ADWMCES Chapter6

Zhao Lin bit his lip, feeling a little reluctant. It was rare for him to find a beauty whose looks were so to his liking. He would regret it so much if he missed her.

He thought for a moment, then instructed his eunuch, “Find out her background. As long as she is not my imperial father’s concubine, send her to my palace.”

As he spoke, he extended his hand toward Chu Fengqing. Chu Fengqing frowned and put his fingers on the silver needle on his cuff. As long as he stretched his hand a little closer…

As soon as Zhao Lin finished speaking, a voice came from the side. “Where is Your Highness the Seventh Prince going to send this servant’s wife?”

Hearing the voice, the Seventh Prince withdrew his hand. Ji Yujin was dressed in red, and behind him were several Jinyiwei wearing Feiyu uniforms and carrying embroidered spring swords. No one knew when he arrived, either.

Chu Fengqing couldn’t say he was happy about Ji Yujin’s arrival, but he felt inexplicably relieved and let go of the silver needle.

No one noticed that the Second Prince Zhao Yiyu’s body stiffened noticeably when he heard that he was Ji Yujin’s wife.

Zhao Lin glanced at Ji Yujin and then turned to look at Chu Fengqing, pointing at him in disbelief and said, “She is your wife? The one that Imperfect Father granted you a few days ago?”

Ji Yujin bowed to them. Although he was very polite, there was no trace of respect on his face at all. He walked in front of Chu Fengqing, half-supported him and said, “That’s right. We just got married yesterday, and today we came to the palace to express our gratitude.”

Ji Yujin’s hand brushed against Chu Fengqing’s, and the sudden warmth made him frown. He was originally half-supporting him, but now he changed to half-hugging him, with nearly all of Chu Fengqing’s weight pressing onto him.

Chu Fengqing raised his eyes and looked at Ji Yujin without saying anything. However, he felt that it was not a good idea to do this in public. He straightened up slightly, breaking free from Ji Yujin’s hold, only to be pulled back into an embrace almost immediately.

Ji Yujin whispered, “Be good, don’t move.”

As the two of them moved, the position of the cloak shifted slightly, revealing the mark that Ji Yujin left on Chu Fengqing’s neck last night. Zhao Yiyu glanced at it inadvertently, and his eyes turned dark in an instant.

“Ah, so that’s her ah. The Governor is so lucky to have such a big beauty.” Zhao Lin narrowed his eyes and suddenly thought of something interesting. “Ah, I suddenly remembered something. In other words, she is Chu Yinyin? The most legendary beauty in the capital?”

He turned to Zhao Yiyu and jokingly said, “Second Brother, have you seen her? She is Chu Yinyin, whom you were engaged to before. I heard that you two even exchanged letters.”

They even exchange letters?!

Chu Fengqing stared at Zhao Yiyu closely. When has this guy ever exchanged letters with his sister? What a pervert! His sister was so well-behaved and sensible, this guy must have deceived her!

His pupils are lighter than most, making it hard to read anything from his eyes. When he gazes at someone, he appears shy, as if he wants to say something but hesitates.

He glanced for a moment before looking away. No, if he kept staring, he might end up hitting someone. Yet, his anger was undeniable. The Seventh Prince kept talking about this matter, and he couldn’t help but glare at Zhao Yiyu when he heard it.

His face burned red, and his eyes glistened with tears. Combined with the way he occasionally avoided their gaze, it gave the impression that there was some story between them.

Ji Yujin frowned when he saw that. What’s wrong with this person? Didn’t she say that she only liked him?

Zhao Yiyu paused, and soon the faint smile returned to his face. “Seventh Brother, don’t talk nonsense, Young Lady Chu and I have never had any correspondence, and the engagement is also a thing of the past, so please don’t mind it, Governor.”

The Crown Prince, Zhao Huating, glanced at Zhao Yiyu. He had a long face, and the whites of his eyes outweighed the dark irises, what people called sanpaku eyes¹Eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid.. He always gave people a sinister feeling when he looked at them, it was unpleasant. He smiled and said, “Is Second Brother heartbroken? You must be very angry now that such a wonderful person was handed over to someone else.”

Zhao Yiyu frowned. “Imperial Brother, mind your words. Imperial Father has summoned us urgently, so I will take my leave first.”

After saying this, he nodded towards Chu Fengqing, turned around, and left. Whether Zhao Yiyu spoke or acted, he gave people the feeling of being bathed in the spring breeze.

Although Chu Yinyin and Zhao Yiyu were engaged, he did not have much contact with this man. It was all the idea of his father and eldest brother. In both appearance and bearing, this man was truly exceptional. At the very least, there was nothing one could fault in him on the surface. However, Chu Fengqing inexplicably disliked him the first time he saw him, and he couldn’t tell why.

As the Second Prince left, the Seventh Prince and the Crown Prince also left one after another. When the Seventh Prince left, he did not forget to glance at Chu Fengqing. When he saw his thin waist, he already thought of how charming this person was in bed. To press him under his body, making his eyes red with tears and calling his name in a hoarse voice, which shattered his indifference…

Zhao Lin clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth, unwilling to accept this.

Although Ji Yujin was a eunuch, but he had the Xichang and the Jinyiwei under his command and was extremely powerful. As the emperor grew older, the court was quietly divided into several factions, including the Crown Prince’s, the Second Prince’s, and the Seventh Prince’s, but Ji Yujin did not belong to any of them.

The Xichang obey the emperor directly and only work for him. No matter who they are, as long as they want to be the emperor, they all want to win over Ji Yujin. Even if they fail to win him over, no one dares to offend him either.

Just like the Seventh Prince now, no matter how unwilling he is, he dares not really offend Ji Yujin.

“They have already gone far away, why are you still looking?” Ji Yujin slowly put one hand in front of Chu Fengqing’s eyes with an ugly expression on his face. “What? Did you see your old lover?”

Chu Fengqing: “……”

He was about to ask “what” when he remembered that he was now Chu Yinyin, and this identity used to be engaged to Zhao Yiyu.

He had never expected that, despite his sister’s infrequent visits to the capital, countless stories about her circulated there, calling her the most beautiful woman, speaking of her engagement…

Chu Fengqing pursed his lips lightly and said, “I don’t have an old lover. I have nothing to do with him.”

After these words were spoken, Ji Yujin’s expression calmed down a little.

Chu Fengqing lowered his eyes and said, “Sorry.”

He wanted to explain that not waiting for him in the hall had caused some inconvenience. “The hall is too fragrant, I can’t stand it.”

Chu Fengqing frowned, as if he were still frightened by the smell in the hall. “I originally wanted to find a sheltered place to wait for you, but I didn’t expect to run into the princes.”

Ji Yujin raised his eyebrows. “Now that you know, how are you going to thank me, My Lady?”

Chu Fengqing: “……”

Ji Yujin yawned. He slept all the way from the mansion to the palace, but it was obviously not enough. There was still a thick, dark blue under his eyes. His hands were still covering Chu Fengqing’s eyes, and his eyelashes tickled his palms. Ji Yujin loosened his hands, sneered, and said, “But today’s matter has nothing to do with you. Can’t a living person go out? It’s just that some people can’t control their own things. They get hard when they see pretty girls. They are just beasts.”

His voice was both lazy and casual: “Since you said that you are my, Ji Yujin’s, wife, then you can go wherever and look as beautiful as you want to. I don’t believe that I, Ji Yujin, can’t protect you.”

Even though he couldn’t reciprocate his feelings, since he had such good vision, he would protect him.

Chu Fengqing was slightly stunned, his eyes flickering. It seemed that this man was not as unreasonable as the rumors said.

Ji Yujin put his hand on his forehead, which was indeed burning hot. He said, “You have a fever.”

The next moment, he said with a hint of disdain, “You really are made of tofu.”

Chu Fengqing: “……” He took back what he said.

“Let’s go back to the mansion. I’m afraid I’ll lose my wife right after the wedding. Then I’ll be labeled as a wife-killer.”

Chu Fengqing: “……” As expected, we can’t expect any nice words to come out of his mouth.

After coming out of the palace, the Jinyiwei no longer followed them. After getting on the carriage, he found that they had changed to another carriage. Compared with the one that had just left the palace, this carriage was extremely luxurious. The carriage had a large space and a closed stove in the middle for heating, so it was very warm inside.

The seats were covered with a thick layer of fur, and there was a small table on which tea and pastries were placed.

Chu Fengqing was a little confused at the moment, feeling even more dizzy, and even saw a double image of Ji Yujin in front of him.

Ji Yujin closed his eyes as soon as he got into the carriage. It seemed like he couldn’t get enough sleep. He tried to stay awake, but after sitting for less than a while, he fell asleep in the warm wind. At this time, Ji Yujin slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were narrow and long. He looked at Chu Fengqing’s red lips and said, “Go find Imperial Physician Li over.”

On the other side, at the Jinyiwei training center, the Jinyiwei guards who had just returned from Ji Yujin’s presence, excitedly said to the people around them, “The Governor’s wife is so beautiful! I have never seen such beauty!”

“Ah, if I had known, I wouldn’t have let you take my place today! I also want to see what the first beauty in the capital looks like!”

“Hehe, being able to see her is a reward, don’t be too envious.”

“Be careful, or your eyes will be dug out by the boss. You haven’t seen how much the Governor loves his wife! Today, His Highness the Seventh Prince wanted our Madam, but our boss just said one sentence and rebuked him back.”

“His Highness the Seventh Prince actually wanted to covet our Madam Governor!?”

“That’s right. If the Governor hadn’t arrived in time, Madam would have been taken back to the palace by His Highness the Seventh Prince already.”

“I’m afraid he doesn’t want to live anymore. With our Lord being such a niggard and revengeful person, His Highness the Seventh Prince is probably in big trouble.”

“Are you mocking the Governor?”

That person was stunned and said anxiously, “No, I am praising the Governor!”

“Uh…” Listen to yourself and see if there are any positive words among these?

“Are you saying that Ji Yujin got married?”

“Uh…” All the Jinyiwei guards turned their heads, saw who was coming, and immediately stood up and saluted, “My Lord!”

Li Yu was the head of the Jinyiwei. He waved his hand and asked them to sit down. “I just went out to do something, and Ji Yujin is getting married?”

A Jinyiwei guard replied, “Answer My Lord, the Governor’s marriage was granted by His Majesty, and the wedding was just completed yesterday.”

“Heh, my goodness, what is he, a eunuch, taking a wife for?” Li Yu complained.

“Uh…” The subordinates fell silent instantly. Who the hell dared to respond to this?

Li Yu also realized that there was something wrong with what he said and coughed lightly, “Ahem, don’t tell him this.”

He stood up and said with a smile, “I have to go and make fun of him. You guys continue to play, and don’t forget to patrol.”

The Jinyiwei looked at each other in bewilderment. He even dares to mock the governor? Doesn’t he realize he doesn’t even have a wife himself? The Madam Governor is a big beauty. Can’t he be proud?!

However, they dared not say anything but only replied respectfully: “Yes, My Lord.”

In the Ji Mansion.

Soon after Ji Yujin carried Chu Fengqing down from the carriage, the imperial physician arrived. Imperial Physician Li was supposed to only serve the royal family, but Ji Yujin was a little special. Although he was not a member of the royal family, but he had too much power and could do whatever he wanted.

Imperial Physician Li placed his stubby fingers on Chu Fengqing’s pulse. After a moment, a hint of surprise flashed across his old eyes. He withdrew his hand and felt again.

The pulse diagnosis took quite a while. Ji Yujin sat on a chair and sipped the cup of tea in his hand. After a while, he threw the tea down in disgust. It was neither bitter nor sweet, but so astringent that it was hard to drink. It must be hard for those old men in the court to drink this kind of thing every day.

Ji Yujin waited patiently for a while and found that the imperial physician was still not done, so he asked, “Is it done?”

Imperial Physician Li wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, his gaze vague. Should he tell him or not… He glanced at Ji Yujin; forget it, he would not tell him. He was unable to remedy the child’s congenital weakness in the womb, and if blame fell on him later, his death would be in vain.

So he said, “Madam has caught a cold. This old man will prescribe some medicine for her. She will get better after taking it.”

“En, give the prescription to Lao Mo and ask him to get the medicine.”

“Yes.”

Imperial Physician Li wrote the prescription with trepidation, and as soon as he finished, he began to pack up his medicine box, wishing he could leave the Ji Mansion immediately.

Ji Yujin stopped him. “Wait, Imperial Physician Li, this governor asks you, Is there a way to alter a person’s voice, for example, turning a male voice into a female one?”

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  Eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid.