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Chapter 61 The more important question (2)
“Are you talking about me?” Chen Hui smiled. This used to be a joke to her, but now she felt a bit awkward listening to it. Can everyone see that she might’ve taken a liking to Li Youde?
Jiang Bihan didn’t speak.
Chen Hui said, “Lady Jiang, you really thought too much. This is not good for your health. I really don’t mind…” Even if she really likes Li Youde, how could she mind this kind of thing? The two are not in that kind of relationship. And in terms of time; first come, first served. Lady Jiang was here first. It was already good that she hasn’t been granted the title of the other woman by some traditionalist.
“It may be like this now, but in the future…,” Jiang Bihan’s eyes were filled with worry.
Chen Hui said, “Who can be certain about the future? Presumably, you wouldn’t believe me even if I make a promise. I can only say that if something changes in the future, what you are now, will be what you will be in the future.”
Something has changed…
Jiang Bihan pursed her lips. She finally stood up and said, “It is me who has bothered Lady Chen. I hope…hope that in the future we will live in harmony together.”
She nodded slightly and gently walked out.
After Jiang Bihan left, Chen Hui sat alone for a long time. Could it be that an outsider can see things more clearly than those involved? Her uncertainty was perhaps already certainty in the eyes of others? Whether it was her attitude towards Li Youde or Li Youde’s attitude towards her…
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Li Youde really came back that night. When Ah Er who went with him came back, the first thing he did was go to inform Chen Hui, “Lady Chen, lord is back.”
Chen Hui asked, “Did Lord Li ask me to go over?”
Ah Er blanked for a moment and said, “No.”
Chen Hui said helplessly, “Then, why did you run here in such a hurry?”
Ah Er didn’t say anything. Wasn’t this just him wanting to get in her good graces?
He saw Chen Hui stand up, smiled and said, “Thanks for your hard work.
Ah Er was a bit dumbstruck by Chen Hui’s sudden change of attitude. He was frozen for a moment before he followed.
The moment Chen Hui approached the yard, she saw some servants carry red boxes and standing in a line in the yard. She stopped for a moment and looked at them. There were more than a dozen boxes.
Li Youde didn’t know when he walked out of the main room. Seeing Chen Hui’s curious appearance, he said to his subordinates, “Open all the boxes.”
With the actions of the servants, the gold and silver in the boxes appeared in front of Chen Hui in the same way as the antique utensils.
“This is rewarded by the emperor,” Li Youde’s voice was a bit proud. “Didn’t you want a reward? Pick whatever you want.”
When reporting to the emperor, he only said that he had obtained a secret report so that the two assassins could be wiped out. He deliberately didn’t let the emperor know about Lady Chen. He knew that the emperor was someone full of curiosity about strange things. He didn’t dare to risk letting the emperor learn about Lady Chen’s existence. Wang Youcai was originally in charge of the arrest of the assassins, but now he had gotten the credit. The emperor not only praised him, but he also scolded Wang Youcai, saying that Wang Youcai was incompetent. This made him who was present at that time gloat so much.
Chen Hui looked here and there like a butterfly going through flowers. In the end, she ran to Li Youde and said, “Lord, can this Lady Chen have all of these?”
“You have a big heart,” Li Youde said with a smile, “Okay, take it all if you want!”
“Thanks lord. Lord, you are so generous!” Chen Hui asked, “Then, can I dispose of them at will now?”
Li Youde nodded casually.
Chen Hui immediately turned to Ah Da and said, “Take a box of silver and split it among you.”
Ah Da was dumbstruck. There are a few hundred teals in that box of silver. How can such a large sum of silver be distributed to them.”
He subconsciously looked at Li Youde.
Chen Hui glared at him, “What are you looking at lord for? These are mine now. If you want, then take it. If you don’t, then forget it. I will let Ah Er distribute it.”
Ah Da didn’t get any sign of opposition front Li Youde and quickly said, “Yes, yes, thanks Lady Chen.”
“Don’t miss Xiao Tiao’s share,” Chen Hui reminded smilingly.
Chen Hui’s heart was filled with the satisfaction of a local tyrant seeing them divide the money. It is so great to be a rich person.
Li Youde hummed and said, “Lady Chen, you really know how to win people over.”
Chen Hui smiled and said, “This Lady Chen is also winning them over for lord.”
“Hump, fallacious reasoning,” Li Youde said, “What do you plan to do with the rest?”
“Just put them in the warehouse,” Chen Hui said, “I have no use of them anyway.”
Li Youde took out the key of the warehouse and threw it at Chen Hui, “Prodigy.”
Chen Hui smiled carelessly. She went to Ah Da and Ah Er and asked everyone to stop and move everything to the warehouse first. Perhaps, with the encouragement of the silver, the servants were particularly motivated to work. Everything was put in place in a short while.
When Chen Hui returned to Chrysanthemum Yard with the key, the sky had already darkened. The main room was lit by a dim candle. She gave the key to Li Youde. He put it away and asked, “You didn’t cause any trouble these few days?”
“Lord, is this Lady Chen a troublemaker in your eyes?” Chen Hui asked dissatisfied.
Li Youde cast her a sidelong glance. The ridicule in his eyes was clearly visible as if he was throwing a rhetorical question at her: what do you think?
Chen Hui thought, look, he really doesn’t like her. How can someone mock and ridicule the girl he likes? Wouldn’t he be worried that she would playoff?
“Lord…this Lady Chen has a question that I don’t know whether to ask or not,” Chen Hui pretended to not see his gaze and asked.
Li Youde sneered, “Why do you hesitate? If I say that you shouldn’t ask, won’t you ask?”
“Yes!” Chen Hui replied directly.
Li Youde who obviously was trying to mock Chen Hui choked. He retrieved his gaze and said impatiently, “If you have something to ask, just ask.”
Chen Hui asked, “Lord, do you like Lady Jiang?”
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