The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 1146 - 495

Chapter 1146: 495

"What a shame, my wife is very young. It would be better if she were eighty or ninety," Qi Yuan said casually.

In that case, he could live off his wife.

He even thought that by attending a banquet in a few days, he could inherit a lot of wealth.

Zhi Shuang’s eyes flashed with a cold light, but she said nothing. To her, such bizarre comments from the two people before her were not surprising.

"Ahh! How dare you bully my sister and make her wear a green hat, you’re looking for death!"

A loud cursing came from the courtyard. A slender young man appeared, with lips red and teeth white, looking as handsome as Pan An.

He was holding a giant log, rushing out aggressively to hit someone.

"Young master, no, don’t!" A group of servants and maids followed behind, anxious.

"Be careful, don’t hit yourself!"

The handsome young man, holding the giant log, had a face flushed with anger as he glared at Qi Yuan.

"Don’t talk nonsense," Qi Yuan looked at Shen Lingfeng and said calmly.

This was Qi Yuan’s brother-in-law, the son-in-law of the Shen Family.

Qi Yuan had only met him once and was not familiar with him.

"You still deny it! I heard you harboring lustful thoughts toward that widow!" Shen Lingfeng said angrily, clutching the log.

Zhi Shuang could not help but facepalm.

Qi Yuan’s actions in Ninghe County had damaged the Shen Family’s honor. Only part of the Shen Mansion knew about it.

But Shen Lingfeng yelled and screamed, revealing everything.

The servants and maids, although they were trying to stop Shen Lingfeng, were already eager to watch the drama unfold.

What, the son-in-law... made the young lady wear a green hat?

How dare he?

That’s the young lady, peerless in beauty!

"Young master, please be careful with your words!" Zhi Shuang sighed.

Despite the young lady being intelligent and astute, why is her brother so blunt and foolish.

After today, Shen Mansion would probably all know that son-in-law Qi Yuan had made the young lady wear a green hat.

If the Shen Mansion knew, wouldn’t Fengshan Prefecture know as well?

"Careful words be damned, I will kill him!" Shen Lingfeng charged at Qi Yuan with the log.

Bang!

"Ah, young master, be careful!"

Well, he didn’t hit Qi Yuan but tripped over himself, the log pinning him down.

The family servants and maids all tensed up, quickly helping Shen Lingfeng move the log off of him.

Shen Lingfeng got up, gasping for air, still angry at Qi Yuan: "I want..."

"Enough!" Just then, a cold voice called out.

The servants and maids present quickly bowed their heads, respectfully saying: "Madam!"

The newcomer was none other than the madam of the Shen Mansion, Shen Lingfeng’s mother.

She appeared to be in her thirties, as if time had left no trace upon her, radiant and striking.

With a well-endowed and voluptuous figure, she possessed the unique beauty of a young matron.

Dark hair pinned up, a golden hairpin slanting across, revealing her forehead, her looks were also compelling.

Now she was plump and attractive, not to mention how stunning she must have been when she was young.

Mother-in-law?

Qi Yuan recognized the newcomer and thought to himself whether he should pour bathwater for his mother-in-law tonight.

After all, that was what a son-in-law should do.

"Madam, I’ve brought the son-in-law back, he says the matter in Ninghe County is a setup, a conspiracy. If we find the loyal servant to confront the matter, everything will be clear!" Zhi Shuang said, bowing her head respectfully.

"The loyal servant is dead," Madam Shen spoke up.

"What, dead?" Zhi Shuang’s complexion changed. Does that mean there’s no one to testify?

"He must have killed the loyal servant to silence him, afraid his scandal would be exposed!" Shen Lingfeng quickly said.

After finishing, he looked quite proud of his quick wit!

Madam Shen looked helplessly at her blunt son: "This morning, the loyal servant’s body was found. According to the examination of the body, he has been... dead for half a month."

"Half a month?"

As these words were spoken, Zhi Shuang’s expression suddenly changed.

Half a month ago, the loyal servant and the son-in-law hadn’t yet gone to Ninghe County.

So... The loyal servant died half a month ago.

Who then accompanied the son-in-law to Ninghe County?

A chill rose in Zhi Shuang’s heart; the ice beauty seemed even colder.

She frowned, sensing a conspiracy.

It was as if some invisible giant hands were manipulating everything.

This conspiracy, could it be targeting the young lady?

Did she misunderstand the son-in-law?

Thinking this, Zhi Shuang couldn’t help feeling guilty.

"Even if Old Loyalty is dead, dead without evidence, we can’t just let it go that he cuckolded my sister!" Shen Lingfeng said cleverly.

Unfortunately, no one present paid any attention to him.

"Qi Yuan, the matter in Ninghe County must be a misunderstanding. These days, stay in the Shen Mansion and try to go out as little as possible." Madam Shen said indifferently, "The real culprit behind the scenes, I will help you find out."

Zhi Shuang wanted to speak but then stopped.

Shen Lingfeng was completely baffled, his brain didn’t support him in thinking through such complex matters.

"Mother-in-law?" Qi Yuan softly called out.

Hmm?

Madam Shen glanced at Qi Yuan; the term of address sounded a bit strange.

Who calls out to their mother-in-law as ’mother-in-law’?

"What is it?"

"Will you be taking a bath tonight?" Qi Yuan boldly asked.

"..."

"That is, bathing!" Qi Yuan explained, fearing that his mother-in-law might not understand.

"..."

"As a son-in-law, I should do something for this family.

Pouring bath water for my mother-in-law is my duty as a son-in-law!

Mother-in-law, when you bathe, call for me, and I will personally pour your bath water for you!"

Upon hearing this, all the family servants and maids present looked at Qi Yuan with shocked and horrified expressions.

Where... does one say such things?

Pouring bath water for the mother-in-law, what on earth is that about?

Could it be... there’s an affair?

Madam Shen’s almond-shaped eyes slightly furrowed, seemingly suppressing her fury, she briskly brushed off her sleeves and left directly.

Zhi Shuang, seeing this, hurriedly followed.

"Madam, the son-in-law was sent to the madhouse when in Ninghe County, his mind might be impaired, hence his mad behavior, I hope Madam will forgive him!"

Thinking about how she mistreated her son-in-law along the way, treating him as a vile criminal assaulting women, she felt guilty.

"Ah," Madam Shen sighed, "troubled times."

"This matter, the son-in-law said, Wang Kaixuan’s shadow is behind it," Zhi Shuang thought for a moment and then said pensively.

"He... is only slightly smarter than Lingfeng, probably becoming someone else’s pawn without knowing," Madam Shen said calmly, a sharp glint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes, "Go visit the Wang Family. If they do not hand over Wang Kaixuan, tell them I will personally come calling!"

The Wang Family is a great clan, but compared to the Shen Family, the gap was significant.

Hearing this, Zhi Shuang’s heart suddenly tensed, knowing that the Madam was enraged.

"Once married into the Shen Family, he is part of the Shen Family. Anyone who dares to touch my Shen Family is courting death!"

...

"Young Master, what do you think of taking that woman just now as a mount?" Chen Kangbao, munching on steamed buns, was beside him offering strategies, very aware of his role as a strategist.

"She is my mother-in-law, counts as a relative, me riding her, if discovered, I fear I might be accused of incest!" Qi Yuan still had a sense of moral integrity.

Chen Kangbao, hearing this, was stunned, "Young Master, why would you want to take your lady as a mount, isn’t she also a relative? If discovered, wouldn’t you also be accused of incest?"

Qi Yuan, upon hearing this, pondered, feeling that there was some truth to it.

He turned his clever brain, and then instantly had an epiphany: "Even idiots wouldn’t take you seriously!"

He almost got led astray by Chen Kangbao.

"Brother-in-law, I’ve come to apologize, I misunderstood you, you didn’t cuckold my sister!"

A voice came, and the lanky Shen Lingfeng approached, his face showing an apologetic expression.

Perhaps when God closes a door, he opens a window.

All of Shen Lingfeng’s doors were closed, but his sister’s window was wide open.

The young mistress of the Shen Family was bright and talented, incomparable to Shen Lingfeng’s crude character.

Of course, this type of character was not entirely innate, it was related to the Magic Artifact that Shen Lingfeng controlled.

To some extent, a Magic Artifact could also influence the character of a Soldier Commander.

"No problem, as long as the misunderstanding is cleared up." Qi Yuan said casually.

This brother-in-law wasn’t a bad person, just very dull.

"Alas, I always thought you, brother-in-law, were weak and incompetent, just with a pretty face. But today, when I came at you full of rage, you faced it fearlessly!" Shen Lingfeng spoke with a look of admiration on his face, "I am ashamed of myself."

"Mother said, when three people walk together, I can find a teacher among them. Brother-in-law, from now on I’ll learn more from you!" Shen Lingfeng’s words were heartfelt.

Because of his personality issue, Madam Shen often asked him to observe and learn more.

"Learn what?" Qi Yuan asked casually.

As a son-in-law, should he be tutoring his little brother-in-law?

Without a little sister-in-law, it was only possible to tutor the little brother-in-law.

Shen Lingfeng was slightly stunned, then thought of something, and whispered secretly, "Brother-in-law, you’re so young and already have a wife, I haven’t even... ahem, I want to learn how to..."

"Pick up girls?" Qi Yuan looked at Shen Lingfeng, his expression indifferent, "I have a lot of experience with that!"

Speaking of this, Qi Yuan became spirited.

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