It snowed again in the evening.
Despite the wind and snow, Le Kui brought hot water for the two of them. Li Huai'an held Zhao Rou in his arms, and they took a bath together in the tub.
After the snow had stopped, Zhao Rou was embraced from behind by Li Huai'an, and she couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
Li Huai'an was unusually gentle and affectionate tonight. She thought, this is what normal marital intimacy should be like.
During the long night, she thought of her deceased aunt Liu again. She thought of the child she had lost before birth, taken away by a bowl of abortifacient.
She suddenly felt grateful to her mother, Zhang Wan. If it weren't for her foresight in making her take the abortion pill early and recovering her health, she probably wouldn't have had the chance to serve Li Huai'an at this point.
Ultimately, however, it was her biological mother, Liu Yun, who was the culprit who caused her so much suffering.
Zhao Rou thought to herself, if Liu Yun hadn't had an affair with the monks of Qinglian Temple, the monks wouldn't have taken the opportunity to steal her virginity, she wouldn't have gotten pregnant, and Liu Yun wouldn't have been sold into prostitution again, dying from a ruptured anus.
The source of all her misery lies with her restless birth mother, Liu Yun. Yet, it was also this restless mother who gave her the opportunity to come into this world.
In her extreme inner turmoil, Zhao Rou finally succumbed to exhaustion and drifted off to sleep.
When she woke up the next morning, she turned over and realized that Li Huai'an had already left.
Hearing the commotion inside, Le Kui happily carried a bowl of water for washing her face, lifted the curtain, and went into the inner room to help Zhao Rou get up.
Zhao Rou turned over, only to find her body aching and sore, unable to move at all. She hissed and showed a pained expression.
"Auntie, was it because you and the young master were too intense last night?" Le Kui said with a grin, a meaningful smile on her face.
"You little brat, you've got some nerve, haven't you? How dare you tease your young lady?!" Zhao Rou pretended to be angry and picked up a pillow from behind her, throwing it at Le Kui.
Le Kui shifted her body slightly, and the pillow landed on the person behind her.
"Young Master!" Le Kui hurriedly bowed and retreated.
"Didn't you leave, Master? Why are you back?" Zhao Rou asked shyly, her head lowered.
Li Huai'an carried the food box from behind him to the front and placed it on the small table against the wall. He said softly, "Yesterday, I asked you for a lot of food. I thought it was inconvenient for you to get out of bed, so I went to the kitchen to get this for you."
Li Huai'an's words only made Zhao Rou feel even more pain all over her body.
Her voice was barely audible: "Yes, it hurts a little."
Li Huai'an strolled over slowly, sat down beside her, washed his hands with the water Le Kui had brought to cleanse his face, and then took out a white porcelain bowl from his pocket. As soon as he opened the lid, a pleasant fragrance filled the entire room.
"What is this? It smells pretty good," Zhao Rou asked instinctively.
"You'll find out soon enough," Li Huai'an said with a meaningful smile. He lifted the blanket, gestured for Zhao Rou to lie down, and slowly removed her underpants.
Zhao Rou suddenly realized what the medicine was for.
She quickly pressed down on Li Huai'an's hand, which was trying to penetrate deeper, and said nervously, "Master, let me do it myself."
Li Huai'an, however, did not comply with her wishes. He gently applied the medicine to her, and a cool, tingling sensation immediately spread throughout her body.
Zhao Rou's body stiffened instantly, and she dared not move. Her face burned as if it were on fire.
She never knew that as a woman, she could enjoy such an "honor".
"I have to clean up the mess I made. Okay. Don't move for now, lie down for a while, and put your pants back on after the medicine is fully absorbed."
Li Huai'an gently covered Zhao Rou with a blanket, then closed the white porcelain bowl containing the medicine and put it away, placing it in her palm. He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "This medicine is very hard to find."
Zhao Rou's face immediately turned red. She shrank back like a quail and agreed in a very soft voice.
Li Huai'an remembered that he still needed to go to Guixiang Street to find Zhang Fang today, so he didn't linger at Zhao Rou's place.
As Zhao Rou watched his departing figure, his smiling words still echoed in her ears, "Rou'er, wait for me well. Tonight, I'll take good care of you!"
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