"Mmm..." Su Xiaoqi froze for a moment, then quickly reacted.
Shen Yun had kissed her!
Her first reaction was anger, her second was excitement, because her space had upgraded again!
A surge of joy filled her heart, and she forgot to struggle, allowing Shen Yun to busily gather her sweetness like a bee collecting nectar.
It wasn't until she couldn't breathe that Su Xiaoqi realized the space upgrade had nothing to do with how long they kissed.
She pushed Shen Yun away. Meeting his teasing gaze, her face instantly flushed, and she fled in a panic.
Watching her hasty retreat, Shen Yun narrowed his eyes.
So she did know how to be shy, not as unrestrained and bold as he had imagined.
But the scent of her was very fragrant, and her lips were so soft...
Of course, these were not the main points.
The important thing was that based on his past experience, he usually fainted for at most a day, and at least half a day.
This time, it seemed less than two hours had passed.
Could it have something to do with her?
A knock on the door interrupted Shen Yun's thoughts.
Hearing familiar footsteps, he quickly put on his outer garment and went to the door.
"Mother, I'm fine now."
"Good, good, it's good that you're alright." Madam Zhao looked him up and down, her lips trembling, unable to say anything else.
Looking down at his old undershirt discarded on the floor, she sighed, thinking of her son's nature, "Yun'er, Mother knows you still mind what happened with Xiao Qi before, and that you're thinking of that person... you don't want to be good to Xiao Qi.
But, but Mother sees she is truly a good girl. How about, how about we just let it be? It's all fate."
Shen Yun clenched his fist. "Mother, fate is something we strive for. I will definitely pass the exam this time."
Madam Zhao nodded. "I also hope my son can pass and have a successful future."
Su Xiaoqi, standing at the door holding the medicine, lifted an eyelid as she listened.
She was somewhat impressed that Shen Yun had managed to change the subject with just a few words, while also thinking that Shen Yun indeed had a white moonlight in his heart.
This was for the best, she thought, she wouldn't have to feel guilty about using him.
She steadied her nerves, pretended she hadn't heard anything, and walked in, calmly handing the medicine to Shen Yun.
"Time for your medicine."
Shen Yun reached out to block it. "What medicine?" Although he had been unconscious, his consciousness had been clear.
He knew she had taken his pulse and found nothing, so why had she turned around and made him a bowl of medicine?
"You fainted. This medicine dispels evil, disperses wind, and enriches qi and blood. It treats illness or maintains health."
Su Xiaoqi thought of Shen Yun teasing her just now and smiled mischievously.
In front of Madam Zhao, she pushed Shen Yun's hand away and spoon-fed him the medicine, spoonful by spoonful.
This was not medicine, but a bowl of nourishing ginseng soup.
She had dug up the ginseng on the mountain when she was looking for medicine for Shen Erdan. It was still quite young.
She had intended to try planting it in her space, but it didn't work.
It was just right to make it into soup for Shen Yun.
However, to reduce the heat, she had added Coptis, which made Shen Yun frown deeply, while Su Xiaoqi secretly laughed.
Madam Zhao, unaware of this, thought Su Xiaoqi was wholeheartedly thinking of Shen Yun and was very pleased.
She held Su Xiaoqi's hand and expressed her gratitude.
Sometimes, when Madam Zhao looked at the delicate Su Xiaoqi, she would have a momentary daze.
It was as if the Su Xiaoqi who had just married into the Shen family was not the real Su Xiaoqi at all.
The one before her now was the true her, gentle, thoughtful, and understanding.
If she had always been like this, Madam Zhao would have been extremely happy with her.
Madam Zhao seized the opportunity to suggest that Shen Yun move back to the new house.
Su Xiaoqi instinctively objected.
Although Shen Yun was handsome, to her, he was just handsome. He was of no other use.
But before Su Xiaoqi could refuse, she heard Shen Yun say gravely, "Alright, I'll move shortly."
Su Xiaoqi glared at him. The hateful Shen Yun! He had made the decision without even asking her.
However, she had to bow her head under the eaves of another's house.
But Su Xiaoqi couldn't understand why Shen Yun, who had a white moonlight in his heart, was willing to share a room with her.
At night, it was the first time since the couple's marriage that they lay in the same bed.
After struggling throughout the afternoon, Su Xiaoqi had managed to convince herself. The reason was simple—getting close to Shen Yun could accelerate the upgrade of her space.
Moreover, Shen Yun had given her a very reasonable explanation: after tomorrow, the room he was staying in would be given to his maternal grandmother.
In the middle of the night, the moonlight was like water, and the person beside her was already asleep.
Su Xiaoqi, however, suddenly opened her eyes and stealthily leaned closer to Shen Yun.
Under the bright moonlight, she examined him: his eyebrows were like stars, his nose was high and straight; he was truly handsome.
She pursed her lips, leaned down, and kissed him. He was good-looking, so she wasn't at a disadvantage by kissing him.
After kissing him, she wondered, why hadn't her space upgraded?
Su Xiaoqi was confused.
She kissed him again, still nothing?
Perhaps secret kisses were useless, and she had to kiss him while he was awake?
Su Xiaoqi felt tears welling up. She propped herself up on her hands, looking at Shen Yun's face with a helpless expression.
"What are you doing?" the person beneath her opened his eyes, his voice clear and cold.
"Ah, n-nothing, I couldn't sleep. You're just too good-looking," Su Xiaoqi stammered, her face flushing red.
Then, before she could react, her neck suddenly felt heavy.
Shen Yun pulled her into his embrace, and then her lips met his again, warm and soft.
"Mmm..." Su Xiaoqi's breathing grew ragged.
After the kiss ended, Shen Yun looked at her. "Aren't we husband and wife? Why the need for secret kisses?"
Shen Yun's tone carried a hint of joy that even he himself hadn't noticed.
Su Xiaoqi, dizzy from the kiss, only realized what was happening when she heard the sound of her space upgrading.
She seemed to have been teased by Shen Yun once again!
It was clearly she who had always been the initiator before, but now Shen Yun was also...
No, no, where were his hands going?
Su Xiaoqi was shocked to feel a chill on her chest. Her clothes were already half-undone.
She looked at Shen Yun in surprise. Wasn't he supposed to be aloof and detached in the book?
While others might take multiple wives and concubines when they rose in rank and fortune, he had only married one more wife when he held immense power in the court, and the two loved each other without suspicion.
Thinking of Shen Yun's later wife, Su Xiaoqi felt a strange sense of guilt.
But she quickly rationalized it.
After all, her current identity was Su Xiaoqi, Shen Yun's lawfully wedded wife.
His later remarried wife had probably passed away in some year and month.
Regardless, she wouldn't stay in the Shen family forever. When the time was ripe, she would still leave.
With the vast world before her, she wanted to see it, to make her transmigration worthwhile.
While Su Xiaoqi was lost in thought, Shen Yun had already buried his head in her neck, gathering the sweet nectar.
"Mmm..." Su Xiaoqi moaned uncomfortably.
She twisted her waist and pushed him, but her strength was like that of a kitten compared to Shen Yun, who had been doing manual labor for years.
To him, it didn't seem like a rejection, but more like a coy resistance.
Looking down at the little, delicate beauty with her clothes partially undone, she was like a delicious meal, tempting him to taste.