390: Why do you have this on your butt?

"Second Master," Ling'er said, a little surprised. Li Rupo waved his hand, dismissing her.

Then he called from outside the door, "Wife."

"Come in," Tian Clan said, her brows slightly furrowed, wondering why he was there.

"Creak~" The door was pushed open, and Li Rupo walked in with a smile.

"Is the matter resolved?" Tian Clan asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Hehe, that little rascal has been sent to the border army, so out of sight, out of mind," Li Rupo said.

"You two brothers really are something. Could that little hussy really have such great Charm?" Tian Clan said, a little displeased.

"How could she have as much Charm as you, my wife?" Li Rupo sat on the bed, putting his arm around Tian Clan's shoulder and smiling, "My wife, you are truly gentle and kind. It is my honor to have married you."

"Hmph." Tian Clan turned her face away, saying sourly, "That little hussy is alive, so you're happy, aren't you?"

Li Rupo rubbed his nose, a little embarrassed, but then he suddenly sniffed and asked with a strange expression, "Wife, what is that smell in your room?"

Tian Clan's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly feigned composure, "What smell? There's no smell."

She then got up and pushed open the window, continuously fanning her chest.

"How is it the same smell as Qi Ya?" Li Rupo was a little puzzled.

"What did you say?!" Tian Clan turned around, her eyebrows raised in a furious scowl, and shrieked, "What Qi Ya? Li Rupo, explain yourself, or I'm not done with you!"

"It's nothing." Seeing her reaction, Li Rupo quickly helped her back onto the bed, "Wife, you misheard."

"Hmph! I don't care what you do outside, but don't bring it home anymore, or I'll just beat them to death and throw them out to feed the wild dogs!" Tian Clan said, displeased, "If you don't believe me, just try."

"I believe you, I believe you." How could Li Rupo not believe her?

Every time his father went out to battle, several concubines in the household would drown, and it just so happened that the order of drowning depended on how favored they were.

Now, the waist-deep pond in their house had become a legend, rumored to have a water ghost that only collected pretty women, completely ignoring the plain ones. That spot had already claimed over ten concubines, and Taoist priests came to perform rituals every three days. Later, the matter caused widespread panic, and the news even spread outside the mansion. After that, his father invited a Taoist priest from Xianyang to perform rituals, which finally brought things to a complete halt.

However, after that, people in the Li Mansion's backyard started dying of illness for no reason, and it was always beautiful women who fell ill and died.

The cause was unknown, but later, his stepmothers no longer dared to be arrogant; they were as docile as little chicks when they saw his mother.

His father also had no reaction to this; if one died, he would just bring two more home from outside, and both sides went back and forth, enjoying themselves.

The status of concubines in wealthy families was just like that; it was fine when the master was alive, but after the master died, countless childless ones were sold to brothels. There were always unidentified bodies in the mass graves outside the city—these were unspoken understandings among wealthy families.

If the main wife came from a prominent family like Tian Clan, let alone beating someone to death, as long as she spoke the word, his own mother would rush over from Xiangping Commandery City to help her cure the concubine's illness.

It was a shame that before, there were unusual people in the taverns of Xiangping Commandery City telling stories called 'ping shu,'

Such as "Transmigrated as a Scheming Servant, Eventually Became the Main Wife,"

Or "After Divorce, Farming with Two Children, an Incognito Prince Begs Me to Be His Consort,"

And also "Demon Prince Chases After a Widowed Servant Girl," and other such stories. A few days ago, they were all the rage in various prefecture cities, adored by women of all ages—young, middle-aged, and old.

Even his own deputy general was engrossed in them, sitting with a group of young maidens, young wives, and older women every day, listening with great relish.

It was just that later, by chance, a main wife from a general's family overheard it, and a plate of melon seeds was thrown at the face of that unusual woman. After that, this activity vanished without a trace, both the people and the stories... His deputy general was depressed all day afterward, always saying "what a pity, what a pity," but he didn't know what he was regretting.

So, this matter was completely normal; Li Rupo believed Tian Clan was capable of it.

He then embraced Tian Clan's waist, his hands moving constantly.

"What are you doing? It's broad daylight," Tian Clan said, displeased.

"Listen to Father, and have a child soon," Li Rupo said with a smile.

Before, his injuries hadn't healed, and he felt an unbearable lust for Qi Ya. Now that his injuries were better, Qi Ya had already left.

It was a good time to make a child early today, so he would have an explanation for the old man later!

"Ling'er hasn't gone far yet," Tian Clan said, her face flushed, trying to push him away.

She was already plump, with fair skin, exuding an air of wealth. Li Rupo couldn't help but be infatuated.

Seeing this scene, Li Rupo became even more aroused and pounced on her recklessly, "My wife, you don't know, it's precisely this that makes it exciting!"

Tian Clan gave him a disdainful look, then stopped resisting... Ling'er, not far away, was blushing. What were the Second Master and Madam doing? Why was the Second Master constantly calling out, but the Madam made no sound?

Could it be that the Madam was punishing the Second Master because of what happened last night?

Was the Second Master being punished?

Ling'er thought to herself.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Ling'er trembled as she listened to the Second Master's loud cries. How much pain must it be? How could the Madam be so heavy-handed?

"You tell me, what is going on!" Li Rupo roared, his eyes wide with fury.

"What's going on?" Tian Clan said, displeased. He couldn't perform himself and was blaming others.

Every day, Ling'er and he would bring her sleep-inducing milk, knocking on the door every night, putting down the milk, and then retreating. This old woman won't stand for your anger!

"Why do you have this on your butt?" Li Rupo yelled, then got out of bed and took two mirrors. As they reflected each other, Tian Clan's eyes widened!

She saw three small characters imprinted on her butt, vaguely discernible as... Li! Ru! Mei!

She immediately felt her vision go dark and fainted directly!

Seeing this, Li Rupo was so angry that he ran out before he even had time to pull up his pants.

"Ling'er! Ling'er!"

Ling'er heard him and scurried over, her face flushing, then she quickly lowered her head and bowed, "Second Master, Servant is here."

"Did Li Rumei come last night?" Li Rupo asked, his face contorted in a grimace.

Ling'er thought for a moment and said, "He did. Fifth Master seemed flustered and asked to see Madam, saying something about asking Madam to help him, and then Madam told me to withdraw."

"Help him? How long was he here?" Li Rupo asked angrily.

"About the time it takes to brew half a cup of tea," Ling'er replied after thinking.

"Half a cup of tea, that's enough," Li Rupo muttered to himself, then roared, "Li Rumei, I'll kill you!"

He then ran outside, shouting, "Er Hu, gather the men! I'm going to slaughter him!"