"Just bear with the heat for now, and ask someone to bring in some ice later." Wei Heng smiled and unbuttoned her clothes. He put his hand inside her clothes regardless of her obstruction, and said in a gentle voice, "Madam, please don't say anything I don't like to hear now."

Jiang didn't care what he said. Just as she was about to speak, he kissed her gently, so gently that she couldn't help but frown.

The kiss moved from her lips to her brows, and the hand inside her clothes became more and more wanton, slowly warming up her body that had not been touched for a long time.

Only when she no longer had the strength to say no did Wei Heng turn over and hold her hands, which were pressed against her chest and unable to resist, above her head.

He straightened her face with one hand, looked at her quietly, looked into her eyes, and pushed forward inch by inch.

The person under him frowned, tilted his head, and closed his eyes. He seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and started to move.

"...be gentle, the doctor said I..."

Wei Heng paused, then smiled slowly and said softly, "Madam, don't worry, I know my limits."

Look, this is his legally married wife. They have been married for twenty years, have children, support each other, and have never had a quarrel.

No matter what he did, she never got upset with him.

Over the years he had come to respect her more and more… to love her more and more.

She also kept the household in order, respected her parents, supported her husband and educated her children, and wished him well.

Who can say that they are not in love? But Wei Heng felt extremely depressed, as if he was being pressed down by a huge rock and couldn't breathe.

Is it true love?

…………

The hot sweat soaked the brocade quilt. Jiang stared at the ceiling of the tent until the long and unbearable time was over and the person on her pulled away. Then she began to breathe rapidly.

Wei Heng held the person in his arms and helped her breathe smoothly. After she had calmed down, he asked someone to bring in some water.

The maids were quick and efficient. When Jiang came out of the bathroom, the bedding on the couch had been changed and there were two basins of ice in the corner.

Her complexion had returned to normal, but her brows were still furrowed. She half-leaned on the couch, thinking quietly, thinking about her husband's abnormal behavior these days.

When Wei Heng came out of the bathroom, all damp, Jiang asked, "Master, you haven't been to any of your concubines' rooms in recent days. Did you find someone you like outside?"

Before he could say anything, Jiang smiled and said, "As long as her background is clean, why should she be kept outside? I have no objection to bringing her back and giving her a legitimate status."

"...I don't have a husband." Wei Heng didn't know how she could associate him with someone else. Feeling extremely helpless, he walked to her side, sat down, gently held her shoulders, and whispered, "Ran Ran talked to me today, and I have some insights."

"Oh?" Jiang was surprised: "When did you two talk in private?"

Wei Heng sighed and told her what happened in the study tonight.

Jiang was already unhappy with her mother-in-law asking her daughter to pour tea for the ladies of the Qian family in the inner hall today. Her face changed when she heard this and she said, "Ran Ran has not been raised by us since she was a child. We owe her a lot. I will never let her be wronged in her marriage."

"Madam, please don't be upset. How can I bear to see Ran Ran being wronged?" Wei Heng patted her shoulder and said, "Think about it carefully. Ran Ran married into the Yongchang Marquis's mansion. In terms of family background and status, how could she be wronged?"

"How can you know what a little girl is thinking?" Jiang suppressed her anger and smiled, "I only know that if Ranran doesn't want to, then she is wronged!"

Discussing their daughter's affairs, Jiang asked this question. Seeing his uncomfortable expression, she couldn't help but stop smiling and said truthfully, "I am the eldest daughter in the family. I have three younger sisters, one legitimate and two illegitimate. My marriage should also set a good example for my younger sisters. My parents also decided to marry me to you, the legitimate son of the Marquisate, after careful consideration. As you said, in terms of family background and status, I will not be wronged to marry you."

Every word she said was about her parents' choice, so Wei Heng knew it clearly.

"Ran Ran seems to be very concerned about whether her future husband is surrounded by peace and quiet," he felt a little lost, and for the first time asked directly what was in his heart: "What about you? Less than a month after the marriage, you took Lin as a concubine. Didn't the Madam mind?"

Unexpectedly, he still remembered these things. Jiang herself didn't remember them. She shook her head and said, "What's there to mind? It's just a concubine. If the master likes it, I will ask someone to arrange for two more to return to the mansion tomorrow."

Thinking about her daughter's marriage, she couldn't help but sigh again: "I don't know why Ranran's thoughts are completely different from mine even though she was raised by my mother."

Wei Heng was silent for a long time again. Finally, he smiled and said with a bit of bitterness: "Madam is really virtuous."

"No need to look for concubines," he said frankly, knowing his wife's character of keeping her word, "I don't want to take any more concubines. If possible, send those in the backyard away as well."

"How can this be done? The concubines in my family have been in the mansion for many years. Even if they have not given birth to children, they have served you and me for a long time. How can we send them away without any mistakes?"

Jiang frowned slightly, looked sideways at her husband, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Master, is there anything inconvenient..."

She just thought that the man was old... and maybe unable to do the job, so she was about to persuade him to seek medical treatment... but she realized it before she opened her mouth.

...That's not right.

Even though she stopped talking in time, Wei Heng had already understood what she had not said. He was slightly annoyed and said without hesitation, "I'll tell you the truth, Madam. Apart from Shen and Lin, I haven't touched the concubines since then. It's fine if they serve you well, but don't take me with you."

"...What did you say?" Jiang was so shocked that he couldn't come back to his senses for a moment, and felt like he was listening to a foreign language.

Wei Heng felt a little uncomfortable being asked, but he still said seriously: "If possible, dismiss those concubines."

"...When I have some free time in a few days, I will ask them if they are willing to leave the house and remarry. But..." Knowing that the concubines in the backyard have been living widows all these years, Jiang did not insist.

She did not ask her husband why he did such a ridiculous thing, but said about the dismissal: "Shen has children, and Lin has served you for many years. Now they are old, and I can't bear to let them leave the house."

Lin was the maid who had served Wei Heng since she was a child. She was later taken in as a concubine. She was the concubine that Jiang took in less than a month after their marriage.

Shen was the biological mother of all of Wei Heng's illegitimate children. It was unreasonable and unethical to expel her from the house.

"It's up to Madam to decide everything," Wei Heng thought for a long time, but didn't insist. He just said, "But I really can't stand seeing other people in the backyard now, so let's send him to a farm in the suburbs to live out his days."

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