Chapter 486 The Palace Maid Wants to Retire (12)
When Wen Shichu heard this, her eyes suddenly turned cold. She remembered the time when she met Li Shouyang by the lotus pond. She didn't expect that Li Shouyang would fall in love with her and even want to take her as a concubine?
Wen Shichu was so angry that he laughed. Did he still think he was such a popular guy? A playboy who was over 30 years old and had accomplished nothing, living off his elder brother, actually wanted her to be his concubine? Who gave him the courage?
"Madam, you are joking. How can I be worthy of the third master of your family? Moreover, I have no intention of becoming a concubine. Madam, please refuse it for me." Wen Shichu refused directly.
The Marquis's wife actually knew that she would give this answer, but she still asked again without giving up: "Why don't you think about it? Although my brother-in-law is not very promising, he is not a bad person. Besides, my third brother's wife has a good temper and won't bully others... If you marry him, at least you will have a place to live for the rest of your life, and you won't have to show up in public..."
The more the Marquis's wife spoke, the more guilty she felt, and Wen Shichu's expression became more and more unsightly. Although she was trying to persuade Wen Shichu in this way, she knew how wrong her words were, so when she saw Wen Shichu's indifferent gaze, she could no longer speak.
"My employment in your house will expire in a month, and I will leave at that time. If Madam wants the young ladies to continue their studies, you must prepare to hire other teachers in advance." Wen Shichu did not say anything more about taking a concubine, but changed the subject.
The Marquis's wife immediately understood her implication. She must have made up her mind to leave the Marquis's mansion because of her brother-in-law's unreasonable desires. The Marquis's wife sighed and did not try to persuade her to stay: "My daughters have troubled you. Aunt Wen, if you still want to continue to be a foster aunt, I can introduce you to other families."
"No, I don't plan to continue doing this job." Wen Shichu smiled. Although this kind of job is not like selling oneself as a slave, it is still living under someone else's roof and requires attention everywhere. This experience will be enough for her. She never wants to do it again. If she meets a good and lustful man like Li Shouyang again, she doesn't have the patience to deal with them one by one. After all, her current appearance is very eye-catching. There are so many powerful people in the capital. Who knows if there will be a man who will rob her?
Although she is not afraid of things, she is afraid of trouble.
The Marquis's wife did not say anything else and let Wen Shichu leave. She could not force her since she was unwilling to be Li Shouyang's concubine. Therefore, she had to tell Li Shouyang that Wen Shichu did not want to marry him and asked him not to think about it anymore.
Li Shouyang finally fell in love with a beautiful woman, but he couldn't get her. Would he be willing to give up?
Of course that was impossible, so he began to pursue Wen Shichu like a butterfly, pretending to meet him by chance in places Wen Shichu often went to, which annoyed Wen Shichu so much that he simply used some tricks one night to make him fall into the lotus pond and soak for a long time. He caught a cold and had to lie in bed to recuperate. He could no longer bother Wen Shichu, so Wen Shichu finally had peace of mind.
Since Shi Li had set his eyes on Wen Shichu, it was impossible for him to just sit there and wait for her to leave Wuyang Marquis Mansion in a month. Therefore, every time Wen Shichu went out to go shopping, he would be the first to show up to make his presence felt.
Wen Shichu didn't dislike him, so she let him disguise himself and pretend to be her servant to accompany her shopping. After all, Shi Li had a great reputation in the capital. If someone recognized him, Wen Shichu would have no peace.
Shi Li's eyes are the most difficult to disguise. After all, they are a unique blue color. He is the only one in the capital with eyes like this. His personal characteristics are too prominent. However, this is nothing to Wen Shichu. She can just find a pair of beautiful contact lenses from later generations from her own space, which will ensure that his eye color is changed perfectly.
Shi Li looked at the color of his eyes in the small mirror with curiosity and asked Wen Shichu, "What kind of treasure is this? After I put it on, the color of my eyes turned black."
Wen Shichu lied, "I got these from a foreign businessman. They are very rare and precious. I had a hard time getting a pair. Please cherish them."
Shi Li believed it immediately and nodded repeatedly: "This is the first gift my wife gave me, so of course I have to cherish it."
"Don't call me wife!" Wen Shichu rubbed his head and said, "I'm innocent with you now, don't call me that."
"Anyway, you will be my wife sooner or later, so what does it matter if I call you sooner or later?" Shi Li looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. It was a pity that he still had a noble face.
He always managed to irritate Wen Shichu so much that he wanted to punch him a few times. Wen Shichu glared at him and said, "Shut up. You are my servant now. Just follow me obediently. Don't say anything with that mouth!"
Shi Li immediately showed a look of grievance and looked at Wen Shichu eagerly. Wen Shichu was hard-hearted and ignored his accusing look. He walked straight forward, and Shi Li had no choice but to follow him closely.
Wen Shichu arrived at Chunyu Tower. Chunyu Tower was not a brothel, but a proper restaurant with rich dishes and excellent taste. It was one of the best restaurants in the capital.
Wen Shichu took Shi Li to the private room on the second floor, ordered a few dishes, and asked Shi Li to sit down.
Shi Li immediately transformed from a serious and upright servant guard into a loose husky, looking at Wen Shichu eagerly, his tall body lying on the table, like a big dog waiting for his master to stroke his head.
"Don't look at me like that." Wen Shichu said, "You stand guard outside the Wuyang Marquis's mansion all day, don't you have anything else to do? Aren't you a general?"
"My old illness has relapsed and I am recuperating. I have plenty of time." Shi Li said righteously.
"A relapse of an old illness?" Wen Shichu heard this and looked Shi Li up and down. He was full of energy and looked very healthy. However, she could not tell at all that this man had a relapse of his old illness.
Shi Li understood her look, coughed lightly, and said, "This old disease is present when I say it exists, and it disappears when I say it doesn't. It is now present."
Wen Shichu nodded and understood. Wasn't it just that the emperor began to fear that his achievements would overshadow his own, so he simply found a reason to temporarily retire so that the emperor would feel at ease?
Since ancient times, few military generals have had a good ending. Shi Li was able to retire wisely at the peak of his power, which showed that he was sober and rational enough. It was precisely because he was so tactful in giving up power that the emperor gave him such a great honor. Not only did he make him the general who guards the country, but he also gave him a general's mansion alone. This was actually to help him separate from the Shi family, which meant that those people in the Shi family could not use blood relationship and seniority to threaten and force him.
Of course, Shi Li would not be threatened or forced by them. After he became successful, he broke into the Shi family and killed the slaves who had bullied him. He also beat up his other brothers and sisters, breaking their hands and feet. From then on, his reputation for being cruel and ruthless spread, but those who had bullied him in the Shi family were so scared that their legs trembled when they saw him, especially those brothers and sisters whose hands and feet were broken by him.
(End of this chapter)
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