Even though the Little Emperor tried his best to make her stay and he was reluctant, after his big marriage, the Empress Dowager in the palace still died of illness.
At the same time, in a certain water town in the south of the Yangtze River, Qingshui Town, a town with simple folk customs, a family moved from another place.
When the family moved in, they were silent. When a big house in the town changed its owner, people in the neighborhood started talking about it.
“That day, the housewarming joy cake, you didn’t see it, it’s really generous. Such a wide and thick glutinous rice sugar cake, one person gets three pieces. Pine nut candy and copper plates scattered out like they did not want silver, I am not embarrassed to pick it up. Our second boy is so stupid that he has only picked up a dozen copper plates. I heard how many of them have picked up a hundred or so!”
A group of women sat under the big tree and sat on the soles of their shoes. One of them could speak vigorously and the rest exclaimed.
“How much silver does it cost?”
“No, this is nothing. After sending it out, I saw a woman in gold and silver standing at the gate of the mansion. She was beautiful and graceful. I thought that she was the Madam, so I was going to take my second son to say thank you. But, you know what they said?”
“Say what?”
“Yes, you should say anything quickly, don’t hang it.” Others hurriedly said.
The woman who had spoken before saw that everyone looked at her eagerly and said with satisfaction: “People say that she is just a servant in the house and the Madam is another person!”
The rest of the women were amazed again.
“The subordinates are so magnificent, the Madam must not be like a fairy?”
“Who said it wasn’t, I heard people say that the subordinate of the family speaks with a capital accent, maybe they are big people!”
So, the conversation changed again and the women turned to discuss why the big people came to this small place in Qingshui Town.
The big mansion in the east of the town has been vacant for many years because the owner moved to the provincial capital. Now, it has gained popularity again.
After Lu Xingzhou finished dealing with business, he came out of the study, raised his feet, and walked to the backyard. He casually asked Sanqi: “What about Madam?”
“Just now, Bi Tao said that Madam was taking a nap. She should be awake now.”
Lu Xingzhou nodded. He knew Jiang Rui’s ups and downs very well and he knew what she did at all times. But every time he did not see her in front of him, he would have to ask a question, which had become a deep-rooted habit.
Stepping into the hanging flower gate, he saw a deck chair under the flower stand in the inner courtyard and Jiang Rui was lying on the chair at this time peeling grapes to eat.
When Lu Xingzhou saw this, he smiled and walked over slowly: “Madam.”
Jiang Rui lazily raised her eyelids and glanced at him as a response.
“Why does Madam ignore her husband?” Lu Xingzhou asked with a smile.
Now, Jiang Rui really did not even look at him. Who is like him, who used to be called Niangniang here and there, but now when he comes to this place, he changes his mouth. She does not know which tendon he poked, he does not stop if he doesn’t call a hundred and eighty times a day.
She ignored him, but Lu Xingzhou became more and more happy. He let people bring a wash basin to wash his hands and sit on the small pier next to the recliner to peel her grapes.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Rui was very happy and relaxed. She also washed her hands, waiting for him to come and feed her.
The people who were waiting on the side retired.
Lu Xingzhou fed one and two, with honesty. Later, seeing Jiang Rui squinting and unsuspecting, his bad thoughts began to appear. One thumb brushed her lips and one accidentally touched her tongue. Seeing that she hadn’t had an attack, he became more and more intolerant, and simply put his finger into the bright red mouth, mixing the soft tongue and grape meat inside. He then pulled out his finger, in Jiang Rui’s line of sight, took that finger into his mouth, and licked it clean little by little, still keeping his eyes fixed on the person.
“Indecent.” Jiang Rui raised her chin slightly and spit out two words lightly from her slightly swollen mouth.
These two words suddenly made Lu Xingzhou more excited and his breathing was a little rougher.
Jiang Rui knew that he loved this tune a long time ago, so she squinted and said, “What are you going to do in broad daylight?”
Lu Xingzhou got closer and whispered in her ear: “I thought Madam knew.”
“Who knows your thoughts?” Jiang Rui had to push him away and got up to go to the front yard.
Halfway to the middle of the way was intercepted, stopped by the waist, and hugged. Lu Xingzhou smiled and said: “Why is Madam willing to leave her husband?”
Jiang Rui snorted lightly, “At this age, don’t always learn from young people to hug around, beware of flashing your waist.”
Lu Xingzhou did not care at all and gently and skillfully carried her to the house.
He knew that she was impatient on her face, but she was concerned in her heart. He knew that she was disgusted in her mouth, but she actually indulged him in every way.
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Really a masochist. 😂
Really happy with the progression. Its great that they got away from the palace and live their own life.