"Knock, knock!"
Pei Che knocked on the courtyard door. In the quiet night, this knock was very abrupt. If Jiang Miao was not asleep, he would definitely come to open the door for him.
After waiting for a while, Pei Che walked a few steps to the side, then stepped back a little, then gathered his energy, leaped up, and jumped onto the high wall.
The yard was dark and very quiet. Pei Che stood outside the door for a while, wanting to push it open. He didn't know what he was thinking of. He raised his sleeves and sniffed, then turned to the kitchen, clumsily boiled water for himself to wash, and then walked into the room.
The door was not locked, and there was a light breathing sound coming from the bed. It sounded like he was sleeping soundly. Pei Che sighed, and couldn't help feeling a little frustrated. He knew that Han Qin's idea was unreliable!
Because Jiang Miao was not getting the hang of things, Pei Che wondered if it was his own problem. He thought about it for a long time and decided to ask for help from others.
As for the word "love", among his best friends, only Han Qin had been involved, and he often boasted about his rich experience. Although Pei Che was still a virgin until now, this did not prevent him from learning from Han Qin.
"I have a friend," Pei Che began with this sentence, "he married a woman. For various reasons, they had no feelings for each other when they got married. But as they spent more time together, he gradually developed feelings for his woman and hoped that they could truly become a loving couple. But his woman never understood his hints. What do you think my friend should do?" Pei Che deliberately changed the gender so that Han Qin wouldn't hear it.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Han Qin looked at him with an inexplicable look, as if he was surprised, but also as if he understood. In fact, it was because Pei Che had never talked to anyone before that he didn't know. Generally speaking, when someone asks for others' opinions with the excuse of "I have a friend", the so-called friend must be himself.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Pei Che felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him, and his expression was a little awkward for a moment.
Han Qin smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing, A'che, you... no, it's your friend, he has made up his mind, and he won't change it, right? If he hasn't made up his mind yet, I suggest you keep the status quo to avoid causing trouble." Han Qin felt that he should not give advice to others carelessly. What if he acted on impulse, the other person would suffer.
Pei Che said without hesitation, "He has made up his mind. He doesn't want to marry anyone else except his wife."
Han Qin said: "In that case, then what methods did your friend use to hint at his wife?"
Pei Che thought about it, picked out some things to tell Han Qin, and then told him the other party's reaction.
Han Qin laughed after hearing this. He only knew that Ah Che had never been moved, and he always looked pure and innocent. He didn't expect that he would still be so innocent after getting married. He didn't even dare to hold her hand, but only dared to tease her with words.
"Have you laughed enough?" Pei Che gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words. Although Han Qin thought that he was laughing at his "friend", he was actually the one being laughed at.
Han Qin quickly calmed himself down and tried hard not to laugh out loud. After a while, he finally suppressed his smile completely.
"Ache, from what you said, the other party was completely unaware of your friend's hints. Is it because he simply doesn't like your friend?" Although this conclusion was hurtful, Han Qin still had to say it to prevent Ache from getting stuck in the mud.
"Impossible!" Pei Che's reaction was very intense, and it was obvious that he could not accept it.
Han Qin quickly comforted him: "Okay, okay, then tell me more about how your good friend and his wife usually get along, and I'll help them take a look."
Pei Che took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, recalled how he usually got along with Jiang Miao, organized his words, and told Han Qin.
Han Qin put his hand on his chin as if thinking deeply. Judging from Jiang Miao's behavior, he didn't seem to be indifferent to A Che. The meticulous care, heartwarming actions and sincere trust all showed that Jiang Miao cared about Pei Che.
Han Qin didn't know what other secrets there were behind their marriage other than the fact that it was arranged by the Emperor. He only knew that two normal men would not sleep in the same bed every night without any reservations.
"How is it?" Pei Che looked at Han Qin expectantly, hoping to hear what he wanted to hear from him.
"The plan for now," Han Qin said slowly, "is to give your friend's wife some stimulation, so that she will realize her feelings and then we can take our time."
Pei Che's eyes lit up: "How is it exciting?"
Han Qin thought for a moment and said, "Generally speaking, you need to find someone to act out a scene with you. If the other party is furious, there is a good chance that it will happen. If the other party is indifferent, let your friend give up."
"Acting?" Pei Che seemed to be thinking, "What kind of play should I act in? Which one should I perform?" Although the title of actor is not nice, he is willing to act for Jiang Miao.
Han Qin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I said acting is just a show, what did you think of it?"
Seeing Pei Che was deep in thought and had no objection, Han Qin quickly laid out his plan.
"Tomorrow I will go to the Duke's Mansion and pretend to invite you to go boating on the lake. When we get there, I will arrange for someone to act out a scene with you to see how Brother Jiang reacts, and then think about the next step."
Han Qin secretly said in his heart, "Oh no! In his excitement, he actually said it out loud." He touched his nose and dodged his eyes: "It's not that I knew it early, I finally guessed it with great difficulty."
Pei Che could tell at a glance that he was lying, but since he needed help from others, he let it go.
They planned very well, but unfortunately, one of the protagonists did not cooperate. Jiang Miao was interested in going boating, but he refused because he had to go to school tomorrow. After he refused, he looked at Pei Che, and the meaning in his eyes must be that he hoped Pei Che would not go either.
Pei Che was about to speak when Han Qin hurriedly said, "Ache, you can't not go. There's a surprise I prepared for you there!" He winked at Pei Che, suggesting that he should express his opinion quickly.
"Then... I'd better go." Pei Che said.
After getting on the carriage, Pei Che asked, "If A Miao isn't going, why do you want me to go?" If he doesn't go, who would he be performing for
Han Qin said: "If he goes, you can act it out. If he doesn't go, you can act it out. You and I will go over there later. You will smell like rouge and powder and come back later. If he cares about you, he will definitely get suspicious and make trouble with you." His tone was very firm, as if this was the result of thousands of rehearsals.
"Is it just the smell of rouge and powder?"
"It's better to have some alcohol."
After hearing this, Pei Che directly asked the driver to stop the car.
Han Qin saw that he was about to go down, and asked quickly: "Why don't you go?"
"Since these are all I need, I can just buy some rouge and powder and apply them on my body. The same goes for wine. Why do I need to go to Cuiwei Lake and interact with strangers?" Pei Che argued.
Han Qin was stunned. He had originally been looking forward to the relationship between the two, but now that attitude was gone. Judging from the level of self-discipline of his brother, if Jiang Miao did not agree, he would probably be alone for the rest of his life.
Jiang Miao woke up from his sleep, looking a little depressed. He had a nightmare the whole night after falling asleep with emotions. He couldn't remember what the nightmare was about, but the suffocating loneliness left behind made him feel a little breathless.
He shook his head, hoping to shake off those sudden and inexplicable emotions from his mind. His strange behavior aroused the curiosity of the person beside him, who asked, "A Miao, what are you doing?"
Jiang Miao turned his head quickly, staring at Pei Che who was sleeping beside him as usual. He had clearly bolted the door, and he had no memory of getting up to open the door, so how could he not know that Pei Che had come back? Could it be that he was sleepwalking last night
"Why are you in a daze?" Pei Che raised his hand and waved it in front of him, wondering why he was staring at him without saying a word.
"How did you get in?" Jiang Miao thought sleepwalking was too outrageous.
Pei Che was somewhat proud: "Have you forgotten that I know Kung Fu?"
Jiang Miao recalled the funny thing and was about to laugh at it when he suddenly realized what Pei Che was doing yesterday. He immediately frowned and replied with an "Oh", then sat up from the bed and prepared to get out.
Pei Che was puzzled by the sudden cold attitude: "A Miao, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing. It's getting late. I should get up and cook for them." His tone became even colder.
Pei Che also sat up and stopped Jiang Miao: "No, you are angry. Did I do something wrong? Next time you close the gate, I will not climb over the wall on my own initiative. I will wait until you open it before coming in." After thinking about it, he decided to climb over the wall.
Jiang Miao pouted: "I dare not, it's my fault for closing the door, how dare I let you stay outside. Don't stop me, I want to get up."
The sarcastic look confirmed Pei Che's guess, and he hurriedly said, "I was wrong. I thought it would be bad to wake you up by knocking on the door. I didn't want to scare you. I won't do that again next time." It was indeed scary to suddenly have someone next to him after waking up, and Pei Che was deeply reflecting on it.
Seeing that he still couldn't get to the point, Jiang Miao was so angry that he said, "Next time, you can just rest outside. Why bother running back and forth? Anyway, there's nothing good to see at home!"
Pei Che was a little confused. He looked at Jiang Miao's angry expression, then carefully considered the meaning of his words, and came to a surprising conclusion: "A Miao, are you angry because I came home late?"
"I'm not angry. What does it have to do with me whether you come home late or not?" Jiang Miao denied directly, "I think about it, in order to avoid what happened today from happening again, we should sleep separately. This way you won't disturb me, and I won't spoil your fun."
Although Jiang Miao had never used rouge and powder, when the owner of the rouge shop, Zhong, came to his shop for breakfast, he always had that scent on him. When Pei Che stopped him just now, he smelled it on Pei Che! It seems that his guess yesterday was right. Pei Che and his gang of friends really went to see beauties!
This guy, after kissing him secretly, didn't think of explaining to him, but went out to have some fun. It's a pity that he has been thinking about this matter seriously these days! Jiang Miao became angrier and angrier. He wished he could go back to the day when Pei Che kissed him secretly and turn against him on the spot, so that he would know that taking advantage of others will not end well!
(End of this chapter)