Chapter 159: Caught Eavesdropping
"Haha... let's bask in the moonlight... no, it's clearer to see the stars from this side..." Su Qianqian stretched out her slender jade fingers and pointed randomly above her head with a flattering smile.
[My lady, it is cloudy tonight and there seem to be few stars to see. 】
The system coldly exposed Su Qianqian's excuse.
[You want me to say?] Did I say I was here to see the Marquis? 】Su Qianqian retorted angrily.
"Third sister-in-law, do you want to see third brother?" Qin Hanjue also walked to the window with an inexplicable smile on his handsome face.
"Ah...hahaha, it's not..." Su Qianqian acted shyly.
"Third brother, if you have nothing else to do, why don't you accompany Third Sister-in-law back to the yard? Don't keep her waiting for too long."
Qin Hanjue said with a mischievous wink.
"No need, no need. I can go back by myself. You guys chat, you guys chat." Su Qianqian hurriedly took Su Xing and was about to escape.
"Don't worry, let's go back together." Qin Hanzhang said, closed the window and came out of the room.
Su Qianqian groaned in her heart. If she had known that she would be discovered as soon as she heard it, she would not have come over.
Walking out of the yard, Su Qianqian couldn't help but frown and walked slower and slower.
I didn't feel it when I was chasing from behind just now, but now I realize that my feet hurt. It might be because I walked too fast and got blisters. The original owner's body is still very delicate.
"What's wrong?" Qin Hanzhang stopped and asked with a frown, his eyes falling on the hem of Su Qianqian's skirt.
"It's okay. I'm tired from walking. Just go back and rest." This place usually doesn't have sedan chairs, and you have to wait to call the servants. In the past, Su Qianqian was used to gritting her teeth and persevering on her own.
Qin Hanzhang glanced at Qin Hanjue and said, "You should go back to the yard first."
Qin Hanjue was still standing there watching the fun without any regard for the situation. It was only after Qin Hanzhang warned him with his eyes that he smiled, bowed, and took his leave.
Watching Qin Hanjue walk away, Qin Hanzhang bent down, picked up Su Qianqian, and held her in his arms. Su Qianqian was so frightened that she instinctively hugged Qin Hanzhang's neck in panic.
"What is your Majesty doing?"
Su Qianqian didn't expect to be carried like a princess by Qin Hanzhang, and she didn't expect that such a dignified and cold person would show his warm and considerate side in front of the servants.
"Your foot is injured. How are you going to work tomorrow? The affairs of the Marquisate cannot do without you."
Qin Hanzhang explained calmly, holding Su Qianqian and walking slowly on the path.
At this time, Su Xing and Shi Yan held up the lanterns and stood in front with a smile on their lips, lighting the way. The servants who occasionally passed by quickly avoided them and laughed and talked about them from a distance.
Su Qianqian smelled the faint scent of soapberries and wrapped her arms around Qin Hanzhang's neck, where she felt an endless stream of warmth. The broad chest she leaned on made her feel safer than ever before.
This is what it feels like to have someone to lean on...
In the dim light, Qin Hanzhang's face looked like a perfect statue, with every line falling in the most appropriate place.
Qin Hanzhang didn't dare to lower his head, but he seemed to be able to feel those deer-like eyes moving around his face, secretly looking at him, like a little rabbit afraid of being caught, hiding in the corner and observing.
Qin Hanzhang suppressed the corners of his lips that were about to rise, and suddenly realized that walking was such a pleasant thing.
[He is really impeccable in appearance and very strong. Even though he is a little bit stupid, he is a responsible man and he knows how to care for others. It's a pity that no matter how good he is, he is not mine. Alas! 】
Su Qianqian admired and sighed.
The expression on Qin Hanzhang's face froze and his hands clenched involuntarily.
Before they knew it, they arrived at Tinglan Courtyard. Qin Hanzhang carried Su Qianqian into the bedroom, put her on the bed, pursed his lips, thought for a while, and told the maids to fetch a basin of water.
What are you doing? Do you want to exercise your rights? No way! 】
Su Qianqian couldn't help but feel nervous.
Qin Hanzhang bent down, grabbed Su Qianqian's feet and took off her shoes.
[No...at least you have to take a shower...] Su Qianqian was so flustered that she didn't know what to say. Normally, she was just talking nonsense. She was also an old girl who had never been in love.
"My Lord, what are you doing? I am..."
Su Qianqian decided to resist.
"Don't move!" Qin Hanzhang's ears turned red, and he looked up and warned with his eyes. Su Qianqian was so scared that she stopped immediately and sat obediently on the edge of the bed.
Su Ye fetched water in a copper basin. Qin Hanzhang had already taken off Su Qianqian's socks, revealing a pair of snow-white and delicate feet. Each of her toes was like a porcelain white jade bead, round and cute.
Qin Hanzhang calmed himself down and lifted Su Qianqian's feet. Sure enough, blisters had formed on the soles and sides of her feet.
Qin Hanzhang glanced at the embroidered shoes beside him and said, "Don't rush to travel when you wear new shoes. You will suffer from blisters. If you are in the army, your feet will be rotten."
As he said this, he placed the copper basin on the footstool, tested the water temperature and put Su Qianqian's feet in.
A warmth spread through the soles of her feet and spread throughout her body, relieving the burning pain in her feet a lot. Only then did she understand what Qin Hanzhang was doing, but she was even more shocked.
This is not something Qin Hanzhang should do, and it is not something a normal man of this era would do!
The maids all blushed and retreated. Su Mu carefully noticed the blisters, handed in ointment and a foot towel, and quickly retreated.
Qin Hanzhang rolled up his sleeves, held Su Qianqian's ankles again, and gently wiped her feet with cotton cloth: "When I followed my master to learn martial arts and military tactics, the first thing he did was to let me wash his feet."
Recalling the past, Qin Hanzhang's expression softened and he smiled unconsciously: "I have never done such a thing before, so I was naturally unwilling to do it. I was so angry that I refused to eat and cried secretly in hiding."
He changed his foot and continued to wash it, his movements were very skillful: "But in the mountains, besides us, there are only the brothers, they all came here this way. If I don't wash the master's feet, they won't allow me to practice martial arts with the brothers.
The master said that to practice skills one must first practice the mind. Only by putting oneself into the dust and passing the hurdles that one cannot pass, the future path will be easier. ”
After washing was almost done, she wrung out the cloth and used it to wipe Su Qianqian's feet. "Later, it turned out to be true. The arrogant habits of those children from aristocratic families and their previous obsession with competing with others gradually faded. Except for the unfinished business of their fathers and brothers, the rest were not a big deal."
Su Qianqian watched Qin Hanzhang carefully wipe her feet, move the foot basin away, put her feet on his robe, and apply ointment for her. When Qin Hanzhang rolled up his sleeves, the bow she tied with gauze was exposed, which was already a little deformed.
"When I was on the battlefield, what I cared about most was not to have scars on my face, for fear that my mother and grandmother would be sad when I returned home. What I didn't want to get hurt the most was my hands and feet. If my hands and feet were injured, I couldn't travel long distances or wield weapons, which was the most worrying thing, so I took great care to protect my feet."
Qin Hanzhang smiled when he said this, a little embarrassed. He had applied the ointment and helped Su Qianqian put her feet on the couch: "Don't wear socks tonight, it will be better tomorrow. You won't feel any pain at night after applying the ointment."
Su Qianqian nodded, and when she saw Qin Hanzhang put down his sleeves and was about to leave, she suddenly called him, "My Lord, thank you very much... It's time to change the gauze, how about I re-apply the medicine to you?"
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