After dinner, Wei Min was reading in the study and felt a little thirsty. He picked up the teapot beside him, but it was empty.
Seeing A'ruan taking a bath in the ear room, she didn't call him and went into the kitchen with the teapot.
Erjiu was sitting on a low stool with his back to the door, decocting medicine. The hot steam hit the lid of the casserole, making a gurgling sound. The strong smell of medicine wafted out with the hot steam, filling the entire kitchen. Erjiu couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose with his hands.
He heard footsteps behind him and thought it was Ah Ruan who came to take medicine after taking a bath. He didn't even turn his head and said in a muffled voice, "Master, please wait a moment. The medicine will be ready soon."
Wei Min paused when he heard this and frowned. Wasn't it Erjiu who was sick? How did it become A'ruan who needed to take medicine?
Wei Min put the teapot on the stove and asked directly, "What's wrong with your master and he needs medicine?"
Erjiu didn't expect that the person who came was not A'ruan, but Wei Min! He was so frightened that he shuddered, lowered his head quickly, and closed his mouth tightly.
Wei Min stood in front of Erjiu, looking down at him, his voice slightly deep, "Master, you went to the pharmacy this afternoon, are you feeling unwell?"
She had clearly asked Aruan about this before dinner, and he had just shaken his head and said "no" to her.
A'ruan rarely hid matters of his health from Wei Min, and Wei Min immediately felt that there was something fishy going on. Thinking about his pale face when he came back in the afternoon, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
A'ruan is really brave enough to lie to her about such an important matter!
Wei Min lowered his eyes and looked at Erjiu who was keeping his head down and saying, "Tell me the truth, what kind of medicine did you make for A'ruan?"
Erjiu buried his face in his legs, biting his lips and wondering what to do. In the evening, the master had told him not to tell the adults about this. Who would have thought that the adults would find out before he even drank the medicine...
Erjiu's scalp tingled when Wei Min looked at her. She scratched the surface of her shoes with her fingers and whispered, "Yes, it's medicine to replenish the body."
Erjiu had many good qualities, and one of them that Wei Min admired the most was that he never lied to his master. Whether it was to her or A'ruan, he would either keep silent or tell the truth, but he would never deliberately make up a lie.
It was precisely because of this that Wei Min did not get angry with him. Instead, he lifted up his skirt and half-knelt down, so that his eyes were level with his, and asked, "My lord is fine, why do you need to replenish your body?"
Erjiu's face wrinkled into a ball, his hands clutching the hem of his clothes, he was almost driven to tears, "I, I..."
Seeing Erjiu's hesitation, Wei Min's voice became a little deeper as he said, "How can you take medicine carelessly?
Ruan and I are husband and wife, the closest people in the world. He hid such a serious matter as his feeling unwell from me. I will talk to him about it when I return to the room later.
But if you hide it from me, it would be disloyal to your master. Erjiu, do you want to see a rift between me and your master because of this matter? ”
Erjiu's head shook like a rattle, and he struggled with red eyes, "Erjiu naturally hopes that you and the master will always be well...but, but the master won't let me say this."
Wei Min looked at Erjiu in silence.
Erjiu gritted her teeth, gave up resistance, and told Wei Min about her afternoon trip to the pharmacy while picking at the uppers of her shoes. Her voice was filled with tears as she finished speaking, "The master likes children and wants to have one himself.
He took medicine without your knowledge because he wanted to take care of his body first, so that when you want to have a child, you won’t feel bad because he can’t have one… The master didn’t blame you, as you can see from the fact that he listened to the doctor and brought you some bean curd when he came back…”
Erjiu was afraid that Wei Min would blame A'ruan for hiding the truth, so he kept saying good things about his master, fearing that the two of them would feel resentful because of this matter.
In fact, Wei Min could guess what A'ruan was thinking without Erjiu saying this.
When she first learned that A'ruan was in poor health and had not been able to get pregnant in the past two years, she chose not to tell him this because she was afraid that he would think too much after knowing it.
Who would have known that two years later, he would still hear these words from someone else.
Wei Min didn't blame A Ruan, she even felt a little guilty. In fact, she should have found a suitable opportunity to tell him about this in advance.
The doctor said it was difficult to get pregnant, but Ruan probably heard this as a sign that she couldn't get pregnant.
Wei Min could not imagine how A Ruan felt when he found out that he could not get pregnant and that his wife did not want him to get pregnant...
Ruan didn't make a fuss when he came back, and even brought her favorite bean curd. This was his gentleness and virtue, so gentle and virtuous that even when he was angry with her, he still remembered to bring her favorite bean curd when he came back.
But the bad thing about Aruan is that he likes to keep things to himself instead of taking the initiative to ask her.
This was the case with Li Qing before, and it was also the case when she passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, and later with Yang Qinyue.
Ah Ruan always tried to test her cautiously instead of asking proactively. She asked Wei Min if she remembered that Li Qing had given her an umbrella, asked her if she would marry the prince after passing the imperial examination, asked her when she would send Yang Qinyue away...
A'ruan cared about all these things, otherwise he wouldn't have stared at Li Qing at the Lu Ming Banquet, or he wouldn't have stood at the door with complicated eyes when Wei Min entered the palace, or he wouldn't have cried when she came back.
At that time, he might have thought that his wife was going to ride a horse to the imperial street to become a royal consort, but even so, A Ruan still prepared dinner and waited for her to come back.
Wei Min's A'ruan was very gentle to her, very silly, and very cautious.
Erjiu was very nervous when he saw that Wei Min remained silent after he finished speaking.
Wei Min lowered his eyes and looked at the casserole on the ground that was gurgling non-stop. He raised his eyelids and glanced at Erjiu, who immediately straightened his back and held his breath.
Wei Min pointed his chin at the clay pot and reminded him, "Put out the fire quickly, or the medicine will be gone if you boil the water." Then he remembered something and said, "No wonder A'ruan didn't let you cook by yourself. He was afraid that you would burn a hole in the pot if you weren't careful."
When Erjiu heard Wei Min's relaxed tone, she knew that this matter was not a big deal. She finally let go of the worry that had been on her mind all night. She immediately bent her waist and said in a clear voice, "The master just said that if I cook, I will probably tire Shiba to death, because the firewood she chops is not enough for me to burn."
Wei Min smiled and shook his head, thinking that what A Ruan said was really right.
Afterwards, Wei Min asked Erjiu to pour A Ruan's medicine. Before she left with the medicine, she warned him seriously, "The master is not in good health and cannot take these things carelessly. You should keep an eye on him in the future and don't let him get into trouble."
Erjiu let out a clear sigh and said he remembered.
When Wei Min returned to the room, A'ruan had not yet come out of the ear room, so she put the medicine on the table and sat beside it reading a book.
When A Ruan came out of the ear room, he was still wiping his hair with a towel in his hand.
Wei Min didn't take his eyes off the book, but just casually turned another page and said to him in a nonchalant tone: "Aruan, Erjiu brought your medicine."
Ah Ruan paused in wiping her hair when she heard that. The pink color on her face that was originally created by the heat suddenly faded away like the tide, leaving behind a pale color.
Wei Min seemed to have not noticed his expression. His tone was somewhat nonchalant, and he asked casually, "Didn't you tell me that you were fine this afternoon? What medicine are you taking?"
A Ruan held the towel in front of her with both hands, pursed her lips and lowered her eyes without saying a word.
Wei Min put down the book in his hand, looked at him, and asked seriously: "Aruan, what kind of medicine is this?"
Wei Min had previously told Erjiu that he would have a good talk with A'ruan about this matter when he returned to his room. This was not just a casual remark, but he really intended to change A'ruan's habit of not asking questions out loud.
Ah Ruan looked up and saw Wei Min looking at him seriously. He pursed his lips, walked to the table, put down the towel in his hand, lowered his eyes and raised his hand and said:
——Medicine to nourish the body.
Seeing that A'ruan had not hidden anything from her, Wei Min raised her hand, pulled him into her arms, sat him sideways on her lap, reached out for a towel, and wiped his still wet hair that was scattered on his back.
"Why are you taking this medicine suddenly?" Wei Min combed A Ruan's long hair with his fingers, his tone somewhat casual.
A Ruan's body tensed up. She secretly turned her head to glance at Wei Min, then lowered her eyes and pursed her lips, her fingers on her legs clenching her underwear.
The wife is angry.
Ah Ruan understood Wei Min the best. Since he couldn't speak and couldn't argue with her, his wife never got angry with him, let alone yell at him or speak loudly to him. She was especially different when she was angry with him.
The angrier she was at him, the more casual her tone became, so casual that Ruan knew she was angry as soon as she heard it.
A'ruan felt Wei Min wiping his hair gently and his eyes turned red. The grievance and uneasiness in his heart were churning, and he shouted at him to ask what he had been holding back.
Since his wife asked him this, Erjiu must have told it all. It is useless for him to hide it anymore. He cannot avoid what he has to face.
But he is the one who should be angry and aggrieved about this matter, why should his wife be unhappy?
Ah Ruan reached out and tugged at Wei Min's collar, then turned sideways to face her. Thinking of what the doctor had said that afternoon, a layer of mist covered her eyes. With blurred vision, she raised her hand and "asked" her:
——Why don’t you want me to be pregnant?
A Ruan gestured this sentence extremely slowly, as if his arms weighed a thousand pounds and it took all his strength just to lift them.
——When I went to see the doctor with Erjiu today, I remembered that I had been married for two years and was still not pregnant, so I asked her to take my pulse.
——The doctor said that I was in poor health and it was not easy for me to have a child. He also said that it might be because you didn’t want me to get pregnant…
A Ruan didn't even blink, tears flowed out of his eyes. He looked at Wei Min with eyes full of grievance and confusion.
Ah Ruan bit his lips tightly, suppressing his anxiety and trembling body, and raised his hand with difficulty to ask her:
——Are you afraid that your child will be unable to speak like me?
A Ruan didn't know why Wei Min didn't want to have children with him, so he comforted himself by thinking that his wife loved him and that since she did so, she must have her reasons.
A Ruan didn't want to ask the reason, so he just wanted to secretly take care of his health so that when his wife wanted him to have a child in the future, he would be able to have children instead of being infertile.
He thought that his wife was a person who could do great things and would definitely return to Beijing in the future. By then, the child would be too young and it would be inconvenient for her to bring the whole family along.
This was the most suitable excuse that Aruan could think of to excuse Wei Min's behavior. Apart from this, he dared not think of anything else.
And now, he asked the question he least wanted to face:
——Are you afraid that the child won’t be able to speak to me?
Wei Min didn't expect A'ruan to think this way, and was stunned.
Ah Ruan's hands were shaking, but he insisted on finishing the sentence:
——I was not born dumb.
His movements were like a sharp dagger, stabbing Wei Min's heart steadily and accurately, causing blood and flesh to flow everywhere, and the pain made it difficult for her to breathe.
Wei Min held down A'ruan's hand and hugged him tightly in his arms, wishing he could rub him into his body. He lowered his head and apologized hoarsely in his ear: "I'm sorry, A'ruan, I'm sorry. This is my fault. I blame myself for not telling you earlier, which made you think too much."
"It's not that I don't want to have a baby with you, and I've never been afraid that the baby won't be able to talk," Wei Min raised his hand to wipe away A Ruan's tears, and said distressedly: "As long as you give birth to the baby, no matter what she is like, I will love her, just like I love you."
A Ruan put her arms around Wei Min's waist, buried her face in her arms and cried, her shoulders shaking from crying.
Wei Min stroked his back gently and explained, "Do you remember the time you had a fever two years ago? The doctor told me that time that you were in a very weak condition and had a weak foundation. If you had a child within two years, I'm afraid you and the child would not survive."
Wei Min saw A'ruan pause in his sobbing, and could not help but lower his head and kiss the top of his head, saying: "I knew about this at that time, but I was afraid that you would think too much after hearing it, so I didn't tell you. I just thought that we were still young, and there was no rush to have a child."
"It's my fault. I didn't tell you. That's why you had such wild thoughts after listening to the doctor's words today."
Wei Min hugged A'ruan and whispered in his ear, "But A'ruan, if you have something to ask, you should ask me first, instead of keeping it in your heart and making yourself uncomfortable.
A'ruan, I am your wife. If you have grievances, confusions, and questions in your heart, and you don't even tell me, then who can you tell? Who will support you? ”
Wei Min's voice was a little low, with a hint of helplessness and a sigh, which made A'ruan's heart tighten and hurt.
When he was able to speak before, no one listened to what he was thinking. Later, when he couldn't speak anymore, no one had the patience to watch what he was doing. Over time, A Ruan got used to keeping things in his heart.
Especially when facing Wei Min, who was his wife and the person he loved and cherished the most, A Ruan was afraid that if he asked too many questions, he would annoy her, and that if he cared too much, she would be unhappy.
But now, Aruan felt that what his wife said was right. She was the closest person to him in the world. If he didn't tell her when he had questions, who else could he tell?
A Ruan raised her hands and hugged Wei Min's neck, rubbing her face against her neck and burying it in dependence.
When Wei Min saw A'ruan's action, he knew that he had thought it through. He stroked his back gently and whispered, "A'ruan, let's not have a baby yet, okay? I want you to take better care of your health, otherwise I will be worried. I would rather not have a baby than have anything happen to you..."
A Ruan bit her lip and nodded slightly.
Wei Min smiled, "If you really like children, can I ask Eighteen to take you back to your hometown? So you can hug Liuliu."
A Ruan immediately shook his head in disagreement. It would take a long time to go back and forth between Qingping County and Zhucheng. If his wife didn't go, he wouldn't go back either.
Wei Min was just saying it casually, he was not really willing to let him go back. Now seeing A Ruan shaking her head without hesitation, he knew that she, as his wife, was more important than the child.
The smile in Wei Min's eyes suddenly deepened because of Ah Ruan's action. He bent down and kissed his earlobe, and said to him in consultation: "We are going to spend our whole lives together. If you have any problems in the future, just tell me, okay?
If I look at someone a little too long and you feel unhappy, can you tell me?
Ruan, in this world, no one is more important than you, and no one I care about more than you. ”
A'ruan couldn't speak, but he particularly loved to hear Wei Min's sweet words. Every time she said them, he would blush, and this time was no exception.
Wei Min's words made A'ruan blush and her heart beat fast. All the grievances and confusion in her heart disappeared, leaving only the urge for her to "hug" her, and "hug" her hard.
Ah Ruan buried her face in Wei Min's neck, opened her mouth and gently bit the flesh on her neck with her teeth, and deliberately blew hot air from her nose onto her neck. Her intentions were very obvious.
Her husband's hint was so obvious, how could Wei Min be dissatisfied? Naturally, I carried the person back to the bed and hugged him hard a few times.
As for the medicine on the table, the two busy people naturally wouldn't care about it and would just throw it away tomorrow morning.
Afterwards, Ah Ruan was so tired that he felt sleepy. Wei Min promised him softly, "Ah Ruan, from now on, if I have any problems, I will tell you everything, no matter how big or small, and I will never hide anything from you again."
This incident was a lesson for both of them. Husband and wife are one body, so if you have something to say, you should make it clear. Otherwise, it will become a knot in your heart and affect your relationship in the future.
A'ruan nestled obediently in Wei Min's arms. It was unknown whether he heard what she said clearly or not, but he fell asleep after a while.
Wei Min stroked A'ruan's smooth back with his palm from time to time, lowering his eyes as if thinking about something.
A'ruan thought that she didn't want a child because she was afraid that the child wouldn't be able to speak.
The reason why Aruan thought this way showed that he still cared about being a mute.
Wei Min originally thought that A'ruan wouldn't care, but he never expected that he buried the matter so deeply.
If it weren't for today's misunderstanding, A'ruan would never have taken the initiative to tell her that he cared about being mute.
Wei Min thought that Jiang Wuque had been looking for a miracle doctor because of his weak health, and she didn't know whether he had found one. It seemed that she could ask about this in the next letter she sent back to Beijing.
Although she didn't mind at all that Ah Ruan couldn't speak, if possible, Wei Min hoped to hear Ah Ruan calling her "wife" in her soft voice in her ear.
A Ruan like that must be even more charming and attractive.
The author has something to say: A Ruan: Erjiu is such a bad teammate →_→
Erjiu: (unconvinced) I was clearly the one who assisted ╯^╰
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