Chapter 1433
Little Girl Song Wu
Chapter 1433 Little Girl Song Wu
"Haha, you're quite an interesting girl. Let's see what methods you can come up with to refuse to consummate the marriage tomorrow!" Lin Hao chuckled, then looked at Su Shen and said:
"Tell Liu Baoquan to never let the concubine near the kitchen again!"
The next day, upon hearing that the Lady of the River Lord was ill, many of the young masters' wives and concubines hurried to the palace to visit her.
Li Wei naturally went along. While waiting at the palace gate, she learned from Hao Jia that it was the third brother, Yin An, who had been indulging in debauchery outside that had angered him. He was already feeling hot-tempered, and then he caught a cold.
No one expected that Li Wei's bowl of loquat water would be so well received by the Lady of the River, so she was called in.
"Greetings, Madam Chuan!" Li Wei greeted cautiously.
Seeing Li Wei's obedient demeanor, Mrs. Chuan thought she had made good progress in learning etiquette and was quite pleased. So she smiled and praised her:
"The dew-kissed loquats are quite nice. You're skillful and clever; I'm sure you and Lao Liu will be a perfect match!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Mrs. Chuan!" Li Wei didn't answer directly, but said vaguely:
"Sixth Young Master and I are fine, but you are so unwell, let me stay and take care of you!"
Li Wei went to great lengths to avoid consummating the marriage immediately, but in Madam Chuan's eyes, this was a sign of filial piety.
Although Li Wei's initial performance was not satisfactory, it now seems that it had its merits, so she smiled and said:
"You're a very good girl, but you don't need to take care of me. Go back and take good care of Lao Liu, and help him have children as soon as possible to give Xin Chuan Palace more offspring. That will be relieving my burden!"
"Yes!" Li Wei felt helpless. They hadn't even consummated their marriage yet, and they were already impatient to have her bear children.
When Li Wei returned to the young master's villa that evening, she had just stepped outside her room when she heard a sound coming from inside.
"This is our concubine's room; you can't touch it!"
"What's wrong with me touching something from a side room? I'll touch it, I'll touch it!"
Once inside, Li Wei saw a woman throwing a tantrum on her bed.
"Who are you?" Li Wei asked, puzzled.
Song Wu glared at Li Wei aggressively and said, "You're Li Wei?"
Li Wei was startled, thinking that someone had come to cause her trouble, so she shook her head and replied, "No, I am Yu Guan."
"Jade jar?"
Seeing that the woman in front of her seemed a little confused, Li Wei pointed to the two maids and herself, and said in turn:
"Jade bottle, jade cup, jade jar—we are all Li Wei's maids. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
After Li Wei finished speaking, she was about to leave when Yu Ping, indignant on Li Wei's behalf, said:
"Oh dear, she's gone too far as to bully you, how can you just leave like this, Madam?"
Li Wei tried to signal to Yu Ping with her eyes to stop talking and not reveal her identity.
But Song Wu wasn't stupid; she had already realized that the person in front of her was her "mortal enemy."
At that moment, she grabbed Li Wei's hand and said, "This is my favorite room, so hurry up and throw all your things out!"
"Don't pull me!" Li Wei was in pain from being pulled and struggled slightly, but this only caused Song Wu to fall to the ground.
Are you alright?
"Are you alright?" Li Wei and Yu Ping Yu Zhan quickly stepped forward to help him up when they saw him.
"Hmm~, how come you're so strong?" Song Wu asked, her voice trembling with tears.
Li Wei explained, "I ate a bit too much."
"Song Wu, what's wrong?" Lin Hao called softly as he walked in.
Seeing Lin Hao enter, Song Wu's eyes darted around, and she sat down on the floor, sobbing, "..."
"Li Wei pushed me! Brother Zheng, you have to stand up for me!"
"Li Wei, Li Wei pushed me on purpose! Look, she even deliberately ruined my sugar painting!"
"Brother Zheng?" Lin Hao chuckled and said, "You usually call me brother, why are you suddenly being so sentimental? It sounds really awkward!"
"As for Li Wei bullying you!" Lin Hao said with a smile, glancing at Li Wei and then at the coquettish Song Wu.
If you shed even a couple of tears, I might actually believe you, but you're all talk and no action, how can I believe you?
"Look, my hands are all scraped!" Song Wu said, holding her hands up to Lin Hao, looking aggrieved.
Lin Hao took a look and saw that it was just a minor scrape, not even bleeding. If he didn't go to the doctor soon, the wound would probably be almost healed.
"Alright, let me put some ointment on you!" Lin Hao said, taking a small bottle from somewhere in the room and applying it to Song Wu's wound.
While Lin Hao was applying medicine to Song Wu, Li Wei asked Yu Zhan about the little girl's background.
"This woman is named Song Wu. She is the orphan of a general and the goddaughter of the sixth young master's birth mother and wife!" Yu Zhan whispered about Song Wu's background.
"She originally lived with Madam He, but she and the Eleventh Young Master were irreconcilable enemies, so she stayed here temporarily!"
"How come I've never heard of this before?" Li Wei asked curiously.
"I went out to play a while ago and just got back!" Yuzhan replied softly.
After applying the medicine, Lin Hao introduced Song Wu to Li Wei, but Li Wei had already come up with a plan and took the initiative to keep Song Wu there.
Her goal was to get Lin Hao to leave so she wouldn't have to serve him in bed.
Lin Hao walked out with a chuckle, while Su Shen, standing outside the door, looked at Lin Hao with a puzzled expression and asked:
"Young Master, the two of them were just on the verge of exchanging blows, so why is the concubine suddenly being so enthusiastic towards Miss Song?"
"Could they be planning something underhanded?" he said, his face filled with worry.
Lin Hao chuckled and said, "She's just afraid I'll come into her room. Don't worry about her, let her do whatever she wants!"
"Oh~!"
Inside the room, Song Wu and Li Wei sat on a couch. Song Wu pointed to Li Wei's two maids and asked:
"Your two maids are named Yu Ping and Yu Zhan?"
"Is there a problem?" Li Wei asked, looking puzzled.
"From now on, my two maids will be named Jin Ping and Jin Zhan," Song Wu said defiantly, then looked at the door and shouted, "Jin Ping!"
Unfortunately, no one answered her, and Song Wu felt embarrassed as if she heard a crow cawing.
The scene became incredibly awkward, and Song Wu could only helplessly shout, "Er Ya!"
"What is it, Master?" A maid entered and bowed.
"Why are you dawdling like that!" Song Wu's tone was somewhat dissatisfied, then she looked at the maid Er Ya and said:
"From now on, you'll be called Jin Ping, and the other one will be called Jin Zhan. Inform her!"
"Ah, yes!" Er Ya, no, now called Jin Ping, replied happily, after all, Jin Ping sounds better than Er Ya.
"You may leave!" After Song Wu's maid left, Li Wei looked at the jade vase and cup and said, "You may all leave as well!"
The two women bowed and withdrew. After the maid left, the two women started making a ruckus again.
Then they slept together, but unfortunately Li Wei was a terrible sleeper, tossing and turning, and even dreaming about food. Song Wu tried to wake Li Wei, but as soon as she reached out, Li Wei mistook her for a big, fat lotus root and took two bites.
The next day, Song Wu absolutely refused to stay with Li Wei.
In the end, Li Wei had to offer to be Song Wu's maid in exchange for Song Wu agreeing to continue living in her room.
But Li Wei had never done anything like serving others before, and she really tormented Song Wu.
Meanwhile, Lin Hao arrived at the study of the new master of the river, where several of his "brothers" also came.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Lin Hao bowed and greeted the others.
After everyone had finished their greetings, the new chieftain asked, "How long has it been since the third brother last visited Chen Sheng?"
Upon hearing this, the eldest son, Yin Song, immediately spoke up:
“Third brother’s actions are indeed inappropriate. As the young master, he has been neglecting his duties at court for a long time and has been spending his time philandering outside. The memorials impeaching him are piling up like a mountain!”
"Now that Mother has fallen ill from anger, I believe that an imperial edict should be issued to allow the Third Young Master to return to the palace. With Father under his watchful eye every day, he will surely not dare to skip court!"
"Hehehe," the new Sichuan chieftain chuckled a few times, looking at Yin Song with a meaningful gaze, and said, "This matter is ultimately a family affair, it's not that serious!"
"By the way, isn't he usually under your command? Why don't you go and try to persuade him?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Song smiled and refused without even thinking:
"To be honest, I have advised him many times, but he never changes his ways. I am truly powerless to help him!"
"What about the fourth brother?" The new leader of the river looked at the fourth brother, Yin Jun, since the three of them were in cahoots.
Upon hearing this, Yin Jun stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Father, my third brother has his own considerations. Moreover, I have never dared to disobey my elder brother, and I am afraid I am not up to the task!"
Seeing that the fourth brother also refused, the new Chuanzhu became slightly angry and looked at the next Yin Qi, saying:
"Fifth brother, you go!"
"Huh?" Yin Qi was taken aback. He never expected things to turn out this way for him, and immediately refused:
“Father, as everyone knows, I don’t usually have much contact with my third brother, so he definitely won’t listen to my advice.”
"Sigh, all of you step down!" The new lord of Chuan looked at his troublesome sons and sighed helplessly.
"Yes!" The men bowed and withdrew.
However, Lin Hao stayed behind. He was very curious about the third brother, especially his so-called "Twenty-Four Solar Terms".
Before transmigrating, Lin Hao had considered whether he should transmigrate into the body of the third son, Yin An. After all, having one wife and sixteen concubines would be incredibly satisfying.
However, after considering it at the time, I gave up on it. The main reason was that, apart from being a bit troublesome, most of the sixteen concubines were not very good-looking.
It's not that they're all ugly, but only two or three are presentable, including the third brother's legal wife, Dong Haitang. They're really not as good-looking as the sixth brother's side.
After the others left, Lin Hao cupped his hands and said, "I have something to say. If Third Brother can return to the palace on his own, is it unnecessary to issue an imperial decree?"
"Hmph!" the new Chuanzhu scoffed. "Return on their own? How could that be possible?"
"I'm willing to give it a try!" Lin Hao said with a smile and bowed.
"Alright, then go ahead!" Seeing that Lao Liu was willing to share his burdens, Xin Chuanzhu felt a little better.
After returning to the young master's villa, Lin Hao asked Su Shen to prepare a carriage.
"Young Master, the carriage is ready, but we can't find the concubine!" Su Shen said to Lin Hao.
"Isn't that it?" Lin Hao pointed to the side.
Li Wei was holding an umbrella for Song Wu, who was fishing in the pond.
When Lin Hao pointed at Li Wei, Li Wei looked at Song Wu weakly and said:
"It's so hot outside, and you've caught enough fish. Why don't we head back?"
"You should focus on hitting the umbrella properly. What if I get sunburned?" Song Wu straightened the umbrella in Li Wei's hand and rejected Li Wei's suggestion.
Then, Lin Hao saw Li Wei holding her forehead, swaying from side to side, about to faint. He quickly went forward to support her and picked her up.
"Brother Haozheng, it wasn't intentional, it's because of her last night~!" Song Wu quickly stood up and tried to explain.
Lin Hao shook his head and interrupted directly, "Alright, this is the last time!"
After saying that, Lin Hao picked up Li Wei and walked towards the carriage. With his abilities, he could naturally tell that Li Wei was faking it.
However, he didn't care. Li Wei's playing around gave him a good reason to hug her. He gave her a quick bounce and felt that she was quite heavy, as long as she wasn't a stick.
Meanwhile, Li Wei felt like she was being tossed around like cargo by Lin Hao, and she was furious. However, she was pretending to be unconscious, and if she suddenly woke up, she would be exposed.
As soon as Lin Hao left, Song Wu looked at his retreating figure and said angrily:
"He actually treated me like this for a concubine! My stepmother clearly said that I would be his wife from now on!"
"That can't be right!" said the maid Jin Ping, directly contradicting him.
"What I said to Madam is true. If you really can't get married, you can just make do with the Sixth Young Master."
This divine strike struck Song Wu's sore spot, leaving her speechless for a moment.
Lin Hao and Li Wei set off together, intending to go to Lao San's house to persuade him to return to the palace.
"Stop pretending, wake up." Lin Hao poked Li Wei's little head.
Li Wei opened her eyes and looked at Lin Hao with a puzzled expression, asking, "How did you know I was faking it?"
Lin Hao explained, "I didn't even lift you properly when I carried you. An unconscious person is quite heavy; you were obviously faking it!"
"Maybe I'm just naturally light?"
"Are you sure? You eat so much at every meal, how can you be light? You're almost as fat as a pig," Lin Hao said, affectionately pinching the girl's cheek.
"No way! I'm not fat!" Li Wei slapped Lin Hao's hand away and lifted the curtain beside the carriage, saying:
"This is my first time going out to play since I entered the palace. Where are we going?"
"Go find the third son, Yin An, and invite him back to the palace. It will be more convenient with you here. Father told me to keep a low profile, and with you here, people will just think it's a routine visit after the wedding!"
Hearing Lin Hao's words, Li Wei couldn't help but recall what Hao Jia had once told her.
"I heard he named each of his concubines after a solar term. Is he trying to collect all twenty-four solar terms?"
So she looked at Lin Hao curiously and asked:
"I've heard that the Third Young Master has named his confidantes after the twenty-four solar terms, and many more are waiting to sign up. Is that true?"
"you guess?"
'I've also heard that the Third Young Master has sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, is handsome and dashing, and has an elegant demeanor. Is that true?'
"Mmm!" Hearing this, Lin Hao nodded, suppressing a smile, and said:
"Yes, what you said is true. When we get to the third brother's house, we must take a good look at his unparalleled good looks!"
Seeing Lin Hao's solemn expression, Li Wei felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
When the two arrived at the Third Young Master's residence, the Third Young Master's wife, Dong Haitang, and Shuangjiang approached the Third Young Master, Yin An, and said, "Third Young Master, they've arrived!"