Chapter 105: End of the Text: Heaven and Earth is just like this...
Yin's suspicion began at dawn.
She was restless all night and couldn't even remember whether it was her eldest daughter Yun Jia who married Xue Yu or her youngest daughter Yun Yang.
The images that came to mind were of the closeness between her uncle and Yun Yang. Even when the two young people were silent, affection flowed between their brows. She also remembered her uncle chatting with her, always asking about Yun Yang's childhood anecdotes.
However, the eldest daughter Yun Jia and Xue Yu treated each other politely, as if they were not very familiar with each other.
Yin felt that there must be something wrong with her brain. In her memory, it was always the eldest daughter Yun Jia who married Xue Yu.
In the early morning, when it was still light, Yin got up and went to Yun Yang's room to ask for clarification. However, when she opened the door, the dim room was empty and even the bedding was cold.
Yin remembered that she had not seen her youngest daughter yesterday. When she asked about her eldest daughter, Yun Jia just said indifferently that her younger sister had gone out for something and would be back soon.
As for whether he came back at night, Yin really couldn't remember.
Seeing Yin coming out of Yunyang's room, Rong'er quickly stepped forward, bowed, and asked, "Madam, what's the matter? Are you here to see the second young lady?"
Yin asked, "Have you seen Yunyang?"
Rong'er was stunned for a moment, "I've seen it."
Yin asked, "Where is she? When did she leave? Why are the bedding cold so early in the morning? But she didn't come back last night?"
Rong'er looked a bit embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, she said awkwardly, "This servant dares not ask too much about the master's affairs."
In the light morning mist, Yin stood on the stone steps, feeling a little dazed in the dry and cold wind.
Yunyang's room was dark and empty.
Rong'er looked up and saw that the expression of the woman in front of her suddenly changed, with a heavy and confused look.
Yin closed her eyes slightly and was silent for a moment before she asked, "Where does Xue Yu live? Take me there."
Rong'er was frightened but could not refuse. She just bowed and agreed, and when she looked up again, she saw the woman in front of her had already raised her legs and walked out of the courtyard gate.
On a cold winter morning, she didn't even put on her outer robe, as if she didn't know how cold it was, and hurried towards the answer she had already anticipated.
Rong'er hurried back to the house, got her robe and chased after him.
It snowed last night, and the sky was as blue as jade. It was still early, and the mansion was silent. The servants had not yet begun to sweep the snow. Yin's footsteps made a creaking sound as they stepped lightly on the bluestone road covered with a thin layer of snow. In the huge Xue Mansion, she seemed lonely and desolate.
Yin didn't think about anything along the way, but it seemed like she had thought of everything.
When Yin saw Yun Yang's embroidered shoes under Xue Yu's bed, her heart fell to the ground. She took a deep breath, her heart pounding, her mind in turmoil, she couldn't describe the feeling.
Yun Yang, Yun Jia, they are all flesh that fell from her body.
Did Yun Yang seduce her brother-in-law without a word, or was it just that she and Xue Yu were destined to be together?
Yin's whole body was shaking, she felt dizzy, her face became increasingly pale, and her frail body was on the verge of collapsing.
Xue Yu did not expect this situation.
Before this, he did want to gradually infiltrate the relationship between him and Yun Yang into Yin Shi and Yun Jia.
But he didn't expect that Yin would walk directly into his room.
"Yun Yang, girl..." Yin said in a trembling voice.
Xue Yu got up from the bed, but there was no movement under the quilt. Yun Yang had been hiding herself in the quilt since her mother was outside the door. He was worried that she would suffocate, so he peeled off the tightly wrapped quilt with his fingertips, and saw a pair of tearful eyes, like obsidian, with a watery color on them. Her skin looked extremely pale in the dawning sky. When she saw him pull open the quilt, she seemed to have finally come back from a trance. She blinked dully and tears fell.
He lowered his eyebrows and looked at her pitiful appearance. He felt his heart tightened and couldn't bear to see her in such a difficult situation.
He never thought there was anything wrong with being with Yun Yang. He only blamed himself for not knowing that he would meet such a precious person in his dull and boring life.
"Mother-in-law." Xue Yu stood up, fastened his clothes, covered Yun Yang with the quilt again, lifted the overlapping curtains, stood up, and said in a deep voice, "It's my fault."
Yun Yang frantically climbed up, "Mom! It's my fault..."
She couldn't control herself, she coveted his nobleness and integrity, and had evil thoughts of monopolizing his gentleness.
At this moment, a clear and loud voice suddenly came from the yard, asking: "Mom? Are you in there?"
It’s Yunjia.
"Mom, I'm coming in." Yun Jia pushed open the door, supported her shaky mother, and peered inside through the gauze screen. Covering her face, she said, "Mom, why are you here? The young couple hasn't even gotten up yet, and you're barging into their bedroom?"
Yin was half asleep. She looked up at her daughter and said with difficulty, "You...they?"
"Mother, Yangyang has been in the Xue Mansion for almost three years. She's been waiting to find you before officially getting married to her brother-in-law. Have you forgotten?" Yun Jia's eyes were clear, reflecting her mother's bewildered figure. "You're confused. Come back with me quickly. It's not nice to disturb my peace so early in the morning."
"But they haven't gotten married yet..." Yin continued to stare into the inner room stubbornly, hesitating, "How can they sleep together?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I've criticized Yangyang a long time ago, and she's been quite obedient. Hasn't she been sleeping with you these past few days?" Yun Jia smiled, firmly and forcefully pulling her mother's shoulders back. "It's just that my brother-in-law is almost 25 this year, and Old Madam Xue is anxious for a grandchild. Besides, Yangyang and my brother-in-law will get married after the New Year, so it's not out of line. After all, Yangyang came to the capital in a sedan chair three years ago, right?"
After saying this, Yun Jia looked at her sister behind the gauze screen and motioned for her to nod. "Yangyang, you and your brother-in-law are about to get married. You have to hide your shame. You can't be so willful and reckless. Come back with me quickly."
"...I understand." Yun Yang's heart ached, and she muttered through her tearful eyes, "Yangyang is shameless. I'll go back with my sister and mother now."
Madam Yin vaguely realized that it was inappropriate for her to barge into Xue Yu's room without warning. She said anxiously, "Sir, I'll take my leave first..."
"Madam, I have prepared ginseng tea in the flower hall. Madam and Miss Yun, please follow me and drink some hot tea to warm your bodies. And wait for Miss Yun to come out." Su Qing arrived in time and looked up at the situation in the room. What was going on?
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On the day of Yun Yang's birthday, it was dawn and she was sleeping soundly. Xue Yu got out of bed quietly and changed into his official uniform. Looking back, he saw Yun Yang's long black hair covering the bed, framing her porcelain-white face, with a faint smile on the corner of her lips.
He stood there quietly, feeling as if time had stopped. After a moment, he smiled slowly and leaned over to kiss her forehead.
The New Year has passed and all departments in the court have started to operate.
Yin discovered their relationship, but after Yun Jia cleverly resolved it, he discussed with the sisters again and again and decided to leave it at that for now, using a white lie to smooth things over. Yin couldn't stand any more stimulation, so since she was confused, it was a good thing from a certain perspective.
Yun Yang whispered softly in her dream, smiling faintly with her eyes closed, which was very seductive. Xue Yu sighed and finally understood what a gentle place was.
Just as he was about to get up and leave, the person who had originally closed his eyes suddenly grabbed his collar and pulled him down. Yun Yang's eyebrows were animated, and he pouted, "Why are you leaving so early?"
"Today I have an important matter to report to His Majesty." Xue Yu said with a smile, "Why, you're reluctant to let me go? It seems that I was too worried about Yangyang last night, so Yangyang still had the strength this morning..."
Yun Yang glared at him, her voice as innocent as when she just woke up, "Shame on you!"
Looking at her blushing and charming appearance, Xue Yu pressed on her without moving, his fingers igniting her all over, and couldn't help teasing her, "Yangyang used to be well-behaved and spoke softly to me, why are you so sharp-tongued now?"
"Don't you like me like this? I'm too well-behaved... I'm afraid I can't satisfy Grand Tutor Xue!" She smiled particularly brightly, drew circles on the patch of his official uniform with her fingers, and then whispered something in his ear.
Xue Yu's neck and ears were completely red, and his voice was hoarse, "I do have something important to do today, so I have to go early..."
"How important is it? If you're not as important as me, then go to the back." She grabbed his collar, lowered her eyebrows, her eyes sparkling with joy, and said with a sticky smile, "Then hurry up, half an incense stick of time will be enough. Don't take off this official uniform..."
Xue Yurong was elegant and handsome, and after putting on the red official uniform of the first rank, she looked even more dazzling and unique. Yun Yang suddenly felt that he had seen her without clothes too much, and it would be interesting to try the official uniform version occasionally.
"Don't……"
Xue Yu said no with his mouth, but his body was honest. He fell into the tent when she gently pulled him.
It happened naturally, like the ebb and flow of a wave, and the two had gone from the intense passion brought about by their initial strong desire to explore each other to a leisurely fusion. In addition to the direct fit, he would stop and kiss her gently and lingeringly for a long time, or say some sweet words to coax her.
Sometimes he is greedy and just keeps coaxing her. Even when he is in love and frowns with a crazy look on his face, he is still very handsome. His lips are thin, soft and warm, and he breathes softly, which has a different kind of sexiness.
After an unknown amount of time, Xue Yu fastened his collar to cover the red marks on his neck, straightened his clothes, and went to court with a refreshed look. Yun Yang buried himself in the quilt and slept until noon.
Since it was her birthday, she could sleep as long as she wanted and no one would wake her up.
My elder sister Yunjia has recently fallen in love with reading and spends all day buried in the vast library of the Xue Mansion.
As for her mother, Yun Yang could no longer tell when she was lucid and when she was confused. In any case, her mother seemed to have tacitly accepted the fact that she and Xue Yu were a couple.
Yunyang was awakened by Rong'er's cry.
Rong'er called out several times but no one answered, so she pushed open the door and saw the messy battlefield in the room. Yun Yang was too bright, so she covered her head with a soft pillow, leaving only a small part of her beautiful neck exposed.
"Young lady, get up quickly! The imperial edict has arrived! Go get it!" Rong'er urged hurriedly, pulling her up and dressing her. "Hurry up, it's in the front hall! The eunuch from the palace is waiting!"
Yun Yang jumped up, his hair disheveled, his eyes sleepy, and his clothes slipping off his shoulders.
As if he didn't understand her words, he pointed at himself and said, "Accept the order? Me?"
Rong'er nodded heavily.
Yun Yang didn't expect Xue Yu to ask the emperor for permission to marry her.
Everyone in the Xue Mansion was kneeling, and when she went to receive the imperial edict, she was dumbfounded.
It was only when her sister tugged at the hem of her skirt that she knelt down like a fool and said some incoherent words of thanks.
It was common for aristocratic families to have their marriages arranged by the emperor. The purpose of marriages between high-ranking families was not only to ensure a stable and happy marriage, but also to enhance the family's reputation and status, or to gain political protection.
But Xue Yu begged the emperor to grant him a marriage with Yun Yang, which was entirely an honor and affirmation for Yun Yang.
It’s a very formal way.
It was to tell everyone that he cherished her and that she was worth it.
As for the gossip in the past, under the approval and suppression of imperial power, it will only turn into a happy blessing.
Yun Yang was still dazed when she returned to her room. Her sister smiled and pressed her shoulders, looking at her in the bronze mirror. "Silly girl, what's wrong? Look how good Xue Yu is to you. He's really good. It makes me and mother feel relieved. Otherwise, you would always sneak over to his place at night, and I would always feel that he was bullying you."
"Ah, sister, how did you know..." Yun Yang blushed suddenly.
"What's so hard to find out? Just like how you initially hid your relationship with him from me, silly girl, you know that whenever you two appear in the same scene, I feel like the air is filled with sugar. The way he looks at you is not innocent. The familiarity between you and him is definitely not the kind between ordinary people. Who can't see it?" Yun Jia smiled, her eyes meeting Yun Yang's, with a kind of intimacy that connects their minds. "Yang Yang, how could I be angry because you and Xue Yu are in love?"
Yun Yang lowered his head and put his arms around his sister's waist, hesitatingly saying, "Sister, but I, I really thought of him as my brother-in-law at first, and I didn't mean to..."
"I know. Yangyang is the best. Didn't Yangyang come to the Xue Mansion to find me?" Yun Jia said, "You walked all the way to the capital to find me. I don't know what you encountered along the way. Every time I think of this, my heart aches. Sister is too selfish, only thinking about chasing after the so-called lover."
Yun Yang looked up at her, trying to find a different expression on her sister's face, but found nothing. He sighed softly, thinking of everything his sister had endured in Nanzhao. His eyes suddenly reddened, "How could my little master do this..."
"Let's not talk about him anymore." Yun Jia suppressed her turbulent emotions and said gently, "Hurry up and get ready. How do you want to celebrate your birthday today? Do you want to be with Xue Yu? Then I'll dress you up!"
Yun Yang saw that her sister looked calm, but she couldn't help feeling sad. Sisters are connected by heart, so how could she not know that her sister had feelings for the young master, the Wangshu priest?
She was deeply in love with Xue Yu, so she always felt that her sister was too lonely.
But she still smiled faintly, brushed away her worries, and let her sister dress her up as carefully as she did when she was a child.
Xue Yu came back earlier than usual and entered the Jinxiang Pavilion. Yun Jia was in the yard. Looking up, she saw Xue Yu in a bright red official uniform and a neat right-angled bun. As he walked with his robe lifted, one could seem to glimpse the scholarly spirit of Dazhao.
When he was on vacation at home, he always wore a moon-white Taoist robe, his hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, simple and easygoing, like the gentle mountain breeze and the bright moon in the sky. But now, his clothes were neatly decorated, and from the tips of his hair to the corners of his robe, his demeanor exuded the pressure of power.
Yun Jia stood there without moving.
"Miss Yun." A gentle smile appeared on Xue Yu's expressionless face. "Where is Yun Yang?"
This time he spoke, he was no different from the usual noble young man.
Only then did Yun Jia realize how rare her sister's marriage was.
She had heard rumors in the capital about how the newly appointed Grand Tutor Xue Yu stirred up the turmoil in the imperial court, how he had calmly quelled the rebellion with ease, and how he had an iron fist in the Ministry of Justice, writing ruthless verdicts that controlled life and death.
Yun Jia remembered the dullness of the person she corresponded with, and she had never been able to connect such a cold and stern person with Xue Yu. But at this moment, she finally understood that it was Yun Yang who rescued Xue Yu from her oppressive body. His difference and tolerance were only for Yun Yang, and because he loved her, he treated her family well.
He loves Yunyang's vivid joys and sorrows, and her passionate and selfless devotion. He cannot help but be obsessed with her and is willing to be obsessed with her, betray his principles, suffer pain and torture, and even ruin his reputation to ask the emperor for a marriage, just so that Yunyang can marry him with peace of mind and in a legitimate way.
Yun Jia finally understood that love is not all about greed, anger, ignorance and resentment, nor does it require a terrible price to be paid.
Those who love you will cross thousands of mountains and rivers to bring the world to you.
Yun Yang was in the living room. When he saw Xue Yu coming in, he snorted, "What are you doing here? It's broad daylight..."
"What do you think of me? Just someone for your nighttime entertainment?" Xue Yujun's face was full of smiles. He leaned over to look at her in the bronze mirror. "That won't do."
"Do you like this birthday gift? Now that the imperial decree has been issued, you are mine. Day and night, you will be tied to me. No need to be sneaky anymore, and no one will gossip." He looked at her quietly. The innocent and naive girl of the past now had a hint of charm between her eyebrows. As he admired her, he said, "After you marry me, I will ask for an imperial decree for you, Yangyang, and you can take back the Yun family's ancestral property."
"Really?" Yun Yang's eyes lit up, and she stood up and put her arms around his neck, "Oh, how can you be so nice!"
He reached out and gently stroked her long hair, and she snuggled into his arms, her face resting on his chest.
"In that case, come and listen if you have a nice voice." He chuckled, half-closed his eyes, "How long has it been since you last screamed?"
"My mother said that I can't break the rules with you before we get married. I won't scream." Yun Yang said.
He was so angry that he tickled her, "Bad girl, I've been running around for you all day and I can't even get you to call me husband..."
"Don't, don't, there are people outside! I was wrong, I was wrong!" Yun Yang hid while laughing, her eyes were shy and cute, but he pulled her back into his arms. She could only kiss his neck and bite his chin softly, "Isn't it okay for me to scream..."
The sky was getting dark, the moonlight was hazy, and faint laughter could be heard from the room. A ray of sunset glow hung high in the sky and drifted away. The wind lantern under the corridor was swaying, and two figures reflected on the window paper were snuggled together tightly, as if they were the only existence in this world.
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