"Ha, that's a bit too fierce." Sure enough, Huang Tao's voice stopped outside, but a moment later there was another knock on the door. "Young master, you better not do anything bad! Who is our young lady? We wouldn't even look at ordinary people! If you dare to do anything bad behind her back, believe me, Uncle He will bring his men to raze her to the ground..."
The more she talked, the more outrageous it became. Qiu Su swallowed hard and interrupted her loudly, "I'm here too."
"Hiss~" Huang Tao gasped dramatically, but then a sound made Qiu Su blush completely.
"Miss and son-in-law, please feel free to do as you please. I'll keep watch at the door for you."
Pei Yuan's anger was not just a little bit, and he thrust hard again, causing Qiu Su's limbs to twitch.
"Stay away! This yard doesn't need anyone to guard it!"
Qiu Su frowned as she listened to the heavy stomping sounds outside the door. The footsteps faded into the distance, but Pei Yuan's frown remained.
"Will she turn around and peek?"
Qiu Su, her face pale, gritted her teeth and said, "I don't have that kind of fondness for yellow peaches."
Pei Yuan lowered his head and kissed Qiu Su's lips, biting them lightly before humming, "There are many strange things happening on Qingyuan Mountain; we must be careful."
Tch, mocking them for having no decent people in Qingfeng Village, underestimating them, shameful!
"Oh, let's continue. What else did we talk about, hmm?" Pei Yuan continued his movements while trying to remain calm as he spoke. If you ignored the throbbing veins on the side of his neck, he could be considered a master at maintaining conversation even during intimate moments.
What did she say? Qiu Su felt both sore and numb all over, and she opened her mouth but couldn't utter a complete sentence. Pei Yuan had figured this out; every time she opened her mouth to speak, she would be hit hard, making her dizzy and unable to stop moaning softly.
After this happened repeatedly, Qiu Su finally lost her temper and bit down on the bulging veins on the man's neck. She refused to believe she couldn't kill him.
That bite filled Qiu Su with deep regret. She never imagined that her bite wouldn't kill him; instead, he seemed to have taken a superpower, his movements becoming even more forceful and varied, leaving half her body suspended in the air, her shoulder chafed painfully against the bed. Finally, under his threats, she cried out "Husband!" and begged for mercy multiple times. When she was thrown onto the bed, she was a lump of mud, a trembling mess of pain, anger, sourness, and sorrow.
Pei Yuan sat contentedly to one side as he dressed, occasionally touching Qiu Su, who appeared to have breathed her last.
"When will you get up, my wife? It seems to be around 5 PM. Father should be back by now."
"Ah, I still have to see my mother-in-law!" Qiu Su suddenly sat up, wincing in pain as she pulled at her waist. Pei Yuan chuckled, lowered the bed curtains, went out to call for more hot water, and Huang Tao, who had been peeking around, led a few people downstairs before finally tossing Qiu Su into the bathtub. Stepping out from behind the screen, he gazed at the red plum blossom on the light-colored bed sheet, his expression softening further.
Pei Yuan tapped the screen with his finger bone. "I never imagined my wife could paint. What a beautiful painting! Tsk tsk, I've long seen plum blossoms smile, and now I see them in full bloom. Spring has arrived with plum blossoms, a promise made in the east wind. Keep it safe, keep it safe!" (Mr. Guo Moruo, I am guilty, I repent.)
Qiu Su's lips twitched. She looked down on herself from head to toe, then on the filthy yellow undergarment the maid had dressed her in. Finally, she sighed heavily and began to savor the difference between this encounter with Pei Yuan and their first glimpse in bed. Tsk, one word—sad.
She really didn't mean to be late; she just accidentally took the wrong path and did something wrong, which delayed her by several hours. Looking at her mother-in-law's face, devoid of any smile, Qiu Su straightened up, feigning composure, and put her hands behind her back. Seeing her mother-in-law narrow her eyes, she quickly brought her hands back to her sides, and finally glanced at the maid beside her, mimicking her gesture by clasping her hands in front of her.
"Mountain Goddess, even the head of this village has met her end like this!" Qiu Su thought to herself, secretly lamenting her fate.
"Yuan'er, your father will be back soon. Go to the study and wait for him."
Qiu Su kept her head still, glancing at Pei Yuan, but only up to his chest and below. If he dared to leave her here alone, she would…
"Okay, Mother and Susu have a good chat. Susu, keep Mother company. See you at dinner."
Qiu Su turned to look at Pei Yuan, winking at him so hard it almost cramped. Pei Yuan blinked back in a good mood, "Wife, sit down, standing for too long will hurt again."
Pain? Pain, pain, pain... What does pain mean? Qiu Su grinds her teeth.
In her mind, Qiu Su automatically transformed Pei Yuan into a wild roe deer, skinning and gutting him, chopping him into pieces for braising. Just as she sprinkled salt on him, before she could even taste him, she heard her mother-in-law's authoritative voice ring out.
"It hurts? Where does it hurt?"
"Yes, where does it hurt?" Qiu Su turned around with her head down and answered seriously, "Thank you for your concern, Grandma. I twisted my ankle while traveling."
"Oh? Was it the journey after we arrived in the capital? It must have been very tiring for you, daughter-in-law."
Well, the more you say, the more mistakes you make. Qiu Su simply shut her mouth.
Madam Pei was truly a competent wife of the Prime Minister; even sitting and drinking tea, she could make Qiu Su sense the oppressive atmosphere. Qiu Su pretended to be invisible, keeping her eyes down and vowing never to say another wrong word.
After waiting for a long time, Pei's mother became somewhat uneasy seeing that her daughter-in-law was not cooperating. Did she, as an elder, have to fawn over a junior? Fine, she'll just stand there and see how long she can stand.
Seeing one of them silently drinking tea and the other bowing her head in silence, a maidservant kindly whispered, "Madam, shouldn't we be preparing dinner? Master will be back soon."
"snort."
The maid looked at Qiu Su, who was still standing there like a wooden statue, and felt quite anxious. If it were any other girl, she would have already run over to offer small gifts or something to curry favor. Since there were no gifts, saying a few kind words would have been just as good. But she just kept quiet like a gourd, and who could help her? She heard that she had been tricked by Miss Lu as soon as she entered the house, and on Pei family territory no less, which made the madam very unhappy.
"Would you like more tea, Madam?" The maid deliberately asked Qiu Su, but Qiu Su didn't even lift her eyelids. She only noticed that the maid's voice had suddenly become a little louder, and wondered why the maid was talking so much.
After waiting a while longer, seeing that she still didn't move, Madam Pei slammed her teacup down in anger and said, "What, are you upset that this old woman is giving you attitude?"
"Hmm?" Qiu Su asked, puzzled. She looked up at Pei's mother and smiled, "What are your instructions, Mother-in-law?"
"Give orders? Do I dare to give orders?" He stood up and said to the maid, "Yu Hua, let's go!"
Qiu Su quickly moved to the side, lowered her head slightly, and said, "Take care, Grandma."
Mother Pei choked, realizing that her daughter-in-law couldn't read other people's expressions.
After Qiu Su waited for them to leave, she looked up and left and right, then hurriedly took a step forward and asked, "Grandma, where am I going?"
Madam Pei was speechless. Yu Hua turned around and said with a smile, "Young Madam, you should naturally go to the front hall to have dinner together."
Qiu Su glanced at Pei's mother's stiff back and shamelessly followed her.
"You didn't have parents when you were little?"
"yes."
"How did you grow up?"
"I was raised by Uncle He and Uncle Zhou."
"Uncle He? Uncle Zhou?"
"The people in the village."
"A village? What village?"
“Qingfeng Village.” Qiu Su saw Yu Hua winking at her repeatedly, thinking she was being encouraged to say more, so she smiled and added, “It’s a mountain in Pingcheng called Qingyuan Mountain.”
"To become a mountain king?" Pei's mother's face turned ugly.