jdhmnovel Chapter 308: My sister finally acknowledged him...
Chapter 308: My sister finally acknowledged him...
"Yan'er, I'm sorry, if it weren't for me..."
Xin Moyan quickly interrupted her, "Sister Yi'er, don't apologize. You always apologize every time we meet. It's not your fault. If you have to blame someone, blame..."
Before she could finish speaking, she gestured upwards and to the side with her lips, her eyes filled with obvious reproach.
This small movement did not escape Baili Juebi's eyes. He gently lifted his eyelids. As an emperor, every gesture exuded absolute authority, and his aura of looking down on all living beings was irresistible.
Shui Yi opened her mouth, unsure how to offer a word of advice.
"Yan... Yan'er, please stop talking."
"Sister Yi'er, do you miss your brother?"
"Ok?"
The sudden question made Shuiyi's heart tremble. When she thought of the man who had been so tender to her, she felt sorry for A-Ling. He trusted her so much, but she had brought his most beloved sister to this strange country of Gu Cang.
"Yan'er, I..."
“I dreamt about my brother last night, and also Xuanyuan, Buyu, and you. Our whole family was eating hot pot together. Sister Yi’er, you probably don’t know what hot pot is, right? If we were still in Yuanqi, Buyu and I would definitely show you all what hot pot is like…”
The more Xin Moyan talked, the stronger the longing in her eyes became. She wondered when she would be able to see everyone again.
Of course, Baili Juebi also heard these words. He glanced at them and saw that both of them had the same sorrowful and sad expression on their faces. Their lips were slightly curved, and the frost in their eyes suddenly melted away.
"Yan'er, is the food not to your liking?"
"Huh? Huh?"
She quickly snapped out of her reverie, gave a polite, fake smile, and said, "No, it suits my taste perfectly."
Baili Juebi couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, "...Yan'er, if you don't smile like that, your brother thinks you are the most beautiful woman in all of Gu Cang."
"Uh……"
Xin Moyan awkwardly touched her nose. Was her smile really fake?
"Your Majesty, I have something to discuss..."
"Call me brother!" Her voice suddenly turned cold, and Baili Juebi glared at her resentfully.
"You can call me, but you have to promise me one thing."
"Yan'er, you go first."
She raised her eyebrows and said with a playful smile, "Could you let Sister Yi'er stay in the palace with me for a few days?"
"anything else?"
"Or would you like me and Sister Yi'er to go out of the palace for a while?"
"Shuiyi, take good care of Yan'er in the palace these few days, and you can also tell Yan'er some history of the ancient Cang Kingdom."
"Yes, Emperor."
"Humph!"
Xin Moyan's face hardened; she knew he would never let them leave the palace.
"Yan'er, your brother has already agreed. What's next?"
However, after a long silence...
Shui Yi quickly shook her elbow, "Yan'er~"
She shrugged and said, "Okay, big brother."
With a slight pursing of his thin lips, Baili Juebi suppressed his smile, but couldn't hide the smugness that welled up inside him. His sister had acknowledged him...
"The Emperor's smile is so handsome!"
Xie Xuanji rested her chin on her hands, her eyes sparkling with pink bubbles; she was always captivated by the Emperor's good looks.
"Ahem! Xingxing, have you forgotten how you were punished by your older brother for talking nonsense last month?"
"Your Highness, I was raised by the Emperor since I was a child. If I cannot marry the Emperor, I will never get married in this life."
"..."
His usually refined and gentle expression suddenly cracked slightly. Baili Juexi licked his dry lips, feeling utterly helpless towards the girl beside him.
"Little Xing'er, it's not like just because your older brother raised you, you have to marry him."
Xie Xuanji pouted and said stubbornly, "I don't care! Anyway, the Emperor is handsome, so I want to marry him, and I want to sleep with him..."
Before Xie Xuanji could even utter the word "jue," Baili Juexi forcefully covered her mouth, disregarding his usual composure, and whispered something in her ear.
“My dear Xing’er, don’t say that again, or your big brother will really send you to fish in the Dark Ocean.”
Xie Xuanji couldn't make a sound; her face flushed red, and she could only snort angrily through her nose.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the two of them were getting off track, so Baili Juebi raised his hand and tapped the table.
"Yan'er, tomorrow your brother will take you to Luoyan Palace."
"Luoyan Palace? What kind of place is that?"
Before he could answer, Baili Jueyan quickly explained with a grin, "It's the palace where Auntie used to live!"
"hold head high?"
Xin Moyan was stunned. "Is it...my mother?"
"Of course, my aunt is your mother! But..."
Baili Jueyan hesitated for a moment, a hint of regret on his childish face, "It's a pity that I'm the only one who hasn't met my aunt."
"Haven't you seen my mother before?"
He nodded. "Yes! My second brother was just born the year my aunt left, and my eldest brother was only six or seven years old. I never even met my aunt."
Xin Moyan shrugged. "I've never seen it before either!"
Upon hearing this, the two brothers' expressions immediately changed.
"Humura."
Baili Jueyan cursed himself in frustration, “Sister Yan, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have brought up your sad story. We only found out in the last few years that your aunt passed away when you were so young. You grew up relying on your cousin, so you probably don’t remember what your aunt looked like.”
Seeing Xin Moyan's bewildered expression, Baili Juebi sighed silently in his heart and said nothing more.
Of course, he kept his word and left Shuiyi at Mingshui Palace that night, but he did not allow Xin Moyan and Shuiyi to stay together.
The next day, as the first rays of the warm morning sun shone into the Zihui Palace, Xin Moyan stretched lazily on her bed. She used to love sleeping in, but since being taken to Yelan, she has developed a good habit of going to bed early and waking up early.
"Your Highness, let me help you with your washing."
At this moment, a maidservant walked in from outside the bed. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old and had two cute little buns on her head. She was the youngest maidservant in the Zihui Palace, but Xin Moyan only valued her and specifically asked this little maidservant to take care of all her daily affairs, and no one else was allowed to interfere.
"Xiaodie, were you waiting for me here so early?"
"Your Highness, the Emperor said that once you wake up, he will send you over to have breakfast with him."
"Oh! Has Sister Yi'er gotten up yet?"
As she spoke, she stood up, took the silver gauze snow silk outer skirt from Xiaodie's hand, and draped it over her shoulders.
"Miss Shuiyi is in the Second Prince's palace!"
"So early?"
Xiao Die nodded hurriedly, "Yes, in the past, when Miss Shuiyi came to stay in the palace, she always dined at the Second Prince's place."
"Alright then! I was originally planning to go find Sister Yi'er first, and go to the Star Gazing Palace."
"Yes, Your Royal Highness."
Before the two even reached the entrance of Wangxing Palace, Xin Moyan spotted a furtive figure sneaking into Chaoyan Hall, where the two were sleeping on the cliff.
Huh? What's Little Star up to so early in the morning?