Luo Changqing had always known that his second wife was very beautiful, but this was the first time he was struck so hard by her beauty that his soul seemed to tremble for her.
He clenched his hands tightly into fists hidden in his sleeves, trying his best to hide his almost losing composure look. He stared at the celestial-like person walking towards him, his heart pounding like a drum.
Xu Shichu walked to two or three feet away from the pavilion before she noticed Luo Changqing. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why are you here?"
Luo Changqing had recovered from his amazement at Xu Shichu and had regained his composure. He replied, "I came to your place to relax."
"Oh, then you can continue. I just came back from outside and I'm a little tired. I need to wash up and rest. I'll take my leave first." Xu Shichu was not polite with him.
Luo Changqing looked at Xu Shichu's rosy and radiant face, and there was no sign of fatigue or exhaustion from her returning from a long journey. However, he had no way to expose Xu Shichu's words, so he could only watch her lead a group of people away.
The yard, which had been silent before, suddenly became lively because of the return of its owner, as if a dead pond had been injected with living water and had come alive with a soul.
The servants who had stayed in the yard and did not go out with Xu Shichu were even more like being blown by a breath of fairy air. Genuine smiles appeared on their faces involuntarily. They even walked with a breeze and worked particularly efficiently.
It can be seen that their master Xu Shichu is sincerely respected and loved by them, and it is not just a matter of awe for the master.
Xu Shichu is their backbone, and they are happy about her return.
Luo Changqing looked at the scene like an outsider. Oh no, he was an outsider and didn't fit in here.
He had always known that he was a veritable "outsider" to Xu Shichu and had never been truly accepted by her, but this was the first time he felt it so deeply: he was the master of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but here, he was just a guest and Xu Shichu was the master, and everyone in this yard revolved around her.
However, it was the first time that Luo Changqing felt unwilling and even aggrieved, so on impulse, he didn't even look at the flowers and rushed straight to Xu Shichu's house.
"Oh, Prime Minister! Our wife is still in the process of dressing up and is not convenient for her to meet anyone. Please stay!" The maid guarding the door curtain saw him, her face changed, and she hurriedly stopped him.
"What? I'm not an outsider. Can't I even enter my wife's room?" Luo Changqing said angrily with a stern face. He didn't want to reason now. He just wanted to do things according to his own wishes, so he acted recklessly for the first time in his life.
The maid guarding the door had never seen him like this before, and was so scared that tears were about to flow down her cheeks, but she still dutifully stopped him and said, "But, but the lady didn't agree to let you in."
She didn't understand. Hadn't the Prime Minister always been "cold to each other" with his wife, paying close attention to his relationship with her, keeping the boundary of distance and politeness and never crossing it? Why was it different this time
Luo Changqing winked at Shu Qi, who immediately understood and pulled the little maid to the side, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? The master and the mistress are husband and wife, so there is no place where he cannot enter?"
So Luo Changqing went straight into Xu Shichu's room.
However, as soon as he entered and lifted the curtain, he felt a warm and fragrant air blowing towards him. He was stunned for a moment and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
When he looked up, he was seeing Xu Shichu glaring at him in the bathtub.
Just after taking a glance, Luo Changqing's head suddenly made a bang, as if something had exploded.
In fact, he only saw her shoulders as white and crystal as snow...
Xu Shichu was taking a flower petal bath, with everything below his shoulders covered by the petals, leaving only his neck and head exposed.
"Kick him out! Lecher!" Xu Shichu's pretty face darkened and she said coldly.
At this time, the maids who were serving Xu Shichu a bath finally reacted. They screamed and hurriedly pushed Luo Changqing out of the bathroom.
"Prime Minister, you, you can't come in here, my wife is taking a bath!"
Luo Changqing had just acted "rebelliously" and broke into the place where Xu Shichu was taking a shower, which made him blush and feel guilty and regretful. He thought that Xu Shichu must have misunderstood him as a shameless and daring person.
Luo Changqing, who was always elegant and never rude, blushed and turned pale, but he was a man who had experienced many situations, and he was shrewd and thick-skinned. It didn't take long for him to regain his calm expression.
He was still outside apologizing to Xu Shichu: "Sorry, Madam, I didn't mean it. I was just being abrupt. I'll go to the front room and wait for Madam to come out of the shower."
"Get out!" Xu Shichu yelled at him.
Instead of getting angry, Luo Changqing curled up the corners of his mouth and felt relieved. All the inexplicable resentment he had felt before disappeared without a trace.
He turned back into the tall and handsome prime minister.
Xu Shichu, who was taking a bath in the inner room, was not as angry as she appeared to be. She was not a native ancient woman, and others would feel ashamed and angry when they saw her arms.
She had even worn bikinis in other worlds, so showing her arms was no big deal. Of course, even if Luo Changqing really saw her entire body, she wouldn't care too much.
Xu Shichu is a beast in her soul. Do you still expect her to care about the chastity arch
On the contrary, Luo Changqing's blushing face as she stared at him in a daze just now was somewhat cute and quite attractive.
He was a man who was usually so steady and reliable, and wouldn't change his expression even if the sky fell. But when he saw her taking a bath, he became like a young boy who had never seen a woman before, which made people want to abuse and ravage him...
It’s a pity that he can only look at it but can’t use it.
—Xu Shichu felt regretful in his heart.
Luo Changqing sat at the table, drinking tea non-stop. On the surface, he still looked calm and steady, but if you looked at him closely, you would find that his eyes were unfocused and he was obviously distracted.
So what was he thinking about at this moment? It was not the important matters in the court, nor the trivial matters of his children, but the scene of Xu Shichu taking a bath that he had just accidentally seen.
Could it be that he has been celibate for too long and couldn't bear to see this scene
Luo Changqing coughed lightly, finally realizing his inappropriate thoughts, and quickly calmed his mind.
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door. Luo Changqing looked over with an expectation that he himself did not know was there. However, when he saw clearly, he could not help but feel disappointed.
"Zhao Zhao, it's you." Luo Changqing said.
Du Zhao had just finished taking a shower and came over. He was round and rosy all over. He seemed to have just seen him and hurriedly greeted him obediently, "Master.
Luo Changqing frowned: "Why call me master? Call me uncle."
"Uncle?" Du Zhao called out in confusion. He always called him Master in the past, and he didn't know why he had to change his words this time.