The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Wu Niang Leshan was holding a broom and sweeping the floor absent-mindedly, but her eyes were always glancing towards Wang Gang and Li Shouhua.

"What are elder sister and Lord Wang talking about? They have to avoid people."

Si Niang came over mysteriously and said, "Eldest sister must have taken a fancy to Lord Wang and is expressing her feelings."

"Ah." Li Leshan was startled and said, "Hasn't my elder sister always been calm? How could she be interested in Lord Wang?"

Li Haode chuckled and said, "Lord Wang is such a good man. He is not only good at both civil and military affairs, but also kind-hearted. He is also an official. He is better than our ex-brother-in-law. It's no wonder that my eldest sister likes Lord Wang."

"Don't talk nonsense." Li Leshan suddenly became angry and said, "My eldest sister said before that the status of Lord Wang is too different from ours, so we should not think too much."

Li Haode was not angry either, and said with a smile: "Then tell me, what else can my elder sister do if she goes to see Lord Wang in private?"

Li Leshan felt a little short of breath, with his breath stuck in his chest.

Li Haode looked at Fifth Sister's expression and couldn't help but joked: "Little Fifth, why do you care so much about Lord Wang? Do you have feelings for him too?"

"How is that possible!" Li Leshan said in panic: "Don't talk nonsense, if my mother hears about it, she will definitely punish me."

Li Haode said jokingly: "Don't try to hide it from me. Look, there's something wrong with Lord Wang's eyes."

Li Leshan was very embarrassed and said, "Nonsense, be careful or I'll tear your mouth apart."

Li Haode was just joking at first, but seeing Li Leshan's expression, she lost her composure.

"No way, you really like Lord Wang." Li Haode shouted exaggeratedly.

Li Leshan covered Li Haode's mouth and scolded him: "Are you crazy? You speak without restraint. What if Lord Wang hears you?"

Li Haode slapped Li Leshan's hand away, his face turned serious, and he said seriously: "Xiao Wu, you are serious."

Li Leshan stamped her feet anxiously and said angrily: "Fourth sister, stop talking nonsense, or I will ignore you."

Li Haode felt that his sister was moved, and couldn't help but worry: "Leshan, have you forgotten what my elder sister said? Lord Wang was born in an official family. Our Li family is a small family, and there is no way she can marry into the family."

Li Leshan said angrily: "Fourth sister, please stop talking. I don't have any feelings for Lord Wang."

Seeing his fifth sister speaking righteously, Li Haode couldn't help but relax his guard.

"That's better." Li Haode sighed and said, "I know that Lord Wang is very good, but there is a huge gap between our two families. If you marry into the Wang family, you can only be a concubine. Mother will never agree to that."

Li Leshan was in a very bad mood after hearing this, and said impatiently: "Fourth sister, I understand, I will go over there to clean up."

After saying that, Li Leshan ran to the well to fetch water. Li Haode looked at his sister with some concern, then turned to look at Wang Gang.

At this time, Wang Gang and Li Shouhua looked at each other, and the atmosphere was very ambiguous.

Although Li Shouhua had been married, her husband was weak and they were unable to consummate their marriage. She had very little contact with men, so how could she resist Wang Gang's aggressive gaze?

"Lord Wang, please respect yourself." Li Shouhua said tremblingly.

"Mrs. Li, what are you doubting about me?" Wang Gang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, supported himself against the wall with one hand, and gave Li Shouhua a wall-dong.

"Lord Wang." Li Shouhua was extremely panicked and couldn't help but raise his voice.

Wang Gang stopped teasing Li Shouhua and took three steps back to distance themselves from him.

"Madam Li, please have a good rest. I am leaving now."

Wang Gang laughed and walked towards the door, where Er Niang Fuhui had been waiting.

"Mrs. Fan, I will take you back to the Fan Mansion." Wang Gang said to Li Fuhui with a normal expression.

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Li Fuhui said with a bow.

"Your husband Fan Lianghan is Chai An's cousin, and Chai An and I are close friends. We are all family, so there's no need to be polite." Wang Gang deliberately said loudly so that Li Shouhua could hear. Li Shouhua watched her second sister leave with Wang Gang. She always felt that Wang Gang was too mysterious and that he must have some ulterior motive for deliberately approaching the Li family, so she always remained wary.

But in the eyes of Wu Niang Li Leshan, her eldest sister was staring at Wang Gang's departing back with a reluctant expression, which made her a little irritated.

Wang Gang sent his second mother Fuhui to the gate of Fan's house, and watched Li Fuhui enter the house from a distance before he left and returned to Wang's house.

Around noon the next day, the Li family sent a runner to deliver the key without leaving any words.

At noon, Wang Gang went to his mother Wang Kang's courtyard to have lunch again. His elder brother Wang Yi was not there, so only his elder sister-in-law was there to accompany him.

Wang Kang got angry at her sister-in-law at the dinner table.

"Why doesn't Dalang come to eat?"

"Mother, the master met a friend last night and came back almost this morning. He is sleeping soundly now." Sister-in-law Han replied carefully.

"Humph, what kind of meeting friends? He must be going to those filthy places again." Wang Kang said angrily, "You don't care about him. What if he really ruins his body?"

Sister-in-law Han lowered her head submissively and listened to Wang Kang's lecture, not daring to say anything back.

In fact, she was also feeling bitter. She knew that Wang Yi was in poor health before she married into the Wang family. However, the Han family was from a small family and attached great importance to this marriage. They insisted on letting their daughter marry into the family and gave a large dowry.

At the beginning, Wang Yi treated Han Shi well, but when he learned that she could not have children, Wang Yi completely gave up and acted recklessly, not taking Han Shi seriously at all.

Han lived a cautious life in her husband's family, and she even dared not tell anyone that she was using her dowry to support her husband.

"Mother, since brother is tired, let him sleep! We will have dinner together in the evening." Wang Gang took the initiative to help his sister-in-law out.

Wang Kang was very fond of Wang Gang, so now that he had spoken, she would no longer blame Han.

"Gang'er, try this bowl of soup. I asked the kitchen to cook it early in the morning. It contains a lot of nourishing herbs. You have suffered a lot outside for three years. You must nourish yourself when you return home."

Wang Gang smiled and said, "Mom, you should drink some too."

Wang Kang smiled and said, "Okay."

Looking at the loving mother and filial son scene in front of her, Han couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Wang Yi had been at home for so many years, but when had Wang Kang ever cared about him drinking soup?

It’s no wonder that Wang Yi is jealous of his younger brother since his mother is so partial to him.

Wang Kang naturally didn't care about her daughter-in-law's thoughts. She continued, "Gang'er, I heard that you met Chai An from the Chai family last night. Did you mention marriage?"

Wang Gang paused, looked at his sister-in-law Han, then sent the servants away and told her everything about Chai Ruyi's affair with the opera singer and her secret pregnancy.

Wang Kang was furious when he heard this, but it was Han who reacted the most.

boom!
A porcelain bowl fell to the ground and broke into eight pieces.

Wang Gang looked at his sister-in-law strangely and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you okay? Are you scratched by any debris?"

Han said nervously: "I'm fine, thank you for your concern, uncle."

Wang Kang frowned and said, "You are so careless. I will ask the servants to clean up the mess later."

Han said awkwardly: "I was somewhat shocked to hear what Miss Chai did."

Wang Kang snorted coldly, "Chai Ruyi has no sense of self-discipline. She actually did such a dirty thing with an actor. The Chai family's reputation is also problematic. Fortunately, you two haven't gotten married yet, otherwise the Wang family would be disgraced."

Wang Gang said: "The Chai family intends to cover up this scandal. Chai An's intention is to let Chai Ruyi die of illness."

Han's hands started shaking again when she heard this, and she looked panicked. (End of this chapter)