Chapter 481: To Manage the Household (2) (1/2)

Chu Lian seemed to have her mind elsewhere while He Changdi pulled her along.

Her mother-in-law, Countess Jing’an, had requested for sour candied hawthorns, while the pregnant Miaozhen just happened to be craving sour foods. Was this really just a coincidence?

As her mind was preoccupied, Chu Lian didn’t notice the dark clouds gathering on He Sanlang’s handsome face.

The couple continued walking in silence for a good distance. When they arrived at the garden outside of Songtao Court, He Sanlang suddenly stopped short and led Chu Lian over to an octagonal pavilion nearby.

He stood with his back against the wind and used his tall figure to shield Chu Lian from the chilly breeze, “Lian’er, you don’t have to make the candied hawthorns anymore.”

Chu Lian was still lost in her thoughts. Upon hearing this statement from her husband, she let out a confused ‘huh?’ and looked up at He Changdi.

It was only then that she finally noticed the peculiar expression on his face.

When met with Chu Lian’s clear and innocent eyes, despite having already lived one lifetime, He Changdi didn’t know what to say.

He pursed his lips and extended his arm to take Chu Lian’s small and soft figure into his embrace.

The feeling of his wife lying peacefully in his arms made him sigh contentedly.

With a possessive tone, he proclaimed, “You are MY wife, you don’t need to cook for anybody else.”

Despite how baffling and awkward his words were and how controlling they seemed, Chu Lian still felt warm and fuzzy inside.

Chu Lian snuggled into his chest for a bit, before she raised her head and stared at him, “It’s your mother we’re talking about, she’s not just anybody.”

He Changdi didn’t reply this time. He tightened his arms around her and turned his gaze out towards the frozen lake which had yet to melt, with a profound look in his eyes that probably no one would understand.

In his previous life, Miaozhen had miscarried, and the culprit had been ‘Chu Lian’…

Was the mastermind in the shadows trying to pull something again?

At Qingxi Hall.

The brazier in the parlour was burning brightly and the walls were heated, so the room was as warm as spring. Senior Servant Liu was feeling hot in her cotton jacket, but the matriarch who sat on the heated bed felt that it was still chilly.

Senior Servant Liu took a porcelain bowl with the sign of longevity painted on it from another servant and carried it over to Matriarch He, “Matriarch, perhaps this servant should ask Great Doctor Miao to check on you. Your health is a far cry from before.”

Matriarch He waved her hand to reject that notion, “Unnecessary. Putting aside the fact that Great Doctor Miao just gave me a checkup two days ago, this illness of mine can only be cured by a deity. You don’t have to trouble Great Doctor Miao.”

Senior Servant Liu let out a soft sigh. Matriarch He had too many worries on her mind and she was getting old, which was why her health had declined so much. To have a healthy body, one had to have a clear mind, so it was indeed pointless to rely on Great Doctor Miao to cure the matriarch.

No matter how great a doctor is, they couldn’t possibly restore vigour that had been sapped away by time.

“Nevertheless, you should still drink this bowl of medicinal soup, Matriarch!”

Matriarch He didn’t reject her this time. She accepted the bowl and drank two mouthfuls of it. Finding it tasteless, she put it to one side.