The Young Husband Who Needed a Wedding to Bring Him Luck (24)

Scattered around the bed were strips of torn cloth, revealing that it had originally been a pair of trousers.

The sounds of fists pounding against flesh filled her ears; having already fought once before, Xue Ci was now able to face it calmly.

He arched his knees, and a small piece of the blanket slipped down with the movement, vaguely revealing his thighs underneath.

A damp, musty fragrance wafted through the air from time to time.

"Could you get me a pair of pants from the closet?"

Xie Qiaosi swallowed hard.

He was glad he was facing away from Xue Ci; if his face had been directly facing her, he probably would have wanted to lick her right now.

"... oh."

Xie Qiaosi gave an awkward reply and quickly walked to the wardrobe.

Although it was a wardrobe shared by Xue Ci and Qin Zhuo, most of the clothes belonged to Xue Ci alone.

Xie Qiaosi was almost dizzy from the fragrance. He had specially chosen a pair of pants that the man had given him, and resisting all other thoughts, he handed them over. "Do you want me to wipe you down?"

There's so much water there.

Xue Ci's fingers, trembling as she caught the pants, turned pink from the sweat. "N-no need..."

Everything was seen.

His toes were curled up awkwardly, his insteps tense, his rounded toes pressed together tightly and bulging, making one want to lick them wet and red one by one.

My thighs, which had just been lifted onto my shoulders, were sore and numb, and they were still shaking when I exerted any force.

Xue Ci refused to help and trembled as she finished dressing, finally managing to cover her pinkish skin.

His cheeks were already wet and red, and his face looked embarrassed, while the two brothers finally finished fighting.

Qin Zhuo had exhausted all his strength. He walked a few steps to Xue Ci, his bruised and swollen face looking much more terrifying than usual.

Xue Ci subconsciously shrank back.

Xie Qiaosi stopped the other person without hesitation, his expression both disdainful and serious. "Look at yourself, you scared Xue Ci."

That tone made it seem as if she herself was Xue Ci's husband.

Even someone as dense as Qin Zhuo could tell what was going on, and his face turned cold. "What are you doing here?"

Xie Qiaosi: "If I don't stop you, what if you two brothers hurt Xue Ci?"

He didn't ask why the two were fighting so violently, though he secretly wished they could fight even harder.

Qin Zhuo was too lazy to explain to him, and looked at Xue Ci with a troubled and complicated expression. "Wife, I was wrong..."

"Is it possible to avoid divorce?"

Xie Qiaosi remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was shocked—so they wanted a divorce! That's great!

His heart surged with excitement as he stood beside Xue Ci, observing her expression.

Xue Ci frowned, looking very unhappy.

"No, you can't."

He cruelly rejected the other party in a very gentle tone.

In that instant, Qin Zhuo, a tall and strong man, had tears welling up in his eyes, as if he was about to cry at any moment.

Xue Ci pursed her lips, avoiding his gaze.

The voices of elders could be heard from not far away. Qin Wuzhen extinguished an oil lamp, and the dim light made it difficult to see the bruises on the two people's faces.

He shoved Qin Zhuo aside, moved closer to Xue Ci, and grabbed his thin wrist.

"Your pulse is a little fast." Qin Wuzhen, his face bruised and battered, spoke softly as if he hadn't been the one exuding anger just moments before. "Would you like to take a bath and rest? I'll get you some hot water."

*

Xie Qiaosi seems to be living in bliss lately.

Xue Ci and Qin Zhuo divorce, but they both still come to the academy to study, although their seats have been switched.

He is currently closest to Xue Ci, standing between them.

Hard work pays off!

He knew this day would come!

I just didn't expect it to come so early.

The three of them are inseparable except when they sleep at night, Xie Qiaosi naturally knows how to serve Xue Ci.

Xue Ci giving the Qin Family brothers a cold shoulder at the moment, which was a good opportunity for him to rise to power—maybe he wouldn't even have to be a mistress and could directly become their husband.

Xie Qiaosi secretly made his plans.

The wounds on the faces of the two Qin Family were not to be ignored, and Qin Wuzhen had been coming to the academy to see them every day recently, bringing them expensive trinkets, making it seem like he was pursuing them.

Xue Ci in a dilemma: [It seems he really is pursuing me...]

Qin Wuzhen originally only dared to do these things in secret, but after learning that Xue Ci liked him, he straightened his back a bit more.

He deliberately didn't use any medication and wore minimal clothing to make the bruises on his face look even worse.

"Xiao Ci, your face hurts."

11: [I feel like he's the type who would send you photos of his injuries to gain sympathy, and in a relationship, he'd report everything to you.]

Xue Ci understood that most of the men he encountered seemed to be like that.

He was glad that there were no cell phones in ancient times, which saved him from some of the harassment.

In stark contrast to Qin Wuzhen's mental state, Qin Zhuo resembled a listless, dispirited dog.

He stared intently at every man who approached Xue Ci, like a mad dog ready to pounce and bite at any moment.

Xue Ci felt this was a potential problem, so when Qin Wuzhen went over to ask him about the portrait, she deliberately let Qin Zhuo hear her answer.

"Yeah, I've liked it for a long time."

Qin Wuzhen's heart was pounding.

On the contrary, Qin Zhuo was heartbroken.

After several days of this stalemate, Qin Zhuo finally took the initiative to agree to a divorce.

The progress bar has reached 95%.

Seeing his dejected appearance, Xue Ci wanted to say something to cheer him up, but remembering that it was all because of him, she kept quiet.

He handed over the prepared silver, but Qin Zhuo refused to take a single penny. Instead, he gave him all of his recent wages.

"It's my fault, I'm not good enough for my wife."

From now on, no one will remember to buy him malt candy anymore.

Qin Zhuo's eyes reddened.

But he still liked it very much.

He will work hard, strive to rise above his station, and become someone Xue Ci can see.

*

Xue Ci didn't hide the news of the divorce from both families, who were both surprised when they found out.

After all, the couple usually showed great affection for each other, and they didn't seem to want a divorce at all.

Young people are easily angered and have short tempers.

The attempts to reconcile were incomplete. The Song Family family and the second aunt took turns trying to persuade Xue Ci, but Xue Ci kept quiet and used the excuse of incompatibility to brush it off. She thought she would be questioned for a long time, but somehow Qin Wuzhen said something that made the elders stop mentioning the matter.

After the divorce, Qin Zhuo moved all his belongings away. There weren't many to begin with; the important thing was the face Xue Ci had given him.

Qin Zhuo carefully rolled it up as if it were a precious treasure.

Qin Wuzhen, as her husband's older brother, showed no restraint and stayed in the guest room prepared for him by the Song Family on several occasions.

Fearing that her secret would be discovered, Xue Ci simply stopped going home and hid in the academy, spending all her time with Xie Qiaosi.

After learning of Xue Ci Xue Ci, the scholars in the academy no longer treated her with the same respectful demeanor as before.

Her gaze would inadvertently drift over the young man's fair, slender arm as he lifted it up. When playing Cuju (ancient Chinese football), she would deliberately stay with Xue Ci, just to watch him change his shoes and take off his socks.

Some of the bolder ones mustered up the courage to go and deliver love letters to Xue Ci.

Xue Ci didn't recognize many ancient characters, so she thought they were homework assignments from her teacher. She carefully kept each letter and politely thanked the sender.

This made the group of scholars even more distracted.

Everyone felt they had a chance, so they didn't focus on their studies and spent all their time writing sentimental love poems.

Xue Ci receives so many messages every day, and her expression becomes increasingly depressed.

Why did the teacher give him so much homework...?

Finally, Xie Qiaosi couldn't stand it anymore. After giving a private warning, no one dared to openly pursue Xue Ci anymore.

After all, their conditions were far inferior to Xie Qiaosi's.

Unable to pursue her openly, they would gather together at night to chat, comparing how many words Xue Ci had spoken to them that day, and discussing how Xue Ci had divorced Qin Zhuo.

"That fool doesn't deserve her at all. Being her husband is the greatest honor for him."

"Could it be that it won't work?"

"Probably not. I've seen Qin Zhuo's thing; it's incredibly intimidating, like a bull."

"It must be that kid thinking about that kind of thing all day long. Xiao Xue Ci isn't in good health, and her waist is so thin, she probably can't handle it."

"Huh? Um... will he cry?"

I think so.

"She'll definitely cry, her eyes will be red, and she might even beg for mercy."

"Begging for mercy at that time..."

"Tsk."

The footsteps of the page boy making his rounds grew louder as he approached, and the murmur of conversation among the crowd subsided.

Each breath grew heavier than the last.

Xue Ci's clothes and towels were often thrown away, and the scholars would secretly hide them under their pillows, taking them out from time to time to smell the lingering fragrance.

Some of them were also good at drawing, but their drawings were naturally not of Xue Ci's usual appearance.

Most of them didn't look very serious; their clothes were open, and their eyes were often unfocused.

One sheet sells for two taels of silver.

One day, someone accidentally left a painting in front of Xue Ci. Xue Ci was stunned and stared at it in surprise.

The other person was so captivated that they almost lost their soul. They stared blankly at her face for a moment, then put the painting away in shame and apologized to Xue Ci.

When Xie Qiaosi found out, he taught the man a lesson and bought back all the paintings at a high price.

"Don't worry, I've destroyed them all."

Xue Ci replied trustingly, "Thank you."

Whether it was destroyed or not depends entirely on Xie Qiaosi's word.

Even after the divorce, Xue Ci was not idle. He didn't like going home, partly to avoid Qin Wuzhen, and partly to prepare for going to Jiangnan to find Qin Zhuo in the future.

Xie Qiaosi owns a horse farm in the mountains on the outskirts of the city. When Xue Ci expressed his desire to learn to ride a horse, Xie Qiaosi readily took him there.

The smell of the horse farm wasn't very pleasant, and Xue Ci was initially a little disgusted, but after seeing the ponies, she immediately didn't want to leave and went along the mangers to pat each one's head.

There are many unruly horses in the stables, which will go berserk if touched by others.

However, Xue Ci had made him so docile that he was no different from a dog.

Xie Qiaosi clicked his tongue.

He looks so pathetic.

Like master, like horse.

Unexpectedly, the horse looked even more docile than in the TV series. Xue Ci, who originally wanted to ride the horse, spent a long time just petting it.

Xie Qiaosi eventually got jealous. "My hair is smoother, do you want to lick mine like that too?"

Xue Ci pretended not to hear and changed the subject. "I want to learn to ride a horse."

Xie Qiaosi's attempt to touch him failed, and he laughed helplessly.

Xue Ci had never ridden a horse before, so he found a docile white horse that wasn't very big.

As soon as Xue Ci went up, her back was pressed against a scorching heat source.

He turned around in surprise. Xie Qiaosi, fearing he might misunderstand, explained, "You're a beginner, so I'll take you for a couple of laps first."

That's how it's portrayed in TV dramas, I think.

Xue Ci "Oh," and relaxed her guard.

Horse riding was Xie Qiaosi's forte, and the calluses on his palms were the result of handling the reins.

The slender, tall man easily controlled the reins, steadily guiding the horse back and forth across the nearby lawn.

Xue Ci felt a little dizzy from the swaying; he hadn't expected the horse's back to be so hard, and it was rubbing his thighs very uncomfortable.

She instinctively leaned into the arms of the person behind her.

Leaning against someone made me feel a little less dizzy, but Xie Qiaosi's body was also quite hot.

Xie Qiaosi tacitly approved of his opportunistic behavior, but his breathing suddenly became much heavier.

Xue Ci felt he might be suffocating from being pressed down, so he moved forward slightly, trying to maintain his balance. Suddenly, the person behind him leaned close to his ear and said—

"A couple was caught cheating a while ago, right on horseback."

Xue Ci's shoulders trembled, her back hunched awkwardly, and her earlobes quickly turned pink.

He didn't know why Xie Qiaosi suddenly brought this up, and since he couldn't not respond, he quietly said "Oh."

"In broad daylight, aren't you ashamed?" Xie Qiaosi suddenly chuckled, his voice low and husky. "But riding on horseback is definitely exciting."

Do you know why?

Xue Ci lowered her eyes, her cheeks burning from these strange-sounding words.

"... have no idea."

"When a horse runs, it's very bumpy, with large undulations, making it impossible to predict whether the next movement will be deep or shallow."

Xie Qiaosi didn't know why, but whenever he saw Xue Ci, he would deliberately say such things in front of him.

Finally, he pretended to be kind and said, "But don't worry, I won't do that to you."

"The horse's mane is very stiff; if you sit on it without pants, your skin will definitely get chafed."

"If that were really the case, I would definitely lift you onto my lap and make sure you don't touch the horse."

Xie Qiaosi's breathing became heavy, his throat was dry and itchy, and his whole body was burning hot.

Even if he held Xue Ci in his arms, the horse's mane would still get wet.

It will all turn into a wet, sweet, sticky substance.

He tried to suppress his wild thoughts, but Xue Ci was right in his arms, so close, and the images he was imagining made him feel hot all over.

The beautiful scene was broken by a faint sound.

"Xie Qiaosi..."

Xie Qiaosi felt a chill run down his spine from being called that, "Huh?"

Xue Ci's eyes were red at the corners. "My thighs hurt from being rubbed so much."

Xie Qiaosi stopped immediately. The horse's back was indeed stiff, so he had prepared an extra pair of trousers before Xue Ci mounted the horse.

Was it still being worn down?

Xie Qiaosi thought of that soft, pinkish flesh, so tender it seemed like it would ooze moisture if you pinched it. "You're too young."

After dismounting, he carried Xue Ci down from the horse and carried her sideways into a nearby hut.

This room was specifically for changing clothes. The horse stable was empty, with only a few horse feeders and no one else around.

The door wasn't completely closed.

Xie Qiaosi took out a soft cushion and had Xue Ci sit on it.

"Your pants are hard to roll up, can you take them off?"

His voice was very serious.

Xue Ci wasn't actually in too much pain; he just didn't want to continue the topic of riding on horseback, so now he had no choice but to keep covering up his lie.

Suppressing his embarrassment, he nodded and took off his several layers of outer trousers.

Xie Qiaosi watched as those slender fingers slowly undressed, his eyelids twitching wildly.

He squatted down, nuzzled his head against Xue Ci's leg, and leaned his face close.

Even their breath sprays onto it.

It's very itchy.

Xue Ci couldn't help but tighten her legs.

Xie Qiaosi's head was trapped, and he felt so good that his skull was about to flip over.

The redness on her thighs wasn't very noticeable, not as bad as when Qin Zhuo had done it to her that day.

"I'll go get your medicine."

Xie Qiaosi's breathing became erratic, and his chest heaved violently.

The medicine was in another room, but he didn't get up for a long time.

Xue Ci's skin was still exposed to the air. Thinking her lie had been seen through, she felt a little embarrassed. Just as she opened her pursed lips, she heard the other person suddenly ask, "Should we disinfect it with saliva first?"

"I'm not trying to bully you. Saliva really can disinfect. My mouth is very clean; I haven't kissed anyone."

"Except for almost kissing you."

Xie Qiaosi wanted to say something more, but then he saw Xue Ci looking up, staring blankly out of the house.

He frowned and turned around.

The outside was packed with people.

When the students at the school learned that Xue Ci to learn horseback riding, they all rushed over.

Then they saw Xie Qiaosi kneeling in front of Xue Ci, looking like a sycophant.

Xie Qiaosi covered Xue Ci's legs.

He said with displeasure, "Why are you here?"

Not only did they not feel ashamed, they were extremely proud.

He felt that these people were jealous of him.

Soon, a tall, slender man emerged from the group of scholars.

Thin eyelids weighed down his narrow, almond-shaped eyes, making him appear even more unapproachable.

It radiates cold air all around.

Qin Wuzhen pushed the door open and then closed it, glancing at Xue Ci's legs. "I'll do it, you go out first."

Why should he? Didn't you see his head was still trapped?

But her domineering manner forced Xie Qiaosi to leave the room.

never mind.

He was one of three, so he had to compromise a bit.

Xie Qiaosi leaned against the wall, blocking everyone's view.

One could vaguely peek through the crack in the door.

He saw Qin Wuzhen take out a small box of ointment from his pocket; the smell of herbs was mixed with a faint fragrance.

That's not...

Xie Qiaosi scoffed softly.

Who would be so kind as to carry that kind of thing with them all the time?

Qin Wuzhen was a doctor, and he applied the medicine very quickly.

Even after the medicine was applied, this guy still didn't get up.

He leaned close to Xue Ci and said something, and Xue Ci's cheeks immediately flushed pink. Embarrassed, she turned her face away and covered her ears with her hands.

Qin Wuzhen, however, continued to lean closer, his lips parting and closing.

They won't stop until they've embarrassed someone to the point of being completely humiliated.

Author's Note:

So many braids, sob sob [poor face]