Chapter 38 Ye Shen is bullying her by having a baby with her now...
The sky was as dark as ink, the moon was bright, and the lights in the courtyard of Ciyou Courtyard were bright. Shen Yunshu was reading in the hall, and Pei Huaian was reading in the study. No one went to the bedroom.
Tinglan came in to refill Shen Yunshu's tea and couldn't help but say, "Young Madam, your husband has really changed a lot now. He has even started to study late into the night..."
Shen Yunshu took a sip of tea calmly: He was not reading by lamplight at night, he was obviously hiding and didn't dare to see her.
After what happened last night, he fled and slept in a side room for the night.
Although she asked someone to bring hot water to wash her hands carefully, the sticky and hot feeling seemed to still linger in her palms.
Thinking back, she couldn't blame him. She had oversimplified the matter, thinking that book was just like any other, teaching knowledge. She hadn't realized that a young man, full of vigor and vitality, would lose control of himself after reading it...
Although what happened last night was extremely embarrassing, simply avoiding it was not a solution. She wanted to wait for him to come out of the study, and then they could have a good chat about what happened last night, and then discuss together how to help him.
But she waited in the hall for a long time and he didn't come out. Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Yunshu had to go to the study to find him in person.
When I pushed open the study door, I realized the image of a man studying diligently reflected on the window paper was fake. He had made a mannequin out of clothes and a stick, and cast it on the window paper by the light of a candle, making people mistakenly believe that he had been studying here all along...
Oh, if only I could use this clever mind on studying.
In the past, when he sneaked out at night, he only dared to run to the temple. Shen Yunshu was not worried about him, but now it is different. Last night he was influenced by those books and did something irrational. It is hard to say where he will go now?
A restaurant? A brothel? Or a music bureau?
Shen Yunshu was worried, fortunately Qingwu was still in the yard, so she called him over and asked Pei Huaian where he often went when he went out before.
As expected, he had gone to the Jiaofangsi with his friends.
Seeing her expression change, Qing Wu quickly assured her, "Young Madam, my husband only went to the Jiaofangsi to listen to music before, and did nothing else. Although the master was not strict with my husband, he had clearly forbidden my husband from pursuing affairs with women..."
"I know." He hadn't been a playboy before because he didn't understand the relationship between men and women, but now...
Shen Yunshu couldn't help but feel regretful: it was all caused by her random ideas last night. It seems that she should never make random suggestions for things that she is not sure of in the future.
"Qingwu, Tinglan, come with me."
Shen Yunshu called two people and went out to look for someone.
Pei Huaian had been running out for an hour.
He originally didn't want to sneak out, but as soon as night fell, the ridiculous things he did last night while holding Shen Yunshu's hand emerged in his mind, and the evil fire in his body began to emerge.
He didn't know how to face her, and he couldn't suppress his anger, so he had to sneak out and planned to find a place to drink some wine. Maybe if he got drunk, he could forget about it.
He happened to meet a few good friends in the restaurant and was pulled into a small pavilion by them.
After eating and drinking, his friends, as usual, wanted to go to another place to continue playing, so they asked him to go to the Jiaofangsi to listen to music.
They said they were there to listen to music, but as they listened, they hugged their beautiful ladies and disappeared. Only Pei Huaian sat there obediently until he had listened enough and then went home.
Although he was a playboy and loved to play, his father had a strict order for him not to touch other women. If he dared to disobey, his legs would be broken.
In the past, Pei Huaian was willing to go with them, but now it was different. He was married now, although it was fake, but he felt that it was not good for him to go to that kind of place again, so he waved his hand and said he would not go and wanted to go back home.
Those people teased him about whether his wife was too strict with him, and deliberately made trouble for him. They forced him into a carriage and took him to the Music Bureau. Several noble men went straight into the private room in the inner building.
Although the Jiaofangsi only allowed artists to sing and dance while drinking, in reality, most of the women here were wives and daughters of convicted officials and were of low status. Except for a few who could maintain their innocence, most of the beautiful women could not escape the touch of the powerful.
In the past, Pei Huaian was ignorant and indifferent to the women here. Now that he has studied with the teacher and gained knowledge, he feels more and more uncomfortable when he comes here again.
Looking at the friends who were hugging each other, I couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.
Pei Huaian couldn't stand it any longer, so he stood up shakily: "You guys have fun, I'm going back."
"Stop it, we're already here." Two good friends on his left and right pulled him back. "You've been married for over a month, why are you still so indifferent? The flowers here are no match for the wild ones. It's time for you to try some wild flowers out there..."
"What's the point of flowers? I'm sleepy and want to go back to sleep..."
Pei Huaian turned away and was about to leave. Seeing that they couldn't stop him, his friends exchanged glances. Two of them were responsible for holding him back, while one of them got up and went outside.
After a while, the man came in with a slender and pretty girl and pushed her towards him.
"He's the richest among us. If you serve him well, he might be able to redeem you..."
"Don't talk nonsense..." Pei Huaian waved his hand to shut the man up.
Although he knew that the girls here had their own difficulties, once they entered the Jiaofangsi, if he wanted to redeem a girl, he would have to get a special amnesty or spend a huge amount of money to redeem her.
Although he was not short of money, if he dared to use such a large sum of money to redeem someone, not to mention that his grandmother would not agree, if his father knew about it, he would rush from Quanzhou to break his legs.
What a bunch of bad friends.
Pei Huaian ignored the girl and left the private room.
But before he could take a few steps, the girl chased him out, knelt on the ground and grabbed the hem of his robe: "Master Pei Qi, please save me..."
Pei Huaian was startled, turned around, and looked at the woman on the ground intoxicatedly: "Do you know me?"
"My father used to work at the Dushuijian. He was convicted a few days ago, and I and all the other women in the mansion were sent here," the girl cried bitterly, tugging at his clothes. "Master Pei Qi, I recognize you. I went to Yadao Liujing to watch you play polo a few days ago. I know your grandfather was the current imperial tutor, and your father is a wealthy businessman in Quanzhou. Please take me away from here. In the future, I will repay you by becoming your slave..."
Pei Huaian was a little flustered when this happened. He pulled back his robe and said, "Let me go first. I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to go back and discuss it with my wife..."
The woman kneeling on the ground saw that he seemed to be softening, so she held on tighter: "You are the one who decides. You are Master Pei Qi! Please, save me, I don't want to stay here..."
The crying and begging voice attracted a few friends in the private room. They were just watching the fun and encouraged her, "Brother Pei, you really don't know how to be gentle with women. Look how pitiful this girl is crying. Just take her home..."
"That's right, are you still afraid of that person in your family? I really look down on you, brother..."
Pei Huaian couldn't break free, couldn't leave, and had no choice but to perfunctorily tell the girl: "Can you please get up first? I came out alone tonight, without even a servant. If you want me to redeem you, you have to give me time to go back and get the money..."
The girl then stood up crying. Although she let go of the hem of his robe, she quickly grabbed his sleeve.
"Seventh Young Master, you won't lie to me, right? Will you really come back with the money to redeem me?"
"Anyway, if you keep holding on to me like this, I can't redeem you..."
He originally wanted to use the excuse of going back to get the silver as an excuse to escape, but one of his friends teased him, "Brother Pei, you don't have to go back in person. I've brought an attendant with me. I can just ask him to pass on the message for you..."
This forced him to pay money to redeem himself...
Pei Huaian glared at the man and was about to tell them to stop causing more trouble, but suddenly he saw that they all restrained their expressions and kept silent, with a look of anticipation on their faces.
Someone nodded at him and asked him to look behind him.
Pei Huaian turned around and froze immediately.
The girl also looked over, and seemed to understand something, then she reluctantly loosened his sleeves little by little.
Not far from the corridor, Shen Yunshu stood there quietly, her face calm, her dark eyes staring at him coldly.
Standing behind her were Qing Wu and Dan Ruo, both with stunned expressions on their faces.
Why are they here?
How long have they been standing there?
Pei Huaian was in a panic. He was already drunk and could hardly walk steadily, and now his legs and feet were even weaker. He barely walked in front of Shen Yunshu, but his knees suddenly softened and he knelt on the ground.
"Sister Shu, I..."
Shen Yunshu lowered her eyes to look at him, bent down to help him up, and took his hand: "Let's go home."
The people behind him, not wanting things to get out of hand, shouted at him, "Brother Pei, don't forget your promise. This little beauty is still waiting for you to pay her money to redeem her..."
Pei Huaian wanted to turn around and refute them, explaining that what he had just done was just a temporary solution, but before he could think about it, her fingertips pinched his palm.
"Ignore them."
Her voice was cold and without any fluctuations, just like her expressionless face.
Pei Huaian felt even more uneasy: She used to treat him gently, patiently, and with a smile on her face, but today, her eyes were cold.
Shen Yunshu didn't say a word to him until they got on the carriage.
Pei Huaian couldn't sit still. Seeing that she was about to let go of his hand, he quickly held it with both hands to prevent her from letting go: "Sister Shu, are you angry?"
She said she would coax him if he wasn't angry, but Shen Yunshu didn't want to coax him at the moment and just looked at him indifferently.
Pei Huaian saw that she refused to talk to him, and he felt even more at a loss: "Sister Shu, I didn't want to redeem that girl. She was holding my clothes and wouldn't let go, so I said that..."
"I didn't want to come to the Jiaofangsi either, but they dragged me here and called the girl. I was about to leave, but they insisted on asking that girl to accompany me..."
Seeing that Shen Yunshu still refused to pay attention to him, Pei Huaian was completely panicked. Holding her hand was not enough, so he simply hugged her arm and leaned over to her: "Sister Shu, I was wrong. Sister Shu, please don't ignore me..."
He shook her arms, rubbed his head against her, and spoke in a sticky tone.
Her coquettish and silly look is exactly like that of her third sister.
Shen Yunshu was finally worn out by him and finally said the first words to him tonight: "Why did you sneak out?"
Seeing that she was finally willing to speak, Pei Huaian's panic dissipated a lot, and he told her honestly: "I'm very confused, so I wanted to come out for a drink..."
"Because of what happened last night?"
"Well, I did something really bad to you again," Pei Huaian said with his head down, ashamed, "I, I tarnished your innocence..."
Shen Yunshu couldn't help laughing: "How can it be as serious as you say? My innocence is not in your hands..."
"Don't you blame me?" Pei Huaian heard the smile in her tone and finally dared to look up at her.
"If you want to blame someone, you should blame me for giving you random advice and causing you to lose control..."
Pei Huaian couldn't believe it and confirmed with her again: "Then you really don't blame me?"
"No wonder."
"Can I sleep in your room tonight?"
"Yes, but you can't enter my tent again."
Pei Huaian immediately straightened his chest and said, "Okay, I won't join. I promise!"
Shen Yunshu patted his head, thinking of those friends who had been making a fuss behind him at the Jiaofangsi just now. She straightened her expression and said to him, "You should not associate with those friends anymore in the future..."
Pei Huaijin had previously warned her to keep an eye on Pei Huaian and not let him be led astray by his bad friends outside. Fortunately, she arrived in time today, otherwise that group of people would have forced him to pay money to redeem him.
Losing money is one thing, but judging from the girl's appearance and temperament, she must be a criminal who was recently sent to the Music Bureau. If he redeems her, it may bring trouble to the Pei family.
She had thought Pei Huaian would disagree with her request, but unexpectedly, he agreed obediently: "Sister Shu, even if you didn't tell me, I was planning to break off relations with them. They are not the same as before, and they have been teasing me all day long."
Shen Yunshu, however, pointed out the reason: "It's not that they are different from before, it's that you are different from them, so they want to pull you back..."
Pei Huaian thought about this sentence and found that it was indeed true.
In the past, they were all uneducated and dissolute people, and they were all rotten together. But now that he has picked up his books again and has learned etiquette and a clear mind, he has become an outlier among them. Naturally, they don't want him to become better.
He seemed to have suddenly discovered the benefits of reading. If he hadn't read these past few days, he would have continued to hang out with these people, drinking today, visiting brothels tomorrow, and buying a girl the day after tomorrow. Gradually, he would do anything and sooner or later, he would fall into the bad habits of whoring and gambling, and lose the family fortune earned by his father...
Thinking of this, Pei Huaian couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and was glad that he had stopped at the edge of the cliff and turned back, instead of going down the path of a bad person.
"Sister Shu, I will study hard, make new friends, and never hang out with them again..."
It was beyond Shen Yunshu's expectation that he could figure out so much at once.
"Good fortune often follows misfortune, and misfortune often follows good fortune. It seems that your sneaking out tonight wasn't such a bad thing after all..."
After returning to Ciyouyuan, Shen Yunshu went to wash up first, and after a quick shower, she returned to her bedroom. Pei Huaian took a longer shower, and only dared to enter Shen Yunshu's bedroom after he had almost washed off the smell of alcohol on his body.
It was very late at night, but she had not yet gone to bed. She was reading a book by the bed with a lamp in her hand.
He was startled, clutched the thing in his hand tightly and hid it behind his back, and said guiltily: "Sister Shu, you are not asleep yet..."
Shen Yunshu looked up and smiled at him: "I'll wait until you fall asleep before I go to sleep." She was worried that he would lose control again tonight, and if she stayed awake, it would be easier for her to escape.
"You tonight..." Shen Yunshu glanced at him meaningfully, a pink tinge on her fair face, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay now." Pei Huaian was so quiet that he suddenly showed signs of restlessness again when she looked at him like that. He hurried to the Luohan bed behind the screen and hid his body in the quilt. "I drank a lot of wine tonight, I will definitely fall asleep soon."
"Well, then you go to sleep, I'll read a book..."
Pei Huaian finally breathed a sigh of relief and took his hands out from under the quilt. With the help of the candlelight coming from the other side of the screen, he gently fiddled with a snow-blue dress embroidered with plum blossoms in his hands.
He discovered this by chance when he went to the bathroom to take a shower.
She must have accidentally dropped it after changing the water. The maid who changed the water didn't notice it, but he saw it at a glance.
As if possessed by some mysterious force, he picked up the small piece of clothing. The faint scent of jasmine mixed with a few traces of her body fragrance slowly dissolved in his hands. As he smelled the familiar aroma, his body began to change.
He couldn't bear it any longer, so he had to hold onto the small piece of clothing, rubbing his fingertips against the bright red plum blossom petals, as if rubbing her bright red lips...
After bathing, he decided to secretly hide the little dress and not return it to her...
*
Yunzhiyuan.
The person in my arms is already fast asleep.
Perhaps because she hadn't slept well the past few nights and had gone to the temple during the day, she slept particularly soundly tonight, lying in front of him, resting her head on his shoulder, breathing deeply...
Pei Huaijin lowered his head slightly, put his cheek against her forehead, and tested her temperature: Fortunately, she didn't have a fever tonight.
I took medicine for several days but it didn't work. I went to the temple and burned some incense, and it got better. Could it be that I was really scared by the fish?
Pei Huaijin hugged her and inexplicably wanted to laugh.
He wasn't sleepy yet.
Thinking of what she had told him during the day, that Lin Wulang had once proposed to her, he wanted to go back on his word and didn't want to take her to the Changxing Marquis Mansion tomorrow.
Even though Lin Wulang had proposed to her two years ago, there was no guarantee that he had forgotten her. Moreover, she was now so beautiful and charming, like a plump and juicy cherry, tempting everyone to salivate...
The hand that was holding her shoulders, the fingertips unconsciously stroked her small and round shoulders, and he remembered that in the evening, after his mother handed him the invitation to Changxing Marquis Mansion, she told him another thing.
"Since the old lady has handed over the management of the household to the seventh daughter-in-law of the third room, the one in your courtyard has nothing to do. Why don't you start thinking about having children sooner rather than later? You're not young anymore. Your two cousins on your second uncle's side already have three children, all of whom are chubby and adorable. I'm so greedy and want to have a grandson soon..."
Considering offspring?
He was indeed not young anymore. Most men his age already had one or two children. He married late, so logically he should have been anxious to have children.
But she was still young, only seventeen after the New Year. Not only was she young, but her mind was also immature. She had no idea about love affairs, and she hadn't fully accepted him. If he had a child with her now, he would be bullying her...
Pei Huaijin sighed softly: the issue of offspring could only be put aside for the time being. Now that she was willing to let him hold her in his arms every night to sleep, it was already a big concession. If he ever crossed the line, she would look at him in fear, like a frightened rabbit or a startled bird, and ask him if he wanted to consummate the marriage.
She was so afraid to consummate the marriage with him that it made it even more difficult for him to do it.
Forget it, there is no point in thinking too much, just take it slow.
Pei Huaijin closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep, but the person in his arms suddenly twitched quite violently, causing him to open his eyes.
This happened a few nights ago when she slept uneasily. Pei Huaijin hugged her and turned her sideways, patting her back skillfully to help her fall asleep.
But this time was different from before. She did not calm down. She suddenly sat up and knelt beside him.
The quilt slid down and piled up behind her waist.
She still had her eyes closed, her hands firmly pinning him down, and she kept shouting, "Where are you running, little thief?"
Is this... sleepwalking?
It's not surprising.
The little girl couldn't keep things secret, and the second night after their marriage when he went back to his room to sleep, she was scared and had a nightmare. She got up in the middle of the night and kowtowed on the bed, muttering something like "don't eat her".
At the time, I couldn't figure out what kind of monster she dreamed about, but later I slowly came to my senses: the monster in her dream was most likely him...
What you think about during the day you will dream about at night. It seems that today was the first time that her purse was stolen by a thief, so she was inevitably frightened, so she was catching the thief in her dream.
I heard that sleepwalkers suffer from the syndrome of soul separation, and they must never be woken up when their souls are separated, otherwise they will lose their souls. Therefore, Pei Huaijin did not say anything and could only wait for her sleepwalking to end.
"Danruo, Liang Liulang, come on, help me hold him down!" She shouted and loosened her hands, as if there were really two people helping her.
He didn't move and continued to act with her.
She stretched out her hand and shouted at him, "Give me my purse!"
Pei Huaijin cooperated with her and tapped her palm: "Here's the purse."
She acted as if she had really gotten the purse, holding a handful of air and said happily: "I got the purse back..."
Now that the "purse" has been found, I should be able to sleep peacefully now, right?
Pei Huaijin grabbed her wrist and gently pulled it, trying to pull her back into his arms. Unexpectedly, she swayed and exclaimed in surprise: "My wallet fell..."
Pei Huaijin: "..." Can you connect with this?
"Where's my purse?" She groped, from the mattress to his chest. "Where did my purse go?"
Pei Huaijin wanted to hand the "purse" to her again, but she didn't raise her hand. Instead, she pulled open the tie of his clothes and fumbled around for a while.
Pei Huaijin couldn't help but breathe hotly, and wanted to stop her from doing this, but the tingling sensation brought by the soft hands made him withdraw his hands.
He closed his eyes and endured it, his Adam's apple rolling violently.
Shen Youran searched under his clothes for a long time, searching every inch, but she couldn't find her "purse".
She didn't give up and slowly slid down along the clear barrier under her hand.
Pei Huaijin's body stiffened, and when he wanted to stop her, it was too late.
She passed Xiao Huaijin and suddenly grabbed something, saying in surprise, "I found it!"
The other hand also covered it: "Huh? Why are there two purses?"
He laughed and grabbed them all greedily: "They are all mine!"
After saying that, he exerted force and tried to pick up the "purse".
Pei Huaijin sat up.
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