The Noble Woman's Guide On How to Tease One's Husband

Chapter 82- Last Edict

Despite yesterday's exhaustion, Lisa could not sleep in and woke up when it was time except her body felt sluggish while her whole person was still in a state of emptiness. Her mind only became sober after looking for a while at the sunlight coming in between the gaps of the brocade curtains when she pulled the quilt and sat up.

"Yue'ya."

She called out softly and Yue'ya immediately walked in from the outer room with a surprised look, "Young Miss, it's still early and since there's nothing to do today, why don't you sleep more?"

"Can't sleep anymore."

Draping the clothes over her shoulders, Lisa got out of bed and walked straight to the bronze mirror. Seeing her reflection, she couldn't help but raise her hand to touch the bluish circles under her eyes, hoping that it was easy to wipe them off like ink but it was a pity that they had already taken roots and she was afraid it would not disappear in this short period of time. Being perceptive, Yue'ya immediately fetched the crystal jelly to gently dab it around her eyes which covered up the dark circles after it was evened out.

"You have no sense of priority with Wangye's absence. You have already been busy for so many days that even an iron-forged man would find it difficult to withstand but take a look at yourself, the impressions are so obvious now. Once Wangye comes back, he will definitely feel distress when he sees you."

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"I'm afraid that before he comes back I'll be nagged to death by you." Lisa smiled and went into the washroom. Dipping her hands into the hot water, she said to her, "I'm hungry. Go bring some food over and do not need to wait upon me."

It was rare hearing her calling out hungry. Yue'ya responded with joy and went out happily. Soon, six maid servants of the King mansion filed in with a dozen of dishes on the trays, including translucent japonica rice porridge, four flavors of sourish and spicy tasty pickled vegetable, as well as butterfly rolls, goose liver vermicelli soup, crystal lamb dumplings and others which were a feast for the eyes and deliciously mouth- watering.

After washing up, Lisa sat down at the table and her phoenix eyes swept around the table then suddenly stopped at the plate of stinky wax gourd* at the far side when her pink lips curled up a smile.

[T/N: 虾⻧瓜 (Xiā lǔ guā) – one of the three stinky characteristic snacks of Ningbo. The cooked wax gourd and amaranth are preserved for several months with brine made of fermented vegetables, fermented fish or fermented tofu until they completely absorb all the flavors which smell rotten but have a pleasant salty taste and rich texture]

She still remembered the first breakfast she had with Jungkook after returning from Jingzhou. Yue'ya had prepared the dishes according to her preferences and this dish of smelly wax gourd was placed in front of him. At that time his complexion changed slightly while she was laughing inwardly. When she calmly put a piece into her mouth, he was shocked and could only squeeze out a sentence after a long time.

" ... don't you mind the stinkyness?"

Lisa smirked deliberately, "Uncle King want to try it?"

Jungkook did not speak as he held his breath and turned his face away. He then picked up the cup of milk and drank it silently, pretending not hearing her speak.

Seeing that, Lisa felt like teasing him more and simply moved across the table to his side then picked up a piece of the stinky wax gourd wanting to feed him. Unable to dodge her, he spoke with amused annoyance, "Gentleman Mei Yi had once said, dogs that have no stomach, do not know the smell of feces. Are you a little dog?"

"I am!" Lisa forcibly shoved the briny gourd into his mouth and smiled brightly, "Now Uncle King is also a little dog like me."

Jungkook could not reprimand her as he was forced to chew it twice when he actually found out that it was somewhat relishly crispy and delicious. After savoring it carefully, the stinky smell unconsciously disappeared. He felt slightly astonished and turned his head to look at Lisa while she just appeared as if it was expected.