The cousin had no personal relationship with him; she only asked for a status and not for favor. If Yin Hui didn’t mind, it wouldn’t matter if he gave his cousin the status of a concubine. It could ensure the stability of his cousin’s life for the rest of her life, and there was no need to persuade her to accept another marriage that would stimulate her. That arrangement would have no real impact on him and Yin Hui, as he would not really treat his cousin as a concubine, he would not set foot in her room, and Yin Hui didn’t need to be jealous.
The question was, did Yin Hui really not mind?
When he rejected the side concubines, she smiled so happily, like even the insignificant winter jasmine that was carefully trimmed and inserted into the vase by her.
Wei Luo liked Yin Hui like that; he liked that she relied on him wholeheartedly, and there was no unnecessary barrier between them.
Knowing that she minded, when his cousin asked to be a concubine, Wei Luo never thought of agreeing.
The water in the basin gradually became cold.
The anger in Wei Luo’s heart also calmed down, and he returned to the inner room.
Two quarters of an hour had passed since he left after he came back. Yin Hui was still awake. Hearing his approaching footsteps, Yin Hui closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Wei Luo took off his outer robe and got into her bed directly.
He grabbed her shoulders, trying to turn her around.
Yin Hui resisted in her heart, but if she resisted more, it would appear that she was just pretending to be generous. So she could only turn around cooperatively.
The light was still on in the room; Yin Hui saw his calm face and couldn’t read his thoughts.
She sighed softly, “Didn’t you just leave, why are you back?”
Wei Luo touched her head, looked at her, and said, “My cousin has already moved in, and we will start to get along formally tomorrow. Between you and me, I have to make some things clear first.”
Yin Hui showed an expression of listening attentively.
Wei Luo said, “I told you what happened to my cousin so that you would know where to start when you comfort her in the future. Xue Huan was evil, but not all men are like this. My cousin is still young, so as long as we help her out of the haze, she can still marry again, and she doesn’t have to hide under the protection of her relatives.”
“Cousin is now being extreme, thinking that only staying in the Shu Mansion can guarantee her safety. You and I should work together to find a way to change her mood. If you support her because of a momentary soft heart, wouldn’t it make things worse for her to stay in the mansion as a concubine?”
Yin Hui lowered her eyes, as if she was thinking about his words.
Wei Luo knew she listened.
He held her hand, saying, “I only have this one cousin. I treat her only as a brother treats a sister. I can’t do things like a man and a woman. Even if you insist on letting me take her as a concubine, all I can give her is a title. I won’t enter her room. If you really pity her, you should help her out of the haze, instead of letting her be confused and waste the rest of her life in the mansion.”
Yin Hui’s eyelashes moved, and she was finally willing to look at him. “You treat her like a brother treats a sister?”
Wei Luo nodded.
Yin Hui smiled ironically, but she didn’t know what was ironic. “But when I first married you, someone told me that you and your cousin are childhood sweethearts, and if your father and Emperor hadn’t intervened, you would have married her.”
Wei Luo’s face darkened, “Who said that?”
Yin Hui looked at his frowning brows and said, “They also said, you used to smile, and when you were with your cousin, you smiled softly. But on marrying me, you suddenly became cold.”
Wei Luo sat up in anger, and after a little thought, he became suspicious, “Mrs.Ji likes to tell stories the most, isn’t she?”
He usually called Ji Xianxian as Second Sister-in-law, but he used “Mrs. Ji” at that moment.
Yin Hui didn’t answer.
Wei Luo was angry, seeing the sarcasm in her eyes, he couldn’t help but blame her, “Since you care about these rumors, why didn’t you confront me?”
She didn’t have to keep the rumor as a thorn in her heart for more than ten years.
He knew nothing, had no influence, and it was she who suffered.
If it wasn’t stupidity, then what was it?
What about Mrs. Ji’s words? She didn’t know anything when she first married. After getting along for so long, she never suspected her talking nonsense?
Yin Hui sneered, “Do I dare? You are a distinguished grandson of the Emperor, and you show your cold face to your wife who is from a merchant family. How can I ask why? Or can you deny that you really didn’t dislike my background at all at that time?”
She was not stupid. She could see that, due to the disparity in status, she could only bear it.
As long as he was equal to her status, if he dared to put on a cold face, she dared to argue with him.
The couple glared at each other, one was angry at her for being stupid, and the other was angry at him for being cold.
Seeing that Wei Luo was about to speak again, Yin Hui turned over, turned her back to him and said, “Sleep, we can talk about it tomorrow morning.”
“Go to sleep, we can talk about it tomorrow morning.”
Wei Luo watched Yin Hui pull up the quilt to cover her face in disbelief and really closed her eyes.
Sleep, how could he be in the mood to sleep at the moment?
Mrs. Ji made up a story behind his back, and Yin Hui actually believed it. She really thought he had some ambiguity with his cousin.
No wonder she had a weird attitude before he left for Shaoxing. It turned out that she guessed that he would drop by to visit his cousin and was worried that he and his cousin would “rekindle their old relationship”?