Author's Note:
I've passed CET-4, now I'll register to take CET-6...
Chapter 33 Color Embryo
Xixi pursed her lips, a faint smile on her face, "Fourth Brother really cares about Fourth Sister-in-law!"
Dugu Jing remained silent, feeling his hand being tightly gripped. I knew he was worried about me; I could sense the coldness in his gaze.
Dugu Ye slowly spoke, "Father Emperor sent me to find the royal treasure, the Phoenix Crown Spirit Pearl. It is said that the treasure will appear at Yunfei Mountain, where many people will also appear. I wonder if Fourth Brother would be interested in going to Yunfei Mountain with me?"
Xixi's gaze was fixed on me, constantly scrutinizing and pondering. I pretended not to notice anything, my mind preoccupied with this trip to Feiyun Mountain.
Although Dugu Jing didn't immediately say whether it was good or bad, I knew he would definitely go.
"Fourth Sister-in-law..." Xixi suddenly called out to me.
I cast a questioning glance at them, and a pair of fair hands, as if they had never been exposed to the sun, were placed on my shoulders. Suddenly, a chilling aura emanated from them.
"Unknown territory and unknown atmosphere, very mysterious..." He lowered his eyes, took a deep sniff, and a mysterious smile appeared on his lips.
Her heart suddenly pounded; she realized something. Her hands were enveloped in warmth, and when she looked up, she met a comforting gaze.
Dugu nodded.
***
Lying relaxed in bed, my hands and feet kept fidgeting. "Oh dear, is an adventure about to begin?"
Her head was lifted up, meeting those lecherous eyes. She slapped him mercilessly, "Get out of here, I'm not in the mood..." She kicked her legs to create distance between them.
Suddenly, her leg was grabbed and pulled down. Before she could resist, she was immediately pulled into an embrace.
"Don't move." He breathed hot air into her ear, tickling her. "The more you resist, the more excited I get."
"Pervert!" She pinched his waist.
She rested her head on his arm and played with his fingers.
"Sisi is dangerous. When I first transmigrated to this era, because I preserved the memories of the Fourth Prince, coupled with your husband's high intelligence and acting skills, basically no one would doubt my identity. But when I met Sisi, she actually started to test me, and she always had a gloomy aura and a faint smell of blood on her."
"What do you mean? She killed someone?" I became interested.
Dugu Jing's eyes darkened. "He has a strong aura of violence about him. He must have killed a lot of people."
Suddenly, the image of countless piles of white bones within that magnificent imperial palace sent a chill down his spine. "Will this trip to Yunfei Mountain be very dangerous?"
He became serious and said, "Honey, you don't need to go. I'll go by myself."
I made a fuss for a while, hoping we could go together. But he started getting distracted and, when I wasn't looking, secretly took off my clothes. By the time I tried to confront him, he had already made me blush, and before I could say anything, he immediately covered my mouth with his hand.
"Mmm...mmm...you pervert..."
I tidied his clothes, thinking it would be cold on the mountain, and even put a purple fox fur coat inside. Shi Yi and Shi Er would be accompanying him on this trip to Yunfei Mountain. He placed Shi Wu and Shi Si beside me as my bodyguards. I gave them some instructions, but before I could say much, he started groping me again.
“Listen carefully…” I grabbed his hand that he had put inside his clothes.
She pushed away the head that was leaning forward, saying, "If you keep doing this, I'm going to get angry."
"Wife." Dugu Jing looked up, "If I go like this, I won't see you for a while, and I'll be sad."
"I know, I know." I patted his head. "Was this trip to Yunfei Mountain very dangerous?"
His eyes flashed, concealing his worry, and filled with a relaxed smile, "How could that be? Don't you even know who your husband is?"
He was always like that, as if he never had any worries or difficulties. But how could I not know that those treasures were treasures that people fought over, treasures that everyone was desperate for. It wouldn't be that easy. Bloodshed and sacrifice would happen.
Take care on your journey.
His lips pressed heavily against something warm, and this time there was no resistance. The kiss was passionate and intense. Dugu Jing closed his eyes and pressed his burning heart against hers.
Taking advantage of Dugu Jing's absence, I tidied up the manor.
I had Linglong summon all the servants in the manor.
Looking into the eyes of the many different pairs of people, I could roughly categorize them by their expressions and demeanor.
"Uncle Lin, come forward, I have some questions for you."
Although Uncle Lin was old, he was not senile at all, and it was said that he had been working in the mansion for over thirty years. I inquired about the mansion's finances and the number of servants. I was quite satisfied with his fluent answers.
She cleared her throat. "Now that I am the mistress of this mansion, I must manage it well. I am going to establish a new system."
I caught a glimpse of several elderly figures; some of them were the fourth prince's wet nurses. They were all quite old and, while doing nothing in the mansion, were always meddling in other people's business. This made some people unhappy, but they dared not say anything. Thinking of this, I continued, "Those over sixty years old can receive another sum of money to go back to their hometowns and live a leisurely life."
No sooner had I said that than an old woman with a wrinkled face rushed out, crying, "Your Majesty, you can't send this old woman away, you can't..." Her tearful appearance made it seem as if I had bullied her.
But when I told her the amount of money, she quickly wiped away her tears. I then assured her that it was just a matter of letting her return to her hometown to live out her days, and that she could return to the Imperial Palace if anything happened. I assured her that I would not stand idly by and do nothing for her. Upon hearing this, the other old women were also tempted.
Having completed this step, let's move on to another measure.
"Starting today, everyone will receive an extra ten coins per month, plus an end-of-year bonus."
Uncle Lin looked surprised. "What is a year-end bonus?"
"If you perform well and make outstanding contributions to the Imperial Palace, you will be rewarded with about fifty taels of silver at the end of the year."
The servants below had shining eyes and joy on their faces.