RPAGF Chapter 206 Avoiding Suspicion
Chapter 206 Avoiding Suspicion
Wen Jiayue just smiled and didn't reply.
If Shen Fuhan had said these words to her in her past life, she would have believed them wholeheartedly and even felt moved.
But now, she feels nothing at all.
But it seemed inappropriate not to say anything, so just as she was about to speak, Zhao Zhao suddenly started crying.
Wen Jiayue breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and asked, "Why are you crying?"
Shen Fuhan said in a low voice, "Perhaps they're hungry."
Wen Jiayue then said, "Then, Your Highness, please send Zhaozhao to her wet nurse."
Shen Fuhan nodded and carried Zhaozhao toward the side room.
The maids who cared for Zhao Zhao came forward to greet her. Shen Fuhan looked around and asked, "Where is the wet nurse?"
Cai'er replied, "The wet nurse has gone to change her clothes. Your Highness, please put Miss on the bed first. We servants will take good care of Miss."
Shen Fuhan didn't say anything more. He was about to bend down and put Zhaozhao down when she hugged his neck tightly.
Zhao Zhao called out in her childish voice, "Daddy, Daddy..."
Shen Fuhan's expression softened immediately, and he instructed, "Go and get some food for the young lady."
It is indeed time for Zhao Zhao to eat now, and the small kitchen always keeps food on hand.
Before long, the maid brought over a bowl of hot egg yolk and vegetable porridge.
Shen Fuhan sat down and personally fed Zhaozhao with a spoon.
Cai'er quickly took the apron and said, "My lord, we need to tie this on the young lady first."
Shen Fuhan took the apron and helped Zhao Zhao tie it on while saying, "You can all go down now."
The maids looked at each other, not quite believing that the Marquis could take good care of the young lady all by himself.
But not daring to disobey, he curtsied and prepared to leave.
The group turned around and heard the Marquis say, "Cai'er, stay here."
Cai'er paused for a moment, then replied, "Yes."
Seeing that the last maid had closed the door, Cai'er hesitated for a moment before cautiously asking, "My lord, should I open the door?"
It was indeed inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room, Shen Fuhan nodded slightly.
Cai'er quickly opened the door, and dazzling sunlight streamed in instantly.
Shen Fuhan tied his apron and said slowly, "I remember you entered the main courtyard at the beginning of January."
Cai'er replied, "Yes."
Shen Fuhan fed his daughter a bite of rice and asked casually, "Do you want to go back to Ninghui Hall?"
Upon hearing this, Cai'er immediately knelt down in fear and unease.
"This servant doesn't want to! Please, Lord Marquis, don't send me away, or the old lady will sell me to a brothel!"
Shen Fuhan lowered his eyes. His grandmother's way of threatening people hadn't improved at all over the years.
Seeing that the Marquis remained silent, Cai'er gritted her teeth and said, "This servant only wants to serve Miss, please grant my request, Marquis!"
Shen Fuhan said calmly, "You are still the old lady's person. If she wants to take you back, I can't help you."
Cai'er kowtowed and said in a trembling voice, "I beg Your Excellency to show me the way."
Shen Fuhan then said, "If you get married, the old lady won't be able to do anything to you. Get married as soon as possible."
Cai'er was taken aback: "But this servant... this servant has no one she loves."
“That’s your business,” Shen Fuhan said in an even calmer tone. “If you are not engaged within two months, I will send you back to Ninghui Hall.”
Cai'er stared at him in astonishment: "Why can't you tolerate me, my lord? I only... I only wanted to serve you, Miss..."
“You can still serve Miss after marriage,” Shen Fuhan said without further ado. “You may leave.”
He felt that Cai'er had been acting strangely these past few days.
If it weren't for the fact that Zhaozhao liked her, he would have just randomly chosen someone to be engaged to her.
I originally planned to give her a month, but since she just opened the door to avoid suspicion, I added another month.
Regardless of whether his judgment was wrong or not, Cai'er was determined to get married.
After being fed half a bowl of porridge, Zhao Zhao was almost full and stopped eating seriously. She would tug at her clothes one moment and then grab his hair the next.
Shen Fuhan put down the bowl, took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, but then noticed a corner of aquamarine and put it away.
Looking around, he stood up and casually grabbed a handkerchief from the shelf.
Just as I was about to wipe her face, Zhao Zhao hugged my neck, and I suddenly felt a soft touch on my face.
Shen Fuhan paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes.
As if she knew she had successfully caused trouble, Zhao Zhao giggled and kissed him again.
She called out in a slurred voice, "Father!"
Shen Fuhan said helplessly, "Do you know that calling me 'Father' will save your life?"
He carefully wiped her face clean, then expressionlessly wiped his own face a few times.
He summoned his wet nurse to take care of him and went straight back to his bedroom.
Wen Jiayue was just about to take a short nap when she saw him suddenly return. She asked in surprise, "Didn't the Marquis go to the study?"
She thought that since so much time had passed, Shen Fuhan would have already gone to his study.
“I’ve been staying in the side room the whole time,” Shen Fuhan explained, “feeding Zhaozhao.”
Wen Jiayue was even more surprised: "You fed him yourself?"
"Ah."
“Lord Shen is indeed a kind father,” Wen Jiayue said helplessly. “It seems I will have to be a strict mother from now on.”
Shen Fuhan asked, puzzled, "Why?"
"Am I going to become a loving mother too? When Zhaozhao grows up, she won't be afraid of anyone and will definitely become unruly."
Shen Fuhan pondered for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter if she's lawless, I'll cover for her."
He only hoped that she would grow up safely and not die young like in his dream.
Wen Jiayue: "..."
I've never seen a father who expects his daughter to be lawless.
She deliberately exaggerated the situation: "What if Zhaozhao kills someone? Does that mean the Marquis will also protect her?"
Shen Fuhan said calmly, "I've killed people too."
Wen Jiayue was completely speechless. She closed her eyes and said, "Never mind, I'm going to sleep now."
Shen Fuhan lay down as well and said in a low voice, "Let's chat a little longer."
He enjoyed listening to her stories, and then he would bring her dreams to life one by one, so that the things in her dreams would never happen.
This was the first time he had tried to keep the conversation going, but Wen Jiayue didn't want to talk about it anymore.
"Lord Marquis hopes Zhaozhao will grow up to be a bad person. We have different ideas, so there's nothing to talk about."
“I didn’t,” Shen Fuhan explained. “As long as she’s happy.”
"But we can't kill people."
Shen Fuhan replied, "Is there anything else?"
His voice was soft and deep, somewhat hypnotic, making people drowsy.
“And…” Wen Jiayue yawned and mumbled, “There’s also the lake tour, I want to take Zhaozhao on the lake tour…”
Shen Fuhan responded softly with an "okay".