Chapter 264 Pretending to be a Couple
Xiang Tu widened his eyes, still a little confused.
"Why? I think that family is just ordinary people. The lady is pregnant and looks like she's already seven or eight months pregnant. It doesn't look like they have any intention of finding out our whereabouts."
He still held out hope, "Maybe the girl was just asking casually?"
Chen Yu shook his head helplessly, "Whether she did it intentionally or not, you have revealed our whereabouts. When you return home, you will accept the punishment yourself."
"Oh." Xiang Tu shrugged his shoulders and thought of the roasted pig's trotter in his hand.
"So, what if they have bad intentions? Could this roasted pig's trotter be drugged? Don't eat it. I'll throw it away now."
Shen Yu's solar plexus was throbbing, "Wait."
Xiang Tu didn't understand why.
Chen Yu reached out and grabbed the oil-paper bag. "You're not very smart. If you really want to drug us, how can two pig's trotters be enough?"
Xiang Tu became more and more confused as he listened. "You just said she was deliberately trying to trick you, and now you dare to eat their food?"
Shen Yu raised his hand and tapped Xiang Tu on the forehead, "The rhetoric is true, but it doesn't necessarily mean he has bad intentions towards us."
He turned and glanced deeper into the alley. "You mentioned it too, there's a pregnant woman in the yard. It's not wrong for them to be more cautious during this special period. After all, we're strangers passing by. If it were me, I'd also have to get more information before I could feel at ease."
After a pause, he added, "The owner of this house is much smarter than you."
Xiang Tu still seemed to understand what was said, but he was very clever in pleasing his master.
"General, although I'm not very smart, my loyalty to you is evident to all..."
Shen Yu ignored his nonsense, squeezed the horse's belly, whipped it hard, and rushed out.
*
In the yard, Wen Wan felt relieved after Banyue told her the information she had obtained.
Really just passing by.
But after feeling relieved, I couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.
She unconsciously looked towards the door. Although she saw nothing, at least she knew that he was also in Taohua Town at the moment.
Wen Wan lowered her head, touched her belly, and really wanted to say, "Little guy, your dad is here."
pity……
There was no way to say this.
After eating and drinking, Banyue took the dishes into the kitchen to wash them, and Xiaoshu volunteered to help.
Wu Xiang drank two taels of wine, his face flushed, his eyes blurred, making his handsome appearance even more gentle and affectionate.
Wen Wan took a look and sighed, "With this appearance, it's no wonder that Zhao Shi looks at him differently."
Wu Xiang didn't hear what she was saying clearly, so he asked quietly, "Madam Wen, do you have something to say?"
Pregnant women are afraid of heat, so Wen Wan took a small round fan and fanned herself slowly after dinner.
"To be honest, I do have something to ask of you."
Wu Xiang had just eaten her roasted pig's trotter and was worried about how to repay the favor. He immediately clasped his fists and said, "Madam Wen, please feel free to speak. If there is anything I can do for you, I will do my best."
Wen Wan sighed, put on a horrified expression, and said awkwardly, "Mr. Wu knows that things have been unsettled in this town these past few days. The government has arrested several thieves."
"Half Moon and I, two weak girls, living alone in the same yard, are really worrying. Especially since I am really older now, I really can't stand being frightened."
"If the incident of a thief entering the yard a few days ago happened again, how could my child and I survive?"
Prime Minister Wu also knew Wen Wan's situation. Her husband died on the battlefield, leaving behind only this bloodline. An orphan and a widow are already pitiful, and now that they are living in an unstable time, it is understandable that they are worried all day long.
Seeing the sympathy on Wu Xiang's face, Wen Wan continued, "Mr. Wu, you see, our two families live deep in the alley, and we live next to each other. If Mr. Wu could help us for a few days and help scare off the thieves, he would be a great benefactor to Ban Yue and me."
"Help?" Wu Xiang was a little confused. "Of course, I have no problem helping, but what does Madam Wen want me to do?"
Wen Wan smiled awkwardly, "If Master Wu agrees, please ask Master Wu and Xiaoshu to move into the room next to mine for a few days."
"If a thief really breaks in, you can pretend to be my husband. The thief will most likely not dare to act recklessly when he sees a man in the house."
It took Wu Xiang a while to understand what she meant.
"No, no, how can this be allowed? A single man and a single woman living in the same yard will only lead to gossip."
His cheeks flushed instantly, and he waved his hands, saying, "Besides, how can I pretend to be your husband? In front of the widow's door..."
Halfway through his words, he seemed to feel that what he said was inappropriate, so he stopped talking.
Wen Wan advised, "Xiaoshu and Banyue are here. You and Xiaoshu can live in one room, and Banyue and I can live in another. It won't be like a single man and a single woman living in the same room."
"Besides, I only lied when I encountered a thief. I won't let the neighbors know about it, so my reputation won't be tarnished."
Having said that, Wu Xiang has never done anything so extraordinary, so it is difficult for him to make a decision for the time being.
Seeing him hesitate, Wen Wan sighed again. She took out a handkerchief and wiped away the non-existent tears.
"Alas, it's also my husband's fault that he died early, and my relatives are all tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves, leaving me, a woman, without anyone to help me."
She touched her belly and sighed, "My child, whether you can be born safely depends on your own luck. I really can't do anything..."
Seeing Wen Wan sobbing again, Wu Xiang finally gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Okay! I'll help Madam Wen this time."
Buddha said that cause and effect are cyclical, and the same is true between people.
When Prime Minister Wu agreed, Wen Wan felt relieved.
When making this request, Wen Wan was thinking that this was also giving each other a chance to choose.
If Wu Xiang is willing to help these orphans and their widow, then it will be worth it for her to risk her life to save him.
If Prime Minister Wu refuses to agree, that is his fate, and she will be at peace with whatever his fate may be.
After all, she had given him a chance, it just depended on whether he could seize it.
*
After cleaning the kitchen for half a month, he went straight to clean the side rooms.
Wu Xiang took his servant with him and secretly moved into the house next to Wen Wan's at night when no one was paying attention.
In order to avoid gossip, they seldom went out these days. Wu Xiang studied hard during the day and only came out to eat.
It must be said that Wu Xiang really tried his best to pass the imperial examination.
In the middle of the night, a sudden gust of wind blew and blew open the half-closed windows and doors.
Wen Wan was particularly afraid of the heat these past two days, so she had left the window ajar for ventilation. Unexpectedly, she shivered suddenly when the wind blew.
She sat up, turned her head, and looked out the window, just in time to see several men in black jumping down from the courtyard wall.
"There's a thief!"
Wen Wan screamed, stood up immediately, and took out a dagger from under the pillow and held it in her hand.
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