King Zhen looked around and felt as if he had been tricked.
Xiao Jinghan left the elite soldiers he had brought from Gelingkou and returned there with Lu Tianxun.
Normally, the letter would have arrived by this time, but today half a day had passed, and as it was almost dark, the messenger still hadn't come. Yi Qing paced back and forth in front of her door, craning her neck from time to time to look outside.
"Stop pacing around," Wu Min squatted on the ground counting ants. Yi Qing's pacing was distracting her.
"Was I pacing?" Yi Qing shook her arms. "I'm just exercising."
Wu Min didn't want to talk to Yi Qing anymore. "It's just that Xiao Jinghan didn't write to you today. Do you have to be so anxious?"
"Am I anxious?" Yi Qing looked at Wu Min.
"Yes, you are," Wu Min said seriously.
Even when it was time for dinner, there was still no messenger. Yi Qing picked at her food like she was selecting beans, looking listless.
"What's wrong with her?" Lord Ghost couldn't stand it anymore.
"Xiao Jinghan didn't write to her today," Wu Min said, looking at Yi Qing and suppressing a laugh.
Lord Ghost shivered. He still thought the old Yi Qing was more normal. "Let's eat, let's eat."
"I can't eat," Yi Qing put her chopsticks on the plate.
"Why?" Xiao Jinghan walked in from outside.
Yi Qing was stunned for a moment, then rubbed her temples. "I must be hallucinating."
Lord Ghost and Wu Min looked at Xiao Jinghan who had just entered. Were they hallucinating too?
Xiao Jinghan walked over and sat next to Yi Qing, pulling her hand and putting it on his cheek. "Is this a hallucination?"
"Cough, cough, cough..." Lord Ghost choked and stood up. "I'm full."
Wu Min propped her chin up and watched Xiao Jinghan and Yi Qing with great interest. She had been learning how men and women in the Great Jin Dynasty got along recently, and this was a good opportunity to observe.
"Aren't you full, Min'er?" Lu Tianxun came in and saw Wu Min looking so interested.
"No," Wu Min didn't even look up.
"I think you are," Lu Tianxun bent down and picked Wu Min up horizontally and left.
"Hey—" Wu Min was a bit slow to react.
Lord Ghost stood in the doorway looking inside and outside. He felt even lonelier. He never thought he would be so thoroughly hit by the sweet affection of others. He had to close the door on his way out.
Yi Qing threw herself into Xiao Jinghan's arms. She never knew seeing someone could make her so happy.
Xiao Jinghan happily hugged Yi Qing. "Can you still eat?"
"Yes, I could eat a whole cow," Yi Qing suddenly had an appetite.
Xiao Jinghan gently tapped Yi Qing's nose and picked up the chopsticks and plate. "What do you want to eat?"
Yi Qing looked at Xiao Jinghan's hand holding the chopsticks. "You."
"Are you sure?" Xiao Jinghan's hand trembled slightly.
"Aren't you?" Yi Qing retorted.
What was there for Xiao Jinghan to be unsure about? He put down the chopsticks and plate and picked Yi Qing up horizontally and left.
Lu Tianxun put Wu Min on the chair and crossed his arms, looking at her. "Were you just watching Xiao Jinghan?"
"I'm just learning how men and women in your Great Jin Dynasty get along," Wu Min thought there was nothing wrong with it.
Lu Tianxun knew that was really what Wu Min was thinking. "If you want to learn anything, just tell me. I can teach you."
"One day, Ling Xue'er came to find Yi Qing. Although she was trying to please Yi Qing, I just found it uncomfortable. I told her directly that Yi Qing disliked her, and she cried aggrievedly. If I encounter such a situation in the future and make someone cry, will you be in a difficult position?" Wu Min asked seriously.
"No."
"What if that person is your relative?"
"I said I won't let such a thing happen," Lu Tianxun had already thought about this. "You're not a woman from the Great Jin Dynasty originally, and you don't have to learn their ways. The woman of Lu Tianxun doesn't need others to play tricks on her."
Wu Min was happy to hear Lu Tianxun say this. "I knew you were the best to me."
"Then why don't you write to me?"
"You said my handwriting was ugly," Wu Min pouted. "I've been practicing every day. Look." She showed Lu Tianxun the place on her hand rubbed by the penholder.
Lu Tianxun looked at the red mark on Wu Min's hand. Her skin was delicate, and the red mark was very obvious. "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't really hurt. It's just that I've tried so hard, but I still can't write well," Wu Min looked dejected.
Lu Tianxun gently held Wu Min's hand. "Your handwriting is the most beautiful in my eyes."
"Really?" Wu Min was excited and her whole face brightened.
Lu Tianxun nodded.
At this time, strange noises came from Yi Qing's room. Wu Min was immediately attracted and listened intently.
"Are they fighting?" Wu Min asked Lu Tianxun seriously.
Lu Tianxun reached out to cover Wu Min's ears. "Don't listen to those random noises."
"Why is your face red?" Wu Min gently touched Lu Tianxun's face. "It's hot."
Lu Tianxun let out a soft breath and leaned over to whisper in Wu Min's ear. "Min'er, there are some things I'll teach you after we get married."
Except for that drunken and absurd night on New Year's Eve, Lu Tianxun had always treated Wu Min with courtesy.
Wu Min felt her ear itch and tilted her head slightly, just touching Lu Tianxun's lips. Both of them were stunned.
"I heard the scenery at Gelingkou is very beautiful. I'll take you to see it," Lu Tianxun took Wu Min and left. If they stayed any longer, something really would happen.
"It's night now," Wu Min looked at the dark outside.
"The night view," Lu Tianxun couldn't stay here any longer.
Lord Ghost didn't know where he had gone. There were only two sneaky old women in the corner. Their old faces turned red when they heard the noises in the yard.
"They're really shameless," one old woman spat.
"Let's go and tell the young lady quickly," the other old woman ran away quickly on her small feet.
"Wait for me."
Ling Xue'er propped her chin up and dejectedly played with the candlestick. The rumors outside were so widespread, but that Lady Xiao didn't seem to react at all. Could it be that the old women she sent didn't tell Lady Xiao about these things?
If there was still no reaction tomorrow, she planned to go there herself to see if that Lady Xiao could still remain calm.
"Young lady, young lady..." The two old women squeezed in one after another.
"What's the matter?" Ling Xue'er looked cute but was slightly annoyed.
"Young lady, Lady Xiao really did that with that man," one old woman said excitedly.
"That?" Ling Xue'er frowned.
"Let me tell you," the other old woman said impatiently, then flattered her young lady. "The things that happen between a man and a woman when they're alone."
"Really?" Ling Xue'er's eyes immediately lit up.
"Of course it's true. The noise could be heard outside the yard," the old woman flattered.
Ling Xue'er excitedly went outside directly, but then stopped at the door. She thought it was too easy on Lady Xiao like this. "You go and invite Brother Chen and the others. Tell them I've learned to make a new dish and want them to taste it. Is my brother at home?"
"The general seems to have gone to inspect the camp," the old woman wasn't sure.
Ling Xue'er's eyes flashed. "Hurry up."