The Noble Woman’s Guide On How to Tease One’s Husband

The Noble Woman’s Guide On How to Tease One’s Husband – Chapter 67

Translated by: Oinkoink

Proofread by: SilkScreen

Chapter 67 – Sweet Desire

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*Warning: The following chapter contains explicit content.*

As for why this gold mine has not been discovered till this day was due to how remote it is located which is almost within the original border of the West Di territory. A lot of efforts are required to secretly transport these refined gold nuggets to the distant Northern Land, others will definitely not be able to take upon this job but Ye family can.

When the ancestors of Ye family established their tea business, they once opened up a southern Silk Road there and till date it is still one of their most important trade routes. As soon as the checkpoints from southwest border to Wangdu sees the antler emblem, they will be let pass without a hitch. So, there will be no problem to secretly transport these gold nuggets at all.

This however is just the middle part of the journey. As the transition route to Northern Land does not belong in Ye family’s sphere of influence so more thoughts are needed to plan the course of this route. Not to mention Ye Huaili is now in Wangdu, so to do this, they will need to keep this under wraps and masked it right under his eyes.

Ten days later, Ye Huaiyang personally went to Tianqi House.

“Ci Yuan, has Steward Zheng from Youzhou responded yet?”

“Reporting to Young Miss, an urgent letter has just arrived one hour ago, please take a look.”

Taking out a letter from the dark gold box, Ci Yuan bowed and handed it over to Ye Huaiyang, who browsed through for a moment before crumpling and throwing it into the brazier by her side, “Bring the map over.”

A huge sheepskin scroll was spread out on top of the table, where the mountains, rivers and city fortresses were clearly drawn on it. Ye Huaiyang’s rapt attention shuttled over it for a while when she soon found the route stated in the letter. The slender finger of hers trailed along and several triangular flag markers were dropped before finally settling on an endpoint.

“Starting from Youzhou via Yong’an and Junxian to Fengzhou, there are two routes to choose from. In my opinion, it’s better to take the land route of Changzhou as there are still supports from Ye family’s people en-route these major cities but the waterway of Shuzhong Lang Gorge will be different. Although the time spent will be shorter, the terrain is treacherous and if you run into seasoned water bandits, they can see what’s loaded just from the bulk of the ship and the water level line alone, so the risk is too great.”

“This subordinate also deems the land route is better. After all, we have traveled along this trade route for many years and have dealings with the local brigands, so there should not be any problems. As a contingency plan, forces can be positioned in these several places as reinforcement.”

Ci Yuan marked several more places on the map again. Pondering for a moment, Ye Huaiyang nodded in agreement.

“Besides you and him, no third person should know about this. Bring someone with you personally to Youzhou to keep a close eye for me.”

“Yes, Young Miss. This subordinate will have them pack their bags and prepare to leave.”

“Wait.” Ye Huaiyang stopped him suddenly. Her profound eyes seemingly covered by a layer of gray mist, “Steward Zheng is an elder of Ye family and familiar with the trade route over there. I’m relieved to leave this matter to him and letting you go is just a double insurance. Thus, you should know the importance of this matter to me and if once again you inform Elder Brother like last time then you do not need to come back to my side anymore, understand?”

The look on Ci Yuan’s face changed slightly as if there were layers of worries looming before he finally held back everything and responded in a low voice, “This subordinate understands.”

Tianqi House immediately became deserted after several groups of people left the building successively. Ye Huaiyang also felt a little weary after bustling the whole morning. Looking at the hour, it’s almost meal time. Recalling immediately that no one will watch Chu Jinglan eat whenever she is not home and he will likely put it off again so she instructed the guards to drive home.

As it was still Spring Festival, there were not many pedestrians on the street and all the way the journey proceeded without hindrance so within two quarters of an hour, the carriage entered the square. Who knew some clamor noises were heard before the carriage arrived at the King mansion. Going closer, several carriages with the Meng family emblem were seen parked outside the door while a few Momo[1] who dressed festively were waiting quietly by the side with some maidservants.

Perhaps they had been waiting for a long time as the middle-aged woman in the lead looked a little impatient. Seeing a carriage approaching slowly while the little girl sitting inside had the curtain raised looking over here, she immediately swayed her hips and walked towards the carriage window before drawing back her big bright lips, “Young Miss is truly pretty, not sure if you have betrothed to anyone yet?”

Slightly startled, Ye Huaiyang then remembered she had simply combed her hair back into a ponytail before she went out today hence it was not surprising that this woman would presume wrongly yet she was not in a hurry to answer her. Her gaze merely swept over the conspicuous black mole at the corner of the woman’s mouth and immediately understood once she linked the stances at the front door.

Meng Chen is back.

Her delicate face gradually turned frighteningly cold like the icicle hanging under the eaves on the coldest days of winter but the middle-aged woman did not seem to notice at all. Smiling, she handed over a piece of fancy paper and stated, “Miss, I’m a matchmaker of the One-thread shop in the city east. If your family has any marriage matters in the future, please consider giving business to our small shop ah!”

One-thread shop. Two hearts knotted by a lifetime of love while one-thread linked the predestined marriage. Very good.

“Nonsense…”

Yue’ya quickly opened her mouth and rebuked angrily but was interrupted by Ye Huaiyang’s misty-like light voice, “Were you entrusted by someone to establish a mandarin alliance at King Lan mansion today?”

[T/N: 鸳盟 (Yuān méng) – refers to oath of love between man and woman]

“Precisely!” The middle-aged woman nodded her head repeatedly without forgetting to add a few words of flattery, “Miss is truly insightful. To say that this client is also a remarkable woman. She brought her brother directly to our shop and said to propose marriage to Wangye. Being in this business for more than ten years, this is still the first time that I’ve met such a bold and courageous girl …”

“That’s enough!” Yue’ya glared at her fiercely. She immediately shriveled in fear then looked at Ye Huaiyang’s face before realizing something was amiss.

Darn, could she have offended someone?

Glancing back and forth several times, the middle-aged woman asked anxiously, “Miss…is a resident of this square?”

Ye Huaiyang looked at her with a faint smile before slightly pulling up the corner of her mouth moments later and said, “Yes, residing in Ye manor next door.”

After saying that, she released her grip where the green curtain lightly floated down and cut off the gush of strong fragrance. The middle-aged woman was stunned and wanted to ask a few more questions before she heard her said, “Yue’ya, go home.”

The carriage drove straight into Ye manor right in front of everyone.

Once getting off the carriage, Ye Huaiyang walked swiftly into Lingyun Pavilion and locked the door. Did not expect to be shut out, Yue’ya could not help but urgently call out twice but as if not hearing her, Ye Huaiyang walked up to the top floor.  Standing silently in the center of the room for a moment, she then slowly sat on the beauty couch.

She had been wondering why Meng Chen was willing to return to Northern Land and it seemed like she was just going back to get reinforcements to propose a marriage? This comeback is done really beautifully!

Counting the days, it had only been ten days since New Year’s Eve. She had probably rushed back on the same night right after she celebrated New Year’s Eve at home. Wondering which brother she has brought back? He’s also willing to accompany her stirring up such a ruckus!

Ye Huaiyang took a deep breath and was about to plan a countermeasure when she suddenly remembered Ye Huaili’s previous harsh dissuasion and felt a twist-like ache in her heart.

The actual fact is she is incomparable to Meng Chen as she has always fought alone.

No longer was she able to contain once the negative emotions emerged and followed closely were thoughts that Meng Chen must have gotten her parents’ consent since she dared to bring someone to the door. So, if Chu Jinglan does not agree to this marriage, will the 100,000 troops under Meng Qi’s leadership still be available to him in the future?

In other words, the other party is bringing 100,000 troops as the betrothal gift while her elder brother is in feud with Chu Jinglan even though he is holding 200,000 strong cavalry in his hands. Even though she has the confidence to beat Meng Chen, she, however, can’t beat against the actual military power which she knows Chu Jinglan desires the most now.

Thinking of this, her heart seemed to have fallen into a bottomless abyss while bearing the pain of countless bloody cuts scraped by branches and vines.

Leaning on the couch, she grabbed the brass bell hanging next to her and huddled herself up. Though the sky outside was clear and full of the warm vitality of the early spring, she was feeling cold all over.

She is at her wits’ end and even if there are ways, she can’t use it.

Ye Huaiyang closed her eyes slowly and tried to calm her seething heart but when she thought of Chu Jinglan discussing marriage with Meng Chen, her heart would ache intensely as if there was a sharp piece of ice pressing against her chest that caused her to shiver unbearably.

She is unwilling to share him with anyone.

The deeper the affection, the greater the desire. If it was before, she certainly would not dare making these unreasonable demands but now that she has savored the good of Chu Jinglan, like a gluttonous child, she refuses to let go of the candy that she had grabbed.

But for the sake of his great cause, she must let go.

Her grip on the brass bell was so intense that her hand turned white and the thin sharp notch on the edge had already cut open her skin. Staggering string-beads of blood trickled down her wrist yet she did not seem to feel it at all until the sound came from the door once again.

“Yang’er, open the door.”

Shuddering, Ye Huaiyang almost thought she had auditory hallucinations. Just as she was staring blankly at the door, the person outside lost his patience all of a sudden as he exerted his internal force abruptly to shatter the door lock and stepped on shards of sunlight towards her.

When Chu Jinglan approached her, he inadvertently caught sight of the scarlet threads. Dark clouds instantly rippled across his eyes as he grabbed her hand at lightning speed and asked, “What’s going on?”

Ye Huaiyang did not say anything, merely staring at him blankly.

“Yang’er, let go!”

Chu Jinglan called out faintly, revealing a little impatient on his handsome face. Seeing that she was still motionless, he simply acted on his own. With greatest care, he pried open her tightly clenched jade-like fingers and found a superficial wound on her palm. Without much thought, he immediately pulled out the silk handkerchief from her waist band and wrapped it around.

Perhaps it was the pain that pulled her back to her senses when Ye Huaiyang finally opened her mouth, but the question she asked was one he had never expected at all.

“You’re not marrying Meng Chen?”

Slightly startled, Chu Jinglan immediately became angry. His tall stature unexpectedly drew closer while his voice was compelling, “You are hiding here without entering the house door thinking I will marry her?”

Ye Huaiyang was greatly shocked by his appearance and woodenly spat out the words, “She has an army of 100,000 … “

“You bastard!”

Chu Jinglan’s pair of eyes hastily turned cold while his chest rose and fell unceasingly. He was so angry with her that he could not utter a word out. Hence, he leaned forward all of a sudden and weighed her down unwaveringly. Before she had yet to react, both her hands were held above her head when her waist felt cold all of a sudden. Her lake-blue silk belt was almost pulled out roughly by him and fluttered several times before her eyes. When she tried to move, she nevertheless could not anymore. Looking up, she saw her wrists tied firmly to the wooden fretwork frame at the top of the couch.

Under such circumstances, Ye Huaiyang finally realized she had said something wrong and struggled to extricate herself but was held down by Chu Jinglan. In the next second, her underclothes and skirt were ripped to pieces by him when two red rounded stigmas stood trembled in the cold air before being captured in his mouth at once.

She could not help but let out a delicate moan.

“You are willing for me to touch her like this?” Lifting his head, Chu Jinglan’s eyes were profoundly cold with traces of fury. Trembling, Ye Huaiyang was about to speak when he straightened his back suddenly and rammed in then continued interrogating her ferociously, “Or ram her like this?”

Whimpering twice, Ye Huaiyang’s words went off tune, “I’m not willing… *whimpers~*..”

“Then what impudent remark are you saying and why don’t you go home?”

“I’m a coward …” Ye Huaiyang sniffled several times while the intermittent words that she spoke brought along the weeping sound, “I’m afraid I’ll run into … run into you and her…”

So enraged that Chu Jinglan laughed. With one hand, he held the couch while the other grabbed her softness and kneaded hard. His palm was scalding hot like blazing fire tormenting every inch of her skin causing her body to tense up yet she could not help but spasmed in trembles. Without warning, the lower body rammed in again and the distinct sloshing sound made her pretty bashful that she almost passed out.

“Selling me off for 100,000 troops. You really offer a good price for her and for me!”

Ye Huaiyang could no longer provide any explanation. Opening her mouth, she could only moan and before she could brace herself, he once again moved back and forth like the torrential storm.

“Do you know your mistake?”

The cold and clear dew-like gaze looked over, still bearing an intense annoyance. Shuddering again, Ye Huaiyang nodded vigorously while the sweat beads on her long lashes had yet to drop, dispersing fragmentary glitters as her lashes hung down feebly. Along with her delicate weeping and gasping, it particularly aroused his affection that his heart softened and the indignation vanished completely.

“Ye Huaiyang, you listen to me well. I want only you in this life. You’ll just owe me that 100,000 troops that you do not have.”

Supporting her waist, Chu Jinglan carried her into his arms like hugging a mass of light and soft cotton wadding that trembled incessantly. Stopping his attacks, he gently stroked her back to calm her down when she finally found her voice yet it did not take a moment as glistening water emerged at the bottom of her eyes again.

“I, I can’t afford to pay back … “

“You can.” Chu Jinglan leaned over to kiss her red lips with a soft affectionate gaze, “When everything is settled, a child equals 30,000 and the rest, you are given free rein to play with.”

Ye Huaiyang was dumbfounded when the mist brimmed before her eyes like drizzles in the third lunar month as drips by drips fell onto Chu Jinglan’s shoulders.

She was the one who pursued and also the first one to get caught but she did not foresee his affection to eventually be so profound nor his insight to discern all her thoughts of wanting a child …

Not a word came out of her mouth. Smiling, Ye Huaiyang threw herself into Chu Jinglan’s arms with tears flowing ceaselessly. With extreme gentleness, Chu Jinglan silently kissed her forehead while his arms tightened around her body seemingly wanting to embed her into his body.

[1] 嬷嬷 (mó mó) – elderly lady/wet nurse

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