Chapter 29 A Warm-Hearted Sister's Delusions: Once Born, She's Forever Separated from the Path...

Jin Suiqing quickly let go of Huihong and hid behind her: "Brother, how come you got back before me?"

Jin Shiyu crossed his arms: "After seeing Miss Yin off, I rode back on horseback. I didn't expect to be one step ahead of you."

Jin Suiqing looked at Huihong, and Huihong nodded slightly.

The chariots in the capital city emphasize stability and are not particularly fast. If Kim Shi-ok were to ride at full speed, it would be normal for him to be faster than her.

But what is normal is the biggest abnormality.

Jin Shiyu came back too quickly. Why didn't he stay with Yin Rushi? What was he planning to do by riding back on horseback?

Jin Suiqing moved away from behind Huihong, pulled her along, and walked past Jin Shiyu into the room, saying as they went, "Then brother should rest early, I need to rest too."

Jin Shiyu reached out and grabbed Jin Suiqing's elbow: "Don't go," Jin Shiyu said, "clean your teeth before bed."

Jin Suiqing nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I'll definitely do it, don't worry, brother, let me go first."

Jin Shiyu slid his hand down and grabbed hers, saying in a way that left no room for refusal, "I'll watch you swipe."

After saying that, he grabbed her hand and pulled Jin Suiqing back to the courtyard. Jin Shiyu pointed to the toothpaste powder on the table: "Brush your teeth. I know how to read the time. Don't be lazy."

Seeing that he had everything ready, Jin Suiqing could only reluctantly pick up the toothpaste and pour it into her mouth.

The tooth-cleaning powder was made from medicinal powder mixed with wood ash. It tasted bitter, and when applied thickly to the tongue, it made one drool. Jin Suiqing, suppressing his nausea, put a horsehair toothbrush into his mouth and squatted in front of the spittoon to brush his teeth.

Jin Shiyu sat on the stone bench, staring at her and said, "Keep it in your mouth, don't spit it out."

Jin Suiqing nearly swallowed her teeth cleaning powder. Her expression twisted as she turned to look at him, mumbling, "Brother..."

Kim Si-ok raised an eyebrow.

Jin Suiqing felt nauseous and ultimately didn't want to say anything more: "Tethered, no... Snake Silence."

"Does he even know what he's saying?" Jin Suiqing, the seasoned driver, thought to himself.

Seeing that her brother was oblivious, it was clear that he was unaware.

The toothpaste powder tasted really bad, so Jin Suiqing stopped thinking about it and focused on brushing her teeth. After getting Jin Shiyu's approval, she quickly rinsed her mouth and spat out the black stuff.

Jin Suiqing threw down her toothbrush and water cup: "I'm done brushing my teeth, I'm going to wash up and go to bed..."

“Wait,” Kim Shi-ok said, “come here, I need to check.”

I didn't need to get checked when I was a kid, why do I still need to now?

Jin Suiqing thought he was being too nosy, so she stood there, unwilling to go over. Jin Shiyu didn't urge her either. He placed his hand on the stone table and tapped the surface with his well-defined fingers, making it look as beautiful as if he were playing a piano.

Jin Suiqing stood there for a while, thinking she had gotten away with it, and turned to go back to her room when Jin Shiyu suddenly spoke up: "Do you remember what you said on the pleasure boat tonight?"

"Brother...which sentence are you referring to?" Jin Suiqing scratched her head guiltily. She had said so many outrageous things that night, who knew which sentence Jin Shiyu was referring to?

Could it be that phrase "brother and sister-in-law"?

Jin Suiqing explained, "He was just drunk, talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart, brother."

"People say that truth comes out when one is drunk, so perhaps what my sister said is the truth." Jin Shiyu lifted his eyelids to look at her, and said with a hint of self-deprecation, "It's because my sister has grown up, and it's because I've been too controlling."

Jin Suiqing was taken aback. Why was that?

Jin Shiyu gave a cold laugh and leisurely stood up: "Since that's the case, do whatever you want."

After saying that, Jin Shiyu walked straight out of the courtyard.

Jin Suiqing then realized that Jin Shiyu was clearly making threats.

Damn it!

Why? What is he angry about? What did she do to upset Kim Shi-ok?

Her head was about to explode. Jin Suiqing felt as if Jin Shiyu's favorability bar was appearing in front of her eyes, plummeting at the speed of a dive!

Jin Suiqing's pupils trembled as he watched Jin Shiyu's retreating figure.

What to do, what to do, what to do!

Jin Suiqing racked his brains for a solution, but couldn't come up with a way no matter what he tried.

We'll just have to improvise!

She lowered her head, paused for a moment, and then burst into tears just as Jin Shiyu was about to step out of the courtyard.

Jin Suiqing sobbed, "As expected, Crown Prince was right. You're looking for a sister-in-law now, and you're starting to dislike me. You don't want me anymore."

Upon hearing her sister's cries, Kim Shi-ok paused and stood still.

Jin Suiqing pretended to wipe away her tears and said, "I just drank too much and said the wrong thing. You don't want me anymore. Brother really is starting to hate me."

Kim Shi-ok: "I didn't..."

He stopped mid-sentence, sighed, and strode back to Jin Suiqing's side, raising his hand to wipe her tears. "That's not what I meant."

Jin Suiqing looked at him with tears in her eyes and said aggrievedly, "Then what does brother mean?"

Jin Shiyu lowered her eyes: "You ate too many sweets at night, which is bad for your teeth, and you also drank too much."

Really? I don't believe it.

Jin Suiqing certainly couldn't say that.

"I brushed my teeth, check if you don't believe me, brother." Having successfully countered, she stopped short of a direct confrontation, opening her mouth for Kim Shi-ok to see. Kim Shi-ok glanced at it carefully, then quickly looked away, saying, "Very clean."

Kim Shi-ok asked again, "Will you drink it again next time?"

Jin Suiqing raised three fingers to the sky: "I absolutely will not drink it, or I will be struck by lightning!"

Whatever, it's all been delivered to the novel by dump trucks anyway, so why would I care about being struck by lightning?

Except when facing Ye Zhufeng, Jin Suiqing always speaks to people in a way that is appropriate for them, and to ghosts in a way that is appropriate for them.

Jin Shiyu, whose hands were much larger than Jin Suiqing's, wrapped them around her fingers: "Don't say such harsh words."

Jin Suiqing said weakly, "Then I will never drink it again."

“You can drink, but drinking will make you feel unwell,” he said. “Next time, you should ask Huihong to prepare a hangover soup for you in advance.”

Jin Suiqing stopped crying and smiled, patting Jin Shiyu's chest and repeatedly saying "Brother is the best," while inwardly thinking:

You little brat, I can't handle you.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Jin Suiqing pretended to be innocent again: "I heard from my brother, the Crown Prince, that there will be a polo hunt at Shuangji Mountain in a couple of days. I want to go. Brother, please take me."

Jin Shiyu's face suddenly turned cold: "You can't ride a horse, it's dangerous."

“If you can’t ride, you can learn on the spot. Brother can teach you.” She said confidently. Based on the conversation between the two just now, Jin Suiqing put what she had just learned into practice and said with her hands on her hips, “If I want my brother to take care of me, then my brother has to take care of me unconditionally.”

Jin Shiyu remained silent for a long time, then reluctantly agreed, rubbing her forehead. After a moment, she asked again, "Was it His Highness the Crown Prince who told you about finding your sister-in-law and the polo hunt at Shuangji Mountain?"

Jin Suiqing said, "Yes, my brother the Crown Prince specifically told me to go with him."

Jin Suiqing mentally gave herself a thumbs up.

The best way to undermine the enemy is to clearly demonstrate the difference in their interests.

Huangfu Li wants to break up the virgin boy and girl designated by Huangfu Ying, and even wants Huangfu Li to be her scapegoat? Ha! Dream on! If she doesn't drag Huangfu Li into this mess, she'll change her name!

Let them start fighting amongst themselves.

Jin Suiqing was secretly delighted, but she still pretended to be worried. Seeing this, Jin Shiyu gently flicked Jin Suiqing's forehead and said, "Get some rest and don't overthink it."

*

Kim Si-ok returned to his courtyard.

Thanks to his sister, he got a new courtyard, but since he moved in, the once warm and sunny courtyard has become dark and cold.

Moreover, he was used to being self-sufficient as a child, and he could never get used to having servants around him, and the courtyard was hardly lively.

It grew colder, so cold that even the flowers and plants left behind by my sister seemed to contribute to the eeriness of the yard.

Kim Si-ok had considered removing the vegetation, but his sister's words, "When the flowers bloom in spring, brother won't be cold," dissuaded him from the idea.

He put some effort into taking care of it, but the flowers could never compare to the abundance they had when Jin Suiqing was there.

Later, as her younger sister grew up, she became more dependent on him and also understood the differences between men and women. The fewer times her sister came, the more deserted the place became.

The flowers have stopped blooming altogether.

Now, this place isn't much better than the old courtyard.

Kim Si-ok readily accepted his fate.

He was born cold; no matter where he lived, he was like ice that could never be warmed. He should have known better that, from beginning to end, it was never his sister's yard that was warm.

Jin Shiyu pushed open the door, and a cold wind rushed towards him. Unaccustomed to the familiar chill, Jin Shiyu couldn't help but shiver.

It was hard to say, but she had to admit it, Jin Shiyu thought, it was still warmer at her sister's place.

Jin Shiyu swallowed hard, swallowing some thoughts he shouldn't have.

He thought to himself that he had lost control twice today.

The first time was when Jin Suiqing told him not to worry about her; the second time was when he disregarded the overall situation and abandoned Yin Rushi, galloping back to the mansion.

Jin Shiyu cursed under his breath: "You dog-like idiot, you should be punished."

He turned on himself, slammed the bedroom door, and went to the study, which was colder than the bedroom and filled with the bitter smell of ink.

After lighting the lamp, Jin Shiyu skillfully opened the mechanical lock on the box in the corner, took out the scriptures that were pressing down on the paper, randomly flipped to a page, and stood in front of the table in the dim light to copy the scriptures.

After his sister stopped hurting him, copying scriptures became a new way for Jin Shiyu to cope. He didn't care which chapter he wrote, as long as it could calm him down and help him forget the tenderness and warmth.

Coincidentally, the page turned reads: "Once delusions arise, and emotions cause confusion, one returns to the turbid sea, wandering in the cycle of birth and death, suffering in hell, and forever separated from the Way."

Jin Shiyu gripped the pen tightly, his knuckles turning white. After a long pause to relax, he finally wrote with the force of a knife cutting through paper, his strokes penetrating deeply.

A night breeze swept into the study. He hadn't closed the box, nor did he have a paperweight. The paper covered with dense scriptures fluttered like a thousand butterflies, instantly filling Kim Shi-ok's study.

He gritted his teeth and wrote: "Once delusions arise, one is forever separated from the Way."

After writing just a few words, Kim Shi-ok was covered in sweat.

Others copy the Jingxin Sutra to quell resentment; he copies it to incite hatred.

Hatred is Kim Si-ok's way, the very bone that has sustained him to this day.

The night wind grew fierce and increasingly malevolent. Jin Shiyu failed to hold the sutra down, and the pages were turned by the wind. He put down his pen and looked for something to weigh it down. The moment his hand touched the page, the Meditation Sutra stopped on a page.

Jin Shiyu was terrified and suddenly let go, and the fierce wind stopped.

Scriptures were scattered everywhere, and the desk was a mess. The sentence he had just copied had been smudged by the ink on his brush, making it difficult to discern its shape.

Only the scriptures remained open, with the inscription: "A pure heart and a clear mirror are unobstructed; without obstruction and without mind, the heart is at ease."

Kim Shi-ok was soaked through, as if he had just emerged from cold water, and collapsed into a chair, utterly exhausted.

My heart was pounding so fast it was almost frantic.

What was he thinking when the night wind suddenly picked up?

He wondered if his sister had closed the doors and windows properly and covered herself with a blanket, given the cool night breeze. It was her first time drinking alcohol, and her body was hot, making her susceptible to catching a cold.

My younger sister caught a cold and will feel unwell.

Suddenly, his stomach churned, and Jin Shiyu bent over, vomiting a puddle of clear water that soaked the words "When the mind is calm, the spirit is undisturbed" on the ground.

The handwriting gradually blurred and became illegible.

Tonight, he only stared at Jin Suiqing, and apart from wine, he didn't drink a drop of water. He vomited until his mouth tasted bitter, his chest felt tight, and a metallic taste rose in his throat. Unable to move, Jin Shiyu, with his arm in a sling, slumped back onto the table.

After resting for a while, Kim Shi-ok got up and washed his hands. As if nothing had happened, he slowly got up and tidied up the mess in the room.

*

In bed, Jin Suiqing watched Hui Hong's retreating figure as she closed the window, then let out a loud sneeze.

Huihong hurriedly said, "Wine is hot and can easily cause chills if the body is cold. I'll go and make you some ginger soup."

Jin Suiqing quickly stopped her: "No need, my nose is just a little itchy, I won't catch a cold."

Huihong hesitated for a long time, but still said firmly, "No, I have to drink it. The night wind is too strong."

Jin Suiqing said helplessly, "Alright, then cook more. You drink it, and also take some to your brother; he drank some tonight too."

A moment later, Huihong returned with ginger soup. Jin Suiqing drank it all in one gulp, her brows furrowing from the spiciness. She rubbed her mouth with the back of her hand and mumbled, "Where's my brother? Did he drink it?"

Huihong was embarrassed: "Young Master is probably asleep and hasn't opened the door."

Jin Suiqing was somewhat displeased and said lazily, "Then let's ignore him. Huihong, find the magic insect in the hidden box on the back of the makeup comb."

That was a small magical device that Jin Suiqing designed and assembled herself to communicate with the suburbs. She had thoroughly understood the structure of ordinary sulfur-burning machines on the market, and hand-molded a small one the size of a fingernail, which she installed inside the magical insect as the prime mover.

Huihong asked disapprovingly, "Do we really have to use that one?"

“Use that one,” Jin Suiqing nodded. “It has a unique appearance; you can recognize it at a glance, whether it’s a big dog or a small sheep.”

Huihong, as if facing certain death, took out the magic insect and threw it into Jin Suiqing's arms.

Jin Suiqing grinned mischievously.

Huihong's disdain was not without reason.

To make the insect both eye-catching and repulsive, Jin Suiqing designed it as an "American scythe" and applied biological camouflage to make it look more lifelike to the naked eye.

This is a special edition for Guangdong, the kind that can fly!

Jin Suiqing stuffed the written note into the abdomen of the giant scythe, patted its back, and activated it. After the insect flapped its wings and flew out of the room, Huihong slammed the window shut, her expression contorted, and ran off to wash her hands.

Jin Suiqing crawled back into the warm bed and curled up in the blankets.

The Magic Bug will notify Big Dog and Little Sheep to slow down the black market blueprint trading. Next, they can just wait patiently for the Twin Hills Polo Hunt.

She wanted to see what kind of trouble her dear Crown Prince brother would cause this time.

Author's Note: Mini-Theater:

When Jin Suiqing and Jin Shiyu first slept in the same bed, they properly covered themselves with two blankets.

The next day, when you wake up, it's usually one person wrapped in a blanket and the other hugging you through the blanket.

later……

Unused quilt +1