CH 2

“Princess, you should go over and have a look. Maybe the lord doesn’t mean to take a concubine at all, maybe Miss Wen is wrong.” 

Maybe that kind of conjecture was more comfortable, so Yin Hui was shaken, and put on a ruby pendant to further set off her brilliance. Yin Hui tugged at the corners of her mouth in the mirror, showing a dignified and beautiful smile, and then went forward. 

Walking along the corridor to the main room, she saw Wei Luo’s confidant eunuch, Eunuch An, standing slightly bent over outside the main room. Seeing her, he nodded from a distance, and immediately announced to the main room, “My lord, the princess is here.” 

Yin Hui was not happy with that. If she walked over quietly, she might be able to overhear the two cousins ​​inside talking. 

Since there was no hope of eavesdropping, Yin Hui straightened her back even more. 

When she came to the entrance of the main room, she saw Wei Luo sitting on the honor seat on the left, and Wen Ruyue, who was still in a white dress, standing beside him as slender and graceful as a willow. 

“Chenqie pays homage to Furen,” Yin Hui was still looking at Wei Luo’s expression, when Wen Ruyue stepped forward and saluted timidly. 

(Chenqie =  Your servant; Furen= Madam)

“Cousin, you’re welcome,” Yin Hui said absent-mindedly, walked straight to the main seat next to Wei Luo, sat down, then tilted her head slightly, and looked at Wei Luo. 

Wei Luo was dressed in a black robe, with the same indifferent expression. He looked at her, then at Wen Ruyue, and said, “My cousin came from afar. Princess, ask a maid to clean up a yard for her. Choose a few more maids to serve her.”

Yin Hui forcefully smiled, “Which courtyard does the prince think is more suitable for the cousin to live in?” 

Wei Tong was silent for a moment, then said, “Zhufeng Hall.” 

Yin Hui could no longer smile. 

There were hundreds of yards in the Shu Palace. If Wei Luo only regarded Wen Ruyue as his cousin, it was more suitable to arrange Wen Ruyue in a yard far away from the main house, but Zhufeng Hall was on the west side of the main house. It was only fifteen minutes away from his room. 

“I still have something to do, you eat dinner first, don’t wait for me.” 

Ignoring the expressions of Yin Hui and Wen Ruyue, Wei Luo strode away. 

Wen Ruyue watched his back, turned her head and smiled at Yin Hui, “I’m causing trouble for you.” 

Yin Hui was very confused, and the more chaotic her mind was, the more she didn’t want to see her. So she told her to go back to the guest room to rest, and would clean Zhufeng Hall the next day.

As for dinner, Yin Hui couldn’t eat a single grain of rice. 

She went back to her room early to rest. 

She couldn’t sleep, Yin Hui turned on the light and was waiting for Wei Luo. She didn’t believe that he brought a woman back, but really had nothing else to say. 

While waiting, Yin Hui thought about the past ten years of getting along with Wei Luo. Except for the tenderness at night, the relationship between the husband and wife during the day seemed to be a pool of stagnant water, without any waves. 

Wei Luo cherished words like gold. If she had something to discuss with him, he nodded if he agreed, or if he disagreed, he directly told her what he wanted her to do without explaining. 

When the sister-in-laws inquired about the details of her relationship with Wei Luo, Yin Hui naturally would not tell the truth. Anyway, Wei Luo did not take concubines, so she deliberately induced the sisters-in-law to think that she and Wei Luo were very affectionate in private, and they had no evidence to refute . 

Of the five princes, all four took concubines, with the exception of her husband. 

Yin Hui had always been complacent about that, but unexpectedly, Wei Luo brought back a concubine, and she could only imagine how the sisters-in-law would be gloating in sarcasm. 

Yin Hui turned over again. 

There was movement outside.

Yin Hui’s heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if on the wedding night, but that time, what she was nervous about was not the ceremony of husband and wife, but his answer. 

Wei Luo came in, and Yin Hui was lying with her back to him. 

Until Wei Luo walked around the screen, as if she could see his gaze, or out of habit, Yin Hui finally sat up, got out of bed, and undressed him with eyes downcast, like every virtuous wife. 

Before she got married, her grandfather taught her that she was inferior to other sisters-in-law as her family was in business, and she had to be more considerate in etiquette, so that she could not make a mistake. 

In those years, she may not have been truly recognized and accepted by her sisters-in-laws, but her every move was in line with her status as the daughter-in-law of Prince Yan who became the Emperor. 

Jinzhan came over with a copper basin. 

Yin Hui stood aside, watching Jinzhan squat down to wash Wei Luo’s feet. 

The rippling water shook the lights, Wei Luo closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something. 

There were two quilts on the bed, and the couple each had a quilt. That was requested by Wei Luo during the wedding. He didn’t say why, but Yin Hui also liked it, and it was more comfortable to sleep alone. 

When Wei Luo was interested, he would come to her side, and then go back when he was not interested, so Yin Hui could sleep soundly. 

When the footsteps of the maid also disappeared, Wei Luo suddenly said, “When my cousin settles down, I will take her in as a concubine after a while. There is no need for a ceremony, just make a small banquet in the house.” 

Yin Hui’s chest became even more tight. 

She was so uncomfortable, but he could still order her to do things so coldly. 

“I don’t agree.” 

After so many years of marriage, that was the first time she opposed his decision.