by La Mi Tu
“Its better that I do it myself!” Feeling that on her body was only a thin, single layer of clothes, Murong Qi Qi blushed and wanted to leave Feng Cang’s arms. However, when she moved, she couldn’t help but shout: “Aiya.”
“What’s the matter?” Feng Cang put down the chopsticks and looked concerned at Murong Qi Qi. “Qing Qing, are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
How could Murong Qi Qi answer this question? Now, her whole body ached. She wanted to get up, but her legs went soft. She could only fall back in Feng Cang’s embrace. Seeing the concern in Feng Cang’s face, Murong Qi Qi blushed. She didn’t speak. Feng Cang became even more anxious.
“What’s the matter? Is it…that it still hurts?”
These words from Feng Cang made Murong Qi Qi’s face turn redder. Thinking about the hotness of last night, she buried her head in Feng Cang’s arms and refused to raise it.
Murong Qi Qi’s performance let Feng Cang immediately guess the inner thoughts of this little woman. He tightly hugged Murong Qi Qi and chuckled, “You and I are already husband and wife, how come Qing Qing is still so shy?’
“Is it not because of you?!” Murong Qi Qi spoke in a low muffled voice in Feng Cang’s arms while ‘complaining’. It was just, the slight sweetness in the complaint let the feelings of these two people get closer.
“It’s entirely my fault! Although I always wanted to restrain myself, but Qing Qing, you’re too delicious…”
“Don’t speak anymore!” Murong Qi Qi raised her head. Her small hand covered Feng Cang’s mouth. “Don’t say it out loud!”
Seeing the shyness in Murong Qi qi’s beautiful eyes, Feng Cang stuck his tongue out and circled once on her palm, making Murong Qi Qi’s palm feel a burst of numbness. She quickly took her hand from his mouth.
“Cang, you learned the bad things!” Hearing the coquettish protest of the woman in his arms, Feng Cang’s mood was very good. He was just about to kiss Murong Qi Qi, but heard a burst of ‘googoo’ sounds from her belly. He looked once again. Murong Qi Qi’s head was almost to the ground.
“Come, I’ll feed you!” Knowing that his little wangfei3 was thin-skinned, Feng Cang didn’t tease her any longer. Instead, he fed Murong Qi Qi, bite by bite.
Don’t know why, probably because she was really hungry and also very tired; that’s why Murong Qi Qi ate two bowls of rice.
Touching her bulging belly, Murong Qi Qi revealed a satisfied smile. Only now did she discover that Feng Cang hadn’t even eaten one bite. She looked at the dishes on the table. Many of them had been eaten by her. Only ‘cold leftovers’ were left. Murong Qi Qi laughed embarrassingly.
“That, do you want them to bring more? I was too hungry and ate it all.”
“No need. These are enough!”
After feeding Murong Qi Qi, he ate three bowls of rice with soup.
Seeing Feng Cang devour the food ravenously, it was really difficult for Murong Qi Qi to link this person in front of her to the usually graceful man. Seeing Murong Qi Qi with a look of surprise and slightly open mouth, Feng Cang revealed a smile which was able to bewilder people to death.
“What, is it that the more you look, the more you feel that your eyes are good and you’ve found a good man?”
Seeing Feng Cang acting so cheeky, Murong Qi Qi couldn’t help but stick out her tongue. “It’s not that! It’s just that I’m used to seeing an elegant young master. Occasionally seeing your abnormal side makes me scared.”
“Haha, so, in Qing Qing’s heart, I’m an elegant young master!” After putting down the bowl and cleansing his mouth, Feng Cang put his chin on Murong Qi Qi’s hair. His heart was filled with happiness.
In the past, he’d never thought about such things. He didn’t dare to think and also couldn’t imagine it. Now, the person he loves was in his arms, shared a bed with him, shared a meal with him; such times were so beautiful. Feng Cang wished that he could always immerse himself in this happiness and never wake up from it!
“In the past when I led the army, we often ate like this. Sometimes, in the wild, we could only eat dry food. After the dry food was finished, we’ll eat wild vegetables. Sometimes, we could catch a prey and would eat meat. As for vegetables and fruits, those were a luxury. I’m a general. The treatment was a lot better. However, those soldiers were having a very hard time. They often boiled wild vegetables. Those days were very difficult to let people miss them…”
Following Feng Cang’s description, Murong Qi Qi seemed to see the Feng Cang who once swiftly swayed his sword like a young god. How mighty was that? So, this man had such an experience. It seemed that what she usually saw was just a part of him. She needed to dig to see more parts of him.
“Now, there is no war. After returning to the capital, and living like a prince for a long time, I became lazy and turned into an elegant young master!”
Hearing the faint layer of reminisce from Feng Cang’s words, Murong Qi Qi put her hand into Feng Cang’s palm. “Cang, how come I can hear from your words that you particularly want to fight in a war…”
“A good man would aspire to travel and make one’s mark. As long as you’re a warm blooded wolf, you would wish to gallop through the battlefield and cast an ambition. I’m a man amongst men. Naturally, I’m no exception!”
Murong Qi Qi could understand Feng Cang. Feng Cang, who had been raised at Feng Xie’s side, naturally he was influenced from young. Presumably, since he’s young, he saw Feng Xie as his idol and wanted to become a great general and fill the battlefield with blood!
Murong Qi Qi didn’t say anything for half a day. Feng Cang thought that she had been scared by his thoughts. He immediately teased her to happiness, “Don’t worry. Now, I have you and won’t only think about those fighting and killing things. I want to protect you, protect our children. You’re my everything and the person I want to protect!”
While talking, Feng Cang put his hand on Murong Qi Qi’s belly. Seeing him like this, Murong Qi Qi became shy, “We still don’t know when we’ll get a baby! Cang, do you like a boy or a girl?”
“I like them all! As long as they’re our children!” While talking, Feng Cang’s hand began to not be so honest. Across the thin layer of clothes, he began to explore Murong Qi Qi’s body.
When that numb feeling came, Murong Qi Qi screamed lightly. She quickly grabbed Feng Cang dishonest hand. “Cang, now, it’s daytime…Perhaps Su Yue already went to Wu Ji Gong. We still don’t know what the result is…”
“In this world, there’s already no Wu Ji Gong…”
After experiencing the night before, Feng Cang was a lot more skilled. In only two steps, he removed her thin layer of clothes and revealed a beautiful landscape. That beautiful landscape stimulated Feng Cang’s eyes, making his originally sleeping body immediately wake up, begin to stir and eager to give it a try.
“Don’t …during daytime, it’s too shameful…” Murong Qi Qi wanted to push him away, but Feng Cang lowered his head and bit her delicate collarbone. Here was originally white. After one lingering night, it had been filled with red stars.
“Qing Qing, you’re so beautiful…,” Feng Cang whispered. “Really so beautiful…no matter how much I eat, I can’t become full…”
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Aijia: I, used by an empress dowager
Er: term of endearment
Wangfei: main consort/wife of the prince of first rank
Chapter 137: A Plot To Be Exposed (1)
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How would Murong Qi Qi know that in just one night, originally those things called ‘pureness’ on Feng Cang’s body had been replaced by a ‘wolf’s nature’. After being a vegetarian for a long time and experiencing meat for the first time, how would he still know the taste of pak choi and radish…?
Outside the garret, people looked at the sky or counted the ants or walked back and forth or knocked on the trunk with a stick. They had nothing to do. They had been like this for several days.
The masters of both sides hadn’t shown their
faces for five days already. They had been in the garret for all these time, making these people felt like they’ve lost their pillars. Nalan Xin squatted on the floor. These past few days, Su Yue still had a cold face, making him in a very gloomy mood.
“Why is master still not coming out, ah?!” Now, Nalan Xin was waiting for Feng Cang to come out and help him justify himself. However, he waited for several days and Feng Cang didn’t show his face. It was Su Mei who sent the food to the door. No one saw the two involved parties. Such a thing was really very rare.
What Nalan Xin said was what these people were thinking.
It’s already been five days that Feng Cang didn’t attend the morning court. Before, he put the plates where he already eaten from to the outside of the door. On the plates was a piece of paper where was written to let someone go to the palace and ask for half a month of leave from Wanyan Lie. At that moment, it was like thunder struck everyone and they almost fainted then. Could it be that these two masters were planning on not coming out for half a month? Wasn’t that a bit too capable of enduring?
“When they’re full, they’ll come out,” Jin Mo’s full voice spread to everyone’s ears. After hearing these words, the men looked at the sky and the women blushed. No one said anything more.
To find medicine for Feng Cang, Jin Mo left the capital for some time. When he returned, everything changed. Fortunately, Feng Cang took medicine every day. This was already pretty good. If he forgot his body because of love, Jin Mo certainly wouldn’t have been so calm.
One more day passed, Murong Qi Qi opened her eyes and yawned. Every day when she opened her eyes, it would be daytime. Murong Qi Qi already didn’t know how long it had been like this.
“Cang…,” Murong Qi Qi called, but discovered her voice was very hoarse. She quickly covered her mouth.
Not waiting for Murong Qi Qi to get up, Feng Cang’s handsome face came over and kissed her lips. A sweet and cool water went from his mouth into her lips.
“Drink some water, then your voice wouldn’t be so hoarse!”
Malva nut, mint, honey…These were the things Murong Qi Qi tasted from the water. After drinking it, her throat indeed felt a lot better.
“What time is it?” Murong Qi Qi wanted to get up, but she discovered that her body was limp, painful, and weak. Seeing her like this, Feng Cang directly wrapped her with a blanket. The, he picked her up and came to the already prepared big barrel at a side.
Above the big barrel float red flower petals. There was also a smell of herbals. Feng Cang carefully put Murong Qi Qi into the big barrel. The temperature was somewhat hot, but it was a very comfortable hotness.
After entering the water, Murong Qi Qi’s whole body was wrapped by warm water. It was like going back into a mother’s womb. It was loosely soft; so comfortable that she couldn’t help but sigh.
Seeing Murong Qi Qi surrounding by water, Feng Cang chuckled. He took a flannel and began to bath Murong Qi Qi.
“I’ll do it myself!”
“You’re tired. Take a rest first. Now, it’s my time to serve you!” Feng Cang tapped Murong Qi Qi’s nose and gently eased her tibia.
Feng Cang’s strength was just right. Those sore places became more and more comfortable under his hands. It was a lot more comfortable than when she bathed herself. Murong Qi Qi simply closed her eyes and didn’t refuse anymore. She enjoyed Feng Cang’s gentleness and let him help her massage. After all, all the soreness on her body were the good things he did!
“So comfortable! Mm, right there! Right, the left shoulder hurts so much. Massage it more…Cang, it would be so great if we could go on a honeymoon…”
Maybe it was too comfortable, in the end, Murong Qi Qi fell asleep in the water. Seeing the completely lack of guarding appearance of this little woman, Feng Cang gently cleaned her body. He also dried her hair. In the end, he took her back to bed and covered her with the blanket.
The people who waited for a long time, finally heard a ‘squeak’ sound from the door opening. Feng Cang came out, but they didn’t see Murong Qi Qi.
“Congratulations wangye!1 Wangye seems refreshed and your complexion looks good!” Jin Mo was the first one to speak. His ‘complexion looks good’ led everyone to go look at Feng Cang’s face. Indeed, he had a smile on his face and he was full of vigor. It seemed that this time, wangye got his wishes and really got a taste.
“You returned…” Feng Cang only looked once at Jin Mo. Then he went to Su Mei and Su Yue. “I ask you, what is honeymoon?”
“Honeymoon?” The moment Su Mei and Su Yue heard that, they laughed. It turned out that guye 2 wanted to ask this. Miss definitely said this.
“Wangye, honeymoon is when a couple go on a scenic tour and spend time together after they married.”
When Su Yue explained what ‘honeymoon’ is, Nalan Xin at a side, carefully listened and remembered it.
“Go on a scenic tour? Spend time together? Very good.” Just the thought that he and Murong Qi Qi spending time alone and away from the earthly chaos; this was indeed not a bad thing.
Not showing up for a few days, Feng Cang made some time to deal with all the things that stacked up. After that, he had been thinking about this honeymoon thing. Although, he didn’t have much time, but he still had ten days or half a month.
When Murong Qi Qi woke up once again, she was already in a small carriage. And the coachman was actually Feng Cang.
“Cang…”
“Qing Qing, there’s food in the carriage. Eat some to fill your stomach. When we reach the place, I’ll cook for you!” Feng Cang was skilled at driving the carriage. While lying in the carriage, Murong Qi Qi didn’t find any discomfort.
“Where are we going?”
“Honeymoon!”
The location Feng ang selected for the honeymoon was a place similar to a small town in Jiangnan. A tiny bridge, flowing brook, and cottages. A wriggling river split the small town in two. At the sides of the river were weeping willows. When the wind blew, the willows swung slightly. It was a very beautiful place.
“Do you like it?” Feng Cang put his arm around Murong Qi Qi’s slender waist and let her lean on him. Without those servants following, they were like any ordinary couple. Feng Cang was still in white. Murong Qi Qi changed into a red dress.
“I like it! It’s so beautiful here!”
Murong Qi Qi looked at the clear water. There were many beautiful pebbles inside it. One by one, they lay quietly on the ground of the river. Floating above the river were small fishes. They were only the size of beans. One group here, one group there. Occasionally, someone walked over. These fished would then immediately scatter.
The arrival of the two let the quiet town become lively for a long moment.
From their point of view, this couple were like they walked out of a painting. The man was enchanting like a demon. The woman was pure like a fairy. Originally, a demon and a fairy were incompatible, but these two being together were exceptionally compatible.
“Such a beautiful girl, ah! Look, between her eyebrows, there’s a buddha mole!”
Murong Qi Qi saw that the old aunty descried her cinnabar mole as a buddha mole, she couldn’t help but chuckle. This chuckle made everyone dazed. Really a pair of beautiful people!
Feng Cang took Murong Qi Qi to the only inn in town. Because the small town was at a remote place, there were few people who would come here. So, this inn was particularly tranquil. It looked like it only had Feng Cang and Murong Qi Qi as guests.
After throwing a few golden beans at the inn’s owner, Feng Cang directly borrowed their kitchen. Fortunately, the kitchen had vegetables, fresh meat and bacon. Feng Cang pulled up his sleeves and began to wash the vegetables.
“Cang! You’re going to cook for me?” Seeing the appearance of Feng Cang with an apron around him, Murong Qi Qi was so surprised that her mouth was wide open. She couldn’t imagine that the pampered Feng Cang could cook and that it was for her.
“Qing Qing, this husband can do a lot
of things!” Feng Cang came over and lightly touched Murong Qi Qi’s lips. “You must be very hungry! Wait a bit, this husband will cook for you!”
After hearing Feng Cang, Murong Qi Qi moved a small bench over and sat on it. She stared at Feng Cang; looking at him wash vegetables and cut the meat skilfully. Feng Cang’s weapon was a sword. That was why, his knife skills were excellent. Looking at him cook, was like looking at a stuntman. A potato was thrown in the air by Feng Cang. When it landed on the plate, it had already become fine like hair potato shreds.
“Excellent!” Murong Qi Qi applauded at a side. And Feng Cang’s mouth went upwards because of an ‘excellent’ from Murong Qi Qi and revealed a beautiful curve.
It was said that a busy man in the kitchen was the most attractive. Murong Qi Qi finally understood this sentence.
Like Feng Cang now; spotless white clothes. A flax colored apron on his waist. He made fire and chopped the bacon into walnut size. He put it in the casserole, added water and began the stew the meat. Then, he began to prepare the side dishes. It seemed like he wanted to make hotpot for Murong Qi Qi.
Great! Murong Qi Qi supported her chin. On her face was a smile from happiness. She was very glad that she could meet the right person at the right moment. It wasn’t too early nor too late. It was at the right moment, that she met Feng Cang and became his woman.
When Feng Cang came with a delicious hotpot to Murong Qi Qi, Murong Qi Qi took a deep breath. “Smells good, ah! Cang, you’re so awesome!”
“Of course! Fortunately, a man’s standard is to be good at cooking and housekeeping. These were Qing Qing’s words. I have always remembered them! Didn’t a certain person say that at these times, to seize a woman’s heart, you need to seize a woman’s stomach?! Come, have a taste…” Feng Cang picked up a small piece of meat and fed it into Murong Qi Qi’s mouth.
“Delicious?” Feng Cang had been watching Murong Qi Qi, wanting to know her evaluation.