Chapter 187: Taking a Concubine
After leaving the palace, Xiao Mo went to see the man who shot an arrow from the roof and was later shot to death by the Yulin Guards.
The man was wearing monk's clothes, so he must have started planning long ago.
When the prince returned to Yan Yu Hall in the Chengguo Mansion, Chen Shuyao was about to go to bed.
In April, the temperature is still suitable at night.
Chen Shuyao was wearing a plain nightgown. Seeing the fatigue between the man's brows, she asked, "Can you have dinner? I saw that you didn't come back, so I ate first."
Xiao Mo smiled, took her hand and sat beside her, "I'm indeed still hungry." Then he said to Madam Zheng who was waiting outside the door, "Just ask the kitchen to cook a bowl of noodles."
After saying that, he took off his outer clothes and walked into the bathroom.
When the noodles were cooked and served, he came out of the shower.
He ate a bowl of hot beef noodle soup with an egg on top very quickly. When he was about 60% full, he slowed down. Seeing Chen Shuyao sitting in front of him, he picked up a piece of beef with chopsticks and put it into his wife's mouth.
Shen Shuyao opened her mouth and swallowed it, but the man picked up another piece and handed it to her. She waved her hand quickly: "No, I'm not hungry."
Xiao Mo then ate up all the noodles and beef in the bowl.
When the two of them were lying on the bed, Chen Shuyao asked, "As the leader of the Shenyue Sect, does it really not matter if Yunling dies?"
The person beside him closed his eyes and replied calmly, "If he's dead, he's dead. Since the founding of Dayan, we have never been afraid of any forces around us, including my Xiao family."
After he finished speaking, there was no reply for a long time. He opened his eyes and looked at the person next to him. Seeing that Shen Shuyao was frowning, he didn't know what she was thinking about. He stretched out his arms and pulled her into his arms, "Don't worry!"
Chen Shuyao couldn't feel at ease, but when she saw the tired look on the other person's face, she swallowed her worries.
When she got up the next day, Xiao Mo had already left.
Wuming brought over the biographical lists of the guards, and Shen Shuyao called the maids over and asked for their opinions one by one.
As a result, Zi Su and Dong Qing both said that they did not want to get married for the time being, and Hui Xiang also said that she would wait until Qiao Wei got married first.
But Qiao Wei, the oldest, said, "Although the guards are very good, I still want to marry a stable man."
After Shen Shuyao asked everyone to leave, she asked again, "Do you think it's unsafe for the guards to face fighting and killing?"
Qiao Wei blinked her eyes. "That's not true. Anyone who can be a guard beside the prince must be very capable. It's just that I am the young lady's maid..."
As she spoke, she raised her head and saw the smile on her master's face, and she also smiled.
It turned out that the master and servant had the same idea.
Chen Shuyao shook her head helplessly: "You! I really don't want to let you go. The best thing my aunt has done over the years is to bring you to my side. But no matter how much I like you, you have to think about yourself. If you grow up any longer, it will really be a waste of time."
Qiao Wei's eyes began to warm up when she heard her say this: "Qiao Wei's heart is the same as yours. I don't know where I can go without you. It's not that we won't get married in this life. Let's wait and see! Maybe one day our destiny will come."
Chen Shuyao couldn't help laughing as she listened to her talk. "If you don't marry his guard, then what about the steward beside me? The few shops my mother gave me plus my own, I'll leave the errands to you from now on. Go out more and take a look. Maybe your destiny will come."
"Okay!" This time she didn't refuse.
Thinking that these maids would all get married in the future, Chen Shuyao felt that she had to recruit a few more maids to Yan Yutang.
Zi Su and Dong Qing are not just maids. Hui Xiang is too simple-minded. After all, she only has Qiao Wei by her side.
When Chen Shuyao went to Chunhui Hall that day, she told her mother-in-law about this matter.
After hearing this, Wang said, "You can handle these matters as you see fit. You can make the decisions for both Yanyu Hall and Mingzhe Hall. You can employ whoever you find most comfortable working for."
Then she mentioned the four people in Mingzhe Hall: "Although they are good-looking, they are not young anymore. Mo'er has never been involved in these matters. You should pay attention to their arrangements. If you feel that they are not suitable for you, just send them away."
Chen Shuyao's eyes flashed with a smile: "After all, he is someone that the prince uses easily, so I should ask his opinion!"
Wang curled her lips and said, "You want to ask him? I'm afraid he doesn't even know the names of these maids."
Seeing the suspicion on her face, he said, "If you don't believe me, go ask Mo'er. Just point to one of them and you'll know."
What a great mother-in-law!
Chen Shuyao went to Chunhui Hall to help out every afternoon. When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked, they could clearly feel that the other was in a higher mood.
Thinking of the Duke who had been away for many years, she couldn't help but sigh.
Now at least Xiao Mo is by her side. I wonder how this mother-in-law got through the time when the father and son were at the border.
In the evening, when the couple was having dinner together, Chen Shuyao told him about the maids: "I really troubled you. You even specially summoned the guards that day. But my maids don't seem to be in a hurry."
The man slowly put food into her bowl and said, "Why should you worry about these? If they fall in love with each other, they will come to you, the mistress of the house, for help."
Chen Shuyao felt that his words were crude but reasonable. Thinking of her mother-in-law's previous words, she said, "By the way, mother asked about the stays and departures of the maids in your room. Do you have any rules?"
Xiao Mo took a bite of the food and didn't pay much attention at first. But when he saw his wife stop eating and look at him, he paused and said with a smile, "Which maids are in my room?"
Chen Shuyao gave him a sidelong look, "You really don't know what I'm talking about?"
Xiao Mo smiled softly: "I really don't have any maids in my room. Oh, you mean the ones my mother sent here? What are their names? They usually just stay outside Mingzhe Hall."
"Well, it's about those few people. They are old. Do you have any arrangements?" Chen Shuyao asked directly this time.
Xiao Mo seemed to be stunned for a moment, but he continued to eat slowly and said to her, "Eat first and stop talking about others."
Chen Shuyao looked at him suspiciously, and indeed finished the food in the bowl in a few bites.
After all the dishes and chopsticks in front of him were cleared away, Xiao Mo said, "Come here!"
Chen Shuyao looked up and saw him pointing at his knees, looking at her meaningfully.
Shen Shuyao blushed, "What?"
Xiao Mo didn't answer, just looked at her.
When Chen Shuyao really sat over there, her entire face was as red as a cooked shrimp.
The man leaned his head against her ear and asked softly, "Which maid's arrangement did you just mention?"
"No more..." Chen Shuyao felt the pair of bony hands caressing her cheeks which were almost scalded.
Xiao Mo lifted her chin and stared at her for a long time: "What do you want to ask in the end? Tell me!"
Shen Shuyao was forced into a corner by him, and instead of being embarrassed, she said, "I just want to ask if you have any thoughts on taking a concubine?"
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