Chapter 608. To Become Your Harbor (1/2)
Zhu Junyang hugged the little lad’s chubby body as he patiently instructed him, “You need to remember this lesson clearly; you can only dote on your wife! She can hit you, but you can’t lay a finger on her. If your wife beats you, it means that you didn’t perform your husbandly duty well enough. You have to correct your mistakes until she’s happy, do you understand?”
Fang Haolin looked confused as he looked up at him. How could a three-year-old child understand his words? Zhu Junyang said this mostly for his future mother-in-law and wife to hear.
Lady Fang’s teeth ached when she heard his sappy speech. She pulled her son over, put some warm clothes on him, and handed him over to the wet nurse standing to the side. She smiled and said, “Since the two of you have some official business to discuss, I will take Lin’er to the main courtyard first. Junyang, you should stay for lunch. You can ask Xiaocao to make something you like!”
“Linlin wants to eat cream puffs!” Fang Haolin was unwilling to leave her sister, he immediately reached out his claws.
Yu Xiaocao stuck out her tongue at him and snorted, “You a little traitor! There’s no cream puffs, cakes, or biscuits for you today!”
“Older Sister——Older Sister is the best! Sister is the prettiest! You’re the most amazing sister in the world!” Fang Haolin threw himself into her embrace. Xiaocao was startled by his sudden action; she quickly put away the needles she was holding in her hand and patted the little lad’s chubby bottom. That was too dangerous. If the knitting needle had accidentally stabbed the little lad’s face or eyes, then the consequences would’ve been unthinkable.
Lady Fang broke into a cold sweat. She glared at the stunned wet nurse standing to the side and rebuked her son harshly, “In the future, when someone has something in their hands, then you are not allowed to throw yourself into their arms. What if that needle has accidentally poked you?”
“I’m not afraid because Older Sister has a lot of medicine!” Fang Haolin grew up drinking Xiaocao’s medicine concoction. He stared at Xiaocao with his big round eyes and seemed to be a little confused.
Yu Xiaocao had a solemn expression on her face, “It’s no excuse to be careless just because I have medicine. Did it hurt when your hand was cut by a knife last time? Your wounds would still hurt if you get punctured by a needle, even if you have medicine. In a more serious case, if you were blinded by a poisonous needle, then you will never be able to see me or your parents anymore!! Do you know what’s wrong now?”
When he heard that he might never be able to see his sister and parents again, Fang Haolin immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. He cried out, “I don’t want to never be able to see my sister again. Linlin still wants to be able to see my parents. Wah wah waahh...Linlin knows that Linlin is in the wrong. I will never do that again!”
Yu Xiaocao watched as the little lad cried so much that his face flushed red. She felt distressed for him, so she embraced him in her arms and comforted him softly, “Linlin, be obedient, and stop crying! As long as you know that you were wrong and learn from your mistake, then you’ll still be a good boy!!!” Then, she took this opportunity to tell the little lad a few cautionary children’s fairy tales. The little lad listened to the fairy tales with great interest and soon forgot about crying.
Seeing that the little lad was lively and full of energy again, Lady Fang hurriedly asked the wet nurse to take him away. Didn’t you see how restless and helpless Royal Prince Jun looked by the sideline? They should stop acting like bad guys and leave the two for a chance to be alone.
“Tell me, what important matter did you come across that made you come running here instead of staying at home and resting?” Yu Xiaocao picked up the knitting needle again and skillfully started to knit again.
Zhu Junyang took off his shoes, climbed on the kang bed, and sat cross-legged next to Xiaocao. His little lass was lazily leaning on the pillow while she sewed. He wanted to pull her into his embrace, but the maidservants were staring at them with bright eyes. He was in his future in-laws’ house, and he didn’t dare to act too rash since he wanted to leave a favorable impression of himself to his future in-laws.
The gloves that Xiaocao was sewing were slowly taking shape. He smiled at her and said, “Is there anything more important than accompanying my future wife? I was afraid that you missed me, so I came here to ease your lovesickness.”
“You’re being insincere!” She never expected that the cold-hearted, apathetic, and cruel Royal Prince Yang would act like a rogue.
Zhu Junyang leaned toward her ear, blew softly toward her ear, and whispered, “Not only do I have a glib-tongue, but I also have a ‘skillful mouth’. Would you like to...experience it?”
“Scram!” Yu Xiaocao pushed away his handsome face that was inching towards her. His charming face was squished into a deformed shape under the palm of her hand, turning his handsome face into——an ugly face!
“Okay! Let’s talk about important matters! Thanks to Chief Steward Su praising and flattering us around the emperor’s side, he was very pleased with our assignment. I’ve heard that the emperor shifted our vacation to an earlier date as a reward. I suppose we will be able to go on vacation once the matter with the horse farm is settled!” Zhu Junyang pulled off the tender and fair little hand that was covering his face. He fiddled her small hand in his palm. Wutong, who had just entered the room to arrange the plum flower in the vase, remained calm when she caught sight of the couples’ intimate actions.