Chapter 364: Latest Story
Hearing this, Wen Wan chuckled: "Ban Yue, how could you have such an idea? Why do you say this place is not decent?"
Banyue smiled bitterly, "Madam, please don't hide it from me. I saw the servant from Chunhualou bring several young men into this courtyard through the side door."
"What else can a young man from a brothel do in a place like this besides serving women?"
Banyue has gained a lot of experience following Wen Wan in the past two years, so when he saw those people, he knew this place. It looked like a paradise on the surface, but who knows what shameful things they were doing behind the scenes.
Wen Wan hesitated for a moment and said, "Banyue, am I the kind of person your wife would look for young men to play with? Don't worry, I will definitely come to this place if you ask me to come in the future."
After a pause, she continued, "Have you forgotten that I have two ancestors, one big and one small, in my family?"
Banyue thought of Master Wen and Yan Sui, thought about it carefully, and then felt relieved.
Ban Yue said, "I'm sorry, ma'am. I was wrong. I knew you weren't that kind of person."
The two of them exchanged a few words when the carriage turned a corner.
A dark shadow suddenly appeared in front of the horse, which was frightened and raised its front hooves high.
The scarred guard driving the carriage drew his scimitar and jumped off the carriage, shouting, "Who is it?"
The black shadow took a few steps forward and revealed its true face.
The man was a middle-aged man with a full beard. He was holding a box in his hand. Seeing the Scar Guard, he smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. We're one of us."
The guard with scars obviously knew the middle-aged man. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the man clearly. "It's you. You suddenly jumped into the middle of the road and scared me to death!"
The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Isn't this just following Madam Lin's orders to secretly deliver something to Madam Wen?"
The middle-aged man had already arrived in front of the carriage while speaking.
He first greeted Wen Wan, then handed the box onto the carriage: "Hello, Madam Wen, this is a gift that Madam Lin asked me to bring to you. Madam Lin said that it is a great honor for our poetry club that Madam Wen can join. This small gift is a welcome gift for you."
After hearing this, Wen Wan thanked him politely and asked Banyue to accept the brocade box.
After the middle-aged man left, the guard with a scar on his face continued to drive the carriage.
After the carriage door closed, Wen Wan carefully opened the brocade box.
It turned out that the box contained a set of the latest storybooks.
Wen Wan picked up a book and flipped through it, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Ban Yue saw that her face looked strange, so she asked, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
Wen Wan shook her head, put the book back into the box, and said something nonchalantly, "The books written by this poetry club are becoming more and more explicit."
Banyue didn’t know what Wen Wan meant by “explicit”, but she knew that if the lady could show such a heavy expression, the matter must be no simple matter.
When the two came, they were blindfolded and could not see the path along the way.
When they returned, Wen Wan became a member of the poetry club and no longer needed to be blindfolded. Only then did they discover that this so-called poetry club was actually in the city.
It was just in the depths of a very large courtyard, and the driver deliberately took various small paths to make the journey seem very long.
The people behind this poetry society are really capable, as they were able to build such a large villa in the imperial capital, and also have natural hot springs.
*
Scar guard sent the two back to the front door of Wen's house. As soon as Wen Wan returned to the house, she heard the sound of water splashing behind the screen.
Shen Yu's voice rang out: "Are you back? If you're back, wash up first to get rid of the bad luck on your body."
"I feel uncomfortable all over after staying in that smoky and foul place for too long."
Wen Wan walked around the screen, folded her arms across her chest, and stared at the man in the bathtub without blinking.
Shen Yu raised his head and asked calmly, "Why are you staring at me? Do you want to take a shower together?"
Wen Wan glared at him: "You wish!"
Shen Yu smiled cheekily: "It's not like we haven't taken a shower together before. Is there any part of your body that I haven't seen?"
"You're just a soldier!" Wen Wan was too lazy to argue with him. "Okay, let's get down to business."
Shen Yu said: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Wen Wan said, "First, you must communicate your future plans with me in advance. You can't just sneak in and show up in front of me without saying a word like you did last time. I don't like to passively accept moral tests."
Today Shen Yu was dressed as a young waiter. If she didn't recognize him, he would definitely be sulking again with his bad temper.
Shen Yu was just joking with him, so when Wen Wan said this, he immediately agreed: "Okay."
Wen Wan continued, "Secondly, we need to quickly find out where that female official appointment letter came from. Is this a unique case, or have many similar letters been circulated?"
"Also, since we already know the location of the poetry club, we must first investigate who the owner of this courtyard is."
"I always feel that even if Madam Lin is wealthy, it would take more than just money to buy a courtyard like this in the capital."
Shen Yu raised his eyebrows after hearing this: "Are you done? If you're done, it's time to take a shower!"
Wen Wan glared at him fiercely.
Shen Yu said, "Don't be angry yet. I already gave instructions on the way back regarding the investigation of the courtyard's owner and the female official's engagement letter that you mentioned just now."
"After all, I've been your man and served as a general for so many years. You should have some confidence in me, right?"
Wen Wan blinked and was stunned.
She slapped her forehead suddenly and said, "That's right! How could I forget about this? You are so smart, there is no need for me to worry about these things."
Shen Yu nodded, then stood up and said with a smile: "That's right, with me here, you don't have to worry about anything. Including taking a bath..."
Wen Wan: “???”
Before she could react, Shen Yu grabbed her arm and pulled her into the bathtub.
Water splashed and mist filled the air.
Before Wen Wan could exclaim, Shen Yu's kiss fell.
He said in a gruff voice, "I've been enduring this in the hot spring pool for a whole day. If I endure it any longer, I'll really become a cripple."
Wen Wan's cheeks flushed, and she scolded, "You hooligan!"
*
After the lovemaking, the two of them lay on their backs on the bed, panting.
Wen Wan then remembered the latest message Mrs. Lin had sent her.
She turned to Shen Yu and said, "Do you know what's written in the storybook Madam Lin gave me?"
Chen Yu asked in a flattering tone, "What did I write? Why did it surprise you so much?"
Wen Wan said, "A woman who has studied hard for ten years and passed the imperial examinations starts out as a ninth-rank county magistrate."
"But this storybook isn't finished yet; this is only the first volume. So I don't know to what degree this county magistrate will ultimately rise."
This story is not surprising in modern society, but it is simply unbelievable in this feudal era.
Because no one has ever dared to think so, let alone do so.
After hearing this, Shen Yu was also stunned. After a while, he chuckled and said, "That's a bold idea."
Wen Wan: "Who said it wasn't?"
*
Shen Yu's people acted quickly and the news came two days later.
The message was delivered all the way to Shen Yu's study.
When he took the message and saw it, his face sank to the bottom.
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