Chapter 154: Chapter 104: My Goodness... Is That the Sound of a Donkey Being Slaughtered...?

By four or five in the afternoon, the sky was already starting to darken.

The East Wing was lit by the warm, yellow glow of a Spiritual Lamp.

Moreover, the inside of the East Wing had been decorated with numerous red silk ribbons.

The main room was even adorned with the "double happiness" character.

The three women had come back early in the afternoon to arrange all of this.

"Oh, honestly... What in the world are you doing..."

Zhao Qiao’Er tugged at Song Meiqin, who was busy moving pillows and a thin blanket, and pouted coquettishly.

But Song Meiqin just beamed at Zhao Qiao’Er and said:

"What does it look like I’m doing?

Making room for you two, of course!"

In response, Zhao Qiao’Er blushed and glared at Song Meiqin.

"Stop your nonsense!

I’m feeling all shy over here~"

Song Meiqin couldn’t help but roll her eyes at that.

"Oh, stop pretending. You’ve been waiting for this day forever.

Now that it’s finally here, you’re getting all shy like a virgin bride?"

In response to Song Meiqin’s teasing, Zhao Qiao’Er glared and retorted:

"I *am* a maiden!

Is there a problem with me being shy?"

Song Meiqin just pursed her lips at that.

"You’re just putting on an act!

Even if you’ve never done it, you’ve certainly heard all about it.

The way you used to talk about it, you were a real expert, one-liners slicker than the last.

Anyone who didn’t know better would’ve thought you’d been with eight hundred men."

Seeing Zhao Qiao’Er glaring at her furiously, Song Meiqin pursed her lips and continued,

"Tsk, honestly. What’s there to be so shy about?

If you’re really that shy, just hide your head under the covers and stick that big fat ass of yours out.

You don’t have to worry about the rest. That’ll be Yuan’Er’s job~"

Zhao Qiao’Er glared back at her.

"You’re disgusting!

Of course I know how to stick my ass out!

I’m talking about how to *please* a man!

I can’t just stay bent over all night, can I?!"

At this, Song Meiqin blinked her pretty eyes.

That...

She, Song Meiqin, didn’t know either.

Don’t be fooled by their fierce verbal sparring; their back-and-forth could make a brothel worker blush.

But in reality, when it came to the actual nighttime activities, neither of them was very clear on the details.

They couldn’t very well go ask Su Liyan, could they?

Song Meiqin mulled it over for a moment, then pursed her lips.

"Tsk, what’s the point of worrying about it~

Just do whatever Yuan’Er tells you to do, and that’ll be that."

With that jest, Song Meiqin grinned, picked up her bedding, and went to find Su Liyan.

Su Liyan was in the north room, making the bed.

When Song Meiqin saw this, she rushed over.

"Let me, let me! Liyan, you should be resting~"

Su Liyan turned to her and smiled.

"Oh, Aunt Song~

You forgot again. My husband says it’s good for me to move around~"

Song Meiqin set down her bedding, rolled her eyes with a smile, and said,

"You were running all over the place with me and your Aunt Zhao today. Wasn’t that enough moving around for you?

Besides, your belly is starting to show. Don’t wear yourself out."

Su Liyan replied in a sweet voice,

"Not at all, it’s only showing a tiny bit~

Besides, this is how it always was for everyone back in the village.

Women who were eight or nine months along would still be working in the fields. It’s still way too early for me to stop~"

Song Meiqin just smiled, not pursuing the topic. She placed her pillow and thin blanket on the outer edge of the bed.

"I’ll sleep on the outside, in case you get restless and roll off the bed."

Hearing Aunt Song’s words, Su Liyan couldn’t help but break into a smile.

"Oh, Auntie~

The things you say. I’m not a child, how could I possibly fall off the bed?"

While the two women were laughing and chatting,

Lu Yuan returned home.

Taking off his dog-fur hat, he looked curiously at Aunt Song and his wife.

"We haven’t eaten yet. Why is the bed already made?"

Lu Yuan had just taken off his outer coat and was about to head into the room to see what was going on.

But Song Meiqin quickly moved to block his path.

As she pulled the heavy curtain to the north room shut, she said to Lu Yuan,

"Liyan and I have already eaten. We’re going to bed now.

You eat with your Aunt Zhao."

And with that, before Lu Yuan could react, Song Meiqin pulled the curtain completely shut.

Lu Yuan stood outside the curtain and blinked.

Heh.

’I knew something was planned for tonight, but it looks like the women of the house are even more eager than I am.’

He glanced at the large "double happiness" character in the main room and all the red decorations.

’The three of them must have been busy all afternoon.’

While Lu Yuan was lost in thought, the light in the north room went out.

Lu Yuan glanced toward the south room, which was Aunt Zhao’s, and saw that its curtain was also drawn.

The light, however, was still on.

’What’s going on? Is Aunt Zhao waiting for me under a red bridal veil?’

’Probably not...’

’If we were going through with the full ceremony, she would have told me in advance so I could prepare, right?’

Lu Yuan stood outside the curtain and called out loudly,

"Auntie, come out and eat something first. There’s no rush, the night is long."

Just then, Aunt Zhao’s voice came from behind the heavy curtain.

It was thick with shyness, trembling slightly, and she even stuttered a little as she spoke.

"I’ve eaten already.

You’ve had a long day, sweetheart. Eat a good meal first, then you can come in."

Her voice sounded muffled, as if her head was buried under the blankets.

After she said this, the light in the south room also went out.

’At a time like this, who’s still thinking about food?!’

But still, he had to eat.

Lu Yuan went to the table, but not for the food.

He was there for the wine.

Any man who drank regularly knew this.

After a man drinks, there are usually two outcomes.

The first is that he can’t get it up, no matter what you do.

The other is that he becomes incredibly potent, able to go on and on without finishing.

Lu Yuan was the latter type.

So, he had to have a drink.

He drank quickly, of course.

Picking up the warmed wine pot, Lu Yuan put the spout to his lips and GULP, GULP, GULP, downed the entire thing.

Then he locked the main door and turned off the light in the main room.

After his eyes adjusted to the sudden darkness, Lu Yuan felt his way into the south room.

The moment he pulled back the heavy curtain and stepped inside,

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but swallow hard, freezing in place.

So big, so white, so pink.

It was jiggling like a massive water balloon.

The pale, glistening sight was dazzling.

’Whose idea was this??’

’Who puts rouge on their ass?’

But he had to admit, it was completely to his liking.

Lu Yuan, who had been holding back for a long time because of his wife’s pregnancy, couldn’t take it anymore.

Like a wolf starved of meat for ages, he let out a howl and pounced.

Meanwhile, Song Meiqin and Su Liyan were hiding under the covers, their two little heads peeking out as they listened quietly for any sounds.

’But... there’s no sound?’

Just as Song Meiqin was thinking that there ought to be some foreplay or something, the bed beside her shifted.

Song Meiqin turned her head and stared in astonishment at Su Liyan, who was getting up.

"Eh?

Liyan?

Where are you going?"

Su Liyan’s face was beet red, and she didn’t dare look at Song Meiqin. She just quickly got out of bed and hurried over to the heavy curtain.

Tilting her ear to listen, she whispered to Song Meiqin,

"It’s Aunt Zhao’s first time... I’m a little worried..."

’When it came to this sort of thing, even though she was the youngest of the three women in the house... much, much younger—Aunt Zhao was almost twice her age... But when it came to *this* particular matter... she was, in fact, the most knowledgeable of the three.’

’Su Liyan was afraid something might go wrong, and she wanted to be ready to go in and help... After all, her husband was used to her. It wouldn’t do for him to treat Aunt Zhao the same way.’

’She... was a Half-Demon, after all. Her constitution was different; she was more durable.’

’Aunt Zhao probably couldn’t handle it.’

’Her husband needed to take it easy on her.’

After blinking her pretty eyes from the bed for a moment, Song Meiqin also got up and crept over.

Although she had been talking shamelessly just a moment ago, deep down, she was still very worried about her dear friend.

Besides, she would be next.

’It wouldn’t hurt to prepare in advance.’ 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The two women huddled together, staring at each other for a moment before both turning away shyly.

They just listened curiously for any noise from the south room.

Although the East Wing was large, it had no internal doors or walls.

It was essentially one large, open-plan room.

The south room, north room, and main area were separated only by heavy curtains drawn in front of each.

’Logically, they should be able to hear *something*, right?’

Just as the two were exchanging puzzled glances,

a piercing cry suddenly erupted from Zhao Qiao’Er in the south room.

It was an incredibly intense sound.

’It felt like the entire Zhao Family residence, maybe even half of Taiping City, must have heard that.’

’Doesn’t she know how to be discreet...?’

’There are two other people in here, and she’s just going to scream her lungs out like that?’

A long time later, the noises from that side of the room finally died down.

Only then did Su Liyan and Song Meiqin let out a huge sigh of relief.