Yu Qizhe wanted to see the expression on Yu Jiao's face, but because he was too close, all he could see through his pupils was her dilated eyebrows. However, he was reluctant to remove his foreheads from hers, like a dead tree meeting rain or a drowning man finding a floating log.
It turns out she cares.
Yu Qizhe knew that he was despicable. He acted vulnerable in front of Yu Jiao in exchange for her pity, but so what? As long as he could make her care, even if it was just pity, he would be willing to do it.
"Jiaojiao." Yu Qizhe couldn't contain his joy and called her softly.
The warm breath fanned on Yu Jiao's face. Their cheeks were too close, their noses almost touching, and their lips and teeth almost touched. Yu Jiao drooped her eyelashes, her eyes fell on Yu Qizhe's thin lips, and heat rose on her face.
She was a little flustered, and withdrew her hand that was touching Yu Qizhe's back, leaning back slightly, and putting some distance between them.
Yu Qizhe noticed the light pink tip of her ear and restrainedly withdrew his hand. He took two steps back and no longer looked down at her in that oppressive posture. His dark and deep peach blossom eyes could not hide his tenderness. "Jiaojiao, you know the person I want to marry."
His eyes were dark and deep. Yu Jiao was looked at by him. After hearing these words, her chest began to pound and her fingers couldn't help but curl up slightly.
"Changle County Lady...you are right about this matter. This is entirely my fault. Don't worry, I will handle it properly." Yu Qizhe still remembered the trouble that Yang Jiyan had caused Yu Jiao and how she was injured. Yu Qizhe's eyes were dim. The Xue family was powerful, so he had to personally handle this matter properly. He could not and should not let Yu Jiao suffer any harm because of such a thing again.
Hearing him say this, Yu Jiao breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Yu Qizhe did not take what she had just said seriously and continued to ask further questions.
She nodded and made an excuse, "Then I'll go back home first. I still have a lot of things to pack."
"Okay." Yu Qizhe sent her to the gate of the courtyard. He watched Yu Jiao lift up her skirt and bend over to get into the carriage. He suddenly said, "Ah Fu."
Yu Jiao heard the voice, turned her head to look at him, and asked in confusion, "What?"
Yu Qizhe observed her expression and asked tentatively, "After a while, my mother and grandfather will come to Beijing. I want to buy a few maids. Among the maids brought over by the broker yesterday, there is one named Ah Fu. What do you think of this name?"
Yu Jiao's attention was not on the maid, but she asked, "Aunt Song and Uncle Mengshan are coming to the capital?"
Yu Qizhe nodded. The good news of his success in the imperial examination had already reached Changkui County. The county government must have sent someone to the Yu family to announce the good news. Old Master Yu had people take several letters to the capital, each of which said that he wanted to move his family to the capital. After he entered the Hanlin Academy, the urging in the letters became more and more intense.
From the letter he received the day before, he knew that Mr. Yu could not wait for him to return home to visit his relatives and was on his way to the capital.
Yu Jiao glanced at the house behind him and thought that although the yard was not big, the house was big enough for the Yu family to live in. However, when she thought of the faces of Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu, as well as the restless behavior of the third branch of the Yu family, she frowned slightly and always felt that Yu Qizhe would suffer in the future.
“You are working in the Hanlin Academy now, so don’t always give in to them. Although filial piety is the most important virtue, you should not suffer any loss.” Yu Jiao felt angry when she thought of the miserable situation of the second branch of the Yu family when she first came here.
Yu Qizhe knew who she was talking about. She had just come of age, but she always protected him, as if he was really young and naive, the one who was easily bullied. But this illusion was also good.
He curled his lips into a smile and agreed, "Okay." He knew that he would not live long due to his previous physical condition and had the intention of dying. The situation was different now. If he couldn't even handle the people in the Yu family, how could he ask her to marry him? If Yu Jiao married him, he would never let her suffer any grievances again.
"I'll come to visit Aunt Song and Uncle Mengshan when I get back to Beijing." Yu Jiao thought of the maid he mentioned and said, "Ah Fu is a very festive name... Are you going to take her into the study?" She paused for a moment. It was just a maid, why would he ask her what her name was? Yu Jiao suddenly remembered that before the wealthy families got married, they would first raise a few maids to serve as concubines in the study, and then as concubines. She couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly.
Yu Qizhe noticed that there was something strange in the way she looked at him, but he could clearly tell that she didn't seem to have any unusual reaction to the name, as if she completely forgot that he had ever called her by this name.
"Of course not. The purchasing maid is supposed to serve our grandparents." Yu Qizhe said.
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