Chapter 425 Picking Flowers
Early winter has arrived, and the flowers that have been charming for a summer and autumn are beginning to wilt and die.
Only the Mirabilis jalapa was an exception, climbing all over the ancient British city wall in brilliant colors, blooming grandly and beautifully, causing the people to talk about it and call it a "flower demon".
Yun Chen rode on the Cloud-Swallowing Beast and stood in front of the city gate, looking at the towering flower wall. Several people were spontaneously organizing themselves to pull out vines and pick flowers to clean the city wall.
She couldn't help wondering:
“Is it wrong to be too beautiful?”
No one could answer her question, only the Cloud Swallowing Beast beneath her snorted, as if teasing her:
"Are you free?"
Yun Chen seemed to have been reminded and hurried into the city to the temporary command post behind the medical institute.
Thanks to Toro Dongdong's "Wind and Fire Sickles", they cut the grass and cleared the road quickly, and the soldiers built the border line quickly. It took only six or seven days to build it back to the outside of Guying City.
According to Yun Chen's previous guess, Huo Gannian was about to meet her in advance.
In order not to delay her love life, she must first take care of military affairs such as the arrangements for the troops staying behind and returning to Beijing, and the subsequent inspection and supervision of the border line.
She was busy at the command post for a whole day, processing various military documents and packing out a large bag of gold and silver jewelry. She thought that instead of taking it back to Kyoto where there was no shortage of gold and silver, it would be better to give it to Song Lan to help the orphans in the nearby school.
She picked up the package and walked out, and happened to run into Fu Lin who came looking for her.
"General Yun, a beautiful girl, I think her name was Lan, came to the camp looking for you. When she saw you weren't there, she left a letter and left."
As he spoke, Fu Lin handed over a brand new, white letter. Yun Chen took it and looked through it. It was indeed the woad indigo font that she often saw when she was a guard.
After reading three lines at a glance, Yun Chen raised his eyebrows in surprise:
"Songlan said she would continue her journey north, teaching along the way, determined to spread education and educate her students all over the world. She told me not to look for her anymore, and that she would write to me often."
Yun Chen felt a little puzzled. "It's so dangerous for a girl to be out there alone. She's always been smart and knows how to leverage resources. She's always been traveling with the army and teaching nearby. Why is she suddenly going north alone?"
"Girls' minds are so changeable, who can guess them?" Fu Lin answered naturally. He looked down and saw a drop of blood on the tip of his boot. He wiped it off calmly, then stepped forward to take the package from Yun Chen's shoulder and volunteered to take Yun Chen to school.
Yun Chen naturally agreed, and felt that he had done his best, so he quickly put the matter behind him.
After Fu Lin left, she worked for another two hours before finishing the work.
Seeing that it was already dark and the entire medical hospital was quiet and everyone was asleep, she dragged her tired body onto the couch and fell asleep without taking off her clothes.
She didn't know how long it had been, but in a daze, she vaguely felt someone entering her room.
Thinking that there were Tiger Power Army stationed inside and outside Guying City, she guessed that the noise was caused by Rong Yi or Luo Dongdong. They loved to come in without saying hello, so she ignored them.
Unexpectedly, the man went even further and walked directly into the inner room. He groped his way onto the couch and moved close to her body. He rubbed against her for a long time before stopping. Then he blew gently into her ear and called out in a clear voice:
"elder sister."
Because he was so sleepy, Yun Chen briefly forgot about Yan Shijiu going to the forest to get treatment. He was still thinking about taking care of Yan Shijiu, who had the mind of a child. He naturally reached out his hand, patted his back to coax him to sleep, and said in a drowsy voice:
"Be good... wake up and I'll take you out to play..."
"I don't want to play. I'm hungry."
"Okay, I'll get you something delicious later..."
"I want to eat now!"
"Okay...what to eat..."
"Drink milk."
“Okay, okay…”
Yun Chen said a few perfunctory words and fell asleep again.
The voice came closer to her, and there was an unconcealable smile in the tone, a mean and naughty voice, and said with a smirk in a voice that was no longer innocent:
"Sister, I want to drink milk now."
After saying that, a "devil's claw" slowly reached towards Yun Chen's clothes.
Immediately afterwards, before Yan Shijiu could see how Yun Chen jumped up from the couch, he was pressed firmly down on the bed and received two big slaps in the face.
Yun Chen rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned loudly, and moved closer to Yan Shijiu, who was tightly grasped in his hands. He looked into those bright eyes, looked carefully for a long time, and chuckled softly:
"Yan Shijiu, you're finally well. Long time no see."
While she was talking and the strength in her hands had eased, Yan Shijiu somersaulted over and pinned her down on the couch.
Looking at the beautiful woman sleeping dazed and soft in his arms, Yan Shijiu curled his lips and smiled:
"Sister, I'm not well yet. I'm still stupid. I need you to coax me to sleep, feed me—and give me a bath."
Seeing him showing the same familiar playful smile as before, Yun Chen knew that he was completely fine, so he let go of his worries and all his guard, put his hands behind his head, and continued to sleep with his eyes closed.
"Okay, you want a bath, right? How about that iron brush they use for horse hooves in the army? I promise to scrub you clean from head to toe, leaving not a speck of flesh behind, leaving only white bones. It's beautiful!"
Although he knew that Yun Chen was warning and joking, Yan Shijiu found these words particularly pleasing to his ears.
He grabbed Yun Chen's waist, turned over and lay down again, forcing her to lie on his chest.
Yun Chen was getting a little impatient with the constant tossing and turning. She wanted to stand up, but Yan Shijiu's strong hands held her lower back, preventing her from moving. She frowned.
"Hey, even jokes should be done in moderation. I'm a married woman, and I'm engaged. If you take advantage of me like this, I'll chop off your paws!"
He raised an eyebrow and pretended to be questioning, "Husband? A beautiful girl has a boyfriend? Didn't you and Huo Gannian break up in Youzhou City? The whole world knows about it. I even set off firecrackers for three days because of it!"
She glanced at him sideways, then raised her eyebrows triumphantly:
"We're almost reconciled, almost reconciled."
"Really?" He tilted his head slightly, with a look of fake concern on his face.
"So confident? Then I must seize the opportunity and pick the 'famous flower' tonight to see if you can continue to be good."
After saying that, Yan Shijiu put on a romantic and charming smile, and laid Yun Chen down on the couch again. He looked at her pretty face back and forth with his eyes blatantly, and said jokingly and tentatively, "Then I'll kiss you, okay?" The corner of his lips slowly moved closer to her.
Yun Chen neither hid nor resisted. He just crossed his arms over his chest, found a comfortable position to lie down, then closed his eyes, as if preparing to fall asleep.
This made Yan Shijiu stunned. A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, but he became hesitant.
At this moment, a loud sound of horse bells came hurriedly from afar.
Ordinary people's carriages mostly used iron bells, rich people used copper bells, and only the royal carriages used gold and silver bells, which were very quiet but enough to show off one's status.
Moreover, there are usually eighteen of them hung on Nanlijun's carriage, which sounds as pleasant as the gurgling of water and is particularly easy to distinguish.
Although Yun Chen had poor hearing, the sound of horse bells was very loud in the quiet night. She had obviously heard it earlier than Yan Shijiu, so she lay down in a "lying down" posture.
Hearing the carriage bells accurately entering the medical institute and the sound of horse hooves running faster than in a war, stopping directly at the door of Yun Chen's house, Yan Shijiu paused, his eyes became dark, and his face turned cold.
He originally wanted to have a good time with Yun Chen for a few days, but Huo Gannian's actions were faster than he expected.
Calculating the time, someone tipped off Huo Gannian on the first day he met Yun Chen.
Afterwards, Huo Gannian immediately sent a messenger to tell Nan Lijun that Yan Shijiu was still alive, which was why the royal carriage came to pick him up day and night.
This was the reason why Yan Shijiu could not refuse and had to leave.
When Yan Shijiu thought about having to go back to deal with Nan Lijun again, he frowned in annoyance, and then looked at Yun Chen under him. He felt that his mind was firmly and sweetly stuck to her and he couldn't pull away.
Should I take the opportunity to kiss her, risk being beaten to death? Then I could run away, jump into the carriage and escape?
He was thinking this in his heart and was about to take action when he heard Fu Lin's enthusiastic voice outside:
"My Lords, please come this way. Young Master Yan is mentally ill now, and it's all thanks to my general who has been taking care of him day and night. My Lords, please quickly bring Young Master Yan back to the palace for treatment, and don't worry the Emperor!"
"That's right!" a eunuch responded repeatedly, and then he and the guards knocked on the door hurriedly, shouting:
"Master Yan! When the emperor heard that you were still alive, he was so happy that he cried. He immediately sent a carriage to pick you up. Master Yan, come back to the palace with us!"
Feeling that Yan Shijiu's body was stiff and he hadn't moved or responded for a long time, Yun Chen didn't even bother to open his eyes and kicked him:
"Hey, stop playing, your 'Fengluan Chun'en Car' is here to pick you up—"
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