Chapter 61
Pei Jin still couldn't get into bed tonight as he wished.
But by the afternoon, Qi Yu was already willing to play chess with him, and with him feeding her pieces, she showed him a genuine smile.
Qi Yu asked in surprise, "Is your chess skill really that bad, sir?"
Pei Jin blushed slightly. Earlier, on the way back to the palace, he had said that he was excellent at riding and archery, but Qi Yu had protected him. He later won first place in the hunt, proving himself.
But now, it can no longer be proven.
He preferred to remain weaker than Qi Yu in chess.
Qi Yu didn't care that her chess skills were bad. She wasn't a pure ancient person, so she didn't need to pursue perfection in this aspect.
Anyway, she only plays chess with Pei Jin.
Before going to sleep, Pei Jin called out from the bedside, "Madam?"
Qi Yu sat up, pulled back the bed curtains, and her black hair spread out like silk down her back. She was wearing a snow-white undergarment, but it was not as beautiful as her skin.
She had expected Pei Jin to argue his case again, but when she saw him, she found that he was just looking at her with great satisfaction.
While Qi Yu was distracted, Pei Jin kissed her forehead: "I am really happy to be in the same room with my wife."
He thought it would be better if the lady were addressed as Ayu.
Qi Yu was stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, Pei Jin stepped back and helped her lower the bed curtains.
Damn it, I feel like I'm missing out if I don't have some fun with Pei Jin before I leave.
Qi Yu lay in bed, deeply regretting her earlier slowness.
The next day, no news came from the palace. Qi Yu enjoyed the scenery under the corridor, which was quite pleasant.
Pei Jin then personally went and bought some more things.
Qi Yu picked out the foods she liked and tried them, while Pei Jin noted down her preferences.
At this moment, Qi Yu suddenly handed over a piece of pastry.
After a moment of stunned silence, Pei Jin took a bite, and the sourness made his face scrunch up.
Qi Yu asked, "Is it delicious?"
Pei Jin couldn't tell if this was a deliberate act of revenge, so he assumed it was Qi Yu's concern and nodded, "It's delicious."
Qi Yu was indeed trying to get closer to Pei Jin, so allowing Pei Jin to go to bed with her at night wasn't abrupt.
The medicine that Lingjiao found will arrive tomorrow, but she doesn't know if it will work immediately or gradually, so she feels that tonight is the perfect opportunity.
Anyway, Pei Jin likes her, doesn't he?
After Qi Yu finished feeding him the entire pastry, she continued eating her own. The pastry she had chosen for Pei Jin was exactly what he loved to eat.
After finishing his meal, Pei Jin quietly drank several cups of tea.
Who could refuse food that Qi Yu was feeding them?
In the afternoon, Qi Yu discovered that a new swing had been built in Hengwu Courtyard, so she was excited to go and play on it.
Pei Jin was naturally beside her, even closer than okra.
After playing in the yard for a while and getting excited, Qi Yu realized that her fingers were frozen.
Pei Jin pulled Qi Yu into his arms and instructed, "Put your hands on my waist to warm them up."
Qi Yu complied with a smile in her eyes, but secretly regretted that the man's clothes could not be lifted from the middle, otherwise she could have touched Pei Jin's abs.
But this is good too.
Underneath Pei Jin's coat, his waist and abdomen felt warm.
Pei Jin could easily sense Qi Yu's softening attitude. He couldn't figure out what caused it, but that didn't stop him from pushing his luck.
When Qi Yu returned to the house, she found that wintersweet had been placed in the vase, with small water droplets still on the plum blossoms.
She couldn't help but stop and watch for a while.
Pei Jin quietly took her hand: "There are plum trees in the Pei residence. Would you like to go and see them, Madam?"
Qi Yu nodded.
Pei Jin gestured to Qiu Kui to bring a cloak. He tied it on for Qi Yu, then put on a hood and led her to a place called Xue Mei Courtyard. Apart from a small pavilion, the courtyard was filled with plum trees.
Pei Jin said, “When it snows in winter, my mother comes here to stay for a while, and my father also comes to keep her company. As long as you open the window, you can see the plum blossoms in full bloom in the courtyard. The scenery is very beautiful, and I would like to let Madam see it as well.”
Qi Yu was full of praise.
The plum grove in the palace was naturally large, but the one in the Pei residence was no less impressive, though it had a touch more elegance.
While admiring the plum blossoms, snowflakes suddenly began to fall from the sky.
"It's snowing." Qi Yu stretched out her hand, and a small snowflake melted in her palm.
Pei Jin took her hand: "It's cold, let's go to the attic to enjoy the snow."
Qi Yu went in with him.
Time flies when you're enjoying the snow. Before you know it, it's getting dark, but the night is quite bright against the backdrop of the snow.
Qi Yu had been sleeping for a while with her chin propped up on her hand.
But when Pei Jin saw her, he gently placed Qi Yu in his arms, letting her sleep with her head on his arm, and then used his cloak to shield her from the cold wind.
In the end, Qiu Kui held up the umbrella, and Pei Jin carried her back.
It wasn't far to walk back to Hengwu Courtyard from here, but even so, snow still fell on Qi Yu's shoes.
Pei Jin removed Qi Yu's cloak, shoes, and socks, and tucked her into the bed that had already been warmed.
He instructed Okra, "Stay and watch over the lady."
At this hour, waking Qi Yu for dinner wouldn't be enough for her, so it's better to let her sleep a little longer.
Okra responded softly.
Pei Jin left to make ginger soup for Qi Yu.
When Qi Yu woke up, she found Pei Jin standing by her bedside. When he saw her awake, he smiled gently.
Qi Yu sat up, looked around Hengwu Courtyard, and couldn't help but ask, "Did you carry me back?"
Pei Jin: "Yes."
"I've had some ginger soup made, have some."
Qi Yu took the ginger soup, tasted it, and murmured, "It tastes so familiar."
Pei Jin asked her how it tasted.
Qi Yu puffed out her cheeks: "It's delicious."
"I did it."
Qi Yu looked at Pei Jin with some shock. In this dynasty where gentlemen kept their distance from the kitchen, Pei Jin actually knew how to make ginger soup.
She's so virtuous.
Pei Jin kissed Qi Yu's cheek: "If my wife wants to drink, I will always make it for her."
Qi Yu: "..."
She kissed him before he even finished drinking.
However, this was the perfect opportunity to seize the moment and drag Pei Jin into bed.
Qi Yu quickly finished the ginger soup and placed the bowl on the wooden table.
"I'm allowing Pei Lang to stay home tonight, do you agree?"
Pei Jin took off his outer garment, demonstrating with his actions that "Madam, you don't need to ask me about this."
Qi Yu laughed and fell onto the bed, her eyes bright.
Pei Jin lowered the bed curtains and started playfully teasing Qi Yu: "Let me taste the ginger soup that Madam just drank, which tasted very good."
Qi Yu pursed her lips: "No, that's all."
Pei Jin gazed at Qi Yu's glistening lips: "How could that be?"
The long kiss ended, breaking down the barrier between them. Qi Yu felt as if she had returned to the days in that house at the foot of the mountain.
Qi Yu gently kicked Pei Jin: "The candle isn't out."
Pei Jin said, "Let it keep burning."
He's already taken the bait, so how could he possibly have the willpower to leave the comfort of a gentle embrace?
Qi Yu thought to herself that this way she could see the wound clearly, so she tugged at Pei Jin's sleeve and said, "Let me see the wound on your abdomen."
Pei Jin knew from those words that Qi Yu had been worried about his injuries from beginning to end, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.
"It healed very quickly; the scabs have already fallen off."
Pei Jin deftly loosened his belt, revealing his injury.
The wound was so long, but it has healed now, leaving a long scar and the surrounding flesh is still pink.
Qi Yu stroked the scar, looked at it for a long time, and then got to the point.
Pei Jin was as gentle as ever, but Qi Yu's hands kept wandering to Pei Jin's waist and abdomen, feeling that the scars made them feel even better.
...
Suddenly, Pei Jin's slightly sweaty hand grasped Qi Yu's wrist, and after a moment, he abruptly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Qi Yu looked at him with her watery eyes.
Pei Jin said gently, "It's nothing, I'll help you in another way."
He just realized that if things went right, he was going to be a father.
The fetus is still very young; how can anyone tell whose child it is?
When Qi Yu showed signs of fatigue, Pei Jin stopped. He hugged Qi Yu and kissed her cheeks again and again, as if he couldn't get enough of her.
As dawn broke and the candles burned to their last flame, Pei Jin called out longingly, "Ayu."
Qi Yu pretended not to hear and fell into a deep sleep.
Lingjiao said she would find the medicine in two days, and she kept her word.
She said, "Madam, these medicines need to be boiled into a juice before they can be drunk."
Qi Yu nodded and had no choice but to wait another hour.
Lingjiao brought the medicine over.
Pei Jin happened to be there too: "Is Madam taking her medicine?"
Qi Yu really couldn't get rid of Pei Jin. Ever since last night, Pei Jin had been particularly clingy to her, and besides, it was impossible to hide the medicine.
Qi Yu answered generously, "It's cold, this is a tonic medicine prescribed by the doctor."
Pei Jin said, "Madam's complexion is rosy; there's no need for her to drink these."
Qi Yu was exceptionally firm: "I want to drink."
Pei Jin couldn't explain why. If Qi Yu knew she was pregnant, she would definitely be able to deduce that it was Wu Shiyan's child, and then there would be no chance for him.
But since she's pregnant, she definitely can't take any medication without careful consideration.
Moreover, Qi Yu is perfectly healthy and painless; taking medicine would only cause her unnecessary trouble.
Without hesitation, Pei Jin poured the medicine into the flowerpot.
Qi Yu was furious: "What are you doing?"
Pei Jin, however, smelled the medicine and suddenly said, "Something's not right with this medicine."
Qi Yu's eyes cleared instantly, and she was no longer angry or flustered. She just wanted to get over the matter quickly.
Of course she knew the medicine was wrong.
"What about the dregs?"
Since water chestnuts were unavailable, the only recourse was to collect the dregs of the medicine.
After taking many medicines, Pei Jin naturally acquired some medical skills, such as pulse diagnosis and identifying medicinal herbs and prescriptions.
After examining the dregs, Pei Jin said with a solemn expression, "This medicine will rapidly weaken a person's body. It is not a medicine to strengthen one's vital energy. You don't need to drink it anymore."
Qi Yu blinked: "Perhaps we've encountered a quack doctor. If we don't want to drink it, then we don't have to."
She was heartbroken beyond words.
She had prepared candied fruit with the perfectly good medicine, but Pei Jin just threw it away without warning.
"Where are you going, Madam?" Pei Jin asked Lingjiao to pack up the things, and then saw Qi Yu leave.
Qi Yu clutched her chest: "My chest hurts, I need to lie down."
Pei Jin followed, and seeing Qi Yu looking dazed, he belatedly realized that he had poured out the medicine, which seemed to have gone against Qi Yu's wishes.
Moreover, Qi Yu said she encountered a quack doctor.
But how could the imperial physicians in the palace be quacks?
If the prescription wasn't obtained from the imperial physician, what was Qi Yu doing getting the medicine?
Pei Jin dared not think about it.
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