Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 174: The Dress Is Finished!

General Mansion, backyard!

Li Qingmu stood in front of the sundial, silently waiting for the hour.

Less than a quarter till noon!

"Yue’er..."

His hand slowly tightened, finally clenching into a fist, the veins on the back of his hand standing taut, joints making a light cracking sound.

The appointed time was approaching, yet no news came from the palace, and his Yue’er had not returned.

"Xiao Mu!" Cao Yin came swaggering over, long knife at his side, "Yue’er isn’t back yet, there’s no time left! Boy, what do you say we do?"

Cao Yin had already made up his mind and was simply observing the determination of his granddaughter’s husband.

Li Qingmu slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and fell silent, still silent.

The surroundings were completely silent.

Cao Yin was a bit impatient, about to urge him on, when suddenly, he saw him snap open his eyes.

A hint of bloodlust colored his once calm eyes; he turned and charged into the inner room.

In the room, he rummaged until he found a small wooden box the size of a palm, which he gently opened.

Inside the box lay a simple, rudimentary wooden hairpin.

He carefully took out the wooden hairpin, clenched it in his palm, and after a moment of silence, took the long knife from the wall and rushed out.

"Grandfather, let’s go!"

"Alright!"

Cao Yin was gratified and excited; this young man is different from the others, courageous, wise, and responsible, he would even risk his life for his woman—what can’t he do?

He felt assured leaving Little Yue’er in his care!

Cao Yin stepped forward, moved, couldn’t help but exclaim, "Back then, if Pang Wenzheng had half your worth, I would not have opposed them!"

Li Qingmu was stunned. So Grandfather didn’t accept Long Yue’s father because of this?

"Hmph, just one test and he exposed himself. And my poor daughter was completely infatuated by that scoundrel... alas! Let’s go, storm the Imperial Palace!"

His heart full of anger and grief, Cao Yin wanted to use the thrill to numb himself, drawing his long knife with a clang, charged out of the General Mansion full of killing intent! 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Li Qingmu followed closely, but as soon as they stepped out of the mansion, they were dumbfounded.

Long Yue stood in front of the General Mansion, posture upright, hands tucked in her sleeves, chest slightly puffed, chin held high, a face of disdain as she looked at the two reckless men charging out.

"What are you doing, hm? You two, thinking of rebelling? Rushing into the palace with knives like that, you’ll end up squatting in the Dali Temple Prison! And when no one brings you food, I won’t care!"

Long Yue, with her big round black eyes, complained while scolding them, but this was just talk; if her family really ended up in the Dali Temple, she would probably storm in and drag them out herself.

Cao Yin knew his granddaughter was worried about them, and scratched the back of his head, smiling sheepishly, as Li Qingmu mournfully said to the side, "Wife, they do have prison food in the Ministry of Justice..."

What?

Long Yue glared, is this scoundrel man trying to argue with her?

"Li! Qing! Mu!"

"Yes, wife... wife, spare my life!"

"Don’t run, you’re not allowed to run, let me see if I can’t beat you to death!"

"Grandpa, save me..."

Watching the boy and girl chase each other around the General Mansion, Cao Yin laughed heartily. Young couples have so much joy, and though the road ahead is long, he believed they would go through it together.

...

"Wife, be gentle, gentler, ow——"

In the room, Long Yue was massaging Li Qingmu’s ankle. This fool could actually sprain his foot, really something else.

Long Yue glared with almond-shaped eyes, huffing, "Still talking back?"

Li Qingmu looked melancholic, "Wife, what I said is true... owwu——"

Long Yue pressed harder, eliciting a scream from Li Qingmu that sounded fake.

This rascal would turn the house upside down if not beaten every three days, and if beaten every day, would demolish the house!

Indeed, men become more detestable as they grow, always more detestable, never the most detestable!

"Knock knock, Lady Yue!"

Outside came Yun Niang’s knock, Long Yue glared at the man, signaling with her eyes to be more discreet, and got up to open the door.

"Lady Yue, I’ve finished the dress, look!"

Yun Niang spent ten full days on making the fluttering gauze dress.

The light pink skirt was rich in color yet not too bright, with three layers of skirt gauze, light and not revealing. Butterflies were exquisitely embroidered on each layer of the skirt, lifelike, and the innermost layer even had a sea of flowers on the back, so when danced, these butterflies would come to life, seemingly dancing in the flower sea.

Long Yue saw the dress and couldn’t put it down.

"Let me try it on!"

As a lady of a great family, she was skilled in everything, including dancing.

Long Yue’s dance skills were always good, but she had never danced in her previous life until death, yet in this life, she wanted to dance a song for her husband.

Yun Niang also wanted to see Long Yue’s dance, so she happily stood aside.

Li Qingmu hobbled out, seeing his little wife about to dance, his gaze deepened, he waved over a guard and coldly said, "No one is allowed near this courtyard!"

The little woman was so beautiful, her figure so graceful, how could he let other men see her? What if some unnecessary thoughts formed? Though he had confidence in himself, the thought of his little woman being pined after by others still made him uncomfortable.

Thus, in the courtyard, only Li Qingmu and Yun Niang were there to admire.

Having not practiced for years, Long Yue was a bit rusty at first, but gradually, she became proficient.

Her slender waist swayed, her arms moved gracefully, sleeves fluttered, and the skirt swayed with the wind. The butterflies on the skirt seemed to come alive, dancing with the clothes, truly looking as if countless butterflies frolicked in the floral cluster.

After a dance, Long Yue turned, smiling, looking at the man leaning against the door, arms crossed, and asked with a smile, "Was it beautiful?"

Li Qingmu, a bit lost, nodded, "Beautiful, my wife is like Chang’e from the heavens... no, even more beautiful than Chang’e!"

"Li Qingmu!"

"Hm?"

"I was asking if the dress was beautiful?"

Oh, that... Li Qingmu was embarrassed, he hadn’t even paid attention!

He hurriedly looked, thinking it was quite ordinary? But seeing his wife’s deadly gaze, if he said it was not beautiful, he feared he would not get out of bed the next day.

He quickly nodded, "Beautiful!"

Indeed, a man’s instinct was correct, Long Yue nodded with a smile and turned to Yun Niang, saying, "Yun Niang, let’s go out for a while."

Making money is something that shouldn’t be delayed; it must be done quickly.

She packed up the dress and went out with Yun Niang.

Long Yue first went to her master, who had sent an address earlier, saying he lived in Baicao Lane. Long Yue took the opportunity to visit.

Upon arriving at Baicao Lane, she found the master and his wife about to go out.

"Master, where are you headed?"

"Going to see how the pharmacy is tidied up!"

Long Yue suddenly remembered that her master planned to open a medical clinic here, so she smiled, "Master, the field is settled, I found out yesterday that Grandfather has quite a bit of land outside the Capital City, all awarded by the Emperor. I’ll ask him for some later!"