Chapter 91 She seduced me with her alluring demeanor for half a day
Yu Mian hurriedly said, "I almost forgot, Xue Qing asked me to deliver a letter to General Xiang. He was originally going to come with me, but he fainted while packing his things. The doctor took his pulse and found out that he was pregnant. The pregnancy is not yet three months along and the situation is unstable. Lord Jin insisted on not letting him leave, so he had no choice but to ask me to bring the things and the letter over."
Lu Jinlan was stunned for a moment. She had heard of stories of newlyweds getting pregnant on their wedding night, but she never expected that Xiang Ruzhen would encounter such a thing.
She patted Xiang Ruzhen's arm, "Congratulations! You're doing great, becoming a mother so soon. You have to treat us."
Xiang Ruzhen smiled. "Of course, I won't refuse. When you and Wuxin are free... By the way, where's Wuxin?"
Yu Mian secretly curled the corners of her lips, and Lu Jinlan then remembered, "I forgot to ask you, why is Huai Xing here?"
Yu Mian hurriedly said, "You asked Jiang Lan to teach those male servants martial arts so that our husbands could take them out with peace of mind, right? Besides, Huai Xing volunteered to come along and see his master, so I have no reason to refuse."
Lu Jinlan didn't believe her, and narrowed her eyes slightly, "You just let him come along, didn't you teach him anything else?"
Yu Mian hurriedly looked away. "What can I teach him? I just taught him some ways to serve others and how to take care of General Yan. You two chat. Qi Lang asked me to bring some things to Shisan. I'm going to go see him."
After Yu Mian left, Lu Jinlan realized why her affair with Xiao Heng had spread to the capital; it turned out that Thirteen was a big mouth.
He couldn't write, so he had to ask someone to write him a letter, and he didn't forget to tell his seventh brother about the gossip here. His mouth was looser than a cotton trouser waistband.
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When Yan Wuxin saw Huai Xing, he was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say a few words to him, but seeing that Huai Xing was covered in dust and grime from traveling for days, he swallowed the reprimand that was on the tip of his tongue.
Huai Xing smiled and said, "Master, the Yan family brought you a lot of things, and I also brought you some of your favorite snacks. Let me put them in your room for you."
Yan Wuxin nodded and led him to his room.
Huai Xing immediately rolled up her sleeves and carried in several boxes of things, starting to put them away one by one, while muttering, "The road is too far. I carried these snack boxes in my arms, but some of them still broke. Pick some whole ones to try, and throw the rest away."
"Oh right, I remember you loved wearing this fox fur vest last year. Did you forget to bring it with you when you left? I specially asked Fang Qing to find it and bring it to you."
Yan Wuxin sat in the chair watching him busy himself, picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth, but suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
Yan Wuxin's mother, Yan Weijin, was a strict mother, and her father had died early. Although she had taken many concubines, they were all just there to please her and provide her with wine and women. She had never met a man who cared for her so deeply and sincerely, like Huaixing.
In Yan Wuxin's life, there were few times when she received such trivial care from a man, which made her feel a little uncomfortable for a while.
"Take your time packing, I still have some things to take care of."
She stood outside for a while in the cool breeze, and as she recalled the absurd and passionate night before leaving the capital, the cold wind seemed to grow hotter and hotter.
Turning around, she found Huai Xing disheveled, wearing only a thin shirt that swayed back and forth in front of her, her well-defined and firm abs faintly visible.
Yan Wuxin was taken aback: "What are you doing?"
Huai Xing explained in a low voice, "I just washed your clothes, but I accidentally got myself all wet, so I had to take them off to dry them before wearing them again. If Master finds this inconvenient, I'll go out now."
Yan Wuxin frowned. "There are women all outside. How can you go out looking like this? Just stay in the room."
"Thank you, Master." Huai Xing looked up at her. "If you don't mind, Master, I'd like to take a bath here."
Yan Wuxin glanced at him and said, "Go ahead and wash, it's up to you."
Huai Xing walked behind the screen and undressed, draping her clothes over it one by one. Yan Wuxin glanced at her and his mind began to wander again.
She pulled a fan out of the drawer and started fanning herself.
After a while, the rushing water finally stopped, and the young man's gentle, deep voice came through, "Master, I forgot to bring my bath towel. It should be on the table. Could you please get it for me?"
Yan Wuxin rolled his eyes. He really wanted to know who taught him these overused tricks.
Huai Xing waited anxiously for a while, until the footsteps finally grew closer and closer.
Just as he was about to stand up, the towel suddenly hit him on the head. Yan Wuxin said impatiently, "Remember next time, don't be so forgetful."
"Yes." Huai Xing lowered her eyes in disappointment.
He didn't know if it was because he wasn't skilled enough, or if his master simply disliked him. No matter how hard he tried, his master remained unmoved.
However, Yu Mian Xiaolang said that if all previous moves have been abandoned, there is still one last move that can be used, which is: to retreat in order to advance, and to feign indifference to lure the enemy into a trap.
Huai Xing sighed, got dressed, and dried her wet hair.
"Master, you should rest well. I'm leaving now."
Just as my hand touched the door latch, someone behind me suddenly said, "Stop."
Huai Xing froze, standing there motionless.
She angrily said, "You've been seducing me for so long, and you think you can just leave? Get back here."
"Yes." Huai Xing couldn't help but smile, then quickly suppressed her excited smile.
He knelt beside Yan Wuxin's legs, resting his head on her knees, looking up at her angry face, and pleaded softly, "Master, you've worked hard in battle. Let your disciple serve you well and help you rest."
He mustered his courage and brushed his lips against Yan Wuxin's. He saw her brows furrow slightly, and she murmured unhappily, "Traitor! Seemingly obedient, yet always trying to defy her superiors."
Huai Xing's heart sank, and she whispered in protest, "I'm innocent! In my heart, Master will always be above all others. I just want to serve Master. I know I'm not worthy."
Yan Wuxin grabbed his chin. "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Go make the bed."
The joy in Huai Xing's eyes quickly dispelled the trace of sorrow. "Disciple obeys."
*
Seven or eight days passed in a flash, and the people sent to Shangdu to investigate returned, bringing back a lot of information about the Jiang Kingdom.
Jiang Kingdom is actually a country with a strong religious influence, and most of its people believe in the Holy Religion founded by the Meizu.
This Meizu is also a magical ethnic group. Their holy religion reveres pure and virtuous men as holy men to lead the religion.
Legend has it that the first holy male of the Meizu was born with a bewitching bone, capable of encountering immortals in his dreams and subsequently conceiving. He was strikingly beautiful, resembling a fairy, a demon, and a monster, and spent his days surrounded by poisonous flowers and insects.
Therefore, each subsequent Holy Male had to be exceptionally handsome and pass numerous trials of poison before he could be selected.
To consolidate his rule, the emperor of Jiang Kingdom married the current Holy Man as his royal consort ten years ago.
The scout warned, "Because of this Holy Male Emperor Consort, there are now many demon race people in the Jiang Kingdom's palace who are skilled in using poisons. Please be careful, Lord Lu."
Lu Jinlan asked in surprise, "Didn't you just say that a holy man must be a pure and virtuous man? He married the emperor, so how can he still be pure and virtuous?"
The scout chuckled, “It is said that in order to maintain the purity of the Holy Man, the Emperor of Jiang has never favored him. However, the Holy Man is so handsome that he is almost demonic; I don’t believe the Emperor of Jiang can resist. Perhaps the two of them are conspiring to hide it from their followers. By the way, I have a simple map of the Jiang royal palace here; please accept it, Lord Hou.”
Lu Jinlan took the blueprints and looked at them. "You've worked hard. Go and get some rest."
She made up her mind to visit the royal palace of the Jiang Kingdom.
*
Yu Mian was extremely reluctant to leave, but Lu Jinlan had already given him the order, and he had no choice but to prepare to return to the capital.
On the night before leaving, after the two had made love, taking advantage of Lu Jinlan's good mood, Yu Mian whispered sweet nothings in her ear.
"I'm leaving tomorrow, so please take good care of yourself."
Lu Jinlan replied with her eyes closed, "You've said that dozens of times. I'm a grown man, why would I torture myself?"
Yu Mian chuckled softly, "I'm not worried about anything else, I'm just afraid you'll be too soft-hearted and get deceived by some other man. I'm not jealous, but we're far away in the capital, and I'm happy that someone here can take care of you."
“But that young master from Qu Kingdom is a Qu Kingdom person after all. We don’t know his background. I really don’t feel at ease with him by your side.”
"If you like, what kind of men doesn't our country have? You can choose them all."
Lu Jinlan hummed in agreement. "I know what I'm doing. Don't worry about it."
Yu Mian sighed, her voice wistful, "Lord Lu is growing more and more imposing, and now holds a high position of power. Naturally, he doesn't want to listen to the ramblings of a lowly servant like me. Actually, I really miss the days when it was just the two of us in the courtyard, often talking late into the night by candlelight, our words soft and tender..."
Lu Jinlan heard a sob in his voice, opened her eyes, and saw that Yu Mian's eyes were red and filled with tears, her long eyelashes casting a dark shadow. In the dim candlelight, she looked especially pitiful.
"Tsk, I didn't say anything, why are you crying?"
Lu Jinlan touched his face and laughed, "You're a father now, and you still cry so easily?"
Yu Mian held her hand and said gently, "It was just a momentary feeling, but there's something I have to remind you of."
"Now that you have been granted a marquisate, most of the gatherings of noblemen in the capital will have to send invitations to our marquis's residence. Lin Cheng is your official husband, a second-rank imperial consort, enjoying boundless prestige."
“He comes from a noble family and has a good background. He is deeply in love with you, so he deserves it. We young men are not envious. It’s just that when we go out with the doctor in the future, my status and that of the seventh son are lowly. It would be hard to say otherwise.”
"I'll let it go. When Anton grows up, you'll probably promote me for the sake of the child. But Qilang gave birth to three children for you this time, which was quite dangerous. You should show your appreciation."
He talked for a whole carload, and Lu Jinlan only realized what he meant at the end.
"Hey! It's just about getting a promotion, isn't it? You've gone through all sorts of roundabout ways, almost confusing me, and I even shed a few tears, crying and making a scene. Why did you have to go through all that?"
Yu Mian, her thoughts exposed, said awkwardly, "I was just... afraid you'd be unhappy. Besides, if you keep putting it off, who knows if you're saving the position for some Young Master Xiao or Young Master Di?"
Lu Jinlan chuckled, "I really forgot. I said last time that I'd promote you after you had the baby, but then I got busy with a bunch of things and forgot. How could a grown woman like me remember these things? Why didn't you remind me sooner?"
Yu Mian rolled her eyes at her. "How could I bring this up myself? I thought you were delaying because you thought I hadn't done a good job. I don't care, but I have to think about Dong'er. She's your eldest daughter. I wanted to ask Qi Lang to say it, but he's even less articulate than me, so I can't count on him."
Lu Jinlan laughed and said, "Alright, alright, this was my oversight. It should have been done a long time ago. Let's do it all at once this time. You and Qilang will both be concubines. I'll write a letter to Lin Cheng, and when he holds the full-month celebration for the children, we'll spread the word. How about that?"
Yu Mian happily kissed him, "You can't go back on your word now that you've agreed. From now on, I'll consider myself Lu Hou's concubine."
He then thought for a moment, "What about your young master? He has no place as a principal husband or concubine, won't he cause trouble for you?"
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Author's Note: Here I am, going through a tribulation. I have a headache today, so I'll stop here for now. I'll try to update more tomorrow!
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