It is already deep night, yet there is still a light burning at the eldest son’s place, and doubts rise in your heart, so you decide to go to the eldest son’s courtyard and find out what is going on.
Unexpectedly, just as you approach the room door, you hear a faint, intermittent groan.
It is the eldest son’s voice.
For one thing, you have shared a bed for nearly ten years, and there is no way you could mistake his voice.
For another, you are unwilling to believe that the gentle and lovely eldest son would betray you.
So, with feelings too difficult to put into words, you knock on the door lightly, then call, “Qingqing.”
“Brother Hutou!”
Ahem, the past is not something to look back on. “Hutou” is your childhood nickname.
The eldest son sounds delighted. He answers at once and hurries over in a fluster to open the door for you.
By the dim candlelight, you see the eldest son with his hair loose, wearing only a thin outer robe. His sash hangs crookedly, his lapels are wide open, and a large stretch of skin gleams like white jade. His face is faintly flushed, and he covers his mouth with his sleeve, tilting his head to look at you as he calls gently, “Brother Hutou.”
You get a nosebleed, uselessly.
You may be a scoundrel, but you are also a scoundrel with principles. You firmly only court the four young masters in the house, and when you are out and about, you absolutely do not mess around with men.
You have been celibate for nearly half a year, and today you can finally enjoy some meat. Your lust-addled brain kicks in, and you simply sweep the eldest son into your arms, then stride toward the bed without a moment’s patience.
Unexpectedly, the eldest son breaks free from your embrace, his expression somewhat dejected.
“Brother Hutou, Qingqing caught a chill these past few days. I’m afraid I can’t serve you tonight…”
Thinking of that strange groan just now and the flush on his face, you immediately understand. So he has come down with an illness.
“Brother Hutou, why don’t you go find the other younger brothers instead? It’s just that Ruanruan went to sleep early today, so don’t go and wake him up again.”
Ruanruan is the fourth young master. By day he is always lively and mischievous, but once night falls he gets so sleepy he can barely keep his eyes open, so it is only normal for him to turn in early.
You nod, and casually glance at the eldest son’s bed. Beneath the half-drawn bed curtains, the quilt stacked quietly to one side seems to twitch slightly.
You give a silent chuckle, thinking you must have seen wrong.
You decide:
1. Insist on staying the night in the eldest son’s room
2. Go find the second young master
3. Go find the third young master
4. Go find the fourth young master