Chapter 237: Chapter 2: The Beautiful General’s Wife (Part 2)

The position of the Great General is still very high. Although he is not in the Capital City, the great name of the Great General is there, and ordinary people do not dare to mess with Li Shuning.

For some reason, the cousin felt very displeased upon seeing Li Shuning’s delicate appearance.

At the night banquet, countless men looked at Li Shuning, not blinking an eye.

Especially Prince Gong, the obsession in his eyes couldn’t escape her notice.

Prince Gong’s status was more than adequate.

The Great General’s cousin was skilled in medicine, and she had a powder that could make two people in love a bit more “unrestrained”.

Seeing Prince Gong go out to get some air, she pretended to go for a walk and met Prince Gong. After paying her respects, she left nonchalantly, and at that moment, she administered the drug.

Of course, this had its risks; if Prince Gong took a liking to someone else…

However, the Emperor had always been tolerant of his younger brother, so probably nothing would happen. She just wanted to take a chance; if she succeeded, all the better, if not, there would be other opportunities in the future.

Fortunately, after Li Shuning left, Prince Gong chased after her.

The powder also had some aphrodisiac effects.

Especially towards the one he already fancied.

The old lady did indeed fall ill initially due to discomfort, but afterward, it wasn’t so simple.

After plotting against Li Shuning at the night banquet, the cousin came up with a good idea when she returned home.

She was already of age, and the family was looking for a match for her, but she was unwilling, as her heart was set on her cousin.

But she knew the family wouldn’t agree to her being a concubine to her cousin.

So, seeing the old lady fall ill, she volunteered to care for her, though with Li Shuning around, she could hardly do anything.

She added something to the old lady’s medicine so that the old lady wouldn’t recover.

If the old lady remained unwell, people would probably say Li Shuning was mistreating the old lady, right?

It’s often said there’s no filial child by a long illness bedside, let alone Li Shuning, who wasn’t the old lady’s child, just a daughter-in-law.

If Li Shuning mistreated the old lady, then they could use that to discard Li Shuning, couldn’t they?

What she didn’t expect was how well Li Shuning treated the old lady.

Even earned Li Shuning a reputation of goodness.

And typically, when someone is sullied, they might even choose to take their own life to prove their innocence, right?

Originally intending to use the mistreatment as an excuse and then bring up Li Shuning’s infidelity, it was no longer possible now.

After all, Li Shuning was taken away; Prince Gong did it so discreetly, and if she directly said Li Shuning had an affair with Prince Gong, it would backfire.

The cousin remained calm and composed.

When the Great General returned to the capital victoriously, at the victory banquet, she drugged Prince Gong again.

Then she led people to the pavilion of the affectionate pair and caught them in the act.

Li Shuning sneered, “Your liking someone else is your business, but harming others…”

In this world, where women’s status was low, and being caught in adultery was catastrophic.

However, Li Shuning’s parents still brought their daughter back home, regardless, their affection for her truly ran deep.

As for the old lady, having managed the household affairs for many years, did she really not know what her family did? She dismissed the wife, and then immediately arranged the Great General’s marriage to that cousin.

Li Shuning was so good to the old lady, but in the end, the old lady didn’t even want to see Li Shuning.

And that Great General, hmph.

Would an affair happen in the Imperial Palace? Under such convenient circumstances to be caught? During a victory banquet?

Now Li Shuning came to this world, on the second day after the wedding.

There were still more than four months before entering the palace.

Li Shuning had nothing to do at home.

At this time, the old lady was still in charge of household affairs. After greeting her daily, Li Shuning would spend some time with the old lady before returning to her small courtyard.

At this time, Li Shuning changed her clothes and came to the yard.

She recalled her martial arts from the Sky Pit World and began to cultivate.

Li Shuning’s spiritual power was strong. Although this body had never studied martial arts, it was flexible, and Li Shuning slowly started to take shape.

Upon learning this, the old lady joked, “Girl, I heard from the servants that you’re practicing martial arts?”

Li Shuning feigned shyness and said, “Mother, since the General is so brave, I thought it would be nice to have something in common with him, so I wanted to give it a try.”

The old lady chuckled, thinking it was just some silly thoughts of a young girl.

After that, the old lady specially arranged for a female tutor to teach Li Shuning martial arts.

In the old lady’s view, practicing martial arts was a grueling task.

But instead of letting the young girl recklessly exhaust herself and ruin her body, it was better to have someone who knew martial arts watch over her.

The Feng Family was never short of such tutors.

Moreover, the old lady didn’t think Li Shuning could persist for long.

What she didn’t expect was that this delicate young lady really stuck with it.

And according to the tutor, she was learning quite well.

The old lady merely laughed, thinking that’s fine; if her son leads the army in battle, having a considerate and understanding wife is a good thing.

Li Shuning was willing to change for the sake of her son, which could be seen as her being thoughtful.

In just three months, Li Shuning’s body gained strength, no longer that frail noble girl.

The martial arts of this world differed from the Sky Pit World, but each had its own wonders.

Li Shuning integrated the two styles of martial arts, and having practiced in the Sky Pit World previously, now it came even more naturally.

In reality, her strength was greater than she let on.

She simply didn’t want people to see it as too abrupt.

Winter arrived, and in a few days, it would be the time when the old lady caught a cold.

Li Shuning, however, didn’t want to care for her anymore; that person was not worthy.

The old lady caught a cold because she returned to her maiden home, and on the way back, encountered a rainstorm, met with an overturned carriage, caught a chill, and was slightly frightened.

Just like in the plot, the old lady went out.

Li Shuning, after three hours, glanced at the sky, and said worriedly, “It seems it will rain soon, I wonder if the old lady is back. Nanny, why don’t we go meet the old lady? The weather is extremely cold; the old lady left when the weather was clear; she probably didn’t expect rain. Let’s bring some high-quality silver frost charcoal to find the old lady.”

The nanny assigned to Li Shuning thought about it and found it feasible.

They took orders from the old lady and seeing the young mistress so concerned about her, they were quite pleased.

Li Shuning not only brought silver frost charcoal but also other warm clothing.

They set off, and soon it started to rain.

The carriage traveled for half an hour and met with the old lady, whose carriage had just overturned in a muddy pit.

The old lady had just gotten out of the carriage.

The old lady was very disheveled at this moment.

Just then, Li Shuning and the others arrived.

Seeing how well-prepared her daughter-in-law was, with a warm carriage, warm clothes, and warm ginger tea, even the old lady’s heart warmed a bit.

Because Li Shuning arrived in time, the old lady did not fall ill.

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