night.
After bathing, Hua Fushu applied perfumed lotion on herself while walking towards the bed. She was wearing a goose yellow gauze tube dress with a pine flower colored gauze dress as thin as a cicada's wing on the outside. Her fair skin was faintly visible in the warm yellow candlelight, which made people imagine a lot.
As soon as the person approached, Ye Zelin smelled a faint fragrance, "What kind of perfume are you using?"
Hua Fushu took off his shoes and got on the bed, saying, "I use rose water, also called rose dew. It came from the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty. It's made with rose flowers and has a delicate, elegant fragrance that lasts for a long time. This rose dew is very popular in Beijing because it came from the Tang Dynasty. There are not many of them, the production process is complicated, and the price is very high. I had to ask for help from the Wan family's connections to buy a few bottles."
She patted the back of her hand gently, allowing her skin to fully absorb the rose fragrance. "This smells great, I like it. Do you want to smell it?"
The fair and tender jade hand was extended in front of the man. The man gently stroked the woman's slender fingers, feeling comfortable, and said, "It does smell good. It smells much better than rose water. The smell of rose water is stronger."
"Rose dew is also very moisturizing. I've only been using it for a few days, and my skin is much more hydrated than before. I bought six bottles in total. Ruhuan, my sister-in-law, and my mother each gave me a bottle, and Aunt Xu also gave me a bottle. I still have one bottle. If you want to use it, I'll give it to you."
After hearing what Hua Fushu said, especially the last sentence, the man looked at Hua Fushu with a hint of contempt and moved his big hand away from hers.
What is she thinking? No man uses perfume. This thing is basically used by women.
How could he, a grown man, use such a thing?
He said calmly, "Keep it for yourself."
"If you don't need it, then don't use it." Hua Fushu was just joking. With Ye Zelin's personality, he would not use such a thing.
She took a step with her long legs, stepped over Ye Zelin, and lay down on her side on the bed.
The gauze skirt was half lifted up, revealing a pair of well-proportioned white legs, which looked a little charming under the candlelight.
Ye Zelin looked at the woman and met her slightly upturned almond-shaped eyes. Her eyes were moving, revealing a unique charm.
"Husband."
Hua Fushu's small hand touched the man's face, stroking it gently. Her restless little hand came to his jaw, then lifted the man's chin and said affectionately, "Husband~"
The ending tone is very long, the voice is charming and intoxicating.
"Stop it." Ye Zelin held Hua Fushu's hand that was restlessly lifting his chin and moved Hua Fushu's hand away.
His eyes were indifferent, and it was obvious that Hua Fushu had not aroused any male desire.
"Go to bed early and don't do it tonight." He was not in the mood for that matter today.
Hua Fushu's face darkened slightly, and he suddenly pulled his hand away from Ye Zelin's claws, his face full of displeasure.
"You are such a weird person. I told you that I didn't want it anymore, but you refused. Then when I wanted it, you refused to give it to me either." Hua Fushu was a little amused. Before, he was like a hungry wolf and refused to let her go, but today he was not interested.
Oh, what a waste of time dressing up.
Ye Zelin ignored Hua Fushu's words and pulled up the quilt to cover himself. "Change your clothes and go to sleep."
Hua Fushu responded lightly, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved down. She supported herself on the bed with both hands, bent down and crawled over Ye Zelin, got off the bed, found a peach-colored undershirt to change into, and climbed back onto the bed.
At this time, Ye Zelin had closed his eyes and was snoring lightly, as if he had fallen asleep. Hua Fushu wanted to call him, but didn't.
She blew out the lamp beside the couch, crawled over Ye Zelin, and lay down on her side.
Sleep until dawn.
In the past two days, Ye Zelin seemed a little abnormal and seemed to be in a low mood. Even though he tried to hide it well, Hua Fushu still noticed it.
Hua Fushu found Side and asked him if Ye Zelin had encountered any problems.
Si De shook his head. "My dear lady, I don't know. The young master never told Si De what happened to him."
Hua Fushu asked again, "He really didn't tell you? Then did he ever tell you that he was in a bad mood or something like that?"
Si De said: "No."
Hua Fushu was puzzled. Ye Zelin would also tell Si De some things that she didn't know. Ye Zelin had a very good relationship with Si De, so there was no reason for him not to tell Si De.
Hua Fushu suddenly thought of something. It seemed that Ye Zelin's mood changes only started after he went to the Ministry of Revenue?
"Did the young master tell you about the Ministry of Revenue?"
Hua Fushu frowned. Did Ye Zelin encounter something in the Ministry of Revenue?
Side shook his head.
"Si De, go and find out what the officials in the Ministry of Revenue think of your young master." Hua Fushu said.
Si De will do it immediately.
Side was efficient and found out Ye Zelin's situation in the Ministry of Revenue in more than an hour.
Ye Zelin said that the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were very kind to him, but in fact it was not the case.
The officials of the Ministry of Revenue excluded and isolated Ye Zelin, and even the doctors and clerks of lower rank than him gave Ye Zelin a cold shoulder, especially a doctor named Guo Youzhi.
After Ye Zelin took office, he was supposed to take over the position of former Minister Mu Hongguang, but Doctor Guo Youzhi refused to hand over. He squeezed Ye Zelin a lot and even dug up some old accounts and asked Ye Zelin to deal with them.
Hua Fushu finally understood why Ye Zelin didn't tell her. Even if Ye Zelin had told her, she couldn't get involved in official affairs and couldn't help, so he simply didn't say anything.
This is also related to Ye Zelin's character of preferring to endure.
Side said, "Other people are fine, they didn't deliberately make things difficult for the young master, but this doctor Guo You always dislikes the young master. After the Minister of Revenue Mu Hongguang was dismissed, the most likely person to take the position of Minister was Guo Youzhi, but our young master was chosen. Guo Youzhi felt that the young master had taken his position of Minister, and then he hated the young master and found fault with him everywhere. The young master has a gentle personality and didn't care about Guo Youzhi's presumptuousness. The young master will not tolerate Guo Youzhi's presumptuousness. I'm afraid he is now thinking of how to deal with Guo Youzhi."
Hua Fushu said, "Generally, officials are promoted step by step. The Minister is a third-rank official, and the Doctor is a fifth-rank official. Even if your son doesn't take over the position of Minister, someone else will take it, and it may not be Guo Youzhi's turn. Guo Youzhi should have no reason to embarrass Ye Zelin."
Si De continued, "Officials are promoted in three ways: horizontal, step-by-step, and skipping levels. Guo Youzhi has served in the Ministry of Revenue for many years and is familiar with it. His chances of becoming Vice Minister are very high. Minister Du had already recommended Guo Youzhi to Your Majesty for the position. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the position would have been a foregone conclusion for Guo Youzhi. The only unforeseen event is that our son became Vice Minister of Revenue, snatching Guo Youzhi's chance for promotion."
Hua Fushu didn't know as much about officialdom as Si De did. After hearing what Si De said, she understood that it was normal for Ye Zelin to dislike the doctor Guo Youzhi.
It was something that you were about to get, but it was snatched away by someone else. Who would be happy about that?
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