C85 You Want Me to Have a Concubine
C85 You Want Me to Have a Concubine
The weather in the late autumn was bone-piercing cold. It was unknown whether his body was injured too much in his youth, and had a bad foundation, but the moment the weather became cold, it would become unbearable. He hugged his quilt as he curled up on the Arhat Bed.
"What happened to the banquet you mentioned last time?" He had thought that he must attend, that he had even prepared a present.
"The empress dowager suddenly fell ill. She was unconscious for several days, so His Majesty cancelled the banquet." Mu Chen had just finished writing a word, so he laid it on the side to dry. He turned around and walked over to Shen Jingli's side and hugged him.
Unlike Shen Jingli who was completely cold, Mu Chen was like a moving stove, causing Shen Jingli to be unable to resist burrowing into his embrace. The temperature of his body was so hot that it seemed to be really warm for him.
"The empress dowager is in good health." He leaned in, letting Shen Jingli sleep more comfortably.
It was no wonder that the Emperor would be angry. It was common for a person who had always been in good health to fall ill all of a sudden. If it were an ordinary family, they would have invited a doctor to take a look at them.
Shen Jingli curled his lips, feeling that the capital was just a pool of mud, the more he stirred, the more muddy it became. However, Mu Shisi had long been tied up with the King Jing, it was difficult not to disturb him, but Mu Shisi's body was really warm, even warmer than the stove.
Shen Jingli looked up at him, staring at his rosy lips. He couldn't help but lick his lips, and to be honest, ever since his family's condition had improved, Mu Shisi's figure had become even better, until he could no longer be seen as skinny like before. Even his face had become more angular.
Seeing that he was staring at her with such lustful eyes, Mu Chen couldn't help but bent down and kiss his forehead.
Shen Jingli blinked his eyes as he looked at him. Although he was afraid of pain, he turned around and climbed onto Su Yun's shoulders, and took the initiative to kiss his lips, as they would live their entire lives together, he could not stay in this kind of calm state forever.
As for the idea of suppressing Mu Shisi, he thought about his own little arms and legs and wisely chose to give up.
Mu Chen was stunned, Shen Jingli took the initiative to kiss him, was this considered a signal?
When Lee Qi stood at the door holding Xun Er who was crying and looking for the Mama, his face was red from embarrassment.
The old man, who had been restrained for too long, was like a tiger that had just been released from its cage, squeezing Shen Jingli to the last bit of his strength.
When he woke up, it was already dark outside. There was steaming hot food on the table in the room, and Shen Jingli stared at Mu Chen who was sitting beside the bed, smiling proudly, and said weakly, "I want to take a bath."
"I'll help you."
He suspected the authenticity of those words, but he did not reject them. In reality, Mu Shisi was not that bad as to want to eat him anytime and anywhere.
"An old man that's been held back is really scary." After showering, Shen Jingli said to Mu Chen.
Instead of being annoyed, Mu Chen just laughed, and gently moved closer to bite his ear, and said: "That's why you have to be more proactive."
Shen Jingli's face instantly turned red, his eyes staring straight at Mu Shisi, so this was his fault? He rubbed his sore waist and started to seriously consider this question.
"You're not going to marry a concubine?" Shen Jingli drank a piece of fish porridge and felt that the porridge was really fresh, the fish meat was extremely tender and did not have a trace of earthy smell. He thought to himself, in the next few days, I will let Lee Qi boil more fish porridge, it is delicious and nutritious.
Hearing these words, Mu Chen's eyes darkened, he stared at Shen Jingli for a while, then asked: "You want to take me as your concubine?"
"I don't want to." He wasn't stupid, why did he specially find some people to fight with him, why would he not earn money when he had nothing better to do?
Mu Chen's gaze instantly softened as he sat beside Shen Jingli and fed him food. He guaranteed, "I won't take in a concubine."
Shen Jingli looked up at him in astonishment, and then laughed complacently, "Fourteenth, I didn't expect you to like me so much … "Un, at least you have good eyes."
He lightly patted Mu Chen's chest, and felt that the food tonight was even more delicious. Mu Chen looked at his smiling face and proud expression, and started to cook for him even more enthusiastically.
After eating his fill, Shen Jingli was about to go out for a walk to eat. Just as he walked out of the door, he saw his precious son swaying and walking over to him while leaning on the wall, looking at him with teary eyes, "Mama, Mama, hug …"
Shen Jingli hurried forward and hugged him, and wiped away his tears with a pained heart. "What's wrong? Who bullied you? "
The little guy laid on Shen Jingli's shoulder, feeling wronged, "Mama, you don't need me …"
He looked towards Lee Qi who had rushed over from the back, and only then did Lee Qi quickly tell him what had happened. So it turned out that the little fellow had had a bad dream and wanted to see Mama, but when Lee Qi came over with the child in his arms, he was following Mu Shisi … So Lee Qi left with the child. The little guy didn't see Mama and thought that Mama didn't want him.
Shen Jingli's face slightly flushed, he turned and glared at Mu Chen, who laughed proudly and took the child out of his embrace, and said seriously: "You are a man, don't always stick to the Mama."
Shen Jingli opened his eyes wide, he could not believe that Mu Shisi would actually say this to a child who was only one year old.
He snatched his son back, fiercely glared at Mu Shisi, and coaxed him: "Xun Er, don't cry, Mama wants you."
The little guy sniffed, and tightly grabbed onto the clothes at Shen Jingli's chest. It cried out in a childish voice, "Mama, Mama …"
Shen Jingli touched his son's face in pain, and decisively abandoned Mu Chen to carry his son for a walk. Xun Er snuggled into Mama's embrace, and very quickly recovered his spirits. The little fellow even provocatively glanced at Mu Chen, and when it saw Mu Chen turn pale, it turned and buried its head on Shen Jingli's shoulder.
"Mu Shisi, do you owe me a beating? "He actually dares to anger my son." Seeing the little guy droop his head, Shen Jingli turned around and scolded Mu Chen.
Shen Jingli carried Xun Er and walked two rounds around the courtyard, coaxing the little guy to sleep, only then did he return to his room.
"Xun Er will sleep with me tonight." Just as Lee Qi was about to take Xun Er back to the nursery, Shen Jingli said this.
Mu Chen stood at the side and watched as Xun Er took off his outer clothes, carefully placing him on the bed and carefully covering him with a blanket. For some reason, he actually felt satisfied, his heart moved, and he went over: "Let's have another child."
What responded was a fist of Shen Jingli's, unbiased, and directly hit him in the left eye. Shen Jingli rolled his eyes at him, "Mu Shisi, are you a beast? I don't know that having a child is very harmful to your health. I don't want my body to be damaged at such a young age.
Mu Chen covered his left eye that had been hit, and started to seriously think about what Shen Jingli had said, the more he thought, the darker his expression became.
Shen Jingli put down the green cloth and got into bed. The little fellow was startled, it turned its body and actually rolled into Shen Jingli's embrace. Shen Jingli looked at the little fellow in his embrace with a smile, he patted his back and hummed an unknown tune.
Mu Chen also came in, extending his hand to touch his son's face, "After the new year, let's move."
After the new year, the emperor would probably arrange for him to have a new official position, and now that Shen Jingli had been conferred the title of County Prince, it would be a little inappropriate for them to stay in the Yang Family.
"Have you chosen a place?" Shen Jingli yawned.
"Yes, it's in Swallow Lane."
Shen Jingli's sleepiness was immediately scared away. He stared at Mu Chen with wide eyes, he remembered that the Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion was right at Swallow Alley? Wouldn't that mean that they would be able to meet him on their way in and out of the city every day? What was Mu Shisi thinking?
"You want to regain your Mu Family?" This was the most reasonable reason he could think of.
"I want my things back." His mother's dowry and his reward.
Shen Jingli looked at him, and after confirming that he was not joking, he nodded, "You go and arrange it."
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After entering winter, it started to snow. Shen Jingli was afraid of the cold, hence he stayed on the brick bed all day, either playing with Xun Er or painting for himself.
In the blizzard, it wasn't convenient for Lee Qi to go to the large kitchen to get food everyday. Thus, Shen Jingli made him open a small kitchen at the Violet Bamboo Garden, and only occasionally visited the large kitchen when necessary.
Shen Jingli sat on the brick bed and watched Yang Ningxin and Nannan playing Aeroplane Chess. He had made that a few days ago, and after it started to snow, he stopped going out.
"Sister-in-law, it's really cold this winter." Yang Ningxin hid herself in another corner and picked up a piece of meat to eat.
Although the little girl was young, she was actually very smart. Yang Ningxin had played Go with her, and often lost to her, but she had a troublemaker Xun Er by her side, who always took the chance when she wasn't paying attention to play, and broke a board.
Shen Jingli saw that her forehead was covered in sweat and felt suspicious of her words. On the other hand, Nannan was outspoken of her words, she pointed to her forehead and asked: "Aunt, you're already sweating so hot, why are you still cold?"
The bed in the brick bed was quite warm, and there was a fire in the room, so it actually didn't feel particularly cold.
Yang Ningxin was exposed, but she did not feel embarrassed, instead she said in all seriousness: "I said it was cold outside, I didn't say it's cold right now."
Nannan looked at her aunt with her eyes wide open.
Shen Jingli could not hold back and laughed. He reached out and tapped Yang Ningxin's forehead: "You are such a big person, how can you have the face to bully a child?"
Yang Ningxin covered her forehead, and mischievously stuck out her tongue, "I didn't bully her." She rolled over, hugged Nannan and coaxed him: "Nannan, do you think my aunt is lying to you?"
"Nope." The little girl answered loudly.
Yang Ningxin laughed complacently. Seeing that she was lying down on the bed, Xun Er felt that it was interesting, so he crawled over and pressed his entire body against hers. Although Xun Er was young, he usually fed her well, and it was a real weight that he placed on a thirteen year old girl.
"Sister-in-law, save me …" With a painful expression, Yang Ningxin extended her hand towards Shen Jingli.
Shen Jingli saw that she was pretending to cry, smiled, and pretended not to see it.
Xun Er was riding happily, but he still shouted out as if it was a proper ride, "Driving …."
Seeing her nephew so happy, Yang Ningxin felt that it would be a bit painful if it only hurt a little. After all, she doted on her nephew so much, but she did not expect that Nannan would follow along and push her down too. The two children combined weighed over 50 kilograms, making Yang Ningxin almost unable to breathe, she stretched her hand towards Shen Jingli again with her eyes filled with tears.