FVN Chapter 40
Chapter 40
“Why do you want me to go?” He didn’t want to see his romantic rival at all.
Shen Meng replied, “Who else can help with my poor Ganli language skills other than my husband?”
Ganli was the country to which the prince of that small country belonged. This southern small country was very wealthy, and its merchants were known for their cunning.
However, due to its small size and population, it lacked a strong army. Instead, it relied on annual tributes to the Heavenly Dynasty in exchange for national security.
Although not a major power, its abundant resources and strategic location at the junction of several major powers made it important to the Dynasty.
Liang Jue politely declined, “Firstly, although my mother is a minister of rites, you are not an official of the Ministry of Rites, so there is no need for you to entertain them.”
His eyes narrowed slightly, and his slender eyes stared at Shen Meng. His voice suddenly became serious, “Secondly, who told you that I speak Ganli language well?”
He had indeed self-studied the language of that small country out of interest, but he had never mentioned it to anyone, not even the servants who served him closely knew the extent of his proficiency in that language.
He was sure he had never told Shen Meng about this matter. The question was, who told her?
At this moment, Shen Meng vaguely felt something was wrong. In her previous life, she didn’t experience the cliché of being rescued by a hero, but people from the Ganli country did visit the Heavenly Dynasty during that period.
At that time, due to certain circumstances, her mother, who was a minister of rites, had some problems in her department. Since Shen Meng had always maintained a calm and confident demeanor, the impression she left on everyone at the time was profound.
Naturally, as the wife of Liang Jue and the eldest daughter of the minister of rites, she also went to the scene. Shen Meng’s calm and confident appearance left a deep impression in her mind.
Shen Meng couldn’t help but ask him, “If I said I found out in a dream, would you believe it?”
The corners of Liang Jue’s mouth involuntarily pressed down, forming a curve downwards. There was no hint of sarcasm in his expression, but it did convey a sense of disappointment, “Don’t use such excuses to fool me.”
It was said that people think during the day and dream at night. He trusted his wife, perhaps due to stress and pressure, she came up with something related to that prince of rotten peach blossom incidents. However, in this matter, making him believe Shen Meng’s words was like making him believe pigs could fly.
Although Liang Jue had already guessed that he might react like this, Shen Meng still inexplicably felt a little lost. He had decided not to tell him more of the truth.
“So, I told you, and you won’t believe it. It’s better not to know, sooner or later, you will know the truth.” She needed to wait until, no matter what she said, the other party was willing to believe, before explaining some things to him.
Anyway, in this current situation, she had clearly told him the truth, but he chose not to believe it. She was too tired and didn’t have the energy to find evidence bit by bit to make him believe every word she said.
Liang Jue just responded with an “Oh,” and his voice sounded quite disappointed, but Shen Meng’s stern expression left him with no choice. He didn’t know how long he would have to wait before she was willing to tell him the truth.
The conversation ended on such a note, and although the two of them lay on the same bed that night, there was no more intimacy between them.
Liang Jue was still thinking about the matter of conceiving a child. Overcoming his own restraint, he turned to face Shen Meng’s broad back and gently placed his hand on her sensitive waist.
Shen Meng used her hand to remove his hand, but Liang Jue stubbornly put it back. After a few rounds of back and forth, it ended with Liang Jue successfully embracing Shen Meng.
Although he won this small matter, Shen Meng didn’t touch him, and the next morning, she maintained a lukewarm attitude. This made him feel as if he had lost.
It wasn’t until they got out of bed that he realized the unhappy thing was still to come.