lcionline Chapter 281 Grasshopper after Autumn
Chapter 281 Grasshopper after Autumn
After stepping over three braziers in a row, Granny Qi finally let the two go.
She kept glancing at Wen Shuyao and Xie Jinghan, her eyes filled with undisguised mockery.
"Should we prepare a bedroom for the Prince tonight?" Granny Qi asked Xie Jinghan in a low voice.
Xie Jinghan looked somewhat uncomfortable upon hearing this.
He coughed lightly and glanced at Wen Shuyao.
As husband and wife, and in love with each other, doing these things is only natural.
However, he feared that Wen Shuyao might not agree.
Therefore, when Granny Qi asked the question, no matter how many thoughts he had in his mind, he could only suppress them. Wen Shuyao was his wife, and he respected all of Wen Shuyao's choices.
Granny Qi's eyes were sharp and burning as she stared intently at Wen Shuyao, eagerly awaiting her answer.
Wen Shuyao, who had already been married once, wasn't completely ignorant. When Granny Qi asked that question, she knew what Granny Qi was thinking, but...
Wen Shuyao paused for a moment, then leaned down and whispered something in Granny Qi's ear.
After she finished speaking, her cheeks turned as red as the sunset that day, her whole face was flushed.
Granny Qi suddenly realized, and she sighed, saying regretfully, "We should still prepare a bedroom for the Prince."
It seems unlikely that we'll see the prince and princess sharing a room these next few days.
The young prince and princess are also out of the question.
Granny Qi couldn't help but feel sorry for Xie Jinghan. Xie Jinghan's face paled. He was always confident and rarely had such a moment of panic. However, Wen Shuyao's rejection just now made him feel a sense of panic from the bottom of his heart.
However, he waited until Wen Shuyao returned to her room before making a move.
Si Qing glanced at Xie Jinghan's expression and her heart trembled.
He asked somewhat uneasily, "Your Highness, are you alright?"
From Si Qing's perspective, he couldn't understand why Xie Jinghan was so cautious; between husband and wife, sharing a bed was a matter of course.
Xie Jinghan glanced at him, and Si Qing immediately shut his mouth.
Si Qing stared intently at the open space in front of him with a stern face, as if he wasn't the one who had just had a question.
Seeing Si Qing's expression, Xie Jinghan said again in a deep voice, "Don't meddle in things that aren't your business."
"Yes!" Si Qing answered loudly.
Seeing Xie Jinghan leave, Si Qing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
However, he saw Xie Jinghan chasing after the direction Qi Mama had left in.
Xie Jinghan walked through the garden but did not see Granny Qi. However, when he rounded the corner, he saw Granny Qi.
Granny Qi asked with a smile, "Your Highness, you've come here because of what happened earlier, haven't you?"
Although it was a question, Granny Qi was absolutely certain.
Xie Jinghan's face had turned pale just now. She had been by Xie Jinghan's side for so many years, but she had never seen Xie Jinghan look like this before.
Xie Jinghan hesitated for a moment, but under Granny Qi's kind gaze, he slowly nodded.
As if she had expected this, Granny Qi said what she had prepared in her mind: "Your Highness, the Princess Consort is unwell and has started her period."
"Besides..." Granny Qi lowered her voice, "even though marital intimacy is a natural progression, you should still take better care of the Princess and learn more from her..."
As she spoke, Granny Qi secretly slipped a picture book to Xie Jinghan.
When Xie Jinghan met Granny Qi's encouraging gaze, he felt a moment of bewilderment.
"This is……"
"This is something that will help Your Highness please the Princess!"
After saying this, Granny Qi concealed her merit and fame, turned around and left.
Xie Jinghan was left holding the picture book, and for a moment he felt it was burning hot.
……
In the main courtyard.
Before the warmth on Wen Shuyao's cheeks had completely dissipated, she heard the magpie ask in surprise, "Miss, what happened to your face?"
Wen Shuyao deliberately avoided the topic and waved her hand, saying, "I just came back from the Duke of Wen's mansion."
Upon hearing this, the magpie's attention was immediately diverted, and her eyes widened: "That woman agreed to your request?"
Before Wen Shuyao could answer, she muttered to herself, "But it's normal for her to agree. In her eyes, the Second Miss's life is above all else."
—Including Mrs. Wen's life.
Madam Wen will definitely agree to Wen Shuyao's request in order to save Wen Yitong.
Although the magpie was simple-minded, she saw things very clearly at this moment: "Miss, don't worry, she will definitely agree to all your requests."
“Even if you don’t mention it, she will definitely drag the master down to hell with her before she dies,” Magpie said confidently. “She and the master are the same kind of people. Even if she dies, she will drag others down with her.”
Hearing the magpie's words, Wen Shuyao smiled gently.
Wen Shuyao's smile was faint: "You're right, she did agree to my request."
“In a few more days…” Wen Shuyao said softly, “there should be results.”
Lady Wen is a woman of deep thoughts. She will wait for the right opportunity, and only take action when she is ready to kill Duke Wen with a single blow.
In this way...
Wen Shuyao said softly, "Send a letter to the Duke of Wen's mansion tomorrow and tell Madam Wen that I will only give her three days."
When the name "Madam Wen" was mentioned, Wen Shuyao could no longer hide the sarcasm in her eyes.
Seeing this, Magpie's heart sank: "Miss, is this matter... just going to be left like this? Wen Yitong, she..."
"Of course, it won't end like this." Wen Shuyao raised her eyes, a faint sarcasm appearing on her bright face. "Do you think Wen Yitong will have a good ending after losing the protection of the Duke's mansion?"
Wen Shuyao's face was half shadowed and half bright in the setting sun, just like her state of mind at that moment.
Magpie was startled at first, then suddenly realized: "Miss, you mean... even without your help, she won't have a good ending."
“The Chen family is no good place.” Wen Shuyao nodded slightly. “Without the protection of the Duke of Wen’s mansion, Wen Yitong would be a lamb to the slaughter, at the mercy of the Chen family mother and son.”
“If she were more ruthless, it would be a fight to the death; if she…” Wen Shuyao said softly, “she would lose that spirit and be tormented by that mother and son.”
Madam Chen and Chen Che must have already grown to hate Wen Yitong to the core.
Wen Yitong will not have a good ending if she goes to the Chen family, what's more... Wen Yitong herself revealed her background.
Why would that mother and son, who are afraid of death, keep Wen Yitong in the Chen family and implicate themselves?
Wen Yitong is the only bloodline of the rebels.
This identity that Wen Yitong was so proud of...
Wen Shuyao lowered her eyes and let out a cold laugh.
Upon hearing this, the magpie felt a pang of anxiety.
"Then this servant must be careful tomorrow, lest the master find out," Magpie muttered. "The master is... very cunning."
"He's just a grasshopper in autumn," Wen Shuyao said calmly. "He won't be able to jump around for many more days. He'll probably fall ill tomorrow."
After learning the cause of Consort Zhang's death, Duke Wen was bound to fall seriously ill.