Chapter 73 Eating Peach with Tao
Tao Qingyang's physique, honed by years of military campaigns, was strong and stable. The heavy breathing from their passionate kiss quickly subsided, though the pounding of his heart seemed about to burst out of his chest.
Qin Song's small face was pressed against his chest by his large hand. His hot body temperature, mixed with the scent of rosemary, enveloped her, gradually making her lose her composure.
With the dark clouds in his heart dissipating, Qin Song discovered that Tao Qingyang was indeed as Tao Yao had said—very, very good.
He approached her with impure motives, yet he never harmed her. From the few words Li Niang spoke, she heard that he was a great man who had no prejudice against women and was willing to help the weak.
Even though he was anxious to catch up with Qingze, he still stuck to his post, defended the battlefield, and led his troops to recover Danzhou. He was truly a great general who stood tall and upright.
These details may have touched her long ago, and even today, when he clearly had the opportunity to use her to provoke Lu Youchuan, he did not do so.
Therefore, his exploitation has long since taken a different turn, and she no longer needs to be conflicted.
Qin Song wrapped his arms around Tao Qingyang's waist, nuzzled his head against his chest, and seemed to want to tell him his thoughts: "Actually—"
"General."
Just as Qin Song opened his mouth, the deputy general suddenly burst in from outside the door.
"I'm sorry." Deputy General Guo stood awkwardly at the door, his foot slipping as he tried to turn around and leave. "This humble general has disturbed you."
But before he could even step out the door, Tao Qingyang coughed and called out to him, "What is it?"
Deputy General Guo forced himself to turn around and said, "The troops are ready. After the general's inspection, we can set off at any time."
Tao Qingyang hummed in acknowledgment.
Deputy General Guo did not linger, cupped his hands in greeting, and turned to leave.
"Wait." Qin Song broke free from Tao Qingyang and quickly took his mask. "General Tao, business is important, we need to set off as soon as possible."
Tao Qing looked up at the mask in Qin Song's hand, then reluctantly took it. "You rest first, I'll be right back."
Qin Song pursed her still slightly feverish lips and gave him a reassuring smile, "Okay, go ahead."
Tao Qingyang was captivated by her beautiful dimples and stubbornly wanted to lift her chin to look at her and kiss her as much as he wanted.
But Vice General Guo was still standing at the door. He refrained from touching her and only ordered, "Rest well. You don't need to do anything. Wait for me to come back and help you."
After Tao Qingyang left, Qin Song did nothing. She quickly went to Tao Yao's room, wanting to appease her best friend.
She cherished the eldest daughter left to her by the original owner of this body.
In Tao Yao's room, a lively and spirited beauty sat on the bed, lost in thought.
Not only was he angry, but his face also turned deathly pale.
"Ayao, what's wrong?" Upon seeing this, Qin Song immediately brought over a cup of hot water.
Tao Yao glanced at it listlessly, but didn't take it. She just turned away haughtily, ignoring her.
Qin Song then moved to sit on the other side of Tao Yao.
Tao Yao tilted her head back, snorted, and turned to the other side.
"Ayao, are you really angry?" Qin Song didn't turn around again, but sat behind Tao Yao and asked her gently.
Tao Yao crossed her arms and looked up, too lazy to respond.
"Ayao, don't be angry, I was wrong, please talk to me, please talk to me." Qin Song scratched her back and acted coquettishly.
Tao Yao's arrogant demeanor was finally broken by her teasing, and she nudged him with her elbow, "Don't move. Then tell me, what did you do wrong?"
"I shouldn't have stood by and watched, acting as if it were none of my business, and letting my two brothers fight like this. I shouldn't have been flirting with other women and causing trouble everywhere, which led to my two brothers fighting. It's all my fault, A-Yao, please forgive me." Qin Song said, reaching out to pull Tao Yao's arm and gently shaking it, then rubbing his head against her shoulder, acting coquettishly and spoiled.
Tao Yao didn't push her away from her leaning posture, but only awkwardly pulled her sleeve back, but Qin Song wouldn't let go: "A Yao, my dear A Yao, please forgive me."
Tao Yao couldn't pull her sleeve back, so she turned around angrily, pouting. She looked furious, but her words weren't harsh at all. She just stated the facts: "Ah Song, it's not that I'm angry, but my brother is injured, and Lu Youchuan is very skilled in martial arts. What if he gets hurt? Or even... never mind, my brother will definitely be safe and sound and live a long life."
Qin Song was stumped by her question. It turned out that Tao Yao had worried about so much, and she felt a pang of guilt.
She took Tao Yao's hand and explained gently, "A Yao, you're overthinking it. Even if General Tao is bedridden and unable to move, Lu Youchuan won't win in the end. You've forgotten, your brother still has over 300,000 troops under his command. How could Lu Youchuan, who has penetrated deep into the Zhenbei Camp, possibly gain an advantage? Besides, Lu Youchuan has his sword on him but hasn't touched it even once. He has no intention of going all out. It's probably just a fierce sparring match."
Tao Yao's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly. She had been so worried that she hadn't considered these things at all. It was only after Qin Song reminded her that she suddenly realized what had happened.
Her face flushed slightly. She picked up the tea that Qin Song had brought her, pretended to drink it, and muttered softly, "Then why didn't you say so earlier?"
"I apologize for being late. Ayao, please don't be angry with me anymore, okay?" Qin Song also bent down and tilted his head to look into Tao Yao's eyes from below.
Tao Yao felt embarrassed by the close gaze of the woman, so she turned her body around, holding her cup, and faced the other side, leaving the woman with only her back.
"It was my own fault for being in a hurry and not listening to you, why are you apologizing? Looking at it this way, you're not... such a bad person."
After Tao Yao finished speaking, she still turned her back to her, feeling embarrassed.
Qin Songhao loved her shy look and couldn't help but smile.
As the laughter subsided, she watched her retreating figure and began to panic. She took a deep breath before nervously asking, "A-Yao, if I really were a bad guy, would you still talk to me?"
"Then why don't you just not be a bad guy?"
"But I'm already a bad guy." Qin Song decided to be honest.
Tao Yao didn't understand what she meant, so she immediately turned to look at her and asked, "What does this mean?"
“Ah Yao, actually,” Qin Song licked his lips, gazing earnestly into Tao Yao’s eyes, “I am the same kind of person as the Princess.”
Tao Yao looked puzzled, her eyelashes trembling slightly. "In what way?"
"Dissolute, cynical, and unchaste." Qin Song didn't use any harsher terms to describe herself, because in her mind, these were all matters of mutual consent. She only had to use the deeply ingrained rules of the world to judge herself for Tao Yao's sake.
Tao Yao asked incredulously, "Then, you... how many do you keep?"
“I don’t need to support you,” Qin Song felt even more nervous than when she was being honest with her father. She loosened her grip on her clothes and held up three fingers. “If kisses count.”
"Thirty?" Tao Yao's eyes widened, so shocked she almost jumped up.
Qin Song immediately shook his head, "No, no, no."
Tao Yao, always outspoken, was even more shocked, "Three hundred?"
There aren't that many; she's not lucky enough to have that kind of luck.
Qin Song quickly held down Tao Yao, who was so shocked she was about to break down, and tried to defuse her aversion with a smile: "No, no, there are only... three."
Tao Yao breathed a sigh of relief, but not completely. The comparison of three hundred to three hundred could indeed be described as "only".
She composed herself before asking, with barely managing to remain calm, "Does that include my brother?"
Qin Song nodded, "We've kissed."
You've kissed? The next step is having a baby, right?
Tao Yao blushed furiously; she had no idea how this had happened.
She felt a slight sense of relief, at least she had her brother.
Then she started to worry again, "Does my brother know?"
Qin Song continued to confess and plead guilty, nodding earnestly.
this……
Tao Yao suddenly stood up, her eyes unsure of where to look, and said in a righteous tone, "Well, since my brother is willing, what can I say? But, but, you, you, you must favor my brother."
Qin Song opened his eyes wide in surprise.
She actually said she favored her brother, instead of demanding that she get rid of the other two.
As expected of her eldest daughter, she was indeed very tolerant of her.
Although she later learned that Tao Yao was simply too stunned by the suddenness of the event to process the other two events, it took her a long time to gradually accept the situation.
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As the commander-in-chief of the army, Tao Qingyang was always busy. However, after he sent away Chen Xing and Jiang Yue, Qin Song only had Chun and a maid by his side. He actually kept his word and personally took care of Qin Song's three meals a day, washing and changing clothes, and doing everything in detail.
As long as he was there, even Chunhe didn't need to serve him closely.
After everything was ready, Qin Song brought Xue Ci and set off with Tao Qingyang's 100,000-strong army. They entered Rongyang in just two days.
The army was too large to enter the city, and Tao Qingyang needed to travel to Jiangnan with Qin Song before the army arrived in Kaifeng. Therefore, after arriving in Rongyang, Tao Qingyang handed over the troops to Tao Yao and several adjutants to lead, while he and Qin Song quietly changed their itinerary and secretly went to Jiangnan.
Tao Qingyang stayed by Qin Song's side at all times, even sleeping in the outer room when she went to bed.
Qin Song didn't object, and she didn't push him away again along the way.
Perhaps because they had kissed several times, they seemed to have tacitly agreed to kissing, but he never took it any further.
Qin Song had wanted to say something to him, but he never did.
However, she had other things to do, so she wasn't in a hurry to tell Tao Qingyang her thoughts.
After all, they are traveling together day and night. If she makes her feelings clear, she will inevitably have to take the final step. Then, besides sleeping and eating, she will only have that one thing to do along the way.
Thinking about it... I'm actually kind of looking forward to it.
Qin Song wanted to ignore this matter, but the more he thought about it, the more his cheeks began to burn.
She patted her face and shook her head, trying to clear the unpleasant images that were consuming her mind, but Tao Qingyang noticed something was wrong.
"Sister A-Song, what's on your mind? Why is your face so red?" Tao Qingyang, who was squeezed into a carriage with Qin Song, had her eyes almost glued to Qin Song.
Qin Song was initially uncomfortable, but now he's gotten used to it. He looked down and continued examining the stack of novel crops and advanced techniques in his hands, casually replying, "I miss you."
Tao Qingyang was slightly taken aback. He stared at her calmly arranging the pattern molds in her hands for a while, as if he remembered something: "What she looks like without clothes?"
Qin Song: "..."
The images that had just been suppressed were rapidly flooding back into my mind.
Qin Song reluctantly raised her head, meeting his probing yet expectant gaze, and nodded frankly, "Are you going to take it off?"
With a "buzz," the valve in Tao Qingyang's mind loosened. Almost without thinking, he leaned forward and pressed himself against the wall of the room, saying, "I'm always here for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he captured her lips in his mouth, kissing her unexpectedly.
For comfortable travel, Tao Qingyang specially found a well-crafted carriage with two doors. Although the sound insulation was average, people outside would not easily barge in unless summoned.
The sounds of kissing and splashing water were drowned out by the sounds of the carriage moving and the rustling of leaves.
As they shifted and moved, Tao Qingyang, who had been leaning against the wall and embracing her, had already changed his position.
Once they had regained some clarity, Tao Qingyang had already lifted her onto his lap, and his hands gradually moved to her waist, with Qin Song's entire body pressed against him.
After the start of spring, the weather warms up, and the further south you go, the higher the temperature becomes.
With a heater installed in the carriage, Qin Song had already taken off his thick outer robe and was now only wearing a moon-colored cross-front plain brocade long dress. The light and soft fabric made it easy to feel his movements and imposing presence.
Their lips and tongues clashed, and Qin Song was completely overwhelmed by his advances. Her breathing became increasingly rapid, and she couldn't help but moan aloud.
"It's broad daylight, there are people outside." Qin Song placed her hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him away.
She shifted her body, intending to avoid his sharp edge, but instead she met him head-on.
"Uh..." Tao Qing looked up, her eyes red, her chest heaving violently, and suddenly let out a muffled groan.
The spot on his lip where Lu Youchuan had slapped him stung from the kiss, intensifying his desire. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he tilted his head back to kiss her lips again.
After a passionate embrace, he released her, tilted his head back, and touched her chin with the tip of his nose. "Ah Song, let's get married."
"No rush, let's consummate the marriage first." Qin Song's kiss landed on his lips again.
Before the kiss even began, Tao Qingyang ordered the people outside the car, "Speed up and find a comfortable place to settle down."
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