The light of the colored silver candle shines on the painting screen, making the ladies' picture on it seem to have moved with a spring heart, with flying pink cheeks and emotional eyebrows.

  "Sparrow, quickly undo your clothes and belts, let me take a good look."

  Zhou Xuan sat on the railing of the big bed with his legs crossed, his eyebrows open and smiling, full of enthusiasm.

  Qin Que lowered her eyebrows, picked up her skirt and said with a blush: "Let's turn off the lights and check again."

  Zhou Xuan found it hilarious that Qu Er had been sharing his bed for over half a month, and according to the "Chong He Zi Yu Fang Secret", she was willing to do whatever pose he wanted, after their passionate love-making they would sleep in each other's arms, there wasn't a single spot on her body that hadn't been caressed by him. Unexpectedly, with an extra little undergarment, she became shy and hesitant, and even wanted to blow out the lamp, had she forgotten that husband liked to make love with the lights on?

  "How can you check with the lights off? You have to be meticulous and see clearly."

  Soft words, half-pushing and half-refusing, Qin Xiao's skirt was finally opened, the pink underskirt lifted to her waist, the momentary color contrast made Zhou Xuan gasp, a narrow red small underwear between her snow-white buttocks, revealing a lovely navel, the needlework is really good, the left side tie is a bow style, silk thread bamboo edge, bright red color makes her legs and lower abdomen look white and seductive.

  Qin Que felt Zhou Xuan's lips kissing the inside of her thigh, making Qin Que's voice tremble with desire: "Husband..."

  "Call your husband."

  "Ah, husband—"

  Only the wet mark on her little panties became more and more obvious, Zhou Xuan knew that his little wife was extremely moved, so he untied the ribbon of her little panties, spread open her snow-white legs, and leaned forward...

  A short parting is better than a long marriage. The young couple are as happy as can be, with no end of joy.

  Clouds gather and disperse, two people snuggle under the warm quilt to say sweet nothings. Zhou Xuan asks Que Er if she now knows the benefits of wearing little underwear?

  "Besides letting husband have a good time, what other benefits are there?"

  Zhou Xuan hehe smiled and talked about the various benefits of underwear, it was simply said to be a divine energy pants that can cure all diseases.

  Qin Que asked Zhou Xuan about his experiences in Hongzhou, and made a sideways inquiry about the little prostitute, intentionally saying: "Since your lordship thinks that small underpants have so many advantages, do you want to let all the maids in the mansion wear them?"

  Zhou Xuan lost his smile: "I only care about my little wife. The maids love to wear or not wear, I don't have the energy to persuade them to wear underwear, haven't you seen that it took me a whole month to coax you two into wearing underwear?"

  "Then - does Little Lamb's girl want to wear it?"

  Qin Que's little thoughts couldn't escape Zhou Xuan, who pinched her snowy buttocks with his five fingers and squeezed them heavily several times. He laughed and said: "Que'er is jealous? Yang Xiaomei is only 13 years old, the same age as Xiao Xiang. She's just a young girl, what are you jealous of?! I like her because she's proficient in various musical instruments and sings well. Alas, unfortunately Feng Amon isn't here!"

  Qin Que asked: "What will happen if Feng A is monitored here?"

  Zhou Xuan said: "If Feng Ah was here, she would see how calm and unruffled your husband is, worthy of being called a reincarnation of Liu Xiahui."

  Qin Que was very clever and immediately thought of what Feng Ah had said in the public hall that she was a virgin. Her beautiful eyes turned and she understood. She asked: "Husband, are you saying that Xiao Xun is a virgin? How do you know, did you ask her?"

  Zhou Xuan didn't bother to argue with Qin Que, the bed wasn't a place for reasoning, physical language was the king's way. He stretched out his mouth to cover Qin Que's lips, and with a twist of his waist, he pressed Qin Que under him. In an instant, the red silk curtains shook violently, and **the sound rose again**

  Qin Que knew that as a wife, she should be virtuous and not jealous. It was very bad to be jealous. Her husband didn't blame her but instead showed her affection, which really moved her. She immediately relaxed her body and wholeheartedly responded to her husband's caress, and the little bit of resentment in her heart also dissipated.

  The next morning, I heard Xiaoxiang, Xiaomei, Xiaojie and Xiaotao, the three little maids, chattering in the courtyard, like a flock of sparrows chirping away.

  Qin Que woke up and saw Zhou Xuan's eyes half open and half closed, he was awake but didn't want to get up. He asked: "Husband, are you getting out of bed? The little maids are waiting for us to practice the Five Animals Play."

  Two people got out of bed and opened the door, Xiao Mei and Xiao Xiang hurried to serve them. Zhou Xuan said: "Xiao Tao, go to the back and call for Xiaoyin girl to come together to practice Wuqin Xi, everyone in the Zhou Mansion must strengthen their bodies and be healthy, don't rely on the mansion having a medical department with doctors and think you can get sick at will."

  All the girls laughed.

  Xiao Xiang said: "Brother-in-law, don't you know? Miss Que Er has been promoted and is now an assistant instructor at the medical office."

  "Ah!" Zhou Xuan looked at Qin Que with a slightly embarrassed expression, and exclaimed in surprise: "Que'er has become an assistant instructor, when did this happen? Oh, three days ago, that's great! Que'er is now a female medical officer with a noble rank, she's really made it, I must show my respect to her." He bowed deeply.

  Qin Que's face turned bright red, and she said in a low voice: "This is all because of husband's magnanimity, allowing Que to continue working at the medical office after marriage. Que thanks husband." She bowed deeply.

  Yang Xiaoyin and her little servant girl Lü'er arrived, everyone practiced Wuqinxi together, lively and harmonious.

  The servant woman came in and reported that the manager had asked Master Gou to go to the front yard, as Yang, the cart driver from Hongzhou, was leaving.

  Coming to manage is coming fortune, Zhou Xuan casually gave him a title of managing things, with a salary twice as high as that of other house servants. In fact, Lai Fu was still following Zhou Xuan around, where did he manage anything?

  That head, but called Guan Shi, Lai Fu immediately felt different, inside strength.

  Zhou Xuan went out to see old Yang, the cart driver, and asked him to stay for a few more days, but old Yang missed his home and was eager to return to Hongzhou. Zhou Xuan then ordered Lai Fu to take out 10 taels of silver to reward old Yang. After a while, he also planned to ask Que Er to write a letter on his behalf to Chen Ji, informing him about the journey along the way.

  At this time, Lin Heishan arrived, wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a leather backpack, with a wooden sword hanging from his waist, dressed in traveling attire. He said he was sent by Commander Du to see the Town South General, and first came to ask Zhou Xuan if there were any other matters to entrust.

  Zhou Xuan then invited Hei Shan Ge to go with him to the Hongzhou governor's mansion to see Chen Ji. Lin Hei Shan replied with a full mouth: "Brother Xuan's friends are my, Lin Hei Shan's, friends; Brother Xuan's enemies are my, Lin Hei Shan's, enemies. That Wei Jue, humph, I'll think of a way to get rid of him."

  Zhou Xuan feared that Lin Heishan would be at a disadvantage on Wei Jue's turf, so he quickly pulled him aside and said: "Heishan brother, why do you need to take action? You know who my sword slave is. Taking Wei Jue's life is as easy as turning your hand over. However, this might lead to war between Hongzhou and Jiangzhou, and I'm a compassionate person, so I'll endure the humiliation for the sake of the common people."

  Lin Heishan stood up straight and said with respect: "Lord Li is right, Xuan Di is indeed an extraordinary person. That's why Lord Li repeatedly instructed me that after the new year, I must invite you to enter the capital. Lord Li needs Xuan Di's assistance. At that time, brother will have to accompany you again."

  Zhou Xuan asked Lin Heishan if he wanted to travel with Old Yang the cart driver. Lin Heishan said, "I'll ride my horse myself. I can make a round trip in three days. Who's willing to dawdle on the road?"

  Zhou Xuan sent Lin Heishan and old Yang out of Zhuque Lane, Lin Heishan bowed his hands on horseback and galloped away, and Old Yang also thanked Zhou Xuan before driving the carriage away.

  Zhou Xuan returned to the mansion and asked if today was a rest day, Qin Que didn't need to go to the medical office for a consultation. He then took Qin Que and Zhen together to play at "Jie Qiu War Hall", Zhen had been there before, but Qin Que hadn't been there yet.

  Zhou Xuan and Lai Fu rode horses, Qin Que, Zhen, Xiao Di, and Xiao Xiang took a carriage, San Chi and Si Chi walked on foot, with Si Chi holding "Mo Bu De", the group left through the North Gate and arrived at Lao He Tang's "Jie Qiu Zhan Tang".

  Liao Yin, Xia Cuihua, Tang Xiaosan and Hu Tong saw Zhou Xuan return. They were all overjoyed. They went up to the tea house and talked about the great feat of "invincibility" in the war against the Hongzhou insect swarm.

  The coachman, Old Dong, drove the carriage to bring Lin Huan-yin over. Lin Huan-yin "deng deng deng" went upstairs and said loudly: "Zhou Xuan, I knew you were here! 'Mo bu de' (can't touch), let me take a look at 'mo bu de'."

  "Can't touch" has been taken back to the insect room by Tang Xiaosan, and Lin Hanyun followed Tang Xiaosan to the insect room to pay respects to the heroic insect.

  Zhou Xuan asked Liao Yin to find a scholar to write a poem in the style of four-six parallel prose, to widely proclaim the story of "Mō Bù Dé" bravely winning first place in the Hongzhou Chongyang Festival insect contest.

  Lin Han Yun finished listening and said, "Leave this to me. There are hundreds of guests in the mansion who can write well. Let each of them write an article, and we'll choose the good ones."

  Zhou Xuan said: "Alright, let Vice Director Lin handle this important matter. The manuscript needs to be submitted tomorrow. Please have someone with good calligraphy write it in large characters on a wooden board, and then have the Bug Society staff carry it while a group of people beat drums and gongs to proclaim my 'Autumn War Hall' Mochi's mighty achievements in dominating the land of Hongzhou. This needs to be done quickly, as there is only over a month left in this year's insect fighting season. We must let 'Mochi' make another big profit for us."

  Zhou Xuan asked again about the business situation of "Jie Qiu Zhan Tang" for this half month. Liao Yin said that among the three major insect clubs in Jiangzhou City, both "Di San Da Chong She" and "Jie Qiu Zhan Tang" held a Mid-Autumn Festival insect fight, but "Jie Qiu Zhan Tang" only had "Mo Bu De" and no other fierce insects. The insect fight was not very popular, and they only earned more than 100 taels of silver in total for these days.

  Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "It's nothing, now 'Mo Bu De' is back, wait until tomorrow to publicize it, 'Mo Bu De' will be a household name, the king of insects, many fierce insects will come to challenge him, one battle per day, every day there will be silver to earn."

  Hu Shang Abu heard that Zhou Xuan was back and hurried over to see him. He brought up the matter of the clothing store, saying everything was ready, all they needed now was a bit of luck.

  "Husband, I haven't thought of a good name for our tailor shop yet, can you think of one?"

  Zhou Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Calling it 'Ready-to-Wear Store' is too common, let's call it 'Cloudy Dress Women's Wear' instead. Ask someone to make a big signboard and hang it up when we open."

  Abu, Qin Que and Zhen all say "Yun Shang Nu Zhuang" is good.

  "Sir, why don't you go take a look at 'Cloud Robe Lady's Attire' right now and see if those autumn dress styles suit your taste?"

  A group of people went into the city to Jin Feng Fang, Lin Han Yun also followed, but Si Chou said he wanted to stay behind, he wanted to stay in the insect shop.

  "Ha ha, Fourth Brother, isn't it fun here? Life is rich and colorful. You guys didn't live a meaningful life before, so just stay here with me at ease."

  Zhou Xuan reminded Tang Xiaosan a few words, not to be rude to Mr. Lao Si, Mr. Lao Si is an expert in insect way, and must learn from him well.

  A crowd gathered under the building of "Yun Shang Nv Zhuang" in Jin Feng Fang, a golden-haired woman with a jade-like complexion and a smile all over her face came out to greet them. She knelt down on one knee, supporting herself with both hands, and said in a sweet tone: "I welcome my husband's noble presence."

  Her skin is as white as snow, her cheeks are plump and tender, her eyes are bright green like a cat's, her nose bridge is even higher than Abu's, giving off a very three-dimensional beauty, and when she smiles, it's especially charming.

  Zhou Xuan looked back

  Here is the translation:

  "Ah, here she comes. With a majestic and dignified air, he said sternly: 'This is the one I told you about, Zhou Gongzi, hurry up and pay your respects...' Turning his head to face Zhou Xuan, he said: 'Zhou Gongzi, this is my sixth concubine, I've asked her to come and assist Madam Zhen with managing this shop.'"

  Hu Ji Xian rolled her eyes at Zhou Xuan and knelt down, saying: "Your humble servant pays respects to Master Zhou."

  Zhou Xuan disliked women referring to themselves as "concubine" or the like. At home, he had Qin Que and Zhen refer to themselves as "I" or "Que'er", "Zhen'er". However, Sala was Abdi's concubine, so he couldn't control her, and hastily said: "So it's Sister Fu, please get up quickly, please come in quickly."

  Abu said: "Just call her Zhālā directly, Master Zhou. Otherwise, she won't be used to it and will think you're making fun of her."

  Zhou Xuan said: "It's all because you, Abu, are too overbearing at home. However, this is also a national custom. The status of women in black clothes and big food is extremely low."

  He helped Xiangla up. Everyone entered the building together, and on the first floor, they saw that among the four shops facing the street, two were selling various fabrics. Zhen said: "Husband, Cai's mother and those seamstresses are all upstairs sewing clothes, go take a look."

  Except for San Chi and Lai Fu, everyone else went upstairs to a large ready-to-wear workshop. More than ten female seamstresses were busy, with dozens of bright dresses hanging on the wooden walls on both sides.

  Zhou Xuan was overjoyed, this was even better than the style he had drawn, and the color matching was more in line with the current fashion of Tang Dynasty women. It seemed that Zhen was indeed a genius in clothing design. He praised: "Zhen has worked hard, these dresses are beyond my expectations."

  Having worked hard for nearly a month, I received praise from my husband. My heart is filled with joy and my happy expression cannot be hidden.

  Lin Han's eyes widened as she gazed at the beautiful dresses, and she was overjoyed. "Brother Zhou Xuan, I want a dress like this, give it to me." Whenever she wanted something from Zhou Xuan, she would call him brother.

  Zhou Xuan smiled: "Okay, you choose one set for yourself and then pick another set for Daoyun sister."

  Lin Han Yun's music is broken, looking left and right, dazzling eyes, don't know which set is good!

  He picked out three sets for her and then let her choose one, but Lin Hanyue liked all three and wanted them all.

  Zhou Xuan said: "This won't do, I can only give you one set. This is a sample, and it will be revealed when we open for business. If you want another set, I'll have the family servant send it to you."

  Lin Han whispered: "Petty ghost!" She chose a purple dress, heart-shaped collar, waistband, and fan-shaped cuffs, which was very cute.

  "Miss Lin, would you like to change now? There's a single room over there where you can change your dress."

  This remark hit Lin Huan's heart, and she quickly followed the needle and went out. In a moment, Zhou Xuan felt that in front of him was a bright light, just like Ah Zi in "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", with a slender waist and neck, bright eyes and white teeth, lively and spirited, with a hint of shyness on her face. After all, she was used to wearing servant clothes, and now that she had put on a new dress, it didn't feel quite natural.

  Qin Que and Zhen Duo both praised Lin Erniang for being truly beautiful, making Lin Hanyu's small face flush with delight as she silently accepted the compliment.

  Lin Han Yun chose a red dress similar in style to the one her sister Lin Dao Yun had chosen.

  Zhou Xuan said: "This won't do, Daoyan sister definitely won't like the one you chose."

  Lin Han said: "Then you choose for my sister."

  Jingyi Xianzi was quite tall, about 1.7 meters, according to Zhou Xuan's estimate. She immediately chose a tight-fitting cheongsam-style long dress in moon white color, which was relatively elegant and understated.

  Lin Han Yun was overjoyed and sat in Old Dong's carriage to return to the Du Fu, while Zhou Xuan and his two young wives also returned to the mansion. However, they found that Rui Chu, the top songstress of "Miao Yin Lou", was waiting for Teacher Zhou Xuan's return. As soon as they met, she curtsied and addressed him as "Master".

  Zhou Xuan said: "Rui Chu, has your composition improved? Sing a new song for me to hear."

  "At first, I was ashamed to say: 'Your disciple day and night ponders your master's lyrics, the more I ponder, the more I feel that my master's talent is as vast as the ocean, deep and immeasurable. His style is varied, combining clarity, elegance, loftiness, and refinement in one body. Your disciple cannot match it at all, now I don't even dare to pick up a brush, having written just two lines, I feel that compared to my master's lyrics, it's truly like heaven and earth apart, I have no face to continue writing lyrics.'"

  Zhou Xuan's back was sweating, and he quickly said: "It must be filled, the more practice the better. My teacher's poetry was also very clumsy in his early years, but he persisted in filling one poem every day, which achieved today's success, no accumulation is not possible."

  "The disciple humbly replied: 'I will remember my master's teachings.'"

  Zhou Xuan said, "Rui Chu, help me find ten tall and beautiful dancing girls in Pingkang Lane. I'll hire them for ten days at a rate of ten taels of silver per person per day."

  Although Nui Chu didn't know why Master Zhou wanted to invite so many dancing girls, a refined person like him wouldn't indulge in lust and debauchery. Perhaps he needed them to entertain guests at a grand banquet. He agreed immediately and said: "Master, I heard that the number one beauty of Hongzhou, Yang Xiaoyin, has returned to you. As your disciple, I have always admired her unparalleled musical talent. Can I meet her?"

  Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Good! Xiao Chui heard me mention your wonderful zither skills last time and also wants to meet you." He immediately let the maid bring Rui Chu in to see Yang Xiao Chui.