Chapter 27 Admiration

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Chapter 27: Chapter 27 AdmirationSeeing Su Jin laughing so hard at a stone, she almost bent over. Xie Jingchen felt increasingly uneasy. He couldn’t let her and her maid turn the Agarwood Pavilion into Feihu Village and then occupy the entire Duke Mansion. "Get rid of the stone," he said decisively. Su Jin restrained her smile, looked at him, and said, "Why should we replace it? It’s fine like this. With the two rooms so far apart, you can come visit us at Feihu Village when you’re free." Xingxing touched the stone, thinking it was a bit small and lacked grandeur. Hearing Su Jin speak, she raised her head and said, "Miss, our Feihu Village doesn’t allow outsiders to visit. We just kick open others’ doors." "Why?" Su Jin asked curiously. "Madam said the Marquis has no friends, to avoid being ridiculed, so she ordered no visitors. This way, no one knows that even if Feihu Village allowed visitors, no one would come, making it seem unapproachable." "...." That’s an absolutely godlike maneuver. Trying hard not to lose face. Su Jin shook her head, amused. She turned to enter the bamboo house, Xie Jingchen paid no mind to Xingxing’s words and followed her in. Just after two steps, Su Jin turned around and said to him, "The village has its rules." Xie Jingchen’s face darkened. "Am I an outsider?" he asked through gritted teeth. She really treated the Agarwood Pavilion as her own territory. Su Jin blinked, "Not an outsider, are you suggesting you’re an insider then?" Xie Jingchen, "...." This woman! Feel like choking her seven or eight times a day! Swishing his sleeves, Xie Jingchen turned and left. After two steps, he ordered, "Send more books for her to read!" Watching Xie Jingchen walk away, Xingxing looked at Su Jin and said, "Miss, you’ve made the young master mad." "He can still walk, so it’s not a big issue." "...." Su Jin was still interested in the bamboo house, looking here and there, absolutely delighted, especially with the faint bamboo aroma lingering in the air, refreshing her heart. The medicine cabinet took up a whole wall, but it was empty inside. With the Hidden Guard’s efficiency, Su Jin didn’t doubt the cabinet would be filled with herbs by tomorrow. After playing for a while, Su Jin went back to her room for dinner. Earlier at the Drunken Moon Pavilion, neither she nor Xie Jingchen had any food; it all ended up in Su Chong’s stomach. When Su Jin returned to her room, only Xie Jingchen was there; she had been in the room for a long time, but he didn’t even give her a glance, let alone acknowledge her. Su Jin deliberately circled in front of him. Still no reaction. Su Jin felt a bit like she was asking for trouble, smiled, and lounged on the Imperial Concubine’s Couch eating fruit. When the maid arranged the dishes on the table, Su Jin affectionately called husband, forcing the seething Xie Jingchen not only to acknowledge her but also to serve her dishes. The two of them began another wave of showing off their affection. You pick fish bones for me. I’ll pick chicken tails for you. ... A meal where the essence remained, and the dregs were all eaten. Su Jin, "...." Xie Jingchen, "...." The two silently put down their chopsticks, pretending as though nothing foolish happened, and went out for a walk. Later, each minded their own business, not disturbing each other. When night fell and weariness set in, Xie Jingchen returned to the room after bathing, while Su Jin was still soaking in a bath. When she finished her bath, Xie Jingchen was already asleep, but on her side of the bed was a brocade box. Inside were her various weapons. She hadn’t even made a choice yet, and he already picked for her, letting her sleep with weapons. Was he really so lacking in confidence that she wouldn’t choose him? Su Jin walked to the bed and asked, "Are you asleep?" No response. Climbing to the inner side of the bed, Su Jin asked again, worried. "Really asleep?" Still no response. Could he really be asleep? That’s some quality sleep. "I know you’re awake," Su Jin made a final attempt. "What do you want?" he opened his eyes and asked. Su Jin, "...." The atmosphere suddenly got awkward; after a pause, Su Jin said, "I just wanted to ask if you put medicine on your eye." Xie Jingchen looked at her, grinding his teeth, and said, "It’s been two and a half hours since your brother punched me." The eye doesn’t even hurt anymore, and she’s asking if he used medicine. Even woke him up to ask this. Before sleeping wanted to strangle her once more. Su Jin hugged the brocade box, playing dumb. Just couldn’t think of anything else to say, and didn’t expect to hit the bullseye with her first shot, so she blinked and said, "After looking for a while, I find you look handsome even with a blue eye." Xie Jingchen’s injured eye twitched, he said, "So you’d rather sleep hugging me?" Su Jin, "...." Where did that come from! Who said they wanted to sleep hugging him?! Su Jin was caught off guard, and Xie Jingchen wrapped a long arm around her, pulling her into his arms, pressing her struggling head down, and said, "Let’s sleep." Su Jin, "...!!!" She struggled free, saying, "I never intended to sleep hugging you!" "Are you sure?" Xie Jingchen asked. "I’m positively sure and absolutely certain!" "Hope you can stick to that." Xie Jingchen closed his eyes. Su Jin almost wanted to give him another black eye, placed the brocade box beside her pillow, wrapped herself in the quilt, and fell asleep. The next day, when she woke up, Su Jin saw Xie Jingchen looking at her with obvious disdain. Not only had she hugged Xie Jingchen to sleep, but even her snow-white feet were sticking out of the bed. Su Jin quietly retracted her arms and legs. Xie Jingchen, however, didn’t let her pretend nothing had happened. "Where’s your so-called certainty?" he asked. Su Jin, "..." Seeing Xie Jingchen staring at her, Su Jin felt she couldn’t get past this one. She yelled towards the door, "Xingxing!" Xingxing pushed the door open and came in, "Miss, you called me?" "I’m asking you, where did you put my certainty?" Su Jin asked seriously. Xingxing was confused. What was that? "I have never seen such a thing," Xingxing said, "Could it have been left at Qingyun Mountain?" Xie Jingchen, "..." Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen and blinked, "Left it at Qingyun Mountain." Xingxing racked her brains, unable to think of what it could be, and asked, "Is it important? Should we ask the Marquis to send someone to fetch it?" Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen. She was dead serious. Xie Jingchen got out of bed with a gloomy face; he had no desire to speak any further that early morning. Su Jin stifled a laugh as she got out of bed, Xingxing still puzzled, "Miss, what exactly is it?" Su Jin pondered how to explain it to Xingxing, afraid that she might actually have the Marquis of Dongxiang fetch it, which would be awkward. Xie Jingchen turned back, saying — "It’s the nonsense your lady bragged about." Su Jin, "..." Xingxing, "..." In the room, the only sound was Xie Jingchen dressing. Outside the beaded curtain, a maid walked over and said, "Eldest Young Master and Madam, the Commandery Princess requests you to visit the front gate of the Prince Mansion." Xingxing’s eyes widened, "Could it be that rotten eggs have been thrown at the Duke Mansion too?" Su Jin raised an eyebrow. No one would dare, right? But being summoned to the front yard so early in the morning definitely meant something was up. Not knowing what it could be, Su Jin and Xie Jingchen skipped breakfast and headed to the front yard. When they arrived, Xie Jingchen asked, "What’s going on?" The steward, holding a stack of cards, said, "People anonymously sent some things for the Eldest Young Madam." Xingxing cheerfully said, "Does this mean many people admire our lady?" Su Jin had a black line on her face. Admiring her, a bandit? Is that possible? Seeing the glance Xie Jingchen gave her, it seemed it might well be possible. She wasn’t skilled in many areas but she was adept at managing her husband. The steward frowned, as this maid didn’t address her as Eldest Young Madam. Curious about what had been sent, Su Jin stepped out of the Duke Mansion and her mouth twitched uncontrollably. In front of the main gate, next to two majestic stone lions, were numerous sacks and baskets filled with charcoal. The events of buying rouge on the street yesterday flooded her mind. Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..." He cast a sidelong glance at Su Jin. Su Jin met his gaze, her mouth twitching a few more times before she smiled and said, "The people of the Capital are truly adorable and considerate, giving exactly what’s needed." Xie Jingchen held his forehead. The grand Duke Zhen Country Mansion could hardly be short of the charcoal she used? Su Jin looked over the charcoal, feeling a bit regretful. "Pity it’s not bamboo charcoal, but with such generous gestures, I’ll accept this charcoal. Next time, send bamboo charcoal." "Of course, it’d be even better to just send money." Xie Jingchen couldn’t stand it anymore and said, "I think what you truly lack is common sense." People sent the charcoal to shame her, and she nonchalantly accepted it, even asking for bamboo charcoal. Such talk spreading would surely make it impossible to enter the Duke Mansion’s main gate tomorrow morning. Looking at Xie Jingchen, Su Jin blinked and said, "Do you think I’m trying hard not to embarrass myself?" Isn’t it? Xie Jingchen didn’t speak, but his expression said it all — It’s a tradition of your Qingyun Mountain. Su Jin grinned, "Embarrassment is not scary, what’s scary is not being able to recover from it." This left Xie Jingchen speechless. Sёarᴄh the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The Dongxiang Marquis Mansion had regained face yesterday by pretending to be better than they were. But he couldn’t fathom how to regain face from this charcoal incident. Thinking of one possibility. Xie Jingchen’s brows furrowed beyond measure. "You’re not seriously considering painting yourself black and strolling the streets to feign beauty, are you?" he asked. Su Jin almost spat out blood in exasperation. Was she that foolish? After a moment’s silence, Su Jin said, "This charcoal is for you; I’ll only use bamboo charcoal." Xie Jingchen, "...!!!" His eyes blazed with fury. Su Jin patted his chest, "Don’t be angry, you’re a peerless good husband, keep your character intact." "Someone, move all the charcoal to the Agarwood Pavilion for me." "In a few days, I’ll show you all an unprecedentedly handsome Eldest Young Master!" "An illustriously black Lord?" Xingxing voiced what everyone was thinking. Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..."

Chapter 27 Admiration

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