After a night's sleep and regaining her senses, it was already the next morning. Seeing that the sky was still dark, Shen Mingzhu and Xie Lang had slept the whole day away yesterday. When they woke up, their heads were still groggy. The two of them lay in bed, staring at each other, and neither of them felt like moving for a moment.
Xie Lang saw the blank look in Shen Mingzhu's eyes as she stared at him. He knew she was still dazed from sleep, so he reached out and pulled her into his arms. They leaned against each other in silence.
Shen Mingzhu was startled by his sudden move and instinctively moved back a bit to avoid suffocating in his arms.
[I'm so sleepy. It's strange. I wasn't this fond of sleeping before. Why do I suddenly turn into a pig like her after being with Shen Mingzhu?]
Shen Mingzhu: "..."
Fine! Fine! Fine!
Did Xie Lang know what he was thinking in his mind? What did he mean by turning into a pig with her?
Shen Mingzhu suddenly woke up completely. She sat up, leaned against the bedside, took a deep breath, put on her shoes, and stood up. Looking down at Xie Lang, she said, "Oh, are you a pig? You can sleep so much!"
Xie Lang: ???!!!
Why was Shen Mingzhu angry so early in the morning?
Xie Lang was completely confused for a moment, but then he thought that Shen Mingzhu and he seemed to have a certain telepathy, so they both thought of the pig. He couldn't help laughing out loud. Seeing her turn around and give him a disdainful look, he said, "Why are you glaring at me?"
He got up nimbly, slightly raised his eyebrows at Shen Mingzhu, and said, "I wasn't the only one in bed just now. Why are you scolding yourself too?"
Shen Mingzhu gritted her teeth secretly and murmured in her heart that she would definitely not argue with this childish guy. So she didn't bother to look at him. She got up, put on her clothes, and said to the outside, "Chun Tao, serve breakfast."
By the time they finished breakfast, the sky had just dawned.
Shen Mingzhu sat there deep in thought.
Perhaps she could start with Shen Mingyuan regarding the following matters. But according to Shen Mingzhu's understanding of him, Shen Mingyuan had been extremely evasive yesterday. If she really wanted to ask, he would surely keep his mouth shut and just keep hiding things.
Moreover...
Moreover, Shen Mingzhu instinctively guessed that there might be some deal between her mother and Shen Mingyuan that she didn't know about. But now she couldn't get any clues from either of them, so she couldn't continue the investigation.
However, now that she had found the most important thing, Shen Mingzhu had some guesses about Shen Mingyuan's sudden investigation of the aristocratic families shortly after he ascended the throne. At first, she thought that these aristocratic families might be related to the former princes or other factions, and it was Shen Mingyuan's way of weeding out dissidents after he came to power. But now it seemed that she had known too little at that time.
Perhaps these aristocratic families were related to the death of her elder brother.
Thinking like this, Shen Mingzhu fell into deep thought. When she came back to her senses, she saw Xie Lang looking at her. There was a kind of indescribable tenderness in his eyes, as if he was looking at something extremely important. When he saw her looking at him, he just slightly raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong? Do you need my help?"
"Nothing."
Shen Mingzhu didn't know why he suddenly spoke. So she was silent for a moment and then asked, "Aren't you busy today? Don't you have anything to do?"
As she spoke, Shen Mingzhu saw Xie Lang smile at her and then tease, "What? Are you suddenly trying to drive me away?"
Shen Mingzhu was in a daze for a moment. She felt that their conversation seemed to have a flavor of an old married couple. So she couldn't help but smile softly and said, "It's okay, but I have something to do."
Seeing her stand up, Xie Lang quickly followed and said, "Then I'll fulfill my duty as a consort. I'll follow you from now on."
"If you want to live off me, I won't refuse." Shen Mingzhu put on her cloak and then handed Xie Lang's cloak to him. Then she said to Chun Tao, "Get ready. We're going to the Chen family."
"Yes."
Hearing about the Chen family's son, Xie Lang instinctively thought of that unpleasant Chen Jin. So a glint of sharpness flashed in his eyes. He was glad that he had decided to follow Shen Mingzhu.
After getting into the carriage, Shen Mingzhu saw the look in Xie Lang's eyes and then asked, "Are you really not busy? Don't you have anything to do?"
Shen Mingzhu was really curious.
Logically speaking, Xie Lang had so many assets under his name. He must be very busy on weekdays. He used to be extremely busy, but unexpectedly he had been idle these days.
Hearing this, Xie Lang looked up at Shen Mingzhu. When he saw the curiosity in her eyes, he knew that she was just asking him instinctively and didn't want to drive him away. So he continued, "I'm not busy. I've decided to live off my spouse, so I don't have anything to do for the time being."
Seeing a fleeting solemn look in his eyes, Shen Mingzhu grabbed one of his hands. It seemed that she was just daydreaming and playing with his hand, but actually she was listening to his thoughts.
[AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! I'm so angry!!! What's wrong with Shen Mingzhu today? Why does she keep trying to drive me away?]
[Has someone been whispering something in her ear? That's why she keeps asking me this question instinctively!]
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu instinctively felt a bit guilty for a moment. She felt a little ashamed of her boring topic just now. So she said to Xie Lang, "I don't mean to drive you away. I just asked instinctively. After all, you were so busy a few days ago, and suddenly you've been idle these days. I'm also worried that you might have encountered some trouble."
Xie Lang was slightly stunned.
Shen Mingzhu's meaning was actually the opposite of what he had imagined.
She was concerned about him!
Realizing this, Xie Lang slightly hooked his lips and casually said to her, "Oh, I certainly know."
"Don't worry." Then, realizing the joy in his tone, he continued, "I just want to spend more time with you these days, so I've postponed some of my work."
Now it was Shen Mingzhu's turn to be stunned. Hearing Xie Lang's words, a kind of indescribable warmth suddenly welled up in her heart. So she nodded and hooked her lips to indicate that she understood.
When they arrived at the Chen family, Chen Jin was not at home today. So there were only two elders and Chen Yun in the mansion.
After greeting the two elders, Chen Yun led Shen Mingzhu back to her courtyard, while Xie Lang was left by Chen Yun's enthusiastic father to play chess with him.
"How's your health these days?"
When Shen Mingzhu saw Chen Yun, she asked and then carefully looked her over. Seeing that her complexion was rosy these days, she continued, "You look okay. Has that family bothered you these days?"
Seeing Shen Mingzhu's protective look, Chen Yun couldn't help laughing. She said gently, "It's okay."
She stroked her belly and then suddenly said to Shen Mingzhu, "Do you want to say hello to your future god - daughter or god - son?"
Shen Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, and then one of her hands was held by Chen Yun and gently placed on her belly.
She instinctively held her breath, but the next moment she suddenly opened her eyes wide.