Chapter 127 Chapter 127 Even if you are fake, even if...
Ji Yanlang was depressed all day.
He couldn't understand why Fang Ying was like this. She refused to even see him in the morning and refused to eat with him.
What? If he doesn't lower his head to look for her, then they will never meet again, right?
Ji Yanlang felt upset just thinking about it. He rode back and forth in the camp several times but couldn't get rid of the boredom. When it was time to leave, he was not as anxious to go home as usual.
Seeing this, Liu Quan, another commander who worked with him, asked, "What's wrong? Have you finished your family affairs?"
Ji Yanlang had been leaving early lately, always saying he had family matters to attend to. Hearing this, he nodded, "Yes, it's done."
"It's just right. I don't have anything to do today. How about calling Chen Sinan and the others to go to Fengle Tower for a few drinks?"
"Okay." Ji Yanlang didn't want to go home. "Last time I asked for leave, thanks to my brothers for helping me share the burden. Today I'll treat you..."
Liu Quan held his hand and said with a smile, "Save this meal for yourself. Cui Longxiang, the new deputy commander of the Xiaorui Army, has been wanting to make friends with us. He told me earlier that when you're free, let's go to Fengle Tower and drink until we're drunk."
As he spoke, he sent someone to call someone. Ji Yanlang waited until he had finished making the arrangements, but before he even met the person, he asked, "Who is Cui Longxiang?"
"Ah, he's the one who joined the Xiaorui Army during the time you took leave. He even came over to say hello later, but you might not have noticed." Liu Quan gestured with his hand. "He's the short one with a knife on his waist, a long face, and a big smile..."
Ji Yanlang vaguely remembered: "Is it because there is a princess in the family?"
"Yes, yes, Princess Han, they just got married last month."
Prince Han was Prince Wei's brother, the Fourth Prince. He had just married last month. Ji Yanlang felt uncomfortable thinking of Prince Wei and frowned, "Why would he want to befriend us, the prince's uncle?"
Liu Quan said, "Our two camps are next to each other. He is sincere in wanting to make friends with us, but it would not look good if we were too cold."
He didn't expect Ji Yanlang to become impatient after just listening to the beginning. He was a little surprised because although this man came from a noble family and achieved success at a young age, he never had the bad habits of a young master from a wealthy family. He never put on airs with his colleagues and subordinates and was able to get along well with everyone.
Is there an old grudge? No, he clearly didn't recognize Cui Longxiang just now.
Liu Quan had arranged this matter today because he had been asked by Cui Longxiang to do so. He then tried to reconcile, saying, "Besides, when we go into battle to kill the enemy, aren't we all brothers in life and death?"
Ji Yanlang hadn't thought about this before, thinking that they were just going out for a drink as usual. But now that he understood, he gave Liu Quan some face: "That's right."
Liu Quan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "His family is also a family of military generals. He has been an official in the past. However, his father has been dead for several years. If his sister had not been chosen as the princess, he would not have been able to get this position."
Ji Yanlang ignored the question and just asked when they would leave, then sent the servant back home to report the news.
In addition to Cui Longxiang, Liu Quan also called a few friendly commanders and deputy commanders. A group of seven or eight people arrived at Fengle Tower. Cui Longxiang had already booked private seats for them.
Ji Yanlang was just trying to get drunk today. He sat down and waited for the host Cui Longxiang to toast him, then he pulled a colleague who loved drinking to drink one glass after another.
He was in a confused state of mind and drank rapidly. By the time Liu Quan realized that something was wrong and wanted to persuade him, Ji Yanlang was already drunk and his speech was slurred.
"Hey, Brother Ji, why are you drinking so quickly?" Liu Quan stopped him from raising his glass and placed a plate of candied fruit in front of him. "It's still early. Eat some fruit and drink slowly."
Ji Yanlang didn't look at the plate of fruit. He vaguely heard singing, so he propped up his dizzy head and asked, "Who is singing?"
"The prostitute who just came in from outside." Liu Quan answered casually.
"Who called?"
"I didn't ask him to come here. I came here on my own to ask for food." Liu Quan knew that Ji Yanlang was not good at this. After explaining, he leaned closer and whispered to him, "Brother, are you worried about something?"
Ji Yanlang remained silent.
Liu Quan patted his shoulder and said, "Talk to your brother. Even if your brother can't help you, it will make you feel better if you tell him."
Ji Yanlang still refused to say.
The two of them had been working together in the same camp for over two years and knew a little about each other's affairs. Liu Quan speculated and asked, "Are you angry with your sister-in-law?"
Ji Yanlang raised his eyes and glanced at him.
"Really? I was wondering why you haven't smiled in the past two days." Liu Quan laughed. "You young couples are so lucky. You can still quarrel. At my age, I get annoyed by just a few words, let alone a quarrel."
Liu Quan could guess why he was upset. Ji Yanlang naturally knew something about Liu Quan's family. "Brother Quan is so arrogant that he even dares to complain about his sister-in-law being annoying?"
Liu Quan waved his hand and said, "I usually don't argue with her. If I get really angry, do you think she will behave herself?"
Ji Yanlang smiled and gave a thumbs up, then raised his glass to toast him.
The two of them drank a cup together. Liu Quan took a bite of the rabbit meat and then asked, "Haven't you and your sister-in-law always been very affectionate?"
"I thought they were quite affectionate."
Ji Yanlang sighed and picked up the wine to drink again, but Liu Quan stopped him with his hand: "Don't drink secretly, wait for me." Then he advised, "Young couples, a few quarrels won't hinder your love. Besides, didn't your sister-in-law just give birth to a baby girl for you?"
Seeing that Ji Yanlang didn't respond, he continued, "Please be patient for now. It hasn't been a hundred days yet, has it?"
When Ji Yanlang heard that he was asked to be tolerant again, he became impatient: "You asked me to be tolerant, how else can I be tolerant?"
His voice was a little high, and his colleagues who were drinking on the opposite side all looked over. Liu Quan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, drink yours."
Then he lowered his voice and advised Ji Yanlang: "Listen to your brother. He is an experienced person. Your sister-in-law gave birth to four children for me. Although I was in the army when the eldest and second children were born, your brother has seen them all from birth to one year old."
He raised his glass and clinked it with Ji Yanlang's. After finishing his drink, he continued, "The women here are like tigresses who have just given birth. It's hard to even get close to them, let alone stroke their whiskers."
"Is my sister-in-law like this too?"
"Ah!" Liu Quan became even more excited when he saw that he was right. "She doesn't even bother to look at me. If I say something that doesn't suit her, she'll start crying, making a fuss, and even threatening to hang herself. Ugh!"
He shook his head vigorously as he spoke. Ji Yanlang couldn't help but ask, "Does sister-in-law...let you get close to her?"
Liu Quan glanced at him and said, "Sister-in-law too..."
Ji Yanlang agreed.
"That's even worse than your sister-in-law. After your sister-in-law gave birth to the first child, although she was reluctant, she was still able to get close to her if I wanted to. But when it came to the second child, she had to coax him. As for the next two," Liu Quan poured himself a glass of wine, drank it, and sighed, "at least a hundred days before I could touch her."
Cui Longxiang happened to walk over at this time and asked with a smile, "What are you two talking about? What's the one that takes a hundred days to touch?"
Liu Quan knew his smile wasn't funny and scolded him, "I'm talking about your sister-in-law. Don't think in a wrong way."
"Ah, sister-in-law, it's okay. She doesn't let Brother Quan touch her, but there are plenty of people outside who will." Cui Longxiang laughed and sat down to toast Liu Quan and Ji Yanlang.
Ji Yanlang accepted all the drinks and said after finishing them, "Deputy Commander Cui is so familiar with this, it seems he has a lot of good friends outside."
Liu Quan rushed to say: "He has more than just concubines outside, he also has several beautiful concubines at home."
"No, no, I can't compare to Commander Ji..."
"You're wrong." Liu Quan put his hand on Ji Yanlang's shoulder. "Our Commander Ji just got married not long ago, and he can't even look at others."
"Right, right, right," Cui Longxiang slapped his thigh. "How could I forget? I heard that Commander Ji's wife was chosen by Master Lu Tian. It seems that this marriage is destined by heaven, unlike me and the one at home, who are destined to be a couple with bad blood."
Ji Yanlang had originally wanted to leave when he heard that this Cui family had several concubines, but he did not expect that this man was quite knowledgeable and knew that he and Fang Ying were destined to be together. So he graciously offered him a few more glasses of wine before saying goodbye and going home.
It was already late at night, and his attendants saw that he was drunk and did not dare to let him ride a horse. They called for a sedan chair and coaxed Ji Yanlang into getting on it, returning all the way to Ji's house.
Ji Yanlang dozed off for a while on the way. When he was helped down from the sedan chair, he was still dizzy. He walked into the inner courtyard with one foot deep and one foot shallow. When he arrived at the gate of his own courtyard, he realized that he was home.
He saw that the light was on in the main room and there were shadows moving around, so he pushed the servant aside and strode in.
The maid in the main hall heard the noise, came out, saw him staggering, and hurried to help him: "Sir, watch your step."
"I can walk by myself." Ji Yanlang still waved his hand, refusing anyone to help him.
Seeing him staggering up the stairs, the maid quickly lifted the curtain and reminded him to be careful of the threshold.
Ji Yanlang walked in holding the door frame and saw Fang Ying at a glance. He just breathed a sigh of relief, but then he saw her frowning and asking the maid to get some sobering soup.
"I don't want to drink." Seeing that Fang Ying didn't talk to him first, Ji Yanlang waved his hand and walked into the inner room.
He felt that he was walking with great momentum, but he didn't realize that in the eyes of others he was stumbling, like a child walking away in anger.
The maids didn't dare to laugh and were trying to hold it in. But Fang Ying took advantage of his back and smiled and ordered the maids, "By the way, bring back the hot water."
After the maid responded and left, she followed her in, walked all the way to the inner room, and found Ji Yanlang who was taking off his cotton robe.
Fang Ying stood aside and watched him with his head lowered, as if all his energy was spent on taking off his clothes. However, his hands had no idea what to do and had pulled the belt into a knot without him even realizing it.
"Let me do it." She took two steps forward, pulled Ji Yanlang's hand away, untied the knot that had tied it, and helped him take off his cotton robe.
Ji Yanlang felt the restraint on his body lighten, and regardless of the fact that he was still wearing his official robes, he turned around and hugged Fang Ying, saying in a hoarse voice, "You still remember to control me."
Fang Ying looked up at him and saw that his eyes were full of grievance. She found it quite funny: "How could I have ignored you?"
"You ignored me last night, and this morning," Ji Yanlang said with increasing sadness, "you didn't even look at me."
Fang Ying felt somewhat guilty about this matter, so she explained, "I really overslept this morning..."
Ji Yanlang didn't believe it: "You got up when I left, didn't you? You just didn't have me in your heart, otherwise you would have come out to see me off."
"..." Although his words were meant to be accusatory, his tone was too aggrieved, making Fang Ying at a loss for how to refute.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Ji Yanlang thought she was speechless. He immediately hugged her tighter and asked, "Were you lying to me when you said you admired me?"
Fang Ying was stunned. Why did he ask such a question? No, on the night of the quarrel, he seemed to have asked if there was anything in her heart about him. He... Before Fang Ying could finish her thoughts, Ji Yanlang lifted her chin and met his red eyes.
"I don't care. Even if you're fake, even if you're lying to me," Ji Yanlang pressed his forehead against Fang Ying's, his eyes fixed on hers. "You have to lie to me to the end, for the rest of your life!"
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