Si Que felt that what You Yuji said was wrong.
He had already been poisoned to death.
His hand slid under the hot water, passed over You Yuji's waist, supported her lower back, lifted her into his arms, and hugged her tightly. The hot water squeezed up between the two bodies, slapping over You Yuji's chest that had been bitten red by him before. It splashed on his chin and also splashed on her cheek. You Yuji turned her face slightly to avoid it. The excessive closeness made You Yuji feel a little uncomfortable. She pushed Si Que, trying to push him away.
You Yuzhi had to doubt again whether Si Que was really weak. He had caught a cold and had a fever, and she had no strength in her body, but he still had so much strength even with his arms restrained.
You Yuji tried in vain and failed to push him away. She couldn't help but ask softly, "Don't you feel tired?"
"Tired." Si Que lowered his head and put his chin on You Yuji's shoulder. He turned his head and sniffed the fragrance of You Yuji.
"I slept," he said.
You Yuji was stunned for a moment and pushed him again, but the man who was hugging her tightly didn't react at all.
No way, is he really going to sit here and hold her to sleep
You Yuji couldn't help but laugh.
It was already completely dark, and it was time to go to bed. You Yuji listened carefully and could vaguely hear the sound of fireworks and firecrackers. She wondered which child in the city was setting off firecrackers.
What happened tonight has not ended yet. Fang Qingyi was sent to the prince by her. The prince will definitely call her over for questioning.
You Yuji couldn't help but think of something else.
After the New Year, the You family and the Jinnan Palace will go to the palace together to meet the Empress Dowager Cixi and make public the divorce agreement that she and Chen Anzhi had signed long ago.
After counting, there are only a few days left.
She had originally planned to take Si Que away before she left. But now she knew that all his previous displays of weakness were just pretense, and that he could leave at any time, without her having to worry about anything for him.
Except for Si Que, the other concubines...
You Yuji planned to find an opportunity to ask Cuiyu if she was willing to leave the palace. As for Chunxing... Chunxing was too honest and she was not sure if Chunxing was willing to leave the palace.
You Yuji thought about her mother and brother again, and also about her second brother's visit to Beijing. After the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, His Majesty will go to war. If her second brother comes this time, he might be sent to the army by His Majesty. The battlefield is brutal, not to mention that her father died on the battlefield. She couldn't help but worry...
The chaos of things weighed on her mind one after another, and she was already very tired. In the steaming hot bath, she slowly closed her eyes and gradually fell asleep.
The air was filled with steam, and two people were sitting in the tub, hugging each other and sleeping. The warm water enveloped the two bodies that were tightly connected.
The Boshan stove was filled with spices prepared by You Yuji herself. The night wind coming in through the window slits blew the curling incense threads into several winding curves.
A warm and fragrant room.
After a long time, You Yuji slowly opened her eyes. She woke up because of the warm feeling in her body. She frowned and stared at the sleeping Si Que.
She felt that the medicine added to the water was not an ordinary aphrodisiac. Or was the dosage too small? It was not such a severe symptom, but it made people feel a faint and vague love. It made her have a sweet dream that was hard to talk about.
You Yuji frowned. Even though she was not a simple girl, she was not willing to recall the dream she had just had.
Si Que's hold on her never weakened, and this tight embrace made You Yuji start to feel uncomfortable. She touched Si Que's hand behind her waist and carefully tried to pry his hand away. Before You Yuji could pull Si Que's hand away, she could already hear the sound of water in her ears.
You Yuji lowered her eyes and looked at the gently shaking water surface. Her red cheeks were reflected on the rippling water surface.
"Sister." Si Que woke up. He didn't open his eyes lazily, but turned his head and rested his face on You Yuji's shoulder.
"Sister..." he called again.
"Let go. I'm going out." You Yuzhi said.
Si Que still didn't let go.
You Yuji looked at him, watching a smile slowly appear on the corners of his lips. He spoke lazily, "Sister had a beautiful dream. Who did you dream about? Was it me?"
You Yuji was silent for a moment, then a smile spread across her lips: "I did have a beautiful dream, but I didn't dream of you."
Si Que opened his eyes and looked into You Yuji's tender and beautiful eyes.
"Sister, don't lie."
No, you can’t dream of being happy with others.
You Yuji looked at him with a smile and said nothing.
Si Que stared into her eyes for a while, then slowly loosened his hands that were restraining her.
You Yuji stood up, making a splashing sound, and crystal clear, round drops of water rolled down her body, drop by drop.
Si Que raised his chin, his eyes falling on a drop of water on You Yuji's collarbone. As she lowered her head, the drop of water passed over her collarbone, along the soft texture, slowly climbed up to the snow peak, then accelerated and rolled down, gently rolling down along her waistline.
She had turned around and raised her long straight legs to step out of the bathtub.
Si Que could no longer see the drop of water.
You Yuji stepped out of the bathtub, walked to the square table under the window, picked up the clean, large cotton towel on the table, shook it off, threw it back lightly, and put it on her shoulders, with half hanging on her back and the other half in front of her body. She took her wet long hair out from the cotton towel behind her and gathered all of it on the cotton towel this time.
Si Que followed her with his eyes, watching her tilt her head slightly to twist her wet long hair. A large snow-white cotton towel was half draped over her body, half covering and half revealing.
The sound of water was heard behind her again. Knowing that it was Si Que coming out of the bathtub, You Yuji didn't care and continued to twist the water stains on her long hair.
Si Que walked towards You Yujie step by step and stopped half a step behind her.
You Yuji didn't hear any sound behind her, and said casually: "There are cotton towels for wiping on the table."
Si Que still didn't move.
You Yuji turned her head in surprise, and Si Que suddenly pressed her shoulders. You Yuji was stunned for a moment, and followed his force to push forward until she was against the pepper wall two steps in front of her.
The wall was wet, and the water vapor stuck to You Yuji's body. Before You Yuji could retreat, Si Que behind her had already come over and squeezed her between him and the wall. The wall in front of her was hard and wet. The person behind her was also wet and hard.
Just as You Yuji was about to speak, Si Que's voice came from behind her.
"Sister." He called her, his voice low and a little hoarse from illness.
He called out again almost without pausing, "Sister."
You Yuji knew what he wanted to do. When Si Que's hand slid down her waistline, she did not stop him.
"Sister." Si Que called her, but he didn't need to wait for her response, just called her sister again and again. Every time he went in, he called her sister.
Si Que leaned over and bit You Yuji's shoulder. No matter who is in the dream, the person outside your dream can only be me. He raised his hand to hold You Yuji's chin, turned her face, and kissed her. Compared with his strength, his kiss was another kind of dense tenderness.
You Yuji couldn't help but think of the dream she just had.
In the steamy clean room, she couldn't tell whether it was reality or a dream. Both in and out of dreams, it was a blissful experience.
When the King of Jinnan learned that You Yuji had sent Fang Qingyi over, he came out of the princess' room and walked quickly into the front hall.
Fang Qingyi sat on the chair weakly, with her head down and no energy. Her hands hung at her sides, and there was blood on her left sleeve.
King Jinnan walked up to her quickly, raised his finger and pointed at her for a long while, then swallowed his words. Finally, he turned away without saying a word. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, she would be furious and kill this vicious woman with a knife.
King Jinnan walked out of the house and stood under the eaves, letting the cool night breeze blow on his face, forcing himself to calm down.
Chang Ping walked quickly along the corridor and reported: "Your Highness, after being tortured, the maidservant next to Aunt Fang has confessed everything."
Lu Shu was not a courageous maid, nor did she have the determination to swear allegiance to the emperor. When Chang Ping used a little torture, she confessed everything she knew.
King Jinnan breathed a sigh of relief, restraining his anger and asking, "Is the prince awake?"
"Not yet. The doctor has examined the prince and prescribed a strong medicine. The doctor said he will wake up soon. The knife wound on the prince's abdomen is not deep and not a vital part, so it's not a big deal. But the burns on the prince's hands and chest are a bit troublesome."
King Jinnan forced himself to calm down and asked, "Will it affect the use of my hands in the future?"
"The burn on the prince's left hand is not serious, but the injury on his right hand is quite severe. According to the imperial physician, whether he can recover and use it normally in the future needs to be observed for a while." Changping reported.
King Jinnan sighed and said, "When the prince wakes up, carry him to the front hall. At the same time, go to Tanxiang Yingyue to invite the prince's wife over."
Fang Qingyi's life is not important. If we can pay such a huge price to make Chen Anzhi wake up today, it would be worth it.
When King Jinnan sent someone to Anxiangyuan to invite You Yuji to the front yard to talk, You Yuji was still in the bathroom.
Zhenxu stood outside the bathroom and knocked on the door to report.
You Yuji sat on the table, suppressed the trembling in her voice, and spoke in a normal tone, "Got it. I'll be there in a minute."
"Yes." Zhenxu turned and went to the small room to prepare a white fox fur coat for You Yuzhi to wear outside. It was so late and the night wind was very cold. Madam was still sick, so she had to wear more clothes.
You Yuji raised her foot to kick Si Que, but her ankle was grabbed by Si Que.
“Stop messing around…” You Yuji frowned and lowered her voice.
"No trouble." Si Que leaned over and kissed the red mole on You Yuji's ankle. He raised his eyes and smiled slowly at You Yuji.
You Yuji pulled her foot back while he wasn't paying attention, and then kicked his shoulder. She warned him in a low voice: "If you continue to act recklessly regardless of the occasion or situation, I will have to find a more obedient lover!"
She got down from the table and went to get some clothes to put on.
Before her hand touched the clothes on the table, her wrist was held by Si Que again. Si Que pulled her back with force and let her fall into his arms.
You Yuji glared at him angrily, she was really angry.
Si Que said innocently: "I just want to help my sister put on her clothes."
"You should put on your clothes first." You Yuji paused and added, "It's ugly."
Si Que was stunned. Ugly? What's ugly? Where is it ugly
You Yuji had already smiled and pushed him away, turning around to get some clothes to put on. Before she had finished putting on her clothes, Zhenxu had already returned from the small room with her white fox fur coat.
“Madam, I’ll give you…” Zhenxu pushed the door open naturally.
You Yuji's expression changed instantly. Seeing the door of the clean room being pushed open a crack, she immediately shouted, "Get out!"
Zhenxu, who saw nothing, was startled, and her hand that pushed the door trembled, and she took a step back. She let go, and the door that was pushed open a crack closed again. She stared blankly at the door in front of her, wondering why the lady suddenly got so angry.
"Heh." Si Que suddenly laughed.
You Yuji heaved a long sigh of relief, and then she heard Si Que's low laugh behind her. She frowned and looked over, and saw his face smiling very happily.
You Yuji bit her lip, realizing belatedly that she had overreacted. She threw the thing in her hand at Si Que without any good intentions. She whispered quickly, "Put on some clothes!"
Si Que took the thing in his hand. He unfolded the thing that You Yuzhi brought over and looked at it carefully.
Only then did You Yuji realize clearly that the thing she threw over was her underwear.
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