Chen Anzhi's army was stationed outside Liaocheng. Recently, due to the continuous defeats on the front line, the atmosphere in the army was not very good.
Chen Anzhi had just finished washing a large bucket of wooden bowls and came back, shaking the water stains on his hands. He followed Tiezhu and a few others into the city to buy food and supplies for the army.
Today is a folk market. Even in a small place far away from the bustling Kyoto, it is exceptionally lively on a market day like this.
A few people were about to go back after buying something, but Chen Anzhi couldn't find Tiezhu around. After looking around for a while, he finally saw Tiezhu's figure. He hurriedly chased after him and said, "We are going back, what are you buying?"
Chen Anzhi looked at the stall in front of him. It was a stall selling women's gadgets, including some crudely made hairbands, pearl flowers and the like.
Tiezhu picked out a bracelet made of shells for his wife and did not forget to bargain with the stall owner.
"It's already very cheap. Why don't you buy one for your wife? If you buy two, you can save a penny." The stall owner said with a smile.
Tiezhu immediately said, "You should buy one too!"
Chen Anzhi frowned and shook his head, obviously looking down on such inferior stuff.
In order to save half a penny, Tiezhu hurriedly said: "This is called a token of appreciation, don't you understand? We came to Liaocheng to buy some Liaocheng-specific gadgets to bring back. The price is not important, the token of appreciation is the most important!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" the stall owner echoed.
Chen Anzhi listened to Tiezhu's words, hesitated for a moment, and picked a purple shell bracelet from the pile. He still frowned, looking at the rough dye on the shell with dissatisfaction.
Chen Anzhi would not really pay half with Tiezhu, so he just paid for the two bracelets. Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment and chose a white one.
Put the two bracelets together and carefully put them in the lapel.
Tiezhu laughed and joked: "The prince has so many concubines, but he only brought gifts back for two of them?"
Chen Anzhi shook his head seriously and said, "No, one wife and one concubine, nothing else."
Chen Anzhi touched the two bracelets in his lapel, wondering if they would like them. In the end, he still disliked the two bracelets that cost only one copper coin each as they were too cheap.
Soon, a few people returned with the things they had just bought and learned that they were going to retreat again. Everyone in the tent was talking about it, and it turned out that they had suffered another defeat in the front.
Chen Anzhi secretly thought that this brute force army of the enemy country was truly terrifying. He didn't know how each of them had developed the ability to fight ten enemies at once.
Chen Anzhi continued to walk in, and found that You Jiamu was also here. He was sitting on a stool with his legs crossed, and many soldiers surrounded him to ask about the situation of the enemy's brute force.
Chen Anzhi couldn't help but look at You Jiamu once more. It had only been a few months since he came out, but his brother-in-law had grown half a head taller. Standing among the group of people, he didn't look like a twelve-year-old child at all.
Chen Anzhi listened and heard that You Jiamu and several people around him were discussing how to quietly go forward and find out the situation of this brute force army.
"Brother-in-law, are you going?" You Jiamu looked over with a smile.
Chen Anzhi was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Can I go?"
"Of course." You Jiamu called out to his brother-in-law again, "I'm so happy that my brother-in-law wants to go with me."
Since Chen Anzhi came to the army, he has been working as a fireman, either buying groceries or cooking and washing dishes. Although he has never practiced martial arts, he really wants to make a name for himself. Hearing You Jiamu say this, he immediately nodded vigorously and agreed.
He thought in his heart that Jiamu was still thinking about his brother-in-law.
Early the next morning, before dawn, You Jiamu left the military camp with seven or eight people, quietly crossed the Wanhe Valley, climbed the steep mountains, and took a shortcut to the front.
You Jiamu walked in the front, and the few soldiers he picked were all extraordinary. Chen Anzhi couldn't keep up at all. Not only was he physically exhausted, but the injury on his hand made it even more difficult for him to climb the mountain. He was not only out of breath, but also pale.
"Second Master, Prince An seems unable to keep up."
This was the third time the soldier behind You Jiamu had reminded him. You Jiamu had just laughed it off the first two times. Could he not know that Chen Anzhi couldn't keep up? If Chen Anzhi could keep up, You Jiamu wouldn't have brought him here.
You Jiamu turned around helplessly, his impatient expression turned into a smile after he turned around. He stood on the rock and smiled as he watched Chen Anzhi bending over to catch up. He called him "brother-in-law" affectionately, and then said in a very concerned tone: "Brother-in-law, why don't you take a rest here? Let's go to the front, and brother-in-law can keep watch for us here."
You Jiamu's eyes swept over Chen Anzhi's hair crown and the hand that supported the hair crown.
Even when he was in the army, Chen Anzhi's hair crown was made of fine jade. He would put on a valuable jade ring on his thumb after cooking and washing vegetables.
"Well, well..." Chen Anzhi couldn't walk any further, so he just sat down. He couldn't move forward even a step.
You Jiamu smiled and continued walking forward with the others. He glanced at the hilltop nearby.
He was already familiar with the terrain of this area, and knew that there were several bandit camps on the hilltop not far away. Brother Yuan Yi was still worried about how to recruit them a few days ago.
Seeing Chen Anzhi dressed like this, wouldn't the bandits be jealous
It would be best if he met the bandits. If not, he didn't think Chen Anzhi could find the way back. When he went back, You Jiamu didn't plan to go back the same way. He raised the corner of his mouth cunningly and smiled.
Chen Anzhi sat on the rocks for a long time before he recovered. Then he began a long wait. He waited from the dawn of the sky to the sun. The midday sun made his eyes dizzy. He touched his rumbling stomach and found that the dry food was in the hands of another soldier. He had already drunk up the only half bag of water.
When he saw the sun begin to set in the west, Chen Anzhi began to panic, worrying that something had happened to You Jiamu. He stood up and looked around. The mountains were stacked up like a gluttonous beast that was about to swallow him. He began to worry about his own safety.
There was no village in front of him and no shop behind him, only the cold wind blowing hard on him.
No, I can't wait here any longer. He walked back based on his memory, but he couldn't find the way. When he came here, he was so confused that he only remembered trying his best to catch up with You Jiamu. How could he have the energy to remember the way
Chen Anzhi touched the two bracelets in his arms to give himself courage, thinking that there were two women waiting for him to return, he must return safely!
Chen Anzhi stumbled and walked for an unknown amount of time, and he just felt like he was always wandering around in the mountains. When he heard a group of footsteps, he thought it was You Jiamu coming back. Just as he was about to smile, he saw that the people coming out of the lush jungle were actually a group of bandits.
Chen Anzhi then remembered that he had heard from others that there were many evil bandits in this mountain area, who robbed houses, killed people, and looted goods. His face turned pale, and he trembled as he stepped back. He accidentally tripped over a rock, causing the bandits to laugh.
"Come and see this strange man. I don't know if he is a soldier or a rich man. Look at that jade crown. It might be worth a lot of money!"
A man squeezed in from behind the group of bandits.
"Wang Jiang?" Chen Anzhi was stunned when he saw the man's face clearly.
Wangjiang didn't expect to meet Chen Anzhi again here.
On April 24th, You Yuzhi got up very early.
She sat up, without even closing her clothes, and raised her hand to hang up one side of the bed curtain to let the sunlight shine in through the window paper. Then she turned around, closed her clothes, and pushed Si Que who was sleeping on the inside of the bed.
"Wake up."
Si Que's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he was obviously awake, but he did not open his eyes and did not want to pay attention to You Yuzhi.
You Yuji leaned over and gently pinched the tip of Si Que's ear and lifted it up slightly. She leaned over and whispered softly in his ear: "Didn't you promise me yesterday that you would get up early with me today?"
A gentle and fragrant breath blew over, easily blowing away the unhappiness in Si Que's heart.
But he still didn't want to pay attention to You Yuji, and said coldly: "I'm not older than you, aren't you ashamed to call yourself sister every day?"
Then, he heard You Yuzhi chuckle in his ear.
You Yuji shook him softly and changed her address to "Brother, it's time to get up."
Si Que felt that some parts of his body were soft and some parts were stiff.
He lifted one eyelid and glanced at the smiling face. His eyes slowly moved down along You Yuji's eyebrows, along her slender and fair neck, passing her collarbone, and then slowly fell down. Her clothes were casually gathered, only half covering her snow-capped mountains.
Si Que opened both of his eyes and looked for a suitable place to look.
But the next moment, You Yuzhi noticed his gaze and readjusted her collarbone, even the collarbone that he liked to rub and nibble on was hidden in her collarbone.
Si Que suddenly felt unhappy again.
—My sister doesn’t let him touch her recently.
You Yuji had already gotten up from the bed. She turned her back to Si Que, tidying up her messy hair, and said softly, "You can only lie down for another half a minute. You must get up."
As she spoke, she went outside and asked Zhenxu and Baohe to help her wash and dress.
If you don’t want to, then don’t want to.
Si Que pulled down the bed curtain with a listless look, not wanting to listen to the noise outside. He rested his head on his arms, propped up one leg, raised the other leg and placed the ankle on the knee of the first leg, swaying slowly.
When half a quarter of an hour had passed, Si Que sat up with a dark face. He grabbed the clothes that fell on the inside of the bed and put them on. He walked out of the bed with a cold face and saw several maids carrying hot water to the bathroom.
Si Que frowned and asked You Yuji, who was drawing her eyebrows at the dressing table, "Sister, you want to take a bath so early in the morning?"
Si Que's tone still contained a hint of laziness. As he spoke, he walked towards You Yuji, leaned down behind her, lazily rested his chin on You Yuji's shoulder, and then yawned lazily.
You Yuji didn't turn around, she raised her hand to touch his face and said softly, "I prepared this for you. Go and take a good bath."
Si Que still maintained the posture of bending over with his chin resting on You Yuji's shoulder. After listening to You Yuji's words, he did not move for a long time.
You Yuji turned her head and kissed his slightly cold cheek, then urged: "Go quickly."
Si Que then stood up and looked at You Yuzhi who was choosing rouge for a long time with his eyes lowered.
What's wrong with urging him to take a shower so early in the morning? Somehow, Si Que couldn't help but think of You Yuji not allowing him to touch her recently.
When Si Que turned around, he raised his arm and sniffed.
Does he smell
How could it be possible? He had bathed before going to bed last night, and he bathed with the vixen. The first bath was a milk bath, and the second was a water and flower petal bath, with a rose scent.
Thinking of the charming atmosphere last night, they kissed passionately for more than an hour, but this annoying vixen finally refused to let him touch her...
Or maybe my sister doesn’t like the smell of medicine on him
When he walked into the purification room, Si Que's face looked very ugly.
Si Que stayed in the bathroom for a long time without coming out, so long that You Yuji was afraid that he had fallen asleep in the bathtub. She walked to the bathroom door and knocked gently, asking softly, "A Que, why haven't you come out yet?"
"What is it to you?" Si Que muttered in his heart but didn't say it out loud.
He stood up from the water, wiping the water stains with a towel with a listless look.
You Yuji pushed the door open from outside, holding his clothes in her hands.
Si Que glanced at her, lowered his head and continued to wipe the water stains on his body.
"Wear this." You Yuzhi handed the clothes in her hand to Si Que.
Si Que took a glance and saw that it was a set of men's clothes.
"I will wear whatever you tell me to wear. Is it any of your business if I wear a skirt?" - Si Que muttered to himself.
He reached out to take the men's clothes handed to him by You Yuzhi and put them on.
The author has something to say: I wonder if any readers have noticed the intention of this article
The endings of the concubines must be written, and they must all live so well that Prince Gou will vomit blood. Reader preference is important, but the integrity of the story is more important. In addition to the love story of the male and female protagonists, the abuse of Chen Gou is another main line. It is impossible not to write about Chen Gou and the concubines, and it is impossible to put them in the extra chapters. I can't just say "the concubines who left Chen Gou all lived a happy life" at the end.
The extra chapter can be written or not, and it can be deleted without affecting the content of this story. Obviously, it is not suitable for this story.
Having said so much, the summary is that I appreciate the suggestions but I cannot help but write about the supporting roles (I don’t mean that you are not allowed to give opinions or say bad things, it’s just a serious explanation of the recent comments. If you think my tone is stiff and not cute enough, I will add another kiss)