Hongli often said that he was a monk and had always been a vegetarian. Wasn't she the same?
If you think about it carefully, from September of last year to June of this year, the two of them had never truly possessed each other again. Not only did Hongli yearn for it, but Su Yushan also harbored a small, unspoken expectation in her heart.
Previously, because of her pregnancy, she had many concerns and did not dare to indulge herself. Today, after her confinement period, Su Yushan no longer needed to worry and closed her eyes to carefully feel his gentleness and wildness.
Hongli was sometimes like a cheetah, swift and agile, and sometimes like an eagle, soaring through the sky with his desired prey in his arms. She, on the other hand, was like a frightened bird, afraid to open her eyes, lest she be thrown to the ground, and frantically wrapped herself around him.
At first, she could still endure it, riding the Azure Dragon through the nine heavens. But later, she was exhausted, sweating profusely, blinking her hazy eyelashes, and asking pitifully,
"How many times has this happened? I'm so tired! Let's call it a day!"
Her voice was soft and slightly hoarse, which not only did not stop him, but instead made him pull the person in his arms even closer. "Have you forgotten? I said that begging for mercy is useless today."
"But tomorrow is the baby's one-month celebration! If you keep making a scene like this, how can I leave my tent and go out to see the guests?"
"Then don't set a bill. Just say you haven't fully recovered and are still recuperating." He had plenty of tricks up his sleeve, but Su Yushan was miserable and filled with worry.
“But Xilan knows everything. If I don’t go out, she will definitely laugh at me.”
"Let him laugh! You've come out on top anyway."
Upon closer reflection, she felt something was off about what she was saying. "Why does it sound like you're the one who's been taken advantage of? I'm the one who's been wronged, aren't I?"
"Aren't you comfortable?"
Hongli's calm and collected question left her speechless. Her face flushed with embarrassment, and she stammered for a long while before finally saying:
"I don't know, I don't know anything. All I know is that it's almost midnight, and you have to go to court tomorrow!"
Emperor Yongzheng was indeed strict; even though it was the full-month celebration for Hongli's child the next day, the morning court session was still mandatory. However, Hongli wasn't worried at all.
"I didn't plan to dream tonight. I just want to discuss the true meaning of the Fire Avoidance Diagram with you, rest for a few hours, and make up for what I owe you before."
These words startled Su Yushan, who trembled. "I'm not in a hurry to collect the debt. You can pay it back slowly."
"But I'm in a hurry..."
That night, Hongli completely ignored her pleas. For every word she said, he would argue back, and he took advantage of her four times intermittently until Su Yushan lost all her strength, burying her face in his shoulder, her eyes brimming with tears, crying and accusing him of being a bad person.
"I never knew you...you could be this wicked!"
"I'll show you what I'm capable of today."
No matter what she said, he wouldn't let her go, which angered Su Yushan so much that she hardened her heart and bit him back, as if to avenge herself.
At that moment, she was in a daze and completely forgot the consequences. It wasn't until the next day, when the maid came to help her mistress change and button her clothes, that she blushed and stammered:
"Fourth Master, there are several red marks on your neck, which the stand-up collar of your cheongsam can't cover. What should we do?"
Hongli remained calm, as he had anticipated this last night, and lazily said, "You should ask that little lazy cat in the tent."
At that time, Su Yushan was still in bed. Hongli needed to get up early, but she didn't, and could rest a little longer. In her drowsy state, she vaguely heard someone mention her name, and she responded in a daze. She raised her slender hand, and the tightly drawn curtains opened a crack, revealing only her small head. She was lying on the edge of the curtain, her eyelashes still closed, her voice lazy.
"Huh? What did I do now?"
His captivating yet unaware demeanor made Hongli's Adam's apple bob, and he suddenly lost all desire to enter the palace.
Turning around and walking to the edge of the tent, he pointed to his collar and said, "Look what you've done."
Su Yushan slowly raised her eyes, frowned and glanced at the mark for a long time. After seeing the red mark clearly, she felt guilty and silently shrank back into the quilt. "Don't ask me, it wasn't me, I didn't."
"Who else could it be but you? Could it be a female ghost?"
With her big, watery eyes darting around, Su Yushan lied through her teeth, "Maybe it was a mosquito bite?"
"Really? Then let a mosquito bite you again tonight and I'll see."
"What does the mischief those mosquitoes did have to do with me, Su Yushan? Don't bother me, I'm so sleepy, I need to rest a bit more." She complained about wanting to rest, turned around, and pulled the quilt over her head. Hongli smiled helplessly, leaned in slightly, and whispered in her ear,
"You just wait, I'll come after you again tonight."
Su Yushan couldn't help but shudder. Wasn't he satisfied with four rounds last night? Couldn't he take a break?
Although she was dissatisfied, she dared not utter a sound and could only pretend not to hear him so that he could concentrate on changing his clothes and stop bothering her.
After changing his clothes, Hongli left the mansion and went into the palace, telling her to rest a little longer.
She wanted to sleep a little longer, but today was her child's full moon celebration, and she had to meet the guests. She couldn't stay in the tent any longer. After Hongli left, she only slept for half an hour before getting up and having her maids help her with her hair and clothes.
After finishing her hair and makeup and having breakfast, it was already 3:45 AM.
Today marks the end of her postpartum confinement period. According to custom, Su Yushan must take her child to pay her respects to the Fujin (the wife of the deceased). Yunfang accompanies her, and the two sisters chat and laugh as they walk towards the front hall.
On the way, Yunfang inadvertently caught sight of a familiar figure not far ahead, and her eyes lit up. "Hey---that person looks like Brother Qinghe!"
Su Yushan looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a tall, upright man walking towards them. In the instant she raised her eyebrows, she saw clearly that the man was none other than Fu Qing.
Last month, when the Fujin's daughter had her full-month celebration banquet, Fu Qing also attended. However, Su Yushan was still in her postpartum period at the time, so she did not attend and the two did not bump into each other.
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