The Koi Wife of the Prime Minister

Feng Shaoling's words were mixed with dissatisfaction with Shen Yan and eager anticipation for Song Yunfeng, and all this made the atmosphere in the living room even more subtle.

When distributing the rice dumplings, the father-in-law gave most of them to other neighbors first, until finally it was the turn of Li Maocai and his son. He thought that after all, they had been neighbors for many years, and it would be easier to explain a few more words than to outsiders, so he readily agreed to prepare more rice dumplings as compensation.

Originally thought that things would go smoothly, but things are unpredictable. When Li Maocai's father was excitedly carrying rice dumplings on his way home, he slipped and fell heavily to the ground, hitting his head heavily on the stone steps. This fall made him stay in bed for half a month, and the medical expenses kept pouring out.

The family members discussed it privately, thinking that it must be because they didn't eat the auspicious rice dumplings in time, and accidentally bumped into something, which was the reason for the bad luck. For this reason, when they asked the doctor of the Song family to treat the disease, they insisted on asking the doctor to prescribe double the medicine fee.

Faced with such an unreasonable request, the father-in-law was naturally very unhappy, and finally had to reluctantly take some meat and eggs as an apology. From then on, the two families kept their distance from each other, and even when they met, they would just nod coldly and say no more.

Although Li Maocai's father gradually recovered, he was still recovering from a serious illness and his physical functions were not as good as before. He was so weak that he could hardly bear even slightly heavy work. In this way, he passed away after only less than two years.

Shortly after his father-in-law passed away, Li Maocai planted a willow tree in the middle of his yard without any hesitation, as if declaring a certain attitude to the outside world.

Zhao looked at the newly planted willow tree and asked Song Yunfeng and Shen Yan in confusion, "Is it necessary to do such a bad thing behind the scenes just for such a trivial matter?"

Although Shen Yan didn't completely believe in these Feng Shui theories, she had observed various signs in Li Maocai's home and had to admit that the other party did seem to have some bad intentions. "Mom, there is an old saying that willow trees attract negative energy, which is not good for the family's fortune and will also affect the growth of children." Shen Yan explained.

Song Yunfeng's face was solemn, and he slowly said, "What's more coincidental is that there is a sweet-scented osmanthus tree in front of their house. It has lush branches and leaves, which just blocks the yin energy of the willow tree. In addition, a red rope is specially tied to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree to ward off evil spirits."

When Zhao heard this, she opened her mouth in surprise and was speechless for a long time. She was obviously shocked by the deep meaning behind this.

"Humph, I saved their child before, and he was so grateful that he even brought meat to thank me." Zhao said indignantly. This is clearly revenge!

The good intentions of my father-in-law back then have now become an excuse for Li Maocai to take revenge. The means used are so cruel that it is chilling.

"When there is something wrong with his own body, he blames it on other things. The minds of Li Maocai and his son are really smaller than the tip of a needle." Shen Yan sighed and lamented.

“It is better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain”, this sentence seems particularly appropriate at this moment.

Shen Yan guessed that Li Maocai's father's early death was most likely due to a long-term lack of necessary nutrition, which led to the gradual weakening of his body.

Zhao was filled with regret: "It's all my fault that I was too stingy and didn't want to buy two more dumplings. Your father blamed me at that time. Sigh..."

Shen Yan quickly comforted her mother: "Mom, don't blame yourself, the problem is not those dumplings. Even if that didn't happen, with their temperament, they will sooner or later become enemies with us because of other trivial matters."

Song Yunfeng's eyes were firm: "I will go to them to seek justice tomorrow."

"No, you must not go." Shen Yan hurriedly stopped him.

Song Yunfeng was upright and handled things in an orderly manner, so Shen Yan was not worried about his ability. However, Li Maocai's behavior was obviously sinister, and even if it could be resolved this time, there was no guarantee that they would not hold a grudge and make things worse in the future.

The best way is to let him remove the willow tree himself, but this requires skills and even more wisdom.

"Why not let the tree die on its own? For every one they plant, we can quietly kill one," Shen Yan suggested.

"This..." Zhao had never done such a thing before, and she couldn't help but feel a little hesitant. Wouldn't this be the same as what Li Maocai did?

Shen Yan said anxiously: "Mom, you haven't thought it through. They planted trees deliberately to curse our family to be extinct!"

When Zhao heard this, she broke out in a cold sweat.

Song Yunfeng nodded silently, with a cold light flashing in his eyes: "Yan Yan is right, mother, please don't worry about this matter, Yan Yan, do you have any solution?"

"Don't we have that hollow kettle? If we boil a few more kettles of water, we can scald it to death!"

"Don't worry, if you continue watering for a few days, the roots will slowly rot and the whole tree will naturally wither. No one will suspect anything."

After hearing this, Song Yunfeng finally felt relieved.

He was naturally relieved, because he knew Shen Yan was thoughtful and smart. The longer he spent with her, the more he felt that his knowledge was like a frog in a well, far from enough.

Late at night, the two of them boiled a pot of water and quietly prepared for action.

Song Yunfeng suddenly became worried: "I'm afraid this will disturb the neighbor's dog from barking."

Shen Yan smiled lightly, seeming confident: "It's a small matter."

She took out a steamed bun and smeared a special ointment on it.

Song Yunfeng raised a smile and secretly admired her wit.

The moonlight was dim, the wind was howling, and the two of them quietly opened the door and walked to the back of the house. The Li family's dog just barked a few times, and Song Yunfeng waved his hand, and the steamed buns flew accurately into the Li family's yard.

It was the first time for Song Yunfeng to engage in such a secret operation, and his heart was pounding like thunder, but this nervousness did not come from fear, but from an indescribable excitement and thrill.

After a moment of silence, the dog's barking stopped abruptly.

They quietly came under the old willow tree.

"I'm sorry, Liu Xian, if you want to blame someone, please go find Li Maocai. We are just protecting ourselves." Shen Yan whispered, seeming to have a hint of apology.

When Song Yunfeng heard this, the ghost figure that haunted Shen Yan in his dream flashed through his mind, and he couldn't help but think to himself: Could it be that the negative energy of this willow tree attracted those ominous things?

If the willow tree dies, will the haunting ghost also disappear with it?

He swung the shovel and dug the soil, and the roots of the tree gradually emerged from the ground. Then, he carefully poured a full pot of hot water, about 20 kilograms, slowly over the roots of the tree, and when the water was gone, he carefully covered them with soil.

Everything was done. Just as Shen Yan turned around to leave, Song Yunfeng suddenly pulled her and pressed her against the tree trunk, covering her mouth at the same time.

He leaned close to her ear, his breath warm and rapid, and warned in a low voice: "Someone is there."

The heat seemed to carry the restlessness of a summer afternoon, rushing straight into Shen Yan's sensitive cochlea, bringing a sudden warmth.