? My son is like you, with a very stubborn temper. If he was like me, would he dare to talk back to my wife?"

Meng Suqiu: “…”

Originally a serious question, after hearing him say it, it was really hard to hold back, angry and helpless: "You are already old, can you behave yourself? We are the only child in the He family, I don't care, I have to have a grandson."

He Qi Zhang saw that his wife was really worried, so he coaxed her, "Okay, okay, wait until An'er comes back in the afternoon, and I'll feel out what he has to say."

After hearing what he said, Meng Suqiu let him leave the house.

In the garden, Meng Suqiu sat in the pavilion in the middle of the lake and watched the fish, but she was still thinking about what happened last night.

How angry must An'er be to take Jiang Ming and others out in the middle of the night?

She didn't know if her son was on guard against her, but Jiang Ming and his men were not here today, so she couldn't find anyone even if she wanted to ask around.

Granny Chen poured her a cup of tea and said, "Don't worry, old lady. It's normal for young couples to have quarrels."

"I know that, but I have to know why, right?" Meng Suqiu shook her head. This marriage was originally arranged with much hesitation, and she had some doubts in her heart.

As I was thinking about it, I heard faint voices outside.

"Don't you dare say that again? If you do, I'll beat you up."

"My dear, I am not lying. I saw it with my own eyes. You didn't see it. The master has been angry lately. Maybe the master knows about this."

"You...you have such a bad mouth."

"Miss, I am just speaking up for you. The Prime Minister's Mansion is so well-connected. If the Young Madam's affairs get out, wouldn't you become the laughing stock of the whole capital?"

Outside the garden wall, Liu Yueru's voice could be heard, as if she had just returned from outside, but Meng Suqiu could understand about 70% of what she said.

After the two of them walked away, Meng Suqiu looked up at Grandma Chen and asked, "What do you think?"

"Miss Liu has been constantly improving her skills since she entered the Prime Minister's residence. Madam will surely be able to win her over."

Meng Suqiu saw a leaf floating into the teacup. The taste of the tea would be ruined and it would be undrinkable.

The look of worry at first turned into annoyance.

Although Liu Yueru is not likable, her brother is indeed a loyal and brave minister, and he has a deep brotherly love with An'er. It is natural for him to take care of Liu Yueru.

It was all because she had made a wish earlier that as long as her son got married, she would go to the temple to pray and fulfill her wish. If she had been at home at that time, she would never have agreed to let Liu Yueru live in the prime minister's residence. At most, she would have arranged for her to live in the villa.

In that case, there wouldn't be such a frustrating situation as it is now.

Other people's sons become fathers at around 20 years old, but my son was 26 before he managed to get married.

In the entire capital city, besides He'an, Ji Lingchuan was the only one left.

These two guys are not the kind of people who can make people worry-free.

"Go check on Liu Yueru and see what she's been doing lately. Let her know that I'm checking on Qing Huan."

Mrs. Chen understood: "Yes, ma'am."

After returning to the guest room, Liu Yueru placed the small things she bought on the table, including rouge, powder, hairpins and jewelry. Although these things were beautiful, she felt a little sad to have spent so much money on them.

I couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, the things in the capital are really expensive."

Seeing this, the maid advised: "Miss, you are careful, but you have to know when to do it. When Ruan Qinghuan is driven out of the Prime Minister's residence, you must dress up well. If you can really win the Prime Minister's favor, you will enjoy endless wealth and glory for the rest of your life."

Liu Yueru nodded after hearing this and said, "Just keep an eye on her. The old lady must have heard what we said just now. She will definitely check on Ruan Qinghuan. Once she finds evidence against Ruan Qinghuan, it will be more effective than anything we can say."

If He An knew about Ruan Qinghuan's scandal one day, he would be so angry that he would dunk her into a pig cage. Just thinking about it, Liu Yueru couldn't help but feel proud.

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He'an stayed in the Prince's Mansion until late at night and agreed on a solution for the disaster relief in Lucheng. The matter should have been settled, but neither of them had any intention of leaving.

The prince looked at the two of them, and glanced at Ji Lingchuan, who was flirting with his two wolf legs. Seeing Ji Lingchuan winking at him, he guessed that the problem was with He An: "How about you two stay at the mansion and have dinner before leaving?"

Ji Lingchuan: “…”

What the prince said was too insincere.

He An, however, was not very good at judging the timing: "Okay."

Prince: “…”

Isn't his meaning obvious enough?

He had promised the Crown Princess that he would listen to her playing the piano today, but looking at the time, it was already a little late.

Ji Lingchuan shook his head. Among the three grown men, he was the most principled.

The Crown Prince appears to be serious on the surface, but he is actually doting on the Crown Princess. He An pretends that he doesn't care about his new wife, but God knows why he goes to the parade ground to have some fun in the middle of the night.

Pulling He An out of the Prince's Mansion, Ji Lingchuan was moved with sympathy: "Don't say that you are not nice enough. Let's go, I will buy you a drink."

In the private room on the second floor of Bazhenlou, there was a table filled with delicious food and wine. Ji Lingchuan specially called a girl to play the piano. The melodious piano music paired with the good wine was quite pleasant.

Ji Lingchuan poured the wine and He An drank it with a cold face and said nothing.

Ji Lingchuan scolded, "Look at what you look like now. I've heard of complaining wives, but I've never heard of complaining husbands. Today I've seen it all."

He An picked up the wine cup and drank it all. Ji Lingchuan filled it up for him: "Tell me, what happened?"

He An raised his eyes and stared at Ji Lingchuan for a while, then swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue: "It's okay."

"Between us, you don't have to pretend. We have been friends for so many years. If you really do something embarrassing, I promise to keep it a secret."

He'an still didn't say a word. He drank one cup after another, with Ruan Qinghuan's appearance in his mind.

At this time, the music of the zither stopped, and a voice was heard from outside: "Have you heard? The new wife of the prime minister's mansion dared to secretly keep a lover outside."

"Nonsense! I've heard of princesses keeping lovers, but I've never heard of an official's wife doing that."

"It's true. I heard that he even bought a villa. It's in Osmanthus Alley, East Street."

What the hell?

Ji Lingchuan and He An looked up almost at the same time, but their expressions were different.

Ji Lingchuan's eyes were full of sympathy, while He An's was full of anger.

At this time, you have to say something, otherwise, Ji Lingchuan felt that He An might impulsively kill someone: "Well, these rumors are unfounded, don't believe them easily, don't be impulsive."

He An was thinking, is it true that Ruan Qinghuan was so resistant to being intimate with him because she had someone else in her heart?

When he stood up suddenly, he overturned the table. Ji Lingchuan regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. He should not have brought him here.

How could such a big trouble happen just by drinking?

He An pulled Ji Lingchuan over and said, "East Street, Osmanthus Alley, you remember it, right?"

"Remember, I'll be there right now. Don't worry, I'll assign you to check it out. Don't be impulsive. Do you hear me?"

He An pulled Ji Lingchuan and threw him to the door: "Go quickly."

The anger in her heart grew more and more due to the alcohol. Seeing this, Qin Niang wanted to go forward to comfort him, but He An pushed her away with disgust and quickly returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.