There is the sound of dripping water in my ears.
When You Yuzhi woke up, she found herself sitting in the water.
She was a little confused.
Her confused face was reflected in the water in front of her. She slowly raised her hands to rub her eyes. Her wet hands made her face wet.
Her thin eyebrows slightly frowned, and she looked around in confusion.
She sat in a square pool made of jade, with two cranes standing at the end of the pool. Gurgling water flowed down from the cranes' raised heads and fell into the pool.
The soft white gauze covered the prescription pool, making You Yuji's vision foggy and unable to see clearly beyond the gauze.
The sound of the door being pushed open with a creak made You Yuji subconsciously raise her hands to cover her chest, then turned her head to look in the direction of the sound.
The open door let in a cool breeze from outside, blowing the drooping white veil slightly up, half revealing Si Que's figure walking in.
You Yuji slowly lowered the hand that was on her chest.
The white gauze blown by the wind slowly descended, floated into the pool and floated on the water.
Si Que held a food tray in one hand and lifted the white gauze with the other hand, looking at You Yuji: "Sister finally woke up."
"Why am I in the water?" You Yuji asked softly.
Although she had had many physical contacts with Si Que before, You Yuji still felt a little embarrassed and uncomfortable when the scene of him taking off her clothes while she was sleeping appeared in front of her.
Si Que bent down, put the food tray in his hand on the edge of the pool, and said while undressing, "Of course, it's to help my sister recover."
You Yuji nodded slowly, reluctantly believing what Si Que said. But as she watched him take off his clothes, she couldn't help but ask, "Since you're taking care of my health, what are you doing here?"
"Sit down for a while." Si Que replied casually.
He turned around and walked towards the clothes rack not far to the side, undressing and hanging the clothes on the hanger.
You Yuji looked at Si Que's back and saw that he was still dressed as a man today, so she couldn't help but ask, "Are you not going to dress as a woman anymore?"
You Yuji had a question in her mind: would he never return to the Prince of Jinnan's Mansion in the future
"This is the poison building."
You Yuji suddenly realized that the people in the Poison Tower might not know that their tower owner and the beautiful Princess Que were the same person.
Si Que took off his clothes, turned around, and walked towards You Yuji. You Yuji, who was looking at him, paused for a moment, and quickly looked away.
"How beautiful." Si Que sat comfortably in the water.
The water surface swayed slightly, brushing against You Yuji's chest, and the glistening snow suddenly came alive. Si Que looked over and lingered for a while.
You Yuji lowered her head, pondering Si Que's words. After a while, she realized what he meant. She was silent for a moment, and whispered weakly, "Shame on you."
Si Que just smiled.
His two long legs under the water, his left leg stretched forward, his right leg raised, his ankle resting on his left knee, touching the legs of You Yuji beside him.
You Yuji moved her legs to the side.
Si Que turned his head to glance at her, then reached out his foot under the water and touched her leg.
You Yuji raised the corners of her lips slightly, and this time she didn't hide, but pretended not to know.
Si Que adjusted his posture and put his legs on You Yuji's legs. You Yuji then turned his head and looked at him, meeting a pair of eyes that looked like they were either smiling or provocative.
You Yuji's suppressed smile finally showed up. She asked, "What did you bring?"
Si Que then went to get the food tray placed by the pool, on which was a bowl of porridge and a few side dishes.
You Yuji sniffed it, and the faint fragrance made her feel a little hungry. She slept very deeply and for a long time last night, and it was almost noon now. But she was still a little unwell, so Si Que only brought light food.
You Yuji reached out to Si Que to take the small spoon, but Si Que dodged.
"Your hands are shaking so much. Wouldn't it be dirty if the soup spills into the water?" Si Que held the bowl of porridge, scooped a spoonful with a small spoon, handed it to You Yuji's lips, and fed her.
You Yuji ate it quickly and glanced at her hands. She felt that Si Que was making excuses. He seemed to enjoy feeding her. The second bite of food Si Que had already arrived, and she hurried over.
Si Que suddenly pulled back the hand holding the spoon and said slowly: "Come on, open your mouth wide. Ah—"
He also gave an interesting demonstration.
"Three years old." You Yuji's eyebrows curved again and again, and suddenly she couldn't help but smile bitterly.
She moved closer to Si Que, the snow-capped mountains on her chest gradually emerging from the water. She placed her wet hands softly on Si Que's wrists, leaned over, opened her mouth to hold the spoon in his hand, and ate the porridge with the aroma of rice.
She curved her eyes in satisfaction, stepped back a little, withdrew her hand that was on Si Que's wrist, and pressed the corner of her lips with her fingertips.
The snow-capped mountains were hidden back in the water, but the surface of the water was still rippling slightly.
Si Que's eyes gradually raised as he looked at the rippling water, following the movement of You Yuji's fingers and falling to her lips, stopping on her delicate lips.
Si Que slowly closed his fingers around the small celadon bowl and repeated silently in his mind: "Fox spirit."
He was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "It seems that my sister is almost well now."
—I have the energy to tease you anymore.
You Yuji shook her head and said, "Not to mention the effects of the poison, I'm already starving. I really don't have any strength at all."
"Really?" Si Que raised his voice slightly, "Let me see."
He reached his hand into the water, put his palm on You Yuji's abdomen, pressed it gently, and said slowly: "It seems that you are a little hungry."
You Yuji didn't say anything, but looked at the bowl in Si Que's hand with a smile.
Even if he insists on feeding her, he has to feed her until she is full.
"Come on," he said.
You Yuji was stunned for a moment, and blurted out subconsciously: "What?"
"Sit closer, it will be more convenient to feed your sister porridge." An obedient smile slowly climbed up the corners of Si Que's lips, and he said very seriously.
He wanted her to sit astride his legs and get closer to him before he would continue feeding her.
Later, Si Que felt that he had come up with a bad idea. He pursed his lips tightly, the bright smile on his face had long disappeared, and he fed You Yuji with spoonful after spoonful of food, repeating the stiff movements.
The porridge in the small celadon bowl was finally empty. Si Que put the bowl heavily back on the food tray with a sullen face.
"What fruit is that made of?" You Yuzhi asked.
Si Que not only brought meals for You Yuji, but also some candied fruit. After hearing You Yuji's question, he had to continue to force himself to get a piece of candied fruit to feed You Yuji.
It tasted very good and You Yuji had a good appetite, so she ate three pieces in a row.
"Have you finished eating?" Si Que felt that these four words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth, which was not in line with his usual elegance. But he had really endured it for too long and could not bear it any longer.
What answered him was You Yuji's soft yawn.
Si Que's heart skipped a beat and he immediately had a bad feeling.
The next moment, You Yuji slowly closed her eyes and fell on his chest. The wet softness pressed against his chest, and the back was the hard jade pool wall, forcing Si Que to have nowhere to escape. Sure enough, the poisonous effect of Ruan Wusan made You Yuji begin to feel tired and sleepy again.
Si Que lowered his eyes and glanced at You Yuji, and saw the corners of You Yuji's lips slightly raised.
He pinched You Yuji's cheek with a gloomy look and complained: "Are you a pig? You want to sleep after you are full? You just ignore me after you are full? Wake up."
He patted You Yuji's face, and drops of water fell on You Yuji's fair cheeks, then slowly flowed down, winding across her slender neck, and finally disappeared into thin air.
Si Que wanted to knock You Yuji's head harder to wake her up and give her a good beating. But the person in his arms was sleeping so soundly, with a smile on her lips. Si Que slowly lowered his raised hand and gently moved away a strand of wet hair that was sticking to her ear.
"Sister only sleeps so soundly in my arms, right?"
Although the poison of Ruanwusan affected You Yuji, she did not fall asleep all of a sudden. She leaned weakly in Si Que's arms, her eyelids heavy and unable to lift. Although her consciousness was a little slow, she was still awake and aware of Si Que's every move and could hear what he said.
After a moment, she heard Si Que mutter to himself and add:
"If my sister doesn't say anything, she admits it."
The slight curve at the corner of You Yuji's lips deepened.
The gentle ripples on the water brushed against her chest and gently touched her heart. She silently asked herself whether she liked the person she was leaning on more at this moment.
Si Que put down his hand and placed it on You Yuji's shoulder.
You Yuji felt that his breath completely embraced her in his arms. She thought, if time could stop at this moment, it would be nice. She hadn't felt so completely relaxed for a long time.
So what about him
Did he like her more
You Yuzhi didn't think any more about it. She leaned in Si Que's arms and slowly fell asleep.
When You Yuji woke up again, she was no longer in the water, but lying on the bed. She turned her head and looked towards the window, which was dark.
Is it dark already
"Are you awake? Get up and eat." Si Que paused, "Pig fox."
You Yuji supported herself and sat up. Just as she was about to get out of bed, she realized that she was not wearing any clothes. She looked at Si Que in astonishment and asked, "Why don't you give me some clothes to wear?"
She pretended to get up and get her clothes, but Si Que held her shoulders and made her sit on the bed.
"I'll get it for you right away." Si Que turned and walked towards the closet to get clothes for You Yuzhi.
You Yuzhi stared at Si Que's back suspiciously, and couldn't help wondering what he would do after she fell asleep.
Si Que turned around and glanced at You Yuzhi with a smile in his eyes.
He did nothing.
But he liked You Yuji because of his fanciful look.
Si Que helped You Yuzhi put on her clothes, then picked her up and carried her to the outer room.
When they reached the outer room, You Yuji was surprised to find a few unfamiliar maids setting the table. She gently pushed Si Que with her hand on his shoulder and whispered, "I can walk by myself."
Obviously, Si Que ignored You Yuzhi.
He rarely saw You Yuji so weak and completely dependent on him, and he was briefly infatuated with her dependence.
Needless to say, You Yuji didn't cook anything during this meal, Si Que fed her everything. She secretly went to see the maids, all of them lowered their heads, silent and motionless.
You Yuji couldn't help but whispered, "Don't just feed me, eat too."
Si Que sighed heavily and said, "Just looking at you makes me angry. What are you eating?"
You Yuji glared at him and was about to speak when the bamboo shoots Si Que handed over almost poked her lips. She quickly opened her mouth to eat, and then said without hope: "Can you help me find out the whereabouts of the guards who went out with me that day? I feel that the prince will not spare their lives, or... or help me find them?"
Si Que didn't say anything. He picked a piece of bamboo shoot that he liked and put it into his mouth with the silver chopsticks in his hand. While chewing the fragrant bamboo shoot in his mouth, he turned his head and moved closer to You Yuji.
You Yuzhi opened her eyes slightly wide in surprise, and quickly glanced at the maids who were standing aside with their heads down like wooden men. She felt conflicted for a moment, and quickly kissed Si Que on the side of his face.
She quickly retreated, half-closed her eyes, and went to take the cup of tea in front of her on the table to cover her pounding heart. She didn't know whether it was the poison that made her hands weak, or her heart was beating fast, but her hands trembled, and the teapot tapped lightly, and some water overflowed.
A bright smile appeared on Si Que's lips.
He looked at You Yuji with a smile, and his gaze gradually deepened.
I will never let you cry again, I will never let you fall into trouble again, and I will never let anyone dare to think of you again.
He held You Yuji's trembling hand and helped her hold the restless cup of tea steady.