A few days later, it was the second day of the twelfth lunar month. On this day last year, the imperial city of Dayan was also covered in thick snow. Now, in Prince Chun's mansion, the magnificent six-courtyard residence of the Prince Regent, the snow was a sign of a good harvest.
Fu Tong'er had a long dream last night, in which she saw the man who had once saved her life. Upon waking, she felt lost. Jiu Ye had numerous social engagements every day and often didn't return until midnight, so he often waited at the palace gate.
Last night, I was waiting so much that I fell asleep at the gate of the palace.
When Lu Zhenzhi returned with his soldiers, he saw Fu Tong'er waiting at the palace gate again. Her small body was lying on a chair, covered with a blanket, which was then covered with his fox fur coat. She was sleeping lazily! Her black hair was loose, and a jade white crane hairpin on her head was messy on her black hair...
Around her neck, his jade ring was still hanging on a string. The girl was still clinging to the obsession she had three years ago. For a moment, Lu Zhenzhi wondered whether he should tell her the truth.
A soldier said: "Our Ninth Master's woman really loves him terribly."
Lu Zhenzhi said, "Of course." He dismounted, walked over steadily, bent down, and lifted Fu Tong'er up horizontally. Feeling someone touch her, Fu Tong'er suddenly woke up, but when she saw it was Master Jiu, she relaxed and placed her hands on the man's chest.
"Nine Master is back..."
Lu Zhenzhi carried Fu Tong'er into the mansion and said as he walked: "Why are you waiting at the door again? It's so cold, what if you get sick? Those servants only know how to serve their masters after being punished!"
Fu Tong'er murmured in the man's arms: "It's none of their business. Jiu Ye is so busy every day. Tong'er just wanted to see Jiu Ye, so she went to wait at the door. Jiu Ye, don't blame them."
Back in the wing room, the man carried Fu Tong'er onto the couch and took off her fox fur coat, but was stopped by Fu Tong'er:
"Master Jiu has so many fox furs, give this one to me."
Lu Zhenzhi covered Fu Tong'er with the quilt, sat down, put the fox fur coat on his legs, and said, "I have ordered someone to make you a snow mountain red fox fur coat. It will probably be delivered tomorrow."
"Then I also want this one..." Fu Tong'er said in a low voice.
The man smiled faintly, untied his fox fur coat, and lay down beside Fu Tong'er...
"What is Master Jiu doing?!" Fu Tong'er was so scared that she wanted to get up, but the man hugged her along with the quilt.
"I am very tired today. I will hold you for a while. I have to go back to the study to review memorials."
"But, but, Master Jiu, you've been outside all day, and your clothes are covered in snow..."
The man leaned sideways and listened to these words with a smile on his face.
"Master Jiu, if you lie like this, the bedding will get wet..." Fu Tong'er was completely unaware that she was saying something seductive to the man. When she finished speaking, the man had already taken off his outer woolen jacket, threw it on the chair next to him, then lifted Fu Tong'er's quilt and unbuttoned her clothes.
"Nineth Master!"
"Tong'er, do you sleep in such thick clothes?"
Fu Tong'er looked at her padded jacket, then at Jiu Ye who was only wearing a middle coat, and said, "Jiu Ye hasn't married me yet."
Lu Zhenzhi said: "Okay, it's time now, take off your clothes and go to bed. I won't touch you." As he said that, he closed his eyes.
Fu Tong'er knew that the Regent Prince had already made concessions, so she began to unbutton her clothes...
She was only wearing a light pink undershirt. She glanced at the man and saw that he still had his eyes closed. She pulled the quilt back up and lay down in it, keeping a fist's distance between her and the man.
Lu Zhenzhi opened his eyes and saw Fu Tong'er nervously clutching the edge of the quilt with both hands. He smiled calmly, threw her clothes onto a chair beside him, and then turned around and hugged her from behind...
"Do you like this pajamas that the king gave you?"
Fu Tong'er turned her back to Master Jiu and hummed softly. The man's big hand was on her waist, resting there quietly, without any presumption. Inside the quilt, the man's scorching heat quickly warmed the cold quilt.
She turned carefully, the large hand on her waist slightly raised. She looked up at the man, and the coldness and terror that outsiders saw in his eyes were gone. Instead, there was tenderness, affection, relaxation, and weariness.
She moved closer to the man's arms, took the man's other arm out from under the quilt and placed it on the pillow. She looked into the man's deep eyes again and carefully rested her head on him.
Lu Zhenzhi couldn't help but laugh: "Is this comfortable?"
Fu Tong'er lowered her head, blushing, looked at the man's Adam's apple, and hummed.
"Master Jiu, can you please..." She wanted the man to spend more time with her, but then she thought, he is the regent, how could he have so much time to accompany her?
"What?" The man lifted up the arm that served as a pillow for her and stroked her head.
"Could you please not come back so late..." Fu Tong'er changed the question.
"Too many social engagements." Lu Zhenzhi said, and a deep kiss fell on Fu Tong'er's hair. His lips pressed against her forehead, and he said gently, "I will come back to accompany you as soon as possible in the future and will not stay away from home."
"Master Jiu..." Fu Tong'er wanted to ask another question, but couldn't bring herself to ask it.
"Um?"
Fu Tong'er's face was already red and hot. "Uh, it's almost midnight. Jiu Ye, Jiu Ye, are you going back to sleep soon?"
The last four words were spoken in a very low voice. If the two of them had not shared the same quilt, Lu Zhenzhi would not have been able to hear them at all.
The man sighed deeply. The girl didn't want him to leave. But it was already spring, and local affairs were complicated. The emperor had neglected the court, so all the memorials were sent to the Regent's Palace by Eunuch Xia.
"I will rise again at the hour of Yin. You can sleep peacefully."
Fu Tong'er knew that this was the biggest concession a man could make.
"Yeah." Fu Tong'er drew on the man's chest and asked softly, "Then, then, Master Jiu, when you wake up, can you wake me up too?"
The man stroked the face of the person in his arms for a long time before saying, "Tong'er, do you want to be with me all the time?"
When Fu Tong'er heard this, she quickly turned around and said, "No way. That's not the case."
Lu Zhenzhi smiled faintly, turned Fu Tong'er over, and pulled the quilt behind her tightly around her neck. He leaned sideways, supporting his head. "You've only just turned eighteen. The food in my palace is excellent, and women can grow up even after they turn twenty. Tong'er, eat well, sleep well, and you'll grow. One day, give me some big, fat boys."
"Master Jiu..." Fu Tong'er was so embarrassed that she hid in the man's chest. Lu Zhenzhi lay flat on his back and took Fu Tong'er in his arms: "Okay, Tong'er, it's time to sleep."
When she woke up the next day, Jiu Ye was no longer by her side. Gazing at the empty, yet magnificent wing, she recalled her dream from the previous night. For a moment, she felt as though Jiu Ye was the man who had saved her three years ago. How could this be possible? It must have been the warmth in Jiu Ye's arms that had created this illusion.
At this time, Qiao'er pushed the door open, holding a set of red fox fur coats. "Miss, this is the fox fur coat that Jiu Ye ordered to be custom-made for you. The cook said that breakfast has been prepared."
"What time is it now?"
"It's Si-hour, Miss. Deputy General Xiao returned this morning. He just left the palace with Master Jiu. I believe he went to the military camp."
"Hurry, change my clothes. I need to go to the barracks."
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