The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 58

Wu Zhen had already opened her collar. “Okay, then be gentle.”

In the end, he still couldn’t be gentle. Wu Zhen understood that her husband was not fierce at night but during xoxo. Although he seemed to remember not to use force this time and repeatedly used less force in the process, he subconsciously increased the force when he was excited. In the end, he stopped hugging Wu Zhen and stretched out his hands to support her, holding the quilt, and not touching her waist and shoulders.

Mei Zhuyu’s ears turned red. He sat up with a little shame, put on his clothes, and fetched water to wash Wu Zhen.

Wu Zhen sat up and looked at him, holding his head, and said quietly for a while, “I’m sorry.”

“Um?”

“You don’t like this, but I force you to do it.”

“No need to force it, as long as you are happy.” Mei Zhuyu hesitated for a moment, then sat down on the bed and leaned over to kiss her forehead. “I hope you are happy, as you wish.” She was as dazzling as the first time he saw her.

Wu Zhen scratched her chin and said, “It seems that you really like me, my dear?”

Mei Zhuyu nodded and went out. Wu Zhen smiled at the closed door, got up, put on her clothes, and sat by the window of Mei Zhuyu’s study. The window was facing the water, and she could see most of the yard. 

Wu Zhen unexpectedly discovered that the lush green yard of her husband was not only green. There was a large clump of blue-purple iris flowers blooming by the green water outside the window, and there were water lilies in the water, which had not yet bloomed, but a little pink could be seen. Under the lotus leaves in the water, a few red fish were wagging their tails. In the grass by the pond, there were small yellow flowers.

Although it was not as rich and magnificent as the flowers in her courtyard, it was elegant and unique, making people feel particularly comfortable and relaxed in this gradually hot summer. Wu Zhen fell asleep in the gentle breeze and the fragrance of summer grass. When Mei Zhuyu returned to the room and found her sleeping there, he took a soft, thin blanket and covered her.

She was beautiful, with thick and long eyelashes, and her eyes were very bright when they were open. At first glance, one could feel that such a person should live a free and unrestrained life.

Mei Zhuyu stared at her for a while, then reached out and lightly brushed her cheek—it was just like a dream; she really married him. He gently held Wu Zhen’s hanging hand, then slowly let go.

Although they were husband and wife, he actually understood that although Wu Zhen was considerate and attentive to him, she did not have the same feelings for him as he did. She was frank and saw it clearly, and he saw it clearly too. However, marriage could be forced, but feelings could not. He just hoped that days like this could last longer, and in the future, even if Wu Zhen did not want to be with him, he would take good care of her.

A few days after their marriage, it was the Dragon Boat Festival. A day earlier, they hung mugwort and calamus at the door of the house, cut a few calamus flowers, and fumigated the kitchen and all the dirty corners with mugwort sticks. Wu Zhen slept in Mei Zhuyu’s house that night. When she woke up in the morning, there was no one around. She got up and opened the bedroom window, and sure enough, she saw Mei Zhuyu dancing with a sword in the backyard.

Wu Zhen had only discovered this two days ago. The weak young man she thought could actually dance with a sword, and he looked quite good at it. Even though he was holding an ordinary wooden sword, one could faintly hear the sound of the sword. She asked curiously, and Mei Zhuyu said that he had a master who taught him in the past. Wu Zhen thought that his family had hired a martial arts master, so she didn’t ask any more questions. Many noble families would teach their boys carefully from an early age, and it was normal to hire a martial arts master to teach and strengthen their bodies.

Wu Zhen finally understood why her husband looked inconspicuous but was so strong.

Of course, she thought she understood.

Wu Zhen leaned against the window and looked for a while. When she saw Mei Zhuyu put away his sword, she waved to him.

Seeing her, Mei Zhuyu walked to the window, and Wu Zhen held out her hand to him. 

Mei Zhuyu wiped the sweat from his palm and held her hand.

“How did you spend the Dragon Boat Festival last year?”

“In the mansion.”

“Boring. Follow me today, and I’ll take you out to play. Come, change your clothes and put on that purple robe.”

Mei Zhuyu changed into the robe as he was told, and when he turned around, he found that Wu Zhen was wearing the red round-necked robe that he had hidden in the small cabinet. He was stunned, and Wu Zhen dragged him to the street.

The two hadn’t had breakfast yet. They got up early that day, and several breakfast shops at the entrance of Changle Street were still open. Some offered fried noodles and boiled noodles, some steamed cakes in a big pot, and some made bean porridge. Each shop had different styles. Wu Zhen smelled the food and chose a shop to go into. That shop made pancakes. The owner was very experienced. He spread the batter on the pan, wrapped the meat, and brushed it with oil. It was fried until both sides were golden brown. It looked delicious.

Wu Zhen and her companion were not in a hurry, so they ate in the store. Because it was the Dragon Boat Festival, the store also gave them two rice dumplings and two bowls of porridge.

After breakfast, the gate opened, and Wu Zhen took Mei Zhuyu to Qujiang Lake.

Although the two rode horses, they were not going very fast. It was already dawn when they arrived at Qujiang Lake. By that time, many people had already gathered by the lake. Some were setting up a stage by the lake, preparing to perform variety shows. There were people dressed as servants setting up tents under the trees by the water. They were servants of the nobles in the city, and they came to save seats for the female relatives. There would be a dragon boat race later, and if they didn’t come early to save a seat, they were afraid that the surroundings would be too crowded, and they wouldn’t be able to get their legs in, and would not be able to get close enough to watch the dragon boat race.

People from the nearby market town also arrived early, most of them in high spirits and holding their children. They were very busy throughout the year, and only on these special days could they bring their wives and children out to play. There were especially many children brought out by their parents, laughing and holding rice dumplings and boiled chicken and duck eggs in their hands.

Wu Zhen saw that many people around her had colorful ribbons tied around their wrists. Thinking of that, she looked around for a while and finally found an old woman carrying a basket. The old woman’s basket was hung with more than a dozen colorful silk ropes and small sachets embroidered with the five plants. 

Wu Zhen went over and bought two colorful silk ropes and two sachets, tying one for Mei Zhuyu and hanging the sachet with atractylodes, angelica, calamus, and mugwort leaves. 

“I almost forgot about this.”