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

Chapter 259 Recapture
Su Yaoguang hugged Zhou Wangshu.

Zhou Wangshu took a deep breath, hugged Su Yaoguang tightly, and rubbed against her neck.

The carriage stopped, and someone lifted the curtain, saying to the two people inside, "We've arrived, get off..."

When Su Rende saw the two embracing intimately, he looked like he couldn't bear to watch: "You are a married couple, not lovers having an affair. You should take the hug back to your room and hug slowly."

“You know they’re husband and wife, they can hug each other however they want, wherever they want.” Zhang Zhaodi pinched Su Rende’s ear and dragged him away.

"Ouch...it hurts...wife..." Su Rende begged for mercy.

The servants of the general's mansion looked up, pretending not to see anything, struggling to suppress their laughter.

"Let's go back to the room and talk slowly." Su Yaoguang pulled Zhou Wangshu down from the carriage.

Looking at the couples, the steward's eyes were full of satisfaction: "Our General's Mansion is filled with joy every day. All four masters are so kind and loving. It's wonderful."

It would be even better if we could have a few more little masters soon.

People used to say that their general had killed too many people and possessed a heavy aura of malevolence, which was why he was destined to be lonely. Now look at them, who dares to say that their general is destined to be lonely?

Back in her room, Su Yaoguang asked the servants to prepare hot water so they could take a bath.

She felt that Zhou Wangshu needed to calm down, after all, he had just done such an exciting thing at the Prime Minister's residence, and he must be in a very turbulent mood.

The servants prepared hot water, and Zhou Wangshu soaked in it before pulling Su Yaoguang in as well.

"This bathtub is big, and they've prepared plenty of water. Let's not waste it; let's bathe together."

"You're becoming more and more shameless." Su Yaoguang pinched his cheek.

Zhou Wangshu had drunk some wine, and his already rosy face looked even more delicate after she kneaded it like that. If he were dressed in women's clothing, everyone would praise him as a beautiful woman.

This beautiful woman, though seemingly harmless, is actually a vicious wolf. She only recently discovered that she had been deceived by him; she hadn't seen through his true colors all these years.

The water had cooled down, and Zhou Wangshu didn't want her to catch a cold, so he carried her out.

“You only said half of what you were saying. Why don’t you continue telling me about the Cheng’an Marquis’s residence?” Su Yaoguang tried her best to divert his attention and make him quiet down.

In the middle of the night, the moonlight was cool and clear.

Zhou Wangshu held Su Yaoguang in his arms, letting her press against his chest.

Zhou Wangshu may look thin, but he is actually very strong. Just by sticking close to him and listening to his powerful heartbeat, I felt as if I owned the whole world.

Such a life of marital bliss, family harmony, and healthy parents was something she longed for but could never attain in her previous life. In this life, she not only possesses it, but she has so much more.

However, her man was being bullied, which is no small matter.

"You made Xia Zhen suffer the consequences of her own actions. You did nothing wrong, so there's no need to blame yourself."

"My methods are dirty, but Madam won't abandon me, right?"

"What's so dirty about it? You're just giving them a taste of their own medicine, and they deserve what they got. If you were a pushover, letting others scheme against and bully you, then I would despise you."

“If he had succeeded today, not only would my reputation have been ruined, but everything I have now would have vanished. Moreover, you are the one I care about most. I would feel tainted, ashamed to face you, and would want to find a place to end my life. Yaoguang, thankfully I discovered his plot in advance, otherwise none of these things would have happened.”

“Xia Zhen has already reaped what he sowed. What do you want to do next?” Su Yaoguang looked at him. “Whatever you want to do, I will support you.”

“I want to take back everything that belongs to me,” Zhou Wangshu said. “The title of Marquis of Cheng’an was not inherited from his ancestors. After he married my mother, my maternal grandfather planned for him to rise to a high position step by step and also obtain the hereditary title of Marquis of Cheng’an. Marquis of Cheng’an smashed the pot as soon as he finished eating, so I will smash his rice bowl and make him lose everything he cares about most.”

"You're going back to the Marquis of Cheng'an's residence?"

"Xia Zhen is ruined, and Marquis Cheng'an needs a promising son."

Su Yaoguang touched the tip of his nose: "Okay."

"Yaoguang, what I'm about to do is going to be terrible, please don't hate me, okay?"

“That depends on how terrible it is. We’ll talk about it after you do it.” After saying that, Su Yaoguang asked him, “Do we need to tell my parents about this?”

“I want to keep it from them,” Zhou Wangshu said. “If I tell them, they won’t agree to let me go back to the wolf’s den. But if I don’t go back, I can’t take back everything I have.”

"it is good."

The following day, news of two incidents at Prime Minister Wang's residence spread. First, after verification by people sent by Prime Minister Wang, it was confirmed that the child brought by Madam Wen was Xiao Yanci's. The Prime Minister's residence agreed to take Madam Wen and her child in, arranging a separate courtyard for them. Second, Prime Minister Wang's nephew had sexually assaulted the heir of the Marquis of Cheng'an's family at a banquet, leaving the precious young master penniless. Several imperial physicians were summoned to stop the bleeding, and he nearly lost his life.

Prime Minister Wang took his nephew's parents to the Marquis of Cheng'an's residence to apologize, bringing them a large amount of medicinal herbs to help them recover, as well as twenty boxes of apology gifts.

That concluded the matter.

"The young master of the Cheng'an Marquis's mansion is really expensive. Twenty chests of trunks, more valuable than when people marry off their daughters."

"If I were him, I'd be too ashamed to even show my face in public. So many people saw him in the act, and they even saw his beautiful buttocks gushing blood. Haha..."

“That young prince, relying on his family’s power and influence, looked down on us common people. Now he’s really getting his comeuppance.”

"What I'm more curious about is that now that the young prince has become like this, does the title of Marquis of Cheng'an still belong to him? But apart from him, there are no other heirs in the Marquis of Cheng'an family."

"Who said there isn't?" the shop assistant next to him said mysteriously. "I've been a shop assistant on this street for decades, I know the Cheng'an Marquis's mansion better than you do. The Cheng'an Marquis's mansion had an eldest son back then, if he were still alive, he would be sixteen or seventeen years old now. That young master was born to the first wife, and he was a little handsome boy from a young age, the kind of little fairy that everyone wanted to pinch when they walked down the street. Later, the family suffered a misfortune, his mother died, and I haven't seen him outside since. Later, he fell into the water, and his death was particularly gruesome. Some people say that it was the second wife who killed him. Otherwise, how could such a pampered eldest son die so tragically and horribly?" "Wasn't the second wife of the Cheng'an Marquis's mansion quite kind? I heard that she never quarreled with anyone. Before, everyone was saying that the young prince didn't look like her son, that he didn't inherit any of his mother's gentleness and kindness. But thinking about the Cheng'an Marquis, it's not surprising. If he doesn't look like his mother, then he must look like his father."

"Actually, I saw someone who looked like that young master a few days ago, but I didn't dare say anything," said the waiter beside him. "You know the new top scholar, right?"

"Yes, I know! We were watching when he rode his horse through the streets. He was much better looking than the third-ranked scholar."

"That's right, it's him. The young master I was talking about looks exactly like this top scholar. If I hadn't seen that young master's corpse with my own eyes, I would have thought it was him!"

A man rode past on horseback. The fellow who had been talking just moments before pointed at the figure outside and said, "Look, that's him."

"That's the son-in-law of the Protector General's Mansion. I heard he was also a live-in son-in-law. He was previously in the hands of human traffickers, but General Su's daughter bought him, which is why he is where he is today."

Zhou Wangshu listened to the people talking, pretending that nothing had happened, and went about his business as usual, spending time with his wife after his shift, as if he knew nothing about what was going on outside.

The word has been spread, like bait being laid; he's just waiting for the fish to take the bait before he can start casting his net.

Xiao Yanci was riding in a carriage when he came face to face with Zhou Wangshu.

There was a dark bruise under his eyelids.

Last night was his wedding night; he married his beautiful wife, and this wife was of such noble status that he thought his hard days were over and a new life was about to begin.

In his previous life, he became a powerful minister without relying on anyone. In this life, he has latched onto Prime Minister Wang's coattails, so his life should be even better than in his previous life. Presumably, it won't be long before he becomes a powerful minister again.

However, when he learned that Wang Ruyan was not a virgin, he felt a disgusting sensation, as if he had swallowed a fly.

Wang Ruyan even went so far as to feign ignorance in front of him, claiming she lost her virginity while riding a horse. The ridiculous thing was that he had been with women before and knew perfectly well whether a woman was a virgin. After all, virginity isn't solely proven by blood; a man knows best whether a woman's body has been fertilized.

He squeezed his palm until it bled to keep himself from exposing her lie on the spot, and instead gently comforted her, expressing that he believed in her innocence.

He has given so much; if he still cannot gain the Prime Minister's favor, he will perish together with that arrogant father and daughter.

Xiao Yanci had barely started his shift when a new appointment was issued. He was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue, a fourth-rank official position, which was slightly higher than his previous fifth-rank position.

Although it was only a little higher, he was already very satisfied. After all, he had just gotten married, and if he improved too much right away, it would attract envy.

“Zhou Wangshu, you have a powerful backer, and so do I. Let’s have a competition to see who can climb higher.”

Xiao Yanci looked at the appointment letter in his hand and muttered to himself.

Su Yaoguang continued to focus on her business. Her Taoyaofang business was thriving, branches were opening, and she recruited even more employees.

Every day she was either researching new products or new beauty techniques. Women all over the capital admired her skillful hands, which could turn fat women into slender women and ugly women with acne-covered faces into beautiful young women with skin as smooth as cream.

At the Cheng'an Marquis's residence, the Marquis of Cheng'an stared intently at the jade pendant in his hand.

"You mean this is the jade pendant of Zhou Wangshu, the son-in-law of the Grand General Who Protects the Nation, who is also the newly appointed top scholar?"

“Yes, Lord Marquis,” said the trusted aide beside him. “I heard it was carried by Lord Zhou. His servants said that Lord Zhou fell into the water, lost his memory, and was later kidnapped by human traffickers, which is how it ended up in the hands of the Su family.”

"He has also lost his memory?" Marquis Cheng'an was even more convinced.

Only those who have lost their memory and don't know who they are have failed to find their way back.

“When I first saw him, I found it strange. His face was somewhat similar to my deceased eldest son. However, I didn’t dare to ask him any questions, since that child had died long ago and his remains had turned to ashes. Now it seems that he fell into the water and was swept away to another place. The other child just looked like him and happened to be wearing the same clothes.”

The steward came in from outside and said to Marquis Cheng'an, "The young master is making a scene, refusing to eat or take his medicine. My lord, what should we do now?"

Marquis Cheng'an said coldly, "What a disgrace! He still has the nerve to mess with me? If he weren't such a disgrace, would I have become a laughing stock? But now I have a chance to turn the tables."

The confidant beside him said, "Should we investigate further? Maybe it's just a coincidence that they look somewhat alike."

“This jade pendant was given to him by his mother. Since it’s something he always carries with him, it must be him. Make arrangements for me to see him immediately.”

"But my lord, we had someone secretly take this jade pendant from his house. If we use this jade pendant to claim kinship, how can we explain that his jade pendant is in our hands?"

"I am his father, does that need explaining?" Marquis Cheng'an said with a smile. "If he returns to the Marquis's mansion, he will inherit the title. How could he not acknowledge me? Although he now has the Grand General of the State as his backer, the title of Grand General is not hereditary. Even if he becomes a son-in-law, it won't make a difference."

In the backyard, Lady Cheng'an listened to her subordinates' report, her face as pale as paper.

She gripped the table beside her, her voice trembling as she said, "You're saying that bastard child isn't dead?"

“My nephew works for the Marquis. Today is his turn to be on duty, so he was standing guard outside the door and heard everything clearly. The Marquis doesn’t know about my relationship with my nephew, otherwise he certainly wouldn’t have kept my nephew here.”

"That bastard didn't die, he's back now. He's definitely back for revenge."

"I heard he has amnesia," the old nanny said. "Since he has amnesia, of course he doesn't know who he is or what has happened in the past. This old servant thinks that Madam should not panic. Now that the Marquis has obtained the news about that person first, we have no chance to act before him. Having lost this opportunity, we can only take it one step at a time."

"What can we compete with Zhen'er for now that he's become like this?" Lady Cheng'an said angrily. "Before, he was the only legitimate son, and no one competed with him, so it didn't matter how much he misbehaved. Now that bastard has returned, and Zhen'er has done such a shameful thing, the Marquis will surely abandon him."

“Anyone can give up on the young master, but you can’t, madam. You only have one son,” the old nanny said. “Although the young master has been through such a thing, it’s not a big deal! That bastard has been wandering outside for many years without any roots, unlike us, who have our own people everywhere. It’s not difficult to get rid of him without anyone noticing. We just need to find an opportunity.”

"He has the powerful General Protector of the Nation as his backer, so it won't be easy for us to take him down."

"Can the Grand General of the Nation really protect against all sorts of unexpected events? He can't possibly be watching over you every single day, can he?"