Xie Xuan walked towards his new home in a daze, dispersing the crowd with a wave of his hand. As a military man, a few cups of turbid wine wouldn't be enough to bring him down, but he indeed wanted to get drunk.

  One step at a time, getting closer and closer, finally arrived at the door. Xie Xun stopped in her tracks, leaning against the doorway with her eyes closed, recalling today's commotion. It turned out that the silence after the commotion was so unbearable.

  The eunuchs outside the bridal chamber saw the groom entering with difficulty. As soon as Lord Hou stopped, the eunuchs all fell silent and could only wait quietly to one side. Xie Lin did not instruct them to do anything, but simply walked in on his own.

  The bedroom was somewhat dimly lit, with only a single lamp left on the bedside table, aside from the still-burning red candles. Following the faint sound of breathing, he slowly approached the bed and suddenly saw the woman lying face down on the quilt, one foot hanging off the edge of the bed, her small face distorted by the pillow, and her originally pouting mouth now scrunched up into a ball.

  Xie Xuan's slightly drunken expression suddenly cleared up. Heh! Indeed, it was "elegant posture"…

  After seeing off Xie Wei, Qin Miao felt a bit sleepy. She had been busy since dawn and didn't stop until evening. Originally wanting to take a short rest, she ended up oversleeping.

  She faintly heard the sound of water, and with great effort she propped herself up halfway, but there was no one in sight. Listening more carefully, the sound of water seemed to be coming from the bathroom next door. She got out of bed, slipped on her shoes, grabbed a piece of clothing from the rack and casually put it on, then slowly floated towards the bathroom.

  Whoa! Such a loud splash...

  The mist in front of her eyes was a bit thick, Qin Miao rubbed her eyes hard and tried to take another look.

  Hush!

  A bare back, tight muscle lines, a solid broad shoulder, and that... waistline, oh... below is...

  At this moment, she felt that her clever brain was a bit dull, and her limbs were slightly out of control. With a hint of panic and slight excitement, she stretched out her small hand towards the tempting waistline.

  Not yet in contact, already caught by someone's hand.

  "Ah...!" Qin Miao subconsciously let out a sharp cry, although she didn't know what good it would do either. But the half of her brain that hadn't stopped working told her, you have to scream!

  Xie Xuan had already gotten out of the bathtub and was about to lift up the towel to wipe his body, when he didn't know that someone was sneaking up behind him. Oh... no... "sneak a peek" would be more suitable...

  Qin Miao glanced away, feeling a little shy, but her eyes still couldn't help sneaking glances at Xie Yan's face. When she met his intense gaze, she involuntarily became flustered.

  Xie Xuan had already quickly wrapped the quilt around her body, blocking the key areas. But for the girl in front of her, she was a bit speechless... She didn't have the elegance and charm when wearing red clothes, at this moment wearing a light green silk nightgown, the outer garment on her body had been dropped to the ground by her sudden shock, getting wet.

  The small Qin Miao under the nightgown, was a little small. From head to toe, all were small. This was Xie Yan's first impression as a man. Or perhaps it was shyness or fear, she looked like a small quail with her head lowered, occasionally stealing glances at herself from time to time.

  He was still staring at himself, what to do... Qin Miao's mind flashed with countless thoughts, repeatedly calculating how to find a reason for his slightly excessive behavior.

  "Ah... you're back, how much did you drink?"

  Dizzy... What a terrible excuse... The moment she said it, Qin Miao regretted it. Ah Nuan, Ah Nuan, how could your clever brain only come up with such a sentence?

  Xie Xuan didn't intend to respond, but instead walked around the screen and put on his clothes, then picked up another towel from the rack and headed out. Qin Miao saw that the beautiful young master was ignoring her, so she could only follow him out.

  When she came out, the personal maid, Ruhua, had already entered from outside and skillfully took the handkerchief from Xie Yan's hand to wipe his hair. Qin Miao felt her breath catch, she heard the sound of her own heartbeat pounding in her chest, thumping loudly, making her feel uncomfortable. She didn't go anywhere, just standing by Xie Yan's side, watching Ruhua's slender fingers gently combing her master's hair. And Xie Yan closed his eyes, although his face was expressionless, it could be seen that he was still very comfortable.

  Qin Miao plucked up her courage and stepped forward, saying calmly as if she were painting a picture: "I'll go."

  Ruhua's hand hesitated, wondering whether to stop or not. Just then, Xie Xu spoke up beside her: "No need, Ruhua can handle this small matter." Hearing the young master say so, Ruhua's originally anxious heart calmed down.

  Qin Miaomiao was clearly taken aback, her face immediately fell, but Xie Yan closed his eyes and didn't see it. However, this scene made Ruhua look at it carefully.

  It wasn't until much later that Houye finally stopped, but he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he quietly stood to one side and softly asked, "Are there any other orders, Master?" His demeanor was completely different from his arrogant behavior on the deck that day, which made Qin Miao feel very uneasy.

  Xie Xuan slightly nodded and said casually: "No need, go down. You've all worked hard today, get some rest early."

  After hearing this, Ru Hua also stopped speaking and bowed to Xie Yun with a smile. She glanced at Qin Miao standing beside her before retreating out of the room.

  Qin family's An Nuan was still in shock at Xie Yun's polite refusal just now, and did not notice that when he left, he actually didn't bow to her. At this moment, all her attention was focused on Xie Yun, while Xie Yun had deeply felt Qin Miao's scorching gaze.

  "What's wrong?" Xie Yun stood up nonchalantly and looked down at her.

  Qin Miao smiled: "Nothing. Should we take a rest?"

  "Good." With just a single word, Xie Yun took a step towards the bedside, and Qin Miao followed obediently once again.

  Husband and wife sleep in accordance with the rules, the wife should sleep on the outside, so as to be convenient for serving her husband at night. So Xie Yan thoughtlessly lay down on the inside, but Qin Miao looked a bit uncomfortably at the outside space left for her. In the past when she was at the Qin family, she would occasionally sleep with the old ancestor, and the old ancestor always let her sleep on the inside. Therefore, she naturally assumed that Xie Yan would let her lie down first.

  She shifted over a bit and saw that the handsome young man was lying comfortably with his eyes closed, showing no intention of changing positions. She could only obediently lie down on the outside.

  The bright red candles burned, casting a flickering glow on the red silk canopy. Perhaps she had just rested, Qin Miao couldn't sleep and stared at the canopy, blinking her eyes. Just now, Xie Yan was wearing such thin clothes, his open collar revealing the contours of his chest, and that servant girl was standing beside him, hadn't she seen everything she shouldn't have? Today was just a public announcement, what about before, were there other things too?

  As soon as she thought that maybe the picturesque and Xie Xun had been more intimate, Qin Miao's heart was on fire. She turned over to the inside with a slightly anxious look. Xie Xun still maintained his previous posture, looking at the lines of his face from the side, his lips slightly raised, his eyelashes fluttering, and the anger that had just risen in Qin Miao's heart gradually dissipated, replaced by a subtle sweetness.

  He must be too tired, wasn't Xie Wei saying that there were many guests today? He definitely drank a lot of wine. Just now I should have let Li Mama prepare the hangover soup, but after resting, I forgot. In the future, I need to remember not to be so careless. Also, from now on she needs to learn how to wipe his hair like Ruhua did just now.

  Qin Miao's mind was calculating and arranging the small things she could do for Xie Yan in the future, and suddenly felt a bit relieved about Ru Hua's overly attentive service. It was because she hadn't appeared before that Ru Hua had the opportunity to become such a maid. But from now on, only she would be by his side, and only she could get so close, just like now.

  She held her breath and planted a light kiss on Xie Yan's cheek, warm sweetness spreading across her heart, accompanied by this sweetness, Qin Miao fell into a deep sleep.

  Before long, the man beside her opened his slightly chilly eyes, and after letting his gaze wander in the air for a while, he fell asleep again...