At night, Chu Fengqing couldn’t stop coughing, and his handkerchief was stained red with blood. Not only was the handkerchief red, but also Ji Yujin’s eyes.
Although Ji Yujin prepared all the medicine he could, but these medicines had little effect on him.
Ji Yujin couldn’t do much, and he couldn’t bear it for him either. He could only hold Chu Fengqing in his arms. “Will it be very uncomfortable?”
Chu Fengqing drank a few sips of warm water from his hand. He felt that he must have scared Ji Yujin.
He looked up at Ji Yujin’s face, pursed his lips, and said, “Actually, I’m not as serious as I look. This is just a symptom of taking the medicine.”
Ji Yujin didn’t say anything. They were very close to each other, and he just looked at Chu Fengqing quietly.
The look in his eyes was indescribable, distant, and sad. Chu Fengqing felt that he could not bear it. When he was about to speak to break the atmosphere, Ji Yujin suddenly smiled. He stretched out his hand to block Chu Fengqing’s eyes. “It’s still early, sleep a little longer.”
Chu Fengqing’s eyes went dark. He nodded. “Alright.”
He fell asleep quickly, but not deeply, so he woke up when Ji Yujin gently hugged him. Ji Yujin was afraid—afraid that he would die.
This was the first time he clearly felt the fear that others had because of him. He wanted to pretend that he didn’t see it because Ji Yujin always acted calm in front of him, and he didn’t want him to be “exposed”.
But he still couldn’t help it, turned around, and hugged Ji Yujin. No matter what the future would be like, he wanted to do it regardless of everything now.
Ji Yujin was slightly stunned and tightened his grip. “Did I wake you up?”
Chu Fengqing shook his head. “I woke up on my own.”
He thought for a moment and said, “Ji Yujin, let’s go to the desert and the sea in the future.”
Ji Yujin took a long time to answer this time, his voice was hoarse. “Alright, a gentleman’s word is as good as gold, and he cannot break his promise, otherwise…”
Chu Fengqing wanted to ask what else, but he didn’t ask in the end.
……
Not long after the carriage started traveling, the group changed to the water route, which was faster, and a large canal led directly to Yancheng.
Chu Fengqing knew where Ji Yujin was going, so he disagreed at first. But Ji Yujin took advantage of the situation, and when Chu Fengqing woke up, he found himself surrounded by water and on a not-so-big boat.
He grew up in the south and was an excellent swimmer. It was more comfortable for him to ride in a boat than in a carriage. Although Ji Yujin’s face didn’t look very good, but he gradually got used to it after a few days.
Going down along the canal, there are more ships in the southern territory. There are not only fishermen’s boats and cargo ships, but also ship traders doing business on the boats, buying supplies and some rare small items. Ji Yujin found it interesting and led Chu Fengqing to run to other people’s boats.
They spent a long time choosing and choosing and ended up buying a bunch of stuff that they didn’t really need.
When they get to more prosperous places, one will see more types of boats on the water. At night, there are red boats decorated with gorgeous clothes floating on the river. The fragrance of cosmetics can be smelled for miles. The girls on the boats are holding various musical instruments, such as pipa and guzheng, and it is very lively.
Chu Fengqing found it interesting and wanted to stay here for a day or two to experience it.
But his wish was not fulfilled, and their boat left overnight. The reason was that Ji Yujin, who was narrow-minded, became jealous.
According to Chu Fengqing’s idea, it was a rare opportunity to listen to a few songs for free, so he would go to great lengths to listen to them. However, that day, the red boat thought they had business and approached them. The people on board stared at the two of them with their eyes wide open. Ji Yujin instantly became angry, and not only did he shout others away, he also covered Chu Fengqing’s ears.
He also left a boastful remark, “Heh, why listen to these free songs when I have enough money to buy all the songs in the world?”
Chu Fengqing still hasn’t understood the logic of what he said. What does his having money have to do with his ears being able to listen to free music?
Ten days later, the group finally arrived in Yancheng.
Father and Mother Chu arrived a few days earlier than them, so they saw many relatives as soon as they got off the carriage.
Several people were chatting in the front, but Chu Yinyin, for some reason, always stood at the back, looking at them but not taking the initiative to come closer.
Chu Fengqing waved at her, “Yinyin, come here.”
Chu Yinyin pursed her lips, then walked forward awkwardly, lowered her head, and whispered, “Second brother…”
Chu Fengqing rubbed her hair. She was lively by nature, so her hair was a little prickly. After a few strokes, all the hair came out.
Chu Fengqing: “It’s only been a few days since we last met, and you’ve become estranged from me?”
Chu Yinyin hurriedly shook her head, “No!”
“But that’s what I see.”
Chu Yinyin bit her lip and muttered, “No, I’m not estranged from Second Brother. How could I be estranged from Second Brother? I just…”
“I just don’t dare to step forward. Every time, it’s Second Brother who takes on everything, and every time I run away first. I feel…”
“I just feel ashamed to see Second Brother.”
When she said this, her eyes were already red, and she only dared to lower her head so that no one could see.
Chu Fengqing was a little surprised. He didn’t expect Chu Yinyin to have such an idea, but a hint of relief appeared in his eyes.
The little girl has grown up.
His eyes slightly curved. “But I want to thank you for taking good care of our parents and sharing the burden for me.”
Chu Yinyin raised her eyes and wanted to say what this was, but she didn’t open her mouth again because her second brother was smiling so beautifully at this moment. He was the gentlest person she had ever met, although his face was always cold.
No matter what she said now, she thought her second brother would comfort her, but she didn’t want her second brother to comfort her anymore. It didn’t make sense for him to comfort her after going through so much.
Chu Yinyin reached out and hugged Chu Fengqing and said with a smile, “En, I understand, Second Brother, I will take you home. Our mansion this time is very big.”
King Wuxian and their men were not in the city, and neither was the army, which was still advancing. He had thought that Ji Yujin would go there too, but he didn’t seem to have that idea. Instead of going to the front line, he took over some trivial matters in the city and the supply of the troops.
The temporary mansion arranged for them was, just as Chu Yinyin had said, very large, with many rooms and even several courtyards, but…
It is not like Ji Yujin will live in this mansion.
How could Ji Yujin live in this mansion… his family members don’t even know about their relationship.
Chu Fengqing was unusually panicked. He hadn’t figured out how to tell his parents. He was afraid that his traditional parents wouldn’t be able to accept it for the time being and might get hurt.
So he chose the most direct way—to avoid suspicion.
During the day, Chu Fengqing treated Ji Yujin as air. When they walked past each other, he didn’t even glance at him. When the Chu family and an idler, Ji Yujin, had a meal together, Chu Fengqing chose the seat farthest away from Ji Yujin.
After dinner, Father Chu intended to keep Ji Yujin to chat. Chu Fengqing came over with a frown, “Father, Lord Ji has an important mission and cannot be delayed.”
Father Chu nodded thoughtfully, but Ji Yujin smiled, “Young Master Chu, how do you know I don’t have time? I’m a very idle person.”
Chu Fengqing: “……”
Ji Yujin touched the upper jaw with the tip of his tongue. Tsk, he suddenly felt melancholy, like an ugly daughter-in-law who could not meet her parents.
But he is not ugly ah.
After several days of this, Ji Yujin could no longer bear it, and that night he intercepted Chu Fengqing in the yard.
Chu Fengqing was in poor health and stayed indoors most of the time. He only took a walk in the back garden after dinner every day to help digest the food. As the saying goes, walking a hundred steps after a meal will make you live to be ninety-nine.
Ji Yujin calculated the time, blocked the person behind the rockery, and raised his seductive fox eyes, “Are you hiding from me?”
Chu Fengqing was wearing a green coat with a jade crown on his head that was worn straight. His cold and indifferent face was a little embarrassed at this moment. “Ji Yujin, let me go, or my parents will see us.”
Ji Yujin hesitated, raised his eyebrows, and said shamelessly, “I can let you go, but give me a kiss.”
Chu Fengqing: “……”
Ji Yujin: “You’ve been hiding from me for so long, and I can’t even ask for a little interest?”
He narrowed his eyes and said, “Chu Fengqing, you have no conscience. I ran to the capital to bring you back. If I had known earlier, I would have watched the red boat in Jiangnan instead.”
Chu Fengqing: “Unreasonable.”
Ji Yujin: “Yes, yes, yes, I am being unreasonable, and you are noble.”
“Then I’ll just have to kiss you.”
Ji Yujin pecked Chu Fengqing on the lips and smiled, “Ai, it’s always me who suffers the loss.”
Chu Fengqing: “Don’t be so ungrateful after getting such an advantage.”
Ji Yujin laughed twice and put his arm around his waist. “You hang around in front of me every day, and I can see you but not eat you. How can I bear it?”
Chu Fengqing pursed his lips and said nothing. Summer had arrived, and the insects in the grass were becoming noisy and chirping non-stop.
Ji Yujin looked up at the house not far away. The lights were on in the house, and he could vaguely see people. He suddenly smiled. In Chu Fengqing’s puzzled look, he said, “Young Master Chu, does this look like we are having an affair?”
As soon as the word “affair” came out, Chu Fengqing instantly felt uncomfortable all over. A thin blush appeared on the back of his neck. He said coldly, “Shut up.”
Neither of them noticed that Chu Yinyin, who was holding a piece of clothing on the other side of the rockery, had her eyes widening.
The author has something to say:
There is a sad part later, but it won’t be too sad! It’s mostly sweet, and the content in the copy will be written one by one. It’s definitely a happy ending, the author is a happy ending fan!
