Lihoumen

Chapter 49 Who knew you were so greedy
Just as it was getting dark, Shen Han returned from the yamen early.

He dismounted, threw the reins to the servant, and strode towards the inner house. Just as he was about to step into the hanging flower gate, he heard someone calling him. Shen Han turned around and saw that it was the second wife, Liu.

"Why did you come back so early today, third brother?" When Liu saw Shen Han turning around, she walked over from the shade of the tree with a smile and greeted him.

"Second sister-in-law, do you want to talk to me about something?" Shen Han stopped.

Liu smiled faintly and replied, "I, I have something to tell my third brother."

"What's the matter?"

Seeing her hesitating, Shen Han asked, "What's the matter? Sister-in-law, just tell me."

Liu looked around and said with some embarrassment: "There are too many people here, why don't we go to your study and talk."

"If you have anything to say, just tell me here, second sister-in-law." Shen Han said.

Liu hesitated for a moment, then asked carefully, "It's about Ruoqing."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Shen Han interrupted and asked, "But is the Zhao family looking for trouble with my cousin again?"

"That's not there."

Shen Han heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then asked, "What kind of trouble did Haoer get into in the private school?"

"Although Hao'er is well-behaved and obedient, he will never get into trouble." Liu smiled faintly and said, "Third brother cares about Hao'er a lot."

"I am his adoptive father, so I naturally have to care for him." Shen Han then asked, "Why did the second sister-in-law come to find me?"

Seeing Shen Han in a hurry to go back, Liu Shi tentatively said, "Third brother, it is not a good idea for you to live in the mansion with your child for a long time. Do you have any plans in mind?"

Shen Han thought for a while after hearing this, and then said, "I don't have any plans at the moment. I can only wait and see when the Lin family can be rehabilitated. By then, everything will be easy."

The only way for the Lin family to be cleared of wrongdoings is for Empress Dowager Lu to pass away.

Liu smiled bitterly and replied, "How long will it take?"

Then he added: "You and Ruoqing have been childhood sweethearts. If it weren't for that incident, you would have been a couple. Although you are married now, your sister-in-law is also a virtuous woman. Mother has also mentioned that she wants you to marry Ruoqing as your co-wife."

When Shen Han heard this, he interrupted Liu without waiting for her to continue, saying, "How can a family like ours do something as absurd as marrying a concubine? Mother favors my cousin out of consideration for her family, and it's fine if she has such a foolish idea, but why is my second sister-in-law also foolish?"

Being rebuked by Shen Han without any respect, Liu blushed: "I just couldn't bear to see my third brother and cousin being torn apart, that's why..."

"enough!"

Shen Han interrupted Liu again with a cold voice and said with a gloomy face: "I don't want to hear such words again in the future."

After saying that, Shen Han left Liu behind and strode into the Chuihua Gate.

Shen Han had just taken a few steps when he was called back.

This time, it was Aunt Xu who was beside the old lady.

"The Third Young Master has returned early today." When the nanny saw Shen Han, she smiled and greeted him lovingly.

Shen Han raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Lan Yaju, then sighed slightly, and turned to ask Aunt Xu: "Mammy, you came to see me, but does mother have any instructions?"

Aunt Xu smiled and said, "The old lady has something she wants to tell you, young master, so she asked me to come here."

"What is it?" Shen Han asked.

Aunt Xu naturally knew what the old lady wanted to say. She smiled, but lied a little and replied, "I don't know that either." Shen Han cast a sharp gaze at Aunt Xu: "Aunt Xu is the most capable person around my mother. How could Aunt Xu not know what she is thinking?"

Aunt Xu was choked by Shen Han and was speechless for a moment. After she reacted, she hurriedly said, "The old lady didn't say it in detail, but it sounded like she wanted to talk to you about the things in your backyard. I really don't know the details."

"I will handle the affairs of my backyard myself. Madam, please tell my mother that she doesn't need to worry about these things anymore."

After saying this, without waiting for Nanny Xu to persuade her any further, she went straight to Lan Yaju.

Seeing Shen Han return, Lingzhi, who was guarding the door, quickly opened the curtain for him, and then called out crisply inside: "Madam, the young master is back."

Qingqing was standing in front of the dining table fiddling with the cutlery. She raised her eyes when she heard what was happening, and looked at him with her clear eyes. A sweet smile appeared on her little face like a lotus.

It makes people feel comfortable just looking at it.

The unhappiness that had been lingering in Shen Han's heart just now disappeared instantly the moment he saw his young wife.

He did not need the maids to serve him. He took off his official uniform and said to her with a smile, "Is dinner ready? What dishes did you cook today?"

"Look for yourself." Qingqing said as she slowly walked up to him and naturally raised her hands to help him undress.

The young wife’s hands are gentle, and there is a faint fragrance in her every move.

Shen Han couldn't help but feel distracted, and subconsciously wanted to reach out and hold that slender waist.

There were servants serving in the room, so someone like Shen Han would naturally be cautious.

He breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed the impulse in his heart, undressed, and had dinner with his young wife.

After dinner, Shen Han waved his hand to dismiss the maids, and then approached her. Qingqing was shy and refused to look up. He put his arms around her soft waist, rested his head on her forehead, and asked hoarsely, "When did you get up today?"

Shen Han stayed out too late yesterday, and she didn't have to go to pay her respects or learn the rules today, so she simply lay in bed all day, and only got up reluctantly before Shen Han came back.

It’s not that she is lazy, but she is really tired.

"I got up not long after you left. You know I don't like to sleep in." She lied.

"That is not bad."

After hearing this, Shen Han's eyes lit up. Before Qingqing could react, she was pushed onto the bed by Shen Han.

She panicked immediately and truly regretted lying to him for the sake of saving face.

"Wait!" she pushed him and said anxiously.

Shen Han stopped moving, lowered his eyes to look at his little wife, and asked in a hoarse voice: "What's wrong?"

"I'm tired today." Her face turned red and she buried it in his arms and said, "Today, I don't want to do it anymore."

She nestled in his arms like a docile kitten. He raised his hand to touch her hair and leaned close to her ear to ask, "Were you tired yesterday?"

She buried herself in his arms and said in a muffled voice, "I am indeed tired. I didn't even get up this morning."

Shen Han was amused: "Then you were lying just now."

The little woman pouted: "I was just talking nonsense, who knew you were so greedy."

Then she tucked herself into the quilt, half-burying her face shyly.

(End of this chapter)