As soon as Si Que finished speaking, You Yuji turned over, and the hair that Si Que had wrapped around her finger slipped away, and the other hand that Si Que had held in his palm also pulled away. Si Que was startled, and looked carefully at You Yuji's expression, and saw that she was still sleeping soundly, and obviously didn't notice Si Que's whisper just now.
Si Queqi's eyes showed a hint of malice, and he reproached: "Did I allow you to pull your hand away?"
He held You Yuji's shoulders, turned her over, and laid on her side facing her. You Yuji frowned in her sleep, but did not wake up yet.
Si Que looked at her for a while, then gently stroked You Yuji's furrowed brows with his fingertips.
You Yuji's pajamas were loose, and the cross-collar was baggy, which could not hide the sexy color.
Si Que pulled up the quilt on both of them, covering their shoulders, then he groped for You Yuzhi's hand in the quilt, held her hand in his palm again, and then closed his eyes and went to sleep.
When You Yuji woke up, she could smell a faint smell of medicine. She opened her eyes and saw a white skirt.
She calmed down a little and was in a daze for a while as she thought about what happened last night.
You Yuji gently moved back and looked at Si Que who was sleeping beside her. He was sleeping peacefully and had not yet woken up.
Just as You Yuji was about to get up, she was surprised to find her hand held by Si Que. She carefully pulled her hand away, and then supported her upper body with her forearm. She did not get out of bed immediately, but looked at Si Que.
He looked completely different when he was asleep than when he smiled at her. He looked a bit distant and cold. Maybe it was because of his illness, but his skin was very fair, even whiter than many pampered girls. You Yuji's eyes scanned his facial features and she had to admit that Si Que did have an elegant and arrogant face.
You Yuji didn't know what she was thinking of. She carefully moved closer to Si Que and smelled him. She could still smell the faint scent of medicine on him. It turned out that it was not her illusion just now.
You Yuji could not help but frown. He had clearly stopped taking medicine recently, but there was still a faint smell of medicine on his body. It was conceivable that he had really been taking medicine every day for these years.
She threw back the quilt, got out of bed, tucked the quilt in, and walked out quietly, trying not to make any noise to wake Si Que.
You Yuji went to the outer room, where the maid had already prepared all the toiletries. After You Yuji washed herself in the outer room, she returned to the inner room. She glanced at Si Que, who was still sleeping quietly on the bed.
Only then did You Yuji walk towards the small room on the side to change her pajamas.
The small room is next to the bathroom and is a separate dressing room.
She rummaged through the closet for the clothes she would wear today, then lazily sat down on the corner of the table, took off her pajamas, and reached for the silk chest wrap. With one hand, she pressed one end of the chest wrap against her chest and slowly wrapped it around the outside of her light purple blouse.
"elder sister?"
Si Que's voice came from outside.
You Yuji said, "Awake?"
Si Que walked towards the small room.
"Don't come in..." You Yuji hadn't finished her words when Si Que opened the door. He stood at the door and explained, "Sister, I didn't know you were changing clothes."
You Yuji remained sitting on the corner of the table, one hand pressing the breast wrap against her chest, the other hand pinching the silk cloth on her waist. The light purple breast wrap had already been wrapped around her top.
Si Que looked at You Yujie and showed no intention of leaving.
You Yuzhi did not respond to Si Que's words, but continued to pull up the silk cloth around her waist, covering her chest, pressing it with her palm, and then wrapping it behind her back.
Si Que's gaze followed the light purple silk cloth in You Yuji's hand.
After wrapping it again, You Yuji paused and looked at Si Que: "Come and help?"
Si Que walked towards You Yuji. He took the end of the silk cloth held by You Yuji and gently wrapped it around You Yuji's chest.
Si Que originally had his eyes downcast, his gaze fixed on the silk cloth in his hand. After wrapping one layer, he suddenly raised his eyes to look at You Yuji and whispered, "Is it tight?"
You Yuji shook her head, looked away, then turned sideways with her back facing Si Que.
Si Que fastened the buttons on both ends of his clothes properly, then took a step back and said politely, "Sister, I'll go back and wash up."
You Yuzhi nodded with her back to him. She listened to Si Que's footsteps fading away before she touched her face.
After a long while, she walked out of the small room. She stood under the eaves, looking at Zhenxu hanging up three lanterns for the New Year's Day.
The lanterns swayed slightly in the cold wind of early winter.
In the afternoon, You Yuji and several concubines left the palace. Only Si Que was wearing a veil to cover his face. He didn't like the way men looked at him, it made him feel sick.
"Have you given instructions to Zhuo Wen?" You Yuji tilted her head and asked in a low voice into the pillow beside her.
"Don't worry, ma'am. I've already told you everything." Zhenxu reported.
You Yuji encountered an ambush when she left the house before, so she had to be more vigilant. However, the place she was going to today was very busy, so she felt it would be safer.
You Yuji took several concubines to some shops to buy things. Whether in the past or now, Cuiyu and Lin Yingying rarely go out to have fun. They bought a lot of things without realizing it, and the maids who followed them couldn't carry them all. Fortunately, You Yuji was prepared and asked Zhuo Wen to find two servants to put the things bought by the concubines back into the carriage.
Cuiyu and Lin Yingying were laughing all the way, very happy. Chun Xing was as quiet as ever, and could be completely ignored.
As for Si Que, he hadn't said a word since he left the house and had been following You Yuzhi quietly.
You Yuji thought about it and decided to buy some small gifts for them as the New Year was coming soon. So, she took them to Qingyaju.
"I know that place. It's a place only visited by rich people from prominent families. Are we really going there?" Cuiyu asked in surprise.
You Yuji nodded with a smile.
The things in Qingyaju are indeed expensive, but they are also really good, especially the jade. Just now on the road, she was thinking about what to give them. Thinking of Si Que, You Yuji thought for a long time and wanted to give them jade. Or maybe if she is lucky, she can find a guqin in Qingyaju.
The group arrived at Qingyaju, and You Yuji went to the musical instrument shop first. Unfortunately, she didn't find a good guqin, so she took a few people to look at jade ornaments.
"Just pick one you like and think of it as a gift from your sister." You Yuji said softly.
"Thank you, sister! You are so nice!"
Lin Yingying and Cuiyu hurriedly began to carefully select. They thought all of them were beautiful, and did not carefully choose which one they liked more. Instead, they wanted the more expensive one - if they were poor in the future, they could exchange it for silver. Even Chunxing looked carefully.
"Hey, isn't this You Yujie?" A shrill female voice suddenly came from behind.
Si Que raised his eyes and glanced at You Yuji, and clearly saw that You Yuji frowned.
Yi Yuhuan came over from behind with her maid, laughed, and said, "I didn't expect you to be in the mood to hang out. Shouldn't you stay at home and think about how to make your man look at you more?"
Yi Yuhuan's voice was quite loud, and many people came over following the sound, even people upstairs were looking down.
In a private room on the second floor, Chen Qi heard You Yuji's name. He opened the small window and looked downstairs. There were many people in Qingya Residence today, and for a moment, he could not find You Yuji's figure.
"What's the matter?" A strong and vigorous male voice sounded. The person who spoke was none other than Emperor Chen, who was taking advantage of the New Year's Day to visit the people of Beijing in disguise and observe their lives.
Chen Qi's father, Prince Ping Huai, immediately ordered the guards to go downstairs to check. Emperor Chen was on a temporary trip, and he was not accompanied by any ministers, only Prince Ping Huai and his son.
"What's the matter, Yuhuan?"
Two other young ladies came over here arm in arm. Judging from their clothes, they and Yi Yuhuan were both from wealthy families.
"Yaping, Wenlian, do you know You Yujie? She is the great beauty from Si State." Yi Yuhuan raised her voice and explained to Liu Yaping and Zhou Wenlian, and even to more people who were not in the know.
Liu Yaping nodded. She had naturally heard of this name.
Zhou Wenlian, who was standing by, instantly understood Yi Yuhuan's intention.
"Oh—" Zhou Wenlian responded with a long tone, "Is it the one who married Prince An? The one who, on the wedding night, the groom would rather hire a prostitute than touch her?"
Liu Yaping also responded, and she followed suit: "I heard that Prince An played pot tossing with others, and he even used the bride as a bet. Is that true?"
Yi Yuhuan was very satisfied with the performance of her two little sisters. She burst out laughing and did not answer Liu Yaping. Instead, she turned her eyes to You Yuji and asked, "I was curious too. Did the prince lose or win that night? Did he pay you out?"
She clicked her tongue twice, her eyes swept over Chun Xing, Cui Yu and Lin Yingying one by one, and said with a smile: "Is the Crown Prince's Consort going out for a stroll and bringing a few concubines with her? Oh, could it be that Crown Prince An asked you to do this?"
Cuiyu rolled her eyes and pinched her waist: "Where did this ugly person come from? Not only is he ugly, his mouth stinks too. Tsk tsk, you didn't just eat shit, I think you eat shit every day."
When it comes to voice, Cui Yu has never lost.
"What are you talking about? Are you attracted to our man, or are you born a slut? You keep talking about other people's affairs. You know so much about them. Are you eavesdropping on us every day while drinking from the chamber pot? If you are really free, I will go back and tell the steward to give you all the chamber pots to drink from, and you will be satisfied!"
"You! You!" Yi Yuhuan was shocked. After all, she was a noble lady, and even though she was a bad mouth, she had never been scolded in such vulgar language. Her whole face turned red, and she was so angry that she was speechless.
Zhou Wenlian on the side chimed in: "How do you talk like that? I heard that you are from a brothel..."
Cuiyu's voice drowned out her words: "And you two, do you think it's fun to be dogs for others? How much money did she give you? Can I, Cuiyu, pay you double to keep your mouth shut?"
Cui Yu lowered her voice and muttered to herself, "What a bunch of idiots! If you make Madam unhappy and she doesn't buy me a bracelet, I will scold you to death!"
You Yuji pursed her lips, unable to hide her smile. She turned her eyes to Cuiyu and asked, "Have you chosen yet?"
Cui Yu nodded vigorously and pointed to the bracelet she had just picked to show You Yuji.
You Yuji took a look and said, "A pair of bracelets would be better. Pack that one as well."
“Sister is so nice!”
Obviously, every time Lin Yingying said this before, Cui Yu wanted to roll her eyes, but this time she said it with a sweet voice, which was sweeter than coaxing a man.
You Yuji then asked Lin Yingying and Chun Xing what they had chosen. Lin Yingying also chose a thick bracelet, while Chun Xing only chose a very simple hairpin. You Yuji also picked out another bracelet for each of them.
Yi Yuhuan stared at You Yuji's back fiercely. She obviously couldn't help but add insult to injury to You Yuji, wanting to see her lose face, but she didn't expect so many people to laugh at her.
You Yuji asked someone to pay the money and took a few concubines to another jade shop.
"You Yuji, stop!" Yi Yuhuan gritted her teeth.
Cuiyu said loudly, "Is anyone talking? Why can't I hear it?"
Lin Yingying said with a smile: "The dogs are barking. Oh my, I don't know what happened to Qingyaju. Three dogs ran in and disgusted people."
Si Que bent down, picked up a handkerchief and handed it to Yi Yuhuan: "Your things fell."
Yi Yuhuan took it subconsciously and then looked at Si Que, but Si Que had already turned around.
The next moment, screams resounded throughout Qingyaju.
You Yuji looked back.
The cool breeze blew up a corner of the white gauze of Cheeseque's veil hat, revealing a smile at the corner of his lips.
The author has something to say: Sister: It feels so uncomfortable. The people around me don’t give me any space to bully others.