Gu Tingye was stunned hearing that. After a short while, he said in a heavy voice, “Don’t be discouraged. It’s her duty to be filial to her legal mother. If she fails to keep her filial duty, I’ll surely punish her fiercely!”
“What are you talking about?! I didn’t mean that.” Minglan couldn’t help chuckling and then said, “I don’t know how to raise a kid either, however...” With her look turning more serious, she said sincerely, “I just want her to know that we only live in this world for living a good life instead of getting in a rage or having a grudge against others. She still has a long way to go. In the future, she will also give birth to her own children. What have happened in the past wasn’t caused by her, so she shouldn’t cling to the past. The world is so big and there are so many things for her to explore. As long as she can have a broad mind and a wide field of vision, she’ll live a better life.”
Hearing that, Gu Tingye felt his heart being softened. His eyes were brightened up and the smile on his face was hard to cover. Then he dragged Minglan toward him and put her on his legs. While he was rubbing her body with his arms around her waist, he said in a low voice joyfully, “Although you have lied to me and always tricked me, I know the whole time that you have a good heart.”
Minglan glimpsed at him and pretended to be unhappy, “So, you are praising me right now?”
After she had said that, she didn’t hear Gu Tingye’s answer for a long time. Then she looked at him, finding him staring at her chest blankly. The look in his eyes seemed a bit dazed, which made him seem more tender than usual. Minglan patted on his cheek and asked, “What happened?”
Gu Tingye, having come back to his sense, pressed and rubbed Minglan’s chest, then sighed, “When did you grow some meat here?” On these words, he kept touching her soft boobs.
Minglan, ashamed to anger, got her face reddened right away. Then she covered her chest and tried to escape. However, Gu Tingye dragged her back in no time. After that, Minglan reached out to tickle Gu Tingye on his waist. They started quarreling and giggling nosily with each other. At last, Madam Gu who was defeated was pressed on the bed and kissed by General Gu for a long time.
When Xiaotao came into the room and saw Minglan’s mouth a bit red and swollen, she couldn’t help thinking, ‘Maybe the dishes are too hot?”
The couple played chess after the meal. Then they prepared to have a rest. Xiaotao and the other two maids cleaned up the table. As Xiaotao carried the plates and the bowls in the courtyard, she saw Danju talking to someone in a short distance.
Danju gave out an official smile, “Miss Qiu...”
“Call me Sister Qiu, if you don’t mind. I can call you Sister Danju.” Qiuniang said that quickly.
Danju felt her forehead convulsing heavily but still said smilingly, “Sister Qiu, Master is going to take a nap. If you need to see him now, I’ll report it for you.”
“Take a nap?” Qiuniang asked in a trance, “He never slept after lunch.”
Danju, feeling her cheek already frozen, still remained the smile on her face, “I don’t know about that. But ever since our Madam married into Gu’s family, Master would take a nap after lunch as long as he has time.”
Qiuniang showed a disappointed look on her face, holding the bag in her hand even tighter. Danju snorted inwardly and then reported Qiuniang’s arrival. Minglan had just helped Gu Tingye take off his coat. Hearing Danju’s report, Gu Tingye couldn’t help but knit his eyebrows. However, he still said, “Tell her to come in.”
When Qiuniang entered the room, she saw Gu Tingye wearing a snow-white sleep clothes of satin. Gu Tingye tried his best to hold back his impatience and sat on the edge of the bed, asking “What’s the matter?”
“Well... Master... It has been so many years I didn’t see you. I... I...” After Qiuniang heard Gu Tingye’s impatient tone, she already felt this might not end up well. She glanced at Minglan who was sitting on the bed and folding Gu Tingye’s court robe, feeling reluctant to say anything. After she had stuttered something, she still hadn’t explained why she had come. Gu Tingye got a bit angry and asked straight away, “What’s your point? Just say it!”
Qiuniang had to make short of long, “Master, I have made some clothes, shoes and socks for you over these years. But it has been a few years I haven’t met you. I was afraid that the size might not be suitable. I only want you to try on them to see if they are still fit.”
Minglan tried her best to hide the scornful look on her face and continued to tidy Gu Tingye’s clothes. She even smiled to Qiuniang tenderly in the meantime. Gu Tingye snorted slightly and reproached, “Why does it take you so long to explain such a simple thing! How come you are less efficient than a few years ago?! Why can’t you find some clothes and shoes of mine and compare to the things you have made?! I don’t have the time to try those things on!”
Minglan smiled and said, “Qiuniang’s concern makes sense. Xiaotao, have you heard of that?” Xiaotao who was standing by the door grinned and said, “Yes, Madam. Qiuniang, if you want to compare the size of the clothes, you can come to me. I’ll fetch you Master’s clothes.”
Qiuniang, feeling sorrowful deeply, didn’t know what to say and only hummed as a reply.
Gu Tingye said to Minglan, “I’ll go out at the Wei Hour (1 p.m.), wake me up before that.”
Minglan turned her head to look at the hourglass and said in a soft voice, “Fine. Now have a rest quickly. You can work with a clear head after a good sleep.”
Gu Tingye looked at Minglan tenderly with a smile on his face, saying, “Don’t oversleep.”
Minglan chuckled and answered shamelessly, “Even if I do, Danju and Xiaotao will wake you up.”
They chatted with each other like the couple in the ordinary families. Their conversation sounded simple but warm and lovely.
Qiuniang felt a sense of bitterness again, then she couldn’t help interrupting, “I can wait here and wake you up, Master.”
Gu Tingye glanced at her and said with his eyebrows wrinkled, “Aren’t you supposed to look after Rong? Why can’t you...!” As he was about to scold Qiuniang fiercely, he suddenly realized that Minglan was still there and he should at least show a little respect to Qiuniang. Then he stopped talking.
Qiuniang who had used to be a maid was good at observing the looks on people’s faces. Knowing that Gu Tingye was not in a good mood right now, she didn’t dare to stay here anymore. At last, she got out of the room after saying a few words. While she was leaving, she still turned to look back repeatedly at every step.
...
In the side room on the left, Lvzhi goggled her eyes and said. “Why did you report for her? Are you out of your mind?”
Danju bit a thread violently and said, “Of course I’m not! Since she thinks about Master all day, I would let her enter Madam’s room when Master and Madam were going to sleep. You think Master would treat her nicely at that moment? Humph! Only in her dreams!”
Only then did the look on Lvzhi’s face soften, and she said, “I thought you were fooled by that woman’s unsophisticated face!”
“How’s that even possible?!” Danju looked to the outside, seeing Caihuan standing in the yard. The latter was sending Qiuniang off, with a smile on her face. Then Danju lowered her voice and said indignantly, “Lvzhi, do you still remember what Mama Fang has told us?”
“Of course!” Lvzhi who looked to the same direction also saw what Caihuan and Qiuniang were doing. Then Lvzhi, with a vicious look in her eyes, said, “The other day, Caihuan said to us bashfully that we should share Madam’s burdens! Damn her! She was just jealous that Master treats Madam so well! She thought we couldn’t tell her evil ideas? Mama Fang has told us long ago, ‘The girls who show up by Master’s side very often all have evil thoughts. The girls who are eager to become Master’s concubines and Tong Fang are all bitches!”
Gu Tingye was stunned hearing that. After a short while, he said in a heavy voice, “Don’t be discouraged. It’s her duty to be filial to her legal mother. If she fails to keep her filial duty, I’ll surely punish her fiercely!”
“What are you talking about?! I didn’t mean that.” Minglan couldn’t help chuckling and then said, “I don’t know how to raise a kid either, however...” With her look turning more serious, she said sincerely, “I just want her to know that we only live in this world for living a good life instead of getting in a rage or having a grudge against others. She still has a long way to go. In the future, she will also give birth to her own children. What have happened in the past wasn’t caused by her, so she shouldn’t cling to the past. The world is so big and there are so many things for her to explore. As long as she can have a broad mind and a wide field of vision, she’ll live a better life.”
Hearing that, Gu Tingye felt his heart being softened. His eyes were brightened up and the smile on his face was hard to cover. Then he dragged Minglan toward him and put her on his legs. While he was rubbing her body with his arms around her waist, he said in a low voice joyfully, “Although you have lied to me and always tricked me, I know the whole time that you have a good heart.”
Minglan glimpsed at him and pretended to be unhappy, “So, you are praising me right now?”
After she had said that, she didn’t hear Gu Tingye’s answer for a long time. Then she looked at him, finding him staring at her chest blankly. The look in his eyes seemed a bit dazed, which made him seem more tender than usual. Minglan patted on his cheek and asked, “What happened?”
Gu Tingye, having come back to his sense, pressed and rubbed Minglan’s chest, then sighed, “When did you grow some meat here?” On these words, he kept touching her soft boobs.
Minglan, ashamed to anger, got her face reddened right away. Then she covered her chest and tried to escape. However, Gu Tingye dragged her back in no time. After that, Minglan reached out to tickle Gu Tingye on his waist. They started quarreling and giggling nosily with each other. At last, Madam Gu who was defeated was pressed on the bed and kissed by General Gu for a long time.
When Xiaotao came into the room and saw Minglan’s mouth a bit red and swollen, she couldn’t help thinking, ‘Maybe the dishes are too hot?”
The couple played chess after the meal. Then they prepared to have a rest. Xiaotao and the other two maids cleaned up the table. As Xiaotao carried the plates and the bowls in the courtyard, she saw Danju talking to someone in a short distance.
Danju gave out an official smile, “Miss Qiu...”
“Call me Sister Qiu, if you don’t mind. I can call you Sister Danju.” Qiuniang said that quickly.
Danju felt her forehead convulsing heavily but still said smilingly, “Sister Qiu, Master is going to take a nap. If you need to see him now, I’ll report it for you.”
“Take a nap?” Qiuniang asked in a trance, “He never slept after lunch.”
Danju, feeling her cheek already frozen, still remained the smile on her face, “I don’t know about that. But ever since our Madam married into Gu’s family, Master would take a nap after lunch as long as he has time.”
Qiuniang showed a disappointed look on her face, holding the bag in her hand even tighter. Danju snorted inwardly and then reported Qiuniang’s arrival. Minglan had just helped Gu Tingye take off his coat. Hearing Danju’s report, Gu Tingye couldn’t help but knit his eyebrows. However, he still said, “Tell her to come in.”
When Qiuniang entered the room, she saw Gu Tingye wearing a snow-white sleep clothes of satin. Gu Tingye tried his best to hold back his impatience and sat on the edge of the bed, asking “What’s the matter?”
“Well... Master... It has been so many years I didn’t see you. I... I...” After Qiuniang heard Gu Tingye’s impatient tone, she already felt this might not end up well. She glanced at Minglan who was sitting on the bed and folding Gu Tingye’s court robe, feeling reluctant to say anything. After she had stuttered something, she still hadn’t explained why she had come. Gu Tingye got a bit angry and asked straight away, “What’s your point? Just say it!”
Qiuniang had to make short of long, “Master, I have made some clothes, shoes and socks for you over these years. But it has been a few years I haven’t met you. I was afraid that the size might not be suitable. I only want you to try on them to see if they are still fit.”
Minglan tried her best to hide the scornful look on her face and continued to tidy Gu Tingye’s clothes. She even smiled to Qiuniang tenderly in the meantime. Gu Tingye snorted slightly and reproached, “Why does it take you so long to explain such a simple thing! How come you are less efficient than a few years ago?! Why can’t you find some clothes and shoes of mine and compare to the things you have made?! I don’t have the time to try those things on!”
Minglan smiled and said, “Qiuniang’s concern makes sense. Xiaotao, have you heard of that?” Xiaotao who was standing by the door grinned and said, “Yes, Madam. Qiuniang, if you want to compare the size of the clothes, you can come to me. I’ll fetch you Master’s clothes.”
Qiuniang, feeling sorrowful deeply, didn’t know what to say and only hummed as a reply.
Gu Tingye said to Minglan, “I’ll go out at the Wei Hour (1 p.m.), wake me up before that.”
Minglan turned her head to look at the hourglass and said in a soft voice, “Fine. Now have a rest quickly. You can work with a clear head after a good sleep.”
Gu Tingye looked at Minglan tenderly with a smile on his face, saying, “Don’t oversleep.”
Minglan chuckled and answered shamelessly, “Even if I do, Danju and Xiaotao will wake you up.”
They chatted with each other like the couple in the ordinary families. Their conversation sounded simple but warm and lovely.
Qiuniang felt a sense of bitterness again, then she couldn’t help interrupting, “I can wait here and wake you up, Master.”
Gu Tingye glanced at her and said with his eyebrows wrinkled, “Aren’t you supposed to look after Rong? Why can’t you...!” As he was about to scold Qiuniang fiercely, he suddenly realized that Minglan was still there and he should at least show a little respect to Qiuniang. Then he stopped talking.
Qiuniang who had used to be a maid was good at observing the looks on people’s faces. Knowing that Gu Tingye was not in a good mood right now, she didn’t dare to stay here anymore. At last, she got out of the room after saying a few words. While she was leaving, she still turned to look back repeatedly at every step.
...
In the side room on the left, Lvzhi goggled her eyes and said. “Why did you report for her? Are you out of your mind?”
Danju bit a thread violently and said, “Of course I’m not! Since she thinks about Master all day, I would let her enter Madam’s room when Master and Madam were going to sleep. You think Master would treat her nicely at that moment? Humph! Only in her dreams!”
Only then did the look on Lvzhi’s face soften, and she said, “I thought you were fooled by that woman’s unsophisticated face!”
“How’s that even possible?!” Danju looked to the outside, seeing Caihuan standing in the yard. The latter was sending Qiuniang off, with a smile on her face. Then Danju lowered her voice and said indignantly, “Lvzhi, do you still remember what Mama Fang has told us?”
“Of course!” Lvzhi who looked to the same direction also saw what Caihuan and Qiuniang were doing. Then Lvzhi, with a vicious look in her eyes, said, “The other day, Caihuan said to us bashfully that we should share Madam’s burdens! Damn her! She was just jealous that Master treats Madam so well! She thought we couldn’t tell her evil ideas? Mama Fang has told us long ago, ‘The girls who show up by Master’s side very often all have evil thoughts. The girls who are eager to become Master’s concubines and Tong Fang are all bitches!”
