“But I don’t want to eat pigeon today.” Si Jin turned her head and said with disgust, “You eat it yourself. You’re covered in sweat and pigeon blood. Stay away from me.”
Ji Linyuan gave a pitiful "Oh," but still followed closely behind: "Didn't you go out on patrol? Why haven't I heard you were coming back? Could it be that you didn't have time to return to the manor and came to see me instead?"
Si Jin shook her head: "No, I've been too busy. I'll come to see the horses first after the autumn hunt in a few days."
"oh."
The wolf cub let out two consecutive "ohs," its invisible ears seemingly drooping. But a moment later, it jumped back onto the horse and walked to Si Jin: "Young Master, do you think this horse is alright?"
If Jinjin wanted to see the horse, then he would ride on its back, and Jinjin would have no choice but to look at it.
Si Jin tilted her head slightly: "You look familiar."
“This is the wildest horse in Miao territory!” As he said this, Ji Linyuan couldn’t help but feel a bit proud. “It was given to me by the king a few days ago for my birthday. The second prince tried to snatch it, but he broke his leg after being thrown off by this horse in less than half an hour. It was me who tamed it in three days. It’s a pity you were out on patrol at that time and didn’t even give me a birthday gift.”
"Why does that sound so sour?" Si Jin laughed, seemingly still not caring about the little wolf cub's thoughts, and replied casually, "I'll make it up to you in a few days."
After saying that, he was about to continue walking towards the stable, but after taking only two steps, Ji Linyuan reached out and helped him onto the horse.
Ji Linyuan lost the pigeon and reached out to hug Si Jin: "It's quite a walk to the stable, walking is tiring, I'll give you a ride."
Warm breath sprayed against her ear, slightly tickling her. Ji Linyuan's arms were tightly around her waist, his chest pressed against her back. A cool breeze blew, and she felt inexplicably...irritated.
Having been in this world for nearly two years, Si Jin hadn't been there before... Now, being hugged like this, the emotions in her heart were stirred up, and even her eyes showed a hint of malice.
Si Jin pushed the person back: "I said I dislike you, stay away from me."
"But I can't bear to see you walk so hard and complain about me. We can just go home and wash up together. Young Master has been away for a month and just got back today. I have to give Young Master a proper welcome and a proper wash."
The last four words were practically whispered into Si Jin's ear by Ji Linyuan, the last syllable rising in pitch, sounding incredibly flippant.
Si Jin couldn't control herself and trembled slightly, her right hand instinctively tightening its grip on the reins.
He chuckled casually, "There are many people watching, Your Highness, please, please don't do anything reckless!"
"Oh, so many people are watching." Ji Linyuan reached out and grasped his hand, absolutely insisting, "Then I'll take Young Master back to the manor where there's no one around!"
After saying that, she bypassed the stable and ran straight to the mansion via a side path. Si Jin didn't look at anyone, but mischievously held Ji Linyuan's hand, slightly raising her index finger and intentionally or unintentionally drawing circles in his palm.
The wolf cub's eyes grew brighter and brighter. Upon arriving at the mansion, without stopping, he carried the person directly into the hot spring pool, rolled over, and pressed himself against the rocks, just like the night three months ago that he had tossed and turned and never forgot.
Ji Linyuan's Adam's apple bobbed, and his eyes were tinged with emotion. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
But then, Si Jin took the initiative to unbuckle her belt, letting her outer robe and all the silver ornaments on her body fall into the water, but she kept the teardrop-shaped white jade earring.
In the mist, the bright red spider lilies on her earrings and neck complemented each other, and against the backdrop of her collarbone, which held a few drops of warm water, everything in the world seemed to lose its color.
Ji Linyuan lowered his head, wanting to kiss it and taste the flavor of the red spider lily petals.
But the next moment, Si Jin took a strand of wet, dark hair and draped it over her shoulder, partially obscuring the spider lily—a truly wicked act.
"Wolf cub." After brushing her hair aside, Si Jin reached out and gently stroked Ji Linyuan's earlobe, lowering her voice and calling out in a hoarse tone, "Your eyes are so fierce, it looks like you're going to bite me to death?"
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