Chapter 34: This dream seems particularly real (Sister Dog 70...
Pei Huaian took the initiative to ask to go back to the main room to sleep, and the old lady was very relieved.
"That's right. Study hard during the day and have a good rest at night. Besides, it's normal for a couple to sleep in the same room..." After he moved back to the main house, I don't believe he wouldn't be tempted to stay with such a graceful and beautiful woman every night.
Seeing that it was getting late, the old lady invited the two of them to have dinner in Chunxuan Hall.
Mrs. Pei has always paid attention to health preservation and eats medicinal food prepared by the small chef in her own yard.
Recently, she has been suffering from sore waist and knees, tinnitus due to kidney deficiency, and following the doctor's advice, the chef made Eucommia ulmoides and pork kidney soup for several days in a row. Mrs. Pei was really tired of the soup, so she asked the two young people to share it.
Shen Yunshu couldn't get used to the strong smell of pig kidney soup, but Pei Huaian thought it had a unique flavor and drank most of the soup.
After dinner, the two said goodbye to Mrs. Pei and left Chunxuan Hall.
On the way back to Ciyouyuan, Shen Yunshu couldn't help but ask him, "Grandmother was clearly about to give in, so why did you rush to agree?"
Pei Huai soothed his bloated stomach with a satisfied look on his face, and said nonchalantly, "I didn't agree before because I had my own difficulties, but now I don't have any more..."
"What's the reason?"
"I can't tell you that..."
Even without telling her, Shen Yunshu could guess that he must have been unable to let go of his third sister, which was why he wanted to draw a line between them. Perhaps it was because he saw his third sister and eldest brother together today that he was stimulated and impulsively offered to move back to the main house.
"Sister Shu..."
"Um?"
"From now on, we'll sleep in the same room at night. Do you want to set some rules?"
Look, he just said he wanted to move back home, and he can't wait to draw a line between you and her?
"Okay, how would you like to date?"
"You said before that you would let me sleep on the bed and you would sleep on the Luohan couch, but that bed was your dowry, and I'm afraid I won't be able to get used to it. How about I sleep on the Luohan couch in the future?" He definitely couldn't sleep on her bed. That bed was filled with her fragrance, how could he smell it?
"Okay, as long as you don't mind the Arhat couch being too small."
"Also, Qingwu will help me tidy up the bed I sleep on. You or your maids are not allowed to touch my bedding and clothes..."
"Okay." Although she didn't know why he made such a request, it didn't sound like something excessive, so Shen Yunshu readily agreed.
"There is one last point, and it's the most important one." Pei Huaian stopped and looked at her, rarely showing a serious expression. "Sister Shu, let's sleep separately tonight. Please don't do anything inappropriate to me..."
According to his previous dreaming experience, whenever she was too close to him or touched him, he would most likely have that kind of dream at night.
This matter has always puzzled him. It was Shen Youran who he fell in love with at first sight when he first fell in love, so why was it Shen Yunshu who always appeared in his dreams?
Although he still hasn't figured it out, fortunately he has found a solution.
As long as Shen Yunshu no longer shows affection to him, he won't have that kind of dream.
Hearing him say this, Shen Yunshu burst out laughing: "Who do you take me for? We agreed to be siblings in private. I treat you as my younger brother. Not to mention doing anything inappropriate towards you, I don't even have any inappropriate thoughts about you."
When Pei Huaian heard this, instead of feeling relieved, he felt inexplicably lost: "Have you never had any improper thoughts about me?"
"No."
"I'm such a good-looking guy, and I'm hanging around in front of you every day, but you don't have any improper thoughts about me?" In the past, the girls who liked him could line up from the entrance of Pei's house to the city gate. He thought he was handsome, elegant and rich. After spending so much time with her, he thought she would be like him and occasionally have some evil thoughts about him.
Actually not?
"Not even a trace?"
Shen Yunshu thought he was testing her, so she sincerely comforted him: "Don't worry, there's not a single bit of it, so even if you and I are in the same room at night, you can put your mind at ease and sleep peacefully..."
After returning to Ciyouyuan, Shen Yunshu asked Tinglan to tidy up the Luohan bed in the bedroom and put all her things on the bed into the cabinet.
This Luohan couch is next to the window. She used to lie here often to read, or enjoy the scenery in the courtyard, and sometimes she would take a nap on this couch.
After Tinglan put away the things on the couch, Qingwu came over holding Pei Huaian's bedding and knocked on the door.
Shen Yunshu signaled Tinglan to open the six screens to block the bed before allowing Qingwu to come in.
Qing Wu walked to Luohan's bed without looking around, quickly laid out the bedding and pillows, and then walked out with his head lowered.
Qiongzhi brought a stack of account books, saying they were sent from the second house, and asked her where to put them.
Shen Yunshu asked her to put it on the table beside the bed. She would take a quick look at it tonight so that she wouldn't be in a hurry when she met the people in charge of the mansion tomorrow morning.
When Pei Huaian came in after taking a shower, he leaned halfway over to take a look at the screen and saw her leaning on the bed looking at the account book.
She sat there quietly, her expression focused, a crystal clear hairpin slanted in her hair, her cloud-like hair tied up, a strand of it hanging down on her cheek, swaying gently as she flipped through the pages.
Pei Huaian was stunned for a moment. She happened to raise her head, the candlelight catching the end of her eyelashes, and a ripple on the corner of her lips: "You go to sleep first, I'll look at the account book for a while."
"Ah...oh." He turned around and walked towards the Luohan bed beside the bed.
There is an incense burner placed in the middle of the screen, emitting bursts of warmth.
Pei Huaian untied his outer robe, threw it on the screen, then took off his shoes and lay on the Arhat bed.
He was tall, and the bed was a little short for him, barely enough to fit his long legs.
But lying on my side seems to be more comfortable.
There were no lamps on his side, only candlelight streaming in from the gaps between the six screens. The screens were painted with landscapes, with mountains shrouded in clouds and mist, ethereal and ethereal. Her figure was faintly reflected on the screens, like a solitary orchid in a valley.
Although she had not made any intimate gestures towards him today, since it was the first night he and her were in the same room, he had deliberately relieved himself in the bathroom to avoid the possibility of having that kind of dream tonight.
The room was as quiet as before, the incense burner was warm, and there was a faint floral scent lingering around the pillow. It was clearly his own pillow, but he could still smell the familiar scent of jasmine...
Pei Huaian was immersed in the sweet fragrance of flowers, his mind relaxed, and he gradually fell asleep.
It was late at night, the lamp that was about to burn out flickered weakly, and the small words on the account book became blurred.
Shen Yunshu read the last few pages at a glance, put the account book down, and pinched her eyebrows to relieve the soreness in her eyes.
I glanced at the clepsydra and saw that it was already the second half of the night. I had to get up early at dawn tomorrow, so I could still sleep for two hours.
Shen Yunshu put down the soft pillow she was leaning on and was about to lie down when she suddenly heard a strange sound coming from behind the screen.
She held her breath and listened carefully, and found that it was Pei Huaian's breathing.
The sound was unusual, each one louder and louder than the last.
Could it be a nightmare?
"Pei Huaian?" Shen Yunshu called him.
The only response she received was the sound of rapid, heavy breathing.
Shen Yunshu had no choice but to get off the bed, walk to the screen in her slippers, and call him again.
"Pei Huaian..."
"Sister Shu..."
Seeing him respond to her, Shen Yunshu hurriedly asked: "What's wrong with you?"
"Sister Shu..."
"I'm here." Shen Yunshu held onto the screen. "Are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to come over and see you?"
He was still mumbling something, but Shen Yunshu couldn't hear clearly. She didn't want to just ignore it, so she walked around the screen and went to Luohan's bed.
As the candlelight got closer, it became darker on this side of the screen.
She had no choice but to bend down to look at the person on the bed.
I saw that his eyes were closed, his face was flushed, his hands were tightly grasping the quilt, his breathing became heavier, and he seemed to be in great pain.
Shen Yunshu thought he had a fever and raised her hand to check the temperature of his forehead.
It wasn't hot, but I was sweating all over.
Is the incense burner burning too hot tonight?
Shen Yunshu wiped the sweat off his face and wanted to pull his quilt down, hoping to cool him down.
But his hands were holding the quilt tightly. Shen Yunshu pulled it several times but failed to pull the quilt down, so she had to find another way.
Looking up at the window above the bed, Shen Yunshu avoided his body, knelt on one knee on the bed, and reached out to push the window...
Just as she pushed open a gap, the person on the couch suddenly turned over, and the quilt under her knees moved with it. Shen Yunshu immediately lost her balance and fell on him.
The person on the couch was awakened by her and opened his eyes drowsily...
Shen Yunshu was about to open her mouth to explain when he suddenly grabbed her shoulders. Her whole body spun around and she was pressed against him. Before she could react, he grabbed her slightly open lips...
What's going on?
The sudden kiss caught her off guard. She instinctively wanted to push him away, but he was too strong. He folded her hands together, held them and pressed them above her head. His tall body pressed her down firmly, and his hot breath entangled her.
"Pei Huaian, Pei Huaian..." The vague voice was drowned in the ambiguous sound of water. Not only did it fail to wake him up, but it made him eat deeper...
Very soft and sweet...
This time the dream seemed especially real.
Pei Huaian was driven by the desires of his body and demanded rudely: This was his dream, which no one else could see, so he could indulge in it wantonly.
Shen Yunshu felt like her lips were about to be crushed by him, and the tip of her tongue was numb from his sucking. She didn't know why he was doing this, and she couldn't break free for a while, until the wet heat finally let go of her lips and tongue, and kissed all the way along her chin...
"Pei Huaian, Pei Huaian..." She called him loudly, "Wake up!"
The breath on his neck stagnated, and he raised his face. In the darkness, his lustful eyes looked at her suspiciously.
"Sister Shu?"
Shen Yunshu moved: "You get up first..."
Pei Huaian released the hand that was holding her, slowly got off her, sat on the edge of the couch, and raised his hand to pinch his face.
pain……
pain?
Why does it hurt?
Isn’t this a dream?
Why does it hurt in a dream?
Pei Huaian stared blankly at her as she sat up from the couch, her hair disheveled, her lips rosy red, and her eyes filled with fear.
"Pei Huaian, what happened to you just now?" She curled up on the couch, full of defense.
Pei Huaian felt the hot blood in his body freeze in an instant: This is not a dream...
"I..." How could he explain to her? He thought he was having that dream again. "Sister Shu, why are you... on my bed?"
"I heard you breathing rapidly and thought you were feeling unwell, so I came to check on you. You..." Shen Yunshu asked him tentatively, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Pei Huaian didn't dare look at her: "...No." Although she gave him a way out, what kind of serious man would randomly kiss his relatives when he has a nightmare? He wouldn't believe it if he told others.
"Why is that?" Shen Yunshu speculated, "Could it be that you have a quirk?"
Pei Huaian didn't expect that even though he had made full preparations tonight, not only did he fail to stop himself from dreaming, he even offended her in a half-asleep state?
"Sister Shu, actually... I do have a quirk." At this point, Pei Huaian no longer cared about the embarrassment and told her about the dream that had been tormenting him for these days, "I sometimes have that kind of dream..."
"What kind of dream?"
"It's, it's Haru..."
He was too embarrassed to say it out loud, and Shen Yunshu understood after just one word: He probably had that kind of dream often, and he thought he was in a dream just now, so he treated her like that.
It didn't seem like he meant to offend him.
However, even if he didn't mean it, such an incident was enough to make Shen Yunshu so embarrassed that she wanted to escape as soon as possible.
"You're at that age, full of vigor and vitality, so it's normal to have such a dream." She tried her best to appear unconcerned about what had just happened. As she spoke, she was about to get off the couch. "I won't take what happened just now to heart. Just go back to sleep."
"Sister Shu..."
Just as she got off the bed, he grabbed her wrist.
Shen Yunshu felt as if she was burned by fire and subconsciously shook off his hand.
He was stunned, and a hurt expression slowly appeared on his handsome face: "I just want to apologize to you, do you dislike me?"
Shen Yunshu couldn't help but regret her overreaction. She had originally wanted to flee from here as soon as possible, but seeing his expression, in order to show that she didn't dislike him, she had to change her mind and sat next to him: "I don't dislike you, I was just scared for a moment."
"I don't want to have such a dream either. I've gone to the temple to listen to sutras, sought interpretation from masters, and even..." He even molested himself. "I've tried many ways to get rid of this kind of dream, but now it seems that nothing has worked."
"So this is why you kept going to Daxiangguo Temple." The third sister once thought that he wanted to become a monk, but she didn't expect that not only did he not have the intention to become a monk, but he was trapped in worldly desires and couldn't extricate himself.
Thinking of her third sister, Shen Yunshu suddenly had a bad idea in her mind. She turned around and asked him, "When did you start having dreams like this?"
Pei Huaijin wanted to say that he had been dreaming since the day he met her in the backyard of Fengle Tower, but at that time she was still his sister-in-law. It was too shocking for a brother-in-law to covet his future sister-in-law. To save face, he decided to tell an insignificant lie: "It started on the day we got married..."
Shen Yunshu secretly took a deep breath, but still held on to the last glimmer of hope and asked him: "Who is the person in your dream?"
Pei Huaian didn't dare to look her in the eye. He lowered his head and hesitated, "I don't know if I can tell you. I'm afraid if I tell you, you'll think I'm a shameless person who has lost his morals and violated ethics..."
The more he said this, the more uneasy Shen Yunshu became.
She was also afraid to know the answer, so she asked indirectly: "Is it someone I know?"
Pei Huaian nodded.
"Is it someone you can't desire?"
nod.
"Is it... someone from this mansion?"
When the last question was asked, Shen Yunshu's heart was lifted up and her voice was trembling. After seeing that he still chose to nod, her heart suddenly turned cold: what he dreamed of... was indeed his third sister.
"No! You are not allowed to do that!" Shen Yunshu stood up and said "no" three times in a row with a serious expression, "You can't go on like this." The third sister has become his sister-in-law, and he will not allow her to be desecrated even in his dreams.
This was the first time a gentle person lost his temper in front of him. Pei Huaian was really frightened. He was stunned for a moment, and then said aggrievedly: "I know this is wrong, and I don't want to be like this, but after falling asleep, I have no choice..."
The boy hung his head and hunched his shoulders, like a big dog that had done something wrong.
But what was wrong with the dog? He just loved the third sister too much, but he couldn't get her love, so he had to suppress himself all the time, so he had such a dream at night.
Shen Yunshu couldn't bear it and wanted to touch his head to comfort him, but as soon as she touched him, he avoided her.
"I was a little harsh just now. This matter cannot be entirely blamed on you," Shen Yunshu softened her tone. "How about this, I will help you find a way to get rid of this evil thought in your heart as soon as possible, okay?"
"What can you do?"
"Let me think about it." Shen Yunshu encountered this kind of thing for the first time, and she couldn't think of any good solution for the moment. "It's still two hours before dawn, you should go back to sleep."
She stood up and prepared to go back to her bed.
"Sister Shu..."
"Um?"
"How about I go back to the side room and sleep tonight?" He really didn't have the face to continue sleeping here.
"No need. Now that I know about this, I won't bother you at night anymore..."
"You really don't mind?"
"Since it wasn't your intention, I naturally wouldn't mind..."
Pei Huaian then dared to raise his head, his beautiful phoenix eyes had regained their clarity: "Sister Shu, you are so kind..."
Even though she knew that the person in his dream was her, and even though he had offended her just now, she did not hate him for it, and did not mind him continuing to sleep there.
The handsome young man looked up at her sincerely, with a few messy hairs sticking up on his head, making him look more like a dog.
Shen Yunshu couldn't help but want to touch his head again. This time, he didn't dodge and let her rub it.
"Okay, go to sleep."
The forgiven boy watched her go back to the other side of the screen. The heavy stone in his heart was finally lifted. He lay back on the couch, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
The moon has set, the stars have faded, frost has begun to fall, the sky has suddenly turned white and then blue, and the maids in Yunzhi Courtyard have already started to get busy.
Danruo and Qinghe received instructions from their daughter last night, saying that she had to go to Haitang Garden to pay her respects to her mother-in-law at the hour of Mao today, and asked them to wake her up early.
This was the first time the girl had gone to the Madam's courtyard to pay her respects in the month since she married into the Pei family. The two maids were even more nervous than her. As soon as the hour of dawn arrived, they prepared hot water and toiletries and knocked on the bedroom door.
The one who opened the door was the young master of the Pei family. He was neatly dressed and said to them, "I can't wake her up. You guys try..."
Danruo and Qinghe nodded in agreement and walked into the bedroom one after another.
The girl was still sleeping soundly, her long eyelashes were quiet, and her sleeping posture was cute and innocent. Danruo and Qinghe divided the work, one soaked the handkerchief and wiped the girl's face first, and the other went to the wardrobe to choose clothes to wear today.
Seeing the girl being woken up by the wet towel, Dan Ruo immediately helped her up and fed her half a cup of warm tea, and then she slowly woke up...
After washing up, Shen Youran was already mostly awake. She reminded Dan Ruo behind her, "Aunt Xiao taught me that you don't need to put on too much makeup when you go to visit. It's better to be generous and decent. Keep your makeup light and your clothes simple. You don't need to wear fancy ornaments on your bun. Today, wear a heart-shaped bun and accessorize it with a plain jade hairpin..."
Dan Ruo combed her hair as she instructed. Qing He also picked out a few clothes and brought them over. Shen Youran pointed out a green jacket and an apricot-yellow folded skirt from a pile of pink and tender colors...
Because her makeup was simple today, Shen Youran walked out of the room in less than two quarters of an hour.
At that time, Pei Huaijin and Qing Jian were doing morning exercises in the yard. They caught a glimpse of a beautiful figure walking out of the main room, and they both stopped at the same time.
The thin eyebrows cover the spring mountains, the pink cheeks are condensed with morning dew, and the girl with a little makeup on her fair skin and bright face looks like a fairy with jade-like beauty.
Her dress today was not as playful as usual. She was dignified and simple. When she appeared quietly, she had a bit of her elder sister's calmness and elegance.
But this calmness and elegance were fleeting. She glanced at them sideways, walked down the stairs with her neck stiffened, and did not stop when she passed by the two people.
Pei Huaijin knew that she was still angry because he refused to accompany her to pay his respects yesterday.
So he pulled her and said, "I'll go with you after I change my clothes."
"I don't care!"
Shen Youran shook her off, took Dan Ruo with him, and strode out of the yard.
Pei Huaijin laughed in silence, but he was still worried about her going alone. After finishing his morning exercise, he went into the house to change clothes.
Begonia Garden.
When Mother Zhang saw that Shen Youran had only brought a maid with her, she specifically asked, "Young Madam, why didn't your husband come with you?"
Shen Youran didn't know the other party's intention in asking this question, so he said, "I just came here to pay my respects. There's no need for him to accompany me."
Although I would feel more at ease with him accompanying me, it doesn't matter much if he doesn't come. As for paying respects, it's just a matter of coming over to offer my mother-in-law a cup of tea or serving her breakfast. It's not a difficult thing.
Moreover, when the old lady handed over the management of the household to her elder sister yesterday, she also told her in front of everyone that she should learn from her elder sister. Even if her mother-in-law wanted her to stay here and follow the rules, she had a reason to escape.
She thought the matter was simple, but she didn't notice the subtle expression on Zhang's mother's face: "Young Madam, please follow me..."
"Hmm?" Mother Zhang didn't lead her into the courtyard, but instead wanted to take her out of Haitang Garden. "Where are you going?"
"Go to the kitchen." Mother Zhang had discussed with the lady early in the morning. If Dalang came with his new bride today, they would ask them to come in and pay their respects. If the new bride came alone, she would lead her to the kitchen and ask her, the daughter-in-law, to prepare breakfast for her mother-in-law.
Nowadays, on the third or fourth day after a bride enters the house, she must cook breakfast for her parents-in-law herself to show her filial piety.
Shen Youran also knew about this, but when a bride goes into the kitchen, she should be accompanied by a Quanfu man or someone from her natal family, so the bride only needs to pretend to be there. However, it has been too long, and now she only has Danruo by her side. Danruo is her personal maid, who is only responsible for taking care of her daily life and has no knowledge of cooking.
But her mother-in-law asked her to cook a meal today, which was a good reason for her to do so, so she couldn't refuse. Shen Youran had no choice but to follow Mother Zhang to the kitchen.
As soon as she stepped into the smoky kitchen, Dan Ruo behind her was stopped.
"Today, the young lady is performing her filial duty to her mother-in-law. You cannot interfere..."
"But my young lady..."
"It's okay, Danruo, I can do it myself." Shen Youran also realized at this moment that her mother-in-law must be deliberately making things difficult for her again. It's just cooking. Pei Huaian can make a pot of noodle soup, so what can't she do?
The cook handed her an armband at the right moment, helped her to hold up her sleeves, and then led her to the stove, saying that the eldest lady had specifically instructed the kitchen to have mandarin fish porridge for breakfast today...
Mandarin fish porridge?
"How to make it?" she asked the cook.
The cook said, "Remove the head, tail, and skin of the mandarin fish, tie it up with four thin threads, add salt, wine, ginger, and pepper, and boil it with rice and water..."
It doesn't sound very difficult.
"The servants have prepared all the ingredients..." The cook pointed to the table next to the stove. There was glutinous rice, seasonings, and a large mandarin fish swimming in a basin...
This cook is quite considerate. Doesn't it mean that she just needs to throw all the ingredients into the pot?
Shen Youran was about to tell the cook to process the live fish when a mallet was stuffed into her hand.
"Young Madam, I'll leave it to you from now on..."
Shen Youran looked at the mallet, then at the fish: "You want me to kill the fish?"
"Killing the fish is not difficult. I will help you light the fire..."
*
Pei Huaijin came from Begonia Garden. He didn't see Shen Youran there, so he asked the maid, who said that Mother Zhang had taken her to the kitchen.
He frowned, said nothing, and left Haitang Garden with Qingjian.
When he rushed to the kitchen, he saw Danruo standing outside, looking very anxious.
"My dear, the young lady..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard a scream from inside.
It was Shen Youran’s voice.
Pei Huaijin walked in quickly, found her figure in the smoke, and walked behind her.
"What happened?"
The next moment, she dropped what she was holding, turned around and jumped onto him, hugging his neck tightly.
"Wow, I don't dare kill the fish..."
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