Chapter 11 Wedding Night Talk

On the big red wedding bed, the two sat side by side, with only their hands folded together.

Chen Qi knew what was going on. At the moment, even if he tried to hold her hand, let alone do something more extreme, she would have to bear it.

Her hands were white and slender, but not nearly as big as his. When they were folded together, they looked even more tender.

Xie Yuduo was worried that she was scared, so he didn't hold it tightly. He just held it lightly in his palm, touching it from time to time, and then continued talking to her.

"You've been busy all day. Are you hungry? There are some snacks in the outer drawer. I prepared them for you in advance."

"No...I'm not hungry."

In fact, she was hungry and didn't dare to eat anything raw today.

But now, with red candles in front of her and wedding quilts behind her, and her newlywed husband beside her, she couldn't swallow even if she was offered jade grains and golden lotus seeds.

There was no speech for a moment.

Chen Qi felt embarrassed, so she thought about it and imitated the tone her mother used to speak to her father, showing due concern to the husband beside her.

"You've been drinking, so just lie down first. I'll go... get you a cup of tea to sober you up."

"good."

Although Xie Yuduo was drunk, he was still sober. He gently loosened his hand, looked at her with relief, and walked outside without taking his eyes off her for a moment.

It was great that she really became his wife.

…

Chen Qi walked to the outer room, picked up the red porcelain cup with a dragon and phoenix pattern on it, and poured a cup of hot tea.

Putting down the teapot, she vaguely felt that the outside world seemed a little different from during the day.

During the day, many female guests came and went to look at the bride, some drinking tea, some eating candy, and they never stopped.

Although a maid came to clean from time to time, it was inevitably a bit messy. Now taking a closer look, this set of tea sets was new, the floor was clean, and some moved tables and chairs were also placed neatly.

Chen Qi paid attention to it. When she brought the tea back to the room, she looked around carefully and found that the bedroom was indeed tidy and new.

Xie Yuduo saw her bringing the tea and stood up to take it.

"Thank you!"

Perhaps because he was drunk and thirsty, he thanked me and started drinking.

While he was drinking tea, Chen Qi dared to look up at him again.

The man was very tall, and I was probably not even as tall as his chin. He had broad shoulders and a thin waist and abdomen, which made his bright red wedding dress stand out very straight.

After drinking the full cup of tea in one breath, he was slightly out of breath. It turned out that there was a small mole on the side of his nose tip, which added a bit of elegance to his handsome face.

Chen Qi didn't dare to look anymore, and hurriedly took the teacup and started to make small talk.

"I see that the tables, chairs, and teacups outside have been tidied up. I think it was Sister Yujing who did it. I'm going to thank her tomorrow."

Xie Yuduo smiled slightly, pulled her around and asked her to sit down.

"It's me."

"You cleaned it?"

"You were not here when I came back, so I just did some simple work since I had nothing to do."

This was unexpected. Chen Qi smiled slightly when she heard it.

"Then I, let me thank you very much first."

Xie Yuduo tilted his head to look at her, appearing a little drunk.

"Why thank me? I live here too, so this is what I should do."

Shen Qi felt a little shy when he looked at her.

"Well... I live here too. If you don't do it, then I'll have to do it. That's why I thank you."

Seeing her playful and cute, Xie Yuduo looked up and smiled.

"In that case, go to the south room and take a look, then come and thank me together."

The Xie family's house is much more spacious than the Shen family's. The new house has three east wing rooms facing east and west. The middle room is for receiving guests, the north side is a bedroom for two people, and Shen Qi has never been to the south room.

After hearing this, she really went south.

The lights were on in the south room, which was just as spacious as the main room and bedroom, except that there was a large screen in the middle. Two large boxes were placed against the wall. They were Chen Qi's dowry. Turning around the screen...

Behind the screen was a brand new bathtub, steaming with heat.

Next to it were a basin for washing the face, green salt for brushing the teeth, a copper kettle for holding water, a pumice stone for scrubbing the back, a woven cotton towel for drying the body, wooden clogs for wearing after bathing, a waterproof copper lamp, and a round lacquered bath stool decorated with tassels...

Everything is available and everything is new.

The Shen family's yard is small, and the brothers all live together, so taking a bath is very inconvenient. Chen Qi always fetches water to wash herself, and has never used such a complete set of equipment.

I don’t know how this tall, drunken man prepared so many things.

When she turned around, she found that Xie Yuduo had followed her and was standing behind her, his shoulder leaning against the door frame, his eyes slightly narrowed. His profile under the light was strong and distinct, and indescribably handsome.

He raised his chin towards the bride in her bright red wedding dress.

"You're tired after a day, go take a shower first."

It was the first time that Chen Qi stayed in such a close and enclosed space with a man other than her family, and she felt a little dizzy.

When he mentioned taking a bath, she felt that he seemed frivolous and a little willful for a moment.

"You've been tired all day, why don't you take a shower first?"

Unexpectedly, Xie Yuduo nodded seriously.

"Yeah, that's fine."

As she spoke, she began to untie her bright red wedding dress.

This action startled Shen Qi. She immediately turned around and covered her face, which made Xie Yuduo laugh softly.

"Why, you won't let me wash first?"

Chen Qi realized that he was teasing her on purpose. She waved her hands and turned around with a red face. But he took the opportunity to grab her hand, held it in his palm, and gently touched it to her lips.

"Be good, go take a shower. It will make you feel better after you take a shower."

After saying that, he let go of her hand, turned around and left, not forgetting to close the door considerately.

The hand he kissed felt like it was burning.

Seeing that Xie Yuduo had really gone out, she finally felt relieved. She carefully took off her clothes one by one, first tested the water temperature with her white lotus-like calves, and then soaked her whole body in the warm water.

It seemed that the water had just been drawn and was still warm, which really made Chen Qi feel a lot more comfortable.

The heartstring that was always tense gradually relaxed a little.

Seeing that he was tall and had been away from home all year round, Chen Qi thought he was just a rough man, but she didn't expect him to be so meticulous and remember even the smallest details.

Chen Qi thought to himself, that's right, he has been out alone for so many years, he really needs to be careful all the time and pay attention to everything.

…

After a long time, Chen Qi finished washing and drying herself, changed into the prepared red silk pajamas, and used a cotton towel to wipe her washed hair until it was half dry.

When she walked back to the bedroom, she found that Xie Yuduo had already made the bed.

Seeing Chen Qi coming over, he pulled her to sit down again.

"You take a rest first, I'll go wash up."

“Eh…”

Chen Qi hesitated to speak.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

The man just took a step forward and then stopped again.

"I washed it with water. How about you change the water?"

As soon as he said this, Shen Qi regretted it.

It's already night time, and it's good enough to be able to take a hot bath. There's no need to go through the trouble of boiling and changing the water.

She was busy trying to make amends for herself.

"I mean, the water is cold and it's not good to wash with."

Xie Yuduo smiled.

"It just so happens that I drank a lot today and I was thinking of taking a cold shower. Thank you for your thoughtfulness."

Seeing that he really went, Chen Qi hurriedly took off her shoes and hid her body in the big red quilt, but her heart was in turmoil.

When I thought of such a strong and tall man washing his body with the water that had been used to wash his own body, I felt an inexplicable soreness and numbness all over my body.

That's strange.

Xie Yuduo washed quickly, put on his tight pajamas, and returned to the bedroom.

In the bridal chamber, his bride was completely hidden in a brand new red brocade quilt, lying sideways with only her brocade-like hair exposed.

I guess it's because he's shy, and maybe a little scared.

Xie Yuduo thought so in his heart, then threw away the cotton towel, lifted the quilt and got into bed. He did not rush to tease her, but leaned on the pillow and spoke to her politely.

"I heard from your eldest brother that your name is Chen Qi?"

"Um."

He didn't turn around, and his voice was timid, not as natural as when they were talking side by side just now.

Fortunately, although the voice was low, he still dared to reply.

"Your nickname is Yue'er?"

"Yes, because I was born on the fifteenth day of the eighth month... the moon is full, so I'm called Yue'er."

"Oh, so yesterday was your birthday. I saw it on the horoscope list that was delivered to me."

"Your birthday is... April 12th. I remember that too."

Xie Yuduo was delighted to hear that she remembered her birthday. He leaned sideways and looked down at her back.

He is very patient.

"Then you must know that my name is Xie Yuduo."

Chen Qi showed half of her face from under the quilt.

"I know."

"Yu in Yuhuai, Duo in Jinduo, hold your hands up and I'll tell you how to write it."

As expected, Chen Qi was coaxed by him and turned around. She stretched out her slender hand and let him slowly write these two words on the palm of her hand.

After writing, Chen Qi remembered it in her heart and did not turn back. Instead, she took his hand and wrote her own name stroke by stroke.

"Chen Qi, the Qi of Qiluo."

The bride's slender fingers slowly slid across the palm of his hand, bringing a tingling sensation, but more of an unbearable itch.

She lay in bed, her soft hair falling on her shoulders, writing carefully, stroke by stroke.

Xie Yuduo didn't look at the palm of his hand, his eyes always stayed on her face.

Finally, the words were written, but Xie Yuduo did not let go of her hand. Instead, he took her hand and held it in his own.

Her hands were slender and tender, much smaller than his own, making him want to hold them tightly.

I couldn't help it this time.

Chen Qi struggled slightly, but didn't pull it out, so she just let him do it.

My heart beats as fast as a snare drum.

She tried to recall the contents of the booklet picture by picture in her mind.

Damn, I watched it until midnight last night, but my mind is blank now.