Chapter 886: New Year’s Gift

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Are you kidding me?” Ye Muyu asked uncertainly.

Chu Heng grabbed her hand and rubbed it gently. There was an ambiguous smile on his face. When Ye Muyu’s heart was in her throat, he let her go. He smiled lightly. “I’m just joking.”

Even though he really wanted to leave his son alone, he still had to take care of Ah Yu’s feelings.

By the time it was a quarter past midnight, the two children had already fallen asleep and were carried back to the room by the servant girls to sleep.

Chu Heng went to the front yard and lit the firecrackers. With the crackling sounds, the new year arrived. With the sound of firecrackers in the village, it was a new year.

After a while, Chu Heng came in with a cold aura.

“Come over and warm yourself up.” Ye Muyu reached out to hold his hand but felt that his hand was as cold as iron.

Chu Heng did not go over. He warmed his hands by the fire before walking over and pulling her into his arms. “Are you sleepy?”

He lowered his head and kissed her forehead. The man’s voice was slightly low.

“It’s alright.” Ye Muyu tried to open her eyes wide.

Chu Heng let out a cheerful laugh and reached out to tap the tip of her nose. “If you’re sleepy, go to sleep. I’ll watch over you.”

“But, I still have a lot to tell you.” Ye Muyu leaned into his arms and counted with his fingers. “Do you think it’ll take a long time before you return from your exam in Jing City?”

“I’ll send you a letter every month and try to come back as soon as possible.” Chu Heng was also reluctant, but going to the exam was something he had to do. Only with power could he protect his family and her.

“Sure,” Ye Muyu knew that sending a letter once a month was already very frequent. After all, Nanchang County was far away from Jing City. It was normal to receive a letter every few months.

If Chu Heng could say that he would send a letter once a month, he probably would have to use special channels to send it back quickly.

“Is there anything else you need me to prepare?” Ye Muyu asked worriedly.

Chu Heng told her not to worry. Ye Muyu had already prepared food and clothing for a month, so there was basically no difference.

The two of them chatted until the latter half of the night. Ye Muyu was so sleepy that she could not stay up and fell asleep.

Chu Heng called for someone to bring a brazier and carried her to the bed to sleep. He covered her with the blanket and continued to watch over her all night.

The cold wind could not stop him from practicing his swordsmanship at dawn.

Chu Jin was also pulled up. Even though he was young, he was still able to perform a horse stance.

After breakfast…

Ye Muyu gave two sachets to the two children. This was the New Year’s money.

“Thank you, Mother.” Chu Jin and Ziluo bowed happily.

The two of them opened the sachet and saw that there were small animals made of gold inside. Ziluo’s was a little golden rabbit, and Chu Jin’s was a little golden tiger.

The two of them were extremely happy to get what they liked.

Chu Jin accepted his mother’s money and walked to his father decisively.

Chu Heng was not stingy at this moment. He gave him six taels of silver and let him buy things himself.

“Thank you, Father.” Chu Jin could not stop smiling. His little vault was getting bigger and bigger.

Ziluo also came forward to wish him a Happy New Year. Chu Heng called for someone to bring over a jewelry box. Inside was a set of gold hair accessories.

It was similar to Ye Muyu’s, but instead of a mandarin duck like hers, it was a butterfly hair accessory.

“Thank you, Father.” Ziluo was even happier.

“Did you break into someone’s gold vault? There’s so much gold,” Ye Muyu asked with a smile.