Chapter 212 Sharing a Bed
Hearing the footsteps, Su Qianqian hesitated whether to go out to greet them. Su Mu reported inside: "Madam, the Marquis is back."
When Su Qianqian put down the book and prepared to stand up, Qin Hanzhang had already walked in, and when he saw her getting up, he quickly gestured to stop her: "Madam, there is no need to get up. I'll go wash up and change clothes first... What I mean is..."
Qin Hanzhang had unknowingly become incoherent, and simply rushed into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. Then a series of clanging noises came from inside...
[Are you going in to smash things?] You are such a naive young boy. What's wrong with just taking a nap? Being so nervous is a waste of time! 】
Su Qianqian despised him in her heart but continued to read calmly, but her hands were shaking a little and she couldn't see the words clearly.
[If you're not nervous, why are your hands shaking?] Do you know why you can't see the words clearly? You hold it upside down! As your great-grandmother said, when a crow lands on a pig, it sees the pig's blackness but not its own blackness! 】The system mocked her mercilessly.
Su Qianqian: ...
I calmly turned the book over, but still could not concentrate. It was normal to feel a little nervous when sleeping in the same bed with a man for the first time. I won't be nervous tomorrow.
There was the sound of splashing water from inside.
Qin Hanzhang never had maids to serve him, so the maids didn't dare to go near the bathroom. They just put the fumigated underwear on the hangers in the bathroom in advance.
It was inconvenient for Shi Yan to come in, and Qin Hanzhang stayed in there for a long time without coming out. Su Qianqian once thought he had drowned.
It was not until Su Qianqian was about to knock on the door that she heard footsteps from inside. Qin Hanzhang changed into a moon-white inner garment, tied up his black hair with a silver hairpin, opened the door and came out.
"My Lord, would you like some midnight snack?" Su Qianqian asked as she stood up.
"No need." Qin Hanzhang's eyes quickly moved away from Su Qianqian's face, which looked like a peeled egg, but he didn't know where to look.
After looking around, he finally found his bamboo box. He walked over, opened it, but quickly closed it again, then quietly turned back to look at Su Qianqian.
Seeing Su Qianqian sitting back on the bed and picking up the book, he breathed a sigh of relief, gently opened the bamboo box a little, reached in and fiddled with it for a while, then opened it again, and took out a book from it, which turned out to be a military book on marching and deploying troops.
What is he doing? Could it be that he brought some private money with him when he went out and almost got exposed? 】
Su Qianqian secretly peeked at Qin Hanzhang from the edge of the book page, but saw that Qin Hanzhang lost his balance and slammed the lid of the bamboo box shut, just trapping her hand holding the book.
Su Qianqian couldn't help but grin: [Hiss... How stupid does this person have to be to grab a book and put it in his own hand? 】
Qin Hanzhang calmly pulled his hand out of the bamboo box, walked to the sandalwood round table carved with plum blossoms, sat on the brocade stool, picked up the book and started reading.
[If you didn’t go to see her, it wouldn’t have happened…] The system muttered softly.
Su Qianqian thought about it and decided that she should fulfill her responsibilities as a wife. Of course, apart from that aspect, after all, the key to the other party’s private vault was given to her, and those shops brought in 10,000 taels of silver every year.
"My Lord, would you like some snacks?"
"Need not."
"My Lord, would you like some tea?"
"Need not."
"My Lord, do you want a light?"
"Need not."
"Okay, Sumu, turn off the lights. My Lord, I will settle down first."
After saying that, Su Qianqian took off her shoes, got on the bed, lifted the quilt and fell asleep inside, all in one smooth motion.
Qin Hanzhang was left behind and watched Su Mu take away the table lamp with an indifferent expression, leaving only a dim small light in the outer room.
There was no way, he couldn't read the book. Of course, even with the light he couldn't understand a single word.
With the dim light, Qin Hanzhang walked to the bed, took off his shoes and carefully got on the bed. Fortunately, the bed was big enough, so even if he lay down on it, there was still some empty space between the two of them.
Su Qianqian thought it would be difficult for her to fall asleep, but maybe because she was too tired, and she concentrated on listening to the sounds behind her, except for the initial feeling of the side of the bed collapsing slightly and the pleasant scent of soapberries, there was only the faint sound of breathing afterwards.
Listening to the breathing and smelling the scent, she fell asleep very quickly.
Qin Hanzhang tried hard to regulate his breathing, and his ears couldn't help but listen to the breathing sounds in the bed. Soon Qin Hanzhang heard the familiar long and light snoring that he could hear every night.
If Su Qianqian told her when she was awake, she would never admit it. How could she snore!
Qin Hanzhang raised the corners of his lips in the darkness.
She had always been such a good sleeper, and her light snoring like a cat did not annoy him. Instead, it made him feel that she was more worldly-like, unlike her appearance. He was really worried that she would suddenly disappear one day.
However, in the past two months he had to rely on his excellent hearing to listen to the snoring. Tonight, with her by his side, this lovely breathing sound touched his heart even more, and before he knew it, his heart had melted into a pool of water.
The finger quietly moved in that direction, and then moved again, stopping just before it touched her back. That was it. Qin Hanzhang closed his eyes and prepared to fall asleep...
The temperature in the mountains was much lower than in the city. Su Qianqian, who was sleeping soundly, gradually felt cold and instinctively turned over to avoid the cold wall on her side.
Qin Hanzhang was so scared that he opened his eyes and dared not move. Su Qianqian just pressed on his arm. Because she felt the warmth, she followed this warmth to get closer to its source...
Snuggling into Qin Hanzhang's embrace, which was like a small heater, Su Qianqian hummed comfortably, and used her hands and feet to stick to him like an octopus. In her dream, she was lying on the earthen kang at her great-grandmother's house, holding the furry peak in her arms. Although the bones were a little hard, it was warm and comfortable...
Qin Hanzhang didn't dare to breathe. The woman's sweet scent hit his nerves. He felt a certain part of his body swell rapidly. Su Qianqian's legs were pressing on that place. Because of the change, he rubbed it in dissatisfaction and muttered, "Don't move!"
Qin Hanzhang felt dizzy and all the organs in his body were clamoring: Hold her tight, she is your wife, you can do it!
Only his remaining rationality reminded him: No, this is not the right time. She is different from other women. You still owe her the wedding wine, the wedding night, and the promise that a Qin man makes to his wife...
Over and over again, she built up her own defenses against her instincts, her fingers tightly clasped around the quilt, her body tensed like a fully drawn bow, to resist the surging desires like a wave...
Someone’s long night is endless, but for Su Qianqian it is just a good sleep.
After opening her sleepy eyes and seeing the surroundings, she remembered that this was the Autumn Hunting Villa in Wohu Mountain. The scene of last night also emerged in her mind. Su Qianqian then remembered, where was Qin Hanzhang?
"Madam, the Marquis left early in the morning and asked the servants to call you back at this time. Breakfast is ready and you can enjoy it after washing up."
Su Mu reported as he set up the tent, but he couldn't suppress the upward curve of his lips.
Su Qianqian looked at Su Mu's expression suspiciously, and was helped by Su Zi and Su Ye to go in and wash up.
Qin Hanzhang did not show up for breakfast, so Shi Yan came to report that the Marquis had gone to inspect the hunting ground's security first, so he asked Su Qianqian to have her breakfast by herself, and then go to the palace with Madam Qin and the others.
"I understand." Su Qianqian agreed.
[Are you reporting your itinerary to me?] The standard for a good man! I don’t know who will benefit from this! 】
Su Qianqian felt emotional.
When the Qin family went to the palace to pay their respects to the ladies, the imperial concubine did not show up.
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