49 Kiss
◎Soft and sweet, making him unable to stop◎
In the morning, when Yan Qi woke up from his bed in a daze, there was no one beside him.
It's rare for me to wake up earlier than him, he usually wakes up first -
Suddenly, a picture flashed through his mind, startling Yan Qizheng so much that he suddenly sat up from the bed, quickly scanning himself, then looking at the bed...
Wearing underwear and sleeping in your own bed, there should be no...
His forehead was throbbing with pain, and Yan Qizheng pressed his fist against his temples, unable to remember what happened last night.
In fact, his memory was missing from the moment he was drinking alone in the yard.
Ever since he dozed off on the table, his memory has been completely blank, with only scattered fragments remaining...
"Young Master, the young lady prepared a hangover soup for you."
Yan Qi quickly put on his coat and came out, Ping'er brought him the hangover soup that he had not had time to use yesterday.
"Where's the young lady?"
"The young lady finished her breakfast and went out for a walk to digest her food."
go out?
Yan Qi finished his soup in one gulp, strode out of the house, and walked around the courtyard for a while, but saw no one. Just as he was about to turn around to ask Ping'er, Xu Ji ran in from outside.
"Have you seen the young lady?"
Xu Ji shook his head: "Is the young lady not back yet?"
"Where did she go?"
"Sister Qiuluo is accompanying me. Let's go out for a walk."
Yan Qizhen frowned, he remembered that Xu Ji was beside him yesterday.
"What happened after I fell asleep here yesterday?"
"Young Master, don't you remember?" Xu Ji was a little surprised.
Yan Qizheng pulled Xu Ji aside and said, "I don't remember. Please tell me in detail."
"The eldest son got drunk yesterday. The young lady was afraid that you would catch a cold sleeping outside, so she woke you up. You talked nonsense to her." Since he was asked to tell the details, Xu Ji told her everything.
"What did I say?"
"The young lady asked you to go to bed, and you said, 'It's not dark yet, why are you in such a hurry?'"
"And ask me to bring some more wine and food so that I can drink with the young lady."
"The young lady said you've drunk quite a bit today, and the eldest master said, 'We haven't had a drink together yet, husband and wife.'"
“…”
Xu Ji finished speaking in one breath, and the expression on Yan Qizhen's face kept changing.
What did he say?
"Young Madam...Is she angry?"
"It seems not. The young lady even asked me to prepare a hangover soup for the eldest master."
"Then what?"
"Then the younger one brought wine and food and wanted to stay to serve, but the eldest master said, 'No need. Today is supposed to be a feast for the two of us, and outsiders are not allowed to disturb us.'"
Fangyan......
Three black lines hung down from Yan Qizheng's forehead.
"And then?"
"I don't know what happened afterwards... When the young lady called me over, the eldest master was already drunk and passed out on top of her."
Yan Qi was holding his forehead, thinking so hard that his head ached, but he still couldn't remember what had happened in between.
I just remember that she seemed angry and wanted to leave, but he held her back...
"Young Master, breakfast is ready." Ping'er came over to invite him.
Yan Qizheng turned back to sit in the room, then suddenly remembered to ask Ping'er: "Who was serving in the room yesterday?"
"It's this servant and Sister Qiuluo."
"Yesterday..." Yan Qizheng paused, "What happened when I returned to my room yesterday?"
"Yesterday, after the eldest young master returned to his room, the young lady ordered us to fetch some hot water. Then she helped him undress and wiped his hands and face."
"What else?"
"Also..." Ping'er lowered her voice, "The eldest son held the young lady tightly and refused to let go, saying some nonsense."
“…”
really.
Yan Qizheng's throat rolled: "What did you say?"
"I didn't hear clearly."
"And then?"
"Later, this servant did not know that the young lady asked us to leave."
Yan Qizheng closed his eyes.
He felt like he was dreaming. All he remembered was her. Her face, her voice. He hugged her, and she pushed him away. She pushed him away, and he hugged her back, and then...
Forcefully kissed her...
"When did the young lady go out?"
"Chenshi, it's almost an hour."
She hasn't come back for so long. Could it be that she's angry and gone back to her parents' home?
Yan Qi was so confused that he no longer had the mind to eat breakfast. He stood up and walked out.
"Young Master, where are you going?" Xu Ji followed.
Yan Qizheng ordered him: "Go to the gatehouse and ask if the young lady has gone out."
"yes."
Xu Ji took the order and ran away. Yan Qi was searching alone along the bamboo forest path. When he met someone on the road, he asked, "Have you seen the young lady?"
Fortunately, they ran into a maid by the lotus pond who said she had seen the young lady and the mistress walking together earlier. Yan Qi, with a sudden thought, turned and headed towards the Jingsi Courtyard. Upon entering the courtyard, he saw Xing'er outside and asked, "Is the young lady here?"
Xing Er bowed to him and said, "The young lady is talking to the lady inside the house."
His heart, which had been beating fast, finally settled down, and Yan Qizhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"The eldest master is here." Xing'er walked into the house first and reported.
Yan Qizheng then stepped through the threshold and caught sight of Wei Ziyan sitting there. Their eyes met, and the other person's gaze immediately shifted away, looking elsewhere.
Yan Qizhen's heart, which had just calmed down, began to hang in the air again.
"My son greets my mother." Yan Qizhen retracted his gaze and stepped forward to salute his mother.
Mrs. Yan saw her son's expression and deliberately teased him, "Are you here to pay your respects, or are you here to find a wife?"
Yan Qizhen looked at Wei Ziyan again without making any excuses. Madam Yan smiled and pointed out the location to him.
"Sit down."
Yan Qizheng understood and sat down in the empty seat next to Wei Ziyan.
"Zi Yan was telling me about the interesting things that happened at your flower banquet yesterday. She said you drank quite a lot."
"I was drunk yesterday."
Wei Ziyan lowered her head, twisting her handkerchief in her lap. Yan Qizheng looked at her and said softly. Madam Yan's eyes were clear and sharp. Her son's words seemed to be a response to her, but in fact they were an explanation to his wife.
"Drunk and confused" probably means doing something foolish. But when she ran into her daughter-in-law in the garden that morning, she didn't seem to be in a bad mood. She was smiling as she talked about yesterday at the Jingsi Temple. Madam Yan guessed that it was probably just a harmless drunken brawl between the young couple, and it was just that her daughter-in-law was shy.
Mrs. Yan saw through it but didn't say anything. She only asked her son, "Are you awake now?"
"yes."
"Drinking too much is harmful to your health. Don't drink too much, no matter how happy you are."
"That's what mother said."
"Zi Yan," Madam Yan said with a gentle smile, "keep an eye on him. If he behaves foolishly again, you can teach him a lesson."
Yan Qi was looking over eagerly, and Wei Ziyan tilted her head to the side and replied softly, "Ziyan knows."
Mrs. Yan raised her hand and covered her smile with a handkerchief.
"Qizhu's fifteenth birthday is in a week, and Aunt Hui plans to take her to Xuanyi Temple to pray for good fortune. I think Ziyan is almost recovered, so why don't you all go and pray for her well-being too."
Yan Qizheng naturally understood his mother's good intentions after hearing this. As she had previously mentioned that she would take her to the temple to exorcise bad luck, Yan Qizheng immediately agreed.
After Mrs. Yan finished what she needed to do, she sent her son and his wife back home.
After leaving Jingsiyuan, Wei Ziyan, supported by Qiu Luo all the way, still didn't even glance at him. Yan Qi was walking beside her, his heart pounding, wondering if she was holding a grudge.
After planning for a long time, Yan Qizhen began to apologize when he returned to Fuxi Hall.
"I drank too much yesterday. I'm sorry if I offended you."
"There are some things I can't remember. If I make you unhappy, don't hold it in your heart. You can vent your anger however you want."
Can't remember?
After a night, even if she was angry, it subsided. Wei Ziyan was originally just ashamed to face him, but when she heard these four words, she suddenly became angry again.
After acting crazy while drunk, he just pretends to have amnesia after saying something offensive?
Wei Ziyan pursed her lips and glared at him angrily: "If you can't remember, don't apologize!"
"That's not what I meant, I—"
"Then go to the study and think about the stupid things you did. Only come out when you remember them!"
Yan Qizhen was stunned and wanted to open his mouth to explain, but was stopped by her words.
"You said it, I can vent my anger however I want!"
A moment later, Yan Qizheng sat down in his study, his hands resting on his forehead, his elbows resting on the desk, deep in thought.
"Master, what on earth did you do to the young lady?"
Xu Ji brought in tea. He and the maid saw everything that had just happened between the two of them in the yard.
Yan Qizheng raised his head and gave Xu Ji a cold look. Xu Ji quickly shut up and walked out.
Yan Qizheng continued to ponder, and for a moment he began to wonder. Could it be that besides his frivolous words, forcibly hugging her, and kissing her forehead, he had done something even more outrageous?
Could it be that the kiss was... on the mouth?
Yan Qizhen immediately rubbed his head in frustration.
Because in the dream, he did it, not only kissed, but also...
I was so drunk yesterday that I couldn't tell what was a dream and what was real. But when I thought about kissing her, I couldn't help but feel a little sweet.
That night at Guanyun Villa, he was desperate, and he completely forgot what it felt like. He only knew that it was soft and sweet in his dreams, making him unable to stop...
"Madam, the eldest master didn't eat anything this morning." A moment later, in the main room, Ping'er asked the Madam, "Should we serve lunch earlier?"
Wei Ziyan was slightly surprised: "He didn't have breakfast?"
"The eldest son is anxious to find you." Ping'er lowered her head and chuckled, "Xu Ji said that the eldest son thought the young lady was angry and took Sister Qiuluo back to her parents' home."
“…”
After a moment of silence, Wei Ziyan sighed softly.
"Let's set it up early and ask the kitchen to prepare the dishes that the eldest master likes."
"Yes, young lady."
Ping'er left the room, and Xu Ji, Leng Xiang and the others gathered around her. Ping'er nodded at them, and they laughed quietly.
Wei Ziyan was unaware of what was happening outside. She held her chin and thought about last night.
Yan Qizhen suddenly kissed her forehead, and she was shocked, but he didn't do anything else. He just fell asleep with his forehead against hers.
After a while, as she fell into a deep sleep, the strength in her hands loosened. She broke free, punched him hard in anger, and ignored him no more.
But when she calmed down, she thought that he was also drunk and confused. Didn't she hold him tightly when she was drunk before?
It was just a kiss on the forehead, he had already kissed her on the lips. So, she even covered him with a blanket.
When she woke up the next day and saw that he was sleeping soundly, she no longer felt unhappy. She just felt embarrassed in front of him, so she got up early, had breakfast, and took Qiu Luo out.
Going back to her parents' home? Wei Ziyan couldn't help but laugh.
She wouldn't get so angry about such a small thing. She didn't even want to argue with him, if he hadn't suddenly said "I can't remember".
I kissed him, but he can't remember it. It was a waste of my kiss!
"Master, the young lady invites you to have lunch." An hour later, Xu Ji ran into the study excitedly.
"real?"
Yan Qi's frown instantly relaxed, and Xu Ji nodded repeatedly, "Absolutely true."
Yan Qizhen's face lit up with joy, and he walked out of the study at full speed.
Sure enough, lunch was already served in the room, and the aroma of food filled the air. Wei Ziyan sat down to serve soup, only raising her eyelids to glance at him without saying a word.
Yan Qizheng sat down quietly beside him, feeling particularly nervous, when the soup was served to him.
"Eat it."
The word "light" made him unsure of the details.
"Not angry anymore?"
"Should I be angry?" Wei Ziyan asked back.
"Should!"
Yan Qizheng answered straightforwardly, and Qiu Luo couldn't hold it in any longer: "Master, today the young mistress specifically asked the kitchen to prepare dishes that you like."
"You're the only one who talks too much!"
Wei Ziyan scolded her, and Yan Qizhen was delighted.
"Thank you, Madam."
Cooking his favorite dishes and serving him soup personally showed that she had forgiven him. Yan Qizheng's heart was swept away by the haze, and his appetite was greatly increased. He ate three bowls of rice in a row, which frightened Wei Ziyan, who was afraid that he was too full.
After dinner, the two were walking in the yard, and Yan Qizhen suddenly asked something.
"Didn't you say you would give me a gift yesterday?"
Wei Ziyan was both amused and confused.
"You remember that."
"I just remembered it in the study."
“…”
Wei Ziyan was speechless for a moment, and finally went back into the house and called Qiu Luo, asking her to find her shoes.
The purse I'm sending him hasn't been embroidered yet, so I can only give him the shoes first, and keep the purse until his birthday in September.
Qiu Luo moved swiftly, and soon she had delivered a brand new pair of men's boots to the eldest son. Yan Qi was overjoyed to finally get the long-awaited pair of shoes.
He fell in love with the exquisite embroidery and high-quality workmanship of the shoes at first sight. Thinking that she had made them especially for him, he couldn't let them go.
"When did you make these shoes?"
"You...the time you were away from home."
"Why did you think of making shoes for me?"
“…”
Wei Ziyan fell silent.
Seeing him so happy, should she tell him the truth? But she really didn't want to lie to him again.
"Actually, it happened that day at the embroidery shop, and mother insisted that I make a pair of shoes for you."
After much hesitation, Wei Ziyan finally decided to tell the truth and shared the whole story of how the shoes came to her. After learning about the whole process, Yan Qizheng was left in a state of confusion.
It’s really not easy to get something from her!
However, no matter how many mistakes there were, Yan Qizhen still happily tried them on and found that the size was just right.
"Thank you, ma'am!" Yan Qi was wearing new shoes and bowed deeply to her.
The missing "young" in the address had a completely different meaning. Wei Ziyan's face flushed slightly, and she felt embarrassed. Besides, he had given her many gifts since their marriage; her pair of shoes was nothing.
"Nothing... didn't you buy me jewelry too?"
"But I haven't seen you wearing it, don't you like it?"
"……like."
I just feel uncomfortable and embarrassed to wear it.
"It's okay if you don't like it. I can buy you something you like later." Yan Qizheng no longer took it to heart. "Master Yu said he had good taste and helped me choose it. It doesn't look that good either."
Wei Ziyan couldn't help but sigh for Lord Yu when Yan Qi turned around and went to get a box.
"I have a gift for you too."
"What's this?"
"Open it and take a look."
Yan Qi was holding the box and letting Wei Ziyan open the lid herself. Inside was a small and exquisite hand warmer.
"Hand warmer?"
"I remember you're afraid of the cold, and now that the weather is getting colder, it's just what you need."
"How do you know I'm afraid of the cold?"
Wei Ziyan couldn't help but be surprised. Yan Qi was smiling at her leisurely with his lips curved.
"Every time you come to my house on New Year's Eve, you always have a hand warmer in your hand, and there's always an extra charcoal fire in the house."
Unexpectedly, he still remembered these details. Wei Ziyan felt a warm feeling in her heart, but she kept complaining: "Why do I remember you calling me spoiled back then?"
"I..." Yan Qi was looking at her puffed cheeks with a smile, and couldn't help wanting to tease her.
"I'm not saying you're not squeamish now."
“…”
The small hand warmer was really cute and felt smooth and firm in the hand, but Wei Ziyan stuffed it back into the box with great nerve.
“No!”
"You really don't want it anymore?" Yan Qi was holding the box and waving it in front of her.
"don't want!"
"Then I gave it to Xu Ji?"
“…”
Wei Ziyan glared at him: "Xu Ji, a grown man is afraid of the cold?"
"Xu Ji can give him a wife."
"Is Xu Ji married?"
"not yet."
“…”
“Forget it, even if Xu Ji gets married, I’m afraid he won’t be able to find a spoiled daughter-in-law.”
“…”
Wei Ziyan stamped her feet: "Yan Qizheng!"
"Achoo—Achoo—Achoo—Achoo—"
Outside, Xu Ji sneezed four times in a row and shivered all over. Ping'er happened to pass by and teased him, "Xu Ji, you're a grown man, and you're afraid of the cold?"
Xu Ji sniffed and touched the back of his head blankly. He didn’t feel cold either?
After a while, seeing the eldest son coming out with a beaming face, Xu Ji hurried forward and asked, "Eldest son, does the young lady like your gift?"
"Well, I'll remember your contribution and give you a reward."
"Thank you, young master!" Xu Ji was overjoyed.
He was the one who reminded the eldest son to prepare this gift in advance.
Xu Ji followed the eldest master to the study and asked, "What did the eldest master give me?"
"I'll give you a wife as a reward."
"ah??"
In the inner room, Wei Ziyan sat at her dressing table while Du Juan untied her bun and smoothed her hair. In the mirror, the young mistress lowered her head to play with a hand warmer, a faint dimple forming at her lips.
Thinking of the smile on the eldest young master's face when he left just now, Du Juan couldn't help but laugh and said, "The eldest young master is always serious. This is the first time I've seen him so happy."
It's not just serious, it's actually stinky!
Du Juan's words reminded Wei Ziyan of the past. Back then, she had never seen him treat her well. He was either cold, aggressive, or always impatient.
But he had just teased her on purpose, and then he coaxed her so kindly, as if he had become a completely different person. In the past, she would never have dreamed that this day would come!
"It's because the eldest master is becoming more and more interested in the young lady!"
Qiu Luo made the bed and came over, joking with a smile. Wei Ziyan stroked the hand warmer, unable to hide the smile on her face.
"But, can we use this hand warmer now?" Qiu Luo asked again.
The Mid-Autumn Festival has not yet passed, and she is not so pampered as to say this.
"It's a little early now, put it away first."
After saying that, Wei Ziyan remembered something else and ordered, "Take out the jewelry box you collected earlier."
So, the next morning when he went to Xuanyi Temple, Yan Qizhen saw the shiny red hairpin on Wei Ziyan's bun, and it looked somewhat familiar.
"This is……"
Wei Ziyan lowered her head slightly in embarrassment, and when she saw the brand new men's boots on his feet, her eyebrows couldn't help but curve.
Yan Qizhen also recognized the red hairpin at this time. It was one of the hair accessories he bought for her from the northern border earlier. He couldn't help but smile.
"Let's go."
He raised his arm, Wei Ziyan looked at him, and gently put her hand on it.
This time, she brought twelve guards with her. She and Yan Qizheng rode in a carriage, with Concubine Hui and Qizhu in the other. Two carriages and twelve riders made a grand journey. When they got off the carriage, Yan Qizheng wanted to hug her, but Wei Ziyan, seeing so many people, felt embarrassed.
"I can play."
Yan Qizhen awkwardly withdrew his hand and instead led her down.
Xuanyi Temple was bustling with pilgrims. A group of four entered the main hall and first offered incense and kowtowed. One was seeking marriage, while the other was praying for peace.
Coincidentally, Wei Ziyan and Yan Qizhen both thought of the incident of forging a signature at Yuqiong Temple.
The real fortune was "Mandarin ducks embracing each other like twin flowers, purple swallows flying together like intertwined branches", and the Taoist priest said it was a very good fortune. Now it seems that what he said was true?
Therefore, the two of them kowtowed for peace this time with utmost piety.
After the kowtow, the two went to make amulets for peace, and Aunt Hui also wanted to ask the abbot about marriage. Yan Qizhu was annoyed by the long-windedness and slipped back to the main hall alone to burn incense again to pray for peace of mind.
"Buddha, I did not intend to do anything evil. Please forgive my unintentional act with your great mercy."
After I finished my kowtow and stood up, a voice suddenly rang in my ears: "What evil have you done?"
Yan Qizhu was startled when he heard this, and found that Minister Yu was standing next to him.
"Master Yu...what a coincidence?"
Yu Sugong looked behind her again and asked, "Are you alone?"
"My mother, my elder brother and his wife are inside." Yan Qizhu pointed to the inner hall.
"Oh, I'll go find your brother."
"Hey, Mr. Fish—"
Yu Sugong was hurriedly stopped by her and smiled gently: "Don't worry, I won't tell you that you are confessing here alone."
Yan Qizhu met those peach blossom eyes and inexplicably didn't want him to misunderstand.
"I haven't done anything unforgivable..."
Yu Sugong laughed again: "Miss, you are worrying too much. Even if I were the Minister of Justice, I would never arrest you and torture you."
He said this just to dispel the little girl's innocent doubts, but he didn't expect that when Yan Qizhu heard it, she became even more suspicious that he had already determined that she had done something bad.
"Master Yu, I'll tell you everything..."
"Don't!" Yu Sugong quickly raised his hand.
He didn't dare listen to the little girl's secrets for fear of getting into trouble!
"Miss, just tell it to the Buddha."
He turned to leave, but Yan Qizhu refused to give up. He followed closely and said, "Since Lord Yu saw it, it must be God's will. If I don't tell anyone, the Buddha will blame me."
"The Buddha is concerned with the lives of all people in the world and cannot afford to worry about trivial matters."
“…”
Yan Qizhu suddenly stopped and didn't want to follow anymore.
Yu Sugong, who was walking in front, suddenly found that there was no one behind him. He turned around and saw the little girl stopped a few steps away with her head lowered. It seemed that something was wrong, so he turned back.
"What's wrong?"
"Since Lord Yu doesn't want to listen, why should I bother him?"
Yan Qizhu pouted, looking sad and self-harming, which made people feel that if they didn't want to listen, they were bullying her.
well……
Forget it, Yu Sugong lifted the little girl's sleeve with his fingers and led her to the wall.
"Tell me, what did you do wrong?"
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