Chapter Twenty-eight: A man's mind is really hard to guess
"Hey, Yaoyao, let me tell you, since you have already become a gentleman, why not go directly to the courtyard. There are no big lions there, and your whereabouts will not be discovered."
Qi Jing walked from the other end of the corridor holding a warm sweet potato in his hand. He was eating the sweet potato in his hand with satisfaction while giving him some bad advice.
"What do you know? Be careful of choking."
Qi Xiuyao replied lightly and glanced at the sweet potato in his hand with disgust when passing by him.
A dignified prince felt that eating sweet potatoes in his own house was beneath his status, so he came here to eat them in secret. This was his only success.
Qi Jing didn't care about his contemptuous eyes. After all, this house was basically empty. There were only Qi Xiuyao and Hua An. Only their master and servant knew that he came here to eat sweet potatoes.
But if you eat it at home, everyone in the house knows about it.
His mother-in-law was a typical lady, and she always felt that these things were not suitable for them to eat and did not suit their status. If she knew that he was chewing sweet potatoes without any image, she would inevitably whisper in his ears.
It was the wisest thing for him to come here to satisfy his craving.
However, sometimes he really couldn't understand his cousin.
You might call him a gentleman, but he also climbs on other people's walls to secretly spy on the people he likes.
Call him a villain, but he also has his own persistence and will not go to another girl's private yard to peek.
"Hey, it's really hard to guess what this man is thinking."
Qi Jing sighed and shook his head, then lowered his head and focused on the sweet potatoes in his hands.
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It has been snowing heavily in Beijing for half a month. Today, the flying snowflakes finally stopped. Yu Shuyue, who had been playing with Yuanyuan at home for half a month, was finally taken out of the house by Yu Hengyue today.
The Yu family father and son were afraid that she would get bored at home for too long, so they took her to the mountain behind Huayan Temple to enjoy plum blossoms on a rare warm sunny day in winter.
There is a large plum grove on the mountain behind Huayan Temple, as well as peach and pear trees. It is winter now, and it is the season when plum blossoms bloom proudly. At this time of year, countless people from Beijing go to Huayan Temple to appreciate the plum blossoms.
The road up the mountain was originally covered with thick snow, but as people walked more and more, it gradually became a path, making the road more slippery than when the snow was deep.
Yu Hengyue originally walked behind his little sister so that he could protect her in time, but in the end he thought about it and walked in front of her, stretched his arm to her eyes, and motioned for her to grab his arm.
Walk by strength.
"Brother, I'm not that delicate."
Yu Shuyue wore a Japanese-style bun on her head, jade and gold earrings inlaid with rhombus flowers in her ears, and a red plum on her forehead. She wore a white satin coat with sleeves and a brocade fur cloak, like
It was an elf from the mountains who strayed into this vast world of snow, and his whole person was playful and agile.
She smiled helplessly at her brother's move.
Outside the Great Wall, she was also a person who could gallop on horseback, and she could even compete with her uncles in the military camp.
Why did her father and brother regard her as a delicate and weak boudoir lady after arriving in the capital?
"Okay, then be careful and tell your brother when you are tired."
Yu Hengyue also knew that his sister was a strong person and never showed weakness easily, so he had no choice but to withdraw his hand.
However, he retracted his hand, but he was still worried about his sister, so he walked behind her again, carefully protecting her along the way.
Yu Shuyue no longer pretends to be pretentious. She is extremely happy to have her brother doting on her.
Along the way, they occasionally encountered young ladies who came to enjoy plum blossoms. The brother and sister had a high rate of turning back, and people peeked at them from time to time.
"Brother, there was a letter from Ruoxi the day before yesterday. Uncle Liu will also be recalled to Beijing in the spring, and she will return to Beijing with Uncle Liu."
Seeing those noble ladies looking at her brother with shy and timid eyes from time to time, Yu Shuyue thought of her best friend Liu Ruoxi who was far away outside the Great Wall.
Of course she could clearly see what her friend was thinking. She was thinking that she would return to the capital in the next spring. How could Yu Shuyue not know about her other purpose?
Her brother was already in his weak years, and when he reached the age of marrying a wife, she thought of her friends, so she started a little trial.
She still hopes that her friend will get what she wants. After all, she has been letting go of the person she cares about since she first fell in love for four years, which even an outsider like her can't help but admire.
"When Ruoxi comes, you will have playmates. This is a good thing."
The more Yu Heng heard this, the smile spread on his face, but his focus was still on his sister.
She grew up outside the Great Wall. When she returned to the capital, a place she was unfamiliar with, apart from teasing Yuanyuan at home, she rarely went out.
These noble ladies in the capital are all very smart, or extremely arrogant people, like the princess, so Ah Yue will inevitably suffer a loss when getting along with them.
Now that her best friend has come to the capital, Yu Hengyue is relieved.
"Brother, are you happy that Ruoxi is here?"
Yu Shuyue observed his expression expectantly.
"I'm glad, you have an extra playmate, and Uncle Liu can return to Beijing, which will be great for his health."
Liu's father was seriously injured a few years ago, and due to limited conditions outside the Great Wall, he was unable to recover, and later it became a persistent illness.
Returning to Shangjing City will be very beneficial to his health.
Yu Shuyue could tell that her brother was still not aware of the relationship between men and women, otherwise he shouldn't have failed to understand her straightforward words.
"Many matchmakers came to the house a few days ago..."
"What? You haven't even had hair extensions yet, what are those people doing here? Come back next time and let Uncle Lin kick them out."
Uncle Lin is Father Yu's housekeeper.
"You're not here for me, you're here for your marriage, brother."
Yu Shuyue was frightened by his suddenly amplified voice. When she noticed that the others' originally sneaky glances became more open and honest because of her brother's loud voice, she helplessly shook her head and signaled him not to be too excited.
"Oh, like this."
After knowing that the matchmakers were not targeting his sister, Yu Heng's more excited expression became calmer.
"Brother, you don't even ask?"
Seeing his calm look, Yu Shuyue almost thought she didn't hear her words clearly.
"The orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, just let the father decide."
Yu Hengyue had been living in the military camp for a long time and had very few contacts with other women except his own sister.
He respected his father extremely. He was already seven years old when his mother passed away. He had seen many scenes of his parents playing music and singing, so he was very confident in his father and believed in his promising marriage.
Yu Shuyue finally understood.
It's not that he didn't hear what he said clearly, it's that he hasn't yet understood the relationship between men and women, so he's so indifferent.
But since he feels that this matter is the order of his parents and the words of the matchmaker, does that mean that his friend has a chance?
"Ah Yue, what a coincidence, you are also here to enjoy the plum blossoms."
Yu Shuyue was still thinking about her brother's marriage, when suddenly a sweet and smiling voice rang from the front.
She looked up and saw Gu Jingyan, who was smiling, and Qi Xiuyao, who was sitting in a wheelchair. This chapter has been completed!