Chapter 98 Chapter 98 "It's my brother's fault. I shouldn't have done that...
After the waiter served the last dish, he left.
Jiang Daiyi sat in Yunqin's room, feeling uncomfortable all over.
It’s not because she was afraid of Yunqin, but because she felt that Yunqin seemed to be hiding something in his heart, something about her.
The strange poison on the two of them has not been found yet, and Yun Qin is in this state now.
Jiang Daiyi looked towards the man sitting across from the dining table. Yun Qin was still wearing the black silk pajamas and was clearly about to go to bed. Why did he suddenly appear in her room?
Yun Qin felt Jiang Dai's uneasy gaze and said softly, "Aren't you hungry? Eat."
Jiang Daiyi picked up the chopsticks and took a few bites of the food without any taste.
Yunqin was very patient. He knew that Jiang Daiyi had guessed something. She was always very smart.
"What do you want to ask me?"
Get straight to the point.
Jiang Daiyi put down her chopsticks and asked tentatively without beating around the bush, "Did we know each other before?"
Yunqin: "Yes."
He answered casually, as if the matter was not as complicated as she imagined. If he knew her, he knew her, and if he didn't know her, he didn't know her.
The candlelight flickered in the room, and Jiang Daiyi's face looked soft and clear, reflecting the faint light and shadow.
In fact, she had a lot of questions she wanted to ask, but subconsciously she felt that she could not believe Yunqin's one-sided statement.
From her perspective, something may have happened between the two of them before.
But now, apart from the Gu, there is no relationship between them.
Yun Qin took the initiative and asked her, "You can't remember what happened before. First, it's because of the Gu, and second, it's because of a drug that can cause memory loss."
Jiang Daiyi frowned: "Is it you?"
Yunqin didn't answer her question right away, but reminded her: "If you want to remember the past, I can give you the antidote."
Jiang Daiyi looked at Yun Qin's calm face. He had the antidote.
If Yun Qin had given her this medicine, then his purpose had been achieved, and there was no need to ask her if she wanted the antidote.
This means that she was the one who gave the medicine, but why did she do that?
Yun Qin had already taken out the small porcelain bottle containing the antidote. His eyes were wandering around the small porcelain bottle, as if he was also thinking about whether to give the antidote to Jiang Daiyi.
He saw Jiang Daiyi's hesitation and knew what she was thinking.
Yun Qin smiled, his meaning unclear: "Does it really matter whether you want to remember it or not?"
Jiang Daiyi was indeed afraid. She intuitively felt that the relationship between her and Yun Qin was not simple. When she was in Mingli Town, she had heard people say after dinner that he was indeed a very good king, without any stain, benevolent and wise, and that hundreds of years of chaos ended in his hands.
From this point of view, Yun Qin is indeed a wise ruler, so why did she go to so much trouble to do such a thing?
She could see Yun Qin's feelings for her, so she could naturally sense something.
Yun Qin said, "Actually, you don't have to worry. Having come this far, the relationship between you and me cannot be explained in a few words."
He pushed the small porcelain bottle containing the antidote in front of Jiang Daiyi and said, "Actually, the result will be the same whether you take the antidote or not."
Jiang Daiyi raised her eyes and glanced at Yun Qin. What he said was really subjective.
Yun Qin was not surprised because Jiang Daiyi still took the antidote.
That's right. After all, if you are poisoned, you naturally need to take the antidote. She cherishes her life very much, otherwise she would not have prayed for him to take her away by the cold pond.
Yunqin laughed, a very soft laugh.
The medicine didn't work that quickly, and the food had already been taken away. When Jiang Daiyi was about to leave the house, she looked at Yun Qin strangely.
"What are you laughing at?"
Yun Qin's eyes were full of meaning. "You believe so much that it's the antidote, but what if you took something else?"
Jiang Dai hesitated for a moment. Indeed, she subconsciously felt that Yun Qin would not harm her.
But how did this kind of consciousness come about?
"Come back to Yanling with me tomorrow." Yun Qin said.
Jiang Daiyi looked at him. Although these words were forced, they sounded as normal as going home together when they came out of his mouth.
"Go back to Yanling with you?"
All the attendants had left, and there were only two people left in the room.
Jiang Daiyi did not argue with him and simply said, "I want to go back to Mingli Town. Your Majesty, please go back to Yanling by yourself."
She even called him Wang, obviously trying to distance herself from their relationship. Yun Qin was not annoyed and just glanced at her indifferently.
He didn't want to force her, but she was always distant, and the decision-making power in this matter was not in her hands.
He would never let such a thing happen if Jiang Daiyi was not by his side.
"I have already taken your family into the palace. You have to go even if you don't want to."
Yunqin still sat in his original position, and the attendant placed brewed tea on the table before leaving.
The tea mist was curling up, and Jiang Daiyi could smell a pleasant floral fragrance.
Yun Qin observed the girl's expression from the corner of his eyes. When he saw her pause, he calmly suppressed the frivolous look in his eyes and said gently, "You've been sleeping all day. You won't be able to sleep if you go back now. Come and talk to me."
Jiang Daiyi didn't move after hearing that. Yun Qin really had no hostility towards her. Although she didn't know how they got along before, she had already taken the antidote, so she would probably remember it soon.
The worst that can happen is running away.
Yun Qin pushed the filled teacup in front of Jiang Daiyi and gestured for her to drink: "Try it, it's your favorite drink."
Jiang Daiyi took it and tasted it. It was indeed delicious. Yunqin mentioned another thing, her parents.
"I've sent someone to pick up your parents. They'll be there for our wedding."
"Puff——" Jiang Daiyi was scalded by the tea and she covered her mouth and coughed.
marriage?
Who follows whom?
Yun Qin stood up and walked around the table to Jiang Daiyi. "You and I should have gotten married a long time ago, but it was delayed until now due to some reasons. There's no need to make a fuss."
Jiang Daiyi was surrounded by a cold atmosphere. The antidote took effect and the teacup in her hand fell to the ground because she didn't hold it firmly. The sound of the cup breaking made her mind a little clearer.
Yunqin massaged the acupuncture points on both sides of the head of the girl who was dazed by the effects of the drug. After a while, he lifted her up, sat on the stool, and let her lean on his legs.
Jiang Daiyi felt a dull pain in her head, and waves of memories flooded into her mind.
She remembered her past with Yun Qin, and she pretended to be his sister and entered the Yun family.
But Yunqin's biological sister had died a long time ago, and he had known about it for a long time.
He did not treat her as a substitute for his sister. She was the one who wanted to trick him into protecting her. He had been cooperating with her, treating her very well and showing great preference for her.
She also coveted this brother-sister relationship, even if it was fake.
Later, he was framed by the people who were instigated by the rebels. She became a target around him and a threat to him.
Her identity as an assassin was not tolerated by the world, and the people wanted him to kill her.
Yunqin still chose to protect her.
That was all she could think of.
The memories stopped here. Jiang Daiyi covered her head which suddenly felt dull and painful, and leaned her head lightly on Yunqin's chest, not quite clear-headed.
"elder brother……"
The person in his arms whispered softly. Yun Qin put one arm around her back and hugged her to let her lean on him, and with the other hand he stroked the back of her head as if to soothe her. Internal energy flowed out from his palm. While using the internal energy to help her relieve the pain, he spoke softly to comfort her.
"If you can't think of anything else, just take a break. There's no need to rush."
Jiang Daiyi placed her hand on Yunqin's shoulder. The cold aura on him seemed to weaken the pain in her head. She had taken the medicine, so why could she only remember a little bit?
Even though she didn't ask, Yunqin knew what she was thinking at the moment, so he explained it to her.
"You need to take a few more pills of this medicine before you can remember everything. You're tired today, so why not take the next antidote in a few days?"
What Yunqin said was a proposal, but also a decision.
Even if Jiang Daiyi wanted to continue eating, Yunqin would not give her any.
When Yunqin took the antidote brought by Siwu, she still had a headache for the whole day. If she took it all, she would probably not be able to bear it.
Fortunately, Jiang Daiyi did not force it. Her memory should have stayed at the moment when she depended on him the most, and her actions were tinged with a bit of clinginess.
At an angle where the girl couldn't see, Yunqin closed his eyes comfortably, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and hugged her tightly in his arms.
How great would it be if my sister was always so obedient?
It was very late at night, and half an incense stick of time had passed before Jiang Daiyi's headache was relieved a little.
When she realized how tightly she was holding Yunqin, her cheeks flushed slightly, as if she had put on a layer of rouge.
Yun Qin sensed a faint resistance and opened his eyes slightly. He loosened his grip on her a little, leaving some distance between them.
He lowered his eyes. Jiang Daiyi seemed not to be used to such ordinary intimacy. She blushed and refused to look up, just remained silent.
Yunqin let her go and she immediately got off his lap.
When Jiang Daiyi was adjusting her skirt, she heard his sound like breaking jade.
"Dayan doesn't have a curfew for now, so I'll take you out for a walk."
Jiang Daiyi stood beside Yun Qin. He was still sitting there, and the silk robe on his legs had been pressed into many wrinkles by her.
"Are you going?" he asked again.
Jiang Daiyi nodded: "Go."
After she answered, her eyes were still glued to Yun Qin. She always looked up at him and rarely had the opportunity to look down at him from such a high position.
Yunqin let Jiang Daiyi look at him.
His face was too dazzling and very aggressive, but his eyes were very light in color, with the corners of his eyes slightly raised, as if he was smiling faintly, like a gentle moon, which could hide the sharp edge of his scheming and made him look extremely gentle and graceful.
But if you look closely, you can detect the extreme alienation beneath the surface, and the aura of a superior who cannot be disobeyed that emanates from his bones, which cannot be concealed no matter how hard he tries.
"Are you still going out?" Yun Qin looked at her with a clear expression.
Jiang Daiyi realized that she was overly focused and lowered her eyes slightly: "Go."
Her voice no longer had the rebelliousness that she had previously wanted to escape from. It sounded soft, like the gentle spring sun shining on one's body, bringing comfort to both body and mind.
Jiang Daiyi tidied her dress, smoothed her hair, and wanted to go out to let Yunqin change clothes.
After a while, the two of them left the inn, and sure enough, it was still bustling outside.
Yun Qin wore a frosty outer robe over his dark pajamas, with the dark pattern of the pajamas showing through the collar. The interweaving of black and white made him look even more extraordinary.
Jiang Daiyi and Yun Qin were not biological siblings. The girl's appearance and skin did not look like those of a girl raised in an ordinary family. When they were together, everyone who saw them thought they were a young couple.
There are some small stalls on the street. Actually, there are also some in Yanling, but due to the turbulent times in those years, there are very few of them.
Jiang Daiyi was either trapped in Yunqin's mansion or in the palace, and had no chance to go out for a walk.
What's more, Yun Qin, who is too busy to accompany her, has no time to spare.
Jiang Daiyi picked out some novel gadgets from time to time, and Yunqin watched her beside her.
They seemed to have returned to their childhood when they pretended not to know each other's identities. At that time, Yun Qin did not have the time to accompany her out, so he sent someone to collect different little toys for her to play with, and he also watched from the side.
Jiang Daiyi chose carefully, and Yunqin bought the things she liked and gave them to the attendants to carry.
"Go back and look at it later."
All the things were taken away, and Jiang Daiyi watched eagerly.
She just saw a very nice blind box.
But Yunqin took all the things away.
Aren't they out here just to have fun? Why go back and look?
Jiang Daiyi grabbed Yunqin's sleeve, her voice filled with the gentle warmth of spring: "Can you please keep those blind boxes for now?"
Yun Qin lowered his head. The girl's unintentionally coquettish tone successfully made his mouth make the decision for his brain.
"sure."
The attendant had a blank expression on his face, but he was very perceptive as he picked out a few blind boxes from a pile of small items and handed them to Jiang Daiyi.
Jiang Daiyi held the blind box with a faint smile, but it was obvious that she was very happy.
The spring night is slightly cool and the moonlight is bright.
Yun Qin and Jiang Daiyi unknowingly walked to an apricot forest in the west of the city. The apricot blossoms were in full bloom, a pale patch with a slight pink hue that was neither white nor white, just the right amount of beauty.
Jiang Daiyi was tired from walking, so she put the blind box in her hand on a small bluestone.
Blind boxes are made of special mud, and unknown gadgets are wrapped inside the mud.
Jiang Daiyi was about to take apart a small vase. The patterns carved on the kraft paper looked quite nice, but there were several of them. The most beautiful one was a hollow jade vase.
Seeing that the girl had opened the box carefully, Yun Qin squatted down and sat beside her. He had never seen this little thing in Yanling before. Next to the pattern engraved on the kraft paper was written "Jade Bottle", and it was unlikely that the quality would be that good when it was opened.
The more unknown something is, the more curious it becomes.
Jiang Daiyi really wanted the emerald jade bottle, but unfortunately, the first one she took out was an ordinary willow leaf bottle, small and delicate. However, she still wanted to open the emerald jade bottle.
Yunqin sensed the girl's disappointment and handed her another unopened blind box.
"Tear down a few more, there will always be something."
Jiang Daiyi nodded, put the willow leaf bottle aside and continued to unpack it.
The things in here are actually not made of real jade at all, but just some stones that have been dyed.
After opening the boxes till the end, Jiang Daiyi still didn't get the jade bottle. Her hands were covered in mud, and some of it accidentally rubbed against her cheek. She still didn't get what she wanted, and she became a little impatient.
Yunqin helped Jiang Daiyi put away the small bottles that had been opened, and then took out a handkerchief to carefully wipe the mud off her face.
"If you can't open it, forget it. I'll ask my attendant to buy you a jade bottle."
Jiang Dai was discouraged: "It's different."
"What's the difference?"
It's just a small bottle, made of stone. It's just a gimmick used by the vendors to sell it. Even if it is taken apart, it will be the same as the previous ones, and it will definitely be different from what you imagined.
Jiang Daiyi shook her head: "It's okay."
She said it was okay, but her eyes were full of tears as she looked at him. If Yunqin could perform magic, he really wanted to give her a jade bottle.
As the night deepened, Jiang Daiyi wore thinner clothes, and the chill gradually seeped into her clothes.
Yun Qin pulled the girl over gently and put his wide sleeves over her to protect her from the cold.
"Aren't you cold?"
Jiang Daiyi didn't reject Yun Qin's closeness, but she subconsciously felt that they shouldn't be close.
So I struggled slightly.
However, Yun Qin did not notice this little struggle. He held her tightly. Before he recovered his memory, he was cautious about her and kept his distance from her, but now he became more unscrupulous.
It wasn't intentional, he just felt that hugging was the most normal thing between them. He liked hugging her, and he liked it even more when she stuck to him like when they were little, following behind him and actively asking to hug him.
"Sister, can you try to accept it?"
Jiang Daiyi: "What?"
Yun Qin lowered his eyes slightly and looked at her gently: "Try to accept being closer to me."
Jiang Daiyi raised her eyes and looked at him intently. When she saw Yun Qin in the foreign city, she felt a strange sense of bond, as if even if they didn't speak or look at each other that time, they would meet again in the future.
She knew that this was not fate, but came from a strong external factor.
Whether Yunqin remembers her or not, he can always find a way to remember her and find her.
Jiang Daiyi thought of the antidote in Yun Qin's hand. She was not surprised at all. A man like him would definitely have a backup plan.
"Brother, please give me the remaining antidote."
Yunqin looked at her, clearly reminding her: "Do you really want to eat?"
In fact, this situation is the best now. She remembers it, but she doesn't remember it either. She doesn't reject him as strongly as before and is willing to get close to him.
That's good.
Jiang Daiyi nodded.
Yun Qin had no objection. She remembered that even if she wanted to escape again, she couldn't. No matter what the situation was, he would not let her leave him.
Jiang Daiyi took the antidote and ate the remaining few pills together.
Yun Qin once again transferred his internal energy to Jiang Daiyi this time, which almost eliminated the headache. Perhaps it was because she had taken this medicine before, so it didn't hurt as much this time.
All the memories of the past came back to my mind, like a passing glance.
After the incident in Tianque, she became prejudiced against Yunqin because of his aggressive and plundering behavior.
Once people get angry, they will subconsciously ignore the other person's kindness and intensify their dissatisfaction, which often makes the relationship between the two people counterproductive.
Yun Qin helped Jiang Daiyi to pass on her internal energy for a long time, and also fed her the pain-relieving pills he had prepared in advance, so it didn't take long for Jiang Daiyi to remember everything this time.
Jiang Dai thought of her last plot against Yun Qin, so she asked Zhao Li for a special pill. Yun Qin had already been poisoned by the full moon, and taking the special pill to assist the full moon's attack would make him forget his love.
Yun Qin might have noticed it by then, but he still chose to eat it.
Jiang Daiyi pushed Yunqin away. Yunqin's arms felt empty and his eyes narrowed quietly and unhappily, but he resisted the urge to grab her and take her back to the inn immediately.
"Brother, I remember everything."
Yun Qin nodded calmly, and his face showed no emotion.
But deep down, I was suppressing my desire for control.
So, what will happen to her now?
Should I run away again, or fight him again?
The cold wind blew the apricot blossoms off the branches, and the light petals fluttered down on her hair.
Jiang Daiyi's voice was also unnaturally soft. She said, "Brother, I feel a little cold."
She didn't run or fight him.
The displeasure hidden in Yunqin's eyes faded a little. He did not move or answer, subconsciously thinking that the cunning girl was going to use tricks to leave him again.
But suddenly——
She threw herself into his arms, and he was caught off guard and fell to the ground covered with fallen apricot blossoms.
There was hard soil under his back, but his body was warm, mixed with a faint fragrance of white flowers, picking up her soft breath, disturbing his heartstrings.
Yun Qin looked up at the sky, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. But he was still in disbelief and wondered suspiciously, could it be that he took the wrong medicine?
The girl's cheek was pressed against his chest. She was already wearing thin clothes, and now the wind was blowing, her body was shaking slightly.
"Brother, won't you hug me?"
Yunqin raised his hands and gently embraced her.
"Are you cold?" Why did he feel so hot?
Jiang Daiyi nodded. She lay on Yunqin's body, recalling everything from the moment she met Yunqin by the cold pond, thinking about it carefully, not missing a single detail.
Yunqin had protected her and also deceived her. He tricked her into being his fake sister, but when her identity was revealed and she was extremely uneasy, he forcefully refused to let her leave.
But without his protection along the way, she might have died from Qian Xiang's torture and her master's exploitation.
Yunqin has been testing her, and isn't she the same?
He was testing whether she would leave her, and once he found out, he couldn't help but want to trap her.
Similarly, she was also suspicious of Yun Qin, both openly and covertly. Sincerity was something that was too precious and rare in the previous chaotic times.
Once she felt that Yunqin was disregarding her wishes, she felt that it was not love at all, but possession and selfishness.
However, Zhao Li's medicine can only cause people who are truly in love to lose their memories if they take it. They all took the medicine and lost each other's memories.
What they lacked was perhaps not sincerity, but trust.
"Brother, I have something to tell you. Can you get up first?"
Yun Qin protected Jiang Daiyi, his eyes had become completely gentle, even more dazzling than the moonlight in spring.
"What do you want to tell me?"
Jiang Dai pointed to a branch of apricot blossom above their heads and motioned Yun Qin to look at it.
Yunqin looked over and saw it was just a branch of apricot blossom, nothing special.
“I want to keep it.”
Such a simple request is not difficult.
"Okay, I'll have someone dig it up and bring it back to Yanling."
Jiang Daiyi disagreed: "But Yanling is still very cold now. Can the apricot blossoms really survive?"
Yun Qin didn't think it was worth Jiang Daiyi's worry: "I'll send someone to build another warm room and transplant all these apricot blossoms there."
"For me?"
Jiang Daiyi took Yun Qin's hand, and she put her small and delicate face in his palm, with a hint of anger in her tone.
"My brother is always like this. He'll do whatever it takes to get you to stay by his side."
Yun Qin had never seen Jiang Daiyi like this before. Even when she was acting like a spoiled child, it was just the dependence of a younger sister on her older brother.
But this time it was different. The girl's eyes were soft and filled with moonlight. Her affection, intentional or unintentional, was entangled with him. One glance was enough to make him infatuated.
"It's my brother's fault. He shouldn't have resorted to any means necessary."
Yun Qin was reluctant to move his hand away. He stared at the well-behaved girl and felt that she could do whatever she wanted. He would give her her life and whatever she wanted.
"I like this apricot blossom very much, but I don't want to pick it. I want to stay here. When the blossom falls, brother, come find me again. Then we can get married, okay?"
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