Chapter 39 A disguised show of goodwill

Yun Wansheng knew that she did not have the capital to be arrogant at the moment, and could only deal with the Marquis by pretending to be submissive.

"I understand. I won't make you angry again." Yun Wansheng raised her eyes and looked at the bastard with a smile.

Alas! Life is so hard when one lives under someone's roof.

Seeing that the woman had finally stopped treating him coldly, Mu Xingci couldn't help but curl his lips and gently stroked her cheek with his fingers: "Have you thought about me these days?"

Hearing this, Yun Wansheng secretly rolled her eyes at him, but said obediently: "How can I not think about it! Even though I'm angry with you, you are still my man after all. I have to think about you even if I don't want to."

"That's good to think about. I got something today. If you like it, I'll give it to you." Mu Xingci said with gentle eyes and took out a box from his arms.

Yun Wansheng took the exquisite brocade box and slowly opened it, only to see a crystal clear emerald green jade bracelet inside.

"So beautiful!" Yun Wansheng praised sincerely.

"As long as you like it." Mu Xingci rarely saw a woman's natural smile, and his mood improved a lot.

"Thank you, my Lord. This is worth a lot of silver, right?"

"I don't know. Someone gave it to me. I'm a grown man and I can't wear this thing, so I can only give it to you."

Being as proud as he is, he would never tell her that he bought this jade bracelet at a high price just to make her happy and stop arguing with him.

Yun Wansheng looked at the man who spoke calmly, with a knowing smile in her eyes. What an arrogant man, he had to put on airs even when trying to coax others.

"Yun Wansheng, what's with that expression on your face? Put it away for me." Mu Xingci felt as if he was being seen through, and he held her cheeks with his hands and kneaded them a little embarrassedly.

Yun Wansheng tried to open his hand but failed, and the man pulled her closer and kissed her red lips.

The man's kiss was extremely passionate from the start, as if this was the only way to save his dignity.

Yun Wansheng struggled a few times at first but then gave in to him. Apart from the fact that this man was too pedantic and arrogant, he was usually easy to get along with.

The two went to bed without eating lunch. The man seemed to have been hungry for a long time. He pestered the woman and vented all his frustration of the past few days on her.

They made up, and Wang Ma was very happy. She prepared dinner early.

When she was making the egg skin wrapped with meat, Mu Xingci walked in, which made her stand up hurriedly: "Greetings, Lord Marquis."

Mu Xingci glanced at the kitchen, then looked at the meal that Wang Ma had prepared: "Wang Ma, you've worked hard these days. Mingyi, reward!"

Just because she took such good care of the woman and spoke well of him, this reward was a must.

"Thank you for the reward, my Lord." When Wang Ma heard the reward, she knelt down happily and kowtowed.

Mingyi came over and gave her ten taels of silver: "Madam Wang, take this."

"Thank you, Lord!" Aunt Wang took it and thanked him again.

"Get up!" Mu Xingci said in a good mood.

After she stood properly, he said, "Wang Ma, you've been very close to Yun Wansheng these days, so you should have some understanding of her temper. How can we make her feel at ease following me without getting angry?"

"My Lord, Miss Yun did act a bit foolishly in the past. Once she sets her mind on something, she insists that it is right.

But after she attempted suicide, her temper changed a lot. She didn't mention you again during the more than a month you were away, and her personality became cheerful and lively.

But after seeing you again, she seemed not to be used to being with you, but I also found out that as long as you don't find fault with her, she will never be cold to you.

Every time you lecture her, her resistance becomes stronger, so this old servant feels that Miss Yun doesn't like some complicated rules. After all, she didn't sell herself as a slave, so naturally she doesn't understand the rules of the wealthy families.

"I think if the Marquis had lower expectations of her and punished her less, I don't think she would be dissatisfied with him," said Aunt Wang respectfully.

When Mu Xingci heard this, his eyes were filled with deep thought, as if he was finding fault with her and that was why she disliked him.

"What do you mean by beating as punishment? When did I ever beat her?" He also heard this clearly.

Wang Ma was stunned by his question: "Didn't the Marquis beat her?"

Mu Xingci's handsome face gloomily shook his head slightly: "She got angry with me just because I said a few words to her, as if she wanted to distance herself from me. If I hit her, won't this woman treat me as an enemy?"

After hearing this, Mother Wang didn't dare to say anything because she didn't know what to say.

If she told her master that it was Miss Yun who said that the Marquis beat her, she was afraid that her master would cause trouble for Miss Yun again. They had just reconciled with great difficulty, and she really couldn't bear to ruin their relationship.

"What did she tell you?" Mu Xingci was unaware of the good intentions of the old loyal servant and insisted on asking clearly.

Wang Ma thought for a moment and said cautiously, "My Lord, Miss Yun didn't actually say that you hit her, I misunderstood.

When she came back from your place that day, I saw her hands were bandaged like steamed buns, and my first reaction was that you had beaten her.

The old servant asked how the marquis could treat her like this, and Miss Yun just replied that your master is just that kind of person.

Now that I think about it, maybe Miss Yun said that day out of spite?" Aunt Wang explained.

Mu Xingci raised his thin lips slightly and said, "Stingy woman." Then he left the kitchen.

When I returned to the house, I saw the woman sitting in front of the dressing table combing her hair.

Mu Xingci walked a few steps behind her, naturally snatched the comb from her hand, and then combed the woman's long hair.

Yun Wansheng looked at the man in the mirror putting on makeup for her, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "Just now I thought you left."

"I'm not busy today, so I'll spend more time with you." Mu Xingci combed her hair gently and said softly.

"so good?"

"When have I ever been bad to you? You just don't know how to appreciate your good fortune."

Yun Wansheng didn't say anything, but only gave him a very recognizable sneer in response.

Mu Xingci looked at the unruly woman in the mirror and just smiled indulgently, not caring about her rudeness.

"Have you ever eaten venison and wolf meat?"

"No! I haven't even seen it." Yun Wansheng shook her head, as if she had never seen it before.

"The prefectural government is organizing a hunting competition in a couple of days. There'll be plenty of venison and wolf meat, and maybe even bear meat. Do you want to go and see the excitement?"

While speaking, Mu Xingci kept paying attention to the woman's face, as if waiting for the scene he expected.

Sure enough, after hearing his words, the woman immediately showed an excited and happy smile, turned around and looked at him.

"Can I go?" Yun Wansheng was very interested in ancient hunting.

"If you say something nice, I will take you there." Mu Xingci smiled harmlessly.

"I knew you wouldn't take me there happily. I'm not going!" Yun Wansheng pretended to be angry and sat back down.