The soft and boneless body and the delicate and warm skin made Xu Lingyi unable to let go. He felt his heart fluttering and his blood 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 spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito.

Xu Lingyi held the lamp and looked at her.

Eleventh Lady's pear-blossom-like face turned into a blazing red plum, and she wrapped herself tightly: "I, I'm fine..."

Xu Lingyi looked at her exquisite eyebrows and eyes, and his body, which had not been calmed down, became tense again, and even more powerful than before.

From Eleventh Lady's perspective, it was crystal clear.

There was a flicker of fear in her eyes.

Xu Lingyi sighed in his heart, turned around and held her in his arms, gently rubbing 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 room was brightly lit.

Amber lowered her eyebrows and helped Shiyi Niang bathe.

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

Amber perked up after hearing that: "Although it's not very 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.

"Ma'am," Amber hesitated, "Do you have any doubts... Should we find a doctor..."

After all, she is an unmarried girl.

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

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

She helped Eleventh Lady 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 collar... The apricot-yellow lotus bellyband fell apart, revealing her snow-white breasts... extremely sexy and beautiful.

Amber's face was so red that it looked like blood was dripping out. She walked out of the house quickly, her heart still pounding.

No wonder Sister Dongqing doesn’t want to be on night duty.

Who knew that this would happen to me...

Mother Tao is right. The Madam should take a concubine for the Marquis, so that they won’t have to serve him in such matters in the future.

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

For a moment, stay there.

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His methods were superb, and Shiyi Niang had heard of them in her previous life, but had never seen them. When it was her turn, she felt embarrassed and at a loss.

She couldn't help but hold the hand that Xu Lingyi had hidden inside her body: "My Lord, I beg you..." Her voice was low and 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 early tomorrow."

Eleventh Lady lay in Xu Lingyi's arms, and could clearly feel his excitement through the thin underwear, and dared not move at all. She closed her eyes, hoping that the hour of the Ox would come soon.

Not only were his limbs stiff, but they were also trembling slightly.

Xu Lingyi never forced women. Women in front of him were always willing to tremble for him...

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

He gently brushed a strand of her hair that fell on her cheek behind her ear, but saw that her expression was visibly relaxed.

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

I could hear the 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 it was bright outside. There were soft snowflakes like goose down falling from the sky.

"My Lord, it's snowing." Lin Bo put a black otter skin cloak on Xu Lingyi.

He stared absentmindedly at his cloak, which was shining like a thorn under the big red lantern, and thought of the dark blue hair that was winding on his body under the light... Suddenly he said, "Go light a hand warmer!"

Lin Bo was stunned.

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

However, due to years of training, he immediately lowered his head and said "yes" respectfully, and then whispered to the servant beside him to light the hand warmer.

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

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

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

Xu Lingyi laughed, gently lowered the curtains, and strode out.

Listening to the footsteps gradually fading away, Eleventh Lady let out a long sigh 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 contain the scent of Xu Lingyi, mellow and warm.

She liked it very much and felt at ease.

But I don’t want to go any further…

Gradually, the sound of maids' quiet footsteps 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 got up quietly and smiled gently, "Come in! I'm awake."

Amber hung up the curtains, and Luyun, 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!"

Amber responded and left.

After a while, Nanyong's wife had tied up her hair.

Eleventh Lady looked around at the person in the mirror.

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

She nodded with satisfaction.

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

She tugged at random.

"The kitchen made some milk puff pastry today. Remember to bring two back for Niu'er later."

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

Nan Yong's wife took it with both hands and helped Shiyi Niang put it on with a bit of restraint: "I take food from you every day... Nan Yong will tell on me if he finds out."

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

Nanyong'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, she brings me delicious snacks. She said she must be obedient and lie down, not kick the quilt, and wait for me to come back obediently without Aunt Zhao's coaxing."

Children’s expectations of 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 alone, 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."

Eleventh Lady asked Nan Yong's wife to leave, looked at Mother Tao and said with a smile: "My private day is usually at the end of the month, when do you think it would be best to arrange the days for the concubines to sleep with me?"

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 front of 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 day will be in the middle of the month, and it will be very easy to get pregnant!

Did I guess wrong?

She smiled and picked out a pair of red gold and enamel lilac flowers 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 a small date." Mother Tao smiled and stepped forward to help Shiyi Niang put on the earrings: "I'm afraid that you will have to arrange a concubine by then." As she said, 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 arrange yourself in the middle of the month, which is the most suitable."

Eleventh Lady smiled and said "I know" without comment, 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 in a somewhat helpless manner.

"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 looking a little frightened like a little rabbit.

Eleventh Lady tried her best to make her smile friendly and waited quietly 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 burning hot. She pursed her lips and finally said, "I, I have something to tell my wife..."

Eleventh Lady entered the hall alone with Nan Yong's wife.

Nan Yong'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 month." 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 looked a little 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 around the time of the baby's early morning, so they often arranged for concubines of high rank to sleep with them around the time of the baby's early morning. As a result, it became very difficult for them to get pregnant.

Sometimes, it's just a kind smile.

She smiled and took 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 was 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 refute her opinions. 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. She also tried to persuade her by saying that she would arrange a concubine for Xu Lingyi when the day came... It was exactly what 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 person like him with her little tricks. Instead of pretending to lie to him, it would be better to be honest to win his trust.

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

She smiled slightly.

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Many friends asked me about adding more chapters in the comment section, so I came here to explain it.

Friends who often read Zhizhi's books know that Zhizhi is a famous 3K party, a daily update party. Although I have always wanted to improve it and become a double update party, it has always been in the small trial stage and cannot be mass-produced. (*^__^*) Hehe... It's the same this time. I use the lunch break and the evening to write every day, and I have exerted my strength to the limit. I didn't expect the votes to increase to an incredible number. ⊙﹏⊙b sweat... Then it was a tragedy! I dare not brag anymore... I haven't paid the "debt" yet... I hope I can stick to the double update until the end of the month... Sisters, vote and give me strength!