There was mist in the clean room, Chu Lian leaned against the wall of the tub, closed his eyes slightly, as if thinking about something.
From He Changdi's direction, only half of her snowy back and full head of black hair could be seen.
At this time, he suddenly relaxed, and the expression on his stiff face became more and more gentle.
At this time, Chu Lian seemed to have heard some movement, turned his head strangely, and met the gentle eyes of He Sanlang who was standing a few steps away.
"Husband?" There was some doubt in Chu Lian's voice, apparently he did not expect He Changdi to come back so soon.
He Changdi finally couldn't stand still, walked to Chu Lian's side in two or three steps, and reached out to stroke Chu Lian's hair.
He sighed angrily, "It's my fault that frightened you."
Chu Lian shook her head quickly, "I'm afraid they have already calculated it before I return to the British government. Even if we are fully prepared, we can't be sure that I won't be fooled."
What Chu Lian said was a little distracted. The young couple had just consummated their marriage not long ago, and she still felt quite uncomfortable with such a naked face to face without any scruples.
Especially when she was soaking in the bathtub with nothing on, while he was standing aside with all his clothes on.
She subconsciously shrank under the water, letting the rose petals floating on the water cover her smooth and white skin as much as possible.
Her tiny movement still caught He Sanlang's attention.
Originally, she was just in a hurry to confirm the safety of her daughter-in-law, so she broke into the clean room regardless. When she noticed Chu Lian's little tricks, she realized how ambiguous their husband and wife's posture is now.
Those hopes that had just been suppressed because of worry suddenly swept in like a tide.
He Changdi's slender fingers that fell on Chu Lian's black hair couldn't help but slide down slowly, passing by the reddish earlobes, greasy face, and finally landed on the beautiful collarbone.
I don't know if it's because of drinking the tonic soup, Chu Lian's body is very careless now.
I just felt that his fingers were burning all the way down, as if they were going to burn up, and I couldn't help it, and my breathing became tight...
Chu Lian slightly closed her eyes, suppressed the restlessness deep in her heart, stretched out her little hand, and slapped He Changdi's troublesome big hand away.
"The water vapor in the clean room is heavy, you go out first, I'm about to wash it."
Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, He Sanlang felt that his throat was dry, and his throat rolled twice. If it weren't for Nanny Zhong's repeated warnings, how could he still be willing to be Liu Xiahui!
He Changdi with difficulty withdrew his deep gaze, moved his big palm back to Chu Lian's hair, stroked and patted lightly, "My husband is waiting for you outside, although the water is still hot, but soaking for a long time is not good for your body." not good."
So Chu Lian blinked and watched He Changdi stride away from the clean room.
When He Sanlang disappeared behind the felt curtain of the clean room, she let out a little breath, but her mood was strangely depressed, as if she didn't want him to leave at all.
Chu Lian was stunned by the thought that suddenly popped into her head, her misty almond eyes widened in an instant, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly. Could it be that she suddenly became hungry
It's just that apart from the night in the bridal chamber, the two have never been intimate again. Even if they slept together at night, He Changdi just kissed and touched, very forbearing and restrained, and there was no further action.
Several times she hesitated to speak, but as a woman, she still couldn't speak about such things, and in the end she could only force herself to close her eyes and sleep.
This situation has been going on for nearly seven days.
Although Chu Lian wasn't keen on that kind of thing, her experience was terrible the first two times, but if they weren't together, how could they have a child
After He Changdi left the clean room, Chu Lian's thoughts were messed up.
Then I thought of the British government.
Sister Su's warning, Sister Yuan's trap, and the jealousy of those married women in the British government.
Looking back now, it all felt very wrong.
Leaving Sister Yuan aside, Sister Su alone has problems.
She is the concubine's daughter, and Chu Lian only had contact with her a few times after coming to the Great Wu Dynasty, and there was not much description of her in the original text, and she was probably just a dispensable person.
However, in the few times she had been in contact with Sister Su, Sister Su left a pretty good impression on her.
It's just that, as an unmarried girl, how could she know the plan of those people in the second room? Still giving her hints when the time is right? Is it really just for her
Sister Yuan and her original body, Chu Lian, were old enemies, so let's not talk about it. Since childhood, the two sisters have been in conflict, but why did Chu Qizheng cruelly frame his own daughter.
Tiger poison does not eat its offspring, even if her mother is no longer favored by Chu Qizheng, she is still Chu Qizheng's own flesh and blood, even if she doesn't care about her, she shouldn't be harmed.
Designing her own daughter like this is really just so that Sister Yuan can marry Xiao Bojian? Is the purpose really that simple
The more Chu Lian thought about it, the more confused she became. She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples.
Suddenly I heard the call of the happy geese outside the curtain of the clean room, "Third Grandma, have you finished washing? It's getting late, and the third young master asked the servants to remind him, the water is getting cold."
After being reminded by Xi Yan, Chu Lian felt that the water in the tub had become warm, she let out a slight breath, and shook her head helplessly, she did not expect that time would pass so quickly when she was in a trance.
"come in."
Chu Lian stepped out of the tub, and Xi Yan quickly wrapped her whole body in a large cotton cloth.
Changing into a homely sakura-colored jacket and a fairy skirt sprinkled with gold and flowers, Chu Lian came out of the clean room with her half-wet hair, and when she looked up, she saw He Changdi sitting on the long couch by the window, The little girl next to him put a cup of tea, and took the book she was reading to pass the time in his hand. His sword eyebrows were slightly frowned, obviously seeing something he was not satisfied with.
When Xu Shi heard Chu Lian's footsteps, he put down the book, raised a pair of bottomless phoenix eyes, then waved to Chu Lian, and said in a low voice, "Come here."
Chu Lian blinked, and walked over without hesitation.
He Sanlang got up and moved inside the long couch, leaving a place outside for Chu Lian to sit. He took the dry cloth towel in Chu Lian's hand with his big palm, and gently wiped the ends of her hair that were wet in the bath.
Chu Lian sat cross-legged on the long couch, glanced at the small table, saw that there was only steaming white water in his tea cup, and asked strangely, "Why don't you drink sencha?"
Even if you don't drink sencha, you should drink honey water, right? When did He Sanlang only drink plain water
While talking, Xi Yan offered Chu Lian a cup of warm honeydew, then raised her eyes to glance at the third young master and third mistress, Xi Yan tactfully waved to the little maids serving on both sides, and retreated together.
He Changdi kept moving his hands. Hearing this, his eyelids slightly lifted, and he glanced at his wife in front of him.
"It's hard to drink, it's too greasy."
Chu Lian's black line, He Sanlang really cherishes words like gold. If he hadn't been with him for a long time and knew his character well, he really couldn't understand what he said.
He said the first half of the sentence is that the sencha is unpalatable, and the second half of the sentence is that the honey water is too sweet...
In fact, He Changdi was also used to drinking sencha in the first place. After all, the environment in Shengjing City is like this. Even the royal family with golden cups and precious jades also eat sencha.
It was only later that he married Chu Lian, and after hearing the maid's reasons why the third grandma didn't drink sencha, He Changdi suddenly felt that sencha was not bad before, and it's hard to drink it now.
Perhaps this is the invisible influence between husband and wife.
However, He Sanlang couldn't get used to the honey water that Chu Lian usually drank, so now, he basically only drinks plain water...
When Chu Lian was reminded like this, he remembered the tea he drank in modern times.
When she was in modern times, she liked to travel around whenever she had time. The biggest tea-picking base she went to was Longjing Village in Hangzhou, and she even saw the old tea-frying master frying tea with her own eyes. Later, I learned about the production process of Longjing tea on the Internet. Even after so long, Chu Lian's memory is still very clear.
Counting the days, her eyes lit up. It is almost the end of February, and in a dozen days or so it will be the best time to pick spring tea.
"After a while, I'll make tea for you to drink."
He Changdi didn't care about Chu Lian's words at all. He didn't even have the slightest interest in the most expensive Zhengshan small tea cakes. What kind of tea could his wife make
So He Sanlang just responded perfunctorily.
Chu Lian turned her head and saw his rigid and cold face, she was quite displeased, "He Sanlang, don't you believe it?"
"I believe in myself."
"Your words are too perfunctory." Chu Lian rolled her eyes and sat upright again, "I will definitely surprise you when the time comes."
The corners of He Sanlang's mouth were slightly curved, his daughter-in-law really had an unimaginable obsession with eating.
After wringing out the ends of her hair, He Changdi threw aside the dry cloth in his hand, then stretched out his long arms and wrapped Chu Lian in his arms, buried his head on the side of her neck, took a deep breath, and asked, "What happened today?" thing?"
Chu Lian knew that he would have to ask sooner or later, so he explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly.
He Changdi frowned after hearing this, and his face became more and more ugly. It seems that Xiao Bojian will not give up easily, but he will not give him a chance!
Another thought is the same as Chu Lian, how could Chu Qizheng plot against his own daughter
Just because he was afraid that Chu Lian would be sad, He Changdi didn't ask such a question in front of Chu Lian.
"Lian'er, you may not know that your fifth sister's marriage is not going well."
Sister Su was already older than Chu Lian, and she was seventeen years old, but there was still no prospect of marriage.
Ordinarily, Chu Lian married well, so sister Su's marriage should be easier, but it is precisely because of Chu Lian's marriage that the older lady's eyes are higher than the top. They were all pushed away secretly by the eldest lady.
It was delayed until the Chinese New Year, and I still haven't made a choice, but after the New Year, Miss Su is getting older, and the range of choices is even smaller... Marriage is getting more and more difficult.
Chu Lian recalled the time when she saw Sister Su in the British government today. She was thin and pale. Compared with the last time I saw her, she had lost a lot of weight.
Could it be that Sister Su was instructed by her aunt
Just as he was lost in thought, there was a slightly wet and soft feeling on his neck, Chu Lian immediately came back to his senses, leaned over, trying to avoid He Changdi's intimacy.