"What did you all go out to play? Why have you come back so late?" The first question was for Yangyang, and the second for Yang Chuxia.
"Buy, buy, buy..." What they played had, at that moment in Yangyangās mind, turned into three words.
Because he discovered that at every place, his mom and aunt would bring out lots of things. Mom said they were buying stuff and needed to give silver for it, the kind thatās small stones.
"Pfft... Your three words describe it quite well," Yang Chuxia chuckled. She and Dongyang had indeed bought lots of things today: food, drinks, playthings, and also clothes and jewelry, not one less. "I accompanied Commandery Princess Dongyang for a tour around Mianyang County, and we had lunch outside, so thatās why weāre back late."
Ye Ziāan rubbed his nose with some resentment, "So the result of me waiting until now without having my meal is that Iām still going to eat alone?"
"Sorry, it looks like itās true." Seeing him somewhat displeased, she quickly added, "However, I packed some dishes for you from the restaurant."
"Thatās more like it!" Ye Ziāan was satisfied.
Once he saw what Yang Chuxia had packed for him, he was even more pleased, as they were all dishes he liked.
While he ate, Yang Chuxia went to wash up the two steamed buns first ā after playing all day, they were tired, so both the steamed buns went to bed early.
By the time she returned, Ye Ziāan had finished his meal.
"Did you figure it out?"
Yang Chuxia knew what he was asking and nodded, but mentioning it made her look rather unhappy.
"What, isnāt it delightful?"
"More than un-delightful, itās downright miserable, at least for Dongyang." Yang Chuxia recounted her conversation with Commandery Princess Dongyang to Ye Ziāan.
Ye Ziāan was also taken aback after listening.
However, he quickly shook his head, "This matter we still need to ask Mu Shaoling about; there might be more to it. If it were my cousin, I would find it all too normal, but coming from Mu Shaoling, it just doesnāt seem likely. Mu Shaoling isnāt someone who takes a fancy to others so easily. From the time he left the island until now, itās been such a short period, yet he fancied someone and even has a child, and now heās taking a concubine. It all seems too strange for my liking."
"Mu Shaoling himself said heās taking a concubine. If he admits to that himself, whatās so strange about it?" Yang Chuxia rolled her eyes. Besides, even if he had his reasons, a hurt that happened still happened.
Ye Ziāan laughed but didnāt reply to the question anymore.
"Do you think heās doing this out of spite, because Commandery Princess Dongyang previously forced a marriage with an imperial edict and he was displeased?"
"Wife, youāre overthinking it. Just like you said, if he really was dissatisfied with the marriage, why didnāt he agree to annul the wedding after leaving the island when Commandery Princess Dongyang proposed it? Mu Shaoling is very stubborn, I tell you, he definitely holds the Commandery Princess dear. As for what exactly happened this time, we have to ask him himself," Ziāan replied.
"You have a point there."
Seeing her still pondering over this, Ziāan shook his head helplessly.
And stepped forward to say, "Instead of having the leisure to think about these matters, why donāt we continue discussing how to give our sons a little sister, huh?"
"You lecher, itās all you ever think about."
"Wife, donāt pretend you donāt want it," Ziāan chuckled. "As a husband, I wonāt believe you, since every time the wife is so, so..."
"You shut your mouth"
"..." Ziāan thought to himself, if he had to shut up, then so be it; he could always open his mouth when they were in bed.
So it was another night of spring delights.