Chapter 345: Are you attracted to him, or are you trying to take advantage of me?
The sky gradually darkened. It was sunny, but in the blink of an eye, it began to rain.
Not fiercely, but gently.
As if it had no end, the rain moistened everything. Shangjing was shrouded in a layer of smoke, and the roof tiles were washed clean.
In the huge Shangjing, any disturbance would spread quickly to all places. People were coming and going on the streets, all talking about the affairs of Duke Zhou's Mansion.
Yu Tingwan sat in the elegant room of Zui Zhai Tower, listening to the movements below.
"Have you heard? The young lady of Duke Zhou's mansion was caught cheating."
"Of course I haven't heard, but it's spread everywhere. They were caught cheating in bed, and that Chu Liulang had the nerve to say that it was his own sister who seduced him and he just couldn't help it."
"Young Madam Zhou saw that he was so irresponsible, maybe she was discouraged, or she knew there was no way out, so she simply dragged Chu Liulang and the entire Chu family into the water. She confessed everything without waiting for the officials to interrogate her."
"At first, Duke Zhou wanted to cover up the matter. He angrily said that the crows in General Wei's mansion were talking nonsense, and questioned the young general's wife, suspecting that she was instigating it."
"Bah! I heard that he and his daughter-in-law..."
"I'm afraid it's a rumor. Young Madam Zhou said that she admits what she did, but she will never admit to what she didn't do. She also said that she looked down on Zhou Xuan, so why would she look down on Zhou Xuan's father? Is it because of his age?"
"Just now all the officials went to the palace. I'm afraid there will be some trouble."
"Duke Zhou is bullying the general's wife because she looks young. What kind of person is he!"
"That crow is a bird from the Wei Mansion, but it always learns whatever it hears, and never makes up stories."
"That's right."
An elderly woman echoed.
"Everyone knows that the wife of the Wang family in Hutong Lane secretly found a lover while her husband was away doing business. Later, she teamed up with her lover to kill her husband, dumped the body on the street at night, and slandered innocent passers-by. At that time, Jingzhao Prefecture was able to close the case early, thanks to the help of the bird from the Shunguo Mansion."
When she said that, many people remembered.
The crow was jumping on the corpse at that time, and the constables drove it away but it didn't leave. It also memorized every word that the wife of the Wang family and her lover said when they handled the body.
"Yes, the former Shaoqing of the Guanglu Temple was a corrupt person who bullied my widow and detained her. Everyone thought that the woman had met with an accident and disappeared."
"The bird in the general's mansion was idle all day and flew around randomly. A year later, the bird actually flew to the Dali Temple with a note for help written by my widow in its beak."
"The Dali Temple sent people there without any suspicion, and they rescued my widow who was handcuffed and pregnant in a sparsely populated mountain in the suburbs. How pitiful."
Shen Zhiyi slowly shook the folding fan in her hand. The depression that she had suppressed after the Chu family broke off the engagement was finally released.
"Chu Ning has always been paranoid and cruel. I didn't expect her to be so bold. I don't know what will happen to her in the end."
"These news spread so quickly. It must be the work of the Wei family army and the Gu family."
"After hearing it for so long, the people didn't spread the rumor that Chu Ning was messing around."
"After all, there is really nothing between the father-in-law and the daughter-in-law."
Yu Tingwan said indifferently: "Although she is hateful. She also did things that hurt the world, but in the end it was the Duke Zhou's mansion that was harmed. I have to thank her. The incident exposed her reputation and it was her own fault. It has nothing to do with you and me."
The real purpose has been achieved. It is
enough to make the queen and Duke Zhou fall into an ice cave.
Make them panic all day long.
That's enough.
Besides, can the Gu family let Duke Zhou go?
Shen Zhiyi thought it made sense.
"Zhou Yurou was so eager to get involved, hanging around in front of Chu Liulang all day, fighting for this thing with me, I'm afraid she must be regretting it now. Her face looked as stinky as if she had eaten shit just now, did you see that?"
"Fortunately, the Chu family doesn't like me and broke off the engagement, otherwise it would be really disgusting."
"I don't know if Zhou Yurou will break off the engagement with Chu Liulang later."
Yu Tingwan: "Yes."
She said firmly.
"After this incident, the Chu family and the Duke Zhou's Mansion are bound to be enemies. Zhou Yurou married the Chu family just to get close to the Duke Zhou's Mansion."
Shen Zhiyi: "Then you're in trouble."
Yu Tingwan: ? ? ?
What does it have to do with her!
Shen Zhiyi: "Maybe Zhou Yurou will turn around and set her sights on Ning Yunling again."
"If she could hit her, she would have hit her long ago. Do you think my aunt would like her?"
That's true.
Yu Tingwan suddenly put down the teacup: "I'm just sitting around doing nothing, and I'm not in a hurry to go back."
Shen Zhiyi: ...
You can't go back.
The carriage broke down and hasn't been repaired yet.
By the way, I'm having a meal here, otherwise I wouldn't stay here.
Yu Tingwan: "Let's not talk about others, let's talk about you."
Shen Zhiyi was stunned: "Why are you talking about me?"
"I learned from my mother-in-law that my aunt might have to find Yun Ling in the near future. She's afraid that he won't be able to control her. As far as I know, my aunt is looking for a girl with a bad temper. Who in the whole of Shangjing has a worse temper than you?"
Shen Zhiyi stood up suddenly.
"What?"
Yu Tingwan was surprised: "Are you excited?"
Shen Zhiyi shouted: "I have a bad temper?"
Yu Tingwan: "It's true."
"What about you! What are you!"
Yu Tingwan spoke clearly: "Well-educated, gentle and dignified."
But forget it!
Shen Zhiyi: "Besides, can I like Ning Yun Ling?"
Yu Tingwan was silent for a moment.
"Although..."
"But..."
"I'm his sister-in-law after all."
"Give him some face in front of me."
Yu Tingwan: "I think Yun Ling has no intention of getting married, and you don't want to either, so my aunt won't force it."
Speaking of marriage, Shen Zhiyi was also a little worried.
She is not young anymore, and it's time for her to get married.
But she has a bad reputation and was rejected once. Many families of equal status are reluctant to marry her, as it will bring unrest to their family.
She has high standards.
She still wants to pick the best one.
Shen Zhiyi suddenly sat up straight.
"I actually envy Ning Yunling for being a family with you and calling you sister-in-law."
Yu Tingwan:? ?
"Do you think it's possible..."
Shen Zhiyi: "I'll try hard and strive to be your aunt."
Yu Tingwan:...
She thought about it for a while.
"Ah?"
She couldn't believe it: "You still want to be Ning Yunling's mother?" She
has a big ambition.
"I mean He Xuran!"
Soon, Shen Zhiyi frowned: "But I'm quite scared. He looks like a cold-faced devil. If he's not easy to mess with, what if I get close to him and get thrown into a cell?"
Yu Tingwan:...
Although she didn't want to recognize He Xuran.
But...
"I don't understand."
Yu Tingwan leaned back: "Are you attracted to him, or do you want to take advantage of me?"
Shen Zhiyi:...
"Then I can't find anyone else."
"I know many handsome men in Shangjing who are from high-class families, good-looking, and talented but still unmarried. I can count them on one hand."
"The two best ones, one married you, and the other is He Xuran."
Yu Tingwan lowered her eyelids: "Then you missed one."
"Who?"
Yu Tingwan smiled and said nothing, lowering her head to wipe the dirt on the edge of her skirt with a handkerchief.
This was from the roof of Duke Zhou's mansion.
She was standing on the roof at the time, and she could see everything clearly.
For example, Shen Zhiyi and Ning Yunling squeezed to the window to watch, and Xiao Huaiyan quietly pushed Ning Yunling to the side, so that Shen Zhiyi had a good position.
Another example is Xiao Huaiyan, who was lazy and seemed to be watching the excitement in the house, but his eyes fell on Shen Zhiyi many times.
Tsk.
Incredible.
The little thoughts are hidden very deeply.
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