Qin Que was reading "Qian Jin Yi Fang" by Sun Simiao in the small study after lunch, but her mind wandered. She thought of her husband playing Go with Shang Quanyuan in the "Worry-Free Hall", and wondered who had won or lost yet. Her husband shouldn't lose, should he?

  Qin Que played Go alone for a while, Zhen Jie was busy sewing those small underpants in her own room. Did the husband say that Australian women really have to wear them like that? Wear it if you want, anyway, no one will know since they're worn inside, oh, except for the husband. (Quickly glanced at the book)

  When she thought of Zhou Xuan wearing those tight and small shorts, Qin Que's face flushed, put away the chess pieces and sat back at her desk, spread out a sheet of Korean paper for writing prescriptions, picked up a small pen with a sharp tip, wanted to write something but didn't know what to write, her mind was filled with Zhou Xuan's thick eyebrows and narrow eyes, smiling face, and couldn't help but write down a string of "Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan——"

  Suddenly realizing, she couldn't help but blush on both cheeks, and after each "Zhou Xuan" she wrote the two words "husband". This way it wouldn't seem impolite.

  She changed to a small piece of Korean paper, and as soon as she picked up her brush, the two characters "Zhou Xuan" appeared again. As if possessed, Qin Que thought: "This should be what was written in the 'Cai Ge' chapter of the Book of Songs - 'He gathers caltrops, one day without seeing him, like three months'"

  Thinking of this, I wrote on the paper:

  "He is playing Go. Not seeing him for half a day is like three autumns."

  After finishing writing, I felt shy and quickly folded this paper together with the one that wrote "Zhou Xuan" and inserted it between the pages of "Qian Jin Yi Fang".

  He took another sheet of paper, held his pen hesitantly, and suddenly thought of his cousin Lu An, who should have returned to Shouzhou by now. He recalled the scenes of playing with his cousin when they were young, and wrote down a few more lines of poetry:

  "My hair was first covered with a kerchief, and I played at the gate of the flower pavilion. My husband rode a bamboo horse to come, and he teased me with green plums around the bed."

  After some thought, she blackened the word "郎" again. Now "郎" is Zhou Xuan. In the past, she would also think of her cousin, but there's no way she could have thought about Zhou Xuan like this before. Her heart is now completely filled with him. Thinking back, her feelings for her cousin were not romantic love, but rather a childhood friendship and familial affection as cousins. Since they were young, the elders had always said that she would marry Lu An when she grew up, so in her heart, she had always considered her cousin to be her future husband. That's why she was so disgusted with Zhou Xuan at first...

  Qin Que put down her pen, preparing to go to the front yard to wait for her husband's return. She turned her head and saw a figure right behind her, startling her. (She quickly looked at the book) Then she coquettishly scolded: "Husband, you love to scare people!"

  Zhou Xuan had been standing behind Qin Que for a while, and saw that she was writing "The surrounding chess pieces are like autumn, half a day without seeing each other." He felt very moved, and wanted to go hug her and kiss her. But the sparrow is not a needle, relatively speaking, the needle is softer, while the sparrow's personality is more determined, and she would definitely reject his caress, making things awkward for both of them.

  But Zhou Xuan then saw Que'er write down Li Bai's four-line poem "Chang Gan Xing", and understood that Que'er was thinking of the scene where she played with Lu An in her childhood, and her heart felt a slight pang. She also saw Que'er blacken out the word "lang" (husband). She couldn't help but want to smile.

  Zhou Xuan is not a petty person, he fully understands the subtle changes in Qin Que's inner feelings, and his older brother has become a faint figure in the background, only then did Zhou Xuan become Qin Que's heartthrob.

  Qin Que said, "Hubby loves to scare people." Zhou Xuan's heart skipped a beat, deciding to really scare her. He sank his face, not making a sound, and glanced at the red letter on the desk that read "Riding a bamboo horse".

  Qin Que saw Zhou Xuan's face was not right and asked in surprise: "Husband, did you lose again today?"

  "We won."

  "What's going on?"

  Qin Que examined his expression and saw that Zhou Xuan's gaze had fallen on the paper note on the desk, her heart tightened: "Husband has seen me write this, he suspects I'm still thinking of my brother-in-law, what should I do?"

  Qin Que wanted to explain, but swallowed her words at the last minute, as the girl's reserve made her too embarrassed to speak up.

  "Swallow, I, Zhou Xuan, came to Jiangzhou alone and was fortunate enough to be taken in by your father. He agreed to our marriage, and although it was the first time we met, I quickly grew fond of you. Seeing you at our wedding ceremony, I made a vow in my heart to treat you well for the rest of my life, not letting you suffer even a little bit. I promised to fulfill every one of your wishes, to be with you when you're happy and to comfort you when you're not... I tried so hard, I did my best, and after going through so much, I finally won your heart. But never did I expect..."

  "I'd better leave."

  With a deep sigh, Zhou Xuan slowly turned around and walked step by step towards the door, his broad shoulders slightly slumped, his back looking so sorrowful. In fact, in his heart, he was counting: "One step, two steps, three steps——ah, if the sparrow doesn't come to hold me back, how can I end this?"

  When Zhou Xuan made his passionate confession, Qin Que's beautiful eyes had already

  Tears streaming down, as Zhou Xuan turned to leave, Qin Xiao's eyes blurred with tears. In the haze, Zhou Xuan's melancholy figure had already reached the door. Qin Xiao felt that once Zhou Xuan stepped out of this door, he would disappear and never be found again, lost to him forever.

  "Husband——"

  —

  A heart-wrenching cry, Qin Xiao rushed to the door, opened his arms and tightly wrapped them around Zhou Xuan's waist from behind, pressing his face against his broad back, sobbing uncontrollably.

  "Husband, don't go, Sparrow's heart only has you, Sparrow likes husband, likes very much——"

  Those words that were usually left unspoken in his heart poured out one after another, and the tears of joy wetted a large patch on Zhou Xuan's back.

  Zhou Xuan wanted to turn around, but Qin Que's strength was still considerable, his hands clasped tightly around him, as if afraid he would escape. He could only stroke Qin Que's crossed hands on his chest and say: "You should have said so earlier, you scared me! I thought you still didn't like me!"

  "Master, I'm sorry," Qin Que said with a sob. "I liked you all along, but I just didn't say it out loud."

  Zhou Xuan felt a bit embarrassed, having scared his little wife into tears. "Wrong of me, wrong of me!" He laughed and said, "Ji'er, quickly let go of me, your strength is so great, I'm stuck."

  Qin Que hastily let go, and Zhou Xuan turned around to face her, embracing her and saying softly: "Good Que'er, don't cry anymore, your husband was wrong to suspect you, he'll apologize to you, okay? Quick, stop crying." Seeing Qin Que's pale cheeks covered in tears, he used his lips to kiss them.

  Qin Que was held by Zhou Xuan, with a huge joy of loss and gain in her heart. This gain is even more precious, so when Zhou Xuan kissed her cheek, she didn't think of dodging at all.

  Zhou Xuan this guy has always been the type to take advantage of every opportunity, and before he knew it, his lips had landed on Qin Que's cherry-red lips. The delicate sensation was so tender that it seemed as if it would melt in his mouth.

  Madam Qin heard the sad cry in front of her and didn't know what had happened, so she walked anxiously to the door of the small study and saw that her beloved daughter and son-in-law were tightly embracing and kissing each other.

  Madam Qin hastily retreated a few steps, feeling her old face burning with heat, thinking: "These two kids are too bold, embracing and being affectionate in broad daylight, what kind of behavior is this?!"

  Madam Qin was afraid of being seen by her daughter and son-in-law in the study, so she quietly returned to her own room, sat on a large armchair, shaking her head and laughing. In her heart, there was only a broad-minded kindness. If it were Zhen and Zhou Xuan who were caught kissing, Madam Qin would have strictly scolded Zhen, at least making her copy the "Nü Jie" a hundred times. But what about Sparrow? Hadn't they already gotten married? A young couple in love, stealing a kiss or two was also understandable.

  Qin Que's face was buried in the blankets for the first time, her heart racing wildly, her hands not knowing where to place themselves, her husband's hot breath blowing on her face, making her cheeks scorching hot.

  Suddenly, Qin Que forcefully pushed Zhou Xuan away, her face red as she said: "It seems like there are footsteps outside the door."

  Zhou Xuan had a natural talent for stealing glances, quickly darting to the door and taking a look outside before shaking his head and saying, "No one."

  Qin Que walked to the desk, opened "Qian Jin Yi Fang", took out two sheets of high-quality paper filled with words, bit her lower lip and said with a hint of resentment: "Husband, look..."

  Zhou Xuan had seen it long ago, but now pretended to see it for the first time and showed a surprised expression: "I really misunderstood Queer, it turns out that Queer loves me so much."

  "Good heavens, Master! You really scared me half to death this time. My heart almost stopped beating."

  Zhou Xuan looked at Qin Que's slender hand stroking her chest and felt an itch in his heart, wanting to stroke it for her and calm her down. He said, "I'm also scared by the sparrow, feeling so sad that I think life is dull and the world is vast, I even want to go to Donglin Temple to become a monk..."

  A small hand covered his lips, Qin Xiao's gentle voice said: "Husband, don't say anymore, it's all my fault, I'll apologize to you, okay?"

  Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "Okay, then you come to my room at night and confess your guilt." It was just a joke, and she didn't expect Qin Que to agree.

  But Zhou Xuan's life was always full of surprises, and Qin Que lowered his eyebrows and nodded lightly with a "hmm".

  Zhou Xuan was overjoyed and asked with wide eyes, as if he didn't dare believe it: "Sparrow, don't deceive me."

  Qin Que looked at Zhou Xuan's surprised and delighted expression, feeling a sense of fondness in her heart. She thought: "My husband has already married me, but I haven't shared a bed with him yet. He hasn't complained about it either, and he's still so good to me. Just now, I almost drove him to become a monk! All these misunderstandings are happening because we haven't consummated our marriage yet. If I had given myself to him earlier, none of this would have happened."

  Qin Que was a woman with her own ideas, once she made up her mind, she didn't hesitate again, saying: "Don't deceive your husband, Que'er will definitely come tonight, after the hour of Hai."

  Zhou Xuan was delighted and stunned, and also proved the old saying: "If you intentionally plant flowers, they won't bloom; if you casually plant a willow tree, it will grow into a shade." I just wanted to play a joke on Que Er, but didn't expect such a wonderful outcome!

  (Reading books quickly)