The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 411 But you... aren't you just a joke?

"The bottle, I'll show you the flowers inside!"

Yu Tingwan was furious.

The man beside her looked at her seriously, took a few steps toward that side, and his jade-like fingertips traced the long-necked, sloping-shoulder vase of jade porcelain, then moved upwards and landed on a delicate pink weeping crabapple blossom, casually stroking it a few times.

Each flower is actually beautiful when picked out.

The color scheme isn't great, and there are too many colors, making it too cluttered.

It's obvious who did this without even having to guess.

After all, he had seen the vase in his mother's room the day before.

Wei Zhao remained calm, his eyes lowered: "This style of flower arrangement is quite unique. I'd like to order ten thousand of them."

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Wei Zhao: "It suits my taste perfectly."

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Wei Zhao: "Prices are negotiable."

Yu Tingwan straightened her back immediately.

What are you going to do with it?

Yu Tingwan's lips curled up: "Does my husband perhaps intend to decorate the entire courtyard with decorations everywhere?"

Although she herself was somewhat resistant, after all, she found it very uncomfortable to look at.

"Yes."

Wei Zhao glanced at her indifferently: "Are you happy now?"

Yu Tingwan: ?

Wei Zhao said quietly, with a meaningful look in his eyes, "Then can I be happy too?"

Your purpose is all too obvious.

Yu Tingwan met his undisguised dark eyes and her throat inexplicably went dry.

"Tell me the truth! Do you think it looks good or not?"

"This is not good."

"Say!"

Wei Zhao spoke the truth without hesitation: "Ugly."

He added, "It hurts the eyes."

Wei Zhao: "But I'd like to order another 10,000."

Yu Tingwan was already feeling discouraged, but upon hearing these words, her eyes sparkled.

But she wasn't sure: "Don't tell me it's because you have money but nowhere to spend it."

"No."

next moment.

Then he recklessly said, "If we ever have a war, we can just throw vases at them. They're just as lethal as weapons."

Yu Tingwan: ?
Knowing that she did it, even if you think it's ugly, you can just say it's ugly; there's no need to make so many comments!
You are still you.

The same thing needs a hammer.

"Sister-in-law!"

Just then, Ning Yunling's wailing and howling suddenly came from outside. He started knocking on the door.

Wei Zhao's eyelids twitched.

Really.

An eyesore.

"roll."

The sounds outside suddenly ceased.

Then the voice got even louder.

"Brother, you're here too! Please help me, help me get justice!"

"I heard that my sister-in-law was being bullied by the Yang family, and in a fit of anger, I went to the Yang family to beat them up. But something unexpected happened!"

After some time, the door creaked open.

Wei Zhao's cold expression sent a chill down Ning Yunling's spine.

Then a cold laugh was heard.

"The ones who bullied your sister-in-law were the Yang family mother and daughter. Why don't you fight them, but instead go and fight the Yang family son?"

Ning Yunling's eyes darted around: "I don't hit women."

"Ah."

Wei Zhao: "You think I've forgotten your dirty secrets?" Why don't you hit a woman? If Ning Yunling really wanted to hit someone, as long as she was in the right, she wouldn't let anyone off, regardless of age or gender.

Yu Tingwan changed her clothes and slowly walked over.

Before the people arrive, the sound comes first.

Her voice was gentle and soft.

"The Yang family wants to take the Lu family's daughter as a concubine. You're standing up for someone else, and you're doing it in my name?"

She peeked out from behind her. Upon seeing the bruises on Ning Yunling's face and the large bump on her forehead, she fell silent.

A minor...accident?
"what happened?"

Caught off guard, Ning Yunling retorted in despair: "...No...I never fought."

Wei Zhao:......

Yu Tingwan: ...

It's so embarrassing to even hear about it.

Yu Tingwan: "Oh, so the Yang family attacked you?"

She really is a good sister-in-law.

Yu Tingwan heard her own heartless self utter a sentence with a blank expression.

"Even though you stormed into his house and caused trouble, and you were the one who started it, why did he have to fight back? Couldn't he just stand there and let you hit him quietly?"

"You've hit him enough, so stop. You're not going to kill him. Can't you cooperate a little?"

Ning Yunling was very touched!

He was almost in tears.

Can……

"That's not the case, the injury has nothing to do with him."

"When I rushed toward him, I slipped and fell onto the desk in his study, hitting my forehead on the ink stick on it."

"I jumped up in pain and knocked over the bookshelf next to me."

The books on the bookshelf were all thrown at him!
Yu Tingwan: ? ? ?

"what?"

She genuinely didn't understand: "Then how could you have the nerve to let your brother make decisions for you?"

Ning Yunling: "That Yang Shu is making fun of me!"

Yu Tingwan looked bewildered and asked in confusion, "But you...aren't you just a joke?"

If she were as stupid as Ning Yunling, she wouldn't even have the face to go out.

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In the following days, the Taoist priest Baopu, who lived at the foot of Changdu Temple, became increasingly famous.

First, the Yuan family of the Office of Transmission invited him to perform a ritual.

Afterwards, merchants in the capital who believed in these things also invited him to perform rituals.

Baopu became the focus of everyone's discussion.

"That Taoist priest has an air of otherworldly wisdom. Don't let his youth fool you, he's incredibly skilled!"

"He's been staying in the capital for a few days now, since it's troublesome to come over every few days. He rented a house in Chengyi Lane, and the rent there isn't cheap."

"He doesn't need to pay rent. The old landlord on that street in Chengyi Lane has been having nightmares in recent years. He's seen many doctors and visited many Buddhist and Taoist temples, but nothing has worked. A while ago, he got a peace talisman from him and it all got better. These days he looks radiant. When he learned that the Taoist priest was looking for a place to stay, he hurriedly cleaned up an empty room and said that he would do the Taoist priest the honor of staying as long as he wanted. He even has his servant deliver three meals a day to him."

"These past few days, Chengyi Lane has been packed with people, all going to him for fortune telling. But he still only sees three people a day."

The sounds of conversation on the street reached the ears of Lady Yang, the wife of Minister Yang, who was dining in a private room on the second floor of Zuizhailou Restaurant.

Her complexion was not good.

Since offending the Wei and Gu families, she has been isolated by many noble ladies, and her former glamorous appearance is nowhere to be seen.

These days, nothing seems to go right. The master even complains about her incompetence and has been staying in the concubine's room for several days in a row.

Mrs. Yuan, her close friend across from her, picked up a piece of food for her, offering comfort.

"I think you're just too proud. Those arrogant and incompetent ladies from noble families only know how to fawn over Jia Shan and Ning Su Chan. Why bother with them?"

"Your Lord Yang is capable; let him climb even higher. The Fourth Prince has recently gained the Emperor's favor. If he succeeds, what are the Gu and Wei families? What could possibly go wrong for you then?"

Madam Yang, however, did not touch her chopsticks; her mind was entirely on the downstairs area.

As if struck by a revelation, she asked, "How skilled was the Taoist priest you hired the other day?"

These words really spurred Madam Yuan on.

"I was just about to mention it to you."

“My old lady caught a cold a few days ago and was bedridden for a long time without getting better. He came over and performed a ritual, and my old lady became healthy again. Now she can curse people with great vigor.”

Once she starts talking, she can't stop.

"Our family's fortunes have improved. Not only is my husband doing well in the court, but my eldest son's wife was also found out yesterday that she is pregnant."