Chapter 464: Getting down to business
Kyoto is full of strange lights that night.
Someone was sitting at the head of the couch in a strange bedroom in the Yan Mansion, hugging his knees, with mist rolling in his eyes for a long time.
The sleepless vibrato of a thrush flew past the window, its tune coming near and far away, making the night seem particularly cold and quiet.
Someone, with trembling blood-stained hands, re-bandaged his knees round and round, stopping from time to time to look out the window, gazing at the moon through the gaps in the vines on the window frame. The pain between his brows disappeared, and his expression became extremely gentle, as if he was gazing at a face brighter than the moon.
Some people sleep soundly in a greenhouse full of perilla flowers, while others fall into a deadly and beautiful spider-web trap carefully woven by fate.
Some people finally finished a night of casual entertainment in Fengyutian Palace and hurriedly packed their clothes and walked out.
"Where's the carriage? Hurry up!" Yan Shijiu's face was gloomy and he frowned impatiently: "Unhitch the horse and give it to me! I can ride back faster!"
It was rare to see Yan Shijiu's true emotions expressed so clearly. Wan Chen hurriedly led his horse over and glanced at the sky, which was already showing the dawn light. He thought to himself:
"Goodbye, it's too late to go back now. Yun Chen has probably finished breakfast..."
But he didn't dare say it out loud. This should have been Yan Shijiu and Yun Chen's wedding night, but it was deliberately disrupted by the extremely jealous Nan Lijun. Yan Shijiu was already upset to death.
If Wan Chen dared to say those things at this time, it would be tantamount to seeking death.
To be honest, even Wan Chen didn't expect that even though Yan Shijiu used drugs to suppress his sexual desire and pretended to be impotent, Nan Lijun still refused to let him go. He tried every possible way to make Yan Shijiu "get better" all night long.
Yan Shijiu patiently cooperated with the acting, but he was absent-minded throughout the whole process. Wan Chen, who was on duty as a secret guard, saw it clearly from the side.
He was a little worried that Yan Shijiu seemed to be losing control after suddenly getting Yun Chen.
Like a little child who finally got the precious toy he had been longing for for a long time, he was so happy that he forgot all the important matters, disguises and plans in his mind, and could not wait to go back and have a good time with it.
Fortunately, Yan Shijiu was not an indulgent person. When he rode his horse quickly to the gate of the mansion, he realized that he was too impatient.
After waiting for so long, are you afraid to wait any longer? You must not scare Yun Chen and arouse her vigilance.
He dismounted, panting, and adjusted his hat and clothes, wiping the sweat from his forehead. He waited until his breathing had stabilized before striding towards his bedroom. As he pushed the door open, he asked with his usual relaxed tone, smiling:
"Has my wife gotten up yet? Little Yunyun, you must be bored waiting for me all night—"
Yan Shijiu walked into the house while talking and met the eyes of Yun Chen who was holding a crab leg in his mouth.
In front of her was a table full of delicious food, including hot mutton pot, stir-fried beef tripe, hot and sour noodle soup, and a blue and white porcelain basin bigger than a washbasin, which was filled with steamed snow crabs piled high like a mountain.
She, Lan Qian and Xiao Yue'er were sitting around the small table, eating and drinking happily.
Yan Shijiu was stunned by the fact that he didn't treat himself badly.
He stretched his head to look at the sky outside and asked Wan Chen with great uncertainty:
"Is this morning? Hour of the Rabbit?"
Wan Chen nodded. Yan Shijiu raised his eyebrows in disbelief and sighed:
"What kind of person would eat these so early in the morning?"
After saying that, Yan Shijiu lifted his legs, lifted his robe, and sat over.
Lan Qian and Xiao Yue'er had already stood up and made way for them, standing by respectfully and somewhat nervously as if waiting.
Yan Shijiu looked three times at the table full of meaty and spicy food. Seeing Yun Chen chewing the crab legs with relish, he rolled up his sleeves, picked up a snow crab from the large porcelain bowl with his bare hands, and began to peel it patiently.
Yun Chen didn't think it was a big deal. He had known Yan Shijiu for so many years and they had almost been "honest with each other" before, so eating at the same table was no big deal.
She naturally used her hands stained with sheep fat to pinch a cup of ginger vinegar juice and placed it in front of Yan Shijiu.
Wan Chen's eyes widened.
Yan Shijiu was born and raised in the Dongyan Palace since he was a child. Although he was not favored by the Dongyan Emperor, he was a legitimate and noble prince after all, and his mother was favored, so most people did not dare to look down on him.
Even when he came to the Kingdom of Nan to pursue great achievements, he was taken care of by hundreds of secret guards, escorts, and servants wherever he went, but he had never done work like peeling crabs or serving people.
Moreover, Yan Shijiu hates strange smells the most, such as the smell of mutton, shrimp and crab. He frowns and wants to vomit when he smells them.
Crabs were never served to him whole and flavorful. The servants had to peel them carefully and warm them in rice wine before serving them.
So at this moment, seeing Yan Shijiu humming a little tune and happily dismantling the crabs, Wan Chen's eyes almost popped out.
Yan Shijiu used a hammer, punch, pliers, shovel, spoon, fork, scraper and needle to carefully disassemble the crab. The crab meat was placed on the plate in the shape of a crab, and the remaining shell was also completely in the shape of a crab.
Yun Chen couldn't help but comment: "Your technique is gentle and meticulous, but too slow. By the time you finish one, I've already finished the whole pot."
Yan Shijiu followed Yun Chen's words and looked over -
Yun Chen was seen eating crabs. He grabbed one and opened the lid without mercy. With a "click", he folded the crab in half and broke it open. He held the crab legs in one hand and bit out half of the belly meat. He moved his little mouth slightly and spit out tiny transparent pieces of skin. Then he pulled off the legs with a "click", aimed at the pores of the crab legs one by one, and sucked out the meat inside with his white and tender cheeks.
In the blink of an eye, the crab was eaten clean, but there were crumbs everywhere, which looked like the crab was being dismembered.
Seeing her "military general's way of eating" made Yan Shijiu laugh. He smiled with his eyes curved:
"Eat another one and let me take a good look—it's really interesting when little things eat crabs."
Yun Chen shook his head, "No, I'm full."
"Although snow crabs are plump, there is only a small amount of meat in one crab. Are you full already?" Yan Shijiu looked at the dishes on the table. Except for a few crabs, the other mutton pots and other dishes looked like they were only eaten in a few bites. It seemed that they were eaten by Lan Qian and Xiao Yue'er.
He suddenly tasted something of its flavor.
Based on his understanding of Yun Chen, even after experiencing such a big change, watching Huo Gannian marry another man and being forced to marry, she is definitely not the kind of person who would complain about herself and never recover.
As long as Huo Gannian doesn't fall in love with someone else, Yun Chen feels that they are in tune with each other and there is still hope for the future.
She would think of ways to cheer herself up, like now, preparing a table full of her favorite food and trying to force herself to eat some.
Unfortunately, my mood was extremely low and I had no appetite at all.
Yun Chen's face was pale and tired, with light blue shadows under his eyes. It was obvious that he hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.
Those eyes, which were usually as clear as springs, were now shrouded in a layer of dark mist, and their gaze was wandering, revealing a hint of confusion.
She herself might not have noticed it, but Yan Shijiu saw clearly that her back was always tense, like a cub that was suddenly driven out of its nest and forced into a strange territory, with anxiety written all over her body.
Yan Shijiu's brows suddenly furrowed and his eyes became two shades gloomy.
He didn't like Yun Chen who was so dull and melancholy. This was not the Yun Chen he wanted.
Especially when he thought that most of Yun Chen's emotions were about Huo Gannian, Yan Shijiu became particularly irritated and angry.
Then don't give her time to be quiet, and don't give her the chance to miss other men.
Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes, solemnized his expression, and said in a cold tone:
"I'm glad you're full. Now we should get down to business."
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