Chapter 261 Water Fight in the Bathroom

Li Wu looked surprised.

Looking at Cheng Jiao who appeared in front of him silently, he felt a little surprised and a little delighted.

"Sir, you..."

Cheng Jiao put his arms around Li Wu's slender waist.

He chuckled and said, "It's night time, time to go to bed."

Li Wu rarely showed shyness in front of Cheng Jiao, with a faint blush on her cheeks.

"I just finished dancing and I'm sweating all over. I'm going to take a shower first..."

Cheng Jiao chuckled and said, "That's right, let's go together."

Li Wu subconsciously lifted her hair with her fingers and said "hmm" softly.

There was no rejection of Cheng Jiao’s idea of ​​taking a bath together.

The air in summer is already a bit hot, and Li Wu, who was held by Cheng Jiao's waist, felt even more unbearable.

These past two days, Yan Lingji kept mentioning to her that Cheng Jiao had slept with her the night before.

The description was so vivid that Li Wu felt envious and jealous.

After tonight, she will show off in front of Yan Lingji.

……

Li Wu brought Cheng Jiao to her small bathroom.

It is extremely simple and plain, with only an extra-large bathtub.

Fortunately, I had told Ali that she wanted to take a bath tonight.

The big wooden barrel was emitting hot steam, and the bathroom was not big, and it was summer.

Soon Li Wu and Cheng Jiao both felt sticky.

Following a rustling sound, Cheng Jiao suddenly felt a little more comfortable.

Li Wu smiled secretly and placed their clothes on the wooden shelf.

And casually sprinkle some orchids into the orchid bath. The air in the bathroom will suddenly no longer be agitated, and a faint fragrance will eliminate a lot of heat in the body.

The bathroom is small, but the bathtub is big enough for two people to take a dip.

Cheng Jiao stretched out his arms comfortably and placed them on the edge of the wooden barrel.

After a hard day's work, taking a bath at night is like a paradise.

Li Wu was draped in a thin, transparent red gauze and holding a wooden ladle in her hand. She scooped up hot soup and slowly and gracefully poured it over Cheng Jiao's muscular upper body.

The sound of splashing water is particularly ambiguous in the bathroom.

Maybe it was because the bathroom was too hot that her delicate face turned red.

Cheng Jiao squinted his eyes and sat carefree in the bathtub, enjoying Li Wu's meticulous service.

Li Wu stretched out her fair little hands and kneaded Cheng Jiao's shoulders and neck vigorously.

Cheng Jiao couldn't help but feel refreshed, as if he was floating in the air.

When Li Wuxiang was sweating profusely, Cheng Jiao said with amusement: "Come in quickly."

Li Wu breathed a sigh of relief. She wasn't tired at all, but it was really hot.

Cheng Jiao was admiring Li Wu's seductive body. He saw Li Wu lift her long legs and step lightly into the bathtub.

The red gauze draped over her body was still on Li Wu. After being wetted by the hot water, it stuck tightly to Li Wu's graceful and exquisite figure.

Li Wu couldn't help feeling proud when she saw Cheng Jiao staring at her intently.

She dressed like this on purpose, and she also wore this layer of red gauze on purpose to bathe in the orchid bath.

After Cheng Jiao's long-term popular science lecture, she realized that Cheng Jiao liked the style of being half-hidden and hesitant.

Cheng Jiao pulled Li Wu over and lifted the wet hair off her face.

Looking at Li Wu’s rosy face, he kissed her with a “mua”.

Li Wu twisted her waist, put her legs on Cheng Jiao's legs in the bathtub, and hugged Cheng Jiao's neck. Her eyes were extremely blurred and seductive.

Cheng Jiao gently stroked Li Wu's soft body, following her curves.

Playing with it from time to time...

Heavy, fragrant and soft.

This made Li Wu unable to control herself, and she murmured in Cheng Jiao's ear: "Master, I want..."

Hearing Li Wu's faint voice of temptation, Cheng Jiao certainly would not let the beauty in his arms continue to suffer.

He placed his hands on Li Wu's waist and applied a little force, and Li Wu turned over in his hands.

Li Wu leaned shyly beside the bathtub. She already knew what Cheng Jiao was going to do.

But wouldn’t this be very tiring?

If it were a young master, there shouldn't be any problem.

Cheng Jiao did not tear off the red gauze on Li Wu's body. Instead, he used the red gauze as a thin rope and tied a simple rope art on Li Wu's body.

Li Wu was waiting nervously, her body, having just been soaked in hot water, now had an alluring red complexion.

She suddenly thought of something: Would it be unclean to do such a thing in a tub of hot water after taking a bath?

I heard that some nobles played like this and caused their wives and concubines to become sick, and it took them several days to recover.

Li Wu was a little confused, and suddenly a strange voice sounded in her little head.

The young master is so capable and considerate, he must know this. If that's the case, he wouldn't let her get sick.

So if it's the young master, there won't be any problem if he puts them all in...

The water in the hot water bucket began to slosh.

Li Wu leaned her hands on the edge of the bathtub.

Strands of hair stuck to her rosy face, showing her charm.

……

The Prime Minister's Mansion, Lu Buwei's study.

Lu Niangrong held the corner of her clothes in her small hands and stood in front of Lu Buwei nervously.

Since she came in, Lu Buwei has not spoken a word. She only saw deep helplessness on Lu Buwei's old face.

She knew that the fact that she had gone to Cheng Jiao's mansion during the day and stayed there for most of the day could not be hidden from Lu Buwei.

Lu Niangrong pursed her plump red lips, somewhat unable to bear such a depressing atmosphere.

"Daddy..."

Lu Buwei let out a long sigh.

"Niangrong, you are also at the age to get married. You can't be the same as before."

Lu Niangrong whispered, "Meng Niang is in Cheng Jiao's mansion."

Lu Buwei looked at the daughter he had raised for more than ten years.

"Your mother passed away early, and you are my only daughter. Meng Niang is a poison master and a killer. You should not care about such a person, and don't let others take advantage of you."

Niang Rong opened her mouth, but still said: "These... I know all of them."

"Hmm? Who told you that?"

Lu Buwei's eyes narrowed and he instantly suspected Cheng Jiao.

Niang Rong lowered her eyebrows and said, "Meng Niang told me that she wanted me to stop contacting her."

Lu Buwei was a little surprised. He thought Meng Niang would think of using Niang Rong to help her escape from Cheng Jiao. Unexpectedly, Meng Niang not only did not do so, but was so honest with Niang Rong.

"So what are you...going to do?"

He had already prepared himself mentally for Niangrong to ask him to rescue Mengniang, and he had also thought about how to refuse without hurting Niangrong.

"Meng Niang wants me to inherit her medical skills, so I want to continue learning medicine from her."

Lu Buwei took a breath and asked, "Is this what Meng Niang thought?"

"Yes, Meng Niang said that she doesn't have much time left, but she hopes that her skills can be passed on."

Lu Niangrong concealed the fact that Cheng Jiao could cure Meng Niang.

She knew that if her father knew, he would never let her go to find Meng Niang again.

Lu Buwei thought about it and glanced at the old slave with a questioning look in his eyes.

The old servant nodded: "Meng Niang tested the poison on herself, and the poison spread all over her body, and she became poisonous. It is indeed as Niang Rong said, she will not have much time left."

"Niang Rong, do you know what the consequences will be if you often go to Cheng Jiao's house for this reason?"

Lu Niangrong said blankly: "What... is going to happen? Is Dad worried about my reputation?"

Looking at Lu Niangrong's puzzled expression, Lu Buwei couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Although Niangrong is smart, it is difficult for her to think clearly about things that are not written in the book if she has not experienced setbacks and hardships.

Thinking that the news would spread soon, Old Lu's daughter went to Cheng Jiao every day.

There are so many meanings behind this.

All I can say is that there are pros and cons.

If this caused Ying Zheng to become suspicious of Cheng Jiao, or if it muddied the waters of the court and distracted everyone, giving him more time, either way would be good news.

But the disadvantages are also obvious. It will make his subordinates think that he has compromised and try to make peace with Cheng Jiao in order to get closer to him.

Coupled with the previous incident in Gao Yao, there will probably be even more disunity.

"Forget it. I won't stop you from going to Cheng Jiao, but you have to promise me one thing?"

Niang Rong was slightly pleased: "What's the matter?"

Lu Buwei groaned and said, "Carefully inquire about Cheng Jiao's strength and the experts around him."

Niang Rong hesitated and said, "This...is not good."

Lu Buwei comforted him, "Dad just wants to know whether they will threaten your safety. Do you really have to make Dad worry?"

Niang Rong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll keep an eye on it."

Lu Buwei didn't care about Niang Rong's ambiguous words. After all, she was his daughter and he couldn't force her.

After Niangrong left, the old servant couldn't help but said, "Prime Minister Lu, let Niangrong go to Chengjiao's mansion to study, just in case..."

Lu Buwei smiled and said, "Why? Are you worried that Cheng Jiao will harm Niang Rong?"

The old slave nodded.

"If Cheng Jiao is like this, he doesn't deserve to be treated so seriously by me."

Lu Buwei waved his sleeves and snorted coldly.

The old servant said no more, for he knew that Prime Minister Lu had his own plans.

The light in Lu Buwei's eyes flickered.

In fact, there is no excessive calculation, it’s just that the strong is king.

If Cheng Jiao is really a celestial being, unless he can ask that immortal old Gongsun Yan to come over, it would be impossible to stop Cheng Jiao.

As the saying goes.

He had many concerns when he killed the king;

The king killed him only considering the pros and cons.

If he had not had secret agents and assassins scattered throughout the Qin State, the court, the underworld, and even the army, he would probably have been beheaded by now.

It is true that being cautious can ensure a safe journey.

……

It was a rare moment for Lu Buwei to relax, so he took out the first draft of "Lüshi Chunqiu" and prepared to read it for a while before going to bed.

However, before he finished reading a letter, he heard shouting outside the study.

Old Lu was so scared that he shouted: "What's going on!"

The old servant came over quickly and said, "There are thieves causing trouble in the mansion, and they have already started hunting them down."

Lü Buwei was incredulous and asked, "Who dares to do this?"

He first eliminated Cheng Jiao. Taking action at this time was not Cheng Jiao's style.

The old slave had a strange look on his face.

"It's a man in black holding the Eight Swords of Yue, the Black and White Swords."

"Hmm? Xuan Jian?"

Lu Buwei held the switch of the mechanism in his hand.

He wondered in his heart, is Cheng Jiao going to attack him?

He is now certain that Xuan Jian had defected to Cheng Jiao before returning to Xianyang.

"Where is Li Si?"

The old slave called a Luowang man and ordered him to find out where Li Si was.

Lu Buwei listened to the noise outside the study gradually dying away, tapping the table with his fingers.

I don't understand why Cheng Jiao instructed Xuan Jian to act like this.

After half a stick of incense...

"not good!"

Lu Buwei suddenly shouted.

Seeing that the old slave was puzzled, Lu Buwei was a little flustered: "Hurry up and go to the secret room."

He thought of a possibility that Cheng Jiao asked Xuan Jian to sneak into the mansion, most likely to collect his secrets.

At this time, the secret room contained not only the secret letters between himself and Wang Xi, but also the letters between him and Zhao Ji over the years.

Not to mention the recorded lists of domestic personnel under his control, as well as the lists of comings and goings.

If it is leaked, according to the current situation, I am afraid that tomorrow will be the day when I will be in great trouble.

Lu Buwei and the old slave went to a desolate and secluded attic in the mansion, and it was vaguely seen that this place was once a glorious and beautiful place.

When Lu Buwei came here again, he felt a little nostalgic. Niang Rong's mother used to live here with him.

At that time, he had just come to power and was full of vigor and vitality.

It was also at that time that young sons died one after another. Niangrong's mother was devastated. After giving birth to Niangrong, she did not survive and died.

"Is it God's will?"

Lu Buwei murmured.

He did not believe in fate. If not, he would not have dared to take advantage of the rare treasures, nor would he have dared to assassinate the king.

However, now looking back on half of my life, I brought Yiren back to Xianyang after escaping death from Zhao State, and in Xianyang I gave Yiren advice and made him the son of Queen Mother Huayang...

Lu Buwei would never believe that there was no element of luck involved in the various thrills and dangers involved.

However, when he took power in Qin, everything changed...

Lu Buwei calmed himself down. The mechanism here was not moved, and the secret room was not opened.

The old slave followed behind Lu Buwei. He knew very well that Lu Buwei, the man he had followed for more than 30 years, was a man with a heart of stone.

He rarely reveals his true feelings, and only occasionally does so in front of Niangrong.

Lu Buwei stood above the secret room, looking down at the secret room hidden under his feet in a daze.

After a long time, he walked to the bookshelf, opened a secret compartment, and twisted a scroll again, and a stone slab in the room was opened.

Lu Buwei took the step without hesitation, and then walked out of the desolate house resolutely.

Suddenly, there was a lot of kerosene in the secret room under his feet, which immediately caught fire and burned everything.

The old slave didn’t know what happened in the secret room. He only knew that the secret room was there but he had never been inside.

"Prime Minister Lu, Li Si is still in the palace, there is no unusual movement."

Lu Buwei looked at the night sky.

"Tell me, what does Cheng Jiao want to do? To make Li Si gain my trust?"

The old servant's wrinkled face revealed a smile: "I'm afraid I will disappoint Lord Chang'an. Whether Li Si is Cheng Jiao's man or not, he will die."

Lü Buwei put one hand behind his back and said, "No, it is precisely because of Cheng Jiao's unnecessary actions that I am sure that Li Si has surrendered to Cheng Jiao, or the King of Qin."

The old slave was somewhat surprised: "How to solve it?"

Lu Buwei smiled: "He is very similar to me, both of us are unwilling to be inferior to others. He wants to repeat what happened when I was a rare commodity, leaving me behind and heading for the peak of power."

After a few moments of silence, Lü Buwei continued, "And this is something I can't give him, nor can Cheng Jiao. In the entire Qin State, only the current King of Qin can give him this. Tell me, if it were me, what would I choose?"

The old slave sighed and said, "Prime Minister Lu will naturally choose to take a chance."

"Yeah, give it a try. The winner is king, and the loser eats dust."

It was late at night, and after learning that the thief who had broken into the mansion had escaped, Lu Niangrong returned to her room and went to sleep.

And Li Si, who was in the room, was looking at the rather embarrassed Xuan Jian with a look of horror.

"Brother Xuan Jian, why are you here if you don't want to run away?"

Xuan Jian leaned against the wall pillar and thanked Li Si.

"Yanri received a message from Jingwei, asking me to protect you secretly. Don't die."

"Um... Jingwei? Oh, I see."

Li Si reacted and realized that Jingwei was Cheng Jiao's woman, and it was probably Cheng Jiao who asked Jingwei to do this.

However, why did Cheng Jiao let Xuan Jian stay by his side to protect him?

Do you think so highly of him?
Li Si was somewhat touched.

Confucius said: "A gentleman will die for his friend."

Although Li Si couldn't do it, he could still feel a little touched.

When Li Si was moved.

Li Wu in front of Cheng Jiao was also very moved.

If Cheng Jiao continued like this, she would have to live in the bathtub tonight.

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