Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 38 - 34: Misunderstandings Due to Lack of Understanding

Chapter 38: Chapter 34: Misunderstandings Due to Lack of Understanding

Jiang Shouzhong’s cooking skills were naturally not on par with the masterful Ye, or even with the stingy Jia.

But a simple bowl of scallion noodles was still edible.

As the young lady of the Ran Family, Ran Qingchen had accustomed herself to delicacies, but during her years of arduous sword training at her sect, she had also experienced a diet of plain broth and wild vegetables and wouldn’t be so repulsive.

However, sitting opposite her was someone clearly not meant for her, which made the noodles somewhat disagreeable to her stomach.

Though she ate six large bowls.

The reason for her immense appetite stemmed from a severe illness she had as a child after which her appetite inexplicably ballooned.

The daughter from the Li Family had also been ill at the same time.

Both fell ill together and recovered together.

Compared to her increased appetite, Li Nanshuang seemed to not change much.

Removing a white handkerchief to gently wipe her mouth, Ran Qingchen watched her husband wash dishes and felt a strange sensation within.

It seemed as though their roles had been reversed.

Who was the wife?

Who was the husband?

Glancing at the blood-stained clothes on the bedside screen, Ran Qingchen asked softly, "Your injury isn’t serious, is it?"

Jiang Shouzhong was taken aback, then shook his head and said, "It’s nothing."

As he wiped dishes, he turned back to explain, "Actually, you misunderstood that gentleman, the injury was my own doing, it has nothing to do with him."

Oh, still stubborn.

Ran Qingchen tugged at the corner of her lips.

But thinking about how he had toughed it out, moving out of the Ran Family to come here to be with her, Ran Qingchen refrained from mocking this man who held his dignity in high regard.

Men, always putting on airs in front of women.

Ran Qingchen greatly despised Yang Zhongyou for bullying the weak.

However, she was also disappointed in Jiang Mo, who was so frail that a hit from a sword caused him to spit blood.

Of course, it wasn’t his fault.

The Ran Family had once tested Jiang Mo’s potential, which was indeed poor and he had missed the optimal time to train in martial arts. Now, even learning a few moves only gave him slightly more strength than an ordinary person.

Such a person had no hope on the path of martial arts.

And to expect him to rise to high ranks and shine in the council was asking too much of him.

"My husband has limited talents and a difficult destiny to bear..."

Ran Qingchen sighed lightly to herself, muttering, "What’s the use of having a good appearance? I shouldn’t have come here. It disturbs others and doesn’t bring me happiness."

Thinking this, Ran Qingchen felt listless.

She placed a bottle of precious healing elixirs from Danxia Peak and one gold ingot on the table and stood up, saying, "I need to take care of some matters, so I’ll be going now."

"Oh, okay."

Jiang Shouzhong wiped his hands, and upon seeing the gold on the table, he hesitated, wanting to speak, but she had already left.

At that moment, Jiang Shouzhong suddenly remembered the task assigned by the mysterious Yeying, seeing an opportunity, he bit his lip and hurriedly chased after her to stop her, "That..."

"Keep the gold; Jinxiu will bring more every two weeks."

Thinking Jiang Shouzhong was about to refuse the "charity" out of pride, Ran Qingchen said harshly, "Since things have come to this, might as well live comfortably, why torture yourself?"

Jiang Shouzhong scratched his head and whispered, "I wanted to ask about the new division being formed by the Liushan Division..."

Ran Qingchen suddenly turned around.

Her autumn-long eyes narrowing slightly with sharpness.

"You know Supervisor Yuan Anjiang?"

Ran Qingchen asked.

Jiang Shouzhong, who had met him previously at the crime scene, nodded, "I know him."

"Very familiar with him?" Ran Qingchen’s face was expressionless.

"Not familiar."

Jiang Shouzhong shook his head.

Thinking of Jia’s comical interpersonal relationships, Jiang Shouzhong added with a self-deprecating quip, "But a close colleague of mine is his man, though that connection..."

Jiang Shouzhong was too embarrassed to continue.

No wonder.

Watching her "ashamed" husband, Ran Qingchen had an epiphany.

A self-mocking smile touched the corners of her mouth.

She had thought Yuan Anjiang was always impartial and had recommended Jiang Mo seeing his capabilities. She hadn’t expected...

Ran Qingchen felt a sense of loss in her heart but then came to terms with it.

She never had any hopes for him, did she?

After their marriage, she had never paid attention to her husband. She didn’t even care to know what he had been doing at the Liushan Division for the past six months.

Initially, seeing Yuan Anjiang’s recommendation list sparked some curiosity in her, and she planned to dig out the records from Wind Thunder Hall and learn more about it. But now, it seemed unnecessary.

"Do you want to enter the new court?"

Without waiting for Jiang Shouzhong to respond, she indifferently dropped two words that left no room for negotiation, "No way."

Ran Qingchen coldly added, "No one dictates that it must be the man protecting the woman. Since you are my husband, if someone bullies you in the future, just tell me, and I will stand up for you.

It’s my fault I haven’t been a good wife. If you want me to change, I’m sorry, but that will never happen in this lifetime. However, I also won’t allow anyone to bully Ran Qingchen’s man easily.

Of course, if you think it’s disgraceful and would rather suffer yourself than let me know, then do as you wish!"

After speaking, the woman turned and left.

Watching her graceful and lovely figure from behind, Jiang Shouzhong couldn’t help but give a wry smile.

This wife of his really had a distinct character.

Around the street corner, the maid Jinxiu and a carriage slowly approached.

The girl was dressed in a red gown.

Jiang Shouzhong gazed into the blurred red in the midst of the snowstorm and murmured, as if bemused, "Hong’er."

...

Six bowls of scallion noodles exchanged for one ingot of gold.

Quite a bargain.

Jiang Shouzhong cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, sat in front of the stove sipping hot water, and began to ponder Ge Dasheng’s case.

"Bitch."

"Poison."

Struggling greatly to extract these two key pieces of information from the dead Ge Dasheng, he deduced the ultimate truth of the case.

He took out those few records, flipping and checking them over and over.

The clue provided by He Daya was that Ge Dasheng wanted to "extort someone."

The clue provided by Zheng Shanqi was that Ge Dasheng had once said, "A woman’s heart is most venomous; a man must be careful when choosing a wife."

The clue provided by Wen Ba was "someone had an affair in the shed of Ms. Zhang’s mill."

The clue provided by Zhao Wancang was "theft"...

Together with the clues personally provided by the dead Ge Dasheng, he could almost string together a narrative.

On the night of the 14th, Ge Dasheng went with his reckless friends including Zheng Shanqi to steal at Zhao Wancang’s house. Midway, Ge Dasheng saw the unused shed of Ms. Zhang’s mill. Recalling what Wen Ba had mentioned about people having an affair there, he got curious to try his luck and see if he could witness a lively scene.

Unfortunately, his luck was bad. He didn’t get to catch the lively scene, but inadvertently saw a woman poisoning someone.

Instead of reporting to the officials, the greedy gambler Ge Dasheng decided to use this knowledge as leverage to extort money from her.

So, she chose the place for the transaction—

near Laoyanzi Street at Wufeng Temple.

On the evening of the 16th, Ge Dasheng went to Wufeng Temple for the appointment.

Perhaps in his eyes, a woman posed no threat to him, but he did not expect that the woman was extremely vicious and ended up slitting his throat.

Then a demon appeared and took out his heart.

As for whether the demon was aligned with that woman or just took advantage of the situation, it was too early to conclude.

"Who exactly did Ge Dasheng see poisoning?"

Jiang Shouzhong stroked his chin, deep in thought.

...

The next day, as soon as dawn broke and the air was filled with a chilling cold, rather than waiting for the door to be annoyingly kicked in, Jiang Shouzhong went early to Zhao Wancang’s house for another investigation.

After making several rounds around the yard and surroundings, Jiang Shouzhong once again entered the shed of Ms. Zhang’s mill for inspection.

He meticulously observed every part of the shed, finally arriving at a hardened mound of earth outside the shed.

Jiang Shouzhong stood on the mound, surveying his surroundings.

After one round of observation, Jiang Shouzhong’s gaze suddenly shifted from the wooden shed to the wall on the left.

The wall was worn and cracked.

Through a crack about two fingers wide, Jiang Shouzhong could see Zhang Yunwu’s kitchen.

At that moment, the partially open kitchen window.

We Zhaodi, her beauty scarcely hidden by her bamboo hairpin and cloth gown, was preparing medicinal soup for her increasingly ill mother-in-law.

"It can’t be."

Jiang Shouzhong’s expression was complex.

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