Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 237 Bad idea

The old woman said mysteriously, "I have another method. If this method doesn't work, I'll cut off my head and use it as a ball."

"Really? Tell me about it." Mrs. Pang looked at her expectantly.

Tang Pozi looked around, leaned close to Pang Shi's ear, and whispered a few words to her.

Pang's eyes lit up when she heard what the hot water bottle said.

"This method is good, much better than that previous terrible idea. Get it arranged for me right away, I want it done today."

At night, Su Rende was handling official business in his study.

Yang Qingyan walked in carrying a bowl of sweet soup and said to Su Rende, "Godfather, this is a sweet soup I made myself. Please try it."

Su Rende did not reprimand Yang Qingyan, a junior.

"What have you been learning lately?" Su Rende asked.

Yang Qingyan said sweetly, "Qingyan is learning the qin (a seven-stringed zither) from her teacher. Her teacher says that Qingyan has made great progress!"

"Excellent." Su Rende nodded, picked up the sweet soup and was about to drink it, but then put it down as if remembering something, and continued to ask, "Has the hot water bottle left?"

Yang Qingyan said, "Mother has already sent her away."

"That's good." Su Rende picked up the sweet soup, stirred it, and said earnestly, "That soup lady has an improper lifestyle. It's better to send her away as soon as possible."

Yang Qingyan looked at Su Rende with disgust as he began to lecture her again.

He wasn't her biological father, nor did he want to be her stepfather; he was just an adoptive father who did nothing but lecture her all day. Since he liked to control her so much, he should give her a proper status so she could legitimately attend banquets for noble ladies, instead of being left with an ambiguous identity and being ridiculed behind her back.

"Godfather, it won't taste good if it gets cold, you should drink it sooner!" Yang Qingyan said.

Su Rende glanced at the teapot opposite him and said, "I don't like sweet things. Pour me some tea. I'll have some tea after I finish the sweet soup."

"Okay." Yang Qingyan quickly went over to pour tea.

She returned with the tea and found Su Rende's cup empty, while he was wiping the water from the corner of his mouth.

“There are servants in the manor, so you don’t need to cook the sweet soup yourself. Besides, I don’t like sweets, so don’t make it next time,” Su Rende said.

“Yes, Godfather.” Yang Qingyan carefully observed Su Rende’s expression and saw that he was still in good spirits. A look of doubt flashed in her eyes.

Su Rende pressed his head, showing signs of dizziness, and mumbled, "My head is spinning. I think I'm too tired and need to rest."

"Godfather, let me help you to bed to rest."

"No need, get out."

Yang Qingyan pouted and walked out the door.

Who wants to serve an old man like that?
Does he really think he's her father?

Yang Qingyan walked out of the door and said to the guards standing outside, "My godfather said he's tired and has gone to rest. You don't need to stay here anymore; you should all go and rest as well."

"Yes."

Yang Qingyan left after giving her instructions.

The guards went in to check on Su Rende and, after confirming that he was resting in bed and did not need their care, they withdrew to rest.

After the guards left, Pang sneaked into the study and approached Su Rende.

She stood by the bed, looking at Su Rende, and said, "If you weren't powerful and influential, and a great general, who would want to seduce you? But you're the only man I can reach. As long as I become the general's wife and give birth to a son, I'll enjoy endless wealth and glory for the rest of my life. I want you to marry me willingly."

Pang took out a box, opened it, and poured the insects inside onto Su Rende's wrist.

However, before she could make her next move, Su Rende, who had been unconscious, opened his eyes and deftly grabbed her wrist, pouring the insect into her hand.

“Ah…” Pang screamed.

The insect burrowed into the skin as soon as it touched it, moving so fast that there was no time to stop it.

"Weren't you asleep?" Pang touched the bloody hole on her wrist, her face showing fear.

"Is she asleep, or did you drug her?" Su Rende said coldly. "It seems this general has been too merciful."

"General..." Pang knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Su Rende, saying, "Please, General, spare me. I just love you too much."

“This general is not deaf; I heard everything you just said clearly. And this general is not stupid; even a fool could figure out your ambition.”

Su Rende got out of bed, opened the study door, and called out, "Someone come here."

The guards who were supposed to be resting rushed over and stood neatly in front of Su Rende, waiting for his orders.

"Expel this mother and daughter from the manor and never let them set foot in the General's Mansion again," Su Rende said. "And that hot water bottle, sell her off immediately."

"Yes."

"General, you can't do this to me! Have you forgotten that my husband died saving you?" Pang screamed.

Su Rende watched as Pang was dragged away, his eyes cold.

If he had been soft-hearted, he wouldn't have come back alive.

It was precisely because she was the wife and daughter of his benefactor that he gave them chance after chance. However, she had already exhausted his patience.

"Find out what kind of insect she was going to use on me," Su Rende ordered his personal guards.

"Yes."

Su Rende was feeling down and thought of the little girl in Taoyaofang and Zhang Zhaodi, who always treated him coldly.

By the time he realized what was happening, he was already standing at the entrance of Peach Blossom Pavilion.

It's so late; it wouldn't be good to disturb him so abruptly. Besides, the woman clearly disliked him; her gaze was like a dagger piercing his heart.

Su Rende paced back and forth at the doorway. Finally, he stopped, looked at the high wall, and climbed over it.

“I’m not a villain, I’m not a thief, I’m just… taking a look. Yes, just looking around here.”

Su Rende sat on the roof, watching the mother and daughter burying wine jars in the yard.

Zhang Zhaodi and Su Yaoguang buried the wine jars while recounting the strange customers they had encountered at the shop that day.

The mother and daughter chatted and laughed, and occasionally even cursed the same person in unison. It was a very warm and cozy scene, and this is what home feels like.

His general's mansion was too deserted.

He used to be so busy in the military that he didn't really feel it. But for some reason, the feeling was particularly strong today.

A figure appeared beside Su Rende. Su Rende warily drew his sword from his waist.

Zhou Wangshu sat down next to him and said, "I am the son-in-law of this family. I did not draw my sword against you, an uninvited guest, but you want to draw your sword against me."

Su Rende looked Zhou Wangshu up and down, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Are you Su Yaoguang's husband?"

"Ah."

"That girl isn't very old, is she? How come she's getting married so early?"

Zhou Wangshu sat there lazily, watching Su Yaoguang and Zhang Zhaodi's busy figures, and replied, "Yaoguang is eighteen this year."

“Eighteen! This little girl was born the year I joined the army!” Su Rende exclaimed.

"It turns out that General Su joined the army eighteen years ago. What a coincidence! Today, my mother-in-law told me that you look exactly like her late husband."

Su Rende was stunned and looked at Zhou Wangshu in surprise: "What did you say?"

Zhou Wangshu said casually, "My mother-in-law said you look exactly like her husband who joined the army eighteen years ago. We found it hard to believe, thinking how could there be such a coincidence in the world. You joined the army eighteen years ago, and my father-in-law also joined the army eighteen years ago, and you even look exactly alike."

"How could such a coincidence happen?" Su Rende's heart skipped a beat. "Which army did your father-in-law serve in?"

“Back when they were conscripting men, my father-in-law was one of them. I’m afraid even my mother-in-law didn’t know which army he was in, let alone me, a younger generation.”

Su Rende had a bold guess in his mind. However, it was too bold for him, who had no memory of it, and he dared not say it aloud.

"I will investigate this thoroughly," Su Rende said, then jumped off the roof and quickly left.

Zhou Wangshu lay on the roof, looking at the stars in the sky.

The stars are so beautiful tonight.

In fact, someone reported to Su Rende as soon as he arrived at the entrance of Taoyaofang. If it weren't for his permission, Su Rende wouldn't have had the chance to get on the wall at all.

Taoyaofang may seem no different from most ordinary people's homes, but in reality, it is full of spies and informants.

Zhou Wangshu had mentioned at the dinner table that he would be in charge of investigating this matter. Since he had accepted the task, he would naturally investigate. However, no matter how many people he sent out to investigate, it wouldn't be as effective as Su Rende investigating personally. After all, only he knew the details of the border situation, and he could delegate the tasks to his subordinates if he didn't know the answers.

Zhou Wangshu would also investigate, and the information he sent out to find would be compared with the information found by Su Rende to ensure accuracy.

Upon returning to the general's mansion, Su Rende immediately summoned his trusted confidants and inquired about his experiences at the border.

“General, you were seriously injured back then and lost your memory. No one in the entire camp knew about your past, which is why we couldn’t verify your origins. However, the clothes you were wearing back then should still be there, right? Even if those old clothes didn’t survive, there must be some kind of token or keepsake. If your family comes looking for you, those tokens can at least prove part of the story.”

“I remember bringing those things back to the capital. My shoes and clothes should have been brought back as well. Find them for me right now.”

After a while, the trusted confidant returned to report the situation.

"The housekeeper said that Madam Pang was the one who packed up your things before, and only she knows where those things are."

"How could it have been given to that woman?"

“When the general first returned, he was too busy with official duties to deal with the affairs of the inner quarters. Madam Pang also acted as the mistress of the house, so she arranged everything in the house. General, you just kicked Madam Pang out. If you want her to come back and help find the things now, even if she is willing, she will probably ask for an exorbitant price.”

“Tell her that if she helps me find the things, I will give her a hundred taels of silver, enough for her and her daughter to live a life of comfort.”

"Yes."

The confidant, following Su Rende's instructions, went to find Pang, but returned empty-handed. The confidant said he couldn't find Pang; she and her daughter seemed to have vanished into thin air.

"What do we do now, General?"

“Those are my things. She couldn’t possibly have taken them away, so they must still be in the General’s Mansion. Mobilize everyone to help me find those old things immediately. If anyone finds them, I, the General, will reward them handsomely.”

Su Yaoguang buried the wine, got covered in mud, and took a bath before returning to her room.

As soon as she returned to her room, an arm reached out from behind and hugged her slender waist, then the person pressed against her, burying their face in her neck and sniffing her repeatedly.

"It smells so good, Yaoguang."

"Didn't my mother say you went back to your old room to rest recently?" Since a banquet is to be held, the wedding ceremony will naturally be held again, so everyone told them to sleep in separate rooms.

"I can't sleep." Zhou Wangshu hugged her and kissed her earlobe. "Let's keep our voices down and not disturb Mother."

“Zhou Wangshu, you're still young, can you…”

"Where is it small?" Zhou Wangshu cupped her cheeks, looking at her with a dangerous gaze. If her answer didn't satisfy him, he was afraid she would start causing trouble again.

Su Yaoguang, a wise man who knows when to yield, smiled and comforted him, "You are still young. We cannot be greedy for beauty, or it will harm our health."

Zhou Wangshu strode to the bedside, took off his shoes, and lay down there: "I just want to share a bed like before, without doing anything else. On the contrary, Yaoguang, what's on your mind? How can you be so lustful?"

Su Yaoguang: "..."

Okay, now it's her who's lustful.

A strange light flashed in Su Yaoguang's eyes: "How about this, if you can sleep peacefully, I'll let you stay. If you can't sleep peacefully, you'd better go back to the next room for the time being and don't come here to bother me again."

"Row."

Zhou Wangshu lay on the inside.

Su Yaoguang lay down next to him.

Zhou Wangshu smelled the fragrance emanating from Su Yaoguang and moved closer.

He wasn't lying; he just wanted to chat with Su Yaoguang under the covers, and had no other intentions. After all, Zhang Zhaodi had mentioned that they were preparing for the wedding banquet, and before the banquet, the two of them should act as if they weren't married yet and shouldn't have any physical intimacy.

However, a hand reached out from under the covers and touched his abs.

Zhou Wangshu froze.

He gasped for breath, staring at Su Yaoguang's pretty face, and said through gritted teeth, "That's a bit despicable."

"You promised to make the bet before. If you don't think you have the perseverance, then admit defeat and go back to your room now."

Zhou Wangshu felt that delicate pink hand burning hot, as if it were setting him on fire. He gritted his teeth and endured it, but soon he broke down.

Su Yaoguang deliberately seduced him; this wasn't something that could be done by simply enduring.

Zhou Wangshu leaned close to Su Yaoguang's ear and said, "There are only five days left until the results are announced. The third day after that is the day we hold our banquet. Sister Yaoguang, you better watch out, I'll make you pay later."

"Little brother Wangshu, all you do is talk a big game." Su Yaoguang bit his neck and licked it.

Zhou Wangshu's expression changed.

Su Yaoguang looked at him smugly: "You lost. Go back to your room and wait to become a live-in son-in-law!"