Su Nansheng watched as He Xun wrapped and unwrapped her belt around his finger. Her mind went blank.
"What are you thinking about?"
He Xun paused for a moment and then let out a sigh. All those nights spent sleeping in the study had been in vain.
He Xun tightened his grip on the belt and pulled Su Nansheng into his arms. "Thinking about how you should treat your husband."
Su Nansheng instinctively tried to pull back the belt, but as soon as she raised her hand, she fell into He Xun's embrace. A muffled laugh came from above her head.
"It seems you haven't thought it through. I'll teach you."
Su Nansheng braced her hands against He Xun's chest, leaned back a bit, and tilted her head up slightly. "You'll teach me?"
Her heart was pounding so hard that her hands on his chest trembled slightly. They were weak and soft.
He Xun looked down at the blush that spread from her neck to her cheeks. His voice was hoarse. "A wife should follow her husband's lead, thinking what her husband thinks and worrying about what her husband worries about."
Su Nansheng was a bit slow to react. He was actually teaching her. "So?"
He Xun slowly lowered his head and whispered into Su Nansheng's ear. "The bed in the study is small and hard. It gave me a backache."
His hot breath fanned across her temple and cheek, making her ears turn bright red.
Her mind went blank, and she could only repeat his words. "Backache."
"Yeah, rub it for your husband."
He Xun grabbed Su Nansheng's arms and wrapped them around his waist. "Use more strength."
Su Nansheng placed her hands on He Xun's back. The muscles under her palms were rock - hard. When she rubbed hard, she felt his whole body stiffen.
Her ear felt hot, and He Xun's hoarse voice sounded again. "Su Nansheng, you're seducing me again."
Huh?
Su Nansheng looked up to explain but met He Xun's lips instead.
His lips, cold and yet hot at the same time, pressed eagerly against her teeth. They kissed passionately, and as soon as her lips parted, his tongue slipped in, exploring and entwining.
The intense and scorching breath engulfed Su Nansheng. She felt weak all over, and her body seemed to be sinking.
Feeling her hands slip from his waist, He Xun grabbed Su Nansheng's neck with one hand and slid the other to her waist. He pulled her firmly back into his arms, feeling her softness.
Her lips were softer than he had expected, soft enough to touch the very core of his heart.
Su Nansheng's whole body was burning. Even the air she inhaled was scalding, and it was getting thinner.
Just when she was about to run out of breath, He Xun's lips suddenly left. Then they slid down her cheek, along her throat, and finally landed on the small red mole on her neck. He sucked and nibbled on it. He had been thinking about this for a long time.
The stinging pain on her neck brought Su Nansheng a bit of sanity. "He Xun..."
She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
She felt He Xun's lips slide from her fair and smooth neck back to her ear. "I'll satisfy you this time."
After saying that, He Xun picked Su Nansheng up by the waist.
It wasn't until her belt was pulled open that Su Nansheng realized what He Xun meant.
She looked up into his deep eyes, where desire was churning.
He Xun leaned over her, reached out, and pulled down her collar. As soon as her shoulders felt the cool air, his rough and hot palms covered them. They slowly rubbed down to her waist and then continued downward.
Su Nansheng's breathing hitched, and He Xun's lips followed. "Sheng Sheng, don't be afraid."
"I'm not afraid. I haven't taken a bath yet. I haven't..."
She fell silent as soon as her legs were spread apart and something hot pressed against her.
"You'll take a bath later."
He Xun's voice was hoarse and suppressed. He reached out and untied the ribbon of her bellyband, throwing it aside.
The moment their skin touched, He Xun let out a satisfied sigh. Then he grabbed her slender waist and buried his head in her neck.
The sound of heavy breathing gradually quickened, along with the trembling sobs and the rustling sounds. They lasted for a long time.
...
It wasn't until He Xun cleaned Su Nansheng up and carried her back to the bed that the soreness in her body started to ease.
She opened her eyes sleepily and saw He Xun's bare chest. Above it were his slightly upturned lips.
Forget it. She was too lazy to lift her head to look any higher. Su Nansheng closed her eyes again.
A soft laugh came from above her head, and then a kiss landed on her lips. "You're tired. Go to sleep."
Then a pair of big hands wrapped around her waist and pulled her closer.
Feeling the warmth of his chest, Su Nansheng's breathing became long and steady, but she couldn't fall asleep. She was hungry.
She remembered that there had been a candle lit in the room when she opened her eyes just now. It should be past dinner time. She'd better bear it.
But an empty stomach was really uncomfortable. Su Nansheng tossed and turned in bed.
Just as she turned over for the third time, He Xun finally couldn't stand it anymore. He reached out and turned her over. "Aren't you tired?"
His voice was still hoarse, and there was a certain eagerness on his face.
Su Nansheng didn't understand that eagerness. She told the truth. "I'm hungry."
He Xun was stunned for a moment, and then his phoenix - like eyes lifted. "Still hungry?"
Su Nansheng, can't you tell?
The confused Su Nansheng didn't understand what "still hungry" meant. She had been watching the excitement and analyzing things all afternoon and hadn't had dinner. How could she be "still hungry"?
Just as she was thinking, He Xun rolled over and pressed on top of her again. "I understand."
Hot kisses landed on Su Nansheng's lips and neck, making her tremble.
"He Xun, you..." Her voice was swallowed.
A fair and delicate arm reached out from the bed curtain, as if trying to escape, but it was quickly grabbed back by another muscular arm.
...
Bitao looked at Su Nansheng, who asked her to refill her rice again, with a puzzled look on her face.
"Madam, did you guys go out to attack the bandits last night?"
She had been stopped by Feiyu and driven out of the courtyard last night. She had thought...
But looking at her madam's appetite, it seemed like she had done a whole day of hard labor without being fed.
Su Nansheng paused while picking up the vegetables. A blush flashed across her face, and then she gritted her teeth and said, "That bastard He Xun!"
She had told him to stop so many times last night, but he just wouldn't listen. He even said that she had seduced him first. It was just... just...
"Last night, the second young mistress really knelt for a whole night. The second young master was there with her at first, but then he was dragged away by Concubine Li."
Bitao didn't dare to listen to Su Nansheng scolding He Xun, so she quickly changed the topic.
"It's not over yet. In the morning, the mistress specifically summoned us to the main courtyard. In front of us, she removed the second young mistress's right to manage the household.
She also ordered someone to repair the garden. All those chrysanthemums and bamboo were thrown away, and the thatched cottage was also demolished. The mistress ordered the second young mistress to watch it all."
Bihe filled Su Nansheng in on the excitement she had missed. It was really exciting these days.
The corner of Su Nansheng's lips lifted slightly. Without anyone watching, could she really kneel for a whole night?
But it didn't matter. Last night, the whole mansion probably came to watch her kneel in punishment.
After this, she wondered how the second young mistress would face everyone.
"The mistress also sent a message. She wants you to go see her this afternoon."