Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 74 Aren't you jealous?

Gu Chang'an's arm was being used as a pillow by Shen Li. He turned his head to look at her profile and listened to her speak. The corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, but as he listened, he felt that something was not quite right.

She asked Zheng Yanran what she was after.

"Ah Li, do you find the guess I told you that night unbelievable?" he asked softly.

"Did you say that?" Shen Li asked in confusion for a moment before realizing, "I remember now, one day you seemed to say something, but I was too sleepy to hear clearly."

Gu Chang'an felt a mix of relief and disappointment; she hadn't known at all. He had thought...

"So what did you say?" Shen Li finally remembered to ask.

"She recited love poems from the Book of Songs to me, I think she probably wanted to get something from me."

"Love poems?" Shen Li sat up, a sudden thought flashing through her mind: "No wonder she kept begging you for mercy that day, looking so pitiful. Is this what they call arousing a man's protective instincts?"

She had heard of this method from her sisters before, and now she knew exactly how it was used. However, judging from her husband's reaction at the time, this trick probably wouldn't work on him.

Seeing her strong reaction, Gu Chang'an panicked and quickly sat up to explain, "Ah Li, don't overthink it. She must have ulterior motives. She can't possibly be truly in love with me. Don't worry."

"Huh?" Shen Li didn't understand for a moment and asked in confusion, "Shouldn't you say you have no feelings for her?"

"Do I have to say it too?" Gu Chang'an was stunned for a moment, then pointed three fingers to the sky and said sincerely, "Then I swear, I, Gu Chang'an, will never have any other thoughts about A-Li in this life. If I break this promise... um..."

Shen Li grabbed his arm for leverage, tilted her head back, and silenced his opening and closing lips with a kiss.

"Hmm..." Gu Chang'an's eyes widened, and his chest heaved suddenly faster.

He thought Ah Li was angry, but it turns out she wasn't.

Shen Li pushed him down onto the bed, desperately hoping that Gu Chang'an hadn't started his health regimen yet. What if her innocent husband was deceived by someone else?

Gu Chang'an's breathing became rapid. When the two separated, his undergarments were almost completely disheveled, and his entire body below the neck was bright red.

Shen Li was also a little flustered. She swallowed hard, tidied her hair, and then lay back down in her seat, deliberately keeping a little distance.

She's now very afraid that she won't be able to control herself.

"Ah Li, sleep... go to sleep..."

"So my husband thought I overheard that day," Shen Li said meaningfully. "And when he saw me punishing her the next day, he probably thought I was jealous, right?"

She finally realized why Gu Chang'an had seemed a little disappointed earlier; he had discovered that he knew nothing about the matter, so naturally he couldn't be jealous.

"Let's not talk about the past anymore, Ah Li, go to sleep." Gu Chang'an's little scheme was exposed, making him feel a bit embarrassed.

Shen Li was touched by his little scheme. She thought that he had remained unmoved on the surface for the past few days, but secretly smiled to herself and found him quite adorable.

"Then let's sleep together." Shen Li couldn't help but lean closer and tease him, "Is it too late for me to be jealous now?"

"Ah Li..." His words already carried a hint of pleading.

"Alright, alright, go to sleep now." Shen Li reluctantly let him go.

The next morning, Zheng Yanran arrived at the inner study with a yawn, only to find that the workload had nearly doubled. She couldn't finish it even if she drew until her eyes were sparkling.

Unlike usual, Shen Li appeared today, personally assigning the task.

"Shen Li, you're just trying to force me to leave. This low-class tactic is utterly despicable." Zheng Yanran was furious and could no longer keep up the act.

"But tell me, will it work?" Shen Li stopped pretending and crossed her arms to look at her: "If you don't finish drawing, you won't get anything to eat for lunch or dinner."

"You told the truth after all. What kind of scholar are you? You're a disgrace to scholars." Zheng Yanran threw down her paintbrush. "I'm not painting anymore. We'll see."

Knowing she couldn't win the fight, she left the Gu residence with her maid, angrily declaring before leaving, "I've set my sights on your man, and I'm going to have him too."

"What does she want?" Shen Li seemed not to have heard clearly.

"Sir...sir..."

"Then may she live a long and healthy life." Shen Li said with a forced smile, "Pack up her things in the room and send them back to the Zheng family."

Lianqiao and the other maids couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. When did their young mistress become so ruthless? Zheng Yanran had lost a lot of weight after staying for a few days. Would she go and complain now that she was leaving?

They guessed correctly. Zheng Yanran went straight to the palace after leaving the Gu residence. As soon as she saw Consort Zheng, she started crying: "Aunt, you must stand up for your niece! She is bullying your niece like this, she is simply not taking you seriously."

Consort Zheng had lost all the treasures of her life, and her eyes were still lifeless. Listening to the weeping, she calmly replied, "Yes."

"You... what did you say?" Zheng Yanran had no idea where this word came from.

"She simply doesn't respect me, ever since she entered Anhua Palace." Consort Zheng calmly looked at Zheng Yanran: "So? What do you want me to do?"

Now, she doesn't even want to face the mention of Shen Li's name. It was a perfectly good scheme. If Zheng Youwei had just not made any mistakes, everything would have been fine. But in the end, Zheng Youwei was gone, Wanbaoge was gone, and even Anhua Palace was gone.

Two of her trusted maids died; they had been used to shield her from snake attacks. Now, whenever she falls asleep, she has nightmares of people and snakes coming to claim her life.

Having weathered so many storms in the palace over the years, she had never been afraid of killing or harming others, but now, without her psychological support, she felt she could collapse at any moment.

She was no longer able to fight back, especially against Shen Li, to the point where she felt helpless just hearing about him.

"Aunt, you can't be like this! You have to pull yourself together. Your cousin's great cause still needs you." Only then did Zheng Yanran realize that Consort Zheng was not in a good condition.

She thought she had been completely ruined by Shen Li, but looking at it now, she realized she was actually doing alright.

Could Shen Li be the nemesis of the Zheng family?

"Go down. If it weren't for your cousin, I probably wouldn't even be alive today." Consort Zheng waved her hand.

It's clear that the murder of her nephew and the destruction of Wanbaoge were devastating blows to her.

Zheng Yanran had no choice but to leave, but she was still unwilling to give up and went to the palace where the Prince of Yi lived.

Upon entering the palace gates, one hears the sounds of string and wind instruments. Upon reaching the main hall, one sees a group of sexy dancers dancing barefoot. The King of Yi is surrounded by several beauties, with his head resting on the exposed waist and abdomen of one of the beauties, while he enjoys the services of the other beauties.

Zheng Yanran covered her eyes and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, my cousin."

"Why are you back? How did the things I asked you to do go?" King Yi looked at Zheng Yanran and his gaze lingered on her for a moment.

“Cousin, I see that Shen Li and Gu Chang’an have a very good relationship. I’ve tried everything to sow discord between them, but Shen Li is really awful and won’t give me a chance.” Zheng Yanran sighed and said, “That Shen Li is really hard to deal with.”

"Hahaha." King Yi laughed instead of getting angry: "Deal with her? I'm sure you wouldn't even have the power to fight back, would you?"