Chapter 39 Reverie Flirting? Or?
"Pfft, I really didn't expect Xiaojiu to care so much about me." Chen Yu covered the lower half of his face and laughed softly. Then he walked down the stairs steadily, stretched out his arms and said, "Look, I'm fine, aren't I?"
Qi Xin turned a blind eye to his misleading behavior and turned around to stare at Shuangjiang, who was standing opposite him, without a trace of warmth in his words:
"Then tell me."
Seeing this, Chen Yu quickly came back and stood in front of Shuangjiang, saying with a gentle and gentle voice:
"Don't make things difficult for Shuangshuang. She's just being kind and giving me some advice. You're all worrying too much, I'm a general after all. Don't I know my own health?"
After Shen Yu finished speaking, he came over and grabbed Qi Xin's shoulders, leading her to the outer courtyard: "Didn't Xiaojiu agree to accompany me to visit father? You've already been delayed for a day. Don't keep father waiting anxiously."
"I did agree, but even if I regret it now, what can you do?" Qi Xin turned to avoid his action and added with a sullen face:
"Also, don't touch me again. Not to mention the vast difference in our social status, even the Shengli rituals emphasize the strict separation of men and women. You should be more sensible in your actions from now on."
Chen Yu didn't say anything, but just turned back and gave Shuangjiang a look, then rode the bald eagle to chase after her. When he swooped down, he grabbed Qi Xin's belly, forced her onto the eagle's back, and flew away out of the city.
"What are you doing?" Qi Xin was held in his arms, flapping his arms and legs while yelling, "I just don't understand why you insist on me going?"
Chen Yu was worried that she might slip off the swiftly moving eagle's back due to excessive movement, so he tightened his grip and murmured meaningfully:
"Because I want to be alone with you."
These few short words passed through Qi Xin's ears and were deeply engraved in her heart.
What does this mean, Master?
Also, his habitual actions recently seemed a little too intimate.
However, that's just Master's personality. Isn't he the same with Xiao Ba, Sister Shuang, and Sister Bai?
No, no, no, it seems a little different.
The master did not think about being with them all the time, but always found ways to stay with him.
Oh oh oh, and also, when I was in the hot spring, I had already surfaced, but my master still kept kissing me... so much so that later on, I actually... actually had a reaction.
This, this, this, should I pretend that I don’t know?
He, he, he, probably didn't mean that.
Even if, even if, he approached me with a purpose before, maybe, as we got along, he would fall in love with me?
When Qi Xin thought about this, he was shocked by his own thoughts.
No, no, what was my relationship with him? How could I expect him to be so sincere? What was wrong with me?
It's not that she has no heart, but she can't feel how good he has been to her...
But, so what?
From the time they met until now, there has always been a complicated relationship between the two of them, and she dare not and cannot fall in love with him again.
So, how good can he be?
Chen Yu didn't know that his words had caused Qi Xin to secretly experience a lot of ups and downs in his imagination. However, if he knew that the person he loved also cared about him like this, he would be so happy.
In fact, he was indeed in a two-way silence, with his mind wandering to opposite directions.
After all, Xiaojiu had experienced such a thrilling marriage in Yue Country before. She would be more cautious than ordinary women when it comes to love. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she has sealed her heart and locked away love.
He could sense that she had been deprived of family affection since childhood, and her first marriage was one in which she was deceived and exploited by her husband. Subconsciously, she had developed a cold and heavy defensive heart like a shackle, and it was difficult for her to trust others, especially in love.
But he is still willing to give it a try.
Chen Yu himself didn't actually know when and where he'd truly fallen in love with her. It was just that these little bits and pieces, accumulated over time, had finally become a vast ocean in his heart.
He understood that what he and Xiaojiu carried might one day become a chasm between them. But in this life of late spring grass,[1] why bother worrying about so many things, whether they should or should not, and whether they are appropriate or not, and thus causing them trouble?
Follow your heart, no matter the beginning or end.
Therefore, before in the hot spring, he was not choking or unable to hold back, but was intentionally testing.
It was because of this that he realized that no matter whether Xiaojiu felt his emotions or not, at least he had a place in her heart, and at least she would not abandon him at the critical moment.
Now, after he had said this, Xiaojiu still had no reaction. It seemed that she really had no interest in him anymore. However, since their feelings were lingering, it was also very good that Xiaojiu allowed him to stay with her all the time.
"Hiss, you really have the leisure and elegance." Qi Xin adjusted himself, making his tone sound no different from usual:
"The wood powder hasn't been discovered yet, and we don't know who the Yue Kingdom spies and the city lord are. They even bribed Lord Wen. In my opinion, you'd better hurry up. You're already rushing to Zhaowen Pavilion to look for that book."
"Yes, yes, Xiaojiu is right. I'll send more people when I get back."
There was still a smile on Chen Yu's face as he spoke, but his amber eyes were lifeless. He rubbed his chin on the top of her hair and drove the white-tailed sea eagle out of the city.
Finally, the white-tailed sea eagle stopped at a dilapidated temple on the outskirts of the city. Shen Yu flipped over and jumped off the eagle's back, holding his hands in the air, and said lightly: "Come down, I'll catch you."
Qi Xin avoided his raised hands, drooped his legs, and slid to the ground along the curve of the bald eagle's broad wings.
After she stopped, she glanced at the hem of her pomegranate skirt that was stained with mud, and she tidied it up, then walked forward, muttering to herself:
"Flower peacock, you changed into a new outfit inside and out, and you didn't even mention changing clothes for me..." "Flower peacock?" Chen Yu chased after her. Hearing this humorous description, the unspeakable loss he had just felt disappeared. He turned and came to her, smiling at her, "You're talking about me."
Qi Xin was already in a state of anxiety, and after meeting his lychee eyes that could draw people in, he felt that he could no longer control himself.
She used both hands to push his shoulders away and said with a forced smile:
"Don't flatter yourself. You're a descendant of a military family, yet you're treated like a pretty face and you're still so complacent. I really don't know what's going on."
Chen Yu turned a deaf ear to her and immediately flashed back, grabbing her shoulders and holding her in place. He savored the expression on her face and said in a hoarse voice from the cold:
"You think I'm pretty too?"
Qi Xin was struck by his touch and his eyes avoided him. He twisted his body and tried to break free from the shackles.
Chen Yu felt much better when he saw that she was unwilling to admit it even though her face was not red or her heart was not beating.
Most of the time, Qi Xin's lively round eyes were almost full of calculation or hostility, but never had the delicate and sweet look of an ordinary woman.
Although he couldn't be sure how much he meant to her, but as far as he could see now, he had managed to move a corner of the stubborn rock.
Shen Yu rubbed the back of her soft hair contentedly, leaned closer and said, "I think so too."
Then, before she could react, he let her go and explained in a good-tempered manner, "You know, the Duke's Mansion has been abandoned for such a long time, how could there be any girls' clothes?"
Qi Xin rolled his eyes at him and continued walking: "I don't need to tell you how much money the Guyi Piaohao has amassed over the years. Can't you just go to the market and buy a few?"
"I don't know what you like." Chen Yu followed closely behind her and muttered, "Besides, you are used to wearing silk and satin from the Shangfu Bureau on weekdays, how can you be interested in the quality of this folk clothing workshop?"
Qi Xin could no longer bear it, so he walked back, picked up his chiffon robe, smacked his lips and sighed:
"I've known you for a long time. The way you're dressed, don't you look like someone who would compromise themselves in this way?"
"This is high-quality ramie yarn. Don't, don't tear it." Chen Yu carefully freed his clothes from her clutches and put on a smile. "Okay, okay. When I get back, I'll have them make you a few sets of clothes to keep as a backup."
As they were talking, the two of them arrived in front of the dilapidated temple.
Looking at the shape, Qi Xin felt that it looked familiar, but he didn't know where he had seen it.
She stared at him for a long moment, but seeing that he didn't make any further moves, she hesitantly tilted her head and asked, "Is it... right here?"
Chen Yu stood stiffly in the distance, a look of melancholy between his brows.
"Although His Majesty solemnly announced my father's death, no one had ever seen his body. Therefore, it was later on that his former subordinates delivered his belongings to Ningbei, where the cenotaph was built."
Qi Xin searched and thought, no wonder it looked familiar, probably Chen Yu found this place by imitating the ruined temples in Ningbei near the border of Yue Kingdom.
However, she didn't know that even in a prosperous city like Shengdu, there were still such dilapidated places on its outskirts.
Chen Yu sighed, "Now I have accomplished nothing. I haven't even found out the truth of what happened back then, and I've already lost my reputation. I'm too embarrassed to return to Ningbei to mourn my father. I can only come to this secluded place to burn incense for my father as a token of my grief."
Chen Yu walked forward, knelt in front of the Buddha statue, held incense in both hands, and reverently raised it above his head. He remained still for a long time, not knowing what he was meditating on.
Qi Xin leaned against the door frame with his arms folded, also lost in thought.
In fact, every time she thought of the old Duke, she couldn't help but feel a little panic in her heart, as if there was something stuck in her throat. It was fine if she didn't touch it, but once she touched it, the pain was unbearable.
She knew very well that the old Duke was indeed a loyal and brave man. During the years he worked with her father, he had always been obliged to take on the responsibility in the face of internal and external troubles.
Even though he was tricked by his father during the Suining Gate Incident, he still remembered his duty as a military general to defend Sheng territory. He risked his life year after year and never took the fallacy of "when the rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked" to heart.
But in the end, this is the outcome.
Those who are highly respected have nowhere to be buried; those who are compassionate have a miserable old age.
I don’t know which person was left alone to enjoy wealth and longevity[2], causing the sun and moon to be upside down and evil karma to arise.
If it is ultimately proven that everything that happened back then was indeed the work of the Emperor, what will become of Master? What will become of the people of the world? Will anyone in this world still believe that loyalty and righteousness can bring about justice and peace?
By then, the entire Sheng State would probably have rotted away from the root without even having to wait for foreign enemies to invade.
Qi Xin always felt that as a younger generation, he should burn incense for the predecessors.
But, at least not now.
Whether it is repentance or veneration.
At the very least, it should be time to give justice to the old Duke, the Shen family, and the master.
Instead of being like this now, knowing full well that the Qi royal family has let down the Shen family, she still wastes the title of the eldest princess and enjoys the sincere favor of the descendants of the Shen family with peace of mind.
Qi Xin looked at his kneeling figure with a sense of melancholy, and said in a daze:
"Have you ever thought about this—if the mayor of the Shicha Underground Casino or the leader of the Shadow Capital Guards were to fight, who would have a better chance of winning?"
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The author has something to say: ps——
Chen Yu: That’s exactly what I meant. When will you, stupid Xiaojiu, understand?
Xiao Ba: Master Qi, you are so confused! Why do you like your enemy's daughter?
Qi Tian: Go to hell, Sister Xin is the best person in the world~
Xiao Ba: Then you should keep an eye on her and don’t let her bring harm to Master Qi!
Qi Tian: Be careful, that’s your Chen Shuai’s wishful thinking. Who says Sister Xin will definitely like him?
Xiao Ba: My Seventh Master is so wise and brave that the people chasing him start from Sheng State and can’t even keep up even after going around the six states!
Qi Tian: My sister Xin is unparalleled in both talent and beauty...
Xiaojiu: Okay, okay, stop. (I'm pretending not to understand, please don't bother me~)
Note:
[1] “Life is but a fleeting moment, like the grass of late spring.” From Xu Gan’s “Thoughts in the Chamber” in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
[2] “Those who do good suffer poverty and a shorter life; those who do evil enjoy wealth and longevity.” From Tang Xianzu’s “The Injustice of Dou E”
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