The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 110

Mei Zhuyu looked expressionlessly at his wife using his body with great enthusiasm. He swung her up and around twice, then grabbed her arm with one hand and said, “Put me down.”

Wu Zhen put him down with a smile and looked down at him, “Are you angry?”

Mei Zhuyu shook his head, “No, I’m afraid you won’t be able to control my body and might hurt yourself.”

Wu Zhen looked at him and said with a smile, “My body is not made of porcelain or glass. It is not so easy to break. Why are you so nervous? Look how relaxed I am.”

She was very comfortable and even squatted down to look him straight in the eye, then said jokingly, “My dear, you are really short now.”

Mei Zhuyu: “…” Do you understand who you are talking to?

He shook his head helplessly, took out the two wooden figures from his sleeves, and discussed business, “Is our current situation due to this?”

Wu Zhen: “Probably. This was given to me by my cousin. He’s not a good person. He gave me this as a wedding gift, and I think he was planning for me to open it on my wedding night, and then…”

She shrugged. “Unfortunately, I forgot about it until I opened it today.”

At that point, she briefly told him about Pei Jiya’s disappearance. Mei Zhuyu didn’t know about Pei Jiya’s situation. He had only met him twice, both times in a hurry. He didn’t care about Pei Jiya, but just asked, “Do you have a solution?”

Wu Zhen replied very honestly:, “No, my dear, do you have any solution?”

Mei Zhuyu: “To untie the bell, we must find the person who tied it. I’m afraid we have to find him first.”

The two looked at each other for a while, and Wu Zhen spread her hands and said, “Okay, then we’ll go to Kunzhou to look for him. But the round trip will take at least a month, and we need to settle things in Chang’an first. Well, it should be no problem.”

Wu Zhen spoke with great confidence, but something went wrong that afternoon. The Empress summoned Wu Zhen to the palace for an audience.

Wu Zhen happened to go to the Monster Market to discuss something with her two deputies. Mei Zhuyu received the Empress’s order and had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the palace in Wu Zhen’s guise.

The Empress summoned her sister to the palace for no major event, but she hadn’t seen her sister for a long time, so she asked her to come to the palace to visit. Before she got married, Wu Zhen would visit the palace every few days, especially in the summer. The Empress felt something was wrong when she didn’t come to the palace for such a long time. Imperial Concubine Mei saw that she was worried about her sister, so she asked her to summon Wu Zhen to the palace.

The Empress met her sister at the Imperial Lake Waterside Pavilion, but the atmosphere of that meeting was particularly strange. Empress Wu was stunned when she saw Wu Zhen because her sister was usually cheerful, and her laugh was lively and unrestrained. Every time she entered the palace, she would smile at her. But at the moment, her sister’s face was indifferent, without any smile, and she seemed calm and unlike her usual self.

“What’s wrong with you? Have you run into any trouble?” Empress Wu frowned, wondering if someone had made her sister angry recently. Her sister didn’t even smile. What kind of trouble must she have encountered to be like this?

As she thought about it, Empress Wu’s expression became grim. She said, “Just tell me if you have anything to say. Although I am in the palace, I will not let you be bullied.” She looked as if she was ready to support her.

Mei Zhuyu could only answer, “Nothing, I just feel a little unwell recently.”

The Empress became even more nervous. Was she feeling unwell and her temperament changed drastically? Was that a small matter? She didn’t need to give any instructions at the moment. Imperial Concubine Mei had already asked the palace servants to go to the Shang Pharmacy to summon Liu Fengyu.

The Shang Pharmacy was responsible for the use of medicines for the Emperor, Empress, and several favorite concubines and Empress Dowager. Among them, Liu Fengyu was the most skilled. When he heard that the Empress had summoned him, he hurried over immediately. When he saw that it was for Wu Zhen, he did not say much and respectfully took her pulse.

Liu Fengyu probed again and again, and finally smiled and said to Mei Zhuyu, “Congratulations, you are pregnant.”

Taoist Master Mei, who had been standing still since he changed bodies, finally lost his composure, and his eyes widened.

Master Mei’s confused face showed two parts of stupidity, two parts of uncertainty, and six parts of panic.

Empress Wu saw something was wrong, and the smile on her face turned into suspicion. She patted his hand and said, “Why, you’re not happy about being pregnant?”

Taoist Master Mei was finally brought back to his senses by Empress Wu’s pat and managed to regain some composure. He exhaled and asked Liu Fengyu solemnly, “I accidentally fell today. Is this bad for my health?”

Before Liu Fengyu could say anything, Empress Wu showed a reproachful look, “You are usually rash and can’t stop for a moment. When you were a child, you climbed up the roof and pulled the tiles off. Now that you are married, I thought you had become more stable recently!”

After that, she ordered Liu Fengyu, “Quick, give her a thorough examination.”

Liu Fengyu spoke for a long time and finally comforted the pair of sisters, who were actually the sister and brother-in-law. After prescribing medicine to protect the pregnancy and giving some instructions, Liu Fengyu left, and Empress Wu took her sister’s stiff hand and taught her a lesson.

Taoist Master Mei was enduring the love and care from his “sister”, but he was still a little absent-minded. Every time he looked at his stomach, he would be stunned, as if he were possessed by an evil spirit.

Empress Wu said, “Now that you are pregnant, don’t fight with others all the time. I heard that you often go to those two training grounds to compete with others. Now you can’t do that anymore. Stop hunting for the time being. Take good care of yourself first.”

Mei Zhuyu cheered himself up to deal with Empress Wu, “Yes, I know, and I will pay more attention to it.” 

He could not adopt Wu Zhen’s carefree temperament, and the sudden news made him surprised, happy, and panicked. He couldn’t even think of how to hide it in front of Empress Wu.

Even if Empress Wu were blind, she could tell that something was wrong with her sister. She frowned and looked her over, her eyes gradually becoming sharper. “What’s wrong with you?”

Mei Zhuyu: “…it’s nothing.”

Just as the atmosphere in the palace was becoming increasingly awkward, Imperial Concubine Mei’s personal servant came in with her head down and reported that Minister Mei Zhuyu was at the palace gate, requesting a meeting.