Chapter 28
Enviable Warmth
T/N: Happy Valentines day! Chapter sponsored by Daim! I’ll also post another of the sponsored chapters later today.
Because her hand was injured, Han Ming Yi made Leng Er help her tidy up the courtyard. Leng Er had the temporary stove restored back to normal, and afterwards, cleaned up the courtyard once over.
Du Xiao Li looked to the swept up medical ingredients and said, “Such a shame for these medical ingredients. I should’ve given them to grandpa Niu yesterday.”
“Right now, you can’t move your hand. How are you going to take care of lunch?” Niu Jing frowned.
“It’s fine, in a moment, I’ll just randomly make a bit of something to eat.” Du Xiao Li said. Although today’s plans got messed up, and she herself even got a bit injured, but the past life her had gotten injured many times before, this little bit of injury, she wasn’t concerned with.
“In the next few days, come over to eat.” Han Ming Yi said.
Although Niu Jing and Leng Er both wanted to let Du Xiao Li go over there to eat, the one with the highest authority over there was still Han Ming Yi. If he didn’t open his mouth, neither of them had the authority to make the decision.
“No need, I….” Du Xiao Li felt that her own injury wasn’t that big of a deal, and wanted to refuse.
Leng Er patted her head and said, “With you like this, how are you going to take good care of yourself? Don’t tell me you want your big brother to worry?”
Du Xiao Li thought for a moment. If Du Xiu Heng came back and saw herself injured, and also home alone, perhaps in a moment of distress, he’ll even stop going to school.
Ji Liu Feng also urged from the side, “If you feel it’s embarra.s.sing, then just take us to go pick the grapes you speak of.”
“Don’t wanna.” Du Xiao Li flatly refused.
“Why?” Ji Liu Feng asked.
“That’s something I’m going to use in the future to earn money. If you all take a fancy to it, what will I do if you try to s.n.a.t.c.h it from me? How can I beat you all.” Du Xiao Li said.
Until now, she still believed that Han Ming Yi and the others were only children of wealthy families. She didn’t think that one was a prince, and one was the son of a General, because she never thought that she herself would have connections with those in power here.
“Hai, I was wondering what it was. I don’t have any interest in business. I’m fine as long as I have something to eat.” Ji Liu Feng said.
Du Xiao Li suddenly thought of something, and ill-intently circled her eyes around them, making them feel nervous inside from her gaze.
Ji Liu Feng had Du Xiao Li’s eyes covered at once and said, “What are you doing looking at us like that?”
Du Xiao Li removed Ji Liu Feng’s hand and asked, “Do you know qinggong? Leng Yi do you know?”
“I do, why?” Ji Liu Feng asked.
Leng Yi also nodded.
“Heheh, If you want me to take you all, I can, but you all must promise me, later when I come find you all for help, you all need to help me.” Du Xiao Li slyly said.
“Alright. First take us there.” Ji Liu Feng said.
After coming to an agreement, Niu Jing, Han Ming Yi, and also Leng Yi went back first. Du Xiao Li then took Ji Liu Feng and Leng Er to the valley to pick grapes. Because the distance was relatively far, they just directly used qinggong to take Du Xiao Li there.
“It’s so convenient to have qinggong.” Seeing that they arrived so soon, Du Xiao Li said with a sigh.
Leng Er placed her down and asked, “Is it here? But this fruit looks different from the grapes!”
“It’s above.” Du Xiao Li lead Leng Er and Ji Liu Feng halfway up the slope, and very soon, the saw the grape vines.
“Wow, there’s actually this many.” Ji Liu Feng excited ran over, plucked one, peeled the skin, and immediately put in his mouth.
Leng Er placed down the back basket and said, “Let’s quickly pick them.”
“Those green color ones aren’t ripe.” Du Xiao Li said, “Only this kind that has turned purple and black are okay.”
“Oh.” Leng Er and Ji Liu Feng nodded to indicate that they understood. The party of people very soon had all the ripe ones picked.
Soon after, the three of them then returned. Just as they arrived at Niu Jing’s house, Leng Yi already had Du Xiu Heng brought back.
“Younger sister, how are you?” Du Xiu Heng jumped down from the horse carriage, and ran to Du Xiao Li’s side asking.
Today, after the school had let out for break, he immediately started to head back. Halfway back, he ran into Leng Yi driving the horse carriage, coming to find him, saying he was there to take him back. He didn’t know why Leng Yi came to pick him up, so he didn’t get on. Once Leng Yi said that Du Xiao Li got injured, he immediately climbed onto the carriage and sat next to Leng Yi.
He knew, even if they came with the horse carriage to pick him up, he still couldn’t sit inside.
Du Xiao Li saw Du Xiu Heng and said, “I’m fine, just got hit in the arm, that’s all.”
“Let me see.” Du Xiu Heng rolled up her sleeve and saw her swollen arm, saying: “It’s all big brother’s fault, big brother didn’t protect you well.”
“How can this be blamed on big brother!” Du Xiao Li smiled and tried to console him, “This will be fine with a few days of rest. Look at the wolf I found, called Silver, very cute right?”
When Du Xiao Li left, she originally planned to let Leng Yi have Silver brought over first, but aside from her, Silver didn’t let anyone else touch. With no other way, she could only use one hand to hold it.
“Silver, this is my big brother, you need to recognize him clearly, okay!” Du Xiao Li said to Silver.
“How can you hold with one hand, let me hold it.” Du Xiu Heng said, and reached out his hands towards Silver.
Leng Er and the others all a.s.sumed that Silver will reject Du Xiu Heng, just like before when it rejected them. But Silver just lifted its head, looked to Du Xiao Li, then to Du Xiu Heng, and obediently allowed him to hold itself, even licking him once on his hand.
“Yo, really is one family, the treatment is just not the same!” Leng Er said with a laugh.
Du Xiao Li laughed, and used her left hand to rub Silver’s head. She always felt Silver had sensibility, able to sense from her, just who was an ally. Furthermore, it was willing to let Du Xiu Heng hold, because it noticed that her hand was injured.
Afterwards, Leng Er went to wash clean the grapes in the basket, and had the darker colored ones picked out. He used a plate to separately hold them, and carried them to Han Ming Yi and Ji Liu Feng who were under the eaves. Afterwards, he had the remaining ones placed in a little wooden basin, and carried it over to Du Xiao Li and the others to eat.
“Big brother, this is the grape I told you about last time. It’s very good, have a try.” Du Xiao Li picked up a piece and placed it in Du Xiu Heng’s mouth, watching him eat it. “Is it good?”
Du Xiu Heng nodded his head and said, “It’s good.”
“It’s even better without the skin, try it.” Du Xiao Li said and went to find a stool to sit down, letting Du Xiu Heng give Silver to her.
As soon as Silver saw Du Xiao Li sit down, it began to struggle around in Du Xiu Heng’s arms. Coming to Du Xiao Li’s lap, it finally calmed down.
Du Xiu Heng wen to wash his hands. Then he picked up a piece, peeled the skin, and fed it to Du Xiao Li. Du Xiao Li asked him about school, and Du Xiu Heng slowly told her. The siblings talked and laughed, very much happy.
Han Ming Yi stared at the smile on Du Xiao Li’s face, suddenly feeling a bit stuffy inside.
“Their relationship sure is good.” Ji Liu Feng followed Han Ming Yi’s gaze and looked over, saying with a sigh.
“En. Indeed good to the point that it makes one envy.” Han Ming Yi faintly said. Such beautiful feelings, such sweet smiles, why did it make him have the desire to destroy it?”
He shifted his gaze elsewhere, not letting this kind of thought continue to spread.
“Before I came, I heard seventh princess fussed about wanting to come see you, even going as far as to climb the palace walls in the middle of the night, but got caught by the patrolling guards. It can be seen that there’s still someone that cares about you.” Ji Liu Feng lowered his voice and said.
“That girl!” Seemingly having recalled something good, Han Ming Yi’s gloomy and cold expression somewhat eased. “Did she get punished by imperial father to face the wall again?”
“Heheh, yes.” Ji Liu Feng laughed out and said, “A princess going to climb over the palace walls can also be considered unprecedented! Is this seventh princess really just ten years old? But, speaking of which, she and that girl’s personality are somewhat similar.” As he spoke, he casted a glance onto Du Xiao Li.
Han Ming Yi once again landed his gaze onto Du Xiao Li’s face. She and number seven were alike? Seems like there is a bit, both had the personality to do whatever they wanted.
Don’t know, what it would be like if they met.
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