Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 751 - 704: Great Joy, Great Joy, May You Soon Have a Noble Child (1)
"What’s she angry about?" Pei Shenyan asked nervously.
"How would I know? You should ask yourself." Cui Xi shrugged her shoulders; the young master is really such a bookworm.
Why ask others when it’s his own wife who’s upset?
Cui Xi turned and walked away.
Pei Shenyan reached up to rub his forehead and turned to walk towards the east courtyard.
At this moment, Uncle Xin at the gate called to her, "Fifth Young Master?"
Pei Shenyan turned back, "Uncle Xin, anything the matter?"
Uncle Xin pointed to the sky, "Young master, what hour is it now?"
Pei Shenyan looked up at the sky, "The sky is getting dark, it’s past 7 PM, right?"
"Yes, you went out in the morning and returned only after dark. Tell me, wouldn’t the young mistress be upset?" Uncle Xin shook his head.
Pei Shenyan suddenly understood and bowed to Uncle Xin, "Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Xin, I understand now."
He lifted the hem of his robe and quickly ran towards the east courtyard.
Uncle Xin laughed heartily.
In the east courtyard bedroom, Li Yuwen lay on the bed in a huff.
Actually, she wasn’t sleeping soundly, tossing and turning.
The new maid Wa Lingdang sat beside the bed, fanning Li Yuwen, "Young mistress, it’s too early to sleep now. Tossing and turning like this, you’re all sweaty for nothing after bathing."
"Talk less." Li Yuwen ignored her.
At that moment, footsteps approached the bedroom.
The footsteps didn’t belong to Cui Xi or Aunt Ming.
Lingdang smiled, "Perhaps the young master has returned."
As she finished speaking, Pei Shenyan stepped into the bedroom, "Yuwen?" His figure emerged from behind the screen.
Lingdang sensibly stood up, "The young master hasn’t had dinner yet, right? I’ll bring some food."
"He’s not eating, don’t curry favor." Li Yuwen turned over and glared at Lingdang.
Lingdang knew Li Yuwen’s temper; she was deliberately sulking with Pei Shenyan. She smirked and walked out.
Pei Shenyan came to the bedside and reached out to pull her, "Going to bed this early? Why not take a walk outside?"
Li Yuwen pulled her hand back and slapped his hand away, "Where did you go? Coming back this late?"
Pei Shenyan hurriedly apologized, "A friend invited me to watch horse racing. I thought, Yuanxiu hasn’t had much fun since coming to the capital, so I took him along."
Li Yuwen got even angrier, "Horse races happen often, yet you decided to go today."
"A batch of horses from the Western Regions arrived; they say there’s never been this many horses before..."
"Out, out, I’m going to sleep." Li Yuwen was speechless, turned over, and showed her back to him.
"Aren’t you joining me for dinner?" Pei Shenyan reached for Li Yuwen again.
"Let the horses join you for dinner, don’t bother me." Li Yuwen slapped his hand away again.
"Yuwen..."
"Don’t call me..."
"Actually, it wasn’t just to watch horse racing, I went to buy some rouge. Those Western merchants brought not only horses but also a lot of rouge for sale. I was worried they’d get sold out once they entered the city, so I went to their camp to buy some. I got lucky and bought a full set of colors. Would you like to see it?"
The rouge from the Western Regions was very famous, considered better than those made locally in the capital.
When she was at the Prince Mansion, Li Yuwen loved collecting Western Region rouge.
She turned over and stretched her hand towards Pei Shenyan, "Where’s the rouge? Let me see."
Pei Shenyan smiled, took out a small box from his sleeve.
Li Yuwen glanced at him and couldn’t wait to open it.
Inside, ten small round boxes were neatly arranged.
Li Yuwen opened them one by one and found that each color was different.
Rose pink, blush pink, water red, camel red...
"Do you like them?" Pei Shenyan looked at her face, imagining how she would look with a touch of rouge.
"I don’t like them." Li Yuwen closed the box, got out of bed, and placed it on the dressing table.
"Ah? Aren’t they nice?" Pei Shenyan followed her.
"Pretty, but they can’t be eaten. I’m hungry, can these fill my stomach?" Li Yuwen glared at him.
Pei Shenyan sighed in relief, slapped his forehead, "Look at me, I should’ve asked if you’ve eaten. Yuwen, wait a moment, I’ll go ask Aunt Ming if dinner is ready."
He turned and walked briskly out of the bedroom.
Li Yuwen smirked, then went back to admire the rouge.
Pei Shenyan went to the kitchen. The cook, Lady Jiang, was a newly hired servant, a former staff of the Prince Mansion.
Lady Jiang had never been the head chef at the Prince Mansion, but she had worked beside Princess Consort Luling and knew the tastes of everyone in the mansion.
She collaborated with another cook to put effort daily into making dinners Li Yuwen would enjoy.
Lady Jiang was skillful and quick to learn culinary skills, even mastering soup-making, which required no particular skill with knives or fire.
Six dishes were prepared in the kitchen, but four of them were Pei Shenyan’s favorites, only two suited Li Yuwen’s palate.
"These dishes aren’t Yuwen’s favorites." Pei Shenyan pointed to the four dishes, noting these were his favored tastes.
Lady Jiang smiled, "These were prepared under the young mistress’s instructions."
Pei Shenyan felt a warmth rise in his heart, "I see."
He didn’t let Aunt Ming help, carrying the food himself into the bedroom.
On the table in the bedroom, there was a pot of tea and two cups.
Li Yuwen was looking at him with a broad smile, "You can’t drink, so we’ll use tea instead of wine."
Besides the teapot and cups, there was also a pair of candles on the table.
The room was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Pei Shenyan smiled at the corners of his mouth, placing the dishes on the table, "Come over and eat."
Li Yuwen sat down, poured herself a cup of tea, and then poured one for Pei Shenyan, "Husband, I toast to you."
Pei Shenyan also raised his cup, feeling a bit excited, "Yu... Yuwen, I toast to you."
Seeing his flushed face and trembling voice, Li Yuwen nearly burst into laughter.
"Let’s eat, I’m hungry." She finished her tea and started eating.
Pei Shenyan breathed a sigh of relief, "Alright, let’s eat."
After they finished eating, Pei Shenyan took the empty cups and plates out.
Li Yuwen rinsed her mouth, washed her face, and climbed into bed to sleep.
She looked at the canopy above, with a smile on her lips.
Pei Shenyan had just left the bedroom when Aunt Ming arrived.
She waved her hand with a smile, "Go keep the young mistress company, I’ll take these to the kitchen."
"It’s no bother, Aunt Ming." Pei Shenyan stubbornly held onto the tray.
Aunt Ming glared at him and smiled, "On such a happy day, what kind of cook are you, young master? Go, go."
She took the tray and left with a smile.
Pei Shenyan, with an embarrassed face, returned to the bedroom.
He found that the canopy on the bed was let down.
The room was very quiet.
Pei Shenyan stifled a laugh and took his clothes to the adjacent room to wash.
On the bed, Li Yuwen had waited until she nearly wanted to explode, when Pei Shenyan finally climbed onto the bed, dawdling.
"So slow and dawdling, why are you taking so long to do one thing!" Li Yuwen crawled over and hugged him, "Others have smooth weddings, but with me, all sorts of things happen, and you’re not cooperating."
Li Yuwen’s voice was filled with grievance.
"Then... then shall we start now?" Pei Shenyan reached out to untie Li Yuwen’s clothes.
"Isn’t that obvious? I’ve been waiting for you forever." Li Yuwen held back her laughter.
The dim interior of the canopy, combined with nervous excitement, made it difficult for Pei Shenyan to find the knot of Li Yuwen’s clothing.
Li Yuwen couldn’t hold it any longer and laughed, "Let me, let me."
She pinched the knot and gently tugged, causing her clothes to slide off completely.
Pei Shenyan, "..."
In the moment he was stunned, Li Yuwen had stripped off his clothes.
With young, healthy bodies and it being their first time,
it was like dry wood soaked in oil, burning passionately.
Li Yuwen angrily pounded the bed, "Pei Shenyan! That’s enough!"
...
The next day, it was almost lunchtime when the couple finally got out of bed.
Li Yuwen, listless, dressed, combed her hair, and freshened up, grumbling about Pei Shenyan’s incessant energy from the night before.
Pei Shenyan followed beside her, constantly apologizing.
Li Yuwen tilted her head to look at him and couldn’t help but laugh, thinking this husband was so amusing, she’d tease him again at night.
Once they were both ready, Pei Shenyan opened the bedroom door.
Aunt Ming came in carrying a tray with two bowls of steaming herbal soup, smiling congratulatory, "Congratulations to the young master and young mistress, this is a nourishing soup from Third Sister to wish the two of you an early addition to the family, hoping for twins."
Pei Shenyan smiled lightly, taking a bowl to drink, "Thank Third Sister for her wishes."
Li Yuwen blushed and also drank the soup, "Tell her to have twins herself."
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Li Yuwen, worn out from the night before, went back to nap after lunch.
Pei Shenyan took Mu Yuanxiu and went out to handle some matters.
Li Yuzhu came to see Li Yuwen.
Li Yuwen turned over in bed, looking displeased, "Don’t laugh at me, you’ll be the same in the future."
Li Yuzhu stifled laughter, "I’m not laughing at you, I’m here to talk about something else."
Li Yuwen collected herself, "What’s the matter?"
"Someone from the Wei family has come to invite us over, but you’re in no shape to go like this, so I’ll go alone. I don’t really know much about the Wei family, so tell me what you know."
"Who came from the Wei family?"
"It’s the housekeeper lady from Second Aunt’s side," Li Yuzhu said.
"Second Aunt? Second Aunt is rather daft, it’s rare for her to send someone to invite us," Li Yuwen rubbed her aching forehead and began to explain the situation with the Wei family to Li Yuzhu.
