Chapter 323: Every Day Like the First Meeting
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Mingzhu suppressed a smile, holding Yuwen Chu’s head with one hand and the teacup with the other, feeding him tea.
After Yuwen Chu finished his tea, he beckoned with his finger, and Mingzhu immediately leaned over. “Your Highness, did you specifically set up a kitchen nearby?”
“Yes, we happen to have a mansion nearby. I had them come over and arrange it a few days ago, just so Wangfei could have a hot meal today.” Yuwen Chu looked down at her with a smile. “Earlier, you wanted to ask me something about your fourth brother? Tell me, maybe I can help you answer.”
Mingzhu originally wanted to directly ask about what happened to Min Shixing’s rumored illegitimate daughter. However, since this was something she did behind his back, she naturally felt a bit guilty and decided to take a detour. “Just now, Min Baoyun, she… I splashed her with soup, and she cried so miserably.”
Yuwen Chu laughed. “I know, and you also slapped Min Baojin’s face, causing Madam Min to scold him so harshly. It was quite impressive.”
Mingzhu felt a little embarrassed. “Do you think I’m too reckless and aggressive, Your Highness?”
Yuwen Chu replied quite seriously, “To some extent, yes.”
Although Mingzhu felt that she was indeed a bit aggressive and reckless, she absolutely did not want Yuwen Chu to think of her as aggressive and reckless. According to the usual routine, he should have said gently, “How could that be? I think it was just right.” Who knew he would say that? She immediately felt uncomfortable and forgot about being shy, accusing him angrily, “Isn’t it you who taught me to do this? Wasn’t it you who made them carry my sedan chair? Who insisted on me bringing my own tea and utensils, and who delivered the food to me, but now you’re accusing me of being reckless? Hypocrite!”
Yuwen Chu glanced at her, then calmly said, “You are indeed quite reckless and aggressive. Shouldn’t I be honest with you? Is that wrong?”
Mingzhu’s face turned red with anger. In a resentful manner, she said, “I am reckless and aggressive, but you’ve been pretending and hypocritical all this time. Do you think you’re very good and very likable by doing that?”
Yuwen Chu seeing her face turn red from anger couldn’t help but laugh, grabbing her arm with both hands and saying, “You’re reckless and aggressive, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like you.” He looked into her eyes and said softly, “I like you, Fu Mingzhu. I really like you. Even if you’re reckless and aggressive, I still like you.”
His eyes were both dark and bright, focused and serious. Mingzhu’s heart skipped a beat under his gaze, and she stammered softly, “Well, even if you’re very fake and hypocritical, I still like you.” After saying this, she wished she could bury her face in his arms. It was strange. In the past, she shamelessly pursued Yuwen You and didn’t feel particularly shy. But now, as an old married couple, she was feeling shy.
What did this mean? Mingzhu, feeling embarrassed and angry, punched Yuwen Chu twice. “Why are you looking at me like that? It’s not like you haven’t seen me before!”
Yuwen Chu burst into laughter at her antics. After laughing enough, he leaned close to her ear and whispered softly, “Waking up every day to see you, I feel like it’s the first time I’ve seen you, beautiful and lovely.”
Mingzhu was speechless. When it came to sweet words, she could never outdo Yuwen Chu. So, she lowered her head, hummed for a while, and then said confidently, “That just shows that you didn’t think much of me. Forgetting about me after sleeping, how can it feel like the first time seeing me?”
Her argument was reasonable, leaving Yuwen Chu momentarily speechless. After a moment of silence, he decided not to continue this topic with her, fearing that it might become more complicated if they did. So, he smoothly changed the subject. “Min Baoyun probably can’t become Empress anymore.”
Only then did Mingzhu remember that she had digressed earlier. She quickly said, “I heard that there was a female assassin who tried to kill Min Shixing but failed. Then she claimed to be Min Shixing’s illegitimate daughter. What’s going on? And how was it resolved?”
“It’s nothing special. It’s just some scandalous and malicious things that Min Shixing did when he was exiled in his early years. He set his sights on a decent girl who couldn’t be his concubine, so he forged marriage documents to deceive her. Later, when Madam Min found out, she disfigured the girl’s face and nearly beat her to death. Then she drowned the child born to that girl in a toilet. The girl was resentful and committed suicide. Her family came to make trouble, and to cover up their crimes, the couple ruined the girl’s family. Many years have passed, and they thought they had covered it up perfectly, but someone had known the truth all along and kept it to themselves, waiting for this moment to reveal it.”
Yuwen Chu didn’t explicitly mention that it was the Fu’s doing. He simply said, “Anything done in this world leaves traces behind. With someone determined to investigate, they will definitely find out the truth.”
No wonder, father had been holding onto this big piece of evidence against the Min family all this time but hadn’t exposed it in his previous life. The reason was that the two families hadn’t completely severed ties. By the time it became intolerable, there was no time and energy left to arrange things. Now, because she had spared no effort to destroy the relationship between the two families, they had already torn their faces apart, so his father revealed this matter.
Mingzhu sighed and asked puzzledly, “Since the child was already drowned, how did she end up here? Is that unremarkable little maid really Min Shixing’s illegitimate daughter?”
“The drowning might not be true. Maybe the person who did it couldn’t bear to harm an innocent life and spared her. It’s not important whether that woman is Min Shixing’s illegitimate daughter. The key is that she exposed this matter. It’s a means to trouble Madam Min, not to make them acknowledge a daughter.” Yuwen Chu played the role of a teacher well, answering Mingzhu’s last question. “Since the assassination failed, and she publicly declared her grievances and presented the pre-written documents to the Dali Temple, she naturally followed the Dali Temple’s officials.”
The Dali Temple’s officials… the wife of the Dali Temple’s official often sneaked into the mansion. Meanwhile, fourth brother also served at the Dali Temple. It would be difficult for Min’s family to kill her and silence her without evidence, so once the charge was set, it would be hard to shake off. Mingzhu smiled, “That’s good, let him be this bad!”
Yuwen Chu hooked his finger at her. “Alright, I’ve answered all your questions. Now it’s your turn to answer mine.”
Mingzhu immediately felt guilty. “What? I’m so stupid. How can I answer Your Highness’s question? Even if I do, it will only be wrong, which might mislead you.”
So straightforward, blatantly telling him that even if she answers, it will only be wrong! Yuwen Chu chuckled, amused by her bluntness. “Are you saying you’ve made up your mind not to tell the truth?”
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