Xianggong, Please Divorce Me!

Ch. 22: Untitled

[1] 柳下惠; Liu Xia Hui was an ancient politician who among various things was known for his virtue and self-control. Reportedly there was an incident where a woman threw herself into his embrace with the episode ended with his moral characters unscathed.

[2] Green hat; there are varying stories about this. The one I encounter most often is about a wife who gave her husband a green hat to wear whenever he left town on business.  As the husband walked through the village to leave, the green hat would be seen by her lover and let him know that he could visit her.

Ch 22 – Untitled

By the time Song Shi An finished washing up and came out, Su Tang had previously bundled herself up tight in the blanket as a way to deal (with him). The dragon button on (her) clothes, could be said to be securely fastened.

The maid servants had withdrawn earlier and the room had just 2 people left. The atmosphere couldn't help but be somewhat awkward.

Song Shi An drew open the quilt on the bed.  Su Tang was thoroughly tense, moved away toward the side edge, and afterwards bound herself tightly and didn't move. Song Shi An also didn't dare move. He involuntarily suspected that the little emperor again secretly did an underhanded trick.  Otherwise why whenever he was by himself with this woman did he always have an indescribably dry tongue and mouth, and indulged in wild dreams?

The candle flame was extinguished, voices were still, faintly smelled cool incense in the entire room, and hear the indistinct sound of 2 people's shallow breathing.

As a matter of fact if it weren't for choking back difficulties, Su Tang completely wouldn't be able to breathe. Her open eyes stared, fixed on the thin silk curtain, no drowsiness at all, just the body absolutely motionless, feeling the time very slowly passing. She became aware that the person sharing the bed hadn't stirred for quite a while.  She couldn't help but incline her head to take a casual glance and saw Song Shi An laying down with eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

Su Tang curled her lips in disbelief, thinking in her heart that cold noodles still was really able to sleep. A beautiful woman at his side and he unexpectedly was absolutely still. Indeed, really is a comparison to Liu Xia Hui [1] who was unmoved by the enticement of a beautiful woman throwing herself into his arms! However you being able to sleep is like forever departing from the world, (but this) old mother is going through sheer hell!

Su Tang made a face after that light bulb went on. In any case she shared a bed with cold noodles and could justify herself to lao taitai.  Then she'll go to sleep with Xi Que and then sneak back tomorrow morning. That way nobody would know!

Ah, ha, ha, I am really clever!

Thinking of this, she just wanted to do it. With the greatest care, Su Tang lifted the quilt and gingerly got up. Gee, if (they) don't see (then they) won't know.  She looked and was startled. A person could be stuffed in between the distance from her to cold noodles. However there was also a problem; cold noodles was too close to the edge. To get out of bed, she had to crawl across his body, and there wasn't a place to set down her foot. If she wasn't careful then would bump....sniff, sniff, creeping across a bed is also a life skill!

Su Tang's eye swept a circle and finally found a place to place her foot. She accordingly stared at the exact target and began to move. First she assumed a kneeling creeping posture, after that the right foot stepped, stretched across cold noodles body, to find the precise spot for the foot...suddenly Su Tang perceived that something wasn't right. Her posture now appeared to straddle cold noodles' body?

Su Tang gave a shudder and looked towards cold noodles.  She hoped that he would continue to sleep like he had already departed from the world. But who knows.  She just started to lift her head and just saw cold noodles glistening bright  eyes....