Chapter 38: Staying Overnight (2) [VIP]
"You just said that you haven't had a good night's sleep since you were displaced. I, your teacher, will agree to your request and stay in your room tonight..." The young man beside her pillow did not answer, but hugged her and told her to sleep peacefully.
"Just sleep peacefully."
Thinking that the bed in the boudoir was too crowded and it was inconvenient to make love, she gave up her original idea of spending a night with her husband. Once her desire was gone, she fell into a deep sleep.
"Hmm..." Chu Qingluo hummed softly and muttered a few times vaguely, but in the end she didn't know what she said.
"I never expected that the gentleman I met would treat me so well..."
The bright moonlight shines through the curtains and onto the wall beside the tent, vaguely illuminating a pair of lovers sleeping in each other's arms, leaving only a clear glow on the ground.
She slept soundly that night, and the nightmares that had plagued her in the past also disappeared without a trace. Perhaps it was because her husband was by her side that the nightmares that had plagued her heart faded away.
When she woke up again, it was almost noon the next day.
There was nothing beside the pillow, and the boudoir was as quiet as usual. The master must have left early in the morning.
Looking at the time, there should be a class in the mansion hall. After resting for a few days, it is time to practice the piano. Chu Qingluo packed her skirt, put on her makeup, and walked towards the piano hall.
The noble ladies of various families were already sitting solemnly in the hall, waiting for Mr. Qu to come and teach them. She quietly sat down beside the zither and glanced at Meng Yatou beside her, seeing her surprise and joy.
Meng Ying'er glanced around and realized she hadn't been in the main hall for quite some time. She covered her lips and asked softly, "Qingluo, you haven't been to class for several days. Do you feel uncomfortable?"
She sat up straight and whispered to the maid, telling her not to worry about her: "The master has made up for the missed piano lessons in the side courtyard. I can certainly catch up."
Seeing the frail woman's smiling face, Meng Ying'er breathed a sigh of relief. Recalling the news she had heard, she whispered to her, "It is said that His Majesty's birthday banquet is scheduled for six months from now. The master is making arrangements and has ordered us to practice more."
Why hadn't she heard the gentleman mention the birthday banquet?
Could it be that the man knew her intention and deliberately hid it from her? Chu Qingluo hesitated for a moment, then pretended to look at the maid naturally, wanting to hear what she had to say next.
"Have the guests for the banquet been decided?" She lowered her gaze, stroked the strings of the zither with her head down, and asked cautiously.
Meng Ying'er nodded when she heard this and quickly replied, "It's settled. Qingluo, you..."
"No whispering or discussing private matters during class. It's clearly written in the government regulations."
However, after hearing a few words, the reply was interrupted by a clear voice. The voice was cold and majestic, with a hint of chill, and did not allow the listener to disobey.
She looked back in the direction of the sound and saw the most prestigious person in the piano hall standing behind her, looking down at her coldly like the bright moon and the gentle breeze.
Her brows furrowed slightly, and Qu Hanjin's expression was filled with solemnity. After a moment, he opened his lips and said, "You two have disregarded the rules of the government. Do you accept the punishment?"
In this situation, Meng Ying'er was the most frightened.
The girl lowered her head in panic. She was not afraid of anything in the world, but she was afraid that Mr. Qu would get angry. Now, she was caught whispering in the hall, and she was afraid that she would be punished.
"Sir..." Meng girl replied timidly, lowering her head even more, and explained in a whisper, "Qingluo hasn't been here for a while, and I just wanted to check on you..."
Chu Qingluo watched for a moment and realized that the girl had indeed done it unintentionally, so she calmly took the blame: "Ying'er did not mean it. If you want to punish me, please punish me."
After saying this, she slowly raised her eyes. The young man was still dignified, completely different from the man who had been so affectionate with her last night.
After a pause, Qu Han remained calm and replied sternly, "Okay, after this piano lesson, you will come to my room to be punished."
Go to the hall to be punished...
She felt suspicious about what punishment the teacher was going to give her and wanted to look at her again, but she saw that the teacher was looking elsewhere and ignoring her.
"Today's piece of music is a bit difficult, so we all need to practice diligently."
A cold and quiet sound echoed in the hall. A thin figure walked slowly away and then walked towards the piano hall.
After that came the regular piano lessons.
From time to time, Chu Qingluo glanced at the elegant figure standing in front of her. It seemed that Mr. Qu was just an acquaintance of hers. From the perspective of others, the deeper relationship between them was only that of teacher and student.
After watching for a while, she felt bored. After practicing the music on her own, she lowered her eyes and plucked the strings, but she never waited for the teacher to come and teach her, and she didn't even see him walk past her.
She secretly concluded that the gentleman might be avoiding suspicion.
Or maybe, fearing that she would tease him in public and cause trouble, he simply stayed away from her.
Until the end of the class, the students in the hall dispersed one after another. Chu Qingluo walked out of the elegant hall in an orderly manner, and suddenly heard a maid calling her softly.
"Qingluo, class just ended. Where are you going?" Meng Ying'er hurried after her. Seeing that the direction she was heading seemed to be the teacher's side hall, she suddenly remembered the teacher's punishment.
She frowned and chuckled when she heard this, and replied gently, "Ying'er, have you forgotten? The master asked me to go to the side room. If I'm late, the master will punish me severely."
"You've only been here for one day and you've already been punished by the teacher, and you're still taking the blame..." When Yi Nian first entered the Music Bureau, she also took all the blame. The maid felt extremely guilty and kept stealing glances at her, "I'm really sorry..."
"If the master bullies you, you must sue me, but I am definitely not someone who forgets his principles just for the sake of beauty!"
After a moment of thought, his face became extremely solemn.
Looking at the situation before her, Chu Qingluo couldn't help but laugh. She covered her lips and almost laughed out loud. She hurriedly said in a serious tone, "The master may seem stern, but he will let bygones be bygones. Don't worry, Ying'er. The master has his own considerations."
The girl was really ashamed, and was afraid that she would be punished for this: "Go quickly."
With a faint smile, he said goodbye to the maid, turned around and bowed, then Chu Qingluo walked leisurely along the winding corridor and entered the elegant room.
The hall was hushed and silent, even more so than usual; not even the sound of fingertips turning pages of a book could be heard.
She looked around, and before she saw the figure, her wrist was lightly grasped.
The young man behind her exerted force and pushed her to a corner. When she looked up, she saw the gentleman looking straight at her.
His eyes were like torches and yet also like frost, and he seemed to want to make her his own.
"The student came on time to seek guidance from the teacher..."
Chu Qingluo still looked submissive, but before she could finish her words, a cold breath came like a mountain rain and landed on her lips.
“Hmm…”
The kiss came unexpectedly, and she didn't know what had offended her husband to make him so unbearable.
She clearly... clearly did not seduce him, and for a moment she could not understand why the gentleman was so difficult to endure.
His thoughts were filled with the birthday banquet. In order to enter the palace for assassination, he must please this person.
Chu Qingluo smiled coquettishly, a slight ripple appeared in her autumn eyes, and her jade hands hooked around the young man's slender waist, gently and gracefully kissing him back.
Little did she know that the more she acted like this, the more she attracted men's attention. She was still a serious student learning the piano in the hall, but when she was alone, she was charming and charming...
Qu Hanjin recalled the scene of them looking at each other in the hall. At that time, he had already imagined this action several times in his mind.
He then continued to take advantage of her, kissing her deeper and deeper, and holding the girl in his arms as if he had lost control, trying to make her teeter on the edge of suffocation.
As if she was really frightened by the sudden attack of the young man in front of her, she closed her eyes and hummed softly, but fell into it. Her eyes, which were originally full of playfulness, became dirty and blurred.
She gradually became confused and realized that skin-to-skin contact would become an addiction.
It seemed that once she got involved, she couldn't let go. She finally understood why all men in the world were greedy for beauty.
Unexpectedly, after several rounds of passionate embrace, her body bumped into the desk, knocking several volumes on the desk to the ground, and the noise shook the elegant room.
Chu Qingluo suddenly woke up, lowered her flushed face, and murmured, "What should I do if Fu Guang at the door hears it..."
A pair of deep eyes were filled with her reflection. The elegant and flawless gentleman in front of them stroked the black hair on the delicate figure's neck and said in a deep and soothing voice, "We are separated by a corridor. He can't hear a single movement."
"Is this the punishment, sir?"
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she felt inexplicably embarrassed when she thought about the punishment she heard in class was such an intimate act.
It has nothing to do with love, it's just desire and anger in the heart.
Qu Hanjin thought for a moment, then fixed his gaze with a cold expression and replied, "You were whispering in class and weren't paying attention to the lesson. You should be punished."
As soon as the words came out, he pretended to be calm and buried his head in this delicate neck. While kissing her, he pulled the thin dress on her shoulders fiercely, removing the layers of gauze from her shoulders, with a sinister look in his eyes.
Seeing this light hum, thinking that the teacher was still the same as she had seen yesterday, Chu Qingluo smiled softly, feeling happy in her heart: "The teacher was very serious just now, and almost scared the student."
"Why shouldn't I be more respectful as a teacher?"
He was silent for a moment, then asked as if it was natural.
Thinking about it, it was true. In that quiet place, he couldn't express his feelings to her in front of all the other musicians. Chu Qingluo thought carefully and then looked closely at this elegant hall.
The elegant rooms in the pavilion are too crowded, but this place is perfect for stealing incense and seeking pleasure...
"This side hall is much more convenient than the boudoir. It's convenient for me to enjoy elegant entertainment with you..." At this point, she suddenly remembered the newly added house rules. Her red lips raised, and she asked with anticipation, "But you just established the house rules that prohibit the Siyuefu from having any extramarital affairs. How should we end it now?"
Qu Hanjin's expression remained almost unchanged as he sneered, "They don't know anything about us..."
She still remembered the moment the palace rules were announced, Master Sheng, who was walking beside her, had a worried look on his face. She glanced at the culprit in front of her and smiled sweetly, "Everyone says you are fair, but if you ask me... you are the most unfair person."
"When Mr. Sheng heard about the palace rules, his face turned green. Now that you have broken the rules, but you have turned a deaf ear to them, I feel so sorry for Mr. Sheng..."
She raised her long neck slightly, and the tassels hanging from the pearl hairpin on her head made a slight sound as they swayed, revealing a subtle sense of joy.
As soon as Sheng Youzhang was mentioned, the kisses on her delicate skin suddenly stopped.
Qu Hanjin frowned, and after a long moment, a look of irritation rose in his eyes. "What's wrong with him? He's been pestering you all day, and I haven't settled the score with him yet..."
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