Chapter 74: The Dog Blood Plot of Pei Lan and Wen Xi

Wen Xi didn’t know since when, but he had fallen in love with Pei Lan.

Perhaps it was when their masters were having a grand harmonious time, and the two of them were guarding the door and openly eavesdropping.

Two young and upright people, with no physical problems, naturally had wild imaginations and extra thoughts when hearing those sounds.

Perhaps Pei Lan had unintentionally helped him, or perhaps for no reason at all. He had simply reached the age where he would fall for someone, and it happened to be her.

He still remembered that day when he was off duty. He had bathed in the servants’ bathing area in the manor, and was wearing a robe as he passed the corner of the garden to return to his residence.

His master Meng Huan had always taken good care of him, and the Wen family’s place was large, so he didn’t have to squeeze in with other servants. He was lucky enough to be allocated a room of his own, a secluded spot.

“Mmm…”

Wen Xi, who was holding his clothes and about to go back, suddenly heard a moan coming from the direction of the bushes.

He didn’t know what he was thinking at the time. Anyway, he put down his things and quietly approached. Upon getting closer, he was stunned to discover that the person lying in the bushes was actually Pei Lan!

“Steward Lan, why are you here?”

He walked up to her and squatted beside her, not daring to touch her rashly.

However, Pei Lan groggily raised her head, her eyes half-open as if trying to identify who he was. But there was no light in her eyes, and she couldn’t see at all!

“Save… save me…” She groped with her hand, eventually grabbing his ankle.

Stunned by her sudden touch, Wen Xi almost jumped back. Unfortunately, she held on too tightly. Even when he used both hands to pry, he couldn’t make her let go.

What to do now?

Wen Xi was at a loss for a moment. He could only get closer and communicate with her, “Steward Lan, you’re already in the manor, very safe. I’ll call someone to save you right away. Can you please let go of me first?”

Although the latter was unconscious and her eyes weren’t working, she knew to hold onto the life-saving straw and refused to let go even if it meant death. She even murmured, “You go… if you go, no one will save me…”

Wen Xi really admired her. He really didn’t expect that the clever Steward Lan would have moments of foolishness just like his master.

Helpless, he could only pull her free arm and put it over his shoulder. “I won’t go. Then you use a bit of strength and let me support you to a place with people, okay?”

Not far from here, there was a guard. As long as his shouts could get through, someone would come to the rescue.

Pei Lan seemed to understand his words, or perhaps it was because she had support for her hand. After hesitating for a while, she released his ankle, then sat up with effort and put all her weight on him.

Then she even mumbled, “Go, let’s go…”

“How can I move with you like this!” Wen Xi mustered up his strength to stand, but couldn’t even get up. He almost rolled his eyes, and a nameless anger suddenly rose in his heart. He raised his hand and punched her.

Who knew that their current posture was too strange. He wasn’t paying attention and directly hit her soft white mounds.

Theoretically speaking, a woman’s pair and a man’s thing down there are both fatal spots. If they are hit, it will definitely hurt.

However, Pei Lan wasn’t in pain when he hit her. Instead, she let out a numb moan by his ear, which immediately got him standing at attention.

How could this be? Except for when eavesdropping on their masters, he had never had this kind of reaction. His face instantly turned red, and he froze on the spot, not knowing what to do.

He had eavesdropped for so long, but had never actually practiced even once.

On the other side, Pei Lan wasn’t as stiff as him. That punch just now seemed to have flipped a switch, making her cling to him using the momentum. Without a word, she raised her hand, hooked his neck, and kissed him for a good while.

Although Wen Xi was a servant, he hadn’t done any strenuous work while following Meng Huan. At this moment, he had no room for resistance and just let her kiss him.

He had feelings for Pei Lan to begin with, so even though she kissed him while not in her right mind, he wasn’t completely unwilling.

Therefore, after she finished kissing him, he leaned over and asked, “Do you know who I am?”

Who was he? Pei Lan took a long time to answer, “Wen Xi? You’re Wen Xi!”

Wen Xi smiled when he heard her accurately say his name. He pulled her in and kissed her some more, until they both started feeling it.

He said, “Steward Lan, it seems like you’ve taken a drug that arouses desire. If it’s not resolved, I’m afraid it will harm your body.”

He had witnessed the scene of his master and the family head using incense. It was probably like this, except that incense worked on men, while the drug Pei Lan took was targeted at women.

The other party’s mind seemed to become even more muddled. She wasn’t thinking at all, just blankly holding him as if she hadn’t heard what he said.

He awkwardly touched her soft white mounds and saw that she became even more excited, her face turning completely red.

“I, I can help you, as long as you don’t mind me…”

His status was special. He used to be a reserve concubine for the family head, and later became a servant for his master. In short, he had the fate of a slave all along.

However, although Pei Lan was a steward by the family head’s side, she had an official position. Just taking her out, she was more than enough to marry the legitimate son of a county magistrate in a small county.

Let alone being matched with him… He himself felt unworthy.

So even if he liked her before, Wen Xi never dared to express it, afraid that she would hear it and despise him. Wouldn’t that make him even more heartbroken?

But if he missed such a good opportunity today, he might truly never have a chance with her in this lifetime.

Wen Xi gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind. He pulled her hands to wrap around his waist.

“Ste- Steward Lan, I don’t ask for anything from you after today. The reason I’m doing this is only because I’m afraid I’ll regret it when I think back in the future.”

“Whether you know it’s me or not, today I will save you!”

Pei Lan didn’t seem to hear his rambling words, but she was very interested in the mouth that approached her. She nibbled on it endlessly with no technique.

Wen Xi thought that as long as he opened the floodgates, things would proceed smoothly afterwards. But who knew that Pei Lan was actually a virgin with no experience at all. She only knew to impatiently tug at clothes and nibble on his lips until they bled.

The more anxious they were, the less they could get things done. Now the two of them were still outside. He looked around, afraid that someone would pass by, while nervously guiding her to do the right thing.

“Can, can we find a room…” He gradually lost strength, but seeing the sky getting darker, he felt that staying outside wasn’t a solution.

After all, once it was completely dark, the night patrol in the manor would start moving and would eventually patrol to where he was.

By then, not only would nothing be accomplished, he would also bring groundless notoriety upon himself.

Wen Xi didn’t have much hope when he said it, but as soon as he finished speaking, he heard her very clearly respond with an “Mm.”

Moreover, she not only agreed, but also cooperated extremely well, using the momentum to stand up.

“You’re really something.” Wen Xi was speechless for a moment. He quickly took advantage of her cooperation and led her to his room without a second word, not even bothering to pick up the clothes he had left on the ground outside.

As soon as the two entered the room, Pei Lan became even more interested in the bed. Before he could even close the door properly, he was pressed firmly onto the bed.

“Hiss!” Wen Xi’s back seemed to have hit something, and it instantly felt fiery pain. Fortunately, her hand also scratched a cut at the same time, which made him feel a bit more balanced in his heart.

At this moment, she still maintained some consciousness and asked him in a low voice, “Where did you hit? Does it hurt…”

Wen Xi raised his hand and punched her back, then hooked his leg around her waist and said, “My back hurts so much from the impact!”

She reached out to feel, but couldn’t feel anything through the clothes, so she tugged the clothes open to feel. As a result, she discovered that his back had indeed been hit and was even bleeding.

“Apply medicine…”

Wen Xi really admired that she could still say such words at this time. He hurriedly tugged at her scant clothing and rolled his eyes, saying, “Save you first, applying medicine can wait!”

The two of them fumbled around for a good while and finally found the right spot, then cooperated and got to work.

At first, Wen Xi really couldn’t do it. His back hurt, and that place also hurt. He almost wilted again right after getting hard.

Later, he gradually got the hang of it. After it didn’t feel so uncomfortable anymore, he finally got into the mood and accompanied her for three rounds.

Pei Lan had sobered up a bit, but not completely. She still wanted to pull him up for a third round.

At this moment, a knocking sound suddenly came from outside, instantly scaring him so much that he almost wilted again.

“Wen Xi, are you there?”

“Wen Xi, are you in there?”

That person called out twice without getting a response, then muttered, “Could it be the wind? Did it blow the drying clothes to the doorway? Forget it, I’ll put them in the shed for him.”

Wen Xi only let out a sigh of relief when he heard the sound gradually receding. When he turned his head to look at Pei Lan again, he was instantly startled to find that she had already closed her eyes and was lying motionless on the bed!

He thought she was dead and tremblingly approached to check. Only after getting closer did he discover that she was just asleep, and he finally felt relieved.

——

When he woke up the next day, the person beside him had already disappeared to who knows where.

He felt a bit lost, but still went to serve Meng Huan as usual. He occasionally ran into Pei Lan, but didn’t even get a single extra glance from her.

Wen Xi felt that he was being despised and was a bit ashamed of himself, so he didn’t tell anyone. He just secretly asked that little cook to buy contraceptive soup for him to drink, and applied chastity rouge with pigment every day, acting as if nothing had happened.

If it weren’t for dispelling Meng Huan’s suspicions that day, and his own thoughts being too heavy to hold in, he definitely wouldn’t have spoken about this matter.

After he said it, Meng Huan immediately acted on his behalf, going through the family head to find Pei Lan and have her marry him.

He originally thought that even if she despised him, she would at least reject him to his face. Who knew that she actually refused to even see him, directly rejecting the proposal and indicating that she wouldn’t marry him.

Wen Xi was extremely heartbroken. With a do-or-die mindset, he found Pei Lan and tearfully told her to pretend that day’s events never happened. Since she was unwilling to marry him, in the future she could just act as if she didn’t know him.

But who knew he would hear her mention being poisoned one day, and inexplicably losing a small segment of her memory after the poison was removed.

He didn’t know if she was deceiving him or what. He recounted the events of that day and dejectedly showed her the scratch on his back.

Based on the little memory she had of that day, she remembered him.

The two of them finally resolved the misunderstanding and got together.

To show her apology and display her sincerity, Pei Lan specially gave Wen Xi the family heirloom bracelet, then chose an auspicious date to bring him into the family.

After they were married, the two of them still lived in the Wen manor, continuing to serve Wen Zhaoyin and Meng Huan.

After Meng Huan passed away, Wen Xi took on the important task of caring for the three children.

Many years later, when Wen Zhaoyin departed on a crane to the west, the two of them built a small courtyard by the grave to keep watch, living a pastoral life with the woman farming and the man weaving, until they grew old.

[I feel like I can expand on writing about these two. It would definitely be Begonias Blooming Every Day hhhh] [The next chapter will be about the endings of the four children, and then this story will be completely finished]