Chapter 2185 - 2182: Laying in Wait

"Try this." Ye Muyu placed the lamb skewers, beef skewers, and pork belly skewers on the plate in front of Chu Heng.

Chu Heng glanced at her hands to ensure she hadn’t burned herself. Seeing that she was ready to sit down for dinner, he didn’t say any words of refusal.

Especially noticing that most of what Ye Muyu grilled ended up in his mouth, he knew that she did it for him, warming his heart a bit more.

"Delicious." Chu Heng ate the grilled meat heartily while sipping mung bean and winter melon soup to cleanse his palate. Occasionally grabbing a vegetable, he soon finished most of the grilled meat on his plate.

Ye Muyu was actually quite satisfied with the skills of the kitchen maid at the residence.

She also had a good appetite, eating several skewers, not forgetting to take some of the grilled vegetables from the grill to hand them to Chu Heng.

"Let me do the grilling; you eat. If there’s not enough, it’s my turn to cook." Chu Heng claimed he had a talent for cooking, though he seemed less skilled compared to Ye Muyu’s outstanding abilities.

"Alright, then I’ll wait to taste your cooking later." Ye Muyu didn’t hold back, feeling pleased that her husband enjoyed her food but also wanting to taste Chu Heng’s cooking.

The two went back and forth, and by the end, they were both stuffed.

Even Chu Ziluo, who had been mentally telling herself to eat less, was no exception.

The three of them exchanged glances and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Mother, I’m going for a little walk in the courtyard. I won’t disturb you and Dad." Chu Ziluo winked and quickly got up to leave before Ye Muyu could respond.

Ye Muyu blushed at her daughter’s teasing and weakly complained to Chu Heng, "Why were you only serving me dishes earlier and not Ziluo’s? The child is laughing at us."

"It’s just a habit." Chu Heng smiled, placing his hand on her waist, gently massaging to aid digestion, "It’s been so many years; aren’t you used to it? After all, we’re family. It’s fine if she sees us."

"Besides, we’re the elders, and the worst that girl can do is this. If we don’t react, she finds it uninteresting and won’t tease you." Chu Heng said, decisively changing the topic, pulling her up, "Let’s go. Let’s also take a stroll in the courtyard to help digest."

"And I haven’t finished telling you about the imperial court affairs. Do you want to hear it?"

Ye Muyu knew he was changing the topic and didn’t want to discuss such matters in front of the maidservants, so she coughed softly and pretended to remain calm, stepping outside, taking Nuanbao with her.

"A walk sounds great."

Chu Heng smiled, knowing his wife was shy, but he didn’t refuse and naturally followed along.

Ye Muyu walked holding Nuanbao’s hand.

It was quite late at this point.

The sky had darkened.

But lanterns hung around, and under the dim light, the main courtyard was quite bright.

"How did you find out that Minister Qi and Minister Xiang were privately friendly?" Ye Muyu felt that not only herself but even Xiang City and Minister Qi might be puzzled about when Chu Heng discovered their true relationship.

After all, there were no traces from beginning to end, and both sides maintained a seemingly incompatible state, a fact known throughout the Great Chu official circle.

If it were hidden for just one or two years, it would be understandable, but maintaining this for over a decade is exceptional.

Chu Heng couldn’t explain it clearly, as this was exposed only after the Prince seized the throne in his past life.