"What … do you want to do?" Seeing this strange man rushing towards her, Li Wan subconsciously stepped back and said in a panic.
Song Qingshu had to raise his hand and explain, "Madam, I have no evil intentions. I just want to visit your father, but unfortunately I can't get in." At this time, he realized that the reason why he felt Li Shouzhong's name was familiar was that he was Li Wan's father.
When he was pretending to be Jia Baoyu, in order not to expose himself, he secretly inquired about everyone's identity, background, temperament, and so on. Although he had only met Li Wan once, he had a deep impression of this young widowed sister-in-law who lived at home.
It should be known that Jia Baoyu was the focus of everyone in the fu. Everyone greeted him with a smile and was extremely enthusiastic. Only Li Wan still had that kind of indifferent expression when she saw him. At that time, Song QingShu thought that he had made a mistake and was worried for a while, but later he found out that it was not the case.
It turned out that Li Wan's husband, Jia Zhu, was the eldest son of the Jia mansion and a well-known genius. At a young age, he passed the imperial examination and was praised as the top scholar. At that time, he was also loved by many people. Unfortunately, the heavens were jealous of him and he passed away at a young age, causing Li Wan to be a widow in her youth. This bright flower did not have time to fully bloom before it withered halfway.
Seeing that everything in the Jia mansion that originally belonged to her husband was transferred to Jia Baoyu, Li Wan inevitably felt a knot in her heart. Naturally, she did not like Jia Baoyu. In addition, Jia Baoyu was greedy and lustful. Several times, he even had thoughts about her. Li Wan felt disgusted and her expression naturally became colder.
Of course, Song Qingshu was not clear about this reason. He could only speculate based on various kinds of information, but he could guess most of it.
Hearing his words, Li Wan subconsciously looked at the gatekeeper. The person hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Second Miss, this Prince Song wants to visit the master, but the master is out and not at home."
Li Wan nodded and said to Song Qingshu, "My father will be back in a while." After saying that, she continued to walk into the mansion. Obviously, these years of living alone had made her accustomed to not paying attention to the outside world. She was not interested in anything.
Song Qingshu was stunned on the spot. Obviously, he also knew that she was like this, so he could only smile bitterly.
Li Wan walked a few steps and suddenly turned around. "Young master, please come in and wait." It turned out that she suddenly realized that it was impolite to leave others hanging outside like this. Of course, this was also because she had returned home. If she was in the Jia Residence, she would not care about this kind of thing at all.
"Thank you, Madam!" Song Qingshu returned the greeting and hurriedly followed. Obviously, there would be tea to drink inside the house, which was better than drinking the northwest wind outside.
Li Wan was dressed in a plain long dress without any ornaments on her body. Her hair was tied up with an ordinary wooden hairpin. It was impossible to tell that she was the daughter-in-law of the powerful Jia family.
Although there was no makeup on her face, her complexion was still enchanting. Song QingShu secretly felt that it was a pity that such a beauty could only live in seclusion at home in the best years of her life, living like a Buddha. Feudal ethics were really harmful.
However, at this time, Song Qingshu suddenly felt that Li Wan's eyebrows looked a little familiar, as if he had seen her a long time ago. However, he was very clear that it was the first time they met in the Jia Residence. Why did he feel that she looked familiar?
Although she did not turn her head, women were naturally sensitive. Li Wan quickly noticed that the man behind her was looking at her. That burning feeling made her a little embarrassed, and she secretly regretted that she should not have asked him to come in with her.
Song Qingshu noticed that a layer of redness gradually appeared on her originally white jade-like neck. He immediately realized that she must have found out that he was looking at her. Worried that he would make her angry and ruin the plan, he hurriedly coughed and tried to change the topic. "Madam, you were born in a scholarly family. Your temperament is elegant and refined, and you are born with such a beautiful face. I wonder which family's young master has the good fortune to marry Madam?" Although he already knew her identity, Song Qingshu still pretended not to know and asked.
After all, women liked to listen to compliments. Although Li Wan felt that this man was a little frivolous by saying sweet words when they first met, she had never heard anyone praise her like this.
After all, this society paid attention to euphemism and subtlety. Other people would either praise her family background or praise her talent. Very few people would directly praise her appearance and temperament. After her husband passed away, Li Wan's sense of existence in the Jia family became less and less. Later, she did not even have those praises.
Song Qingshu came from the future, so naturally he was not so particular. As soon as he arrived, he threw all kinds of sweet words at her as if they were free. This made Li Wan's heart, which had been calm for several years, beat wildly.
"My husband's surname is Jia." Li Wan's face was slightly red as she replied in a low voice.
Song Qingshu subconsciously sighed. "This young master Jia is really lucky to be able to marry such an excellent wife."
"Lucky?" Li Wan's expression became gloomy. "He passed away not long after I married him."
Song Qingshu was startled. Only then did he realize that he had flattered the wrong place. He could not help but look a little embarrassed.
Li Wan seemed to have been reminded of something sad. "Although those people did not say anything, I knew from their eyes that they did not think I was a good wife. On the contrary, they thought I was destined to bring bad luck to my husband."
Song Qingshu frowned. He finally understood why she was so unhappy in the Jia family. He hurriedly said, "Bah, there is no such thing as bringing bad luck to your husband in this world. It's all nonsense said by some swindlers. In my opinion, the people in the Jia family are not kind. Their young master is obviously not in good health, but they still came to propose marriage. They ruined your happiness. "
"Young master, be careful with your words!" Li Wan frowned slightly and couldn't help but stare at him. "My husband is very good to me and loves me very much. I don't want to hear anyone say bad things about him."
Song Qingshu looked apologetic. "I was too impulsive. I hope you don't blame me, madam."
Li Wan nodded and didn't say anything. In her heart, she wondered where this rash young man came from. If he knew that he was criticizing Jia Shidao, who was now powerful in the imperial court, would he regret it so much?
However, what Song Qingshu said just now touched the bottom of her heart. She had lived a hard life these years. In the dead of night, she also thought that if she hadn't married into the Jia family, she would have been very happy now.
Of course, this kind of thought often disappeared in a flash. After all, she was a traditional lady from a respectable family. The concept of obeying her husband when she married had been deeply rooted in her bones.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Song Qingshu quickly changed the topic. "By the way, why is this mansion so quiet? I heard the gatekeeper call you Second Miss. Where are the first and third miss?"
Li Wan suddenly stopped and sighed faintly. "The third sister is very wild and likes to travel around. At this time, she is either in the desert or the Western Region. As for the first sister, she got lost at the temple fair when she was very young."
These things were not secrets in Lin 'an City, so she didn't worry about it being known.
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