"Hehe, I didn't sleep well last night, so naturally my eyes are dark."
"Oh? The master can't sleep, that's a serious matter! Quickly go and ask Young Master Hua to take a look at him!"
"Look at you, don't you know that last night Miss Li... oh no, Madam showed the Master her virginity mark, and then she and the Master spent the whole night in the room... you know... doing it? Cough cough, the Master didn't want to sleep, but he couldn't sleep."
"Ah, I see. But the master seemed to be in a bad mood when he came out this morning. What happened?"
"Well, it's a long story. It's said that the master has never been close to a woman in the past twenty-two years. This first time, of course, there are some unsatisfactory aspects, so it's understandable that he's in a bad mood."
"Brother Hu, you even know that the master of the manor has never been near a woman. I admire you."
"Well, I heard it from Zhao San, the carriage driver, and he heard it from Old Sun, the cook. Anyway, Zhang Datou heard it from Young Master Shen himself, so it can't be wrong..."
Li Feiqing's face turned pale. She turned around and saw Zhang Datou looking embarrassed, his eyes darting around, and he was tiptoeing toward the courtyard gate, preparing to slip away.
Li Feiqing acted swiftly, grabbing his shirt and pulling him back, gritting her teeth and whispering, "What exactly is going on?"
Zhang Datou said with a forced smile, "Well, I got a little drunk last night and accidentally told everyone everything."
The people outside the courtyard were chatting enthusiastically when they suddenly heard a scream from inside the wall. Then they saw a dark, heavy object fall from the sky. They hurriedly covered their heads and scattered like birds and beasts.
Li Feiqing walked out of the courtyard with a gloomy face. She saw that all the people from Feihua Manor she encountered along the way cast ambiguous glances at her or respectfully addressed her as "Madam". A surge of anger rose in her heart, and she almost went crazy.
She rushed into the inn's lobby, and sure enough, she saw Shen Luo and the people from Feihua Manor sitting inside having a meal. When they saw her arrive, except for Hua Liran who remained calm, most of them had strange expressions, exchanged glances, and then looked at Gu Qingyun.
Li Feiqing walked up to Shen Luo, slammed her hand on the table, and made all the bowls and chopsticks on the table jump.
Shen Luo was startled and sensed something was wrong. He thought to himself, "Junior Sister's skills are indeed profound. She spent the night with Gu Qingyun and she's still so energetic!" But on his face, he put on a humble and ingratiating smile and asked, "Junior Sister, who has upset you this time?"
Li Feiqing's chest heaved as she pointed at him, speechless for a moment. After catching her breath, she finally spoke: "Senior brother! Why did you spread such rumors!"
Shen Luo was taken aback when she realized that she wasn't talking about the "cinnabar mark" (a symbol of virginity), and asked, "What rumor?"
Li Feiqing angrily said, "You told me to apply the 'virginity mark' to Gu Qingyun, but why did you tell Zhang Datou about it? Now that big mouth is spreading rumors everywhere, making everyone think that Gu Qingyun and I have already..." She paused, almost crying with anger, and rolled up her left sleeve, pouting, "Look, the 'virginity mark' is still right here. I clearly..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw a figure flash by, and felt her body lighten as she was lifted into the air and carried away.
Li Feiqing exclaimed, "Put me down!" Gu Qingyun lowered his gaze, said nothing, and with a stern face, reached out to pull up her left sleeve, but did not stop, carrying her all the way back to their room.
Gu Qingyun gently placed her on the bed, then turned around and closed the door. He walked back to the bedside, reached out and lifted her long sleeve to reveal her left arm.
He stared at the red mark on that snow-white forearm for a long time before turning his gaze to Li Feiqing and asking, "Why didn't you say anything last night?"
Seeing his indifferent expression, which revealed neither joy nor anger, Li Feiqing felt a little guilty and stammered, "Well, now that you know... it doesn't matter whether you said it sooner or later..."
Gu Qingyun raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "You think it's the same?" He lowered his face, his eyes deep, and stared at Li Feiqing as he slowly said, "My fiancée had a virginity mark applied, yet I was the last to know about it. Do you think it's the same?"
Author's Note: I admit I have a perverse sense of humor and a penchant for melodramatic plots... And I haven't even gotten to the explicit scenes yet! I'm sweating bullets tomorrow...
Um, the manor lord is angry, and the consequences will be severe...
Injury examination and poison treatment
Li Feiqing had never seen Gu Qingyun like this before, and she couldn't help but feel afraid. She asked timidly, "Are you... are you angry?"
Gu Qingyun did not answer, but simply looked down at her.
I had been worried about her for days, and I had been so patient with her yesterday, all because I was afraid she would get hurt. Now I know it was all a misunderstanding, and she is perfectly fine.
Gu Qingyun let out a long sigh, a smile flashing across her eyes.
However, the fact that this matter had been kept from him all along, and that she dared to show the mark of virginity on her arm in full view of everyone, made Gu Qingyun frown, thinking of the gossipy bunch in the manor. This matter still needs to be punished.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingyun remained calm and asked indifferently, "Why has that box of ointment been used again?"
Li Feiqing, oblivious to the hidden smile in his eyes, and not understanding why he suddenly asked about the ointment, honestly replied, "Ointment? I applied it to my neck yesterday, and it seems to be very effective, look." As she spoke, she reached out and pulled open her collar, revealing her neck.
Gu Qingyun was pleased to see that the scars on her neck had faded. He couldn't help but look down along the part of her collar, where he saw her fair and slender lines extending downwards to reveal her collarbone. His heart warmed, and he reached out to lift her from the bed and hold her in his arms.
He looked at Li Feiqing with a half-smile in his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Only used on the neck? How come so much was used? Is there another injury?... Let me see." As he spoke, he reached out to unbutton her clothes.
Li Feiqing gasped and hurriedly pushed around, saying in a panic, "No...no other injuries, no...no need to look."
Gu Qingyun tightened his arms, lowered his head and kissed her lips. Li Feiqing trembled, her face flushed red, and her hands immediately lost their strength. Gu Qingyun's smile deepened, and he whispered in her ear, "Be good, you must see." His hands did not stop, removing her outer and inner garments one by one, revealing the white bodice she wore close to her body.
When Li Feiqing saw his gaze suddenly become intense, she had a bad feeling and wanted to escape, but being held by Gu Qingyun like this made her feel soft and comfortable all over. She could only blush and protest softly, "No... we're not married yet, I can't look."
Gu Qingyun gently stroked her exposed skin with his palm. Seeing Li Feiqing's shy expression, he felt more and more fond of her. He comforted her in a low voice, "Silly girl, my parents never had a wedding ceremony, but they still gave birth to me. Whenever you want to get married, it's up to you, okay?" As he spoke, he turned his head and kissed her lips.
Li Feiqing thought to herself with resentment: I told you not to look, how did it get to the topic of marriage! Before she could think further, Gu Qingyun covered her lips with his, and her mind went blank. She only knew to follow his lips and tongue, taking whatever he wanted.
After a long while, the two separated, panting. Li Feiqing's eyes were glazed over, and her arms were already wrapped around Gu Qingyun's neck.
Gu Qingyun gazed at her intently, then kissed her forehead. His fingers slid down her back, and with a slight effort, her bodice slipped down silently.
Li Feiqing felt a chill run down her chest and quickly broke free from Gu Qingyun's embrace. She shrank to a corner of the bed, put her arm in front of her chest, and said shyly, "You... you've already seen it all. I'm not hurt. Give me back my clothes."
Gu Qingyun chuckled inwardly, climbed onto the bed, moved closer to her, and said softly, "How can you see clearly from so far away? I need to get closer and take a closer look."
Li Feiqing gasped in surprise as Gu Qingyun grabbed her arm and placed it around his neck again. Her soft breasts pressed tightly against his chest, and even through her clothes, she could feel the heat of his touch. Just as she was blushing and her heart was pounding, she heard Gu Qingyun chuckle and whisper, "This position is not bad."
He lowered his head, his lips gently brushing against Li Feiqing's earlobe, his voice becoming slightly hoarse: "Shall I begin?"
Li Feiqing trembled slightly, feeling Gu Qingyun's lips slide down her neck, lingering on her collarbone with tender kisses. A tingling sensation ran through her heart, and she couldn't help but moan softly.
Gu Qingyun's voice, tinged with laughter, rang in her ears: "Yes, there are no injuries here."
Upon hearing this, Li Feiqing looked up immediately, staring at him in disbelief, and stammered, "Is this how you examine injuries?"
Gu Qingyun looked down at her, her eyes full of smiles, and said softly, "Exactly, don't you like it?"
Li Feiqing bit her lip, about to speak, but felt him lower his head to kiss her, mumbling, "Continue."
And so, after each kiss, Gu Qingyun would say, "No injury," and after saying it countless times, he finally examined every part of Li Feiqing's body.
Li Feiqing gradually regained consciousness from her soft moans and realized that she was lying on the bed without knowing when, while Gu Qingyun was leaning over her, staring intently at her. Feeling extremely embarrassed, she tried to sit up, but her ample breasts touched Gu Qingyun's chest. She quickly lay back down, blushing, and pleaded softly, "You've already checked, I really don't have any other injuries... Um, could you let me get up?"
Gu Qingyun looked at her, smiled slightly, and said, "Yes, you're not injured."
Li Feiqing breathed a sigh of relief, but then he slowly said, "However, it seems she has been poisoned."
Li Feiqing exclaimed "Ah!" and asked in confusion, "Poisoned?"
Gu Qingyun smiled and looked down at her, saying, "If you weren't poisoned, why are you so hot all over, your face so red, and your heart beating so fast?"
Li Feiqing recalled the time she was poisoned in the secret room of Zhanjiabao and found his words to make some sense. She was puzzled and couldn't figure out when she had been poisoned.
Seeing that she had fallen for the trick, Gu Qingyun smiled again, reached out and pulled off her clothes, lowered the bed curtains, leaned over, and said softly, "This time, I will personally detoxify you."
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Before she knew it, it was afternoon. Li Feiqing lay softly in Gu Qingyun's arms, feeling as if her whole body had been dismembered by a master, with every part aching unbearably. Seeing Gu Qingyun's bright eyes and smiling eyes as she looked at her, she couldn't help but say angrily, "You're bullying me."
Gu Qingyun looked pleased and continued to watch her with a smile without saying a word.
Li Feiqing felt even more resentful. She reached out and pushed his chest, complaining, "You lied to me about getting a medical examination and detoxification, but you just wanted to bully me!"
Gu Qingyun chuckled, took her hand and placed it in his arms, and whispered, "You understand now?"
Li Feiqing continued to struggle, but he held her tightly. Gu Qingyun's voice suddenly became low and hoarse: "Don't move, or don't blame me for bullying you again."
Li Feiqing had already sensed something was wrong. Her face flushed, she shrank into Gu Qingyun's arms, obediently not daring to move an inch.
After a moment, Li Feiqing poked Gu Qingyun's chest with her finger and whispered, "Um, Gu Qingyun, I think I'm hungry."
Gu Qingyun was taken aback, her gaze turning intense again as she looked at her with a hint of eagerness, and asked, "Hmm? So fast? You... can you handle it?"
Li Feiqing seemed to understand but not quite, yet she knew he had misunderstood, and angrily said, "I want to eat!"
Gu Qingyun coughed and said, "I'll ask the kitchen to get you something to eat later."
Li Feiqing blushed and said, "I also need to take a bath."
Gu Qingyun chuckled and said, "Have them send over hot water later too."
He suddenly chuckled, leaned close to Li Feiqing's ear, and whispered, "Does it still hurt? The ointment Li Ran prescribed is very effective. I'll apply it for you after your bath."
Li Feiqing was stunned for a moment, then finally realized where the ointment should be applied. She blushed as if drunk, spat, and ignored him.
After a long while, Gu Qingyun sighed, lowered his head to kiss her cheek, and sat up.
Li Feiqing's gaze involuntarily drifted towards his chest and abdomen. Seeing that Gu Qingyun was also looking at her, she blushed and quickly looked away. She heard the rustling of clothes as Gu Qingyun, fully dressed, got out of bed and left the room. Seeing him leave, Li Feiqing also quickly dressed, hurriedly tidied herself in front of the mirror, and raised her arm. Seeing that the mark of virginity on her arm had disappeared, she felt a mixture of shyness and faint joy.
Not long after, Gu Qingyun returned. Although the two had only been apart for a short while, they still spent time whispering sweet nothings to each other.
When someone gently knocked on the door, the waiter brought food and hot water. The two smiled at each other and had lunch together.
Seeing that the bathtub and hot water were ready, Li Feiqing said to Gu Qingyun, "You can go out first, I'm going to take a bath."
Gu Qingyun had no intention of leaving, and looked at her, asking, "Weren't you together?"
Li Feiqing froze, then stammered, "Of course not, how could we be together..."
Gu Qingyun nodded and said, "That's right, this bathtub is too small. Let's make a bigger one together when we get back to Feihua Manor."
Li Feiqing's face flushed red, and she said angrily, "You..."
Gu Qingyun's eyes were clear and bright. She said, "Then go wash up quickly, the water will get cold soon."
Li Feiqing stamped her foot and said, "How am I supposed to wash if you don't leave?"
Gu Qingyun smiled and asked, "Why should I go out?"
Li Feiqing was stunned. The two had just finished being intimate, and her whole body had been touched and kissed by him. It didn't seem to matter if he looked at her again. But if she were to undress and take a bath in front of Gu Qingyun, she would never agree to it.
Just as they were at an impasse, Zhang Datou's voice timidly rang out from outside the door: "Master, I have something important to report."
Li Feiqing was overjoyed and hurriedly pushed Gu Qingyun toward the door, saying, "Go quickly, go quickly, it's important to deal with the important matters in the manor."
Helpless, Gu Qingyun hugged her and kissed her a few more times before reluctantly pushing open the door and stepping out the door.
Zhang Datou waited outside the door, his expression uncertain. He was wondering if he would anger the manor lord for disturbing his good time. When he saw Gu Qingyun come out, he quickly put on a smile and stole a glance at his expression.
Gu Qingyun glanced at him and said calmly, "If it weren't for an extremely urgent matter, we could settle the score for you spreading rumors yesterday as well."
Zhang Datou's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He hurriedly said, "Master, this matter is indeed very urgent. Master Yichen of Beiyuan Temple has sent an urgent letter."
Author's Note: Regarding the discussion on the manor lord's performance this time: