Si Que did not answer immediately. He slowly twisted his thumb and index finger together, gradually spreading out the drop of blood on his fingertips. A sticky substance with a fishy smell spread between his fingertips.
There were footsteps outside the door. It was Tingyun, bringing tea to entertain the guests.
You Yuji stood up and walked towards the charcoal brazier on the side. She took off her furry cloak that was stained with cold snow, hung it on a double-headed yellow pear wood hanger beside her, and then sat down on the small chair next to the charcoal brazier.
Tingyun placed the tea on the table, glanced at You Yuji, and said, "Madam's hair is wet by the snow. Can I get you a cotton towel to wipe it?"
"Thank you." You Yuji smiled.
Tingyun quickly brought over a soft cotton towel, and You Yuji reached out to take it herself, without Tingyun's help. Tingyun did not stay any longer, and lifted the bead curtain and left. The bead curtain made a crisp collision sound, and then gradually returned to silence.
"Why do you suddenly want a child?" Si Que looked at You Yuzhi who was sitting against the wall on the other side and finally spoke.
You Yuji placed the snow-white cotton towel on her knees, and she did not wipe the water stains on her hair. She looked at Si Que behind the piano table and said softly, "My mother is seriously ill and needs my child's umbilical cord blood for medicine. I really don't like Chen Anzhi, and I don't want my child to have any of his looks. After thinking about it, it would be great if my child could inherit your talent."
She looked at Si Que and smiled slightly. She explained the matter in a gentle and concise tone, without hiding anything and leaving no room for any misunderstanding.
In a square room, two people sat leaning against opposite walls, looking into each other's eyes.
After a moment, You Yuji looked away. She lowered her eyes and saw the cotton towel in her hand. Then she remembered that her hair was still wet. She tilted her head slightly, took off the purple jade hairpin and jade hairpin from her hair, and casually placed them on the small square table beside her. The soft hair fell down and was gathered to one side by her slender fingers. She tilted her head slightly and wiped the water stains on her hair with the cotton towel.
She had a slender neck and skin as white as snow. Her skin looked even whiter against her long black hair that was piled on one side, and was hidden in her light purple collar.
I don’t know if it’s because her long hair was tied up before, or if she was born like this, but the soft ends of her hair were slightly curled, sticking to one side of her cheek, adding a breathtaking charm to her beauty.
You Yuji has always been aware of her beauty. She usually wears light makeup to suppress her charm. But at this moment, she raised the corners of her eyes and raised the corners of her lips a little higher. Her gentleness in the past has become more charming.
Si Que had been quietly watching You Yuzhi brushing her hair. There was no expression on his face, and his dark blue eyes were calm, hiding all his emotions.
The flame in the charcoal brazier burned gently, gradually driving away the coldness from You Yuji's body.
"I don't want you to be embarrassed. If you don't want to, forget it."
Si Que blinked slowly, and a hint of emotion finally seemed to flash across his calm eyes.
You Yuji raised her hand and slowly gathered her long hair. Her light purple sleeves slid down and piled up in her arms. She gathered her long hair casually and pinned it in her hair with a long purple jade hairpin. A strand of slightly curled hair was left behind, hanging alone on the side of her face.
Having finished speaking, You Yuji stood up and went to get the cloak. The cloak was roasted by the charcoal brazier for a while, and the furry touch had an extra layer of warmth.
You Yuji didn't wear it, she just held it in her arms.
"Think about it, okay?" She looked at Si Que and smiled faintly. Her charming expression faded, and her eyebrows and eyes returned to their usual gentleness.
Si Que slowly tightened his grip on the piano table, pressing his middle and ring fingers hidden underneath into his palms.
You Yuji didn't stay any longer and turned to walk out. When she reached the beaded curtain, she heard the sound of pouring tea. She turned around and saw that Si Que was not pouring tea, but opening the brocade box she brought with her, taking out the red plum wine inside and pouring a cup.
Si Que took a sip of red plum wine. The spicy taste went down his throat and his whole heart seemed to be burning.
"Sister, your pair of snow-white feet are indeed beautiful." He raised his eyes and looked at You Yuji.
You Yuji opened her rosy lips slightly, and then bit her lower lip with a little force, leaving a shallow white crescent on her soft lip that disappeared in a flash. This bite made the color of her lips even more rich and gorgeous.
You Yuji turned around and faced Si Que. She looked at the crystal clear bead curtain in front of her and said softly, "I am indeed very anxious. I hope you can reply to my sister soon."
At the same time, You Yuji raised her hand, lifted the bead curtain with her slender fingers, and the second half of her sentence was accompanied by the crisp swaying of the bead curtain.
She held the cloak tightly in her arms and walked slowly downstairs. Her steps were still light and steady, but the heart in her chest was beating wildly and she was almost out of control.
She thought it was a good thing that the charcoal in the brazier was burning brightly, making the whole room warm and hiding her slightly red cheeks.
After You Yuji left, Si Que sat behind the piano table for a long time before he noticed the blood stains on his fingers. He used a snow handkerchief to wipe the blood stains off repeatedly.
He opened the small drawer under the piano table, which was filled with copper coins. He picked up a copper coin at random, threw it high up, and then caught it.
Reverse side.
Si Que frowned and threw it again.
Or the other way around.
Si Que lowered his eyes and looked at the copper plate on the back of his hand, thinking for a long time.
Not long after, Tingyun came up and said, "Your Highness, everything has been packed."
"Wait a moment." Si Que raised his eyes and looked at the purple jade hairpin on the small square table next to the charcoal brazier.
Tingyun was stunned for a moment, but she turned around and left without asking any more questions. As she went downstairs, she frowned, feeling sorry that she couldn't play with Chen Anzhi tonight. It was a pity that she had already prepared the poison tools.
Si Que bent down and picked up the purple jade hairpin on the small square table. He held the jade handle with his long fingers and shook it lightly. The broken jade beads on it swayed lightly, casting a hazy light and shadow.
This hairpin was placed here intentionally by You Yuzhi.
Si Que also knew that she stayed on purpose.
At night, You Yuji tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, waking up Baisui. Baisui walked towards her and curled up in her arms.
She said she would wait for Si Que to consider it and wait for his reply.
This is half true and half false.
Before she thought of Si Que, You Yuji had been choosing among the young actors in the opera house, and even considered poor scholars, etc. But since she thought of Si Que, she knew in her heart that she would never find anyone more suitable than Si Que for the time being.
Si Que was the candidate she had decided on.
He will agree.
Within three days.
You Yuzhi turned over while holding Baisui in her arms, and slowly fell asleep facing the inside of the bed.
While You Yuji was sleeping soundly with Baisui in her arms, Si Que did not sleep, and he did not even lie down. He took off all his clothes and stood in front of the bronze mirror. From childhood to adulthood, he had been wearing women's clothes since he could remember. When he was very young, he even mistook himself for a woman. Later, when he grew up, he would stand in front of the bronze mirror after bathing and clearly examine his male characteristics, reminding himself not to forget why he could not be a man in his life.
Si Que rubbed the front of his neck, where his Adam's apple should have been protruding, with the back of his slightly curled fingers.
Suddenly he laughed.
His smile was innocent and harmless.
The next day, Tingyun Yunyao went upstairs to Si Que, who was changing the strings of his beloved zither.
Many people knew that Si Que loved his zither very much, and he would wipe and change the strings himself. He would never allow anyone else to touch his zither. It turned out that when he was in Si Guo Palace, the first thing the palace servants who were sent to work in his palace were told was not to touch his zither.
"Your Highness, it's time to take your medicine." Tingyun said.
"It fell." said Si Que.
Tingyun was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment holding the medicine in his hand, swallowed the words he was about to stop, and turned to walk out.
As Si Que changed the string, he said, "Stop taking the medicine for the next few days."
Tingyun had no choice but to persuade him: "Your Highness, why do you suddenly want to stop taking the medicine? Your body won't be able to bear it."
Si Que slowly wiped the strings of his zither with a handkerchief and asked, "What's that noise in the distance? It seems to have been disturbing me for most of the day."
"It's the Madam who invited a troupe of actors today."
Si Que paused while wiping the strings before continuing.
Tingyun continued, "Madam seems to like listening to operas very much recently. She invited an opera troupe to the mansion yesterday. I heard that they changed the troupe today, and another one is scheduled for tomorrow. Obviously, a lot of things have happened in the mansion recently, but Madam knows how to enjoy herself..."
Si Que didn't listen to Ting Yun anymore.
You Yuji likes to listen to opera
wrong.
"I am indeed anxious. I hope you can reply to your sister as soon as possible."
—The words that You Yuzhi said before leaving yesterday suddenly echoed in Si Que’s ears.
Si Que threw the snow handkerchief in his hand onto the piano table.
Tingyun looked up at Si Que in surprise and saw that he had a gloomy face.
Tingyun served Si Que for many years, and even learned medical skills from Si Que. She knew Si Que a little bit. Although Si Que was not a good person, and although he was a bit moody and didn't care about the lives of others and himself, he rarely looked so gloomy and showed such strong hostility on his face.
In the back garden of the Jinnan Palace, You Yuji sat in an armchair, watching the play on the stage with great interest. Not only were Cuiyu, Lin Yingying, and Chunxing there, but You Yuji also invited Chen Shunzhi's wife, Lin, to come and listen to the play together.
You Yuji's mood when listening to the opera today was very different from that of yesterday.
When she was listening to the opera yesterday, You Yuji didn't listen to a word and was anxiously choosing words. But when she was listening to the opera today, she was really just listening to the opera.
Lin glanced at You Yuji several times and saw that she always had a smile on her face and was gentle when she spoke to others occasionally. It was obvious that she was not bothered by the recent events in the mansion.
Lin couldn't help but marvel in her heart. She asked herself, if she were You Yuji, she would definitely not be able to be so leisurely and comfortable.
During the short break between the two plays, Lin Yingying came to You Yuji and said with a smile: "Sister, my cousin is only a concubine now, so she can't bother you. I also heard that my cousin's mother was scolded by the princess and she is not allowed to come to the mansion again!"
You Yuji hummed in response and didn't say anything else.
No matter how many women Chen Anzhi marries, she doesn't care as long as they don't cause trouble for her.
Concubines have their own rules. The day after tomorrow is Chen Anzhi's coming-of-age day. The government has decided that Fang Qingyi will be brought into the government on the second day of Chen Anzhi's coming-of-age ceremony.
The lyrics on the stage continued to sing until dusk.
You Yuji returned to Tanxiang Yingyue, took a comfortable milk bath, and changed into a loose light purple dress. Then she lazily leaned on the beauty couch under the window and fed Baisui goat milk with a small spoon.
It can already eat small pieces of minced meat, but it obviously prefers goat's milk.
Bao He came in to report that Si Que was here.
You Yuji's hand trembled, and some of the goat's milk on the spoon spilled out. Baisui meowed in displeasure. You Yuji breathed a sigh of relief, steadied her heartbeat, and scooped some more goat's milk to feed Baisui. She asked someone to invite Si Que in, and ordered the servants to leave.
Si Que walked into the warm bedroom and looked at You Yuji under the window. She was leaning on the beauty couch, her clothes were loose, her waist was graceful, and a snow-white foot was vaguely revealed at the end of her light purple skirt.
Si Que's eyes slowly moved up from her exposed snow-white feet, and finally looked at You Yuji's rough jade cheek. Si Que walked over step by step, stopped in front of You Yuji, slowly revealed a submissive smile, and whispered: "Sister forgot to bind her chest."
You Yuji slowly raised her bright eyes and looked at Si Que. Her white wrist tilted slightly unconsciously, and the silver spoon held by her slender fingers tilted. The goat milk in the spoon dripped back into the bowl with a thud, stirring up a layer of milky ripples.
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