Chapter 100
It took two days for the red marks on Yi Ning's wrist to disappear, and she also heard that Shen Yu's petition to be crowned as the prince had been withdrawn.
When he saw Shen Yu again, it was Uncle Zhongqin who brought him to apologize.
He had lost a lot of weight, and his face was abnormally pale. Standing at the bottom of the stairs, he saw her from a distance and wanted to say something, but stopped himself.
When Yining looked at him, she recalled the scene of that day. She held Qingqu's hand and took a step back slightly.
Shen Yu's voice was very low: "Sister Yining... I was wrong. I was obsessed with you." He half-knelt down and said, "The position of the prince was given to the third brother. I... I couldn't come, but I still want to apologize to you. So I begged my father to bring me here... The Duke only allowed me to say a few words to you, and I'll leave when I'm done."
When he returned home that day, he was badly injured. Marquis Zhongqin's wife hugged him and cried. Marquis Zhongqin scolded him, and he gradually came to his senses. "I'm the bastard. You deserve whatever you say to me. I deserve the punishment. Why don't you just come and spank me a few times? I'll feel better after you do that."
Yi Ning looked at him wearing the blue Chengziyi and recalled the day when he wanted to give her a sachet... She endured it and said, "Go away. Don't mention this matter again."
She didn't want to see Shen Yu again, so she turned around and walked towards Wei Ling's study. What would happen if she hit him? Could things be made up?
Shen Yu wanted to say a few more words to her, but was stopped by the guards of Dongyuan and could not move forward. He could only watch her walk away.
Wei Ling was talking to someone in the study. When Yi Ning got through, she saw that the person sitting opposite Wei Ling was Lu Jiaxue. He heard the voice and turned around to look at her.
She secretly complained in her heart that she could never find peace and quiet anywhere. She bowed slightly and called to the two of them, saying, "Father, since you have guests, I will take my leave first."
Wei Ling smiled and said, "Don't leave in a hurry. It's rare for your adoptive father to come here."
Yi Ning stood at the door with an expressionless face. She could still feel Lu Jiaxue looking at her. She slowly turned around and asked, "Does father have any other instructions?"
"I just asked the servant to brew some new Hanyang Mist Tea for your godfather. Please go and bring it to your godfather." Wei Ling said.
Yining didn't move. Lu Jiaxue looked at her and smiled, saying, "No need. I'll just sit for a while and then leave."
"Godfather, guests are welcome." Yi Ning just said this. Although she didn't know why Wei Ling suddenly asked her to serve tea to Lu Jiaxue, Yi Ning still left the study.
After a torrential downpour, the sun returned for two days. At the end of the winding corridor was the teahouse. Wei Ling's courtyard was also quite large, with green willows planted along the corridor. It was the season of the year when thousands of willows drooped down their green silk ribbons. The sunlight filtering through the leaves onto her body was quite warm. When the maids in the teahouse saw her approaching, they hurriedly bowed and called her "Miss." Yi Ning told them not to be polite and asked, "Where's the freshly brewed Hanyang Mist Tea?"
She brought over the tea, a refreshing aroma seeping from the cup. Zhenzhu and the others followed her, not daring to touch her hand. She walked outside and heard Lu Jiaxue's voice from inside: "The Waqir tribe is brave and adept at fighting. They've been burning, killing, and looting at the border horse market. The commander of the Longmen Guard can't stand it. Only if you go can I feel more at ease... You should have gone before the New Year. If you hadn't been delayed by the Emperor's ascension to the throne, you would have been promoted to General of Xuanfu by now."
Yi Ning paused when she heard this. She knew Wei Ling was often away on the battlefield, and she was afraid he would go out again sooner or later. But she hadn't expected him to come so early.
She then heard Wei Ling say, "The Emperor ascended the throne not long ago when the Waqar rebelled, and at the newly opened horse market. The Waqar tribe must be very powerful at this time, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to withstand it."
Lu Jiaxue smiled upon hearing this and said, "You and I have fought for many years. When the Northern Yuan Dynasty wanted to recover its former territory, it was you and I who fought it back. Now that I cannot leave the capital for the time being, I can only let you go first."
After hearing this, Yi Ning walked in with the tea. Seeing that Wei Ling didn't say anything, she placed the teacup next to Lu Jiaxue.
Looking down, she noticed the lion pattern on Lu Jiaxue's belt. When he held up the teacup, the joints on his hands jutted slightly, the hand of a martial artist. Yining had always wondered why she hadn't noticed Lu Jiaxue had learned martial arts, when it was so obvious. Her attention wandered, and when she looked up, she realized Lu Jiaxue was looking at her, but he averted his gaze after a moment.
Yi Ning certainly didn't know that she was wearing a light pink brocade dress today, which brought out her girlish charm, which became more and more obvious.
Lu Jiaxue clenched the teacup, lowered his head, took a sip and said, "Your tea art is quite good."
Yi Ning thought to herself, it wasn't her who made the tea; she was just running an errand. She'd made tea for him so many times in the past, yet she'd never heard a single compliment. Mostly, it was just a disapproving "The water's cold," "Too many tea leaves," "You added the tea leaves in the wrong order..." This made her unhappy, so she raised an eyebrow and asked, "What order can the tea leaves be in?" What could an uneducated young man like him have to say?
Lu Jiaxue said seriously, "The taste of tea stems is different from that of tea leaves, so you can't just pour it down without any preparation. When I was drinking tea with others at Zuixianlou, I saw..." Halfway through his words, he saw that her face was not looking good, so he smiled and said, "Okay, you can brew whatever you want. Anyway, I'll be drinking it, and no one else will drink your tea!"
It is rare to receive a compliment from him after so many years.
Wei Ling saw Lu Jiaxue glare at him, then said, "...Yining, you go down first."
Yining calmly collected the square lacquer tray and walked out.
Seeing Yi Ning leave, Lu Jiaxue put down his teacup and said, "I know you don't want to go to Xuanfu right now. But I've already asked for the emperor's order, and the emperor's order should be coming down soon... Now that the overall situation in the court has just stabilized, you will definitely benefit from maintaining stability in Xuanfu, so it's best not to refuse."
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