Li Yan and Lu Tao followed her in. Seeing that she was getting ready to go to bed, Lu Tao hesitated for a moment and said, "In addition to filling in the dug pond, the uncle also left a letter to grandma, saying that you might need it.
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Shichunfen took off his coat for a moment and said nothing.
Li Yan quickly pushed Lu Tao and signaled: "Then why don't you bring it over quickly and show it to grandma?"
Lu Tao did as she was told, took the letter and handed it to Shi Chunfen. Shi Chunfen opened it expressionlessly, and saw that there was only an address written inside. She was disappointed, but she couldn't help but think,
What is the mystery behind this address that makes it worthy for Chu Ling to send it personally?
That afternoon, Li Yan sent someone to check the address and sent the results to Shi Chunquin.
When Shi Chunquin opened it, his face was full of disbelief, "Jiang Ya's residence?"
"That's right." Li Yan nodded slightly and said with a solemn expression: "I didn't expect that she would actually get close to the new Liuzhou prefect. No wonder she knows everything about us."
When the rebels besieged the city, the former Liuzhou governor Zhao Pingchuan was captured because he lost the city. He was later demoted and transferred to a distant place. The new Liuzhou governor was called Ma Buwei. He was about the same age as Chu Ling. I heard he was Liu Taifu's disciple and he had just been transferred.
It didn't take long for them to arrive in Liuzhou, but they didn't expect to be captured by Jiang Ya so quickly. He even secretly lived in the prefect's mansion. If Chu Ling hadn't provided them with clues, they might not have been able to find out for several months.
"Grandma used to think that the uncle was unwilling to help you..." Li Yan couldn't help but said: "In fact, he turned around and asked someone to check. It's just that grandma, you refused to give him time."
Seeing her speaking for Chu Ling again, Shi Chunfen smiled bitterly, "Why, just a mere address impressed you?"
"There is more than one address." Li Yan muttered: "I also filled in the pond for you, broke the third master's leg, and did so many things, but all I got was your scolding. If I were the uncle,
, I would rather go find..."
"Li Yan!" Lu Tao interrupted her in time, "Grandma knows what she's talking about. Stop talking nonsense."
Li Yan quickly shut up. In fact, she had always been a measured person. She just hoped that Shi Chunfen and Chu Ling could reconcile as before, so she couldn't help but say a few more words.
Shi Chunfen glanced at them calmly, then turned back to the topic with an expressionless face, "What's the background of that horse? Does he have a wife's room at home?"
Li Yan nodded quickly, "I heard that his wife was also a daughter of a wealthy family, but she was devoted to worshiping Buddha and not caring about worldly affairs. She had been married to him for several years and had nothing to do. As soon as she arrived in Liuzhou, she moved into Hongque Nunnery outside the city.
That's why Jiang Ya can now dominate the prefect's mansion."
"Hongque Nunnery?" Shi Chunquin felt that this nunnery seemed familiar, and quickly recalled, "Did Weng Xiaohuan become a monk in this nunnery?"
Li Yan was stunned for a moment, recalled it carefully, nodded and said: "It seems so."
Spring Equinox knew very little about what was going on in the court, so she couldn't start from Ma Buwei's side. Since there were acquaintances at Hongque'an, she had no reason not to make the trip herself, but Hongque'an was not considered to be far from the city.
As the vernal equinox was approaching, it was basically impossible to go back and forth on the same day, so after much thought, she decided to take Tangyuan to Hongque Nunnery to stay for a few days, just to pray for her child.
Before setting off, it was inevitable to inform Chu Ling, so that night, Shi Chunfen made fermented glutinous rice dumplings with her own hands and sent them to Chu Ling's study. It had been a long time since she had made food for Chu Ling with her own hands. Chu Ling was pleasantly surprised and had a smile on his face.
Yet he still pretends to be nonchalant.
"Come to see me late at night. Aren't you afraid that I'll touch you again?"
He bit the last few words very hard. It was obvious that he was very angry last time. Shichun made a move in the middle of breaking up and placed the bowl in front of him as if nothing had happened. "You said you won't force me, so I don't have anything to do with it."
So scary."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Ling reached out and pulled her into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her.
Shi Chunquin's eyes widened, she pushed him away violently, and stared at him angrily, "What are you doing?!"
Chu Ling raised his eyebrows and wiped his lips with hesitation, "What's wrong with me kissing my wife?"
Shi Chunquin glared angrily, "You said you wouldn't force me."
Chu Ling looked at her jokingly, "That's why you can push me away. Otherwise, with my strength, do you think you can stand that far away now?"
Shi Chunfen was speechless. She took several deep breaths and managed to suppress the anger in her heart. She did resist Chu Ling's contact, but she didn't want to turn away after being kissed by him. She thought that she had other business matters.
If I wanted to talk to him, I had to wipe my mouth and said coldly: "Then please respect me a little more, even if it's just for the glutinous rice balls. I don't want our relationship to become a fire or water."
"Tang Yuan Tang Yuan!" Chu Ling said angrily: "Ever since you gave birth to your child, you have been talking about Tang Yuan. Have you ever thought about me? Is there nothing else between us except Tang Yuan?!"
Shi Chunfen watched him get angry calmly. In fact, many times she didn't quite understand why Chu Ling was angry. Since she already had another woman, what did it matter whether she let him touch her or not?
Or can a man really hold one with his left hand and hold the other with his right hand?
She felt a little sick just thinking about this scene.
"I'm just not used to it." Shi Chunquin said frankly: "You once told me that there would be no other women, so I was prepared not to share my husband with others, but I was just ready. Not long after, you
She also told me that I have fallen in love with another woman. No matter how calm and rational I am, it will take some time to return to the child bride who was once disciplined by the Chu family." As she spoke, her eyes still turned red unconsciously.
He said, "You can ask me to keep changing for you, but you can't control the time of my change. Not only can you not control it, but I can't control myself either. If you still feel that you can't bear it, just force me."
, I can’t resist anyway.”
Chu Ling didn't expect that she would say such words, and he was suddenly stunned.
What does it mean to be prepared not to share your husband with others, but now you have to learn to change?
It was him...it was he who personally helped Shi Chunfen break the rules of the Chu family, and now he is forcing her to return to the prison she once was.
But how can a person who has seen the vastness of the sky and the ocean willingly tie himself up again?
Every reluctance he makes will only make Shi Chunfen more painful and fall into a conflict of self-perception.
Should she be a wife who is as obedient as a walking zombie, or a wife who loves her husband deeply but is not so sensible?
Chu Ling suddenly didn't know what to choose.
I don’t know how long the silence lasted, but Chu Ling slowly reached out and picked up the spoon for eating the rice dumplings, and said calmly: "I understand, I will not force you in the future."
After getting the answer she wanted, Shi Chunfen was not as happy as she imagined. She reached out to brush away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and sat quietly aside, waiting for Chu Ling to finish the glutinous rice balls.
After a bowl of fermented glutinous rice dumplings, both of them were much more emotionally stable. Shi Chunfen looked at Chu Ling and told him his plans, and made his preparations to deal with Jiang Ya straightforward.
Chu Ling also expected that with her current temperament, she would not give up easily, so he quickly nodded and said: "Don't worry, Hong Que'an has beautiful mountains and clear waters. It's just a good time to relax for a few days and take care of the injury on your forehead."
Referring to her forehead, Shi Chunfen subconsciously touched the wound and said bluntly: "The doctor said the stitches can be removed in five days. I don't think I can go there for long. If anything else happens at home, please be patient."
be magnanimous."
Her tone was so alienated, which made Chu Ling feel pain in his heart. He stood up and walked to Shi Chunfen. The other person was obviously nervous, as if he was afraid of his force.
He raised his right hand slightly, and under the nervous gaze of the other party, he gently touched the scar on her forehead through the gauze, and said gently: "It doesn't matter how long you go, if you like, I will let the doctor accompany me, and then you can go directly to Hongque'an to remove it."
Just a line."
The moment his finger fell on her forehead, Shi Chunquin relaxed visibly and nodded cautiously, "I understand."
Seeing that she had nothing else to say, Chu Ling hesitated for a moment, retracted his hand, and said calmly: "Hongque Temple is the territory of Master Huixin, please give her my regards."
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The next morning, Shi Chunfen took the glutinous rice balls and got on the carriage to Hongque Temple. Since she was going to the temple to pray for blessings, the old lady and Chu Yan were very supportive and told her that it didn't matter if she stayed a little longer. The most important thing was to worship the Buddha.
She wanted to be sincere, but she was supportive, and there was no shortage of people to accompany her. Chu Ling even sent a few experts to protect her around the spring equinox, so as to prevent her from having any accidents at Hongque Nunnery.
It was already noon when the carriage arrived at Hongque'an. As soon as the spring equinox got off the carriage with the child in her arms, Huixin received the news and came out, "Mrs. Chu, long time no see."
When Shi Chunquin saw her, he was slightly startled. More than two years later, Weng Xiaohuan...oh no, it must be Huixin. She has obviously become a lot more mellow, and she looks a lot kinder. The one who was holding a riding crop and was arrogant on the street.
Thinking of the domineering young lady of the Cao Gang, it feels like a lifetime ago.
While she was sizing up Hui Xin, the other party was also sizing up her.
In my impression, Chunfen was still a skinny little girl, but now she is graceful and regal, quite like the mistress of the house.
Shi Chunquin held the child in his arms and nodded slightly to Huixin, "See Master."
Huixin smiled at her and said frankly: "The Chu family sent someone to notify me in advance that you were coming, so that I could come out to greet you in time. I hope Madam will not take it off."
"How could it be?" Shi Chunfen said quickly: "I took the liberty to visit and disturb the teacher's wife. I thought I would wait until I settled down before visiting, but I didn't expect that my family was meddling in other people's business and informed the teacher's wife in advance. It was really a sin.
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Hearing that she said "family member" instead of "husband", Huixin paused and said with a smile: "It's rare for Mrs. Chu to come to add incense to the nunnery. It's too late for me to be happy, so how can I feel disturbed?"
The two of them kept coming and going, and they were both unfamiliar and polite to each other. Shi Chunfen paused for a moment, and finally couldn't help laughing, "Actually, you and I are so familiar with each other, so why should we be cautious? If Master Tai doesn't dislike it, we can still treat each other as
Old friends should be in harmony to avoid being weird."
Seeing that she finally figured it out, Hui Xin smiled lightly and said, "That's very good."
The two of them entered the nunnery hand in hand, and Huixin personally led them to settle down, and then they had the opportunity to hold Shi Chunequin's child. "I didn't expect that in more than two years, Mrs. Chu would even give birth to a child."
"Yes." Shi Chunfen watched her teasing the glutinous rice balls with a smile, and said frankly: "I didn't expect that I would become a mother so soon."
"It's not too soon." Li Yan couldn't help but interjected: "If I haven't gotten pregnant for more than two years, I'm afraid grandma came here today just to beg for a child."
When these words came out, Shi Chunfen and Hui Xin burst into laughter.
Huixin teased the child for a while and quickly returned the glutinous rice balls to the wet nurse. Then she and Shi Chunquin sat down together and asked curiously: "By the way, I wonder why Madam came here this time?"
Chu Ling's letter to her only mentioned that Shi Chunfen would come and asked her to take good care of her, but did not mention the purpose of her small residence this time. In addition, the wound on Shi Chunfen's forehead and her attitude towards Chu Ling,
Weng Xiaohuan inevitably had some suspicions in his mind, wondering whether there was something wrong with their relationship as a couple.
Shi Chunfen looked at her curious eyes and let out a long sigh, "It's a long story. I'm afraid I'm going to bother the teacher for a while."
That night, she held a candlelit conversation with Weng Xiaohuan, detailing all the big and small things she had encountered in the past two years. Although Weng Xiaohuan had become a monk, he was still young. Occasionally he would sigh with her when he heard something wonderful.
, the relationship between the two quickly heated up, and they didn't feel tired at all after the night passed.
"I never thought that Mr. Chu would fall in love with other women in this life." Hui Xin said with emotion.
As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that she had made a mistake, and hurriedly clapped her hands and said, "Buddhists should not speak nonsense. It's just a poor nun who is careless."
Shi Chunfen shook his head with a smile and said comfortingly: "Whether it's Buddhism or Taoism, we're all just mortals, so why should Master Tai be restrained?"
"That's true." Huixin nodded slightly and said frankly: "Actually, I just don't deserve it for my wife. I have paid so much for the Chu family, but now..." She didn't say the next words, she just lowered her head and counted the beads. Obviously
Dare not say much.
Shi Chunfen smiled and said calmly: "The things between A Ling and I are already like this, so there is nothing to mention. It's just that I came here this time more to solve Jiang Ya's matter. After all, I
I have been fighting openly and secretly with her for so many years. If Chu Ling really fell in love with her, I would have nothing to say. But now that she is out of the game, she still does not forget to secretly make things difficult for me, whether it is for the Chu family or for the sake of the Chu family.
As for myself, I hope to be able to put this matter to rest and avoid any complications in the future."
"What Madam said is true." Huixin nodded and said, "If there is a place that the poor nun can help, madam, just ask, and the poor nun should try his best to accompany you."