Chapter 750: Li Xiaoran’s Doubts
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“I’m a foodie and I like making delicious food, so I do all sorts of research!” Li Xiaoran replied with a smile.
“Madam, is there more? Can I eat two more?” Zi Zheng asked.
Li Xiaoran said with a smile, “The ones in the oven should be ready! Let’s go. Zi Zheng and Ziyang, come and help me. I still have to roast more later and send them to everyone at home to try.”
“We’ll help together!” Zi Zheng and Luo Ziyang immediately stood up and went to the kitchen.
Luo Cheng and Ling Heng laughed when they saw the three of them go out.
After laughing, Ling Heng marveled,
“Luo Cheng! In the past, I didn’t understand why you would rather give up your status as a prince and live in seclusion in Sichuan than come back. Now that I’ve lived with you for a while, I understand! To be honest, with such a relaxed life, if it were me, I wouldn’t want to return to that Imperial City filled with infighting either!”
Luo Cheng smiled when he heard his wife’s words.
“Third Brother, you don’t have to envy me! Everyone has their own path! My path might not be suitable for you! Besides, you’re an ambitious person, but I’m not. I just want to live the life of an ordinary person. After all, what I lacked the most since I was born is ordinary happiness.”
Ling Heng knew that this was the case, so he didn’t say anything else.
Luo Cheng said, “By the way, Third Brother, there’s something I have to remind you of. You still have to resolve the matter between you and Third Sister-in-law. Isn’t getting married for the purpose of having a place to relax after being busy outside all day?”
As Ling Heng recalled what had happened before he left the capital, he felt a headache.
“Your third sister-in-law is becoming more and more unreasonable. She’s so cold to me! Sometimes, I even feel that if it weren’t for the fact that we have a child, your third sister-in-law might not have wanted to live with me anymore!”
When Li Xiaoran, Luo Ziyang, and Zi Zheng returned with egg tarts, they happened to hear this.
To be honest, Li Xiaoran was very curious about the third imperial consort.
They had met once in the royal family, but they had never talked.
However, the third imperial consort gave Li Xiaoran the impression that she was a very cold person.
Now that she heard the Third Prince’s words, for some reason, Li Xiaoran suddenly had an idea.
“Husband, Third Brother, why didn’t you guys investigate the Third Prince’s consort?”
Luo Cheng and Ling Heng were stunned.
The last time he saw his wife appeared in Ling Heng’s mind.
Her coldness and indifference made Ling Heng more and more fl.u.s.tered.
In the past, Ling Heng had never suspected his wife, but now that he did, he broke out in cold sweat.
“Before I set off, I drank the mung bean soup sent by your third sister-in-law! She said that she hoped that I could drink some mung bean soup to relieve the heat. She also said that she hoped that I could take good care of my body.
Before this, your third sister-in-law and I parted on bad terms over a small matter, I thought that the bowl of mung bean soup was to apologize.
Therefore, I drank the mung bean soup without hesitation.” The more Ling Heng spoke, the uglier his expression became.
Not knowing what to say, Luo Cheng and Li Xiaoran looked at each other.
“Xiaoran, why did you suspect Third Sister-in-law?” Luo Cheng asked.
Li Xiaoran glanced at Ling Heng, since she didn’t know if she should say it or not.
When Ling Heng saw Li Xiaoran’s expression, he knew that Li Xiaoran was taking his feelings into consideration, so he said, “Seventh Sister-in-law, feel free to tell me. I can take it!”
When Li Xiaoran heard Mao Dao’s words, she sighed.
“You don’t know women well enough! Logically speaking, even if Third Sister-in-law wasn’t willing to marry Third Brother, women will still subconsciously side with their men. Besides, Third Sister-in-law gave birth to Third Brother’s child. Logically speaking, she shouldn’t be so cold to Third
Brother. During the empress dowager’s birthday, I once saw Third Sister-in-law interacting with Third Brother, but I couldn’t see any affection or love. There was even a very subtle sense of disgust and hatred. At that time, I felt that it was very strange!”
Luo Cheng frowned and said, “That’s impossible. Why would I hate her?! Back then, my father’s family agreed to this marriage! Moreover, before the decree was issued, my father called my third sister-in-law’s father to the royal family and asked him to ask her for her opinion. In the end, my third sister-in-law’s father replied in two days and said that she was willing to, which was why the decree was issued! Besides, although Third Brother has often been out all these years, he has been very good to my third sister-in-law. It’s just that my third sister-in-law has always been very cold to him!”
“Even so, I’ve been keeping a low profile in the past few years and have never womanized. I don’t know why, but my sincerity can’t warm her heart at all!” Speaking of this, Ling Heng revealed a bitter expression.
As Li Xiaoran looked at the brothers, she a.n.a.lyzed it.
“There are only two situations when a woman is disinterested in a man. First, her heart has been broken bit by bit! From what you’re saying, there’s no such situation. Then, there’s only one other possibility. From the beginning, the Third Prince’s consort already had another man in her heart! Because she had someone in her heart, Third Brother, no matter what you did, you couldn’t move her heart!”
As soon as she said this, everyone around him was shocked.
This was because this group of people thought of the Third Prince’s son.
The Third Prince’s son didn’t look like the Third Prince or the Third Prince’s consort, but he looked a little like the Third Prince’s consort’s brother.
However, everyone said that nephews resembled their uncles. Therefore, the Third Prince didn’t mind.
But for some reason, at this moment, everyone thought of the same thing.
At this moment, Ling Heng immediately recalled the night he first slept with his wife.
That night, he had just returned from his job and was in a good mood.
He saw that his wife had prepared a lot of food and wine. She even said that she wanted to celebrate with him.
He thought that his wife was willing to accept him and was so happy that he drank a lot of wine.
They made out after drinking.
That night, he felt his wife’s enthusiasm, but he couldn’t see her face.
Because his wife was too bashful, she asked someone to extinguish the candle.
After the two of them made out, he fell asleep. When he woke up the next day, he saw the third prince’s consort lying beside him. There were many bruises on
her body..