Second Marriage

Translator: tarararawr

Editor: Larkspur

tarararawr’s rararamblings: I forgot a part for Chapter 38! Sorry! It’s posted now~

Chapter 40

Xiao Youning and Ye Shen took a different road to Datong. They reached the dock first where a two floor merchant ship had been prepared earlier.

Xiao Youning had been on a ship before, but it was only a pleasure boat. This enormous, real ship made her curious.

After she got on it, she wandered through both floors and discovered that there was a lot of mystery inside.

The first floor had a warehouse and several small rooms. These rooms were full of bunks. The second floor was another place of wonder. The innermost part was a spacious room separated by another large room. It used a partition holding precious items to divide the small living room and bedroom. There was also a viewing platform once the partitions were removed.

The rest of the second floor comprised small rooms that were studies with beds on the other side.

She looked at the small room with the beds and thought that she should stay here, after all, there were just bunks downstairs.

As a result, Ye Shen stood at the door of the innermost room and instructed Yuan Guo to put Xiao Youning’s stuff inside.

She looked back at him and quickly said, “There’s no need to bother. I don’t have anything valuable with me. It will be easier to put everything in a small room where I will be resting.”

Who would have thought that Ye Shen would come straight over, with his plain robe flowing as he walked, and gently hold her arms. “From now on, you always have to be in my sight. Since we are going to be husband and wife, how can we live apart?”

Xiao Youning blushed. “Daoist Priest, we’re a fake couple!” He did not speak clearly again, causing another misunderstanding.

The big bump from when she hit her head in the carriage had not disappeared.

Ye Shen chuckled but did not correct her. He pulled her into the room.

Yuan Guo was holding her Young Miss’s makeup box. Her mind was a mess and she wanted to cry a little.

Will Fifth Master Ye really let the Young Miss be in an unofficial relationship? My Young Miss is still a little dense. This is leading the sheep into the tiger’s mouth! 

Her Young Miss was already dragged in. As her personal maid, she naturally had to follow!

Inside the room, Jian Yin was rummaging through the chests.

He quickly took out a set of brocade clothes, and Ye Shen followed him behind a screen..

Xiao Youning stood uncomfortably in the room and saw the shadow of him changing clothes on the screen. She could vaguely see the broad shoulders and narrow waist after the wide Daoist robes were removed.

The moment the heat hit her face, she hurried to turn around.

After the sound of him changing stopped came the sound of footsteps from behind her.

Ye Shen saw that she was standing straight with her back to him. He asked, “Why don’t you sit?”

She let out an “oh” and felt embarrassed by what she had just seen. She did not even look up, swiftly went to the chair near the window, and opened the window.

She didn’t know when the ship had set sail, she hadn’t sensed it at all. The green willows on the shore were further away. The river breeze was refreshing, and brought down the heat in her face a lot.

Ye Shen could see her embarrassment and walked over. The tassel under his waist was blown by the wind, and brushed against Xiao Youning’s nose.

Her nose tickled and she sneezed loudly.

The man who caused this was a bit shocked by her and stepped back. He had never heard her sneeze before.

Xiao Youning also froze. The heat that she had tried so hard to erase burned again. She tried to cover her face at once.

But a hand with a handkerchief was faster.

Ye Shen gently wiped her nose with his handkerchief and bent down to look at her. “Don’t sit here in the wind, there’s ice in the room.”

After that, he closed the window with his other hand.

In front of Xiao Youning was his dark blue handkerchief with a faint fragrance on it. If it wasn’t that close to her, then she would not have been able to detect the fragrance at all.

It unexpectedly smelled nice.

Her heart was pounding. She looked up and was startled again.

The Ye Shen before her was like a stranger to her.

He had changed out of the Daoist robes and was now wearing azure brocade clothes with a jade crown on his head. It made him look more handsome than when he was dressed as a Daoist Priest.

It was just different clothes, but it changed his entire aura. He did not seem as cold and untouchable as before. Fifth Master Ye, who was out of reach, fell into the mortal world and it was like she could reach out and touch him.

She stared at him without blinking. When he closed the window and looked back at her, he saw that she seemed entranced. He looked at himself, thinking there was something wrong with himself.

Ye Shen instantly realized the reason.

She had never seen him dressed like this before, so did he look good?

“Can you style your hair like a married woman’s?” He retrieved the handkerchief and put it back in his sleeves without disgust.

Jian Yin was staring at the side. When did Fifth Master stop being so picky!

Xiao Youning had just returned to her senses when she was stunned again. Ye Shen looked at Yuan Guo and said, “Style your Young Miss’s hair into a married woman’s style.”

Yuan Guo almost suffocated. Isn’t that too much?

Does he really want my Young Miss to be unofficial with him?

When Yuan Guo did not move, Jian Yin nudged her. “Hurry up! We’re meeting someone on the river later. Don’t delay my master!”

Xiao Youning stood up and went to the dresser first. She called Yuan Guo to help her as she looked down. Yuan Guo stomped her feet angrily. We got on a pirate ship and I don’t have a choice!”

After a few minutes, Xiao Youning combed her hair up and loosely pulled into a bun. The hairpins swayed in her beautiful, thick hair. She was unfamiliar with the person in the mirror.

She looked at her exposed neck. She was a bit uncomfortable and began to shrink.

A pair of big hands were placed on her shoulders. Ye Shen’s face also appeared in the mirror. He bent over and complimented her with a smile in his eyes. “It’s beautiful.”

The warm breath landed on the exposed part of her neck. She could not help but shrink again. This time, it made Ye Shen notice her snow-white skin, like silky tofu.

His Adam’s apple rolled. He thought of how charming she looked when she woke up from the nap, and took a step back quietly.

“Find clothes with standing collars for your Young Miss.”

In a moment, there were going to be outsiders. He knew better than anyone else how beautiful she was. Even if it was a small piece of skin, he did not want anyone to see it!

Yuan Guo thought Fifth Master Ye was crazy. Do you want to give my Young Miss a heat rash? It’s such a hot day!”

Unfortunately, she did not dare to speak out. Her Young Miss’s savior was powerful, and she was slowly falling into his gentle trap. What could Yuan Guo do about it?

Thus, Xiao Youning also changed her clothes into a gorgeous red color that displayed her beauty.

When Ye Shen looked at her, he was annoyed at himself. He could only make Yuan Guo find a veiled mask or a veiled hat.

Yuan Guo felt that her Young Miss would feel stuffy and faint after a while!

Xiao Youning looked at him for a moment, and then looked at herself in the mirror. Although they were a little far away, they stood together and it showed in the mirror.

A cool color and a warm color. It was unexpectedly harmonious and well-matched.

She pursed her lips. He could see all of her thoughts that she was unable to hide and thought it was a little funny. What’s more, he was not going to expose her.

It was not easy for him to make her think of him, so how could he let her pull back?

Ye Shen looked down and saw her fingers under her sleeves. He reached out and grabbed them.

In her nervousness, she looked over and asked, “Should I call you husband?”

His tone was low as he coaxed her with a slight smile across his lips.