Ji Wushang looked up at him, seeing him enjoying himself, and felt very happy too.
Yu Xue Garden.
Ji Yinxue was sitting at the table with a good amount of food in front of her, but she didn't eat much. Looking at the man in black kneeling on the ground, she asked, "How are they now?"
"The two of them are having a meal and are very intimate; it's impossible to separate them. It's very difficult for us to make a move!"
"Oh?" This will require some searching! Ji Yinxue picked up her wine glass. Usually, Nan Xuzong and Ji Wushang would be inseparable at night, so finding an opportunity would be difficult, but there would definitely be one! Didn't we have an opportunity last time? It's just that that bitch Zhao Yirou didn't know how to act!
I'll take matters into my own hands this time and I'm sure I'll kill her!
Timing is crucial this time! No worries, Nan Xuzong is mostly absent during the day, which presents a perfect opportunity! Ji Yinxue's lips twitched slightly. "Go downstairs! Just keep an eye on them and see what they're up to!"
“Madam, the Prince of Nan’s guards are protecting the two of them at all times. I’m afraid we don’t have enough manpower. Moreover, we dare not get too close because the Prince of Nan’s martial arts skills are unfathomable. We have never seen him use his full strength!”
Ji Yinxue nodded. He was telling the truth. Nan Xuzong's martial arts skills were too well hidden, and they could not act rashly!
"Just keep a close eye on them and keep your distance," Ji Yinxue said.
"yes!"
...
Ji Wushang had almost finished eating, and watching him elegantly put the food into his mouth one bite at a time was a sight he never tired of.
Nan Xuzong looked up at her, his eyes reflecting her image, and she, in turn, saw his image reflected in her eyes.
He smiled, realizing there was nothing wrong with living this kind of life. Nan Xuzong picked up the wine jug from the table, but Ji Wushang quickly stopped him, asking, "You, you drink?"
"Hmm?" Nan Xuzong paused. "What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing," Ji Wushang said. "Don't drink so much."
"No, don't worry. I'm happy today and want a little something to drink." Nan Xuzong smiled and filled his glass. "Would you like some?"
Ji Wushang gently shook his head, "No."
"Okay." Nan Xuzong smiled, put down the wine pot, then tilted his head back and drank the wine all at once. A warm feeling rose from his heart, comfortable and wonderful.
Ji Wushang looked at him and chatted with him about funny things. Many times, he would tell funny stories, which would make Ji Wushang laugh from time to time. The two of them laughed loudly, and the servants working in Moxuan Garden felt warm and happy when they heard the sounds coming from them.
After making a fuss for quite some time, the food had gone cold. Seeing that Ji Wushang looked tired, Nan Xuzong had the food removed and bathwater prepared for her to take a bath.
He glanced back at his wife bathing behind the screen, the sound of the water splashing making him feel somewhat distracted. A slight smile played on Nan Xuzong's lips as he continued reading the letter in his hand.
Just then, a dart flew in from outside and landed right in front of Nan Xuzong's desk. Nan Xuzong opened his cold eyes abruptly, but upon hearing the sounds outside, he realized that the person who threw the dart had already gone far away.
Nan Xuzong glanced back at the screen; the sounds of watering and other activities continued irregularly. His heart finally calmed down slightly.
Who threw that dart? And with such high-level martial arts! Even my own guards couldn't detect the appearance of someone like that; this is dangerous enough!
Nan Xuzong pulled out the dart in front of him and saw that it read, "Bei Gong".
Just two words? Nan Xuzong looked at the paper over and over again, but still couldn't figure it out. At that moment, hearing the water sound behind the screen had stopped, Nan Xuzong immediately put away the darts, folded the paper, and put it in his pocket, smiling at Ji Wushang, "All washed up?"
"Mm." Ji Wushang nodded, wiping his dark hair with a cotton handkerchief. "Go wash up!"
"Okay." Nan Xuzong tidied up his desk.
"Do you want me to serve you?" Ji Wushang lowered his head slightly, his eyes meeting Nan Xuzong's. This look made Nan Xuzong feel overjoyed.
“That would be best,” he said in a deep voice.
Ji Wushang blushed. He knew that if Gong Shu came in to help him bathe, Gong Shu wouldn't object. However, she was his wife, and since he needed help, she, as his wife, should be the first choice. He had been very busy and tired the past few days and couldn't serve him, but today, he would do it himself!
Ji Wushang tucked her hair behind her ear, stepped forward, and said with a slightly flushed face, "But you have to grant me one request."
"Hmm?" There are conditions? Nan Xuzong frowned slightly. "What conditions?"
"We can't let things happen like last time," Ji Wushang whispered.
Nan Xuzong immediately understood, and loudly agreed. Ji Wushang, embarrassed by his loud voice, said, "You, you can't laugh!"
"Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore." Nan Xuzong stepped forward with a smile, his eyes gleaming, as if to say, "Come on!"
Ji Wushang's face burned. Meanwhile, the four maids changing the water—Xian'er, Zhu'er, Hongfei, and Cuiwu—exchanged glances and covered their mouths, giggling. The young master and his wife were truly affectionate; who would have thought the young master was such a reserved and secretly passionate man, while the young master's wife seemed completely under his thumb!
Ji Wushang had no idea what the four maids behind the screen were thinking. After changing the water, the four of them immediately withdrew, some to keep watch and others to rest, and they would not disturb Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong again.
Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong entered through the screen together. Ji Wushang lowered her head and undressed him, her face still slightly flushed as she looked at his perfect figure. After undressing him, Ji Wushang helped him into the bathtub.
Throughout the entire process, he didn't say a word, only watching her expressions. Nan Xuzong found himself enjoying watching her expressions, whether she was smiling broadly, blushing, angry, or panicked; his heart always anticipated the changes in her expression. If he saw no emotion on her face, his heart would panic, and he would feel at a loss.
Ji Wushang raised his head slightly. Why didn't he react at all? Looking at him, he was sitting in the bathtub, his eyes squinting. Water droplets flowed down his shoulders and then down his muscular chest, onto the surface of the water. The whole scene looked so beautiful, so indecent.
The mist swirled around Nan Xuzong, his handsome face enveloped in it, making him appear as if he had entered a fairyland, and for a moment he forgot where he was.
Ji Wushang stared wide-eyed, realizing she hadn't noticed him like this before... She and he had met dozens of times, but this was the first time she had ever seen him like this.
Nan Xuzong felt Ji Wushang looking at him, so he turned his head slightly to look at her, but suddenly there was no smile.
Ji Wushang's face immediately turned bright red, and she lowered her head, saying, "Here you go." She reached out and handed him the bath towel.
Nan Xuzong smiled slightly, saying nothing more; speaking at this moment would have been a real mood killer. He was in a good mood, dampened a bath towel, and began to dry himself.
Ji Wushang turned around. "Cong, how about you call me when you're done washing? It's a bit hot in here." Ji Wushang thought for a long time before coming up with this excuse.
However, it's not really an excuse; it really is hot here.
“I can’t reach it,” Nan Xuzong said, turning his head.
Ji Wushang frowned slightly. Yes, his legs were weak, and he still needed help wiping his back and so on.
Ji Wushang turned around and saw him looking at her with a smile in his eyes, full of tenderness. Ji Wushang's heart skipped a beat; he was completely captivated by his gaze.
He should be the most handsome man in the capital. He disguises himself so well. To others, he appears cold, disdainful, and eccentric. But only Ji Wushang knows that he is secretly passionate, doting on her, warm-hearted, and good-tempered. Sometimes, in front of her, he is just a child, waiting for her to cherish and care for him. He has always cherished and protected her, giving her warmth.
Ji Wushang was slightly lost in thought. Nan Xuzong looked at her, his eyes flickering slightly. "What are you thinking about?"
Ji Wushang smiled and said, "I was wondering when you'd be done washing up."
Upon hearing this, Nan Xuzong blushed instantly. Ji Wushang burst out laughing. Nan Xuzong immediately realized that she was joking with him!
He feigned anger, reached out, and pulled Ji Wushang into the bathtub!
Ji Wushang exclaimed in surprise, "No!" He didn't want to do it again!
Nan Xuzong smiled slightly, then pulled her into his arms. "No, no what?" His warm breath brushed against Ji Wushang's ear, sending shivers down her spine.
Ji Wushang struggled to get out of the bathtub. "I don't want to bathe with you..." Ji Wushang said. This was a wolf, and he had to keep his distance from him. Otherwise, tomorrow, let alone him taking him out to play, he would have trouble even getting out of bed!
For the sake of tomorrow's lantern festival, I must never do this kind of work with him again!
Nan Xuzong watched with amusement as she struggled slightly to climb out of the water. She had been wearing a gauze dress, but the water had soaked it completely, revealing her exquisite figure. Nan Xuzong took in all her curves. His Adam's apple bobbed, and his gaze grew intense.
I did intend to play around with her a little, but I never imagined I'd be so unable to resist her allure. She's the kind of woman who can seduce you from the inside out; every move she makes can captivate you.
He was completely powerless against her.
Ji Wushang climbed out of the water and finally reached the outside of the bathtub, panting, "I told you not to do this anymore, why didn't you listen to me?"
Nan Xuzong was slightly taken aback; he had just forgotten what she had said earlier…
"I'm sorry." Nan Xuzong lowered his head, feeling a pang of guilt. His face showed a hint of grievance, or perhaps a touch of pitifulness.
Upon hearing his words, Ji Wushang immediately looked up at him. Seeing his reaction, she quickly spread her hands and explained, "It's nothing, it's nothing. Take a bath, I'll scrub your back. Okay, okay, don't do that, be good!" Ji Wushang was helpless; this man could change his mind even faster than she could!
He quickly went over and took the bath towel. "Don't be like this!" Ji Wushang turned his head away. "You're not allowed to be unhappy."
Nan Xuzong burst out laughing when he saw her trying to please him.
Ji Wushang looked at him, reached out and poked his chest, "You dare to tease me?"
"No, no, I wouldn't dare." Nan Xuzong smiled, took her hand, and gently kissed it. "How could I dare to tease my wife?"
Ji Wushang looked into his eyes and then smiled, "Never mind!" He then pulled his hand away and began wiping Ji Wushang's back.
"That feels so good!" Whether Nan Xuzong said it on purpose or not, it made Ji Wushang blush. If she hadn't been behind him, he probably would have laughed at her again.
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and Ji Wushang realized that his body was a little cold. It turned out that his gauze robe was soaked through, and the wind must have been cold.
"You've caught a chill." Nan Xuzong's eyes darkened, and he immediately took the golden thread, which he used to close the window in the distance.
Nan Xuzong turned to look at Ji Wushang, "Hurry up and change your clothes, or you'll get sick."
"Hmm." Ji Wushang nodded, but when he put the bath towel into the water, he felt that the water was not very warm. Ji Wushang frowned, "The water is cold."
"Alright, I'm done washing up. Help me up!" Nan Xuzong glanced at the sky. It was getting late; he should do something else meaningful first.
Ji Wushang put down the bath towel and then helped Nan Xuzong out of the bathtub. When she saw the thing that was about to be released, Ji Wushang's face turned as red as it could possibly be, and she quickly turned her face away.
Nan Xuzong's face was slightly flushed. They were quite close, but he still blushed naturally.
Ji Wushang took the clean bath towel from the side and wrapped it around his lower body.
Nan Xuzong cooperated silently.
After finally getting him to bed, Ji Wushang turned around and said, "Lie down first, I need to change my clothes."
"Okay." Nan Xuzong had already entered the brocade quilt, and with his large hand pulled the bath towel out from inside and put it aside. He slightly propped his face up and watched her walk into the screen. Then, in the candlelight, he saw her take off her clothes, put them aside, and then take another gauze dress and put it on.
Nan Xuzong smiled slightly.
I really enjoyed the process, a long night spent loving and spending time with her.
Ji Wushang naturally had no idea what he was thinking. She was also tired and knew that he would definitely ask for something again. Thinking of this, Ji Wushang felt somewhat troubled.
It's happened so many times already, is there really no change at all? Ji Wushang was still behind the screen, and then he took his own pulse, but there was still no change.
Ji Wushang frowned.
Nan Xuzong watched from behind the screen as she stopped and took her own pulse. He then lowered his hand, adjusted his posture, and looked up at the sky above the gauze curtains.
Yes, is it really impossible for us to have a child together in this lifetime? Is this how fate treats me?
No, I don't want this kind of ending.
Or perhaps it's not necessarily a bad thing! Nan Xuzong suddenly smiled to herself. If she didn't have a child, she wouldn't have too many worries or concerns in the future, and she could live a carefree life on her own. She would leave another letter, this one for Emperor Zhou… Nan Xuzong frowned as she thought of this.
A marriage ordained by heaven! I, Nan Xuzong, am married to her by heaven. But can we truly be happy? Is there really happiness in this?
Ji Wushang lowered his sleeves behind the screen and then went out. He saw Nan Xuzong lying on the bed, seemingly lost in thought.
Nan Xuzong heard the sound, then turned around and smiled, "This gauze dress is very beautiful."
"Thank you." Ji Wushang smiled slightly and stepped forward. Suddenly, he used his waist to pull Ji Wushang into his arms.
They looked at each other.