Chapter 1928: Chapter 109: Alone Together Before the Wedding (Second Update)
His voice was deep and slightly hoarse, not at all like his usual teasing and high-spirited tone. The warm breath on her cheek sent a shiver through Lin Yuan’s heart.
She’d be glued to him all day? Wouldn’t that an neither of them would ever leave the house?
“Shaless! Dirty scoundrel!”
Lin Yuan lowered her eyes slightly, chiding him with a word before quickly sitting by the table, grabbing the half-cup of cold tea, and downing it in one gulp.
Strange, she didn’t feel hot at first, but the more she drank the tea, the hotter it got.
Lin Yuan patted her slightly flushed cheeks and realized Xia Zheng’s eyes were still fixed on her face.
No wonder she felt both hot and flustered!
“Co here and sit down!”
Lin Yuan glared at him again and saw that he still wouldn’t take his eyes off her, even while walking. Unable to resist, she covered her face with her sleeve: “What are you looking at! We haven’t even reached the wedding day yet, look at then!”
Her words made Xia Zheng laugh.
“My lady is so shy; your husband won’t look anymore. I’ll save it for the wedding night.”
Xia Zheng raised an eyebrow and deliberately leaned closer, lowering his voice while slowly and teasingly saying, “I’ll look slowly, and carefully at that.”
Lin Yuan was montarily stunned, but soon understood the aning behind his words, her entire body shivering again, as if she was already undressed and being “slowly looked at carefully” by him!
“Shut up! You’re annoying!”
Scolding him once more, Lin Yuan pretended to chase him away, finally causing Xia Zheng to montarily restrain his teasing smile.
However, the more serious he beca, the more Lin Yuan felt that this guy must be thinking about all kinds of nonsense, making her even more uneasy.
“Is everything arranged at the mansion?”
“Yes, with Mother and Sister-in-law watching over things, there’s no need for to worry.”
To cover up her unease, Lin Yuan searched for sothing to say: “Sister-in-law, Sister Hui must be getting close to her due date, right?”
“Very soon, in about two months!”
Two months? And that’s considered soon?
Lin Yuan glared at him, suddenly realizing she didn’t know what else to ask.
Fortunately, Xia Zheng saved her from the awkwardness.
“Oh, recently Mother has been tidying up the courtyard for , leaving no choice but to move to my uncle’s courtyard. Tsk tsk, his place is really strange, the scent of alcohol is everywhere, making feel woozy every night, as if I’m drunk. Sll , don’t I sll like alcohol today?”
As he spoke, Xia Zheng really extended his arm, bringing his sleeve near Lin Yuan’s face for her to sll.
Lin Yuan slapped his hand away, snorting, “Second Uncle loves to drink, but he’s not a brewer, how could his whole courtyard sll of wine? Besides, it’s not like you’re sleeping in the sa bed as him, how could his wine odor rub off on you? I think you picked up this scent from sneaking sowhere you shouldn’t have been. You’re just blaming Second Uncle to hide it from .”
“How could that be…”
Before Xia Zheng could retort, Lin Yuan continued, “Aunt brews wine every day, and her courtyard even has a wine cellar, yet whenever I visit her place, I don’t co back slling like wine! You’re just making excuses, don’t argue, I’ve seen through you!”
As she spoke, Lin Yuan extended her index and middle fingers, pointing at her own eyes and then at Xia Zheng, looking utterly justified.
Xia Zheng, taken aback by her cute little gesture, didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. But it seed like this little episode had made her less shy, which was a good thing.
They chatted a while longer, going from wedding preparations to Xia Hen and Liu Limin, then onto matters at court, and finally, in their roundabout chatter, they ended up discussing the romantic affairs at Second Prince Zhao Hongsheng’s Mansion.
“Since you haven’t been out much lately, you probably don’t know. Let tell you sothing amusing!”
When it ca to gossip, Xia Zheng beca imdiately animated, which in turn piqued Lin Yuan’s interest.
“The concubine of the Big Gray Wolf Mansion isn’t she pregnant? She got pregnant just after entering the mansion, well, the whole Capital knows about it. But, instead of laughing at the concubine, everyone’s ridiculing the Main Consort, tsk tsk, really pitiful!”
Lin Yuan knew about this. Yao Hanai entered the mansion half a month before Tang Ruyan did, and on her first day, she tried to set rules for the concubine, only to find out she was pregnant and then got grounded by Zhao Hongsheng.
The entire Capital was laughing at the once number one talented woman of the city for ending up like this, while Tang Ruyan was seen going out with Zhao Hongsheng every day, as if she were the Second Prince’s Main Consort!
“That Big Gray Wolf Mansion is in chaos now, you might think the concubine is favored, but actually not! According to the reports from my spy there, Mo Zhu, who is beside Yao Hanai, has successfully climbed into Zhao Hongsheng’s bed. Whether it was the master’s order or her own doing is unclear, but at least Mo Zhu is more favored by Big Gray Wolf than Yao Hanai, the Main Consort!”
Mo Zhu?
Lin Yuan had a deep impression of this maid, even though she had only t a few tis, she could tell this maid was full of scheming.
Given Yao Hanai’s lofty deanor, she would never co up with the idea of sending her maid to serve her man.
It seems, more likely than not, Mo Zhu climbed into the man’s bed herself.
“I always knew Mo Zhu was troubling, but I never imagined she’d dare seduce the master behind her owner’s back!”
Lin Yuan pursed her lips, suddenly thinking about the maids she had around her. Fortunately, she didn’t have any maids with hidden agendas.
And thankfully, the man she chose wasn’t the philanderer type like Zhao Hongsheng!
“Are you thinking how lucky you are that your man isn’t swayed by beauty?”
Xia Zheng’s face suddenly lood close, making Lin Yuan instinctively shrink her neck back.
This guy, his smile really was asking for a beating!
“Yes, I am thinking of you. How rare it is for a man to ignore unparalleled beauties like Yao Hanai and Su Qiuyu when they deliver themselves to the door! I’ve really lucked out!”
She reached out to push Xia Zheng’s face away, deliberately emphasizing her words.
Xia Zheng couldn’t help but roll his eyes: “Are you really complinting ?”
Lin Yuan winked; wasn’t that a complint?
“But speaking of it, has Miss Su been to the General Mansion again?”
Lin Yuan looked at Xia Zheng with so worry. Yao Hanai was already the Second Prince’s Consort, regardless of how she was faring at the Second Prince Mansion, she could no longer ddle with Xia Zheng.
But Su Qiuyu was still a hidden concern.
The last ti they t was at Cheng Yuexiu’s mansion, where she was mocked by her, causing Su Qiuyu’s complexion to look terrible, and she left the banquet early.
She wondered how the girl was doing recently.
Talking about her, Xia Zheng seed unconcerned, playing with Lin Yuan’s soft little hand, writing sothing in her palm with his long fingers.
“Who knows her? Does it matter to ?”
From such a simple sentence, Lin Yuan was at a loss for words.
Okay then, strictly speaking, it really doesn’t matter.
However, knowing Xia Zheng as she did, this Little Tyrant would never allow anyone to ruin their wedding; there would be no hitches at the upcoming ceremony in half a month.
“Don’t worry, our once-in-a-lifeti wedding, I will definitely give you the most morable and grand ceremony!”
Xia Zheng’s promise softly echoed in her ears, warming Lin Yuan’s heart.
She always believed in what he said.
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