Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

"Exactly!"

Gu Ling'er also joined in the commotion.

She rolled around on the bed, wrapping herself up like a silkworm.

Only a small head was visible, puffing out its cheeks in an angry accusation.

"You had a good time last night!"

"But I can't even lift a finger now, it's all your fault, you big bad guy!"

"Oh? It's my fault?"

Lin Mo gave her a lazy sidelong glance.

"Were you feeling unwell last night?"

"hey-hey……"

Gu Ling'er blushed, wrapped her head in the blanket, and fell silent.

Lin Mo then turned to look at Qin Ruxue.

Although Qin Ruxue didn't speak, her tightly pursed lips and the look in her eyes clearly conveyed the word "accusation."

She lay upright, trying to maintain her authority as the older sister.

But the slight blush on her ears betrayed her inner embarrassment and annoyance.

Lin-Yiye-eleven-times-Lang-Mo looked at the three women on the bed, and his little vanity was greatly satisfied.

It seems I really did perform exceptionally well last night.

"Alright, alright, then you can lie down a little longer."

Lin Mo cleared his throat, a helpless expression on his face.

As he spoke, he bent down and kissed each of the three women on the forehead.

"I'll go wash up and get ready first, and then I'll have the kitchen prepare breakfast."

"But it's settled then, you all have to get up when I get back. We're heading to Blackwater Pass today."

"Okay..."

"Hurry, hurry..."

The three women responded listlessly, their voices soft and weak, like three kittens whose fur had been plucked.

Lin Mo smiled, then turned and walked out of the bedroom.

"Squeak—"

The door was gently closed.

The atmosphere in the room instantly relaxed.

Liu Yiyi let out a long breath, feeling as if she had no bones left, and slumped back onto the bed.

She turned her head to look at the thin gauze outer garment scattered on the ground in the distance, and her beautiful brows furrowed slightly.

So far away...

She tried to move her legs, but an indescribable soreness instantly came from her groin, making her groan softly.

No, I can't get any strength in it.

My stinky husband...

This is really exhausting...

Liu Yiyi's eyes flickered, and then her gaze fell on Qin Ruxue beside her.

A sly smile curled at the corner of her lips.

"Second sister..."

Liu Yiyi's voice was sweet and cloying, with a hint of deliberate coquetry.

"Second sister, I'm so tired, I really can't move. Could you please bring me my clothes?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ruxue's body trembled almost imperceptibly.

Her current situation is no better than Liu Yiyi's.

Last night, she was the main attacker.

His movements were swift and his moves were wide and sweeping.

They immediately engaged Lin Mo in close-quarters combat, attempting to suppress him in the most direct way.

But the result...

Damn it...

The fiercer his own offensive, the more intense Lin Mo's counterattack became.

In the end, he was almost completely routed and thrown into chaos.

"Lin Mo... I can't take it anymore... I really can't take it anymore... Please, have mercy on me..."

My own pleas for mercy from last night still seem to echo in my ears.

Qin Ruxue's cheeks suddenly burned again.

So, if we ask her to get out of bed now, her calves will probably start trembling the moment her feet touch the ground.

Wouldn't my two younger sisters laugh at me then?

No, absolutely not!

As the second eldest sister, she absolutely cannot lose face or dignity!

"I...I need to think about the Blackwater Pass defense map again, my brain is really tired..."

Qin Ruxue kept a straight face and turned her head away, trying to remain calm, avoiding Liu Yiyi's gaze.

"Ling'er, you have so much energy. Go and bring us all our clothes."

Qin Ruxue turned her gaze to the silkworm on the bed, speaking in an unquestionable tone.

"what?"

The silkworm that had been called out poked its little head out from under the blanket once again.

Her big eyes blinked repeatedly, her little face filled with resistance.

"No, no!"

Gu Ling'er blurted it out without even thinking.

"I'm so tired! Really!"

"I feel like my legs don't even belong to me anymore, they're as limp as noodles! I don't want to get out of bed!"

To prove her point, she painstakingly stretched out a fair, tender leg from under the covers and swung it in the air.

As a result, her snow-white legs really seemed to have no strength; after swaying a couple of times, they drooped limply down.

"Well, since Ling'er is tired too..."

"Well... how about we... rest a little longer?"

Qin Ruxue and Liu Yiyi exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of relief in each other's eyes.

"OK."

Liu Yiyi echoed her sentiment.

She yawned lazily, pulled the blanket over her shapely body again, and her voice carried a hint of relief at surviving a close call.

"Then... let's rest a little longer..."

Thus, the three ladies, who had just experienced the ravages of the storm, reached a strange tacit understanding.

They all lay back down on the bed, and no one mentioned getting dressed again.

……

noon.

The sun was blazing.

In Lin Mo's bedroom, Xia Man'er finally woke up slowly in the warm sunlight.

She slept soundly, as if the sun and moon had disappeared.

She even had a very long dream, in which she and Brother Lin Mo... hehehe.

A satisfied, silly smile appeared on Xia Man'er's face. She rolled over contentedly and instinctively tried to snuggle into the warm embrace next to her.

"Brother Lin Mo..."

She called out softly, rubbing half her cheek against the soft pillow.

However, the surface was ice-cold.

"Um?"

Xia Man'er paused, then groggily opened her eyes.

The bed was empty.

Lin Mo was nowhere to be seen.

What about people?

Xia Man'er jolted awake and sat up abruptly.

The brocade quilt slipped off her body, revealing a coarse cloth maid's uniform that clearly didn't fit her.

The room was quiet, with only the occasional chirping of birds coming from outside the window.

Brother Lin Mo... is gone?

Xia Man'er looked around at the empty and desolate room, and suddenly a feeling of indescribable grievance welled up in her heart.

What happened?!

Last night... last night they had already... consummated their marriage!

How could he leave so early in the morning without even saying goodbye?

This was completely different from what she had imagined!

That's not how it's portrayed in the picture book at all!

It should have been the second day of their marriage when Lin Mo gently woke her up, then personally combed her hair and clumsily drew her eyebrows.

If he drew it crookedly, she would laugh at him, and he would just laugh along like an idiot.

Then he would bring her a bowl of hot lotus seed soup and feed her spoonful by spoonful.

After breakfast, they went for a walk in the yard together.

He took her hand and told her stories from their childhood...

But now, why did they leave without saying goodbye?

Xia Man'er became increasingly unhappy as she thought about it, her little mouth pouting so much it looked like an oil bottle could hang from it.

Just then, a respectful voice came from outside the door.

"Princess, are you awake?"

"Grandpa Wen?"

Xia Man'er recognized the voice outside the door immediately.

"But how did he get here?"

"Oh, right, right, I tricked him away last night using that 'luring the rat away from the mountain' trick."

"Wait a minute, could it be... that he took Brother Lin Mo away!?"

Xia Man'er jumped out of bed in a flash.