Albizia julibrissin
"Husband, I can't."
The red candles flickered, and the women were making love in the red tent. When Tan Linshuang helped Zhao Mingyan sit astride her, Zhao Mingyan realized that if she really wanted to push her husband down and let her have sex with her, she didn't know where to start.
Tan Linshuang rested her hands on the pillow, her brows curved, and she looked relaxed.
"My lady, aren't you well versed in the art of sex? I see the copy of 'The Wonderful Treatise on the Su Nu' you brought with you to the bridal sedan has been flipped through so many times that the pages have turned yellow and the paper has wrinkled."
Zhao Mingyan scratched his cheek and said awkwardly, "All of that is just talk."
"Ha ha!"
Tan Linshuang smiled when she heard this, and pulled her hands off the pillow, slightly raised her neck, and then put one arm around Zhao Mingyan's willow waist, and held her left hand with the other, muttering: "Holding the doctor's hand, he will explore the room door and penetrate the strings of the zither."
Zhao Mingyan closed her eyes, her cheeks were already red, like a plump and sweet peach.
"If you feel the jade stick is hard, then practice shallow and deep movements. This will nourish the blood and circulate qi, and relieve the pain in the four thighs."
Tan Linshuang continued to whisper, holding her left wrist to guide her further movements, while her right hand gently stroked her waist and back.
“Hmm…”
Realizing his body's reaction, Zhao Mingyan took a deep breath.
This method of stirring up trouble was different from the previous ones, making her feel unfamiliar and full of anticipation.
Tan Linshuang's right hand is sometimes like a snake, nimble and smooth, and sometimes like a feather, which can arouse a tingling sensation with just a light stroke.
"Well!"
Suddenly, a pain came over him and Zhao Mingyan dared not move.
Tan Linshuang frowned slightly, and pressed the point nine points above her tailbone with the index and middle fingers of his right hand, massaging it back and forth.
Gradually, Zhao Mingyan felt a heat spreading from there, wandering throughout her body, relaxing her tense muscles, reducing the pain slightly, and giving her an indescribable excitement.
After a moment, seeing her tilt her neck back and slightly open her lips, Tan Linshuang relaxed his brows and eyes and took another step forward.
"Husband!"
Suddenly realizing something, Zhao Mingyan grabbed Tan Linshuang's left hand and curled her toes inward.
Tan Linshuang's movements of massaging her sacrum slowed down, and her voice became soft: "Don't be afraid, my lady. I will let you take my hand."
After saying that, he used force with his fingertips and quickened the movements of pressing and kneading the acupoints. Zhao Mingyan felt her whole body getting hot, as if millions of ants were crawling all over her limbs.
She scratched her plump belly to relieve the itch.
Until a wave of heat hit her, she shuddered, and the needle pierced her melon...
The red candle went out, and the red tent was filled with heat, which was lingering and charming.
The two figures hugging each other were motionless, and through the half-light and half-dark red curtains, they looked like a stopped revolving lantern.
"I'm so stupid. I've read 'Su Nu Miao Lun' so many times, but I still can't put it into practice."
Zhao Mingyan suddenly spoke, her tone mixed with coquettishness and shyness, completely different from her wedding night.
"Then I will take you to learn and apply it in practice in the future."
Tan Linshuang held her right hand and kissed the back of it. "It's getting late, and you're tired. Go get some rest."
Zhao Mingyan was still lying on top of him, and the two had not yet completely separated. She raised her head and stared at him, her eyes flashing.
Although the red candle has gone out and the stars and moon have dimmed, her eyes are still shining at this moment.
"Husband, didn't you say you needed to recuperate? I thought it would take a year or two."
Tan Linshuang had a calm expression on his face. There was light in his eyes, but it was not as bright as Zhao Mingyan's, and the area below his pupils was slightly deeper.
"Maybe my lady, you can bring me good luck and help my depression get better."
Then, he hugged Zhao Mingyan and closed his eyes...
The next morning, with birds chirping and the late spring morning glow in the background, Tan Linshuang slowly woke up. Turning around, she saw Zhao Mingyan still leaning in her arms, soundly sleeping.
Recalling the sweetness and happiness of last night, he was still not satisfied. He tried his best but failed.
He exhaled deeply, gently pulled his arm back, and got out of bed to change.
Xiaozhu and Ayun had been waiting outside the door for a long time. He whispered a few words to Xiaozhu and then asked Ayun to go to the study.
As soon as he walked in, he opened yesterday's almanac and took a closer look. Everything was fine.
"Finally it worked for once." He smiled brightly.
Ah Yun stole a glance at him, who looked refreshed and energetic, and tentatively asked, "Master, you got up later than usual today."
Tan Linshuang closed the almanac, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "Last night, I paid back the betrothal gift I owed her."
Ayun opened his mouth wide and uttered "Oh" without making any sound.
After looking his young master up and down again, he felt that there was indeed something different about him, but he couldn't tell exactly what had changed.
"Young Master."
But a bystander can see things more clearly. He lowered his head and whispered a reminder: "Things like the sun and the moon in your arms are not achieved overnight."
…
"Xiaozhu, how about calling him Zhao Mingdeng... No, no! That's too straightforward."
In the bedroom, not long after Tan Linshuang left, Zhao Mingyan woke up. As soon as she called Xiaozhu in, she began to think about the future name of her child.
Xiaozhu had already learned about the marriage consummation from Tan Linshuang's instructions, and she was so happy that she almost cried. However, when she saw Zhao Mingyan was too excited, she immediately put away her joy and reminded her seriously: "Miss, with my son-in-law's physical condition, you will probably have to turn over the quilt frequently."
"Hmm."
Zhao Mingyan pursed her lips, and her excitement immediately disappeared.
"Having a baby is such a hassle. Before I was worried about not being able to consummate my marriage, and now I'm worried about not being able to have children."
Xiaozhu's face suddenly turned red and she stopped talking.
She has no experience in giving birth.
Zhao Mingyan was also aware of this. After her physical discomfort subsided, she went to the Chastity Hall to learn from her sisters.
After helping Zou Wuniang clear her name, her relationship with the chaste women improved completely.
So when they heard her asking about having children, they all gathered around.
"Well! It's the same old thing. Just have sex more often."
"You also need to change your sleeping positions. You can't sleep in just one position."
"Choosing a day is also very important. For example, 'When thunder is about to roar, those who fail to exercise due caution in their behavior will give birth to a child without proper precautions, and disaster will surely befall them.'"
"In addition to the second month of spring, as well as the midsummer and midwinter months, and during periods of celestial change, couples should refrain from sexual intercourse, or the baby will be born with defects or be destined for disaster."
"We must also pay attention to the Three Voids and Six Taboos. The days before the waxing moon, the days after the waning moon, and the days when the moon is not visible are called 'moon voids'..."
Everyone was talking at once, making Zhao Mingyan feel overwhelmed.
Are there so many things to pay attention to when giving birth? My mother never told me!
Um?
She glanced and found that Aunt Zhuang, who always liked to join in the fun, had gone to dry brocade with Hu Xiu Lian. She hesitated for a moment, then asked Xiao Zhu to help her write it down and walked over.
Xiaozhu's eyes widened.
I remember? But I feel embarrassed if I listen to more than a few sentences!
"Sister Zhuang, why don't you join us in the dragon gate formation?"
Zhao Mingyan hugged Aunt Zhuang from behind and looked at her with a smile.
"Didn't they tell you about childbirth?" Aunt Zhuang responded with a smile.
Zhao Mingyan observed her complex smile and said sincerely, "My husband and I are both the only children in our families. We have a greater responsibility than others to carry on the family line."
"But once the children have their own families and careers, we will no longer be involved. At least I will let go."
As she spoke, she looked up at the sky and said, "When the children have grown wings, we will let them fly high."
"Sister Zhuang, it's time for you to let go."
She looked away and fixed her gaze on Aunt Zhuang. "You've sacrificed your freedom for them. It's time to think about yourself."
"A chaste wife is just not allowed to show her face in public, not imprisoned. From now on, use the money you save to buy clothes and jewelry, and then go out and have fun in style. It will definitely make you look five or six years younger."
"Going out for fun?"
Aunt Zhuang looked towards the distant house with a confused look in her eyes.
Zhao Mingyan nodded. "As long as you don't say you're a chaste woman outside, who will know?"
"Observing chastity and enjoying life are not in conflict."
"You are not ascetics."
"Besides, many monks wear robes made of Shu brocade!"
Aunt Zhuang smiled, and her eyes gradually became focused as she looked into the distance.
Zhao Mingyan said solemnly, "My husband has already made an appointment with a brocade dealer. They are willing to buy some brocade from us that they don't have."
"Next, it's time to discuss the price."
While the government was investigating the truth behind Zou Wuniang's love suicide, Tan Linshuang fulfilled her promise and helped Zhao Mingyan find a Jinhu to discuss cooperation.
The other party was a small brocade merchant with only four looms in his workshop. His output was small, so his business was naturally not as good as that of other peers. So when Tan Linshuang extended an olive branch, he did not hesitate for too long, but simply lowered the purchase price a lot.
To this end, Zhao Mingyan discussed with the chaste women and felt that a lower price was fine. They produced and sold their own products and had no other expenses, but the other party had to ensure the purchase volume so that the chaste women could still have a fixed income as before.
After several rounds of negotiations, the two sides decided to cooperate.
"My dear husband, you have made the greatest contribution to this matter. How can I thank you?"
On the night when the cooperation was confirmed, Zhao Mingyan asked Xiaozhu to help her take a bath, and as soon as she entered the bedroom, she undressed.
Tan Linshuang lifted the quilt and patted the seat next to her. "Help your husband to be a dragon, rising from the clouds and soaring into the sky."
Zhao Mingyan smiled shyly and took off all her clothes.
"Madam, you come and read tonight."
After hugging Zhao Mingyan and whispering in her ears for a while, Tan Linshuang blew warm air into her ears.
"What are you reading?" Zhao Mingyan asked breathlessly.
"What did you say?"
Tan Linshuang's eyes were full of smiles, and he did not look sick at all. He held Zhao Mingyan's ankles, lifted them high, with her feet facing the sky, and then leaned down and held her thighs.
Zhao Mingyan's face turned even redder. "Can I not read it?"
"Hmm."
Tan Linshuang pouted and shook her head, looking a little coquettish.
Zhao Mingyan felt embarrassed and helpless, so she could only whisper, "A woman raises herself...ah...pierces the gate of the mysterious female..."
Her chanting broke into pieces as the bed creaked.
“Haha…”
Xiaozhu, who was sleeping in the side room and was woken by the noise of the two people, yawned and murmured, "Calling him Zhao Mingdeng is not bad either, man or woman is fine."
It was another late morning. Zhao Mingyan stroked her belly and imagined who her future child would look like.
"My wife."
At this moment, Tan Linshuang suddenly opened his eyes, reached out and held her in his arms.
Zhao Mingyan's heartbeat suddenly quickened, and her toes curled up when she thought of the passionate lovemaking between the two of them last night.
"The buyer has been decided. Have you thought about how to distribute the profits?" Tan Linshuang asked softly, without any lust in her voice.
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