28 Chapter 28 Come Close to Me
◎This feeling is very subtle.◎
The bamboo-colored sleeves slid across the skin of the elm and willow trees as softly as the spring breeze.
When the fabric brushed against the back of her hand with the wind and waves, her pink fingertips curled up slightly.
When Yuliu's fingers accidentally touched Yunhe's in the Fourth Prince's wife's palace, there was an obvious sense of surprise in the movement of pulling her hand away.
At this moment, her slender white wrist followed the direction of the ripples left by the wind, quietly covered by Yunhe's long green sleeves, gently drew a natural arc in the air, and then retracted and overlapped it to press against her lower abdomen.
The movements are as smooth as flowing water, fluid and natural.
After thinking about it, Yuliu didn't expect that this intertwined touch of ten fingers connected to the heart would actually lead to the principle of "the first time is new, the second time is familiar".
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but lower his head and laughed, then shook his head slightly, then raised his head again and slowly looked at the two people in front of him.
While Yuliu was retracting his hand, Yunhe had already picked up the hoe with one hand and placed it flat next to the pile of weeds. At the same time, he picked up Jiang Jingmo's arm with the other hand and brought him to the shade of the willow tree, letting Jiang Jingmo lean against the roots of the willow tree to rest for a while.
However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Yunhe just stepped on the edge of the willow tree's shade, standing between Jiang Jingmo and Yuliu. He faced Yuliu's broad back, facing the incoming sunlight while blocking Yuliu's sight at the same time.
Yun He sat with his back to the tree in the shade, looking down at Jiang Jingmo, who was casually sitting on the ground with one leg bent. Suddenly, he sighed slowly and said in a subtle tone:
"Yes, Lord Jiang, I advised you when we came here. Even if you wanted to plant and cultivate the Suyue grass for the Fourth Prince's wife as a token of your affection, you didn't have to do it so personally. Miss Yu is very soft-hearted. If she saw you working so hard, she would definitely feel sorry for you."
After hearing what Yunhe said, Jiang Jingmo suddenly remembered that Yunhe seemed to have said something like "planting it yourself can better express your feelings."
But Jiang Jingmo was distracted by the special words that Yun He deliberately said, so he didn't notice the difference between the subjects of the two sentences for a while.
The former is self-initiative;
The latter, on the other hand, is a suggestive guidance.
However, Jiang Jingmo not only didn't notice anything wrong between the two, but he even let out a long "Oh" as if he had suddenly realized something. He looked like someone who had been sold out by Yun He and still wanted to carry Yun He's banner. He nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, yes! That's what Mr. Yun said."
As he spoke, Jiang Jingmo suddenly pushed hard with his calves, and directly relied on the strength of his legs to support himself and bounce up.
He threw his head back and laughed heartily a few times, then said cheerfully, "Miss Su, you don't have to worry about me. I'm just a warrior used to staying in the military camp. If you suddenly ask me to sit still, I'll feel uncomfortable all over. I can't sit still anyway. Why don't you let me find something to do in your Yuqing Courtyard, weeding or planting flowers, etc., so that I don't have to eat and live here for free all day. If this matter gets back to the military camp in the future, I'm afraid I'll be laughed at by my brothers and can't even raise my head!"
When Yuliu invited Jiang Jingmo to stay in Yuqingyuan for a while, she did mention that there were many Suyue grasses planted in her garden. However, most of those Suyue grasses grew in the side yard where the snow rabbits were raised before. Although there were a few shrubs growing in her main yard, most of them were just a thin layer of green velvet-like wild grass.
But Yun He and Jiang Jing Mo, speaking in unison, explained the entire matter clearly. Yu Liu couldn't continue to say anything and reject their good intentions, so she nodded and said, "If that's the case, then let it be."
"But I imagine everyone's been busy all morning and has worked hard." Yuliu said as she slowly walked around Yunhe and stood in a position where everyone could see her with just a glance. She invited him with a polite smile, "What a coincidence! I'm afraid the chef from Yuqingyuan won't be able to come today, but this is perfect. We should go to the Chunfeng Fulan restaurant today and set up a table. I'll be the host, and it'll be a belated welcome and reward for everyone. What do you think?"
Yun He turned slightly upon hearing this, raised his eyebrows slightly, and cast his gaze straight at Yu Liu. He asked several questions in a row, which was unusual: "Are you all going? Are you in such a hurry?"
After returning to the west wing last night, Yunhe recalled Li Yuliu's condition and always felt that she was not in a very good mood. He thought that he would have to wait for a long time to get an invitation to reschedule her at another date, so he specially persuaded Jiang Jingmo to come to the main courtyard of Yuqing Courtyard today.
It's not just to help Yuliu take care of and renovate the courtyard, but also to make the environment of Yuqingyuan more pleasant and livable. With better scenery, people living here will naturally be happier.
In fact, the most important thing is that he has selfish motives and wants to use Jiang Jingmo's name to come here to see the situation of Yuliu.
He actually felt a little regretful.
I regret that I followed Yuliu's wishes last night and left so cleanly and neatly.
At least you should stop and leave, throw away the constraints of etiquette, turn around and say a few more words of concern and greeting.
"...Hmm?" Yuliu's tone rose slightly, with a hint of doubt.
Although she was not in a hurry to go to Chunfeng Buluan, she needed to at least rest for a few more days. The reason why she put this matter on the agenda immediately was because the system told her two extremely important pieces of news late last night.
1. The villain behind the scenes has a very close relationship with Chunfeng Fulan. It is precisely because of their complex relationship that he controls an extremely large information city.
2. The system said that this was the first time the world revealed the villain’s name to it.
His surname is Chen and his name is Yuan.
When he first heard it, Yuliu mistook it for the word "abyss", as if it carried with it some deep blood feud.
However, there was no need for Yuliu to tell Yunhe, Fangyue and the others about these systems and plot matters.
But Yuliu originally thought that Yunhe would at least be happy when he heard that they were going to Chunfeng Buluan, right?
After all, although Yunhe had never shown any extreme eagerness on the surface, Yuliu always felt that since Yunhe had taken the rare initiative to invite her to go to Chunfengfulan next time last night, he had more or less inadvertently revealed some of his inner thoughts.
"Yes, it's today." Yuliu raised her eyelashes slightly, looking back at Yunhe's gaze. She responded in a calm and gentle tone, "...What's wrong? Do you have anything else to do today?"
Ever since Fang Yue heard the news, the curve of her mouth has never fallen. Upon hearing this, she shook her head, and her hair hanging down like a rattle began to sway.
"No, I'll naturally let you arrange it." Yun He turned around as he spoke, silently walking closer to Yu Liu. However, his black pupils shifted and he looked at Jiang Jingmo sideways, suddenly asking, "Master Jiang, how about you? You should be alright too, right?"
Yuliu was originally asking Yunhe what he meant, but when he saw Yunhe glance sideways and turned the topic to Jiang Jingmo, his gaze immediately followed Yunhe's.
Jiang Jingmo was caught between the gazes of these two people, and his originally crooked and loose posture subconsciously became much more regular. He trembled his lips and was about to say, "It's okay..." If he left Su Yunyue's side, wouldn't he be just a idler?
However, before he could finish his words, Jiang Jingmo suddenly fell silent as if he had lost his voice. With his pupils trembling, he watched Yun He's cold white hand reach under the collar of his shirt with overlapping green bamboo pattern piping, and suddenly from the pocket on his left chest, he took out a piece...
A white embroidered handkerchief?
Jiang Jingmo has been guarding the border for many years and has not seen such exquisite things in many years.
The precious and rare silk is light, thin and soft, like the pouring moonlight. When the embroidered handkerchief lies on Yunhe's broad palm, it is like scooping up a handful of moonlight in the water in the hand.
The embroidered handkerchief had been carefully and neatly folded in advance, and the exposed top side just happened to reveal a night-blooming lily embroidered with gold and silver threads. The embroidery was so exquisite that it was comparable to a colorful ink painting drawn with delicate brushwork.
Yuliu looked at Jiang Jingmo, but found that Jiang Jingmo's gaze was a little shifted, and his face showed a dazed and stunned expression.
Yuliu: “……?”
No, what is going on?
She paid for everyone to dine at a restaurant.
But why did she feel that, except for Fangyue, the other two gentlemen all looked very surprised?
Yuliu looked in the direction where Jiang Jingmo was staring in confusion, but during this subconscious exploration, her nose almost touched Yunhe's shoulder.
The light fragrance lingering around Yunhe's nose suddenly became extremely strong. In an instant, Yuliu felt that with every breath, her mouth and nose seemed to be filled with the pleasant herbal fragrance from Yunhe's body.
She subconsciously held her breath, trying to reduce the strange and illusory feeling of invasion, but the trapped fragrance surged even more violently between her lips and teeth.
Yuliu suddenly felt a little regretful that she didn't frown while drinking the cold tea last night.
——Because she always felt that her throat was dry and her mouth was parched, as if there was still the aftereffect of spicy food.
Yuliu couldn't help swallowing her saliva in small sips, trying to ease the awkward feeling. However, as her throat contracted and relaxed, the sweet medicinal fragrance seemed to quietly slide into her throat along with the swallowing movement. It spread out and silently adhered to the cavity, bringing waves of coolness.
As the light medicinal fragrance slowly diffuses in the throat, the hot feeling of the elm and willow trees that makes the lips and mouth dry is just like the willow tree by the window, which is washed by the spring night rain. Because it is nourished by the sweet rain, it silently relieves the dryness of the long drought.
The feeling is very subtle.
Elm and Willow could clearly feel the fragrance that was mixed in with the wisps of spring breeze that wrapped around her tightly, and the fragrance of the same herb that spread throughout her moist mouth, tongue, nose and throat.
It is like a weeping willow tree surrounded by the beauty of spring. It seems that it is just wrapped in the unique fragrance of spring breeze, which gently caresses the willow branches and creates a gentle green wave. However, only the willow tree knows what kind of resonance it feels with the vitality stimulated by the silent spring breeze that moistens everything deeper.
As the weeping willows fluttered in the wind, Elm Willow's body trembled slightly. This unfamiliar feeling made her subconsciously raise her chin slightly, and tilt her long neck back, trying to escape from the center of the vortex filled with fragrance.
At that moment, amidst the rise and fall of her breathing, only one thought remained in her mind:
——When did Yunhe get so close to her?
However, it seemed that Yunhe's movements were always faster than hers. When Yuliu instinctively wanted to pull away, his hand, which was holding the Epiphyllum embroidered handkerchief steadily, suddenly trembled at the fingertips. With one hand, his five fingers deftly spread out the four corners of the folded handkerchief. The silk was lightly spread on his broad palm like flowing moonlight. As the fabric slid, the gold and silver threads rippled and reflected the bright spring light.
The elm and willow trees were dazzled by the reflected light.
However, just when Yuliu slightly tilted her head to the side to avoid the faint light, she suddenly felt that she wanted to raise her right hand to cover her eyes, but Yunhe suddenly covered her hand with his palms overlapping through a thin embroidered handkerchief.
It was just a vague hold, without any real touching.
For a moment, clouds surrounded the beams.
Only the silk thread between the two palms flows gently, softly outlining the shape of the passing spring breeze.
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