Chapter 15 His Taste
The garden in the side courtyard was not very big, and it was not like an ordinary family's house, where lanterns were lit everywhere, as in the general's mansion.
Wen Wan used the excuse of digesting her food after dinner to sit alone on the swing under the banyan tree.
Even now, she still feels scared.
Today in the teahouse, if she hadn't dodged to the side in time when Zhao was looking at her, she would have almost been exposed.
In fact, when she was first brought to this yard, she had a chance to escape.
At that time, Achai only sent a few guards to guard the courtyard gate, but the gate was not the only way to enter and exit the courtyard.
What's more, with her intelligence, it is not difficult for her to find an opportunity to leave the yard.
She didn't leave, she was just playing along.
After all, she is a woman. Rather than being in danger outside alone, it is better for her to hide under the control of the lieutenant and seek temporary peace.
Her original plan was to wait until Zhao and others became pregnant with General Shen's child before appearing.
In this way, she wouldn't have to become a reproductive tool in the general's mansion.
But plans cannot keep up with changes, and the young captain actually poisoned her!
To be honest, even now, she couldn't believe that someone who cared so much about the people and his subordinates would use such despicable means.
Wen Wan sighed and muttered to herself, "Now, I can only take it one step at a time. I just hope that he will keep his word and let me go free after the matter is accomplished..."
The mute woman searched for Wen Wan in the yard with a lantern for a long time before she found her sighing.
The mute woman didn't know why she was sad, so she just took her hand and went back to the room.
It turned out that the mute woman had already packed her luggage for going out tomorrow.
A few changes of clothes and some jewelry.
The pattern of the jewelry is a bit old, probably something the mute woman wore when she was young. Although it is not very expensive, it can be seen that it must be the most precious piece in the mute woman's collection.
Chen Zhou relayed the story for the mute woman, "Grandma said that you should bring some presentable jewelry with you when you return home to visit your parents. You can't let your family think that you've been wronged here."
Achai took Wen Wan to Zhuzhou in the name of taking her back to her hometown to visit her relatives, so both Ya Po and Shen Zhou thought that she was going back to her parents' home tomorrow.
Chen Zhou continued, "Grandma also said that although Brother Chai hasn't given you a legitimate status yet, as long as you get pregnant with Brother Chai's child, Brother Chai will definitely treat you well and make sure you have a worry-free life. You must seize the opportunity this time and serve Brother Chai well. If you can get pregnant after this trip, everyone will be happy."
Wen Wan twitched the corner of her mouth when she heard this.
It was really hard for her to adapt to the fact that Chen Zhou, a half-grown boy, spoke these words in a deep tone.
There is always an illusion of being messy in the wind.
Chen Zhou himself felt embarrassed and his face turned slightly red as he spoke, but for Sister Xiaowan's sake, he still gritted his teeth and finished translating the mute woman's words.
They were truly thinking about her, and people are all made of flesh and blood. It was difficult for Wen Wan to refuse this kindness, so she could only pretend to be shy and say that she had taken note of it.
In this feudal society, the role of women seems to be only to give birth to children.
She is just a small person, unable to change the environment. She can only hide herself in the crowd and disguise herself as one of them to seek a stable life.
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At dawn, the layers of mountains were shrouded in clouds and mist.
Shen Yu changed into a coarse cloth shorts and drove a carriage full of goods.
Wen Wan was also wearing a peasant woman's clothes, with an indigo embroidered scarf wrapped around her head. She sat side by side with Shen Yu, bored.
Bathed in the morning light, she rode in a shaky carriage among the mountains and rivers. She yawned, still half asleep, and leaned her head on Shen Yu's shoulder.
"Husband, I'm sleepy. I need to take a nap for a while."
Shen Yu held the reins with both hands, and felt a weight on his shoulders, and the fragrance of osmanthus came to his face.
He instinctively frowned and moved his arms.
But Wen Wan, with her eyes closed, said lazily, "I said I wanted to pretend to be your little wife, but you disagreed. Now I'm pretending to be your wife. If you push me away, others will get suspicious."
The corners of her mouth raised with a smile, "So, be good and don't move."
Shen Yu finally held back and let her entire weight fall on him.
He had never seen a woman who cared so little about the distinction between men and women, but she was still useful, and he couldn't do anything to her openly.
I don’t know what kind of perfume this woman used on her body. When she came closer, there was a faint fragrance floating in the air.
In the past, many women who came to him on their own initiative would also use various kinds of perfume. Every time he smelled those messy smells, he would feel uncomfortable all over.
But now, he actually thought that the fragrance of this woman was quite pleasant?
Gao Ling, who was riding in front, turned around inadvertently and saw the delicate woman leaning intimately on Shen Yu's shoulder. The two behaved intimately and did not look like a fake couple at all.
Gao Ling seemed to be lost in thought, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.
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The caravan consisted of twenty or thirty horse-drawn carriages, half of which belonged to the Gao family, and the other half were from other merchants from the border town who came out to sell their goods.
All the merchants contributed money to hire seven or eight escorts as guards, so the team consisted of about one hundred or eighty people.
Around noon, the caravan stopped to rest at a riverbank.
The women in the caravan began to set up the stove and cook. They were used to it after traveling all over the country, so their movements were very quick. After a while, smoke began to rise and the smell of food gradually spread.
Wen Wan was awakened by her greed.
She opened her eyes and found herself lying on the edge of the car, covered with a blanket. As if to prevent her from falling, a wooden box was placed beside her to block her.
Wen Wan looked around but couldn't find Shen Yu. Instead, she saw Gao Ling walking towards her with a smile on his face.
Wen Wan jumped off the carriage and asked, "Where is Achai?"
Gao Ling just smiled without saying anything, and raised his hand to point towards the grove on the shore.
His expression was exactly like the ugly face of a spectator.
Wen Wan was puzzled and walked towards the grove with doubt in her heart.
Before she got closer, she heard a sobbing sound coming from the grove, and then saw a woman with disheveled clothes rushing out of the grove.
The woman ran two steps and suddenly discovered Wen Wan's presence. She even forgot to cry and was so scared that her face turned alternately blue and white.
The woman staggered, turned around and ran back, as if she had seen a ghost.
"Uh..." Wen Wan paused, thinking that it would be better to watch less of such erotic secrets.
She was about to turn around when a voice came from behind her.
"My dear husband, your wife has caught you cheating. What should we do?"
Wen Wan was startled, "Your wife?" Is he talking about her?
Could it be that Achai and that woman were doing something obscene in the woods?
That's impossible. The woman looks very ordinary, but she has a good figure, with a curvy figure, the type that every man would like.
Wen Wan twitched the corner of her mouth. It turned out that Achai liked an older woman?
This taste is quite...normal for men.
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