bestfiction Chapter 140 The Beast in Human Clothes Li Shusheng
Chapter 140 The Beast in Human Clothes Li Shusheng
The summer heat is getting heavier.
Jiang Ningwan prepared some heat-clearing and summer-reducing soups for Ling Weijun, and also sent some to Concubine Rong.
By the way, he sat for a while in Yongning Palace and took Concubine Rong's pulse.
The fetus is fine.
It’s just that Concubine Rong is a little plumper because of her pregnancy.
"Wen Li is always in the palace, and the Emperor often comes to see me. The Empress has no chance to do anything. Everything is fine lately. I heard that you are busy with military affairs, so you don't have to come to the palace to see me so often."
Concubine Rong held her hand and spoke affectionately.
Jiang Ningwan nodded and couldn't help asking, "Auntie, how's your appetite lately?"
Concubine Rong's face was filled with a happy smile. She lowered her head and touched her bulging belly, "Speaking of which, this is really a lucky star."
"Since I got pregnant with her, I haven't had any symptoms of morning sickness. When I was pregnant with Wenli, I vomited so much that I couldn't eat anything. But this time, I have a great appetite and I love to eat everything."
"The Emperor also said that I've gained some weight recently."
Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan couldn't help but remind her, "Aunt, please eat in moderation. Don't eat too much."
"If the fetus is too large, it may lead to difficult labor."
Concubine Rong nodded seriously, "I understand. Doctor Xu also said so. I will try my best to restrain myself."
At lunch, Concubine Rong took a few bites and then put down her chopsticks.
Jiang Ningwan was surprised. "Although Auntie can't eat too much, she can't eat so little either."
Concubine Rong wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "There are two more snacks that I like, and we'll eat them later."
"Ok."
After lunch, Jiang Ningwan left the palace first.
Lichun was waiting for her outside the palace gate and got into the carriage with her.
"Miss, someone from the pawnbroker came today and said someone wants to rent the house in Qingping Lane."
Jiang Ningwan was slightly startled. "Such a remote house, and someone wants to rent it?"
"Yes, I heard he's a scholar. The weather has been hot lately, and the house in Qingping Lane is quiet and cool, so he wants to rent it to study peacefully."
"In that case, let's rent it."
Anyway, Lin Qinglai and her daughter don’t live there now.
After Li Chun made all the arrangements, Jiang Ningwan went to the brokerage firm to sign the contract the next day.
However, when he saw the scholar, he was shocked.
She has seen it.
I saw it in Huichun Hall.
"It's really hard to find such a cheap house. You are so kind-hearted, young lady!" Li Shusheng said with a polite smile.
Jiang Ningwan signed the contract neatly.
"As a scholar, I should do you a favor. Perhaps in the future, when I become a general or an official, I can still receive your care."
Li Shusheng smiled, his brows and eyes showing a hint of pride, "Then I'll take your kind words!"
Jiang Ningwan asked casually, "Do you live alone in this house?"
Li Shusheng's face froze and he hesitated for a moment.
"I live alone."
"So I can calm down and study hard."
Jiang Ningwan asked with a smile: "What about your meal?"
Li Shusheng replied, "My wife will bring me food."
"Thank you for your hard work, my wife."
Li Shusheng was also very moved and said with emotion: "Yes, when I pass the imperial examination, I will never let her suffer again!"
Shopkeeper Xue couldn't help but praise him, "You have such a heart, and your wife's hard work is worth it!"
After signing the contract that day, Li Shusheng moved into the house with piles of books and started to organize them.
It's almost dinner time.
Jiang Ningwan thought of the girl named Yuzhu. She must have taken the abortion pill and was recuperating. Would she really come to bring him food?
So I watched secretly for a while.
But it was not until nightfall that a slender woman in cloth clothes was seen carrying a food box and slowly walking into the dim alley.
Beneath the old cloth clothes was a pair of very delicate embroidered shoes.
Jiang Ningwan frowned and followed quietly.
After seeing the woman looking around, he knocked on the door. After the door opened, a man's hand suddenly reached out and pulled the woman in.
It’s indeed Li Shusheng!
But the woman's body shape was not that of Li Shusheng's wife at all!
She hurried after him, came to the door, and looked through the crack.
The scene inside was disgusting.
"Hey, why are you so impatient?" The woman pushed him in a delicate voice.
Li Shusheng hugged the woman roughly and pulled off her coat.
When the tattered cloth fell off, there was a bright and seductive thin skirt underneath, which showed off her graceful figure.
Li Shusheng's eyes widened as he watched, and he immediately picked up the woman and went into the room.
He doesn't look like the polite scholar he is during the day at all.
Soon, some unbearable noises were heard from inside.
"You let me pretend to be your wife, aren't you afraid that your real wife will find out?" The woman's delicate voice came.
Li Shusheng seemed to be too busy to speak.
He took time out of his busy schedule to answer: "She is busy making money, so she has no time to come to see me. Besides, she doesn't know I live here."
"She had an abortion recently and has been asking me to stay with her every day. I haven't seen my sweetheart for a month. I'm almost suffocating."
The woman snorted softly, "You're not picky. You could even eat someone like that, and you even got her pregnant."
Li Shusheng was sweating profusely and said with disgust: "That's because she drank too much. I feel disgusted just by looking at her figure."
"It doesn't matter. From now on, you can stay here with me every day and live a life like a fairy couple."
The woman asked in a sweet voice, "When are you going to divorce her and marry me?"
"When I pass the imperial examination, I will redeem you and marry you. Chen Yuzhu is a pig, I will never let her be my legal wife."
Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan's fists were bulging with veins. He couldn't bear to listen any longer and turned away.
Such a heartless person would never marry a prostitute even if he passed the imperial examination.
He just wanted to use the money earned by Chen Yuzhu to indulge in romantic affairs outside, but he didn't want to ruin the good reputation of a scholar.
It's really disgusting.
Poor Chen Yuzhu.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ningwan decided to go see Chen Yuzhu tomorrow.
The next morning, she asked Dr. Hong about Chen Yuzhu's residence and rushed over.
Li Shusheng's home was in a small village outside the city. When he arrived, he happened to see Chen Yuzhu carrying two heavy baskets of vegetables to set up a stall.
The uncle who was carrying a hoe to work advised: "Yuzhu, if you are not well yet, you should rest for a few more days."
"It's okay, I'm in good health. Yuanlang has rented a house in Kyoto to study, so I have to do more work."
The uncle shook his head and sighed.
Although Chen Yuzhu was taller than the average woman, she had thin cheeks and yellow skin, and her eyes and eyebrows revealed a simple and honest look. Her face was pale, and it was obvious that her body had not recovered yet. She had some difficulty carrying two baskets of vegetables.
Chen Yuzhu carried vegetables into Kyoto City and set up her stall just outside Qingping Lane.
In the distance, the girl from the brothel last night walked out of the alley, carrying a food box and touching the new hairpin on her temples.
Walked past Chen Yuzhu.
Chen Yuzhu was obviously unwell, her face was getting paler and she was sweating profusely, but she was still holding on.
Jiang Ningwan watched from a distance, feeling heartbroken.
After selling vegetables for an hour, I only earned a few dozen coins.
Li Shusheng rented her house for ten taels a month, which he still thought was cheap.
It’s not money you earned through hard work, but you spend it so carefreely.
Seeing that Chen Yuzhu finally sold the last of the dishes, wiped the sweat off her face and packed up to leave, Jiang Ningwan thought she would go to rest.
Unexpectedly, she came to a warehouse and helped people move goods.
She also carried goods that only strong men could carry.
After carrying the things twice, her hair and clothes were soaked with sweat.
"Yuzhu, take a break." The shirtless man wiping his sweat kindly advised.
Chen Yuzhu gritted her teeth and carried the last bag, her legs shaking. "Rest after you finish moving it."
However, after moving, she didn't rest or even eat lunch, and went straight back to work.
Most of the work is physical labor.
I only ate one bowl of noodles the whole day.
Even men can't bear it.
When it got dark and Jiang Ningwan saw Chen Yuzhu going home, she couldn't help but follow her.
She must tell Chen Yuzhu the truth!