freenovelworld Chapter 204 Actions
Chapter 204 Actions
She remained calm and composed despite Madam Xing's mockery of Qiao Qingshu, but Su Yunzhen's gentle words now brought tears to her eyes.
Su Yunzhen is a good person, the second master of the Su family is a good person, and Xiao Zhijie is an even better person.
Looking at the deeply concerned expressions on the faces of the second wife's family, she frowned slightly, remembering her past life...
When the news of Xiao Zhijie's death in battle reached the capital, Su Yunzhen almost fainted from crying, while the second master of the Xiao family, who was always such a dignified and reserved person, also knelt in the courtyard and wailed.
As the eldest son's wife, she followed the others to the second son's courtyard to persuade them. Su Yunzhen was heartbroken by this and was bedridden for almost half a year. Master Xiao was also frowning all day long and lost weight rapidly, becoming almost skin and bones.
The grief of losing their child had almost completely drained the couple of their vitality and energy...
Qiao Qingshu suddenly thought of her mother, Bai Chanzi. When her brother was abducted and disappeared without a trace, her mother was also like a walking corpse, and this state of being a living dead lasted for more than ten years.
In her previous life, Qiao Qingshu also pitied the second wife and would always come to talk to Su Yunzhen, but Su Yunzhen's condition did not improve at all, just like her mother's back then.
The only word to describe it is utter despair.
Looking up, she saw Su Yunzhen gently serving her food.
"This is stir-fried bamboo shoots, it's not greasy at all, Shu'er, you should try it."
At this moment, Su Yunzhen's eyes still shone, but that light might soon disappear.
At this moment, Master Xiao Er was explaining the matters of the expedition to Xiao Zhijie, instructing him to prepare everything he needed to bring.
Xiao Zhijie sat to the side eating his food, nodding slowly. Suddenly, he looked up and his eyes met Qiao Qingshu's.
Qiao Qingshu immediately lowered her head to eat, her mind made up. Xiao Zhijie had saved her life, and she absolutely could not let him go to the border to die.
After finishing their meal and returning to their courtyard, Qiao Qingshu sat in front of her dressing table removing her makeup, while Xiao Zhijie was packing his clothes for the upcoming campaign.
Qiao Qingshu whispered a few instructions to Wanqiu, who ran out and quickly returned with several jars of wine.
Xiao Zhijie heard the sound of wine jars clinking together, turned around, and saw Qiao Qingshu pouring wine into a teacup.
He frowned and quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"Why are you drinking so late at night?"
Qiao Qingshu's expression was somewhat more forlorn than during the day. She brushed his hand away and said...
"My house was ransacked, so why would you care if I have a few drinks now?"
The hand that had been blocking them slowly withdrew, showing that the grip had loosened somewhat.
His wife had just gone through something terrible. Although she appeared strong on the surface, she must have been feeling terrible inside.
At this point, it's understandable to want to drown one's sorrows in alcohol.
People always need to find an outlet for their emotions.
Xiao Zhijie was even relieved that Qiao Qingshu hadn't held back her feelings and hadn't treated him like an outsider, and was willing to drown her sorrows in alcohol in front of him.
He also opened a jar of wine and filled his teacup.
At that moment, Wanqiu gave a wink to the two maids inside the room, and all the servants left.
Wanqiu quietly closed the door and dismissed the crowd outside.
Qiao Qingshu has a high alcohol tolerance; at the annual family banquet, she can even drink both of her uncles under the table. However, this is limited to playful banter among family members.
In front of outsiders, Qiao Qingshu always claimed that she didn't drink alcohol. Even on her wedding night, she only took a small sip of the wedding wine before refusing to drink any more, using her inability to drink as an excuse.
Xiao Zhijie also thought that she couldn't hold her liquor. He guessed that she would probably get drunk after a couple of drinks, and he would just carry her to bed.
Xiao Zhijie drank half a cup himself, and Qiao Qingshu followed suit and drank half a cup as well.
And so they drank back and forth, one cup after another, until Xiao Zhijie gradually started to feel dizzy.
He propped his head up and, with all his might, continued drinking with his wife.
"Boom!"
With a thud, Xiao Zhijie's head hit the table, and he fell into a deep sleep.
Qiao Qingshu finished her glass of wine in one gulp before reaching out to push him away.
"Hey, hey, hey, stop pretending to be asleep, get up and keep drinking!"
Xiao Zhijie remained motionless, his head heavy, still slumped over the table.
Qiao Qingshu tried to pull his ears and hair hard again, but he still didn't react.
He must be drunk.
Qiao Qingshu nodded and used all her strength to carry Xiao Zhijie to the bedside.
The man lay limply on the bed, and Qiao Qingshu kicked off her shoes and jumped onto the bed as well.
She sat on Xiao Zhijie's lap and, by the candlelight, slowly untied his belt, then his outer garment, and finally his inner garment.
It was an extremely young body, with a healthy bronze complexion and thin, evenly distributed muscles.
Although Qiao Qingshu had already experienced romantic relationships in her previous life, she still blushed inexplicably at the sight of the spring scenery before her.
She stripped the man naked and casually pulled a blanket over him.
Then she took off her clothes and crawled into the quilt.
By the dim candlelight, Qiao Qingshu turned her head and looked at the sleeping profile, whispering softly,
"I can't think of any other way to stop you; this may be the only way."
Silent all night.
When the first rays of sunlight shone in, Xiao Zhijie felt a terrible headache. He slowly reached up and sat up, rubbing his forehead.
As soon as I sat up, I felt a chill on my back. When I reached up to touch it, I realized that I wasn't wearing any clothes.
He usually wears an undershirt to bed, so why didn't he wear any clothes to bed yesterday...?
He was still sleepy, his head spinning as he recalled what had happened last night...
He only remembered sitting opposite Qiao Qingshu drinking, but after getting drunk, he remembered nothing more...
He reached out and touched the inside of the bed, wanting to find his undergarments to put on, but unexpectedly, what he touched was as delicate and warm as jade.
He turned his head and saw that Qiao Qingshu, who was also disheveled, was sleeping beside him.
She was only wearing an inner garment, which was then torn open, revealing a large section of her white, jade-like arms.
He was horrified, his eyes widened, his mouth gaped open, and he lifted the blanket to look at his lower body, confirming that he was indeed not wearing anything.
At this moment, Qiao Qingshu lazily opened her eyes, stretched, grabbed Xiao Zhijie's arm, and said in an incredibly sweet voice,
"You're awake, my husband."
Xiao Zhijie's face contorted, his entire face turning bright red as he stammered,
"Last night...we...we..."
Qiao Qingshu shyly shrank back under the covers and whispered,
"We are husband and wife, so it is natural for us to have marital relations."