Chapter 264 Declaration of War
Shen Qingchi turned around and went to find Li Jixian.
When she entered the room, Ying'er was helping Li Jixian apply medicine on his face. The two were very close to each other and their postures looked a little ambiguous.
Shen Qingchi's face changed, and he rushed over and slapped Ying'er hard: "Bitch!"
Ying'er screamed in shock from the beating and hid aside, covering her face. Shen Qingchi wanted to hit her again, but Li Jixian stood in front of Ying'er and asked, "What are you doing here again?"
Shen Qingchi only found out today that Li Jixian was having fun with prostitutes outside. Although she said she didn't mind in front of Chunxi, when she saw Li Jixian protecting Ying'er and thought about Li Jixian sleeping with another woman, Shen Qingchi felt disgusted and uncomfortable.
Her eyes were red as she said, "I'm not crazy. Ying'er and my aunt are here to take care of me. I want to take her away."
Shen Qingchi was about to reach over Li Jixian and drag Ying'er away when Li Jixian slammed his arm open. "You, the Shen family, don't let me go out to play, and you sent a little girl like this. Isn't your meaning obvious?"
Li Jixian was forced to write a letter of guarantee and was embarrassed in public. He was filled with anger. Ying'er offered it to him on her own initiative, so he naturally accepted it.
Hearing the implication in Li Jixian's words, Shen Qingchi's eyes suddenly filled with tears. She forced herself to speak rationally and said, "She was sent by Cao Chunxi. She definitely has bad intentions. I can find someone else to serve my husband."
"So what if it was sent by Cao Chunxi? The person is mine. Would she dare to help Cao Chunxi harm me?"
As Li Jixian said this, he pulled Ying'er into his arms and kissed her hard on the cheek.
Although Ying'er was prepared, she couldn't help but blush. Shen Qingchi was so angry that he burst into tears: "Li Jixian, you bastard!"
Shen Qingchi whimpered, and Li Jixian felt no guilt at all. He said confidently, "You murdered my eldest sister-in-law. If it weren't for our family paying to redeem you, you might have died. I'm just sleeping with a woman now. Come on, try yelling at me again."
Li Jixian's words were clearly filled with displeasure. Shen Qingchi didn't dare to challenge him, so she could only go to Yun Wantang in tears: "Fifth Aunt, my husband insisted on keeping Ying'er, who was sent by Cao Chunxi. What should I do?"
"That person was sent by your eldest sister-in-law to help you share the burden. Grandfather and your mother-in-law both agreed. Do you still want to drive him away?"
Yun Wantang asked back, her voice soft but inexplicably strong.
Shen Qingchi also knew that this matter could not be reversed. He sobbed and said, "But Cao Chunxi is deliberately taking revenge on me. If my husband keeps her, then Cao Chunxi's plan will succeed. I don't want her to be so proud."
Shen Qingchi hoped that Yun Wantang would comfort him like she used to, but the next moment he heard Yun Wantang say, "But you can't beat her, right?"
Shen Qingchi suddenly looked up and looked at Yun Wantang with tearful eyes. Yun Wantang said calmly, "Okay, you're still pregnant. Stop crying and go back to take care of your baby."
Yun Wantang's obvious alienation made Shen Qingchi very flustered. She couldn't help but explain: "Fifth Aunt, I didn't mean to provoke Cao Chunxi. I just wanted to help Fifth Aunt..."
"What do you want to help me with?" Yun Wantang interrupted Shen Qingchi, his tone cold, "Did I ever ask you to help me with something?"
“…”
Shen Qingchi was speechless.
No.
Fifth Aunt had never asked her to help with anything. It was just that she had heard Fifth Aunt was worried about Wei Lingze and Xiao Qinghe a few days ago, and she had also accidentally heard that Chunxi and Xiao Qinghe had asked for a prescription to help them conceive, so she took the initiative to spread the news and hinted that the Shen family could take advantage of Chunxi's pregnancy to put someone in the eldest brother's room.
Everything she did was just her own opinion and had nothing to do with Aunt Fifth.
Shen Qingchi's heart sank, her thoughts were in a mess. After a long while, she couldn't help asking, "Aunt Wu, do you know that my husband has been staying in the red-light district for a while?"
"Know."
Yun Wantang answered without hesitation and offered no further explanation. Shen Qingchi's tears welled up even more: "Fifth Aunt knew this a long time ago, why didn't you tell me?"
"Do you know what you can do next?"
Yun Wantang asked back, Shen Qingchi opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
She had been deceived by Li Jixian a long time ago, and was later promoted to his wife because of the pity of her fifth aunt. Li Jixian knew that she had no family to rely on, so he never took her seriously. Even if she knew that Li Jixian was fooling around outside, she would just cry and make a fuss, bringing shame upon herself.
Then why didn’t Aunt Wu help to persuade them?
Shen Qingchi wanted to ask, but swallowed the words back.
Fifth Aunt treated her very kindly, but she had no blood relationship with Fifth Aunt after all. Why should Fifth Aunt help her dissuade Li Jixian?
The topic ended here. After standing there for a while, Shen Qingchi came to his senses and said dryly, "Then I'll go back and not disturb Aunt Wu anymore."
Yun Wantang did not try to persuade Shen Qingchi to stay, so he turned around and fled.
She felt Yun Wantang's coldness and alienation, but she did not feel resentment like she did towards Chunxi. Instead, she blamed herself for being so useless.
Aunt Wu helped her time and time again, but she couldn't help Aunt Wu at all and always caused trouble for her. It was understandable that Aunt Wu didn't want to pay attention to her.
Not long after Shen Qingchi left, Zhao came to find Yun Wantang again.
She had asked around and found out that Shen Qingchi not only provoked Chunxi, but also said that he saw Xiao Qinghe go to that clinic to ask for a pregnancy-aiding prescription. Now the rumors were circulating that Xiao Qinghe couldn't have children and that's why she couldn't tolerate Wei Lingze's illegitimate child.
Zhao is indeed very experienced.
It is understandable that Shen Qingchi took revenge on Chunxi, but it is a bit strange that he also spread rumors about Xiao Qinghe.
"Shen Qingchi made this stupid move to help his fifth brother's wife, right?"
Zhao asked straight to the point. Although it was a question, her tone was firm.
Yun Wantang didn't deny it and said softly, "I didn't expect her to be so useless. It's my fault that Xian'er got into trouble. Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will compensate Xian'er."
Hearing this, Zhao Shi understood. She couldn't help but sigh, "Shen Qingchi lost her virginity before marriage. Originally, I looked down on her for being Xian'er's concubine. But my fifth sister-in-law said that Shen Qingyuan is a man of real ability, and that making her his wife would be beneficial in the future. Now it seems that my fifth sister-in-law is indeed very discerning. However, her relationship with Cao Chunxi has become strained. No matter how high Shen Qingyuan climbs, we won't be able to benefit from it."
These words revealed Zhao's deep dissatisfaction with this marriage.
Yun Wantang immediately said, "I was wrong about this marriage. Don't worry, sister-in-law. After the baby is born safely, I will find another good marriage for Xian'er. Once your husband has established himself in Hanjing, I will find a good job for you."
After hearing the last part, Zhao smiled and said, "I knew that my sister-in-law is capable. I feel relieved to have you help Xian'er manage things."
After Zhao finished speaking, she left with a smile.
Yun Wantang personally sent her out of the yard. Looking at her leaving back, Yun Wantang's eyes grew colder little by little.
Is Cao Chunxi really taking revenge on Shen Qingchi this time or declaring war on her?
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