Chapter 46: A Very Misunderstood Jade Plaque

Of course, Lu Zijin had received a good upbringing since childhood.

Even though she was upset about Wei Lan giving a jade plaque to someone else, she didn’t show it too much on her face.

She still chatted and laughed with the other Kunzes in the private room.

When Xiao Nanyan spoke to her, she also responded politely.

 

But Lu Zijin didn’t stay long after eating.

She had to inspect the various dyeing workshops in the afternoon, and truly didn’t have that much time to chat with these people.

 

Xiao Nanyan, however, watched Lu Zijin’s departing figure with considerable interest.

The smile on her face never faded.

 

Wei Lan, of course, knew nothing about this.

By now, she had already progressed to the step of carving the design, which meant using the drill bit to carve patterns on the jade’s surface.

 

This time, Wei Lan had some selfish motives when carving the little dog.

She carved the dog to be very cute, with its tongue out and a smile on its face, lying there fluffy and soft, as if waiting for its owner to come and pet its fur.

 

The more she carved, the more reluctant she was to part with it.

Such a cute little dog, she couldn’t bear to sell it.

Luckily, she had bought several pieces of Qiemo blue jade material, so she could just keep this little dog for herself and later use another piece of material to carve a dog to put in the zodiac set.

 

Thinking this, Wei Lan carved even more meticulously.

She really liked this piece of rough stone; it was smooth and shiny, the kind that produced oil when rubbed.

 

Wei Lan held the drill bit in her right hand.

Her hand was very steady.

Even the little dog’s fur was carved clearly, bit by bit.

But the more Wei Lan looked at the little dog in her hand, the more it looked like herself.

 

She quickly shook her head.

She was a fierce and alpha-like Qiankun, how could she be a little dog?

 

Since the quality of the jade material itself was good, Wei Lan didn’t use openwork carving techniques much for this series.

That saved a lot of work.

However, Wei Lan still strived for excellence.

After carving, she began drilling a small hole in the jade plaque so a string could be threaded through for wearing.

After that came the wooden wheel and leather wheel steps.

 

These steps were the simplest: first, rough polishing the jade with a wooden gourd-shaped tool, then fine polishing and burnishing with cowhide.

 

The sky gradually darkened.

The little dog jade plaque in Wei Lan’s hands was finally finished.

She stood up with great satisfaction, stretched, and then hurried to the table to pour several cups of water, drinking three in a row before opening the workshop door.

 

The maidservants and servant boys outside had been waiting for a long time.

Li Zhufeng bowed to Wei Lan and quickly said, “Master, would you like to bathe first or eat first?

Miss Wei Qing is also waiting for you.”

“Go ask Wei Qing.

If she’s hungry, prepare a meal for her first.

I still need to bathe first.”

Wei Lan said after thinking for a moment.

Although the dust on the jade wasn’t much, there were still some particles.

Wei Lan didn’t like eating with that on her body, so she still wanted to soak in a bath first.

 

Hearing Wei Lan’s words, a young maidservant immediately went to Wei Qing’s side to relay the message.

Soon, the young maidservant ran back and bowed to Wei Lan.

“Master, Miss Wei Qing said she’s not in a hurry.

She wants to eat with you.”

 

Wei Lan nodded.

“Alright then.

We’ll eat together after I finish bathing.”

 

As she spoke, Wei Lan walked towards the bedroom.

After entering, she took off her work clothes, sat on the round stool in her middle garments, and waited.

 

Soon, servant boys carried bucket after bucket of water towards the large wooden tub.

They set the buckets down, and the maidservants adjusted the water temperature.

The maidservants poured the water into the large tub until the amount was just right for one person to bathe and the temperature was suitable, then they stopped.

“Master, it’s ready to wash.”

One of the maidservants came over to remind her.

“Mm.

All of you go out.”

Wei Lan dismissed everyone, walked to the screen, and began to undress.

 

Come to think of it, being able to bathe in ancient times was also a very luxurious thing.

Bathing used a lot of water, and unlike modern times where every household had water pipes and water was delivered to thousands of homes through municipal supply, ancient times were different.

Wealthy households like this had wells on their property.

But poor commoners had to fetch water from the river, or many people shared one well for drinking water.

Moreover, heating water required firewood, which required going up the mountain to chop quite a lot.

So her current life was quite luxurious.

 

Wei Lan happily played with the hot water in the wooden tub, washing away the day’s fatigue.

She sat down lower, leaving only her neck exposed.

 

Wei Lan closed her eyes and rested as she soaked.

Soon, the sound of rustling came from the courtyard, followed by maidservants and servant boys greeting someone.

 

Wei Lan didn’t hear clearly, but the only masters in the residence were herself and Lu Zijin, so the visitor must be Lu Zijin.

 

Wei Lan hadn’t expected her wife to come see her.

Her eyes lit up.

She turned her head and looked eagerly outside, wanting to see Lu Zijin.

 

Sure enough, the bedroom door was soon pushed open.

 

Wei Lan tilted her head, waiting for Lu Zijin to come to her.

Footsteps sounded in the room.

When Wei Lan looked up, she met Lu Zijin’s beautiful eyes.

“Wife, why are you here?

Weren’t you very busy today?

Are you tired?”

Wei Lan looked up at Lu Zijin and even reached out her hand, wanting Lu Zijin to hold it.

 

Lu Zijin looked at her little Qiankun’s harmless appearance, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly.

She didn’t refuse, reaching out to take Wei Lan’s hand.

 

Wei Lan shook her wrist, and Lu Zijin’s hand shook along with hers.

“Wife, why don’t you rest here for a while?

Otherwise, it’s half an hour from here to your courtyard.

I’m afraid you’ll be too tired.”

 

The smile at the corners of Lu Zijin’s mouth grew wider.

She stepped forward again, her fingertips lightly rubbing against Wei Lan’s gland opening.

 

Wei Lan thought Lu Zijin had missed her.

She obediently endured the itch, letting Lu Zijin rub against her, her eyes still fixed on Lu Zijin.

 

Lu Zijin smiled kindly at Wei Lan, but her gaze grew much deeper.

“What’s this?

Does the master want me to stay and keep you company?”

Lu Zijin asked with considerable interest, her tone carrying a hint of seduction.

 

Wei Lan immediately nodded.

Because her gland opening was being rubbed by Lu Zijin, her earlobes were already completely red.

Still, she looked at Lu Zijin with pleading eyes, acting spoiled.

“Mm-hmm, I haven’t seen you all day.

I missed you.”

 

Lu Zijin’s gaze deepened even further, and her fingers teasing the gland opening grew even lighter.

 

Poor little Qiankun still didn’t know anything, only thinking that her wife missed her and was playing with her gland opening.

After all, Lu Zijin loved playing with that part the most.

 

She obediently looked at Lu Zijin, and then Lu Zijin’s fingers pressed down hard.

Wei Lan didn’t react in time, her gland opening pressed heavily, and she almost went limp and fell into the tub.

 

Fortunately, Lu Zijin caught her arm, barely steadying her.

 

Wei Lan’s eyes were already misty.

She looked at Lu Zijin pitifully.

“Why so sudden and hard?

I can’t take it.”

 

As she spoke, Wei Lan rubbed her cheek against Lu Zijin’s wrist, her gaze still on Lu Zijin.

 

Afraid she might fall in, Lu Zijin held Wei Lan’s arm with one hand while lifting Wei Lan’s chin with the other.

She leaned in and kissed her lightly.

“What’s this?

You can’t take it already?”

“Wife, be a little gentler.”

Wei Lan continued acting spoiled, soft and whiny, making Lu Zijin’s breathing grow heavier.

 

She leaned in, pressed the back of Wei Lan’s head, and kissed her.

She didn’t let go until Wei Lan’s hands could barely hold onto the edge of the tub.

 

Lu Zijin pinched Wei Lan’s gland opening and reminded her, “Go wait for me on the bed obediently.

I’ll come take care of the master soon.”

“Okay.”

Wei Lan’s eyes shone brightly as she looked at Lu Zijin.

She had missed her wife too and wanted to give her a good hug.

 

Lu Zijin quickly came out from behind the screen.

She pushed the door open and instructed, “Go find me a guest room and prepare water.

I need to bathe first.”

“Yes.”

The maidservants naturally didn’t dare ask why.

Whatever the young lady said, they did.

 

Although Wei Lan’s Fuqu Pavilion was remote, the courtyard was still quite large, and there were many rooms.

Everything in the guest rooms was new, so Lu Zijin felt comfortable using them.

 

After giving the order to prepare water, she was already a bit impatient.

Right now, she wanted to pin her little Qiankun beneath her and ask her properly how she dared to give a jade plaque to another Kunze.

 

Seeing that Lu Zijin was staying, the maidservants had already guessed that she would spend the night, so the kitchen had been keeping hot water ready.

Now, the servant boys and maidservants just needed to adjust the water temperature for the bath.

“Young lady, everything is ready for your bath.

Please come this way.”

Qianxue quickly said.

 

Lu Zijin nodded and, surrounded by a crowd of maidservants, went to another room to bathe.

 

Thinking about Wei Lan, her heart was like a cat scratching with its claws, restless and impatient.

She wished she could pin her little Qiankun down and tease her until she cried right now.

 

She bathed much faster than usual, almost just rinsing off the sweat without soaking in the tub for long.

Lu Zijin hurried out.

 

On the other side, Wei Lan had just switched to her second cloth to dry her hair.

She thought her wife would still be soaking for a while, so she wasn’t in a hurry, drying her wet hair unhurriedly.

 

She had slept with her wife last night, and just thinking about sleeping together again tonight made Wei Lan smile sweetly.

 

When she looked up again, she met Lu Zijin’s gaze from the doorway.

Wei Lan was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, “Wife, how did you finish so quickly?

I haven’t even finished drying my hair yet.”

 

Wei Lan usually used a dry cloth to wipe her hair three times before it stopped dripping.

There was no help for it; ancient times had no hairdryers, so this was the only way.

 

Seeing her unhurried manner, Lu Zijin’s gaze deepened.

She turned and instructed, “Unless I call you, you are not to enter, and you are not to let anyone else in.”

“Yes, young lady.”

The maidservants waiting outside kept their eyes downcast, but their earlobes were all red.

Though they were still young girls, they understood what the young lady meant.

 

Even Qianxue was shocked.

Her young lady had rushed over so quickly, didn’t even have dinner with the master, and immediately wanted to sleep with her?

Judging by her usual behavior, her young lady wasn’t an impatient person?

 

After speaking, Lu Zijin closed the door and walked step by step towards Wei Lan.

 

Wei Lan smiled at her.

“Wife, why don’t you tell them to serve the meal?

I’ll dry my hair one more time, and it should be almost dry.”

 

Lu Zijin raised an eyebrow at her harmless little Qiankun, her gaze growing much deeper.

 

It wasn’t until Lu Zijin was standing in front of her that Wei Lan sensed something was wrong.

She thought Lu Zijin was going to help her dry her hair.

But meeting Lu Zijin’s deep, dark eyes, Wei Lan instinctively felt a bit of danger.

 

She smiled sweetly at Lu Zijin.

“What’s wrong?”

 

Lu Zijin wrapped her arm around Wei Lan’s lower back and guided her towards the bed.

 

Seeing that Lu Zijin wanted her to get on the bed, Wei Lan’s face immediately turned red.

She stammered, “Wife, my hair isn’t dry yet, and we haven’t had dinner.

Shouldn’t we eat first before sleeping?”

“We’ll eat right now.”

Lu Zijin’s gaze grew even heavier.

She had already pulled Wei Lan to the bedside, then gave her a push.

Her little Qiankun fell backward, landing flat on the bed.

 

Wei Lan thought Lu Zijin was just joking with her.

“Wife, stop teasing.

I’m really hungry.”

 

The corners of Lu Zijin’s mouth lifted.

“Is that so?

I’ll fill you up right now.”

 

As she spoke, Lu Zijin directly straddled Wei Lan’s waist and abdomen.

She began to slowly undo her own belt, her eyes fixed on Wei Lan beneath her.

 

Wei Lan was also looking at Lu Zijin.

Her wife was really beautiful, especially like this.

The more she looked, the more her cheeks burned.

And what did her wife mean by ‘fill you up’?

Wei Lan pressed her lips together in thought, and even her neck turned red with embarrassment.

 

Lu Zijin looked at her little Qiankun, lost in her own imagination beneath her, and her eyes curved.

She had only taken off her outer dress, and her little Qiankun was already this shy.

 

Lu Zijin reached out and hooked Wei Lan’s chin.

“Do I look good?”

 

Wei Lan was a bit shy, but still looked at her with burning eyes and nodded.

“You look good.”

 

The smile on Lu Zijin’s lips grew even wider.

She leaned down and kissed Wei Lan.

Her kiss was urgent and hard.

Soon, Wei Lan could barely breathe.

 

But Lu Zijin’s kiss was very comfortable.

Wei Lan was a bit reluctant to push her away.

Her cheeks and neck were flushed crimson, and the mist in her eyes grew thicker and thicker, looking like she might be kissed to tears at any moment.

Only then did Lu Zijin pull back slightly, giving Wei Lan time to breathe.

 

But Lu Zijin’s hands weren’t idle.

They stroked from Wei Lan’s brow to her cheek, finally landing on Wei Lan’s lips.

 

Wei Lan’s originally pink lips were now slightly swollen from being kissed.

Lu Zijin deliberately pressed Wei Lan’s lips with her thumb.

At the same time, her other hand tore off the plaster on the right side of Wei Lan’s neck.

 

Lu Zijin played with Wei Lan’s lips with one hand, pressing and rubbing them, while her other hand gently rubbed Wei Lan’s gland opening.

 

Wei Lan felt itchy and shrank her neck, trying to dodge.

But then her shoulder was held by Lu Zijin.

“Be good.

No dodging.”

“Wuwu, it tickles.”

Wei Lan looked at Lu Zijin softly, reaching out to grab the hem of Lu Zijin’s waistband and shaking it gently, wanting Lu Zijin to stop rubbing her there.

 

Lu Zijin smiled at her.

“Tickling is right.

Who told you to make another mistake?”

“What mistake?

I haven’t even seen you today.

How could I have made a mistake?”

Wei Lan was confused.

She hadn’t done anything today except carve the dog plaque in her workshop.

How could she have upset Lu Zijin?

“Still being stubborn?

Then let me help the master recall.”

With that, Lu Zijin kissed Wei Lan again.

This kiss was just as aggressive, urgent and hard.

Wei Lan soon couldn’t breathe again.

 

When Lu Zijin kissed her, her hand was still pressing on Wei Lan’s gland opening.

Large amounts of fresh snow pheromones spilled out.

 

For Wei Lan, this was both double the pleasure and double the torment.

Her eyes almost lost focus, soft and whiny, letting Lu Zijin play with her.

Her hands didn’t even have the strength to grip the hem of Lu Zijin’s clothes.

 

Lu Zijin kissed for a while, then stopped when she saw her little Qiankun had gone quiet.

Looking at Wei Lan beneath her, who had almost turned into a puddle of water, the fire in Lu Zijin’s heart finally subsided a little.

 

She propped herself up over Wei Lan and reached out to lift Wei Lan’s chin, making her look directly into her eyes.

“Tell me.

Do you know where you were wrong?”

 

Wei Lan sniffled and looked at Lu Zijin.

The mist in her eyes was thick, her cheeks flushed crimson.

She looked like someone just begging to be teased.

 

Seeing her like this, the fire that had just subsided in Lu Zijin instantly roared back into an inferno.

And Wei Lan, her eyes full of springtime, looked at Lu Zijin, her voice soft and delicate as she spoke.

“I really don’t know.

I didn’t go out today.

I was obediently in the residence carving jade plaques.”

“You won’t tell?”

Seeing Wei Lan wouldn’t speak, Lu Zijin kissed her again.

Only when Wei Lan couldn’t breathe did she lift herself up a little, then bit down on Wei Lan’s lower lip.

 

Wei Lan sniffled, a layer of moisture forming at the corners of her eyes.

“I really don’t know.

Wife, if I did something wrong, why don’t you just tell me?”

“That won’t do.

If the master isn’t good, she must be punished.”

With that, Lu Zijin bit down on Wei Lan’s gland opening.

 

Soon, several teeth marks appeared on Wei Lan’s tender gland opening.

The fresh snow pheromones in Wei Lan’s body spilled out instantly.

She felt as if she had been drained of all strength, comfort and torment intertwined.

Wei Lan couldn’t quite describe the feeling; she wanted to cry, yet her body felt pleasure.

 

Finally, Lu Zijin let go after biting for a while.

She propped herself up slightly and saw fine sweat on Wei Lan’s cheeks and forehead, tears glistening in her eyes, even her eyelashes wet.

She looked both pitiful and adorable.

 

Lu Zijin’s heart was also stirred, itching.

Looking down, she happened to see the jade plaque around Wei Lan’s neck.

 

Lu Zijin picked up the jade plaque and examined it closely.

It was carved with a cute little dog.

The dog had a smile on its face, fluffy fur, its tongue slightly sticking out, and its tail raised high, as if begging for a reward from its owner.

 

Lu Zijin looked at the jade plaque, then at Wei Lan beneath her.

Her eyes seemed to hold a storm.

 

She smiled kindly at Wei Lan, her voice growing even gentler.

“Why did you decide to wear this jade plaque?

What’s carved on it?”

“A little dog.

I thought it was cute, so I wore it.

Don’t you like it, wife?”

Wei Lan had no strength left from being kissed, her voice impossibly soft.

 

As she spoke, Wei Lan thought, Could it be that her wife didn’t like her wearing this jade plaque?

 

But the next moment, she heard Lu Zijin’s voice again.

“That’s not a little dog.

That’s you.”

 

Lu Zijin rubbed the jade plaque, comparing it to Wei Lan.

The more she looked, the more the little dog on it looked exactly like Wei Lan.

 

She leaned in and kissed Wei Lan’s earlobe, coaxing, “Who’s little dog is the master?

Hmm?”

 

Wei Lan’s earlobe trembled from the heat of Lu Zijin’s breath.

She reached out and hugged Lu Zijin, who was pressing down on her, and murmured softly, a bit shy, “My wife’s little dog.”

 

Lu Zijin felt her heartbeat quicken a few more beats.

She looked down at Wei Lan with deep, dark eyes and continued asking, “Louder.

Whose little dog are you?

Hmm?”

 

As she spoke, Lu Zijin bit down on Wei Lan’s gland opening again.

Wei Lan’s body trembled slightly from the unbearable sensation.

“My… my wife’s.

I am my wife’s little dog.”

As soon as Wei Lan finished speaking, she felt her gland opening bitten again, hard.

She sniffled, almost in tears.

“Wife, it tickles.

Wuwu, I can’t take it.”

Wei Lan’s voice was trembling.

 

Her lips were soon kissed by Lu Zijin again.

Lu Zijin kissed for a while, then continued coaxing softly, “Who is the little dog’s owner?

Hmm?”

“Wuwu… it’s my wife.

My wife is my owner.”

Wei Lan’s mind was a chaotic mess.

All she knew was to obediently follow Lu Zijin’s words.

 

Sure enough, after she said this, Lu Zijin was immediately pleased.

She leaned down and gently kissed Wei Lan’s lips.

“Good that you know.

Little dogs need to be obedient.

Otherwise, they’ll be punished.”

“I won’t dare again, wife.

Don’t bite anymore.

There’s really nothing left.”

Wei Lan hugged Lu Zijin tightly, acting spoiled, soft and whiny.

There wasn’t a single drop of pheromone left in her gland opening.

Her wife had played it all away.

 

Lu Zijin knew this too.

She had pressed a few more times just now, and no fresh snow scent spilled out, so she stopped.

 

But Lu Zijin was still unsatisfied.

She reached out and tugged at the jade plaque around Wei Lan’s neck, her gaze locking onto Wei Lan.

“In the future, will you dare give jade plaques to other Kunzes again?”

 

Wei Lan looked at Lu Zijin pitifully, her mind full of question marks.

Apart from giving one to Lu Zijin, she hadn’t given any to anyone else.

“I haven’t given any to anyone else.”

Wei Lan murmured softly.

 

Lu Zijin rubbed Wei Lan’s lips with her thumb.

“Little dogs aren’t allowed to lie.

Otherwise…”

“I’m not lying.

I only sold some jade plaques to Xiao Nanyan.

I never gave her any.”

Wei Lan pressed her forehead against Lu Zijin’s shoulder and nuzzled, her voice soft as she explained.

“Is that so?

Then what about the nine-tailed fox jade plaque around her neck?”

Lu Zijin raised an eyebrow and asked.

“She bought it with silver.

I charged her money.”

Afraid Lu Zijin might be angry, Wei Lan, soft and whiny, leaned in and kissed the corner of Lu Zijin’s lips.

 

Lu Zijin was very pleased with her little Qiankun’s initiative in kissing her.

And hearing that the jade plaque was something Xiao Nanyan had paid for, the knot of frustration in her heart finally dissipated.

 

She reached out and lifted Wei Lan’s chin, leaned in and bit her lip.

“Be good in the future too.

You can sell to others, but you can’t give anything away.

Especially not to other beautiful Kunzes.

Understand?”

“I understand.

I’m very good.

I only listen to my wife.”

Wei Lan hugged Lu Zijin tightly, acting spoiled and soft.

But her pheromones had all been played away, her body was limp and weak, without a trace of strength.

Even when hugging Lu Zijin, her hands had no strength, trembling slightly.

 

Seeing her little Qiankun so obedient, Lu Zijin was finally completely reassured.

A Qiankun like Wei Lan could only be hers.

No other Kunze could even think of taking her away.

 

Thinking this, Lu Zijin tugged again at the ‘little dog’ plaque around Wei Lan’s neck.

“Wear this ‘little dog’ plaque from now on.

That way, you won’t forget whose little dog you are.”

 

Wei Lan, humming and whining, buried her face in Lu Zijin’s shoulder.

“Wife, you’re bullying me.”

 

Hearing Wei Lan act spoiled, Lu Zijin was in a very good mood.

“Am I?”

 

***

 

At the same time, Wei Qing, who had been standing outside Wei Lan’s bedroom door for a while, had a very interesting expression on her face.

Her face alternated between red and white.

 

Originally, Wei Qing had come to see if her sister was ready so they could have dinner together.

But she had been stopped by the young maidservants at the door, who said Miss Lu was inside too, so it wasn’t convenient to enter.

 

At first, Wei Qing didn’t realize what was so inconvenient about it.

Until she heard the sounds coming from inside, her sister, soft and whiny, calling herself her wife’s little dog, along with occasional panting and other noises.

Even Wei Qing, who was inexperienced in such matters, realized what was happening inside.

 

She almost cried right then.

Her sister, a perfectly good Qiankun, after marrying into the family, had to do this kind of thing, even saying things like being a dog.

Wei Qing felt a wave of guilt.

Perhaps her sister was working so hard to please Miss Lu so that she could stay in the Lu residence for a while longer.

 

Her sister had it so hard.

The young girl stood there and imagined a whole drama, the more she thought, the sadder she became, tears almost falling.

She couldn’t bear to listen to her sister suffer any longer.

The young girl covered her face and ran back to her own room.

 

Wei Lan, naturally, knew nothing about this.

She was still soft and whiny, hugging Lu Zijin and acting spoiled.

 

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