Ninetieth Bowl of Soup (3)
"Why do you and I have to be so polite?" Qing Huan waved her hand, "If I don't help you, will I not be able to do business with those barbarians in the future? I don't want to." It's still easy to bully the natives.
Ruan Yi laughed, "You think clearly."
"That's natural."
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Soon after arriving at Xujiazhuangzi, just looking at the appearance, it is also extraordinary, not inferior to the Hou's Mansion, and it was only after entering that I realized the beauty of it. It was freezing and snowy outside, but the inside of the village was as warm as spring, with no air-conditioning at all. The servants came and went in a hurry, and they all saluted Qing Huan when they saw Qing Huan, and then performed their duties.
Qing Huan was caught in the cold when she went out, and her bones were not good, so Cong Xia, who is good at medicine, prescribed her a bathing medicine. The servants took the time to estimate that the young lady would come back and started preparations. It happened that after she returned to her room, she went to the clean pool to soak for a while, so that the herbs could take away the cold air from her body, so as not to get sick.
Shui Han is used to serving Qing Huan, but he never thought that today she would be rejected by the lady, and then her lady would hook Ruan Yi's hand: "Ah Ruan, come in and have a drink with me."
Ruan Yi frowned slightly, but she had already pulled him in. Shui Han was dumbfounded, her beautiful face had an expression like I heard something, and then she was about to beat the mandarin ducks, but was grabbed by Cong Xia: "What are you doing?!"
Shui Hanqi blushed: "What do you think I'm going to do?! Ms. Fang took a bath with a strange man? Are you crazy? If you don't let go, be careful I'll beat you!"
The force value is so strong that no one dares to provoke Shuihan, so Cong Xia hurriedly raised his hand and surrendered, "You really don't have to go, the lady will be angry, do you want her to be angry?"
Shui Han's hand that was about to push the door stiffened instantly, because no one knew better than her how terrible it is for a young lady to get angry! There are many strange people around the young lady, but she was the first to follow, so she understands better, the young lady said one thing, at this moment if she really wants to break in, the consequences may be unimaginable. But... Is it true that Ruan Yi and the young lady are allowed to take a mandarin duck bath? Although the two grew up together as childhood sweethearts, their friendship is extraordinary, but this is too... besides, the two of them don't even have a marriage contract, so it's not good to just jump to this step? !
At this moment, she thought about this and that in her mind for a while, and she had a terrible headache. Cong Xia, who was watching her from the side, sighed. Of course he wanted to explain, but he couldn't say it. Only a few people in the world knew this secret. Even if Shuihan would never leak the secret, he couldn't tell it.
In the clean room, Qing Huan had already taken off her clothes and entered the water. When she went out, it seemed that even her bones were stiff from the cold. She rolled up her long hair and fixed it with a hairpin, then she lay down by the pool and said lazily, "What are you waiting for, take off your clothes and come in."
After hearing a sigh, followed by the sound of clothes falling, Ruan Yi entered the pool. Qing Huan didn't look back, and waved at him casually: "Come closer."
Ruan Yi listened to her and leaned over, Qing Huan opened his eyes and touched his chest lightly: "It's tied up day and night, does it hurt?"
Ruan Yi held her hand, "It's okay."
He is tall and slender, not as thick as an ordinary military general, but rather delicate. Now that the clothes are off, the body underneath is riddled with scars, only the chest is unscathed, and even compared to other parts, it still has a strange whiteness.
Because over the years, this place has been tightly wrapped up.
Ruan Yi, the great general of Zhen Guo, is a woman. Only four people in the world know about this.
One is Ruan Yi's biological mother, one is Ruan Yi himself, one is Qing Huan, and the last one is Cong Xia. Ruan Yi suffered from a serious illness when he was young. Because of his status, his aunt never let him see a doctor, for fear of revealing his true gender. Later, Ruan Yi and Qing Huan got acquainted, and Cong Xia, who can heal the bones of the dead, saw him. Cong Xia's medical skills are excellent, and Ruan Yi's identity can be determined only from his veins, but he is as careful as a hair, and he didn't say anything.
Qing Huan sighed: "It was small at first, tied up day and night, it's almost gone."
Ruan Yi silently glanced at her plump white chest, and silently turned away. Qing Huan laughed, and put her arms around her shoulders from behind, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'm just kidding you."
After living in the army for so many years, and being raised as a man since childhood, to be honest, Ruan Yi really doesn't think she is a woman. Apart from his physical structure, he considered himself a man. Therefore, there is some faint resistance to Tong Qinghuan's bathing. But after so many years, I got used to it, although I still can't be immune to her jokes occasionally. For example, at this moment, Ruan Yi's face was already red.
Qing Huan picked up the water and wiped Ruan Yi's back, his back was also full of injuries, the most serious one was a knife wound, which he blocked for her when he was young. Although the Xu family is a family of merchants, it is also a big and intricate family. Qing Huan's parents passed away early, leaving behind such a large family business, there are many people who want to kill a little girl like her and monopolize it. If there is no Ruan Yi, Qing Huan may not be alive today. How old was Ruan Yi at that time? Just because she treated him well, he was desperate and wanted to give her his life.
"I've told you that when I'm away from home, I'm not by your side. You have to take good care of yourself. Didn't I ask Chengji to follow you? That's how he takes care of you?"
Ruan Yi said: "Don't blame him, he's going to take care of me like a baby, but the battlefield is unpredictable and dangerous, how can I let him ruin his life for me?"
Qing Huan shook her head, "You always think about others, but occasionally you think about yourself. If you die, no one will be sad for you."
When Ruan Yi laughed this time, he almost didn't laugh, and the occasional smiles were all directed at Qing Huan: "No."
"What won't?"
"No one will grieve for me," he said. "You can."
"... That's why I asked you to take good care of yourself? I'm not in good health, and I can't stand the stimulation. Think about it for me, too?"
"knew."
In front of Qing Huan, Ruan Yi has always been obedient, because there is only one person in this world who cares about him and protects him, so he also wants to dedicate everything to her, just like those who serve her, he is willing to die give her.
Qing Huan wiped her back, "It's your turn."
Different from Ruan Yi's strong and strong body, Qing Huan's body is as delicate and soft as white jade, smooth and boneless, it seems that it will be broken with a little force. In the hot air, a piece of icy muscle and bone is even more fascinating.
Qinghuan can't stay in the hot water for too long, even if soaking in this pool of soup is good for her body. Ruan Yi first went ashore by himself, then carried Qing Huan out of the pool and wrapped her in a blanket. He is very powerful, even if he inherits it, he can't match it.
Qing Huan changed her clothes, Ruan Yi wiped her body in front of her without hesitation, Qing Huan looked at it for a while, and said quietly: "Ah Ruan, I want to see you in a skirt."
Ruan Yi petrified instantly.
He has never worn a skirt in his life, and he is used to wearing men's clothing, and... he thinks he is a man in his heart, so how decent is it to wear a skirt? But Qing Huan wanted to see... He remembered that when he picked up her skirt earlier, the fabric was soft and silky, light and fragrant, completely different from his, and it looked good on Qing Huan, better than anyone else. "I..." If you really want to watch, I can also... reluctantly... force myself...
Unexpectedly, before he could speak, he heard Qing Huan laughing: "I was talking to you, how could I let you do something you don't want to do?"
Although she really wanted to see it.
Ruan Yi was also wearing clothes prepared by Qing Huan's order. The workmanship was extremely exquisite, and they were obviously very warm, but they were light and weightless, and they didn't look bloated, so they looked good. There are countless shops under the name of the Xu family, and after Qing Huan took charge of the family business, she even expanded it, and now she has become the undisputed merchant of the Dayu Dynasty.
After he put on his robe, he went to brush Qing Huan's hair, and she sat cross-legged on the bed: "Chengji said that when you came back, many little girls on the street liked you, throwing flowers and purses at you."
Chengji is Shui Han's senior brother and also Ruan Yi's lieutenant general. He was the person sent by Qing Huan to protect and take care of him when he left Beijing. He followed Ruan Yi through life and death in the past few years. When he came back, he followed Ruan Yi into the palace and listened to Ruan Yi's orders. He ordered to bring the things rewarded by the emperor to his young lady.
"I didn't pay attention." This is the truth, "Those rewards, do you like them?"
"I like it." Qing Huan said without hesitation, "The emperor is very generous this time, and he gave you all good things." She yawned, "You sent it really right. It will be divided up completely, and you will get nothing."
"It's all for you." Ruan Yi would not take those good things back to the Hou's mansion to make it cheaper for the people in the Hou's mansion.
Qing Huan didn't refuse, anyway, she spent more money on Ruan Yi. "After you entered the palace, the emperor didn't say anything about giving you a marriage?"
"No." Ruan Yi said coldly. "The Hou Mansion has this plan. It looks like it wants to start with Auntie."
He has no feelings for that aunt for a long time. If he has, it is probably before he is sensible. He has been beaten so much that he doesn't even want to recognize his mother. Anyway, that mother has not fulfilled her responsibility for a day. Ruan Yi can live in the Hou Mansion It can be said that it was his own creation.
Qing Huan sneered: "What's the use of that, she can't protect herself, and she still wants to control you. But now that you are young and promising and have never married a wife, there will be many people ready to move, you have to be careful."
Ruan Yi nodded: "Understood."
"Are you hungry? Haven't eaten since you came back?" Qing Huan asked, "I told the housekeeper to prepare meals just now, and I just went to eat after I brushed my hair."
Only she cares about whether he is cold or hungry, and Chengji also cares about him, but that is Qing Huan's order. Ever since Xia Shuihan and others saw him, they all called out to him and listened to his order to care about his situation. But they cared about him all because of Qing Huan, and the only one who didn't have any reason was Qing Huan.