"Okay, I'm tired. I want to rest early tonight. If you still have official business, go to the study. You don't need to sleep with me." She pushed the hand off her chin, stretched lazily, and turned back to face him with the back of her head.
Chase them away?
Huo Jingsha's heart sank. "Husband, I'm tired tonight too. I have no official business to attend to. Let's go to bed early." He quickly got out of bed, took off his clothes, and got back in.
The moment he held his wife's soft, boneless, and smooth body, his hands immediately began to roam, and he even used his feet to hold her tightly in his arms, his lips just about to press against hers...
"Go to sleep, I'm so tired after a long day!"
Before he knew it, his face was pushed off the bed. If he hadn't been strong, he probably would have been thrown off the bed. This girl was really disregarding him more and more, daring to openly reject his advances. And she said she was tired? If he remembered correctly, she had only spent the day drinking tea with those women.
Huo Jingsha's face turned green, and she ground her teeth.
Shu Yao isn't usually like this. There's something wrong, there must be something wrong!
The next day, Huo Jingsha did not leave as expected. After finishing her official duties in the morning, she played with Xiaobao in the room.
Shu Yao suddenly walked in gracefully. She wore a light blue brocade dress with elegant and beautiful patterns, fastened at the chest, and a form-fitting polar long skirt with a high waist. Since giving birth, her figure had become even fuller, and the long skirt made her look shapely and curvaceous, with a slender and beautiful figure, exuding a noble and graceful air.
What a beauty! She's so beautiful that you can't bear to look away!
His wife was undeniably beautiful, but a glint of malice flashed in Huo Jingsha's eyes. The more beautiful she dressed, the higher the potential risks!
"My wife, where are you going? Do you want your husband to accompany you?" He shamelessly stepped forward to stop her.
"No need. I made plans with some girlfriends yesterday to go to the newly opened jewelry store in the east of the city today. Don't waste your time. It's better to rest more when you have free time, so you won't be busy for a moment." She returned the ticket. It's not good for him to stand by and watch when a woman goes shopping. Besides, she has never liked the way those women look at her husband. Although everyone has an appreciation for beauty, even if it's just admiration, she is still very unhappy.
"But..." Does buying jewelry require dressing so beautifully? But to show his trust in his wife, he didn't dare ask further. "I rarely have free time today, and the streets are crowded. Why don't I go with you to carry some things? It'll save you the trouble..."
"Chunlu and Xiahong will come with me, but buying one or two pieces of jewelry won't be that heavy, so don't worry about it." Before her words were even out of her mouth, she had already stepped out the door, where her maid and servant were already waiting.
Huo Jingsha gritted her teeth and chased after them, giving her trusted confidant a wink. Xu Changsheng was quick-witted and more adaptable than Yue Ping. Without needing to say anything more, he immediately understood his master's intention, secretly nodded, and then nimbly leaped onto the roof, quietly following behind the young mistress and her entourage.
He naturally knew that on this trip, he had to keep a close eye on the young mistress at all times, and he had to be meticulous in every detail, without the slightest oversight. Otherwise, he would be in trouble if he couldn't answer the master's questions later. Everyone knew that the young mistress was the master's most important person.
Two hours later, Xu Chang finally returned.
"How is it?" Huo Jingsha asked abruptly as soon as the man stepped into the study.
"Reporting to you, sir, the young mistress really did go to buy jewelry," Xu Chang said.
"Nothing else?"
"No, it's just that the young boss kept glancing at the young mistress, and he even gave her a gold locket as a gift when he bought her earrings."
"Buy earrings and get a free gold locket? And you keep glancing sideways?" What kind of scoundrel is this! He's got a death wish. Tomorrow he'll send the Imperial Guards to raid the shop.
"Yes, it was supposed to be a birthday gift for the young master's first birthday party. The young mistress refused for a while, but finally couldn't resist and accepted it, but she also bought a whole set of noodles and pastries separately."
"My son is only four months old, a long way from his first birthday celebration. I don't need him to fawn over me." Besides, even if Huo Jingsha's son were wearing a gold lock, that would be enough. He'd rather send the whole shop over. He wouldn't even look at that paper-thin gold lock. "Anything else?"
"Uh... when the young mistress crossed the street to buy fabric for the young master to make clothes, the shopkeeper glared at her several times, as if she didn't want to do business with her."
"Why?"
"I guess...it has something to do with her husband."
"Tell me in more detail!"
"The young mistress bought several large bolts of cloth, and the shopkeeper had to calculate the price four times before he got it right. The first time he said one hundred coins, and his wife kicked him from behind. The second time he said one tael, and his wife picked up the donkey whip and lashed him again. Then he said three taels. The last time, his wife picked up the tailor's scissors, and he finally calculated ten taels. His wife finally put down the scissors, but the look in her eyes as she glared at the young mistress... was quite sharp!"
Huo Jingsha's face was tense and his expression grim. This was the risk of having a wife who was too beautiful. It was fine before, as she was always confined to the mansion, but now that she could come and go freely, she attracted unwanted attention everywhere. That boss was also shameless; he dared to act recklessly even with his wife watching. According to him, he should really be cut into pieces with scissors!
"Go on."
"Ah... also, after the young mistress parted ways with the other women, she said she would walk back to the mansion by herself, with her maid and carriage following behind. But then she encountered a man."
"What man?" Huo Jingsha became inexplicably nervous.
"He has a refined appearance, almond-shaped eyes, and is about the same height and build as an adult. He chatted with the lady for a few minutes."
"And then?" he squeezed out the question through gritted teeth, instantly piecing together a person in his mind from Xu Chang's description.
"And then... no, that's all. Because I was on the opposite tree at the time, I didn't hear exactly what the two of them said. But I could make out a few mouth movements. It seemed like they were saying something like 'next month's ninth,' 'take care of yourself,' or 'think it over.'"
"What?" Huo Jingsha's expression hardened, and she jumped up. Something's happened! "The ninth of next month?"
"Hmm, there's one more sentence, it seems to say... it says..."
"Speak freely!" He knew from Xu Chang's hesitant tone that he was hiding something.
"What are you saying... I'll always wait for the young mistress!" After saying this, Xu Chang bowed low, not daring to look up or even meet the official's eyes. But if he deliberately concealed the truth, he feared the official would punish him if he found out. Sigh! Any man would find it unbearable to hear other men say such things to their wives, let alone the proud and arrogant Commander Huo.
Huo Jingsha sat down heavily, his breathing becoming labored. The ninth day of next month was a sensitive phrase. Yesterday, when she mentioned Prince Jing, he sensed something was wrong. He had been walking on thin ice, concealing it all these days, but Shu Yao probably still found out. It was all that damned man's doing. How could he keep him around any longer?
At this moment, Shu Yao entered from outside, her brows furrowed.
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