lcionline Chapter 425 Chen Rui is quite pitiful.
Chapter 425 Chen Rui is quite pitiful.
Yunyi understands Shiliu's strong desire to become human. After all, as a bunch of data, he can't do anything, but being human is different. He can eat, drink, and even flirt with handsome guys.
However, in order to avoid wrongful convictions, she still summoned the Night Wanderer and asked her to check Chen Rui's Book of Life and Death.
She didn't want Sixteen to harm another innocent person just so she could grow up.
The Night Wanderer not only checked his own territory, but also went to check the Ten Kings of Hell. He originally wanted to ask the old man, but the old man wasn't in the underworld.
"Chen Rui was destined to die young in all three of her lives, but because of her kind heart, she has the opportunity to live to be a hundred years old in this life. However, this opportunity requires a series of coincidences."
Yunyi frowned: "You mean, sixteen is her chance to live to be a hundred?"
"Yes." Night Wanderer nodded. "So, in this life, she will face a life-threatening tribulation when she comes of age."
Chen Rui's birthday is June 12th, which is next month. She came here just in time for her coming-of-age ceremony in the capital, and then she will get married two months later.
But then, whether they can get married is another matter entirely.
In any case, Sixteen will absolutely not marry the Third Prince.
"What if there were no sixteen?"
"Then you'll die, and still suffer three short-lived lifetimes."
Yunyi: ...
I feel sorry for Chen Rui.
"Alright, thank you for your hard work."
"Hehe, Boss Gui, since you think I've worked so hard, how about giving me a little less money?"
"What do you need so much money for?" Yunyi frowned. "Didn't I just give you ten million taels less?"
"Even ghosts wouldn't complain about having too much money, and besides, I... I'm getting married." The Night Wanderer even blushed.
"Huh? Which ghost have you taken a fancy to?" Yunyi got goosebumps from the other person's expression.
"Boss Ghost, let me tell you, I never experienced this feeling when I was alive. I never thought that after being a ghost for tens of thousands of years, I would actually experience what people in the human world call love at first sight. She also has feelings for me. Let's... give it a try first."
Yunyi rubbed her arm: "Are you sure it's love at first sight? Or are you using your power to bully someone? Or forcibly taking a ghost from the people?"
"That won't do." The Night Wanderer hurriedly waved his hand. "I'm not that kind of ghost. I'm always fair. If you don't believe me... let's spend some more time together, and I'll bring her to see you."
"Alright, let's go."
"Don't forget, you're part of the husband's family, so remember to burn money for me."
"I can't forget it." Yun Yi rolled her eyes. So she now not only has seven children, but also a bunch of ghost children? She felt a bit cheated.
Sixteen, having overheard Yunyi and Night Wanderer's conversation, immediately perked up: "Boss, I really didn't do anything wrong!"
[But Chen Rui is the Third Prince's consort, and they're getting married in less than three months. You want to be the Third Prince's consort? Aren't you going against me?]
"How could that be? I would never marry him, which is why I wasn't in a hurry to get intimate with her. I have to wait until the engagement is broken off and then the Chen family from Longxi arrives."
The Marquis of Xing'an's residence.
Han Lian'er laughed heartily three times, "I knew it! What qualifications does Chen Rui have to be Third Brother's principal wife? Look what happened! She got her comeuppance!"
"Lian'er," Chen Xueyan's face darkened, "What are you saying? What if someone overhears you?"
"Mother, I'm just saying this at home, aren't I?" Han Lian'er went over and hugged Chen Xueyan's arm. "After all, I'm happy."
"What's there to be happy about? Even if Chen Rui can't be the principal wife, you'll only be a concubine." Chen Xueyan couldn't help but sigh as she spoke. She was an illegitimate daughter and married an illegitimate son. Although the legitimate heir of the Earl's Mansion had died in battle and the legitimate eldest grandson was crippled, her father-in-law had many concubines and quite a few illegitimate sons, and there were also three illegitimate younger brothers below him.
Moreover, the Earl of Xing'an rose to power through military merit, but her husband did not follow the path of a military general; instead, he obtained a sinecure through the privileges afforded by the Earl's family.
The second wife's status is not good, especially since she has never given birth to a son.
The eldest daughter married and moved to Jiangnan.
"So what if I'm a concubine? Once I marry into the family, I'll definitely bewitch my third brother." Han Lian'er was very confident. "If I give birth to the eldest son first, I'll be promoted to the position of principal wife one day."
The prerequisite is that there cannot be a principal wife.
“We’ll have to wait until after the wedding.” Chen Xueyan patted her daughter’s head. “You better behave yourself. After all, without a principal wife, you, as a concubine, can’t even enter the household.”
"Don't worry, I won't say anything when I get out." Han Lian'er waved her hand dismissively. "Alright, I'm leaving."
"where are you going?"
"Let's go shopping. It's getting hot, and I need to make a summer shirt for my Third Prince," Han Lian'er said as she ran off.
Chen Xueyan sighed, feeling uneasy about her daughter's marriage. After sitting for a while, she got up and went to the study, thinking she should discuss it with her husband. She stopped at the door: "Dujuan, where's Xique?"
"Didn't Madam ask her to deliver some snacks to Master?" Dujuan hurriedly replied.
Chen Xueyan frowned, said nothing more, and quickened her pace toward the study.
Du Juan hurriedly followed.
In the study, Han Sheng was pressing the magpie down on the table, doing intimate things.
"Master, please don't. What if the second madam finds out..."
"So what if I know?" Han Sheng's actions became even more aggressive. "Anyway, she can't give birth to a son. Good magpie, if you give me a son, I'll immediately make you my concubine."
"really?"
"Of course, I was smitten from the first time I saw you, but unfortunately you were still young then."
"And now? Master, am I still young? Compared to the Second Madam?"
Han Sheng reached out and grabbed her two soft breasts: "They're much bigger now, much bigger than that boring woman, haha, come on, turn around and do it again."
"Hate."
……
Outside the study, Chen Xueyan listened to the commotion inside and trembled with anger. She never expected that Xique would seduce her husband behind her back, and she never expected that the man who had been so sweet to her would call her a boring woman.
Du Juan cautiously glanced at Chen Xueyan beside her, then quickly lowered her head. What if a scene broke out now, and she would suffer the consequences?
Chen Xueyan closed her eyes briefly, but instead of entering, she took a few steps back, adjusted her expression, and then called out loudly, "Dujuan, where did that girl Xique go? I haven't seen her for a long time."
Du Juan's expression was very unnatural, but she dared not not answer: "She...she said she was bringing tea and snacks to the master. Could it be that the master has something he wants her to do?"
"That girl is always so impulsive. Go and look for her, don't let her delay things."