Chapter 17: Playing Three P

  They say that Hu Zhongren, Liu Qingqing and Xiao Lian staged a three-person spring palace in the dormitory, which made Yang Liuqing angry and embarrassed the unmarried maids. Is this true? Were they so open-minded at that time, or was it because of Liu Qingqing's guidance as a modern new woman that led them to create such a shocking event? Let's replay the scene for everyone below.

  Hu Zhongren carried Liu Qingqing back to the dormitory and laid her down on the bed. He sat beside her, staring at Liu Qingqing without blinking.

  She is truly beautiful. Like a flower bud in the early morning, fresh and dewy, how can one person be so beautiful? Hu Zhongren thinks that she must be a gift sent by heaven to alleviate his loneliness. In his eyes, Liu Qingqing is absolutely a flower, not a peony, nor a white lotus, but a rose with thorns. Look at her ferocity, when he stares at her unblinkingly, she says fiercely: "What are you looking at? If you keep staring, I'll dig out your eyes!" How lovely! No one dares to speak to him like that, only she, glaring at him, pouting, and getting angry, even her anger is adorable! He must be the most favored little fairy in heaven, sent to the mortal world to tease his timid heart. Is he lucky or unlucky? After losing Xiu Lian, his heart was like a dead pool of water, never stirring again. He thought his heart had died. Yang Liuqing's attempts to persuade him to remarry were not unknown to him, but after losing Xiu Lian, he was like a man who had lost his heart, without the strength to argue with his cousin anymore. Now, the little woman tied up in bed has once again plucked at his heartstrings, making him feel as vigorous as he did back then, like a lion wanting to protect its lioness, even loving the house and everything in it. Today, didn't he save Xiaolian? His mind is clear, he doesn't care about Xiaolian, but seeing Liu Qingqing plan to elope with her, he must intervene. He's willing to do anything to keep her by his side. But he has concerns, fearing she might be the wife of a good friend. Disregarding distance and obstacles, he personally visits the Liu family to investigate, and when he learns that she is Old Man Liu's adopted daughter, he puts his mind at ease. He can pursue her now, because she isn't his good friend's fiancée. But when he sees that there's no affection in her eyes, only dislike, he's speechless. Who wouldn't be disheartened after a failed struggle? Yet, he still wants to ask her...

  "Li Qingqing, do you like me?" He finally asked the question. Then he saw that small puffed-up mouth suddenly burst out with a lot of words: "Like you? You big-headed ghost! Am I an idiot? Letting someone beat me and tie me up like a rice dumpling, and still not letting go until now, do I still want to like you? Have I got water in my brain or been kicked by a donkey, or have I been squeezed through the door?"

  "So, if I untie the rope, will you like me a bit more?" Hu Zhongren looked at Liu Qingqing's angry appearance and felt really happy.

  "If you let me beat you up, I'll be happy." Liu Qingqing retorted with a mischievous grin. If he let his guard down, she would definitely give him a good punch. When had she ever suffered such a loss?

  "A promise is a promise." Hu Zhongren smiled and untied Liu Qingqing's rope, "You hit me, hit me until you're satisfied, I absolutely won't fight back."

  Liu Qingqing said, "Who is such a fool, to ask someone to hit him and not fight back? Is he a sandbag?" Nodding his head, Hu Zhongren actually untied the rope as promised. Liu Qingqing sat up, moved his arms around, they were numb. Then, aiming at Hu Zhongren's nose, he threw a punch. Unprepared, Hu Zhongren was knocked off the bed with a thud, and his nose immediately started bleeding profusely. It was truly a peach blossom opening everywhere.

  Xiao Lian stood still below, watching Hu Zhongren and Liu Qingqing interact. She didn't think that Liu Qingqing would really make a move. As soon as she saw Hu Zhongren fall to the ground, she rushed forward and helped him up. Hu Zhongren held his nose with one hand to stop the bleeding, while asking Liu Qingqing: "Is your anger gone now?"

  Liu Qingqing had never seen such a formation before, was he supposed to be invincible like the Boxers? He put all his strength into this punch, and it came out suddenly, no one could withstand it! Even if he was willing to let him hit, he wouldn't dare to hit again. At this moment, he smiled awkwardly: "Let's not fight anymore, I'm not angry anymore, haha, hehe."

  Xiao Lian quickly brought over a basin of water and let Hu Shao rinse his wound to stop the bleeding. After washing several times, he was clean. Xiao Lian picked up the basin, just about to take it out of the room, when she heard a commotion outside. She listened carefully and found that Yang Liuqing and Old Madame were arguing outside. Xiao Lian thought about going out to mediate, but earlier, she had already realized that Hu Shao only rescued her because of Ninth Madame and didn't want to marry her as his concubine. Liu Qing saw through Xiao Lian's thoughts first and gestured for her to come over. Xiao Lian put down the basin and came to her side. Liu Qing pressed down on Xiao Lian's shoulder, making her sit on the bed, and indicated for Hu Shao to sit on a stool. She herself sat beside Xiao Lian on the bed and whispered, "Watch me, I can scare them away." After speaking, she blew out the candles, plunging the room into darkness.

  This is the only living Spring Palace performance in history. Only to see Liu Qingqing's hands attached to her own chest, calling out in a soft voice: "Zhongren, Zhongren, Ouch, please touch me quickly." Hu Zhongren felt a surge of hot air rising from his lower abdomen, and silently cursed: "You rascal, how can you make such a sound? As a man, anyone normal can't stand it."

  Then she heard Liu Qingqing say: "Hu Shao, Hu Shao, give me one too, I want it!" The voice turned into Xiao Lian's voice, and Xiao Lian was shocked. Oh my god, how could her own voice sound so... If she wasn't sitting quietly on the bed, she would have doubted whether she really sounded like that.

  Hu Zhongren only felt his blood rushing up, this time he had to get a nosebleed again, but it wasn't Liu Qingqing who hit him, but her seductive voice that stimulated him.

  Then Hu Zhongren's voice thought again: "Little beauty, don't worry, I will satisfy you all, don't be anxious, ah, don't be anxious, I will satisfy you all." Hu Zhongren was even more shocked in the dark night, oh my god, this voice is learned so well, it's almost indistinguishable from the real one.

  "Xiao Lian, I'm the mistress, I came first, I can't take it anymore. Hu Zhongren, where are you touching?" Hu Zhongren thought to himself that he hadn't touched anywhere, he was just leaning against something, but in other people's ears, Hu Zhongren was a big lecher and a seasoned philanderer.

  "Madam, you let Hu Shao come with me, Hu Shao's hands are really great, I want to go deeper." Xiaolian's moans were mixed with words, making people imagine even more.

  "You two come together, I will satisfy you both." Hu Zhongren's voice was filled with evil intentions. It was really hard to imagine how Liu Qingqing had thought of this, and even after careful consideration, Hu Zhongren couldn't recall if he had ever actually done anything with Liu Qingqing. But his simulation was so realistic, just like he was really doing it. He wanted to choke her neck and ask if she had been with many men or visited the brothel, but there were still voices outside, so he could only shut his mouth tightly, letting Liu Qingqing continue to loudly perform her "living spring palace".

  At last, the voices dispersed. Hu Zhongren heard his old mother scolding him loudly outside and then walking away. After a moment of silence, Xiaolian lit the tinder and ignited the candle. The light rippled out in layers, shining on Liu Qingqing's body, adding an air of mystery to her beauty. Liu Qingqing sat quietly at the edge of the bed, as still as a drop of water. It was as if everything that had just happened was a dream, so unreal.

  Hu Zhongren opened his mouth, wanting to ask how Liu Qingqing was able to imitate so well, whether it was because she had been with many men. But he felt that this thought was blasphemous towards Liu Qingqing, her calm demeanor and pure eyes told everything. So he picked up the thin quilt on the bed, hastily said a sentence "You rest here, I'll go sleep in the other room." Hurriedly and flustered, as if he were an adulterer caught in the act.

  Hu Zhongren closed the door and went out, then Xiaolian couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Hu Shao is actually shy!" "He doesn't look like a man who has married eight wives at all, he's still so innocent!" Liu Qingqing teased.

  "Is Ninth Mistress familiar with men? Otherwise, how could she be so experienced?" Xiaolian teased.

  Liu Qingqing wanted to say that she was self-taught, but the result of sneaking a peek at A片 was that Xiaolian was an ancient person, and they didn't have A片 back then, at most just a few pictures. She was also a young maid in the waiting room, so she wouldn't know, so Liu Qingqing deceived her saying "My family has a pleasure house, sometimes I dress up as a man to collect money, that's what they call it, I'm just learning."

  "Really?"

  "Really, if you don't believe me, I'll take you there another day and guarantee that your eyes will be opened wide. The only thing I'm worried about is that you might not dare to go." said Liu Qingqing.

  "Cut, what's there to be afraid of? Go if you dare, don't let the cowards hold you back." Xiaolian felt that after this experience, she would definitely also dare to go.

  "Alright, it's settled then." Liu Qingqing smiled and gently brushed aside Xiaolian's bangs, saying: "Are you satisfied now? Can you go to bed and sleep?"

  Xiao Lian smiled and put away the bedding, Liu Qingqing pulled her onto the bed, "Let's sleep together and chat."

  "Madam Ji, do you think Old Madam will scold us tomorrow? Will she punish us with family law?" Xiaolian asked, lying on the outside of Lu Qingqing, asking her most worried question. Old Madam might not have a way to deal with Hu Zhongren after all, since he is Old Madam's son and also a man, being a bit flirtatious doesn't matter, but as a woman, it's not necessarily allowed."

  "Don't worry, you haven't heard this before. The saying goes 'not deaf not dumb not doing Ah Jia's father' means that the elderly must know how to pretend to be ignorant, otherwise, they can't be parents. Moreover, between husband and wife, things can only be done, not said, do you understand?" comforted Liu Qingqing.

  "I understand, but are the women and men in the brothel as loud as you've learned? Little Lian is really a curious baby. Liu Qingqing poked her forehead, 'When you're with Hu Shao later, you can try it out then?'"

  "But I know he doesn't have me in his heart, he's helping me for your sake. He loves you, will he divide his love for you and give some to me?" Xiaolian said sorrowfully.

  Liu Qingqing fell silent. For the first time, this magpie stopped chattering. Indeed, she also saw through Hu Zhongren's thoughts, but could they really fall in love? It seemed that they were still far from love.

  Remained silent for a long time.

  When Xiaolian thought she didn't hear the answer, Liu Qingqing said softly: "Will. As long as you go all out to strive for it." But is that really true? She herself was also very puzzled.