The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 151

Li Shizhang, Princ Jiaoshan, was the son of the Emperor ‘s younger brother. His fiefdom was Jiaoshan, and he would come to Chang’an every autumn. He was also a dandy, accustomed to being arrogant and domineering in his fiefdom, but when he arrived in Chang’an, he found himself suppressed by Wu Zhen. Li Shizhang claimed to be of royal blood, so how could he be willing to be overshadowed by someone who was not of royal blood, especially a woman? Thus, Li Shizhang felt the need to assert his power.

Since he had followed his father to Chang’an at the age of twelve, Li Shizhang had to compete with Wu Zhen every time. Wu Zhen’s temper was only slightly worse than his, so one could imagine the depth of hatred that had developed between the two over the years. If Wu Zhen had been just an ordinary lady, it might have been different, but she was the Empress’s sister and the beloved daughter of Duke Yu. In secret, she also managed the Chang’an Monster Market. She was a force to be reckoned with when angered, and poor Li Shizhang was no match for her.

When Wu Zhen was young, she was even more arrogant, and her temper was worse than it was then. Li Shizhang always lost to her, and he lost miserably. Even if he did not suffer any visible losses, he was tormented by Wu Zhen in secret. Most of the time, he faced setbacks, unaware that it was Wu Zhen who was behind them.

Two years ago, during the autumn hunt, Li Shizhang had a conflict with a lady named Peng, whom Wu Zhen had brought along. It was a significant incident; Wu Zhen didn’t care about him at all and directly confronted Li Shizhang. In front of everyone, Wu Zhen broke his leg, leading to a tremendous loss of face for him. The matter eventually reached the Emperor, and Wu Zhen was punished with a month of confinement and ordered to compensate with gold and silver, but nothing more happened. Li Shizhang returned to his fiefdom to recuperate, unable to come to Chang’an last year, and it took him two full years to recover.

Who knew that enemies would meet again?

Was it truly an accident? That was not entirely accurate. Li Shizhang had come to find out Wu Zhen’s whereabouts and was looking for trouble.

Li Shizhang was still resentful toward Wu Zhen for breaking his leg, believing the punishment was too light. He decided to take revenge himself. Since Wu Zhen dared to break his leg, he resolved to cripple her in return. At worst, he thought, he would be confined to his fiefdom for a few months.

There were many noble children in Chang’an, and the group Wu Zhen brought was only a part of them. Others who could not get along with her group often followed Li Shizhang. The two sides met on a narrow road, and with long-standing grudges between the leaders, everyone was prepared to fight before the hunting even began.

“Wu Zhen, do you dare to fight with me?” Li Shizhang glanced at the unfriendly-looking aristocratic teenagers behind Wu Zhen. At least he maintained his basic dignity and knew he had to find a reason.

But Wu Zhen didn’t say anything, and the boys and girls behind her were furious. The girl with the leopard, named Ah Xiu, even stepped forward and yelled, “Do you have any shame? Sister Zhen is pregnant, and you want a pregnant woman to fight you? How dare you say that?!”

Ah Xiu’s mother was the Emperor ‘s sister. She was born in her old age, and the whole family doted on her. In fact, she and Li Shizhang were cousins and had a close blood relationship, but she stood on Wu Zhen’s side. Li Shizhang was so angry at this disloyal cousin that his nose was crooked, but when he heard what she said clearly, he was startled.

Wu Zhen was actually pregnant?! Li Shizhang then noticed Wu Zhen’s slightly bulging belly and almost laughed. Very good; he must let Wu Zhen experience the pain of losing a child. He had a plan in mind, and his expression softened a little as he said with a smile, “Since you are pregnant and afraid to fight with me, I, a grown man, certainly can’t force you. In this way, you are married, so let your husband compete with me.”

Li Shizhang looked at the tall and thin man beside Wu Zhen with disdain, thinking that revenge should be taken slowly and not easily resolved. Before dealing with Wu Zhen, it would be better to start with her husband. He had already inquired before coming; Mei Zhuyu was just a minor official in the Ministry of Justice, a civil servant. He looked gentle and weak, and it was uncertain whether he could hold a sword. It would be easy to deal with such a person.

Wasn’t Wu Zhen protective of the people around her? He would slap her face hard today. He would break her husband’s legs right in front of her.

Li Shizhang knew that Wu Zhen would be in a difficult situation. If she refused, she would lose face. If she didn’t refuse, her husband would be beaten. However, he didn’t expect that Wu Zhen would have a strange look on her face, as if to say, “Do you really want to die so much?”

Wu Zhen rarely had a conscience and asked, “Are you sure you want to fight my husband? I’m afraid that two years won’t be enough for you to recuperate this time, and you’ll need five years.”

Li Shizhang sneered and tried to save face, wondering how long she could remain so proud.

“What do you think? Do you dare to agree?” As he spoke, the group of people behind him took out  their swords and swung their whips to make noise.

“Do you dare? Give me a definite answer. If you don’t dare, kneel down and apologize to Prince Jiaoshan and get whipped twice, hahahaha!”

Not only did Li Shizhang feel that Wu Zhen was just pretending, but some people on Wu Zhen’s side who didn’t know Mei Zhuyu’s background were also very worried. The girl named Ah Xiu was one of them. She snorted, “We are hunting. If you have the ability, just compete in hunting. Why are you competing in martial arts here?”

As soon as that was said, several young men came to the rescue, saying, “Yes, we are all here to hunt, so of course we have to decide the winner by hunting.”

Li Shizhang came there to personally deal with Wu Zhen. He was determined to teach her a lesson. How could he just let it go? He turned his head and gave a look to the person next to him. The man narrowed his eyes, untied the leopard in his hand, and prodded it a little. The leopard immediately went crazy and rushed toward Wu Zhen and the others. Wu Zhen was at the front of the team, and she was the first to be hit by the leopard.

If the leopard frightened the horse unexpectedly, Wu Zhen would most likely fall off the horse, and the child might not be saved. Li Shizhang had the plan in his mind and wanted to muddy the water first, but who knew that the leopard could not pounce on Wu Zhen’s horse at all? With a gust of wind, a long sword pierced through the leopard’s legs and nailed it to the ground.

After piercing through the leopard’s legs, only the hilt was exposed, while the rest of the sword was deeply embedded in the soil.

Everyone was stunned at the same time, and there was silence for a while.

What happened? Who threw the sword? Because it happened so quickly, many people didn’t react at all, but Li Shizhang had been paying attention to Wu Zhen. He clearly saw that it was Mr. Mei, the weak civil servant who couldn’t lift a hand, drew the sword on his horse and shot it at the leopard, pinning it to the ground.