Chapter 4 Chapter 4 She was pulled into his arms.
She was pulled into his broad, strong chest, and he held her even tighter than before.
The man's refreshing breath instantly swept over her body. She could feel the warmth of his chest and his pounding heartbeat.
When the man completely held her in his arms...!
She woke up with a start and sat up suddenly.
He took a deep breath and came back to his senses.
Ming Ya, who was on night watch, heard the noise and stood up, pulling aside the curtain and was startled. "Miss... why are you sweating so much and looking so pale?"
"I..." She was about to speak when she heard some noise outside and looked in the direction of the sound.
Mingya went to check quickly, walked in and said, "It's the son-in-law who is back."
He is back!
While feeling happy, Zhu Yinluan couldn't help but worry. It was a rainy night today and the rain got heavier after she fell asleep and it hasn't stopped since then. It might have been raining for an hour or so.
Could it be that he came back in the rain for some urgent matter?
After taking the cloak handed to him by the maid and putting it on, he quickly went out to greet them.
I saw Wei Ruzhuo standing in the outer room, brushing off the raindrops on his body.
"Husband, why don't you go change your clothes?" As she said this, she had already waved for someone to prepare clothes.
Wei Ruzhuo glanced at her and saw that she was wearing a cloak and looked sleepy, with a worried frown on her brows. He waved his hand to refuse, "No need, I have to go out soon."
"It's raining so hard outside, are you still going out, husband?"
Wei Ruzhuo paused for a moment and said, "Yeah."
"…Official business has not been completed yet, and there is no time to delay."
Perhaps because it was the rainy night, Zhu Yinluan didn’t notice his evasive look.
She turned around and told Mingya to quickly boil some thick ginger soup so that he could drink a bowl to dispel the cold. She also told him to add some maltose, otherwise the ginger would be too spicy.
Seeing her busy profile, Wei Ruzhuo slowed down his movements.
After a while, he grabbed her wrist and said, "Don't bother asking anyone to help! I have to leave right now. I just want someone to get some policy papers."
The man's hand holding her wrist was different from the hot and broad one in her dream.
Wei Ruzhuo's hands must have been exposed to the wind and rain when he came here, so they were very cold now. However, she was in the inner room and her body was warm, so she could naturally feel the difference.
Zhu Yinluan’s first reaction was the person in her dream. The man in her dream did not seem to be the husband in front of her.
The man in the dream was taller than her husband, had bigger hands, and seemed to have a broader chest...
But if it wasn’t Wei Ruzhuo, who could it be?
When she was in the Zhu family, she seldom saw strangers, let alone outsiders. She only had intimacy with Wei Ruzhuo after she got married. Since it wasn't Wei Ruzhuo, who was that person?
Maybe it really is just a dream?
It should not be surprising that you can dream about anything.
On the one hand, Zhu Yinluan was comforting herself in this way, but on the other hand, she felt that the dream was so real, as if it had really happened.
"What are you thinking about?" Wei Ruzhuo asked when he saw her suddenly lost in thought.
"No, I wasn't thinking about anything." She quickly came back to her senses and shook off the thoughts in her mind.
"I'm worried about my husband coming and going. What if he catches a cold if he doesn't drink ginger soup?" Zhu Yinluan said softly, looking up.
"No matter how busy the court is, you should take care of your health."
He hadn't been intimate with her for a long time, and she was stunned when he suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Wei Ruzhuo originally thought that she had discovered something was wrong, but after hearing her say that, he felt a little relieved.
He was worrying too much. Zhu Yinluan was a virtuous and dull person who lived in the back house all day. Apart from the necessary visits, she never left the house. How could he suspect and discover it so quickly?
Besides, what if they found out?
After all, he... didn't...
Forget it, Zhu Yinluan won’t know.
"Master, I've got it." The servant next to him was holding a book box.
"You should rest early." After Wei Ruzhuo said this, he didn't wait for her reply and left with his people.
Zhu Yinluan could only watch his back disappear in the rain, and her expression became lonely.
“…”
The last time we met was a few days ago.
Zhu Yinluan couldn't remember how long it had been since he had dined with her, and he always said he was busy.
The Ministry of Revenue has been seconding staff for some time, but they haven’t finished their work yet?
She didn't dare to ask too much about the affairs of the court.
"Miss, my son-in-law will be back soon. Please don't stand at the door. The night wind will blow you away."
Zhu Yinluan's face turned a little pale, and Mingya was very worried.
Although Wei Ruzhuo didn't drink ginger soup, Mingya still asked the cook to make a bowl of it so that Zhu Yinluan could eat it to ward off the cold.
After a while, the ginger soup was served. After taking a sip, which was a little hot, Zhu Yinluan finally remembered to ask, "What books did my husband take?"
The book box was very big, and he rarely used it in the past because he thought it was too heavy.
"No one is allowed to enter the son-in-law's study room, so we servants don't know about it."
Zhu Yinluan looked at the steaming ginger soup and felt sad. Yes, how could she forget.
Was it because her sister's attitude was too strange today that made her have so many wild thoughts? Or maybe it was because she didn't get enough rest?
Listening to the sound of rain hitting the bluestone outside, Zhu Yinluan started sweating after drinking the ginger soup. She wanted to ask someone to bring hot water for a bath, but when she went to the inner room to put her things, her sight stopped.
"Where did the material here go?" She had sorted out the material and was planning to give it to her sister. She was just about to ask someone to pack it up, but how come it disappeared?
At first, Zhu Yinluan didn't think about that place, but Mingya and the maid looked for it for a while and didn't find it. She frowned and recalled the book box that Wei Ruzhuo had someone take away.
Ming Ya was not as sensitive as Zhu Yinluan. She only suspected, "Could it have been taken away by someone with dirty hands?"
Everyone in the yard is trustworthy. Who dares to be so blatant?
After thinking it over, Zhu Yinluan put it aside and said, "Forget it, you can look for it again tomorrow. If you really can't find it, there's no need to look for it anymore."
"That's top-quality material. My uncle asked someone to buy it for you."
"It's okay. No matter how valuable it is, it's just a dead object." Although the thing was valuable, she never cared about it.
After taking a bath, she lay down again and felt much more comfortable, but Zhu Yinluan couldn't fall asleep.
The rain outside was getting heavier, and her consciousness was becoming clearer.
She thought of the dream that could be described as bizarre.
In fact, this is not the first time I have had such a dream.
In fact, it had happened before, but the dream at that time was very hazy, and she was not so close to this man, so she didn't care.
She also always thought that it was because she wanted a child too much and wanted to be close to Wei Ruzhuo that she thought about it day and night.
Today's situation was barely like "clearing the clouds and seeing the sun", and with Wei Ruzhuo grabbing her hand, Zhu Yinluan vaguely realized that the person in her dream was not her husband.
How could she...
While he was thinking, he heard the curtain being opened. He thought it was Mingya, but unexpectedly, it was Jiaohui, who just kept her head down and worked in the yard, and was silent.
The birthmark on her face looked a little scary in the candlelight at night. Fortunately, Zhu Yinluan was not sleepy and was used to it so she was not scared. She just asked her what was wrong.
Jiao Hui hesitated to speak, and while arranging her bedding, she lowered her voice and said, "Miss, I have seen the material."
"You saw it?" Zhu Yinluan subconsciously lowered her voice, "Then what?"
"It was taken away by the attendant beside my uncle."
Zhu Yinluan paused, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Jiaohui nodded.
Zhu Yinluan, "..."
Did Wei Ruzhuo come back on a rainy night to get the book theory or to get the material?
If it was for the material, then who would it be given to? Thinking of his coldness and impatience in these days, when he went out early and came back late, Zhu Yinluan felt uncomfortable.
She is silent.
On the other hand, she couldn't help but think, it was raining so hard, Wei Ruzhuo must not have gone far, right? If she followed him, would she be discovered?
No, how could she not trust Wei Ruzhuo? He was the man beside her.
If he was secretly having an affair, why would he refuse his mother-in-law's offer to let him take in a maid or a concubine?
What's more, she has not had any children of her own in these years, and Pang Shi has secretly suggested looking for other noble ladies for Wei Ruzhuo.
As the Wei family rose to prominence, many families wanted to send their daughters to the family. Some with similar family backgrounds were even willing to be concubines. Despite this, Wei Ruzhuo still rejected them outright.
If he really had such thoughts, why would he reject his mother-in-law?
unless……
Unless the person he cares about cannot be mentioned.
Is there any reason why it cannot be mentioned?
Almost in an instant, Zhu Yinluan figured out who it was.
Eldest sister.
She and Wei Ruzhuo were once an engaged couple, and today the eldest sister also asked Wei Ruzhuo.
But if it was the eldest sister…how could it be possible?
It was raining heavily at the moment. How could the eldest sister meet Wei Ruzhuo when she was not at Luo's house?
The urge to verify this grew stronger and stronger, just like the rain that was getting heavier and heavier.
Zhu Yinluan was upset. Jiaohui looked at her troubled expression. After frowning for a while, she suddenly opened her eyes and stood up, "Jiaohui..."
"Don't tell anyone about this anymore."
"The material is considered lost."
Jiao Hui was surprised. "Don't you want to go and take a look?"
Zhu Yinluan lowered her eyes, and her thick eyelashes cast beautiful arc shadows on her eyelids.
After a while, she said, "In a few months, my husband and I will have been married for nearly four years, right?"
"I...should believe him." He was just busy with court duties.
Although he and his elder sister had known each other for a long time, she had also been with Wei Ruzhuo for quite a while.
Having said that, Zhu Yinluan was not quite sure.
The woman under the quilt spoke in a low voice, more like a murmur than a confirmation.
"Jiaohui, just remember what I told you." She reminded him again.
Looking at the woman's listless expression, her delicate face looked even smaller when curled up in the quilt.
Jiao Hui nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
"Go out and tell Mingya that no one is needed to keep watch today."
Zhu Yinluan turned her back to the inside. The loose quilt made her back look even thinner and frailer.
“…”
The inner courtyard of the Shen family, the marquis's mansion at that time.
After reading the contents of the letter, the man raised his eyebrows slightly and chuckled.
She is still the same as before.
With bony fingers he rolled up the letter and placed it over the candle flame. The flames engulfed the paper and soon it burned fiercely.
When the flames sprang up, the flickering light revealed the man's delicate and beautiful features, and one could vaguely see that he was confident of winning.
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