ADWMCES Chapter33

On the other hand, the emperor was old after all, and he could not bear the fatigue of a day and night of travel. He went to rest as soon as he arrived at the destination. He probably needed to sleep for a while.

After Ji Yujin arranged everything, he waved to Li Yu, who was standing aside.

Li Yu blinked, “?”

He walked towards Ji Yujin with a serious look on his face. He felt uneasy for a moment, wondering if he had neglected something. He remembered that he had failed to arrange a secret post properly and was punished by Ji Yujin to stand in the secret post for seven days.

Ji Yujin was leaning against a tree, wearing a red robe with his arms folded across his chest. Even the solemn and dignified Liang Guan on his head could not suppress his evil aura.

Li Yu became even more panicked. He thought about each post in his mind, fearing that he had made a mistake. If he was caught by Dog Ji, he would not know how he would torture him. He took one step at a time, and it took him almost a cup of tea time to walk this short distance.

It was not until Ji Yujin became impatient that he sped up a bit. However, after thinking about all the obvious and secret posts, he still could not figure out where he went wrong.

But!

Li Yu has always been a flexible person, so as soon as he arrived at the place, he stretched out his hand to stop Ji Yujin from speaking, with a tragic look on his face, “It’s my fault, it’s all my fault. Tell me, what are you going to punish me for this time? As long as you don’t let me go to Xichang, anything is fine.”

Ji Yujin: “……”

“Fine, I’ll grant your wish. You can go back and stand guard for three days.”

Li Yu nodded. Three days was reasonable and acceptable. Though he wasn’t sure exactly where he had gone wrong, he still had to acknowledge his mistake first. This period was over half shorter than the previous seven days. Li Yu readily agreed, as if he had picked up a great bargain. Ji Yujin glanced at him with a slightly complicated look in his eyes that was hard to describe at a glance.

Then he spoke lazily, “Did Auntie also come this time?”

Li Yu was stunned and said honestly, “She’s here.”

Ji Yujin: “Then what about your mother’s dress and make-up maid?”

“She should be here…” Li Yu frowned. “No, you care about everything, why do you even care about my mother’s dress and makeup maid?”

Ji Yujin clenched his fist and put it to his lips, coughed, and said slowly, “I have something important to do.”

Li Yu’s complexion changed. Could it be that a bad guy broke into his house? Is it because of him? So he wants to take his mother hostage to threaten him??

He looked at Ji Yujin deeply. He was indeed a good brother who always paid attention to this aspect. He raised the Embroidered Spring Sword at his waist, walked hurriedly, and said, “I will bring her here right away.”

Then, Li Yu watched with bloodshot eyes as the powerful governor of Xichang, who held great power in the government, followed a trembling maidservant in learning how to comb a girl’s hair.

He was completely dumbfounded. “Sh*t! Ji Yujin, one of us is going to go crazy!”

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t understand that Ji Yujin was searching for him because of the dress and makeup maid beside his mother, and that his true aim was to learn from her how to style a woman’s bun. This world was too magical.

Ji Yujin frowned. He had just remembered a little bit but forgot it again when Li Yu interrupted him. He thought this was the simplest thing but never expected it to be so complicated.

He pressed the tip of his tongue against his upper jaw and raised his head to look at Li Yu.

Li Yu: “Big Brother, I was wrong.”

But it was too late. Ji Yujin calmly said, “Qing Niao.”

Li Yu: “……”

This time when Li Yu was tied up by Qing Niao, he did not show any expression of bitterness or hatred. Instead, he looked at Ji Yujin with a hint of pity in his eyes. He was so pitiful.

Later, he couldn’t help himself and said, “If it doesn’t work, I’ll ask my mother to lend you the maid, you don’t have to learn how to do this hair bun either.”

Ji Yujin raised his eyebrows, curled his lips, and said, “You don’t understand.”

On the other hand, Chu Fengqing slept quite well yesterday, so he had no intention of resting today. He found a medical book and sat at the table to carefully read it. This book was found by Ji Yujin from somewhere, and he said it was to help him entertain himself.

There were many ancient prescriptions in the book, and the combinations of medicines were extremely bold. He became interested for a moment. There were also some prescriptions for his asthma and congenital symptoms, which were prescriptions he had never thought of before. The more he read, the brighter his eyes became.

It was as if a new door had opened for him. He had initially assumed that herbs with no relation to each other could be mixed together. He had originally believed that combining two types of medicine would create toxins, yet it also introduced a new concept: dosage.

The bold and novel use of medicine made his heart beat like thunder. The person who wrote this book must be a great master of medicine.

He forgot the time as he read, and only when the crowd outside had dispersed and the charcoal in the tent had been refilled twice did he raise his head and rub his sore neck.

When he looked up, he saw Ji Yujin leaning on the couch with his eyes closed. He was slightly stunned. When did he come in? He didn’t even notice.

Seeing that his clothes were thin, Chu Fengqing walked over and covered him with a fox fur cloak. As soon as he put the cover on him, his hand was grabbed. He lowered his eyes and saw that that person’s eyes were clear, not like someone who had just woken up.

Ji Yujin let go of his hand, sat up, and said, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

Chu Fengqing: “Then why didn’t you call me?”

Ji Yujin stretched his legs and leaned down again. “I saw that you were so engrossed in reading, so I didn’t disturb you.”

God knows he could even watch Chu Fengqing reading for so long.

“Let’s not talk about this anymore. I’ll help you comb your hair.”

Chu Fengqing: “……”

For some reason he had a bad feeling, even worse than the day he married into the Ji Mansion.

“I…”

Chu Fengqing just opened his mouth to refuse, but Ji Yujin blocked his way. He said with a dark face, “You dare to refuse? Try it.”

Chu Fengqing: “……”

Ji Yujin used a comb to comb his hair from top to bottom little by little. Chu Fengqing looked at his hair falling into Ji Yujin’s hands in the bronze mirror. At first, he kept staring at his hair, worried that Ji Yujin might be displeased and either cut it all off or style it into a shocking bun.

His slender fingers were running through his hair, and he used his strength to the minimum. When the warmth from his hands slowly seeped into Chu Fengqing, Chu Fengqing was slightly stunned.

His eyes unconsciously moved upwards, and he saw that the man had his lips tightly pursed, his fine eyebrows slightly wrinkled, as if facing a powerful enemy, and he seemed to be seriously designing the most detailed defense map.

The next moment, Ji Yujin looked into the mirror as if he had sensed something, and Chu Fengqing was unable to avoid him, and their eyes met through the bronze mirror.

Chu Fengqing pursed his lips, his mind suddenly becoming confused, and he subconsciously felt that he had to explain. However, before he could open his mouth, Ji Yujin let out a “tsk” sound and said, “Don’t be so defensive, I won’t mess around.”

After his hair was tied, Chu Fengqing looked at himself in the mirror. It was a very ordinary and common bun, but the person who tied it up was obviously a novice. The bun was not very straight, and there were a few strands of hair hanging down. But it was still acceptable after all.

Ji Yujin curled his lips and asked shamelessly, “How is it? My skills are pretty good, right?”

Chu Fengqing glanced at him, his eyes slightly curved. “En, it looks good, thank you.”

As he spoke, he touched it with his hands and found it quite firm. Chu Fengqing didn’t have any requirements for the bun, as long as it wasn’t too weird and he could walk out with it is fine.

Complimented by Chu Fengqing, Ji Yujin curled his lips and lowered his eyes to look at his own hands.

He leaned back on the couch, eyes slightly lifted, hands resting behind his head, and remarked casually, “Most women care most about their looks, but you’re surprisingly easy to handle.”

Chu Fengqing: “In case of emergency, keep everything simple when we are outside.”

Ji Yujin narrowed his eyes, and the next moment he stood up, “That’s also true, let’s go, His Majesty is about to get up.”

After the emperor woke up, all officials and their families had to go see him and express their gratitude.

Chu Fengqing took the fox fur cloak from his hand and put it on. After walking out of the door, he was immediately hit by the temperature difference between inside and outside the room. He was choked by the cold air and coughed several times.

Ji Yujin also changed into a dark cloak. He said, “Little sickly seedling, come over here. I’ll block the wind for you.”

Chu Fengqing pursed his lips and walked to his side.

Ji Yujin stretched out his hand and pulled him towards himself, then spread his cloak to block out all the cold wind.

After arriving at the emperor’s tent, they waited for a while before the emperor came over.

He didn’t understand what was troubling the emperor. The emperor looked somewhat haggard and weary. Leaning back in his chair, he waved his hand, summoning everyone to approach.

After that, he left without saying a few words and was only there for less than two cups of tea time.

Chu Fengqing paid more attention and looked at his expression a few more times, then frowned and whispered to Ji Yujin, who was standing beside him: “His Majesty’s expression is not right.”

Ji Yujin followed his gaze, but he couldn’t see anything.

He said softly, “Alright, I’ll send someone to take a look.”

Since they just arrived at Mount Yu today, they did not go hunting today. Instead, they used this time to rest and eliminate some safety hazards one by one to ensure that the winter hunting tomorrow can proceed normally.

In the blink of an eye, it was night. Today was a full moon night. What was rare was that the snow that had fallen all day finally stopped. Chu Fengqing reached out and caught a handful of moonlight pouring in through the window.

He put on the fox fur and walked out.

Looking up, the deep blue night sky was impeccably clear. A massive full moon hung high above, its gentle light sprinkling over the earth, turning the white snow into a crystal-like glow.

He stood in a white robe, bathed in the moonlight, his garments fluttering gently. Though the moon was only partial, it seemed to pour all its radiance onto him.

This was the sight that met Ji Yujin as he approached, and for a moment, he was unwilling to disturb it.

He stood aside and watched quietly, but after a while, the wind started to blow again, and a biting chill slowly crept up from the soles of his feet. Ji Yujin walked towards him.

“Are you not cold?”

Chu Fengqing saw Ji Yujin and replied, “Cold.”

Ji Yujin handed him the hand warmer and said, “You’re cold, yet you still ran out to get fresh air.”

Chu Fengqing slightly curled his lips and raised his eyes to look at the moon, his voice was cold yet gentle: “There are always things more important than enduring the cold, like tonight’s moonlight. It’s so beautiful that anyone who doesn’t step out to bask in it would be wasting this precious moment.”

Ji Yujin glanced at him sideways, his red lips curled slightly. “Bathing in the moonlight, what a mood.”

He slowly closed his eyes and enjoyed the quiet moment. The wind blew past his ears. There was no noise, no insects chirping, just an endless sound of wind and nothingness.

His heart gradually settled. He couldn’t recall the last time he had felt such tranquility, having lived on the edge of a knife ever since his mother’s death. No one had told him how beautiful the moonlight was for a long time.

The two stood there for a long time and finally ended with Chu Fengqing coughing. They went back and boiled a dose of medicine and drank it, fearing that he would have a high fever again.

Ji Yujin made a few sarcastic remarks to him, and Chu Fengqing glanced at him lightly. The two of them couldn’t help laughing. What they did was really childish.

At night, the two slept on different beds. Ji Yujin, who was stronger, slept on the couch, while Chu Fengqing slept on the bed.

In the dead of night, Chu Fengqing opened his eyes to the darkness. The cold was unbearable, and sleep eluded him. No matter what he did, the quilt seemed incapable of providing warmth. He also felt a little dizzy. He couldn’t go on like this. If he endured it any longer, he would not be able to get up tomorrow.

He sat up. The charcoal stove in the middle of the room was burning brightly, but it seemed to be of no use to him. It was still as cold as before.

He suddenly remembered the good sleep he had yesterday, and Ji Yujin felt quite warm.

He gazed at Ji Yujin, wondering whether he had fallen asleep long ago. His breathing was steady, and the room was otherwise silent. Anyway, they slept together yesterday and they were both men, so it should be fine to sleep together again today.

He pursed his lips, stood up, hugged his pillow, and walked towards Ji Yujin.

He stood in front of the couch and considered whether to lie down quietly or wake Ji Yujin up and beg him… But it would not be good to disturb someone else’s sweet dream.

He shook his head and thought, Forget it, it’s not a glorious thing to do.

Just as he was about to turn around, Ji Yujin slowly opened his eyes and asked, “Are you… trying to climb my bed?”