The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 141

The ones who came after Duke Yu were Mr. Zhao and the other young men who often played with Wu Zhen. She had not told them before she left Chang’an. It was two days after her departure that this group of people wanted to play with Wu Zhen but couldn’t find her. Only then did they realize that Wu Zhen had actually left Chang’an and her whereabouts were unknown. That group of people complained that Sister Zhen was not kind.

However, these little guys were not as powerful as the old Duke Yu, who could make Sister Zhen bow down obediently. Wu Zhen used her majesty to suppress all the voices of injustice towards these kids who grew up under her care and gave them a sweet treat—she promised to personally take everyone out for autumn hunting and let them have enough fun. Only then did she coax those big kids into submission.

The only strange thing was that Mei Si didn’t come. She wondered if he was busy drawing ghosts and monsters at home again.

There was an endless stream of people coming to see her during the day, and Wu Zhen was unable to get away. She also had no time to spend with her lover under the moonlight at night because the Monster Market was waiting for Wu Zhen.

Wu Zhen was busy for three days without a break. On the third day, an Imperial Decree came from the palace, asking her to come see the Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and even the Emperor.

The Empress and the Imperial Concubine wanted to see her because they were naturally worried that Wu Zhen and Mei Zhuyu’s souls had not yet been exchanged. As for the Emperor, he often summoned Wu Zhen to the palace to appreciate singing and dancing, as they were like-minded confidants. Wu Zhen had not been to the palace for a long time, and the Emperor certainly missed her. So on that day, Wu Zhen stayed in the palace for another day.

Mei Zhuyu returned to the Ministry of Justice the next day and continued to work as a Minister there. However, when he came back, he found that Xu Shilang, who always had a problem with him and made things difficult for him, had been transferred. As a result, his days in the Ministry of Justice became even quieter. No one was against him, and no one was close to him.

He took such a long leave for no reason, and after returning, he continued his previous work as if nothing had happened. No one knew what that eccentric colleague was doing. The officials of the Ministry of Justice inevitably gossiped about it. However, within two days after Mei Zhuyu returned to work, several eunuchs and palace maids came to the Ministry of Justice and gave him a large bottle containing more than a dozen osmanthus flowers. The fragrance filled the air all the way from the Daming Palace to there.

The eunuch in the lead had a round face and a friendly smile. He said to Mei Zhuyu, “It’s the fragrant osmanthus from the Guiyuan Garden. His Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress both like the osmanthus there very much. Madam Yiguo mentioned the osmanthus, so His Majesty rewarded her with this bottle of cassia twigs and wants you to enjoy it.”

The “Madam Yiguo” mentioned by the eunuch referred to Wu Zhen. After Wu Zhen got married, she was given the title of Madam Yiguo. As the Empress’s younger sister, it was natural for her to be given a title, especially since the Emperor also favored her. So in theory, Wu Zhen’s rank was higher than Mei Zhuyu’s, but that matter was not ridiculed by people with bad intentions. After all, since the founding of the dynasty, many of the princesses’ mothers-in-law, aunts-in-law, and sisters and relatives of the Empress’s favorite had been granted the title of Madam Yiguo.

The atmosphere in that dynasty was open-minded. When Ruizong was in power a few years ago, he conferred the title of state lady on the five sisters of his favorite concubine. The husbands of these ladies were also not as high-ranking as theirs, so that was really common.

If the man were more assertive, he might have quarreled with his wife over these gossip. However, for Mei Zhuyu, these twists and turns were not worth mentioning. He took the bottle of osmanthus twigs and remembered that Wu Zhen came back from the Monster Market in the middle of the night, looking tired. She sat lazily beside him and said with regret, “If I don’t take you to appreciate the osmanthus flowers now, we will miss the best time.”

Mei Zhuyu didn’t know the best time to appreciate flowers, but he thought it was best when Wu Zhen was by his side. However, Wu Zhen was obviously still thinking about it. Since she couldn’t go with him to see the osmanthus flowers in the Guiyuan Garden, which was said to be the best in Chang’an, she had to find ways to send them to him. He didn’t know how she talked to the Emperor and the Empress, but they actually sent someone to the Ministry of Justice just to deliver those osmanthus flowers.

After the person who delivered the flowers left, Mei Zhuyu placed the flowers beside his desk. That day, his nose was filled with the sweet fragrance, making him unable to help but look up from time to time. Every time he looked up, he thought of Wu Zhen. The work that he could finish in an afternoon in the past he could not even finish half of that day.

Although he didn’t handle it well, seeing that it was time to go off duty, Mei Zhuyu did not stay. He returned home with them. Worried that riding the horse would shake the flowers off, he led the horse as he walked home.

Not long after he returned home, Wu Zhen also came back. As soon as she entered the door, she asked him, “How was the sweet-scented osmanthus? Was it fragrant? I specially picked the ones with the most flowers.”

Of course, she cut the best flowers from the best tree, which made the Emperor unable to hide his distressed expression, causing the Empress to laugh. The Imperial Concubine also asked with a rare smile whether he was reluctant. What else could the Emperor do in front of his wives? He could only watch Wu Zhen cut off several branches and take one branch for herself.

Mei Zhuyu didn’t know about that. He had already changed the water for the osmanthus branches and placed them in the room. Wu Zhen was so overwhelmed by the sweet osmanthus fragrance in Guiyuan that she could hardly smell anything else. She really didn’t want to continue smelling it when she got home, but she didn’t want her husband to see it, so she quietly pulled Mei Zhuyu to the study to see the night-blooming cereus. Although the night-blooming cereus had bloomed two days ago, there were still one or two that hadn’t opened yet. Although it wasn’t as spectacular as before, it was still interesting to watch the flowers slowly bloom at night.

“Are you going to the Monster Market tonight?” Mei Zhuyu saw that she looked tired and held her hand with some concern, wanting to feel her pulse.

Wu Zhen grabbed his hand with a smile and held it in her palm. “Of course I have to go. Little Snake left a lot of things for me to do. If I don’t go, she will probably come here and carry me out in the middle of the night.”

She was joking, but Mei Zhuyu didn’t want to laugh. He said, “If there is anything, I can help you.”

When Wu Zhen said she was going to the Monster City to deal with something, Mei Zhuyu also expressed his willingness to help but was rejected by her, who said he was still injured and needed to rest more. Mei Zhuyu’s injury was almost healed, but Wu Zhen said with a stern face that it wasn’t healed until the scab fell off, and then she slipped away without waiting for him.