Chapter 28 The Third Wheel Her wish was for her brother to stay with her forever...
Jin Suiqing showed no fear, met Jin Shiyu's eyes, and slowly let out a burp.
What's with that expression on his face? Is he upset that she interrupted his blind date?
Jin Shiyu's intimidatingly cold expression vanished in an instant. He stood up and said to Yin Rushi, "My sister is probably drunk. I'll take my leave. I won't stay with Miss Yin tonight."
Yin Ru didn't say anything, but Jin Suiqing spoke up instead: "Brother should chat with Miss Yin more."
Drunk people are always as stubborn as mules. She was dizzy and her mind was full of thoughts: she would wait until Jin Shiyu and Yin Rushi were a little closer before she would be the third wheel and ruin the blind date.
Yin Rushi advised her, "If you are not feeling well, Princess, you should go back."
Jin Suiqing brushed Jin Shiyu aside, wrapped her arms around Yin Rushi, and shook her head repeatedly: "No, I won't go back!"
Jin Shiyu: "Jin Suiqing, stop fooling around."
"What nonsense did I do?" Jin Suiqing chuckled foolishly as she leaned close to Yin Rushi. "The night is so nice, brother and sister-in-law... we should take this opportunity to cultivate our relationship."
For a moment, the three fell silent, and the melodious strains of "The Peony Pavilion" filled the air.
Yin Ru fell silent, exchanged a glance with Jin Shiyu, pursed her lips to suppress a laugh, and turned her face away.
With a dark expression, Jin Shiyu hesitated to tear Jin Suiqing off Yin Rushi. He sat back down opposite Yin Rushi and took several sips of water.
Jin Suiqing noticed that the two weren't talking. This wouldn't do. If they didn't talk, how could they develop their relationship? How could she stop their blind date?
Jin Suiqing looked up at Yin Rushi excitedly and said, "Let's go release lanterns! We saw a lot of people doing it on the way here. They're so beautiful."
Releasing lanterns is so nice; it's a classic scene in romance novels where the romance between the male and female protagonists progresses.
Kim Shi-ok resolutely refused: "No, let's go home."
Taking advantage of her drunkenness, Jin Suiqing retorted, "Did you ask my brother? I asked Sister Yin."
Jin Shiyu's jaw tightened, and his cheek twitched slightly.
Jin Suiqing held a grudge and thought to herself, "I'll make you spank me." She turned to Yin Rushi and pleaded, "Please, Sister Yin, okay?"
Yin Ru looked at Jin Shiyu and said with a smile, "If the little princess likes it so much, why don't you go? Perhaps after you release the lanterns and enjoy the breeze, the little princess will sober up and agree to go home."
*
Jin Suiqing leaned on the railing, gazing into the distance, facing the night wind, and closed her eyes.
After sobering up, all she felt was desolation and despair.
What did she just do?!
Jin Suiqing leaned over the railing, half of her body sticking out to hide her face. Yin Ruyu, who was beside her, was afraid that she would fall over, so she quickly pulled her back: "Little Princess, are you awake a little?"
"I'm awake, I'm awake!" Jin Suiqing cried, covering her face. "I'm such an idiot, I didn't even realize I was drunk."
She underestimated the power of fruit syrup; behind its sweet and sour taste lies a wealth of fusel oils...
Yin Rushi comforted her, saying, "Although fruit syrup is delicious, it intoxicates people the fastest. The little princess was caught off guard the first time she drank it, so she shouldn't blame herself."
Jin Suiqing was on the verge of tears: "Sister Yin, I was just talking nonsense and making things up about your relationship with my brother. It was all just talk. Please don't take it to heart."
The system didn't give any notification, which means the task isn't complete yet. Don't take her words seriously.
Even if Yin Rushi never had any such intentions, then her address of "brother and sister-in-law" was an insult to her.
Jin Suiqing apologized repeatedly, and Yin Rushi finally pinched Jin Suiqing's cheek again. Just as she was about to say something, Jin Shiyu, who had returned, interrupted her.
Jin Shiyu, carrying a lantern and writing brush, said coldly, "Miss Yin, my younger sister has just sobered up; don't bother her."
Yin Ru hesitated for a moment before letting go.
Jin Suiqing was very grateful to see that Yin Rushi didn't care about her slip of the tongue at all. She moved closer to Jin Shiyu and nudged him with her elbow.
She grabbed his sleeve and whispered in his ear, "Brother, don't be so heartless. Miss Yin is such a kind person. She was holding me up just now because she was afraid I would fall."
Jin Shiyu stared at her silently for a long time. Jin Suiqing was puzzled and was about to speak again when he had already passed Jin Suiqing and gone to Yin Rushi's side.
Jin Shiyu held up the lantern: "Miss Yin, the lantern has been brought. It is a custom in the capital that you can write your wishes on the lantern and release it, hoping that your wishes will come true."
Yin Rushi took the pen and said, "This custom is interesting. May I ask what wishes Young Master Jin writes on the lanterns?"
Seeing the pink bubbles appear, Jin Suiqing quickly squeezed next to Jin Shiyu and reached out to ask him for a pen: "Brother, I want to make a wish too."
Jin Shiyu took out the third pen and turned to offer the lamp to her.
Jin Suiqing was annoyed; it would be awkward for the three of them to write about lanterns together. She pulled Jin Shiyu back, saying, "Brother, don't go. Let's write together."
The men and women who went to the second floor of the painted boat to release lanterns were all in pairs, gazing at each other through the lanterns, except for the three of them who gathered together to write on the same lantern.
All eyes were on her, but Jin Suiqing remained calm and composed. As long as she wasn't embarrassed, it was others who were.
She peeked at Jin Shiyu and Yin Rushi, and the two of them were also writing words on the paper lanterns with calm expressions.
Jin Suiqing asked, "What wish did Sister Yin write down?"
Yin Rushi said softly, "May my relatives and friends be well. And you, little princess?"
Jin Suiqing originally wanted to write about getting rich, but with Jin Shiyu by her side, she could only say, "Sister Yin's wish is wonderful, I also want to write it."
She turned to look at Jin Shiyu: "Brother, what did you write this time?"
Jin Shiyu, focused on the lamp, didn't look at her: "I hope my sister doesn't get last place in the exam."
"elder brother!"
Yin Rushi chuckled and bent over, while Jin Suiqing said angrily, "Then I'll write 'Wishing my brother a speedy recovery'..."
Kim Shi-ok: "As soon as possible what?"
Jin Suiqing chuckled: "I won't tell."
Jin Shiyu turned his head to look, but Jin Suiqing covered his face with her hand, refusing to let him see: "Hmph, you want to see? No way."
Actually, she hadn't written anything yet. After thinking for a moment, since she couldn't do whatever she wanted, Jin Suiqing just wrote down a wish haphazardly. She finished writing first and took a step back when she bumped into someone's arms, was lifted up around the waist, and carried on their shoulder.
Jin Suiqing was startled: "Who is it!"
“Your brother, the Crown Prince!” Huangfu Li smiled and leaned closer to the lamp, reading aloud what she had written, “I hope my brother can always be with me.”
Jin Shiyu heard it clearly, paused, picked up his pen and wrote with a halting stroke, the ink spreading everywhere.
Jin Suiqing covered Huangfu Li's mouth: "Don't read it out loud."
Huangfu Li looked up and smiled at her: "Alright, your Crown Prince brother will accompany you, starting from now on."
After saying that, Huangfu Li carried Jin Suiqing, leaped over the railing, landed steadily, and walked towards Yaoguang Palace with Jin Suiqing on his back.
Jin Suiqing struggled a few times: "What does Crown Prince Brother want to do?"
Huangfu Li said, "What nonsense are you making? I'll take you home."
In an instant, Jin Suiqing realized that Huangfu Ying had found out about her disrupting the blind date and had sent Huangfu Li to send her away. Jin Suiqing pretended to be stupid and threw a tantrum, saying, "No, I want to go back. I still want to chat with Sister Yin."
Huangfu Li, carrying Jin Suiqing, attracted countless gazes. He said nonchalantly, "You're drunk and talking nonsense. Hurry up and go home and get some sleep."
"Hmph, he said he would keep me company," Jin Suiqing said, sitting on Huangfu Li's shoulder. "Crown Prince, you clearly dislike me."
He laughed and said, "Stop throwing a tantrum and hurry home."
Huangfu Li carried her out of Jiuzhou Pond and came to the rhinoceros carriage. He stuffed Jin Suiqing into the carriage and said with a wicked smile, "Don't ruin your brother's good time. Who knows, she might be your future sister-in-law."
Jin Suiqing frowned slightly.
Huangfu Li clearly "knew" that Jin Suiqing cared about Jin Shiyu, so why would he take the initiative to tell her about it?
Could it be that Huangfu and her son have a disagreement on this matter, and Huangfu Li does not agree to match the two together, but cannot say so openly because of Huangfu Ying's status?
Following this line of thought, Huangfu Li was actually implying to her that she should disrupt the blind date.
No wonder Huangfu Li insisted on having her come today. Jin Suiqing tested him, feigning grievance, and said, "Sister Yin wants to be my sister-in-law? I don't want to."
Huangfu Li had just lowered the curtain when she heard her words, so she lifted it again: "You don't like Yin Rushi as your sister-in-law? Seeing that you two get along quite well, I thought you liked her quite a bit."
Jin Suiqing pouted and muttered, "Of course... I don't want her to be my sister-in-law."
Huangfu Li was naturally suspicious and shrewd, more so than a fox. Jin Suiqing could easily exploit his suspicion to trick him into revealing his true thoughts.
Huangfu Li chuckled a few times and said, "Sister Suiqing, go ahead and be annoying. It's no use. In the future, Yin Rushi will definitely be your sister-in-law."
Ha, that's a provocation tactic.
Taking advantage of the situation, Jin Suiqing grabbed Huangfu Li in a panic and cried, "Crown Prince, what should we do? Help me, I don't want a sister-in-law."
"This matter is entirely up to the Empress Dowager. Your brother, the Crown Prince, can't help you much; you'll have to rely on yourself," Huangfu Li said after thinking for a moment. "However, I can give you some information."
Jin Suiqing blinked: "What news?"
Huangfu Li: "In a couple of days, Shuangjishan will be hosting a polo hunt. Many young men from noble families will be there, including Jin Shiyu and Yin Rushi. Your brother, the Crown Prince, will try to secure a spot for you. As for the rest, you can work hard on your own, little sister. How about that?"
"Really, my Crown Prince isn't lying to me?"
Huangfu Li patted his chest and said, "Of course, I assure my sister."
Jin Suiqing extended her little finger: "Pinky promise."
After Huangfu Li made a pinky promise with Jin Suiqing, he lowered the curtain, smiled, stared at the rhinoceros-horn carriage for a long time, and then waved to signal the driver to set off.
Just then, a guard approached and said in a serious voice, "Your Highness, 'Chasing the Wind' has produced a new painting in the past two days..."
Huangfu Li glanced at him, and the guards immediately fell silent.
That one glance sent chills down the spine of the person in the shadows.
Once the rhinoceros-horn carriage had traveled some distance, Huangfu Li said, "Regardless of the price, take it back."
"yes."
“And another thing,” Huangfu Li turned around, a forced smile on his face, “be smarter next time. If you dare to say that in front of the Jin family again, you’d better not keep your tongue.”
The guard bowed respectfully and disappeared in a flash.
Inside the carriage, Jin Suiqing quietly withdrew her finger, lowered the curtain, and calmly sat back down in her seat.
She overheard most of the conversation between Huangfu Li and the guards.
There are two groups of people searching for her on the black market, and it is likely that one of them is Huangfu Li's people.
This was an unexpected surprise.
Who is this other group? And why is Huangfu Li looking for her?
After pondering for a moment, Jin Suiqing couldn't figure it out due to insufficient clues. She gently bit her nail and decided, "I should stop drawing and avoid the limelight."
*
The carriage moved slowly and smoothly to the front of the Jin residence. Jin Suiqing jumped out of the carriage, saw Huihong, and jumped into her arms without hesitation.
Huihong caught her: "I heard that the young princess got drunk. I just prepared some hangover soup. If the young princess drinks some, she won't have a headache the next day."
Jin Suiqing asked, "How did you know I was drunk? And was the hangover soup salty or sweet?"
Huihong: "Salty."
Jin Suiqing cuddled with Huihong for a while, then said coquettishly, "No, I want something sweet and sour."
Huihong has always been soft-hearted, and whenever Jin Suiqing begged for something, Huihong would always give it to him.
This time, Huihong sniffed and said guiltily, "Your Highness, we only have salty food tonight."
Why is Huihong suddenly speaking so respectfully? Jin Suiqing asked suspiciously, "Why? I don't want to drink anything salty."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Shiyu stepped out from behind the door. He had changed his clothes, and his forehead was wet. Standing on the steps, Jin Shiyu looked down at her and said indifferently, "Tonight, there will only be salty soup."
Jin Suiqing opened her eyes wide in horror.
Shouldn't he be on the pleasure boat with Yin Rushi? How did he get back?
Author's Note: Little Sister: I want my brother to stay with me forever!
Brother: I take it seriously.
The current strategy for winning over the younger sister is showing initial success, great!
Future little sister: Not good at all, my back hurts...
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