Zhao Luoning explained with a smile.
"This is my twin sister, Luoyu. Actually, you've met her before. She's the eldest mistress of the Ji family."
"Twin sister?"
Sima Yi was so shocked that his mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg.
"You have a twin sister?"
Zhao Luoning nodded with a smile and then introduced Sima Yi to Zhao Luoyu. "This is..."
"I know."
Back then, what Sima Yi did in the Ji family was big news that shocked the whole city. Zhao Luoyu was there, so how could she not recognize him?
Zhao Luoyu boldly gave Sima Yi a salute that only men would give. Now, her every gesture was becoming more and more like a man's.
"Hello, Brother Sima."
Sima Yi was so stunned that he couldn't come to his senses for a long time.
Zhao Luoyu thought he had been acupunctured. She waved her hand in front of his face and finally brought his mind back.
In the great shock, Sima Yi's reaction was half a beat slower.
"Did you... go to Qucheng fifteen years ago?" Sima Yi asked inquisitively.
Zhao Luoyu naturally had a deep impression of Qucheng.
She nodded.
Sima Yi was so excited that his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
Then, he heard Zhao Luoyu say,
"Back then, my husband and I made a living in Qucheng. We had a hard time."
The heart that Sima Yi had just raised fell back into his stomach.
Zhao Luoyu's tone was a bit lonely. Seeing this, Zhao Luoning came out to smooth things over.
"Luoyu, Shu'er wants to hear a story. Take her back to the room to rest."
As soon as they heard they were going to hear a story, the two little kids who had been eavesdropping from behind quickly shouted.
"Auntie, I want to hear it too. I want to hear it too."
Zhao Luoyu waved her hand, and the children laughed and ran up.
Zhao Luoyu, the king of children, led the three little kids who followed her around back to the room. Along the way, there was continuous laughter.
Sima Yi was a bit dazed looking at them.
It seemed that he had found the throbbing feeling he had when he saw that stubborn woman back then.
"Brother Sima, how about I have a drink with you?"
Seeing that Sima Yi had something on his mind, Zhao Luoning offered.
At this time, there was another on - looker who chimed in.
"Count me in!"
Ji Shisu couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped forward and said, "I'll order someone to warm up the wine. The three of us will get drunk tonight!"
Sima Yi didn't decline. He laughed and said, "Okay."
The three of them went to the viewing pavilion. There, Yuchi and Guisu had already prepared the wine and a small stove.
Sima Yi walked in front, while Ji Shisu and Zhao Luoning walked behind.
Zhao Luoning nudged Ji Shisu.
"Who invited you to drink? You're so familiar on your own."
"What, do you really want to drink with him alone?"
Zhao Luoyu smiled.
She wouldn't tell Ji Shisu.
It was precisely because she saw Ji Shisu there that she made such a suggestion.
After a few drinks, Sima Yi actually shed tears while drinking.
Ji Shisu, who rarely remembered that he was the host, asked with concern, "Brother Sima, is the wine too spicy? It shouldn't be. How spicy can warm wine be?"
Zhao Luoning tugged at Ji Shisu's sleeve and said, "He's in a state of self - intoxication. Let him cry."
"When did you get so familiar with him?"
Zhao Luoning gave him a sideways look and said, "You really shouldn't be jealous."
"What do you mean?"
Zhao Luoning didn't answer Ji Shisu's question. She raised her glass to Sima Yi.
"Brother Sima, I remember when we first met, you asked me if I remembered you and if I had a sister who looked a lot like me. I'm sorry. At that time, I thought Luoyu was no longer alive, so I missed her."
Sima Yi shook his head with a bitter smile.
He knew that Zhao Luoning was so smart that he couldn't hide anything from her.
"Back then, in Qucheng, I fell in love with your sister at first sight."
"Luoyu must have been very naughty back then."
"Naughty? It's not an overstatement to say she was wild!"
Hearing this, Ji Shisu finally came to his senses.
"Luoning, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Zhao Luoning leaned over and whispered a few words in Ji Shisu's ear. Only then did Ji Shisu understand.
He suddenly realized and looked at Sima Yi with a sympathetic look.
What kind of look was that? How could someone mistake the person they liked?
Then he suddenly thought that Zhao Luoyu had known the eldest brother since childhood. The two of them were so daring that they eloped and had a child against the family's wishes. They had done everything.
Zhao Luoyu and Ji Shijun had already privately promised to marry each other.
In this way, Sima Yi was even more pitiful.
After realizing that the person Sima Yi liked was not Zhao Luoning, Ji Shisu immediately categorized him from an enemy to a brother.
He accompanied Sima Yi in drinking and playing finger - guessing games. Even after Zhao Luoning got sleepy and went to bed, he still didn't want to leave. It wasn't until both of them were drunk and the sky was turning from pitch - black to dawn that the two of them were supported by the maids back to their rooms.
Zhao Luoning's sweet dream was interrupted by the drunk Ji Shisu. She had to get up, take the washcloth from Jingsu's hand, and said to her,
"Jingsu, you've been tired all night. Go and rest first. I'll do it."
Jingsu curtsied and stepped back.
Ji Shisu obediently leaned his body on Zhao Luoning's, and brought his big face full of alcohol smell close to Zhao Luoning, just like Zhaomo and Zhaoyan when they were kids, waiting for Zhao Luoning to wipe his face.
While wiping, Zhao Luoning couldn't help but mutter, "You really are. Just drink, but you don't know when to stop."
"It's just that... Brother Sima is sad. I accompanied him for a few drinks. Burp~"
The smell of alcohol instantly filled Zhao Luoning's nose.
Zhao Luoning turned her head away in disgust and helped Ji Shisu to the bedside, ready to help him lie down. Suddenly, Ji Shisu put his arm around Zhao Luoning, pulled her into his arms, and then pulled the quilt over them.
"Ji Shisu, what are you doing? You haven't taken off your shoes yet."
As soon as Zhao Luoning finished speaking, she heard a rustling sound from under the quilt. It turned out that Ji Shisu had kicked off his shoes with one foot on the other in a few quick moves.
After taking off his shoes, he simply stretched his legs over and firmly trapped Zhao Luoning.
Soon, there came light and shallow breathing sounds.
"Ji Shisu, are you drunk?"
"Yeah, drunk. Stay with me for a while."
Hearing Ji Shisu say this, Zhao Luoning stopped moving. She reached out and placed her hand on Ji Shisu's broad chest, hugged him, and continued the dream she hadn't finished.
After Zhao Luoning fell asleep soundly, Ji Shisu, who had seemed drunk and dazed, opened his eyes. There was no trace of sleepiness in his eyes.
He lowered his head, took a look at Zhao Luoning in his arms, and couldn't help but plant a kiss on her forehead.
Sima Yi had missed his sweetheart twice.
He really shouldn't be jealous.
In contrast, he had a wife who understood his heart and lovely children.
He was already much luckier.