Chapter 78 Hard to Coax
Just at this moment, the carriage stopped again.
Ning Yuan looked outside through the curtain and saw that it had stopped in front of the mansion. Duke Ning was standing on the steps waiting for them to arrive.
This was not a suitable time to talk about these things. Shen Yan stopped talking and got off the carriage first. Then he raised his hand to support Ning Yuan and led her down slowly.
Duke Ning saw Shen Yan's actions.
He felt a little complicated. He was surprised that this aloof man would treat his daughter so attentively, but he also disdained his behavior without the authority of the head of the family. If you
pamper a woman too much, she will be ignorant of the world.
Even so, he still cleared his throat, put on a dignified yet polite smile, stepped down the stone steps and said, "Are you back?"
He looked around: "Where's your sister? She just said she was going to look for you."
Ning Li had no choice but to get off the carriage at this time, walked alone in front of Duke Ning, and gently called, "Dad."
She didn't want to get off now.
Her original life was much better than Ning Yuan's, but now even when she got off the carriage, Shen Yan personally helped her and carefully protected her, but she had nothing.
And she could have been jealous of all this in her heart, but now she had to get off the carriage in public, and the contrast with Ning Yuan was even more obvious.
However, everyone's eyes were locked on Shen Yan along with Duke Ning, and no one cared about her at all.
Duke Ning said in a deep voice, "Little Lord Shen."
According to the seniority, he could have called him by his name, or called him son-in-law in a more intimate way.
But for some reason, facing his indifferent and distant face, he always found it difficult to call him.
Shen Yan said indifferently, "Father-in-law, you don't have to be so polite. Just call
me Zhiyu." Duke Ning was obviously very pleased with the proper "father-in-law". Even the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were added. He hurriedly called Shen Yan and said, "Zhiyu, you two should go into the mansion quickly."
Ning Yuan finally realized that this time the banquet was not to celebrate her. Only Shen Yan should go back to the Ning Mansion.
But it was good this way. She was happy and at ease.
Today, the main hall of Ning Mansion was packed with people. Some relatives who didn't come often also came. Ning Yuan knew without thinking that they were not here to see her, but to see Shen Yan. After she greeted them one by one, she saw that Shen Yan was still stuck in the greetings, so she quietly slipped out.
She found the nanny who was now in charge and said straight to the point: "Mammy, how did my mother get sick?"
The nanny looked at her happily.
She was happy from the bottom of her heart that Ning Yuan could marry into a good family. This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. Hearing this, the smile on her face faded, and she asked in confusion: "Miss, why do you suddenly ask this?"
"Oh... I'm married now, what if I have to give birth in the future? I'm a little scared." She made up an excuse casually.
"Is that so?" The nanny sighed slightly and said, "Giving birth is always a hurdle for women. In fact, the madam just got sick after a difficult delivery. After that, she was always unhappy and had no intention of taking care of her body, so she passed away."
"You won't."
"I have seen you grow up. Although you are gentle and don't like to fight, you are very strong and can find joy in adversity. Now you are married to such a perfect husband. You will definitely be safe and healthy in the future!"
This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team "Then... why did my mother have a difficult delivery?"
"Alas, if you knew your husband favored someone else when you were about to give birth, and that person was pregnant, would you be upset?" The nanny shook her head. "It has been so many years, there is no point in pursuing it, and it is difficult to judge right and wrong. It is better to live your life well in the future."
Ning Yuan couldn't help but think, is it really that simple?
A Niang and father are in a family marriage, they should not have such a deep relationship, would she really care whether he has transferred his feelings?
If so, according to Shen Yan's personality, he would never say those words in the carriage.
But they still have to have this homecoming banquet in Ning Mansion, which is really tormenting.
Thinking of food, Ning Yuan suddenly felt a little hungry, and couldn't help but regret his absurdity in the carriage.
She usually didn't eat much in the morning. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have been hungry so quickly. The
meal didn't start until noon. It was rarely so lively at the Ning Mansion's dining table.
However, everything they talked about was related to the court. Ning Yuan was not interested. She just focused on picking up dishes and eating. She glanced at the sweet-scented osmanthus candied lotus root that she always liked to eat, which was a little far away from her.
If she wanted to pick it up, she had to lean forward slightly, but this would definitely attract the attention of others.
It's better not to eat it.
She swallowed her saliva and continued to eat the dishes near her boredly.
At this moment, there was suddenly a chopstick of candied lotus root in the plate in front of her.
She raised her head and saw Shen Yan beside her silently putting down the serving chopsticks that were still stained with sugar juice.
Being taken care of like this in public made her feel a little uncomfortable, and she whispered, "So many people are watching us, don't be like this."
He looked at her calmly and imitated her tone and said, "So many people are watching us, don't blush."
She would die if she didn't sneer at this man.
Ning Yuan pursed her lips and lowered her head to eat the sugar lotus root. When she glanced at Shen Yan's plate, she found that he hardly moved his chopsticks.
"Is it not to your taste?"
Today's dishes are very light, and he should like them.
Shen Yan said, "It's noisy."
Ning Yuan remembered that he didn't use much in the morning, and he worked much harder than her at that time, so she raised the sugar lotus root that she had taken a small bite of and said, "Eat a little, you try it?"
Shen Yan stared at the lotus root.
It is said that the lotus root is cut but the threads are still connected, but the teeth are also sharp. There are many lotus root threads of different lengths that have been bitten off at the cut, and it seems that there are still some crystals between her lips and teeth on them.
He never eats the dishes that others pick up with their chopsticks, let alone those that have been bitten by others.
Although he can kiss her without any scruples, eating dishes that are stained with her saliva is another matter.
He glanced at her eyes that were focused on him, and after a moment, he lowered his head and gently bit the tooth mark.
"Is it not bad?"
He said "hmm" softly.
After that, she would only eat one bite of whatever she ate, and feed him the rest.
Ning Yuan was afraid that he would not be full, so she deliberately ate more than usual. Shen Yan was afraid that he would be unhappy if he rejected her kindness, so he also put all the food in his pocket.
The intimacy between the two of them, without paying attention to others, would definitely be seen by some people. Sure enough, after the meal, Aunt Ming called her.
She is the wife of Ming Wei's brother, and actually has nothing to do with Ning Yuan, but due to etiquette, Ning Yuan still politely asked, "What's the matter, aunt?"
The two stood alone in the corridor, and Ming's aunt said, "Yuanyuan, are you adapting to the Shen Mansion?"
"Very well, thank you for your concern, aunt."
She nodded, "But I saw you tasting food for him just now, and you have to feed him yourself."
"Although the Shen family is a wealthy family, your Ning Mansion is not bad either. How can you be so humble?"
Well... Ning Yuan felt that this was just a little interest between them.
Sure enough, some things between lovers will always be magnified and misunderstood by others.
Anyway, she was tired of explaining, and letting others know that she was not doing well, they would not bother her in the future, so she did not refute, but just followed her words and said distressedly: "There is no way, I have already married, I must listen to my husband."
Aunt Ming looked at her with some regret: "Obeying a man is just to consolidate your position, but you can't obey his wishes in everything. You have to learn to control him and make him listen to you."
Ning Yuan did not want to learn any "way to control a husband".
For her, there are many ways to get money or power, and she does not want to mix any interests in marriage.
If you like someone, treat him sincerely, and if you don't like someone, break up peacefully. She cherishes pure feelings.
Shen Yan had never asked her for anything, so why would she plot against him?
She simply pretended to be stupid with a sad face: "Aunt, what should I do?"
The cowardly persona she had established in front of others was indeed very useful. Seeing her useless appearance, Aunt Ming sighed in disgust.
On second thought, they might not be able to get some benefits from the Shen family from Ning Yuan, so they might as well count on Ning Li.
"You have the same personality as your mother. When your husband takes a powerful concubine in the future, you will have a hard time!"
Ning Yuan agreed with her and said, "Ah...really?"
"If you ask me, you should put some of your own people in his courtyard before he has any affairs outside, so that they can take care of you in the future." "
Aunt, what you said makes sense." Ning Yuan nodded.
"For example, Lili...she is your sister..."
Aunt Ming came here today because she was asked by her husband to see if she could get the people of the Ming family to establish a relationship with the Shen family.
As soon as she said this, she saw Ning Yuan's personality and suddenly felt that letting Ning Li go to the Shen Mansion might not be able to benefit the Ming family. It would be better to send her own daughter there as well.
"And my daughter... Jing'er, she is also very gentle, she can serve Shen Yan for you, and also let you show off your ladyship."
Ming Jing knew it.
Rather than saying she was gentle, it would be better to say that she was used to flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak.
Ning Li would still give her some face as an elder sister in front of others, but Ming Jing never took her seriously.
Ning Yuan didn't understand how someone could be so tactless as to rush her to take a concubine for her husband on the day when the bride returned home.
She was just a little cautious in front of others, not stupid.
She was holding back her anger, but still put on a nice smile and said, "That's perfect!"
"But I can't make the decision on such matters. You should ask Shen Yan. If he likes, I'll take them back today."
After she nodded, Aunt Ming smiled with her eyes narrowed into a slit and said, "Okay."
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Ning Yuan didn't know whether Aunt Ming had told Shen Yan, but when they returned home, they were still the only two in the carriage.
The carriage was very quiet. She wrapped her handkerchief and didn't say anything, thinking about what happened today.
Given her aunt's personality, the Ming family actually let her attend the banquet, which shows that the family education in the mansion is like this.
No wonder Ming Wei is also so short-sighted and selfish.
Since she mentioned that she schemed against her husband, then when Mingwei was pregnant before marriage, could she have also schemed against her father and her mother?
Thinking about it, she seemed to have discovered some blind spots.
It was normal for a man in a high position to have three wives and four concubines, and her mother was very gentle, but why didn't her father take Mingwei as a concubine?
Shen Yan stared at her for a long time with anger, but she didn't even look at him.
As the carriage rumbled over the bluestone slabs, he could no longer hold back and asked her, "What are you thinking about?"
She raised her eyes and stared at him, and after a moment asked, "You said that a man in a high position and power, who is neither afraid of being in the house nor needs to rely on the power of his father-in-law, why does n't he take a concubine? " A man in a high position and power,
who is not afraid of being in the house and does not need to rely on the power of his father-in-law, isn't this talking about him? How dare she tell him not to take a concubine? Shen Yan took a deep breath, looked at Ning Yuan, and asked patiently, "You have been thinking about this just now?" Ning Yuan said "hmm" softly. Shen Yan was immediately furious. When he was in Ning Mansion, a lady who was puzzled asked him whether he wanted to take a few concubines. After he dismissed her with a sentence "You are not worthy", she was so ashamed that she said that Ning Yuan asked her to ask. He didn't believe it at first, and waited for her to explain to him with hope. Unexpectedly, she not only didn't explain, but asked him why he didn't take a concubine. How could there be so many whys? She liked him, and she wanted to see him with other women? Is this how she liked him? Shen Yan said unhappily: "If it were you." "You are now a woman of high status and power. Countless men come to you every day, but you are already married to the man you like. Would you think about taking a few more male favorites?"
Ning Yuan pondered for a long time and felt that she was actually a very loyal person and it was not easy for her to fall in love with a man.
Otherwise, she would not have lived for so many years without any peach blossoms.
But since he asked this question, she had to consider it more comprehensively.
Suppose she was a philandering woman -
but she had to be a kind and philandering woman.
Since she had already married the person she liked, she naturally had to consider the other person's feelings. If the other person really minded, she would definitely not do it.
So she asked sincerely: "If I have a male pet, will you be angry?"
"..."
In fact, she did not answer immediately before, but pondered for a long time, which made him feel very unhappy.
Now that she asked him such a question, it was clear that the answer was that she would.
Therefore, her love for him was not exclusive and possessive.
Then what did she mean by being secretly jealous when they were being intimate afterwards?
She just likes to monopolize his body, but she doesn't care whether he likes someone else in his heart?
He said coldly: "I'm already angry."
She blinked: "If you mind, I will definitely not accept it."
... She actually considered whether he minded at the first time, which means that no matter who she likes in the future, she will restrain herself for him. He is the most important man in her heart.
He was excited for a moment, and then thought of what happened today.
"Why don't you mind?" Shen Yan's voice was like ice.
Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment: "What do I mind?"
"Mind that I marry other women." He took a deep breath and said, "Ning Yuan, you and I have only been married for three days, what do you mean by letting others come to me to force women?"
"To find someone to play mahjong for you?"
"I don't like playing cards." She blurted out, and then blushed, "No...that's not what I meant."
"Then what do you mean? You think you are my wife, and you take the initiative to force someone on me, showing that you are generous and considerate?"
"But have you ever thought that I don't like others at all, I just like you."
"Why do you ignore my wishes? Or do you simply don't believe that I will only love you for the rest of my life?"
He said a lot of things fiercely, but for some reason, she didn't get angry at all. She just felt that he was like a big dog who needed to be comforted because his feelings were questioned.
She moved closer to him, took his hand and shook it, and said dryly, "Don't be angry." This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you... She found that she was not very good at coaxing people. Her
voice was very light, and the ending tone always carried a deliberate or unintentional coquettishness. Shen Yan's heart softened when she heard it, but she still tried to maintain the coldness on her face.
Ning Yuan tugged at his sleeve and looked up at him pitifully: "I don't know how to get rid of her, so I just use you as an excuse."
"I thought you were so eloquent that you would definitely leave her speechless, right?"
She meant...she was relying on him?
Shen Yan's anger quickly dissipated, and he felt very disappointed.
He looked at her with a little satisfaction, and when she didn't notice, he quickly put on the unhappy look before, and looked forward to how she would coax him.
Ning Yuan saw that he still didn't look happy, and felt that he was really hard to coax.
She sighed and said, "What can I do to make you not angry?"
Her hand passed over his leg and gently touched it. When the fabric was lifted, she gently held it in her palm: "Is it like this?"
His ears immediately turned red, and with anger between his brows, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Ning Yuan... do you only like to do it with me?"
Couldn't she say a few more nice words?
Couldn't she hug him, kiss him, and act coquettishly?
Did she think he was the same as other men, and that he only needed a woman to relieve his desires?
This time he was really angry.
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