The Eunuch Has A Wife - Chapter 25

“That’s right. Otherwise, Manager Xi wouldn’t have reciprocated by buying these soybeans.” Wei Ziwan replied, glancing at Bai Li, who had remained silent. Earlier, in front of outsiders, he had known to intervene.

But as soon as Manager Xi left, this “good elder brother” acted as if it had nothing to do with him. How interesting.

Bai Luo suppressed her dissatisfaction and raised her voice, “Since you two have come up with a new recipe, why didn’t you think of giving it to the manor instead of handing it over to outsiders for free?”

Wasn’t this a betrayal?

Wei Ziwan deliberately looked at Bai Li and said meaningfully, “My husband and I only wanted to satisfy Elder Brother. We didn’t think much about it at the time. If we come up with any more recipes in the future, we’ll definitely show them to you first, Sister.”

Bai Luo instinctively glanced at Bai Li as well. Panicking, she quickly said, “Sister Ziwan, you’re joking. Why show it to me? Elder Brother is the one in charge of the manor. You should show it to him.”

This vixen was trying to trap her. She wondered if Elder Brother would overthink it.

Wei Ziwan smiled softly. “Oh, so Elder Brother is the one in charge of the manor? I thought it was Second Sister. After all, Elder Brother hasn’t said anything, but Second Sister seems quite dissatisfied with us.”

Bai Luo’s expression immediately turned ugly. Seeing the mocking smile on Wei Ziwan’s lips, she felt a surge of anger.

Bai Li, as if only now remembering he was present, said, “Enough, both of you. Don’t let the servants laugh at us.”

It seemed these two didn’t get along. Now he was starting to understand. Ah, women were truly hard to understand. His father was right—it was better to focus on his own affairs.

The servants who had been eavesdropping immediately busied themselves, pretending they hadn’t seen or heard anything.

Bai Luo knew she wouldn’t gain anything today. She stomped her foot and followed Bai Li as he left.

Wei Ziwan’s gaze deepened. Someone so impatient and eager for quick success wasn’t worth fearing.

The person who could remain the most composed was still this eunuch beside her.

When the two returned to their room, Bai Zhi remained silent.

Wei Ziwan sat down and couldn’t help but ask, “What are you thinking about, husband?”

“Manager Xi said Prince Ping is dead.” Bai Zhi said, noticing that Wei Ziwan showed no reaction. She added, “Prince Ping is the Crown Prince.”

The Crown Prince who pursued you, the one who got us both executed in our past life. Coincidentally, he died around this time in our past life as well.

Wei Ziwan’s reaction was indifferent. “I heard. But what does that have to do with us?” Manager Xi’s parting remarks had been strange, but the affairs of the capital were too far removed from them to matter.

Hearing this, Bai Zhi had no choice but to suppress her shock and remain silent.

Forget it. She couldn’t very well talk about their past life. Maybe it was better if this troublemaker didn’t know. Sometimes ignorance was a blessing.

But in this life, they had left the capital and avoided their death sentence. Why did the Crown Prince still die at this time?

That meant someone else wanted the Crown Prince dead. In their past life, Wei Ziwan had just been a pawn in someone else’s scheme, taking the blame for something she didn’t do?

Unfortunately, she couldn’t ask the Wei Ziwan from their past life. As for this troublemaker in front of her, Bai Zhi hesitated. It was better not to ask.

The capital was far away, and those matters were no longer their concern.

The most important thing now was to live their lives well. Thinking this, Bai Zhi felt a pang of frustration.

Reluctantly, she took out the ten taels of silver from her robe. “You keep this ten taels.”

Wei Ziwan looked up at her and said softly, “Husband, you can keep it for now.”

Bai Zhi looked at Wei Ziwan in surprise. The woman’s eyes were clear, her fair face expressionless. When she wasn’t smiling, she lost some of her usual charm but gained a quiet serenity, like a priceless landscape painting in the old concubine’s room—something you couldn’t look away from.

Wait, why was she thinking of landscape paintings again?

“Why are you looking at me like that? Are you jealous of my beauty?” Wei Ziwan’s lips curved, her tone playful.

Bai Zhi: “…”

Landscape paintings were beautiful. This self-absorbed troublemaker was nothing compared to them. She must be going blind.

“Then I’ll keep this ten taels for now. From now on, we’ll split everything equally. You’ve worked hard these past few days.” Bai Zhi said, her voice tinged with emotion. This troublemaker did have a conscience. Splitting the silver equally would make her feel more at ease.

Wei Ziwan, however, couldn’t help but laugh, nearly bursting out loud. “Husband, are you touched?”

Bai Zhi’s face flushed slightly. “Nonsense. I just think you’re being unusually reasonable. Are you going back on your word? You said I could keep it for now.”

She wasn’t touched. At most, she felt a little more comfortable.

Wei Wei smiled. “I won’t go back on my word. You can keep the ten taels for now. Just remember to hand it over to Elder Brother later. This is the capital for the twenty dan of soybeans. You haven’t forgotten, have you?”

Bai Zhi froze. The capital for the soybeans? How could she have forgotten that!

So when this troublemaker said she could keep it for now, she meant…

Just for this little while…

This annoying troublemaker!!!

To hell with her conscience. Did this troublemaker even have one? Did she deserve one?

“Wei—Zi—Wan!” Bai Zhi felt her heart sink. Forget feeling comfortable—she was almost suffocating with anger now.

“Hmm? What’s wrong, husband?” Wei Ziwan finally couldn’t hold back her laughter.

Bai Zhi suddenly leaned in, looming over Wei Ziwan’s face. “Just you wait. I’ll make you regret this sooner or later.”

Wei Ziwan’s eyes flickered. In the next moment, she reached out and wrapped her arm around Bai Zhi’s neck, causing the other woman to lose her balance and nearly fall into her arms.

“Husband, how do you want me to regret it? Like in that little book of yours? Hmm?”

Wei Ziwan’s face was full of teasing, and she blinked mischievously, her eyes brimming with amusement.

Bai Zhi’s breath hitched.

This was reckless. She had forgotten how shameless this troublemaker could be.

Bai Zhi took a couple of deep breaths, pushed Wei Ziwan’s arm away, and straightened up, taking two steps back. She wanted to say something harsh but couldn’t find the words. Feeling flustered, she muttered, “I… I already burned that book.”

She had meant to burn it last time but had forgotten. She would definitely sneak it out and burn it later to avoid further teasing.

“Husband, you’re too impulsive. What if we need it in the future?” Wei Ziwan suppressed her laughter, her face full of mock regret.

Bai Zhi’s expression stiffened, and she said coldly, “We won’t need it in the future.”

Then, seeing the obvious amusement on Wei Ziwan’s face, she couldn’t help but add, “I would never use it with you.”

“Really? Then who does husband plan to use it with?”

The woman’s laughter was clear, her words playful, making Bai Zhi’s heart skip a beat.

Bai Zhi pressed her lips together. Despite feeling furious, her ears began to burn.

She had always said this troublemaker was shameless, and she wasn’t wrong.