After eating the noodles, Murong Shu asked everyone to go back and rest, mainly because she herself was sleepy.
Wen Jing is much better now. He sometimes shows signs of illness, but he finds that as long as he stays closer to Murong Shu, the symptoms will slowly disappear on their own.
Back in the room, Wen Jing felt that he was no longer in any danger, and said to Murong Shu, "Shu'er, you are not feeling well, you should sleep on the bed tonight."
"Ah, you are the patient!" Wen Jing's words reminded Murong Shu of those jokes on the Internet, where the patient was sitting next to them and the family members were lying on the bed.
"I feel much better now. I'm not sleepy anymore. It's a good time to read a book." Wen Jing could see that Murong Shu was very tired. Too many things happened today, and he was so excited that he couldn't sleep.
"You are so studious!" Murong Shu couldn't understand the top student's thinking. Since you want to study, just study. If you have a bed but don't sleep on it, you are a bastard. Murong Shu climbed directly onto the bed and lay down.
Wen Jing sat at the table, not turning a page of the book in his hand for a long time. He wanted to tell Murong Shu that he liked her, but in this situation he felt like a playboy.
Murong Shu on the bed was also awake. She felt a little full after eating noodles and she was used to her bed, so she wanted to listen to a book.
"Zi Yu, do you have a sketchbook here?" Murong Shu suddenly interrupted Wen Jing's wandering thoughts.
Wen Jing was stunned by the question. He had the Four Books and Five Classics, essays and policy papers, but he didn't have a picture book.
"Zi Yu, I don't usually read these, so I don't have them." Wen Jing was a little annoyed. If he had known that Murong Shu liked to read these, he would have bought some and put them in the study.
"I can't sleep. Since there is no sketchbook, please tell me a story." Murong Shu was simply envious of Wen Jing's voice that could make her ears pregnant.
"What does Shu'er want to hear?" Wen Jing didn't know what a story was, but he no longer had his sketchbook. If there was no story, Shu'er would be sad, so he decided to make one up.
"Tell me about the Emperor and the Empress. I'm really curious!"
Murong Shu has heard many versions, but she feels that this is definitely not the most complete version. It should be okay to gossip with Wen Jing now.
Wen Jing didn't expect that Murong Shu wanted to hear the story of his little sister and the emperor. Wen Jing thought about it carefully. In his memory, all he had was the scene of the emperor climbing over the wall of his house. Was it really okay to tell this to Murong Shu?
But looking at the little girl's expectant eyes, Wen Jing felt that it should be possible. After all, it was the emperor's shame, and Murong Shu would not go to the emperor to verify it. Wen Jing asked uncertainly, "Are you sure you want to listen?"
Murong Shu nodded frantically. If she missed such a good opportunity for gossip, she would have to wait for many years.
Wen Jing opened a cabinet in his bedroom and took out a scroll. Murong Shu took a look and saw that it was quite old.
"What's this?"
"I painted this on a whim when the emperor was pursuing my younger sister. You want to hear a story, so I'll tell you in detail." Wen Jing opened the scroll and sat on the recliner beside the bed.
"Ah, why do you draw these?" Murong Shu was extremely surprised. What was this person's hobby?
"I didn't like the emperor back then, so I drew some." Wen Jing felt a little embarrassed when he thought of his ignorance when he was young. At that time, he saw the emperor abducting his sister, and he didn't like the emperor at all.
Murong Shu made a gesture to Wen Jing, saying "you are awesome". You are the only one who dares to say this, and you don't like the emperor.
From Wen Jing's description, Murong Shu heard about the various embarrassing things that happened when the emperor was still a prince and pursued the fourth young lady of the Wen family. Coupled with Wen Jing's vivid description, Murong Shu felt like he was eating melons on the spot.
Later, Murong Shu was really sleepy, so Wen Jing stopped telling the so-called story.
Early the next morning.
Wen Jing got up early. His body was not as weak as it was after the previous illness. Instead, he felt full of strength. Seeing that Murong Shu was still sleeping soundly, Wen Jing took a book and went to the yard to read in the morning.
When Mu Sishu and Wen Zhi got up, they were a little surprised to see Wen Jing. "Third brother, are you okay?"
"Brother, I'm fine now. Sorry for making you worry."
"Brother Mu, Shu'er just fell asleep not long ago, let her rest for a while." Wen Jing saw Mu Sishu wanted to go into the room to find Murong Shu and hurriedly stopped him.
"Brother Ziyu, did you get sick again last night?" Mu Sishu felt a little sorry for his sister.
Wen Jing nodded embarrassedly. He couldn't tell Young Master Mu that your sister was so excited about eating the emperor and the empress's melon last night that she couldn't sleep.
While they were talking, Old Madam Wen, Prime Minister Wen, Madam Wen's first wife and Second Madam Wen walked in together. When they saw Wen Jing sitting in the yard, they all looked at him in surprise.
"Jing'er, are you okay?"
"I'm sorry for worrying you, but my son is fine now!"
"Where's Shu'er?" Old Madam Wen looked around and didn't see Murong Shu, so she asked her son.
"Mom, Shu'er took care of me all night yesterday and fell asleep at dawn. Let's keep our noise down so that Shu'er can have a good rest." Wen Jing lowered his voice and spoke to his mother.
"Jing'er is right. Mother was inconsiderate. Master Mu has worked hard. Let's go have breakfast first and let Shu'er rest for a while."
Seeing that Wen Jing was fine, Madam Wen finally felt relieved. Thinking that no one had had breakfast, she invited Mu Sishu to stay here for breakfast.
"Mr. Mu, please stay here and have breakfast with us. Let Miss Mu have a rest for a while." Prime Minister Wen also joined the invitation.
Mu Sishu wanted to wait for her sister to go home together, so she agreed to stay at the Wen Mansion for breakfast.
Madam Wen hurriedly sent someone to the kitchen to notify them to deliver breakfast to the Third Young Master's yard. She also instructed the kitchen to make some breakfast that girls liked and keep it warm so that Murong Shu could have a delicious breakfast when she got up.
After breakfast, the men of the Wen family went to court. Mu Sishu sent someone back to tell his father to stay in the Wen mansion and wait for his sister to come home together.
Murong Shu slept until noon and woke up. It was already past breakfast time. The women of the Mu family enthusiastically invited her to stay for lunch, so Mu Sishu had lunch at the Wen Mansion again.
Before leaving, Wen Jing took off the jade pendant that he had worn since childhood and gave it to Murong Shu. Mu Sishu opened her mouth several times to remind her sister, but in the end, she said nothing.
On the way back in the carriage, Mu Sishu hesitated for a long time before asking Murong Shu, "Sister, do you know the meaning of a jade pendant given by a man to a woman?"
"Isn't this Master Wen's thank-you gift? Don't think too much, brother. Let's go back home quickly. I'm so tired!"
Murong Shu was really afraid that his elder brother would say something like a token of love, so he just interrupted and tried to fool him.
When Mu Sishu heard his sister say that she was tired, he no longer worried about the jade pendant. Nothing was more important than his sister's rest.
However, the jade pendant hanging around Murong Shu's waist caused a stir again when he met his second uncle on his way home.