Lihoumen

Chapter 43: The Master Has Great Concentration
The birthday banquet at the Princess's Mansion was grand, with many guests coming and going. The banquet lasted until midnight. Shen Han's lateness had already caused dissatisfaction among his friends, so it was naturally not easy for him to leave early. By the time he accompanied Zhou Ning to see off all the guests, it was already midnight.

He rode his horse back to the mansion, threw the reins to the doorboy, and strode into the inner courtyard. When he reached the door of the study where he stayed every day, Shen Han stopped.

Ajiang glanced at his master's face and asked tentatively, "Sir, do you still want to stay in the study?"

The master had indeed annoyed the lady a while ago, but this evening when he came out of the lady's room, he couldn't hide the joy on his face, and even his steps were much lighter. Moreover, the master hurriedly sent away the girl that the old lady had sent him. It was true that the young master was not interested in women, but he was in such a hurry to send the girl away, wasn't he doing it for the lady to see? He was showing his loyalty to her.

Since the master has his wife in his heart, he naturally has to bring them together.

As the first servant of the young master, he is very smart.

"Sir, you haven't been with your lady for a while. How about going back to Lan Yaju tonight?" Seeing his master hesitate, Ajiang said again.

"What time is it now?" Shen Han asked.

"It's already three o'clock in the morning," Ajiang replied, "Madam must be asleep. If you don't want to disturb her, just make sure the servants aren't disturbed."

Shen Han nodded when he heard that, then he walked past the study and headed towards Lan Ya Ju. A Jiang followed him excitedly, and when they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he was about to knock on the door, but was stopped by Shen Han again.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" Ajiang turned around and asked in surprise.

Shen Han looked at Ajiang, then raised his arm slightly, leaned in front of him, and asked, "I just drank a lot of wine at the banquet. You can smell it. I smell a lot of alcohol, right?"

Ajiang didn't expect his master to ask this. He leaned in and sniffed, saying, "There is a bit of alcohol, but it's okay." As he spoke, he couldn't help grinning and said, "Sir, are you worried that you will offend Madam, or are you afraid that Madam will dislike you?"

"Stop being so glib."

Shen Han was not a person who liked to laugh, and he was also restrained towards the people around him. But even though he was speaking sternly to the servant, he had a smile on his face.

"Let's go back to the study." Then he turned around and went back to the study again.

Ajiang followed behind, secretly covering his mouth and laughing, thinking in his heart: Young master's composure is something that not everyone can match.

The next morning, Qingqing opened her eyes and saw her grandmother sitting on the couch beside her, holding colorful clothes in her hands. It was obvious that she had been waiting for a while.

"The young lady has finally woken up." Seeing Qingqing wake up, the old lady was delighted.

Qingqing stood up and glanced at the clock on the wall, and said casually, "Isn't it the usual time to get up? It won't delay any serious work. Why is grandma so anxious and waiting for me here?"

The old lady came forward and helped Qingqing put on the clothes in her hand. She pointed to the outer room and whispered, "The son-in-law is here. He is waiting outside to have breakfast with his wife."

"So early."

The old lady smiled and said, "Oh, my uncle has been here for quite a while. I wanted to wake my wife up, but he refused and kept waiting for her outside. Oh! I told you that my uncle is a considerate person."

The young couple had been quarreling for several days, so how could the grandma not be angry? Now that they were reconciled, the grandma was happier than during the New Year. She was busy helping Qingqing put on her clothes, but she never stopped talking, praising Shen Han to the skies.

Qingqing glanced at the pink dress that the old lady gave her and said in surprise, "When was this dress cut? I remember I don't have clothes of this color." Seeing that the son-in-law no longer came, the old lady was anxious. She couldn't persuade Qingqing to invite the son-in-law. After thinking about it, she thought of a way to dress up her daughter in an attempt to seduce him with her beauty.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I brought back this beautiful dress yesterday, my son-in-law came to my house himself.

Of course, the old lady would not tell Qingqing the truth. She just perfunctorily said, "Didn't the womb give you a lot of fabrics a while ago? I was worried that they would get moldy if kept in the warehouse for too long, so I took them to the shop outside and asked the master to make some clothes for you." The old lady glanced at Qingqing in the mirror and said with satisfaction, "You are beautiful. Look at this bright color. It looks so good on you."

Which maiden doesn't love beauty? Qingqing turned back and forth to look at herself in the mirror, with a smile on her face, and said, "This dress is indeed beautiful." Then, she said with a little concern, "But the color is not too bright, and it doesn't seem stable enough."

The old lady knew Qingqing's thoughts and said hurriedly, "Today is not the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month, so you don't have to go to the front yard. Just get dressed, it's okay."

When she pushed open the door to the inner room, she saw Shen Han waiting outside.

"Husband--" she called to him.

Shen Han raised his eyes when he heard the voice, and the moment he saw her, he was suddenly distracted.

The early morning sunlight shone through the carved window lattices onto her petal-like skirt. As she walked slowly and gracefully towards them, the soft glow gradually dyed her fair and smooth face. She seemed to have walked out of a painting, making everything in the room lose its color, even the bright morning sun became an embellishment.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?" She walked up to her and spoke slowly.

Shen Han finally recovered from his shock. He smiled awkwardly to cover up his previous impoliteness and said, "You got up so early."

"My husband got up earlier than me." She stood in front of him with a gentle smile on her face: "I always get up at this time."

Shen Han then realized his stupid words and hurriedly said, "I have to rush to court, so I have to get up early every day. Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"Nanny Yu will come to teach me etiquette soon. If I get up too late, I won't have time to have breakfast. I can't stand being hungry all morning."

The two of them were intimate yesterday, and Qingqing felt much closer to Shen Han. When they spoke, they were no longer as reserved as before.

The two of them sat down and had breakfast together. They had eaten together several times before. Shen Han always looked serious and didn't talk while eating, but today he talked more.

"You're going to study with Nanny Yu for the whole morning? Aren't you tired?" As he spoke, his eyes naturally fell on his young wife opposite him.

It’s not that I’m tired, but it’s very exhausting.

To be honest, Qingqing doesn't like these rules and etiquette. To her, they are extremely boring.

But she also knew that this was necessary accomplishment for a lady, and she had to learn it well and do it well.

"It's okay, not too tiring." she said.

“If you can’t handle it, I’ll talk to Nanny Yu later and ask her to reduce your time appropriately every day. You just have to take your time with these things and don’t rush for success.” Shen Han said.

(End of this chapter)