Chapter 498: A Sleepless Night
"Drink the hot soup. It's really tonic. It uses a lot of good stuff. Don't look back and let Eunuch Gao see that I didn't even drink it. Then he will think that I rejected you on purpose." "
Wei Ruo smiled, his tone half joking and half serious.
After speaking, Wei Ruo turned around and walked into the inner room behind the screen.
Wei Jin also lowered his head to look at the tonic soup on the table...
After a moment, Wei Jin also poured the medicinal soup inside into the flower pot on the side.
He didn't dare to drink the soup as Wei Ruo said. If this soup was really that kind of nourishing medicine, he would be filled with lust after drinking it. If he did anything transgressive towards her, he would probably regret it for the rest of his life.
At other times, he was confident in his self-control, and a bowl of nourishing soup was nothing to fear.
But facing Ruo'er, he didn't have that much confidence because there was a demon hiding in his heart.
Wei Ruo was lying on the bed at night, his eyes were bright and he was not sleepy.
Thinking that Wei Jin was also in the same room with him, Wei Ruo unexpectedly suffered from insomnia.
It's summer, and the chirping of cicadas and crickets outside is particularly noticeable.
Wei Ruo's thoughts drifted away along with these sounds...
I don't know if the second brother drank the bowl of soup, or if he secretly poured it away.
Wei Ruo was not lying when he said that Wei Jinyi drank that bowl of soup. He could indeed drink that bowl of soup.
Because although the bowl of tonic soup made me feel a little hotter after eating it, my whole body was just soft and not aggressive at all.
If someone with a strong body like Er Ge takes it, it has the effect of replenishing qi and blood. The effect is probably similar to that of some aphrodisiacs, making it easier to be energetic in some aspects.
It is estimated that Eunuch Gao was also afraid of hurting Wei Jinyi, so he chose to use this more conservative method.
If this turns her into a hungry tiger, Wei Jinyi's body and bones will be in big trouble.
Therefore, although Eunuch Gao had a mission, he had to give priority to Wei Jinyi's personal safety. Even if he resorted to some means, he would still be gentle.
Moreover, Eunuch Gao didn't dare to make it too obvious. If he actually administered some aphrodisiac, they would definitely come to settle the score with him the next day, which Eunuch Gao couldn't afford.
Wei Ruo also believed that Wei Jin would not enter the inner room.
Wei Ruo didn't know what Wei Jin was like to other people, but for her he would only run away shyly and would not intentionally offend her, let alone try to do something to her in the dead of night.
It was even safer with him watching outside than sleeping alone, so she could sleep peacefully.
So Wei Ruo didn't know why she couldn't sleep.
Some scenes of getting along with Wei Jinyi popped up in my mind unconsciously. In my memories, his black gem-like eyes were always looking at me deeply.
Especially after seeing each other again in Beijing, his eyes always looked at him with a bottomless look, as if there were many stories hidden there.
Separated by a screen, Wei Jin was also not asleep.
His hearing was extremely keen and he could clearly hear Wei Ruo's breathing, and from Wei Ruo's breathing he could tell that she was not asleep.
Why didn't she fall asleep?
Is there something bothering her?
Is it because he is here?
Although he couldn't see her, just by feeling that she was in the same space as him, and hearing her breathing and slight movements on the bed, Wei Jin could feel the unusual beating of his heart.
He clearly poured out the bowl of soup, but why did his body become heavier as if he had drank the bowl of tonic soup?
Wei Jin also closed his eyes and began to meditate, silently reciting martial arts techniques in his heart.
In this way, from dark to dawn, neither of them succeeded in falling asleep.
Early the next morning, Eunuch Gao and his people were waiting at the door. When the people inside were summoned, he came in with a washbasin, towels and toiletries for the two of them to wash up. Wei Ruo had obvious dark circles under his eyes because he hadn't slept well all night, and he looked very tired.
When Eunuch Gao saw this, he couldn't help but smile with relief. It seemed that the tonic soup yesterday had some effect, which affected the princess.
Looking at the prince's condition, there is nothing unusual.
This is the best. I just hope to leave a queen for the prince without hurting him.
On the afternoon of the second day, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also entered the territory of Hejian Mansion, and arrived at Tongshan Temple on the third day.
The abbot of the temple had learned early that Prince Rui and his wife had come to offer incense, and he led a group of monks to wait at the gate of the temple.
Then Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also stayed in the Zen room of the temple.
Considering Prince Rui's physical condition, Eunuch Gao arranged for the two of them to stay in the house and rest first. After they had rested, they would go to various halls to offer incense and pay homage.
In the following days, the monks in the temple will perform several blessing rituals for Wei Jinyi, including the Diamond Sutra, Ksitigarbha Sutra, Amitabha Sutra, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra, etc.
After moving in, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin began to stay behind closed doors.
The two of them stayed in the room most of the time, and the only people who could come in and out of the room to serve them were their personal attendants and maids.
Because Wei Jin was in poor health, no one would suspect him of such behavior.
At the foot of the mountain, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also rode on the horses prepared in advance.
Both of them disguised themselves and traveled as Xu Heyou and Wang Jin.
This may be the last time Wei Ruo uses the identity of Xu Heyou. This time she plans to make this identity disappear when she returns. After that, even if she changes her appearance, she will ask Lin Fang to make another human skin mask for her.
The two were riding fast in the wilderness, and the warm summer wind blew on Wei Ruo's face, making Wei Ruo feel particularly good.
She didn't know how to ride a horse before, and after learning how to ride, she never had the opportunity to ride so happily.
今日难得有这样的机会，她可以尽兴。
魏瑾亦紧跟魏若身旁，他知道魏若并不熟练，故而紧紧跟着她，与她保持着相对较近的距离。
如果她有出现什么意外，他能及时保护她。
骑了一阵后，二人才慢下来。
魏若轻微有些喘气，脸蛋有些红扑扑的。
她转头为身侧与她并排骑马的魏瑾亦：“二哥，你说日后等你完成了你的心愿，我们是否有机会长久的过这样自在逍遥的日子？”
魏瑾亦没有马上给出回答。
他不想在没有十足把握的情况下轻易给出承诺，不想让她有希望又感到失望。
魏若也感觉到了魏瑾亦的不确定。
他二人身在局中尚未破局便不能太早把话说满了。
魏若笑笑道：“二哥，你我如今是一条船上了，哪怕真的有个好歹，至少黄泉路上也有个伴儿，总好过一个人孤苦伶仃地走，你说是不是？”
魏瑾亦目露诧异之色，而后眼中流露出一丝温情和暖意。
“若儿说得对。”
二人相识一笑再次扬鞭，加快了速度。
(本章完)