Marrying a rich man after rebirth: The daily life of a legitimate daughter

The old lady didn't respond. She walked around the garden twice and left.

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He Shuzhen thought that Liu Chen would go to the Imperial College for the examination next month, so she put the cooked bird's nest on the desk and said, "You have been studying day and night for so long. You have worked hard. The examination will be soon. You should take a good rest and don't tire yourself out."

Liu Chen put down the book in his hand, picked up the bird's nest on the table and started eating. He never thought that he would pass the exam. It seemed that he was studying day and night, but in fact he slept in the study every day. He planned to deal with the exam next month casually.

After Liu Chen finished eating the bird's nest, He Shuzhen did not disturb Liu Chen from reading. She took the bowl and left the study. When she reached the door, she ran into Aunt Mei. She was pregnant and looked at He Shuzhen proudly: "Madam, please make way."

He Shuzhen saw Aunt Mei constantly stroking her belly and looking at her provocatively, which made her so angry that she almost couldn't hold back her anger. She stood there and didn't move: "What do you want to do in the study?"

"Of course I'm going to see the young master. He hasn't come to my room for two months." After saying that, Aunt Mei reached out to push He Shuzhen. She was pregnant now. The old lady and the young master were very nervous. Relying on this favor, she acted unscrupulously towards He Shuzhen.

"Liu Chen will take an exam next month, so don't disturb him from studying. Besides, you are pregnant now, so Liu Chen will have to take care of you when you go to the study."

Aunt Mei didn't care about that. To her, the young master's favor was the most important thing. If she couldn't see the young master for a long time, he would definitely forget her: "I'll go see the young master and leave the study soon."

"No." He Shuzhen refused firmly. At this critical moment, she would never let Aunt Mei disturb Liu Chen.

Aunt Mei was unhappy and shouted to the study: "Master, I came to see you, but Madam wouldn't let me in."

He Shuzhen was furious and stepped forward to cover Aunt Mei's mouth.

Aunt Mei would not let He Shuzhen succeed in her plot. She kept backing away and raised her voice a lot.

Liu Chen, who was sitting in the study with nothing to do, heard Aunt Mei yelling, and hurried out and hugged Aunt Mei in his arms: "A little while won't delay your study."

He Shuzhen had no choice but to let go. She glared at Aunt Mei and left the yard angrily. Halfway through, she asked Xiaoyu to stand outside the study and watch: "Aunt Mei has been in the study for a long time and hasn't come out. Come and tell me immediately."

Xiaoyu responded and turned to walk towards the study.

Liu Chen stayed in the study and didn't study at all. Aunt Mei asked him to stay with her, and he didn't refuse. Aunt Mei stayed in the study for an hour and didn't come out.

There was constant laughter in the study.

Xiaoyu did not dare to delay and immediately reported the matter to He Shuzhen.

He Shuzhen was so angry that she could no longer suppress the rage in her heart and stormed off to the study. Her reputation and face in this life all depended on Liu Chen. If Liu Chen failed the exam, she would not be able to hold her head up in the capital.

He kicked open the door of the study and saw Liu Chen holding the pregnant Aunt Mei. The two were talking and laughing. He shouted, "What are you doing in broad daylight?"

Seeing He Shuzhen’s angry face, the laughter of the two people in the study stopped abruptly.

Liu Chen was very unhappy: "Why didn't you knock when you came in?"

He Shuzhen did not answer Liu Chen's question, but pulled Aunt Mei out of Liu Chen's arms: "I warned you a long time ago not to disturb Liu Chen's study. Why did you stay in the study room and talk and laugh with Liu Chen?"

"Although you are the wife of the Liu family, you can't interfere in the affairs between me and the young master. What's more, the young master has been reading for a whole day. What's wrong with him taking a rest?"

Aunt Mei said this, if He Shuzhen continues to manage like this, she will appear to be overbearing and strong. If she lets go, it will delay Liu Chen's studies. He Shuzhen is in a dilemma, neither advancing nor retreating.

He Shuzhen, who had been savage and willful since childhood, slapped Aunt Mei hard on the face and said, "You are just a little concubine, and you dare to talk back to me and disobey me. Let me see how I will deal with you."

Aunt Mei was so scared that she screamed loudly: "Master, save me."

Liu Chen was afraid that something might happen to the baby in Aunt Mei's belly, so he went forward and hugged He Shuzhen: "Have you had enough of making trouble? I finally got a break, but you insisted on making me unhappy."

"I'm doing this for your own good." He Shuzhen retorted loudly: "You're about to take the exam, what if you don't pass?"

Liu Chen had been with He Shuzhen for such a long time and knew her very well. He knew that she was very vain: "Everything you do is for yourself."

He Shuzhen was so angry that she didn't care about trying to please Liu Chen: "I am the second daughter of the He family. You have been a minor official of the seventh rank. Of course, I have no face. So you must pass the exam this time. When the time comes, I will ask my father to use his connections for you."

Liu Chen snorted coldly: "You were the one who wanted to marry me, not me who came to ask for marriage. You feel ashamed now."

"That's why I let you take the exam. As long as you pass the high school entrance exam, not only will you have face, but I will also have face."

Liu Chen wanted to tell He Shuzhen the truth. He would not be able to pass the exam. But he swallowed the words and said, "Aunt Mei, go back first. I will come to you when I have time."

Liu Chen had spoken, and Aunt Mei had no choice but to leave no matter how unwilling she was.

He Shuzhen stopped making a fuss.

"You go back too!" Liu Chen was angry and didn't want to stay with He Shuzhen.

He Shuzhen achieved her goal and did not stay any longer: "You go read a book, I will leave soon."

At this time, Liu Chen had no mood to read, and became more and more impatient: "I have been staying in the study and can't go anywhere. Why are you staring at me?"

Seeing Liu Chen's resistance, He Shuzhen had no choice but to leave first.

After He Shuzhen's back disappeared at the door, Liu Chen fell asleep on the recliner, covered with a quilt.

The next day, just after daybreak, He Shuzhen was worried about Liu Chen, so she brought the breakfast prepared in the kitchen to the study. She was furious when she saw Liu Chen lying there sleeping.

When she walked in, she saw the candle on the table that had not yet burned out and the book that had fallen on the ground. The anger in her heart disappeared instantly. She thought that Liu Chen was reading by lamplight last night.

With a relieved smile on his face, he put breakfast on the table and left the study quietly.

In order to prevent what happened last night from happening again, He Shuzhen found the old lady. They had the same goal, and no matter how bad their relationship was, they would form a united front at this time.

The old lady agreed to He Shuzhen's proposal. She usually doted on her four concubines. In order for Liu Chen to pass the exam, she had to give them an order that before Liu Chen's exam, the four concubines were not allowed to go to the study to find the young master.

Although the fourth concubine was unwilling, she had to obey the old lady's order.