ADWMCES Chapter50

Chu Fengqing was slightly stunned. There was a lake outside the window of the red mansion. The breeze blew, and the lake water formed ripples. The sunlight poured in through the window. Ji Yujin was sitting against the light. His red robe was engraved in Chu Fengqing’s eyes bit by bit and then hidden away.

His eyelashes trembled, and he slowly lowered his eyes, a little at a loss as to how to respond to this feeling. He opened his mouth, and a soft female voice came out. He then closed his mouth in surprise.

That’s right, he now has a female appearance and a female voice. It is like he was wearing a mask. Although Ji Yujin knows this, he may just like this mask, fall in love with his disguised voice and appearance—it was all just a disguise.

Chu Fengqing frowned, while Ji Yujin, chin still propped on his hand and eyes fixed unwaveringly on him, reached out to touch his forehead.

The rough fingertips gently rubbed his brow, drawing his attention back with this piercing touch. Ji Yujin said shamelessly, “I know you must be thinking about me all the time, there’s no need to show it so obviously.”

Chu Fengqing: “……”

“Let’s go, I’ll take you to eat something delicious.”

This time, Ji Yujin took him away without even waiting for a word of answer. The carriage was already waiting outside.

Ji Yujin paused when he reached the gate. He turned his head and glanced at the old procuress standing beside him. His look was full of cruelty. After a while, his red lips slowly curled up. He sneered and slowly walked away.

The old procuress’s eyebrows twitched violently, cold sweat flowed down her forehead, the greed in her eyes disappeared instantly, and she winked towards the darkness, then the thugs hiding in the darkness retreated.

She only noticed that Chu Fengqing was quite pretty and had come to such a place alone, with no guards or maids accompanying her. Though her clothes appeared exquisite, she assumed she was merely a fallen daughter of an official’s family. She probably didn’t have any good intentions if she dared to come to such a place alone, so she had bad thoughts.

She realized there might be trouble, but then thought that with such a beauty in her building, she could make a fortune and outshine the other buildings. She also had someone behind her. She had been in the capital for so long, so how could she not have no backer? As long as they were not someone who should not be provoked, most of the time she could deal with it.

So she let Chu Fengqing in and called her thugs to their positions. Later, she found that the other party had entered Ji Yujin’s room, so she thought that it was the mistress of an official in the room. Although it would be tricky since an official was involved, if she couldn’t keep her in the building she could send him south where she wouldn’t be found, and she’d still make a fortune.

But she never imagined that this was the famous Third Young Lady Chu. She would never know that this ancestor was actually Ji Yujin’s person. If she knew, she would not dare to do it even if she was given a hundred courage!

The old procuress looked as pale as death, and she was afraid that she had offended the wrong person this time.

After the two got on the carriage, Ji Yujin rubbed his temple and half leaned on the carriage. He drank a little too much this time and had a headache.

He glanced at Chu Fengqing and moved closer shamelessly. Before Chu Fengqing could react, Ji Yujin was lying on his laps, staring at him with a pair of fox-like eyes, very shameless, just like before.

Chu Fengqing’s body froze, and he said in a cold voice, “Ji Yujin, you… get up.”

Ji Yujin: “Tsk, my head hurts, the carriage is too hard.”

Chu Fengqing was about to push the man away, but the man slowly closed his eyes. He saw the dark circles under Ji Yujin’s eyes. The hand that had shoved the man curled into a fist, hanging awkwardly at his side. He turned his head away and didn’t look at him. “You knew that you would have a headache, but you still drank so much.”

Ji Yujin seemed to have guessed the result and curled his red lips imperceptibly. The next moment, his lips were touched by cold fingertips. He slowly opened his eyes and saw Chu Fengqing frowning, with a small pill against his lips.

“Hangover remedy.”

Ji Yujin was stunned for a moment. Perhaps his gaze was too scorching, and the other party felt a little embarrassed. He moved his hand and took the pill away a little. Perhaps he felt that it was a bit inappropriate to feed him directly, so he wanted to put the pill in his hand. When Ji Yujin noticed it, he said, “My hands are dirty. They touched my shoes when I got on the carriage just now.”

Ji Yujin: “Feed me.”

Chu Fengqing: “……”

“Ji Yujin… are you a rogue?”

Ji Yujin smiled: “Then won’t I be blamed by everyone?”

Chu Fengqing didn’t argue with him but fed him the medicine.

Ji Yujin was satisfied and closed his eyes again. He always felt that Chu Fengqing smelled nice and cool. Although Chu Fengqing was wearing thick clothes, he always felt that Ji Yujin’s breath could penetrate the fox’s fur, and that piece of skin felt a little hot. He pursed his lips and looked out the window. His earlobes were red again.

He touched them with his hands in annoyance, wondering what was going on recently.

Ji Yujin’s mind was full of thoughts, he was thinking about this and that, the cool smell lingering in his nose should be the faint scent of medicine, he didn’t know if it was because Chu Fengqing often took medicine or because he always had various kinds of medicine on him.

Thinking of this, Ji Yujin’s heart skipped a beat. The imperial physician said that his health was too poor and it would be difficult to take care of him, and his pulse did not indicate that he would live long.

Ji Yujin couldn’t lie still any longer and sat up abruptly. Meeting Chu Fengqing’s puzzled eyes, he forced himself to suppress his uneasiness. He had already sent people to look for various miracle physicians, but how many of those who claimed to be miracle physicians were not just seeking fame?

He reached out and touched Chu Fengqing’s hand, and the next moment his forehead jumped, “Why are your hands so cold?”

Chu Fengqing touched his face with the back of his hand. It seemed a little cold, but that was normal. It was rare for his hands to be warm in the winter.

Ji Yujin lit the charcoal inside the carriage, pulled Chu Fengqing’s fox fur tighter, and asked, “How about we go back to eat? It’s cold outside, I’ll ask the cook to send the dishes back.”

Chu Fengqing blinked and said, “No need to bother. I’m not cold.”

Ji Yujin looked at him, seeing that he insisted, he compromised. He asked someone to come and book a private room in the eating house to light the charcoal.

On the other side, just as the two people’s carriage drove out, there were utter dreary cries and screams in the Red Mansion. The people inside ran out like crazy, and the people outside stretched their necks to look inside, talking about the matter. There was a lot of discussion, and no one knew which big shot the usually domineering Red Mansion had offended today.

The two of them arrived at the eating house, and Ji Yujin ordered all the dishes that he liked. They didn’t have to wait long before all the dishes were served. Ji Yujin looked at the dishes and saw that one of them was garnished with crushed peanuts. He frowned and asked someone to take it away.

Chu Fengqing opened his mouth and wanted to say something but swallowed it back. Ji Yujin moved so quickly that he didn’t even notice the problem.

Ji Yujin has eaten almost everything, so he just watched Chu Fengqing eat. Chu Fengqing had been strictly controlled in terms of diet since he was a child, so he always had an obsession with eating, but he didn’t eat much, or it could be said that because of his physical condition, his appetite was smaller than that of ordinary people.

He took a few bites of each dish and felt full. Ji Yujin couldn’t bear to watch and frowned, “Are you a cat? Even kittens eat more than you. And have you converted or something? Why don’t you eat meat?”

He spoke while picking up a piece of chicken for him. The slice was quite thin, yet however it had been cooked, it wasn’t dry in the least, only tender and succulent. “No wonder you’re so thin. It tastes good. Try it?”

Once he started, he couldn’t stop. He always felt that Chu Fengqing ate too little, no wonder he was in poor health. Soon his bowl was full, but Ji Yujin was still not satisfied. He wanted to pile the food high, as if he had to finish whatever was put into his bowl.

Chu Fengqing pursed his lips, held a bowl of hot soup, and began to drink it in small sips. The hot soup made his pale lips look a little more bloody, making him even more stunningly beautiful.

After a while, he looked at the bowl of food and blinked, “Were you a builder in your previous life?”

Ji Yujin didn’t understand at first and exclaimed, “Huh?”

It was not until he saw the faint smile at the corner of Chu Fengqing’s lips that he realized that the other party was teasing him.

Ji Yujin ran the tip of his tongue over his lower teeth. Watching his expression made him itch with restlessness, and an evil thought surfaced in his mind. He really wanted to pin him down and bully him, making him cry until he couldn’t make a sound and could only look at him with red eyes.

Tsk, then let him die; to perish beneath the peony blooms would still be romantic, even as a ghost. The ancients truly never expected him.

Chu Fengqing didn’t know that the other party’s mind was full of disgusting things. He just felt it was a shame to let down other people’s kindness, so he picked up the chopsticks again and started eating bit by bit. But he felt that if he didn’t finish what he had eaten, it would be wasted, and he was reluctant to waste such good food.

When Ji Yujin came to his senses, he had already eaten half a bowl of food. Ji Yujin quickly snatched his chopsticks away. Looking at the half-eaten bowl of food, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “You’re still eating when you’re full, what if you get sick?”

Chu Fengqing frowned and looked at him, his eyes full of “Are you being unreasonable?” Whether he eats or not is not right.

Ji Yujin also felt that he was a little neurotic. He wanted him to eat but was afraid that he would get sick. He pressed his brows, both worried and confused. He didn’t understand what it meant before, but now he finally understands it thoroughly.

Ji Yujin took his bowl and quickly finished the food in it. Chu Fengqing wanted to call him because this was something he had already eaten…

When Ji Yujin saw him like that, he knew what he was thinking. He smiled and thought, They’ve already kissed each other, so why would he still complain about this?

But he didn’t dare to say it, for he was afraid that the other party would get angry, even though Chu Fengqing looked very nice when he was angry.

……

After a few days, Chu Zhengyin, who was in the cell, finally remembered something, and in the moment of clarity, he finally revealed that he had asked someone to take the evidence to the south and deposit it in an escort agency.

Chu Zhengyin had anticipated this day, but he was upright and worthy of the heavens above and the earth below. Sitting in this position, he had to do the things that the position should do, so despite the danger, he still investigated the matter privately. Just when he had already made some progress, the matter was leaked, and it has been delayed until now.

Chu Zhengyin sighed, his eyes dimmed. He had been loyal to the emperor all his life but ended up like this just because of a few slanderous words from a villain.

He looked at his son and asked the question in his heart, “Fengqing, why do you always dress like a woman?”

Chu Fengqing’s body stiffened, and his pupils trembled slightly. His father acted uprightly, but he was also very old-fashioned and attached great importance to etiquette. He was afraid that he would not be able to accept what he had done.

He pressed his lips together, lowered his eyes, and dared not meet his gaze, excusing himself by saying it was only to make entering the prison easier.

Chu Zhengyin pulled his fox fur cloak closer for fear that he would catch a cold. “Don’t come here again. It’s stuffy and cold here. You’re not in good health and could easily catch a cold. Besides, this attire… is really impolite. A gentleman should dress properly.”

Chu Fengqing’s eyes flashed, and he said softly, “Yes.”

Chu Zhengyin touched his son’s head. He felt that his son’s outfit was not right. “You have to go to the Jiangnan Escort Agency in person. The journey is long and difficult. Be careful along the way.”

Chu Fengqing: “Father, don’t worry.”

The escort agency only recognized two things: one was Chu Fengqing and the other was the souvenir. Only when both were complete could the deposited items be handed over to him. He had prevented this situation from happening, so he asked the escort agency to recognize Chu Fengqing’s appearance. As for the souvenir, it was with his old friend, and Chu Fengqing could go and get it, so Chu Fengqing had to make this trip.

Chu Fengqing: “Father, do you know who is behind this?”

Chu Zhengyin’s eyes darkened, as if he didn’t want Chu Fengqing to know, “Fengqing, you don’t have to worry about me anymore. Take good care of your mother and Yinyin, and leave the capital.”

He paused, thought for a moment, and said through gritted teeth, “Go to the Jiangnan Escort Agency to get the item and then destroy it.”

In the past, he felt that things always had to be judged on right and wrong, and that people who did wrong would feel after this incident that nothing was more important than the safety of their wives and children. After destroying those things, the matter would be temporarily brought to an end.

Chu Fengqing frowned. “Mother and Yinyin are in a safe place, you don’t have to worry, I will definitely rescue you.”

Chu Zhengyin shook his head. “Fengqing, Father is old enough, and you are still young with plenty of time left. You don’t have to waste it here. I can’t defeat the person behind the scenes by myself. If you lose your life, your mother will probably blame me for the rest of her life.”

As he spoke, his eyes softened. He stroked Chu Fengqing’s face and said, “As long as you all are safe, Father will ask for nothing more.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt as if a needle had pierced his brain. The pain was so severe that he broke out in a cold sweat. Chu Fengqing hurriedly felt his pulse, but the next moment Chu Zhengyin couldn’t recognize him again and stared at one place foolishly.

Chu Fengqing clenched his fist, wiped the cold sweat off his father’s forehead with a handkerchief, and said softly, “Father, give me some more time.”

What neither of them realized was that there was a jailer hiding in the corner, and he overheard their entire conversation.