Chapter 151: Chapter 84: Jailbreak in the Early Morning
Gu Changsheng listened to the breathing by his ear, his eyes opening and then closing, closing and then opening again.
His gaze swept over the dry lips under his unshaven stubble, Gu Changsheng’s narrow phoenix eyes slightly squinted…
From Southern Fujian to Liuzhou, it was more than a thousand miles. Even if he traveled day and night without stopping, he probably wouldn’t even have time for a nap…
For her, was it worth it?
A hand slowly lifted, brushing over the dark stubble.
It was a bit prickly, a bit itchy, a bit painful…
Well, might as well break the pot if it’s already cracked, he had slept through it before anyway!
As for the future, as for the rest, let’s just go with the flow…
Outside the window, Xiao Cui waited for a while, seeing that there was no movement inside, she left with a bit of frustration, thinking her efforts were wasted if there weren’t even any instructions—hadn’t she boiled the water in vain?
In one of the side rooms of the same courtyard, Yue Xilou stood under the window, gazing at the tightly shut door.
Her beautiful eyes dangerously narrowed…
“What you like, what you want—I, the Tower Master, decidedly won’t let it please you!”
He had finally understood why Gu Changsheng was involved with those old men; it turned out she had not just a simple connection but a deeply significant relationship with Prince Mu’s Mansion!
With hatred, she shut the window tightly, Yue Xilou, dressed in a colorful nightgown, leaned against the bed trying desperately to fall asleep.
Without a word through the night, dawn soon whitened the east, and Dong Lei was the first to rise and begin the usual morning hustle.
“Eh?” Lifting the pot’s lid, Dong Lei was stunned, a full pot of steaming water before him.
Unconvinced, he opened the windbreak of the stove door, took the fire poker, and stirred a few times, finding unburnt embers beneath the ashes.
“Who burns such a big pot of hot water in the middle of the night?”
Even a whole family wouldn’t need this much water, moreover, in this hot weather, everyone prefers using cool well water to wash, except for bathing against the chill—who would use hot water?
“Shush…” Xiao Cui, draped in clothes, darted into the kitchen, placing a finger on her lips, signaling Dong Lei to be quiet.
Seeing Xiao Cui’s mysteriously serious face, Dong Lei quietly lowered his voice, puzzled as he looked at her, “Sister Cui, did you boil this water?”
“Yes.” Xiao Cui nodded, her face blushing, indeed she had boiled it.
“Oh…” Dong Lei’s eyes flickered, then suddenly understanding, “I got it, Sister Cui, you have your period.”
The madam says, women always have those few days, they must pay special attention to hygiene, washing with warm water before sleep and upon waking, those days are the period days!
“My period hasn’t come, the madam’s period has…” Nervously glancing at her own madam’s courtyard, Xiao Cui instinctively responded.
“Huh?” Dong Lei looked at Xiao Cui in disbelief, “That’s not right, the madam’s period was just half a month ago, it hasn’t…”
“Tssk tssk tssk!” Having realized what she said, Xiao Cui spat a few times while slapping her own mouth, “The madam didn’t have her period! The Commandery Prince has come!”
“Huh?” Dong Lei was even more shocked; she had slept so deeply, she didn’t hear anything.
The madam always teased her, saying, as the old saying goes, lazy people sleep more, just like a pig’s life!
“What ‘huh?’ The Commandery Prince came back, last night, right in our madam’s room.” Xiao Cui raised both hands, closing Dong Lei’s wide open mouth, “Look how scared you are, you’d think flies were about to fly in—you looking to add a meal or what!”
She also struggled for words upon seeing Zhou Mu, herself speechless.
Returning to her senses, Dong Lei looked at Xiao Cui, then back at the pot of hot water, her expression changing, “Our madam isn’t even married yet, how come she ended up sleeping with Prince Mu again? How is this proper, how is it proper!”
“Now’s not the time to fuss about this; it’s not like it’s the first time it’s happened.” Xiao Cui gave her a look, starting to look for containers to hold the water.
“If we don’t fuss about this, what are we to fuss about, my mother said a woman’s reputation is extremely important.” Dong Lei stubbornly followed Xiao Cui.
“Fussing about it now is a bit late; if our madam cared about some silly reputation, she’d have been divorced and kicked out of Li Mansion and hung herself from the rafters long ago—you wouldn’t be here either.” Finally finding two large basins, Xiao Cui picked up the ladle to start scooping water.
“True…” Cocking her head, she nodded, deciding not to fuss about it anymore, just as she saw Xiao Cui scooping water out of the pot, she hurriedly asked, “Sister Cui, why are you scooping all the water out?”
“Why? Have you forgotten what happened last time Prince Mu stayed overnight and what the madam did when she woke up?” Xiao Cui gave her a look and continued scooping.