ADWMCES Chapter104

Fortunately, the winter clothes were thick so he was not exposed…

Because of the cold weather these days, since his health was not good, his junior brother gave him some tonics. He looked over them and saw that they were all warm in nature but still tonics that could easily cause internal heat. Moreover, he didn’t know who gave him a piece of venison yesterday, seeing that he rarely had an appetite, Ji Yujin left it all to him, he greedily ate two more pieces.

He also asked Ji Yujin to pour him half a cup of that deer blood wine¹Deer blood wine is a medicinal food made with deer blood as the main ingredient. just to satisfy his craving for it, yet now he has shot himself in the foot. Once he swallowed these things, it was impossible not to feel hot and irritable.

Fortunately, Ji Yujin didn’t drink it; otherwise, the scene would be chaotic. However… since Ji Yujin is a eunuch, it should be fine even if he drank it.

It was rare for Chu Fengqing to have such an embarrassed look on his usually cold face. Before he could recover, Ji Yujin came over pushing a wheelchair. It was only a few steps away so it didn’t take long.

Ji Yujin looked at the unnatural expression on his face and narrowed his eyes slightly, wanting to reach out and carry him to the wheelchair. Unexpectedly, the person avoided him and even pushed him away. He didn’t dare to look at him but just whispered, “I-I can do it myself.”

What he didn’t see was that the pair of eyes that dared not look at him had already become extremely panicked.

Ji Yujin was puzzled but he didn’t dare to force Chu Fengqing, so he just squatted down, kneeled on one knee on the ground, looked at him carefully, and asked, “What’s wrong? Did I hurt you? Where does it hurt? Let me see.”

The snow-white person in front of him slowly turned crimson at a speed visible to the naked eye and Ji Yujin’s pupils shrank slightly.

Chu Fengqing was extremely embarrassed. He had never felt so… speechless before.

He closed his eyes and lowered his head even lower, but fearing that Ji Yujin might worry, he pretended to be calm and said, “No, I just… don’t want to rely on others for everything.”

He was only concerned with his face, trying to maintain that somewhat shaky calmness and didn’t notice that the exposed half of his neck had turned into a thin layer of red thoroughly, like snow that was about to be burned.

Who is Ji Yujin? He was someone who was born with one more skill than others. He does the meticulous work of an interrogator. He slowly narrowed his eyes.

“Don’t want to rely on others for everything?” Ji Yujin’s tone lengthened a little, his fox-like eyes hooked up as he looked at the snow-like neck. His red clothes seemed to become even more dangerous.

Chu Fengqing didn’t notice it and was completely unaware of his change. He just responded with an “En” to himself.

Suddenly, his exposed back of the neck felt warm and Ji Yujin’s lips fell on it, it was soft and moist.

Chu Fengqing’s pupils narrowed slightly, his long lashes quivering a few times as though he hadn’t expected Ji Yujin to act this way.

“Ji-Ji Yujin…”

He tried to turn his head, but Ji Yujin’s strength was overwhelming, and with just a bit of force, he couldn’t move at all.

Chu Fengqing: “Let go of me.”

Ji Yujin said shamelessly, “I won’t.”

Ji Yujin chuckled and wrapped his hands around the fairy’s waist. What had started as support from behind had now turned into sitting face-to-face. Chu Fengqing sat on Ji Yujin’s lap, enclosed in his arms, his gaze filled only with Ji Yujin’s roguish face.

The young master had never seen such a scene before, and he was immediately a little panicked but he has one advantage: he never expresses his thoughts in words. Even if the sky fell in his heart, it would not show on his face either. His eyes were shallow, and his thin lips were pursed, still very intimidating, still so high and mighty, cold and distant.

He slightly averted his gaze, their black hair tangled together, and their red and white garments intertwined in disarray, one unruly and bold, the other cold as snow. They were clearly two utterly different people, yet so seamlessly matched it was as if they were destined to be together.

Ji Yujin seemed to be unsatisfied. He held Chu Fengqing as he rested his forehead on his shoulder and kissed the back of his slender neck one after another. Gradually, the kiss turned into a bite while his teeth gently pressed on that inch of extremely sensitive skin, causing the person in his arms to gasp. In the end, he was still reluctant to use too much force, leaving only a shallow mark.

Ji Yujin looked at the marks he left on the snow-white skin, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

His teeth grazed his lips. He wasn’t sure if he was afraid of startling Chu Fengqing or for some other reason, but he rested his forehead on the other party’s shoulder, concealing his wolfish desire. Ji Yujin didn’t move, and Chu Fengqing naturally wouldn’t move either. His eyes were moistened, so he closed them and recovered. At the same time, Ji Yujin also moved and picked him up.

Suddenly in the air, Chu Fengqing subconsciously put his arm around Ji Yujin’s neck. Ji Yujin was stunned, but there was a smile in his eyes. He looked at the wheelchair he had pushed over from afar and felt that it was unnecessary. He stretched out his long legs and kicked the wheelchair away. And with a “tsk”, he smiled, “Why do you need this thing when you have me?”

Chu Fengqing blinked and before he could say anything, he was carried away. Fortunately, both of them liked quietness, and there were not many people in the courtyard; otherwise, he would have been really embarrassed.

After returning to the room, the two of them did not do anything more intimate. Chu Fengqing was not thick-skinned after all. As soon as he returned to the room, he hid behind the table by the window and wrote the medical manuscript he had not finished. However, he had no idea where the things in his mind in the past had gone, and he could not write a single word even after a long time.

It wasn’t known what Ji Yujin was thinking. He poured himself a cup of cold tea and gulped it down. It was bitter, astringent, and icy, and no one knew how he managed to drink it. Only the bulging veins on his neck revealed his endurance.

The two of them sat like this for a while, and finally Ji Yujin broke the silence in the room. “Physician Chu, would you like to try some of Guoji’s candied fruit? I have to go on a trip for business later and will bring some back for you.”

Chu Fengqing had no resistance to sweets, so he nodded when he heard his words.

The two had just said a sentence when Zhao Li arrived and was waiting at the door. It must be an urgent matter. Ji Yujin glanced outside and made a “tsk” sound to express his dissatisfaction with having to leave so soon.

Chu Fengqing also followed his gaze and looked outside, saying, “Go ahead and be careful.”

Ji Yujin walked towards the table in his black boots, bent down under Chu Fengqing’s puzzled gaze, tilted his head, and kissed him on the face, completely ignoring whether Zhao Li who was outside could see it or not.

Not sure if it’s because of the cups of cold tea he drank or something else, but his lips felt a little cold, and he withdrawal immediately after just a touch.

Zhao Li coughed lightly, then turned around and stopped looking over here.

Seeing Chu Fengqing’s expression change slightly, Ji Yujin put on a malicious smile, “I don’t think you would be reluctant to part with me. Physician Chu, you really are—as conscienceless as ever. Forget it, I’ll leave first, and I’ll come back to settle this with you tonight…”

He paused for a moment, then uttered two words: “Debt of love.”

Before Chu Fengqing could react, Ji Yujin had already picked up the sword on the table and walked out, leaving him alone in the quiet room. After an unknown amount of time, he pursed his still pale lips and whispered to himself, “I’m reluctant.”

The ink dripped from the brush in his hand onto the rice paper and spread out and formed a ball shape. Chu Fengqing looked at that place and sighed softly, then put down the brush in his hand. After putting it down, he did not make any other movements. He sat upright for a while as if thinking about something. After a moment, he raised his hand and touched the place where Ji Yujin had kissed just now. His eyelashes trembled slightly and the expression in his eyes was completely obscured.

At night, when Ji Yujin came back, it was already very late. Chu Fengqing’s body had not fully recovered yet, and he was easily tired so he went to bed early.

Ji Yujin sat at the table for a while, the warmth in the room quickly driving away the chill that had clung to him. Once his hands were warmed by the brazier, he walked over to the bed, squatted down, staring at the person on the bed, and then reached out to touch his face with a hint of restraint in his gentleness.

Chu Fengqing’s health had not yet fully recovered. He was already thin and this serious illness made him even thinner. There was still a hint of sickness in his eyes that had not yet been dispelled.

Ji Yujin said softly, “Have a good night, Little Physician Chu.”

After thinking for a moment, he added, “Mine.”

My little Physician Chu.

As winter faded and spring arrived, the ice and snow melted, life returned to all things, and the mountains bloomed with flowers.

Father and Mother Chu are old and don’t like to travel back and forth. After hearing that Chu Fengqing’s health had recovered, they simply settled down in the old house in Jiangnan. Father Chu has now completely given up the idea of re-entering the officialdom. He only wants to live quietly in the water town of Jiangnan with his wife and children in a warm bed and enjoy the tranquility he has never enjoyed before.

Chu Yinyin also plans to go south to find her parents tomorrow. She has been in Yancheng for a long time already.

Chu Fengqing was naturally not reluctant to leave. Chu Feng had already returned to the border area. Father and Mother Chu were far away in Jiangnan, and Yinyin was the only one by his side. He had also wanted to go back to Jiangnan with them.

But Ji Yujin still had some matters to deal with, and the new emperor had not sent anyone to take over Yancheng yet. Ji Yujin had written countless letters, yet it seemed as if they had not received them and there had never been a reply.

The new emperor must be reluctant to let him resign. Chu Fengqing had met the new emperor once. He looked at Ji Yujin as if he was a treasure while his words were full of admiration. He must have wanted to use Yancheng to delay Ji Yujin.

After all, this concerns the people of an entire city, so Ji Yujin didn’t dare to just walk away.

Ji Yujin rarely met anyone more shameless than him and he felt quite amused and helpless.

On the first day of Chu Yinyin’s departure, Chu Fengqing and Ji Yujin were having a meal when they heard that Xu Junyu wanted to see them. The two looked at each other, put down their chopsticks, and had someone bring him in.

Xu Junyu saluted the two of them: “Senior Brother, Lord Ji.”

He raised his eyes to look at Chu Fengqing and said straight to the point: “I am here to bid farewell to the two of you. I have completed the task assigned to me by Master now that Senior Brother is in good health. On top of that, Senior Brother’s medical skills are far superior to mine as well, and I won’t be needed anymore. I will not bother you in the mansion anymore.”

Chu Fengqing: “When are you leaving?”

Xu Junyu: “I will leave tomorrow.”

Chu Fengqing: “This anxious?”

Ji Yujin chuckled when he heard this, “You picked a very coincidental time. Yinyin is also leaving tomorrow, so could it be that you are taking the same route?”

Xu Junyu paused and was speechless for a moment. After a moment, he looked at Ji Yujin, then at Chu Fengqing, with a serious expression on his face, and said seriously, “Coincidentally, I am also going south.”

Ji Yujin couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

Chu Fengqing glanced at him, sighed softly, and turned to look at Xu Junyu: “Yinyin has a lively personality, I’ll have to trouble Junior Brother to take care of her on the way.”

The journey was long and although Ji Yujin had sent people to escort them, it would still be good to have someone to talk to. To be honest, Chu Fengqing felt a little relieved to have Xu Junyu going along.

Besides, these two children are both well-mannered, and anyone with discerning eyes can see what’s hidden in their eyes. The Chu family is not a pedantic clan.

The most important thing is that after spending these days together, both of them felt that Xu Junyu was someone they could trust.

As for what the future holds, that is their story.

A day passed in the blink of an eye. Chu Fengqing and Ji Yujin stood outside the city and watched the carriage going further and further away. The tracks left by the carriage were soon covered by the tracks of other carriages.

A gust of wind swept by. The past few days had been cold, and the air carried a biting chill. Worried he might catch a cold, Ji Yujin stepped in front of him, shielding him from the wind. “Alright, they’ve gone far away already. You will become a Wangnei Stone if you are still looking.”

Chu Fengqing raised his eyes and looked at Ji Yujin. There were thousands of passersby in his life. He couldn’t remember how many people he had seen off, nor how many people had left his side. But luckily, there was such a person by his side who promised to never leave.

Ji Yujin knew he was in a low mood and was pondering how to tease him when, in the next moment, the hand hanging by his side was suddenly held. Chu Fengqing’s fingertips were slightly cold, his eyes were slightly drooping, and the wide sleeves hid their hands very well.

Ji Yujin was momentarily stunned but reacted quickly, enclosing the hand in his own. Unlike Chu Fengqing’s, his palm was dry and warm.

The two held hands tightly among the passersby. Although some people would look at them, but they also didn’t care. Instead, they even secretly felt pleasure. Ji Yujin’s lips curled up into a smile while Chu Fengqing glanced at him with slightly curved eyes.

“Let’s go, just walk like this to the mansion.”

“It seems a bit silly.”

“Will it?”

“It somewhat does.”

“Hahaha, it doesn’t matter.”

……

That day, Chu Fengqing looked outside and found it incredible, even though it was already spring, but there was still frost on the tiles.

Chu Fengqing was still a little afraid of the cold. He didn’t want to step out of the room at all under this temperature. There was an underground heating installed under the room, so the room was very warm.

Ji Yujin looked at Chu Fengqing, who seldom took a few steps out of the door in a day and all he did was sit at the desk or the small couch and do nothing but write and read. He was almost becoming a nerd. How could he let this be? He still remembered what Chu Fengqing’s master had said that a person must move so that his blood circulation would become active and it would be good for his health.

Ji Yujin thought it over and decided he absolutely didn’t want to go anywhere else. “Qing’er, do you remember the hot spring on the mountain? Let’s go take a bath in the hot spring.”

Chu Fengqing subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Ji Yujin covered his lips. Ji Yujin narrowed his eyes and said, “If you agree, we will pack up and go in a while. If you refuse, I will take you away immediately.”

“So, think about it carefully and answer.”

Chu Fengqing blinked as he looked at the rogue Ji Yujin. The two of them confronted each other and in the end, Chu Fengqing was defeated. His voice was cold but mixed with some humanity. “Bandit.”

Ji Yujin raised his eyebrows, not feeling ashamed but proud.

Chu Fengqing had no doubt that Ji Yujin was a man of his word, but when he thought of the biting cold wind outside, he began to hesitate. Wouldn’t it be better to stay inside?

But when he met Ji Yujin’s eyes, he still didn’t refuse and only said softly, “Then I want to take the fox fur.”

Although few people wear fox fur in spring, if his family’s Physician Chu wants to wear it, then be it. Ji Yujin hooked his lips and said jokingly, “Not to mention fox fur, even tiger skin is fine.”

Chu Fengqing had been coerced and lured up the mountain, yet he had to admit that the hot spring water was incredibly warm, and soaking in it relaxed him to his bones. His muscles, unused for a long time, gradually stretched, bringing an immense sense of comfort.

He didn’t know what Ji Yujin was thinking at the time; there was no roof over the hot spring pool, only fences surrounding it on all sides. When he looks up, he can see the sky full of stars, twinkling stars, and the Milky Way across the sky.

Chu Fengqing was wearing a middle-length robe as he leaned against a smooth stone nest. His eyes seemed to reflect the starry sky, bright and dazzling. His black hair floated casually in the water, which he paid no mind to, though a hint of embarrassment lingered on his face.

After a while, he heard footsteps. It was Ji Yujin’s.

Chu Fengqing pursed his lips slightly and submerged his upper body in the water. He had worn the wrong undergarment yesterday. This undergarment was relatively cool and thin for summer wear, so he thought it should be fine and did not change it. However, he did not expect that this fabric would become transparent once soaked in water just like a layer of gauze stuck to the body, unable to cover anything.

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  Deer blood wine is a medicinal food made with deer blood as the main ingredient.