Watching Tao Lengshuang's genuinely clueless expression, Mo Lingxi pointed to the pile of sweets and pastries, "Aren't there any for me?"
Tao Lengshuang looked genuinely puzzled, "You bought them, if you want to eat them, you can, why do you need to ask me?"
Mo Lingxi: "..." Suddenly he didn't want to talk anymore.
Tao Lengshuang didn't understand his expression. Thinking that Mo Lingxi had bought so many things, she took some pastries and sweets for him.
"Fortunately, it's the middle of winter, otherwise these pastries wouldn't keep."
Speaking of which, she remembered the New Year. "You won't be staying here for the New Year, will you? You never stayed here for the New Year before."
In the past few years, a few days before the New Year, Mo Lingxi would go out and only return on the third or fourth day of the new year, usually bringing Xiao Feng with him each time.
The original owner had asked Mo Lingxi where he went, but Mo Lingxi never said. Over time, the original owner stopped asking.
Mo Lingxi only took one piece of pastry, giving the rest to Tao Lengshuang. "This year, I will stay home for the New Year, to spend it with you and Xiao Feng."
Tao Lengshuang was very surprised. "Aren't you going back to Dongdu to accompany certain people?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Lingxi realized Tao Lengshuang might have misunderstood something. "Who are these 'certain people' you're referring to?"
"Your concubines, relatives, and Zi Cheng. You absolutely wouldn't stay here for the New Year."
"...Where would I get concubines or relatives? Zi Cheng also doesn't need me to spend the New Year with him."
Tao Lengshuang looked at Mo Lingxi with a shocked expression, as if she were looking at an endangered species. "You don't have any concubines? Could it be that you like men?"
Mo Lingxi's handsome face turned as dark as ink, the veins on his forehead throbbing. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Where did you get that conclusion from?"
Tao Lengshuang gave an awkward smile and shrunk her neck. "Look, if you were a normal grown man, wouldn't you have concubines?"
"Even people with a little money would have concubines, not just one, once they reach a certain age. With your status, how could you not have concubines?"
Her disbelief made Mo Lingxi press his forehead. "I truly have no concubines. Firstly, those women don't fancy me, and secondly, I have no intention of taking concubines."
Tao Lengshuang looked like she understood. "See, see, you've finally told the truth."
"No intention of taking concubines, doesn't that mean..."
She glanced at a certain part of Mo Lingxi. "You have thoughts about men? No wonder you married me back then, you had such plans."
Hearing this, a string in Mo Lingxi's mind snapped. He suddenly pushed Tao Lengshuang onto the heated brick bed, his eyes extremely dangerous.
"You will pay the price for what you said."
Tao Lengshuang immediately tried to escape.
But how could she be a match for the highly skilled Mo Lingxi? Before she could crawl two steps, Mo Lingxi grabbed her ankle and dragged her back.
"Where are you going?"
Listening to his chilling voice, Tao Lengshuang swallowed hard. "Mo Lingxi, let's talk properly. You can't just mess around."
Mo Lingxi snorted heavily, his face as calm as water. "Mess around? You and I are husband and wife, how can you say 'mess around'?"
Tao Lengshuang's face turned black. She struggled to escape again. "Mo Lingxi, I'm the person you hate the most. Don't do anything foolish, you'll regret it."
Suddenly, a ripping sound was heard, causing her to kick Mo Lingxi, but she couldn't push him away.
"This is my good dress! You ripped it like this, you scoundrel!"
Mo Lingxi grabbed her ankle and looked down at her from above. "It's just a dress, I'll buy you a pile of them another day."
His overwhelming wealth instantly made Tao Lengshuang lose her temper. "Get away from me, or I'll use poison."
Mo Lingxi slowly leaned down. "Use it. You won't poison me to death anyway."
Tao Lengshuang, whose thoughts were exposed, turned green. "Are you trying to force me?"
Mo Lingxi glanced at her. "Not at all. I'm trying to prove to you that I'm a man with normal orientation."
"...Pah, if your orientation is normal, why do you need to prove it to me like this?"
"You're my wife, if I don't prove it to you, who else will I prove it to?"
Tao Lengshuang was rendered speechless, glaring at Mo Lingxi indignantly. How could there be such a shameless person in this world?
Mo Lingxi was extremely close to her, his hot breath spraying on her face. "Tao Lengshuang, don't question a man's ability. It will make you regret it, understand?"
Tao Lengshuang understood too well at this moment, nodding like a pecking chicken. "I understand, I understand. Can you let me go now?"
"I haven't proven it yet. I'll let you go after I've proven it."
"Get lost!"
Tao Lengshuang raised her hand to sprinkle powder, but Mo Lingxi, quick as a flash, grabbed her wrist. "You want to use powder?"
With her hands held, Tao Lengshuang couldn't use her powder. She glared at him. "I warn you, if you dare to force me, see how I deal with you."
Mo Lingxi understood her personality to some extent, raising an eyebrow with a smile. "You seem to have forgotten, you and I are lawfully married, and we should share a bed."
The words "share a bed" sent a shiver through Tao Lengshuang. It dawned on her that this was not modern times, but ancient times where women were expected to serve their husbands unconditionally.
"Don't mess around. If you mess around, I'll never talk to you again."
Her resistance and aversion made Mo Lingxi a little displeased. "Do you dislike sharing a bed with me that much?"
Tao Lengshuang was almost speechless. "It's clearly you who dislikes sharing a bed with me, and you have the nerve to say such a thing."
Mo Lingxi recalled his resistance to sharing a bed with the original Tao Lengshuang and chuckled. "I disliked sharing a bed with *that* Tao Lengshuang, but I never said I disliked sharing a bed with *you*."
His manipulation of the concept stunned Tao Lengshuang. "No... Mo Lingxi, can you really say something like that?"
Mo Lingxi raised his eyelids. "What's wrong with what I said? Think carefully, when have I ever said I disliked sharing a bed with you?"
Tao Lengshuang gritted her teeth. "You truly are from the imperial court. Your mind is so dirty."
Smelling the faint medicinal scent on her and seeing her exasperated look, Mo Lingxi's thin lips curved slightly. "It's specifically for you."
Tao Lengshuang felt a stab in her heart. "Hurry up and move aside, if someone sees..."
"Daddy, Mommy!"
At this moment, Xiao Feng boldly opened the door. "Mommy, can I take some more..."
When he looked up, he saw the scene on the brick bed, and he ran out in a flash, then ran back, closed the door with a blushing face.
"Daddy and Mommy are going to have a younger brother or sister for me!"
Hearing Xiao Feng's excited and joyful voice, Tao Lengshuang almost couldn't catch her breath. She glared at Mo Lingxi with a dark face. "Look at what you've done!"
Mo Lingxi looked composed. "What bad thing have I done?"