Chapter 11: Super Insensitivity: He is more special than ordinary people...
Yun Xi couldn't look him in the eye for a moment, and didn't bother to ask any specific questions. She just said, "You...don't say it! You must be tired after helping me with homework all day. Go back and rest first."
She was so embarrassed that she wanted to escape from this world.
Hearing this, Ji Xun nodded: "Oh."
He didn't have any abnormal reaction at all, and it could even be said that he didn't care about the matter at all. This made Yun Xi seem a little deliberate.
Fortunately, he has a problem with his brain.
Yun Xi was surprised by his extraordinary insensitivity and watched him turn around and leave with the lantern.
She was about to return to her bedroom, but before she had taken two steps, she was suddenly touched from behind.
Turning around, it was Ji Xun who had returned. He stretched out his hand, and with his slender fingers he pulled out a fiery red flower, which he handed to her. The petals were still covered with crystal dewdrops, which was quite lovely.
"I just forgot." Ji Xun said, "This is for the princess."
Yun Xi was stunned. She recognized it at a glance. It was the red flame flower, which grew on the outskirts of Chang'an. At this time of year, it would always bloom in a large area of red, like a burning and fluttering flame.
Where there are red flame flowers, there must be burnt tail butterflies. This must have been picked by him while catching butterflies.
Ji Xun: "It's not even midnight yet, and it's still your highness's birthday. I wish you a happy birthday."
"Why did you give me this?" Yun Xi looked at him in a daze.
Ji Xun glanced at the top of her head. She had a hairpin with a red flame flower in her dark hair. It was this hairpin that attracted the butterflies during the day.
"I thought Your Highness liked it." Ji Xun said in a declarative tone.
Besides, she also gave him a white peony.
Yun Xi took the red flame flower, and a faint fragrance lingered in her nose, somewhat similar to the one on Ji Xun. This red flame flower was in its most brilliant bloom, its bright red petals delicate and tempting.
Yun Xi stared at the flower for a long time, feeling so moved. When she was about to look up and say thank you, she found that Ji Xun had already left. She only saw his shadow flash by when the door was closed.
“…”
This straight guy.
[System: Oh wow, he gave you a little flower, it seems he really cares about the host.]
Yun Xi: "...nonsense."
She admitted that she was touched for a moment, but Ji Xun probably didn't know the meaning of giving flowers to girls at all, he just picked some and gave them to her.
It's just a flower, there's no need for her to be so sentimental.
Thinking of this, she directly cut off the talkative system and turned back to the bedroom.
Yun Xi thought about it, took out the precious exotic tribute flowers from the vase on the table, and put the red flame flowers given by Ji Xun in it.
She sat at the table and admired it for a long time until Yuanhe came in with a group of maids to help her change clothes.
"Your Highness seems to be in a good mood. Is there anything happy today?" The maid saw her lips slightly raised and also smiled.
Yun Xi came back to her senses and immediately restrained her expression: "Huh? Is there?"
The maids in the princess's mansion all have a good relationship with Yun Xi. Yun Xi never punishes them. Instead, she treats them like sisters.
Facing Yun Xi, the maid was not so cautious. Instead, she teased, "Your Highness was always depressed a few days ago, but since taking in Guard Ji, he has smiled more. I guess Guard Ji has some special qualities."
It was late at night, the time when women would talk about their secrets in the boudoir, and Yun Xi naturally understood the hidden meaning in her words.
Yun Xi glared at her and scolded her with a smile, "Stop talking nonsense, or I'll send you to the nanny for a lecture."
Ji Xun's only exceptional quality is his single-mindedness. Well... his kung fu skills count, too.
For some reason, Yun Xi didn't feel disgusted when the maid mentioned Ji Xun. Perhaps it was because she knew that Ji Xun was not interested in her, so she didn't care about such teasing.
If it was any man in the original novel who had a relationship with her, Yun Xi would probably vomit up all the food she had eaten the previous night.
After changing clothes and washing up, Yun Xi lay down on the bed. She had slept too much during the day and was not sleepy at all, so she picked up the notebook that she had not finished reading during the day.
She read for a while and happened to see the hero and heroine in the story giving each other tokens of love. Then she felt a little sleepy and her eyelids began to droop.
[“The red pipe is bright, and I am pleased with the girl’s beauty… It’s not the girl’s beauty, but the beauty’s shame…”]
Yun Xi gradually fell asleep.
In her dream, she turned into the heroine in the storybook, standing under a crabapple tree, waiting for her lover to arrive.
When the lover appeared, his face was Ji Xun's. He was not wearing a silver mask, and the burn marks were exposed to the moonlight. The other half of his face was still breathtakingly beautiful.
But she didn't feel scared at all. Instead, she held his cheek and slowly moved closer until their skin touched, just like what was written in the story.
The dream changed and she returned to the study in the princess's mansion. Yun Xi, who was lying on the table, rolled into Ji Xun's arms. He smiled at her, then picked her up and walked towards the small couch.
With cloud-like hair, flowery face and golden step-shaking ornaments, the hibiscus tent is warm for the spring night.
…
The next morning, Yun Xi woke up to the sound of birds singing outside the bedroom.
After regaining consciousness, she suddenly sat up from the bed, and the notebook on the bed fell to the ground.
Yun Xi remembered the dream she had last night.
She dreamed of Ji Xun.
As is standard in restricted texts, this dream is anything but honest.
She didn't know why she suddenly had this kind of dream. It might be because she was under too much pressure recently and read a lot of messy notebooks.
Yun Xi came back to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead: "..."
Fortunately it was just a dream, otherwise it would have been a mess.
In real life, Ji Xun would never do such a thing.
While feeling relieved, Yun Xi also felt a little ashamed. It was clearly she who asked Ji Xun to protect herself and avoid the restricted plot, but she ended up dreaming about him first.
It must be because she has seen too much of him recently and she is subconsciously putting herself in his shoes.
Moreover, after the age of eighteen, this kind of dream that restricts the plot is inevitable and is also part of the original play. She can avoid real people, but she may not be able to avoid dreams.
Never mind, it's just a dream after all.
Yun Xi got out of bed with a red face. Just then, the maids came in to prepare for her to wash up, so she temporarily put the matter aside.
After washing up, Yun Xi, dressed neatly, went to the study first, intending to throw away all those harmful notebooks. Even if she was bored in the future, she would never read that kind of thing again.
When she walked to the study, she found that someone had arrived before her and the door was open.
Yun Xi didn't go in directly. She stood at the door and took a look. She found that the person in the study was Ji Xun. She didn't know when he came. He was sitting upright at the table, writing something with a pen.
A closer look revealed that it was her remaining homework. She hadn't finished it yesterday, so she continued writing it today.
Yun Xi hid behind the door and secretly observed him. She saw Ji Xun staring intently at the book on the table, with the copy paper placed beside him. His black eyelashes drooped, and his slender fingers held the small wolf hair brush, copying each word quickly and neatly.
He specially wrote in the delicate female style. The big hand that usually held the knife now became very light and he carefully controlled his strength. It was completely different from the one in martial arts competitions where he could break other people's bones with one knife.
If Yun Xi hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would have been hard for her to imagine that the dull-witted Ji Xun had such a bookish side.
Yun Xi began to understand why he had finally become a general. A man like him, skilled in both civil and military affairs and with such a strong desire for advancement, could rise to the top if given the opportunity.
As the saying goes, a man looks best when he's focused, and Ji Xun is no exception. Even though he wears a half-silver mask, it still can't hide his superior innate conditions. Just looking at his facial features from a distance is very pleasing to the eye.
Looking at his face, Yun Xi couldn't help but recall that night when she accidentally saw his body in the bronze mirror.
Thinking of the dream she had, Yun Xi's face became hot again.
For some reason, she suddenly wanted to see Ji Xun's full face again.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Yun Xi walked in. Ji Xun didn't look up, as if he had already noticed her presence.
"Your Highness got up very early." Ji Xun said expressionlessly.
Yun Xi sat down next to him: "You get up earlier than me. Seeing how dedicated you are to your work, I can't help but want to give you a raise."
"Actually, I can get up even earlier," said Ji Xun.
Yun Xi smiled and said, "Did you receive the one hundred taels I promised you at the birthday party?"
"The warehouse was given to me early this morning. Thank you, Your Highness."
Yun Xi could see that he got up early just to wait for the hundred taels.
"I promised you a gold mask last time. The foundry has already chosen the design, but they don't know your size yet."
Ji Xun thought for a while and said, "Do you need me to go there?"
Yun Xi shook her head. "No, I'm just taking measurements. Take off this silver mask and I'll compare it to the rough size. Then I'll send someone to inform the foundry."
Ji Xun stared at her, as if wanting to know how she measured. The next moment, he heard Yun Xi say, "Can you take off this mask? Come closer."
"It will scare His Highness." Ji Xun replied calmly.
Yun Xi: "I'm prepared and won't be scared. Besides, there are only two of us here."
Ji Xun paused for a moment, then raised his hand to take off his silver mask. Despite this, he subconsciously moved his hanging hair to cover it.
He lowered his body and put his head so that Yun Xi could easily touch it.
Yun Xi was about to praise him, but then she realized that his posture would cause his eyes to fall on a certain part of her body, so she quickly said, "Lift your face."
Ji Xun raised his eyes, his dark and sharp eyes staring straight at Yun Xi's face without any hesitation. From this angle, there was a natural aggressiveness in them.
A pair of bare hands gently lifted his black hair, and his eyes fell on these hands, as if he was looking at her slender wrist.
His hair was a little cold. Yun Xi remembered that his skin temperature was about the same, which seemed extremely abnormal in this hot summer. Perhaps it was due to his physical constitution, but his whole body felt icy cold to the touch.
Yun Xi lifted his hair, revealing the half-burned face. It was shocking at first glance. She stretched out her fingers and stroked the horrible scar, her movements as light as a feather.
Ji Xun closed his eyes, his eyelashes brushing against her palm, causing a slight itch. He remained motionless, exposing his flaws to Yun Xi without reservation.
"Were you...in pain before?"
There were only burn marks on his face, but no burn marks on his body. This made Yun Xi very confused and she suspected that he had been deliberately abused in the past.
"I forgot." He opened his lips slightly, "It happened a long time ago."
"Then do you remember who hurt you?"
"No one." Ji Xun said, "There was a fire at home and they were hit by the burning beams."
When he talked about the past, there was still no expression on his face, as if that was not the pain he had experienced.
Yun Xi suddenly remembered that she seemed to see him smile in her dream last night, but after waking up, the memory became fuzzy again.
What does he look like when he smiles?
Yun Xi was very curious, but she also knew that with Ji Xun's life experience, he would probably never be able to laugh in his entire life.
After all, he was the one who protected her. Yun Xi felt a little sorry for him, but didn't know how to comfort him.
"Have you taken the measurements, Your Highness?"
"Um."
In fact, after taking a closer look, Yun Xi didn't think his appearance was that scary. On the contrary, compared to ordinary people, he had a very special feeling.
Yun Xi withdrew her hand, and Ji Xun opened his eyes, looking at her, waiting for her next order.
"Okay, hurry up and help me with my homework. I'll be going back to the Imperial Academy in a few days." Yun Xi said, "I'll stay here with you for a while."
Ji Xun thought for a moment and said, "Can I go with you to the Imperial Academy?"
"Of course you have to come with me." Yun Xi wished she could always keep him by her side. "No matter where I go, you have to follow me."
There are far more dangers in the Imperial Academy than in the Princess's Mansion.
Yun Xi felt uncomfortable all over when she thought about going to the Imperial Academy in a few days to face that group of annoying people.
But there is one thing she must tell Ji Xun:
"The people in the Imperial Academy are all children of famous families in Chang'an, as well as those from humble backgrounds. If you go there, be careful not to hurt anyone."
"Of course, I mean, just don't kill him."
The author has something to say:
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Yun Xi: You must follow me wherever I go.
Xixi will regret saying this in the future hahahaha [shy]
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