Chapter 210 - Withdraw (1/2)

Chapter 210: Withdraw

“Mother, everything’s alright now, why don’t you go back and rest first!” Sang Wan quickly said.

Wang Shi was not willing to stay another second. She nodded and ordered Sang Wan to handle it properly, and informed her that there was no need to greet her later in the day as she left with Nanny Jiang and Xiu Chun.

“Young Master and Young Mistress, you should go back and rest too! There’s this old servant here to handle this!” After sending Wang Shi away, Nanny Li smiled at Shi Fengju and Sang Wan.

“Then we’ll have to trouble Nanny,” Shi Fengju did not refuse and replied before pulling Sang Wan with him.

It was almost time in the morning when they would usually wake up after the rays of morning light shone in. The couple returned to their chamber but could no longer go back to sleep. They took off their outer robes, and spoke to each other as they covered themselves under the blanket.

Sang Wan’s black eyes widened and glimmered, and she blinked a few times while staring intently at Shi Fengju with a mixture of inquiry and curiosity.

“Why are you staring at me? Have you become half-witted after the big fire? Do you not recognise your husband anymore?” Shi Fengju smiled and pulled her into his embrace, and his finger ran over her smooth and petite nose playfully.

Sang Wan nibbled her lips and laughed lightly, “Tell me honestly, how did the big fire start in Fu Qu Lodge?”

She did not give a second thought about it at first, but when she thought more about it later, she found it strange… Even though Shi Lian was sobbing profusely, Sang Wan sensed that she was a little nervous, and there was too much crying. Furthermore, when Wang Shi subsequently called off the marriage in annoyance, Sang Wan’s suspicion grew.

Shi Fengju heard her curious inquiry but did not twitch a brow; he whispered in her ears with a smile, “I knew I could not keep it from you. But you see, hasn’t it been resolved? The Hong family would not follow through with the marriage again!” After all, Shi Lian was going to get married as a concubine and not as a wife.

“So it was you!” Sang Wan was suddenly somewhat out of words. This person was not a fool, and neither did he blink an eye at starting a fire in his household! Was he not afraid that the fire might go out of control?

“Then the wound on Third Sister’s leg…”

“It’s fake!” Shi Fengju simply answered, “I’ve already told her, if Mother does not call off the marriage today, then she’ll have to act like she was traumatized by the fire and behave like a madwoman and speak nonsensically. When that happens, a priest will have to be invited to take a look at her!”

The priest would naturally have to exorcise the evil. As for what the priest would say, it would be entirely up to Shi Fengju. It was a piece of cake for him to identify the marriage as inauspicious and the couple would not be a blessed pair.

Sang Wan was now completely out of words. She stared at Shi Fengju and did not return to her senses even after a long time.

Shi Fengju raised his chin proudly as if he was waiting for his well-deserved compliment and he nuzzled her face while laughing, “Your husband is very smart, right?”

Sang Wan laughed. She nodded and complimented, “Yes, very smart!”

“Are you very impressed?”

“I am!”

“You can’t just use your lips, you have to express it in some way or another…” Shi Fengju smiled and leaned forward.

When the sky was finally bright, Wang Shi indeed sent Nanny Jiang to deliver her message. For such a thing to happen just a few days before the marriage, the old mistress in the Hong family thought that the girl was indeed an unlucky one who would only bring bad luck. She already had her reservations, and upon hearing how her thigh had a burn, she lost interest completely. Now that the Shi family had taken the initiative to cancel the marriage, it was in her best interest as well. In just a few sentences, the cancellation was settled and never talked about again.

Hong Xi did not mind at all. He told all his good-for-nothing friends that he would not want a disfigured and unlucky girl like her! Not that he could not have her, but she could not match up to him!

Those friends never dared to mock him. Everything he said was for his face, and everything he heard was naturally to flatter him. Hong Xi felt pleased and completely put the marriage behind him! Qingzhou had many other beauties with interesting personalities, which one of them were not better than Shi Lian who only looked good on the outside, but wept constantly and had no charm at all?

When Shi Lian received news that the marriage was cancelled, she heaved a huge sigh of relief, and held onto Sang Wan’s hands as she was overcome with strong emotions.

Sang Wan consoled her for a while before she could not help but sigh to herself. After this incident, she was afraid that it would be a long time before Wang Shi would talk about her marriage again! And who knew whether this would be detrimental for her in the long run.

In a blink of an eye, Gu Fangzi’s mourning period would be over soon, but she was still sick in bed. Sang Wan struggled for a while and took one of the days during her usual morning greetings to ask Wang Shi how she should prepare for Gu Fangzi.

Wang Shi thought for a while and said, “This is Fangzi’s matter, she should make the decision so you should be asking her and prepare accordingly!” After which, she looked at Sang Wan with a peculiar look and paused before saying, “Sang Wan, Fangzi has a good disposition, and she grew up by my side since young. If she were to leave our household, my heart would feel a little empty. I actually find the both of you getting along quite well; would you want her to remain here?”