Chapter 951 - 4: Yun Tuan_2
Chapter 951: Chapter 4: Yun Tuan_2
"..." Ye Rong’s temples throbbed twice.
If it weren’t for the people in the Capital hiding it from him, would he have just returned to find that his senior sister was getting married?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became!
After grilling the fish, Yun Shisan found a plate and a food box. Once it was all prepared, he led Ye Rong towards the You Ran Residence.
On the way, Ye Rong asked, "The last two times you didn’t let me see my senior sister, and now you’re suddenly being so generous. Did you guys set a trap for me?"
Yun Shisan replied, "My master is a widely recognized gentleman and a man of honor in the Jianghu."
Ye Rong chuckled, "The implied meaning of a man of honor is a wolf in sheep’s clothing."
When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with anger, and that was particularly true for Ye Rong.
Yun Shisan couldn’t be bothered to explain further to him.
When they arrived at the You Ran Residence, Xu Jia was sitting in the courtyard, sunbathing with Mo Xiang and Molan, making sachets from flower petals.
"Senior Sister?" Upon seeing Xu Jia, Ye Rong felt a surge of excitement in his heart.
Xu Jia turned her head at the sound, and upon realizing it was Ye Rong, she paused for a moment before saying with a smile, "So Sixth Son finally let you in?"
Ye Rong coming to Yunxiu Mountain Villa to challenge Yun Huai was something Xu Jia had heard about before.
Hearing Xu Jia refer to Yun Huai so intimately, Ye Rong unhappily pouted, walked over, and sat on a stone stool, asking her, "Senior Sister, why didn’t you wait for me to come back?"
That year, when they parted ways at the Northern Border, he said he would return to marry her after winning a battle, but to his great surprise, upon entering the capital, he found out she had married someone else.
Ye Rong didn’t deny that at the time, his heart ached wave after wave.
Xu Jia opened her mouth to explain.
Afraid of hearing even more heartbreaking words, Ye Rong quickly stopped her, turning back to take the food box from Yun Shisan and handing it to her, "Senior Sister, I made this especially for you; give it a try."
Xu Jia looked at Yun Shisan in confusion, and Yun Shisan, not knowing how to explain, scratched his head and said, "Madam, please try a bite first!"
Sitting on a cushion, Mo Xiang quickly stood up to take it, placing it on the stone table beside them. As soon as she saw the grilled fish on the plate, her face froze slightly and she turned to Xu Jia, "Miss, it’s grilled fish."
Xu Jia asked Ye Rong, "Did you grill it yourself?"
"Of course, just took it off the fire, it’s still hot!"
Xu Jia paused for a moment, instructing Mo Xiang, "Hand me the chopsticks."
Mo Xiang had already taken the plate out of the food box and handed the chopsticks to Xu Jia.
Xu Jia picked a piece of fish and put it into her mouth, but after barely chewing twice and before even swallowing, she immediately covered her mouth and wanted to spit it out.
Molan quickly rushed into the room to fetch a basin for Xu Jia to spit into.
"Isn’t that a bit exaggerated?" Ye Rong rolled his eyes, "If you and your husband are going to put on an act, could you at least make an effort? It’s not the first time you’ve had my grilled fish, is it really that bad?"
Mo Xiang glanced at Ye Rong and was just about to say something when a clear voice from outside the courtyard took over, "The fetus is not yet three months old, the nausea is severe, so it’s no wonder seeing fish makes her sick, even seeing you might."
Ye Rong turned his head only to see Yun Huai, dressed in white, walking in with his hands behind his back, a faint smile on his refined and elegant face.
"So shameless!" Realizing belatedly that he had fallen into Yun Huai’s trap, Ye Rong’s face darkened, but seeing Xu Jia vomiting badly, he felt heartache, clenching his fists and softly asking, "Senior Sister, are you alright?"
"I’m fine." Xu Jia had rinsed her mouth, leaned back in the rocking chair with Mo Xiang’s help, and shot Yun Huai a glare.
That weak appearance seemed more like a playful scolding.
Yun Huai chuckled, "I told you to let me move back to take care of you, but you refused. Now you’re the one suffering."
Xu Jia retorted, annoyed, "I’m suffering, all because of you, isn’t that so?"
She shouldn’t have believed he was a gentleman.
Yun Huai had always given her the impression of being silent, calm, and self-restrained, but on the wedding night when he realized she was a virgin, she felt his passion in that regard was like a completely different person.
Now during pregnancy, not yet three months, she couldn’t let him do as he pleased.
The little maids blushed upon hearing this.
Ye Rong felt the breath stuck in his chest, "You two are too much, acting as if I’m not even here?"
Yun Shisan laughed and mediated, "Earlier Master said, ’Only if Madam likes it can the Third Young Master take her away,’ you really lost this time."
Ye Rong was unafraid and said directly to Xu Jia, "Senior Sister, if that wolf in sheep’s clothing isn’t good to you, you just come with me. When the child is born, I’ll accept it, and we’ll raise him together."
"What nonsense are you saying?" Xu Jia didn’t expect that even in her condition, Ye Rong hadn’t given up. After a moment of speechlessness, she continued, "You’ve just arrived for a few days, stay at the villa for now. There are many fun places in Suzhou, I’ll have someone take you sightseeing soon, I promise it won’t be a wasted trip."
"Will you accompany me, Senior Sister?" Ye Rong raised an eyebrow.
"I will." Yun Huai answered for her, "And your brother-in-law will also be there."
Ye Rong snorted, "You’re everywhere, like a haunting spirit. Can’t you just disappear for a while?"
Molan moved a round stool over, Yun Huai sat down next to Xu Jia in her rocking chair, looking up at Ye Rong, "You could choose to continue challenging me."
Knowing he couldn’t win in a fight, Ye Rong could only look at Xu Jia resentfully, "Senior Sister, look at him, not acting his age, bullying the young, using power to oppress others, this kind of person, is that your type?"
That "not acting his age" made Xu Jia’s mouth twitch, she calmly said, "Nothing, initially underestimated his shamelessness."
...
After Ye Rong was sent to the guesthouse, Mo Xiang, Molan, and Yun Shisan tactfully withdrew, leaving only Xu Jia and Yun Huai in the courtyard.
Yun Huai looked at Xu Jia resting her eyes in the rocking chair, "Are you still uncomfortable? Should I have Sixteen make a prescription for your nausea?"
"The prescription was made; I just don’t like taking the medicine, so I stopped." Xu Jia said with her eyes closed.
Yun Huai reached out to remove a fallen flower from her shoulder, "Once a month has passed, it seems it’s time for me to move back and supervise you taking the medicine."
Xu Jia’s face blushed slightly.
It had been a month of restricting him, and if he continued sleeping in the study, her in-laws might not say it openly, but they’d surely have thoughts. However, if she agreed right away, he might get out of control again. Unable to come up with an excuse, she simply changed the topic, "I heard the Empress gave birth to twins, one was sent to the Song family in Ningzhou, ranking among the same generation as Yuanbao and them."
"Oh." Yun Huai poured himself a cup of tea, seeming uninterested.
"What does ’oh’ mean?" Xu Jia opened her eyes and turned to look at him, her heartbeat unconsciously quickening as she met Yun Huai’s gaze.
The dish with fish had long been cleared by Mo Xiang, leaving only tea and a plate of pine nut candy on the stone table. Yun Huai casually picked up a piece and held it to her lips, "When do you plan to let me move back?"
Xu Jia opened her mouth, taking the candy from his fingers, her heart feeling fervently warm, and she blushed without speaking.
"Anyway, this place is yours. Come if you want and leave if you wish. What can I do?"
The warmth from his fingers momentarily paralyzed Yun Huai like a jolt, quickly retracting them, his eyes landing on the bracelet on her wrist, reminding, "Wear it well, and don’t lose it again."
It was a reminder for her not to lose her identity as the Family Head.
True to form, his words were as indirect as ever.
While Xu Jia found it annoying, she couldn’t help but smile.
A gentleman or a wolf in sheep’s clothing, who cares as long as she likes him?
...
Five years later, it was still Bishan Lake, still the same willow tree, but beneath it sat two white figures, one large and one small.
The small one struggled to hold the fishing rod, feeling fatigued and sleepy, turned to look at the big one and pouted, "Daddy lies, there are clearly no fish in the water, I’m done!"
After saying this, he threw down the fishing rod and tried to slip away, only to be pushed back into sitting by his father, "If you don’t catch a fish today, there’ll be no room for you on the big bed tonight."
With puffed cheeks, the Little Cloud took back his small fishing rod, and managed to fish out a bucket of weeds from the fishless Bishan Lake.