Chapter 6 The injured man from yesterday is clamoring to see...
He remembered that when he was a child, Yu Tan always liked to play with him, especially liked to pinch his little finger.
When they met, they would always pinch each other's fingers first. At first, he mistakenly thought that Yu Tan wanted to hold his hand, but later he realized that she was just pinching his little finger.
Although I didn't understand the reason, it wasn't a big deal, so I let it go.
Until one day he overheard Yu Tan squatting in the corner muttering, "I hope my brother's fingers are shorter, and my fingers are longer, then my hands will be the most beautiful in the world."
Yu He'an shook his head. What strange and unusual story had Yu Tan read in the storybook again? Under her hopeful gaze, he stretched out his right hand and placed it on the small table. "Come on."
"Hmm." With permission, Yu Tan unscrewed the ointment, and a pungent medicinal smell mingled with the cedar scent that filled the room.
It was a bit abrupt, like that scar shouldn't have appeared on Yu He'an's hand.
Practice makes perfect, and Yu Tan was no longer as nervous as she had been the night before.
Yu Tan touched the edge of the wound with her fingertip and sighed, "Will it leave a scar?"
Wipe off the dried ointment with a damp cloth, dry the water stains with a handkerchief, apply the ointment to the wound with your finger, and wait for the wound to be covered little by little.
Yu He'an raised his eyes, and Yu Tan's almond-shaped eyes widened, like those of a mountain deer, untouched by worldly dust, filled with guilt and worry. Her delicate eyebrows and small nose were slightly furrowed, and a glistening sheen graced her red lips.
The little girl who used to follow him around as a child has grown into a graceful young woman.
He was just unlucky and got involved with a playboy.
He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and lowered his head. "It won't leave a scar."
Yu Tan frowned. How could such a large burn be possible...?
However, she heard that the renowned physician Xue in the west of Bianjing City had a family secret recipe that could remove scars, so she had to make a trip to the west of the city when she had time.
She glanced at Yu He'an's attire; it seemed he was about to go out, perhaps to Yutong Manor.
"Brother, are you going out later?"
Yu He'an didn't look up and said, "I'm not going out. I'll study this afternoon."
Yu Tan breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her head. The imperial examination was only five months away, and Yu He had to seize every moment. He was determined not to rely on his ancestors' official titles to enter officialdom, but to take the imperial examination as the best way.
If the Wuhou family could produce a civil official, it would be a glorious achievement for the family.
Yu Tan got up and placed the ointment on the low couch table. The books on the table were actually biographies of the customs and traditions of Liangzhou. She was wondering where to find out about Liangzhou.
Zhao Qiuci was born in Liangzhou, so her hometown is most likely in Liangzhou.
She held the yellow-covered book, *Liangzhou Rumors*.
"Brother, I want to see..."
Yu He'an didn't raise his head: "Whatever you like."
With permission granted, Yu Tan sat on the low couch and opened the book. The first page was the history of Liangzhou's evolution and its predecessor. She forced herself to read ten pages. The densely packed small characters looked like ants crawling, and it was very different from the storybooks she usually read.
The male and female protagonists in a typical storybook should have met several times by now.
She even felt a long-lost drowsiness. In the month since she woke up, she had been living in constant anxiety. After being awakened by nightmares, she could no longer fall asleep.
My head was getting heavier and heavier, but the scent of cedarwood filled the air, making me feel incredibly at ease.
She propped her head up, intending only to close her eyes and rest for a while, but unexpectedly she actually fell asleep.
Yu He'an closed the Book of Rites and looked up to see Yu Tan sitting on a low couch, her head propped up and asleep. The golden butterfly in her hair trembled with her breath, and a strand of black hair playfully fell out from beside her ear, clinging to her fair and slender neck and curling beautifully on her chest.
*
She actually fell asleep.
She fell asleep.
No nightmares, only peaceful sleep.
The rare peaceful sleep put her in a great mood, and she felt refreshed.
This was the first time in a month that she could fall asleep during the day after a nightmare. She clutched the book tightly; it was her savior.
Sure enough, after meeting Yu He'an, good things always seemed to happen.
Having punished Ji Yushang and Li Xu, now even the inability to sleep due to nightmares has a solution.
Changming's hushed voice came in: "My lord, the man who was injured yesterday is insisting on seeing...my wife. If he doesn't see her, he won't drink his medicine or eat."
Yu He'an coldly replied, "Then I won't drink it. His life is his own; let him live or die as he pleases."
“But my lord, if it is true that a man… how can we explain it… He said he only saw his wife once, and that he would go to the border to join the army after he recovered from his injuries.”
The sound of Changming and Yuhe'an talking outside drifted in, and Yu Tan's heart skipped a beat.
After Shen Wujiu joined the army, he repeatedly made meritorious contributions and was promoted to centurion in half a year. At that time, he will meet Zhao Qiuci, the female protagonist who disguised herself as a man to join the army, and begin a love-hate entanglement.
Yu Tan took the book and walked out. Yu He'an sat behind the round table. She stepped forward and sat next to Yu He'an, poured him a cup of tea, and pushed it in front of him.
"Brother, who wants to see me?"
Yu He'an didn't take the tea, but frowned and stared at her. "Did you hear that?"
"I only caught a glimpse; I just fell asleep." She sipped her tea, the delicate fragrance filling her mouth. She didn't want to get involved with the male lead, lest she be exposed prematurely...
Yu He'an asked, "Do you want to see him?"
Yu Tan stared at Yu He'an and tentatively asked, "What do you mean, brother?"
"what ever."
Yu Tan tentatively asked, "Then shall I go and see him?"
Yu He'an's face turned cold, and his tone became icy. He turned and went into the inner room, followed by Yu Tan, who was carrying "Liangzhou Rumors".
"Is there anything else?"
"Brother, I'd like to ask for this book so I can take it back and read it again."
Yu He'an frowned. The incongruity about Yu Tan was too severe. She was clearly about to fall asleep after reading this book for less than fifteen minutes, yet she acted as if she really liked it.
"Take it if you want."
Yu Tan sweetly replied, "Okay."
Suddenly, Yu He'an seemed to remember that Yu Tan's expression changed when she saw the Longevity Lock again.
"You want to see him because of that longevity lock?"
She didn't want to see the injured man; she just wanted to test Yu He'an's attitude and see what their relationship was.
Yu Tan nodded: "Mm."
"Then there's no need to go. Your father should tell you about the longevity lock. You'll know when he returns home. I'll send the man away after he recovers, and you shouldn't have any contact with him."
Yu Tan didn't understand, but she wasn't the type to deliberately cause trouble for herself. Since Yu He'an didn't bring it up, if she provoked Shen Wujiu and things really went wrong, Yu He'an wouldn't help her clean up the mess.
She also incurred Yu He'an's annoyance for no reason, and losing this backer would be a greater loss than gain.
She obediently replied, "I will listen to my brother, I won't go."
Yu He'an's expression softened considerably, and he responded softly, "Mm."
Yu Tan happily returned to her courtyard with "Liangzhou Rumors" in her arms. The sun was setting in the west, and warm sunlight filled the courtyard.
After having dinner and washing up, she changed into a soft peach-pink satin nightgown and went to bed early.
She has found the secret to falling asleep.
Of all things under heaven, sleeping is the most important.
No one can stop her from catching up on the sleep she missed this month.
"My lady, you're asleep so early tonight?" Lanxin laid out a cushion under the canopy bed; it was her turn to keep watch tonight.
"Tomorrow I'm going to sleep until the sun is high in the sky. Don't wake me up no matter what happens." After waking up, she will use her influence in the Marquis's mansion to do everything she can to secure her future.
"My lady, yes." Lanxin replied with a smile. Yu Tan had been tormented by nightmares for a month and had lost a lot of weight. It would be better if she returned to the Yu Tan she used to be.
Yu Tan opened "Liangzhou Rumors" and began to study it carefully. Half an hour later, after reading a full twenty pages, he still did not feel sleepy.
This book is really too dry and boring.
She couldn't resist switching to the first half of "The Princess Returns to Court" and reading it again. Only when the third watch of the night sounded did she slowly drift off to sleep. It was the same thing.
How did she fall asleep in the afternoon?
"My lady," Lanxin called out worriedly, handing her a cup of tea to rinse her mouth.
Yu Tan shook her head and didn't take it. She opened her mouth, but there was no wound inside. This time, she wasn't so afraid that she bit herself.
Yu Tan lowered her head and pondered for a while: "Go and summon Qiaoxin and Huixin."
Lan Xin hesitated before replying, "Yes."
Within half an hour, Qiaoxin and Huixin rushed over. Yutan put on an outer robe and sat on the edge of the bed, lifting the sky-blue gauze curtain.
The three men stood beside the canopy bed: "Wife, what happened?"
"Huixin, how's the matter I asked you to do a month ago?" Yu Tan propped her head up, her head throbbing and drowsy from the nightmare. She gently touched her temples with her fingers.
After she is driven out of the Marquis's mansion, her life will surely be difficult, and she will need money to support herself.
Huixin was one of the three maids, responsible for managing money and goods, and the family also ran a small business.
A month ago, she gave Huixin three hundred taels of silver to test the waters.
"Reporting to Madam, I have taken over a shop that serves as a restaurant for the Imperial Academy and hired a very skilled cook. This month, I have earned twenty taels of silver. The cosmetics shop has earned ten taels, and the tavern has earned twenty taels."
She would receive fifty taels a month, but after a year, after deducting the Marquis's capital, she would only be able to take away six hundred taels.
"It's too slow." Yu Tan sighed. "Hui Xin, keep the two sets of jewelry on top of my dressing case, and secretly pawn the rest of the jewelry to expand your business."
Huixin looked at Yutan with puzzlement. She had originally thought that Yutan was just doing business on a small scale, but she did not expect that Yutan would take it seriously.
"My wife."
"Remember to leave the receipts with the pawnshop; I'll redeem them a year later."
Huixin's expression changed. Remembering the strange things that had happened recently, she stared helplessly at Yutan. "My lady, there is one more thing."
Yu Tan raised her eyes: "What is it?"
“Recently, someone has been secretly interfering in the industries we’ve been involved in to help us.”
"Be alert."
Ji Yushang is truly like a stubborn plaster; she tried to avoid the plot at first, but the plot strangely twisted back at the banquet.
Yu Tan changed into a rouge-red short jacket and a light pink skirt. She chose the most expensive gold and kingfisher feather hairpins for her headdress and jewelry, and she looked very happy.
After having breakfast with Madam Song, they left the mansion with Lanxin.
She needs to expand her business further and needs more money, as money is her only means of support after losing power.
In front of the vermilion gate of the Marquis's mansion, an impressive carriage was parked outside, with a small white flag with red characters for the Jade Mansion flying in front.
A young woman dressed in a light green autumn dress stood anxiously at the door, her eyes constantly peering inside. When she saw Yu Tan, her face lit up with joy, and she hurriedly walked into the Marquis's mansion, only to be stopped by the servants at the door.
"Tan'er, I have returned your carriage."
Yu Tan frowned. If she were to name the people she didn't want to see, this person would probably be in the top three.
A note from the author:
Thank you angel for the nutrient solution while she was lazing around on the roadside! [heart emoji]
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