Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
With that said, as Ruoyin was sliding down from his arms gradually, he flung her up slightly and caught her again.
“Ah!” Ruoyin was in the air before falling back into Lord Fourth’s arms again. She was still in shock. “My Lord, next time, could you give a warning before you scare me to… like this!” She was about to say the word “death” before she changed her wording.
It wouldn’t matter if she were to fall to the ground.
But if she were to do that in front of Lord Fourth and the servants, that would be embarrassing.
“You have to believe in me, I won’t let you fall and hurt yourself.” Lord Fourth walked steadily as he carried Ruoyin into the front courtyard.
Ruoyin paused as she grasped tightly onto Lord Fourth’s clothes and murmured coquettishly, “But I was just scared, okay?”
For now, she trusted that Lord Fourth wouldn’t drop her and let her get hurt.
As for how things would go in the future, she could not be certain, and she didn’t carry too many expectations.
Realizing the situation and seeing how eager Lord Fourth wanted to get on with it, Su Peicheng ordered the men to shut the door and for no one to stand near it.
After entering the room at the front courtyard, Lord Fourth put Ruoyin down on the blanket.
Ruoyin wrapped her arms around Lord Fourth’s neck tightly and refused to let go.
Perhaps it was a slip of the feet, or because he was being hooked too tightly by Ruoyin, that Lord Fourth fell on top of her.
But he was worried he might be too heavy for her and might hurt her since she was so delicate and tender like tofu.
As a result, Lord Fourth propped himself up on the bed with his arms, lowering himself down as he kissed Ruoyin obsessively.
Slowly, he unbuttoned her clothes, savoring every bit of her delicate flesh.
In that moment, under the moonlight, the beautiful couple were lost in love. It made for an exciting scene.
The man panted heavily, wearing a sinister smile as though he had conquered her, yet there was also a secretive look on his face.
The woman was in a complicated state of emotions. Her expression seemed to be one of anger, of shame, and of dizzy pleasure.
The night couldn’t end without intense baby-making sex.
Since the beauty asked for it, Lord Fourth would, of course, give it to her.
The next day, news spread throughout the household, saying that Lord Fourth and the Fujin had been very intimate, and last night, Lord Fourth had carried the Fujin to the front courtyard.
Consort Li was so angry upon hearing this that she said not a word but smashed the ornaments and teacups all over her room.
The servants didn’t dare get on her bad side and annoy her as they all silently knelt down on the ground.
It wasn’t until the daughter broke out crying that Consort Li stopped her tantrum and she glared at the nanny holding her daughter.
She grabbed her daughter from the nanny’s arms and softened her voice to coax the child. She was her only daughter. Of course, she would take good care of her.
The whole situation seemed to have changed so quickly. It seemed as though the one who was throwing a huge temper wasn’t her at all.
The subordinate heaved a sigh of relief on his knees.
Luckily, the daughter’s crying was very timely. Otherwise, Consort Li would have taken her anger out on the servants.
Unlike the stressful environment they had here, the masters and servants in the main courtyard lived harmoniously.
This was a critical period for Ruoyin. She quickly told Nanny Liu to brew the medicine she bought last night. She lied about her sore throat and that the medicine was one to treat it.
Nanny Liu complied and quickly went to brew the medicine.
Ruoyin hadn’t told anyone in the main courtyard about this medicine, including Nanny Liu and Qiao Feng.
It wasn’t that she didn’t trust them, but she didn’t know how to explain herself.
If she were to say straightforwardly that it was a soup for contraception, then the two would definitely try to talk her out of it and become very worried.
Neither could she say that she was doing this as a preventative measure because she knew what would happen in the future. This would make them think that she was crazy.
Wouldn’t it be better if she told a white lie that would benefit both of them?
In the next few days, she tried to avoid Lord Fourth as much as possible and to keep a low-profile.
But Lord Fourth came to visit her in the main courtyard every day. Even the alternate day rule was no longer in effect as he had slept for two consecutive nights at her place.
And he even made it sound as though he was helping her to be more proactive in getting a child!
She was forced to drink contraceptive soup every day.
How she suffered. She asked for it. Now she had no choice but to make a baby.
Lord Fourth was sympathetic to her and told her not to overwork herself over the little matters of the household.
But he still came to tire her out every night. Was this really a good idea?
In a certain sense, she and Lord Fourth were now in conflict.
Lord Fourth wanted her to give him a son, and she had made it seem that she wanted to do it for him.
If there were to come a day when Lord Fourth found out that she was drinking the contraceptive soup, things wouldn’t look good for her!
Therefore, she only hoped to survive the critical period every month without getting knocked up.
After this year, she could then make children for Lord Fourth.
In the front courtyard.
Lord Fourth was reading a book. As he was reading it, he looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, looking melancholic as though he was mulling over some big matter.
He had slept with the woman only yesterday, but she was still in his mind today.
And he was a man who was very disciplined, regardless of whether it was in business or with women.
Although he wasn’t too busy today, his innate desires conflicted with his rational mind.
So for tonight, was he going to the main courtyard or the back courtyard?
Seeing as Lord Fourth wasn’t in a good mood from outside the window, Su Peicheng was afraid to come in. He wanted to report on a few matters. Only when he couldn’t bear to wait any longer did he finally go in.
He looked carefully at Lord Fourth and said, “My Lord, Chief Physician Feng requests to see you.”
“Bring him in!” Lord Fourth, who was still looking gloomy, immediately stood up and paced around. Then he said, “Ahh, I’ll just take him to the main courtyard. Since the Fujin has had a sore throat recently, he can go have a look.”
With that said, Lord Fourth was relieved as he walked out of the house.
Su Peicheng finally understood what was up. Could the Lord be worried because of the Fujin?
Otherwise, why would he start smiling the moment he spoke of heading to visit her?
After realizing what it was about, Su Peicheng didn’t know quite what to do. Unlike Lord Fourth, his brothers and the other Beiles had so many concubines that they couldn’t even count them on their fingers.
The Lord had only three women including the Fujin and he was someone with great discipline. But when his inner desires conflicted with his positive energy, he was left at a loss.
As an outsider, even he felt sad for him. It was no big deal for a Beile to visit his Fujin. Why did he have to make himself suffer?!
Su Peicheng mulled over this, his feet not stopping as he caught up to Lord Fourth.
When Lord Fourth saw Chief Physician Feng, he joked, “You’re quick! The Fujin hasn’t been feeling well recently. Let’s head to the courtyard to check on her now.”
“Since the Fujin is not feeling well, I’ll do as you say, Lord Fourth.” Chief Physician Feng cupped his hands together in obeisance as he greeted Lord Fourth. He was an old man with a white beard. He had just retired before the prince sent him to be the resident physician at Lord Fourth’s household. “I’m no quicker than the prince who was so quick to send me here.”
“Well, the prince is really sympathetic to his brother. I’ll have to thank him personally.” Lord Fourth didn’t expect the prince to have arranged things so quickly.