The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 90

Wu Zhen was special among them. As a child, she loved playing with friends and naturally befriended those of similar status and age. But as time passed, these friends started families and careers, and they had less time for fun, so she had fewer opportunities to meet them.

However, when her friends began taking on responsibilities, they entrusted their younger siblings, nephews, and nieces to her care. So, Wu Zhen sent away friends who were older or the same age as her and started playing with a group of little ones.

From childhood to adulthood, her life had always been lively, and she never lacked friends around her.

Although many people labeled them as a group of dandies, the elders who allowed their children to associate with Wu Zhen were confident in her ability to teach and guide these young men and women. If they were truly incompetent and ignorant, they would not have been able to keep up with Wu Zhen.

Wu Zhen had seen many friends come and go, moving from familiarity to unfamiliarity. In the past, many people loved being with her, sticking to her, but eventually, they all found their own paths in life. Wu Zhen never saw it as a big deal. When friends came, she would treat them to drinks and play, and when they left, she continued living her own happy life.

However, those young men who lacked experience did not possess Wu Zhen’s detachment and found themselves feeling down for a while.

Wu Zhen didn’t dwell on it, and she and her husband slowly led the horse back home.

Mei Zhuyu, perhaps influenced by what Mei Si and the others said, spoke a long sentence to Wu Zhen on the way, “Everyone has their own life, and your friends are all very good. Even if they don’t stay in touch often in the future, they will remember you.” 

As he said this, Mei Zhuyu recalled the house they visited on the rainy day and the two people who were so surprised to see Wu Zhen.

Seeing the concern and comfort in her husband’s eyes, Wu Zhen laughed softly, shook her head, and sighed, “Do you think I’m a child? I don’t have the same sighs and melancholy as Mei Si and the others. To be honest, I wish those married friends would stop looking for me. You don’t know, they are really annoying.”

Mei Zhuyu initially thought she was joking, but the next day, he witnessed firsthand what Wu Zhen meant by “very annoying”. 

On the second day after attending the wedding of Cui Jiu and Sun Niangzi, Mei Zhuyu got up early again. When the bells and drums sounded three times, Wu Zhen was woken up by Mei Zhuyu to have breakfast, and then, like a wandering soul, she lay down and continued to sleep.

According to her usual habit, she would sleep until noon, but someone came to deliver a letter.

Wu Zhen knew a lot of people, not just ordinary folks, but also various monsters. There were always people looking for her, so those who followed the rules would first send someone to her house to hand her a letter, indicating a visit or invitation. To facilitate contact, Wu Zhen would give some special seals to her close friends, and Wu Zhen would give priority to the letters bearing these seals.

That was the case with the letter. It was just a letter, but it had five or six stamps on it. The concierge had been told that when they saw the letter, they should worry that something urgent had happened, so they sent it directly to Mei Zhuyu. Mei Zhuyu took the letter but didn’t intend to open it. He turned around and went into the room to find Wu Zhen.

Wu Zhu stretched her body and lay on the bed for a while before she stretched out two fingers to take the letter from Mei Zhuyu’s hand and opened it with a flick of her wrist. She looked at it expressionlessly while rubbing her slightly aching waist.

Mei Zhuyu watched her movements from the side and wanted to rub her skin, but after looking at his hands, he withdrew them with a bit of uncertainty.

After reading the letter, Wu Zhen threw it to the ground with a slightly depressed and helpless expression. It was a subtle expression that showed that she didn’t want to do something but had to, so she was in a bad mood.

Mei Zhuyu had never seen her with such an expression before, so he asked, “What is it that I can help you with?”

Wu Zhen lay on the bed, her black hair draped over one shoulder. She pounded the bed and said angrily, “A group of friends invited me to a banquet!”

Mei Zhuyu didn’t understand why she had such an expression about a banquet. Didn’t she often go out to play with friends?

Wu Zhen saw through what he was thinking, gritted her teeth, and snorted, “This kind of banquet happens twice a year; it’s really annoying. My dear, if you have nothing to do this afternoon, how about going with me?”

Mei Zhuyu nodded and didn’t think anything of it. On the contrary, seeing Wu Zhen’s unwillingness but her obedient resolve to go, he was quite curious about what the banquet was all about.

The letter was written for that afternoon, and the location was the Plum Garden. As the name suggested, the Plum Garden was a garden full of plum blossoms, and it was a good place for relatives and nobles to enjoy the snow and hold banquets in winter. However, in summer, there were no flowers or snow in the Plum Garden, just a green scene. No one went to the Plum Garden at that time, so it was very quiet and deserted.

When the two arrived, there were not many people in the Plum Garden. Wu Zhen pointed at the trees along the way and said, “We can come here to see the flowers this winter. The plum blossoms here are particularly lush, but they are not as fragrant as the green plum blossoms in the small garden.”

“Come this way,” Wu Zhen said, ducking into the nearby woods. She passed through the lush branches and leaves, taking Mei Zhuyu on a shortcut to a small lake. She pointed to a dozen plum trees by the lake and said, “These are fragrant snow plums. The flowers are light green. When they bloom, you can smell the fragrance of the flowers from here, all the way to the building over there.”

Mei Zhuyu followed her finger and saw the corner of a small building hidden among the greenery on the other side of the lake.

Wu Zhen, now in a much better mood, had a smile on her face. She walked toward the small building with Mei Zhuyu and said, “It’s useless for me to talk now. You have to experience it yourself to know the taste. When it snows this year, let’s choose a day to book this garden and come here to enjoy the plum blossoms.”

Although the plum blossoms were not in bloom, the green trees and clear water were still there. The two of them walked by the lake in the gentle breeze and talked quietly. Mei Zhuyu naturally began to look forward to the snow that year.

After going up to the small building, Mei Zhuyu was arranged by Wu Zhen to sit in a room on the second floor. By opening the window, she could see the flower hall downstairs. Wu Zhen leaned against the window and said, “There will be too many people downstairs later, and it will be very annoying. You don’t have to go down. Just sit here and wait for me. I will finish as soon as possible.”

At that point, an attendant brought in a table of food and wine. The quantity was not large, but the aroma was fragrant, and everything was very delicate and pleasing to the eye. Wu Zhen walked to the table and sat down. She did not eat but said, “I asked you to come with me today because the food here tastes good. I want you to try it. And this plum wine is brewed in the Plum Garden. It is not sold outside. You can only drink it when you come here. This wine has a mellow taste and a long aftertaste. It should suit your taste.”

During the period, the two of them would have a few drinks together under the moon at night.