The new residence was enormous. Lanterns hung everywhere after the move, but few people lived there; only the boudoir tower to the east and the courtyard to the west were occupied.
After the housewarming banquet ended, everyone returned to their rooms to rest. The sprawling residence had long since fallen quiet, and it was now well past midnight.
The lamps in the master bedroom of Plum Blossom Courtyard had been extinguished, but the lanterns hanging outside the door still cast a little light inside.
The pale-gold bed curtains hung from their hooks, while the Chi Dragon Ring-Pommel Saber hung beside the bed frame.
Ye Jingtang leaned against a pale-gold pillow embroidered with mandarin ducks, looking at the carvings overhead as all manner of thoughts ran through his mind.
Third Madam had changed into a gauzy nightdress and lay beside him with her back turned. The weather was not cold, so the thin quilt covered only her waist, leaving her full breasts faintly visible.
After dinner last night, the two of them had returned to their room to rest.
Third Madam had drunk a little too much. Whether the wine had emboldened her or not, after they made love once, she actually kept her word and let him have his way. She even went to bathe specially, washing herself pristine and offering herself up for him to pluck.
Afraid Third Madam could not take it, Ye Jingtang had not originally intended to go through with it. But he had overestimated his self-control a little. With Third Madam cooperating so sweetly, he naturally took the opportunity to... well.
The details were not easily recounted, but it certainly sobered Third Madam up. Afterward, she even accused him of misbehaving and taking liberties while a girl was drunk, refusing to admit she had willingly