allonlinenovel Chapter 493 I want to try
Chapter 493 I want to try
It was late at night, and almost everyone in the mansion was asleep. Xizhu and another maid, who were waiting outside the main courtyard, were also dozing off.
Suddenly, a "whoosh" sound rang in my ears.
It sounded like a heavy object falling into water.
Another maidservant suddenly jumped, looking around anxiously, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Xizhu withdrew her gaze from the bathhouse, coughed lightly, pulled the maidservant aside, and whispered, "Let's go back and rest first. The master will call us if he has any further instructions."
The young maid hesitated, glancing at the bathhouse. "But... but Master and Madam are still inside..."
Xizhu's face flushed slightly, and she muttered softly, "You said it yourself, it's just the master and madam inside..."
We definitely won't need them tonight.
The surroundings were quiet. Inside the bath room, Yu Wan was weak all over and unable to move, held in Yun Shang's arms.
The splashing sound just now was Yun Shang stepping into the bathtub.
Without saying a word, he scooped her up and held her in his arms, claiming it was to give her a bath.
Yu Wan felt that helping her bathe was a pretense; her real intention was to take the opportunity to do something else.
Yu Wan swallowed hard, trying to keep her voice calm. "Actually, I can do it myself."
"My wife has worked hard today, how can I trouble her any further?"
"No! I'm not tired! I really am not tired, you have to believe me!"
Yun Shang raised her eyes and saw that she looked like she wanted to swear to the heavens. She didn't say anything, but simply scooped up some warm water with a ladle and slowly poured it on her shoulder.
Water slid down her collarbone into the bathtub, creating tiny ripples.
Yu Wan's body trembled slightly.
Yun Shang chuckled softly, the vibration of his chest pressing against Yu Wan's back, causing her to tremble slightly again.
The man's long, slender fingers twirled a strand of her hair that was still wet in the water, and water droplets dripped from the ends of her hair onto her shoulder. "Aren't you tired? But who was so weak just now that they couldn't even stand up?"
Yu Wan cried out in her heart that she was wronged.
Was she tired? She was clearly being teased by someone!
Yu Wan was dissatisfied and wanted to protest.
Unexpectedly, someone's lips suddenly landed on the back of her neck, his teeth gently grinding against her flushed skin, and he whispered in her ear, "My wife still smells of soap, I don't like it."
His lips brushed against her reddened earlobe, his tongue lightly sweeping across her sensitive skin. "You'll have to use my method to get it clean."
All of Yu Wan's protests turned into a soft gasp.
……
The water in the bathtub was sloshing violently, and Yu Wan's knuckles turned white as she gripped the edge of the tub.
Yun Shang turned her around to face her, looked at the misty tears in the corners of her eyes, and let out a soft laugh.
He leaned down and captured her rosy lips in his mouth, his tongue prying open her teeth, the possessive kiss almost suffocating Yu Wan.
“Yun.” Her sobs were swallowed by him.
Moonlight streamed through the carved window lattice, casting its glow upon the intertwined figures of the two, tinging the flower petals in the bathtub with an ambiguous crimson hue. Ripples of water surged and overflowed the rim, wetting the blue bricks.
Yun Shang's hand gripped the back of Yu Wan's neck, forcing her to tilt her head back to endure this almost out-of-control kiss.
She grabbed his half-open shirt haphazardly, her fingertips touching his rapidly beating heart, which gradually overlapped with her own frantic heartbeat.
"Don't hide."
Yun Shang's hot breath pressed against her lips, and taking advantage of her pause to catch her breath, he launched another assault.
With his other hand, he slid down her waist to her knees, lifting her up and holding her in his arms.
Yu Wan gasped and wrapped her arms around his neck, water droplets dripping from her hair sliding down his collarbone and into his clothes.
Outside the carved window lattice, the night grew ever deeper.
The watchman's clapper sounded from afar, but it was drowned out by the increasingly rapid sound of water and the mingling of breathing from inside the bathhouse.
Yun Shang picked her up and pressed her against the cold blue brick wall of the bathroom.
The person in his arms was perhaps stimulated by the coolness, and pressed herself closer to him.
Yun Shang couldn't help but chuckle.
Moonlight filtered through the mist, casting dappled shadows on her flushed skin.
Yu Wan opened her eyes in a daze and saw the burning desire in his eyes. Her ear tips instantly turned red, and she turned her head away, not daring to look again.
"Wanwan, look at me."
Yun Shang's hoarse voice was seductive as he pinched her chin with his fingertips, forcing her to look him in the eye.
His kisses traveled down her lips to her heaving chest. The warm, wet touch made Yu Wan weak all over, and she could only lean helplessly against the wall, letting him ignite one fire after another within her.
The flower petals in the bathtub floated to the rim of the tub with the ripples of water, only to be washed away to the ground by the overflowing water.
A few bright red petals, covered in water droplets, clung miserably to the blue bricks, looking utterly battered and bruised.
……
The next day, unsurprisingly, Yu Wan couldn't get up.
She was preoccupied with the workshop, and in her drowsy state, she called Xizhu to her bedside and told her to postpone it for a day, and that she would go to see the workers who were building the workshop the next day.
She had barely finished giving her instructions when she succumbed to sleepiness and drifted off to sleep.
Xizhu covered the bed curtains tightly and tiptoed out of the inner room.
Just as he stepped into the outer room, he saw Yun Shang stride into the room. The morning light shone through the window lattice onto his moon-white robe, gilding it with a soft golden edge.
He saw Xizhu, paused, and glanced towards the inner room. "Has Madam woken up?"
Xizhu bowed her head and curtsied: "No. Madam is concerned about the workshop and instructed me to postpone today's arrangements by one day."
Yun Shang smiled helplessly. "Let her sleep a little longer. Tell the kitchen to make some nourishing soup to replenish blood and energy, and send it over when Madam wakes up."
Xizhu lowered her head and responded.
Yun Shang came back to get something. He didn't linger and left quickly after taking what he needed.
Looking at the male master's tall and upright back, Xizhu couldn't help but blush when she thought of the commotion in the main house last night.
……
Xiao family.
Today is a day off. Knowing that her father was staying at home, Xiao Huanyan personally went to the kitchen to make a bowl of ginseng chicken soup and delivered it to his study.
The study door was ajar. Xiao Huanyan knocked twice and waited for her father's response before pushing the door open and entering with a bowl of soup.
Xiao Tengtian was bent over his desk, reviewing documents, his figure slightly hunched.
When she looked up at the sound, a hint of weariness lingered in the fine lines around her eyes.
Xiao Huanyan was taken aback.
Although the new emperor's ascension to the throne did not cause any major chaos, and the Xiao family was not greatly affected, the father had been working hard these days and had aged several years overnight.
Xiao Huanyan felt a pang of sadness, but she forced back her tears and stepped inside.
"Dad, I've made you some ginseng chicken soup. Please try it."
Xiao Huanyan placed the gilded porcelain bowl on the table, the porcelain spoon clinking against the rim of the bowl. "I specially asked the kitchen to simmer it for an extra half hour. Father has been working hard these days, he needs to nourish himself."
Xiao Tengtian put down his brush, took the soup bowl, and said with great satisfaction, "It's rare for my daughter to have such filial piety. I will drink it all."
Xiao Huanyan caught a glimpse of the new gray hairs at her father's temples out of the corner of her eye, and her throat suddenly tightened.
"Dad, official duties are never-ending, you must take good care of your health."
Xiao Tengtian smiled gently, "Alright, alright, Father understands."
The father and daughter sat there, waiting for Xiao Tengtian to finish the chicken soup. Xiao Huanyan gripped her skirt tightly, hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to speak:
"Father, the Second Grand Secretary's wife invited me to go into business together. I... I'd like to give it a try."