Chapter 1613: Earning Small Money Quietly
One second he was a trembling eunuch in the deep palace, and the next second he was sitting in the bridal chamber wearing a phoenix crown and a bridal robe. Not everyone has this kind of excitement.
This time, Shi Li disguised herself as the daughter of a wealthy merchant in Suzhou, Jiangnan, and married to the Liu family in Yangzhou with a grand wedding dress.
The two families were well matched, and it should have been a great marriage, but unfortunately... the eldest young master of the Liu family already had someone in his heart.
As soon as the original owner arrived in Yangzhou, the maids and old women who came with her as a dowry helped her find out about the Liu family's situation. The original owner cried in the inn for two whole days, and her eyes were still swollen when she got married this morning.
Shi Li: What a blessing in disguise! It would be great if the eldest young master of the Liu family didn't like her! She didn't want to sleep in the same bed with a stranger she didn't know. The price of traveling through time was too high.
Just as I was feeling thankful for this blessing in disguise, the red veil was lifted up and the view in front of me instantly became bright.
Liu Qihan, the only son of the Liu family, stood in front of him with a stern face. His originally good look was reduced to three or four points by Liu Qihan's undisguised alienation, leaving little behind.
This young master, who was rich and noble, rejected this marriage from the bottom of his heart. If Liu's father and mother had not promised him that they would allow him to marry his beloved cousin in half a year, he would never have set foot in the bridal chamber today.
Seeing such a sour face, Shi Li didn't force herself to smile at him.
The marriage between the two families was originally a match made in heaven, and she was not marrying up, so there was no point in trying to please someone who didn't like her.
But Liu Qihan did not inherit any of his father's shrewdness. He casually threw the veil embroidered with auspicious dragons and phoenixes aside and walked straight out without even looking at Shi Li.
"I'm tired today, don't bother me."
There was a couch in the outer room which he had arranged for someone to quietly put in. After all, it was the yard of a newlywed couple, and Liu's father and mother had no idea that their son could be so absurd.
Shi Li sat on the edge of the bed without moving until Liu Qihan could no longer be seen. Then she took off the heavy phoenix crown on her head and breathed a sigh of relief.
Okay, okay, the farther this man stays away from her, the better.
He has no skills at all and dares not to resist his parents or the marriage. He can only boss and turn his face away at the wife who was married in a grand sedan chair. What a coward!
Just what she wanted.
The step-out bed in the new house was a dowry brought by the Shi family from afar. Shi Li slept in a familiar place and her body did not feel strange at all. She slept very well.
On the contrary, Liu Qihan in the outer room tossed and turned and almost did not sleep all night.
This had nothing to do with Shi Li. He did not feel guilty towards Shi Li at all. Instead, he felt that Shi Li was blocking his love. He could not sleep that night because all he thought about was his cousin Wen Shiqing.
Although Liu Qihan had explained and promised Wen Shiqing a lot before the marriage, she was so weak that she would definitely have wild thoughts tonight and might even have trouble sleeping all night.
My body is weak to begin with. What if I get sick again after this?
Liu Qihan was extremely worried.
The next morning, Shi Li was awakened by a burst of crying outside. She sat up rubbing her eyes. The maid who came with her dowry heard the noise and walked in, looking angry.
"The cousin who lives in the west wing is sick again. She came to Young Master Liu early in the morning and made a fuss about what to do." The maid stood beside Shi Li and whispered, biting her back teeth.
Shi Li: ...
Are you so anxious about the family feud?
Not even giving her a little time to prepare?
"Master Liu... has arrived?" She raised her eyes and glanced at the maid.
Even though she didn't correct him, her way of addressing him made the maid realize her mistake immediately. She pursed her lips, lowered her head and said again, "As soon as the son-in-law heard that the cousin was ill, he rushed over immediately. She just left."
These two people really can't wait for a second to get slapped in the face.
There is really no depth at all.
If it were any other girl, she would be so angry that she would die, but Shi Li would never be angry.
Now that she has had enough sleep and is well rested, she is in great shape.
The original owner's dowry was incredibly rich, and she could almost live a luxurious life with a bowl of bird's nest. He was just a man, and if she cared about him at all, she would lose.
However, since she married into such an unlucky place, Shi Li still wanted to get along well with the people around her. The huge Liu family is not only home to Liu Qihan and Wen Shiqing.
Shi Li asked her maid to clean herself up, drank a bowl of hot and thick milk, and then calmly asked the maid to lead the way to Liu's mother's yard to pay her respects to her mother-in-law.
Just as Shi Li, surrounded by a group of maids, arrived at the gate of Liu's mother's yard, she heard a commotion coming from inside.
"You bastard! You just got married yesterday, and you went to the West Wing early this morning. What will others say?"
"Do you want me to watch my cousin lying sick in bed?"
Liu Qihan's voice sounded very confident.