Although Patriarch Pei talked a lot and sometimes felt annoyed after listening to him too much, Jiang Shiyuan still managed to catch some useful information in between his love stories with his Golden Branch Sister-in-law.

About Pei Che.

That is, Pei Che didn't like the feeling of wet clothes sticking to his body since he was a child, so he has never learned to swim and rarely goes to hot springs.

After hearing this, Jiang Shiyuan had an idea.

Pei Che can't, but she can.

So, back at the Taifu Mansion, a woman started acting pretentiously.

He first refused Master Pei's offer to feed him.

Ever since he praised Pei Che's Tremella and Snow Pear Soup last time, there was a pile of recipes and food notes in Pei Che's study. As a relief from the cumbersome government affairs, after dealing with official documents every day, this man would reward himself by studying the recipes for 25 minutes.

After a month, great achievements were made. Tutor Pei had become the best cook in the Tutor's Mansion except for the cook.

On this day, Pei Che specially cooked a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus wine dumplings for Jiang Shiyuan.

Jiang Shiyuan refused. Not only did this woman refuse, she also sighed at the bowl of fragrant dumplings.

"What's wrong? Is it not delicious?" Pei Che asked.

Jiang Shiyuan stared at the round white dumplings and sighed, "Alas - it's not that they don't taste good, it's that I'm jealous of these dumplings."

Pei Che was puzzled.

Jiang Shiyuan reached out with a spoon and fiddled with the dumplings, complaining, "Why can't I be like this dumpling, soaking in the steaming hot soup in this cold and bleak weather, rolling over and over again?"

Pei Che smiled, naturally understanding her roundabout way of speaking, "Want to go to the hot springs?"

Jiang Shiyuan chuckled, stopped pretending, took a spoonful, scooped out two dumplings and stuffed them into his mouth, and his cheeks immediately puffed up.

"I've been feeling very tired lately and I just can't muster any energy. I was thinking taking a hot spring bath to get rid of the dampness and see if that would make me feel better."

Pei Che nodded. She had indeed been complaining of being tired these past few days.

It obviously didn't take much effort.

Pei Che immediately arranged a carriage, and he naturally followed along.

The carriage went smoothly all the way to a quiet farm on the outskirts of the city. Jiang Shiyuan opened the curtain of the carriage and saw a proud red plum blossom covered in snow, which looked like cinnabar dotted on the snow, with jade-like bones and icy skin.

It was the hot spring villa that Hongdou mentioned when she was following Madam Ru.

"Why would you come to help me using your mother's name?" Jiang Shiyuan asked curiously.

Pei Che smiled bitterly: "I didn't know at first either."

"I just heard that your incense shop was not doing well, and mother happened to have a caravan going south to sell incense powder, so I recommended the Chenxiang Shop to her. But I didn't expect mother to personally recommend you to all the noble ladies in the capital."

Jiang Shiyuan was a little surprised: "Is mother helping me on purpose?"

Pei Che nodded: "Mom knows you. You met ten years ago."

Jiang Shiyuan was stunned, thought about it, and suddenly remembered something far away.

It's that lady!

One day ten years ago——

As soon as the weather warmed up, she happily went to the other courtyard to look for Pei Che, holding the cute puppy she met on the road. A carriage stopped her outside the gate.

"Xiao Ni'er, do you live here?"

A corner of the thick curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a slightly skinny hand waved towards her, but the woman's pale face was full of smiles.

A bit like Little Master.

Jiang Shiyuan immediately lowered his guard and walked towards her carriage. Before he got close, he smelled a bitter smell of medicine.

She has always had a good nose.

Jiang Shiyuan bowed to the people and said, "Hello, Madam. I don't live here. This is my master's villa. My master is very powerful."

The lady in the carriage seemed amused by her boastful tone right from the start.

"Why is your master so powerful?"

"My teacher is the top scholar in the imperial examination. He is very good at studying. He is also a junior teacher at Luming Academy. He is also very good at teaching. He is also very handsome. All the girls in the capital like him."

Jiang Shiyuan counted on his fingers and found that the Master was so powerful that he couldn't count on ten fingers.

The lady in the carriage laughed heartily: "Then your little master is indeed very powerful, and you are also very powerful."

The lady left without saying a few words. At that time, Jiang Shiyuan was only concerned about showing the stolen puppy to Pei Che, and did not take the matter seriously.

"Was mother still sick at that time?" Jiang Shiyuan recalled the strong smell of medicine.

Pei Che nodded: "She has been well-nourished over the years. She bought your perfume powder and gave me a portion every time."

The two entered the villa and came to the closed bath room.

The huge hot spring pool has already been filled with hot spring water, and the hot steam is curling up, just like a fairy pool in Qiongtai.

Only the Pei family is so wealthy that they can turn the hot spring into a bathing pool as if it were free.

Jiang Shiyuan was the first to go into the water, and turned around happily. When he turned back, the man was still standing on the shore with his clothes neatly dressed.

"You're not going into the water?"

"There are some official documents..."

Before he could finish his words, a bucket of water splashed on him.

"You will be resting for the day, don't talk about official documents, just stay with me!"

Jiang Shiyuan stood in the water, her beautiful face was misted, as clear as a lotus in the morning mist bathed by the first rays of sunshine. The white gauze clinging to her snow-white skin seemed to be woven by moonlight and fell on her exquisite curves, seeming to be there and not there, looming, and arousing people's reverie.

Pei Che had excellent vision, and even though the water vapor was curling, he could still see her bright eyes, her delicate red lips, and the crystal water drops hanging on her collarbone.

The man looked solemn as he untied his gold-woven robe and stepped into the pond.

The water at the edge of the pool was up to his waist. He leaned against the edge and said to her, "Come here."

"What are you doing here?"

Jiang Shiyuan swam closer to him, but not too close. Like a nimble fish, he circled around him, allowing him to see him clearly but unable to touch him.

She watched his throat rolling, his eyes ablaze with self-love, and then she deliberately retreated.

"Why don't you come over?"

"I want you to come over."

Jiang Shiyuan retreated while not forgetting to tease people.

"I want you to come over and hug me..."

"Yeah?"

Pei Che opened his thin lips slightly, and his eyebrows slightly raised.

Jiang Shiyuan saw his expression and suddenly felt something was wrong. He quickly retreated, but it was too late.

The man suddenly turned into a fish, and in the blink of an eye, he swam behind her and held her in his arms.

"Can you swim?"

Jiang Shiyuan exclaimed, and she was answered with a strong deep kiss.

Pei Che hugged her from behind with one hand, pinched her chin with the other hand, turned her face over, and kissed her lips.

This is the price of not knowing the enemy's situation and taking advantage of the Taifu.

Jiang Shiyuan was turned over by him, with his back against the stone wall, and was easily taken over by him.

“It’s hot.”

She had already lost consciousness under his strong kiss, and let out a murmur as she was drifting with the tide.

"Do you like it?"

like.

How can I not like it?

The sky covers and the earth carries.

She liked to fit in with him, as if she was born to be his missing half.

Just as snow was destined to fall on plum branches and wild flowers were destined to grow all over the mountains, she was also destined to become his other half.