"Give me the bowl, you can leave."
"Does Wangye want to eat? Shall I have someone bring in the meal?"
"No need, you can go out." He had already been fed by Ye Huimu and would hardly be hungry. He pulled the brocade quilt over Ye Huimu, took the soup bowl from A Jin's hand, drove him out, and then supported Ye Huimu's neck, taking a large mouthful of soup and then feeding it to her.
Ye Huimu swallowed a few mouthfuls and slowly opened her eyes, weakly smiling: "I can eat by myself."
"Don't move, let me feed you." Lao Shi took another large mouthful and fed her again.
Ye Huimu swallowed, and her hand moved, touching his hard part between his legs, casually grasping it. The moment it was in her hand, it instantly became larger and thicker.
Lao Shi's eyes were dark and deep, staring at her intently: "My Empress, you're not wanting it again, are you?" Feeling her hand about to let go, he quickly said: "Keep holding it, I'm just joking. I'll let you rest well tonight."
Ye Huimu finished the soup, lying in his arms, still holding that hard object, but lazily not wanting to move.
"Tenth Brother, why are your skills so good?" Ye Huimu recalled Lao Shi mentioning being trained in physiological courses by palace elders, and asked: "Have you learned techniques for serving women?"
Lao Shi smiled, his eyes incredibly gentle: "When Tenth Brother and I were selected as side husbands for the Crown Princess, we thought our lives were over. The Empress doesn't know how disgusting the deposed Crown Princess was. Just to mention, the white powder on her face would scrape off ten pounds heavy, with dozens of young male servants around her. If she took a fancy to any young man, she wouldn't rest until she had him in bed. She was the daughter of a deposed prime minister, and because the Crown Prince needed her family's support, he couldn't control her behavior."
Ye Huimu laughed: "You don't need to be afraid anymore. The deposed Crown Prince now only has the honorary title of a county prince and no real power. A deposed Crown Prince would worry about offending the new Crown Prince and bringing disaster to his family, and might even avoid him if they met on the street."
"At that time, when Tenth Brother and I were selected as side husbands for the Crown Princess, we felt our lives had no hope and wanted to die by crashing into a wall," Lao Shi recalled, frowning slightly.
Ye Huimu leaned over and kissed him: "And then?"
"Later, the Emperor summoned us, wanting me and Tenth Brother to serve as side husbands to the Prince of Chu's consort, and even sent a special etiquette master to teach us about men and women." At that time, he first saw a woman's organs and names from a book, both shy and curious, unknowingly placing his hand between her legs to play.
"I don't want it now, I'm tired. Tenth Brother, can we wait until tomorrow?" Ye Huimu clamped her legs together, unable to help but refuse.
"I just want to look at you. I've never seen a woman's body before," Lao Shi sighed, moving his hand away but then covering one of her soft parts, saying: "When the Emperor first issued the decree, I was confused, not knowing what kind of person would master my fate. Later, Tenth Brother heard from a messenger from Pingzhou and spent money to inquire about you. The more he knew, the more curious he became, and decided to wholeheartedly serve the Prince of Chu's consort, turning all his grievances and confusion into hope for a beautiful future." Lao Shi hugged her waist tightly, his voice soft: "Heaven have mercy, you didn't disappoint me."
"You didn't disappoint me either, Tenth Brother."
Would her life be a mess if the Emperor sent a troublemaker?
Ye Huimu grew sleepy, yawned, and after a while, closed her eyes.
Lao Shi, afraid of waking her, moved his hand from her chest, but felt her small hand still gripping his robust part, which he thoroughly enjoyed.
At this moment, the door to Jinhua Hall was opened, and a tall, sturdy man walked in with a cold expression, glancing at the sandalwood bed with an even more unpleasant look.
"Lao Shi Yi, didn't the Empress say to knock before entering? Have you forgotten?" The man on the bed, one hand around the woman beside him, the other behind his head, displayed a lazy and leisurely expression.
Lao Shi Yi's face became even more grim and terrifying. Without a word, he took off his clothes, blew out the lamp, and climbed onto the sandalwood bed, lying down on the other side of Ye Huimu, impatiently telling his elder brother: "I don't have such a brother." Disliking his hand was in the way, he pushed it back from under Ye Huimu's neck and wrapped his own arm around her neck, then turned her body to face him, looking at her flower-like sleeping eyes, his unhappy thoughts quickly vanishing.
Lao Shi felt the small hand gripping his robust part slip away, feeling slightly empty, but having taken his fill, he didn't argue with his brother this time. He pressed his chest against her back, his large hand gently sliding over her snow-white skin, then resting on her waist.
"Tenth Brother," Lao Shi Yi couldn't sleep and wanted to chat. Looking at the woman before him, he said to his elder brother: "I have no regrets in this life to accompany the Empress. You don't know how desperate I was when I was first selected as a side husband to the Crown Princess. Fortunately, the Emperor issued an order to come to Pingzhou, fortunately, my wife is the Prince of Chu's consort."
"Indeed, the deposed Crown Princess is already over fifty, well past childbearing age. If we had been sent to her, our lives would have been completely ruined," Lao Shi sincerely sighed: "Heaven has eyes."
"I don't care about not having children. I just want a wife I like to accompany me for life.
Having a child is not bad. Lao Shi thought of Heng Ting, and if his child with Ye Hui was as lovely as jade and snow, it would also be good. A happy color flowed in his eyes: “I want a daughter, a daughter like the empress, I will take care of her wholeheartedly, and find her several promising husbands in the future, so she can be happy for a lifetime.” As he spoke, he gently stroked Ye Hui’s flat belly, imagining the child growing inside.
Lao Shi Yi recalled something: “Have you taken the contraceptive pill?”
Lao Shi nodded: “Of course I have. Secretary Qin threw me the contraceptive pill before he left. Haven’t you taken it?”
“I took it long ago. I don’t want the empress to suffer so much giving birth.”
“But you need to continue the family line. How could the Yi Wang’s palace possibly agree to you not having children? And besides…” Lao Shi’s eyes sparkled: “Children are very cute.”
Lao Shi Yi snorted: “Isn’t there still other brothers in the Yi Wang’s palace?” He no longer spoke, not being very concerned about the rise and fall of the Yi Wang’s palace. His father died too early, and his mother only loved the illegitimate children, using the family’s resources to raise children of other surnames. He had long been displeased and even looked forward to dealing with those external brothers when he returned to the imperial capital.
The entire night, the two guards lay next to Ye Hui.
In the private thoughts of the two guards, Secretary Qin should be returning from Tianying Mountain soon. As side husbands, they should make way, and now they wanted to accompany Ye Hui more while the main husband was away, even if they did nothing, just lying beside her made them happy.
Ye Hui was sleeping soundly, feeling an itching in her chest. She opened her watery eyes and saw two heads buried in her chest, each sucking on a nipple. She glanced out the window; it seemed to be an overcast day. Though she couldn’t tell the exact time, it should be morning.
“Why aren’t you getting up? What time is it?” Ye Hui pushed the two heads, saying without much energy: “I’m hungry.” She had barely eaten last night, and her stomach was now growling.
