Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 513 - 262: Coming to Confront

Sang Wan abruptly remembered the words that drifted with the wind after his departure, and after thinking for a moment, she laughed and said, "It seems that Su Qing’er also wants to return to the mansion! If young master insists on bringing her along, would you agree?"

"How could that be possible!" Shi Fengju immediately objected without a second’s thought, saying, "If that woman could enter the mansion, my younger brother would not have run away in a huff in the first place. Not to mention the tarnished reputation of a brothel woman, just the family rule set by my great-grandfather can’t be crossed! After so long, does younger brother still think of that woman?"

Sang Wan slightly reminisced, thinking to herself that it was not merely thinking of her, but rather following her every whim! Even doing something like fetching her tea, and the young master actually did it.

"You’ll see when the time comes," Sang Wan said with a smile, "and who knows when they will come back to report. Do you still need to go out?"

Shi Fengju shook his head and chuckled, "How could I be in any mood to go out and do other things now? I’ll wait!"

Who knew that this wait would last until the evening without any word from those who were sent to follow. Sang Wan lightly sighed and ordered dinner to be served. After the meal and quite a while, the two maids hurried back to report.

"Why did it take so long? You didn’t lose them, did you?" Sang Wan quickly called them over to reply as soon as she heard of their return.

The two women looked utterly exhausted. Seeing Sang Wan’s question, one hurriedly smiled and said, "Rest assured, Miss, there’s nowhere in Hangzhou City we aren’t familiar with! How could we lose them? It’s just that the master and that woman are so fond of wandering around. They sat in a teahouse for a while, wandered around the business district for half a day, and later, they dined in the Furong Building before they finally took a carriage back to their lodgings! We slaves dared not leave and followed them all the way!"

"You’ve both worked hard! Later, go to the accounting room and each of you claim five taels of silver," Sang Wan nodded and smiled, then quickly inquired where they were staying.

The two maids saw the young master’s face darken and he sat silently beside them, so they knew Miss must have already complained and that the young master was furious and eager to vent for her. They hurriedly gave the address, at 160 South Cuiliu Alley on Guanglin Street, a small courtyard.

"Miss Wan, let’s go now, and you rest here!" Shi Fengju stood up immediately after hearing this.

"Be careful on the road!" Sang Wan got up to see him off, noticing his angry complexion she couldn’t help but gently persuade, "If it really is as you suspect, have a good talk with him and don’t cause any unpleasantness!"

Shi Fengju smiled, caressing her face, "Don’t worry! This time, once I catch him, I won’t let him escape again!"

Sang Wan smiled and watched him leave.

The two maids looked at each other with envy in their hearts: The young master is really good to Miss! Even so late, he’s personally going to settle the score for her!

Shi Fengju took Chang Huan and four other Xiaosi, along with two astute and formidable maids, and hurried over, easily finding the place.

Without waiting for Chang Huan to dismount, Shi Fengju jumped down from the carriage and strode forward to knock on the door himself, his rough and disheveled voice revealing the anger and impatience in his heart.

"Who’s that knocking so rudely? Are you knocking for your master or what?!" An impatient voice came from inside the courtyard, and the door was immediately flung open. The Xiaosi in green who opened the door glared, ready to curse, but upon recognizing the cold-faced and upright Shi Fengju under the lantern light, he was dumbfounded and stammered: "Young, young master—"

"Hmph!" Shi Fengju gave him a cold glance and pushed him aside, "Move aside!"

"Young master!" Shi Lu was immediately worried, and hesitated whether to go forward and stop him. Before his hesitation took hold, Shi Fengju had already led his people in, and Chang Huan pulled him aside, whispering, "Brother, are you foolish? The young master has come to your door and you still want to send a warning? If you can persuade the second young master to return home, good fortune will not be far from you, but if you act as an accomplice instead, the second master and madam will not spare you, that would be a surprise!"

Shi Lu’s face turned pale as a ghost in an instant.

This small courtyard had both an inner and outer section. The place was not large but tranquil. Shi Fengju ordered two people to stand by the floral pendant gate separating the sections and took two maids with him, treading lightly as they moved forward.

There was light in the house ahead, and the shadows of two people, one male and one female, gently swayed on the paper of the windows. Another slim shadow was barely visible, presumably a maid in attendance.

Shi Fengju gestured to the two maids to stand still under the eaves, while he stepped up to the window and stood still outside. The voices inside became clear.

"Sir, have you thought through what I said today?" Su Qing’er’s sweet voice asked. Her shadow swayed, apparently shaking Shi Fengming’s arm as she spoke.

Shi Fengming replied vaguely and with a forced laugh: "Let’s talk about this tomorrow, shall we talk about it tomorrow, alright? Qing’er, after a whole day of strolling, aren’t you tired? Ask Xiaolian to fetch water for a bath, and let’s rest earlier..."

"I don’t want to!" Su Qing’er said with a delicate huff, "Is there even need to think it over for such a matter? You clearly look down on me and refuse to take me to your home! I don’t need a title or anything, really, as long as I can be with you, I am content! It’s been so long; surely your parents’ anger should have subsided by now. Let’s go back and plead with the two elders, you are their biological son, how could they bear to refuse you! Sir, you possess nobility like gold and jade, yet you suffer this wandering life for my sake, how can I be okay with that in my heart? And your parents must be worried and missing you every day and night, my sin grows even larger! Let’s go back, please? We can’t live like this forever!"

"Qing’er, you really are too kind!" Shi Fengming sighed softly, "You’ve thought so comprehensively for my sake, but you don’t know my father’s temper. He has never been too fond of me. If we go back, he won’t let us off easily! With so many people in the mansion, if we ever want to escape again, it will be impossible! If he does something to you, I—"