Chapter 239.2: The Past Life’s Cause, Preparing to Enter the Palace
For Li Hong Yuan to still keep Fu Yun Ting around even now, it wasn’t without a reason. After all, Wan Wan also wanted to know the reason. Three hundred thousand soldiers, two hundred thousand died in enemy hands, and those remaining were ordered to be buried alive by certain people for the sake of concealing their own crimes. Wan Wan didn’t say, but she was very angry, and also very sorrowful.
Fu Yun Ting was born into a military family, and truly living up to his birth, was an outstanding military commander. As such, to not firmly squeeze him dry of his worth, Li Hong Yuan would all feel sorry for himself.
Li Hong Yuan was precisely this shameless. In his past life, he slept with the other party’s wife, and in this life, in a certain sense, stole the person’s wife again, and not just this, even had him treated as the thorn in his eye.
Truthfully speaking, Fu Yun Ting really wasn’t sorry to him in the slightest in any way, yet for some strange reason, still got sorted out. And in the end, because the living Enma s.h.i.+elded Wu’an Marquis Manor, found him a wife, and even secretly gave large amounts of money, he still needed to be deeply grateful towards the living Enma, and regardless of how he got treated, all unable to produce resentment. That’s why, Fu Yun Ting really was extraordinarily pitiful.
Listening to Jing Wan’s light and slow breathing, his heart in the end gradually calmed down. Holding her soft body, he ultimately sunk into slumber once again, this time, no longer dreaming.
The morning of the next day, Jing Wan didn’t get up on time for her morning exercise. In fact, there wasn’t the slightest movement at all. It can be seen, she was terribly exhausted last night. Skipping the morning exercise, it naturally was just letting her sleep a while longer.
Just this sleep wasn’t as simple as just a little while longer.
Seeing that it was almost time, today, they still needed to enter the palace. Jing Wan as the new wife needed to kowtow before his Majesty and her Highnesses, and immediately after, even need to meet with the relatives of the imperial household. Of course, this was just the ones within three relations.
Gong mama knocked on the door from outside. There weren’t any movements in the room, and n.o.ble Consort Su’s person was still waiting to fetch the yuanpa to take back to the palace.
Gong mama hesitated for a moment, quietly entering. That gugu also followed in.
Approaching the bedside, “w.a.n.gye, w.a.n.gfei, it’s time to get up.”
“Noisy.” Li Hong Yuan’s slightly cold voice sounded.
Gong mama still wanted to say something, but that gugu next to her hurriedly stopped her, “No matter, entering the palace a little later is also doable.” Towards Li Hong Yuan’s temper, they couldn’t be more familiar with. It was just not being able to enter the palace to pay respect a little earlier, that’s all. As long as this living ancestor was happy, never mind a little later, entering the palace after noon most likely all wasn’t a problem.
Gong mama hesitated, “w.a.n.gfei as the new wife…………”
“For women, after marrying, naturally it’s just viewing the husband as the sky. Older sister should know where w.a.n.gfei’s yuanpa is, right?”
Gong mama nodded, “I’ll go fetch it for you right away.”
“Naturally this can’t be better. I’ll return to the palace first to report back to n.o.ble consort. Whenever w.a.n.gye and w.a.n.gfei gets up, they can just start preparing to enter the palace.”
Gong mama had her sent off. Turning her head, she didn’t have the slightest intention of disturbing the two on the bed. Just now, it was nothing more than putting on an act. All in all, need to have w.a.n.gfei pulled out as soon as possible, regardless of whatever the specific reason was. No matter what, can’t let others grab onto w.a.n.gfei’s faults. What she wanted was precisely this ‘viewing the husband as the sky’. In the future, any fault can all be directly pushed onto w.a.n.gye.
Pus.h.i.+ng onto others, that was shouldering the pot, but pus.h.i.+ng onto him, that was just like a feather brus.h.i.+ng past, not leaving behind the slightest mark.
Although because of ‘over-exhaustion’ last night, Jing Wan didn’t wake up on time, she still just slept an hour more.
When she woke up, Li Hong Yuan was already awake, lying on his side, propping up his head. The crimson brocade quilt embroidered with the ‘hundred children painting’ slid to his waist. The chunks of beautiful muscles perfectly displayed on his body, filled with power and beauty. He quietly stared at her, his hand twirling a lock of her hair.
Waking up, Jing Wan immediately saw this enticing scene. In addition to that gaze that was tender enough to make one drown to death, Jing Wan directly reached out to hook his neck, raising her head and just kissing him.
Li Hong Yuan’s gaze darkened. His wife voluntarily offering, how could he not eat.
Jing Wan originally was just ‘seeing the beauty and producing the intention’, purely just wanting to have a good morning kiss, that’s all. Yet, unexpected, it was the sheep entering the wolf’s mouth.
The two of them weren’t wearing any clothes to begin with, and seeing a certain someone’s body becoming increasingly excited, Jing Wan promptly backed down, “Ah Yuan, right now, it still hurts.”
Li Hong Yuan softly smiled, “Don’t worry, just do it however we did it in the past.”
Jing Wan wanted to cry, but this wolf was clinging too tightly, greatly having the possibility of continuously grinding on the bed with him if not satisfied. Afterwards, Jing Wan could only patiently ‘serve’ him, but the final outcome was she herself also getting ‘served’ once.
Great, this time, even if there wasn’t a morning exercise, still need to draw water and take a bath.
Rising from the bath pond[1], Li Hong Yuan didn’t let anyone serve. He nimbly put on his inner garments, then leisurely helped Jing Wan put on her clothes. Because he was very slow, it had the unfamiliarity of dressing someone for the first time thoroughly concealed, instead liken to a kind of affection.
Slowly coming out, Jing Wan’s face still carried a blush.
The servant girls all lowered their heads, like as if completely unaware of what happened.
“w.a.n.gye, need this wife to put on clothes for you?” Jing Wan asked carrying a bit of tease.
“No need to trouble w.a.n.gfei.” There wasn’t anything in his speech, but that gaze was especially blatant. That bit of skill of Jing Wan’s, on him, was far too inferior.
Qing s.h.i.+ and Qing Ci, upon hearing this, directly went forward to serve Jing Wan in changing, having their own master thrown aside.
Jing Wan slightly narrowed her eyes, but didn’t refuse, unfolding her arms.
Jing Wan’s servant girls were a bit stupefied, looking to one another in dismay. This, this, this, obviously can’t have them serve w.a.n.gye, right?
Just as they were hesitating, Li Hong Yuan fetched the clothes himself, neither quickly nor slowly putting on, his movements not appearing to be unaccustomed. Towards this bit, when Jing Wan saw for the first time, she was even a bit surprised. If she were to dress herself, afraid all won’t be able to reach his level. She more or less still needed the others to help straighten out her clothes, yet Li Hong Yuan completely didn’t need to.
Jing Wan’s servant girls rather relaxed a breath.
This while, they still weren’t planning on entering the palace, thus just wore ordinary clothes. Jing Wan’s hair was also just combed into a simply hairstyle.
Calling in the morning meal, this time it was Qing Fu, directly going to Jing Wan’s side, preparing to serve her for the morning meal.
On Li Hong Yuan’s side, rather don’t need to bother, there was still Eunuch Mu.
In the past, when needed, it was always Eunuch Mu entering the room to serve Li Hong Yuan. However, now, he was unable to. Even if castrated, in the end, he was still………..half a man. How could Li Hong Yuan tolerate?
Jing Wan waved her hand at Qing Fu, “I’ll do it myself, no need to serve.”
Qing Fu withdrew, and Eunuch Mu, under the premise of not having obtained his master’s indication, also withdrew.
Heh, this really was too interesting. Everything seemingly was all according to Jin w.a.n.gfei’s meaning, seemingly as if all the servants were all Jing Wan’s, and Jin Qinw.a.n.g was actually the one that ‘married in’, and moreover, even alone on his own.
Jing Wan smiled, picking up the serving chopsticks to help fill Li Hong Yuan’s plate, “Don’t know what w.a.n.gye likes to eat, if there’s something you don’t like, asking to directly tell this wife.” Slowly becoming aware from the meals in the future, finding out little by little, this was just a more subtle way of understanding. And the things that are truly disliked, should just directly state from the start, reducing the possibility of producing misunderstandings in the very beginning.
“The things this prince doesn’t like, the kitchen won’t dare to bring it to the table.” Li Hong Yuan directly stated.
Jing Wan understandingly nodded, indeed so.
“There’s only the two of us at the table. Wan Wan can directly use your own chopsticks, I don’t mind at all.” He picked up a tiny crystal bun to eat, even deliberately putting the chopsticks in his mouth, before also picking one for Jing Wan. Serving chopsticks? What’s that?
(T/N: Crystal buns are just translucent buns/dumpling.)
Jing Wan glanced at him, no longer switching her chopsticks.
After they finished eating, clearing away the table, they sat for a while longer, then finally prepared to enter the palace. Jing Wan felt, it was necessary for her to have a bit more of an understanding towards her husband’s relatives. After all, in the future, there will be more times where she will come in contact with them.
Li Hong Yuan however was just crude and simple, “No need to bother with them, just be however you should be.”
Jing Wan was speechless, “Then, what about her Highness n.o.ble consort?”
“Her? She’s a very good consort mother.” Li Hong Yuan rather meaningfully said.
[1] This is referring to those indoors in-ground pools used for bathing