Chapter 77 I like to hold my wife while sleeping like this I like to hold my wife like this...
“…”
Zhang Min raised his eyes and looked at his wife.
A drop of hot sweat slid down from his temple, fell down, and was caught by his outstretched palm.
Ye Jindian didn't react.
In addition, the object pressed by the sole of the foot was also restless and continued to beat rapidly.
She used a little more force to suppress it.
Zhang Min suddenly closed his palm and pressed it against the back of her calf, then fell forward onto Ye Jindian's raised calf, holding her ankle with one hand and resting his chin on her knee.
"Don't move, my lady."
The rapid breathing sprayed on the thighs through the thin underwear.
Ye Jindian suddenly understood.
The air suddenly stagnated.
She had the intention, but her menstrual period had already come, so she was powerless.
Zhang Min took a few deep breaths, rubbed his cheeks and nose against her knees, stepped back a few steps, straightened her long legs, leaned over and kissed the side of her calf, then held her ankle and placed it on his thigh.
He lowered his eyes and gently massaged the nipples on her feet.
If it weren't for the moist reddish color at the corners of his eyes, you wouldn't have seen that he was in any pain.
Ye Jindian didn't dare to move now.
Zhang Min saw that she was calm but had a look of fear facing a great enemy, so he smiled and sighed.
"My lady, there's no need to be so reserved. I know how to write with a sense of propriety."
At a time like this, he would never and would not be willing to make trouble for her.
Ye Jindian picked up the quilt beside her, and it was not easy to say directly that she was not worried about him making trouble, but was worried that she was bored lying there and could not help but want to tease him.
She really wanted to know what expression would appear on his face once the gentleness on his face disappeared.
I lay half paralyzed on the bed thinking about this.
As I was thinking, I was taken over by sleepiness and fell into sleep.
Zhang Min felt her breathing slowly becoming slow and long, so he slowed down his movements, kneaded her feet a few times, and then gently put them down.
Before Ye Jindian's head fell, he got out of bed, walked forward a few steps, reached out to hold her head, put it on his shoulder, then hugged her waist and back, laid her flat on the bed, and covered her with a quilt.
He went to blow out the candles.
When he came back and lay on the bed, he saw her putting her arm around his right arm, so he groped around and held her in his arms. He pulled the thin blanket from the head of the bed and folded it two or three times, letting her lie comfortably on his chest.
In this way, he could put his arms around her waist and massage her sore arms.
Zhang Min felt that he was probably a hidden lunatic.
On this quiet and peaceful night, he actually had the illusion that his wife had discovered something strange but said nothing. Maybe it was because she had some feelings for him and couldn't bear to expose it.
Illusions ferment into delusions in the darkness.
He thought that if he revealed more flaws, his wife would not pursue the matter.
Even if I were to pursue the matter, I would just want to beat and scold him.
Will she...
After suddenly regaining her memory, she was reluctant to abandon him and ignore him.
Some absurd ideas, once they arise, will cause a huge uproar.
In the mind, it is like a thousand horses galloping, running around in all directions, the sound of footsteps making the eardrums bulge, and then transmitted to the heart again and again, causing the fist-sized thing in the chest cavity to beat hotly and unbearably.
He bent down to smell the fragrance of her hair and placed a kiss on it.
In the silent night, a faint sigh drifted away.
*
Wake up the next day.
Ye Jindian was shocked when she saw her handsome husband being held down by her.
She quickly got up and reached out to pull open his pajamas.
Zhang Min's chest was covered in a mess of red, with marks of varying depths. Just by looking at it, one could imagine that she must have tossed and turned on his chest many times last night.
"Why don't you push me away?" She raised her hand and touched the mark.
The fingertips gently slid across the skin, revealing a dreamlike tenderness and compassion.
Zhang Min's eyes flickered vaguely, and then he quickly fixed his gaze on her disheveled face: "It's okay, I like to sleep with my wife in my arms like this."
His wife was willing to put all her weight on him, and he felt only at ease and happy.
Ye Jindian: “…”
She threw the quilt into his arms, stepped over him, got out of bed, put on her shoes, and walked towards the compartment behind the screen embroidered with a desert sunset.
Zhang Min subconsciously threw the quilt aside, stepped on his clogs, and hurried to catch up: "Where are you going, my lady?"
Why are you in such a hurry?
Ye Jindian stopped and turned around.
She was helpless and teased, "Why did my husband come with me? Could it be that... you want to help me change my menstrual belt personally?"
It's just a menstrual belt, why are you so nervous as if you're afraid she'll run away?
Where does he get such worries from?
Zhang Min hesitated: "If my lady doesn't mind, then it's not a bad idea."
Some pedantic old-fashioned people would think that Guishui is a dirty thing; however, there are also folk rumors that Guishui is extremely yin and no other yin thing can defeat it, and it can break all evil spirits.
They are going to get rid of the "evil spirit" today, so this could be a good omen.
Ye Jindian didn't say anything, just stayed where she was and looked at him quietly.
Zhang Min stared at her for a while, then lowered his head and turned around: "I'll go make the bed."
…
It only took a moment to make the bed.
He put on an outer coat, threw some dried meat to Xiao Huang to lure him away, went to the kitchen to light a fire and boil water, then combed his jet-black hair, tied a snow-blue hairband, and turned back to put on a scholar's robe.
After pushing the firewood, he washed himself with cold water to wake himself up.
Seeing that his wife had not come out yet, he ran to ask her what she wanted to eat early in the morning.
It was very troublesome to deal with the menstrual belt, and she had to prepare several belts to go to the Military Equipment Bureau to replace them. Ye Jindian hadn't finished dealing with it yet, and said through the screen: "I want to eat sweet dumplings."
She has a strange taste now and likes sweet things.
Zhang Min didn't find it strange. He turned around and ran to knead the dough and make dumplings, and also prepared some convenient dry food.
It was his first time making dumplings, and the shape he made was not quite round and was too big. Even when he tried to knead a few of them with mulberry paste, it did not help.
He watched his wife finish her meal with big mouthfuls, and always felt that she was kind and couldn't bear to disappoint him.
It seems that he needs to find time to learn about desserts and pastries.
Zhang Min thought so.
*
After they finished their meal, they carried their lunch boxes and went to work together.
It was just when the soldiers of the Prime Minister's Mansion were changing shifts, and several people walked out yawning.
Ye Jindian saw them from afar and felt that they looked familiar, so she took a few more glances.
Zhang Min lowered his head and spoke to her in a low voice, but didn't pay much attention. When he raised his head and saw her looking behind her, the few of them had already turned around the narrow alley and disappeared.
"The pomegranates and locust flowers in the Prime Minister's Mansion seem to be in full bloom."
Ye Jindian met his gaze and said this calmly.
Zhang Min blurted out: "How would you like to eat, my lady?"
Secret Guard: “…”
Does the Prime Minister know what he is saying?
"The most fragrant thing is to stir-fry the locust flowers directly with lard, or use them to make fried eggs." Ye Jindian thought about the taste and felt a little greedy.
Zhang Min immediately said, "Then I'll borrow the kitchen from the Prime Minister's Mansion. After the Sophora japonica flowers are ready, I'll send them to the Military Equipment Bureau along with the tonic soup."
Secret Guard: “…”
They used to read poetry late at night, but what on earth were they reading?!
The two walked to the gate of the prime minister's residence.
Ye Jindian took the food box, said goodbye to him, and continued walking towards the Military Equipment Bureau.
Zhang Min looked at her retreating figure, and his expression changed as he entered: "Where is Fu Feng?"
Fu Feng jumped down from the beam and said, "Prime Minister, the Left Prime Minister has entered the palace. Luo Ying and Xuan Falcon have gone to keep an eye on the old Minister of Works. As soon as he enters the palace, they will return and inform Marquis Wu and General Gongsun."
Zhang Min walked in quickly.
"Thank Fox, how are the preparations going?"
He was walking along the road towards the Martial Academy, coming and going as fast as the wind. The Mingwei soldiers who were in training could only see his robes fluttering past, but no one could see his figure clearly.
Fu Feng continued to speak in a low voice: "Before dawn, the military advisor had already led his men to surround the bookshop that printed the banned books, making sure not even a fly could escape."
Unless the other party has dug a tunnel leading to the outside.
Zhang Min stepped into the main hall and turned to the inner room. "It's not good enough that not even a fly can fly out. We have to let a few fish slip through the net and let them go to Chunxiao Tower to tip off the situation."
Otherwise, how could they follow the clues and catch the turtle in the urn?
He changed into his military robes, donned his golden mask, and hung his sword. "I heard the Minister of Revenue is unwilling to allocate funds to repair the canal and dam and dredge the river. Let's go and ask the Water Conservancy Commissioner why."
Fu Feng put the account book in his arms and ordered two teams of Ming guards to follow.
Li Hu: “???”
Why are you in such a hurry? What are you going to do?
*
After noon.
Sunlight pours in.
Dust particles float in the light, occasionally entangled with black hair dyed with a circle of golden light, and shuttled in and out, so naughty.
Ye Jindian soaked in the sawdust of mulberry wood, almost forgetting the world.
——Not to mention this little bit of dust.
Luo Dong ran in: "Why are you still thinking about being a carrier here? Something big happened outside."
Ye Jindian didn't even raise her head.
"With the Right Prime Minister and the Marquis of Wu here, and our Majesty who is about to conquer the world, guarding the capital, even if an external enemy attacks, it is impossible for the capital to fall in just one day." She asked slowly, "Even if something big happens outside, how big can it be?"
Luo Dong: “…”
She was quite confident in this new dynasty which had only existed for less than five years.
"Do you know about Chunxiao Tower?" He said with a serious expression, "The Right Prime Minister took advantage of the Left Prime Minister's visit to the palace to ask the Minister of Revenue for the accounts. He was determined to find out why the Minister was so reluctant to allocate funds for dredging the river.
"Unexpectedly, they caught a small manager of Chunxiao Tower and found out that the Minister of Revenue secretly diverted the funds for dredging the river and transferred them to Chunxiao Tower for business.
"The Right Prime Minister and the people from the Ministry of Works have surrounded Chunxiao Tower!!"
Ye Jindian finally raised her head: "Where did you hear this information from? Why is the cause and effect so clear?"
Aren’t most rumors specious and half-truths, and we don’t know the full picture?
unless--
Some people want to be bystanders and know this matter clearly and thoroughly.
This is my brother's plan.
She understood immediately.
In this way, the crossbows of eight to ten stones were prepared for this encirclement and suppression.
Then, in his eyes, why was this crossbow with a force of more than twelve stones prepared?
Luo Dong also reacted and his passion subsided instantly.
"But..." He was puzzled. "Over the past hundred years, dynasties have changed frequently, but Chunxiao Tower has remained standing, having many connections with powerful people from all sides."
Only the aristocratic families that have existed for hundreds of years can have such ability.
Luo Dong was very puzzled by this: "The imperial court hasn't even stabilized yet, and they're already trying to influence the interests of the aristocracy. Isn't that too far-fetched?"
To put it bluntly.
If we really talk about wealth, the imperial court may not be able to compare with a century-old powerful family.
In the past hundred or so years, among all the dynasties that rose, was there any one that was able to establish its government without relying on the gentry?
No.
The current emperor is also a nobleman from Guanzhong. In addition to relying on his horsemanship and conquering all directions, he also has to win over many powerful families in Guanzhong in order to accomplish anything.
It is a big taboo to settle accounts immediately after something is done!
"And this is too risky." He couldn't understand what was going on in the mind of the person manipulating this chess game. "If we really break off relations with the nobles behind Chunxiao Tower, the court may not be able to withstand it. But if this matter is not handled well, public resentment will surely boil over."
This is not pleasing to both sides.
Ye Jindian scraped away the bumpy bark: "Why rush? Whoever came up with this plan must have a plan in mind."
Luo Dong: “…”
He came closer suddenly.
Ye Jindian did not shy away or retreat, and said calmly: "...Uncle Luo, what are you doing?"
"There's something wrong with you, girl." Luo Dong looked at her inquiringly, "Do you know something?"
Ye Jindian laughed: "I am just a common girl, how can I know the details of the imperial court's plan?"
She just knew someone too well.
Someone never fights a battle without preparation.
"But don't you... call the Right Prime Minister "Brother" in private?" Luo Dong muttered softly.
Ye Jindian switched to grinding the mulberry wood with fine sand: "Private matters are private matters, and official matters are official matters. Even if he is my own brother, he would never casually tell me such confidential matters."
Uncle Luo was probably confused after listening to the legendary story.
“Knock knock—”
There was a sudden knock on the door.
Ye Jindian looked outside and saw Luo Ying smiling brightly and holding up the food box in her hand.
"Sister-in-law, I'm here to bring you some soup and locust flowers for Mr. Wang." He tilted his head, a golden light shimmering across half of his pleasant, round face, making him look particularly youthful. "By the way, I'll also give you two related rumors. How about that?"
Soup with Sophora japonica flowers...
He never delays anything.
Ye Jindian smiled and said, "Okay, come in and take a seat. Can you tell me in detail?"
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