AWB Chapter 918 You Deserve It
Chapter 918 You Deserve It
Zhuo Qiran had been afraid of cold since he activated his life-definition Gu. He often felt unwell when autumn came.
This fox fur coat touched his heart.
Zhuo Qiran walked out of the cabin, still a little dazed.
He went to find Mr. Ye Xun, "Master, the princess asked the two little princesses to recognize me as their godfather."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Yexun responded calmly, "When the two little girls grow up, let them be filial to you."
Zhuo Qiran wiped his sweat and said, "I dare not."
The little princess is so noble, how can he really regard himself as her adoptive father?
Mr. Ye Xun smiled, "You saved their lives. You deserve it."
A sense of warmth surged in Zhuo Qiran's heart, as if all the misunderstandings he had ever suffered were not worth mentioning.
Being trusted, cared for, and needed, this is the value of a Gu keeper.
He lowered his head and choked like a child who had suffered injustice.
Ye Xun gently placed his hand on his shoulder and patted him, "You have good intentions."
Zhuo Qiran was stunned, and felt that his master hadn't finished what he was saying. What did he mean? My heart was good, but was it possible that I could do the wrong thing and go the wrong way?
He didn't understand.
He sorted things out carefully and made no mistakes in his lifetime.
Although he is a loner, he never forgets his original intention, treats people kindly and does not make enemies. Even if he occasionally feels dissatisfied with people, he will not use poison to harm them.
After all, the cost of that Gu is so expensive.
Ye Xun changed the topic.
The two chatted for a while.
Zhuo Qiran mentioned that the blood jade had been delivered to the princess, "It can be seen that the princess likes your gift very much."
He took out the princess's return gift and handed it to Ye Xun.
After Zhuo Qiran bowed and walked out of the room, silence returned to the cabin.
Ye Xun sat alone at his desk, the candlelight casting tiny shadows between his silver-white brows and eyelashes.
He slowly opened the rosewood box.
The box was padded with white silk, on which lay a piece of white jade. The jade was smooth and flawless, but in the center was embedded three tufts of soft hair.
The upper cluster is as dark as crow feathers, shiny and glossy; the lower two clusters are as pale as the rising sun, and as delicate as the first strand of silk spun by a spring silkworm.
Three clusters of hair are arranged in a triangular shape, wrapped in translucent chalcedony, blending seamlessly with the white jade.
Ye Xun's eyes were deep and bottomless. He stretched out two fingers and gently stroked her jade face.
From top to bottom, little by little, over and over again.
The river breeze blew in through the window, bringing with it damp steam. The candle wick popped, casting flickering shadows on the three tufts of hair.
Ye Xun stared at the hair in the jade for a long time, his expression was indistinguishable. The only sound in the cabin was the ticking of the water clock.
On the deck, a bright moon shone its light, making the sails look like silver gauze.
Wang Jinglun was tugging at Zhuo Qiran's sleeve and refusing to give in. "Uncle, just ask the master to accept me as his disciple! You always said that Gu magic should not be passed on to outsiders and refused to teach me. Now the master is on the boat, what if he thinks highly of my qualifications?"
Zhuo Qiran had a headache and patted his nephew's shoulder. "You are gifted and have extraordinary talents. If you are so capable, go and tell my master yourself. What's the point of twisting me?"
"I'm scared." Wang Jinglun's face fell, but then he smiled again, "But little uncle, you are the master's favorite disciple, so your status is naturally different. Can you help me to speak for him?"
Zhuo Qiran glanced in the direction of Ye Xun's residence with an unfathomable look, and carried his nephew back to the house, "My master is not strong enough now, and he doesn't want to accept disciples. You'd better give up this idea."
The next morning, Shi Anxia's fleet slowly docked at the pier of Wuzhou Poetry City.
It was late autumn, and the whole city was shrouded in a canopy of golden ginkgo trees. Even the air was filled with the unique bitter fragrance of ginkgo leaves.
At that time, Anxia stood at the bow of the boat.
An autumn breeze blew by, and a few fan-shaped ginkgo leaves fell on her moon-white cloak. "Give orders to rest here for two days before setting off again."
Bei Hui was efficient and reported back in less than an hour, "Madam, I have already booked the best room on the top floor of the Golden Apricot Tower in Shicheng, which is right in front of the thousand-year-old Ginkgo King. The inn has also been arranged, it is the Ginkgo Courtyard in the south of the city, and there is an 800-year-old ginkgo tree in the courtyard."
Shi Anxia nodded, "Okay, let's hold a family recognition banquet in Jinxing Building today."
No extra people were invited to the banquet, but the presence of Shi Chengyi as an elder witness was enough to show that this family reunion banquet was not a joke.
Two newly-appointed little princesses recognized an imperial physician as their godfather... This sounds a bit weird.
If Zhuo Qiran didn't have a head full of white hair, some people would suspect that the princess had other feelings for him.
After all, the prince consort had been gone for a year and there had been no news since then. As a princess, no one would dare to say anything if she wanted to recruit another prince consort, or even if she wanted to raise a few concubines.
The whole room was quiet and not very lively.
In the past, wherever Tang Xinghe and Ma Chuyang were, there would be laughter and unusual noise.
At this time, everyone became silent.
The two of them were silent. When asked to eat, they would pick up two chopsticks of food and put them into their mouths. When asked to drink, they would raise their heads and swallow the wine in one gulp.
Zhuo Qiran's master, Mr. Ye Xun, also attended the event rarely.
At the banquet, he did not say a word, but just quietly watched the children being carried up by the wet nurses to go through the ceremony.
Occasionally he would look up and cast his gaze on the gentle woman sitting at the top.
Their eyes met and then separated.
After the ceremony, everyone raised their glasses.
Tang Xinghe drank too much and lay on the table crying, "Today is the day when the commander fell off the cliff. It's been a year, it's time for him to climb back up."
Ma Chuyang also burst into tears, "Sir, I miss you."
Shi Anxue was upset, "Ye Baoer... wuwuwu... my cousin-in-law, wuwuwu..."
Hong Que and others also shed tears silently.
A family reunion banquet ended with everyone crying, but a few young children were looking around with their eyes rolling.
The three children's eyes were surprisingly bright, like black gemstones, especially Yi Yi, who was curious about everyone he saw and looked around.
The wet nurse couldn't keep an eye on him, and before he knew it, he somehow crawled to Ye Xun's feet.
Ye Xun picked up Yi Yi and placed her on his lap.
He dipped chopsticks in some wine and licked the children one by one. The frightened wet nurses rushed forward and took the children away.
Yi Yi was reluctant to leave and burst into tears, holding onto Ye Xun's hand tightly.
Shi Anxia acted as if she didn't see anything and told the wet nurse not to let her daughter catch a cold.
The wet nurses took the babies back to the house.
At night, the weather turned cold. Bei Hui put on a black cloak, wrapped herself tightly, and went to deliver silver charcoal to Zhuo Qiran and Mr. Ye Xun.
She first sent him to Zhuo Qiran's room, and then knocked on Ye Xun's door.
There were knocks on the door, three long and two short.
If you don't listen carefully, you won't hear anything unusual.
The door creaked open from the inside.
Under the moonlight, the frosty-haired man stood quietly at the door, his tall figure shattered on the ground by the moonlight.
His cool breath brought with it a hint of long-lasting depression.
Outside the door, the woman also stood for a moment, then bowed to him and said, "It's getting cold. Bei Hui is here to bring silver charcoal to you on Madam's orders."
Ye Xun stepped aside and said, "Thank you, Miss Bei Hui."