"Alright, since my dear wife has graciously invited me to spend the night together, I wonāt be polite."
"..." Weāre just sleeping, can you not make it sound so suggestive?
Ye Ziāan went out to freshen up and came back in, "Tomorrow, talk with Lele, tell him not to stay up so late reading. Heās not going to school these days, he has plenty of time to read during the day. Heās just a kid, and heās still not sleeping by now."
"Still not asleep?" Yang Chuxia said, giving him another irritated little shove, "Heās learning it all from you. Youāre his father, you should set a good example. Can you really blame him?"
"Thatās different, Iām an adult."
Ye Ziāan wrapped his arms tighter around her, snuggling his head against her face, "Wife, you really smell nice."
Yang Chuxiaās body stiffened.
"Loosen up a bit, youāre holding me so tight, how can we sleep? Letās go to sleep, Iām exhausted." She finished, punctuating it with a yawn.
"Haha..." Ye Ziāan chuckled, "Wife, youāre nervous."
"Oh, please, Iām nervous? Which eye of yours saw me being nervous?"
"You are nervous," Ye Ziāan whispered into her ear, "Youāre afraid Iāll do something bad."
Damn it! Would she be nervous about that?
"Xiaoāan, as your wife, Iām afraid youāre too close, and Iām worried I wonāt be able to control myself and end up overpowering you, okay? With how overworked you look lately, what if you faint halfway through?"
Suddenly, the surrounding air got a bit cooler.
Ye Ziāanās eyes became as deep as an unfathomable well, "Wife, are you sure you donāt want to take back what you just said?"
Actually, the moment Yang Chuxia said it, she regretted it. Her mouth had betrayed her, but once words are out, they canāt be taken back.
"Hehe..." Yang Chuxia gave a dry laugh, "Letās sleep, letās sleep."
She closed her eyes, and in just a few moments, soft breathing sounds could be heard.
Ye Ziāan gritted his teeth; this one fell asleep so quickly!
He grudgingly bent down and bit her lip, "Just wait, my lord will see who faints first when we get back to the Capital City."
He really thought she was pretending to sleep, but he just didnāt want to do such things outside.
Feeling the sting on her lips, Yang Chuxia turned her body and secretly touched her mouth. This rascal really bit her!
Right after, an arm wrapped around her waist again, "Sleep now!"
Yang Chuxia smiled, gradually drifting off to sleep.
In the morning, when she woke up, the space beside her was already cold, indicating Ye Ziāan had long been awake.
After freshening up, she had some millet porridge and crab roe buns, then asked for paper and pen to write a letter to the eldest young master of the Jiang Family in Mianyang, asking him to come over when he had time to check on the longan here.
On Ye Ziāanās side, he had Ye Liu call over Assistant General Liu from the stationed troops.
"General Liu, Iāve already sent a letter to Lingfu Prefecture to borrow some people. When the time comes, Iāll have them escort the silver to the Capital City. Youāll need to deploy some people to accompany them, for mutual supervision, to ensure that the amount of silver matches the account records when it arrives in the Capital City."
"Yes, my lord, I accept the order."
Ye Ziāan nodded, then pulled out the booklet Liu had submitted.
"This was tucked inside the booklet, Iām afraid you put it in the wrong place." Ye Ziāan pushed the few banknotes forward.
"My lord, that wasnāt misplaced, it was meant as a token of respect for you." Assistant General Liu hurriedly said.
Ye Ziāanās expression remained indifferent, "Assistant General Liu, I just investigated corrupt officials. Are you now trying to tempt me with bribery?"
He continued, "Affairs related to local troops should be submitted directly to the Ministry of War. Some matters need to be presented to the Minister of Ministry of War. Perhaps youāre not aware of the Capital Cityās official reshuffle; I was formerly in the Ministry of War, but Iāve now been transferred to the Ministry of Revenue. However, since youāve presented it to me, I also took a look."