He accidentally fell to the bottom of a valley, fracturing his leg and injuring his back. He had to stay in bed for several months before he could get out of bed.
Leng Feng, like me, was one of the Third Prince's men. I originally thought he wouldn't come after me again.
But he still came. Leng Feng came today to tell me that the Third Prince wanted me to do one last thing for him.
As Wu Chen spoke, he released Wei Yuyan. Wei Yuyan looked at Wu Chen's reddened eyes and felt a pang of heartache for him.
"What's up?".
Wei Yuyan worried, "Is he going to kill someone again or be hunted down?"
"The governor of Suzhou embezzled tens of millions of taels of silver, which disappeared without a trace. The Third Prince wanted to gain merit and ordered Leng Feng and me to secretly go and find the silver."
Wu Chen stroked Wei Yuyan's hair. He didn't want to leave Yuyan again, but reality was cruel.
"Is it dangerous? Can we not go? As long as Leng Feng doesn't say anything, the Third Prince won't know you're here."
Wei Yuyan couldn't describe her feelings; it was reluctance, worry, and anxiety.
“It’s not fair to Leng Feng to go alone. I’ll go instead. His letter to me said that after this, he won’t ask me to do anything for him again.”
Wu Chen was determined to go this time because of those words, and so that he wouldn't have to worry about them coming after him again for the rest of his life.
"What kind of prince is he? Can't you just give him back these few hundred taels of silver?"
Wei Yuhan reluctantly went to get the several hundred taels of silver. She didn't want Wu Chen to take any more risks. She understood that Wu Chen was already very important to her.
"Yu Yan, don't get agitated. Listen to me. I promise you, I will definitely come back alive, okay? Don't cry."
Seeing Wei Yuyan in tears, Wu Chen tenderly carried her to bed and gently kissed away her tears and cheeks.
Wei Yuyan calmed down and kissed Wu Chen's lips directly. His lips were warm and thin.
Wu Chen's hand moved down to untie the sash of Wei Yuyan's inner garment. Just when Wei Yuyan thought she was about to give herself to him, he suddenly stepped back.
"What's wrong?".
Wei Yuyan was puzzled. Could it be that he was impotent?
"I can't hurt you, Yu Yan. If I hadn't come back, you would have married someone else."
Wu Chen turned his back. He wasn't sure he would come back alive, and he had to think about Wei Yuyan.
"Stop rambling."
Wei Yuyan took off her clothes and straddled him. Wu Chen could no longer control himself, and the two of them made love in the room.
The next morning, Wei Yuyan felt like her bones were falling apart and didn't want to get out of bed. But when she opened her eyes, she saw Wu Chen lying by the bed.
"What are you doing?"
Wei Yuyan looked at Wu Chen, feeling a little shy as she thought about what the two of them had done the night before.
"It's my fault for being too rough last night. I'm sorry. Does it still hurt? Let me boil some water for you to take a bath."
Wu Chen touched Wei Yuyan's small hand; he was happy, but also conflicted.
He was happy that Wei Yuyan had feelings for him, but he was also worried that he might not be able to return for a long time.
After boiling the water, Wu Chen carried it upstairs to the second floor and put the naked Wei Yuyan into the bathtub.
He wanted to bathe Wei Yuyan himself, but Wei Yuyan kicked him out.
"Brother, is sister-in-law sick? Why hasn't she come out yet?"
Qianqian noticed that it was almost noon and her sister-in-law still hadn't gotten up, which she found strange. She worried that her sister-in-law might not be feeling well.
"No, it's because my older brother is going out, and my sister-in-law is a little worried, so she didn't sleep well last night."
Wu Chen was still a little embarrassed when he said this.
"Brother, you're going out. Where are you going?"
When Qianqian heard that her older brother was going out, she immediately pulled him aside and asked him for details.
"I'll tell you when we eat."
Wu Chen patted Qianqian's head and prepared to go downstairs to prepare lunch.
At noon, Wu Chen prepared a more abundant meal than usual, including stir-fried pork belly, stir-fried cured pork with garlic sprouts, stir-fried pork intestines with pickled chili peppers, steamed egg custard, and stir-fried cabbage.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, Leng Feng and I are going out to run some errands tomorrow morning. It could take three months, six months, or even a year."
After everyone had arrived, Wu Chen announced the fact.
"Big brother, you must come back safely."
Xiao Lei seemed to realize that there must be danger involved, so he only hoped that his older brother could return safely.
"Big brother, I can't bear to part with you."
Qianqian's tears fell like beans.
"How about this?"
Leng Feng, holding his meal, suddenly lost his appetite. He thought he should just go by himself. Wu Chen was already married and had younger siblings to rely on, unlike himself.
"No, don't worry, your brother promises you he will come back safe and sound."
You all need to behave and listen to your sister-in-law. Don't be naughty or make her angry, or I won't let you off the hook when I get back.
Wu Chen's warning words made Xiao Lei and Qian Qian feel relieved.
Only Wei Yuyan knew the danger involved. She remembered Wu Chen saying that during his last mission, he was chased and fell into a valley, where he lay for several months.
Thinking of this, Wei Yuyan's eyes reddened, and she couldn't even taste the rice in her bowl.
Wu Chen grabbed Wei Yuyan's hand and rubbed it to comfort her.
In the afternoon, Wei Yuyan sat in the courtyard making clothes. They were originally made for Wu Chen, but they weren't finished yet. He was leaving the next day, so Wei Yuyan decided to get rid of them.
"Stop doing that, Yu Yan. We rarely wear these kinds of clothes when we're on missions outside."
Wu Chen was worried that his clothes might get torn during fights outside, especially since this was the first time his wife had made clothes for him.
"No, I want you to think of me all the time when you wear this outfit outside."
Wei Yuyan wouldn't listen. The clothes were a long robe, and she thought Wu Chen looked especially handsome in one, so she insisted on having one made for him as soon as possible.
"Alright, I'll tidy up the backyard."
Wu Chen asked Leng Feng to tidy up the vegetables in the garden, pulling out the rotten vegetables and weeds.
Also, plant the vegetables that need to be planted. If I do more now, my wife will do less later.
"Brother Wu Chen, it's my fault for being useless..."
Leng Feng hated himself for not being capable enough to complete the mission alone, which is why the Third Prince remembered Wu Chen.
"Don't say that, we will complete the mission safely."
Wu Chen encouraged her, saying that he would definitely come back safely for his wife and siblings.
Leng Feng nodded, but he made up his mind that he would go first if there was any danger.
That night, Wei Yuyan and Wu Chen lay in bed chatting, and Wei Yuyan asked him a lot about his missions over the past two years.
"So, you've killed three people in the past two years?"
Wei Yuyan mainly asked about fighting and killing.
"Hmm...aren't you afraid?"
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