Chapter 52: Let Chen Shuwei be your concubine
"Your actions today truly disappoint me." Li Jue shook his head and sighed, "I don't like unreasonable women. Sister Shuwei, when you return, you should study more of 'Rules for Women' and 'Precepts for Women' and cultivate a gentle and considerate character."
"All men in the world like gentle and considerate ladies."
Seeing that Li Jue's nonsense wasn't enough and he was trying to teach him a lesson, Shen Shuwei showed a sarcastic smile on his face, "Did I not speak clearly enough, or did Master Li not hear clearly?"
"You and I are strangers with no connection. What do I need your preferences for? As for your preference for a gentle and considerate lady, the "Rules for Women" and "Precepts for Women" should be sent to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion for Miss Chu to study more. What does it have to do with me?"
Li Jue was stunned by Chen Shuwei's words. After seeing the unpretentious indifference and alienation in Chen Shuwei's eyes, he felt indescribable panic and resentment in his heart.
He was about to try to persuade her, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a figure walking out of the shop. He gritted his teeth and left for the time being.
Zhao Yun lifted the beaded curtain and walked out, and the strings of copper bells hanging under the eaves jingled and rang crisply.
After seeing the figure fleeing not far away, the smile on Zhao Yun's face faded a little.
It's as omnipresent as a buzzing fly, which is really disgusting.
Zhao Yun retracted his gaze, walked to Shen Shuwei's side, reached out and pinched her face, and curled the corners of his lips in Shen Shuwei's surprised gaze, suppressing a lot of the malice surging in his chest.
"What's wrong with you, girl? Is there something dirty that bothers you?" Zhao Yun asked knowingly.
Shen Shuwei helplessly raised his eyes and glanced at Zhao Yun, "Jing Yin, let go."
She had discovered that Jing Yin was usually a gentleman, always calling her "young lady" and never overstepping the boundaries. But when he got mad, he loved to rub and pinch her face, as if he were playing with a beloved toy.
Shen Shuwei didn't like it, so she didn't intend to spoil him.
"Snap." The back of Zhao Yun's hand turned red. He paused, his eyes slowly narrowed, and he released the hand that was pinching Chen Shuwei's cheek.
If Chengfeng were here, he would definitely make Chen Shuwei retreat.
Suddenly Zhao Yun chuckled, took Shen Shuwei's hand and placed it on his face, his eyes clear and innocent, "Miss, you can pinch it back, I will never say no."
Meeting Zhao Yun's smiling gaze at him, Chen Shu raised his eyebrows slightly. He felt that even if she slapped him, he would still smile.
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Li Jue fled in a hurry. After returning home, he tossed and turned, his mind filled with thoughts of Shen Shuwei's smiles and frowns in the past.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was because he had taken Xinrou shopping openly today that made Shen Shuwei jealous and angry. She felt that he was not keeping his engagement, so she deliberately went against her to attract his attention.
Sister Shu Wei loves him so much. As long as he comes to her house tomorrow to apologize and say a few soft words, she will definitely return to her previous attitude towards her.
When the time comes, he will marry Xinrou first, and then have a good talk with his mother to take Shuwei in as a concubine.
Li Jue felt itchy when he thought of Shen Shuwei's cold and detached face, which was only willing to smile like melting ice and snow in front of him.
As the autumn examination was approaching, Shen Shuwei compiled several poems and essays that Shen Heng considered to be outstanding, and planned to compile them into several copies and submit them to several examiners and dignitaries.
After organizing his poems for the whole morning, Chen Shuwei rubbed his dizzy head and prepared to go out for some fresh air to see if the peddler selling goods on the street had come today. Jing Yin and A Yang both loved his malt candy.
When the slightly excited voice of "Sister Shuwei" sounded, Shen Shuwei was not able to come back to her senses for a moment. When she turned her head and saw Li Jue standing at the end of the alley with a happy look on his face, her brows knitted slightly.
Li Jue seemed not to notice the indifference on her face. He strode towards Shen Shuwei and reached out to grab her hand.
"Mr. Li, please respect yourself." Qingdai, who was guarding Shen Shuwei, stopped him and shouted coldly.
Qingdai didn't like Li Jue when she was in the Marquis' Mansion. She saw a handsome and elegant man, but he kept talking about my mother's requests, which only made the young lady feel wronged and asked her to accommodate those people in the Li family.
Even when the girl from the Li family took a fancy to their daughter's birthday gift, he would ask her to give it up, and would only say lightly afterwards, "Sister Shuwei, you have been wronged."
I thought I could get rid of him by leaving the Marquis' Mansion, but I never thought he would pursue me all the way to the Shen family.
Li Jue was stopped by Qing Dai and felt unhappy. "Who do you think you are? You're blocking my way while I'm talking to Sister Shu Wei, and you're not going away."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Shen Shuwei eagerly, "Yesterday in the Rouge Shop, it was me who lost my sense of propriety and hurt Sister Shuwei's heart."
"I came here today specifically to apologize to you, Sister Shuwei."
Li Jue mentioned the snacks he had carried along the way, smiling shyly, "This is the peach blossom pastry you, Sister Shuwei, love to eat. I went to the north of the city to buy it specially."
The corners of Chen Shuwei's lips curled up coldly, "I think what I said to Master Li yesterday was clear enough. There is no relationship between Master Li and me, so why should I be sad?"
"As for the cakes, Master Li should send them to Miss Chu, not me."
Li Jue's face showed sadness when he heard Shen Shuwei's words, "Sister Shuwei, are you still bothered by my marrying Xinrou? But that was my mother's request. I know you have me in your heart, and I have you in my heart too. Why can't you understand me?"
Li Jue gritted his teeth, as if he had made a great decision. He looked up at Shen Shuwei and said, "I thought about it last night. I will not let you down, Sister Shuwei. I will convince my mother to agree to let me marry you as a concubine and give you a child so that you will not be bullied in my courtyard."
Chen Shuwei only felt his temples throbbing.
After saying that, Li Jue looked at Shen Shuwei with anticipation. He felt that he had made great concessions and efforts.
In order to help Shen Shuwei disobey his mother, he could also give Shen Shuwei a son, which was a grace that the maids in his courtyard could not even ask for.
Shen Shuwei and Qingdai looked at him as if he were a fool, but Li Jue was lost in his own fantasy and said happily, "But mother pays attention to the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. Before Xinrou gives birth to the eldest son, sister Shuwei, you cannot get pregnant. You need to drink contraceptive soup."
Fearing that Shen Shuwei wouldn't believe him, Li Jue repeatedly assured her, "But as soon as Xinrou gives birth to a legitimate son, I will immediately stop giving you the contraceptive soup and let you get pregnant with my child. This way, Sister Shuwei, you will have hope for the rest of your life."
Shen Shuwei couldn't describe how she felt right now, she just felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
She laughed in anger and said, "Does Chu Xinrou know what you said?"
Yesterday, Chu Xinrou's eyes were full of her fiancé, but he came to her and talked nonsense, thinking about the beautiful life of having one wife and one concubine.
Hearing Chen Shuwei mention Chu Xinrou, Li Jue thought she was just arguing with Xinrou again, and said with a smile: "As the legal wife of my Li family, you must be a generous woman who can't be jealous. Xinrou treats you as her own sister, so she won't mind."
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