Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 61

"Oops!"

Hu Tong couldn't care less about walking the city wall, so he talked to Hu Qian and the others, and hurried to the state government office.

As soon as he left, Mrs. Zhao lost her mood, so Hu Qian and Shen Yuzhen had no choice but to accompany her.

While supporting her, Shen Yuzhen comforted her: "Mom, maybe it's just a trivial matter, so don't worry too much."

Hu Qian said: "Yes, let's finish the front part and then go down."

There were many people on the city wall, but most of them stopped walking, but ran to the northeast corner, looking at the place where the flames were soaring into the sky.

Hu Qian also glanced at it from time to time.

If that place is really a big camp guarded by horses, the matter must be serious.

It is even more worrying to think that the iron whip is in the mountains near Jinling City.

Sure enough, before a section of the city wall was finished, two groups of soldiers came up suddenly, yelling for the people on the city wall to go down quickly.

When Hu Qian and the two returned home with Mrs. Zhao supported, Hu BuTong hadn't come back yet.

Shen Yuzhen said: "Sir, why don't you ask Hu Jiu to send a food box and a cloak over there, so that the master won't come back and suffer from hunger and cold over there."

Hu Qian kissed her on the forehead, "It's still a lady who is thoughtful."

So he ordered Hu Jiu to prepare something and send it over.

He went to Axiu's room first, intending to comfort her, but she hadn't come back from Madam Liu yet.

Back in the main room, Shen Yuzhen sat on the dressing table and looked at something.

He walked over quietly and saw that she was staring at the perfume he bought during the day, seemingly hesitant.

After thinking for a while, she seemed to have finally made up her mind, and slowly opened the lid. When she was about to spray, she was startled when she saw Hu Qian standing behind her.

"Sir, when did you... come in?"

"If you don't feel it when Xianggong comes in, how much you will hurt him!"

"No, the concubine is just..."

Hu Qian chuckled, and put his hands on her shoulders, "It's okay, that kind of situation doesn't exist. If Xianggong comes in, you will know it, and you will be very surprised."

Shen Yuzhen said: "I don't understand what my husband means."

"It's okay, you'll know in a while. Are you going to use this perfume?"

"I'm just a little...curious."

"This thing cannot be used directly, it is best to use it after bathing."

"Xiaohuan and Xing'er are still in the kitchen, I'm afraid it's not easy to take a bath."

Hu Qian said: "It's okay, Mr. Xiang will wash it for you."

She blushed immediately, and said softly: "How dare you trouble Mr. Xiang, let me do it myself." She was about to stand up.

Hu Qian immediately pressed her shoulders and kissed her neck.

"My lady just stay here, I'll do this kind of rough work."

After finishing speaking, he went out to get a bathtub, went to the kitchen to ask for some hot water, and asked Xiaohuan to help carry it over.

Xiaohuan wanted to help Shen Yuzhen wash up, but Hu Qian kicked her out, leaving only Hu Qian and Shen Yuzhen in the room.

"Lady, come on while it's hot."

Shen Yuzhen hesitated for a moment, and shyly removed the red hairpin and jade hairpin from her head.

Seeing that her movements were too slow, Hu Qian slowly hugged her from behind, stroked and untied the belt of the robe, and took off the bijia and inner lining.

"Master, can you turn your head first?"

"Okay, I'll turn around, you go in quickly, so as not to catch a cold."

Although there is a smoker in the house, it is winter after all.

Then, she heard the sound of water behind her, and when she turned around, she was already sitting in the bathtub.

Hu Qian said: "The lady has been washed clean, but the husband hasn't washed it yet."

"The concubine only cares about herself. If it's really out of etiquette, then the concubine will not be washed. Let the husband come in."

Hu Qian said: "It doesn't need to be so troublesome, the bathtub is so big, it's enough to wash together." He started to take off his clothes on his own.

Shen Yuzhen quickly closed her eyes, and after a while, she felt Hu Qian descending into the bathtub.

"I sweat a little while walking the city wall, let me wipe off the lady."

"No, there's no need, the concubine can come by herself."

"The lady wipe it off for me."

"it is good."

While wiping, Hu Qian suddenly pulled her gently into his arms, "Miss, don't be cold, sit in my arms to keep warm."

She timidly replied: "Okay...Okay."

So he sat in Hu Qian's arms.

When Xiaohuan and Xing'er came back from the kitchen, they heard the constant sound of water in the room, and couldn't help but wondered, "Why did it take so long to wash?"

When I walked outside, I suddenly heard some strange voices.

The two immediately opened their mouths wide in surprise, blushed, laughed softly, and waited quietly outside.

After waiting for a while, Shen Yuzhen shouted out of breath, "Xiao...Xiaohuan, Xing'er, are you back?"

"Yes, here we are."

"Come in and clean the tub."

Only then did Xiaohuan and Xing'er enter the inner room, and saw Hu Qian lying on the bed, and Shen Yuzhen sitting on the dressing table wearing a thin coat and wiping her hair with a dry cloth.

Almost all the water in the tub spilled on the ground, even the window lattice was splashed wet.

The two hurriedly scooped out the water in the tub, carried the tub out, found a dry sackcloth to wipe off the water on the ground, and asked if they had no other orders before retreating.

Shen Yuzhen packed up and went to bed.

"Msister, it's getting late, go to bed early."

Hu Qian said: "I haven't used the perfume yet, you lie down, take off your clothes, and I'll wipe it for you."

So she helped Shen Yuzhen put on the perfume.

She sniffed it lightly, "It's fragrant but not colorful, it's really a good thing."

"You haven't discovered a bigger effect yet!"

"What does it do?"

"Stimulants."

"Stimulant? What does that mean? Ah, this, Mr. Xianggong, why are you still..."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Hu Qian and Shen Yuzhen first greeted Hu Butong and Mrs. Zhao, and then the four of them had breakfast together.

"Father, what happened last night?"

"There has been no news from Mr. Ma. It's hard to say now. I have to go to the state government to see later."

After eating a few bites in a hurry, Hu Tong went out.

After that, Hu Qian called Hu Jiu, Liu Ma and other servants to him, gave each of them two taels of silver, and said some words of encouragement and congratulations.

Hu Jiu and others were all happy and grateful.

Back in the backyard, I heard Xing'er and Xiaohuan say from afar: "I heard that the young master has distributed money in the front yard, so we must have some."

Xiaohuan said: "Of course, there are Laba Festivals, don't they have it on the first day of the lunar new year?"

"What will you buy then?"

"Buy some earrings."

"That may not be enough."

"Save it up, it might be enough for next year."

Seeing Hu Qian enter the courtyard, he greeted immediately, "Master, Happy New Year."

Then he looked at Hu Qian helplessly.

Hu Qian said: "Okay, okay." He turned around and went to Shen Yuzhen's room.

The two couldn't help but pouted.

After entering the room, Shen Yuzhen took out ten taels of silver, "Xiaohuan, Xing'er, take it, the young master gave it to you, five taels per person."

Xiaohuan was taken aback, then knelt down and thanked: "Master Xie, Miss Xie!"

Xing'er also smiled and said, "Master Xie, Mrs. Xie."

Hu Qian said: "With the money, those who should buy pendants should buy pendants, and those who should buy clothes should buy clothes. Just don't make it public, lest others gossip."

The faces of the two blushed, knowing that Hu Qian had listened to what they just said.

Just as he was talking, Hu Jiu suddenly shouted at the gate of the courtyard: "Young master, young master, go to the prefectural office quickly, and say that something happened to Ma Shoubei!"

(End of this chapter)