Chapter 165 How about it?
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“The dew is heavier now. Why did the Wangfei come here?”
Mingzhu looked up at Yuwen Chu, only to see him standing less than two feet away from her, calmly looking at her, as if she hadn’t just thrown a lantern at him.
This person’s words and actions don’t match, and he’s too affected. Now he’s pretending to be indifferent, but he must be holding back his anger. Mingzhu couldn’t help but sneer, “His Highness has such a good steward, eating the food of a servant but controlling the heart of a master. He told me that His Highness is going to visit the beauty of the North Garden, so I hurried to come and warn you. When His Highness hears this truth, how does he feel?”
“So Zhu Changsheng told you?” Yuwen Chu frowned, then chuckled lowly.
Mingzhu felt a fire in her heart, “Don’t you believe it?” What a useless steward, actually daring to deceive her.
“Wangfei, His Highness’s cloak.” Su Lan hurriedly caught up from behind, sensing the situation wasn’t good, she quickly handed the cloak to Mingzhu, hoping she would take this opportunity to go down with Yuwen Chu.
But Mingzhu didn’t want to take advantage of this opportunity to descend. She gently pushed away Su Lan’s hand and looked straight at Yuwen Chu. “I’m not stupid. I know many people in this mansion would love to see me make a fool of myself, including your very considerate steward, Zhu Changsheng! I also know you’re very clever, so I won’t pretend or beat around the bush anymore, to avoid giving you a chance to laugh at me. Also, I just kicked the door of your favored concubine! Someone will tell you sooner or later anyway, so I might as well tell you first.”
“I’ll handle Zhu Changsheng’s matter myself.” Yuwen Chu signaled for Su Lan to leave, then stepped closer to Mingzhu and whispered, “What did Wangfei mean by pretending and beating around the bush?”
No matter why he insisted on marrying her, now that the marriage had happened, it was unlikely to easily dissolve. For the sake of both parties, it was better to clarify things. Seeing that Su Lan had already left and there was no one else around, Mingzhu had no more reservations left and decided to speak up: “I…”
Suddenly, Yuwen Chu reached out a finger and pressed it against her lips, quickly saying, “Don’t say it. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have been angry with you. I’m actually glad you came. Of course, if you hadn’t come to find me, I would have gone back on my own.” Pausing, he looked away and said lightly, “That’s my house. Unless I want to leave, no one else can claim it. You included.”
His concession caught Mingzhu off guard, and she looked at him suspiciously, initially reluctant to let it go. Did he really change his mind so quickly? Was the cold breeze really that effective? But Yuwen Chu had already taken the lantern from her hand, and with a gentle blow, the candle inside went out, leaving only faint light on the ground.
The stream flowed gently, the night breeze rustled through the flowers and trees, and the air was filled with the freshness after rain. Yuwen Chu stood tall and sincere, with a smile in his eyes, as if the cold-faced person from before wasn’t him.
Thick-skinned and quick to change his tune. Mingzhu narrowed her eyes and smiled faintly, “I’m sorry, you apologize to me and expect me to accept it?” Wasn’t this what he said to her when she apologized to him before?
Yuwen Chu smiled and shook his head gently, “You’re really someone who holds a grudge.”
“Have you not heard that it’s difficult to raise a petty person and a woman? I have both qualities, not to mention having Your Highness as a good teacher.” Mingzhu quipped sarcastically, feeling less upset than before, “Grudges to the last detail, scrutinizing every little thing, and wanting to gain some interest. That’s how Your Highness does it, threatening me all the time.”
“Forget it, I’m a man, I shouldn’t argue with a woman.” Yuwen Chu seemed to be convincing himself, reaching out to hold her hand, “But you can’t be unreasonable either, can you? You teased me, didn’t sincerely apologize, and even if I got angry, so what?” He smirked, with a mischievous tone, “Do you hope to end it where it started? You tied me up, so should I tie you up as well? Otherwise, shall we start over now? We can always determine who wins and who loses.”
“What do you mean by starting and ending from the same place? What do you mean by starting over?” Mingzhu stepped back three steps, shaking her head like a rattle drum, “No, you’ve already been angry. You can’t use this as an excuse to bring it up again.”
“Yeah, so let’s not mention it anymore?” Yuwen Chu smiled brightly, his eyes twinkling as he held Mingzhu’s wrist and gently shook it, whispering, “How about it?”
The moonlight poured into his eyes, turning into tiny ripples, and Mingzhu felt her heart flutter with just one glance. She dared not look at him again, silently cursing the shameless person for betraying her with his looks, and simply said, “Okay.”
“Big fights hurt the heart, small fights ease the mood. Let’s call it even this time, shall we let bygones be bygones?” Yuwen Chu held her hand and walked back along the same path, pointing out the scenery and buildings to her from time to time. When they reached the edge of the lake in the garden, he suddenly stopped and asked, “I heard you want to build a tall building in this mansion?”
It seemed that what she said to her maid had reached his ears, and the Moonlight Platform was not something she could build just because she wanted to. Mingzhu replied indifferently, “Just casual talk.”
But Yuwen Chu said, “Since you like it, let’s build one, something unique.” He casually pointed to the center of the lake, “We’ll build it there, a tall building surrounded by water. In front, we’ll build a platform where we can relax, watch the stars, drink, and play. You can do whatever you want there, without worrying about anyone watching. How about it?”
“How about it?” Mingzhu was taken aback, feeling waves of shock and awe. She knew there would be a tall building in Ying Wang’s mansion, with a platform in front of it, but she didn’t expect that in this life, this tall building and platform would be built just because of her unintentional remark. She swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Sounds good, but what should we call this platform?”
Yuwen Chu looked at her and smiled, “Why not call it the Moonlight Platform?”
Indeed, as if fate had already determined it, what had to be built would still be built. Mingzhu sighed, “Very well.”
Seeing her agreeing, Yuwen Chu enthusiastically pointed out to her, “Let’s not build a curved bridge, just a pier here. If anyone wants to come over, they’ll have to row a boat… This way, no one can disturb our peace. You can dance and play the pipa on it.” Yuwen Chu joked, “Just like that night when you danced on the corridor under the sky, you can dance however you want here. You don’t have to worry about burning the floorboards with lanterns or falling down, and you won’t disturb anyone.”
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