Xianggong, Please Divorce Me!

Ch. 26: Raging Destroying Fire Flares Up

[1] 魔障; Mozhang, known in English as Mara. In Buddhism, he is a demon who tempted Prince Siddhartha to prevent him from attaining enlightenment. Prince Siddhartha is known as the person who became Gautama Buddha.  There are different stories as to how the temptation was done but they all involve beautiful women.

[2] 吃错药 is literally took the wrong medicine.  It also means to be crazy or abnormal.

Ch 26 – Raging Destroying Fire Flares Up

Song Shi An already finished washing up and was properly dressed in a plain robe, sitting reading a book. The bookshelf in the room had not a few books, but he had never read any of them before. For instance, "Little 2nd Wang's Fantastic Dreams", "The Chronicles of 3rd Zhang's Year in Yan Country", "4th Li's Amusing Annuls of Gods and Ghosts"....in short, many and varied, all different selections. But all of them were published for unrefined tastes, and could only be circulated in a marketplace. Laborers would find the novelty amusing.

When Song Shi An immediately saw these titles, he just had a large frown.  However he very quickly cheered up....he honestly didn't expect Su Tang to be able to endure reading things such as the 4 books and 5 classics of Confucianism.

Usually, he'd be reading super messy documents, however this moment wasn't typical. At the general's manor he was only able to manage official business and dismissed leisure activities. Though coming to father-in-law's home, in addition to sitting drinking tea, there's sitting drinking tea. Therefore, he was overcome with boredom and without a better option browsed these "uncouth" novels.

And so he was reading with interest at the time Su Tang pushed open the door to enter the room. When Song Shi An initially saw her appearance, he was somewhat startled, surprised to see her crimson face and blurred gaze.

Drank liquor? Song Shi An was thinking this. But by the time Su Tang drew near to him, it was overruled as there wasn't the slightest scent of alcohol on her person.

"What's the matter with you?" Song Shi An asked and put the book down.

"I'm also unsure, unexpectedly my body from head to toe feels burning hot, parched tongue, dry mouth." Su Tang stated.  She wrinkled her eyebrows while untying a dragon clasp (button). (Then) again she poured herself a cup of cold tea and drank it down.

A suspicion arose in Song Shi An's heart.  This kind of symptom seemed quite familiar.

Su Tang already ran into the inner room and took off her clothes to take a bath.  Catching sight of a bright red mark on her originally fair skin, Xi Que turned pale with fright. "Miss, what's the matter with you!"

Su Tang's head was already somewhat giddy and unable to say that her body didn't feel well. She lowered her head looking at the even cottony red clouds on her chest. Muttering she said, "I don't know."

"Ai ya, it seems like a fever.  Your body is terribly burning up all over. What to do. Miss, should a doctor be called?!" Xi Que anxiously said.

Su Tang hadn't forgotten that she previously was vigorous and lively, and couldn't have caught a fever this quickly. She therefore shook her head and said, "Shouldn't (need to).  Let me take a bath first. Add extra cold water."

Xi Que complied and fetched the water.  Su Tang sunk (her body in the tub) and now felt a burst of comfort. Xi Que sprinkled water on Su Tang using a ladle.  The water dashed downward and smashed into the 2 soft peaks. Feeling comfortable, Su Tang was unable to resist softly moaning.  Fortunately her reason was not completely lost, and she hurriedly pursed her lips.  "Xi Que you can go out now.  I can manage by myself."

Su Tang usually didn't have even one person to assist her while bathing, therefore dense Xi Que also didn't suspect anything.  She merely tidied things up for Su Tang and left.