Fortunate Wife

Sometimes, a boy who is too handsome attracts more attention than a beautiful woman.

And the eyes of several people obviously felt that it was inappropriate for her to go out like this.

"Wait a little longer." After Li Man finished speaking, she ran upstairs again, faced the mirror, and used Li's ink to lightly touch a lot of marks on her fair cheeks, which looked like moles from close up. From a distance, it looks like accumulated freckles. Except for the pair of smart eyes, the appearance of this face is greatly reduced, and it is not even considered delicate.

After messing up her hair a little more, Li Man took a closer look and was satisfied, so she went downstairs to cook.

The people below didn't know what she was going to do, and when she came down with a new image, everyone's faces would be distorted.

"Sister-in-law, you are really ruthless." Tian Ningying even gave her a thumbs up, as if she could ruin her beautiful face and moonlight into a freckle-faced slovenly ghost, her sister-in-law can really do it! If you want to let her go, you can't bear to smear all over your face.

Li Mo also frowned, his daughter-in-law was such a clean and clear person, suddenly there were so many spots on her face, it made him feel distressed for no reason.

"Man'er, let's wash it. Quit"

"Well, it needs to be washed." Li Man said, "I just made an image to show you. If I go out like this, it won't worry you, right?"

"It's better anyway." Li Yan said.

Li Man knew what to do. After seeing that the luggage was ready, she told Li Xiangyu and others to take care of themselves at home. If there were any serious problems that could not be solved, they could go to the town to find the Zhang family, and nothing else would be fine.

A group of people set off.

When they arrived in the town, Li Man went to the pharmacy to buy some medicinal materials, and Li Mo hired a carriage and paid the deposit for a three-month lease.

Li Mo drove the car himself, and the others sat in the car. Although it was a bit crowded, it was faster than walking. When it was dark, the group came to a small village on the outskirts of the county. Because there was no inn, they had to Knock on the door of a farmer's house.

There is only an old couple in this farm family. They are simple and kind-hearted. If someone wants to stay for the night, they will accept it.

He led Li Man's family to a small house, which he said was the house of her son and daughter-in-law.

The old couple's two children have already married, and there are several grandchildren, but none of them are around.

Fortunately, they all live not far away.

The son and daughter-in-law are doing breakfast business in the county, and they can come back for a day or two in January to see the old couple.

The daughter married to a neighboring village, so it is more convenient to move around.

No, knowing that Li Man and the others didn't have dinner, the old lady even specially cooked for them, and roasted a few sweet potatoes in the pot hole, saying that it was brought by my daughter in the afternoon, and it was delicious.

Li Man said it was delicious after eating it.

Because it was getting late, Li Man was afraid of delaying the rest of the old couple, so Li Man sent the old lady away, boiled some hot water for everyone to wash, and then took advantage of the time to boil some medicinal materials bought in the morning , After boiling, put it in a small bowl and wait for it to solidify.

After such a lot of tossing, it was almost midnight, and they had to go on their way early tomorrow morning, so the few of them hurriedly took a rest.

Although the room is a bit dilapidated, it is still clean, especially the bedding on the big bed was made by an old woman.

The old woman said that her daughter-in-law is a fastidious person. Every time she and her son come back to stay for a night or two, she will first spread clean sheets and sheets, and after they leave, they will immediately remove them and wash them, and wait for them to come back next time. use.

But the old couple only have two rooms, and the other one is the kitchen, and Li Man is now dressed like a kid, the old woman only thinks that this is a family of four brothers, and doesn't think about anything else, anyway, she is out of the house, making do with it, So I didn't make another bed for them, just brought an extra quilt over.

But such a bed is more than enough for two people, but for four people, no matter how they sleep, it will be crowded. In the end, the four people have to curl up and sleep sideways. Fortunately, two quilts are barely enough.

It was also too tiring during the day, and as soon as it quieted down, they fell asleep quickly, until the sun rose, and there was a sound like chickens flying and dogs jumping in the yard.

Li Mo was the first to open his eyes, and quickly pushed Li Yan beside him, Li Hua and Li Man also woke up, and everyone got up one after another.

Li Yan and others went out of the house first, greeted the old couple, and then helped clean the courtyard and do simple housework.

Li Man was alone in the room, slowly experimenting with the results of her tinkering last night. The bowl of solidified black juice was gently touched on her face, and spread evenly, slowly as if growing on her skin. It seems that there is such a large black birthmark, from the left forehead, along the corners of the eyes and cheeks, almost to the corner of the mouth, almost covering the entire left face of her.

After doing it carefully, she gently washed it twice with water, but it really couldn't be washed off, so she was relieved.

She simply tied her hair up and checked that there was nothing wrong before she went out.

As soon as he went out, he startled Li Hua who was cleaning in the yard, "Man'er, what's wrong with your face?"

He hurried over and wiped her face with his hand, but it couldn't be wiped off at all, and it didn't look like it was stained with ink, but rather like it was born and grown on this face.

"Does it look real?" Li Man only blinked at him and asked with a grimace.

But even if it was fake, it made Li Hua feel uncomfortable, "It looks real, but don't you feel uncomfortable just like this? Also, how is this black thing made? It can't be wiped off."

"Just a few medicinal materials I bought yesterday, I added some holly leaves, and a lot of ash from the bottom of the pot. It's boiled like this. Ordinary

Water cannot be washed away. "Li Man said confidently that the skin wax that is often used in modern makeup technology is very similar to hers, but if you want to wash it off completely, you need to use medicine.

She also does this to save trouble, and, moreover, it looks more realistic.

Li Hua was startled, "Then what should I use to wash it off? Besides, are you sure it can be washed off?" With such a large area, she really did it.

Li Man nodded fiercely, and in another corner, after helping the old man build a chicken shed, Li Mo and Li Yan also came over, and they were shocked when they saw Li Man.

At this time, the old woman had finished her breakfast and came out to call them. When she saw Li Man, her eyes twitched, she thought she had misread, she rubbed her eyes twice, and said strangely, "Could it be that my old man's eyes are blurry? Last night, I saw this child's delicate features, just like the one in the painting, why look at it now, what's wrong with this face?"

"Auntie, did you scare you?" Li Man quickly covered her cheeks and said apologetically, "To be honest, the thing on my face came out of the womb. Look good, no, I heard that there is a genius doctor in the capital who is the best at treating this, so my brothers took me to the capital to help me get rid of this thing on my face."

"Oh, so that's how it is." The old woman looked at her pitifully, probably thinking that her eyesight was dim last night and she didn't see clearly, but without that birthmark, the child would be so beautiful, alas, what a pity.

"Breakfast is ready, eat it quickly, and you will be on your way later."

"Thank you, Ma'am." Li Man said politely.

After breakfast, the old woman put a few baked sweet potatoes in a small wooden barrel for them to eat on the road, and told them to be careful on the road. When they came back, if they had no place to live, they would come to their house.

Li Man and the others thanked them, then got into the car and set off again.

Needless to say, it was hard work on this journey.

But here in my hometown, due to the warmer weather, the flowers in Zhang's garden are competing to bloom, and the beauty is overwhelming. Mrs. Zhang is in a particularly good mood, so she sends someone to Li's house to pick up Li Man's mother and son to live in Zhang's house.

But the person who came back told her that Li Man went to Beijing with several of her husbands because the youngest of the Li family was missing and might be involved in a lawsuit in the capital.

Mrs. Zhang heard the words, she couldn't be fooled, and immediately ordered someone to bring back her grandson Zhang Ben who was out socializing, and told him about it.

When Zhang Ben heard this, he was surprised and even more worried.

He knew Li Man's identity somewhat from Situ Qing. If she was really the daughter of Shangguan's family, she would be a prisoner of the imperial court. There may be more involved.

The first thing to investigate is, who let go of the daughter of the Shangguan family back then? And this person's status is probably not simple, otherwise, it would not be easy to save a living person under the crime of ransacking his family and exterminating his family.

In a deserted place like Shennvgou, no one would recognize her, so she could live a worry-free life. Besides, if there was an accident, with him secretly protecting her, nothing major would happen.

But in the capital city, the water is too deep and the relationship is too complicated.

After all, she is the first daughter of the Shangguan family, and her mother is the first princess of the dynasty, born of the once honored imperial concubine Rong, it's a pity...

But once upon a time, this daughter of the Shangguan family was personally married by the Queen Mother to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time. She was extremely honored and favored. She was considered a figure in the capital, and many people probably knew her.

In this way, it is inevitable that he will not be recognized by others. If he is used again?

Zhang Ben didn't dare to think about it, so he hurriedly wrote a letter of divorce and sent someone to the capital, but the boy was called back before he could leave the door.

He destroyed the letter with his own hands, informed the old lady, and rushed to the capital himself.