Chapter 44 The Butterfly Gets Fat

Wei Qingcheng was quite self-aware. She opened her arms listlessly, as if she was waiting to be served.

Xie Jingyu acted as a servant, untying the ties of his clothes with one hand and stripping him with the other. When he was left with only his underwear, he helped him into the bathtub.

"Shall we wash our hair first?" Xie Jingyu asked Wei Qingcheng for her opinion while holding a comb. The person in the water nodded with half-closed eyes.

He picked up the soap water in the wooden spoon and gently poured it on Wei Qingcheng's smooth black hair.

"Is the water hot?"

As the hot water poured onto her scalp, Wei Qingcheng sighed in comfort and nodded slightly: "Hmm... not hot, just right."

Xie Jingyu put down the wooden spoon, rolled up his sleeves, and gently massaged his hair.

"So comfortable~ I'll give you a bath like this next time. You don't even remember that I gave you a bath when you were drunk on our wedding day!"

Xie Jingyu sighed inwardly, feeling sorry for her. His memory of that night was hazy and he couldn't remember it clearly. However, when he thought of Wei Qingcheng's pain for several days, he felt sorry for her.

"Thank you for your hard work, that night... I was too reckless... and made you hurt for a long time," he said, kissing Wei Qingcheng's earlobe dripping with water with pity.

Wei Qingcheng thought he was talking about his leg injury, so she patted the back of his hand and said to him, "It's okay. Your leg hurts because it was rubbed while riding a horse that day. You were drunk and didn't know that water would touch the wound."

"Leg injury?" Xie Jingyu asked doubtfully. He probably knew something.

"Yeah, it got better after a few days of applying medicine, so it's okay!"

Xie Jingyu hummed in a depressed tone, almost making a fool of himself. No wonder he had no memory, it turned out that he didn't have any...

Fortunately, I didn't do that, and Qingcheng wasn't hurt, which is great.

It was a pity that Qingcheng didn't really want to marry him at that time, and they didn't have a proper wedding night. They just wasted their time drunkenly.

However, it is not a waste. After all, the time spent with him is not wasted.

Wei Qingcheng pulled his black hair in front of him, revealing his jade-like skin. He crawled over the edge of the bathtub, exposing his back. Xie Jingyu couldn't help but touch the birthmark.

A light brown butterfly birthmark is printed on the back, with crystal clear water droplets floating on it, making the butterfly's wings look plump.

He said stupidly: "The butterfly has been fed fat, you can't run away anymore..."

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When the two of them finished bathing, the doctor had already drunk a cup of tea in Awu's room.

He felt Wei Qingcheng's pulse and stroked his beard.

"Some fever, some restlessness,"

Wei Qingcheng nodded. "Yes, I saw some bad things the day before yesterday."

The death of the man in black in front of him was a huge shock to him.

The old doctor looked calm and said, "It's best to rest for a while. Sexual intercourse is a bit too frequent. It should be less frequent.

You should know your own body is not suitable for too intense exercise, and you should not overwork yourself.

The doctor didn't say anything more. He wrote a prescription and went back to the pharmacy with Awu.

Wei Qingcheng returned to her room with a red face. Xie Jingyu couldn't be blamed for this. He also thought...

"Jingyu! No, the doctor just said,"

Before he could react, he was already placed on the bed.

Xie Jingyu did not tease him this time. He held him in his arms, covered him with a quilt, and said in a low voice: "Go to sleep, go to sleep quickly."

Wei Qingcheng slowly closed his eyes. Xie Jingyu looked at the dark circles under his eyes and felt sad. His beloved shouldn't have to endure this...

Two days later, the four of them stood on the dock. This time they were going to take the water route.

It was a large cruise ship, with red paint covering the entire hull. There were no cracks or peeling paint. It looked like a new ship.

There were many wealthy families and officials' children who were traveling south on the boat. Awu and Yisi carried their luggage on board and sold the horses and carriages to passing merchants.

Xie Jingyu looked at the person beside him, who was wearing a bean green brocade robe embroidered with lilac flowers, with a hairband tied around her forehead. She was in a good mood, having just recovered from a minor illness. She leaned against the red railing of the big ship, her hands resting on it, as slender as peeled onions.

He stepped forward and held the person in his arms. Together, they listened to the sound of the boat passing on the lake. The oars stirred up a series of ripples on the clear water.

"It will be fine, Jingyu, I will be fine,"

Wei Qingcheng leaned back and melted his body into the arms of the person behind him. He knew that Xie Jingyu had been worried about him all this time.

Xie Jingyu opened his robe, held him in his arms, and blocked the wind from the lake for him.

"Well, when you get better, we'll go see the majestic snow-capped mountains and vast grasslands together, just like last time, and race horses with Li Yi, Lin Qingyu, and Zhang Zeyu. I'll teach you horse riding and archery then. You're so smart, you'll definitely learn it right away."

Wei Qingcheng became happy when he said this. He raised his hand and touched the sunlight in the air.

"We can visit our eldest brother and cousin when we get there. They are also in Yuzhou. We can also visit our grandparents. It's great!"

Xie Jingyu smiled and shook his head. He was very happy that he could raise Wei Qingcheng to have such a childlike mentality, carefree and free from worries. This was very good.

"Sir, Master, the ship owner said there will be a banquet tonight, should we go and see it?"

Awu and Yisi came over with washed fruits. He couldn't reveal his identity when he was out, so he could only call them in this vague way.

"Sure, I'm bored on the boat."

Wei Qingcheng took a grape and put it in her mouth, then picked another one from the plate and fed it to Xie Jingyu.

The crew on the boat were very busy, coming and going, hanging lanterns, placing stools, and some people carried basins and towels to the second floor. It seemed that the second floor was the main venue tonight.

On the side of the boat, several men with bare chests and colorful patterns painted on their bodies were beating drums vigorously.

Around them were girls in long, navel-baring dresses, with veils on their heads that matched their clothes. As they danced, bells jingled on their feet and waists.

In the dark night, after the guests took their seats, the lights went out with a snap. Before people could panic, the lights shone on the golden platform in the center. A woman in a red gauze skirt twisted her body.

Dancing barefoot on the stage to the beat of the drums, the lights on the stage went out with a snap.

The dancer took out a luminous object from her waist, and everyone was amazed to find that it was actually a palm-sized night-shining pearl.

The night-shining pearl emits a soft and bright light in the dark night, illuminating the dancer's exquisite face.

When the dance was over, the dancer squatted slightly, and the sound of jingling bells rang out on the stage. The drums started again, and the lights were turned on.

Twelve white-dressed dancers formed a lotus formation, and a shirtless handsome man lifted up the girl in the red gauze skirt.

Her soft waist, guided by the drum beats, slithered in the hearts of the audience like a water snake.

"good!"

"What a peerless dancer!"