Chapter 117: Rules (Part 1)

The soft and boneless body and the delicate and moist skin made Xu Lingyi unable to let go. He felt his heart was shaking and his blood was boiling... but he still gave up halfway.

He has his own pride.

Eleventh Lady looked at him, her eyes like the Jiangnan region in March, shrouded in mist and rain.

"I don't know how this happened..." She said in a mosquito-like voice.

Xu Lingyi held the light and looked at her.

Shiyi Niang's pear-like face turned into a blazing red plum, and she wrapped herself tightly, "I, I'm fine..."

Xu Lingyi looked at her delicate features. His originally tense body became tense again, even more powerful than before.

From Eleventh Lady's perspective, it was clear as day. A look of fear flashed through her eyes.

Xu Lingyi sighed in his heart, turned around and held her in his arms, gently stroking her head: "I'll call the maid in!"

Eleventh Lady hesitated to speak: "I..." In fact, she didn't know what she wanted to say or what else she could say.

Xu Lingyi smiled softly: "It's okay, it's okay." Then he called the maid on duty and went to the bathroom.

The house was brightly lit.

Amber lowered her eyebrows and helped Shiyi Niang bathe.

"Amber." Eleventh Lady lay in the large pinewood bathtub, watching the petals floating on the water turn red and clear, "When will my little life end?"

Amber perked up after hearing this: "Although it's not quite accurate, it's probably at the end of the month."

Eleventh Lady hummed, closed her eyes, and felt the comfort of the warm water wrapping around her body.

"Madam," Amber said hesitantly, "Are you wondering... whether you should find a doctor..."

After all, she is a young girl who has never left the house.

Eleventh Lady smiled slightly: "No need. I'm just asking."

Amber doesn't understand these things, but it's always a good thing that Eleventh Lady cares about her.

She helped Shiyi Niang to dress with a smile, put away her things and walked out of the bathroom.

The curtains were half-open, and her eyes drifted over unintentionally... watching the Marquis holding Shiyi Niang in his arms... while kissing her temples, he put his hands into Shiyi Niang's clothes... the apricot-yellow lotus bellyband fell apart, revealing her snow-white breasts... extremely fragrant and charming.

Amber's face turned red as if bleeding, and she walked out of the house quickly, her heart still pounding.

No wonder Sister Dongqing doesn't want to stand guard.

Who knew that this would happen to me...

Mother Tao is right. Madam should take a concubine for the Marquis, so that they won't have to serve him in this kind of matter in the future.

I thought of what Eleventh Lady asked herself the night before she got married, "Are you willing to follow me?"

Stay there for a while.

His methods were superb. Eleventh Lady had heard of them in her previous life, but had never seen them. When it was her turn, she felt helpless and embarrassed.

She couldn't help but hold the hand that Xu Lingyi had hidden inside her body: "My Lord, I beg you..." Her voice was hoarse and she was about to cry.

He looked at her pale face and finally gave up. He covered her clothes and held her down, saying, "Go to bed early! You have to attend court tomorrow."

Eleventh Lady lay in Xu Lingyi's arms. Through the thin underwear, she could clearly feel his excitement. She dared not move at all. She closed her eyes, hoping that the ugly moment would come soon. Not only was her limbs stiff, but she was also trembling slightly.

Xu Lingyi never forces women. Women are always willing to tremble for him in front of him...

He wrapped Shiyi Niang tightly in his quilt, then crawled into her cold bed: "Go to sleep!"

His hand gently brushed a strand of hair hanging on her cheek behind her ear, but he saw that her expression was obviously relaxed.

His hand paused, then he resolutely turned over and blew out the lamp.

I could hear the alarmed drumbeats announcing the night watch, one after another, until the fourth watch. Then I got up silently, dressed, took a bath, and had breakfast.

I pushed open the door and saw a clear sky outside, with soft, downy snowflakes falling from the sky.

"Master Hou, it's snowing." Lin Bo draped a black otter skin cape over Xu Lingyi.

He stared absentmindedly at the cloak on his body, which was shining like a dark thorn under the big red lantern. Thinking of the raven-colored hair hanging on his body under the lantern... he suddenly said, "Let's light a hand warmer!"

Lin Bo was stunned.

It's so hot in Miaojiang, but Lord Hou doesn't even loosen his clothes. It's so cold in the Northwest, but Lord Hou doesn't even use a brazier... Why is he lighting a hand warmer when he returns to Yanjing?

But years of training made him immediately bow his head and say "Yes". He then whispered to the servant beside him to light the hand stove.

Xu Lingyi took the opportunity to wait and entered the inner room.

He lifted the curtain to look at Eleventh Lady who was still sleeping.

Her beautiful eyebrows were lightly furrowed, perhaps she was thinking of something in her dream, or she felt uncomfortable with the light shining into the curtains. She turned inward gently, her brows slightly relaxed, and her face pouted slightly, like a negative child, with a special kind of innocence.

Xu Lingyi laughed, gently put down the curtains, and strode out.

Listening to the footsteps gradually getting farther and farther away, Shiyi Niang took a long breath and opened her eyes.

She didn't want to see Xu Lingyi... After a night like that, she felt uncomfortable no matter what she did.

Lying quietly, the quilt seemed to still linger with the scent of Xu Lingyi, mellow and warm.

She likes it very much and feels safe.

But I don’t want to go any further…

Gradually, the sound of maids moving quietly could be heard.

"Madam, Madam!" Amber called her softly.

Eleventh Lady took a deep breath.

I also have to pay my respects to the Madam!

She rustled to her feet and smiled gently, "Come in! I'm awake."

Amber hung up the curtains, and Lvyun, Shuangyu and Fangxi helped her get up.

Nanyong's wife came in, bowed, and combed her hair skillfully.

Eleventh Lady ordered Amber: "Go and call Mother Tao in!"

Amber responded and left.

After a while, Nanyong's wife had put up the curtain.

Eleventh Lady looked left and right at the person in the mirror.

His expression is still calm and composed, and his smile is still generous and friendly.

She nodded with satisfaction.

Nanyong's wife opened the carved red lacquer box, and the glittering hairpins shone brightly like stars in the sky.

She made random comments.

"The kitchen made some milk puff pastry today. Remember to bring two back for the girl later."

Eleventh Lady smiled and picked out a hairpin made of blue glass and enamel.

Nan Yong's wife took it with both hands and put it on Shiyi Niang with a slightly awkward gesture. "I take food from you every day... Nan Yong will blame me if he finds out."

"It's not a good thing. It's rare that Niu'er likes it." Shiyi Niang looked at Nan Yong's wife with a smile, watching her open the carved red lacquer box containing earrings and rings. "Niu'er will definitely be happy when she wakes up and sees you come home and bring her something to eat."

Nan Yong's wife nodded repeatedly, and the shyness on her face turned into joy. "Silly girl only knows how to eat. Every day when I go out, I bring back delicious snacks. She said she must be obedient and lie on the bed, not kick the quilt, and not need Aunt Zhao to coax her, and wait for me to come back."

Children’s demands on their parents are sometimes very low…

A trace of sadness flashed across Eleventh Lady's brows, and she smiled and said, "Then don't listen to Nan Yong. He is a rough man, what does he know? I ate it all by myself, and I couldn't finish it, so I fell down anyway."

Nanyong's wife smiled with her lips pursed, looking very embarrassed.

The little maid reported: "Mother Tao is here."

Shiyi Niang asked Nan Yong's wife to leave, looked at Mother Tao and said with a smile: "My private day will be at the end of the month, what do you think will be the best time to arrange the sleeping days for the concubines?"

Mother Tao immediately smiled and said, "Of course it will be arranged at the beginning or end of the month."

Nan Yong's wife, who had already walked to the curtain, paused slightly.

Eleventh Lady was attracted by Mother Tao's words and didn't pay attention to Nan Yong's wife, but her mind was racing.

If this is the case, your period will be in the middle of the month, and it will be very easy to get pregnant!

Could it be that I guessed wrong...

She smiled and picked out a pair of lilac flowers inlaid with red gold and enamel from the box in front of her.

"If you arrange your own date at the beginning or end of the month, you will definitely encounter an unlucky date." Mother Tao smiled and stepped forward to help Shiyi Niang put on the earrings: "I'm afraid you will have to arrange a concubine." As she said this, she looked at Shiyi Niang with a smile, "The Marquis is not unsympathetic to Madam now, Madam, why should you give this opportunity to others in vain. Arrange the concubines at the beginning or end of the month, and you should arrange it in the middle of the month, which is the most suitable.

Eleventh Lady smiled and said "I know" without commenting, then concentrated on dressing herself up.

When I went out, I saw Nan Yong's wife standing under the eaves with an oil-paper bag in her arms. She lowered her head and rubbed the ground lightly with her left foot, looking a little helpless.

"What's wrong?" Eleventh Lady asked her with a smile, "But do you have anything to say to me?"

Nan Yong's wife looked up at Shiyi Niang, her eyes as frightened as a little rabbit.

Shiyi Niang tried her best to make her smile friendly and waited silently for her to speak.

Nan Yong's wife looked at Shiyi Niang's warm smile like a spring breeze, and felt the snack in her arms was burning hot. She pursed her lips and finally said, "I, I have something to tell my wife..."

Shiyi Niang entered the hall alone with Nan Yong's wife.

Nanyong's wife hurriedly said, "Madam, you can't arrange your own date in the middle of the month. It's easiest to get pregnant around the time of the baby's birth." Her voice was urgent and fast, as if something was chasing her from behind.

Eleventh Lady was stunned.

"I didn't mean it." Nan Yong's wife's face turned pale.

Eleventh Lady suddenly understood.

I seem to have read in a book that people in the past believed that it was easiest to get pregnant before and after the baby's day, so they often arranged for concubines of high status to sleep with them before and after the baby's day. As a result, it became very difficult for them to get pregnant.

Sometimes, it's just a kind smile.

She smiled and held Nanyong's wife's hand: "Thank you for reminding me." As she spoke, her tone became a little sad, "My aunt is far away in Yuhang, and no one has ever told me these things."

Nan Yong's wife breathed a sigh of relief, pulled her hand out of Shiyi Niang's, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Madam, I am too presumptuous."

Eleventh Lady shook her head: "Don't tell anyone about this. I have my own difficulties. After all, Mother Tao is the one left behind by my eldest sister. Sometimes, I can't refuse her. And it's hard to explain to my mother-in-law..."

Nan Yong's wife looked at her with sympathy in her eyes and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Madam, I won't tell anyone!"

Eleventh Lady smiled and patted her hands, then turned and left the hall.

My mood finally improved.

Mother Tao didn't want her to get pregnant, so she asked her to put her date in the middle of the month, and tried to convince her by saying that she would arrange a concubine for Xu Lingyi when her baby's date came... It was exactly as she guessed, but in fact, it was easiest to get pregnant at that time.

Shiyi Niang was always 90% truthful and 10% false in front of Xu Lingyi, because she knew that it would be difficult to deceive a shrewd and sharp man like him with her little tricks. Instead of pretending to be sincere and deceiving him, it would be better to be honest and win his trust.

Since everyone has this understanding, let this misunderstanding remain forever!

She smiled slightly.