Chapter 683: Younger Brother-in-law (2/2)

Madam Liu felt quite tempted by this idea. Although her daughter-in-law was able to eat without puking today, she had truly thinned out too much recently and really needed to nourish herself back to a healthy weight. If her daughter could personally make some medicinal cuisine for her daughter-in-law, that’d be the best scenario…

At this time, Liu Huifang interjected, “Am I that delicate ah? I’m only pregnant, so do I need to live at the prince’s estate and have Princess Consort Xu herself make food for me? In our village, there are plenty of pregnant matrons doing work in the fields. Some of them work up until they give birth! How did I become so delicate now? Mother, my body is fine, so let’s not bother my younger sister too much! That being said, Younger Sister is a newlywed; it’s not right for us to disturb them at this time!”

Zhu Junyang, who was waiting outside the inner gate to escort his wife, heard her words and inwardly nodded his head a few times. He and his wife were right in the midst of their lovey-dovey period and he definitely didn’t want other people butting their heads in, especially that younger brother-in-law of his, who was standing right next to him. As soon as that fellow heard that his wife had invited Madam Liu to live at their estate, his eyes immediately lit up. Even a blind person could tell what thoughts were running through that brat’s head.

How could he allow a clingy little brother-in-law to invade his territory?? Men were similar to beasts in many ways and they all had their own territories and guarded them fiercely. This was especially true of newly married men. They absolutely didn’t want anyone to break their couple’s bliss.

Little Shitou angrily glared at the man next to him, ‘I naturally want to visit my second sister’s house, especially since I’m her younger brother!’

Zhu Junyang stared back, ‘Your second sister is my princess consort first and your older sister second. Remember that!’

Only now did Xiaocao, who had been conversing with her mother and godmother, sense the raging tension between the two men, one big and one small, in front of her. They were standing solemnly in front of her and staring at each other with serious looks. It looked like invisible daggers were flying in-between them as they conversed silently.

“Are you two——using your eyes to express your affections for each other?” Yu Xiaocao knew that her younger brother was deliberately picking on her husband and couldn’t help but crack a joke.

“Wife…”

“Second Sister——”

Who would want to exchange affections with this guy?! The two of them looked away as their hearts moved in one.

Little Shitou had only seen his second sister when she had just entered the residence and hadn’t had the chance to properly talk to her. Thus, he naturally didn’t have the time to deal with his brother-in-law anymore. He scurried over to his older sister’s side and pulled on her sleeve a couple of times. He even deliberately raised an eyebrow at Zhu Junyang.

Yu Xiaocao originally wanted to ruffle her younger brother’s hair like she always did when they were younger but discovered that he was now taller than her. She could only pat at his shoulder as she smiled, “Before I realized it, my younger brother has grown up to be a young man. What sort of things did you talk about with your second brother-in-law earlier?”

Little Shitou grinned at her winsomely and said, “We didn’t say much; I only urged him to treat you well...Second Sister, take good care of yourself and don’t let yourself get too tired. My master said that he plans on having me stay in the capital in the future to get used to the official circles. With me around, if you need any help from me, please ask. Also, you need to visit me often as I’ll miss you!” As he spoke, the rims of his eyes turned red.

Zhu Junyang fumed at the side. This stinky brat knew how to act cute and obedient in front of his wife. That wasn’t the topic of the conversation at all! What he actually said was more along the lines of: “My second sister is such a wonderful person but, in the end, she was stolen away by a certain someone!” and “My second sister once said that her husband must be loyal and cannot take any concubines let alone any side consorts! Otherwise, she’s willing to divorce her husband!” and “If you dare to bully my second sister, I will make sure to take my sister back and I don’t care about the fact that you're an imperial prince and favored official!”

This stinky brat, how could he possibly think that he, Zhu Junyang, had the desire to take in any concubines? He married his wife so he naturally had to treat her well. Bullying her was not something that had ever crossed his mind. That stinky brat was just hoping for things not to go well between them! His hints at ‘bringing my older sister back home’ were clearly just him being sour about his sister marrying someone, right? Hmph! Since his second sister had married into his estate, she was naturally now a part of his family. If he wanted to take her back, it’d be a no go! Not a single window would be left open for that brat!

The grievances Zhu Junyang held towards his younger brother-in-law naturally couldn’t be completely hidden. Yu Xiaocao was already used to the two of them not seeing eye to eye, so she ignored it. She first needed to comfort her younger brother as he was going to be participating in the court exams this next month. Doing well was the most important thing now!

“As the older brother-in-law, you’re older than my younger brother by a few years, so how can you lower yourself to his level and squabble like a child? You’re truly getting worse and worse with age!” Yu Xiaocao gave a sidelong look before turning back to Little Shitou, “If your second brother-in-law tries to bully you, make sure to tell me. I’ll have your back!”

If Little Shitou had a tail right now, it would be raised up, pointing to the sky. Hmph, Second Sister truly still loved him the most. His older brother-in-law could only stand at the side now!