After the divorce, the queen mother was pampered by powerful ministers

Chapter 38 She Was Something Different This Time

"No matter how difficult my wife is, I will not withdraw from this marriage."

"..."

On the way the servant girl led Su Wunian and Zhu Jian to the courtyard outside the East Wing, Zhu Jian couldn't help laughing when she thought of Mrs. Zhu Hou's arrogance at the beginning and her embarrassing expression at the end, and she felt refreshed.

Just as Su Wunian stepped into the outer courtyard, "Whoosh—" an arrow shot towards her, she subconsciously tilted her body slightly, only feeling a gust of wind from the arrow feathers beside her cheek, and the arrow finally pierced the apricot blossom behind Su Wunian tree.

She looked in the direction of the arrow, Zhu Langshuo was holding a curved bow with a provocative face, and standing beside him was Shen Mengxi who seemed to be quite frightened.

"Cousin, why are you here?" Shen Mengxi spoke first.

Then, acting like a hostess, she explained kindly: "Brother Zhu was practicing archery just now. He didn't intend to shoot you. Did it scare you?"

Su Wunian's lips were as red as Begonia after the rain, and she curled her lips coldly, "Today is an unfortunate day, if I had known you were here, I wouldn't have come."

"Cousin, what are you talking about? Why can't we sisters come to see Brother Zhu together?" Then he seemed to think of something, "Cousin, don't get me wrong, Brother Zhu only treats me as a younger sister. There's nothing in between."

"I just passed by Zhu's residence today, and I happened to come to see brother Zhu. After all, he was quite frightened during the blind shooting competition. I was afraid that brother Zhu would be depressed, so I came to persuade him."

"No, just now I encouraged brother Zhu to pick up the bow and practice archery again, but you came here, cousin."

"You also know that Brother Zhu loves archery the most. It would be a pity if he could no longer pick up a bow and arrow in this life."

The candle clipper beside Su Wunian's mouth formed a beautiful scene, and she almost applauded Shen Mengxi's blatantly persuasive and secretly provocative remarks.

I have to say that Shen Mengxi's words had an effect on Lord Zhu Xiaohou. He put his arms around Shen Mengxi's shoulders and raised his voice: "I used to regard Xiao Mengxi as my younger sister, but today I just realized that I fell in love with Xiao Mengxi. Mengxi."

Shen Mengxi was overjoyed in her heart, but her expression was shoving and shy, "Brother Zhu, Mengxi has always regarded you as an elder brother, how could you..."

"Why not?" He looked at Su Wunian provocatively, without looking at Shen Mengxi, "Shen Shengge, I want to divorce you."

Shen Mengxi struggled for a long time, but couldn't break free from Zhu Langshuo's arm. Hearing this, his eyes lit up.

"Really?" Su Wunian's lips parted slightly, and the expression on his face was thought-provoking.

Seeing Su Wunian's calm expression, Zhu Langshuo was at a loss in his mind. In the past, whenever he mentioned retiring the engagement, Shen Shengge would drag him and cry, begging him not to resign.But why didn't she react much today?
Could it be that he really hooked up with Chu Muchen, so he doesn't care about his marriage?Seeing herself hugging Shen Mengxi, she didn't even give in.

"If, you tell me, why did you challenge me during your blind shooting competition? I can consider not retiring the engagement." Shen Shengge's calmness and indifference at the moment must be pretending, she was actually terribly scared.

Hmph, let me go down the steps.

Su Wunian raised her eyebrows slightly, her lips parted slightly, "I challenge you because I want to see you make a fool of yourself in public."

"You—" Su Wunian's answer was something Zhu Langshuo never expected, "Why? I'm your fiancé, if you lose my face, don't you just lose your face?"

"Is it because I am close to Xiao Mengxi and alienate you, or is it because I gave her a lantern but not you?"

Su Wunian grinned, the young boy in front of him was really cute and innocent, "Since you have decided to marry my cousin, I will leave."

Turn around coolly and leave.

When Zhu Langshuo heard that she was going to leave, he let go of Shen Mengxi in three steps and caught up with him in two steps, and grabbed Su Wunian's wrist, "Don't go!"

"Didn't you come to visit me today?"

"If you apologize to me now, I can consider not retiring the engagement." Still arrogant and unruly.

"You retreat." He broke free from his hand and walked away without looking back.

Candle scissors caught up with his eldest lady, and felt relieved again: I am!Also, you can consider not retiring the engagement, and don't see if our eldest lady is still willing to marry you!The eldest lady is stubborn, it's time to deal with him like this.

Seeing Zhu Langshuo looking at the back of his cousin leaving, Shen Mengxi was extremely disappointed.Although he didn't feel well, he still stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Langshuo's clothes, "Brother Zhu, don't be too sad, maybe your cousin is angry, it will be fine in two days."

"After I go back to the mansion, I will explain it to her carefully. She has always been understanding, and it will be fine if the misunderstanding is resolved."

"But, she's a little different this time, she seems to be serious." Zhu Langshuo was dejected, feeling lost.

"No, my cousin is used to scaring people."

"Don't come to me again." Zhu Langshuo said coldly.

Shen Mengxi suddenly felt a basin of ice water splashed on her face, which made her head to toe cold.After reacting for a moment, tears rolled in his eyes, he covered his mouth in aggrieved manner, and rushed out of the yard without looking back.

Ever since Su Wunian left, Zhu Langshuo has been fidgeting in the room, suddenly feeling empty in his heart, not having the feeling that she revolved around him all day long, and getting more and more uncomfortable.

Brilliant Pavilion.

The bead curtain made of blood-red agate strings was stirred by the light spring breeze, making a small sound.The candle flames in the glazed lampshade are yellow, embellishing the agate with a little warm light.

On Su Wunian's frail shoulders was a newly sewn light purple cloak embroidered with acacia patterns casually draped with candle scissors. The wind blowing lightly with the sweet apricot blossoms from the carved round window seemed like a child playing with her, The bangs on her cheeks flicked slightly, and the tip of her nose was slightly raised.

She was half leaning on the soft pillow, holding a half-read book in her hand, her eyes drooping and she remained silent.

"Miss, didn't you just tell Mrs. Zhu Hou that you are not retiring the engagement today?" Zhu Jian put down the needle and thread in his hand, and held back the words for a long time. He really didn't want to sleep tonight, so he asked, "But why are you Instigate Zhu Xiaohou to withdraw the engagement?"

"Just because of this, you have been absent-minded for half a day?" Su Wunian had already seen that after Zhu Jian returned from Zhuhou's mansion, he had something on his mind.

After all, she is still young, and her thoughts are written all over her face, so it's hard for her not to see it.

"I really can't figure it out, so Miss, are you retiring this marriage? Or not?" Regarding this matter, she seems to be more concerned about this matter than Miss herself.

Su Wunian's white and jade-like fingers slowly turned a page, and smiled lightly, "I will know in the future."

"I heard from Jiang Zhu that after her former master returned to the mansion, he threw everything that could be thrown in the house. The second lady went in to persuade her, but she cried for a long time in the second lady's arms, and didn't even eat dinner. "

"Today, when you left the Hou Mansion, wasn't she still well?"

"Maybe, something happened later." Su Wunian said lightly, and turned another page.

In Zhuhou's mansion, in Mrs. Zhuhou's room, the old lady bowed to report.

"Shuo'er really said that she wants to marry Shen Mengxi, the second daughter-in-law of the Shen family?" Mrs. Zhu Hou asked.

"Yes, the old servant heard it with my own ears." The old mother paused, and then added: "Since Second Miss Shen left, the young master has been restless in the room, as if regretting it."

"Shen Mengxi, her father, Shen Pinglan, is just a seventh-rank Hanlin editor. Although her mother is a daughter of the Hou family, she is also a concubine who is not favored. Since I Shuo Er likes it, even if she can't be a regular wife when she marries into my Hou family, she can be a good wife." With average appearance, being a noble concubine is considered her blessing."

　The most regrettable thing in this world is not that I love him, but he doesn't love me.Rather, I love him too, and he loves me, but we've never been in love.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)