TFWYH – Chapter 496 Stealing the Sack

Ling Yu frowned as he watched her back, sensing that something was off.

But he couldn’t figure out why, so he turned to Jin Lin for an answer.

Jin Lin, however, hadn’t even processed things yet and immediately grabbed Ling Yu, chatting enthusiastically like they were long-lost brothers.

Ling Yu had no time for small talk and asked directly, “What’s wrong with my wife? And why are you with her?”

“My wife?”

Those who had just been trying to push women onto Ling Yu immediately shut their mouths!

So he was already married?

And that woman just now… was his wife?

Jin Lin also came to his senses. He glanced at those people with a half-smile and said, “She went to look at houses and happened to run into me. As for what’s wrong… nothing much. She just heard that some people wanted to send you a bunch of crooked melons and split dates—she felt it was an insult to you. No matter what, they should at least match her level of beauty. If a concubine isn’t even prettier than the main wife, can she even be called a concubine?”

Those who had tried to offer women: …

Recalling that fleeting glance at Tang Wan earlier, they found themselves completely speechless.

Ling Yu was also stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but laugh.

Was she… jealous?

“I’ll go check on her,” Ling Yu said. Then he cupped his hands to the crowd. “I’ll excuse myself. Please, carry on.”

“Brother Ling, wait for me!” Jin Lin hurried after him, wanting to ask about the provincial exam.

But Xie Wenjie and Su Yangyu stopped him. “They’re a married couple going to have a private talk—what are you going for? Come, come, have a drink with us.”

“…Who wants to drink with you two? I don’t even know you!”

“I’m Su Yangyu, from Xiangxi Town.”

“I’m Xie Wenjie, also from Xiangxi Town.”

After introducing themselves, Su Yangyu added, “We saw you with Wan-niang earlier, so you must be her friend. A friend of a friend is also a friend—may we know your name, brother?”

“Uh… my name is Jin Lin. Are you two friends of Brother Ling and Wan-niang?”

“Yes, we studied together with Brother Ling since childhood.”

“I see!” Jin Lin instantly switched attitudes and became warm and friendly.

Before long, the three were calling each other brothers, slinging arms over shoulders.

Many other scholars gathered around as well, calling each other “brother” and “friend.”

After all, they were Ling Yu’s friends—and with his talent, he was bound to pass with flying colors. It was best to build connections early.

As for those who had tried to offer women to Ling Yu, most of them were wealthy merchants.

Having made fools of themselves, they left grumbling.

Upstairs—

After returning to the room, Tang Wan climbed back out through the window.

She had made up her mind—she was going to put sacks over those idiots who tried to push women onto her husband and beat them up!

First, she’d gather the sacks, then go out at night. That way, no one would suspect her. Perfect plan!

Tang Wan wandered around Zuixian Tower and eventually found more than a dozen sacks in the storage room.

After taking them, she didn’t return openly but chose to climb back through the window again.

She didn’t want her handsome husband to find out!

However, just as she skillfully climbed up to the second floor and slipped back into the room through the window, she turned around—

—and bumped straight into a “wall.”

The sacks in her hands fell all over the floor.

Tang Wan looked up and almost blurted out, “What the—!”

“Uh… husband, why are you back?”

“Am I not allowed to come back?” Ling Yu raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, “Where did you go?”

Tang Wan replied seriously, “I went to the restroom.”

“Did you?” Ling Yu glanced at the sacks scattered all over the floor and continued, “So you went to the restroom, came back without using the front door, and even ‘borrowed’ someone else’s sacks along the way?”

“…”

Do you really have to dig to the bottom of this? How am I supposed to make something up now?