Chunsheng and Situ Nan, two little chubby boys, sat side by side on the threshold. Upon seeing this, they looked at each other and then asked Chu Si in unison, "A what?"
"...N-nothing, nothing." Sure enough, people tend to let their guard down when they're eating something delicious.
Da Zhuang paused in his noodle-mixing motion, but quickly resumed as usual.
His face was covered in hair; his hair, beard, and eyebrows were almost all fused together, making it impossible to discern his expression.
With a "snap," Shen Qiyin broke the fruit in her hand. She took a small bite, chewed, and her eyes were filled with deep thought.
She wasn't surprised that her senior brother used to roam the martial arts world.
As for what the fourth day of the lunar month was referring to as "a line," she had a vague recollection of it.
She had previously gone to the Jingzhao Prefecture to look at the notices, one of which read: "The notorious river bandit 'One Worm' has reappeared in the world, robbing merchants traveling between the two banks of the Qiong River. A reward of five hundred taels of silver is offered for his capture."
There was also a picture of "a worm" on it.
He had bulging eyes, a crooked mouth, buck teeth, and a centipede-like scar on his face.
They are not exactly the same as the person in front of them; in fact, they are completely unrelated.
On the fourth day, fearing they might still be wondering what he had let slip, he quickly changed the subject, saying, "Girl, shouldn't we hurry to Osmanthus Lane? What if they disperse if we go too late?"
"No rush, let's eat first and then go."
This farce won't be so easily quelled.
As expected.
After finishing her meal, Shen Qiyin changed into Sanwa's clothes and then leisurely went to Osmanthus Lane, where she could see from afar that it was crowded with people.
If you get close, you can hear the people around you talking.
"Is the Shen family cursed by some unlucky star? How come these things keep happening one after another?"
"Pshaw, what's with this 'offending Tai Sui' nonsense? What did Tai Sui do to deserve this? If you ask me, it's just that this Madam Shen is a troublemaker. As the saying goes, a virtuous wife brings fewer troubles to her husband. If she were a good person, would the Shen family have ended up like this?"
Master Wu from Qing Tong Academy, who happened to be passing by, immediately retorted upon hearing this: "Hey! What you're saying isn't right."
“A wife serving her father is the same as a subject assisting his ruler. If you think what she says is bad or what she does is wrong, you can simply ignore it. Why blame a woman for everything when something goes wrong?”
"Then, were Master Shen's two concubines, one of whom harmed the mistress and the other of whom had an affair, also forced by Madam Shen?"
"What a complete fallacy!"
After saying that, he walked away angrily with his hands behind his back.
The farce in the courtyard continued.
Shen Cang closed all the gates, but people were still peeking over the wall to watch the commotion. He was furious but to no avail, so he could only vent his anger on Madam Shen.
"Have you made enough of a scene?! Aren't you embarrassed enough already?"
"Shameful?" Madam Shen adopted a "what's the use" attitude: "If even Master doesn't feel ashamed, why should I be?"
"You've even taken a mistress, and the two of you are living together. Now you're afraid of losing face?"
When she arrived, she didn't knock on the door directly. Instead, she pressed her ear against the door to listen to what was happening inside. She was surprised to hear that vixen calling him "husband," and he actually happily agreed!
Pooh!
She's disgusting!
In the past, she would call him "husband" in private, but he said that since they were an old married couple, it sounded awkward. So she could only call him "master" in a proper manner, just like the other concubines.
But to make matters worse, he's now working as a lover for someone else!
"I scrimp and save every penny to take care of everything at home for you, and what do you do? You spend all the money I saved on this bitch!"
Snap—
Shen Cang raised his hand and slapped Madam Shen hard.
"Shut up! Don't you dare talk about Wan Niang like that!" Shen Cang's face was ashen, and he drawled, "Get the hell out of here and go home right now!"
Regardless of whether it hurt or not, Shen Cang's move was enough to intimidate Madam Shen.
She had been afraid of him her whole life, and the only reason she dared to come to his door was because she was so angry with Shen Xiyin that she couldn't care less about anything else.
But his words, "Don't talk about Wan Niang like that," caused Madam Shen to regain her senses and run away from home again.
Wan Niang...
They call each other so affectionately.
Even when she had just married him, he had never called her that tenderly and affectionately.
Jiang Wan's existence was like a mirror that followed her everywhere, allowing Madam Shen to see Shen Cang's indifference and disgust towards her at any time. How could she possibly remain rational under such circumstances?
But Jiang Wan just had to keep moving closer to her!
Jiang Wan stepped forward to help her up: "I don't resent my sister's anger. When we're all alone, I'll let you beat and scold me as you please."
"But if this continues, not only will my husband lose face, but I'm afraid my sister's reputation for virtue will also be ruined."
"It was all your fault, you little bitch, who stirred this up. And now you're blaming me..." Madam Shen suddenly stood up, grabbed Jiang Wan by the neck, straddled her, and started slapping her repeatedly across the face: "You little vixen, I'll beat you to death!"
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