Chapter 171: What Quarrel
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Yuwen Chu clearly saw a gleam in Mingzhu’s eyes, like that of a certain kind of animal, believing herself to be calm and indifferent, but actually filled with the desire of “you must value me above all else, or else you’ll regret it.” Without further thought, he held her face in his hands, gazing into her eyes and said each word distinctly, “You are my wife. Anyone who dares to harm you is my mortal enemy. Rest assured, this will never happen again. Because I will find that person and torture them mercilessly to death.”
If it turned out that person was indeed Zhongshan Wang, he wouldn’t let him off easily. He needed to become stronger, very strong, so he could protect her and not watch helplessly as she drifted away, leaving him powerless. That feeling was too terrifying. In a fight with a living person, he could fight back, but in the face of death, he couldn’t even find a direction to resist.
Mingzhu felt she should believe Yuwen Chu’s words. This man, no matter how dark he might be on the inside, she had seen with her own eyes in her past life how he had protected his loved ones, including his wives and children. So she was very moved and said, “With Your Highness’s words, I can rest assured.”
Yuwen Chu snapped out of his thoughts and smiled, “But I’m not reassured… What kind of dream did you have? Why did you want to hit and kill someone? I think I heard you call someone’s name.”
Mingzhu immediately pretended, “Just a dream, I’ve already forgotten.” Seeing Yuwen Chu seemed to want to dig deeper, she quickly changed the subject, “Who is Du Heng? The name sounds familiar.”
The strongest defense is a counterattack. She didn’t want to let him know about her dreams or give him the chance to inquire about the names she had called out in her dreams. So, she had to inquire about this person named Du Heng.
Yuwen Chu’s eyes flashed slightly as he stared at Mingzhu and chuckled, “Didn’t you see it? Du Heng is her.”
Trying to evade the issue, huh? Mingzhu sat up abruptly, grabbing his clothes and gazing at him intently. “Of course, I know it’s her. What I’m asking is, who is she? How come you were meeting her privately there?”
She had definitely heard the name Du Heng before, but for some reason, she couldn’t recall. The more she couldn’t remember, the more she wanted to know. Since she wasn’t a concubine in the Yuwen Mansion, why would she appear in the North Courtyard in the middle of the night? It was one thing for her to appear, but did Yuwen Chu really need to take advantage of their argument to secretly meet her? What were they trying to conceal? There must be some hidden secrets. The closer she got, the more she felt that Yuwen Chu was not the person she thought he was.
“Just someone insignificant, a chance encounter. She likes to talk nonsense, don’t mind her.” Yuwen Chu pried Mingzhu’s hand off and stood up as if to leave. But Mingzhu wouldn’t let him go so easily.
She threw herself forward, clinging tightly to his arm, and coaxed, “You left me in the middle of the night to meet her in private, and now you’re telling me she’s insignificant? Who are you trying to fool? I’m not stupid! Tell me, is she your confidante?”
So spirited! It seemed she was indeed fine. Yuwen Chu looked with interest at the two delicate arms clinging tightly to his, and asked, “And if she were? What would you do?”
Mingzhu immediately threatened, “Then she’s in for it! To dare to seduce you during our honeymoon, it’s like slapping my face. I won’t let her get away with it! I’ll make her regret it! In the future, she’ll avoid you from a distance and dare not come near me!”
Yuwen Chu showed no signs of anger, nor did he criticize her for being jealous. Instead, he raised an eyebrow and smiled, “So you’re actually jealous?”
“Who’s jealous of you?” Mingzhu held him tighter, looking up at him and pouting, “A man’s heart should be where his pillow is! You’re mine!”
“Speaking of which, kicking down the door of Zhou’s courtyard was quite arrogant.” Yuwen Chu chuckled and sat down again, “I actually want to know, if I were really at the Zhou’s place at that time, what would you do next?”
Mingzhu furrowed her brows, “Are you that kind of person? Only fools would do that, right? Your Highness is a smart person. How could you do something that harms others and benefits yourself, especially when you know I have a stubborn temper?”
“You’re clever now, thinking of a roundabout way.” Yuwen Chu couldn’t help laughing, “According to your thinking, do you want to drive away all the women in this house? That would satisfy you?”
Mingzhu quickly followed up, “So, will you promise or not?”
“What if I don’t agree?” There was a crease that couldn’t be smoothed out, so Yuwen Chu grabbed her hands and pulled them apart forcefully.
Mingzhu hadn’t really expected him to agree with her. The suddenness of his action startled her, and she muttered softly, “If you don’t agree, then you don’t agree. What does it have to do with your clothes?”
“Of course, the clothes have no quarrel with me, but you do.” Yuwen Chu said, “You refuse to serve me, yet you won’t allow others to benefit. How can someone be so domineering and unreasonable?”
Mingzhu said confidently, “Because I only have you! What I can do, why can’t you do?” In this life, things were different from before, so she said this confidently.
Yuwen Chu thought about it seriously for a moment, then suddenly smiled, “Wangfei’s suggestion is quite good. Since my heart and eyes are only on you, will you also have only me in your heart and eyes?”
Mingzhu blurted out, “That, of…”
Yuwen Chu raised his hand to stop her, “Think about it first. Don’t be impulsive, don’t be anxious. There are many types of marriages. Which one do you want?”
She understood, of course. There were those who supported each other, those who resented each other, those who ignored each other, and those who treated it like a business transaction. It was possible that he would always be him, and she would always be her, sharing benefits together but flying away separately in times of crisis. But living through it all over again was still so miserable; it seemed she was never completely satisfied. Mingzhu said softly, “Since we’re finally married and closely related, let’s try our best to be a good couple.”
Yuwen Chu took her hand and felt relieved, “It’s good that you think that way.”
Mingzhu also held his hand sincerely, “Your Highness, do you now want to live a good life with me?”
Yuwen Chu said, “Why else would I go to such lengths to marry you? Would I marry an enemy just to be angry every day?”
“Then don’t go looking for other women, okay? Even if you think it’s annoying to always be with me alone, please bear with it for these few years. Once I have children, you can do as you please. I won’t kick down the doors of your concubines anymore, but of course, you can’t let them become presumptuous. The rules between the main and side branches must not be disrupted…” Mingzhu felt this was the most reasonable and sincere suggestion; she also had to remind him that she absolutely couldn’t tolerate a concubine’s son like Jiang Shanshan did.
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