Chapter 69

Table four, good wine and fine dishes splashed all over the floor.

Several courtesans shrieked and jumped away, but their gauze dresses still couldn't avoid the fate of being stained.

Wang Buji, who had been sleeping soundly on the table, lost his support and rolled straight onto the ground. The big fool was startled awake by the wine, jumped up in a flash, and reached out to draw his blade.

"Who goes there? Assassins!"

Inspector Li pulled him back with a wooden expression, to avoid him becoming collateral damage.

Commandery Prince Ji rolled his eyes, his mouth pulling into a stiff arc, "Haha, Brother Jiang, let's talk this over, why the temper? No, there's no need, really no need..."

He regretted it so much; why had he left his attendants downstairs, leaving himself so vulnerable now?

On second thought, it wouldn't have mattered if he had brought them up; they couldn't beat Jiang Li, boo-hoo.

Jiang Li stood up.

Commandery Prince Ji also stood up, retreating several steps, watching him with a guarded expression, terrified that he might go crazy and start hitting people.

Jiang Li's expression softened a little, and he cupped his hands toward him, his attitude respectful, "My apologies, Commandery Prince. I have a flaw: I cannot bear to hear others speak ill of my wife. Once I hear it, I lose my composure. I've frightened you."

There's such a flaw? I've read plenty of books, don't you try to lie to me.

Commandery Prince Ji expressed his disbelief.

"Commandery Prince, I can testify, this is true," Wang Buji called out from the side, "You don't know, every time I say something bad about his sister-in-law, Brother Jiang beats me. He really is sick!"

That sickness is called being henpecked.

Commandery Prince Ji believed it a little. Wang Buji was a crude man without many twists and turns; if he said it was true, it was probably true.

Sigh, what a pity for Jiang Li, a man of such imposing appearance, yet he was held in the palm of that ugly woman, the Du clan member.

Thinking this way, Commandery Prince Ji was no longer afraid, and instead began to sympathize with Jiang Li.

After thinking for a moment, he had an idea and said kindly, "Brother Jiang, as a man, how can life be without a beauty by your side? If you can't divorce the Du woman, no matter, you can take a beautiful concubine! How about this, I have over a dozen concubines, each as beautiful as a flower, sensible and witty. I'll give you two, how about that?"

Jiang Li's face darkened again, and he began to roll up his sleeves.

"But never mind, they have been with me for a while, it wouldn't be good to break their hearts," Commandery Prince Ji hurriedly changed his tune.

Inspector Li watched from the side, the corners of his eyes twitching.

He didn't know what had gone wrong with this Commandery Prince Ji; the young couple was doing just fine, yet he insisted on instigating them to divorce.

Whether they divorced or not, what did it have to do with him?

A lecherous man is not worth befriending. If it weren't for the sake of the Thirteenth Prince, he wouldn't even waste time here accompanying this good-for-nothing, a titular Commandery Prince with no fief and no real power, to eat and drink...

The table had been overturned, so naturally, the meal couldn't continue.

The woman beside Commandery Prince Ji hugged his arm and acted coquettishly, "Commandery Prince, why don't we go to our Linglong Pavilion to rest tonight?"

Commandery Prince Ji pinched her cheek flirtatiously, "I'd like to go, but unfortunately your Miss Qianqu doesn't give me any face."

"Oh, Commandery Prince, Sister Qianqu is the top star of our Linglong Pavilion, her status is naturally high. Aren't there still us? Could it be that we aren't as pretty as Sister Qianqu, and thus not worthy of serving you?"

Commandery Prince Ji was coaxed into a state of ecstasy and soon left with the women.

The bill, naturally, was left for Inspector Li to settle.

Inspector Li called for Qiu Zhanggui. Seeing the mess on the floor, Qiu Zhanggui turned pale with fright, "My Lord, was the food not to your liking? I can have someone cook again..."

"It has nothing to do with the food," Inspector Li waved his hand and comforted him, "The food was excellent, especially that 'Fresh Fish and Lamb', it was very delicious, I liked it very much."

He stood up and walked to the door. As if remembering something, he turned back, "By the way, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. We are going to hold a family banquet at our residence, and I am very fond of the 'Fresh Fish and Lamb'. I hope it can be made the main dish of the banquet. Would you be willing to cater this banquet?"

"Willing, naturally I am willing!" Qiu Zhanggui was overjoyed.

Those invited to the Li residence for a family banquet must be prominent figures in the county. This was a great opportunity for their Zui Meng Ju to make a name for itself!

Lady Du is truly a lucky star; every time I meet her, good things happen, hahaha.

Du Ruo had just come out of the Ben Cao Tang; the medicine had been bought, and it cost quite a bit of silver.

The silver was what Jiang Li had given her to keep earlier. She hadn't intended to spend it, wanting to save it to build a house for the family.

But today she was very, no, hap, py.

So, she spent it all.

And she spent it with a clear conscience.

You want to call for a prostitute, you want to make me angry, then I'll make you lose your fortune, hmph...

Just as she was gnashing her teeth while carrying the medicine, her hand was suddenly grabbed by someone, pulling her to the willow tree by the street.

Looking up, it was Jiang Li.

Jiang Li looked at her with a smile, his eyes filled with starlight, as if the unpleasantness from just a moment ago had never happened, "Wife, I guessed you would be here."

"Then did you guess that I would come to catch you in the act today?" Du Ruo chuckled.

"What catching in the act," Jiang Li frowned and pinched her fleshy palm, "I don't like that word. Besides, I just sat inside, I didn't do anything else."

"That woman was almost sticking to you, and you call that not doing anything?"

Du Ruo shook off Jiang Li's hand forcefully and walked forward angrily, determined to ignore him.

Jiang Li caught up, "Wife, let me explain, okay?"

Du Ruo covered her ears.

Jiang Li smiled, not caring whether she was listening or not, and continued on his own: "I am more wronged than Dou E today. Originally, Brother Wang and I were ready to go out on official business early in the morning, but Commandery Prince Ji suddenly came and insisted that we accompany him. Commandery Prince Ji is the Thirteenth Prince's uncle, so we couldn't refuse and had to agree. Who knew that despite his age, he has no restraint when it comes to women, and called several girls over to drink..."

Not listening, not listening, the turtle is chanting scriptures.

Du Ruo turned her head away.

A smile flashed in Jiang Li's eyes as he continued: "I tried to persuade him, I said, why do men need women to accompany them when drinking? There's no need for that. But he wouldn't listen and even teased me, saying I didn't understand the pleasures of women."

Du Ruo's pace gradually slowed.

"The pleasures of women, how could I, Jiang Li, not understand? My wife is as beautiful as a fairy, gentle and virtuous, and the food she cooks is delicious. My life is particularly interesting. With a wife like this, those common, vulgar women, even if they were sent to me, I wouldn't bother to look at them."

Du Ruo couldn't hold back anymore, suddenly stopping her steps and poking her finger hard into his firm chest.

"I'm as beautiful as a fairy? I'm gentle and virtuous? Jiang Li, do you dare to touch your conscience, look at my face, and repeat that?"

Jiang Li took her chubby little hand into his palm and lifted the corners of her mouth, "You can hear it as many times as you want, but with people coming and going on this street, are you sure you want me to say it now?"

Du Ruo snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, she was hoisted up by Jiang Li, "Wife, our carriage is not far ahead. You go up first, and I'll say it a hundred times in the carriage."

"I don't want to, put me down, put me down quickly!" This posture was too shameful, like carrying a pig. Du Ruo's face turned red with embarrassment.

Passersby on the street turned to look, and some began to point.

"Look, look, it's a constable catching a bad guy!"

"That constable is so handsome!"

"That fat woman must be a thief..."

Du Ruo was furious and couldn't help but bite Jiang Li on the shoulder, hatingly saying: "Are you satisfied now? For no reason, I've become a thief."

Jiang Li laughed, "You are a thief, after all."

And the thing you stole is very precious, worth more than a thousand gold.

However, to avoid Du Ruo being misunderstood again, Jiang Li changed his posture and held her hand instead as they walked forward.

In a carriage not far away, Du Mingzhu and her maid were lifting the curtain to watch.

"Are you sure it's that bastard?" Du Mingzhu asked with a dark face.

The maid nodded vigorously, "No mistake, I saw it clearly. Such an ugly face, such a fat body, who else could it be but her?"

Du Mingzhu lowered her eyes, "That's strange, why would that bastard be pulling and hugging with an outside man?"

"What's impossible about that," the maid curled her lips, "Miss saw it just now, that man is so good-looking, every woman likes him. It's no surprise that Du Ruo would like him too."

Du Mingzhu still felt something was wrong.

Even if Du Ruo wanted to have an affair, she wouldn't be so blatant. This is the main street; isn't she afraid of Jiang Li finding out? Jiang Li is a rough, unrefined man with a violent temper. If he knew his woman was wearing a green hat for him...

Heh, that scene would surely be very interesting.

Du Mingzhu curled her lips into a smile and ordered: "Have Liu Ya send a letter to Jiang Li, telling him the good news that his wife is having an affair."