Chapter 477 The Palace Maid Wants to Retire (3)
The poor student who was secretly in contact with Li Minghui was the child of a distant relative of the Wuyang Marquis family.
Wen Shichu watched Li Minghui shyly stuff a purse in her hand to Zhou Shaowen. Zhou Shaowen refused several times at first, but accepted it when he couldn't refuse anymore. Then he said something, and Li Minghui looked at him with stars in her eyes. It was obvious that she had a deep affection for Zhou Shaowen.
After a long while, the young couple left reluctantly.
Wen Shichu did not go out to expose Li Minghui. It was not appropriate for her to show up in such matters. Moreover, it was obvious that Li Minghui had been deceived by Zhou Shaowen and had lost her rationality. If she suddenly went to tell Li Minghui that Zhou Shaowen had ulterior motives towards her and asked her not to be fooled, Li Minghui would definitely think that she was slandering Zhou Shaowen.
A young girl who is just beginning to fall in love is most likely to be devoted to her first love. Wen Shichu would not be the bad guy. If she wanted to interfere, it should be let Li Minghui's elders and family members deal with it. It is not her turn.
Therefore, she had no idea about this matter at the moment. She only said something like girls should have self-respect and self-esteem in class, and also told several tragic stories of ladies from wealthy families who were deceived by men. In fact, this was already a subtle reminder to Li Minghui. Unfortunately, Li Minghui did not take Wen Shichu's words to heart, and still secretly had an affair with Zhou Shaowen.
Li Minghui, the eldest daughter of Wuyang Marquis Li Yue, is only twelve years old. The twelve-year-old girl barely has the figure of a girl, but her face is childish at a glance. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that she is young. If someone hadn't deliberately seduced her, she might not even have fallen in love. But now she has developed a private relationship with Zhou Shaowen.
Zhou Shaowen is already eighteen years old this year. People of this age get married early and have children. But he could even lay his hands on a childish girl who is six years younger than him. It is clear that he has a dirty mind and is ambitious.
If he really liked Li Minghui, he could have studied hard, passed the imperial examinations, and then gone to the Marquis' Mansion to propose marriage in an open and aboveboard manner. After all, Li Minghui was still young, and he could still work hard for several more years. However, he did not choose this open and aboveboard path, but instead spent his time secretly seducing and tempting the girl to fall in love with him, hoping to make it a fait accompli. This was a manifestation of his evil intentions.
Wen Shichu could actually pretend that she didn't see it and ignore the matter, but Li Minghui was too young, had a gentle personality, and respected her as a teacher. In addition, the old lady of Wuyang Hou and the wife of Wuyang Hou were very good to Wen Shichu as their aunt who raised them, and they never forgot to send her fruits and snacks. These kindnesses alone prevented Wen Shichu from standing idly by and watching Li Minghui being ruined by a man with evil intentions.
"Cousin, take this money back and use it. You have worked hard enough in studying, how can you copy books and sell them for money? This will not only delay your study time, but also not make much money. If you don't have enough money, just tell me directly... Do you still want to be polite to me?" Li Minghui held a bulging purse in her hand and stuffed it into Zhou Shaowen's hand without any explanation.
After all, she was young and didn't know that although what she said was true, it sounded very harsh, especially when the person she was talking to was a poor man with a strong sense of self-esteem.
This kind of man will feel very uncomfortable and uneasy even if he receives gifts from a woman when he is still poor. When he becomes successful in the future, the thorn in his heart will become an excuse for him to abandon and deal with the woman.
But Li Minghui was young and naive. She didn't know the ugliness of people's hearts, and she didn't know that the lover in front of her who claimed to love her just wanted to use her and make her a stepping stone for him to rise to the top.
Sure enough, when Zhou Shaowen heard what Li Minghui said, the smile on his face froze for a moment, and a trace of disgust flashed across his eyes, but he quickly concealed it, shook his head and refused, saying righteously: "No, cousin, I can't take your money. Although I am poor, I have a strong character. I don't need you to help me. I can support myself..."
"Cousin, I'm not helping you, I'm just helping you. I believe you'll be successful in the future, and you can just pay me back when the time comes, right?" Li Minghui said coquettishly, "Just think of it as borrowing my money, right? Just accept it, and don't delay your studies just to copy books - you have to take the imperial examination, have you forgotten?"
At the end of her speech, she hinted at Zhou Shaowen with her eyes shyly. Zhou Shaowen seemed to be convinced by her and said with emotion: "Cousin, I will never let you down. When I pass the imperial examination, I will come to propose to you..."
Wen Shichu was standing across a wall, listening to the "lovers" on the other side of the wall pouring out their hearts to each other, and he couldn't help rolling his eyes. Li Minghui was too naive and stupid, and Zhou Shaowen was simply bad.
Although this place is remote, it is still the backyard of Wuyang Marquis's Mansion. I don't know how Zhou Shaowen, a foreigner, managed to get in...
The two of them didn't know how many times they had met in this place. Judging from their familiarity, this was probably the place they often came here to have secret dates.
Wen Shichu was thinking of finding an opportunity to expose the affair between the two to the wife of Marquis Wuyang.
But it was such a coincidence that as soon as she returned to her own small courtyard, she met the maid sent by the wife of Marquis Wuyang to bring her some fruit. This maid was the head maid of the wife of Marquis Wuyang and had a very high status.
"Aunt Wen, you are finally back? Our master received several baskets of southern fruits as a reward from His Majesty. Madam asked me to bring some to you. These are rare fruits in our north and are very precious. Madam said that you must have worked very hard in teaching the three girls, Aunt Wen, so she sent these fruits to you to taste." Qingxing, the maid of Marquis Wuyang's wife, said with a smile.
"It is my duty to teach the three girls. Madam Hou is so kind that she even gave me such precious fruits. I am so lucky. Please thank Madam Hou for me." Wen Shichu also said politely.
Then he casually said to Qingxing, "By the way, Miss Qingxing, I just found a fruit tree with many pomegranates in a deserted little yard in the northwest. The pomegranates are growing well, big and red. You can pick them now. They must taste delicious. Miss Qingxing, why don't you go over and take a look now?"
Qing Xing was a little confused when she heard Wen Shichu's confusing words, but Wen Shichu kept urging her, "Miss Qing Xing, you should go quickly. If you go too late, the birds will peck the ripe pomegranates! Go now, go quickly..."
As she spoke, she pushed Qingxing out, looking very anxious. But when they were out of the door, she did not follow. Qingxing asked in confusion: "Aren't you going with me? I'm afraid I can't find the place."
(End of this chapter)
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