Quick Wear: Pampering Your Lover

The next morning.

Mingzhen opened his eyes in a daze, and was surrounded by an unfamiliar scene, with a stranger sitting beside the bed.

She only remembered that she was sitting alone in a carriage yesterday, reading a storybook, when she suddenly felt dizzy and lost consciousness. When she woke up, she was here.

She shrank into the corner in reaction, hiding herself in the quilt, only timidly revealing a pair of eyes full of fear.

The man sitting on the edge of the bed was wearing a dark blue straight court robe with a black spider-patterned belt around his waist. He seemed to have just returned from the court. He had an upright posture, a handsome face, and a temperament as cold as a bamboo. At this moment, he looked at Mingzhen worriedly.

"Azhen, don't you remember me?"

Mingzhen looked slightly stunned, as if she didn't understand why he asked that. Her gaze finally fell lightly on the man in front of her.

After taking a closer look, she shook her head slightly.

"Who are you?"

She seemed to have not spoken for a long time, her voice was soft and tender, but with a hint of hoarseness.

The man's eyes were slightly red, and his cold face seemed to reveal a look of pain. "I am your cousin, Qi Shanyu."

Mingzhen's eyes lit up for a moment, as if he was happy to find his family, but soon dimmed again, "I, I don't remember..."

"Your name is Qi Zhenyu. I picked you up when I was a child. We grew up together and depended on each other. But a year ago, you accompanied me to the capital to take the imperial examinations, but unfortunately we encountered bandits. Since then, you and I have been separated..."

"If you don't believe me, I also know that you have a butterfly-shaped birthmark on the back of your waist..."

Mingzhen immediately interrupted: "I, I believe it."

Because it involved her daughter's privacy, Mingzhen was a little shy, and a blush appeared on her face, and her rosy face distracted the person in front of her for a moment.

He couldn't help but move closer to Mingzhen, wanting to touch her pink cheeks, but he was afraid that she would be scared, so he had to hold her hand instead and lead her out of the bed.

Mingzhen shrank a little, but thinking of what he had just said, he resisted the urge to struggle and obediently let Qi Shanyu take him out of the bed and hold him in his arms.

"I've been looking for you, Ah Zhen." Qi Shan's jade eyes were moist, and his voice, as clear as a mountain spring hitting stone, trembled slightly. He hugged the person in his arms tightly, "Finally found you."

Mingzhen hesitated, and finally stretched out a tender little white hand and gently patted his back, as if to comfort him.

What she didn't know was that the man buried in her neck had tears in his eyes and a sad look on his face, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised as he obsessively sniffed the fragrance on her body.

......

Qi Shanyu did not hide what he had done at all, and Shao Yi came to his house a few days later.

Shao Yi, holding an unsheathed sword in his hand, stormed into the Qi residence with great momentum and placed the sword across Qi Shanyu's chest. "Where's Ah Zhen? What have you done to her?!"

"Yuzhi, why do you have to be like this? Ah Zhen is my sister, so she should stay at home and do her best." Qi Shanyu's expression was calm and unperturbed. He extended a slender hand and slowly pushed away the heavy sword. "Yuzhi, if you have anything to discuss, would you please move to the main hall? Xuanzhi will prepare a bed for you."

"Don't be so flowery." Shao Yi hadn't slept well for several nights trying to track down Mingzhen's whereabouts. His eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't want to play along with Qi Shanyu. "Take me to see Ah Zhen!"

Qi Shanyu's expression turned much colder, and the faint smile that had been hanging on his lips disappeared completely. "There are differences between men and women. General Shao, you cannot mention my sister's maiden name casually."

Shao Yi didn't listen and walked past him to the backyard. Before he took a few steps, he was thrown into the arms of a small figure.

"Brother Yuzhi!" Mingzhen hugged his thin waist. The familiar person made her feel very safe, and her cheek rubbed against his chest unconsciously.

Shao Yi subconsciously picked her up, holding her legs with one hand and her waist with the other, letting her sit in his arms.

On the way back from Luoyi Mountain, Mingzhen often didn't want to walk by herself, disliking the ground was dirty and cold. Shao Yi also doted on her, so he carried her and walked without her having to exert any effort at all.

But the intimate posture of the two hurt Qi Shanyu who was trying to stop them.

He couldn't help but frown, "Azhen, come here."

Mingzhen hesitated slightly, but still kept her face buried. Everything here was unfamiliar to her, but the person in front of her made her let down her guard. After all, Shao Yi was her savior.

"Miss Ah Zhen..."

Shao Yi's heart, which had been wandering for several days, finally settled down. He stroked Mingzhen's back and took a deep breath.

But his hand was quickly blocked by Qi Shanyu. Qi Shanyu quickly stepped forward, picked up Mingzhen and pulled her behind him, her voice filled with murderous intent, "Why are you so rude, General Shao? Although my sister escaped from Luoyi Mountain, she is still an innocent girl in Xuanzhi's eyes!"

When Shao Yi saw that Mingzhen did not resist Qi Shanyu's touch, he half believed his identity and did not take any other action.

Naturally, he had also heard of Qi Shanyu, a favorite of the emperor. He had heard that Qi Shanyu came from a poor family, had excelled in the palace examination a year ago, and was chosen by the emperor as the third place in the imperial examination. He was then highly valued by the emperor, and in just one year, he was promoted all the way to the position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

His coming-of-age name was personally chosen by the Emperor: Xuanzhi, taken from the phrase "all are called mysterious, and the more mysterious, the more wonderful it is." Fortunately, despite the Emperor's great favor, this man did not become arrogant, but was a good official who refused to accept bribes and was upright.

But after hearing his accusation, Shao Yi was afraid that Mingzhen would also misunderstand him, so he had to explain shyly, "I, I will marry Miss Azhen."

He always speaks his mind without beating around the bush. "I like Miss Ah Zhen, and I will marry her."

Qi Shanyu sneered, "Marry her? Everyone knows that General Shao is about to be engaged to his cousin from Jiangnan. And now you're making such a promise here. It's really hard to believe."

"Nonsense!" Shao Yi hurriedly looked at Mingzhen, "I have nothing to do with my cousin, and I will never be engaged to her. Ah Zhen, believe me..."

"But Xuanzhi heard that she has already moved into the general's mansion, and all you have left to do is set a date for your wedding." Qi Shanyu added fuel to the fire.

When Mingzhen heard this, he quietly hid behind Qi Shanyu to cover his figure and no longer looked at Shao Yi.

No matter how Shao Yi explained, it was useless. In the end, Qi Shanyu had his people kick him out of the Qi Mansion.

Shao Yi felt a little disappointed, but he quickly cheered up.

He could feel Mingzhen's special feelings towards him, perhaps because he brought her out of Luoyi Mountain, or perhaps for other reasons. Shao Yi didn't want to distinguish them. As long as he dealt with the matter with his cousin in time, he would always have a chance better than others.

After he figured it out, he hurried back to the general's mansion.