"You recognize... Ashina Suwu, and Xue Ming..."
Chu Chu felt a surge of joy, then immediately froze, raising her head to stare at Xiao Jin Yu in astonishment. "Aren't we at war with the Turkic people? How could Prince Su Wu come to our home?"
"He's no longer Prince Su Wu..." Xiao Jin Yu gently traced the soft curve of her waist, his voice as tender as mist rising from water. "He ascended the throne recently and became the Khan of the Turkic people... The residence might be unsettled these next couple days. Keep Ping'er with you instead of giving her to the wet nurse, and try not to go out..."
It had been so long since he'd touched those highly sensitive areas, and now faced with his ethereally beautiful physique, Chu Chu felt waves of long-absent tingling coursing through her body. Before Xiao Jin Yu could finish speaking, she had already melted into his perfectly proportioned embrace.
"Mmm... Wang Ye..."
☆ Chapter 112: The Manchu Han Imperial Feast (Part 4)
Hearing Chu Chu's sweet, soft voice that reminded him of osmanthus cake, Xiao Jin Yu suddenly realized what he was doing and stiffened abruptly.
Xiao Jin Yu had never been one to indulge himself. When Chu Chu was pregnant, he had been extremely careful, even holding her at night as if she were a porcelain doll, afraid of hurting her. After the child was born, Chu Chu devoted all her attention to the baby. Xiao Jin Yu, worried about their frail child and feeling heartbroken for Chu Chu who tirelessly cared for the child day and night, couldn't bear to touch her.
But this girl was surely sent by heaven to torment him. Even though she had slimmed down, Chu Chu's body had become even more curvaceous and soft after childbirth... Only heaven knew how many times Xiao Jin Yu had to silently recite the Analects of Confucius each night to resist those tempting thoughts before falling asleep.
"Wang Ye..."
The hand that had ignited wildfire across her body suddenly stilled. Feeling wronged, Chu Chu rubbed herself against Xiao Jin Yu.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Jin Yu could have held out longer, gradually helping her calm down. But now, his exhausted body had relaxed completely in the hot water, and being desired so intensely by the person he'd longed for... Before the word "don't" could travel from his mind to his throat, it dissolved into a low groan under Chu Chu's chaotic caresses against his waist.
Forget it...
Xiao Jin Yu resignedly kissed her slightly parted red lips, bracing one hand against the bathtub's edge while the other encircled Chu Chu's softened slender waist. Carefully turning over, he covered the person who was wreaking havoc on him...
Though they were together every day, Chu Chu felt as if they were reuniting after a long separation, unwilling to part, afraid that once separated, she wouldn't know when they'd meet again...
Xiao Jin Yu's remaining rationality quickly vanished under Chu Chu's passion. He didn't know how much time had passed when his mind finally cleared, but by then his strength had completely dissipated along with the warmth of the bathwater.
"Wang Ye," Chu Chu clung to Xiao Jin Yu's still slightly flushed body like a satisfied octopus, enjoying his gentle strokes along her back as she pecked several lingering kisses against his pale, slender neck. "Are you still investigating Sixth Princess's case tonight?"
Xiao Jin Yu froze, sighed silently, and nodded weakly.
He had almost completely forgotten about the stack of case files in the room...Xiao Jinyu tried to prop himself up against the tub edge to sit straighter, but his arms lacked strength and his waist ached fiercely. He could only pat the head still buried against his chest. "We'll investigate once we're out..."
"You said you wanted my help earlier—how can I assist?"
Xiao Jinyu sighed silently. "First help me get out..."
"Alright!"
Chu Chu promptly climbed out of the bathtub. After drying off and changing clothes, she carefully supported Xiao Jinyu's limp body out of the tub, wrapped him entirely in a snow-white towel, and settled him into his wheelchair.
She couldn't possibly be planning... to push him back to the room like this!
Although returning to the room didn't require going outside, they would still need to pass through the side hall in front of the bedroom. What if they encountered any servants or guards...
Xiao Jinyu's pale face instantly flushed crimson with embarrassment. He urgently called out to the person about to push the wheelchair behind him, "Chu Chu... cl-clothes..."
"Your clothes are completely soaked with sweat—they're unwearable! The dry clothes are in the room. I'll help you change as soon as we get back!"
With that, she pushed the wheelchair and whisked him back to the room in a flash.
Just as he began to relax upon seeing the side hall completely empty, the moment they entered the room, he was startled to see Jing Yi standing there. Xiao Jinyu immediately felt like biting his tongue to end it all.
Chu Chu looked surprised at Jing Yi, who was gently cradling and soothing Qing Ping. "Brother Jing... what are you doing here?"
Jing Yi narrowed his fox-like eyes, gazing with great interest at Xiao Jinyu's appearance—resembling a silkworm cocooned in white. "I just returned from business in Yangzhou. I wanted to submit the case files and have a cup of birthday wine, but as soon as I reached the door, I heard the little one crying. Came in and found no adults around... Wang Ye and Imperial Concubine must have had their hands full."
Hearing that Qing Ping had been crying, Chu Chu quickly took him from Jing Yi's arms. "Brother Jing, you're the one who's worked hard!"
Jing Yi approached Xiao Jinyu with a deceptively innocent smile, his eyes fixed on the rare and captivating scene before him, yet his voice managed to sound utterly earnest. "Wang Ye, my parents always tell Xiao Yue and me that no matter how busy we are, we must still care for our children... If truly overwhelmed, it's not entirely impossible to manage both tasks simultaneously. Bright children can learn plenty just through observation..."
Xiao Jinyu's face alternated between dark and red shades as he strained to tighten the only covering around him. Before he could speak, Chu Chu was already nodding repeatedly. "I'll remember that!"
"Jing Yi..." Xiao Jinyu's voice seemed squeezed through clenched teeth. "Help me with one more task."
Jing Yi's smile instantly turned more pained than weeping. "Wang Ye, I just finished one case... Xiao Yue is still resting at home during her pregnancy..."
"Not a case..." Xiao Jinyu gritted his back teeth, his voice cool and steady. "You handle liquor well. Go to the front courtyard and help entertain the guests... Report to me before you leave after everything concludes."
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