Noble Son-in-Law - Chapter 24.1

Chapter 24.1

The sky was brilliant early in the spring.

Shen Qingqing’s eyelashes fluttered as the sound of birds chirping in the garden approached, and she turned over in a stupor before abruptly bumping against something with her elbow.

Stunned, Shen Qingqing turned and glanced back, seeing the face of a handsome man.

Shen Qingqing: “…”

All of last night’s events became evident once more. It appeared as though Li Zhi’s powerful hands and thin fingers were still attached to her body. She could still hear his blatant encouragement and laboured breathing, but no matter how hard she grabbed or pushed, they were ineffective. His powerful body was like a mountain without him, and his constant assault was like endless waves.

Shen Qingqing was unable to cry any more, but she could sense Li Zhi was having a great time.

Shen Qingqing would not have consented to whatever he said if she had realised that childbirth would be so traumatic.

The most unpleasant aspect was Li Zhi’s closeness to her. He said he was touching her just to have a son. But why would he want to get so close to her?

Recalling that, Shen Qingqing felt furious. She was going to wake up Li Zhi so that he could go out of her sight.

‘But… what if he wanted to do that now?’

In terms of physical strength, Shen Qingqing knew she couldn’t win against him, so she gritted her teeth and chose to endure without any future.

‘Let Li Zhi occupy the magpie’s nest and get up!’

When Shen Qingqing carefully lifted the quilt, she was stunned.

Last night, Shen Qingqing slept on her back, covered with an orange satin quilt that she dug out from the eight sets of quilts in her dowry. But now, the orange satin quilt was spread in front of her. She was covered with the same quilt that she left for Li Zhi to sleep alone!

‘How so?’Shen Qingqing was dumbfounded.

“Are you awake?”

Suddenly, someone spoke.

The familiar voice was low and had a hint of the casualness of waking up in the morning.

Hearing the man’s husky voice, Shen Qingqing remembered what the man asked most yesterday night. “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

Shen Qingqing was stiff for a moment. Then she silently returned to the bed and lay down with her back to the man.

With an awkward cough, Li Zhi said softly, “Miss Seven, you may have felt cold last night, so you came to my side.”

Shen Qingqing didn’t believe that she would take the initiative to get into his side, but she remembered she was not forcibly hugged. “It’s whatever you say.” Shen Qingqing said sarcastically.

Li Zhi smiled bitterly. “If I really forced you here, how could you and I live in peace?”

Shen Qingqing understood the man’s words. He just wanted her to admit that she had done it by herself.

“Okay, I disturbed the Marquis from his good sleep.” Shen Qingqing said coldly, “If the Marquis is dissatisfied, then…”

“Okay, I woke the Marquis from his good sleep,” replied Shen Qingqing coldly. “If the Marquis is dissatisfied, then…”

“I am not unhappy. All I want is for the seventh girl to actually trust me one day,” Li Zhi spoke kindly.

Shen Qingqing realised that Li Zhi was acting like a gentleman once more as soon as she heard what the man said. She tightened her grip on the quilt and pursed her lips.

‘She looks like a little hedgehog.’ Li Zhi knew that he could not taste oil and water during the day, so he did not provoke her. “I will go to the front yard first and pick you up in half an hour. Oh, in private I call you Miss Seven, but I’d better call you Madam when others are present. I hope Miss Seven will cooperate to appease the elders of the two families,” he stood up and said.

“Yes, I understand,” Shen Qingqing said in agreement.

“Then I’ll take my leave first.” After putting on his boots and giving her a final glance, Li Zhi walked away.

Shen Qingqing inhaled deeply when the man left. She rolled onto her back and looked up at the upper room’s ceiling and suddenly remembered the scene from last night. Her body trembled uncontrollably.

‘Don’t think about it; I only agreed to be with Li Zhi just to have a child. When the legitimate son is born, no, as soon as I’m pregnant, I can live in peace. Li Zhi is rich, powerful, and good-looking, but he is sanctimonious, cold-blooded, hypocritical, and lustful.’ As a hostage who had been cruelly abandoned by him, Shen Qingqing could not accept such a husband without any grudges.

Shaking her head, Shen Qingqing sat up on the bed and called out to the two maids.

Yu Chan and Yu Die heard the sound and rushed in.

“Girl, are you getting up?” Yu Chan asked.

Shen Qingqing nodded. Thinking of what Li Zhi said, she reminded the two maids. “It’s time to call her madam.”

In front of others, she and Li Zhi had to pretend to be a loving couple. So if her maids address her as “girl,” it would easily arouse suspicion.

Yu Die and Yu Chan appeared pleased upon hearing this, believing that their master had at last made the decision to lead a fulfilling life with the Marquis.

Shen Qingqing tried to stand up.

Last night, Li Zhi carried her away, preventing her from even touching the ground with her feet. At this moment, Shen Qingqing got up very slowly. Fortunately, she rested for most of the night, and the pain was not so bad anymore. The first few steps were awkward, and then she returned to her normal pace.

“Would you like to have something to eat first, Madam?” Yu Die said considerately, “There is still time before the tea ceremony.”

Shen Qingqing asked her maid, “Is the kitchen ready?”

Yu Die said, “I asked Grandma Liu to cook it. Your favourite yam and jujube cake.”

Shen Qingqing nodded.

Yu Die had already set a small plate of date paste and yam cake on the table when she was done getting dressed. Hawthorns were used to create plum flower shapes on top of the white yam cake, which was layered between two layers of dark red date paste.

This was different from the Shen family’s method. Shen Qingqing picked up a piece and took a bite. Well, the hawthorn and jujube paste was sweet, and the yam was fragrant and soft.

Shen Qingqing thought as she chewed slowly. ‘Grandma Liu’s craftsmanship is indeed good.’

After eating two pieces, Shen Qingqing was rinsing her mouth, and Li Zhi came back.

Yu Chan held the scarf and saluted him. “Master Marquis.”

With his eyes already fixed on Shen Qingqing, Li Zhi hummed.

Shen Qingqing changed into a red gown embroidered with peonies and inserted a dazzling gold-encrusted ruby ​​​​bundle into her thick black hair. She covered her face with her sleeves and spat out mouthwash into a teacup, revealing only one side of her white and delicate ears.

Li Zhi noticed that Shen Qingqing’s nails were pink and slightly long. ‘No wonder she could scratch my chest and back last night.’

“Master Marquis is here.” Shen Qingqing put down the tea bowl and looked at Li Zhi’s chest and said, “Are you going now? I just packed up.”

In front of the maids, she pretended to be pretty presentable, and Li Zhi smiled. “Then let’s go Let’s go.”

After saying that, Li Zhi walked towards Shen Qingqing.

Shen Qingqing walked out first without waiting for Li Zhi. Unexpectedly, she glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw Li Zhi grabbing a piece of yam cake from the celadon plate on the table.

Shen Qingqing: ‘It turns out that he came here for the cake, not to get close to me.’

Shen Qingqing’s face was a little hot. ‘If he noticed that I’m deliberately avoiding him, he would laugh at me for being so sentimental, right? However, it would be good if Li Zhi would keep his promise and not pester me during the day.’

Have a nice day!