LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 1051 - 1051: 1048
Chapter 1051: 1048
Ye Muyu was relieved; she truly did not wish for her children to be strangers to Chu Heng, after all, they were his dearest.
“Chu Ziluo, Lil’ Jin, you should head back to the courtyard and rest.”
“Mother, I’ll be going back then,” Chu Ziluo said, quite perceptive. She had noticed that Father’s gaze had fallen on Mother twice, though Mother seemed unaware.
She hoped for her parents to have a good relationship. Father had always cherished Mother the most, so how could memory loss erase that?
Unable to understand, she thought that with more interaction between Father and Mother, Father would surely remember.
After Chu Ziluo left,
Chu Jin awkwardly approached Chu Heng, “Father, may I watch you practice sword tomorrow morning?”
Chu Heng’s gaze fell on him and saw indeed he had grown taller than a few months ago. Boys practicing swords was a good thing, so he nodded his agreement.
Chu Jin nearly jumped for joy upon receiving his agreement.
Once the two children had left,
Ye Muyu also got up and told the servants to take away the tea.
She walked straight past Chu Heng towards the back courtyard.
Chu Heng watched the hem of her dress pass by, his gaze following her as she walked away. His brow slightly furrowed, puzzled as to why his wife, who had been quite forthcoming with him back in the county, was now so cold toward him.
“After madam leaves, you should dry your hair, otherwise you’ll catch a cold,” Lu Chuan busied in after Ye Muyu had left.
“Mmm, dry it for me.”
Ye Muyu returned to the back courtyard, and Su Mei came to meet her halfway, accompanying her into the yard.
Together with Chun Xing, who was helping her remove her outer garment, she seemed hesitant to speak.
Ye Muyu saw this clearly, “Chun Xing, fill the bathtub with water. I want to use the osmanthus-scented oil tonight.”
“Of course, lady.” Chun Xing withdrew, and with the other maidservants in attendance, filled the bathtub with water.
Ye Muyu then turned to Su Mei, asking, “Do you have something to say?”
“Madam, the servant… before when I went to call the master, I saw Aunt Lin blocking the master at the entrance of the courtyard,” Su Mei said, worried that Ye Muyu might be hurt, quickly added, “But the master didn’t get close to Aunt Lin. I was far away and only saw them exchange a couple of sentences, then the master went to the front hall for a meal.”
Su Mei knew that Chu Heng was skilled in martial arts, so she dared not get too close; because she was late, she also missed the scene of Lin Mianmian’s fall.
Even though the master did not pay attention to Aunt Lin this time, she feared that sooner or later he would go to Aunt Lin’s side—after all, what man wouldn’t lay a hand on a concubine he brought home?
“I understand, don’t worry,” Ye Muyu didn’t want to talk about it. In fact, she was no longer very angry; she realized that it had always been Lin Mianmian pushing herself onto Chu Heng.
But, could a man truly resist a woman’s advances?
She felt uncertain. In her previous life where monogamy was the norm, her own biological parents managed to separate and start their own families. Now, in the ancient times where polygamy was normal, taking concubines was beyond ordinary. Chu Heng also held their children in high regard and had not made her lose face; this was already a good outcome.
Reason told her there was no need to ask for more.
Ye Muyu did not want to become a puppet controlled by love, striving to keep hold of all her emotions, her face not betraying any extra emotional fluctuations.
“Alright, I’ll go take a bath now.”
After Ye Muyu finished her bath,
she entered the room and found a basin of charcoal fire had been brought in.
Just as she was about to ask who had brought it in, she saw Chu Heng sitting on the soft couch. Glancing at the brazier, she understood.
She went to the dressing mirror and wiped her face.