Chapter 96: Brother-in-law, let's not tell my sister, okay?
"Do you know how she slanders me when I'm not around?" Li Chengxiang pouted petulantly.
Wa Chengnan patted her back gently to soothe her, "My dear wife is wise and virtuous. Why lower yourself to her level? It's simply not worth it."
As Li Chengxiang listened to Wa Chengnan belittle Li Chengyuan as nothing of importance, she finally felt at ease. She nestled into his embrace and acted coyly while he, seizing the moment, scooped her up in a lazy hold and walked towards the inner room.
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Meanwhile, Li Chengyuan was growing impatient, not seeing Wa Chengnan return. She understood what his absence implied.
She looked at the maidservant trembling in the corner and flashed a smile, "Go, fetch a basin of cold water for me."
"Miss, what do you need cold water for?" With the weather so cold, the maidservant was truly baffled.
Li Chengyuan glanced at her, "Is that a question a slave like you should ask?"