Before the King of Jinnan entered the palace to see His Majesty, he had already learned from the eunuchs what happened in the street in front of the Zhenxiu Tower this afternoon. The King of Jinnan's face darkened, and he cursed Chen Anzhi a thousand times in his heart, using the rough words he used to train soldiers on the battlefield when he was young.
"Kyoto is the place where the emperor lives. As a member of the royal family, you should set an example and not take advantage of your status to commit crimes." The emperor was flipping through a book. He spoke calmly while reading. But as an emperor, how could he show his emotions on his face
"Your Majesty is right!" Prince Jinnan quickly responded.
The emperor continued to read the book without saying anything. The King of Jinnan stood aside, not daring to say a word.
The tea was completely cold, and Deshun came in to add more tea.
The emperor then spoke again: "You brothers have already started your own families and careers, and you should have gone far away to your fiefdoms. You should understand why I am still keeping you in the capital."
King Jinnan was startled and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
The emperor was not surprised by his silence. After a while, when he turned another page of the book, he waved his hand and asked him to leave.
In the carriage on his way back to the palace, the King of Jinnan was still pondering over his father's last words. Why didn't the brothers go far away to their fiefdoms
Or, trap them in Beijing to prevent them from hiding their troops and starting a rebellion.
Or, he has not yet made up his mind about the succession.
There were speculations about these two situations in the court and the public, and they were not secrets. But why did the emperor tell him this? This statement inevitably made the King of Jinnan think more.
In recent years, my father has become more and more suspicious. After weighing the pros and cons, the Prince of Jinnan has no intention of competing for the throne. But now my father reminds him...
As a prince of the royal family, who could have no idea about that position
The King of Jinnan pondered all the way until the carriage stopped in front of the mansion gate and the servant reminded him, and then he came to his senses. He got off the carriage, strode into the mansion, and said with a dark face: "Ask the prince to come to my study."
The steward looked embarrassed and stammered, "The prince hasn't returned home yet."
"Go find him! Bring him back to me!"
The incense reflects the moon.
The water in the tub had lost its previous temperature. A light purple nightgown was wrapped around You Yuji from the front. She turned her head away, not looking at Si Que who was sitting opposite her. The medicine on the wound on the side of her leg had just been washed away by the water, and Si Que insisted on applying the medicine again. The nightgown around her waist was pushed up, revealing the wound on the side of her leg.
The abrasion had been irritated by the medicine once, and then soaked in water, causing waves of stinging pain. This time, applying the medicine again, it hurt much more than before.
"Okay." Si Que raised his eyes and looked at You Yuji's rosy and delicate cheeks.
You Yuji then turned to look at Si Que. His clothes were also wet in large areas, traces of water stains left by her leaning on him just now.
You Yuji frowned slightly, staring at the wet marks on Si Que's clothes, and said softly with some concern: "I'll have someone change the water. You should also take a hot bath to avoid catching a cold."
Before Si Que could speak, he turned his face away and coughed twice.
You Yuji looked at his face carefully. In this humid and warm clean room, his face was still cold and pale. The warmth seemed not to be passed on to him. You Yuji couldn't help but think of him stopping the medication for her. Her eyes dimmed and she whispered, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Si Que turned around again and looked at You Yuzhi with a smile.
He casually placed the small medicine bottle in his hand on a small table at the side. The round little porcelain bottle lost its balance and rolled off the table, breaking with a snap, which immediately attracted the attention of two people.
Si Que frowned, worried that the fragments would hurt You Yuji's feet. He bent down to pick up the fragments of the small porcelain bottle.
You Yuji was subconsciously worried that he would hurt his hand. His hand was so beautiful, and he loved playing the piano so much, but the wound was not easy to heal. Last time he said that he cut his palm when changing the strings, and the wound has not healed completely. Even with the best medicine, a thin layer of scar still covers his palm. When he was washing her, You Yuji could clearly feel it.
"Don't move, I'll do it." You Yuji bent down in a hurry to pick up the broken pieces of the small porcelain bottle on the ground. But she forgot about the pajamas she was wearing, and just moved from the front to the back. As she bent down, before her fingertips touched the broken pieces on the ground, the pajamas she was wearing in front of her had already fallen to the ground, leaving the snow-covered mountains exposed.
There were large water marks on the floor of the clean room, and the nightgown that fell to the ground was quickly soaked by the dirty water. You Yuji stared at the wet nightgown in a daze, unable to pick it up. She hurriedly turned sideways, raised her hands and folded them in front of her. She whispered, "Help, help my sister get some clothes..."
She didn't dare to look at Si Que, but she didn't hear him get up. He didn't move. You Yuji could even feel Si Que's gaze.
The look in his eyes was like the scorching light of a summer afternoon, making her cheeks hotter and hotter.
"Sister, I'm cold."
You Yuji's mind was blank, and Si Que's words suddenly rushed into her mind. Cold? Put on more clothes, add charcoal or call a doctor...
No, none of them are right.
In an instant, the confusion in You Yuji's mind came to an end and slowly dissipated. She closed her eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and then opened her eyes again with her eyelashes trembling. She turned around and looked at Si Que again.
He really kept looking at her.
You Yuji had seen too many men's covetous eyes, but Si Que's eyes looking at her at this moment were not like that. His eyes were bright, always cold and indifferent in the past, but now they were filled with a warm smile. He told her cleanly and sincerely that he liked and wanted her.
You Yuji suddenly understood why Si Que suddenly said that he was cold in this warm and clean room.
You Yuji slowly lowered her hands from behind her body, and she moved towards Si Que and slowly hugged him. At first, she just put her hands behind his arms, keeping a distance in front of her. She slowly moved closer, and her pair of gauze-wrapped hands met behind him, hugging him completely. She put her face close to his neck, close to his ear, and whispered: "Sister, hug me and you won't feel cold."
The smile on Si Que’s face froze.
He immediately pulled off the nightgown around You Yuji's waist, and then pulled off her already soaked hakama. But the next moment, he looked at the scratch on You Yuji's leg and stopped moving.
Si Que held You Yuji's shoulders, pushed her away, turned around, took a soft and clean cotton towel, and quickly wiped the water stains on You Yuji's body. His movements were really fast, even a little rough. After wiping, he threw the cotton towel to the side, then picked up an outer coat and wrapped it around You Yuji, stuffed other underwear into her arms, and pushed her out of the clean room.
All this happened so fast. You Yuji stood outside the bathroom door holding her clothes, staring blankly at the closed door in front of her. She said, "Do you... want to take a bath? The water is cold, I'll ask Baohe to boil it for you again..."
Before You Yuji could finish her words, she heard the sound of the purification room door being locked from the inside.
You Yuji frowned.
Baisui's voice attracted her, and she turned around and saw Baisui jumping on the bed, having fun with himself. You Yuji put on her clothes, took another look at the closed door of the bathroom in front of her, and turned to walk towards the bed.
Perhaps because she had stayed in the overly warm clean room for too long, You Yuji felt a little lazy. She took a shiny anklet and went to the bed. She leaned against the headboard and used the anklet to tease the Hundred-year-old Jumping Claw.
There was a small bell tied to the anklet, which made a pleasant sound continuously.
This was the anklet that You Yuji used to wear when she danced, but she hadn't danced for a long time. She couldn't help but think of the red horse she rode today. Others praised it as a majestic horse, but You Yuji thought it was not very good. Compared with her Xuanying, it was not even a little bit better.
You Yuji hasn't danced or ridden a horse for more than two years. Others thought she had adapted to local customs after arriving in Chenjing. But that's not the case...
You Yuji lowered her head and glanced at her chest.
In fact, she had become increasingly plump in the past two years, and it was becoming increasingly inconvenient for her to ride a horse or dance. Especially when dancing, the large movements always drew people's attention to her body.
You Yuji's movements of teasing Baisui by pinching the anklet gradually slowed down, and her long eyelashes gradually drooped. At some point, she fell asleep in a daze, and the anklet in her hand was snatched away by Baisui. Baisui grabbed and bit the anklet, making a small and pleasant ringing sound.
When Si Que came out of the purification room, not only You Yujie was asleep, but Baisui was also asleep next to You Yujie.
There was no change of clothes for Si Que in the bathroom, so he casually took a set of You Yuji's pajamas. The top of You Yuji's pajamas looked better on him, but the snow-white pajamas were too short on his legs, revealing a part of his pale ankle.
Si Que leaned over the bed and took away the pillow behind You Yuji, wanting her to lie more comfortably. You Yuji was not asleep yet, she opened her eyes dazedly and looked at Si Que, then closed them again, her delicate red lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something.
Si Que moved closer, but You Yuji said nothing. Her lips were slightly open, and she gradually fell asleep. Si Que's eyes stared at her seductive lips for a while, then gradually moved down to the entrance between her upper and lower lips. He couldn't help but move closer, wanting to bite it, and also wanting to invade it.
A subtle bell sound startled Si Que. He turned around and looked at the sleeping Baisui, who kicked his hind legs in his sleep, making the anklet he was holding in his arms make a sound.
Si Que glanced at Baisui coldly and wanted to throw it away.
But the next moment, he suddenly laughed. He patted Baisui's head and said with interest: "You are worthy of being my cat. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have lost."
He glanced at You Yuji again, his eyes cold and arrogant.
—Oh, he would not take the initiative to kiss her. He wanted her to come up to him and kiss him non-stop. Even if he pushed her away coldly, she would come up to him again and ask for a kiss.
Si Que turned around and looked toward the window. It was already dark outside, and the maid had not come to the bedroom for a long time. There was no light, and it was completely dark.
Si Que was weak after all, and even though he was supposed to go out of the house to kill a few people, he didn't have much strength. He sat down beside the bed, carefully held the anklet in Baisui's arms, making sure it didn't make any noise, and then put it into the drawer of the bedside cabinet.
He looked at You Yuji from time to time, moving gently so as not to wake her up.
He lay down on the outside of the bed, facing You Yuji. In the dim light inside the bed, he stared at her for a long time.
He couldn't help but think about what would happen after he died. Would she cry for him? Maybe? Maybe she wouldn't even want to mourn for him, and would go back to the opera house to find a new lover. She would hug someone else, smile at another man, and even spend day and night with another man.
She might even fall in love with someone in the future, marry him, and let his children call another man father...
Anger gradually emerged in Si Que's eyes. Slowly, this anger turned into another kind of melancholy.
He was angry, angry at the scenario he had imagined.
He glanced at You Yuzhi coldly and patted her face to wake her up.
You Yuji slowly opened her eyes, still a little confused from not waking up, and looked at Si Que in doubt. Si Que didn't want to look at her seductive look, so he looked away and said lightly, "Bai Sui is too noisy, he just jumped on my sister's face."
He reached out to Baisui, who was on the other side of You Yuji, woke him up and threw him to the ground. Baisui shook his head dazedly, meowed twice, and stopped jumping onto the bed. Instead, he rolled himself into a ball and continued to sleep.
You Yuji was really too sleepy. She rubbed her face with a dazed look in her eyes.
"I'll massage my sister." Si Que showed an innocent smile.
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