After the rebirth, the cold prince clings to me every day

Chapter 17 The Dust Settles
After dinner, she was dragged into a bamboo grove by that man on the way for a walk to digest food.She should have struggled angrily.But maybe it's because the surroundings are too quiet, or maybe it's because the man's skills are too good, which nourished her long-dry heart for a moment.

So that night, she dismissed all the waiters early.

She only thought it was a moment of lust, and she would not have anything to do with that person in the future.

At her age, she never thought that she would be pregnant.

Not long after, the doctor came.

Mrs. Li stretched out her hand apprehensively, the doctor put two fingers lightly together, and smiled after a while: "Congratulations madam, I'm more than one month pregnant."

Even though there were speculations, Li Shi's heart sank when she heard the doctor say it himself.

The confidant at the side was dumbfounded. A few years ago, Master Hou rarely came to the wife's yard, and the last time was at the end of last year.

This... How can this be good?

After beating the doctor away, the master and servant sat silently looking at each other.

After a while, the nanny hesitated and said: "The most important thing now is to find a way to get rid of this child. Why don't Madam go to the temple to live in the temple for a while..."

Mrs. Li wiped her face, "I don't know, but I have been a housekeeper for so many years, if I leave the mansion without a reasonable reason, how can these people in the mansion not be suspicious?"

She regretted it very much at the moment, she knew that she shouldn't have done that on a whim.

At this time, Cui Liu lifted the curtain and came in, "The coachman Qian Da said that he has something to ask to see his wife."

Mrs. Li is worried right now, how can she have time to care about these trifles?Impatiently, she waved her hand and asked Mammy to go out and ask.

When the nanny came in again, she was hesitant to speak.

"... Ma'am, Qian Da said that Master Hou may have set up an outer room outside."

Mrs. Li didn't raise her eyes when she heard the words, and said "um" without emotion.
The two have been married for many years, how could she not know that Shen Ji'an has someone outside.But which backyard of Gao Menxungui's children is clean?If it was placed in the first few years of marriage, in order to stabilize her status, she would have to spend some effort to get him back to the backyard and put him under her nose.But now that her children are adults, as long as Shen Jian doesn't make too much noise, she won't bother to take care of it.

Seeing that his wife didn't take it seriously, the nanny said anxiously: "But, Qian Da said... Lord Hou often goes to Nanfeng Pavilion...he..."

Li Shi instantly understood what she meant.She knew that some children from aristocratic families had special hobbies, and the Nanfeng Hall was a well-known small hall in Beijing.

In the past, I hadn't heard that Shen Ji'an had such a hobby, but people are subject to change. Thinking of this, she felt disgusted.

Good masculinity has always been shamed by the world.but……

Her heart moved, she was worried that she would not have a chance to get out of the house smoothly?
As long as she lures the people in the house to catch the traitor, and then she pretends to be sad and disappointed and goes to Zhuangzi to live for a while to relax, it will be a matter of course.

……

The next day, when Mrs. Li paid her respects to the old lady, she inadvertently mentioned that a village in the house had planted a lot of pomegranate trees, and now it was the season of pomegranates blooming.It's better to take advantage of the good weather today, and my mother took the younger siblings to have a look.

So under Li Shi's strong persuasion, Cui Shi took the third wife to board the car and went to the Zhuangzi.

When they were about to get into the carriage, Shen Mingjiao's master and servant happened to come over, and when they heard that everyone was going to see the pomegranate flowers, they enthusiastically said that she would also go, and without waiting for Mrs. Li to refuse, she climbed into the carriage very cheekily.

Mrs. Li had no choice but to let her go, thinking that she would be lured away when the time came.

Zhuangzi happened to be next to the Daxiangguo Temple. When the carriage stopped, several people got out of the carriage. When the gatekeeper saw the person from the master's house, he was taken aback for a moment, then thought of something, his face turned pale, and he saluted them tremblingly. .

Mrs. Li glanced at the man and snorted coldly in her heart.She had already asked Qian Da, and learned that Shen Ji'an hid him in this village.

A few people went in, and Zhuangtou, who heard the news, rushed over to greet him, and at the same time sent someone to report the news to Lord Hou, but was caught by someone arranged by Mrs. Li on the way.

Mrs. Li led the crowd forward, and along the way, Mrs. Cui noticed something, and asked Li with displeasure: "Boss wife, why is there no one in this village? What kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?"

Li-shi didn't intend to hide it anymore, and glanced at Shen Mingjiao who was walking around at the end and looking around.He sighed and said, "Daughter-in-law can't do anything about it, I will ask mother to make decisions for daughter-in-law later."

Not long after, a few people passed the pomegranate grove, and heard an indescribable sound faintly.Cui frowned, "Who's there?"

Mrs. Li was stunned for a moment, she never thought that Shen Ji'an would be so absurd, but this is better!

At this moment, she didn't care about Shen Mingjiao's presence, and directly led everyone closer to the source of the sound.

As he got closer, the voice gradually became clear across a gorgeous red sea.It was indeed Shen Ji'an's voice, but it was accompanied by a high-pitched female voice.Li frowned, how could it be a woman?

Cui Shi also heard it, but it was Li Shi who was jealous and couldn't tolerate her son looking for women outside.His face suddenly sank: "Boss, this is your purpose today!"

The third lady had a gloating look on her face.

Mrs. Li didn't expect things to be like this, and now she had to bite the bullet and go forward, passing through the branches,
When I saw the scene inside, my mind went blank.

I saw a man and a woman lying on the ground with disheveled clothes. The man was Shen Ji'an, and the woman... turned out to be Mrs. Zhen Guo who had always devoted herself to Buddha!

The usually dignified and kind face was flushed now.

Suddenly seeing someone barging in, the woman screamed in fright and hid behind Shen Ji'an.

When Cui saw the two of them, she took a step back in shock, and pointed at Shen Ji'an with trembling fingers: "You... you... confused!"

Although she is short-sighted, she also knows that the woman in front of her is the widow of General Zhongyong, the first-rank wife of Zhenguo personally appointed by the Holy Majesty.

Forcing the widow of a martyr, if it spreads, this is a capital offense!

Shen Mingjiao stood behind them, lazily playing with the round fan, but Haitang saw the undisguised irony in her girl's eyes.

The last few people came to the main hall, and after the initial panic, the Mrs. Zhen Guo took the maid and left as if nothing had happened.

Shen Ji'an knelt at Cui's feet, bowed his head and sincerely admitted his mistake.Said that he was only with Mrs. Zhen Guo for the sake of General Zhongyong's power in the court.He knew it was wrong, but for the future of the Hou Mansion, he would do anything...

What he said was true and sincere, and at the end of the words, he even brought a crying voice.

Cui Shi was originally full of anger, but in his few words, most of it had already disappeared. Looking at his son with red eyes, he even felt that it was not easy for his son for this family!

The third lady on the side had already turned pale with anger, seeing that the old godly woman didn't feel the seriousness of the matter at all, and felt sorry for her son instead, she couldn't help but gritted her teeth and said bitterly:
"Hou Ye said this lightly. That loyal and brave general was the God of War in the Great Xia Kingdom. I don't need to say how prestigious he is in the army! If this story gets out, our whole family will have to follow!"

"No, hurry up and separate before things get serious..."

Cui Shi got a headache from the quarrel, and she was always soft-hearted, she lost her mind for a while, so she couldn't help but look at the eldest daughter-in-law Li Shi.

Li shi's face was blank, and she wished to tear Shen Ji'an alive. Without this, she would not have known that Shen Ji'an was so bold.

If this matter is not handled properly, not only will her son's official career be ruined, but even the marriage between her daughter Shen Mingyan and Pei Ji will fail.

She took a deep breath, looked at the maid who was guarding the door, and said, "Let's deal with all the people who came with me today!"

Cui Shi also reacted and nodded repeatedly.A series of voices urged Shen Ji'an to do it quickly.The third lady on the side also breathed a sigh of relief.

Several people didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this matter, it seemed that the dozens or even dozens of lives that were about to be executed were just numbers in their eyes.

Shen Ji'an called two bodyguards, and not long after, there were cries and shouts from the door.

However, after half a cup of tea, the guard rushed in in a panic, "Master Hou, everyone... everyone is gone..."

Shen Ji'an Huode stood up, "What's going on?"

"Those people were tied up and thrown into the firewood room. The villain...the villain went to dispense medicine according to Lord Hou's order...when he came back, he disappeared..."

Several people's faces were panicked,
Shen Ji'an pointed at the guard angrily: "Why don't you go find it soon?"

Li frowned, feeling that things were too strange, she glanced at the room, and suddenly realized something: "Where's Shen Mingjiao?"

The Cui family and the others looked at each other, they were all too emotional just now, no one noticed where Shen Mingjiao had gone!

Mrs. Li shouted anxiously: "Quick! Go find..."

Before the words were finished, the door of the room was pushed open, and Shen Mingjiao walked in with a smile: "Auntie, are you looking for me?"

Li Shi stared at her straight: "Where did you go?"

Shen Mingjiao didn't seem to notice the stagnation of the atmosphere in the room at all, and said casually, "Turn around around Zhuangzi casually."

Thinking of something, he clapped his hands and said, "Oh right, when I passed by the firewood room just now, I saved a group of servants who were about to be silenced."

Several people's faces froze, Shen Ji'an forced a smile and said: "Four girls, don't do something stupid on the spur of the moment, they are all servants who have made a big mistake, if they don't die and go out and talk nonsense, then our entire Hou Mansion will suffer, I'm afraid your marriage with King Su will be..."

Shen Mingjiao waved her hands indifferently: "It's okay, it's okay, we are all one family, everyone has the same blessings and the same difficulties!"

Shen Ji'an: "..." Who cares about your troubles!
Mrs. Li stared at her calm smile, what didn't she understand for a while!Thinking of the similar face in her memory again, she felt anger welling up in her chest, and raised her hand to slap Shen Mingjiao's face:
"Bitch, why don't you die!"

His wrist was grabbed violently.

Shen Mingjiao leaned close to her ear, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Auntie, how is the first card in Nanfeng Hall?"

Li's heart was shocked, and in a blink of an eye, she understood everything, and pointed at Shen Mingjiao with trembling fingers:
"You...it's you...it's all you..."

Shen Mingjiao let go of her hand, "Why is Auntie so excited, I just repay him in the same way!"

……

Thinking back to that day, listening to the sound of footsteps getting closer.Shen Mingjiao took a step back to avoid the man's overstretched hand, and softly shouted into the air: "Wang Dashan."

The next moment, the rear window moved, and a thin man appeared in front of him, who was the guard left by Eunuch Hua to protect Shen Mingjiao.

Shen Mingjiao pointed at the frightened man: "Throw him on the bed."

The man immediately complained with tears in his eyes: "Girl, I was also framed."

Then he took out the lavender handkerchief from his bosom, put it on his lips and sniffed it, and said softly: "Girl, since the first time I saw you, I..."

Shen Mingjiao interrupted him impatiently: "That's the handkerchief that Mrs. Hu used to wipe sweat in the kitchen!"

The man's mouth froze as he sniffed the handkerchief.

Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching the door, Shen Mingjiao stopped talking nonsense and said bluntly: "Make a deal with me, take the eldest lady tonight, the price is easy to negotiate!"

The man was humiliated and annoyed: "Who do you think I am..."

"200 taels."

"No...I only have girls in my heart..."

"500 taels."

"That's the mistress of the Hou Mansion, I dare not..."

"1000 taels."

Man, oh no, the number one card in the Nanfeng Pavilion smiled brightly: "Deal."

……

Withdrawing her thoughts, Shen Mingjiao looked at Li Shi's distorted face that was so angry.In fact, she has always known that Li Shi hates and even resents her.

The reason is very clichéd. Back then, Mrs. Li had her eyes on her father. After being rejected, she settled for the next best thing and married Shen Ji'an.But she didn't give up on her father, and later her father made a public opinion to marry her mother, so Li Shi naturally hated her mother to the bone, and even looked at her in various ways.

Shen Ji'an seemed to see that she didn't intend to compromise, and stared at her deeply: "What do you want?"

Shen Mingjiao met his gaze calmly, and said indifferently: "It's not that bad, as long as uncle doesn't use my name to go around trying to gain profits, and don't try to gain benefits from King Su through me, I will treat today's incident as never happened However, otherwise, those servants who were rescued by me are the best evidence."

Cui Shi pointed at her and cursed angrily: "Little bitch, at least your uncle's family has raised you all these years, and you have raised a white-eyed wolf!"

Shen Ming laughed ironically: "Oh! Did grandma forget that the title of the Marquis of Yongchang should be taken back in the generation of the uncle. It was my father's contribution to curing the epidemic in Qinzhou that year, so the eldest brother had the opportunity to continue to claim the title, and you Ask yourself, what kind of life have I lived in the mansion for the past eight years!"

"But grandma can rest assured, for my father's sake, I will pay you no less filial piety during the holidays."

In fact, if this group of people didn't come to provoke her, she wouldn't bother to take care of them.

It can be imagined that in the previous life, this group of people used her and even Su Wang's name to jump around outside, just like summer mosquitoes. Although they can't hurt her, they can bite you if you don't pay attention, which is very annoying.

Now that he has grasped this handle, it is like a knife hanging over Shen Ji'an's head, and he is afraid that he will keep her at a respectful distance from now on.

Shen Mingjiao had a tough attitude, and in the end Shen Ji'an had no choice but to compromise,
Several people left with sullen faces, and when they passed by, Shen Mingjiao said coolly to Mrs Li: "By the way, don't forget to return all my mother's dowry."

Her mother was born in a small merchant in the south of the Yangtze River.Although there are not many dowries, and there are only a few shops, they are also left to her and her sister by her mother.

Li Shi hated her so much, but thinking about what happened just now and that night, she could only grit her teeth and agree.

Shen Mingjiao continued to make up the knife with a smile: "For the sake of my aunt's attitude is quite good, my niece kindly tells you that you are not actually pregnant, you just took some medicine that caused a false pregnancy."

Li Shi rolled her eyes and fainted out of anger.

　Good night, there will be another chapter later.If you think it's cute, you can add it to your favorites!

　　
　
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