Lu Qingyue has been depressed since she saw Mo Zeshen and Lu Qingtang loving each other last night. She missed the time when Mo Zeshen stayed at Lan Yueju when she first married into the palace.
Although he didn't sleep with her, he was always affectionate towards her.
Kodan advised her to be more open-minded and helped her go out for a walk.
As they walked, the master and servant walked into the bathroom, which made Lu Qingyue immediately think of the scene of Mo Zeshen undressing and taking a bath.
In a daze, she thought that Ah Shun, who was working with his upper body naked, was Mo Zeshen.
"I have met the concubine, the young lady." As soon as Ah Shun saw Lu Qingyue, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
What caught Lu Qingyue's eyes was a thick back and broad shoulders, which immediately made her a little distracted.
Koudan on the side immediately yelled angrily: "You are a bold maniac. You dare to bare your chest and back in front of your concubine. What a shame!"
After hearing this, Ah Shun quickly picked up one of his vests and put it on his upper body. He put it back on while asking for forgiveness.
He looked very shy in panic, his dark eyes were full of fear, and Lu Qingyue felt a little soft-hearted.
"It's okay." Lu Qingyue said, sitting on the chair next to her, "You go ahead and do it."
Ah Shun thanked him profusely, got up and picked up the saw again, and started doing carpentry work skillfully.
His strong arms kept swinging the saw. From time to time, he raised his arms to wipe the sweat from his forehead, revealing his hairy armpits.
Lu Qingyue said to Kou Dan beside her: "Go and get some tea for this little brother. It's too hot today."
Kou Dan didn't understand why Lu Qingyue was so concerned about a carpenter, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he left.
Seeing that Kou Dan was gone, Lu Qingyue stepped forward and said to Ashun: "Take a rest, it's too hot."
"Thank you, concubine." Ah Shun thanked her repeatedly, and then smiled shyly at Lu Qingyue.
Lu Qingyue's heart trembled. She hadn't seen such a beautiful smile in a long time. Looking at his muscular upper body, she suddenly blushed.
Kou Dan brought tea, and Ah Shun quickly took it. When he was about to drink it, he heard Kou Dan complain.
"I didn't even say thank you. It's really uneducated!"
Ah Shun immediately blushed and glanced at Lu Qingyue with two dark eyes.
Lu Qingyue frowned, "Kou Dan, I don't stick to trivial matters. What do you know?"
Koudan didn't dare to speak, but she heard Ah Shun ask her: "Sister Koudan, can I drink it?"
"I……"
Koudan didn't expect Ashun to say that, and was speechless for a moment, so he could only mutter: "Who is your sister, and what kind of relatives are you related to!"
"You drink your own, it's none of other people's business." Lu Qingyue looked at Kou Dan with a dissatisfied look on her face, "Stop standing there, go down and get some fruits to quench this little brother's thirst."
Koudan looked resentful, but still retreated.
Then, Lu Qingyue looked at Ah Shun with a smile, "My maid has always been spoiled by me, don't mind, just sit down."
Ah Shun nodded obediently, put the finished tea cup aside, and then sat down on the steps.
Lu Qingyue looked a little strange and asked, "Why don't you sit on the chair?"
"It's cool here!" Ah Shun smiled at Lu Qingyue, "Why don't you, my concubine, sit here and give it a try?"
Lu Qingyue was a little hesitant, but still stepped forward and followed Ah Shun's example and sat on the steps.
A ray of breeze blew by, bringing a chill.
"It's really cool." Lu Qingyue smiled.
Then he saw Ah Shun getting up and walking to the side of the lotus pond, and a lotus leaf was narrowed, so he asked him what he meant.
Ah Shun smiled and placed the lotus leaf diagonally above Lu Qingyue, "The sun is too hot. I'm afraid of being exposed to the sun, my concubine, so I'll protect you."
His smile was bright, shy and cute, and Lu Qingyue's heart beat unexpectedly.
When it was almost noon, Ashun repaired the wooden barrel of Lan Yueju as good as ever. His craftsmanship was very good.
Lu Qingyue stepped forward to check, and then asked Kou Dan to get Ah Shun's wages. In addition to the wages he deserved, Lu Qingyue also gave him some reward money, which was more than the wages.
Ah Shun tried every possible means to push the envelope, but finally accepted it, and Lu Qingyue asked him to finish lunch before leaving.
Kou Dan couldn't stand it when she saw Lu Qingyue letting a carpenter sit at the same table for dinner, but she couldn't say anything more, so she had to keep it in her heart.
The meal was sumptuous, and Lu Qingyue prepared some wine, which was intended for Ah Shun to drink. Because she and Ah Shun got along well, Lu Qingyue also drank two drinks. When she stood up and wanted to go into the room to rest, she suddenly felt dizzy and was hugged by Ah Shun next to her.
It didn't matter with such a hug, Lu Qingyue's emptiness was immediately lifted out of her.
Since Mo Zeqing's death, Lu Qingyue had never been touched by a man. Coupled with the aphrodisiac effect of alcohol, Lu Qingyue suddenly collapsed in Ah Shun's arms.
Ashun is good-looking, has a good figure, and is young, so it's strange that she isn't attracted to him.
"Concubine, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Ah Shun quickly became concerned.
Lu Qingyue drank too much, her face turned red, and her eyes became blurry.
Ah Shun didn't know whether she did it intentionally or unintentionally, but he didn't dare to think anything wrong about Lu Qingyue, at least not now.
"What are you doing? Why don't you help the concubine up quickly?"
Kou Dan, who had just come in from outside, immediately scolded her when she saw this. She stepped forward to help Lu Qingyue up, but she received a glare from Lu Qingyue.
Kou Dan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lu Qingyue, who was nestling in Ashun's arms, with a happy look on her face, and immediately understood.
Although he despised Ah Shun's identity in his heart, he did not dare to talk back to Lu Qingyue. With dissatisfaction in his heart, Kou Dan walked out of the room and closed the door.
The moment the door closed, Ah Shun immediately understood and gained courage, but still had reservations.
Lu Qingyue patted him on the shoulder and pointed behind the screen.
There is an Arhat bed for changing clothes. The bed is small but enough.
Ah Shun smiled playfully at her, picked up the petite Lu Qingyue, walked behind the screen, and put her on the bed...
It wasn't until the evening, when the sun set and the sky lost its color, that Lu Qingyue reluctantly sent Ah Shun off and asked him to come back to repair the cabinet tomorrow.
Ah Shun got a lot of money and was full of joy, looking forward to their tryst the next day.
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"I'm recovering well. I must remember not to be exposed to the sun. In addition, I still need to apply ointment."
Lu Qingtang took out a new bottle of ointment from the medicine box and handed it to Mo Xinyu's maid.
Mo Xinyu took Lu Qingtang's hand and said coquettishly: "Sister-in-law Fourth, you are the best to me. As long as I cover my face with powder, there will be almost no scars."
"Yes, yes, I took Xinyu out two days ago. This is the first time for Xinyu to step out of the house in the past ten years. Everything she sees is so strange." Princess Xu said, tears flashing in her eyes.
Seeing this, Lu Qingtang hurriedly comforted him: "This is a good thing. When Xinyu gets married, she must treat me to a wedding wine."
Princess Xu couldn't help but laugh, "That's for sure. I'll ask you to be the matchmaker when the time comes."
Mo Xinyu immediately blushed and said shyly, "Mom, what are you talking about? My fourth sister-in-law also laughs at me."
Lu Qingtang and Princess Xu looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Since Lu Qingtang didn't stay at Prince Xu's Mansion for dinner in the past few times, Princess Xu had to stay with Lu Qingtang for lunch no matter what this time.
Lu Qingtang originally wanted to ask Mo Xinyu something, but he agreed because of Princess Xu's kindness.
So Princess Xu asked Mo Xinyu to accompany Lu Qingtang to talk, and she went to the kitchen to watch the cook cooking.
