The crystal curtain moved and a breeze blew, filling the courtyard with the fragrance of roses.
It was already early summer.
"Miss Ying Yue, today's Qing Jiang dishes are very good. I specially left some for you.”Li Dashan, who was opposite them, came over as usual. "Is there anything I can help you with?”
Putting down the small axe in her hand, Ying Yue wiped the sweat off her forehead. "Thank you, Big Brother Li. I've always received your gifts…"
"What is this? It's only right." He smiled foolishly. "Are you chopping wood? Why didn't you leave such heavy work for me?”As he spoke, he snatched the axe from Ying Yue's hand and started chopping the firewood.
Uh, she had never seen such a warm-hearted person. Ying Yue shrugged, picked up the vegetables and went back to the kitchen.
"Silver Rabbit, today's vegetables." After putting the vegetables into the basin, Ying Yue scooped water and washed the vegetables. "This Big Brother Li is really not an ordinary person.”She was so focused on washing the vegetables that she didn't notice the silver rabbit's thoughtful gaze.
"Ying Yue." she called out.
"Hmm?" She responded casually and focused on cleaning the mud on the leaves.
Sigh! What a slow woman. "I think…we should stay away from him.”The silver rabbit's face had a rare seriousness.
"Who is it?" She scooped up the vegetables and placed them on the chopping board. "Stay away from who?"
"That Li Dashan…But if you like him, I won't say anything.”After washing the rice, the silver rabbit skillfully put the pot on the stove.
Liked it? "I told you, he's a good man.”She didn't hate him! But that was all.
"You…you really like him?" Hearing Ying Yue's words, the silver rabbit almost flipped over the rice pot. "What about the Baylor? Have you forgotten him?"
At the mention of him, Ying Yue's entire body stiffened, and her actions of cutting vegetables paused for a moment. When he recovered, his expression was unusually indifferent.
"What does it have to do with him?" She cut the vegetables with force, and the speed of the knife rising and falling increased. "Big Brother Li is just a friend." As soon as he finished speaking, the blade slid across his fingertip, leaving a bloody mark.
She did not have any " improper thoughts " about Big Brother Li, so why would she compare him to Yuan Jun? She stared at the blood beads that were gradually coming out. She did not feel pain at all.
"You're bleeding!" The silver rabbit dragged Ying Yue, who was still in a daze, to the side of the water tank and soaked her injured finger in the water ladle. Then, she quickly ran into the house to get the medicine.
She was still thinking about him. Staring at the blood that was flowing out of the water, Ying Yue couldn't help but think of Yuan Jun, who she had not seen for several months. He was her husband, the man she loved.
She had not been too bad these days, but she often missed him and wondered if he missed her too. These days, the scene of him saying " I love you " to her often appeared in her mind, but she often wondered if he still loved her.
Why did he have to torture himself like this? Didn't they already separate? What was the use of thinking about it? She should stop this dream and live her life steadily without letting her imagination run wild.
If possible.
Unfortunately, her love and longing were not as obedient as she thought. They even rejected her unreasonable attempts to stop them. They continued to spread unscrupulously, just like this ladle of water that was quickly dyed red by blood.
"Ying Yue!" Seeing her dazed and absent-minded appearance, the silver rabbit, who had returned with the medicine, shouted in shock and anger. "What are you doing! You still have time to daydream when you're injured?"
She had always felt that Ying Yue's life was filled with bloody disasters. When they first met, she fell off a horse and then her old injuries were caused by Young Master Tao Ying. On the first day of marriage, she was poisoned by her mother-in-law until she was half-dead. After moving back to Yangzhou, he would fall, sprain his ankle, cut his fingers, and so on every two or three days. Major injuries were rare, but minor pains were constant.
However, even though she was injured, she still looked indifferent. It was as if the blood was not hers, and the wound was not on her body.
"Oh." After the silver rabbit helped her apply the medicine and wrap her wound, Ying Yue raised her injured finger and looked at the cloth wrapped around her fingertip. "Thank you."
If Yuan Jun saw her, he would definitely scold her for not knowing how to take care of herself. Thinking of him, Ying Yue's lips curled into a faint smile, and her eyes and facial lines instantly turned gentle.
"You miss him, don't you?" The silver rabbit couldn't help but ask when she saw the change in her facial expression.
The answer was obvious, but Ying Yue denied it every time.
However, this time, it was beyond the silver rabbit's expectations.
"Yes…I do." It was rare for Ying Yue to admit that she missed Yuan Jun. "But I know that it's useless no matter how much I think about it. I'll try my best not to think about it.”A promise full of smiles made the silver rabbit frown even more.
"I really hope that you want to. It would be best if you want to make Yuan Jun come down to Yangzhou to find you!”Seeing her cower, the silver rabbit couldn't help but want to flare up.
"Huh?" Looking at her angry face, Ying Yue couldn't understand the situation. "How is that possible?" A thousand miles from the north to the south, how could her longing for him make him come all the way here? Even if it was possible! How did he know that she was thinking about him? "Silver Rabbit, are you sleepy?”
"You're the one who's sleepy!" With her hands on her hips, the silver rabbit put on a preaching look. "I know you miss him, but how can I feel at ease when you're in a daze every day? Your body is in Yangzhou, but your soul is in the Rong Estate!”Staring at her angrily, the silver rabbit continued,""I have to write a letter and ask someone to bring your soul over!”
The silver rabbit turned around and walked out of the kitchen with its head held high.
What the hell! How could it be that serious? What absent-minded, soulless…Inadvertently seeing the wound on her finger, Ying Yue was stunned for a moment.
It seemed that it was really similar to what the silver rabbit said…
Night fell.
The summer in the south was much sweltering compared to the north. If there was no wind at night and the heat of the day remained in the house, it would be really uncomfortable.
Ying Yue took out the recliner and placed it under the tree. The small fan in his hand was fanning from time to time, trying in vain to disperse the humidity in the air.
On the eighth day of the lunar calendar, Ying Yue looked at the bright moon in the clear night sky and thought of a poem for no reason.
I miss you like a full moon, and my light is reduced every night.
She had already forgotten who taught her the poem, so she didn't really care. She was thinking about herself.
Was she like the woman in the poem, haggard and emaciated because of her longing?
Subconsciously refusing to think about this question, she turned over and threw the moon out of her sight. At the same time, she expelled him from her heart.
Feeling a little sleepy, Ying Yue yawned and closed her eyes. However, she still craved the coolness outside the house and planned to take a nap outside, waiting for the silver rabbit to come out to look for someone before entering the house.
After making up her mind, Ying Yue quickly fell into a deep sleep.
After a while, a black shadow appeared on the wall, almost blending with the night. He looked around for a while and was about to jump into the yard when he suddenly saw the sleeping beauty under the tree. He was so shocked that he almost slipped.
After carefully observing the woman for a while and making sure that she was asleep, the man in black nimbly and silently landed on the ground and quietly approached the woman under the tree.
The man in black was stunned at first, then he sighed heavily.
"Ying Yue?"
Ying Yue, who was immersed in her sweet dream, turned over and muttered a few times unhappily. Then, she smiled contentedly and returned to her sweet dream.
He was here. He smiled gently at her, gently brushed away the hair that had fallen on her forehead, and gently called her by her ear, saying sweet nothings…Please! That person in real life, no matter who you are, can you not mess with me now?
"Ying Yue! Wake up!" Obviously, he did not receive her request. The man still insisted on shaking her awake.
Good! You just want to go against me! Ying Yue reluctantly said goodbye to Yuan Jun in her dream. She opened her sleepy eyes in anger. Before she was fully awake, her curses were like a barrage of cannons.
"Who are you? Why did you come to my house? If you want to steal something, go into the house! Why did you go through so much trouble to wake me up? This was too detestable! It wasn't easy for me to dream of him, but you interrupted me! You bastard! If you don't want to be arrested by me, get lost!”
"You want me to get lost? Really?" Holding her face, he forced her to look into his eyes.
"Yes! "Get lost…" Ying Yue blinked, thinking that she was still asleep. "Oh, so I was still sleeping…Sorry, I scolded you wrongly.”The smile on his face almost suffocated the man in black.
He kissed her red lips and tossed and turned. The kiss made Ying Yue dizzy, not knowing if she was dreaming or awake. This person was in her dream, but this kiss was so warm and sweet that it felt so real…
" You…you…" Ying Yue panted lightly, unable to form a complete question.
"I'm serious."
"Liar! Why did you lie to me even in my dreams?”
"Wake up!" Slightly angered, Yuan Jun pulled the distance between the two of them and said to her word by word,"I'm real! Wake up from that damn dream!”
Ying Yue hesitantly touched his cheek and touched his arm. After confirming the warmth she felt with her fingertips, her first reaction was to scream.
"You! Why are you here?"
"Why wouldn't I be here?"
"You shouldn't be here in the first place!"
"Who made this rule?"
Hearing the noise outside, the silver rabbit hurriedly rushed out. "Yuan Jun Baylor!" She cried out in surprise. The sudden surprise was like a nail, so shocked that she could not move.
"I'm no longer Lord Bei Le." Yuan Jun said such explosive news as if he was talking about the weather.
Staring at his smiling face, Ying Yue grabbed his collar. "You, you, you! What did you say?" How could this be? How was this possible? Why?
"Uh-huh!" With a light snort, Yuan Jun politely looked at the still dazed silver rabbit. "I'm sorry, I want to talk to Ying Yue. Can you leave first?”
"Ah! Yes." Although it was curious, the silver rabbit still tactfully left.
When the silver rabbit panicked and hid in the house, Yuan Jun turned to look at Ying Yue, who was so scared that she was in a daze. "What's wrong? Why are you so excited to see me?" He pinched her cheeks and smiled happily.
"You…What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the capital, doing that pile of endless work and being lovey-dovey with those women who adore you?”
"You were right." Yuan Jun's smiling face fell." But why do I have to be lovey-dovey with a bunch of women?”It was baffling!
"You're already a free man. Now that I'm taking advantage of your disappointment, I might be able to sit on the position of the second Mrs. Baylor!”She said it sourly and frowned.
After being stunned for a while, Yuan Jun finally understood what she was talking about. He could not help but laugh until his entire body trembled.
"You…What are you laughing at? Do you dare to say that this is not the truth? Do you dare to say that there aren't a bunch of women pestering you?”When she was around, Jade Gege had been eyeing her like a tiger eyeing its prey! How was it possible that she had left for so long and there was still no movement?
Clearing his throat and calming his breathing, Yuan Jun stared at her with bright eyes. "What's wrong? Are you very concerned?"
"Care?" She raised her voice as if she did not agree with his words, but the truth could not be deceived. "So what? I'm just concerned." He could only be concerned.
Squatting in front of Ying Yue, Yuan Jun held her hand and rubbed it gently. "You're right. There are some people.”Even if he didn't look at her, he could imagine how she was holding back her anger.
"Is that so?" She responded sourly and pulled her hand back forcefully. "Then why are you here? Not staying in the capital to enjoy?" Damn it! Was he here to show off to her? She said that he could live well without her!
Pulling her hand back, Yuan Jun shook his head. "I can't stay in the capital any longer.”
"Why?" This should be a very sad and painful matter. Why did he speak of it as if it had nothing to do with him?
"The emperor removed my title.”
Ying Yue was so shocked that she almost fainted. "You…What bad things did you do? Why is the emperor doing this?"
" If you really want to talk about it…" He glanced at her. "It's all your fault."
"Me? When did I-"
"Because someone said that she couldn't stand the life of a noble, so she left her husband. Because someone cried and said that her husband was a loner and had never asked her how she felt, so she left her husband. And because her husband loved her very much, he decided to let her go. However, after letting her go, this man felt uneasy every day. He did not want to eat or drink, could not do his work well, and could not sleep. Therefore, he finally decided to look for his wife again, but this time, he abandoned all the reasons why his wife left him and single-handedly wanted to invite her back to his side.”
He looked at Ying Yue's teary eyes and smiled gently." It was I who asked the Emperor to remove my title. I'm no longer the Lord of Baylor." And you? Are you still willing to return to my side?"
" I…I don't understand…" She was confused. She had no idea what he was doing!
"You want me to make it clearer? Fine!" Coughing lightly, Yuan Jun looked at her intently. "You don't want to live a noble life, so I won't be a noble. You don't want me to play tricks on you, so I'm here to ask for your opinion. Why? Because I love you. Was this enough? Or should I be clearer?"
He, he actually did this for her! With tears in her eyes, she almost choked with sobs." But…but…" She sobbed intermittently, making his heart ache.
"Don't cry." Wiping away her tears, he comforted her gently. He should have known that it wouldn't be so easy. "What other 'buts'? Just say it!”
"This isn't the Prince's mansion. There's no one to serve you. Will you get used to it?”
"I've been practicing for a long time, don't worry.”A month before he left the Rong Estate, he had been personally handling everything and did not allow the servants to serve him. This had even caused a small commotion.
How could he practice this?
"Where…where are you going to find a job? Silver isn't something that can be found just by digging on the ground…Are you willing to be bossed around by others?”
"Yes, this is indeed a problem." He looked serious. "I probably still can't change my nature…I don't like being inferior to others. The emperor did remove my title, but he didn't confiscate my property. I have a small inn here in Yangzhou. I think it's better to let me, the boss, take charge of it personally.”
She looked at him and didn't say anything else. She still couldn't believe it…How was that possible? He really did it for her…
I haven't heard your answer yet." Looking at her, his eyes were filled with fervent anticipation.
" My…my leg…" She had been sitting on her leg and was about to move when she realized that her stiff leg was aching.
Feet? He looked at her legs. "It's okay. I don't mind. I love you not because of your feet, so no matter what you become, I will not despise you.”
What was that? What was he saying? "What…what do you think happened to my leg?”
"You want me to say it?" He chose his words carefully, afraid of hurting her self-esteem. "I'm on my way back to the capital…I heard that your feet are inconvenient because of the poison…"
What? "Inconvenient?"
" It's just…crippled…" Did she really want him to say it so clearly?
"Who's crippled?"
"You."
"Me?" She was limping? Why didn't she know?
"Yes." Every time he saw her, she was either lying on the bed or sitting on a chair. He had never seen her standing, so Yuan Jun believed this rumor without a doubt.
"Me? Crippled?" It was strange. She walked straight, and no one said that she was limping…”He didn't understand.
" Because you were poisoned…" Yuan Jun finally realized that something was amiss. "Isn't that so?"
" I don't think I'm lame…" She moved her feet. Ah! Finally, the numbness was gone. "I couldn't stand up just now because my feet were numb.”
Numb?
"There is a huge difference between the two." He analyzed calmly.
"It shows how stupid you are." However, she showed no mercy.
The two of them looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
"I promise I won't quarrel with you in the future. Even if I do, I'll end it as soon as possible. If I did anything to make you unhappy, you can tell me and I will try to change…So, give me an answer, please.”If she still did not agree, he did not know what to do.
" Since you've said so-" She looked into his eyes and smiled mischievously. "It's okay to quarrel, but it can't be too serious." If I did anything to make you unhappy, please tell me. I'll try my best to change…" She suddenly became shy.
"I…I don't think it's a bad idea to be an innkeeper…"
Wow! The broken mirror was reunited. The silver rabbit looked at the two of them being so intimate and laughed from the bottom of her heart.
No, perhaps this mirror had never been broken.
"Emperor, you are biased."
"Emperor, you are heartless."
It was still the same night in the royal study. The four men each worked hard for the sake of the country and the people.
"Why do we have to do Yuan Jun's work?”
"Why does Yuan Jun have to do our work?”
Yin Huaifeng and Yu Moying sang together seamlessly.
"Isn't this good? Zhen feels very good!" Putting down the red brush in his hand, the Emperor turned his head to look at King Ping, who had been working silently. "Yuxian, what do you think? How did I handle it this time?"
King Ping smiled.
"The emperor handled it very well." If Yin Zheng also insisted on not returning to the capital with him, he would also abandon his official position like Yuan Jun and stay in Yangzhou as a commoner.
"But…"
"But…"
"If the two sisters-in-law are like Ying Yue, will you be like Yuan Jun?”Jing Yuxian asked with a smile, the pen in his hand not stopping.
"Do you even need to say that?"
"Of course!"
"Then there's nothing to complain about.”
They looked at each other. The Wind and Shadow Duo wouldn't let this go. "Alright then! But why are we involved? We should have returned to Yangzhou long ago!”
"There's no reason for Yuan Jun to change our jobs just because he wants to go to Yangzhou! This isn't fair!"
That's right, the Emperor had given all of Yuan Jun's work to these two ignorant and incompetent brothers. Their original position as censors was handed over to Yuan Jun.
However, this would result in one less censor…the two former censors protested.
"A useful one is better than two useless ones.”The emperor said.
"Sigh! Thinking of how we used to be…We should be sitting in the yard enjoying the cool at this time. Why would we care about work?”Yin Huaifeng sighed.
"That's right! Life at that time was really carefree…."Yu Moying shook his head.
Jing Yuxian raised his eyebrows.
"Emperor, someone said that they were too idle in the past and hoped to work more.”
"No problem. Yuxian, thank you for reminding me."
The other two men's faces immediately changed.
"You're in cahoots!"
"You guys hit me when I'm down!"
The white moon shines separately, and the Milky Way shines together. There was no major event in the world. Everything was peaceful.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:1024201810:42AM
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