Chapter 1023 This is the way to behave
Jian Shujie turned his head to look at the group of people following behind him and gave orders in a deep voice.
"Go and search other places in the west courtyard to see if you can find any traces of the thieves. Remember to be quiet and don't make any noise, so as not to disturb the lady's rest."
The butler quickly responded: "Yes!"
Jian Shujie took a deep breath and put his hand on the door.
With a little force, the door was gently pushed open, followed by a very slight creaking sound.
Jian Shujie took the lantern from the maid and walked into the bedroom.
The room was dark and silent.
The lantern in his hand emitted a faint warm yellow light, and the area it could illuminate was very limited.
He called softly as he walked towards the inner room.
"Ma'am, are you awake?"
After a while, there was a slight noise coming from the room, like the sound of clothes rubbing against a quilt.
Jian Shujie walked around the screen and into the inner room, just in time to see his wife lifting the quilt and preparing to sit up.
"Ma'am, why are you up?"
He quickly put down the lantern, walked over quickly, and reached out to support the lady's arm.
But the lady dodged him.
Mrs. Jane is not even forty years old, but because of her illness, she is skinny, her face is sallow, her cheeks are slightly sunken, and there are even a few strands of white hair on her temples. She looks like she is in her fifties and exudes an unhealthy and weak aura.
Her hair was disheveled and she was only wearing a light-colored midriff-baring. Her wrists, which were exposed, were so thin that they looked like they could be broken with the slightest force.
At this moment, she was looking at Jian Shujie with a horrified look.
"Go away, don't touch me."
Jian Shujie looked helpless: "Madam, I just care about you. I have no ill will towards you."
Mrs. Jane pursed her bloodless lips and did not respond.
Jian Shujie sighed, "I don't understand. You've been avoiding me like a snake and a scorpion since two months ago. Why? We were so loving before, and I thought I had never let you down over the years. Why did you suddenly become a different person and resist me so much?"
Mrs. Jane clutched the quilt tightly, as if she was holding on to her last straw.
The look she gave Jian Shujie was full of fear and suspicion, completely lacking the tenderness and attachment she should have towards her husband.
It seemed as if the person standing in front of her was not her husband who had been with her for many years, but a stranger in her husband's disguise.
Jian Shujie's tone was extremely gentle and full of love: "If I did something wrong, you can tell me and I will definitely change. Please don't do this again, okay?"
He reached out again, wanting to hold his wife's hand.
Mrs. Jane hurriedly hid back.
But the bed is so small, where can she hide?
Soon she had nowhere to retreat and was forced into a corner.
Jian Shujie held her hand without saying anything, and his expression became even gentler.
"Okay, let's stop quarreling.
I will stay here tonight and keep watch over you until that thief leaves.
Don't be afraid, I'm your husband, and as long as I'm here, no one will hurt you."
Mrs. Jane tried her best to break free from his hand but failed. She became more and more agitated and the look of fear on her face became more and more intense.
"Let me go! You are not my husband at all! You are not!"
After hearing this, Jian Shujie's face instantly darkened.
But he still held Mrs. Jane's wrist tightly and did not let go.
He stared into Mrs. Jane's eyes, which were trembling violently with fear, and spoke word by word.
"I am Jian Shujie! I am your husband! I am the governor of Lu'an County! If you dare to say a word of nonsense again, I will make sure you can never utter a word again in your life!"
Mrs. Jane was so frightened that she shut her mouth.
She was so scared that she was shaking all over and her eyes turned red.
Seeing that she stopped talking, Jian Shujie's expression relaxed.
He stroked her hair and coaxed her softly.
"You have to remember, no matter before, now, or in the future, I am your only husband, so don't talk nonsense anymore. As long as you listen to me, I will take good care of you, including our two children."
When Mrs. Jane heard the word "child", she could no longer hold back her tears.
But she didn't dare to resist anymore and could only grit her teeth and not cry out.
Jian Shujie wiped her tears with a silk handkerchief and said gently, "Okay, stop crying. You are still sick. Crying too much is not good for your health."
Obviously his movements and tone were very gentle, but to Mrs. Jane, it was like a poisonous snake crawling over her body, making her feel creepy.
Her body was shaking even more violently.
Jian Shujie comforted her, "Don't be afraid, have a good sleep, and everything will be fine when you wake up."
With unquestionable force, he pushed Mrs. Jane back onto the bed and forced her to lie down.
Jian Shujie covered her with a blanket and said, "I'm going to go see what's going on outside. Just stay still. Got it?"
Mrs. Jane nodded with tears in her eyes.
Jian Shujie smiled with satisfaction: "That's good."
He tucked in the corners of the quilt for his wife, his movements were skillful and natural. If you ignore the fear on Mrs. Jane's face, the scene would look no different from that of an ordinary loving couple.
He straightened up and turned around.
At this moment, there seemed to be a breeze blowing, ruffling his hair.
Then he felt something cold against his neck.
He subconsciously wanted to hide back, but heard someone talking to him.
"If you don't want to die, don't move."
Jian Shujie stood still, not daring to move.
With the faint warm light from the lantern, he saw a long sword next to his neck. The blade was snow-white and gleaming with a sharp cold light.
The man holding the hilt of the sword stood one step away.
Jian Shujie saw the other party's Lian clearly and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wen Jiucheng!"
Wen Jiucheng was wearing a black nightgown and had a handsome face. When he heard the other party call out his name, he smiled gently. He did not look like a cold-blooded assassin, but more like an elegant gentleman.
"Good evening."
Jian Shujie asked in doubt, "Could it be that you are the thief who broke into the county governor's mansion tonight? But you have already left the city, right? How come you suddenly appear here?"
Wen Jiucheng explained slowly and calmly.
“I never left the city from the beginning.
I just found someone with a similar body shape to me, had him wear my clothes, pretend to be me, and left Fufeng City with Shang Kui and the others.
The real me is still in the city and has never left."
The man pretending to be Wen Jiucheng covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief the whole time, as if he had caught a cold and kept coughing.
He and Wen Jiucheng have similar body shapes. With a handkerchief covering his dressed-up face and a little makeup on, people who are not familiar with him can't tell the real thing from the fake.
The spies learned from eavesdropping the night before that Wen Jiucheng had a sore throat. When they saw him coughing so hard this morning, they would only think that his condition had worsened and would not doubt the authenticity of Wen Jiucheng at all.
(End of this chapter)
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