The Marquis Is Innocent

It was summer, and Xiao Qiao loved to be clean. The weather was bitterly hot. One will sweat with every move. Naturally, she bathes every day. This day, after dinner, she took a bath as usual.

Chun Niang used to serve her closely since the beginning of the year after the shocking incident. Half a year passed, but she still accompanied her.

Xiao Qiao immersed her body in water and only exposed her shoulders. Her long raven hair was gathered in front and pressed against one side of her round breasts. She wrapped her fingers around the wet hair and played with it a few times. Chun Niang, behind her, says: “If Master returns this time, Lady must keep him for more days! You have been married for a long time, and although the Old Madam does not ask for it, I am afraid she is thinking about it every day.”

Chun Niang had always stubbornly convinced that the Old Madam deliberately went to Wuzhong City with Mrs. Zhu to let Master take the Lady with him so that she could spread her branches for the Wei family. They had always separated, and now, there was still no news from the Lady, so how could she not be anxious?

Xiao Qiao sounded, hmmm.

“That Miss Su, I asked someone to check on her today, and she is still there! Recovering from her illness! How can there be such a shameless person!”

When Chun Niang thought of that Miss Su, she felt her heart clogged with mud. While rubbing Xiao Qiao’s back, she continued to speak: “Lady must not underestimate her! She has an old relationship with Master! Based on this alone, there is another advantage over the others. Not to mention that women like her must have superiority in bed. Most of the men in the world like women like her. When you were young, your uncle had a concubine who also could hold men like this. Before she came, your uncle spent the nights in your aunt’s room for ten nights a month. After that woman came, not to mention your aunt, he rarely visited the other concubines’ room. He was sad for days when that woman got sick and died. That woman is just a courtesan! How come she is so favored? It is because of the ability to serve men! Although this Miss Su is from a noble background, the servant knows at first glance that she must have experienced. What could she not afford to do?”

Xiao Qiao was silent.

“I should not have said this in front of the Lady. It would have polluted your ears. But I am afraid you are young and inexperienced and do not understand these twists and turns. It will be your loss if you are negligent. This Su is now clearly here to wait for the Master to return. If she reveals her face, based on the childhood love between the Master and her, and exploits the loophole, guaranteed that the Master will …..”

Chun Niang took a look at Xiao Qiao. She saw her lower her head and wrap her finger around a lock of hair, winding it up and then loosening it repeatedly. And then thought about what she said just now may scare her, she coaxed her: “Lady, do not be scared by this maid. It is just a reminder. Your beauty is unparalleled. I saw that Master was holding the Lady in his heart. When Master returns, win his attention, and do not allow others to take advantage of it! Even if ten Su women, teach her to go in the dust!”

Chun Niang’s mouth was dry, but Xiao Qiao said nothing. Chun Niang anxiously said: “Little sweetheart, ah! I have said so much. Did you listen to it?”

Xiao Qiao’s thoughts drifted back to the box she had touched when she first arrived at the Wei family.

These days, with the reappearance of Su E Huang, the unpleasant memories that the box had brought to her emerged again.

Chun Niang became anxious. Xiao Qiao turned around and said, “I have listened. I know…”

Chun Niang smiled and went to Xiao Qiao. She untangled a few locks of hair between her fingers, took a dry towel, wiped away the moisture in the hair, and put it on top of her head. Her gaze swept over her half-exposed white breasts and then sighed: “Just now, I always talk about Master. The war on Master’s side is almost finished, right? I think he is also not easy to fight at the beginning of the year until now. Half a year has passed. During this half-year, Master does not have a few days to stay in the city to live a peaceful life. I think it is also heartbreaking. Master is suffering, and no one accompanies Lady. I do not know when this kind of separation will end.”

Suddenly someone knocked from outside.

Chun Niang thought it was the maid, turned her head, and asked. “What is it? Lady has not yet come out of the bath.”

“It is me.”

A deep, steady man’s voice came in.

Chun Niang recognized Wei Shao’s voice and was overjoyed. She and Xiao Qiao looked at each other, gave her a cheerful shake on the shoulder, and then hurried over to open the door.

Wei Shao looked casual as he stood by the door.

Chun Niang suppressed her joy and bowed to call him. “Master is back? When did you return? Did you have a hard journey?”

“Just now.” Wei Shao only answered briefly, and then his eyes went to Xiao Qiao, who was still in the bath, lifted his feet, and walked in.

Chun Niang hurriedly went out and closed the door. Only the two of them remained in the bathroom.

Wei Shao walked to the tub and stopped, looking down at her in the water. Xiao Qiao slightly tilted her face and stared at him for a moment. Then, she leaned against the tub and slid down, letting the water fall over her shoulders.

“Husband came back. Why don’t you say in advance? So that I can prepare.” She said softly.

Wei Shao squatted down, and his line of vision flushed.

“Come here!”

Xiao Qiao said: “What for?”

Wei Shao looked at her wet face covered with misty water: “Lean closer to me.”

Xiao Qiao bit her lip and slowly leaned toward him. Her back faced him with her arms on the tub, then softly said: “Come over here!”

Wei Shao’s gaze fell from her cheeks to her neck and then her shoulders, resting on a snow-white back that she exposed to him. After looking at it for a moment, the knot in his throat rolled. He suddenly reached out and held her in his arms, lowering his head and nibbling on her two beautiful shoulder blades.

Xiao Qiao felt her bones become soft. She shrunk her neck and tried to avoid his mouth, but she could not help it and giggle.

Wei Shao closed his eyes without the slightest bit of pity. He rubbed his stubbled cheeks against her, feeling the softness and warmth of her skin until her soft shoulders and back skin grazed a red mark. When he heard the painful sound she made in his ears, the pain of missing her for the past few months seemed to have finally been relieved.

He dragged her out of the water like a fish. They hugged each other and rolled around on the wet floor.

Afterward, Wei Shao carried Xiao Qiao back into the tub and ordered her to sit on his waist. He leaned back and asked her with a sullen face, “In my last letter to you, I told you to reply back quickly. Why did you not reply?”