The Abandoned Wife of a Military Family: Your disguise has been exposed again.

Chapter 135 Who would have thought Rong Zhen had such a hobby?
The four characters on the book cover are clear and unambiguous: The Complete Guide to Winning Back Your Wife.

Yun Wei: "..."

It seems that Ah Zheng was right.

Rong Zhen was indeed reading such frivolous books last night.

Her lips twitched slightly.

It's truly unexpected that Rong Zhen, who usually appears dignified and aloof, has such a hobby in private.

I guess I left in such a rush this morning that I forgot to take this book with me.

Thinking it over, she hid the book in her bosom and walked out of the house.

When Uncle Chen saw her come out after a while, he asked with concern, "Did the Regent leave something here last night and forget to take it with him?"

Yun Wei paused, then shook her head. "No."

She subconsciously kept the matter of the book from Rong Zhen.

Otherwise, if word got out that the dignified regent was reading a book on pursuing one's wife late at night, it would damage his prestige.

Oh, and I should remind Ah Zheng again not to leak this matter.

As soon as she returned to the courtyard, she instructed Tian'er to remind A-Zheng.

After everyone was out of the room, she took out the book and slowly flipped through it. Soon, she came across a story about someone staying overnight under the guise of being drunk.

Thinking back to what happened last night, she couldn't help but feel both angry and amused.

It seems that Rong Zhen was indeed faking being drunk last night.

But what good is staying overnight?

She chuckled and shook her head, then continued flipping through the pages.

At this time, Yangliu Hutong.

Shen and Li Yanting sat facing each other and ate breakfast.

"Why aren't you eating?" Li Yanting asked, seeing that Shen was holding a steamed bun but hadn't taken a bite for a long time.

"I'm not refusing to eat," Shen said, snapping out of her daze and taking a big bite.

Li Yanting paused for a moment, then asked, "Is something on your mind?"

Shen hadn't expected him to be so perceptive.

In fact, she was indeed somewhat conflicted.

Yesterday evening, Tian'er, on Yunwei's orders, delivered a lot of game to them.

She was overjoyed at the time.

Apart from the chicken she ate at noon, she hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

Unexpectedly, Yunwei sent them so much wild game all at once.

Last night, she, Li Yanting, Xiaochunzi, and Tao'er all had a hearty meal. There are still three wild game left, which have been killed and are being chilled in the well water.

Yesterday, Li Yanting asked Tian'er about Yun Wei's current residence, so he planned to take her to Qingyi Garden to visit Yun Wei after breakfast.

Although Yunwei had instructed her not to tell Li Yanting about the two hundred taels of silver notes, she still felt it wasn't right.

She will definitely pay Yunwei back the money later.

But since they helped so much, it would be really inappropriate not to tell Li Yanting.

After thinking it over, she decided to tell Li Yanting about it so that he would know.

After considering it for a moment, she said, "Actually... yesterday afternoon, I met Yunwei. After she learned about our situation, she gave us two hundred taels of silver. But she probably thought that if you knew, you would overthink it, so she told me not to tell you."

Li Yanting was taken aback and looked at Madam Shen in surprise.

No wonder she acted so strangely yesterday. Even though she was broke, she kept killing chickens and asking to buy rice.

It turned out that Yunwei had given the money.

Seeing that he remained silent, Madam Shen couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Although this man is of humble status, he has great integrity and would find it difficult to accept having to borrow money from others to make ends meet.

“Otherwise, I should return the money to her. Anyway, I still have a few taels of silver. With the money you got from copying the book yesterday, after buying rice and flour, there will still be some left, enough for us to get through for a while. After some time, I will set up a stall to sell noodles. With income, we won’t be so strapped for cash anymore,” said Madam Shen.

After hearing her words, Li Yanting frowned and asked, "Where did you get those few taels of silver?"

As far as he knew, the family had long since run out of money.

Forget about a tael of silver, even ten coins are gone.

But Madam Shen said that she still had a few taels of silver. Madam Shen inwardly cursed, realizing that in her haste she had let something slip.

"I...I found it on the street," she stammered, facing the man's sharp eyes.

Li Yanting was amused and said, "Madam is really lucky. She found several taels of silver on her first try. I wonder which street Madam found it on? Why don't you take me to pick some up too?"

Madam Shen chuckled dryly, "It depends on luck. Some people can even find gold. I only found a few taels. It's really nothing special..."

Under the man's gaze, her voice grew softer and softer.

"Where's the hairpin in your hair?" Li Yanting suddenly asked.

Shen's heart sank. "It's gone!"

"You lost your gold hairpin just to pick up a few taels of silver?" Li Yanting sneered.

Just as Shen was about to nod in agreement, she fell silent when she saw his darkening face.

"Why isn't Madam saying anything?" Li Yanting narrowed his eyes.

Seeing that he was truly angry, Madam Shen shrank back in fear and dared not hide it any longer, so she said truthfully, "Take it... and pawn it."

Upon hearing this, Li Yanting pursed his lips and remained silent.

Ms. Shen wanted to explain further, but ultimately decided against it.

He already knew everything; any further explanation from her would be superfluous.

"I'm sorry I made you suffer." After a long while, Li Yanting said apologetically, and even reached out to shake her hand that was on the table.

Shen was taken aback and immediately shook her head. "No, I'm not suffering. Don't say that. We... are husband and wife. Husband and wife should... share joys and sorrows."

After she finished speaking, she was stunned.

How did she become so virtuous?
In the past, she would definitely have made some sarcastic remarks.

Li Yanting was also taken aback, his gaze falling on Shen's face.

He had witnessed her changes during their time together.

She wasn't actually as realistic as she had previously appeared.

He felt a warmth in his heart and nodded sincerely, "Yes, we are husband and wife."

Upon hearing this, Madam Shen lowered her head, her face inexplicably flushed.

"We don't need to return the silver notes that Sister Yun borrowed yet. We can pay her back when we have the money in the future," Li Yanting said after thinking for a moment.

Madam Shen looked at him in surprise, "Not returning it yet?"

“Yes.” Li Yanting nodded affirmatively.

Originally, he wanted Shen to return the silver notes, but when he thought about how Shen had suffered with him and had even pawned her few pieces of jewelry, he felt very uncomfortable.

He didn't want Shen to go through such difficult times with him again.

Borrowing money to tide me over is fine.

Thinking of this, he stood up and said, "Give me the silver notes."

Shen immediately took out the silver notes she kept close to her body and handed them to him.

Li Yanting only took one hundred taels, and returned the rest to her, saying, "Give me the receipt for the jewelry as well."

Upon hearing this, Madam Shen immediately understood what he was about to do and said, "There's no need to redeem it, lest it happen again..."

“No, I won’t let you be used as jewelry again.” Li Yanting interrupted her firmly.

Ms. Shen hesitated for a moment, but ultimately handed him the receipt.

After redeeming the jewelry from the pawnshop, Li Yanting took Shen to Qingyi Garden.

When Chen Bolai reported, Yunwei was in the room reading Rong Zhen's "Complete Guide to Winning Over a Wife," which she found quite interesting.

Upon learning that Li Yanting and his wife had arrived, she was somewhat surprised, closed her book, and said, "Please come to the front hall for tea."

lobby.

Following Li Yanting and led by Uncle Chen, Madam Shen entered the front hall.

Looking at the luxurious and spacious hall, Madam Shen's eyes widened in surprise; Yun Wei was incredibly wealthy.

With such a nice house, why did she have to settle for Li Yaoting before? She should have divorced him long ago and lived her own free life.

However, Madam Li certainly didn't know that Yunwei had such a nice house before. If she had known, she would never have let Yunwei leave.

Shen was very envious.

"This house was prepared by the Marquis of Pingning for Yunwei, wasn't it?" She couldn't help but ask Uncle Chen, who was serving them tea.