Unlimited estates for rural beauty

Zongzheng Zehang, once he heard, the frown that had creased his brow finally relaxed a great deal. He smiled and said, "Sister Feng is always so thoughtful." He called out to the guards outside, and a burly, rather handsome man entered the room, handed his master a box, and then bowed and backed out.

Zongzheng Zehang picked up the box and placed it on the small tea table beside Feng Xuxu, saying, "This is our country estate in the Capital City, a little more than an hour’s journey from Xiaowang estate. There are over a thousand acres of land, and I’m entrusting all of it to Sister Feng to manage."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xuxu couldn’t help but laugh and say, "Big Brother Zehang, aren’t you afraid that I’ll mismanage it and suffer a loss?"

Zongzheng Zehang pursed his lips with a smile, "I trust Sister Feng."

Feng Xuxu and Jueqing exchanged glances, then she smiled at Zongzheng Zehang and said, "Big Brother Zehang, how about this, you hand over the land to me to manage, and I’m responsible for it, while you take thirty percent of the pure profit?"

Zongzheng Zehang laughed upon hearing this and said, "Sister Feng, the property was meant for you to begin with, only now it’s transferred to you in this fashion. As for the harvest and such, I don’t want any of it."

"Big Brother Zehang, if that’s the case, then I won’t accept the land."

"Yes, Brother Zehang, if that’s the case, it would be better if you took the land back," Jueqing said disapprovingly from the side.

Seeing the resolve of the cousins, Zongzheng Zehang ultimately agreed to take thirty percent.

After Zongzheng Zehang had left, Feng Xuxu finally departed from her eldest brother’s courtyard and returned to her own Peony Garden.

As soon as she entered the room, Feng Xuxu was embraced from behind. She was about to retaliate, but then she smelled a familiar scent and relaxed into the embrace, turning around and pouting as she said, "You gave me a scare. I thought you were the flower-picking thief."

Dugu Chen held Feng Xuxu tight, smelling the fragrance of his little woman’s hair, and said, "Humph, who dares compete with me for my wife? I’d slay his entire family."

Feng Xuxu laughed at his words, "Those would be flower-picking thieves, not ones who come to snatch in broad daylight." She extended her slender fingers and poked Dugu Chen’s forehead.

"Heehee, my wife is not one to be trifled with either, right, my wife?" Dugu Chen said with a wicked smile, looking at the splendid figure before him. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Blushing, Feng Xuxu glared at Dugu Chen, "You just keep talking nonsense." She wriggled out of Dugu Chen’s embrace and headed to the bedroom.

Dugu Chen closely followed her into the bedroom and sat on the bed, asking, "Little Xuxu, what did Duanmu Yiyun tell you when you met her today? Why did you suddenly decide to visit the estate?"

Sitting in front of the Bronze Mirror and about to remove her earrings, Feng Xuxu stopped her hands and turned around with displeasure, "Did you have someone follow me?"

Dugu Chen raised his eyebrows, spread his hands, and said innocently, "My wife, you are wrongly blaming your husband. I only checked after receiving your letter."

Humphing, she turned her head back and continued to remove the other earring. She took out the hairpin and let her hair down. Just as she was about to reach for the comb, it was already in someone else’s hands.

"Allow your husband to comb your hair." Dugu Chen took the comb and gently stroked it through her hair.

Through the Bronze Mirror, Feng Xuxu watched Dugu Chen carefully combing her hair and smiled sweetly.

"I’m not yet married to you, so what ’my wife’? Aren’t you ashamed? Call me by my name in the future." Whether it be ’my consort’ or ’my little woman’, he called her various names randomly.

Dugu Chen just curbed his lips with a smile at her words, "As you wish." He set aside the comb and lay down on the bed with Feng Xuxu in his arms.

"Little Xuxu, you haven’t yet told me, what did Duanmu Yiyun say to you? Why did you all of a sudden decide to go to the estate?" He stretched out his hand to caress Feng Xuxu’s long hair, his voice sounding magnetic as he spoke.

"Duanmu Yiyun told me that Xiahou Yuan was planning to assassinate me, but the action was canceled before it could take place." Nestled in Dugu Chen’s arms and smelling the familiar scent of ambergris, she felt completely at ease.

His hand stroking her hair paused, and then he said, "Yes, I know."

"What? You knew? When did this happen, and why didn’t you tell me?" She looked up into Dugu Chen’s eyes, astonished.

"It’s been a few days. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to worry," Dugu Chen said, comforting the little person in his arms, but he silently cursed Duanmu Yiyun thoroughly.

"Thank you." Feng Xuxu buried her head in Dugu Chen’s chest again.

Dugu Chen, displeased, lifted Feng Xuxu’s head and glared at her, "If you say those two words to me again, see if I don’t discipline you."

Feng Xuxu raised her eyebrows and said with disbelief, "Hmph, as if you’d dare."

Dugu Chen’s lips curled up in a mischievous smile, "Want to try me?"

"Not at all. Let’s not make a fuss. I still have something I need to talk about!" Feng Xuxu responded, pulling at Dugu Chen’s large hand and examining it, with its palms full of calluses that seemed to have been there for years. She gently caressed those calluses with her own small hand.

"Little Xuxu, what do you want to tell me?" Seeing Little Xuxu’s attention on the calluses on his hand, Dugu Chen knew what the little woman was thinking, so he quickly changed the subject and asked.