A Good Country Wife

"Pah, you lowlife!" Liu Aniu spat in the direction Li Chang’an had left in disgust. Although Liu Aniu was generally an upright and steady person, he was not without temper. Threatened by a lowlife like Li Chang’an, if Dongjia hadn’t asked him to be more patient recently, he would have certainly beaten that dog Li Chang’an to the ground.

After Liu Aniu had left, Zhao Erhu started nagging about Lin Yue. Thankfully Jiang Ziqi was here so he could see this disobedient patient. "Wife, how can you be so disobedient? Didn’t the Divine Doctor tell you to preserve your energy and rest more during these days? That you should not engage in things that are too mentally taxing? Why did you insist on keeping Li Chang’an here? Wouldn’t it be easier to just send him away? Have you forgotten what happened with Chunxi? It was because you were too careless that you fell for her trick. Now you keep someone as unreliable as Li Chang’an in the house. How can I be at ease?"

"Oh my, dealing with someone as greedy and brainless as Li Chang’an doesn’t take much effort at all. A little twist in my thoughts and I can easily trick him round and round. Don’t worry about it."

"Wife, I know you’re smart and capable, but we should still be cautious with certain things. Although Li Chang’an harbors ill intentions, if we send him away, he won’t be able to scheme against our family. Keeping him at home means we have to be vigilant all the time. Just one lapse and he might take advantage of us. Besides, he even sneaked into our courtyard today; he’s very bold. If it weren’t for Liu Aniu keeping watch at home, who knows if our things might have been stolen."

Lin Yue understood the logic. She had been duped by Chunxi purely because she was worried about Sanlang’s safety. Lin Yue had reflected on it and, seeing Zhao Erhu was still going on and on as if he wanted to take this opportunity to give her a good lecture, she simply covered her head, "Ah, Zhao Erhu, stop nagging, will you? My head hurts with all your nagging. Please, just stop."

"What’s wrong, wife? Does your head hurt again? Divine Doctor, please check on my wife. Why does her head hurt again? I told you not to strain yourself, but you just won’t listen." Zhao Erhu instantly became anxious when he heard Lin Yue complain of a headache and hurriedly pulled Lin Yue to sit down so Jiang Ziqi could take her pulse. Lin Yue was really just teasing Zhao Erhu to begin with, but seeing how worried he was made her feel a bit guilty and ashamed.

Jiang Ziqi could tell that Lin Yue was pretending just so Zhao Erhu would stop the incessant nagging, and she did so carelessly, full of obvious holes in her act that even his servant boy, Axin, could see through, yet Zhao Erhu was still fooled. Indeed, love makes one blind.

Jiang Ziqi shook his head. Although he knew Lin Yue was pretending, he was still somewhat worried. He followed through with taking her pulse before turning to Zhao Erhu and said unhurriedly, "There’s nothing wrong. If you nag less, I’m sure her headache will definitely go away."