You Yuji did not answer immediately. She seemed to hesitate for a moment before nodding: "This courtyard is not small, and there are many empty rooms. You are welcome to come anytime."
Si Que looked into You Yuji's eyes and smiled obediently: "I want to live closer to my sister."
You Yuji gently turned her eyes away.
If she didn't understand Si Que's meaning at first, she understood it now. She didn't reply, but lowered her eyes and took the roasted chestnuts from the white dish to eat.
Cuiyu asked in confusion, "It's winter, and you're repairing it now? You don't even want to wait until spring?"
Si Que also withdrew his gaze from You Yuzhi, picked up a roasted chestnut, and peeled it slowly, obviously not wanting to pay attention to Cui Yu's doubts.
—He has always been like this, reluctant to say a word to people he is not interested in.
Lin Yingying smiled and tried to smooth things over: "New Year, new atmosphere, it would be better to get it done before the New Year!"
You Yuji also said in a gentle voice: "You three too, if there is anything in your residence that makes you uncomfortable, you can fix it together."
Lin Yingying curled her eyes and said, "Sister! The drawer of the cabinet next to my bed is a little loose!"
Cuiyu also hurriedly said, "The west window of my bedroom is leaking! And... and the bed curtains are old!"
Chun Xing lowered her head and embroidered without saying anything.
You Yuji smiled and nodded, and said softly, "I'll ask the steward to go to where you three live and talk to him later."
"Sister is so nice!" Lin Yingying smiled sweetly.
After a while, Madam Jing came in from outside and smiled as she reported to You Yuji, "Madam, lunch is ready."
"It's already so late." Lin Yingying quickly stood up and was about to leave.
You Yuji didn't let them leave and asked them to stay and have dinner together.
Lin Yingying first praised her as a "good sister" and then looked at You Yuji eagerly.
You Yuji understood what she meant and said with a smile, "Tomorrow is the Lower Yuan Day. Let's go out for a walk together tomorrow afternoon."
"Good sister, you are so nice!" Lin Yingying's voice became three times sweeter, as if it was coated with honey.
Si Que raised his eyelids and glanced at her.
That afternoon, Si Que asked Tingyun and Liufeng to pack up their things and move in Tanxiang Yingyue.
You Yuji naturally lived in the main room of Tanxiang Yingyue. Madam Jing, Zhenxu and Baohe lived in the west wing. The other servants lived in the back room. The east wing was always empty. When Si Que moved in, he just moved to the unused east wing. Although it was always empty, the servants in the yard were diligent and kept cleaning. He could move in directly. Tingyun and Liufeng just needed to come in advance to clean up.
You Yuzhi went to the east wing in person, looked at the layout inside carefully, and asked Zhenxu to go to the warehouse and move a lot of things over.
"Yes, this piano table is placed under the window."
After giving the order, You Yuji turned to look at Si Que and asked, "Do you think this zither table is suitable to be placed here?"
"It's suitable. Of course it's suitable for my sister to choose."
You Yuji smiled gently and said, "If you need anything, just ask someone to tell Madam Jing. You've been busy for so long, you should rest early tonight. I won't disturb you."
Si Que still had a faint smile on his face, but he was stunned for a moment - she is leaving now
Si Que stood beside the zither table, watching You Yuji's graceful back as she walked out. His hand accidentally touched the strings on the zither table, and the strings made a sound. He turned around, frowned and glanced at her, and asked Liu Feng to bring the scissors.
He wanted to change the string again.
Si Que sat behind the piano desk, and with an expressionless face, he roughly cut the strings with scissors, and then replaced the strings one by one.
Liu Feng walked out quietly and saw Tingyun. She quickly pulled Tingyun to a corner and whispered, "Sister Tingyun, there is something I don't understand. Please help me solve it."
Tingyun looked over and waited for her to speak.
Liu Feng turned his head and glanced towards the room, and asked in a low voice: "Everyone knows that His Highness treasures that zither, but why does His Highness always change the strings of that zither?"
Liu Feng scratched his face and muttered quietly: "I don't know if it's my illusion. The more your Highness is in a bad mood, the more he likes to change the strings. And it seems that every time he changes the strings, his mood becomes worse?"
Tingyun was silent for a while before he said, "The zither was made by Your Highness himself using your mother's coffin."
Liu Feng was stunned.
"Changing the strings probably means to skin and tendons the queen?" Tingyun laughed.
Liu Feng opened his mouth in shock.
Tingyun glanced over, his eyes seemed to be laughing at her - let you ask.
Chen Anzhi returned home very late. Today he met with a few friends, and several beauties accompanied him while drinking. He had drunk some wine, and he was a little tempted, but he disliked those beauties for being vulgar, so he didn't touch them. He went home and went straight to find Fang Qingyi, but Fang Qingyi had just asked a doctor today, saying that the fetus was not stable. At this time, no matter how much Chen Anzhi was tempted, it was not good to touch Fang Qingyi again.
"Then cousin, have a good rest." Chen Anzhi coaxed Fang Qingyi for a while and left Anxiangyuan.
As soon as Chen Anzhi left, Fang Qingyi's face turned cold: "Hongzan, go and see which bitch the prince went to."
Hongzan sent a maid to keep an eye on him, and the maid soon came back and said that Chen Anzhi had gone to Chunxing's room.
Fang Qingyi frowned, then sneered: "Interesting, the prince has not yet touched the one from Yunxiao Pavilion."
Hong Zan said at the side: "You forgot that the one from Yunxiao Pavilion moved to Madam's Tanxiang Yingyue today."
Fang Qingyi snorted coldly: "Two hypocritical grassland bastards are actually mixed up together!"
After Chen Anzhi came out of Fang Qingyi's yard, he hesitated for a while about where to go. He thought of Si Que first, but he was still timid.
…wait a little longer
He was not ready yet. He knew that the princess did not like him and was afraid that she would show even a hint of disgust when facing him.
As for Cui Yu and Lin Yingying
Actually, it is incredible to outsiders. Chen Anzhi has not really slept with Cuiyu and Lin Yingying yet. He has done a lot of intimate things such as hugging and caressing, but he has never taken the last step.
It turned out that in the brothels, he was initially attracted by the elegance of their faces and eyes, which was similar to that of Princess Que. In a place like the red-light district, he felt that Cuiyu and Lin Yingying were like a stream of fresh air. He always summoned them to accompany him - to drink, chat, and play the piano.
But, he despised Cuiyu and Lin Yingying's background. Although he righteously told others that Cuiyu and Lin Yingying were not prostitutes, but pure girls who sold art but not their bodies. But they survived in such a place, smiling and welcoming guests who paid. Who knows if they would take the initiative to take off their clothes and come over if they were paid enough? Even if their virginity was still there, they would always be hugged and caressed, just like what he did to them.
Chen Anzhi felt disgusted with the fact that her body had been touched by other men.
When Chen Anzhi stepped into Chun Xing's room, Chun Xing was sitting at the head of the bed embroidering her wedding dress.
"What are you embroidering?" Chen Anzhi asked.
Chun Xing quickly put down what she was holding and said, "Yingying's sister is getting married. Yingying said she is not good at sewing, so I will help her embroider some."
Chen Anzhi didn't listen much. He stood by the bed, opened his arms and waited for Chun Xing to serve him.
Chun Xing knelt beside the bed and habitually tried to untie his belt. Suddenly, Chun Xing stopped moving. She put her hands on her knees and said tentatively, "Sir, you and Madam have been married for so long and you haven't consummated your marriage yet. This, this... This will make people talk about Madam behind her back."
Chun Xing clenched her hands on her knees nervously. She rarely took the initiative to advise the prince on anything.
"Heh, you've only known her for a few days and you're speaking for her?"
When Chen Anzhi looked at her coldly, she shrank her neck, lowered her head, and dared not say anything more.
"What a spoiler!"
Chen Anzhi raised his hand, and Chun Xing's shoulders shrank.
Chen Anzhi laughed angrily: "What do you mean by this action? Do you think I want to hit you? I, Chen Anzhi, am not such a rude person!"
Chen Anzhi was angry and left in anger.
When his footsteps could no longer be heard, Chun Xing, who was kneeling on the bed, felt her back soften. She got up from the bed, knelt on the wooden couch, reached out to open the window, raised her face, and stared blankly at the moon in the sky.
Although Chen Anzhi was angry because Chun Xing spoke for You Yuji, he still walked towards You Yuji's residence.
After taking a bath, You Yuji changed into loose and soft pajamas, leaned lazily on the beauty couch under the window, and flipped through the medical book in her hand with some difficulty.
Since her mother fell ill, she started to read medical books. It must be said that for her who had never been exposed to medicine before, reading these medical books was indeed a bit difficult.
Baisui lay in a ball on her legs and had fallen asleep.
Si Que had been in for quite a while. The servants all knew that You Yuji and Si Que had a good relationship, and they didn't know that he was a man. Even at night, if he wanted to come to You Yuji's bedroom, the servants around You Yuji would let him in and out at will.
Tonight, he lay on the bed for a long time but could not fall asleep. So, he came to look for You Yuji. He wanted to see why his sister did not look for him tonight, whether she had found another man to give birth to a child, could it be the good-for-nothing young man he met yesterday
"Sister, haven't you rested yet?"
You Yuzhi was surprised and looked up at Si Que who walked in.
Si Que said, "Sister was so focused on her studies that she didn't even hear Bao He and I talking outside."
You Yuji put down the medical book in her hand and said softly, "You haven't rested yet."
Si Que walked towards You Yuji, sat down beside her, glanced at the book in her hand, and said, "Sister, you are reading a medical book."
"Just a look." You Yuji said casually. She lowered her eyes and glanced at her loose shirt, feeling a little unnatural.
After taking a shower, she changed into her pajamas and naturally did not cover her chest like she did during the day. She did not know why she was more plump than other women. If she did not cover her chest, it would not only be inconvenient but also not look good. She did not like facing others like this and wanted to chase him away, saying, "It's late, why don't you go back and rest?"
Si Que raised his eyelashes slightly, and looked into You Yuji's eyes with a pair of sparkling eyes, and said: "Sister, I am used to my bed and can't sleep."
You Yuji was surprised and stunned for a moment before she said, "Then... have someone move the bed from Yunxiao Pavilion over tomorrow?"
She frowned again and coaxed softly, "It's too late today, please don't bother the servants, okay?"
"Okay." Si Que looked into You Yuzhi's eyes and nodded with a smile.
You Yuji gently pinched the corner of the medical book, wondering how to persuade Si Que to go back. She didn't know how to persuade him, so she remained silent.
She was silent, and Si Que didn't say anything either, just looked at her and smiled obediently.
Baisui stretched and woke up. He opened his eyes and looked at Si Que, then turned back, rolled over on You Yuji's legs, leaned to one side and licked his fur with great interest.
There was a long period of awkward silence, or perhaps it was only You Yuji's awkwardness. She lowered her eyes, looked at the words on the Chinese medicine book in her hand, and spoke again: "I have some incense that helps you sleep. Can I ask Baohe to bring you some?"
Si Que shook his head: "I asked Liu Feng to light some incense to help me sleep, but it still doesn't work. I'm used to my bed and can't fall asleep."
You Yuji frowned and asked, "Then...is there no other way to help you fall asleep?"
The smile on Si Que's lips deepened. His bright eyes were fixed on You Yuji all the time. He said, "Sister, I want to sleep here with you."
You Yuji raised her eyes in surprise and looked at Si Que, just in time to meet his smiling eyes. She felt a little touched in her heart. She was silent for two breaths before she asked softly, "Didn't you say you're familiar with your bed?"
Si Que nodded and said, "I recognize the bed and I also recognize the person."
You Yuzhi stared at Si Que in a daze. Her slender fingers holding the book slightly loosened their grip, and half of the pages that were curled up at the back rustled. When she returned to the front, the page she had just read was mixed up.
The author has something to say: Little Princess: Who said I won’t chase my wife? Huh
Thank you for your landmines. In order not to affect the reading experience, I won't list the names of the people I want to thank in the post. But I have seen them all. I will add another chapter tomorrow to thank you.
Hiss, I have to go to the veterinary hospital tomorrow. If it’s too late, then I’ll go the day after tomorrow.