Chapter 1043 I always want to tease you!
"Bait?" Jiang Xue raised her eyebrows and suddenly saw the bloodstain behind Fu Dong's ear that had not been wiped clean. It was left by the spy when he delivered the secret letter this morning.
She calmly pushed the embroidered handkerchief to the corner of the table and watched Fu Dong throw the badge on the sandalwood chair where Jiang Xiaoan usually sat.
"The new courtesan in Chunfeng Pavilion loves handsome men the most."
Fu Dong tapped the dark pattern on the hilt with his fingertips: "If Master Jiang were to take Xiliang tribute wine to talk about romance, those playboys would probably tell us all about their family tree."
She remembered the Western grape wine that Jiang Xiaoan had sent her the day before, and in the jar of wine was the silver needle he used to test poison.
The crisp sound of chess pieces hitting the board came from the corridor, and Xiao Zhan used the black pieces to break the endgame: "Since Xiao An asked to join the game, he must have been prepared."
He looked up at his wife who was making tea, and saw that she had replaced the celadon cup that Fudong usually used with a gilded cup. A smile flashed across the corners of her lips.
Jiang Xue fiddled with the tea whisk and chuckled, "If Master Jiang can't do it, why don't you give it a try?"
She deliberately spread the white fox fur that Xiao Zhan had hunted in the enclosure last year on the table: "I heard that the singing girls in Pingkangfang love people like you the most..."
"Madam, have you forgotten?"
Xiao Zhan interrupted her and wiped the tea foam from her temples with his fingertips: "Last month you said that Xiao An's peach blossom eyes are more attractive to girls."
His eyes swept over the new black iron dagger on Fu Dong's waist, which was exchanged by Jiang Xiaoan for three jars of Bamboo Leaf Green.
"That's not right."
Jiang Xue smiled and shook her head: "In the past, the pearl was covered in dust, but now after a closer look, I know that Yun Che's appearance is far superior to that man."
Her fingertips gently stroked Xiao Zhan's collar.
"really?"
"Absolutely."
Jiang Xue raised her face and said, "If you are willing to smile, I'm afraid it will make all the girls in the city lose their souls."
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt dizzy and his whole body was pressed down on the carved sandalwood couch.
"Instigating the current emperor's son-in-law to set foot in a place of fireworks?"
Xiao Zhan's palm swept across her waist, but there was a smile in his eyes: "Princess, you are such a good wife."
His slender fingers stroked her slightly bulging belly: "Are you going to teach the child these?"
Jiang Xue knew she was in the wrong, so she wrapped her slender fingers around the jade belt around his waist and said, "I just saw that you look particularly handsome in your court robes today, so I was just joking."
The unique scent of jasmine during pregnancy lingered between the two of them.
“Some jokes are not to be taken lightly.”
Xiao Zhan leaned over and whispered in her ear, the tassels of his golden hair crown brushing against her collarbone: "The only person in this world who can worry me is Xiaoxue."
The warm breath dyed the tips of the ears of the person in his arms red.
“Good Yun Che!”
Jiang Xue buried her face in his shoulder: "I'm sorry, maybe I'm bored during pregnancy, so I always want to tease you!"
Before he could finish his words, his chin was lifted up and he looked into those eyes filled with stars.
"It's me who should make amends."
Xiao Zhan kissed her forehead gently: "How about taking you to the Southern Suburbs Villa on the day off? The newly-tributed peaches are in season, and your favorite wisteria corridor should be in bloom too."
His fingertips gently combed her slightly messy hair.
As dusk deepened, the lanterns in front of Hongxiuzhao's door lit up one after another.
Jiang Xiaoan leaned against the vermilion lacquered corridor column, his eyes sweeping over Fu Dong's straight shoulders.
The silver-armored lady who used to be dashing was now wrapped in a black brocade robe, with even her eyebrows deliberately drawn to look sharp. However, the moon-shaped pendant on her earlobe that she forgot to cover up was visible and invisible under the light.
"Have you seen enough, Doctor Jiang?" Fu Dong raised his eyebrows, pressing the sword at his waist, his breathing was tightened by the silk straps on his chest.
"Look at a certain young master..."
Jiang Xiaoan picked up the fallen flowers on her shoulders and said, "You tied them with so much difficulty, do you want me to help you loosen them?"
Before he could finish his words, the scabbard of the sword was already against his throat, but when he saw the other person's expression of trying to hold back a laugh, he failed.
Jiang Xiaoan looked at Fu Dong's tightly bound moon-white skirt and frowned, saying, "It's flat to begin with, and the curves are even less visible after the chest binding."
He was secretly surprised that the embarrassment that a normal woman would have did not appear. He only saw Fu Dong calmly tidying up her white gauze shawl and saying, "It's getting late. We should leave."
The young man suddenly stepped across to block the way: "Commander Fu Dong is wearing such a strange outfit, are you planning to go to a romantic place with me?"
He suddenly felt that his previous curiosity about Qinlou and Chuguan had disappeared. If this decisive and ruthless female general was allowed to mingle among them, there would probably be a ridiculous scene with girls competing to flatter him.
"It is said that the four great courtesans are both masters of playing the piano and chess. I would like to broaden my horizons." Fu Dong gently twirled the folding fan in his hand, and the hollow sandalwood handle glowed coldly in the twilight.
"Even if a prostitute has talent, she is not a righteous person."
Jiang Xiaoan clutched the jade pendant on his waist and said, "Why bother with all this? If you want to learn the fine arts, I will teach you everything I know."
Fu Dong suppressed his smile: "They say they are protecting you, but in fact they want you to get close to the courtesan to get information."
She suddenly lowered her voice and told him in detail her plans for tonight.
"absurd!"
The young man's ears turned red. "Isn't it deceiving people's sincerity to use the beauty trick to get them to say something? Besides..."
He glanced at the brightly lit carved pavilion and said, "Taking you to visit a brothel is like being caught by the wife."
"It's just a money transaction of information. How can you be unfaithful?"
Fu Dong tapped his shoulder with the fan bone: "When the time comes, who knows who will take advantage of the beauty in my arms."
"Jiang is definitely not a dissolute person!"
"nature."
The female commander raised her eyes slightly: "After all, decent people use tricks..."
She looked at her companions who were frozen in place, and walked towards Shengge leisurely: "Talent is the most difficult to guard against."
Jiang Xiaoan sighed as he looked at the darkening sky, and the silver fish bag on his waist swayed slightly as he shook his head.
The dusk stretched out two figures and cast them on the bluestone slabs. In the distance came the long shout of the turtle slave: "Light the lamp to welcome the guests!"
Fu Dong was too lazy to argue and raised his hand to adjust his sleeves: "Since Master Jiang is in a difficult situation, I won't force you. Please do as you please, I will go and question him alone."
Before he had even finished his words, he headed towards the carved porch.
"Wait a minute!"
Jiang Xiaoan grabbed her apricot-colored shawl, his Adam's apple rolling twice: "As you wish."
Thinking that those prostitutes might do something intimate with Fu Dong, his heart started throbbing and he considered it as sacrificing his life for justice.
A warm fragrance filled the air in the red gauze tent. Before Jiang Xiaoan could adjust to the dim light, he was bumped into by a woman in red.
Fu Dong quickly dodged to the side, his eyes swept across the woman's exposed white shoulders, and a cold snort escaped from his nose: "Such a vulgar thing dares to stick to the distinguished guest, have the rules of Hongxiu Zhao been thrown to the dogs?"
The red-dressed lady smiled and twirled her silk handkerchief: "Young Master, you have a good eye. Why don't you tell me what you want?"
The crisp sound of the banknotes hitting the gilded table startled the candlelight to flicker. Fu Dong's fingertips pressed a hundred taels of silver and said, "I heard that you four golden flowers are the best at serving people. Call them all over."
"Miss Su He is accompanying the son of Minister Huang, and Liu Li is with Mr. Lu..."
The woman stared at the banknote and swallowed her saliva: "I will ask mother to arrange for the two girls Xiyin and Shuying."
The madam twisted her slender waist and led the two to the private room on the second floor.
When the two top girls pushed the door open, Jiang Xiaoan had already changed into a more romantic look.
He leaned against the jade table and flirted with the girls, his slender fingers stroking the strings of the pipa intentionally or unintentionally. With a few words, he led Xiyin to talk about the embarrassing incident of the son of the Minister of Rites who made a scene here last month.
Fudong's knuckles turned white as he gripped the teacup as he watched Shuying feed the peeled grapes to Jiang Xiaoan's mouth.
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