Chapter 42042: Naturally, it was measured by hand.
Li Yue'er only wanted to try it out briefly.
As the mistress plotted and schemed for her, her beautiful, aloof phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and the red beauty mark on her pale, indifferent face was most prominent, as if beckoning her to kiss her.
Even when the mistress forbade her to touch her face before, Li Yue'er's heart was filled with desire, let alone now.
Her lip print was imprinted on the mistress's beauty mark.
It contains no lust, only intimacy.
The mistress clearly misunderstood her meaning. The fingers that were originally holding her fingertips slowly tightened, and her other hand went through her hair, her palm pressed against the back of her head. She lifted her face and kissed the corner of her mouth.
Li Yue'er looked at the mistress.
Before they fell asleep, they would only lower the light-colored gauze bed curtains, leaving the dark-colored ones hanging.
The light was dim but not completely black, as if draped in a hazy night. The small bed curtains were quiet and dark.
The mistress opened her mouth and pressed her lower lip to her lips. Li Yue'er's breath trembled slightly along with her eyelashes, and her heart felt as if a string of a zither had been plucked by a fingertip, producing a lingering sound.
Li Yue'er obediently and softly lay in her mistress's arms, and with a kiss, she slowly turned to lie on her back on her mistress's pillow, pressed against her by her mistress's embrace.
She wrapped her arms tightly around her mistress's waist, pulling her closer as if she wanted to become one with her.
The mistress had one hand under her head and the other hand gently rubbing and caressing her waist and abdomen.
The soft cotton undergarment was torn apart by thin straps, and the fingers, like vines, climbed up the white wall, skillfully tearing off the undergarment and taking root at a high place, the fingers parting and the knuckles bending.
Li Yue'er bent her knees and swayed them slightly from side to side, gently pulling on the hair behind her mistress and holding it in her palm.
In the quiet inner room, apart from the faint crackling sound of the oil lamp wick, Li Yue'er could only hear the pounding of her own heart.
The mistress was shy and swallowed her food very softly.
It was only when Li Yue'er hummed softly in the tent, and there were other sounds inside, that she began to breathe heavily.
Li Yue'er held the mistress's head, her fingertips irritatingly stroking her hair, inwardly criticizing her for being a hypocrite.
With such a thin skin, he's doing such despicable things.
Especially since he started touching her with his mouth, he's kissed her mouth more often than he's kissed her lips.
Li Yue'er hunched over and shrugged, wanting to push her away yet also wanting to hug her tighter, wavering for a moment.
Her hesitation gave the mistress an opportunity.
Like a snake swallowing a forbidden fruit, Li Yue'er could clearly feel the rough texture of her mistress's tongue.
Just when Li Yue'er thought the mistress was going to continue, the mistress lightly brushed her collarbone with her nose and rested her chin on her shoulder, breathing softly.
Li Yue'er blinked, still reeling from the shock, and turned to look at her.
The mistress placed her palm on the crown of her head, gently patting her hair to soothe her restlessness, and whispered, "If you don't want to today, wait a few more days."
Her heart was pounding like a drum, and she still didn't want to?
Li Yue'er immediately rolled over and knelt down on the mistress, the mistress's skirt bunching up at her wrists.
As my fingertips brushed against it, it felt warm and slippery.
Li Yue'er's eyes curved into crescents.
Is it that you don't want to, or that you can't bear to part with it?
The mistress raised her hand to cover her eyes, wrapped her arms around her waist, pulled her into her embrace, and pressed her back against her.
Li Yue'er felt a warm glow in her heart. She pressed her lips to her mistress's earlobe and coaxed her softly, "My knees don't hurt anymore."
Even when the mistress was menstruating, it didn't stop him from satisfying her needs.
The mistress opened her eyes, lifted her long eyelashes to look at her, and said softly, "There will be times when you kneel before me later, there's no need to rush this night."
Li Yue'er smiled, and quickly covered her mouth with her other hand.
Only say the second half of the sentence; she can pretend she didn't hear the first half.
The two hugged for a while, then went to the toilet before bed, lowered the bed curtains, and went to sleep.
She woke up the next day while it was still dark.
Li Yue'er, still half asleep, sat up while still wrapped in the blanket, but the mistress reached out and pulled her back down.
Li Yue'er skillfully rolled to the side of the mistress, her eyes narrowed, and she struggled incoherently, "The old lady told me to go at Mao Shi (5-7 AM)."
She could faintly hear the sound of the clapper.
Does the old lady think she's the emperor? That's why she made this minister come to court at the hour of Mao (5-7 AM).
Before she could finish thinking, she fell asleep again. When she opened her eyes again, it was already dawn.
Li Yue'er gasped, rolled over over the mistress and got up, "Oh no, the old lady is definitely going to punish me."
She arrived late on the first day.
Li Yue'er turned her head to look at her mistress with a resentful expression. She remembered that she had clearly gotten up, but her mistress had pressed her back down.
The mistress got up and sat on the edge of the bed to look at her, speaking slowly and softly, "I'll go with you."
Li Yue'er paused in her belt-tying motion, her voice filled with surprise, "Really?"
The matriarch, "Naturally."
The old lady was only targeting Li Yue'er because she wanted to harm her; in the end, Li Yue'er was just implicated by her.
Li Yue'er gratefully approached, abandoning her belt and walking open her robes to sit on the mistress's lap, her eyes shining as she looked at her.
The mistress asked, "...What?"
Li Yue'er was generous and enthusiastic, straightening her back and leaning forward, "Come on, let me reward you with another bite~"
The mistress, "..."
The mistress responded with a cold slap on her bottom, then pushed her away to pick out clothes.
Li Yue'er bit her lip and smiled, then stood up and asked, "How come I remember when you took me back at dawn, you seemed to have unbuttoned my clothes..."
She couldn't remember whether she rubbed or ate, but she hugged the mistress's shoulders and hummed twice, like coaxing a child to drink milk.
Dr. Fu said that she had a cold constitution and difficulty conceiving. Li Yue'er thought to herself, "My 'child' is already so big, how come I can't 'give birth'?"
Naturally, she dared not say this to the mistress.
Because the mistress was so angry that she smiled, "Then I won't go."
Li Yue'er, "..."
Li Yue'er immediately became obedient, put her hands together, and followed behind her mistress, bowing repeatedly, before finally coaxing her mistress into agreeing to accompany her on this trip.
Once outside Songlan Hall, the mistress was back to her cold-faced self. Li Yue'er also stopped the playful antics the two had shared in the boudoir, becoming well-behaved, obedient, and a concubine who followed the mistress half a step behind her.
Shouhe Hall was right in front of them. Li Yue'er caught up with the mistress with small, quick steps and asked in a low voice, "Are you afraid I'll be punished?"
The mistress didn't even turn her head, just gave a soft "hmm" in a nasal voice.
Li Yue'er felt a surge of warmth in her heart and slowly retreated.
She took a half step back, and Teng Huang took a half step forward. The two stood side by side, and Teng Huang stared at her expectantly.
Li Yue'er smiled shyly and bashfully at her.
Teng Huang's face lit up, and she winked at her teasingly before stepping back to stand next to Dan Sha. "They've made up."
Cinnabar: "...I didn't ask."
Gamboge, "..."
Gambo reached out and pinched Cinnabar's waist.
Inside Shouhe Hall, the old lady waited for Li Yue'er for a full hour, and Wu Mama, who was beside her, even prepared to punish Li Yue'er.
Until they saw Li Yue'er following behind the mistress.
Mrs. Wu looked at the old lady.
The old lady closed her eyes with a somber expression.
She disliked Qu Rong, but now she needed Qu Rong's help.
Mrs. Wu stepped forward and nodded in greeting, "What brings you here, Madam?"
Qu Rong sat below the main seat, with Li Yue'er standing behind her.
Qu Rong said, "Come and have dinner with Grandma."
She gently stretched her sleeves out and draped them over her legs. "I should have come at 5 a.m., but I'm young and need to sleep a lot, so I can't get up."
The old lady didn't seem inclined to speak at all. It was Wu Mama who smiled and said softly, "Then you can sleep a little longer. Let Aunt Li take care of the old lady."
Li Yue'er pretended to be deaf and stood behind the mistress.
Qu Rong said expressionlessly, "I understand that my grandmother is old and needs to be served, but the old women and maids in Shouhe Hall are also unable to get up, just like me, so they sent people from my courtyard to serve her?"
Mrs. Wu looked at the old lady awkwardly, "This..."
Qu Rong said, "With the year drawing to a close, if the people in Grandmother's courtyard aren't quick-witted, it would be better to sell them all and bring in a new batch."
"You're so old, we can't let you suffer any more than anyone else."
The mistress dared to say these things, but Li Yue'er dared not listen. Just now she thought the mistress had changed her temper and her words were no longer so sharp, but it turned out she was just too lazy to pay attention to her and was waiting for now.
The old lady's face immediately darkened, she slammed her cane on the ground, and called out warningly, "Qu Rong!"
Qu Rong looked at her and said, "Does Grandmother think that I, as the mistress of the Qu family, am not good enough to be the head of the family? Then you can find someone else. I'm too lazy to deal with the accounts of those few carriages."
Since the Xu Xinmei incident, the relationship between the grandmother and granddaughter has undergone a subtle shift.
Now that Qu Rong has gained real power, she is fearless.
And an old lady with no one else available wouldn't easily replace Qu Rong.
With the year-end approaching, the accounts in Qu Family Village need to be reviewed and approved by a trusted person—this is an internal problem. The Zheng family has been sending people to test the Qu family's attitude and has also been creating obstacles for them in business, putting pressure on the Qu family—this is an external problem.
Most importantly, the old lady needs Qu Rong as a target so that Qu Ming, who is hiding in the shadows, will be safe.
The old lady's gaze fell heavily on Qu Rong, then swept over her indifferent face before looking up at Li Yue'er, who stood behind her with her head bowed. She asked Qu Rong slowly and deliberately, "Then when do you think you'll be able to get up?"
Qu Rong picked up her teacup. "It's around 9 AM. Li Yue'er usually arrives at 9 AM to attend classes with Su Rou, and she comes to serve you in your courtyard around this time too."
The old lady chose the hour of Mao (5-7 AM) so that Li Yue'er would be punished by standing outside in the freezing cold and waiting for her to get up.
Li Yue'er was already sensitive to the cold, and if she had to be cared for like this every day, she might pass away before the old lady.
Seeing that the old lady remained silent, Qu Rong showed no impatience; she even calmly sipped her tea.
The old lady wasn't unfamiliar with accounting; the longer Qu Rong sat with her, the more things in the study would be delayed.
The Qu family's business is not only the result of the Qu family's hard work, but also the result of the old lady's hard work.
She couldn't let a mere concubine like Aunt Li delay the Qu family's important affairs, so she closed her eyes in disgust, waved her hand, and conceded.
Qu Rong put down her teacup, lowered her eyelashes, and slowly said, "There is one more thing."
The old lady opened her eyes and looked at her.
Qu Rong said, “Li Yue’er is stupid and not clever. If she makes a mistake or displeases Grandmother, just tell me. I will take her back to Songlan Hall and discipline her properly. Then I will send someone smarter to serve her.”
She practically said that if Shouhetang made things difficult for Li Yue'er, she would simply take her away and replace her.
"Garcinia." Qu Rong shouted.
Garcinia immediately came in and offered a bow.
Qu Rong said, "You stay with Li Yue'er. If she does anything inappropriate, please remind her."
Gamboge: "Yes."
After giving her instructions, Qu Rong put away her sleeves, stood up, and bowed to the old lady. "There are many things to do in the front yard, so I won't bother Grandmother any longer."
After saying that, he went out and left with the cinnabar.
The old lady stared at Li Yue'er with a meaningful look in her eyes, "That's truly a clever tactic."
I don't know whether to refer to her or the mistress.
Li Yue'er skillfully lowered her head and pretended to be stupid, being incredibly honest and obedient.
The old lady found her annoying even to look at and gestured for Wu's mother to take her away.
With Teng Huang accompanying her, Mama Wu couldn't take the opportunity to punish Li Yue'er, nor could she treat her like a lowly maid. She could only help her familiarize herself with the affairs of the house.
Li Yue'er breathed a sigh of relief, her hand on her chest. She thought the mistress had only come today because she was afraid she would be punished by the old lady, but who would have thought she was here to support her.
Although the mistress is thin-skinned, she is very protective of her own.
Because the mistress had come, Wu Mama had no choice but to teach her some household chores, even though she didn't teach her wholeheartedly.
Li Yue'er studied with Wu's mother in the morning, did accounting with Su Rou in the afternoon, and even held the books she needed to memorize in her hand while soaking her feet in the evening.
The mistress wasn't much better off; she was given the gamboge, and the only helper in the study was cinnabar.
The mistress and Dansha were so busy that they didn't have time to eat. Teng Huang even jokingly told her that Dansha's waist had become thinner by an inch from hunger.
With her mind preoccupied with accounts, Li Yue'er blurted out, "How did you know?"
As is natural, Gamboge said, "I measured it by hand, of course."
Li Yue'er, "?"
Li Yue'er also wanted to measure the mistress's waist, but she was so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open. She fell asleep as soon as she lay down in bed.
Fortunately, the mistress managed to get her a good time with the old lady, allowing her to sleep until the middle of the morning. If it had been the hour of Mao (5-7 AM), she would have been more resentful than a ghost.
Li Yue'er was half asleep when she felt something push her knees away.
Li Yue'er opened her eyes sleepily and instinctively hugged the person in her arms. "What time is it?"
The mistress, "just past the hour of Mao (5-7 AM)."
Li Yue'er belatedly realized that her period had ended yesterday morning. No wonder the mistress had taken the time to come back early last night and had looked at her several times.
Seeing her mistress so relaxed, Li Yue'er immediately tugged at her—
Ask her to check my completed homework in advance so I can go to bed early.
The foot bath medicine prescribed by Dr. Fu should contain sedative ingredients, as she felt drowsy every time she finished soaking her feet.
Li Yue'er had forgotten what the mistress's expression was at the time, but now that she thought about it, the word "resentment" must have been written in the mistress's phoenix eyes...
I intended to do her job, but ended up doing the bookkeeping.
Feeling guilty, Li Yue'er almost forgot her job.
At this moment, Li Yue'er wanted to coax her mistress who had been waiting for her all night, so she pushed and held her mistress's waist with both hands to help her sit up, then bent her legs and slid off the pillow, tilting her head up to eat.
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Moon: Today I ate fruit [yellow heart].
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