Chapter 73 Now her face turned bright red.
Ye Mingzhu had foreseen this day when Liu Rumei and Jia Shi had completely broken off relations.
But she didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
She thought Liu Rumei would first whisper sweet nothings in Sheng Huai'an's ear to sow discord between Sheng Huai'an and Jia Shi, and then seize the opportunity to get rid of Jia Shi.
Who would have thought that Liu Rumei would be so decisive, wanting to take Jia's life right away?
Didn't she know that with Jia's death, Sheng Huai'an would be unable to participate in next year's imperial examination?
As someone who has been reborn, she knows that Sheng Huai'an will fail the imperial examination next year, but Liu Rumei does not.
Didn't Liu Rumei also hope that Sheng Huai'an would pass the imperial examination with flying colors, become an official in the court, and then marry her?
No……
Ye Mingzhu's eyes suddenly cleared as she realized something very important: Who said that after the dry well incident, Liu Rumei only hated Jia Shi? She might even hate Sheng Huai'an as well!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingzhu instructed Yanzhi: "Keep an eye on Liu Rumei. When she's not looking, take out some of each kind of medicine from the bundle and give it to me so I can study it."
"Yes!" Yanzhi immediately accepted the order.
Before leaving, she first bowed to Ye Mingzhu to say goodbye, and then bid farewell to Sheng Yunche.
Once everyone left, Sheng Yunche scoffed with a sullen face, saying sarcastically, "She's only been with you for a few days, and she already doesn't even respect me as her former master."
Ye Mingzhu turned to look at him.
He looked back at her and said sarcastically, "Luckily I didn't give you a male bodyguard, otherwise... ha!"
Ye Mingzhu suddenly asked, "Master, are there particularly few female bodyguards?"
"What?" Sheng Yunche asked back.
"Because you don't have any female bodyguards left, that's why you wouldn't budge when I asked you for two more, and you absolutely refused to give them to me, right?"
Sheng Yunche: "..."
Without needing his answer, Ye Mingzhu understood from his unpleasant expression.
She couldn't help but laugh.
It was rare to see Sheng Yunche suffer such a setback, so Baozan and her maids couldn't help but laugh, successfully making Sheng Yunche's handsome face even darker, as black as the bottom of a pot.
Ye Mingzhu quickly dismissed the maids to avoid further provoking Sheng Yunche's jealousy. She then poured him a cup of cool tea and sat down beside him.
She asked in a soft voice, "Sir, if I were to stand by and watch Jia Shi die, would you think I'm heartless?"
"If I thought you were ruthless, you wouldn't have done it?" Sheng Yunche retorted.
“No, that won’t happen.” Ye Mingzhu said truthfully, smiling slightly. “But it will allow Jia to live a little longer, which will also give her more room to stir up trouble between Sheng Huai’an and Liu Rumei.”
Sheng Yunche said, "I don't think you care about my opinion. You originally wanted to make the most of the Jia family's resources."
Ye Mingzhu did not refute.
Liu Rumei wanted Jia Shi to die sooner, which suited her interests.
She delayed Jia's death in order to keep Liu Rumei in check.
What she was worried about was that Sheng Yunche was protecting his own, because the Sheng family was small and wanted to spare the lives of those three people.
As if guessing what she was thinking, Sheng Yunche chuckled and said, "What I say to you has always been valid, so you don't need to test me. However, you should take the Ancestor's intentions into consideration; she doesn't want the second branch of the family to lose its bloodline."
"I know," Ye Mingzhu nodded readily. "I will definitely pay attention."
It's just bloodline, what's so difficult about that?
The deceased Sheng Qingping has Sheng Hao to carry on the family line. Without Liu Rumei, perhaps the child can grow up better and won't turn out like the arrogant and domineering person he was in his previous life.
As for Sheng Huai'an, if she didn't care about the mother's background and only cared about the bloodline, she believed that the ambitious Yu Shu would definitely not miss the opportunity.
It's time to "help" Yu Shu.
Just as Ye Mingzhu was thinking about this, Yaqin's smiling voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Madam, do you have a moment? Her Highness the Princess heard that you and the Duke have returned from your travels, and she specially sent me to bring you some things."
Ye Mingzhu quickly got up and went to the door to greet her: "Sister Yaqin, why did you make a special trip? You could have just had the maid bring the things over."
"That won't do! This is a precious item, I'll only feel at ease if I go there myself." Yaqin gestured for the maid to step forward and personally presented a smooth and translucent jade Guanyin statue of Guanyin giving a child to Ye Mingzhu, teasingly saying with a smile, "You must keep this Guanyin statue safe, the Princess is looking forward to it."
Ye Mingzhu understood the implied meaning from the stringed instrument, and her ears turned bright red.
"Where is the Duke? Is he resting?" Yaqin asked again.
"No," Ye Mingzhu said. "He's sitting inside. Does Your Highness have anything else to tell him?"
"No, no, I won't disturb you two. I won't go in to pay my respects to the Duke." Yaqin suppressed a laugh and curtsied to Ye Mingzhu. "I also hope that Madam will have good news soon."
Ye Mingzhu: "..."
Her face turned bright red.
Yaqin didn't linger and soon walked out of the courtyard gate of Linfeng Hall.
Sheng Yunche walked up behind Ye Mingzhu, suddenly clicked his tongue, and said meaningfully, "It seems that Mother is also very concerned about our bloodline."
Ye Mingzhu: "..."
Do you still remember the three points I told you on our wedding night?
Ye Mingzhu: "...I remember."
“I take back what I said before… Now that I’ve recovered quite well, you don’t need to drink the contraceptive soup after we’ve had sex.” Looking down into Ye Mingzhu’s eyes, Sheng Yunche smiled and gently rubbed her earlobe as he said, “If you want a child, I’ll give it to you.”
Ye Mingzhu's heart skipped a beat, and she looked up at him.
...
It was late at night.
The lights were always on in the study in the front courtyard of the Sheng family mansion.
Sheng Huai'an sat at his desk, engrossed in his studies. Yu Shu kept a close eye on him, occasionally pouring water and grinding ink for him.
She was better at reading people than Fu'an, and the ink she ground was just right, neither too dark nor too light. Before she knew it, she had taken Fu'an's place, adding fragrance to Sheng Yunche's sleeves.
When she didn't need to serve him, she would sit to the side and sew underwear for Sheng Huai'an, looking quiet and obedient.
Perhaps pleased with her gentleness, obedience, and good service, Sheng Huai'an, who had initially treated her coldly, has softened his attitude towards her considerably over this period of time.
On the surface, she seemed devoted to Sheng Huai'an and flattered, but inwardly she was very worried.
Sheng Huai'an was focused on his studies, and the two only had one night of intimacy; after that, he never touched her again.
Having learned from past mistakes, she dared not tempt him.
Is this how things are going to go on forever?
Yu Shu got up with a heavy heart and said softly to Sheng Huai'an, "Second Master, this servant is going to change my clothes." She walked to the door of the study, picked up a lantern, and prepared to go to the outhouse.
She had only taken two steps when suddenly a bird called out, and a package fell from the sky and hit her in front of her, startling her.
She looked around in shock, but there were only shadows of trees and not a single person in sight.
After a while, she carefully picked up the small bundle from the ground, opened it, and found only a note and a small, clean white porcelain bottle about the size of her palm. She could hear the sound of pills rolling when she shook it.
She opened the note again, glanced at it twice, then suddenly gripped it tightly, her heart pounding as she clutched the medicine bottle and the note to her chest.
This, this thing...
Yu Shu swallowed hard and gripped the thing in her hand even tighter.
When she returned after changing her clothes, the first thing she looked at was Sheng Huai'an.
Seeing that his teacup was empty, she secretly dropped a pill the size of a mung bean into the water while refilling it for him.
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