NFBE Chapter 189 Emerging wisdom out of desperation
Chapter 189 Emerging wisdom out of desperation
In the evening, Shen Fuhan returned to his residence and went to his study first.
Ling He reported, "My lord, we've found out. Everything the lady said is true."
Shen Fuhan lowered his eyes and pondered, but he felt that the whole thing was too coincidental to be true.
Wen Jiayue liked to eat Yuanji pastries, and coincidentally, Yuanji was near the Yun residence. Coincidentally, she entered a jewelry shop, and coincidentally, it had Yun Cairen's jewelry inside.
Coincidentally, Wen Jiayue went to a clinic near the Yun residence to have her wrist checked, where she met Yun Cairen's maid, Rong'er, and helped her.
Shen Fuhan tapped her fingertips lightly on the table, but Yuan's Dim Sum Shop was recommended to her by her fourth brother, so there was nothing wrong with it.
The only problem is that Wen Jiayue always goes there in person to buy snacks.
Is it to relax, or is there another motive?
Seeing that the Marquis remained silent for a long time, Ling He became somewhat anxious and finally made up his mind to speak: "My lord, may I leave now?"
Shen Fuhan snapped out of his reverie and asked, "Is something urgent?"
“No,” Ling He paused, then suddenly changed his mind, “Yes.”
Shen Fuhan raised an eyebrow slightly: "What is it?"
He was somewhat surprised. Ling He always put him first in everything, so what was wrong with him today?
Ling He clasped his hands and said, "My wife has brought me dinner. If I don't leave soon, the guards will rob it all."
Shen Fuhan: "..."
There's a saying that a man who marries a wife forgets his mother, but no one expected that Ling He would forget his master after marrying a wife.
He commented, "It seems that your relationship with Qianqian is quite good."
Judging by the timeline, they have been married for over a month.
Ling He thought about it carefully and said, "It is indeed quite good."
Shen Fuhan choked for a moment before saying, "In that case, let's try to have a child as soon as possible."
Ling He replied, "Yes, Your subordinate is trying."
He used to sleep for three hours a day before getting up, but now he always sleeps for a full four hours, so he should be able to get pregnant soon.
Shen Fuhan paused for a moment, then said, "There's no need to say more about this. You can leave now."
After bowing, Ling He quickly ran out of the study.
He rarely acted so erratically. Shen Fuhan shook his head and chuckled, then, remembering Wen Jiayue's cold attitude towards him earlier that day, his smile immediately faded.
He dipped his brush in thick ink and wrote the two characters "Yuan Ji" on the Xuan paper, then wrote "Yun Mansion," "Jewelry Shop," and "Medical Clinic" around it.
Wen Jiayue's last visit to Yuan's shop was at the end of January, more than a month before Yun Cairen entered the palace.
She had a chance encounter with Rong'er that day, and she hasn't been back since; it's been four months now.
But she used to go at least twice a month.
After getting to know Yun Cairen's personal maid, she seemed to forget that she often ate Yuanji pastries.
But... if she really went there to get to know Yun Caicai, what good would it do her?
A woman of poor health and sickly appearance has nothing to offer except for the emperor's brief favor.
What will she gain from meeting Consort Yun today? Will it increase her chances of meeting the Princess?
But why did she have to get to know the eldest princess?
Suddenly, Shen Fuhan remembered what she had said on the day she gave birth to Zhaozhao.
She mentioned the eldest princess, saying that he had nothing but the eldest princess in his heart and eyes.
Did you think he had an affair with the eldest princess?
Even so, why is it necessary to get to know the eldest princess?
Shen Fuhan pinched the bridge of his nose, and seeing that it was already completely dark outside the window, he didn't dwell on it any longer and got up to go to his bedroom.
Wen Jiayue was talking to Shen Funian about palace matters when she saw him enter and immediately stopped talking.
Shen Funian didn't see him and urged, "Tell me quickly, is the Emperor really like that? He acts like a child begging for praise in front of Consort Yun?"
Shen Fuhan happened to hear this when he came in, and gave him a cryptic glance.
Wen Jiayue coughed lightly and mumbled, "Third Sister, let's talk about it tomorrow. Let's go have our meal first."
Shen Funian stood up unhappily and said, "How can you stop halfway through a sentence? You... Big brother, you're back."
When she turned around, she saw Shen Fuhan standing to the side and was startled.
Shen Fuhan nodded: "Go have your meal."
Shen Funian didn't dare to say anything more and asked in a low voice, "Did my older brother hear what we were saying just now?"
Wen Jiayue sighed, "She must have heard it."
Shen Funian was terrified for a moment, but he didn't expect that he didn't mention it at all.
After teaching her son, she quickly took him back to Chang Le Academy.
Shen Fuhan then said, "Don't make up stories about the Emperor anymore."
Wen Jiayue muttered, "I'm just telling the truth. I didn't embellish it."
Moreover, Shen Funian wouldn't spread the word. She wouldn't leave the manor, so who could she tell?
Shen Fuhan frowned and said, "Telling the truth won't work either; it's not a good thing to discuss the Emperor in private."
Seeing his serious expression, Wen Jiayue stopped talking about it.
After they both washed and dressed, Zhao Zhao was carried to the bed.
Shen Fuhan told her to call him "Daddy," but Zhaozhao refused, annoyed by his nagging. She slapped him with her little hand.
Although it didn't hurt, the sound was crisp.
Shen Fuhan held Zhao Zhao's hand and said calmly, "It seems that Zhao Zhao's personality is more like yours."
If he said this normally, Wen Jiayue would definitely agree.
But he only spoke after Zhao Zhao slapped him, clearly referring to the time when she had slapped him too.
Wen Jiayue didn't want to pay attention to him. Why bring up old grievances?
Shen Fuhan didn't bring it up again, but instead asked, "Why haven't you been buying snacks from Yuan's lately?"
Wen Jiayue was taken aback; he had indeed gone to investigate.
However, she didn't panic and calmly said, "I'm a little tired of eating here, and Yuan's is so far away, I'm too lazy to go there."
Shen Fuhan asked, "You always go there yourself, why don't you send your servants to buy it?"
Wen Jiayue's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't think of a good reason for it.
She used to go there far too frequently; there's no way to explain it.
Just as she was getting extremely anxious, she suddenly had a brilliant idea.
"Dim sum tastes best when it's fresh out of the oven. Once the servants buy it, it's no longer the same."
Shen Fuhan nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."
Wen Jiayue didn't care whether he believed her or not, and changed the subject, saying, "If the Marquis likes that pastry shop, I will go to Yuan's tomorrow."
“No need,” Shen Fuhan said, gently patting Zhao Zhao’s back. “I don’t like sweets.”
Wen Jiayue didn't say anything more.
Shen Fuhan reminded him again: "Remember to tell me next time the Emperor invites you to the palace."
Judging from his words, it was as if he would be inviting me tomorrow.
Wen Jiayue yawned: "I understand."
She thought to herself, "How could it be so fast?" Although she and Yunxi were friends, friends didn't see each other every day, and besides, she was in the palace, making it even more difficult to meet.
Moreover, Yunxi is currently only a minor concubine, far from being favored by the emperor, and she doesn't see him every day.
In her opinion, the next invitation would be at least two weeks from now.
Unexpectedly, two days later, the palace sent an invitation, inviting Wen Jiayue to the palace.
Today was a day off, so Wen Jiayue sent someone to the study to tell Shen Fuhan that after changing his clothes, he would be going to the palace.
Before she could even leave the bedroom, Shen Fuhan returned.
"I will accompany you to the palace."
Wen Jiayue pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows slightly. Was she no longer afraid of running into the Princess this time?