Chapter 87

Chapter 87

The young lady's words were so shocking and unexpected that not only was Ming Wanrou in the house shocked, blushing like a silly goose, but the two gentlemen outside the house were also shocked.

Xie Shao unconsciously loosened his fists behind his back and took a deep breath without showing any expression.

Zhou Kuang turned his head and looked at him, his eyes full of admiration. He was indeed worthy of being called Brother Xie. From the time they met until now, he had always been ahead of the four of them no matter what happened. He could be regarded as a role model in the lives of the three of them.

Fearing that the young ladies would continue to talk wittily and cause others to hear them, Xie Shao pulled Zhou Kuang back to the outer room, sat on the futon and continued to drink tea, waiting for the young ladies to speak freely and finish their discussion.

Earlier, when Zhou Kuang and Xie Shao talked about the mutiny in Fengcheng, their faces looked heavy.

Now he had a look of relief on his face. When he arrived in Dongdu, he heard that Xie Shao was seriously injured. He didn't have time to go to the palace to visit him first, and it was inconvenient for him to clean himself up on the way. At this time, there was a green stubble on his face. Even when he smiled, he was more mature than before. He joked, "Thinking of Brother Xie's marriage, I was almost scared to death when I saw that it was the second lady of the Wen family. Who could have thought that there would be such a happy and nourishing life today."

I really didn't expect it.

He still remembers the young lady's face on the wedding night, which was even more surprised than his own.

Seeing his envious face, Xie Shao was very pleased. He did not expect that the young lady would give him enough face, allowing him to speak with his chest straightened at this moment, "The wedding banquet is next month, so you don't have to worry. You will be happy and satisfied soon."

"Brother Xie is right. Good things are worth waiting for." The young ladies were talking among themselves, and the men were talking to each other. Zhou Kuang smiled and leaned over to say, "Back then, the four of us made a bet on who would get married first and who would be the first to marry a beautiful woman. Cui Nian was so arrogant that he claimed that he would be the first to kiss a young lady. But now he hasn't even found a girl he likes. Brother Xie still took first place, and I, who am not talented, took second place."

Xie Shao's eyelids paused, and he glanced over, staring at the corners of his smug lips, and heard his tone, "Kiss?"

Zhou Kuang looked a little embarrassed when he saw him like that, but he nodded shamelessly.

On the way, I couldn't help but kissed the guy on the head. Even though I got punched in the chest, it was just a little fun and nothing serious.

Some things are fine by yourself, which may not be seen by others. Xie Shao suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with Zhou Kuang's ostentatious face. Why did he kiss her before he could kiss her? Think about how much effort he spent to kiss the young lady...

Just a kiss?

The two of them were alone on this journey, and they were unmarried. It was hard to say what would happen given Prince Zhou's impatient temper.

He covered up the sour feeling in his heart and said seriously, "The young lady's reputation is more important than anything else. The wedding banquet is only a few days away. It is better for the prince to follow the rules."

When it comes to national affairs, maybe one day in the future he will be able to kneel before Zhou Kuang and submit to him, but in such private matters, he cannot lose.

The reason why Zhou Kuang has been following behind him like a tail all these years is that he understands Xie Shao's character.

Although he looks unruly on the surface, he is actually a person who values ​​rules and loyalty. I have always admired him in my heart. After hearing what he said, I nodded and said, "Don't worry, Brother Xie. I know my limits."

Xie Shao took a sip of the teacup. He felt that he had acted like a villain by his pretentious tone, but knowing that he had not yet accomplished anything, he felt relieved and asked him, "When will you enter the palace?"

"We've already arrived in Dongdu anyway, so there's no need to rush." ​​Zhou Kuang looked at the Dongdu sun shining through the door, with a hint of melancholy in his eyes. "I wanted to stay in Fengcheng with Brother Xie and live happily forever, but who would have thought that one day, I would come to Dongdu with Brother Xie."

"This is destiny. The prince is not destined to be mediocre."

Zhou Kuang looked at him and saw that his expression was serious, no longer the playful smile he had in the past.

The price of growing up is that some simple and beautiful things suddenly and quietly disappear, leaving you with an inexplicable sense of loss.

He was also surprised that his father became the crown prince. "Brother Xie, you know me. When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, I have eight hundred clever ideas, but I have no ambition. Now I am forced to do something. My family of Prince Jing has come to Dongdu and shouldered the responsibility of taking over Dafeng. I don't know if I have the ability to gain a foothold in Dongdu. If I want to, I still want to go back to the old days. But no matter what the future holds, I am still the same Zhou Kuang. Please treat me as before, Brother Xie. Eat and drink as I should. The two of us, plus Pei Qing and Cui Nian, are still four brothers, and our lives will remain unchanged."

Having said that, everyone knows in their hearts that they can never go back to the way things were before.

He is not the dandy Xie Shao that everyone used to talk about, and he, Zhou Kuang, is not the willful and reckless young man he used to be.

Now that he has returned to Dongdu, Zhou Kuang will have even more things to bear. Once he enters the palace, he will probably never be able to return to his previous carefree days.

"Brotherhood doesn't need wine and meat to express it. Don't worry, my wife has lofty ambitions. I'm afraid I can't go back to the past. I have made up my mind to serve the court from now on. If I am lucky enough to work with you to build a career and benefit the people of the world, it will be my blessing."

Zhou Kuang was stunned, and looked at Xie Shao for a long time, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter. He excitedly raised the teacup on the table and said, "Today I would like to borrow a cup of tea from Brother Xie, and offer a cup to Brother Xie. When Brother Xie's injury heals in the future, I will prepare some wine and food, and we can have a good reunion as brothers."

Compared to the heaviness of the two people outside, the conversation inside the house was much more relaxed.

After Wen Shuse finished speaking, Ming Wanrou's face turned red, but she was extremely confused in her heart. She couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "Can this matter still be happy?"

Wen Shuse's old Taoist was talking nonsense, and she didn't know if what he said was right or not. If she continued to ask, she would probably be exposed, so she threw the question out, "That depends on Master Zhou."

Ming Wanrou was even more confused, "It depends on the person?"

Wen Shuse nodded.

Ming Wanrou took a breath and chewed over her words. After a while, she moved her butt forward and looked up at the maid in the room, who was quite far away. She looked at Wen Shuse again with an awkward expression. After thinking for a while, she stammered, "Then...what magic weapon does Mr. Xie have?"

Wen Shu was startled, and looked up at Ming Wanrou's red face in shock. The two of them were stunned and looked away at the same time.

It's so embarrassing.

If it were someone else, Ming Wanrou would definitely not ask these questions. It was only because she was Wen Shuse, a close friend with whom she could talk about anything, that she dared to speak. She turned her head and pinched her fingers to explain: "I, I'm just afraid of suffering that pain. You know, I've been afraid of pain since I was a child..."

Wen Shuse didn't mean to hide it. She was like a rabbit pulling a cart, not understanding anything and jumping around. This was referring to people like her. After boasting for a while, she finally got herself into trouble.

Magical weapon, what kind of magic weapon can there be...

After thinking for a while, she said, "It's hard for me to explain this private matter..." She couldn't say it at all, "It's a secret that can only be understood but not expressed in words. Even if I tell you, Prince Zhou may not understand it."

She didn't need to worry about this. Ming Wanrou moved closer to her and said, "Gaoxian, just say whatever you want. Don't think Zhou Kuang looks silly. He is actually very smart. Xie, Mr. Xie can do it, so he should be able to do it too..."

As long as it doesn't hurt, anything is fine.

When they just got married, Wen Shuse put a ladder on the wall and wanted to belittle Xie Shao in front of Ming Wanrou. But once he fell in love, things were completely different. She never turned to her friend again, especially when the other party's future husband was a brother of her husband, so she had a damn desire to win.

After hearing what she said, he felt a little bit dissatisfied, so Wen Shuse advised: "I think you don't need to worry."

Ming Wanrou looked at her puzzledly.

This was too explicit. Even for A Yuan, Wen Shuse couldn't open his mouth. He covered his mouth with his hand, put it close to Ming Wanrou's ear, and whispered, "Remember the book we read before? It says that some people just poke it lightly, and it's like being bitten by an ant, and it doesn't hurt at all."

Ming Wanrou was stunned, her face flushed with surprise, "Then, then you..."

Afraid that she would not stop talking, I simply went along with her words and comforted her, "It hurts a lot."

These words confused Ming Wanrou's limited brain even more. She muttered in confusion, "Why is it that I feel happy one moment and painful the next..."

Seeing that he was about to be exposed, Wen Shuse wanted to quickly cover up the topic, "I heard that some people are like this when they have sex, they don't feel anything, and it goes away after a needle prick, and it doesn't affect having children... Yuan, do you still remember what Zhou Shizi once said? Didn't he explain it to you later? He said he wouldn't let you down, maybe it's this kind of thing... Yuan, don't worry, it's a blessing for Yuan to marry Zhou Shizi."

Ming Wanrou seemed to understand, but she heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what he said. Wen Shuse was also completely relieved and quickly changed the subject, "What are your plans for coming to Dongdu alone? Second Young Master Ming, have you found a place to live? If you don't mind, you can stay with me..."

"I do want to go with you to visit Dongdu, but Prince Zhou's injuries haven't healed yet, and he can't be alone at night, so I have to go to the palace with him."

Wen Shu looked at her strangely. There were so many doctors in the palace, and she had to worry...

She didn't say it clearly, as she couldn't do anything to break up the couple. "Okay, then you go to the palace to take care of the prince first. When the prince is well, we can have a good reunion."

The two gentlemen outside the house drank two or three more cups of tea, and the young ladies finally finished their conversation and walked out side by side.

The gentlemen sitting on the mats also stood up.

Seeing that Prince Zhou was already waiting for her, Ming Wanrou did not delay any longer and reluctantly said goodbye to Wen Shuse, "Wait for me first, I will come to your house in a few days..."

"Are you really not staying for dinner?" Xie Shao also walked Zhou Kuang out.

As soon as Prince Zhou arrived in Dongdu, he came here first. Madam Zhou had already entered the palace, so he couldn't stay too long. "I'm relieved to see that Brother Xie is okay. You don't have to keep me. I will come uninvited another day." He turned to look at Ming Wanrou, who let go of Wen Shuse's hand and walked behind him with tapping footsteps.

Xie Shao wanted to go forward to see him off, but Zhou Kuang stopped him, "Brother Xie is injured, please stay and recuperate at home, and strive to recover soon." He turned to look at Wen Shuse and nodded politely, "Sister-in-law, I'm leaving first."

"Prince, please come often." Wen Shuse took a step forward and stood outside the door with Xie Shao, watching the two figures disappear down the corridor opposite.

The person left and could no longer be seen. The two turned their gazes to each other, and when their eyes met, they each had their own thoughts.

"What have you been talking about for so long?" Xie Shao concealed the part where he and Zhou Shizi eavesdropped on the wall and deliberately probed, "Are you saying bad things about me again?"

After all, I only listened to a part, and I wasn't sure whether the young lady had stood firm in her position and sold herself out again.

Moreover, the young lady's words seemed to give him prestige, but in fact only he knew the bitterness in them. He was such a grown man, living under the same roof and sleeping in the same bed with the young lady, but in the end he asked the young lady to make up stories.

As a man, this was a devastating blow. The only way to make up for it now was to make the young lady's words come true and make her doubly happy.

Wen Shuse had a rare opportunity to communicate with her husband, and she was also extremely anxious.

He made some grand ambitions and boasted in front of Ming Wanrou, but it was all just talk and he didn't know whether he was right or not. After Ming Wanrou's wedding night, she knew everything.

What if she comes back and questions me? How should I end it?

The only solution is to consummate the marriage with the husband before this.

It’s the sixth day of next month, how many days are left?

Today is the tenth.

There are still more than twenty days.

Can my husband's injury be healed before then?

She was a little absent-minded. Langjun said this probably because he still remembered what she said to Ming Wanrou last time when she was climbing the ladder, "I was short-sighted before and didn't see Langjun's goodness. But now in my eyes, Langjun is better than the gods in the sky. There is nothing Langjun can't do. He is the best in everything. I can only praise Langjun. How could I say anything bad about him..."

There was something behind her words, how could he not understand it?

As soon as he entered the room, he told Min Zhang, "The effect of the medicine on this wound has worn off. Take off the gauze and apply another layer."

The medicine had just been changed in the morning. Less than half an hour later, Min Zhang still hadn't figured out what had happened. The young lady beside him was very active, "Then I'll go boil the medicine for you, my dear."

He drank five doses of medicine and changed the gauze on the wound two or three times. It was obvious that the young lady was really anxious this time. Every time she changed the medicine, her eyes went to his shoulder and asked, "How is it, my dear, do you feel better?"

How could he throw cold water on the young lady who was so anxious? He also wanted to get well immediately, so he covered his eyes and flattened his nose to deceive himself, "It seems to be much better than this morning."

The young lady liked what she heard and became even more considerate, "My dear, from now on, just lie on the bed and don't move. Leave the rest to me."

The next morning, when the imperial physician arrived, both of them were a little nervous. They watched the imperial physician remove the gauze intently. Before the imperial physician could speak, Wen Shuse asked first, "Sir, what's wrong? How long will it take to heal?"

Xie Shao then asked: "How long will it take before you can exert your strength?"

The imperial physician glanced at the two of them in surprise.

When he first came here, Xie Shao despised him for being long-winded and sent him back to the palace. Now he was anxious, but the imperial physician was not. He stepped forward to check the wound and said in a gentle voice, "It will take a hundred days to heal the broken bones. Commander, just rest and recuperate."

As soon as he finished speaking, the face of the young lady opposite him suddenly changed, like a wilted eggplant.

In a hundred days, her lifelong reputation will be gone.

"I'm afraid I can't wait that long. Does your lord have any way to get better quickly?" Langjun was not willing to listen. He would rather fight bloody battles for a hundred days.

"If I had a better way, would I have kept it a secret from you?" The imperial physician stopped trying to scare him. "The thick blood has been cleaned up, and the wound has healed well. In another four or five days, you'll be able to move your arm. But if you want to be completely well, you'd better wait a hundred days."

Xie Shao and the young lady only listened to the first four or five days and ignored the rest of the conversation.

As soon as the doctor left, the young lady showed him her attentive concern, "Are you hungry, my dear? I'll make some soup for you, my dear..."

Xie Shao was not polite and accepted the food the young lady fed him. Within a day, the two of them worked towards the same goal without any prior agreement.

By night, her stomach was already full and she lay there motionless. It was late at night and everyone was asleep. The girl hadn't moved for a long time, so she must have fallen asleep.

When I turned my head, I saw two big, bright eyes.

The lady hasn't slept yet...

Seeing him looking over, the young lady asked with sharp eyes: "How do you feel, my dear? Does it still hurt..."

My arm doesn't hurt much, but my stomach seems a little burning.

She was looking forward to it so much, but she couldn't move. It was really life-threatening. At this point, the two of them knew it all, so there was no need to pretend. He tilted his head and asked, "Madam, do you know how to consummate the marriage?"

He suddenly asked this question. The young lady was a little shy. She covered half of her face with the quilt, leaving a pair of eyes exposed. She once again said something shocking, "It's just... that place. My dear, you can't make a mistake."

The young lady never stops talking until her words are shocking. Poor young man, a surge of blood suddenly rushed to his head. Before he could react, the tip of his nose suddenly felt hot, as if something had come out.

There was a light on in the outer room, and the young lady saw it immediately. She sat up in panic, heartbroken, and about to cry, "My dear, your arm hasn't healed yet, why is your nose bleeding again? When will it heal? Tell me honestly, what else is wrong with you? When the imperial physician comes tomorrow, we can treat your illness together..."

Xie Shao's heart was pounding. He took a deep breath, covered his nose with a silk handkerchief, and weakly stopped the young lady from speaking. "I'm fine. You've taken too much care of me."

How many ginsengs did she stew in the soup today?

Wen Shuse looked innocent, "I only stewed three of them, one for each pot of soup. My dear, is it so difficult for me to take the supplement? It seems that my health is still too poor..."

The young lady came here to piss him off to death.

He propped himself up and sat on the bed, wiping the blood from his nose in a panic. After using two silk handkerchiefs, he finally stopped the bleeding. He could no longer withstand any stimulation from the young lady.

More haste, less speed. He could only find a way to divert the young lady's attention, let her let go of his body first, and then exert force from other places.

He took the booklet out from under the pillow and handed it to her, "My lady, if you can't sleep, turn on the light. We can get used to it first."

Wen Shuse was stunned for a moment, then reached out to take it, "What is this?"

Lang Jun answered casually: "Magic weapon."

The baby is here, don't worry, it will be in the next chapter~

Zhou Kuang: Sister-in-law, I didn't provoke you...