webnovelfull Chapter 302 A-Yue is naughty
Chapter 302 A-Yue is naughty
Wen Jiayue was taken aback. Why was Shen Fuhan suddenly letting her make the decision?
She had no choice but to say, "I will do whatever you say, Lord Marquis."
For her, it didn't matter how she got back, since she was going to take a horse-drawn carriage anyway.
Unexpectedly, Shen Fuhan insisted, "It's up to you."
Seeing this, Pei Shijing quickly said, "Madam Shen, come back with us, so I can hold Zhaozhao in the carriage."
Pei Huaijin was still waiting on the side, and Pei Shijing was making a strong invitation, so Wen Jiayue should agree, both out of courtesy and reason.
"Okay, let's go back together."
Shen Fuhan clenched his fists tighter, but his expression remained even more impassive.
"Alright, let's go then."
As he spoke, he lifted his foot to follow Pei Huaijin, and behind him came the call of the sugar painting old man.
"My esteemed guest, here is your sugar painting!"
Shen Fuhan paused for a moment, then quickly took it and said, "Thank you."
Wen Jiayue looked at him in confusion. Shen Fuhan wasn't the type to forget things so easily. What was wrong with him?
Pei Shijing's wish came true, and she smiled as she took Wen Jiayue's arm.
"Mrs. Shen, when will you take Zhaozhao out next?"
Wen Jiayue shook her head and smiled gently, "I don't know either. If you want to see her, just come to the Marquis's residence."
Pei Shijing looked at the person five steps away and sighed, "But my brother said it's not good to bother you too often, so I don't dare to go."
Wen Jiayue pursed her lips gently. Yes, she was already married, and ultimately she had to avoid suspicion with men outside the marriage.
Pei Shijing said anxiously, "Oh no, Madam Shen, I think I said something wrong. Please don't tell my brother this. He told me not to tell anyone."
Wen Jiayue reassured her, "Of course I won't tell."
And she didn't even have the chance to say it.
After walking a short distance, a spacious carriage was seen parked by the roadside, which could easily accommodate seven or eight people.
Shen Fuhan and Pei Huaijin stood aside waiting, while Zhao Zhao remained sitting quietly in Shen Fuhan's arms, intently licking the sugar painting.
The two stepped forward, and Shen Fuhan looked at Wen Jiayue and said considerately, "Let me help you up."
Wen Jiayue refused, saying, "The Marquis is holding Zhaozhao, I can do it myself."
Shen Fuhan asked in a low voice, "You don't believe me?"
Wen Jiayue was taken aback. What did this have to do with whether she believed it or not? She was just afraid that he would accidentally drop Zhaozhao.
But before she could refuse, Shen Fuhan took one hand and grasped her wrist, steadily leading her onto the carriage.
Pei Huaijin saw it all, but his smile remained unchanged.
Pei Shijing grabbed his arm and said coquettishly, "Brother, you have to help me into the carriage too."
“This is a small matter; you can do it yourself,” Pei Huaijin politely declined. “You go up first.”
Pei Shijing gave a coquettish hum, calling out "Bad brother, stinky brother," and lifted her skirt to get into the carriage.
Pei Huaijin followed closely behind, glanced at the family of three sitting together, sat down opposite them, and gave the order to set off.
The carriage began to sway and move forward. Pei Shijing called out to the driver to slow down before carrying Zhaozhao over.
"Zhaozhao, have you missed me?" She pinched her cheek with a smile.
Zhao Zhao's way of expressing her longing was to hand her a sugar painting that she had licked halfway to her lips.
Pei Shijing was a little confused and hurriedly waved her hand: "Thank you... but you should eat it yourself."
Seeing that she refused, Zhao Zhao, adhering to the principle of sharing, handed the sugar painting to her mother again.
Wen Jiayue didn't want to eat it either, so she took the sugar painting from Shen Fuhan to show that she had one too.
After being rejected repeatedly, Zhao Zhao was not happy and placed her last hope on her father.
Shen Fuhan took a bite without hesitation: "Thank you, Zhaozhao."
Zhao Zhao was happy and looked at the only person she wasn't very familiar with, hesitating whether to give him the food.
Shen Fuhan didn't want his daughter to get close to Pei Huaijin, so he lowered his head and took another bite.
"Father will eat it for him."
Pei Huaijin smiled and said, "I didn't expect Brother Shen to dote on his daughter so much."
“That’s natural,” Shen Fuhan said calmly. “My wife went through so much to give birth to our daughter. I not only love our daughter, but I also cherish my wife.”
She's quick to build a virtuous image for herself, Wen Jiayue thought to herself. How come she, as his wife, didn't see it?
However, thinking about the fireworks tonight, she felt that Shen Fuhan's words weren't entirely wrong.
I suppose it's fair to say I cherished the night.
"Is that so, sister-in-law?"
Suddenly someone called her name. Wen Jiayue looked toward the source of the sound and saw Pei Huaijin gazing at her with a deep smile.
She nodded and said, "That's right. Actually, I was in a bad mood today, and the Marquis set off fireworks for me to cheer me up."
She didn't want her Dragonfly brother to worry about her situation, so she praised Shen Fuhan a few more times.
Pei Shijing interjected, "So the fireworks my brother and I saw just now were set off by Lord Shen. Lord Shen and Madam Shen are truly a loving couple."
These words sounded nice, but Shen Fuhan immediately recalled that Pei Huaijin had said the same four words when he saw the inscription.
As for whether Pei Shijing was also being sarcastic, he couldn't be bothered to think about it.
If the elder brother covets another man's wife, how much better can the younger sister be?
They're all snakes and rats in the same den; everyone around Pei Huaijin is a bad person.
During their conversation, the carriage came to a stop.
Pei Shijing lifted the curtain in disbelief and glanced inside: "You've arrived so quickly?"
Shen Fuhan thanked them, saying, "Thank you both. My wife and I will return to our residence now."
Pei Huaijin and Pei Shijing also got off the carriage and said goodbye to them.
Wen Jiayue smiled and said, "It's a bit cold at night, Your Highness and Xiao Jing, please get in the carriage."
Pei Huaijin nodded and said gently, "Alright, Brother Shen and sister-in-law, please take good care of yourselves and don't catch a cold."
Shen Fuhan's expression was cold. Pei Huaijin knew exactly who he was talking to, and so did he.
Without letting them continue their pleasantries, Shen Fuhan took Wen Jiayue's hand and walked into the mansion.
Wen Jiayue was startled: "My lord, outside..."
"What are you afraid of?" Shen Fuhan gripped his fist tighter. "What's there between husband and wife that's shameful?"
He wanted Pei Huaijin to see with his own eyes that he and Wen Jiayue were husband and wife.
Wen Jiayue noticed that his tone was too cold, so she cautiously remained silent.
Back in the bedroom, the wet nurse took Zhao Zhao to the side room to wash, and Wen Jiayue also went into the washroom.
Shen Fuhan also followed, and told Ruyi to go out.
After the door closed, he asked, "Why did you agree to let the Pei siblings ride in their carriage?"
Wen Jiayue thought something serious had happened, so she casually replied, "They invited me so kindly that I couldn't refuse. If you had refused, I would have had no objection."
"Why is it hard to refuse?"
Wen Jiayue found his question absurd and asked in surprise, "Naturally, it's because I'm not familiar with them, and refusing too many times would make me seem ungrateful."
The phrase "not familiar" softened Shen Fuhan's expression slightly.
But she still rode in the carriage and spoke with Pei Huaijin.
Thinking of this, Shen Fuhan moved closer to her and whispered, "But A-Yue is naughty."
Wen Jiayue was taken aback. What was wrong with her?
Shen Fuhan didn't explain the reason, but grabbed her chin and said in a deep voice, "So, you must be punished."
His kiss was about to land when Wen Jiayue turned her head away in time.
Shen Fuhan asked ambiguously, "Does this mean you're refusing?"
Wen Jiayue said tactfully, "It's happened so many times this month..."
"Didn't A-Yue just say that she felt bad refusing people she didn't know well?" Shen Fuhan said slowly. "Now, I have no objection to treating me as someone you don't know well."
Wen Jiayue's eyes widened. Where did this absurd logic come from?!
But before she could speak, he leaned in and kissed her, giving her no chance to refuse.