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Chapter 129 I Want to Sleep in Bed Tonight Too

Wen Jiayue immediately replied, "But I'm in a hurry."

She pursed her lips and said, "My lord, you should explain yourself now, otherwise Guard Ling will continue to do this after you leave."

Shen Fuhan looked at Ling He and said, "As long as you don't leave the manor, you must do whatever Madam says."

Wen Jiayue frowned and said, "This won't do. Before you left last time, you told Guard Ling to listen to me completely, but he didn't listen at all."

Ling He couldn't help but retort, "I clearly heard everything."

Wen Jiayue: "..."

She looked at Shen Fuhan and asked, "Can we explain things more clearly to Guard Ling now?"

Shen Fuhan then said, "Tell me all your complaints, and I'll have him change them."

Wen Jiayue had been waiting for these words, and without hesitation replied, "Reduce the eight guards around the bedroom to half their original number, and have them all stand in the corridor."

Shen Fuhan nodded slightly.

Seeing that the Marquis nodded, Ling He immediately did as he was told, arranging for four guards to patrol, and he and three other guards immediately took their positions.

Wen Jiayue breathed a sigh of relief. Such a simple thing had taken four or five days to fix, and they had to wait for Shen Fuhan to come back!

"Anything else?" Shen Fuhan asked. "I'll tell you all at once."

Wen Jiayue pondered for a moment, then honestly shook her head: "No."

Apart from this incident, there is nothing else to criticize about her.

These guards were well-trained and quick; they could do anything she asked.

Shen Fuhan said calmly, "In that case, let's go back inside first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ling He raised his voice and said, "My lord, I have something to report."

Shen Fuhan took it seriously and nodded, saying, "Come with me."

He looked at Wen Jiayue: "You go back first."

Having finished this matter, Wen Jiayue felt a great weight lifted from her shoulders and turned back into the house with a light heart.

Shen Fuhan watched her figure disappear behind the door before walking with Ling He to a secluded spot.

He asked, "What is it?"

Ling He said, "Five days ago, the maid Hui'er abandoned her post without permission. I punished her with five strokes of the cane according to the rules, but Hui'er said that she should not be punished. Please decide, Your Excellency."

Shen Fuhan listened with barely managing to maintain a calm expression, then asked, "That's it?"

Ling He paused for a moment before saying, "If Your Excellency wishes to know more details, I can confront Hui'er directly..."

“Ling He,” Shen Fuhan interrupted him, “you’re twenty-one this year?”

“Yes,” Ling He said excitedly, “It is a great honor that Your Excellency remembers my age.”

He lost both his parents at a young age and became a beggar. When he was about to be beaten to death, it was the Marquis who saved him and taught him skills.

Sixteen years have passed, and the Marquis still remembers his age.

Shen Fuhan asked, "Why don't you marry and have children?"

Ling He immediately replied, "This subordinate only wants to protect the Marquis; I haven't thought of anything else."

Ever since being saved by the Marquis, he has decided to dedicate his life to the Marquis and vow to protect the Marquis's safety with his life.

He only had this one thing on his mind; he never thought about anything else.

Shen Fuhan sighed: "No wonder..."

He paused, then didn't continue.

"You're getting on in years, it's time to look at the good girls around you and get married soon."

Ling He took his words as a royal decree and replied, "Your subordinate obeys. We will get married once we return to the capital."

Shen Fuhan, who was about to leave, asked again after hearing his reply, "Do you have a girl you like?"

If someone else had responded to those words, he would have scoffed at them.

However, he knew Ling He's character well; he was honest and sincere and never lied.

Ling He said he was wholeheartedly devoted to him, and he meant it; he would never lie.

Ling He behaved the same way, only concerned with his safety; he had never seen Ling He glance at anyone else more than twice.

When did he find someone he liked?

"No," Ling He said honestly, "If any maid in the manor wants to marry me, I will marry her."

Shen Fuhan: "..."

“There’s no rush,” he patted his shoulder. “Pretend I didn’t say anything earlier.”

Although he didn't understand why the Marquis would go back on his word, Ling He still clasped his hands in a fist and replied, "Yes."

After a moment's thought, Shen Fuhan said, "You should interact more with the guards who are already married."

Ling He replied, completely bewildered.

After the Marquis left, he immediately grabbed a guard and asked, "Are you married?"

The guard was taken aback: "No..."

Ling He then asked someone else, "Are you married?"

The guard chuckled, "You even attended the wedding banquet last year, haven't you forgotten?"

“It would be good if we got married,” Ling He said. “The Marquis told me to talk to you more.”

"What are you talking about?" The guard was a little confused. "I'm just a nobody. The Marquis probably doesn't even know my name."

Ling He then recounted the entire conversation that had just taken place.

The guard looked speechless: "What the Marquis means is, don't bother him with such trivial matters in the future."

Ling He earnestly asked, "Why is that?"

The guard sighed, "Guard Ling, have you drunk yourself into a stupor?"

Ling He said solemnly, "I never drink alcohol, so that I can always stay sober and protect the Marquis."

The guard waved his hand: "I was just joking... Think about it, the Marquis hasn't seen his wife for many days, so naturally he wants to talk to her. It's a miracle that the Marquis isn't angry about bothering him with such a trivial matter."

Ling He pondered for a moment: "But I said five days ago that I would report this matter to the Marquis when he returned. If I don't say it now, when will I?"

The guard reminded him, "That will have to wait until the Marquis comes out of his bedroom."

Ling He suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

The guard smiled and said, "Guard Ling, you are highly skilled in martial arts, but you still need to carefully consider these interpersonal relationships."

Ling He clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I have learned a lot."

Shen Fuhan went to the bedroom.

Wen Jiayue was making beads, and crystal-clear beads slid from her fingertips, forming a colorful bracelet.

When he came in, she only glanced at him and then took a few more beads.

Seeing Ruyi standing guard to the side, he said indifferently, "I don't need you to serve me, go out."

Seeing the lady nod, Ruyi curtsied and quickly left.

The door behind me closed, cutting off all sound.

Shen Fuhan walked towards Wen Jiayue and asked, "Have you been sleeping well these past few days?"

Wen Jiayue took off a bead that didn't seem to match the outfit, pursed her lips, and said, "Your Excellency is asking a question you already know the answer to."

Shen Fuhan sat down next to her and picked up a string of beads that had already been strung together.

"It seems that twenty strokes of the cane were too lenient."

Wen Jiayue quickly said, "That's enough. If you hit him any more, he'll get seriously injured. Besides, I've been sleeping soundly these past few days with Ruyi by my side."

Shen Fuhan was taken aback: "Where does she sleep?"

Wen Jiayue found it baffling: "Of course, you sleep on a bed just like me."

Shen Fuhan took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "I want to sleep in bed tonight too."

Wen Jiayue frowned and glanced at him.

"I haven't slept well for several days in a row," Shen Fuhan said calmly. "I'm not comfortable sleeping on the bed."

Wen Jiayue pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, I understand that you've worked hard, Lord Marquis."

Shen Fuhan stared intently at her: "Where do you sleep?"

There are many guest rooms in this house, and he won't agree if she says she wants to sleep somewhere else.

Wen Jiayue retorted, "Does that mean that just because the Marquis has slept in the bed, I'm not allowed to sleep in it?"

Shen Fuhan breathed a sigh of relief: "Of course not."

He stood up and said, "I'll go take a bath first."