Chapter 213: with translation of chapter title

【Chinu, Chinu, I summon you to come?】

Shook his head and replied, "The person has already gone out."

Chinu, Chinu, why are you angry?

All I seek is to protect you for a lifetime.】

The answer fell to the ground together with Chinu.

Chinu removed his outer garment and spread it on the riverbank littered with withered leaves.

That outer garment was barely enough for one person to lie down; Chinu lay down, and Du Shanü could only half-press, half-lie, squeezed against her good slave.

She lightly sniffed with the tip of her nose that hint of infatuation fragrance on his neck, and for a moment her mind and spirit were utterly lost.

And Chinu...

To say he's angry, he is angry; to say he's not angry, he isn't...

He truly never even had a moment of anger.

Moreover, he was even angry at his own Wife Master.

The two lay intertwined on the grass, and lifting their eyes they saw a sky full of stars.

The Heavenly Way wanes, and the River of Stars is far away.

If a practitioner of night sky observation were to come and look, they might well say something like 'The stars move in reverse, the heavenly omens warn, the nation's fate is perilous, all is in turmoil'.

Unfortunately, Du Shanü has never studied night sky observation; she is inwardly sincere all her life, and upon encountering today's joy, she can only, and will only, say:

"...... Tonight's moonlight is truly beautiful."

Tonight's moonlight, it truly is beautiful.

The two clearly still have a lot to do: the Zhoufu has a mad magistrate; to the southwest there are the An Nan forces seeking Ouyang Wu and eyeing Dun Cheng covetously; moreover there is a Tancheng that killed the Imperial Envoy, and now its situation is unknown...

However, however.

At this moment, Du Shanü embraces her Chinu while they gaze at the moon, and it does not affect her feeling that the rivers and mountains tonight are exceedingly beautiful, exceedingly beautiful.

Formerly, Du Shanü had also heard an old saying——

That saying goes, if one advances step by step with vigorous progress, one will inevitably overlook some scenery along the way.

She used to think it didn't matter; as long as she stood on high ground, any scenery could be fully seen at her feet...

But now, Du Shanü actually feels fortunate that tonight the boatman drove them ashore, allowing her to steal a moment of leisure with Chinu.

Perhaps, her fortune is not limited to this.

However, given her nature, she probably won't be frank until before she enters the earth.

Du Shanü embraced her Chinu, her mind momentarily wandering; her hand slid from Chinu's neck down, caressing collarbone, chest, waist and abdomen, then paused at the waist side, and she softly laughed:

"...... Is that waist chain still on?"

Chinu leaned to her ear and let out a faint hum:

"...... Hmm."

Du Shanü's mind swayed, and she then planted a fine, dense kiss on his ear:

You little ancestor......

Whether it's little ancestor, sweetheart, good slave, bad slave...

Du Shanü acknowledged it; Du Shanü truly acknowledged it.

The so-called waist chain was actually not a waist chain.

Originally it was merely a silver fastener on the two cloaks given by Yu Baobao, an inconspicuous piece.

That day, Chinu suffered injustice in Cang Cheng; when returning to Dun Cheng, he flatly refused to wear his own cloak, and even after obtaining the marriage document, when they entered the bridal chamber, he still did not really want to see that cloak.

He repeatedly threw tantrums, incessantly trying to tear apart the cloak belonging to Du Shanü, and he ended up ripping off the fastener above, somehow dismantling it into a long, thin silver chain.

Du Shanü, annoyed by his antics, reflexively fastened that silver chain around Chinu's waist; Chinu perhaps saw her moved, or perhaps heard the chain jingle wildly as it struck...

Later, later he was actually coaxed well by her.

Even, even he grew quite fond of that waist chain.

Even to this day, he is unwilling to take it off.

Du Shanü savored that mad sound from memory, and for a moment her mind wandered as she recalled; she called out a series of endearments—sweetheart, little ancestor—in a confused manner, then went to seek Chinu's lips.

And Chinu had long been waiting.

The evening wind carried the river's moisture, and that kiss was rare in its extreme gentleness and length, neither hurried nor slow.

Their breaths intertwined; the earlier tumult of their play slowly settled, leaving only the warmth of their pressed lips, which slowly undulated in the night.

Du Shanü's fingertip twitched, lightly pinching through the clothing that thin chain which is usually hardly noticeable; Chinu, meanwhile, breathed lightly while trying to expand the area of ground that his clothing could cover...

But the clothing is only so large; no matter how many times you stroke it, it's still just that patch of ground.

That clumsiness made Du Shanü feel heartache, and she kissed that scarlet ear again, comforting:

"Never mind, it's all right......"

Chinu refused, replying:

"But here, withered branches and fallen leaves are everywhere; how could I allow the Wife Master to be here just......"

Du Shanü then laughed again; her laughter drifted over the vast night sky, swept over the green waters by the riverbank, and drew forth a clear water sound——

"Whoosh——whoosh——"

"Saner?"

"Whoosh whoosh——"

"Wise Lord?"

That familiar call rode upon the water's sound, crossing the river to arrive.

If it were ordinary times, it would surely be heavenly music.

But today, it's really not the time!

Chinu: "......"

Du Shanü: "......"

Du Shanü muttered a curse, loosened the fingers hooked on that waist chain, and sprang up in a panic:

We're done, we're done, Afang's coming to catch us! (〃＞ dish ＜)

Damn it!

She knew, craving this bite definitely comes with a price!!!

And now the price has indeed come, right?

Afang originally couldn't stand their closeness; every time she saw them, her eyes weren't eyes, her nose wasn't a nose, and she'd always sigh!

Now seeing her recklessly strip Chinu of his outer clothes and press him here......

She'd surely grab her ears and scold her for a whole year, a whole year!

Du Shanü panicked; Du Shanü really panicked this time.

She pulled the reluctant Chinu up, hastily picked up the outer clothing from the ground and put it on him; Chinu had barely gotten one sleeve on when the firelight at the shore already approached.

Behind a familiar small boat followed a considerably larger covered boat; before the bamboo-covered boat's cabin stood Chen Weifang, her face faintly worried......

Naturally, that hint of worry on Chen Weifang's face also sank completely after seeing this little couple in disarray.

Du Shanü, having no excuse, could only force an awkward smile, take a few steps onto the boat, and weakly greet:

"Afang, how did you come...... ow ow (? `?? Д? ′)!!"

Chen Weifang reached out, pinched the ear of her own Wise Lord, her face faintly turning bluish:

"Just now the helmsman said the small boat was taking on water, worried it might sink, so he put you here, then went back to find someone to guide you......"

"I heard the news and rushed over without rest, fearing you might meet with mishap, but you two, you two......"

"Let me ask you! My Saner was a perfectly respectable young man before you—how could you, just, lead him astray to this point!"

Nonsense!

She and Chinu can only be considered 'worthy opponents'!

She doesn't even have the ability to lead Chinu astray!

Du Shanü kept protesting her innocence; poor thing, after coaxing the little one she still had to coax the big one:

"Really not, really not......"

"We, we just fell over!"

"Good slave, good slave, tell Afang, was it just like that a moment ago!"

Chinu had been chuckling silently for a while; now he not only didn't stop, but also said:

"Yes, yes, we fell over......"

"If Afang had come any later, we'd probably have lost our clothes altogether."

?? Just strolling through the daily routine today! Actually there's no big plot point, just love, just love, that's all.