Chapter 469

Yan Qiushui slowly stretched her somewhat plump, voluptuous figure, pressed her entire upper body onto the table, and murmured, "We can indeed leave; I believe people of their stature certainly won't go back on their word—Deputy Commander Chen, because of what we said, originally didn't take a liking to us, so leaving is fine."

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Speaking of this, Yan Qiushui lifted her head and looked at Shen Lu, "You know, I have always felt guilty toward the young lady; for all these years, I have never gotten past that hurdle."

"I was threatened by that person and secretly helped him do quite a few things that were sorry to the young lady. Now I finally have such an opportunity, I want to do something for the young lady to atone for my past sins, and… you can just think of me asking for peace of mind."

Shen Lu anxiously said, "Sis, there are many ways to atone; there's no need to risk our lives. If the master knows the young lady is already married, he will surely send people to seize her and kill Deputy Commander Chen."

"Please speak a bit more respectfully; Deputy Commander Chen has troops under his command, he's not an ordinary scholar anyone can bully." While speaking, Yan Qiushui subtly glanced outward.

Shen Lu pursed her lips, lowered her voice a bit, "A military chief who throws his weight around in a prefecture—with just those troops he has, can he withstand the master's death soldiers? The master wouldn't directly send people to assault the city; he's here to seize people, to kill!"

"Sis, you really shouldn't be so foolish; this is truly a matter of life and death!"

Yan Qiushui, however, seemed to have made up her mind, "Xiao Lu, you go; I want to fulfill the young lady's entrusting of this small matter, serving as a maid who brings tea and water in the Chen residence, attending to the young lady and the new master."

Shen Lu suddenly felt as if all her strength had been drained, she went limp and slumped onto the table, "Sis, why go to such lengths… this is truly a life‑or‑death matter."

"I know, but if I leave this time, my guilt toward the young lady I can only take to the grave." Yan Qiushui said softly.

"I was rescued from a pile of corpses by the mistress; the young lady I watched grow up. Yet I ended up doing things sorry to the young lady, and finally it was the young lady who saved me, pleading for my freedom before the master—such kindness… how could I forget?"

Shen Lu pursed her lips helplessly, "All right, since sis has made up her mind, I'll stay too; we'll serve the young lady and the new master together. Anyway, I can't sleep without sis, so if we die, we die together."

"Why bother yourself like that!" Yan Qiushui said with a bitter smile.

"Just to sleep with sis." Shen Lu gave a sweet smile, "Sis, you have your persistence, and I have my pursuit; all of this is fate."

……

When Chen Wuji woke up early in the morning, he also experienced the feeling of being the master of a wealthy household.

That feeling, well, not to say, it's rather nice.

Having just crawled out of the blankets, he didn't need to put on his clothes and shoes himself; Yan Qiushui and Shen Lu had already helped him dress skillfully and naturally.

Before he even steadied his feet, hot water for washing his face was brought over, and he didn't need to do it himself.

Yan Qiushui and Shen Lu each helped him wipe his face and hands, then applied some unknown substance—probably a skin care product—after which they tidied his eyebrows, groomed his appearance, and straightened his attire.

Throughout this, Chen Wuji merely crawled out of the blankets, sat up, and took two steps.

"Do you wealthy households always serve people like this?" Chen Wuji turned his head to look at Qin Zhanhong, who was still curled up in the blankets.

Qin Zhanhong chuckled, "Comfortable, huh? Don't you think it was right of me to keep Qiushui and Xiao Lu?"

"It's comfortable, but I'm not used to it!" Chen Wuji shook his head and instructed Yan Qiushui and Shen Lu, "From now on, just prepare my hot washing water in the morning; the rest I'll handle myself."

"Yes!" Yan Qiushui bowed slightly, then said in an orderly manner, "Master, refreshments have been prepared in the side hall; I don't know what flavors you prefer, so we made a little of each."

"I really like this; a lonely bachelor like me eating every day can really worry one to death!" Chen Wuji said, "You attend to your young lady's grooming; I'm heading over first."

"You brat, stop right there! When did I get old?" Qin Zhanhong shouted, waving her jade arms from under the blankets.

Chen Wuji had already slipped away.

After eating the breakfast carefully prepared by Yan Qiushui and Shen Lu, Chen Wuji hurriedly went to the front hall of the government office.

This big mess in Hezhou City made it impossible for him to enjoy his playtime with Qin Zhanhong last night; he kept absent‑mindedly drifting to these matters.

"Family Head, the two new women talked a lot last night." Chen Yiyi quickly caught up with Chen Wuji and whispered.

Chen Wuji's steps paused slightly, "They're not hiding things from you, are they?"

"They don't seem to think we personal guards have the skill to leap over roofs and walls and land silently; they were still on guard a little, speaking very softly, but pressed against the rear window we could barely hear them." Chen Yiyi said.

"What did they say?" Chen Wuji asked.

Chen Yiyi said, "They said that the Third Madam and the Family Head are married; if the Qin family's lord finds out, he will certainly send death soldiers to seize the Third Madam and kill the Family Head."

"The two of them worry about being implicated and want to flee, but one of them, feeling guilty toward the Third Madam, wishes to repay her past kindness and insists on staying. The other, because of that person staying, also chooses to stay; her reason is to sleep with that woman."

Chen Wuji:???

Chen Yiyi hesitated over this and that, letting Chen Wuji think it through before he figured out what was going on.

"You mean Yan Qiushui stayed to repay her kindness, while Shen Lu stayed because she wanted to sleep with Yan Qiushui, and then also decided to stay?" Chen Wuji asked.

Chen Yiyi shook his head, "Family Head, I didn't catch their names."

"Did they sleep last night?" Chen Wuji asked.

"They did!"

"I mean that kind of sleep."

"Family Head, I mean the kind with movement; I'm not a child, I know."

Chen Wuji suddenly chuckled; now we can probably rule out any other secrets on Yan Qiushui and Shen Lu.

After all that, these two turn out to be lesbians.

Da Yu's social customs are still extremely open……

Given their relationship, the fact that Shen Lu is a mature woman rather than a girl explains it; lesbian couples often aren't fully satisfied on their own, so they usually rely on some aids.

"Anything else?" Chen Wuji asked.

Chen Yiyi shook his head, "Nothing else; the things they said while sleeping—like 'dying together, if we can't share a grave we'll scatter our ashes together'—don't really amount to much."

Chen Wuji suddenly became alert, turned back and asked, "You kid, you weren't eavesdropping on my corner, were you?"