These past few days, Marquis Mu Houchu has been busy with some matters in the capital, and so he didn’t pay much attention to other things. After all, once Ji Xinhe was in charge of something, he would entrust her with complete confidence without asking much because he knew his wife’s capabilities, such as the matter concerning the Song Family.
But he didn’t expect that this little woman would actually "sacrifice" her own husband as bait! When he suddenly heard about the situation reported by a scout from the Song Family’s side today, mentioning that Miss Fifth Song was staying at the Qing Shui Temple in Lian’an Town, just for meeting her lover, he casually asked who the lover was.
Then the scout said: Master Mu of Lian’an Town.
At that time, Marquis Mu Houchu’s hand holding the tea cup trembled, almost spilling the scalding tea on important documents. He immediately had Ling Feng come in to answer his questions.
Unbeknownst to him, Marquis Mu Houchu had unwittingly become Miss Fifth Song’s lover, and the affair had already been going on for half a month!
For the first time in his life, he was so angry that his heart and lungs ached! And the mastermind behind all this was none other than this little woman!
Without even finishing the matters at hand, he rode straight back home, his anger bottled up inside him ready to explode. Just when he entered the house, he found out that this little woman was already asleep!
Waking her up, he couldn’t bear to do it, but not waking her up, he was so frustrated. Looking at the heartless little demon sleeping before him, he felt furious with anger.
Just as he was in a stalemate, Xin He suddenly turned around, facing him, and held his big hand that pinched her little face with both her tiny hands. With closed eyes, she mumbled, "Ah Chu."
With just one "Ah Chu," Marquis Mu Houchu’s heart almost melted.
The figure of Marquis Mu Houchu stiffened, and the anger in his stomach dissipated by more than half. He scolded himself for being so unprincipled, but his face still showed a fierce expression: "Don’t think I’ll let you off just because you’re pretending to sleep."
Whether Ji Xinhe was truly sleeping or not, Marquis Mu Houchu could tell. Right now, her breathing was even, so she must be asleep. He deliberately said that, actually just trying to vent his own anger.
Marquis Mu Houchu found it funny. When had he become so childish?
If Ji Xinhe were awake now, she would surely say without any hesitation, "You’ve always been this childish!"
It seemed that Xin He was having an uneasy sleep, clutching his hand even tighter, mumbling again, "Ah Chu."
Marquis Mu Houchu’s heart melted into water. Where was there even a hint of anger? Although she was strong in her daily life, seeing her so dependent on him even in her sleep made Marquis Mu Houchu happy deep down.
Moreover, this little woman hardly called him "Ah Chu" since she always felt it was not quite right. She preferred to call him "Marquis Mu Houchu." The last time she called him Ah Chu was when he forced her to do so while trying to conquer her in bed.
Marquis Mu Houchu let out a faint sigh, looking at the sleeping face of the little woman in her dreams, seemingly helpless: "Fine, I can’t do anything about you anyway."
People often said, "Don’t mess with Marquis Mu Houchu. He is ruthless and has cruel means. If you offend him once, he will surely repay you a hundredfold."
But in front of her, he seemed to be more and more talkative. So much so that this girl was getting bolder and braver, even daring to secretly stir up this kind of trouble behind his back!
He returned angrily and hurriedly to hold her accountable, but with just a single word and her dependence in her sleep, all of the anger in his stomach disappeared. Only then did Marquis Mu Houchu truly realize the reason why she dared to overstep in front of him.
It was all because of his indulgence!
Marquis Mu Houchu reluctantly rubbed his temples, thinking, what could he do if he didn’t indulge her?
Shulan and Xiaoyu were guarding the door, listening eagerly to the sound inside. But after a while, there was no response.
Shulan was getting anxious. In a low voice, she said, "What’s the matter? There’s no sound. Mr. Houchu just came back with such an angry face; he must have found out something. How could there be no sound now?"
Xiaoyu also found it strange. She couldn’t help but say, "Should we go ask Ling Feng?"
"Haven’t you noticed that Mr. Houchu didn’t bring Ling Feng with him today? I guess he’s already been beaten and is lying somewhere right now. Do you still want to ask him?"
"But the madam..." Xiaoyu was anxious.
"Hey, don’t overthink it. There’s no sound right now. Perhaps everything is okay."
The two young maids were frightened all night until the next morning. Marquis Houchu left home refreshed while Ji Xinhe got up energetically.
Shulan, combing Xinhe’s hair, tentatively asked, "Madam, there was nothing... there wasn’t anything last night, right?"
Ji Xinhe, still sleepy-eyed, yawned, "What happened?"
"That’s when sir came back last night."
Ji Xinhe rubbed her eyes, "I went to bed early. I don’t remember what time he came back. Did anything happen last night?"
Shulan and Xiaoyu exchanged glances. Did that mean that nothing happened last night?!
Mr. Houchu was furious when he came back yesterday!
"What’s going on? Don’t stutter so much." Xinhe said.
Shulan bit her lip before finally speaking, "Yesterday evening, when sir came back, his face was really bad. He looked very angry. This servant guessed if he had found out about that thing already."
Ji Xinhe’s heart thumped, her eyes widening, "Really?"
Xiaoyu said, "This servant didn’t see it wrong. He was really angry. It seems that only that matter could make him so angry. And this morning, this servant deliberately went to check on Ling Feng’s whereabouts. I heard that he made a mistake, got beaten, and is now lying in bed to recover."
Ji Xinhe felt her eyelids twitch, her heart skipping a beat, "No way."
"But it’s strange. Yesterday, sir returned furious, and there was no movement when he entered the room. Today, he left very calmly when he left in the morning, as if nothing had happened." Shulan said, confused.
Xinhe patted her chest, "Thank goodness. Fortunately, I went to bed early yesterday."
Shulan and Xiaoyu: "······"
Didn’t you say you weren’t afraid?
Now Xinhe was also a little drumming in her heart, knowing that it’s impossible to escape the fifteenth after escaping the first day! If he finds out, she’ll have to account for it sooner or later!
Xinhe closed her eyes. The thought of stretching her head or retracting her head, both ending in the same result, made her think, "Let the storm come more violently!"
"So, madam’s plan for today..." Shulan tried to ask.
"Proceed as usual!" Xinhe opened her eyes and spoke as if she were ready for anything.
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