Harem Daily Life

Chapter 1113 Side Story 2: Are you born in the Year of the Dog?

He Yinuo felt like she was about to fall apart. It turned out that this bastard had been faking it for the past two days, and today was his true colors.

"Song Shiqing, are you a dog?" He Yinuo exclaimed in surprise.

Song Shiqing, who was engrossed in his work, was taken aback: "A dog?" He narrowed his eyes, opened his mouth slightly, and turned his passionate kiss into a light bite.

"Hmm~" He Yinuo was a little stunned.

"I didn't mean for you to actually become a dog~" He Yinuo felt a tingling sensation all over her body, her soft, boneless little hands pushing him away, her eyes filled with a misty layer, making Song Shiqing's blood rush.

Song Shiqing took a deep breath and intensified his breathing. He didn't care what anyone said; he'd take it as an invitation.

The next day, He Yinuo was starving. For the first time, she experienced the downsides of marriage—not being able to eat three meals a day on time. She missed breakfast, and for lunch she ate two large bowls of rice, which frightened the maidservant who served her, who was worried that there wouldn't be enough food prepared for the day.

After finally filling her stomach, she remembered to ask about the whereabouts of that "bastard".

"Your Highness, the Prince Consort, Prince Jin, and several other young masters have gone horseback riding in the countryside. They said they would bring you freshly picked fruit on their way back."

Upon hearing this, He Yinuo thought to himself that at least he had some conscience and knew to bring his own food when he went out.

Thinking that they were going to the Imperial Estate, and that the properties had been neglected for a long time since the wedding, He Yinuo felt a little guilty. After finishing her meal, she tidied up and prepared to go on an inspection tour.

She had considered handing over her business to either Duan Chaopei or Su Xing, but Duan Chaopei had just given birth to her nephew and was focused on the child, while Su Xing had been preparing for pregnancy for the past two years and had little interest in managing the business, so she hadn't made any moves.

"Oh dear, if only Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu had gotten married sooner, their princesses would definitely have been a great help."

He Yinuo muttered something, but the maid beside her didn't hear her clearly and hurriedly asked if there was anything she wanted to say. He Yinuo shook her head, lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside. In the bustling crowd not far away, she saw what looked like a familiar figure.

"Pause."

The carriage was stopped, and He Yinuo was helped down by her maid and walked towards the crowd.

"Don't you dare slander me! I have a dowry of over 100,000 taels of silver, why would I steal a bracelet worth only 100 taels of silver from you? If you keep bothering me, I'll tell my brother-in-law and have your legs broken!" Hua Ruyan was being pulled by a shop assistant, and was in a rather disheveled state.

Pedestrians on the side pointed and whispered, and some even stopped and squeezed into the doorway to watch the spectacle.

"Madam, we don't have many customers in our shop today, just you. The bracelet disappeared after you looked at it. If you just let us search you, we'll let you go if we don't find it. We won't make things difficult for you."

"Hmph, outrageous! A woman's reputation is of utmost importance. Why should you search her whenever you want? I refuse to let you search her today, so what can you do to me?" Hua Ruyan's face was full of anger: "Let me tell you, my brother-in-law is the current Prince Jin, and my sister is the Princess Jin. If you offend me, see if my brother-in-law won't tear you to pieces!"

The shop assistant panicked: "But our bracelet is missing, a bracelet worth a hundred taels! How am I supposed to compensate for it? Don't try to scare me with this prince thing. If I don't find the bracelet today, I'll be dead already. What do I have to fear from a prince?"

"Exactly, exactly. Does having a prince as a backer mean you can just take whatever you want from the shopkeepers?"

“As long as it’s not on her, who can ask her for compensation? But just walking away isn’t an option; we have to find the things.”

People around them were talking amongst themselves. He Yinuo gave her maid Xiaowen a look, and Xiaowen understood and stepped forward.

“It is really unreasonable for a man like you to search a lady’s body so rashly. How about this, I will do it. I don’t know this lady at all, nor do I know your shop. I won’t lie.”

Seeing that the young woman was dressed very well, like a maid from a wealthy family, the shopkeeper conceded, "Alright, then I'll trouble you, young lady."

Hua Ruyan was startled and tried to push him away, but Xiao Wen held her down with one hand, leaving her powerless to resist. She couldn't speak or exert any strength, and was at Xiao Wen's mercy like a puppet on a string.

Xiaowen began searching people's bodies. She was extremely fast, as she had learned some kung fu and sleight of hand. By the time everyone could see clearly, she had already finished searching them.

"This lady isn't hiding any bracelets on her person, except for this one on her wrist. Shopkeeper, take a look." The shop assistant examined it carefully; the bracelet wasn't from their shop.

"Oh dear, where did it go?" The shop assistant was practically bald from exhaustion; where was he supposed to find the lost jade bracelet?

Xiao Wen looked around and pointed under the counter, saying, "Maybe it fell on the ground. Have you looked for it?"

The shop assistant was shocked: "I didn't hear a sound?" He bent down to look for it as he spoke, extremely anxious. What if it broke?

"Hey, it's really on the ground!" The shop assistant found the lost bracelet through the crack in the counter and was overjoyed. "It's not broken, it's not broken! Thank God!"

Picking up the bracelet and carefully wiping it, the shop assistant said apologetically to Hua Ruyan, "I'm sorry, Madam, I misunderstood you earlier."

Hua Ruyan stared at Xiaowen in horror, wondering what kind of sorcery the maid had used to not only render her speechless but also somehow make the bracelet she had hidden on her body disappear into the gap.

As if she had seen a ghost, Hua Ruyan dared not say anything, only glared at the shop assistant, and then turned and walked out.

When she reached an alley, she clutched her pounding heart and hurriedly searched her purse.

"Stop looking, it's that bracelet." A woman's voice came from behind, startling Hua Ruyan.

Upon recognizing that it was the Fifth Princess speaking, and that the girl who had just helped the shopkeeper search her was right next to the Fifth Princess, Hua Ruyan blushed, opened her mouth, but said nothing.

"I heard from my second sister-in-law that when you got married, the Hua family gave you a lot of dowry. The Zhou family doesn't seem to be poor either, so why... why did you take things without paying? And why did you use my second brother's name to scare the people?"

Hua Ruyan seemed to have touched a raw nerve, and she burst into tears.

"Do you think I wanted to take it? It's all the fault of the Zhou family. They cheated me out of my dowry to subsidize their business, and in the end, they lost everything. Now I can't even afford a bracelet worth a hundred taels. How did I end up like this!"

He Yinuo narrowed her eyes. She hated men who cheated women out of their money more than anything else. He couldn't even earn enough to support his wife, yet he cheated her out of her money? Scumbag!

"They fooled everyone?"

Hua Ruyan nodded: "They took it all, leaving only... less than a thousand taels."

Hua Ruyan cried as she spoke, appearing particularly incompetent despite being seven or eight years older than He Yinuo.

"You still want a husband from such a family?" He Yinuo asked, exasperated.

Hua Ruyan wiped away her tears: "If I marry a chicken, I'll follow the chicken; if I marry a dog, I'll follow the dog. If I get divorced, who can I marry? My parents are ignoring me because of... because of the conflicts we had before. My sister... I don't have the face to beg my sister... If I leave the Zhou family, I'll be all alone and have nowhere to go."

He Yinuo rolled her eyes at her: "Look at your pathetic self, all you do is cause trouble for the weak. When you meet a really tough person, you're just a fool. Come on, follow me."

He Yinuo turned and got into the carriage. Hua Ruyan was confused and was grabbed by Xiao Wen and followed.

"Princess, where are we going?" Hua Ruyan boarded the carriage in a daze, looking at the Fifth Princess who was resting with her eyes closed, and was a little scared.