Chapter 96: Lishui Villa
The sickly and delicate Wen Wan shook Shen Yu's arm and acted coquettishly.
Who can withstand this?
Shen Yu put down the medicine bowl, patted her hand gently, and said soothingly: "Forget it, if you don't want to drink it, then don't drink it."
Mrs. Yun, who was standing by, saw this scene and the muscles on her face twitched.
The maids and servants around them were staring with their eyes wide open, secretly saying that the couple had a good relationship.
Madam Yun cleared her throat and said, "Miss Wan, good medicine tastes bitter. You are so weak and you have finally woken up. How can you not take the medicine?"
She yelled at Shen Yujiao again: “Mr. Zhou, you too, how can you let your wife do whatever she wants when it comes to drinking medicine.”
Shen Yu frowned slightly, as if hesitating.
He thought for a moment, and when he looked at Wen Wan again, he saw a hint of cunning in her eyes.
Shen Yu sighed, "My dear, just drink the medicine obediently. I will agree to anything you ask, okay?"
Such a gentle tone came out of Shen Yu's mouth. For a moment, Wen Wan felt that the man in front of her was just her illusion.
He raised his hand and touched the top of her head, then asked softly, "You don't want to take the medicine, are you afraid of the bitterness?"
Wen Wan came back to her senses, her eyes flashed, and then she nodded.
Shen Yu chuckled and pinched her cheek, "You are so old, and you are still afraid of this little bit of hardship."
Wen Wan glanced at him and said, "I'm just afraid of suffering. I'm relying on you to pamper me. I don't care. You just said that as long as I'm willing to take the medicine, you'll agree to anything."
Shen Yu hummed and asked, "What does my lady want?"
Wen Wan's eyes turned, and she caught a glimpse of Madam Yun twisting a handkerchief between her fingers. The handkerchief was twisted and deformed, as if she was suppressing her emotions.
Wen Wan pretended not to notice Madam Yun's strangeness and smiled coquettishly at Shen Yu.
"I want..." She changed the subject, "I want a hug."
As soon as these words fell, Shen Yu froze noticeably, and the people around him also had frightened expressions.
No one would talk about the flirting between the young couple behind closed doors, but it was a bit embarrassing to do it in front of so many people.
If you don't leave at this time, it would seem a bit tactless.
Madam Yun covered her mouth with a handkerchief. "Uh... Miss Wan just woke up. I have some business matters to attend to, so I won't disturb her rest. We'll be leaving first. If Master Zhou needs anything, please let me know."
After she finished speaking, she said goodbye and left with her servants.
Only after Wen Wan and Shen Yu were left in the yard did Wen Wan let go of Shen Yu's arm.
She lay down weakly and complained, "I really owed you in my previous life. I just woke up and I have to go to great lengths to cooperate with you in acting."
"Acting?" Shen Yu raised his eyebrows.
Wen Wan was too lazy to talk nonsense, "I finally understand why you want to tell others that I am your wife."
Shen Yu's eyes darkened, "Why do you think that is?"
Wen Wan snorted softly, "It's just that Madam Yun has feelings for you, and those maids are all eyeing you covetously, so you're using me as a shield."
"You're quite clever."
Shen Yu picked up the medicine bowl and didn't give her a chance to refuse this time. He directly took a spoon to scoop the medicine and fed it into her mouth.
The medicine was really bitter, and Wen Wan's face wrinkled after drinking it.
After drinking a bowl of medicine, sweat broke out on her forehead.
Seeing her pale face, Shen Yu finally softened his heart and took out the malt candy that was always ready in his arms.
"I originally bought it for Tuantuan, but I'll give you one."
He put the candy into her mouth, and the sweet taste spread, and Wenwan's face looked a little better.
She had been lying in bed for more than half a month and was weak. Shen Yu fed her medicine and made her some porridge.
Wen Wan drank a bowl of porridge in small sips, and her face regained some of its redness.
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Shen Yu sat beside the soft couch to accompany her and relieve her fatigue.
"The doctor said that although your illness is serious, as long as you can wake up, you will have overcome the difficulties, so you don't have to worry too much. You are just weak now, and there is nothing serious."
Wen Wan responded and thought of a question.
"You said this is Lishui Villa, and the owner is Old Lady Zhou. Tuantuan is Old Lady Zhou's granddaughter, and Madam Yun is Tuantuan's mother... So Madam Yun is Old Lady Zhou's daughter? A married woman doesn't stay at her husband's house, but with her daughter at her parents'. Judging from their behavior just now, it doesn't seem like they're staying here for a short time. So, has Madam Yun divorced her husband?"
Even though Shen Yu knew her intelligence, he couldn't help but admire her whenever she could figure out the truth on her own without his explanation.
With such insight, if she were a man, she would definitely have a place in the court.
"Yes." Chen Yu, "The reason why Lishui Villa can stand firm between Mobei and Duan Dynasty and profit from the business between the two sides is because of Madam Zhou and Madam Yun."
Wen Wan understood immediately and made another bold guess, "Don't tell me that Madam Zhou's husband is a high-ranking official in the Duan Dynasty, and Madam Yun's husband is a high-ranking official in Mobei?"
Shen Yu: “No.”
Wen Wan pressed her chest and said, "Fortunately, fortunately, otherwise I would really think I had accidentally entered the Spider Cave."
Who knew that Shen Yu's next sentence would make her heart, which had been at ease, suddenly beat wildly again.
"You got it wrong. Madam Zhou was from the Mobei royal court and was said to have once been a beloved maidservant of the Mobei king. Madam Yun's now-divorced husband was the only legitimate son of the eldest princess of the Duan Dynasty."
Although these two women are now nominally orphans and widows, they have the support of the great Buddhas of the two countries behind them, so they deserve to be able to do business and make money here.
Wen Wan thought about it carefully and felt a chill in her heart.
"The mother was able to escape unscathed from the Mobei Royal Court, and the daughter was able to reconcile with the eldest princess's son. What an amazing mother and daughter pair."
Shen Yu nodded, "More than just amazing, they run all the businesses, big and small, along this border. Their annual profits are equivalent to a city's income for half a year."
Wen Wan took a deep breath and said enviously, "What a rich man."
After a pause, she asked again: "Then Madam Yun likes you, why are you still hesitating? You can get both the man and the money."
Shen Yu: “…”
Wen Wan sighed, "If I were a man, and a rich woman liked me, and she was so pretty, I would immediately give in, and I would do my best to serve her well."
Before she finished speaking, Shen Yu raised his hand and touched her forehead, frowning and said:
"It seems you've been unconscious for too long, and your mind has been damaged. I'm afraid your brain is broken. I'll go get a doctor and prescribe some medicine for you. I hope adding more coptis root will be effective."
When Wen Wan heard this, she quickly grabbed his arm and said, "It's just a joke, why are you so anxious?"
She is really afraid of taking medicine.
Seeing that she had given in, Shen Yu gave her a way out.
Wen Wan still had another question, "You said it was Madam Zhou who saved us, but I just saw your attitude towards Madam Yun. Although you were polite, you were also very distant. This is not the attitude to show respect to a savior."
When this was mentioned, Shen Yu's face darkened.
He said coldly, "If it weren't for Madam Zhou's sake, I would have killed her long ago just because she tampered with your medicine."
Wen Wan was caught off guard and ate a mouthful of melon. "How many things happened in the past half month when I was in a coma?"
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