Chapter 68 (9,000 words) Wedding Anniversary Embarrassment...
The autumn night was a little chilly, and the house and yard had been heated early with underground fires, so the inner room felt as warm as a spring day, and it didn't feel cold.
As the candlelight flickered, a piece of intricately embroidered sash slowly fell to the ground, no longer elegant and neat.
At this moment, it was a little dim inside the gauze curtain. Xuan Yizhen, with her clothes slightly open, had beautiful eyes that were calm and gentle, like a compassionate banished immortal, but it did not hide her jade-like body that was looming, cold and strangely beautiful, with graceful demeanor.
Yin Xing lowered his head and kissed her softly, feeling the change in Xuan Yizhen's breathing in his ears. His gaze swept across the winding white hair, looking into the deep, dark eyes that were staring at him. His face was hot as he asked, "What does Yizhen want me to do?"
Xuan Yizhen's white fingertips touched Yin Xing's fair cheek, delicately tracing her features and lingering at the bottom of her eyes. His clear voice, laced with a low, hoarse longing, slowly spoke, "I want your hand, your lips, your eyes, everything about you."
At that time, Yin Xing's bright eyes, which were stained with water, were really attractive.
After he finished speaking, Yin Xing was a little confused and thought, can the eyes be used as well?
No, Yin Xing really can’t imagine that kind of scene!
Just as Yin Xing was still thinking, the hand that was originally on the side of his face moved to the back of his neck, gently applying pressure inch by inch, softly yet strongly.
"Aren't you going to continue?" Xuan Yizheng said slowly with a slight frown in her beautiful eyes, rubbing the skin on the back of Yin Xing's neck with her fingertips.
"Oh!" Yin Xing responded with a surging heart, feeling that this one glance was enough to take his soul away.
It’s great to get married. Only I can see Xuan Yizheng like this. Yin Xing was secretly delighted.
The conversation stopped and the surroundings fell into silence. Although the gauze curtain concealed the scene inside, it could not stop the rustling sound. It swayed slightly, like waves, and did not stop for a long time.
Before I knew it, in the second half of the night, a drizzle started outside the house, falling on the roof tiles and windowsills, making a heavy sound of rain.
However, at this moment, Yin Xing could not hear any sound, and his eyes only saw Xuan Yizheng lying on the bed with her black hair cascading down and her beautiful body lying on the bed.
At this moment, she was like a tall and pure snow branch, with a slender and graceful figure, fearless in the wind and at ease.
However, Xuan Yizheng's skin was stained with a thin layer of red, and even her cold white jade face was stained with crimson. Her dark eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if she was happy, but also in pain, and she was beautiful and charming.
At this time, Xuan Yizheng exudes a beauty that is tainted with worldly desires, and is also real and lovely and attractive, which is within reach.
Yin Xing tried hard to make Xuan Yizhen happy, not wanting her to sink into the cold ice lake alone, in pain and confusion, so he ignored the strength of his fingertips pressing on her black hair.
Suddenly, an invisible strong wind came violently, and the sky and the earth turned upside down. The tall and pure snow-capped branches trembled violently, shaking off the crystal snow, wetting Yin Xing's eyes and blurring the red flower-like beauty in front of him.
The sky was getting light, and the drizzle had stopped. Only drops of water were dripping down the eaves, dripping onto the ground.
Yin Xing got up and changed her menstrual belt before returning to the couch. Seeing Xuan Yizheng raising her hand to tie her inner garment to cover the mottled red marks on her slender body, she couldn't help but feel her heart palpitating and her face flushed.
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xing calmly, raised his hand to fasten his belt, and his eyes fell on her red earlobes. He said slowly, "You were so tired last night. If you don't feel well today, why don't you take a day off?"
"It's okay, I didn't use much effort." Yin Xing responded honestly, but he felt ashamed after he said it!
Because Xuan Yizhen has always been very proactive in love matters, Yin Xing basically just assisted her last night.
Xuan Yizhen's eyes flashed with an ambiguous smile, and he said softly, "That's true."
Yin Xing blushed and didn't look at Xuan Yizheng. She raised her hands, rolled up her wide sleeves, soaked her palms in hot water, wrung out the handkerchief and wiped her face, trying to ease her shyness.
Not long after, Yin Xing and Xuan Yizheng had their meal together, drinking porridge in small sips, very quietly.
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xing's lips, which were moist and shiny as she drank the sweet porridge, and asked slowly, "Is it delicious?"
"It tastes good." Yin Xing responded truthfully.
"Is that so?" Xuan Yizheng responded nonchalantly, stirring the porcelain spoon with his fingertips, making a crisp sound.
Yin Xing looked at Xuan Yizhen in confusion. Seeing her drinking the medicinal food with a porcelain spoon, he thought she wanted to drink porridge, so he said considerately, "If you don't mind, you can try my porridge."
After he finished speaking, Xuan Yizhen's eyes fell on Yin Xing's lips, and he responded calmly, "Okay, let's try it."
Seeing this, Yin Xing held the porridge in a porcelain spoon and handed it to Xuan Yizheng. Seeing her lower her head and take a sip with a casual and intimate posture, he suddenly felt that she was actually very well-behaved.
From the first time we met until now, Xuan Yizheng has always been easy to get along with.
No matter in daily life or intimate matters, if Yin Xing doesn't know how to do something or doesn't understand something, Xuan Yizheng will teach him patiently and will never look down on him.
How could such a gentle and kind person have to suffer from illness?
God is so unfair, Yin Xing felt complicated.
"Yizhen, I will continue to take care of you like this in the future." Yin Xing promised solemnly.
Even if Xuan Yizhen becomes mentally ill like her mother in the future, Yin Xing cannot bear to see her being hurt and neglected.
"Why?" Xuan Yizheng was surprised by Yin Xing's sudden words and felt confused.
Is it just because I drank her porridge?
But the taste of this bowl of sweet porridge is actually not to Xuan Yizheng's taste.
Yin Xing met Xuan Yizhen's clear and beautiful eyes. He felt a pang of bitterness in his heart but could not express it directly. He could only say: "Because Yizhen is my wife, I should take good care of you for the rest of my life."
Xuan Yizhen listened to Yin Xing's soft voice, but felt it was like an invisible expanding existence, constantly gathering in his heart. The painful joy made him feel overwhelmed, but his expression remained very gentle. He nodded and said, "Okay, I will remember this."
After he finished speaking, Yin Xing continued to feed porridge to Xuan Yizheng, and she cooperated very well and drank half a bowl.
Finally, Yin Xing picked up his bowl of porridge and ate up the last bit of sweet porridge, feeling a little embarrassed.
Normally, Xuan Yizheng wouldn't eat other people's food, but she didn't mind eating her own porridge.
Therefore, Yin Xing didn’t care at all, he just felt that today’s sweet porridge had become super sweet!
In the morning, Yin Xing took a carriage to the Dali Temple. Because of Guishui, he carried a hand warmer and tied a scarf around his neck, not daring to be careless.
If I get sick, Xuan Yizhen will be very worried, and he won’t be able to take care of her.
However, the autumn chill in the capital grew more severe day by day. Crystal white frost condensed on the roof tiles and window sills, and most of the branches and leaves on the trees withered, creating a bleak scene.
Jiang Yun came out of the clinic carrying a medicine bag, his steps hurried. His silver bag was empty with only the sound of a few copper coins rattling around, and he looked like he had lost all hope in life.
When he returned to the house in the alley, Liu Ci looked at the seriously ill little girl on the couch with a serious expression.
Jiang Yun came into the room while boiling the medicinal soup and said, "You haven't slept all night, right? Go get some sleep?"
"It's okay. I think her illness is very strange and we can't be careless." Liu Ci took the medicine bowl and fed the little girl medicine.
"Maybe she is too weak." Jiang Yun raised his hand and placed it on the little girl's forehead, only to find that she was incredibly cold.
The little girl had not left her room since the beginning of autumn, and the doors and windows were kept closed, so there was no reason for her to be infected with typhoid fever.
Moreover, typhoid fever usually causes fever, so Jiang Yun felt that he might need to change clinics.
Seeing that Liu Ci was very concerned about the little girl's condition, Jiang Yun stopped trying to persuade her. He raised his hand, picked up his sword, and was about to go out.
"There's noodle soup on the table, don't you want to eat it?"
"Well, I have something else to do. You eat."
Liu Ci looked at Jiang Yun. She had been going out early and coming back late recently, and she didn't even stay in the house on holidays. She refused to say anything even when he asked her.
There was no doubt that Jiang Yun was hiding something from him. Liu Ci watched her disappear without looking away, feeling restless.
Obviously, Liu Ci adopted the little girl in order to divert his attention from Jiang Yun, but now he felt that it was of little use and he couldn't help but lose his mind.
If this goes on, Jiang Yun might regret breaking up with the Jiang family because of me.
But even so, Liu Ci was unwilling to let Jiang Yun go. As long as she was willing to come back, he would wait for her as if nothing had happened.
On the other side, Jiang Yun walked out of the house and yard, and then walked through the streets and alleys like a wandering soul. His eyes fell on the little yellow dog wagging its tail. He raised his hand to touch the dog's head to comfort him, but was ignored. He withdrew his hand in embarrassment.
In the prosperous streets of the capital, a place of wealth and power, you can't take a single step without money, and if you are poor, no one will care about you.
There are many vendors carrying loads of goods on their shoulders in the market. Most of them are wearing coarse cloth clothes, and many of them have red cheeks from the cold. They are busy making a living.
The carriages passing along the street were hung with jade beads, and they made clear and pleasant sounds when they moved and collided with each other. They were obviously the carriages of nobles.
In the past, Jiang Yun also lived like this, with carriages, horses, and servants accompanying him every day, eating, drinking, and having fun, being generous and taking revenge.
Just as Jiang Yun was lamenting the fact that the daily necessities of life were destroying people's hearts, and was about to go find Yin Xing for help, he suddenly heard a cry for help from inside an alley. He immediately calmed down and quickly caught up.
"It's best not to waste your energy escaping. My master has spent money, how can he regret it!"
"Please, let my child go!"
The woman had bruises on her face and she begged for mercy tearfully, but received little sympathy.
A group of servants violently held the woman hostage, beating her up with fists and feet. Soon, one of them snatched the child away from her hands and said rudely, "If you want to blame someone for this, blame yourself for being so blind as to choose a gambling husband."
After saying that, a group of servants wanted to take the child out of the alley. Whoever wanted to turn around was kicked in the face. Stars appeared in their eyes and the servants fell to the ground in a ball.
"Ouch, who is so blind as to dare to hit us!" The leader yelled in pain, and his blurred vision changed to form a clear and heroic figure.
"You dare to openly snatch the baby, you are clearly asking for a fight." Jiang Yun put away his fist very casually, and quickly returned the baby to the woman without being very skilled in holding it.
When the servants saw that it was a woman, they all stood up and came forward unwillingly. The leader said viciously: "You bastard, do you know who my master is?"
Jiang Yun looked at their disgusting faces coldly, raised his neck and stretched his muscles. He was just feeling a surge of anger in his heart, with nowhere to vent.
As Jiang Yun stepped over the wet bricks and stones, screams were heard from deep in the alley, and the sound of broken bones was clearly audible, which was terrifying.
After a while, the alley calmed down a bit. Jiang Yun raised his foot and pressed hard on the servant's face. He lightly touched his scalp with his sword and said, "I wonder who raised these dogs?"
As he spoke, a few strands of hair were plucked out, making him look even colder.
The coldness of the overly sharp sword against his scalp made him tremble with fear, and he stammered, "My master is the current Second Prince. Her husband signed and sealed the sale of the child to pay off his debts. Even if this matter is brought to the government, he is still right."
"If you put it that way, you're quite reasonable." Jiang Yun had a playful look on his face, but his palm pressed down on the sword, leaving a bloody mark. He then changed the subject, "Why did your Second Prince buy a baby?"
The servant hesitated in pain and didn't dare to answer. He could only say, "What does this have to do with you? Aren't you afraid that the Second Prince will come after you?"
Jiang Yun raised his eyebrows disapprovingly and said, "Why, do you know me?"
"I don't know him."
"Then how are you going to settle the score with me?"
After he finished speaking, the evil servant fell silent.
Jiang Yun shaved off half of the man's hair before putting away his sword and moving his legs away. He said in a low voice, "I'll give you three counts. Get out of here immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, this group of evil servants with broken legs, broken hands, broken noses and bruised faces, supported each other and fled out of the alley.
Jiang Yun then said to the woman, "Take your child and leave the capital as far as you can."
The woman held the child in her arms and kowtowed in thanks, saying, "Thank you, my lord. Please be careful, the Second Prince is very formidable."
"What do you mean by scary?" Jiang Yun wiped away the blood stains on the sword and spoke indifferently.
"The Second Prince frequently buys children from poor families in the market. It is said that he does this to eat them." The woman responded fearfully and said goodbye in a hurry without daring to stay.
Jiang Yun paused, thinking of the Second Prince who had recovered from a serious illness. He slowly sheathed his sword and suppressed the fear in his heart.
These royal relatives do not hide their bad nature at all.
Soon, Jiang Yun stepped out of the alley, and his footsteps stepped on the low-lying water, stirring up a ripple, blurring the scene in the market corridor.
In the afternoon, the sky was already a little gloomy, making people feel listless.
In the Dali Temple's main treasury hall, Yin Xing expressed his concern: "The little girl is so seriously ill. I will go back today to tell Princess Zhanghua about the situation. The doctor in the other courtyard should be very capable."
"Okay, I owe you a favor." Jiang Yun responded solemnly.
"I'm not used to being so polite." Yin Xing said as he poured tea for Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun silently raised his hand to pick up the tea, remembering that not long ago Yin Xing had misunderstood that he was having an affair with someone. He didn't expect that he had such a bad impression in Yin Xing's mind!
Jiang Yun then lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, biting a red date with his teeth, and said in surprise: "How can there be red dates?"
"I'm having my menstrual period, so eating some red dates and syrup is good for my body." Yin Xing responded as a matter of course, flipping through a medical book in his palm.
"..." Jiang Yun swallowed the red dates without saying anything and drank the overly sweet syrup.
Seeing that Jiang Yun was much quieter than usual, Yin Xing asked in confusion, "Why do you look so depressed?"
Jiang Yun sighed, not knowing how to explain his relationship with Liu Ci. He could only ask, "Do you sometimes feel tired and depressed when you're with your princess wife?"
"No, I feel very happy when I think of her!" Yin Xing responded with a smile and raised eyebrows.
"But now I feel very unhappy staying with Liu Ci." Jiang Yun put down the teacup, fiddling with the purple orchid sword tassel with his fingertips, and even felt that it might be difficult for the two of them to continue their life together.
Yin Xing asked with surprise and concern: "Why?"
Jiang Yun shook his head and replied: "It's hard to explain, it's probably like being covered with a cloth and unable to breathe. Have you ever experienced this?"
"No, I just feel sweet and comfortable when I'm with her." After saying that, Yin Xing noticed that Jiang Yun's expression was not very good, as if he was in a terrible state.
Thinking about how the salaries of court officials have been cut in half since the beginning of autumn, and Jiang Yun has been doing two jobs without telling Liu Ci, she must be very tired.
"Maybe you should tell Miss Liu how you feel."
"Liu Ci is busy taking care of a seriously ill little girl right now, so how could she care about me?"
Jiang Yun also didn't want to reveal his burden to Liu Ci, because she hadn't had many good days with him over the years.
Moreover, Liu Ci rarely took the initiative to raise her requests, so when Jiang Yun heard her say that she wanted to adopt a little girl to distract herself from her anxiety, he did not stop her.
Yin Xing realized that Jiang Yun's problem didn't seem to be just about money. She didn't know how to comfort Jiang Yun for a moment. She drank the red date syrup, her face a little worried, and muttered: "Anyway, I think it's better to be honest."
I always feel that if Jiang Yun and Liu Ci continue like this, there will be even greater conflicts and disagreements.
"Let's talk about it later." Jiang Yun did not answer directly, but said vaguely.
In the silence, Jiang Yun thought of the Second Prince's group of evil servants and asked, "Hey, did you come into contact with the Second Prince during the last autumn hunt?"
Yin Xing nodded in response: "Yes, the Second Prince has recovered as usual, and his archery skills are very good."
"Do you feel anything unusual about the Second Prince?"
"I only watched the Second Prince hunting and shooting, and didn't have any further contact. Is there something suspicious going on?"
Jiang Yun said cautiously, "It's nothing. I just think it's incredible that the Second Prince, who was severely injured by lightning, can recover as normal."
"Yeah, I also thought that the second prince was dead at that time." Yin Xing thought of the tragic scene at the lightning strike and could only blame the second prince for his tough life.
The two chatted for a while, and Jiang Yun left the general warehouse with his sword. Yin Xing raised his hand to pick up the teacup, and his eyes fell on the homemade calendar on the wall. It would be their second wedding anniversary at the end of the year.
Although the salary paid by the court has been halved and this year's savings are in deficit, we still have to prepare well!
At dusk, Yin Xing returned to the villa. It was already dark. Candles were lit in the quiet house, making it peaceful and warm.
Yin Xing raised his eyebrows and looked at Xuan Yizhen who was waiting for him to come back. He raised his hand and hugged her, sniffing the familiar cool fragrance. He didn't understand why Jiang Yun felt suffocated when he was with Liu Ci.
On weekdays, Yin Xing wished he could spend more time with Xuan Yizheng.
Xuan Yizhen noticed Yin Xing's little move and chuckled, "I'm not your food, why are you sniffing?"
"Hehe, everything about Xuan Yizhen makes people feel at ease." Yin Xing looked at the quiet and elegant Xuan Yizhen, leaned forward to kiss her face, and wanted to leave.
"In that case, let's hold each other for a while longer." Xuan Yizheng wrapped his arms tightly around Yin Xing to stop her movements, as if his heart was being filled by her, and said seriously.
The feeling of peace of mind seems to be pretty good too.
In the silence, Yin Xing rested his head on Xuan Yizheng's shoulder and tilted his head back to accept her kiss, which was warm, cool, soft, and made him feel dizzy.
Yin Xing didn’t know what other people’s kisses were like, but Xuan Yizheng’s kiss was always particularly gentle at the beginning.
When Yin Xing wanted to retreat because he was having difficulty breathing, he found that Xuan Yizhen had his palm clasped on the back of his neck, not allowing him to refuse.
After the kiss, Yin Xing leaned against Xuan Yizhen with unsteady breathing. He looked at her with blinking eyes and couldn't help asking, "Yizhen, where did you learn these intimate ways from?"
For opposite sexes, there are only booklets before marriage, but there shouldn’t be so many ways to learn about intimacy between the same sex.
Xuan Yizhen lowered his eyes and looked at Yin Xing, who looked curious, and replied calmly, "You and I are both women. This kind of pleasing is equivalent to pleasing yourself. Is it difficult to explore?"
After he finished speaking, Yin Xing felt that it made sense. With the same body structure, it seemed normal for them to get started quickly.
Soon, the two sat down to eat. Seeing that Xuan Yizhen was in a good mood, Yin Xing mentioned the sick little girl.
"Yizhen, the little girl Jiang Yun adopted is sick. I want to ask the doctor from the other hospital to take a look."
"That little girl is still alive?"
Yin Xing was silent, wondering why Xuan Yizhen's words sounded a bit vicious?
It’s an illusion, it must be my own illusion!
Even if Xuan Yizheng disliked children, he couldn't be so extreme.
Seeing Yin Xing's surprised expression, Xuan Yizhen remembered that she was unaware of the situation and could only reply, "I heard you mention a little girl was sick a while ago, but I mistakenly thought she had passed away. I will send someone to treat the little girl tomorrow."
It is very difficult for ordinary people to survive the poison of the Gu worm, because the cultivation of the Gu worm is particularly dangerous and difficult, which is why so many young and middle-aged men die in Wuzhou every year.
Unless it is a newly cultivated poisonous insect, it may be dormant and incubating in the larvae.
Yin Xing was confused when he heard this, and thought that he had never mentioned the little girl's illness to Xuan Yizheng.
Because Jiang Yun initially rejected Yin Xing's kindness, and Xuan Yizhen doesn't like children, Yin Xing basically pays attention to her preferences.
But seeing that Xuan Yizheng behaved as usual, Yin Xing didn't ask any more questions.
Medically speaking, the onset of hysteria is often irregular, and the memory and thoughts may also be confused.
The room was silent for a while. Yin Xing was thinking about something and didn't say anything. His eyes would look at Xuan Yizheng from time to time.
At this time, Xuan Yizheng had already put on his fine winter clothes and covered his knees with a thin blanket. It was obvious that he was preparing for winter.
Medical books often say to prescribe the right medicine for the right disease, but Yin Xing discovered that apart from the cold, Xuan Yizheng had basically no other symptoms.
Even though it was a headache that Xuan Yizhen mentioned, Yin Xing never saw her say that it hurt. At most, she looked listless and had no energy.
Xuan Yizhen ate slowly with his jade chopsticks, letting Yin Xing watch him. He asked calmly, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"No." Yin Xing shook his head and buried his head in eating rice. He had to pretend that nothing had happened. He thought to himself that maybe Xuan Yi was too good at concealing his illness.
The next day at dawn, Yin Xing just stepped into the Dali Temple when he ran into Du Ruo.
"Lord Xiao Yin, it's so early." Du Ruo stood with his hands behind his back and took slow steps forward, like a sword unsheathed, with a cold light shining through.
"Commander Du, is there something wrong?" Yin Xing asked vigilantly, his nerves tense as if facing a great enemy.
Du Ruo looked carefully at Yin Xing's fair and delicate face. She was full of youth and vigor. Although she was married, she still looked like a young girl who knew nothing about the world. She said gently, "Don't get me wrong. I came here today to do some errands with Lord Jiang and to visit Lord Yin."
Yin Xing thought of the rumors going around in the Dali Temple and didn't want to get too close to Du Ruoli. He felt like she was a poisonous scorpion, ready to stab with her hooks at any moment. He politely replied, "Then I won't disturb Commander Du from doing his job."
After saying that, Yin Xing took a step to leave the place.
But Du Ruo raised his hand and handed over a letter, saying patiently, "Master Xiao Yin had no news last time, which was really sad. Isn't he curious about the person beside him?"
"I'm more curious about what you want to do?" Yin Xing didn't take the envelope. His expression was unusually serious, even a little angry.
Everyone's secrets are private. If Yin Xing wasn't worried about Xuan Yizheng's condition, he wouldn't have planned to delve into it.
This Du Ruo is really rude.
"Curiosity is a good thing. If Lord Yin wants to know me, there will be plenty of time in the future. It's inconvenient here with so many people around." Du Ruo didn't care about Yin Xing's emotions. He just found it very interesting to see his face reflected in her clear and clean eyes.
After saying that, Du Ruo pinched the envelope between her fingertips and stuffed it inch by inch into Yin Xing's hand before leading his men out of the Dali Temple.
Yin Xing wanted to throw away the letter but was afraid that the secret of Xuan Yizhen written in it would be seen by others, so he had to hurried across the corridor.
In the afternoon, colleagues all went to rest. The charcoal brazier was burning brightly, and sparks flickered.
Yin Xing looked at Du Ruo's envelope on the desk and wanted to burn it, but he also wanted to know what secret the other party held about Xuan Yizheng.
After hesitating for a long time, Yin Xing finally opened the envelope. Inside was a small folded paper package with a wintersweet flower print on it, which looked like a piece of paper with New Year's wishes.
But Yin Xing didn't think that a cruel and arrogant person like Du Ruo would send him a New Year's message.
Besides, now is not the time to send New Year greetings. Yin Xing raised his hand and carefully unwrapped the folded paper package, his expression startled.
The small paper package contained a piece of round, clear amber with a strange worm inside.
Wuzhou Gu Shu is a poison technique controlled by various poisonous insects.
Now that Du Ruo sent this piece of insect amber to him, it was undoubtedly a direct way of telling him that there was a poisonous insect in Xuan Yizheng's body.
At that moment, Yin Xing could not describe the horror in his heart. He felt as if he had fallen into a cold ice cave, which was bottomless.
The faint sunlight outside the window shone on the amber, and the poisonous insect slowly extended its tentacles, as if hibernating.
At this moment, Jiang Yun and Liu Ci, who were in the alley of the capital, also clearly noticed the poisonous insect wandering around the little girl's neck, and their expressions were solemn.
The female official Chun Li's eyes fell on the mist from the incense burner. She stood up and said, "The master said that if she can survive this winter, the poison in her body will take root inside her body, and at least she won't die immediately."
Jiang Yun looked at the calm reaction of the female official. It was obvious that Princess Zhang Hua had known about the little girl's poisonous insect for a long time and was also proficient in poison techniques.
"Could you tell me the name of the fumigating herbs and the poisonous insect?" Liu Ci now knew that it was a poisonous insect, and he understood why he had not been able to find out the cause of the little girl's illness.
The poison of the insect is the disease that needs to be diagnosed and treated, and external factors are just a cover.
"The fumigants will be delivered to your residence every month. As for this poisonous insect, the master only knows that it is not a puppet poisonous insect." The female official Chunli ordered the maid to put down the medicine box and other things.
Jiang Yun asked inquiringly, "Princess Zhang Hua didn't just send you here to treat the illness, did she?"
The female official Chun Li met Jiang Yun's scrutinizing gaze and nodded in response, "The Lord needs the little girl's blood to further determine the type of Gu she has, so you two must cooperate in secret and not make any noise."
Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Yun and Liu Ci looked at each other, knowing that Princess Zhang Hua must have taken a fancy to this poisonous insect, which was why she took the trouble to rescue it.
As for not making it public, who else could it be except Yin Xing, who wholeheartedly thought that his princess wife was gentle and kind?
Outside, the autumn rain continued and gradually turned into flying snow, adding to the vast and sad white scene.
As the end of the year approaches, the shops on the street gradually become bustling. Yin Xing rides in a carriage to a jewelry store.
On the wedding anniversary, Yin Xing remembered that he had never given Xuan Yizheng a decent gift, so he immediately decided to be extravagant!
So Yin Xing stepped into the store with full confidence, and his eyes fell on the dazzling array of jewelry and jade, and he was immediately dazzled.
However, most of the people who come to this kind of shop are ladies from aristocratic families, so Yin Xing, dressed in an apricot-white robe, looks particularly out of place.
"I think this red agate bead necklace is beautiful!"
"The sapphire pendant is more noble."
Yin Xing was attracted and followed their gaze to look at the jewelry. The style was exquisite and the color was clear, but Xuan Yizheng definitely didn't like it.
So Yin Xing could only go elsewhere to look at jade. Xuan Yizheng usually wore jewelry such as jade and pearls, which were elegant and simple, and matched her temperament very well.
Just as Yin Xing discovered a set of star-shaped jade earrings and became more and more satisfied the more she looked at them, she didn't expect that a jeweled figure would be reflected in the glass cabinet in front of her.
The Third Princess was as proud and noble as ever, yet she was dressed dazzlingly. She said, "Master Xiao Yin, would you like to buy some jewelry?"
Yin Xing nodded and asked doubtfully, "Could this shop also belong to the Third Princess?"
If so, Yin Xing would secretly change to another store.
There is no way, the competition and comparison between the princesses of the dynasty is too terrible.
Yin Xing still hasn't recovered from the shock caused by the last autumn hunt in the western suburbs. He knows that these princesses are very capable, otherwise they wouldn't have made those princes-in-law with great martial arts skills become frightened birds.
"Master Xiao Yin is such a joker. This is not my Peifeng Tower." The third princess saw that Yin Xing was dressed very simply and looked more like a pale-faced scholar.
"Is that so?" Yin Xing thought to himself, "That's a relief."
At this time, the shop owner personally presented several sets of jewelry. The Third Princess's eyes fell on the jewelry, and she glanced at them casually, not very satisfied. "These gems are very ordinary. You use these goods to deal with me. Don't you want to do business in the capital?"
The words were spoken casually, but revealed majesty. The shopkeeper immediately broke out in a cold sweat, not knowing how to worship this big Buddha.
At this time, a young man beside the Third Princess said very gently: "I think that golden phoenix ruby pendant is very beautiful."
The Third Princess's demeanor suddenly calmed down a lot. She tilted her head and asked, "Why?"
Yin Xing had only intended to plead with the shopkeeper, but he hadn't expected to be questioned in return, so he could only answer truthfully: "Because it matches the Third Princess's ring very well, and it's shiny and beautiful."
In fact, Yin Xing felt that the third princess was the type of person who was very flamboyant and bright, and even if she was dressed in jewels, it was difficult to hide her wealth.
The third princess looked at Yin Xing's beautiful, sincere and frank eyes and replied with a subtle expression: "Since Master Yin thinks it looks good, then take this set."
Yin Xing didn't expect the third princess to be so domineering, and couldn't help but envy her!
Seeing this, the shopkeeper wiped his sweat and walked away, looking like he had survived a disaster.
Yin Xing stopped paying attention to other things and looked at the jade earrings instead. He raised his hand to signal the clerk to take out the jewelry and said, "I want this set of jewelry."
The clerk responded and then carefully took it out and packed it.
"Why did Lord Xiao Yin choose this set?" The third princess took a look at the jewelry. It was made of very simple jade, and it looked like what Xuan Yizheng liked.
"Because they are star-shaped jade earrings, they are very interesting." Yin Xing didn't want to tell others about his selfish thoughts.
"But didn't Master Xiao Yin just say that the sparkling ruby was beautiful?"
"Because this is a gift for Princess Zhang Hua, it naturally has to be according to her preferences."
As the words fell, the third princess sneered with a cold face and left the shop without saying a word.
Yin Xing was bewildered, thinking, "If we don't agree on anything, why not just say it so suddenly?"
Soon, Yin Xing took the jewelry and returned to the villa in a carriage.
It’s a rare day off and Yin Xing doesn’t want to stay outside for too long. Xuan Yizheng would probably find it boring to be alone.
At noon, Yin Xing walked into the house holding a gift, and Xuan Yizheng was holding documents in his hands, looking busy.
"Yizhen, are you busy today?"
"No, you just have to go out, so you're looking for something to kill time."
Seeing this, Yin Xing came forward and said eagerly: "Yizhen, a gift for you!"
Xuan Yizhen smiled. He raised his hand to take the gift box and responded, "Wedding anniversary, a very novel holiday."
After he finished speaking, Xuan Yizhen opened the gift box and saw a set of star-shaped jade earrings. They were of different sizes, but they were arranged in an orderly manner. He took them out and admired them and said, "Very good."
"Hehe, I think it's pretty good too, and they're all stars!"
"Does this have any special meaning?"
Hearing this, Yin Xing's smile froze, and he thought to himself, could it be that Xuan Yizhen didn't understand what he meant?!
Xuan Yizhen's beautiful eyes calmly looked at the shy Yin Xing, her thin lips raised slightly, a faint smile flashed from the bottom of her eyes, and she said softly: "I'm just teasing you, then let Xingxing put a star on me."
As he spoke, Xuan Yizheng leaned forward slightly with a gentle posture.
Yin Xing's ears felt hot when he heard Xuan Yizheng's gentle teasing. He raised his hand to take the earrings, his eyes fell on her ears, and he changed the accessories carefully, not very skilled.
Xuan Yizhen was not in a hurry either. He relaxed his strength slightly and leaned against Yin Xing, lowering his slender neck and leaning close to her, murmuring, "Xing'er, I like your gift."
"That's good." Yin Xing responded with a smile and raised his eyebrows, thinking that he had made the right choice!
"Actually, there's no need to send any other gifts. You are the gift I want most." Xuan Yizheng took a closer look at Yin Xing's profile, his gaze falling on her smiling eyes, as bright and dazzling as the sun.
Yin Xing looked at Xuan Yizhen wearing the new earrings. Her expression was gentle and soft, as if she had an invisible distance, which made her look even more gentle and beautiful. She responded with a trembling heart, "Yizhen, you will be easily deceived by bad men like this."
Although one should not be too snobbish, if one is like Xuan Yizheng and only wants to see the beautiful and rich girl in the world, it is easy to meet scum.
Xuan Yizhen chuckled, raised his hand and pinched the earlobe of the overly innocent Yin Xing, and moved closer with his teeth, whispering seductively: "Besides you, I don't like anyone else, let alone a man. What are you thinking about?"
"That's true. I just think it's great to have Yizhen as my wife." Yin Xing looked up at Xuan Yizhen who was leaning close to him and responded with an excited look on his face.
After saying this, Yin Xing kissed Xuan Yizhen on the lips and said as if promising: "So we should celebrate more anniversaries in the future. Don't forget, okay?"
If Xuan Yizhen's body is affected by the poisonous insect, the disease may break out before she becomes old and weak.
So Yin Xing can only cherish every minute and every second, hoping to keep more memories.
Xuan Yizhen didn't make any more moves. She pursed her lips, raised her hand and gently touched Yin Xing's face, and said, "Of course. Do you want this gift from me?"
"I do, but I'll ask for this gift tonight." Yin Xing looked at Xuan Yizheng who stood up with a hot face. Her eyes were focused and tender, like a pool of spring water.
"Okay, then you have to wash up early tonight, otherwise you will be late for getting up early tomorrow." Xuan Yizheng raised his hand and touched Yin Xing's face, gently and seriously.
Yin Xing nodded his head repeatedly, raised his hand and held Xuan Yizheng's cool and soft hand, thinking that there was no need to say this kind of thing so bluntly.
I clearly wanted to celebrate a memorable holiday with Xuan Yizheng, but why do I feel like the final meaning will be taken away into the gauze tent?
If this is the case, how am I going to reminisce about the good old days with the mentally disturbed Xuan Yizheng in the future? The more I think about it, the more ashamed I feel!
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