Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 169

Wei Jue saw that Ye Xi had put down her bowl and chopsticks, and knew that she was full, so he also put down his chopsticks and said, "Xi Niang's illness has just improved. It's not good for her to eat too much, otherwise she will not be able to digest it."

"I'm not too full." Ye Xi also knew this, so she left some room to avoid stomach discomfort.

"The charcoal fire has been lit in the house, so it's not so cold anymore. You look disheveled, so I'll ask Xia Mu to help you take a bath. It's the New Year after all, so it's always a good idea to look a little more presentable." Wei Jue said.

Ye Xi raised her eyes to look at him, said nothing, and agreed to his arrangement.

Since the beginning of winter, she has never taken a bath without a charcoal fire. She just scrubs herself clean. After all, bathing is quite time-consuming and laborious.

Wei Jue actually wanted to move back to Ye Xi's room that night, but he thought that she had just recovered and needed to rest well.

If he moves back and something happens to him that he can't control himself, someone will have to suffer. After careful consideration, he decided to wait until she is fully recovered.

During this period, Wei Jue was on vacation. Apart from social engagements in official circles, he basically did not go out. He stayed in the mansion all day to accompany Ye Xi and watched Ye Xi take supplements.

He sat aside, either reading a book or playing Go, and always revolved around Ye Xi.

At the beginning, Ye Xi ignored her and took care of her health. She slept most of the time. After her health gradually improved, she wanted to go out for a walk.

"Sir, when can I leave the house? Are you planning to never let me go out for the rest of my life?" Ye Xi asked Wei Jue as he was playing chess according to the chess record.

Wei Jue didn't expect Ye Xi to ask this. He glanced at Ye Xi and said, "Xi Niang is not well yet. It may be inconvenient for her to leave the house. Let's talk about this after she recovers."

"Your Excellency means that I can leave the house once I recover, right?

I have been trapped in this mansion for several months. If I don’t go out, I will probably die of boredom here.”

Ye Xi looked at the wintersweets in the vase on the table and said that Xia Mu had picked them specially to make her happy. This had been going on for more than ten days, and once the flowers withered, they would be replaced with new ones.

"It's New Year's Day, please don't mention those unlucky words. You don't know the taboos at all. Didn't your parents teach you these rules?" Wei Jue frowned.

He found that some of Ye Xi's behaviors were really unusual. For example, other people usually didn't mention the words just now during the New Year, but she didn't seem to have any taboos about it.

"If you dislike Xi Niang for being unable to speak, why bother to keep her?" Ye Xi was too lazy to argue with him.

"You... still want to leave?"

Ye Xi stared at Wei Jue for a while and replied, "If so, what will the Lord do? Will he let me go?"

"will not."

Wei Jue was firm and resolute. He regretted even the few months he had neglected her in order to tame her. How could he let her go away?

"Then why do you ask, sir?"

"Xi Niang, can't you stay by my side forever? Even if I can give you overwhelming wealth.

Not only will I be a third-rank official, I will also inherit the title of Duke in the future."

Wei Jue felt a little sad when he said this. He was a man... but he actually said such cheap words just to keep a woman.

Before, he would never have believed that he would do such a thing. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that God felt that he was living too well and had to give him some hardships.

"Have you ever thought about letting someone else enjoy this huge wealth? It is said that a forced melon is not sweet." Ye Xi stared at Wei Jue's reaction, hoping that he would change his mind.