Chapter 104 Seduction is an Art
At night, Shang Yuji felt relaxed after taking off her daytime clothes before going to bed. Jiang Xi, whose hair was also unbound, gently wiped away the water droplets that had fallen from the ends of her hair.
Shang Yuji rested her chin on her hand. The moonlight, like a ribbon, shone in through the half-open window, carrying a cool night breeze. She said softly, "After he finishes his morning court session tomorrow, he will arrive at the mansion around 4:40 AM. Go to the morning market and buy what you want, then wait for him in front of the mansion gate."
She originally wanted to go with him, but Jiang Xi would be more likely to make contact with Tian Mu if she went alone, and having her around would restrict Tian Mu's actions.
To comfort Jiang Xiqu, who had gotten up early but was disgusted by Tian Ze, Shang Yuji turned around and glanced at him. Jiang Xiqu quickly gathered his half-dry long hair with a handkerchief and replied, "Is there anything you want to eat, Aji? I can buy it together."
After reciting a few pastries she had craved but couldn't afford at the Jiang residence, she realized her original intention to comfort him. She beckoned to him with her finger, and Jiang Xi received the signal and bent down. As he landed in front of her, Shang Yuji lightly touched his cheek, then stepped back and sighed, "Thank you for your hard work, Qiu Shui. Tomorrow you'll be going to seduce a villain all by yourself."
A soft, warm touch enveloped her. Jiang Xi's lips pursed slightly, her eyes sparkling, and a blush crimson spread across her cheeks. "N-no, it's not hard work, Changtian. What are you trying to do, seduce me?"
Zhen Qiushui's underlying character is cold and aloof; it would be inappropriate for her to put on airs or flaunt her charm.
Shang Yuji pondered, "How do you usually seduce me? No, that won't work either..."
When Jiang Xi tried to seduce her, he was alluring and charming, displaying his beauty in a pitiful manner, but his actions didn't fit his character.
She suddenly realized, "When do you think I was most attractive to you? Just imitate my behavior back then!"
Although she never actively seduced him, it was precisely this ability to lure people in without taking the initiative that suited Zhen Qiushui.
"Changtian makes my heart flutter just by being in front of me." Jiang Xi said with a smile, not at all realizing that there was anything wrong with what she said.
"Where did you learn such sweet talk?"
"I'm telling the truth..." He would be happy whenever he saw Aji, a happiness that made him feel relaxed and joyful all over.
Seeing his earnest expression, which made it clear that he was serious, Shang Yuji was persuaded to surrender.
"Forget it." Shang Yuji simply gave up on letting him take the initiative. Given Zhen Qiushui's double standards of only responding to her husband, it would be strange for "her" to take the initiative to seduce Tian Mu.
"Just hang around in front of him. If he has ulterior motives, he'll probably stop you. Just chat with him for a bit then."
Moreover, with Madam Zhen's beauty, her stunning looks alone are enough to make anyone who passes by her extremely alluring, even just breathing.
"Okay, Changtian, don't worry, I will try my best."
A night breeze blew by, leaving her black hair dry. She sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, watching him wipe her long hair.
Her long hair fell to one side, and Jiang Xi took a handkerchief and carefully rubbed it open. He was worried that the long hair would hurt her wrist, but he couldn't refuse Aji's request, so he only let her rub it for a moment before taking back the thick handkerchief.
The moonlight was bright, and as she sat by the bed, she could see the moonlight filtering through her nightgown, casting a dark shadow on her waist.
Of course she knew his waist size, and she secretly sighed that not only was he good-looking, but his figure was also outstanding. Fortunately, she had a high resistance to him. If it were anyone else, poor Jiang Xiaoxi would not have been able to escape his clutches.
It seemed that the long gaze had caused the misunderstanding. When his long hair was almost dry, he put down the towel, placed his long fingers on the drawstring of his nightgown, and walked step by step toward the bed.
His face was obscured by the moonlight until his figure was enveloped in the moonlight that draped over her. Only then did Shang Yuji, who had been dazed, come back to her senses. Her gaze fell upon his slender waist, which had been hidden beneath his nightgown. The moonlight was no longer pure white; it was all hazy through the window frame. She didn't know when he had closed the window.
"?" She looked up in confusion, but before she could ask a question, a familiar scent approached. She didn't flinch, letting the warm, soft touch fall upon her.
Occasionally, in the gaps, he would piece together a fragmented sentence: "What are you going to do?"
He paused in his busy work, giving her a chance to rest, but his overly serious answer made her feel uneasy: "Changtian, didn't you want... to have sex?"
"What?" When did she think about this?
When he covered her again, her eyelashes trembled as she let him entangle her, and she whispered, "Let's finish quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow."
It wasn't what she thought; it was clearly his eyes, sparkling with lust, inviting her to fool around... Oh well, let him be.
"Hmph, hmm!"
As she drifted into unconsciousness, she vaguely regained her senses and asked, "The handkerchief you gave me, I can't take it back. Do you have any new handkerchiefs?"
The handkerchief she had promised to give him as a keepsake when it got old, embroidered with white pear blossoms, was now stained with blood. Since it was no longer usable, she didn't ask for it back; she figured she might as well get a new one to replace the old one.
Unexpectedly, the person who was crying with tears streaming down his face suddenly burst into tears, sobbing that he had no new handkerchiefs left, and the new handkerchief he used to bandage the wound on Madam Lan's wrist was the last one he had left.
The warm tears fell on her body, and were then gently drunk away.
No matter how you look at it, she was the one who wronged him first, and he was crying even harder. The teacher reached out and rubbed the back of his head to comfort him, saying, "Don't I have a little white hibiscus-patterned garment that you embroidered? It's a bit old, you can take it first."
"Oh!" Jiang Xi looked up in surprise, her eyes and nose red, her lips rosy, her fox-like eyes wet, and her voice rising, "Ah, ah... Changtian! Changtian, Changtian, thank, thank you Changtian!"
Little Clothes! Ah Ji gave him her little clothes on her own initiative! Oh dear, she hadn't kept her promise about the handkerchief, so Ah Ji gave him her little clothes instead… Ah Ji hadn't been too willing to give him the little clothes before, but this time, to appease him after breaking her promise, she traded them for the handkerchief…
Ah Ji, Ah Ji, why are you so good to him?
Her sobs grew louder, and she gripped his arm tightly, gritting her teeth as she said, "Keep your sobs down!"
"Ugh..."
Finally, annoyed by him, she opened her mouth and bit his neck, leaving behind horrifying and pitiful teeth marks.
Exhausted, Lord Jia kicked away Madam Zhen, whose eyes were red from crying. The poor lady got out of bed, put on a long robe, and with a flushed face from pity, brought warm water to clean up the mess. Seemingly sleepy, Lord Jia let Madam Zhen cling to him tightly, closed his eyes, and drifted into a deep sleep.
The next day, as the sun rose, Tian Mu finished his morning court session. The noise in the court was giving him a headache. Apart from the faction of the eldest princess accusing his subordinates of a mistake, fortunately it was a trivial matter. After smoothing things over, the matter could be dropped.
He rubbed his temples and got off the carriage. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a graceful woman walking towards him. Upon closer inspection, he recognized her as Madam Zhen from the Jia family.
It must be said that Madam Zhen was exceptionally beautiful. He had seen many ladies, but none could compare to Madam Zhen.
Whether it was the daughter of a noble family raised in luxury by her colleagues, or the emperor's harem which claimed to have collected beauties from all over the world, none of them could be as unforgettable as Lady Zhen. Her beauty was undoubtedly the best in the land. What a stroke of luck for that merchant from Cangzhou, to have such a beauty. In a few more days, this beautiful woman will be his.
"Why did you go out alone, sister-in-law? Why don't you keep me company?" Tian Mu put aside his thoughts and walked towards Madam Zhen with a kind smile.
Zhen Qiushui, whose face was half-veiled, stopped in his tracks. He quietly raised his misty, affectionate eyes, the corners of which were still red. Out of courtesy, he removed the veil, slowly revealing his unusually bright red lips. His expression had not yet faded, and his polite distance could not hide the subtle allure: "My lord, my husband... I was a little tired last night and too sleepy to get up today. I wanted to buy some breakfast that you like, but I didn't want to disturb your rest, so I went out by myself. You don't know..."
Ah Ji is right. As long as Tian has malicious intentions, he will take the initiative to talk to him, hoping to let him go back as soon as possible. Ah Ji will wake up soon, and if it gets too late, the breakfast in his hand will get cold and won't taste good.
Jiang Xi lowered his eyes quietly, as if the common people dared not look directly at the majesty of the nobleman, but in Tian Mu's eyes, it also revealed a hint of obedience.
Tian Mu carefully scanned his flawless face. As a man, he knew all too well what Madam Zhen meant. Combined with the charming look on Madam Zhen's face after being bathed in love, wasn't it just that the two of them had made love and reached the peak of passion last night?
Seemingly flustered by his gaze, Zhen Qiushui felt a little uneasy. To conceal her unease, her jade-like hand awkwardly brushed her dark hair behind her ear, revealing a section of her delicate neck, as smooth as fine white porcelain, and the striking, alluring teeth marks on it. Against this backdrop, Zhen Qiushui's cold arrogance vanished instantly, leaving only a tender and seductive allure.
Tian Mu's pupils contracted sharply, his eyes became narrow and elongated, and his Adam's apple bobbed as he couldn't help but imagine Madam Zhen's alluring posture from the previous night.
With a hint of dissatisfaction towards Jia Changtian, Tian Mu said, "No matter what, we can't let my sister-in-law go out alone. It's not safe outside. What if something happens to her?"
Provoked by him, Zhen Qiushui anxiously tried to make amends for her husband: "No, no, it's because I, I, I tired you out last night, that's why I thought of buying some things to make up for it."
The content of the words was normal, but after passing through Tian Mu's ears, it became an improper and weak sophistry.
Now that I think about it, Madam Zhen was tall and slender, while Jia Changtian was considerably shorter than her. Given this difference in stature, he must have been weaker as well. How could a frail scholar like Jia Changtian possibly satisfy Madam Zhen's desires? It's likely that Zhen Qiushui was unsatisfied, but didn't want to offend Jia Changtian...
Even the most loving couples will have their rifts. This opening will make it easier for him to take action. Coincidentally, Madam Zhen and her husband are not on good terms in bed... Compared to Jia Changtian's incompetence in bed, Zhen Qiushui only knows what true pleasure in bed is after sharing the joy of love with him!
“Sister-in-law, though I may not be able to say for sure, what husband cannot satisfy his wife?”
He subtly suggested that a husband's inability to satisfy his wife might indicate a hidden illness, and that it was normal for a wife to have desires, so there was no need for shame. He even cited some past cases of sexual misconduct in the capital as examples, his expression serious, seemingly only discussing the cases themselves without any other inclinations.
They've been talking for quite a while. Jiang Xi looked down, annoyed, thinking to herself, "Aji should be awake by now. My lower back is a little sore, from the pain caused by the Soul-Sharing Gu. I'll have to give Aji a good massage when we get back. Why is he still talking? He's babbling on and on; I shouldn't waste any more of his time."
Ah Ji... Ah Ji?
Sensing familiar footsteps, Jiang Xi subconsciously looked up towards the Jia family mansion. Aji and Moxin were clinging to the door. Aji seemed to have spoken to Moxin before hiding behind the door.
A little girl in a peach-pink ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) lifted her skirt, revealing the tip of her embroidered shoe adorned with a pearl. She came running over, hugged Jiang Xiqu's waist, and curiously peeked out, her pearl headdress swaying as she tilted her head and asked:
"Sir, may I take my mother with me?"
"You've been taking up my mother's space for so long!"
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Author's Note: [Please] Let me out! [Please]
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