44 Sucking
◎That scorching temperature◎
He held the broken box in his arms like a treasure, and said in a flattering manner, "Old Madam, this is one hundred taels. You must keep your word."
The old lady was in a bad mood today, but when she saw the one hundred taels of silver he brought, her depressed heart eased a little.
However, Guo Cuiping, who was standing behind her, frowned tightly. She couldn't believe that this poor scholar could actually come up with a hundred taels. No, her daughter must not marry him.
She took a step forward and pushed him out hard: "Who knows if you borrowed this money from relatives? Then Zhaoer will have to follow you to pay off the debt, and I don't agree with that."
Ge Yong was a little afraid of his future mother-in-law. He was a little apprehensive and his words stumbled. "This...this money came from selling the land."
Guo Cuiping exclaimed, her eyes widening: "You sold all the land at home?"
Farmers make a living from the land. If they don’t have land, how will they make a living? What will their daughter eat after marrying into the family? The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. No, no, Zhao’er must not marry him.
Ge Yong didn't understand why Guo Cuiping reacted so strongly. He explained, "Next year I'm sure to pass the imperial examination. I won't need to rely on those fields anymore. Zhao'er won't have to suffer if he follows me."
Guo Cuiping rolled her eyes. Who can predict what will happen next year? Ge Yong is indeed unreliable.
But the old lady obviously didn't think so much. She waved to Ge Yong to bring the box of money to her. Seeing the white silver in the box, she slowly grinned, and the smile reached her eyes. She picked up a piece of broken silver and bit it, almost breaking her teeth.
The nanny beside her took the box.
She rarely showed a good face and said to Ge Yong: "I knew you were a good boy. I agree to your marriage with Zhao'er."
She narrowed her eyes, full of calculation.
The affair between Zhao'er and Ge Yong has become known to everyone. It is impossible for Zhao'er to find a good family in the capital. It would be better to exchange her for one hundred taels of silver.
Ge Yong was overjoyed. He secretly looked around the decoration of Ji's mansion. The wealth and splendor were dazzling. He had finally married into a wealthy family. From now on, he would no longer have to rely on the two cows and a few acres of land to make a living.
Suddenly remembering his mother's instructions, he hurriedly said, "Madam, my family has calculated the time, and five days from now will be a rare auspicious day."
He wanted to marry Ji Zhao as soon as possible to avoid any accidents.
The old lady continued his words: "Come and pick up the bride in five days."
Ge Yong kowtowed three times happily, then stood up and said goodbye.
As soon as he left, Guo Cuiping couldn't wait to kneel at the old lady's feet, her eyes red and her voice choked with sobs: "Mother, Zhao'er can't marry him."
The old lady looked at her coldly: "Tell me what's wrong with him?"
Guo Cuiping wept, "I sent someone to inquire about his family's situation. He has a cunning old mother and a drunkard father. The three of them have only one shabby house to live in. Now they've sold all their land. How will Zhao'er live if she marries him?"
"Mother, please have pity on your granddaughter. She can't marry into that family and suffer."
The old lady was slightly moved for a moment, but her expression quickly turned cold again: "You get up first. Now that I have accepted his betrothal gift, this matter is a done deal."
"Relax, Ge Yong is a man of great ambition. He is currently taking the imperial examination. If he becomes a minor official next year, we, Zhao'er, will live a good life with him."
The old lady said this with little confidence. She didn't know how talented Ge Yong was, or whether he could pass the imperial examination. But she had already made it known at the birthday banquet, and now it was a foregone conclusion that Ji Zhao had to marry him.
Looking at Guo Cuiping who was still crying, she became impatient: "You just cry all day long. You are almost crying away all the blessings in our family. Now, remember not to hold a banquet on the day of Zhao'er's wedding. Let her go out through the side door."
She didn't want others to know that her granddaughter married a poor scholar.
Guo Cuiping wiped her tears with her sleeve: "That trick's dowry?"
The old lady immediately became defensive: "What dowry? I'm telling you, don't even think about the family property."
Guo Cuiping was anxious: "If I don't have a dowry, I will definitely be bullied by my in-laws."
The old lady didn't want to say anything more to her and let the nanny push her away.
Guo Cuiping closed her eyes and could only use the private money she had saved in the past few years to make up for the loss.
…
When Shu Yao came back in the evening, Chunhua Pavilion was silent and Ji Shijing's door was closed tightly.
She found it strange. He would always light a small oil lamp and wait for her when she came back. What happened today? Why did he go to bed so early?
She figured it wasn't too late, so she knocked on his door.
There was no movement inside.
Shu Yao: "I brought some glutinous rice cakes today, would you like to try some, Ah Jing?"
After waiting for a while, everything was still quiet.
She sighed, turned around and went back to her room, took out the glutinous rice cake in her arms. It was still warm and fragrant. She couldn't help but pick up a piece and taste it.
The glutinous rice cake is sticky and glutinous, and because it is added with osmanthus wine, it tastes very sweet.
While eating, she caught a glimpse of the medicinal fumigation bag placed aside. She slapped her head and almost forgot about it. She still had to make medicinal fumigation for Ji Shijing today.
The old doctor said that fumigation should never be stopped, and once every six days is best.
She finished the pastry in her hand in a few bites, put the medicinal fumigation bag into boiling water to heat it up. After about five or six minutes, she took the warm medicinal fumigation bag and went to Ji Shijing's house.
She stood outside the door: "Ajing, are you asleep? I still have to do fumigation today." She wondered whether she should go in directly, but it seemed impolite. She looked at the fumigation bag in her hand and fell into deep thought.
Just as I was about to leave, I heard the wooden door behind me creak.
The door opened.
Ji Shijing was standing at the door wearing a thin coat, his black hair untied, casually scattered on his shoulders. He glanced at Shu Yao calmly and said in a low voice: "What's the matter?"
Shu Yao felt that he was a little strange today. She stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Why did Ah Jing go to bed so early today?"
Ji Shijing didn't answer her question, but instead asked, "Did you come back in his carriage again today?"
Shu Yao thought for a while before she understood who the "he" Ji Shijing was talking about, and she nodded.
He suddenly tilted his head to look at her, with a slight curve at the corner of his mouth. He seemed to be smiling, but the smile did not reach his eyes. He looked at her like this for a long time, then turned and went back to the house.
Shu Yao got goosebumps when she saw him looking at her, and she hurried to catch up.
A small oil lamp was lit in the room. She saw that the bed was tidy and it didn't look like anyone had just slept in it. She looked at Ji Shijing who was fiddling with the wick not far away.
Perhaps he felt her gaze, he stopped what he was doing, slowly walked to her side, and stared at the medicine bag in her hand.
Shu Yao hurriedly handed the thing to him.
Ji Shijing looked at her and didn't answer.
She was a little confused and pushed the fumigation bag forward again. Unexpectedly, he suddenly leaned over, got close to her ear, and opened his thin lips: "Sister-in-law, won't you help me today?"
The heat was scorching, and Shu Yao felt a tingling heat wave sweeping through her body. She couldn't help but shudder, and after putting some distance between them, she said, "Then please take off your clothes, Ajing."
She hadn't originally intended to help him apply the medicine today, but since he had suggested it, she felt embarrassed to refuse. Besides, it was also a way to win his favor.
Ji Shijing raised his long fingers and loosened his belt. He faced her and took off his underwear. Shu Yao saw his thin and well-proportioned abdominal muscles and the perfect waistline. She quickly turned her head away.
Seeing her reaction, Ji Shijing's emotions finally relaxed a little: "Sister-in-law, why don't you look at me?"
Shu Yao coughed lightly to hide her embarrassment.
He curled the corners of his mouth, took off his coat completely, and then lay down on the bed obediently.
What she saw were still those scars, alternating between old and new. Shu Yao was still a little shocked when she saw them for the second time. She took a deep breath, put the medicine on his back and rolled it back and forth with gentle movements.
A trace of warmth came into his heart. Ji Shijing looked at her quiet profile with his peripheral vision. In a trance, he recalled the statue of the goddess from long ago. The face of the goddess gradually overlapped with the woman in front of him.
He clearly remembered the three wishes he had made in front of the statue of the goddess.
The oil lamp on the table grew dimmer and dimmer. Shu Yao stood up and rubbed her aching wrist.
Ji Shijing sat up straight. Perhaps because of the temperature of the medicinal fumigation, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. A drop of sweat fell along his narrow eyebrows, stayed on his collarbone for a second, then moved down along the texture of his skin, and finally fell unwillingly into the darkness that could not be seen.
Shu Yao was facing him. The young man's vigorous body made her feel inexplicably hot. She stretched out her hand to fan herself to cool down: "Today... It's still quite hot."
Ji Shijing blinked his eyes, and suddenly pulled her hand and placed it on his heart: "Sister-in-law, it hurts here." When he saw her leave with Chen Jing'an today, he felt a sudden pain in his heart for no reason, and it was only now that it felt a little better.
Shu Yao felt the burning temperature and the beating heart under her palm. Her body became hotter and hotter. She wanted to pull her hand back, but Ji Shijing held her hand tightly and pulled it gently. She bent down and when she looked up, their noses touched.
He leaned in closer, licked his dry lips lightly with the tip of his tongue, and his breathing became heavier.
He greedily sucked in her breath, murmuring, "Sister-in-law, have you ever heard of—brother's death is the succession to the younger brother?"
Shu Yao's head began to feel dizzy and she didn't hear what he was saying at all.
…
It was not until the second half of the night that Shu Yao returned to her room. She lay on the bed and unconsciously touched his neck, where his warmth still seemed to remain. She tossed and turned until the second half of the night before she finally fell asleep.
System: [After testing, the trust value is 20%.]
…
The next day, she arrived at the place where she had agreed to meet Shen Jingan very early. She thought she had come early enough, but she didn't know that he was already waiting there.
Just as Chen Jing'an was about to step forward to greet Shu Yao, he saw Ji Shijing standing next to her. He retracted his steps and smiled brightly at Shu Yao.
Shu Yao: "Why are you here so early, Prince? Sorry for the long wait."
Chen Jingan smiled and reached out to gently ruffle her hair: "Just arrived." Then he turned his gaze to Ji Shijing, "This is the second young master of the Ji family, right?"
Shu Yao lowered her head and coughed uncomfortably. "Ji Shijing, the second son of the Ji family, wanted to go to the street to buy some books today, so he followed me out."
Chen Jingan smiled and said, "I never thought that the Ji family would produce such a stunningly handsome man."
Shu Yao: ...
Ji Shijing had a dull expression.
When Shu Yao opened the door of the new shop, she thought that the shop had not been used for a long time and there must be a lot of dust inside. But at a glance, all the furniture was polished to a shine. She felt happy, at least she didn't have to clean it anymore.
The shop is not big, but it is enough for her.
Chen Jing'an put his arm around her shoulders like a good friend: "Do you like it, Xiaoyao'er?"
She nodded: "I like it, thank you, Prince."
"Friends don't say thank you to each other," he said.
Ji Shijing stood behind the two of them and saw Chen Jing'an's hand on Shu Yao's shoulder. The uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense. Every intimate action of theirs made him want to kill someone.
"How much is the monthly rent?" Shu Yao asked.
"I won't take Xiaoyao'er's money." Chen Jing'an said as he played with a strand of her hanging hair.
Shu Yao quickly took a step back.
He smiled and said nothing, then handed Shu Yao a cup of tea: "Xiaoyao, you must be tired. Have some tea and take a rest first."
Shu Yao was thirsty, so she took the cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp. Her fingers accidentally touched the back of his hand without her noticing.
Chen Jing'an pursed his lips and rubbed the back of his hand.
About an hour later, Shen Qianxiao walked into the shop with a dozen new faces from the neighborhood. She quickly walked to Shen Jingan and took his hand: "Prince."
Chen Jing'an just nodded lightly.
The girls in the workshop all took out their makeup boxes, wanting Shu Yao to help them put on makeup quickly.
Shu Yao told them not to be anxious and to come one by one.
Ji Shijing just came out of the back room. The moment he lifted the curtain, he was slightly stunned to see so many people standing in the shop.
The girls saw him too.
They all showed astonishment on their faces. They used to think that Master Shen was the most handsome man in the capital, but they didn't know that there were even more stunning young men in the world.
The young man not far away was thin but very tall. Even his coarse linen clothes could not hide his extraordinary elegance. The girls stared at him with their eyes wide open.
Most of the customers who seek pleasure in Zui Xiang Fang have fat heads and square faces, and there are very few people with such characteristics.
The girls who had just been surrounding Shu Yao now all swarmed towards Ji Shijing.
"Sir, would you like to go to Zui Xiang Fang for a while?"
"Young Master..."
Ji Shijing's face darkened. A storm was about to come. There was an incessant noise all around. The smell of vulgar cosmetics made him feel nauseous. A girl's hand accidentally touched the hem of his clothes, and his eyes grew colder.
Shu Yao leaned against the pillar next to her, looking at the scene in front of her with a look of delighted delight on her face.
Ji Shijing looked at her and saw that she was "gloating" and he suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart.
Shu Yao met his gaze, his dark pupils seemed to suck her in. She immediately realized that he was in a bad mood, so she hurried over to help him out.
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