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Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
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Chapter Fifty Five Fortune and Misfortune
Qu Qing Ju didn't know what kind of feelings He Heng had towards He Ming as his
didi
, but she felt that it wasn't to the point of indifference. Qu Qing Ju was only certain that his desire to see He Ming recover and regain a healthy body seemed sincere.
The items on her list weren't extremely rare but they were certainly valuable and definitely suitable for He Ming's consumption. She placed the paper aside to dry before standing up, "After two more days,
si shu
will be back in Jing.
Wang ye
shouldn't worry too much."
"I remember, when I was younger and living in the palace, I used to play with
si di
for a long time. But when the schoolwork started increasing, our interactions gradually lessened," He Heng started to reminiscence about the past. Even though he was not as important as He Yuan in
fuhuang
's eyes
,
He Heng was still treated much better compared to He Qi. Out of his four brothers, the most neglected one was He Ming, "As we grew up over the years, the feelings have diminished, but we're still brothers so there is some lingering camaraderie."
Back then, right after
si di
had been born, it wasn't known what Shu
guifei
had said to
fuhuang
which made him start to neglect
si di
and
si di
's birth mother. No other imperial children were born after that. Perhaps his romantic of a father had promised something to Shu
guifei
. But whatever had happened between his father and Shu
guifei
wasn't that important to He Heng.
He Heng didn't really have much thoughts and feelings towards his
fuhuang
. He was just a silly man. Otherwise, the Da Long Dynasty wouldn't be currently showing slight signs of decay instead of prosperity.
Qu Qing Ju saw that He Heng's face held disdain. She stared for a beat and then understood. No one would be happy to have a father who treated his children like the Emperor did, "The feelings between two people in childhood are probably the purest."
"Qing Ju's words hit me at my heart," He Heng smiled but didn't want to discuss what occurred in the past. He remarked, "
Lao san
added a
ce shi
to his
fu
. It's not some major event, but our
fu
should send a gift."
Lao san
had been quite sneaky, and hadn't properly notified his brothers. But as his
gege
, it was only proper that he paid attention.
Qu Qing Ju felt that He Heng didn't have any good intentions. Clearly, the Emperor had already expressed dissatisfaction towards He Yuan for taking a
qie
. But he just had to say it was a happy occasion. Was it really good to stick a knife in his brother like this?
"The day after he took the
qie
, I had someone deliver a gift," Thinking about how she felt when the news first reached her ears, Qu Qing Ju couldn't resist sighing, "My maternal family is becoming more and more unpresentable. A
di
noble daughter of a duke going to become a
ce fei
of a
wang fu
, and it wasn't even because someone in the palace had made the match. It's such a laughing stock."
"Why worry over such minor things? You are my wife, therefore you are of my Duan Wang Fu. How Chang De Gong Fu acts has no connection to you," Assuming that Qu Qing Ju would feel bad because of such a thing, He Heng reiterated his thoughts, "You are you, Chang De Gong Fu is Chang De Gong Fu, I won't confuse the two."
Qu Qing Ju saw his face was serious and understood that his words were mostly sincere. At least, he seemed genuine at this moment. And if his attitude somehow changed in the future, well, that wasn't something she could control, "
Wang ye
treats me well, I know." Leaning her head on acthis shoulder to disguise the calm in her eyes, "Like I said before, being able to marry
wang ye
was my good fortune."
The women who married He Heng and He Ming would be slightly more fortunate than the other two He brothers. He Qi's wife would be forced to become an obedient steward. Marrying He Yuan would most likely be the biggest challenge in any woman's life.
Disregarding the fact that He Ming had an honest and generous personality, He Heng might have a deep and complicated mind, but he didn't have that attitude of He Yuan where he used the bottom of his foot to look at women. This was a lucky happenstance of her time-travel.
Gently patting the back of the person in his embrace, He Heng felt an unspeakable joy in his heart. It wasn't that he had never seen beautiful women before, and this woman certainly wasn't the most beautiful woman, but he felt that she was a perfect fit for him. Even with her small temper and occasional cheating at weiqi, in his eyes, that was extremely attractive.
Suddenly thinking of the phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", He Heng couldn't help but smile. No one would believe it and even he was surprised that a man like him could feel that rarest feeling of them all for a certain woman. If he really did fall in love, then wouldn't everyone else in the world be romantics?
Maybe it was only because that he felt she was good and thus she appeared beautiful in every way. Maybe after some time, she wouldn't be any different from the other women in the
fu
.
Loosening his grasp of the woman he embraced, He Heng raised his hand to pinch at her soft earlobe, "After
si di
returns to Jing, I'll take you to that estate in the suburbs to soak in the hot springs."
Qu Qing Ju gave a smile, "That will be wonderful. After a few more days, the apricot, peach and pear flowers will have all bloomed. We could go sightseeing outside the
fu
."
"Alright, we'll have them prepare some barbeque. It will be a picnic." He Heng didn't blindly follow the rules. During his leisure time, he enjoyed his life. When Qu Qing Ju mentioned the blooming flowers, he immediately thought of a picnic.
"That's a good idea," Qu Qing Ju clapped her hands, "Hot springs, barbeque, flowers. It's would be a great experience."
He Heng saw her face was full of joy and couldn't help but laugh. Standing guard outside, Ming He, Mu Jin and the others heard the laughter and chatter inside and relaxed in response. As servants, if their owners were happy, their lives became easier.
At this time, He Yuan had returned to his
fu
, and saw Qin Bai Lu sitting with a crowd of
yahuan
and
mama
in the garden. His concubines were also kneeling on the ground, including the one he had recently taken, Qu
shi
. His mood hadn't lifted and his face became even darker after taking in the scene. He stared coldly at Qin Bai Shuang: "
Wang fei
, why have you made all these
shiqie
kneel here and obstruct
ben wang
's path?"
The expressions of Qin Bai Lu and the concubines instantly changed. The former because she had just been publicly humiliated, the latter because of the uncaring attitude
wang ye
showed towards them. The gardens became silent.
"Get lost! What are you all kneeling here for? If you really want to block
ben wang
's path, why don't you all go kneel at the main gate?" He Yuan kicked aside the manservant kneeling nearby. He pointed at Qin Bai Lu and berated her, "This was a good
wang fu
. Look at what you have done to it.
Ben wang
gets bothered just looking at it."
Qin Bai Lu knew that
wang ye
may have been reprimanded by the Emperor at the palace. Qu
shi
was the one who caused all this trouble but he raged at her instead. Her heart felt ill just thinking of it. She lowered her head to glare at Qu Yue Su standing close by. Barely suppressing the rage inside, she said in a somewhat gentle tone, "
Wang ye
doesn't have to get so angry. You were just taking a
qie
.
Fuhuang
certainly wouldn't be angry at you because of that."
"Are you allowed to surmise
fuhuang
's thoughts?" He Yuan's face darkened. As He Yuan thought about
fuhuang
's eyes when he had admonished him, he felt that his own rage was unsightly. Turning, he saw Qu
shi
standing submissively on the sidelines and said, "Qu
shi,
come with
ben wang
. Everyone else scatter!"
Qin Bai Lu ground her teeth as she watched
wang ye
lead that slut Qu
shi
away. She could only hatefully point at the other concubines and scold harshly, "You can't even serve
wang ye
well. What's the use in keeping all of you here, leave!"
The
shiqie
who became
wang fei
's punching bag hastily retreated. They hated how unkind
wang fei
was and also hated Qu
shi
for her trickery. These days,
wang ye
was constantly spending the night at Qu
shi
's place. Was there any room for them to survive?
Qu Yue Su wasn't being tenderly loved like they all imagined. He Yuan's actions against her were brutal and merciless. To him, she was nothing more than a plaything, something used to vent his anger and desires on. He loved tormenting her but she couldn't speak of it. Every morning when she woke up, she looked at the bruises on her body and then at the valuable items He Yuan bestowed upon her. She felt both humiliated and resentful. She hated the Heavens for being unfair and He Yuan for his cruelty.
After suffering through another round of He Yuan's venting, he stood up and left, leaving her to lie alone on the spacious bed . For some strange reason, Qu Yue Su thought of Qu Qing Ju as she heard Yao Xi murmuring and sobbing. What was she doing now? Was she sleeping in an embrace with Duan Wang or sleeping soundly alone in a soft large bed?
"
Zhuzi
,
nubi
will get you a bath," Yao Xi looked at her mistress, her face looking vacant as if she had lost her soul. Her voice rose in pitch as she repeated her words, "
zhuzi
,
nubi
will get you a bath."
"Yao Xi, what do you think
da jie
is doing right now?" Qu Yue Su woodenly stood up and allowed Yao Xi to support her into the bathtub.
Yao Xi stilled and she responded a beat later: "It's late now. She is probably preparing to sleep."
"Yes, sleep," Qu Yue Su raised a hand to cover her face and laughed loudly.
Qu Qing Ju let the servants put away the
qi
board and insatiably said to He Heng: "
Wang ye
, don't you think that my
weiqi
skills have improved a lot?"
He Heng's expression faltered briefly: "En, improved a lot."
"It's all due to
wang ye
's efforts," Qu Qing Ju walked up to him and kissed his cheek, "Then, we'll continue to play next time."
He Heng touched the spot she'd kissed before picking her up and carrying her to the bed, "Qing Ju makes me happy. I will certainly make Qing Ju satisfied in return."
Qu Qing Ju twisted her waist, indicating his words were too perverted. As a woman with proper upbringing, she expressed her embarrassment of his words.
And then she reached out to pull at his belt and looked up at him with a clueless face, "What happy and satisfied?"
If anyone could still resist at that point, then they weren't a man. He Heng pressed down on the person underneath him. The Yun brocade robe on Qu Qing Ju's body was pulled off, the under-robe was heartlessly torn off. When pulled by his big hand, the chest covering embroidered with peach blossoms easily fell off.
Qu Qing Ju raised her left hand to cover her chest, her right hand pulling the other's lapel, trying to express her hope to share in good fortunes and in nakedness.
Men were always skilled at undressing, especially on the bed.
When the two of them nakedly started moving, Qu Qing Ju thought that it was delusional to think that He Heng was becoming more enthusiastic of late.
In the end, Qu Qing Ju was carried by He Heng to the bathtub. As was their usual custom, they mutually washed each other, He Heng groping her occasionally. After putting on their clothes, she pouted for He Heng to carry her back to bed.
Her reason was that … … her endurance had all been used up. So He Heng was most willing to carry her, his face blooming with pleasure.
Total Chapters in book: 123
Estimated words: 340944 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1705(@200wpm)___ 1364(@250wpm)___ 1136(@300wpm)
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Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1705(@200wpm)___ 1364(@250wpm)___ 1136(@300wpm)
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