Chapter 28: Find a good family for her to marry "Has my brother-in-law eaten yet...
"Brother-in-law, have you eaten yet?" Yun Yang calmed down and asked him quietly, "If not, the food is still warming on the stove. I haven't eaten either."
Xue Yu nodded, "That's right, I haven't eaten either."
Yun Yang sat next to him, but felt something was wrong, so she took the dish from the maid and stood up to serve him.
Xue Yu held her arm and smiled gently, "Just be casual. There's no need for this between you and me."
Yun Yang nodded and sat beside him with peace of mind.
It was not the first time that the two of them had eaten at the same table. Yun Yang still remembered the breakfast at the stall, but before she could send someone to bring hot water to heat the chopsticks, she saw Xue Yu naturally picked up the bowl and chopsticks.
"Jadeite White Jade Soup, ah, it soothes my stomach so much." Yun Yang said.
Somehow, Ben's lost appetite returned.
After the meal, Xue Yu mentioned that Princess An Ning had come to the Xue Mansion in disguise a few days ago. When she learned about Yun Yang's situation, she originally wanted to meet her and talk, but when she saw that her courtyard door was locked, she did not bother her any further.
After Yun Yang knew this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he felt that a day in the mountains was like a thousand years in the world.
After these days of silence, the pain of losing her loved ones has not diminished, but she has learned to hide it. No one can live in pain forever.
"Princess, how is the princess doing recently? Should I go to the palace to thank her?" Yun Yang asked tentatively.
Mother, I am really capable of doing this. I actually locked the princess out...
"No need. She just came to see Xue Jin." Xue Yu simply drank a few mouthfuls of soup and put down his bowl and chopsticks. "The princess has been very worried recently. She is old enough, and the emperor is choosing a prince consort for her."
Yun Yang's expression changed slightly. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and said in a serious tone, "Brother-in-law, are you going to be chosen as the Prince Consort?"
"What are you thinking about?" Xue Yu smiled faintly, "I'm your brother-in-law, how can I become the princess's consort?"
Yun Yang lowered his eyes and said nothing.
"Tell your brother-in-law if you have any problems. He will help you solve them." Xue Yu looked at her and saw that she had calmed down again. He asked, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy again? I thought I had coaxed you into peace."
Yun Yang shook his head. "I'm not unhappy, I just... miss my sister a little. I heard that the rules and regulations of the Huguo Temple are very strict. Some high-ranking officials who go there to practice cultivation are indeed unable to return home for three to five years..."
Xue Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and the servants had already swept away the fallen snow. He thought for a moment and said, "Three years will pass quickly. If your sister were here, what would you do for the New Year?"
"Well, it's just wearing new clothes, eating, drinking, playing, guessing riddles, and visiting temple fairs..." When Yun Yang saw that her brother-in-law was rarely concerned about her sister, she began to count on her fingers.
"Shangjing also has a temple fair. Yunyang, this is your first New Year's Day in Shangjing, right? Do you want to go shopping?" Xue Yu asked after hearing this. The warm light made his profile sharp and angular. He looked out the window and said, "It's been snowing for several days, and it finally stopped."
The sun was shining brightly, and the sky and the earth were clear and white. Yunyang's eyes were shining, and the creases of his double eyelids were deeper. His little face used to be like a piece of unpolished jade, hazy and porcelain white, but now it has turned from porcelain into jade, so pleasant to look at and so worldly to see.
The two of them walked out of the mansion together. The weather was still warm, and the snow on the edge of Qinghu Lake had not melted yet. The plum blossom scenery in the snow was elegant and stunning. Walking through the corridor, the breeze blew through the fallen snow like broken jade, and Yunyang's mood unconsciously became lighter.
Yun Yang had visited the streets of Shangjing earlier and thought it was nothing special. But when he left the mansion, the feeling of being in another world became even more obvious. He looked out the window of the car and saw that the streets were bustling with people. Lanterns were hung on the trees on both sides of the streets and alleys. The hawkers' shouts could be heard one after another. Women holding children had baskets full in their hands, and their faces were full of smiles. It was very lively.
The carriage turned from the wide street into a narrow alley, and Yun Yang jumped out. On one side of the narrow alley, there were vendors selling festive New Year fresh goods along the way. She looked at them one by one, and Xue Yu followed behind, looking calm and not impatient.
The two of them went to Qinggu Alley, where restaurants were everywhere, ordered some snacks and fruits, and ate while leaning against the window watching the hustle and bustle of traffic downstairs.
Xue Yu had never accompanied a woman shopping before, and he didn't know where to go to please her.
Yun Yang had been chattering to him about the interesting stories of her sister Yun Jia since she was a child. Xue Yu initially extracted useful information from her fragmentary narration and prepared to hand it over to the East Factory so that the East Factory would have more clues to find Yun Jia, but the more he listened, the more his head buzzed.
"What about you? What are your plans for the future?" Xue Yu finally managed to stop her from talking and calmly changed the subject. "Yun Yang, I have a general understanding of Yun Jia's situation. What about you?"
In fact, he had arranged everything. She didn't need to be anxious or panic about Youzhou. She just needed to live calmly in the Xue Mansion. But what would happen next? When Yun Jia came back, what would happen next?
She is still young now, but she will be nineteen in three years. Many women even have children when they are nineteen.
Xue Yu remembered his promise to her and left her future life to him, which included finding a good home for her.
As for the temporary storage of the Yun family's property, it would not be a difficult task as long as the Xue family backed it up.
A woman should obey her husband after marriage. How Yun Yang's future life will be closely related to the kind of person she marries. He can find her a husband's family where she can live a comfortable life, he can prepare a generous dowry for her, let her live a secure life, and let her husband's family treat her carefully and well.
He knew that he could. As long as Yun Yang did not leave the Xue family and as long as she had the relationship with Yun Jia, he could protect her for the rest of her life.
But when he thought of Yun Jia, when he thought of Yun Yang as his sister-in-law, Xue Yu felt inexplicably restless and couldn't calm down, let alone think calmly about why there was such a difference.
But this is the only relationship he and Yun Yang have.
She was his sister-in-law and he was her brother-in-law, so he had the right to protect her.
But looking at Yun Yang's drooping brows, Xue Yu vaguely felt that something in his heart was about to get out of control.
Yun Yang lowered his head and sighed softly. In fact, the reason for the silence these days was not only because of the loss of his parents, but also because the peace and tranquility in his heart had been shattered. For example, those relatives, such as Aunt Chen and Second Uncle...
They were still waiting to seize the Yun family's property, and they thought she, an orphan, was in the way.
What should I do?
Yun Yang's hesitation made him even more restless. He took a sip of tea, suppressed this strange emotion, and focused on the numerous signs on the street below.
However, the speed at which tea was added to the teacup frightened Si Qing, who was serving on the side.
"I haven't thought about it yet." The girl raised her drooping eyes and smiled at him. "Didn't my brother-in-law promise me to take care of me? If I stay in the Xue Mansion, he won't dislike me, right?"
Xue Yu's eyes were fixed on Yun Yang's smiling face, and he said seriously, "No."
"Let's go downstairs and take a walk. It's getting late, and it seems like things are just getting really lively." Yun Yang stood up and walked downstairs, urging, "Come on, brother-in-law."
The stalls sold veils decorated with fresh flowers. The winter jasmine was in full bloom, and the pale yellow petals paired with the moon-white veils were very elegant and beautiful. Yun Yang picked one up to compare with his own head, but he didn't know what it would look like. Naturally, he pulled Xue Yu over and stood on tiptoe, "I can't reach it, brother-in-law, please lower yourself."
Xue Yu was startled. Her smile was brilliant, and her tone was coquettish, revealing two deep dimples. For a moment, his heart trembled, and he even forgot to move until she grabbed his lapel and pulled him down. "Who made you so tall?"
Her delicate hands tugged at his clothes, she stood on tiptoe, smiling softly with her plump red lips.
Xue Yu only felt a softness in his heart, and the tingling feeling was unreal.
He lowered his head and let her gesture on his head and body, just looking at her infatuatedly.
Yun Yang looked up and saw a gentle smile on his face. The breeze blew by, and his handsome face, hidden by the flower-covered veil, had an elegant demeanor that made it difficult to look away. He looked like a delicate orchid, a jade tree, or an immortal.
Especially those narrow and deep eyes, staring at her straight, Yun Yang blushed instantly.
He smiled slightly and leaned closer, "What are you looking at?"
The young and handsome face suddenly came closer and magnified. Yun Yang's heart beat so fast that it was about to jump out of his chest. He hurriedly snatched the veil and covered his face with it, then turned and ran, "Brother-in-law, pay!"
This guy is really something. He scared her by coming close to her suddenly. How could her heart not be beating fast?
The lights are just coming on, the lamps are shimmering, the water flows through the city in all directions, and the singing girls on the black-covered boats are singing softly and hazy songs.
The streets were bustling with people, and the dullness of just leaving the house had long been swept away by the lively atmosphere. Yun Yang walked in front, looking at this and that, and suddenly found that the women passing by were all looking at her brother-in-law.
Yun Yang looked back and saw Xue Yu holding the parchment lantern she had just bought at the stall in one hand and with one hand behind his back. The light from the lantern made his eyebrows and eyes look delicate and upright. He did not look away. Occasionally, if the gaze was too scorching, he would just glance away. The kind of noble and self-respecting and indifferent aura he exuded was even more than that of an ordinary man, making people dare not blaspheme.
Yun Yang quickly turned around and went back to Xue Yu, pulling his sleeve tightly and muttering softly, "There are too many people. I'm afraid we'll be separated."
Xue Yu glanced at her fingers holding his sleeve, a leisurely smile on his face, and said lightly: "Really? You're still trying to fool me."
Yun Yang hesitated for a moment and muttered in a low voice, "I think it's you, my brother-in-law, who should wear the veil. I just don't like them looking at you with such affection. Are the people in Shangjing so open-minded? What do they want to do?"
Xue Yu signaled his followers to separate the bustling crowd and surround him and Yun Yang. He smiled faintly as he walked, "You're overthinking it. Your brother-in-law isn't some celestial being. Besides, with you by his side, who would dare to look at me?"
Having said that, Yun Yang still had a strange feeling in her heart. She clearly coveted her brother-in-law's beauty, but she just didn't allow anyone else to covet her brother-in-law. Was this a possessive desire for her sister?
What if the elder sister and the brother-in-law were walking together, and the elder sister smiled at the brother-in-law? Yun Yang thought about this hypothesis carefully, and the strange feeling in his heart disappeared.
He smiled faintly and tilted his head to look at her. Yun Yang said seriously, "Brother-in-law is a celestial being."
I still told him what was in my heart.
Yun Yang always remembered how he diligently served as the son-in-law of the Yun family and took care of her father's funeral affairs when she cried her heart out in Youzhou.
She also always remembered how he overcame all difficulties to find her when she was abducted to a country village, and how he looked so skinny from exhaustion.
Fortunately, it has recovered a little now and doesn't look so ethereal anymore.
"In my heart, my brother-in-law is a very good person." Yun Yang said in a low voice with his head down.
These words were of great use to Xue Yu. The misunderstanding and vigilance she had towards him when she first arrived in the capital had disappeared at some point. The reckless girl had rarely felt any acceptance towards him. Having lost both her parents, she had decided that he was her brother-in-law and had even developed a dependence on him.
Xue Yu felt as if all his achievements in the previous twenty-three years were not as important as her words.
"You're the only one who thinks my brother-in-law is good." Xue Yu said softly, not saying this out loud. "My brother-in-law is old now. Not many people like me, and no one considers me a hot commodity."
"Brother-in-law is old? How old is he?" Yun Yang asked in surprise, secretly counting the years between him and her on her fingers. "Indeed, at my age, a diligent brother-in-law would have been a father for several years. Don't worry, I'll wait for you to come back and consummate your marriage!"
After saying that, his face turned red and he ran forward in a flash.
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