Lihoumen

Chapter 17: Don't Talk About Divorce Anymore
Perhaps because she had expended too much energy yesterday, Qingqing fell asleep again after Shen Han left. She slept until the second half of the day and when she woke up, her high fever had subsided, but her body felt like it was falling apart and she had no strength.

Lingzhi was helping Qingqing get up when the old lady came in in a panic, saying, "Young lady, Aunt Zhao from the Madam's side has brought a large group of people to our side."

Nanny Zhao is the managing nanny of Li. She has brought people here suddenly, so it must be something big.

Lingzhi was immediately panicked when she heard this: "Could it be that the eldest lady got the old lady's order to embarrass our lady?"

Qingqing brought shame to the Marquisate at the palace banquet yesterday. How could the old lady let this go?

"Oh, they've already entered the yard." Grandma Sun stretched her neck to look outside, then she lowered her voice and told Qingqing, "Young lady, stay in the room while I go out to check."

As she said that, Grandma Sun hurried out of the house. Although Lingzhi looked terrified, she stood in front of Qingqing with her fists clenched, looking like she was determined to protect her master.

As soon as Granny Sun stepped out of the room, Aunt Zhao came forward with a smile and greeted her, "Is this the steward of the Third Madam?"

Granny Sun immediately put on a smile and replied, "I don't deserve it. I'm just a servant beside you, you can just call me Granny Sun."

Madam Zhao introduced herself and said, "My last name is Zhao, and I work for the Madam. From now on, you can just call me Sister Zhao."

Grandma Sun said politely, "How can I do that? I am just a servant, how dare I call you sister?"

"Hey! You are the most capable person around the Third Madam. You are too modest to say that." As she spoke, Madam Zhao pulled Grandma Sun and said warmly, "Besides, we are all slaves, so we are all the same."

Granny Sun originally thought that the visitor had bad intentions, but she didn't expect that Aunt Zhao was so polite. She simply stopped being polite and asked, "Since you said so, I won't be polite." As she spoke, she looked up at the maids and servants following Aunt Zhao and asked, "Why did you bring these people here today?"

"These are the servants that the First Madam ordered me to carefully select to serve the Third Madam." She then greeted everyone, "Why don't you come over and meet Steward Sun first."

Why would the eldest lady suddenly assign someone to the yard?

Grandma Sun was confused and waved her hands, saying, "I don't deserve this." She looked at Aunt Zhao in disbelief and asked, "Tell me the truth, sister. Why did the Madam suddenly send so many servants?"

Aunt Zhao said with a smile, "Our Madam has always felt that Third Madam's courtyard is too deserted. She has mentioned to Third Madam many times in the past that she wants to reassign some servants to serve her, but Third Madam has always refused. Our Madam doesn't want to force her, so she gave up."

Seeing that she was being hypocritical and unwilling to tell the truth, Grandma Sun stopped asking and just went along with her, "The eldest lady has always been kind to others, and my wife naturally knows how good the lady is to her. It's just that my wife likes quietness, so there aren't many people left in this courtyard."

Seeing that Grandma Sun was an understanding person, Aunt Zhao smiled even more broadly, patted Grandma Sun's hand and said, "Now that the Third Young Master has returned home, it's time to add more servants to Lan Yaju."

After Nanny Zhao left, Grandma Sun's mind was in a mess. She hurried into the house and told Qingqing everything that Nanny Zhao had just said.

Without waiting for Qingqing's response, Lingzhi couldn't help but said, "This is strange. The old lady should be very angry about what happened yesterday. The eldest lady always listens to the old lady. Why did she do the opposite today and ordered people to add more people to our yard?"

"It is a little unusual." Grandma Sun said, "I wanted to ask Madam Zhao for more information, but she was very shrewd and just said that now that the son-in-law has returned home, we should naturally add more people to our courtyard."

Grandma Sun and Lingzhi were just confused here. When Shen Han walked into the house, Grandma and Lingzhi tactfully stepped aside.

When Shen Han saw Qingqing, he asked with concern, "Are you feeling better?" "I'm fine now," Qingqing replied, and then asked, "Didn't you go out to work today?"

It has been seven or eight days since Shen Han returned, but the time the couple has spent together is very limited. Except for the day when Shen Han took her to offer tea to the lady-in-waiting and the old lady, Qingqing seldom sees Shen Han in the mansion these days.

Shen Han sat down on the chair and replied, "I just returned a few days ago. There are many urgent things to do. Now, I can take a breath."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Qingqing could hear that he was explaining to her that he didn't mean to ignore her, but he just didn't have time.

Qingqing didn't care about this, but asked, "Just now, my sister-in-law sent a lot of maids over. This was arranged by you, right?"

As soon as Qingqing said this, it first aroused the interest of Grandma Sun and Lingzhi. The two stood aside, staring at Shen Han.

Shen Han replied: "I just mentioned it to my sister-in-law yesterday, but I didn't expect her to arrange it so quickly. Well, you are sick now, and you need someone to take care of you."

Qingqing knew that Shen Han meant well. Since he wanted to take care of her, Qingqing didn't want to make things difficult for him.

She said, "Actually, when you were not at home, my sister-in-law also offered to send someone to me, but I like quietness, so I refused."

Shen Han said nothing after hearing this. He waved his hand to dismiss Grandma Sun and Lingzhi, and then said to Qingqing, "I know the difficulties you face in the mansion, but being too tolerant will only make your situation more difficult. You are my wife, the legitimate wife of this mansion, and you should learn to hold up your dignity. In this way, others will not look down on you."

In the three years since she entered the Marquis' Mansion, this was the first time Qingqing heard someone say that she was the legitimate wife of the Marquis' Mansion, and it was said by the person she loved most.

Qingqing just felt warm in her heart.

She raised her eyes to look at Shen Han and nodded, "I understand."

Her eyes were bright and clear, with a hint of joy in them.

Shen Han smiled slightly and said, "In such a wealthy family, not only you, but every woman has her own difficulties. I hope you can be strong and don't give up when you encounter difficulties."

"If you want to divorce me as you did yesterday, you are not allowed to do so again."

When he said this, his deep eyes stayed on Qingqing, especially the last sentence, as if he was coaxing her, and there was a hint of doting in his words.

Qingqing nodded, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

"Why are you crying again?" Shen Han handed over a handkerchief and asked with his eyes lowered.

Qingqing took the handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears, but her tone was still tearful. She obediently replied, "If that's the case, I won't say it again in the future."

(End of this chapter)