Without giving her a chance to respond, he picked her up and started to move out, "You’d better think about how you’re going to compensate me. Do you know how hungry I’ve been because of you lately?"
Xin He widened her eyes and hurriedly slapped him, "Put me down and let me walk myself!"
But Mu Houchu seemed as if he didn’t hear her and whispered in her ear, "A few days ago, I happened upon a picture book."
Upon hearing this, Xin He was taken aback, not knowing why he mentioned this, "What picture book?"
While they were talking, he had already carried her out of the study.
Outside the door, a line of maids and women, led by Shulan and Xiaoyu, were standing.
Xin He was so embarrassed that she buried her head into his chest, but Mu Houchu was very calm. As soon as he left the room, his face became much colder, and he hurriedly walked back to the room through the corridor.
The servants outside all bowed their heads low in front of their chest, daring not to take a single extra glance.
Once he was in the room, Mu Houchu put her down on the bed, and then continued, "A very useful picture book."
Xin He, now a bit angry, responded, "What kind of useful picture book?"
"After reading that picture book, I realized that learning has no end and that my previous attitude was my mistake...."
Looking at the man in front of them who was seriously repenting, Xin He had the feeling that something was wrong.
Who would have known that after a pause, he added, "I never knew that so many poses and variances existed in bedroom matters."
Mu Houchu had never been with another woman before and was not overly enthusiastic about such matters. When his colleagues occasionally discussed them, he didn’t pay much attention, so the first time with Ji Xinhe was somewhat exploratory. But he merely charged forward without contemplating the many possibilities that existed.
So, this time, with the picture book, he realized his foolishness for the first time.
Upon hearing this, Xin He felt lightheaded, feeling a rush of blood to her head, and almost kicked him.
Mu Houchu laughed, his eyes gleaming, as he effortlessly caught her little leg, "No rush, we have time now, we can learn slowly."
"Mu Houchu, you are shameless!"
"What is shame? Is it as delicious as you?" Mu Houchu directly pounced on her.
This time Mu Houchu was truly starved. He bothered her until midnight, and only stopped when Xin He’s legs trembled and she was teary. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Having cleaned her up, he brought her back to bed, gently stroked her back, "Is it better?"
Xin He turned around, not wanting to pay attention to him. She had learned that a man should absolutely never be starved, especially this man.
Mu Houchu complied with everything else, but he couldn’t stand her ignoring him. He swept her into his arms with a big hug and lightly cooed, "It was my fault. I won’t be like this again. In the future, I will definitely be careful."
Xin He glared at him, speaking with an exhausted tone, "You’re comfortable now, what about me?"
"If you’re uncomfortable, just scold me. Allow yourself to scold me, okay?" Mu Houchu replied with a shameless grin.
After all, he took advantage of her today, even deliberately trying a new position, and was extremely satisfied.
Xin He rubbed her stomach and said, "I’m a little hungry now."
"What do you want to eat? You mentioned wanting to eat Yangchun noodles last time. Or should I get you some of your favorite pastries?"
"Get me some crab yolk pastries and osmanthus cakes." She theorized that now making the kitchen busy, perhaps the cook was asleep.
Mu Houchu immediately brought her some, very diligently.
Xin He looked at the Prime Minister sitting across from her, grinning like a fox. She wondered if the people outside knew how shameless he was.
While eating pastries, Xin He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Do you know that Duan Lan seems to be discussing marriage recently?"
Upon hearing the two words "Duan Lan", the face of Mu Houchu immediately went completely dark, "Why are you asking about him?"
His tone was cold and chilling.
Xin He quickly clarified, "I’m not asking about him. I just heard from my father that Li Junyan seems to want to marry Duan Lan, so I asked you."
"Who is Li Junyan?" Mu Houchu’s tone was still hard.
Xin He: "...."
Xin He rubbed her forehead before saying, "She is my younger sister, the daughter of Lady Sun."
Mu Houchu thought for a moment, seeming to vaguely remember such a person, "So what?"
Just thinking about his wife asking about matters related to Duan Lan, annoyed him!
Xin He knew that this man was incredibly stubborn and explosive, and quickly reassured him, "As I told you before, I feel that there’s something suspicious about the current Lady Le Yuanhou, or my dad’s concubine Lady Sun. My father said that this marriage is something Lady Sun wanted to make happen with the Duan Family, planning to marry her daughter off. So, I’m worried there’s something fishy about this."
Upon hearing this, Mu Houchu’s face darkened slightly. When Xin He initially mentioned Lady Sun’s strange behavior, he had someone investigate Lady Sun, but only found an association with the Shen Family.
Now that the Shen Family had fallen, Lady Sun should’ve been bereft of external power. Her deliberate intent to marry her daughter to Duan Lan, simply put, might be because she saw the rise of the Duan Family. But considering it more complexly, perhaps there was a deeper meaning.
After all, Duan Lan’s current status was very subtle.
"I’ll keep an eye on this matter," Mu Houchu said solemnly.
Only then, did Xin He nod, snuggling into his chest, "I know you don’t want me to worry about the affairs in the capital, but I also don’t have the energy to deal with these things. As long as you are by my side, I always feel safe."
Upon hearing this, the sour expression on Mu Houchu’s face somewhat relieved. But he still asked casually, "Now that you’ve learnt about this, aren’t you concerned that Duan Lan might really be getting married?"
How could Xin He not know about the small scheme in Mu Houchu’s heart? This man usually looked dignified, calm, wise and black-bellied, but when it came to matters related to her possible romances, he would become childish and petty.
Xin He suppressed her laughter, proactively reached for his neck, and kissed him on the face, "Why should I care about what he does? As long as my husband doesn’t marry someone else, it’s fine."
Mu Houchu’s eyes cleared completely and he broke into a smirk.
His little wife indeed only had him in her heart.
However, hearing about Duan Lan’s recent news from the capital was very displeasing to him. The Duan Family was indeed working hard to find Duan Lan a wife, but despite many proposals, he rejected them all. When Mu Houchu thought of this, his eyes darkened. Duan Lan’s rejection of so many marriage proposals meant he didn’t want to marry. Was he waiting for Ji Xinhe?
The thought made Mu Houchu very unhappy.
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