Chapter 28 Chapter 28 The Secret Lover Who Cannot Be Spoken. ...
Cen Xiu was leaning against the carriage, listening to the carriage woman's vivid descriptions of rural ghost stories. "I saw a white mist rising around the white fox. Suddenly, it transformed into a handsome man with long legs and a slim waist. He said softly, 'My lady, you are bathing here alone. Do you want me to serve you?'"
Hearing this, another maid holding a lantern chuckled and began to say something irrelevant: "You think the young master hasn't come back for so long? Could it be that he has also met a handsome man who turned into a fox?"
The carriage woman winked and said, "Just based on our young master's appearance and family background, not only would vixens but even fairies from the Moon Palace be drawn to him."
The two men laughed together, with an expression that said you know what I mean.
Cen Xiu's face was stern as he scolded, "As subordinates, we must not speak ill of our masters behind their backs. If I hear you again, I will report the truth to the young master and give you a good beating."
The two men suddenly fell silent.
Just at this moment, a crisp sound was heard in the woods.
It was the sound of branches being stepped on.
The three of them looked intently, and saw the outlines of a man and a horse gradually becoming clearer in the dim moonlight.
The maid came forward with a lantern, and the dim light reflected Xie Tingyu's face.
The three of them said in unison: "Young Master."
The maid noticed that there seemed to be another person behind Xie Tingyu. She leaned back and although the distance was not close, she could still make out that there was another person.
The man lowered his head, his hands still tightly clutching the clothes at Xie Tingyu's waist. And... and he was wearing the young master's outer garment. The servant was startled, figuring it was a man, but she didn't dare to actually raise the lantern behind Xie Tingyu to get a closer look.
Xie Tingyu ordered, "Go and get the veil from the carriage. Also, turn around. You are not allowed to turn around without my order."
The three of them immediately understood that the young master had really brought back a man.
Cen Xiu was the quickest to act. She immediately took out a veil that covered her from head to toe from the car, and signaled the other two with her eyes to stand facing the moon.
Xie Tingyu dismounted and led Ji Lian down, personally putting a long gauze curtain over him. The long gauze curtain covered him from head to toe, making it impossible to see his true face. Xie Tingyu helped Ji Lian into the carriage and instructed him, "Enter the manor through the side door and don't make any noise."
Ji Lian's clothes were still wet, clinging to his skin, making him uncomfortable. He pursed his lips and sat silently, his head bowed, listening to the clatter of the wheels.
In less than two minutes, the carriage drove quietly into the manor from the side door.
Ji Lian: "Your Xie family's farm is quite close to Ci'en Temple."
Xie Tingyu: "This is just one of the many parts of my family's wealth."
Xie Tingyu turned around and helped Ji Lian get off the carriage.
The moonlight was as bright as water, and Xie Tingyu personally held a lantern to lead the way. The two of them walked slowly along the winding corridor. In the courtyard, fragrant flowers bloomed, their fragrance wafting in the air. Outside the corridor, green bamboo and orchids were planted everywhere, creating a lush green scene.
Cen Xiu followed behind, not knowing the name of the man following Xie Tingyu. She only knew that this man was so charming that she could even get her young master to lead the way personally and protect him with a fence so that no one could see his true face.
Could it be... Could it be that this person is really the young master...the secret lover that cannot be told?
Cen Xiu shook her head and threw this outrageous idea out of her mind.
When Xie Tingyu led Ji Lian through a moon-shaped door, Cen Xiu stopped there consciously.
The two stopped outside the door and now they had come to a bathing pavilion, which was reserved for the enjoyment of distinguished guests.
In the center of the room was a jade-paved pool, with a bamboo massage cushion placed beside it. Xie Tingyu had enjoyed it on his first day at the manor, but since military training and teaching Cui Yuanying horsemanship and archery were exhausting, he simply washed in the adjoining side room for convenience.
Several attendants came out and saluted Xie Tingyu, "Good night, madam."
"Help this young master bathe," Xie Tingyu ordered. "He hasn't brought any change of clothes. Go get his new cloud-patterned silk shirt."
"yes."
When Ji Lian took off the veil on her head, the servants all gasped involuntarily.
What a handsome young man!
They swarmed forward and surrounded Ji Lian, first taking off the beauty's outer clothes. When everyone saw that this was the clothes their wife was wearing today, they immediately exchanged glances.
He brought back a gorgeous young man at night, wrapped in his wife's clothes. If this isn't someone from the room, then what is he? No wonder Madam Yuan didn't even look at the five beauties she sent. Compared to this young man, they are not even as good as one of his fingers.
After removing the damp monk's robe, they saw a trace of toad blood on Ji Lian's tight abdomen, and thought again: So she is still a virgin. When Ji Lian's clothes were completely removed, they all sighed at the beauty of this young man from skin to bone. His skin was as white as snow, his legs were straight and slender, and his waist was tight. It was a beautiful body with perfect proportions.
He is truly worthy of being the one my wife has chosen.
Two people trotted out, and when they came back, each of them was holding a small bamboo basket filled with petals of various colors.
He sprinkled flower petals over the warm water. The pool was thick with steam. Ji Lian slowly stepped into the heat and leaned against the wall. The discomfort and chill he had felt along the way completely dissipated. He closed his eyes and sighed softly, and even the tense lines in his shoulders gradually relaxed.
After bathing, Ji Lian lay on the bamboo couch and let the attendants massage her and wash her hair. By the time everything was done, more than half an hour had passed. Several attendants helped Ji Lian put on her clothes and brought Xie Tingyu's coat.
Ji Lian stared at the coat and asked, "Don't you have any other coats here?"
When the attendant saw water stains on the coat, he immediately understood what was going on and went out to get the other ones.
Ji Lian put on the newly delivered coat, put on the veil, and covered herself tightly.
The attendants thought to themselves: I understand, the beauty's unparalleled beauty can only be enjoyed by my lady alone, how can others get a glimpse of it?
At this time, a man who looked like an attendant was waiting outside the door. He said that he was ordered by the lady to take the young man to the side room to rest.
Ji Lian didn't suspect anything and followed the man through several courtyards. When they reached a spacious and elegant courtyard, the attendant thoughtfully opened the door and swiftly replaced the teapot and incense burner before leaving.
The attendant escorted the man and immediately left, turning left into a moon-shaped cave gate and finally stopping outside a hexagonal pavilion. He bowed to the figure leaning on the railing and said, "Madam, I have followed your instructions and led the young man to Madam Xie's bedroom."
"I was wondering how it was possible that Xie Er had only been cultivating himself outside for a dozen years and hadn't even touched a single man." Cui Yuanying turned around, sipped his wine from the spout of the kettle, and said, shaking his head, "It turns out he's already got a mistress hidden away in his golden house, a true lover."
It turned out that when Xie Tingyu came in from the side door just now, he was bumped into by Cui Yuanying who had just finished practicing riding and shooting.
Cui Yuanying hid behind a rock and took a look with the help of the light from the corridor. Although she could not see the man's face clearly, her slender figure with a wasp waist and long legs showed that he was a rare beauty based on her many years of experience in entertainment places.
"Come on, I really thought Xie Er was pure and unattached, a novice who knew nothing about sex. She didn't know the beauty of the art of sex, and I even sent a box of secret sex pictures that I have collected for many years to her study."
Cui Yuanying poured himself another glass of wine, "So there was someone hidden a long time ago. Tsk tsk."
She stood up and patted her follower's shoulder. "Don't you think what I do as a disciple is authentic? Master doesn't understand, so I will push him forward. Maybe after tonight, Xie Er will understand the wonderful feeling of a man in bed and won't be so harsh on me."
Ever since Cui Yuanying shamelessly insisted on moving into the Xie Mansion, she had been living a miserable life, waking up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs, practicing archery. Xie Tingyu was no softie, and if she slacked off even a little, he'd hit her with a stick. She'd had quite a few bruises on her legs and waist these past few days.
Although Cui Yuanying was holding a grudge, he watched Xie Tingyu training the palace soldiers before dawn and practicing archery until late at night. His diligence made Cui Yuanying realize what it meant to "have people who are more talented than you work harder than you", so he also started to practice diligently.
"Don't worry, madam." The attendant whispered, "I've put some aphrodisiacs in the incense burner and the teapot. They're not as effective as aphrodisiacs, but if Madam Xie wants it, then there's no need to ask. I'm sure Madam Xie will understand your painstaking efforts."
Cui Yuanying nodded in agreement, "Well done, go on, go back to your room and rest. I got hit with a few more sticks this morning, it hurts so much, go back and give me a massage."
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Ji Lian looked around the furnishings in the room, and his eyes paused for a moment when he passed by the sword tied with red silk on the ebony stand.
Although I don't understand its meaning, I just think of it as an ordinary decoration in the wing.
He walked around the screen, took two sips of the tea on the table, and casually hung his coat on the clothes rack.
The candle went out, the room returned to darkness, the curtains fell, and smoke rose from the incense burner.
Ji Lian's nostrils twitched as he smelled the familiar sandalwood scent in the thin quilt. Although he wondered why the scent on the quilt matched the scent on Xie Tingyu's body so well, the drowsiness in his mind did not give him the time to think about it. In less than a cup of tea, he had fallen into a deep sleep.
The originally cool, thin blanket gradually became warm for some unknown reason. Ji Lian's forehead broke into sweat, and he felt an unusual heat. He vaguely pulled the thin blanket down, unconsciously tugging at his inner garments a little. His long black hair fell across his collarbone, and he couldn't stop muttering, "It's so hot."
About a quarter of an hour later, the door was gently pushed open. The person who came in did not turn on the light and walked in the darkness.
Xie Tingyu yawned, covering her mouth with her hand, and casually tossed her outer robe onto the couch. As she stretched her muscles, she heard a man's low murmur from within the gauze curtains. Her face froze, thinking it was one of the five beauties Yuan Wangshu had sent, recklessly climbing onto her couch.
She opened the window slightly with her backhand, and a stream of moonlight poured down like a silk thread, scattering all over the ground. She drew aside the curtains and looked out into the silver moonlight.
Lying on her bed was the honorable Imperial Highness.
The man had his eyes tightly closed and his eyelashes trembling slightly. He was lying on a fine silk bamboo mat specially used for summer, covered with an ice gauze quilt, and there was an ice jar full of ice cubes in front of the bed. But why was there sweat on his forehead and flushed at the corners of his eyes and neck?
Why is this?
Ah...that's not right...the key point should be why Ji Lian was on her bed?
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The author has something to say: Cui Yuanying: My family, am I doing the right thing?
In the copywriting, "The second time Ji Lian's love poison attacked her outside the palace, Xie Tingyu was still there", next chapter~
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