Chapter 80 (Catching Bugs) Your stubble pierced my neck...

After making sour radish and duck soup, Jiang Yanyi used the excuse of going to Feng Mansion to check on the peppers and packed a bowl of it in a food box for Feng Shuo. She also specially packed some duck necks in a plate and took them over.

When she was leaving, Chu Yangui called out, "Are you going to the palace?"

"I'm going to check on the peppers we've planted. The courtyard was also rented to us by the palace, so I should give her a gift." Jiang Yanyi said this, but she felt a little guilty.

Chu Yangui smiled sweetly, revealing two dimples: "It's as I should. Then sister, come back earlier. I'll let Master Yao wait for you for dinner."

Jiang Yanyi said: "I still have to take care of the pepper field. If I come back late, it will delay Master Yao and the old man. You can eat first when the dinner is ready."

Jiang Yanyi opened the bamboo curtain and went out. It was snowing heavily outside, and the bamboo curtain swayed gently. Her figure in a lake green brocade awning walked away, but Chu Yangui did not take his eyes off her.

When Chu Zhong came to add charcoal to the charcoal brazier, he said with a gloomy look: "Uncle Zhong, I'm afraid my sister will be bullied."

Chu Zhong was over thirty years old and was an old man who followed Chu Changping. He had seen a lot of the ways of the world. Ever since the death of his mother, his cousin's temperament had been unstable. He was well-behaved when his cousin was around, but when his cousin was not around, he was like a little wolf cub who was ferocious and bared his teeth at everyone.

Chu Zhongan comforted him: "Young Master, the young lady is capable, no one can make things difficult for her. If she really encounters anything, the Third Master will not stand idly by."

Chu Yangui said: "No matter how powerful and capable my sister is, I am still worried about her."

The doctor from the palace that my sister invited to treat his injuries, the carriage that she left the Chu family, the yard that the palace rented to them... every single thing made him uneasy. If the Liaoning King threatened to bully his sister with these, what would he do if his sister just held on and didn't say anything?

The Chu family was able to escape to this borderland only under the protection of the Liaoning King. If something really happened, the Liaoning King's Palace was extremely powerful. What could he do to seek justice for his sister?

"Meow!"

The chubby little orange cat that was curled up by the charcoal brazier and warmed itself by the fire suddenly screamed and jumped far away. The fur on its back curled up. The chubby little orange cat tried to turn its head to lick the burnt fur. Its cry sounded like sobbing, weak and pitiful.

Chu Yangui was brought back to his senses by the cat's cry. He concealed the panic in his heart, bent over and picked up the chubby little orange cat, "You fell asleep by the charcoal brazier again?"

The chubby orange cat curled up in his arms, raised its head and screamed at him twice, as if it was aggrieved, and as if it was blaming him for not taking good care of itself.

It just took a nap, but how come a large amount of fur was burnt!

Chu Yangui touched the chubby little orange cat's head: "Don't sleep by the charcoal brazier next time."

The chubby little orange cat shook its head angrily and refused to let him be touched.

Chu Yangui raised his lips and covered Pangju's head with his palm again. Pangju's whole cat face was covered by his hand, and he could only yell a few times in dissatisfaction.

The bamboo curtain at the door was opened again, and several young men came into the store, talking and laughing. They were all wearing official uniforms, obviously from the government office.

Chu Yangui raised his head and saw the gentle and refined young man at the back, and his face suddenly turned cold.

"Brother Lu, every time I invite you to Jiang's Antique Soup you always refuse to come. How come, the decoration here is no worse than those big restaurants?" The young man walking side by side with Lu Linyuan said with a smile: "The female shopkeeper in this store is so beautiful, just like the person walking down from the painting of ladies! You don't know, the youngest son of Mr. Lu has been eating hotpot here for a whole month just to see this female shopkeeper. He is really a playboy..."

"Brother Yang, be careful with your words. You must not joke about a girl's reputation like this." Lu Linyuan said with a frown. No matter his figure or appearance, he is the most outstanding among the few people. From a distance, he is really a beautiful girl.

Lu Linyuan was dragged here by several colleagues. He tried to refuse in every possible way, but failed. He was worried about seeing Jiang Yanyi, but when he glanced at the counter and saw Chu Yangui sitting there, he met Chu Yangui's eyes full of hatred and subconsciously looked away.

He had heard about the Chu family moving to Xizhou, but he didn't expect to meet Chu Yangui here.

He always disliked Jiang Yanyi and his brother. This brother and sister were stupid and arrogant. Jiang Yanyi was shameless and kept approaching him like a fly, bullying Yanxi whenever he got the chance. Chu Yangui was an accomplice, and he had contributed to all the evil things his sister had done.

His disgust for the brother and sister stemmed from his love for Jiang Yanxi.

Now, perhaps his mood has changed. They have hurt Jiang Yanxi and have received the punishment they deserve, even far more than they deserve, so his disgust has ended. To say that he treats them as strangers seems to have an extra layer of things in it, after all, there have been too many entanglements. Lu Linyuan

has thought a lot these days. He was still young and hot-tempered when he broke off the engagement, and he just thought that this marriage was forced by Jiang Yanyi herself. He broke off the engagement with her for Jiang Yanxi, and Jiang Yanyi reaped the consequences. Chu Changping's words finally tore off his self-righteous fig leaf - if he had resisted his mother from the beginning, there would be no such marriage. All in all

, it was because he was too cowardly at the time that this marriage was facilitated, and he was not completely innocent.

The siblings had paid off their debt to Jiang Yanxi, one was sent to be a camp prostitute, and the other had her legs broken.

But he had never paid back his debt to Jiang Yanyi for breaking off the engagement.

Colleagues ordered mutton soup pot and the newly bought plum wine in the store. They talked about everything from the war in the south to romantic affairs, drinking and laughing. Lu Linyuan didn't say a word from beginning to end. He was the last one to play drinking games. After a few glasses of light wine, he became more upset. He finally

got away. They were all colleagues. He had to work hard to stand firm in the government office. Naturally, he couldn't make enemies with them at the table. Before leaving, he went to the counter to pay for the meal in advance.

Although Chu Yangui hated Lu Linyuan, he thought of his sister's business and didn't want to make a scene and drive away customers. He said the money for the bill expressionlessly: "Four taels and seven cents."

Lu Linyuan gave him five taels and said slowly: "No need for change."

He put on his cloak and left.

Chu Yangui took out three cents from the drawer and threw them at Lu Linyuan's back, sneering: "Sir, here's your change, keep it!"

Several strings of copper plates hit Lu Linyuan's cloak and fell into the snow.

Lu Linyuan stood with his back to Chu Yangui in silence. The servant beside him bought the copper plate after arriving in Xizhou and had no idea about the relationship between the two families. He was very angry and said, "How do you do your job? Is there anyone who gives change like you? Be careful or I'll tell your shopkeeper!"

Lu Linyuan said, "Qingsong, let's go."

The servant glared at Chu Yangui, picked up the copper plate that had fallen on the ground, and chased after Lu Linyuan. He could still hear him muttering, "Sir, you are the only one with a good temper..."

Chu Yangui sneered and said, "Your master has a good temper. He didn't regret the engagement until the six rites were completed. He never thought that the girl he regretted the engagement would become a laughing stock."

There are six rites for marriage, namely, accepting the bride price, asking for the bride price, accepting the bride price, accepting the bride price, and welcoming the bride price. Basically, there is no regret after accepting the bride price and sending the bride price. According to the customs of the Great Xuan Dynasty, if a woman is rejected at this time, she is recognized as having poor morals and not being a good wife. The two families may become enemies from then on.

The servant was startled and realized that his master might have some grievances with the young man's family, so he didn't dare to say anything.

Feng Mansion.

When Jiang Yanyi took the soup over, it was still hot. She filled a small bowl for Feng Shuo and urged him to drink it while it was hot: "I bought a few ducks from the noodle shop today and stewed them with sour radishes. This soup is good for clearing heat and cooling blood. Try it."

Feng Shuo did not take the bowl from her hand, but instead grabbed her waist and pulled her down, forcing Jiang Yanyi to sit on his lap.

She was still holding the bowl in her hand, and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "What are you doing?"

Feng Shuo lowered his head and sniffed the fragrance of her hair, and gently rested his chin on her shoulder: "Hug you."

With just one sentence, Jiang Yanyi's heart softened.

Since leaving the city that day, they had not seen each other for a long time.

Jiang Yanyi leaned in his arms and told him about her recent events: "I bought a noodle shop and plan to sell noodles in the future."

She did not tell him that she was going to give the recipe to the military camp. Chef Li was in charge of the Huotou Camp. No one knew better than him what kind of food was suitable for the army. Compared with buckwheat cakes, the production cost of instant noodles was indeed much higher. Whether the matter would succeed or not, she would just wait for Chef Li's reply.

If she told Feng Shuo, even if the army might not use her instant noodle recipe at all, Feng Shuo would let his subordinates buy the recipe at a high price.

Feng Shuo raised his eyelids: "Is there enough money?"

Jiang Yanyi said: "Enough, the old boss of the noodle shop died, and the young boss is a good-for-nothing. He owed money to the casino and was in a hurry to pay it back, so he sold it to me at a discount."

She turned her head to look at him: "Why, do you want to lend me money?"

Feng Shuo clenched his arms a little, and held her tightly in his arms: "I will lend it to you first, and marry you before you pay the money back, and you don't have to pay it back."

Jiang Yanyi chuckled, "You are very thoughtful for me."

Feng Shuo seemed to want to see her smile, he raised his head slightly, and his chin accidentally touched Jiang Yanyi's neck.

Jiang Yanyi cried out softly, and the whole person shrank, and covered his neck with his hands as if he had been electrocuted.

The skin touched by his chin was so delicate and warm that it was shocking. Feng Shuo's throat moved, and his eyes darkened a little. He asked hoarsely: "What's wrong with your neck?"

Jiang Yanyi looked at him and seemed a little embarrassed. "Nothing."

Feng Shuo was unwilling to give in. His eyes seemed to be broken stars. His voice was low and mellow at this moment. "Then why did you cover your neck?"

Being asked like this, Jiang Yanyi hesitated for a while, but still told the truth: "I was pricked by the stubble on your chin. It hurts a little."

Feng Shuo: "..."

The ambiguous atmosphere disappeared instantly.

He raised his hand and touched his chin calmly. He didn't shave this morning, and the short stubble appeared, which was a bit prickly.

Jiang Yanyi coughed lightly and stirred the soup in the bowl with a spoon: "If you don't drink the soup, it will get cold."

Feng Shuo still didn't reach out to take the bowl, but just glanced at Jiang Yanyi.

Jiang Yanyi hated herself for understanding his look, thinking that after all, he was a dog man she liked, so she might as well pamper him. She scooped up a spoonful of soup and fed it to Feng Shuo, who opened his mouth and drank it with satisfaction.

The soup was no longer hot after being left for a while, and it was warm in the mouth. It not only had the fresh fragrance of duck meat, but also the sour taste of radish, which stimulated a lot of appetite.

He nodded: "The soup is good."

Then he took the bowl from Jiang Yanyi's hand and scooped up a spoonful to feed Jiang Yanyi.

Jiang Yanyi was so ashamed that she had goosebumps all over her body: "Just drink it, I drank it in the store."

Feng Shuo had no intention of giving up, so she had to bite the bullet and drink a sip.

Feng Shuo looked at her desperate expression, put the bowl of soup on the desk beside him, pressed Jiang Yanyi's back with one hand, forced her to lie in his arms, and scratched her nose with the other hand: "You ungrateful person, what are you complaining about? Except for my mother, no one in the world has ever drunk the soup fed by me."

The ungrateful person could only smile awkwardly: "I am flattered."

Jiang Yanyi rarely came over, and Feng Shuo finally recovered his taste buds, so he ate up all the duck soup and duck neck.

After dinner, he said, "I found a teacher for you."

Jiang Yanyi remembered that he had told him before that he wanted to find a teacher for Jiang Yanyi. He didn't expect that he would take it seriously. He felt warm in his heart and asked, "Which teacher is it? I will go to your house to visit him in person tomorrow."

Xizhou is close to the border, and there are very few scholars. Those who have real talents have been invited by dignitaries to be teachers. Jiang Yanyi dare not use the remaining half-baked ones.

Feng Shuo said, "Didn't I take you to visit him that day?"

Jiang Yanyi was stunned for a moment before he realized that Feng Shuo was talking about the old man who sold wine in Meilin.

"Although that old fellow hasn't taught anyone for a few years, he was quite knowledgeable in the past. After all, he was one of the Three Dukes. It should be enough for him to teach your brother."

Feng Shuo spoke in a casual tone, but Jiang Yanyi was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.

As one of the Three Dukes, the top scholar might not be willing to be accepted as a student. Even though Chu Yangui was her brother, Jiang Yanyi knew his knowledge.

She originally just wanted Chu Yangui to study and be more open-minded so that he wouldn't go down a dead end in the future. Who knew Feng Shuo secretly invited such a powerful person.

She hesitated and said, "Yan Gui didn't study hard before. I'm afraid he won't be in the old master's eyes."

Jiang Yanyi was more worried about such a learned old man teaching Chu Yan Gui. She was afraid that Chu Yan Gui would give up after being frustrated in his studies, and she was also afraid that the old man's teaching skills would be wasted.

Feng Shuo said, "Don't worry, the old man is very picky. He won't cause trouble for himself if he is a piece of rotten wood. He has already visited your store and promised to teach you in person. However, Chi Qing has to take care of him in the early stage. In the future, Yan Gui and Chi Qing will be brothers from the same school. It's good to get along well with each other first."

Regardless of what Chu Yan Gui will eventually learn, just with the identity of Chi Qing's junior brother, if he works as a staff member in the future, no one will dare to look down on him.

Jiang Yanyi looked at Feng Shuo: "So it wasn't a sudden impulse that you took me out of the city that day, but it was prepared long ago?"

Feng Shuo looked at her red eyes and stroked her cheek with his big hand: "Why are you crying? I did all this for a reason."

He was after her.

From the beginning to the end.

When Lu Linyuan returned home, the lights had already been turned on.

He didn't feel anything when he drank those cups of plum wine at first, but after walking in the wind and snow for a while, the alcohol slowly took effect, and his fair cheeks were stained with red.

The candlelight reflected on the screen, and you could see a beautiful figure busy inside.

Seeing this, the servant didn't follow him in, and went to the kitchen to warm himself by the fire.

Lu Linyuan pushed the door open and walked in. Jiang Yanxi was arranging the food on the table. When she saw him, she immediately smiled, "Brother Lu, you're back."

The cold wind was raging outside, and the snow was pressing down on the branches. She was standing under the lamp in a goose-yellow skirt, like a small light yellow flower blooming in the cold night, weak but strong.

Jiang Yanxi's appearance was not stunning at first glance, but once you remember her appearance, you will never forget it, especially her eyes, which were like a deer in the mountains, smart and clear.

She stepped forward to take the cloak that Lu Linyuan had taken off and hung it on the wall.

Smelling the alcohol on Lu Linyuan, Jiang Yanxi's eyes dimmed slightly, but he still smiled and asked: "Brother Lu, why did you come back so late today? I heated up the food several times."

After drinking and blowing the cold wind, Lu Linyuan felt a headache when he went into the house to warm up. He said: "I'm sorry, Yanxi. I couldn't refuse today, so I had a few drinks with some colleagues. If I don't come back in the future, you can eat first and don't have to wait for me."

Jiang Yanxi was stunned for a moment when she heard his words, still smiling, but there was a little sadness in her eyes: "I have been waiting for Brother Lu all my life, haven't I? ? When I was little, I waited to grow up and marry you. After entering the palace, I waited for you to take me away one day... "

The tear finally fell, Jiang Yanxi wiped her eyes, continued to smile and said: "Why say these things, I made brother Lu's favorite Dongpo pork, eat it quickly."

Seeing her like this, Lu Linyuan felt heartbroken, and somehow, he suddenly thought of Jiang Yanyi. After arriving in Xizhou, they were in the same desperate situation, but Jiang Yanyi never waited for anyone to help her, and she was even unwilling to rely on others. She seemed to prefer to be a weed that could grow again after being trampled into the mud, rather than a climbing vine.

He looked at Jiang Yanxi and sighed, "Yanxi, you don't have to do this for me."

The person whom he loved but could not be with in his previous life was now standing in front of him, he should be happy, but seeing that she seemed to live only for him, Lu Linyuan couldn't be happy.

He still had a lot of things to do in this life. If something happened to him, how would Jiang Yanxi live like this?

Jiang Yanxi stood with her back to Lu Linyuan, her hands holding the chopsticks clenched tightly, tears falling like beads with broken strings, "I will change everything that Brother Lu doesn't like."

His forehead was aching, and after hearing Jiang Yanxi say this, Lu Linyuan was numb with heartache, and was left with only exhaustion, "Yanxi, why don't you understand, I hope you are well, all the time, Do you know?"

He got up and went out of the house. Jiang Yanxi called him: "Brother Lu, where are you going?"

Lu Linyuan was also upset, afraid that Jiang Yanxi would misunderstand something again, so he tried to soften his tone and said: "I have a headache after being exposed to the wind. I will go to the clean room first, you eat first."

Jiang Yanxi sat at the table, looking at the table full of delicacies, but couldn't eat a single bite, only tears fell from her eyelids one by one.

She faked her death and left the palace. Shangshu Jiang was the Minister of Revenue, and the household registration documents he forged for her were enough to make it look real. The soldiers didn't notice her all the way north. She thought that when she got to Xizhou and found Lu Linyuan, she could live a happy life with him. Lu Linyuan was still gentle to her, but she could clearly feel that he had become a stranger.

During the days of escape, she often had nightmares. She dreamed that she was caught and sometimes even dreamed that Emperor Feng Shiyan pressed her on the dragon couch and raped her. Sometimes she dreamed that he and his queen were affectionate with the newborn prince...

She didn't understand why she felt heartbroken when she dreamed that he and the queen were affectionate.

Jiang Yanxi bit the back of her hand and cried silently. She didn't want to let herself recall these things. Lu Linyuan treated her differently than before, which made her even more uneasy.

From childhood to adulthood, Lu Linyuan has always been the one who supports her belief in living.

Lu Linyuan soaked in the bathtub, but his head still hurts. The affairs of the government office, the war in the south, the secret letter from the Lu family in the capital... These things are in a mess in his mind, making his headache worse.

The door creaked lightly, and he thought Qingsong came in. He said tiredly: "Qingsong, rub my back."

When a pair of soft and boneless hands touched his back, Lu Linyuan was startled and opened his eyes. He turned his head and saw that his heart and soul were trembling.

Jiang Yanxi was actually wearing only a vest.

"What are you doing?" Lu Linyuan was anxious and angry, but more of it was distressed, and he quickly pushed Jiang Yanxi away.

Jiang Yanxi bit her lip, stepped into the bathtub and hugged him: "Brother Lu, do you want me?"

She had been here for so long, and Lu Linyuan had always slept in a room with the servant Qingsong, leaving his own room for her. He also treated her with courtesy on weekdays, not crossing the line at all.

Jiang Yanxi closed her eyes, pressed her face against Lu Linyuan's broad back, and tears fell: "If you don't mind that I'm not innocent, then take me. I will only follow you in this life."

They had sworn to each other and decided to spend their lives together. Jiang Yanxi believed that she only liked Lu Linyuan. If she gave herself completely to him, perhaps she could give up all her thoughts about the capital.

For the rest of her life, she only wanted to be with this person whom she had met for the first time when she was young and fell in love with. Everything in the palace should be regarded as a nightmare.

However, Lu Linyuan shook her hand away: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

He stepped out of the bathtub, quickly pulled his dry clothes and wrapped them around Jiang Yanxi. When he looked at Jiang Yanxi's tearful face, his anger turned into grief. He said: "Yanxi, I respect you, don't be like this."

After leaving these words, Lu Linyuan casually put on a robe and left the clean room.

Jiang Yanxi covered her face and cried out. She had risked her face to do this, but Lu Linyuan was still unmoved. She didn't want to think whether he despised her for not being innocent or had changed his mind. She could no

longer face Lu Linyuan, so she packed up her things and left quietly that night.