After the delicate and soft-spoken wife gave up, the aloof and powerful minister embraced her and sh

While Wen Jiayue was worried, she tried to subtly inquire about how the Princess was doing, but Shen Fuhan still didn't say anything.

She stopped worrying unnecessarily and continued living her life as usual.

Anyway, we'll see the Princess at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, and we'll be able to get a better understanding of her then.

During this period, she focused on outsmarting Shen Fuhan, striving to sleep in separate rooms.

Whenever she saw that Shen Fuhan was busy with work, she would advise him to rest in the study.

He readily agreed, and the next day when he asked Ruyi, she said that the Marquis had returned late at night.

If Zhaozhao continued to cry, she suggested sleeping in the side room to soothe her.

Shen Fuhan refused, so he went to coax him himself.

This continued until late December, when Wen Jiayue was completely defeated, yet she still shared a bed with Shen Fuhan every day.

She sighed softly and decided to let things take their course.

As the year draws to a close, the Marquis's mansion is getting busier and busier, with all sorts of matters, big and small, needing her to take care of them.

Wen Jiayue had been the wife of the Marquis for four years and was already very familiar with these matters.

She hadn't forgotten Shen Funian's advice at the time—just do it casually, since nobody cares anyway.

This phrase comes to mind whenever I encounter a difficult problem.

So she easily prepared everything and just waited for the New Year to arrive.

Two days later, Shen Fuyou returned to the capital.

He had only sent one letter during this period to let her know he was safe. When Wen Jiayue thought of him, she was always worried that he might have been murdered.

But seeing Shen Fuhan's calm and composed demeanor, she was no longer afraid.

If her own brother is so calm, she, as his sister-in-law, doesn't need to overthink it.

However, Wen Jiayue was still pleasantly surprised by Shen Fuyou's safe return.

She looked him up and down. He had lost weight and gotten much darker, looking like he was exposed to the sun and wind every day.

However, his smile was as cheerful and generous as ever, making people unable to help but smile as well.

Wen Jiayue asked with a smile, "When did Fourth Brother come back?"

Shen Fuyou sat down lightly and replied, "This morning."

Wen Jiayue scolded, "Why didn't you write to tell us beforehand? Your elder brother is off today, so your elder brother and I could have gone to pick you up."

Shen Fuhan glanced at her, pondering her tone.

Are she and her fourth brother... that close?

“Hey, it’s nothing serious,” Shen Fuyou rubbed his nose. “I can come back on my own, why make such a fuss?”

Wen Jiayue thought about it and realized that it made sense; now that he was back, it would be too polite to say such things.

Seeing that Shen Fuhan still didn't intend to speak, she didn't want to leave the conversation awkward, so she casually started a conversation.

Is Jinzhou fun?

Shen Fuyou said, "It's alright, there are mountains and rivers. I'll have my older brother take you there sometime."

Wen Jiayue glanced at Shen Fuhan, who hadn't said a word, and quietly pouted.

He would never take her with him.

In her past life, whenever Shen Fuhan went out on business, she would mention that she wanted to go with him so that she could take care of him.

But he refused every time.

If he hadn't refused that last time, perhaps she and Zhaozhao would still be alive and well.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

Wen Jiayue forced a smile but didn't reply.

Shen Fuhan suddenly spoke up: "I'm not going."

Upon hearing this, both Shen Fuyou and Wen Jiayue were stunned.

Shen Fuyou tried to smooth things over: "Brother, you don't like Jinzhou? You can take your sister-in-law somewhere else. I've heard that Qingzhou has beautiful scenery and isn't too far from Chang'an..."

Wen Jiayue pursed her lips, not listening attentively. As soon as he finished speaking, she stood up immediately.

"Sorry, I'm not feeling well, I'll head back now."

Shen Fuhan frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wen Jiayue pretended not to hear him, ignored him, and left.

After she left, Shen Fuyou clicked his tongue and said, "Big brother, how could you say that?"

"What did I say?"

"You said you wouldn't take your sister-in-law to Jinzhou!"

Shen Fuyou sighed: "Even if you really don't want to go, you have to pretend to make your sister-in-law happy, right?"

Shen Fuhan said ambiguously, "It seems you're more eager to please her than I am."

"Huh?" Shen Fuyou was stunned. "Big brother, what are you talking about?"

“It’s nothing,” he said, lowering his eyes. “I have other things to do. You should go back and rest.”

Shen Fuyou quickly said, "By the way, brother, I also have something to tell you. I want to move back home."

Shen Fuhan paused, then asked, "Why?"

"It's just..." he tried to sound calm, "I missed home and suddenly wanted to come back and live here."

Shen Fuhan narrowed his eyes slightly and remained silent.

"Brother, are you not welcoming me?"

"……No."

Shen Fuyou cleared her throat: "That's good. Remember to have someone tidy up my yard properly. I'll move back the day after tomorrow."

"understood."

"Then I'll be going now," he stood up and added, "Remember to coax your sister-in-law later, and don't let her get angry about this, or I'll be in big trouble."

Shen Fuhan simply nodded.

Seeing his indifferent attitude, Shen Fuyou sighed. It's so hard to coax someone like this!

After Shen Fuyou left, Shen Fuhan returned to his bedroom.

Wen Jiayue sat on the couch with Zhaozhao in her arms, patting her back repeatedly as if to lull her to sleep.

The sky was overcast today, and Wen Jiayue's expression seemed to have become somewhat gloomy as well. When she saw him come in, she gave him a cold glance.

She was all smiles when she was facing her fourth brother just now.

He walked towards her and explained, "I said I wouldn't go because I don't like Jinzhou."

"Oh."

After a pause, Shen Fuhan said, "If you want to go somewhere else, I can take you there when I have time."

Wen Jiayue chuckled, "Then I really have to thank you, Lord Marquis."

Seeing that she smiled, Shen Fuhan stopped mentioning it.

"Is your stomach upset? Should we call the royal physician to take a look?"

These past few days have been Wen Jiayue's period.

Wen Jiayue pursed her lips: "No need."

She really didn't know whether Shen Fuhan was pretending to be stupid or thought she was really uncomfortable.

She was more inclined to believe the former; she didn't believe he wouldn't understand such an obvious excuse.

He simply didn't care, so he just said a few words to brush him off.

Wen Jiayue took a deep breath. She wasn't angry; this wasn't worth getting angry about at all.

Seeing that there was no pain in her eyes, Shen Fuhan nodded and started talking about other things.

"Have someone clean Wuyou Courtyard tomorrow. Fourth Brother is moving back in the day after tomorrow."

As he spoke, he observed Wen Jiayue's expression, and could see nothing but surprise.

She asked, "Fourth brother is moving back? Why?"

He said he missed home.

Wen Jiayue nodded and said, "I've got it."

Shen Fuhan looked away.

Seeing that he hadn't left yet, Wen Jiayue asked, "Is there anything else, Lord Marquis?"

“No,” Shen Fuhan paused, “Fourth brother is still young and has a childlike heart. If he said something inappropriate, you don’t have to take it seriously.”

Wen Jiayue asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

Shen Fuhan was silent for a moment, then said, "It's nothing, just remember what I said."

Wen Jiayue glanced at him, and Shen Fuhan was completely baffled.

In her opinion, Shen Fuyou's words were much more agreeable than his; he should say fewer inappropriate things.