Noble Lady

Chapter 27 Fornication

But because people from Duke Chen's Mansion were involved, Liu couldn't vent her anger or say it out loud, so she took it out on He Minzhi.

"She's so brave! Who gave her the leopard? How dare she do this to my mother?!"

He Minzhi slammed the inkstone hard, scaring Ji Minrou so much that she jumped up like a frightened bird, which scared him instead.

"How come... I heard that sickly guy from the Fang family has a bad temper and he once hit you?"

Ji Minrou lowered her eyes and pursed her lips, looking pitiful and saying nothing.

This caused He Minzhi to slap his hand again, "He is so bold! Although your last name is Ji, you grew up in my He family. You are half the master of my He family. How dare he!"

"The person is dead, there is no point in saying more." Ji Minrou's eyes were red like a rabbit, and she looked adorable.

He Minzhi's heart softened as he snorted coldly, "Fang should be thankful he's dead, otherwise I would never forgive him!"

"Thank you, cousin." Ji Minrou lowered her eyes to hide the expression in her eyes, with tears in her voice.

If Mr. Fang were still alive, you wouldn't care whether I was beaten in the Fang family.

He Minzhi didn't know what Ji Minrou was thinking. He just felt that the more they talked, the more they got along. He told her everything that happened outside Furongju that day.

Ji Minrou first gasped, then covered her mouth and said in a tone that was three parts trembling and seven parts shocked, "How could Madam do this to you, cousin?"

"Cousin, no matter what, you are an official appointed by the court and a scholar of the upright literati. If this gets out, where will your dignity be?"

"Humph! She's just a warrior's daughter. All she cares about is her gold, silver, money, silks and satins. How could she care about these things?"

He Minzhi angrily poured himself a glass of wine, and Ji Minrou quickly filled it up again.

She brought the food to his mouth and said softly, "Even though it's fruit wine, you have to drink it slowly. Be careful not to get drunk."

"It's okay. I'm a man, and I can get drunk by a few glasses of fruit wine."

After drinking a glass of wine, he actually scolded Xue Chenyu to Ji Minrou.

The daughter of a warrior only loves money, is arrogant and looks down on everyone, and so on.

Ji Minrou also listened with her chin in her hand, showing her genuine support.

While He Minzhi was engrossed in his conversation and slightly tipsy, she said, "I know my cousin is good at painting. A nobleman once offered a hundred gold coins to ask for a painting from your cousin. I wonder if Rou'er would be so lucky as to ask for a piece of your calligraphy?"

"That's not difficult." He Minzhi became very excited and threw away his usual politeness. He picked up the wine jug and took a big gulp.

When I looked up, I saw Ji Minrou sitting on the soft couch under the window. She was wearing a plain white dress and a small white flower in her hair. The light in the study was a little dim, making her look even more fragile and pitiful.

Somehow a strand of hair fell down and was blown gently by the evening breeze, which made him feel inexplicably itchy and his lower abdomen seemed to be on fire.

Ji Minrou only told him that it was fruit wine, but did not tell him that it was something that could liven up the atmosphere.

"Cousin Rou'er is indeed beautiful. As the saying goes, a marriage lasts a hundred days, and a marriage is a marriage of grace. How could that man surnamed Fang have the heart to lay his hands on you?"

Ji Minrou's eyes were red again, like a rabbit. "He, he... since we got married, he often slept with prostitutes and stayed out all night. I, never let him touch my body."

As soon as he finished speaking, the drunken man pushed her down on the couch.

The light in the study suddenly went out.

Shitou seemed to have known something was going to happen and quickly closed the door.

When Yumei saw that the lights were out, she quickly ran back.

She was still a child and could not bear to see such a disgusting scene.

……

Yumei came back to report the news, and the expressions of Yuzhu and other maids were indescribable.

Yuzhu pulled her aside and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you see anything?"

The child was honest and said that the lights went out and he heard some strange noises and then left.

Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but look at Xue Chenyu.

After all, the man surnamed He was once her son-in-law, and the girl sincerely wanted to marry him, so how could it have come to this?

Xue Chenyu's expression was surprisingly calm: "They've finally gotten married. This is good news for me. You all don't have to look so sad."

In their previous lives, the two of them had been having an affair without any intermediary for a long time, but not this early.

She did so much, pushing He Minzhi and Ji Minrou forward step by step, just for this result.

She had thought that Ji Minrou in her previous life was so resourceful that she could keep He Minzhi hanging for a few more days, but she didn't expect that she would give herself up so soon.

Xue Chenyu thought again and realized that Ji Minrou’s current situation was not easy.

She was a widow unwanted by her husband's family and a girl unwanted by the Ji family. Only the He family that raised her could provide her with a place to stay.

If she couldn't gain a foothold in the He family, she would really have to go to a nunnery and spend the rest of her life with the ancient Buddha and the green lamp.

But how could someone like Ji Minrou be willing to accept this?

The plan began to show results, and Xue Chenyu slept particularly soundly that night.

When I woke up, it was already noon.

While Yuzhu was getting some hot water, the little girl Yumei came into the room and whispered to her that the cousin had gone back to Ciwenyuan before dawn, but the quilt cover sent out from the study this morning had blood on it.

Moreover, before leaving, He Minzhi specifically instructed his cousin to prepare some supplements to nourish her body.

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but sneer, Ji Minrou was really good at it.

She clearly remembered that in her previous life, Ji Minrou had told her that even if she was married for the second time, she would be more attractive to He Minzhi than a virgin like her.

She didn't think it was shameful to remarry, but the man from the Fang family, Ji Minrou's deceased lover, was a playboy. How could he leave such a beauty right under his nose untouched?

She called Yuzhu in and quietly told her to arrange someone to inquire about the Fang family.

Afterwards, she washed and dressed, had breakfast, and then went to Jinyifang with Yuzhu and Dongyue.

Jinyifang is one of the most popular shops in Kyoto. The tailors and embroiderers employed there are all experienced craftsmen with at least ten years of embroidery experience. The embroidered flowers are lifelike and look like the real ones.

Women in Kyoto are proud to own clothes from Jinyifang.

When Xue Chenyu arrived, there were quite a few people queuing in front of Jinyifang, saying that a distinguished guest from the Duke's Mansion had arrived and no one else was allowed to enter.

Even she could barely get in the door, and Dongyue almost lost her temper.

It was Yuzhu who called the shopkeeper, and only then was he able to successfully get in.

The third young lady of Duke Chen's Mansion has always been domineering. It is not surprising that she blocks the door, but it is difficult to make her keep a low profile.

But Xue Chenyu still called the shopkeeper over and asked him to let the guests in.

"We at Jinyi Pavilion want to do business with nobles, but we also want to do business with more than just Duke Chen's Mansion."

The shopkeeper suddenly understood, said yes, and went to make the arrangements.

Xue Chenyu also led Yuzhu and the others upstairs.

Because the fabrics and workmanship of Jinyifang are extraordinary, its customers are destined to be either rich or noble.

So there are private rooms on the second floor.