Wanjin Lady

Chapter 455 Quarrel
The next day, Wei Zheng sent someone to deliver a thick stack of books. Wen Wan flipped through them and found they were all books on women's behavior, such as "Female Rules," "Female Analects," and "Inner Training." In addition, there was a square embroidery frame, embroidery thread, embroidery needles, a bone ruler, and so on. The old woman bent over and delivered it to convey Wei Zheng's "imperial edict," "The Marquis said, please read Female Rules carefully, and do more needlework when you have free time, so as to cultivate your character."

"Please tell your Lord that I am a merchant, I have little knowledge and cannot read."

Wen Wan retorted to the old woman, then flicked the stack of books with her elbow, and a piece of paper flew out from the interlayer of the books.

While Bihe was packing up the books, Wen Wan stepped on it and then looked for an opportunity to pick it up.

After sending the servants away, Wen Wan took out the note and read it.

The handwriting looks familiar.

Wen Wan remembered that it was Mo Sufang's handwriting. She had written to inform her of the selection process and precautions for tribute wine.

Wen Wan read it quickly, and saw that it clearly stated that the Queen's trusted eunuch would arrive in Bozhou soon. If help was needed, Mo Sufang could send someone to lure Wei Zheng away, and take the Wen family on the Mo family's boat to temporarily escape to an outer island.

Wen Wan placed the letter on the candle flame and burned it completely before calling Gui Fang in. "I don't like any of these books. Take Mu Mu to the bookstore to buy some books. I'll write you a list."

Guifang hesitated.

"Why? My Lord, you only restrict my entry. Does that mean you are not allowed to go out either?"

Guifang shook her head, "Why do you need to wear a veil?"

Wen Wan coldly retorted to her, "I'm a merchant. Do I want the whole city to find out that I'm being kept as a mistress by the Marquis? And that you're the one who's with me?"

Guifang felt a tightness in her heart when she saw Wenwan's unusually harsh tone. She thought she was in a bad mood after falling out of favor last night, so she quickly nodded in agreement.

At night, Wei Zheng probably realized that he was wrong, so he sent Hou Ji to deliver a bowl of rice dumplings with glutinous rice wine as a gesture of goodwill.

A moment later, Hou Ji came back dejectedly with a lunch box in his hand. "My Lord, Miss Wen said she's been trying to lose weight recently and can't eat sweets."

Although Miss Wen originally said that she would not eat the泔水 sent by the Marquis, this is sugar water, not泔水!
The real thing is to round it off and beautify it a little to prevent the Marquis from going crazy again and punishing them!
"Lose weight? What kind of weight is she losing?" Wei Zheng put down the military newspaper in his hand and looked up in the dim light. "Tell her that she doesn't need to lose weight. She's fine as she is right now."

Hou Ji: Are Zhao Heng and I some kind of sworn enemy? If I'd known this would happen, I might as well have been cleaning toilets in the main camp!

A moment later, Hou Ji returned, looking disheartened as he said, "My Lord, Miss Wen said... there's always a lot of gossip around a widow, so she told you to mind your own business."

Wei Zheng was furious. "I'm not dead yet! What kind of widow is she?!"

Wei Zheng threw away the military newspaper, then picked up his coat and went to the backyard. Hou Ji suddenly felt relieved, "The Marquis and Madam Wen have important matters to discuss, so I will go down first--"

Wei Zheng ruthlessly interrupted his subordinate's distraction: "You go with us."

Hou Ji: Can you two please let us go?
Wei Zheng rushed to the backyard with great momentum, but when he saw the slender figure in the light, his anger disappeared. Instead, his heart softened and felt sweet. His heart even beat faster, "thump thump" so hard that it seemed as if it was going to jump out of his chest.

It's probably because the injury last time was too severe and affected the internal organs.

We have to ask Dr. Zeng to come and see him tomorrow.

Wei Zheng sent the people in the backyard away, and Hou Ji felt relieved. He slipped away with Bihe, Guifang and others. Wei Zheng tidied his clothes and confirmed that the scent of the incense on his clothes was what she liked before he went to meet the group of people.

His wife is a mysophobe.

But he was a military commander, with a naturally hot body and sweating all the time, so he could only imitate the young lady and pay attention to whether there was any strange smell on his body.

He ignored what Wen Wan was doing in the room and pushed the door open.

No push.

The door was bolted from the inside.

Wei Zheng's face darkened. He went around to the windowsill, only to find it was also securely bolted shut. He coughed several times, but the person inside ignored him. Wei Zheng had no choice but to knock on the door, but his tone remained forceful: "Open the door."

The figure in the house was approaching. The two people were only inches away from each other through the doors and windows, but they could not see each other's appearance.

The young lady inside the room snorted and laughed, "I'm sorry, I haven't finished learning the "Female Ring" and haven't finished my needlework, so it's not convenient for me to meet with the Marquis."

Wei Zheng knew he was in the wrong, but he refused to lose face and say a few soft words.

This young lady is rebellious in nature. If she is not taught a lesson, how can she support her husband in the future?

Could it be that he becomes the son-in-law of the Wen family again?

"Open the door."

The other person didn't speak, the figure gradually shrank, and the person had already sat back in the chair.

"I was wrong this morning." Wei Zheng's tone softened. "But the contraceptive soup is harmful to your body. I asked Doctor Zeng to prepare some contraceptive soup for men."

The man in the room was quiet for a moment.

After a night of love, Wen Wan remembered about contraception. She asked Guifang to ask Doctor Zeng for contraceptive medicine. However, Wei Zheng had eyes for any movement in the Governor's Office. When he heard that Wen Wan wanted contraceptive medicine, he thought that Wen Wan didn't want to have anything to do with him, so he scolded Doctor Zeng and Guifang who were preparing the medicine.

"Wei Zheng." The young lady in the room said in a faint voice, "What if I get pregnant again this time?"

Wei Zheng didn't understand, "Give birth to it."

Wen Wan was furious. "Is the child's surname Wei or Wen?"

This time it was Wei Zheng's turn to remain silent.

The young woman retorted, "You've already taken away my two children, and you want another? Are you deliberately trying to end the Wen family's lineage?"

"Or is it that, because you are powerful, you are born superior to others? Your Wei family wants to continue the family line, so you ignore my Wen family?"

"There are plenty of ladies in this world who are willing to bear children for you. You can have as many children as you want. Why are you pestering me?"

Wei Zheng felt uncomfortable.

Wen Wan asked questions repeatedly, mercilessly breaking the thin layer of window paper between the two of them, as if last night's pleasure was just a flash in the pan.

"But I only want to have children with you. You said on the ship that I was your soul mate. You said... you longed to find someone with the same ideals, or even a soul mate."

"You said you wanted to find someone who shared the same perspective on everything in the world and shared the same spiritual resonance."

"Lying on the same bed, there are endless things to talk about. From the right and wrong of other families to the shortcomings of our own family, from the daily necessities of life to the vastness of the universe."

"We can enjoy the highbrow culture together, and we can also enjoy the lowbrow culture together."

"You are in me and I am in you, no one more, no one less."

"Could it be...that these are all lies you told me?"

The person in the room was silent for a moment. "You were talking about the process, I'm talking about the result. You said I didn't have to be the only one to give in, but right now... aren't you forcing me to give in and compromise? And..."

The young lady's voice trembled. "I'm afraid of your aunt. If she wants me dead, it would be as easy as crushing an ant."

That woman in the deep palace has the ability to destroy everything she has.