You Yuji walked out of the room and met Zhenxu yawning. It seemed that she didn't sleep well last night. Last night, when You Yuji and Si Que returned to You's house from Jinnan Palace, they asked Zhenxu to prepare a carriage to follow them. First, she was used to using Zhenxu and Baohe, and second, it was more convenient to go back in the daytime by carriage than by horse.
But last night only Zhenxu and Baohe came with him, and the person You Yuzhi wants to find now is Madam Jing.
"Madam, when you just went to the front yard to have breakfast, Princess Que went out." Zhenxu took the initiative to report.
"Didn't you leave any words?" You Yuzhi asked.
The pillow shook its head.
You Yuji habitually thought about going back with Si Que and habitually worried about him. But the next moment, she suddenly realized that this person didn't need her to worry about him at all. She decided to go back to Jinnan Palace at the originally scheduled time. If Si Que didn't come back by then, she didn't want to wait any longer.
You Yuji returned to the front hall to talk to Jiang Chun, and they talked about his mother's illness. The old doctor beside Zhao Sheng said that his mother's body was not well adapted to the cold and strong temperature difference in Chenjing, and even the hometown of Siguo, which was always windy, was not very suitable for recuperation.
Originally, they had planned to return to the grassland. But after hearing this, You Yuji changed her plan without hesitation.
She decided not to return to Siguo grassland. She wanted to take her mother back to Suguo, back to her mother's hometown.
During lunch, her mother was too exhausted to come. You Yuji asked her cousin more about the country of Su.
Jiao Yushu answered them one by one, explaining the situation of Suguo to You Yuji in detail. In fact, he was a little surprised that You Yuji was so curious about Suguo. He couldn't help asking: "Why is my cousin suddenly so interested in Suguo?"
You Yuji smiled and said, "Doctor Li said that it would be better for mother to recuperate in a warmer place. I plan to take mother back to Suguo."
Jiao Yushu paused for a moment while holding the chopsticks, looked at You Yuji in surprise, and asked, "When did you plan to go to Suguo?"
"Just now."
You Heng frowned, somewhat disagreeing: "Don't go back to the You family? Going to Su country is like being a stranger in a foreign land. It's better to go back home."
Before You Yuji could reply, Jiao Yushu spoke up: "How come Suguo is a stranger? The Jiao family has always been my aunt's home."
Jiao Yushu looked at You Yuji and said in a gentle voice: "The scenery in Su Country is like spring all year round, warm and cozy, with hundreds of flowers competing for splendor. You will like it."
You Heng glanced at Jiao Yushu again.
Jiang Chun turned his head to look at Zhao Sheng and asked, "Can we go to Su Country too?"
You Heng laughed loudly: "There is a saying that goes, if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog; if you marry a monkey, you run all over the mountain. Chun girl, I think you are not marrying Zhao Sheng, but my sister!"
Jiang Chun snorted twice and muttered: "I just asked casually..."
Zhao Sheng turned his head and looked at her, saying, "If you want to go, we'll go."
“Look, look!” You Heng looked at You Yuji with a smile and said, “Yuanyuan, when you go to the lodging place, I don’t know how many people will follow you!”
You Yuji looked at Zhao Sheng and asked, "Can you give up your job in the capital?"
Zhao Sheng said: "He is just a minor official. It doesn't make much difference whether he is an official or not."
Zhao Sheng was an orphan who was picked up by You Yuji's father and raised as a half-son. He had no family to tie him down, and his official position in the capital was not important. If Jiang Chun wanted to go to the residence with You Yuji, he had nothing to leave behind.
You Yuji held the small porcelain spoon, slightly distracted. Suddenly there was a change, and many things needed to be planned from scratch. The family business that had been set up in Beijing for the past two years would be greatly affected. To be exact, almost everything had to be abandoned. Going to Sudi was different from going back to Sidi. The latter had many old businesses and connections, but going to Sudi meant starting from scratch.
However, none of her possessions were as important as her mother's health, and You Yuji was not someone who could not let go. If she could not take all of her assets in Beijing with her when she left, she would give them to the poor people.
It's not bad to start over.
As long as people are still here, everything will get better and better.
After lunch, Zhao Sheng and Jiang Chun were about to leave to pay New Year's greetings elsewhere. You Yuji talked to Jiang Chun for a while and personally escorted him to the carriage. Not long after, some of his father's old subordinates came to pay New Year's greetings. They were all surprised to see You Yuji at home. But they didn't ask any more questions.
The guests were all received by You Heng and You Jiamu. You Yuzhi sat beside her mother's bed for a while, then returned to her own boudoir to change clothes and return to the Jinnan Palace.
Si Que hasn't come back yet.
You Yuji's eyes accidentally swept across the windowsill.
The window was open, and there was a little snow on the windowsill outside. The snow on the windowsill, which was not supposed to be touched by anyone, was not smooth, as if it had been stepped on by the paws of some small animal.
Zhenxu followed You Yuji's line of sight and said, "It must have been stepped on by a sparrow."
It could be a sparrow, or it could be a carrier pigeon—a carrier pigeon looking for Si Que.
You Yuji was silent for a while, then said gently, "Let's go."
"Hmm..." Zhenxu hesitated for a moment, "Aren't you going to wait for Princess Que? She and the lady came here together last night. Wouldn't it be bad for you to go back to the palace alone?"
You Yuji did not answer. She looked past the pillow and looked outside through the open door.
Si Que appeared at the entrance of the courtyard and walked slowly towards this side. He was dressed in a snow-white coat, and even his face was covered by the white gauze of his veil, blending into the snow-capped mountains in the distance behind him. The only color was the candied haws in his hand.
You Yuji walked to the door, leaned against it, looked at Si Que approaching, and asked with a smile: "Did you go to buy candied haws for your sister?"
Si Que raised the white gauze of his hat with his slender fingers, glanced at You Yuji, and slowly bit the red hawthorn on the top of the candied haws. Then he handed the candied haws in his hand to You Yuji.
"Is it sour or sweet?" You Yuji took it and took a small bite of the sugar-coated red hawthorn.
“Maybe spicy.”
You Yuji, who was biting a candied haws, looked up at him, slowly raised the corners of her lips, held the whole hawthorn in her mouth, and hummed softly.
Zhenxu, who was standing beside him, frowned, totally unable to understand what the two people were saying.
Aunt Liu came in from outside and smiled as she told You Heng to invite You Yuji to come over and have a few words. You Yuji nodded and asked where You Heng was.
You Heng sat on the stone bench that he had to take to leave the house, waiting for You Yuji.
You Yuji and Si Que walked out together. Halfway through the walk, they saw You Heng. Si Que continued walking forward without stopping, while You Yuji sat down opposite You Heng.
Si Que wore a veiled hat and walked forward expressionlessly. Before he had gone far, he heard You Yuji's faint laughter coming from behind him.
He took two more steps forward, but suddenly stopped when You Yuji called him "brother" in a coquettish way. He turned around and looked at the brother and sister under the tree.
It was unknown what You Heng said that made You Yuji curl her eyes and call him "brother" in a sweet and tender voice.
Si Que stood sideways, staring at You Yuji's profile with curved eyebrows through the white veil fluttering in the wind.
"Brother." He put the title on the tip of his tongue and savored it carefully.
You Yuji and You Heng didn't say a few words, then stood up and left. You Heng sat on the stone bench, smiling and watching You Yuji walk out.
You Yuji found that Si Que did not move forward, and stopped by the roadside to wait for her. She did not say anything, but passed by him, smiled at him, and said, "Let's go."
She took two steps forward and realized that Si Que was still standing there. She looked back in confusion: "A Que?"
Si Que then took a step forward.
In the carriage, Si Que took off his veil hat and leaned against the side of the carriage with a listless look, sometimes motionless, and sometimes slowly fiddling with a copper coin between his long fingers.
You Yuji looked at him and he seemed to be worried. She didn't know what Si Que was thinking, maybe it was related to his leaving in the morning? You Yuji didn't ask. If he wanted to say it, he would say it.
Si Que was silent, and You Yuji was silent too, leisurely eating the cakes and New Year candies on the small table. Each one was wrapped in bright red candy paper. You Yuji peeled off a piece of candy paper and put the sweet candy into her mouth. The sweetness melted between her lips and teeth, and her eyes fell on the candy paper in her hand. The bright red color reminded her of the candied haws she had just eaten.
She glanced at Si Que, peeled off another piece of candy wrapper, and put the candy inside to Si Que's lips.
Si Que raised his eyes, glanced at You Yuzhi, then put the candy that was handed to his lips into his mouth.
You Yuji looked at him carefully, not knowing why this little liar was unhappy. She moved to the side, ate her cakes by herself, and ignored him.
When the carriage arrived at the Jinnan Palace, You Yuji saw Madam Jing standing at the gate waiting for her as soon as she got off the carriage. Madam Jing personally helped You Yuji down and whispered, "Madam, after you went home last night, Aunt Chunxing fell into the water."
"Fall into the water?" You Yuzhi looked at Madam Jing in surprise.
"Yes." Madam Jing explained, "I didn't know that Aunt Chun Xing would go to such a deserted pond in the middle of the night to sit. Fortunately, a servant not far away saw her and pulled her out. With such cold water, she would have caught a cold, but fortunately her life was saved."
Madam Jing sighed again in a low voice: "I heard that Aunt Chun Xing's hometown is very far away. I don't know if she missed home and went to sit by the pool alone and accidentally fell down..."
You Yuji frowned as she listened to Madam Jing's words, and hurried to the mansion. Anyway, there was nothing to do, and she was not in a hurry to return to Tanxiang Yingyue, so she went directly to Chunxing's residence.
Si Que was still sitting in the carriage. He looked at You Yuzhi's back as she walked away, feeling unhappy.
My brother was still in the car, and she just left without even saying hello? She didn't even look back at him. She hugged him affectionately when she was in love, but now she left without looking back. This vixen who changes her face is really too much.
This was the first time You Yuji came to Chun Xing's residence. The small courtyard was deserted. The maid beside Chun Xing ran to the kitchen to cook medicine. There was not even a servant to greet the guests in the small courtyard.
The first person You Yuji saw was Si Han standing at the window.
You Yuji was a little surprised to see Si Han suddenly. Si Han was also surprised that You Yuji would appear here. She frowned and turned to go into the house.
Madam Jing asked, "Madam, will the house arrest be lifted on New Year's Day?"
You Yuji nodded casually and continued to go to Chun Xing's room. The maid beside Chun Xing was carrying a basin of water out. When she saw You Yuji, she was stunned and hurriedly tried to salute.
"Go ahead and get busy."
Chun Xing lay weakly on the bed, not asleep but with her eyes closed.
You Yuji sat down beside the bed and glanced at Chun Xing's frowning brows, guessing that she was awake. She put Chun Xing's hands, which were outside, under the quilt and asked softly, "How did you fall into the water so carelessly?"
Chun Xing opened her eyes in surprise, not expecting that it would be the lady coming.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but before she could utter a word, tears started streaming down her eyes.
Looking at the tears in Chun Xing's eyes, You Yuzhi suddenly felt that she did not fall into the water accidentally.
"Go see if there's anything I can do to help." You Yuji turned aside and told Madam Jing to send the people away. Then You Yuji leaned forward and gently wiped away Chun Xing's tears with a handkerchief.
Actually, I didn’t ask much.
The more Chun Xing wiped away her tears, the more she cried. She cried silently for a while before she called out "sister" in a hoarse voice.
"Yeah." You Yuji smiled at her gently.
Chun Xing suddenly held You Yuji's hand. She had never dared to be so reckless and bold. She choked up and asked, "Sister, can you hug me?"
She is really cold.
The surprise in You Yuji's eyes was fleeting. She quickly leaned over and gently hugged the trembling cold body. She reached her hand to Chun Xing's back and patted her gently to comfort her.
The author has something to say: It’s unacceptable. I can’t write the second update today.
It will definitely work tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!