Chapter 305: Lord Cangmo Protects His Wife
Chapter 305: Lord Cangmo Protects His Wife
Wang Shouren stroked Luo Ying's face and said, "It's getting late. Let's all go to bed early!"
Luo Ying felt nervous when he heard this. He glanced at the bed and said nervously, "Then...then we..."
Wang Shouren saw Luo Ying's nervous look, pinched her face, and teased her with a smile: "Why are you so nervous? I won't do anything to you."
Luo Ying looked at him in panic and asked, "But there is only one bed..."
Wang Shouren saw her panic and laughed even more happily. He teased her and said, "If you trust me, I will sleep beside you with my clothes on. If you don't trust me, I will sleep on the floor."
After hearing what he said, Luo Ying didn't know how to respond.
Wang Shouren saw her hesitation, sighed softly, and said in a helpless manner: "Since you don't trust me, I'll just sleep on the floor!"
After saying that, he stood up, picked up the quilt, and prepared to sleep on the floor.
Luo Ying quickly held him back and said timidly, "The ground is cold, you...you should just...sleep on the bed!"
After hearing what she said, Wang Shouren couldn't hide his smug smile anymore, and quickly pressed his fist against his lips to prevent her from noticing his smile.
Wang Shouren helped Luo Ying take off her phoenix crown and bridal robe in front of the dressing table, and gently combed her hair with a hair comb. He leaned over and said in her ear with a smile on his face: "It feels so good. It feels like we are a real couple."
Luo Ying blushed immediately and avoided his gaze.
The two people came to the bedside, and Wang Shouren lifted the quilt for her. Suddenly, a white embroidered handkerchief under the quilt was extremely dazzling. When Luo Ying saw the handkerchief, her heart began to pound.
Seeing her nervous look, Wang Shouren smiled at her ambiguously, picked up the white embroidered handkerchief, bit his finger, smeared the blood on it, leaned over and said in her ear: "This will make it easier to report tomorrow!" Luo Ying's face turned red with shame.
Wang Shouren covered her with a blanket, then he lay down beside her, covered her with another blanket, and comforted her, saying, "Now you can rest assured, right?"
Luo Ying shyly turned to the other side.
The next morning, Wang Shouren took Luo Ying to the hall to serve tea to his parents-in-law. The maid brought the bloody white embroidered handkerchief from last night on a tray for the two elders to see. When Luo Ying saw this scene, her face instantly blushed with shame.
Wang Hua glanced at Luo Ying, stroked his beard with satisfaction, and said happily: "Good, very good! Now you are the official daughter-in-law of our Wang family. The next important task is to expand our Wang family and help your husband pass the imperial examination and become an official in the court."
Luo Ying shyly replied, "Yes, Luo'er will follow Daddy's instructions."
Luo Ying offered tea to her mother-in-law Huang again. Huang looked at her with disdain and said, "You are the daughter of a merchant family. It is your blessing to marry into our Wang family. You must learn to cherish it. Don't get involved with the General's Mansion anymore and ruin our Wang family's reputation."
When Xiao Qingxiu heard this, she became furious and was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Luo Ying with a look.
Wang Shouren flew into a rage when he heard this, pointing at Huang and angrily saying, "For my father's sake, I asked my wife to serve you tea as a mother. Don't be ungrateful. If you dare to disrespect her, you are challenging my bottom line."
Huang was so frightened by Wang Shouren's fury that she dared not say anything. Luo Ying quickly grabbed Wang Shouren and comforted him: "Master..."
Seeing so many eyes looking at them, she quickly changed her words and said, "Husband, you can't talk to mother like that. She was just reminding me with good intentions."
When Wang Shouren heard Luo Ying call him "husband", his heart melted and his anger subsided. He lowered his head and asked in her ear, "What did you just call me?"
Luo Ying's heart tightened, and she shyly turned her head away, and hurried to Huang and said, "Mother, Luo'er will follow your teachings and control her words and actions."
Huang glanced at Luo Ying with disdain and ignored her.
Wang Shouren saw Huang's attitude and wanted to trouble her again, but Luo Ying held him back. Luo Ying hurriedly said to Wang Hua and Huang, "Father, mother, we will leave first."
Seeing that she was able to control Wang Shouren, Wang Hua said happily: "Okay, Ren'er will be trained by you from now on."
Luo Ying pulled Wang Shouren up, bowed to them and left.
Shao Hanyue and Xiao Qingxiu also bowed and left with them.
Watching the four of them leave, Huang sneered at Wang Hua and said, "Your son is already undisciplined, and now he has a daughter-in-law that he loves so much. I guess our Wang family will be in turmoil from now on."
Wang Hua laughed and said, "I don't think so. No one in our family can control Ren'er's temper. Seeing that Luo'er was able to subdue him today, I feel relieved. I met Luo'er last time. He is kind and loving, sensible and strategic. He will definitely help Ren'er achieve success."
Huang snorted disdainfully and said, "What knowledge can a merchant's daughter have? How can she be of any help?"
Wang Hua stroked his beard and said proudly, "Don't underestimate her. Her cousin is the richest man in the capital, and her sworn brother is a great general. If Ren'er wants to make a difference in the court, money is essential to his career and he needs a strong backer. In addition, Luo'er is very smart, brave and resourceful, and she will definitely help Ren'er achieve success."
Huang looked at Wang Hua and said with a sly smile, "It seems that the master has long known how to use her as a chess piece! No wonder you have always been very demanding of family backgrounds, but this time you so easily agreed to let her, the daughter of a merchant, marry into our Wang family as the principal wife."
Wang Hua smiled meaningfully.
Huang snorted coldly and continued, "Who knows what her sworn brother, the great general who guards the country, and her cousin, the richest man in the capital, think of her! Don't shoot yourself in the foot! This daughter-in-law is too popular, but she will be a disaster if she is not used properly."
Wang Hua frowned when he heard this. Luo Ying took Wang Shouren to the garden and asked him angrily: "Why are you so angry on the first day of serving tea? How can I stay in your family in the future?"
Wang Shouren said angrily: "I can tolerate her disrespect for me, but her disrespect for you has crossed my bottom line."
Shao Hanyue and Xiao Qingxiu laughed secretly when they heard what he said. Shao Hanyue teased Wang Shouren, "The domineering look of the Lord God protecting his wife just now is completely different from our Lord Cangmo, who is known as the top ice cube in the heaven. I thought only our Third Prince would be so domineering to protect his wife, but I didn't expect that Lord Cangmo would be just as domineering as him in protecting his wife!"
Wang Shouren looked at Luo Ying affectionately and said, "That's right! You are my weak spot, my reverse scale, and my bottom line!"
Shao Hanyue smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Lord Cangmo, who is known as an old ice cube in the heaven, would say sweet words to my sister one after another!"
Luo Ying rolled her eyes at Shao Hanyue and said coquettishly, "You're the only one who talks too much!"
Xiao Qingxiu said, "But this Madam Wang is not a good person either. She probably didn't stop saying bad things about Ying Shuai in front of Master Wang! She dares to say such sarcastic things to his face, and who knows how much worse she will say behind his back."
Wang Shouren looked at Luo Ying and said angrily, "I have disliked her for a long time, but I have been patient with her for the sake of my father. I never thought that she would dare to humiliate you in public after asking you to serve her tea politely."
Shao Hanyue asked Wang Shouren curiously, "Isn't this Madam Wang your mother? Why is the relationship between you and your son so bad?"
Wang Shouren said bitterly: "She is my stepmother. When my biological mother was seriously ill, she came to cling to my father. She is born afraid of cats. I have released cats to scare her away several times, but she still pesters my father."
Luo Ying covered his mouth and laughed secretly, "I didn't expect that Master was so naughty when he was a child!"
Wang Shouren approached Luo Ying and asked her ambiguously, "Didn't you call me husband just now? Why did you change your words so quickly?"
Luo Ying shyly avoided his gaze and stammered, "There are so many people here, so we can help you save face and avoid any complications."
Wang Shouren stared at her and teased her, "Since it's easy to pronounce, don't change it, or it will become confusing in the future."
Luo Ying blushed and stammered, "I...I'm not used to such an intimate title."
Wang Shouren leaned close to her ear and said ambiguously: "You'll get used to it if you keep calling her that!"
Shao Hanyue looked at them as if they were alone and cleared his throat to remind them.
They looked up and saw Shao Hanyue and Xiao Qingxiu, and immediately separated and stood up straight.
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