The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 143

After the music hall opened, perhaps because of the house’s bad reputation, there were not many customers. Wu Zhen took Mei Zhuyu with her as the first group of customers to arrive and received a warm welcome. But after just a few words, a large group of beautiful women came over, wanting to escort Wu Zhen upstairs.

However, no one dared to touch Mei Zhuyu; they didn’t even dare to look at him. It was not their fault, but because after Mei Zhuyu came into the music hall, he felt the monster’s aura and subconsciously released some spiritual energy, which made all the monsters realize that he was a powerful Taoist priest. If he hadn’t been brought in by Wu Zhen, these monsters, who were used to living outside, would have found a place to hide. It was like a rabbit seeing an eagle or a chicken seeing a weasel; it was all due to nature, and even if they tried hard, everyone’s expressions were a little stiff.

Wu Zhen saw that they were avoiding Mei Zhuyu like the plague god, so she suppressed her laughter and said solemnly, “When you come to Chang’an, you must abide by the rules. Since you like singing and dancing, you should run this music hall well. If you don’t abide by the rules here, this Taoist priest will not let you go first. Do you understand?”

“I understand, I understand. We understand!” A group of monsters looked at Mei Zhuyu and nodded vigorously.

Mei Zhuyu, who was used as a deterrent, didn’t care at all. He watched the singing and dancing with Wu Zhen in silence for the whole morning. He couldn’t appreciate the romantic and charming performances, so he was a little distracted. Wu Zhen couldn’t help but share the beauty of the singing and dancing with him. Mei Zhuyu had no choice but to collect his thoughts and stare at the singers and dancers, trying to find the fun that Wu Zhen mentioned.

As a result, he didn’t find any fun. The monsters were first stared at by his fierce eyes, and their bodies became stiff. There was even a little mink monster that was so scared it turned back into its original form and crawled under the mat, trembling. Seeing the helpless look on her husband’s face, Wu Zhen was so amused that she clapped her hands and laughed.

However, after that, Wu Zhen did not drag Mei Zhuyu to the music hall to see singing and dancing again. She went to the music hall for three days and then never went again. The news of her going to the music hall had spread, and many people followed suit. In a few days, the business of the music hall officially took off, so she, who had just started something, could retire after her success.

As autumn deepened, Wu Zhen had her servants bring a lot of chrysanthemums home. There were deep red chrysanthemums, light white chrysanthemums, cool green chrysanthemums, yellow chrysanthemums, and pink chrysanthemums. They were placed in clusters all over the house. There were also more than a dozen pots under the corridor. As long as one walked nearby, they could smell the fragrance of chrysanthemums. The fragrance was not as overbearing and sweet as that of osmanthus, but particularly lingering and light, with a refreshing autumn feeling.

They had just eaten osmanthus cake, osmanthus tea, and osmanthus meatballs, and the chrysanthemums bloomed, prompting the kitchen to begin making all kinds of food with chrysanthemums. Wu Zhen and her partner drank chrysanthemum porridge in the morning, chrysanthemum soup at noon, and chrysanthemum tea after dinner. Wu Zhen got tired of it after two days and tried every means to find new food, soon having someone bring back a large basket of crabs.

“Eating crabs in autumn is the best!”

Autumn crabs were at their most plump and roe-rich. The big basket of crabs Wu Zhen brought back was particularly large. After steaming them and peeling open their shells, large clumps of golden roe nestled in the crab shells, making one’s mouth water just by looking at them. The taste was extremely delicious.

In previous years, Wu Zhen would ask the servants in the mansion to buy the best crabs at that time. But that year, she was pregnant and could not eat too many crabs, so the whole basket of crabs went to Mei Zhuyu. Wu Zhen could only watch and could not even drink the wine. She looked very pitiful.

No matter how delicious they were, Mei Zhuyu found them tasteless and didn’t like them very much. Seeing that he didn’t appreciate the delicacy, Wu Zhen refused to let it go and deliberately said in a frivolous way, “Although I can’t eat it, if you eat it, I can also taste it.”

Mei Zhuyu didn’t quite understand why she could taste the food after he ate it. Wu Zhen provided the answer with her actions. After he finished eating, she pounced on him and kissed him to her heart’s content. Mei Zhuyu was caught off guard, and his face turned red; he couldn’t even cover the flush on his neck. When Wu Zhen tried to kiss him again, he quickly dodged.

Because Wu Zhen had eaten a lot of crabs in previous years, her friends were used to sending her a few baskets every year at that time. After they started eating crabs that year, the Mei family received a lot of crabs every day. Wu Zhen had too many friends, so there were baskets of crabs from one family and another, almost filling the Mei family’s kitchen. It fell to Mei Zhuyu and several servants to eat them. In just a few days, Mei Zhuyu felt he had gained weight, and when he got up in the morning to practice swordplay, he practiced for a while longer.

Wu Zhen was happy to see that happen. She lay on the bed at night, touched her husband’s waist, and said with a smile, “It’s better if you get a little fatter. I thought you were too thin when I first saw you.” He was too thin, which made people feel distressed. It was obvious that he was an unhappy child.

Mei Zhuyu carefully touched her bulging belly and pulled the quilt up to cover it. Wu Zhen laughed and deliberately grabbed his big hand, patting her belly, making a crisp sound. Mei Zhuyu immediately retracted his hand and frowned in disapproval. “Don’t pat like that…”

Wu Zhen laughed at him. “Why? Are you afraid of disturbing its sleep?”

Mei Zhuyu held her hand under the quilt and said to her, “You haven’t been eating well recently.”

Wu Zhen had not had a good appetite recently. That was the case for many people in the early stages of pregnancy. Wu Zhen herself did not care. She had eaten all kinds of delicious food, and it wouldn’t be a big deal if she ate less. Compared to that, she thought it was more interesting to find some delicious food for her husband. After all, wasn’t autumn the time to show off? He had to gain weight to live up to the various delicacies of autumn.

For Mei Zhuyu, Wu Zhen’s poor appetite was a significant problem. He worried about it every day. However, he was not as familiar with all the delicious food in Chang’an as Wu Zhen was. He didn’t know where to find something new and delicious for her. The biggest issue was that he didn’t know what Wu Zhen wanted to eat, and she herself didn’t know the answer to that question.

Thinking about that problem all day long, Mei Zhuyu often looked frowning when working in the Ministry of Justice. He already looked unapproachable enough, and with this expression, he seemed even more so.