Thirteen stayed with Heyue and the children the whole time. After finally seeing that Heyue had coaxed them to sleep, he said with a sour expression, "These little devils are getting more and more attached to you. And you, if you just let them be like this, will they still be attached to you when they grow up?"

He Yue glared at him, clearly annoyed. "So what if they're clinging to me? I love it when they're clinging to me!"

"That won't do!" Thirteen's eyes widened immediately, and he muttered in dissatisfaction, "Don't you see? Which household's children are personally cared for by the Fujin? If you do it all, what's the point of having a wet nurse? What will the master do if they keep asking for you every day?"

He Yue smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, sniffed his face, raised an eyebrow, and teased, "What's making you jealous?"

Seeing his face turn red and he turn away angrily, Heyue smiled and explained, "The children are still young and at the age where they recognize people. I won't be happy if they stop clinging to me. I don't want them to be closer to their wet nurse than to me in the future."

Thirteen curled his lip: "Why are you jealous of your wet nurse? After all, you are their mother. I don't believe they would dare not be close to you!"

"Okay, okay, I just want to spend more time with them. I haven't seen the kids in so long, and I want to make it up to them. Please don't be angry, okay?" He Yue coaxed her gently.

Thirteen's ears suddenly felt burning hot, his whole body went numb, and his head was spinning.

In the past, when had he never been the one to coax Heyue? This was the first time he had seen her not angry, but instead gently coaxing him.

At this moment, how could he still be angry? Bubbles of happiness welled up in his heart. He looked at her tenderly, took her hand, and wanted to say that he wasn't angry at all, as long as she didn't spoil these little devils.

He had just uttered the first sentence, "I'm not angry anymore..." before He Yue interrupted him with a smile, saying, "Then you'll have to make the sacrifice tonight and let the children stay. You know they can't live without me right now..."

Thirteen's face stiffened, and his good mood vanished instantly. However, looking at her expectant little woman's face, he couldn't bring himself to get angry.

Hmph! So that's where he was waiting!

Thirteen thought with a gloomy face.

He suddenly stood up and replied sullenly, "Fine, I'll go to the front yard tonight." With that, he strode away.

I haven't even had dinner yet.

He Yue awkwardly touched her nose. Was she really angry?

That's enough. Isn't this his child too? Why are you so angry?

Hailan walked over, complaining angrily, "Madam, why did you make Master angry? He's been thinking of you these past few days, and you sent him to the front yard as soon as you came back. He's so wronged."

Heyue sighed, "I can't just let him and the child stay here, can I? Wouldn't it be unfair for him to sleep on the bed?"

Hailan was exasperated: "The young prince and princess have servants to take care of them. You should be the one who cares the most about the master. Don't forget, there are other women in the manor. These days, the master has been thinking about you. When people try to curry favor with him, he ignores them because of you. If he really gets angry now and gives in to their wishes, you will suffer!"

He Yue's face suddenly darkened. So this happened while she was away. Did she think she wouldn't be coming back and become so carefree?

Although Thirteen has fallen on hard times, for the women in the manor, for better or worse, Thirteen is still their everything. They cannot leave him and can only rely on his favor.

Thinking of this, He Yue's heart instantly became lively. Although she trusted Thirteen, she couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't really get angry. Touching his little hand or patting his little face would be enough to make those women smug for a while.

Hmph, with her around, I can't even touch her little hand! And I definitely can't touch her little face!

At this moment, Heyue felt as if a fire was burning in her heart, wishing she could drive all those women out so that they wouldn't cause her any trouble.

However, she was still rational, so she instructed Hailan: "Master has not eaten yet. Go and tell the kitchen to prepare some of his favorite dishes and send them over. Also, tell him to invite him over for dinner tomorrow morning."

Hailan immediately agreed happily and ran out in a flash.

When Thirteen heard that Hailan had arrived, although he was still angry with Heyue and did not want to see her, he thought for a moment that perhaps there was something urgent, so he ordered Hailan to come in.

Hearing Hailan's words, Thirteen raised an eyebrow. "She changed so quickly. Is she worried because she saw that Master is angry?"

Thirteen smiled smugly to himself.

Sure enough, he always throws a tantrum, and sure enough, good things are about to happen.

He said calmly, "Go tell the Princess Consort that the Master has something to attend to and will not be coming tomorrow."

They're all trapped inside the mansion, what could possibly happen? It's just an excuse.

Hailan was extremely anxious and wanted to say more.

Thirteen, however, had his own ideas. He couldn't always go along with her. He had to put on airs and then suddenly appear when she was disappointed and heartbroken the next morning. Wouldn't she be overjoyed? She would immediately throw herself into his arms.

When the time comes, she'll obediently listen to whatever I ask.

Thinking of such a good thing, Thirteen couldn't help but want to burst out laughing, but considering Hailan's presence, he forced a straight face and waved his hand: "You can go now!"

Hailan retreated with a worried expression.

Then, when Thirteen saw the dishes brought up by the servants, he couldn't stop smiling.

Sure enough, the princess consort still cared about him, so she ate even more happily.

On the other side, He Yue sneered inwardly after hearing Hai Lan's report. "She's putting on airs with me now?"

If he doesn't want to come, he doesn't want to come! Nobody's going to invite him!

Even so, I still felt uncomfortable lying with the children at night. Apart from that time when Thirteen and she had a fight over contraception, they had been fine ever since.

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