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Chapter 186 186
"Brother, have you really made up your mind?"
"Ah."
Facing his younger brother Yuanyi's repeated questioning, Ji Guoyansheng replied coldly and forcefully.He is not a good-tempered person. If someone else had repeated the same sentence to him, he might have stopped him with displeased eyes.But in front of Yuanyi, he will restrain his temper.
Yansheng looked at the sky and said slowly: "My subordinate was killed by a ghost, and I must avenge him. Besides, compared to war, things like 'ghosts' are easier to take people's lives, aren't they? The number of ghosts is far from enough, maybe my swordsmanship can come in handy."
"But..." Yuan Yi hesitated.
Indeed, the number of ghost hunters is very small, and not many ordinary people are willing to give up a peaceful and quiet life to become a ghost hunter who runs around all day long.If a swordsman with excellent swordsmanship like his elder brother Yansheng joins, it will definitely be a great help.Moreover, according to his elder brother's talent, he must surpass those existing colleagues and become one of the best ghost hunters.
However, the elder brother has a wife and a family business.If he becomes a ghost hunter, what about Ji Jun, Ji Jun's children, and Ji Guo's clan?
Yansheng seemed to see Yuanyi's contradiction, and he said lightly: "If Yuu, don't worry. She doesn't need me. To her, I may be just a cage to imprison her. If I'm not here, she Maybe a little more freedom."
Yuan Yi was slightly taken aback: "My lord brother..."
In fact, Yuanyi also deeply understands this point.Ji Jun doesn't like her elder brother. She married him to fulfill her obligation.If her brother is not around, she doesn't have to act as a wife who loves her husband deeply.In this way, on the contrary, it is a kind of relief.
But is this really good?
"Wait until the day when the ghost disappears, maybe I can see her." Yansheng looked at the sky and said slowly, "Let's talk about it until then."——Wait until the day when he completely surpassed Yuanyi.
At that time, Yu should have seen him alone.
As soon as Yuan saw that he had made up his mind, he didn't try to dissuade him any more, and said, "Okay, then I'll take my elder brother to meet our lord."
Yansheng nodded.
When he was about to set off, Yansheng suddenly took out something from his sleeve—it was a long and thin box, on which the pattern of a lotus seated Buddha bottle was painted with powder paint.
"Brother, what is this?" Yuan Yi asked.
"...It was originally intended for You. She wanted this very much." Yan Sheng whispered, and opened the box. Inside was a hairpin. The body of the hairpin was red, and it was pasted with gold leaf. Tiny camellias adorned with golden leaf tassels.He glanced at the hairpin, then closed the box and put it away again, "Forget it. Let's talk about it next time."
A lowly thing like a hairpin is not suitable for her identity.
Even if she wants it very much, she should keep it by her side first.
"Let's go, Yuanyi."
/ / /
The news that Ji Guo Yansheng decided to leave the family and become a ghost hunter brought a huge shock to the Ji Guo family.Naturally, the retainers did not allow it, and even the clansmen repeatedly persuaded them, wanting to prevent Yan Sheng from making a sudden and inexplicable decision.
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In this chaotic world, there are indeed some weird and unreasonable things that happen, such as being a good patriarch, suddenly becoming a monk to grow vegetables in the temple, or a crazy little groom suddenly becoming a skillful general who uses soldiers like a god However, the people of Jiguo never thought that their house collapsed this time, and their family governor was about to leave his family property, his wife and children and run away.
But no matter how the clan and retainers tried to dissuade him, Yan Sheng turned a blind eye, and then left the house directly, and followed his younger brother Ji Guoyuan to the Ghost Killing Squad.Now, the retainers couldn't even find anyone, let alone talk about dissuading them.
The head of the family has left, but the Jiguo family will continue to live, and Ruozhou also needs a lord.The eyes of the retainers and clansmen immediately focused on You—whether the child in her womb is a boy or a girl will determine who the next family governor of Jiguo will be.
If it's a boy, then the boy will inherit the family business; if it's a girl, you can only choose a man from other clans in the successor country to inherit.As for the girl herself, in troubled times, she is only arranged to marry and marry.
Therefore, although Yansheng is gone, You can still live in this city with the treatment of Mrs. Guoshou.If she gave birth to a boy, then she would directly become the mother of the future house governor.
Except that Iwakatsu is not around, life seems to be no different.She still does her job as usual, admiring the flowers and scenting the fragrance in her spare time, worrying about the cold weather and adding clothes.The political affairs of the leader were discussed and completed by several trusted retainers and Ji Guoyansheng's uncle, and it was not her turn to worry.
But a person who accompanied him since he was a child disappeared from his side, and he still felt a little uncomfortable after all.
Occasionally when she was sitting alone, she always felt that Ji Guoyansheng would appear behind the door, smiled at her with his head down, and asked her: "Yu, how is today?" He stretched out his hand to grab the side pillow.However, now no one would hug her and fall asleep peacefully, the other side of the pillow was empty, only her shadow slowly falling down.
When she looked at the toon flower in the garden, this unaccustomed feeling became even stronger.
Winter has passed, although the cold is still expected, but the weather has become slightly warmer, the season of winter toon has passed, and now there are no bright red petals open in the snow, only clusters of new green leaves, deep and shallow clusters on the branches.These chrysanthemum bushes were planted successively by Ji Guoyansheng over the years; when Yu looked at them, it was as if he saw the back of that person.
She sat quietly, gazing at the scene in the courtyard.Vaguely, she always felt that the next moment, her husband would appear next to her, sit down and ask her how she was doing, if there was any discomfort.
However, no.
She sighed and leaned back on the arm pillow.The plum-dyed sleeves fell on the back of the hand, which made the skin on the back of the palm even more fair.
At this moment, she heard the footsteps of a man from the side, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a tall man with a long ponytail and a knife at his waist. His facial features were vaguely familiar.Her heart was slightly happy, and she immediately raised her head full of hope: "Your Highness..."
But the next moment, her voice stopped abruptly, because her eyes had already caught sight of the flower earrings worn by the visitor.
The man who appeared in the corridor, although very similar in appearance to her husband, was not Jiguo Yansheng; it was Yansheng's younger brother, Jiguo Yuanyi.At this moment, this young man who also has a handsome face, but is more gentle and approachable, is facing towards him.
She said politely, "Sister Yi, long time no see."
You suppressed the joy in his brows and eyes, and was a little bit disappointed.However, she quickly laughed: "It's Mr. Yuan, it's been a long time. Did you come back to Ruozhou to take a look?"
Yuanyi sat cross-legged beside her, and said softly, "The location of the mission happens to be nearby. I remembered that Sister Yi was pregnant, so I came to visit."
"It's hard for you to think of me." Her tone was a bit self-deprecating, "I am now alone. Every day, besides sitting here looking at the flowers, reciting sutras to the altar There's nothing else to do besides writing." --
Yuanyi listened to her words, his eyes fell quietly.
She is just at the age of youth, with long black hair scattered behind her shoulders, and a faint look of loneliness on her beautiful face, like a traveler who is reluctant to leave after the fireworks are over.
"My lord brother, he... is highly valued by the lord." Yuan Yi thought about it, and talked about what happened after Yan Sheng became a ghost hunter, "He is a very talented swordsman. Not long after he became a ghost hunter, his strength has already far surpassed Everyone, the use of breathing techniques is also more pure, and he has also cultivated his own breath, which is named 'moon's breath'..."
"Ah, is it?"
But she was not interested in listening to Yan Sheng's affairs, and she always looked lazy.So, Yuan Yi didn't say anything.
Yan Sheng's talent is indeed far beyond that of ordinary people. Not long after he became a ghost hunter, his record has already far surpassed everyone.Brothers Yan Sheng and Yuan Yi are often praised by everyone.But Yansheng didn't slack off because of these praises, instead he practiced more and more diligently.
Yuan thought, maybe the elder brother is using this to forget Ji Jun's existence.
He would often see his elder brother take out the box containing the hairpins, look at it quietly for a while, and then carefully put it away and continue to rest.For the elder brother, this hairpin may be the incarnation of Ji Jun.However, he had to use more efforts to make himself forget his wife and children in Ruozhou.
Yuanyi was recalling Yansheng's usual actions in the Ghost Killing Squad, when Yu beside him suddenly frowned, couldn't help but bowed and retched, with a very painful expression on his face.
"Sister Yi?" Yuan Yi was a little nervous, he quickly supported her and asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
You covered your lips and retched for a long time before calming down and breathing with a pale complexion.She said weakly, "I need water."
Yuan Yi hurriedly got up to look for the maid, and brought the teacup herself.She moistened her dry and sour throat with warm water, and then she breathed a sigh of relief, and said with lowered eyebrows, "I'm used to it."
As soon as Yuan took the teacup, he was a little at a loss.He guessed that this was a reaction to being pregnant; but he didn't know how to take care of a pregnant person, so he was just dry and anxious.
"Don't worry." You gently waved his hand, "I can handle it alone."
Yuan Yi didn't think so.How could she handle it by herself?
So, after that, after ten days and a half months, Ji Guoyuan would go back to Ruozhou to visit his sister-in-law who was getting pregnant every day.He probably took pains to ask for advice on how to take care of a pregnant woman, and he spoke clearly and clearly about the process of a woman's pregnancy, even better than You.Sometimes, Yu even suspects that the person who is going to have a child is Yuanyi, not
she was.
Because Yuanyi often came to visit her, she also heard a lot of news about Yansheng from Yuanyi intermittently.For example, he became a "pillar"—meaning the one with the best swordsmanship and the most mainstay among ghost hunters; for example, what terrible evil spirits he got rid of, and how exquisite the swordsmanship he used was.
But all the news, in return, was nothing more than a "huh" from her lack of interest.
As soon as Yuan understood, she probably still resented her elder brother for leaving.
/ / /
The days passed like this.
In the autumn of the following year, she gave birth to a child of Jiguo Yansheng's blood.
Pregnancy was already very hard, but when giving birth, she encountered great danger because of her physical condition.Fortunately, after spending a long time, she finally gave birth to a boy safely.Apart from the fact that the boy's physique is a little weak, everything is fine.
After the news came out, both the Jiguo family and her mother's family breathed a sigh of relief.This boy named "A Sheng" will inherit the family business of Ji Guo's family.Before he was 15 years old and crowned, family affairs were routinely handled by retainers and uncles.
Even Yuu felt a long sigh of relief after a long absence.
Not long after giving birth, her body was still weak and weak, and she needed the support of the woman's wife to barely sit up.Even so, she personally took the child she had laboriously given birth to, and hugged it carefully in her arms.
"Ah Sheng..."
She showed a calm smile on her slightly pale face covered with thin sweat.The baby in the swaddle was wrinkled and eyes closed tightly, but to her, it was as important as a heaven-sent treasure.
This is the blood that she has worked so hard to possess, and it also entrusts the hopes of her father and the family.No matter what, she will support and raise this child well and let him inherit the family business.
She pressed her cheek to the baby's forehead, closed her eyes, and slowly rubbed the swaddle.The women's rooms on both sides and the newly selected young master's wet nurse were all overjoyed.
"Madam, the young master is smiling, he must be happy."
"The young master will definitely grow up healthy and worry-free..."
She was still very weak after giving birth, so she had to keep her body in the bed.After nightfall, the lights were turned off early.She left the child beside her pillow, and she snuggled up to him and closed her eyes.
A newborn baby is still breathing very weakly.But listening to this tiny sound, she felt truly happy.Thinking of the congratulatory voices she heard during the day, she felt even happier.
As the night darkened, she lay on the pillow with her eyes closed.
At this moment, she vaguely noticed a slight rustle of sleeves rubbing in front of her.In the drowsy sleepiness, she lightly opened her eyes.The room was pitch black, only a half ray of moonlight reflected from the window, illuminating the silhouette of the person in front of him.
The young man in haori and long hakama was bending and kneeling in front of the baby, reaching out to caress the baby's cheek, the movements of his fingertips were very gentle.Even though the moonlight was dim, Yu recognized at a glance who this silent visitor was——
Her husband, Ji Guoyansheng.
"Your Highness..." She couldn't help but opened her eyes, a little surprised.
The man didn't answer, but just moved his fingers to her forehead.The familiar palm fell down and fell along the temples. This is the touch she has felt countless times.
You sat in a daze, for a moment he couldn't tell whether it was her dream or reality.
The man lowered his head, held her cheek, and gave her a kiss.The moonlight was dim, and his face was hidden in the shadow, making it difficult for people to see clearly; only one pair of eyes remained, staring at her faintly.This kiss was her familiar touch, gentle and aggressive, and she finally felt a moment of realism.
In the gap between lips and teeth, she couldn't help but put her arm around the man's shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, are you willing to come back?"
However, the other party just touched her heart, as if coaxing a pet, then stood up silently, turned and walked outside.
You stared blankly at his back, feeling a bit like a dream again for a moment.
She gritted her teeth, couldn't help throwing the pillow over, and shouted with all her strength: "Don't come again! I don't want to see you again!"
But in the night, the figure of that man had long since disappeared. Everything was like a dream, and nothing happened.
You lay down weakly, feeling lost.
/ / /
Nearly a month after Ah Sheng was born, Ji Guoyuan, who was busy outside, found time to come to Ruozhou again.
"Ah... is this the child of my elder brother and my righteous sister?"
As soon as Ji Guoyuan sat beside the nanny, he turned his head to look curiously at the infant child.He was already a young man, but when facing this young baby, he showed childlike curiosity.
Knowing Yuanyi's identity, the nanny enthusiastically showed the baby's sleeping face in front of him, and said kindly: "Young master was a little weak when he was born, but Madam prayed devoutly every day. The Lord is much stronger now, and he is very strong when he drinks milk."
The baby in the nurse's arms was sleeping soundly with its hands clasped.As soon as Yuan looked at him, he always felt a little warm in his heart, and couldn't help but fantasize about the child's appearance when he grew up.
"I don't know what kind of person he will grow into?" Yuan Yi said with a smile.
"Anyway, just don't be like his father." You leaned on the armrest, slowly unfolded the cypress fan, eyes slowly drooping, with a lazy look, "I will teach him to be a responsible man, So as not to trouble others."
When Yuan heard this, he didn't know what to answer.
In the past, Ji Jun was always gentle and understanding, never seeing her complaining about anything.But what Ji Jun said now means that he is blaming his elder brother.However, this is inevitable...
Ji Jun, who is already a mother, seems to have added a gentleness and peace to her body.But at the same time, there was also more of that faint resentment.Whenever Yuan Yi sees her, he always feels a little guilty.As for what he was guilty of, he couldn't tell.
"Brother, he should also miss Yijie." Yuan Yi couldn't help but said, "Actually, brother is also a kind and gentle person. It's just that he is a little paranoid. When he was in the ghost killing team, he always ..."
"I don't want to hear it." You Danran's voice came, "Yuanyi, don't tell me about Yansheng Palace."
In the courtyard in autumn, maple leaves are in full bloom.Yijie, who was wearing a scallion-colored gown, was leisurely putting away her juniper fan, and her soft face seemed to be radiant with the brilliance of the morning glow.She looked at her child intently, and said slowly: "For me now, as long as I have this child, it is enough. As for Your Highness...it doesn't matter if he comes back or not."
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Slightly stunned, his face was a little dazed: "Is that so?" Immediately, he lowered his head guiltily and said, "Sorry. If it wasn't for me, my elder brother wouldn't want to be a ghost hunter."
"What are you apologizing for?" You Yifan pressed the corner of his lips, and smiled sweetly, his eyes were crooked, as if teasing, "If Mr. Yuan really feels guilty towards me, it's better...to replace Yan Shengdian Come with me."
As she spoke, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.It was a very light smile, but the corners of the eyes and the brows were bewitching, like a morning flower quietly blooming in the mountains, if the purple petals opened to the morning dew, but it disappeared overnight.
Yuan Yi was stunned.
He has always known that Ji Jun's appearance is extremely outstanding, but he doesn't think "appearance" is very important to people.If a woman is soft-hearted, she is beautiful.But now he suddenly realized that women also have differences in appearance, and Ji Jun is the most beautiful one.
For some reason, he actually felt a little red at the base of his ears.
What Ji Jun said...he must have thought wrong.It was Ji Jun who hoped that he could replace her elder brother and often visit her children because there was no one around.Even though she said "don't mention Yansheng again", she still wants to hear from her elder brother, right?
It must be so.
Ji Guoyuan clenched his cuffs tightly, firming his mind.
"Don't be nervous." You laughed, "Just kidding."
Yuan Yi blinked, seeming a little dazed.He was lowering his head in a daze when Ah Sheng in the nanny's arms suddenly opened his throat and began to cry.You put down the fan nervously, and asked anxiously: "What's wrong? Is Ah Sheng hungry? Suddenly started crying..."
Seeing the baby screaming and kicking his feet and waving his hands at the top of his lungs, Yuanyi tentatively said, "Excuse me, can I hug him?"
You, who had already taken the child, was taken aback for a moment, looking at Yuanyi's soft eyes, his heart couldn't help but move slightly.She comforted the child in her arms and handed him over to Yuanyi.
A miraculous thing happened. Ah Sheng, who was crying constantly and refused to be quiet even in his mother's arms, stopped crying instantly when he came into Yuan Yi's arms, and then grinned and giggled up.
"Sister Yi, Ah Sheng started laughing." Yuan Yi was obviously very happy, "He stopped crying."
"Ah..." You were also a little strange, she sat down beside Yuanyi, leaned her head over, and saw her child seemed to be nestled happily in Yuanyi's arms, giggling and stretching out her hand, looking more like the one in Yuanyi's arms. She's even more cute in her arms.She couldn't help laughing and said, "Yuanyi, you seem to be very popular with children."
As soon as Yuan heard this, he was slightly taken aback, and then he stretched out a finger towards Ah Sheng.Ah Sheng opened his soft fist, and tightly clenched Yuanyi's fingers.Seeing this, the nanny laughed: "Oh, the young master really likes you, Mr. Yuan!"--
Yuan Yi stared at the child, and said softly: "Although I don't know why...but as long as I look at a child like Ah Sheng, I will feel peace in my heart."
He has no idea of marrying a wife and having children. He just stays with the Sun Wheel Saber all day long, and he never thought that there will be other forks in his life.However, when he picked up his elder brother's child, he felt a warm force pouring out from the bottom of his heart, as if being bathed in sunshine.
After that, Yuanyi often came to visit the child.
He probably really liked the newborn child, and when he returned to Ruozhou from abroad, he would even bring the child toys and clothes.Most of these things were bought on the road. Even though he knew that Ah Sheng, who was born in the successor country and would inherit the position of family governor, would not lack these things, he still bought them happily.
Over time, the women in the North Palace got used to the presence of the lord's younger brother.Because Yuanyi has a very good temper, treats people kindly, and is very keen to help everyone in need, even if the other party is a low-status servant, he will calmly lend a helping hand.Therefore, he was also praised and welcomed by people in the North Palace.
--
A few months later, when Yuanyi came to visit his nephew again, the nanny handed the young master to him very freely: "Your Highness Yuanyi, Madam hasn't come back yet, but the young master has been sleeping today, and now the Wake up and be in good spirits."
Yuanyi took Ah Sheng and looked at him.Asheng who just woke up was looking at Yuanyi intently with his dark eyes, which made Yuanyi feel very relaxed.Previously, he had been running around on missions, searching for traces of ghosts in lonely nights, and his spirit had been extremely tense.Now that he saw Ah Sheng, whom he hadn't seen in January, he felt a sense of relief.
"Ah Sheng seems to have grown up a bit..." Yuan Yi said softly.
Ah Sheng in his arms seemed to understand what he said, and echoed back with a giggle.There was a gurgling bubbly sound in his throat, followed by a vague, childish babbling sound.
"Pa..."
"Papapa!"
The child who could only utter simple sounds kept repeating the same syllable.Ji Guoyuan was stunned.He heard it, the child in his arms——
Think of him as a father.
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