Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 140 A Peaceful Night

Everyone was having fun for a long time, and it was almost late at night. The girls reluctantly stopped their fun, left Yue Ling, and got up to clean up the dishes.

Lin Daiyu was also a little tired. She leaned back in her chair, supporting her cheek with her arm on the tea table, nodding her chin from time to time, and her eyes were slightly closed.

"It seems that I haven't been sleeping well recently. Now that my heart is at peace, I am naturally sleepy."

Yue Ling sighed inwardly, and then told Zijuan, "Zijuan, help Sister Lin go to her room to rest."

Watching Zijuan slowly help Lin Daiyu back to her room, Yue Ling was also very tired, so he got up and walked towards his room.

When guarding the city, they either slept on a wooden bed in the yamen, or on a straw mat in the arrow tower on the city wall like the soldiers, or on a kang in a requisitioned civilian house near the city gate. How could these be compared to their own sandalwood bed and brocade bedding.

Yue Ling stretched his waist, took off his casual clothes, put on only his underwear, and fell into the couch.

After lying down with his eyes closed for a while, Yue Ling began to feel sore all over his body. He tossed and turned in different sleeping positions and found it difficult to fall asleep.

Soon, there was a knock on the door.

Qin Keqing walked in quietly wearing a light pink gauze dress. The dress was so thin that even the cuckoo bellyband that was close to her body seemed to be faintly visible.

Standing outside Yue Ling's tent, Qin Keqing did not rush to move forward, but stopped and asked, "Master, you said you were not feeling well during dinner just now, so I wanted to massage you to relax your muscles."

Hearing this, Yue Ling, who was already feeling some pain in his body, did not reject Qin Keqing's kindness.

No matter what her identity was before, she is now Yue Ling's personal maid. This is what she should do. If she is not allowed to do it, it would seem like she is not accepted.

"Okay, I'll help you."

Qin Keqing was delighted. She slowly pushed aside the bed curtains, gently took off her embroidered shoes, and placed them neatly under the couch.

He knelt down and climbed onto the couch, coming to Yue Ling's side.

Qin Keqing couldn't help thinking in her heart, "Finally, this time I got the master's permission to climb into the couch. Before, I could only lie down secretly when the bed was being made."

Qin Keqing took a deep breath, her mind drifting away again, "Hiss, the bed curtains are full of the master's scent."

Yue Ling didn't look at Qin Keqing, and he didn't know that she was so mentally active. He lay down, patted his shoulder, and said, "In recent battles, I have either been riding a horse or holding a lance to defend against the enemy. The long lance is quite powerful, but it is very strenuous, and it makes my shoulders and arms ache badly."

"Just pinch these two places first. If you have more strength, press other places."

Qin Keqing came back to her senses immediately, lowered her head and hummed softly.

Then she moved to Yue Ling's side, stretched out her delicate fingers, slowly placed them on Yue Ling's body, and began to knead it.

Yue Ling closed his eyes and enjoyed the subtle touch, feeling very comfortable.

Qin Keqing, however, thought much more than Yue Ling and was suddenly a little distracted. "Master's shoulders are so strong and his arms are so sturdy. I never noticed them when he was getting dressed. I couldn't tell the difference until I touched them."

Looking at Yue Ling's back again, Qin Keqing couldn't help but take the opportunity to touch it from top to bottom.

"With such a broad arm, I naturally feel safe when I throw myself into the master's arms. How can it be my problem?"

At the right time, Yue Ling looked up and asked, "How about we change positions?"

"Change your position?"

Qin Keqing was stunned by the question, her heart started beating rapidly and her cheeks became slightly hot.

Then Yue Ling said, "I feel like it's hard to exert force on your fingers when you sit sideways next to me. It would be more convenient if you sit in front of my head."

“Ah… That’s what happened.”

Yue Ling was puzzled, "Or else?"

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay..."

Qin Keqing gently stroked her cheek, which felt hot enough to cook with. Suppressing the throbbing in her heart, Qin Keqing walked around to Yue Ling's head and pressed hard.

"I am so embarrassed. What on earth am I thinking? If I really cheat here, how will Miss Lin look at me? However, I am the master's personal maid, so it shouldn't be considered cheating."

In the tent, the two of them were very close to each other, and the breath exhaled by Qin Keqing was blowing against Yue Ling's ears, feeling cool and very comfortable.

With every effort Qin Keqing made, the fragrant breeze coming out from her sleeves lingered in front of Yue Ling's mind, making his muscles and bones relax.

"It's hard to describe the feeling of having the most beautiful woman in Dream of the Red Chamber serving by my side."

As sleepiness came over Yue Ling, his mind slowly became empty and he fell into a deep sleep.

Feeling Yue Ling snoring softly beneath her, Qin Keqing felt a sense of accomplishment, but also a little disappointed.

"I coaxed the master to sleep, and it's time for me to go back."

Just as she raised her foot, she found that her left ankle was held by Yue Ling. She couldn't break free easily, and she didn't dare to pry open Yue Ling's fingers for fear of waking him up.

"This... Master, do you like my feet too..."

Qin Keqing tapped her head gently to stop her wild thoughts.

"Since you can't leave, just sleep like this."

Qin Keqing slowly moved her body, got into the inner side of the bed, covered herself with the brocade quilt, and then lay down with Yue Ling, one on top of the other.

"The quilt is full of the master's smell. I feel dizzy..."

The next day, at noon,
After working so hard for a long time, Yue Ling was finally able to let go of his guard and have a good sleep. He slept until dawn and had long missed breakfast.

I moved my body slightly and opened my eyes again, but I always felt like I was holding something in my hand.

When he lifted the quilt, he saw a pair of flawless white feet, with pink and tender toes and smooth and delicate skin. Yue Ling couldn't help but rub them gently, and felt that they were like jade.

Below the jade feet were slender calves. The scenery was so beautiful that Yue Ling didn't dare to look closely.

By gently pressing the sole of the foot, you can see the calf shrinking and contracting, which is very interesting.

After pressing several times, Qin Keqing, who was lying under the quilt pretending to be asleep, finally couldn't hold back any longer. She sat up slightly, tears in her eyes, and moaned, "Master, it itches."

Seeing that Qin Keqing was about to cry because of his bullying, Yue Ling let go of her hand and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work yesterday. Go change your clothes. I will change my clothes when you come back."

Qin Keqing nodded slightly, feeling Yue Ling's great tenderness and recognition, and happily got out of the couch.

After Qin Keqing left, Yue Ling touched his burning belly and muttered, "Love is the sky, love is the sea, love is the illusion, and when love meets, it will lead to lust. Why does this girl's judgment seem to be fulfilled on me? She has a great figure and looks, and she is loyal to me and considerate. If I hadn't been too tired recently, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hold back."

Yue Ling let out a light breath.

"A beautiful lady in her twenties has a body as soft as butter, and she carries a sword at her waist to kill foolish men. Although you don't see the man's head fall off, it will secretly make your bones dry."

"If you indulge in lust, you will be degraded to the extreme."

……

He walked into the hall dressed neatly, but there was no sign of Lin Daiyu.

After eating a few less pieces of cakes and candied fruits on the table, Xueyan came back with Baozhu.

"General Yue, I want to drink milk tea. Can you make some more for us?"

Seeing the two people's silly looks, Yue Ling smiled and replied, "Weren't you right beside me when we did it?"

Xueyan raised her hand and touched the back of her head, and replied embarrassedly: "Milk tea is not difficult, but I still don't understand how to make the grass jelly. I tried to make it this morning, but it turned out like paste and was inedible."

"Also, it's Baozhu who wants to drink it, not me. She's never had it before."

Yue Ling nodded, "Okay, then I'll make it for Baozhu in the afternoon when I'm free. Don't drink it secretly."

Xueyan's face fell, "Ah, why is this happening?"

Looking at Baozhu again, Xueyan said, "I take care of you in every way, you will definitely share with me."

Baozhu looked up at Yue Ling, then looked at Xueyan beside her, and nodded: "Sister Xueyan really treats me very well."

Xueyan's face lit up with joy.

Baozhu added: "But I have to listen to the master."

Xueyan looked unhappy.

Seeing Xueyan's expression change, Yue Ling couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm just kidding, everyone has a share, go play outside!"

The two little maids held hands, bowed to Yue Ling together, and then ran out the door.

After the two left, Zijuan came back.

Yue Ling asked again: "Zijuan, has Sister Lin gotten up yet?"

Zijuan nodded and said, "Although I slept a little soundly today, I got up now. I just took the medicine soup."

"it is good."

Yue Ling stood up and knocked lightly on Lin Daiyu's door. Then he heard Lin Daiyu inside say, "Come in."

Yue Ling stepped into the room and saw Lin Daiyu tidying up the bookshelf.

The desk was piled high with previous manuscripts.

Yue Ling did not disturb her. He sat beside Lin Daiyu's desk and started reading.

"Take a look at what Sister Lin has written recently."

"Book of Rites, Spring and Autumn Annals, excerpts from the Four Books and Five Classics, and some calligraphy I copied, all of which were pretty good."

Lin Daiyu turned around and looked at them, then said to Yue Ling, "Those are all discarded manuscripts. We are going to throw them away this morning."

"These calligraphy works are pretty good, so you just threw them away?"

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "It's not good at all, it's just for practicing."

Yue Ling nodded slightly and continued to flip through the pages.

"Oh, here are some drawings. As expected of Miss Lin, she is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Yue Ling muttered to himself.

After flipping through the pages, I saw a few landscape paintings, then flower and bird paintings, then some more complex paintings of ladies, and finally a portrait.

With just a few strokes, the face was sketched out, revealing his sharp eyebrows and sharp eyes, with clear white space, as if it was a skill that only comes after long practice.

"This……"

Hearing Yue Ling not speaking for a long time, Lin Daiyu felt a little confused and looked back again.

Seeing Yue Ling pick up a drawing and look at it carefully, Lin Daiyu felt something was wrong. She walked quickly behind Yue Ling, pulled the drawing over and rolled it up.

Lin Daiyu blushed, "This is not Brother Yue, but someone who looks very similar to Brother Yue. It's in the album, yes, it's in the album!"

(End of this chapter)