Plotting with You: The Forensic Scientist in Ancient Times!

Chapter 692 - 691: "Spring Roll

The moment Zhu Yu woke up, she was still a bit confused.

She remembered she was perfectly fine, clear-headed, then suddenly she felt dazed, as if enveloped by a mist. She couldn’t see the people around her clearly, nor could she hear the surrounding sounds. She only felt a faint breath beside her that made her feel exceptionally at ease, leaving her mind no time to react, only wanting to move closer, desperately chasing that feeling of stability and comfort.

But somehow, she felt as if she was tightly bound by the spider silk of the Spider Demons of the Silk Cave, unable to move, no matter what.

She struggled for a long time, ultimately failing and falling into an exhausted slumber.

When she woke again, she found herself tightly wrapped in a quilt from shoulders down, with her head nestled in Lu Qing’s chest.

Zhu Yu was a bit bewildered, trying to recall the situation, then suddenly remembered the agreement from the day before that Chang Yu was to sleep with them in the inner room. Now, in this posture with Lu Qing, what would they do if someone saw them!

At this thought, she quickly struggled to get out of Lu Qing’s embrace, but unfortunately her hands and feet were wrapped, making it difficult to move, and she couldn’t succeed.

Her movements woke Lu Qing, who had been lightly sleeping. He opened his eyes slightly and saw Zhu Yu looking up at him, her eyes clear, her expression full of confusion and nervousness.

He silently laughed, extended his long arm, and pulled Zhu Yu, who was wriggling like a worm trying to escape, back into his embrace.

"Chang Yu went to sleep in the outer room last night, there’s no one else here now, you don’t need to hide." He said to Zhu Yu, his voice quiet, with a slight huskiness from just waking up in the morning.

"What... what happened? Why am I wrapped in a quilt like this?" Upon hearing that Chang Yu was not present, Zhu Yu relaxed a little and stopped struggling to hide, but she was still quite puzzled about the current situation.

Lu Qing sighed inwardly, she didn’t remember anything from the previous night, only confusion was left, and it had been a tough night for him.

Despite being wrapped in the quilt, unable to cling to Lu Qing with hands and feet, Zhu Yu had not been idle that whole night, continuously sniffing Lu Qing like a puppy, occasionally rubbing her face against his chest, putting Lu Qing in a state of conflicting joy and distress.

The joyful part was that even under the influence of that mysterious flower dew, Zhu Yu still favored him, not paying any attention to Chang Yu who was also present, bringing Lu Qing an unprecedented sense of happiness.

However, the distress also arose from Zhu Yu’s favor.

If it weren’t for the environment and situation keeping him grounded, his self-control, of which he had always been proud, might have crumbled.

Now looking at Zhu Yu’s puzzled big eyes questioning him, Lu Qing could only sigh, imitating her from the previous night. He closed his eyes and rubbed his nose against Zhu Yu’s cheek, holding her a little tighter: "Nothing really, just suddenly wanted to eat spring rolls last night."

Zhu Yu’s recollection flashed with brief, fragmented images—how she was clinging to Lu Qing, saying he smelled good...

Embarrassment exploded in Zhu Yu’s mind, making her want to bury her face in the quilt.

But since that wasn’t possible, she couldn’t just "sit and wait for death."

"Ahem, what happened yesterday must be related to that flower dew, right? If I hadn’t accidentally gotten it on me, I wouldn’t have behaved so rashly." Zhu Yu tried to act calm, ignoring the warmth radiating from her cheeks, "When I catch that fake, I’ll kick his butt a few times for causing such a mess!"

"Hmm..." Lu Qing mused, with barely contained laughter in his voice, "I think... once we figure out what that flower dew is all about, if it’s not particularly harmful, it might be worth bringing some back as a little fun for us as a couple."

This teasing shattered Zhu Yu’s hard-won composure, making her blush and glare at Lu Qing: "I never realized before, husband, that you’re such an enterprising person, even considering drugging your own wife."

"Dear wife, you misunderstand." Lu Qing held back his laughter, shaking his head seriously at Zhu Yu, "I wouldn’t dare use it on you.

I just thought I’d save it for myself to be more enthusiastic in front of my wife; maybe you’ll like me more?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu was so embarrassed she wanted to kick him, but since her legs were wrapped, she could only lower her head and bite Lu Qing’s wrist.

Lu Qing pressed his head against Zhu Yu’s shoulder, laughing muffledly, his shoulders shaking with mirth.

Zhu Yu, who was initially irritated by his teasing, couldn’t help but laugh along.

They had been too tense lately, and though the incident was somewhat embarrassing, the teasing seemed to have given Lu Qing a moment of relaxation.

After a moment of laughter and play, they got up. They hadn’t forgotten what was most important right now.

Lu Qing helped Zhu Yu tidy her appearance, and they opened the door to go out. Though it was still early, several people outside were already up, even Chang Yu who usually got up the latest was already groomed. Seeing Lu Qing and Zhu Yu come out, especially with Zhu Yu looking refreshed and unharmed, he relaxed and respectfully approached Zhu Yu, softly addressing her as "sister-in-law."

Zhu Yu was stunned; she originally thought Lu Qing had found some excuse to send Chang Yu away but didn’t expect Lu Qing to have told him the truth.

Lu Qing gave her a helpless look: "Given the situation last night, I didn’t want people to think I have some extraordinary kink."

At this, not only Zhu Yu, but even Chang Yu had his ears turn red.

Since Chang Yu knew, Lin Kun couldn’t possibly be unaware.

Seeing Zhu Yu come out, Lin Kun’s expression looked even more unusual.

For Chang Yu, he was only surprised that Lu Qing had dressed his wife as a man and kept her by his side under the guise of Chief Historian, but Lin Kun had seen Zhu Yu treat their brother whose leg had been broken.

At that time, Zhu Yu’s calmness and composure, along with her skillfulness, had already made him view the seemingly frail young man differently.

He just hadn’t expected that Zhu Yu was actually a woman, which was even more astonishing.