Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

Chapter 204 Heavy Heart

The profile of his face was perfect, appearing soft and charming in the interplay of light and shadow. His long eyelashes cast a small shadow under his eyes, fluttering like butterfly wings.

Xiao Yan approached with light steps, afraid of disturbing the tranquility and beauty. He stared at Lu Ziqing's sleeping face, and an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart, like ripples on the surface of a calm lake.

He gently brushed away the hair at the corner of Lu Ziqing's lips, looked at her quietly for a moment, then picked her up and carried her to the bed. He was very gentle for fear of waking her up, so he was very careful.

At this moment, Lu Ziqing seemed to sense something and opened his eyes in a daze, his eyes still a little confused. Seeing Xiao Yan standing close to him, he instantly woke up and found that he was being held by him. Embarrassment appeared on his face again.

"Why are you holding me, Lord? Put me down now."

Xiao Yan stood in the middle without moving, just looking at him, "Seeing that you fell asleep, I'll carry you to bed."

The distance was too close, Lu Ziqing lowered his brows and eyes, not daring to look at him, and said hurriedly: "I know, Lord, please put me down, I will apply the medicine for you."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yan didn't react at all. He just stood in the middle of the room holding the person, as if he was admiring his shy wife in the golden house, stunned and almost obsessed.

Early summer has arrived, but the spring chill has not yet gone away. Time passes by little by little, and Lu Ziqing feels as if his whole body is being roasted by fire, and he is too shy to be anxious.

He struggled to get down, but the more he struggled, the tighter Xiao Yan's arms and hands tightened around him. He couldn't get angry, nor could he curse.

Helpless, he could only say: "My Lord, please stop being so weird. I don't like it."

Xiao Yan looked at him with his brows lowered and eyes downcast. He wanted to say "But I think", but the words changed in tone when they came to his lips, so he asked him deliberately.

"What's weird about me? Tell me."

Lu Ziqing has always been an introverted person. He is not good at speaking and is shy to express himself when it comes to intimate matters between men and women. Therefore, he once thought that if he had not embarked on the path of cultivation, he would probably not be able to get a wife and would be destined to be a lonely man.

At this moment, when he heard Xiao Yan ask this question, he didn't know how to start. After hesitating for a while, he finally endured the embarrassment and said it all at once.

"Hold me, touch my hand, stare at me, and say some weird things...that's all."

There were only a few words, but it clearly expressed the struggle as if he was on the guillotine. Xiao Yan pursed his lips and smiled.

"Oh, are there any other strange words that I don't remember? Can you tell me a few?"

Lu Ziqing's mind buzzed, and he immediately realized that this person did it on purpose, so he refused to say anything.

Xiao Yan knew that Lu Ziqing's muffled voice meant that he was angry, so he stopped teasing him. He put him down with a smile and sat down at the coffee table.

"I don't really need any medicine for this minor injury. It will heal in a few days."

Lu Ziqing straightened his clothes and took a bottle of medicine oil from the medicine box.

"Your Highness, that's easy to say. This large wound on your shoulder is no small injury. If you don't apply medicine, it will take several days to heal."

Xiao Yan took off his clothes and saw a large purple and black bruise on his back shoulder. Lu Ziqing put the medicinal oil on his hand, warmed it up and rubbed it on his shoulder.

Xiao Yan frowned in pain, feeling the warmth of Lu Ziqing's palm, and whispered, "During training today, I was accidentally hit by a falling shelf."

"What kind of shelf is so heavy that it could be smashed like this?" Lu Ziqing asked, and something seemed to flash through his mind, but he quickly returned to normal. "Except during the Northern Expedition, I rarely see the Marquis injured."

"I'm just a mortal, so it's normal for me to get injured from wielding swords and knives every day," Xiao Yan said.

In the following days, Xiao Yan still went out early and came back late at night. Whenever Lu Ziqing meditated, his consciousness seemed to be out of control and he would always see the busy courtyard in the dim light.

Time passed by, and the auspicious date for Xiao Yan's wedding was set on April 25th, and Lu Ziqing moved there on April 7th.

The house is not as big as the Marquis' Mansion, but it is comparable to the Shangshu Mansion. For Lu Ziqing, it is a very large mansion.

Everything and every scene inside resembles Chongcuixuan. It would be more accurate to say it is a brand new house rather than an old one.

Xiaowu and Xiaoliu also came to the new house and happily helped Chen Ji and the others hang red silks.

Wu Ji stood in the yard holding the red silk, looking up at Su Chengyi and Chen Ji running and jumping on the roof, holding the red silk.

"Hey, why are you two on the roof? You monkeys always jump on the roof. Come down and work! I'm too short to reach you. Hey, can you hear me?"

The two kids were still playing on the roof, fighting fiercely and refusing to stop.

Xiaowu and Xiaoliu brought a ladder over and placed it next to the doorpost. They climbed up with the red silk and hung it, saying with a smile.

"Let's do it. I'm afraid the two of them will fight until night."

Xiao Yan and his friends would only be free in the evening, so Lu Ziqing was arranging for people to prepare the food and wine for the dinner.

Since they were just moving to a new house instead of renting one, he had no intention of sending out invitations or hosting a party from the beginning. At most, he would just have a few acquaintances get together to eat and drink, which would be enough.

At dusk, Chi Musheng was the first to arrive with a gift. Xu Shizhang was busy on palace duty, so he asked him to bring the gift.

He gave some instructions, put the things in the main hall, and looked around.

"This house looks like the scenery of Chongcuixuan, with mostly green bamboo and potted osmanthus flowers. But how come your osmanthus flowers are blooming so beautifully at this time of year?"

"This variety blooms in all seasons and was cultivated by the Marquis himself," said Lu Ziqing.

"Most of the flowers, plants, and trees here were transplanted from the Marquis' Mansion. Xiaowu and Xiaoliu said that they couldn't be bought outside because of the short time, so they had to be transplanted from the Marquis' Mansion. And the stone surfaces are all newly paved."

"what?"

Chi Musheng was shocked. He looked at the trees of all sizes, the countless flowers and plants, and the elegant courtyard.

"You said... these were all transplanted from the Marquis' Mansion? My God, you just moved in and made such a big renovation in such a short time? How much manpower and financial resources must have been spent? I'm really impressed."

Lu Ziqing said with a smile, "The Marquis said before that it was just a simple repair. I didn't expect it to be like this. I only saw it when I came here today."

Chi Musheng's eyes were staring around, and he was still sighing.

"Ziqing, let me tell you, if I didn't know you, you would never believe that the Marquis renovated such a large house in such a short time. Not only was it time-consuming and laborious, but he also mobilized so many people. If you didn't say that the Marquis did it for his beloved, I wouldn't believe it even if I was beaten to death."

When Lu Ziqing heard this, he was instantly stuck. At first, he didn't realize there was anything wrong with it. However, now, when someone else said it, it was so intuitive and straightforward, and it hit the nail on the head.

In less than a month, a large house was renovated, and all the items, big and small, were of the highest quality. Just as Chi Musheng said, if it wasn't for the beloved, who else could he be doing this kind of work and expense for?

Just as his thoughts settled, he suddenly remembered the busy courtyard in the dim light that he could vaguely see every night a while ago.

And the person injured by the beam is...

Lu Ziqing couldn't remain calm at this moment. He looked at everything here in a daze and surprise. He suddenly felt heavy-hearted and no longer had the cheerfulness he had before.

So he began to think about how to politely decline this kindness.