Qin Shuihan sat up and glanced at the woman beside his pillow.
Today is the death anniversary of his mother-in-law, and he really wants to take her with him.
It's a pity that he failed to protect her and caused her to be so seriously injured.
Qin Shuihan sighed, put on his coat and walked to his bedroom.
Sure enough, Xuanfeng is already waiting here.
"Master, let me change your clothes."
Xuanfeng picked up the prepared black crown robe and skillfully helped Qin Shuihan put it on.
Arriving at Yin Yunfei's cemetery, Qin Shuihan found that the cemetery had been cleaned again.
It’s a step ahead of me to leave the old age.
The faint fragrance of plum blossoms and the strong smell of wine filled the air in front of the tombstone.
Different from Feng Yuanxuan's plum blossom wine, he guessed that it was Li Yin's own plum blossom wine.
This year’s plum blossom wine seems to be a little lighter.
Qin Shuihan chuckled, the concubine must like the wine brewed by plum blossoms.
He doesn't have much memory of Yin Yunfei, after all, he was too young when his mother-in-law passed away.
"Mother, my child misses you so much."
Qin Shuihan knelt in front of the tomb and looked at the tomb quietly.
After a long time, he lit some incense and stood up to say goodbye.
"Mother, I will bring Yiyi to worship you next year."
At this time, Lin Yi was still in a state of self-avoidance.
She stayed on the bed and refused to get up.
There are no regular meals three times a day, so I just drink some gruel.
It’s not self-abuse, it’s just that I don’t have the strength to redeem myself.
The birds outside the window chirped happily.
Lin Yi began to wander. It would be nice to be a little bird, but unfortunately there would be an eagle to catch it, so he was still at the bottom of the food chain.
That's all, it's okay not to be that little bird.
While I was thinking wildly, there was a soft sound of opening the door.
Besides Qin Shuihan, who else would enter his house without knocking.
Lin Yi hesitated for a moment, not wanting to worry him and not wanting to talk to him, so she chose to close her eyes and continue to pretend to sleep.
"Yiyi."
Qin Shuihan sat beside the bed.
"Don't pretend to be asleep, your eyes are moving."
Lin Yi opened her eyes and looked at him awkwardly.
"I'm not pretending to sleep, I just... don't want to get up or... do anything..."
Qin Shuihan caressed her little face, and even before his back injury healed, he still tormented himself. Without eating or drinking, he suddenly became as thin as a bamboo pole.
"Get up and eat."
"Can't eat..."
Qin Shuihan sighed, is it okay to escape like this?
He remembered that when his mother passed away when he was a child, he did not eat or drink like this.
If it was because of Cuizhu, he could understand it. After all, she was a maid who loyally protected her master.
But this Cuixi is just a person who harmed her, so he is not worth her emotions.
Suddenly his eyes flashed and he had an idea.
Qin Shuihan took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed, then turned over and lay on Lin Yi's body.
Before Lin Yi could react, he quirked the corners of his lips evilly and kissed her on the small mouth.
Considering the wound on her back, he didn't dare to hug her. He just lifted the quilt, slowly untied her shirt, then left her lips and kissed her neck.
"don't want…"
Lin Yi's breathing became rapid and she was caught off guard by his operation.
Ever since she was injured, Qin Shuihan would sleep obediently when he came here every day, refraining from touching himself.
But the wound is not healed now. How can I afford to exercise in bed?
Suddenly, Qin Shuihan stopped kissing and asked in a low and distant voice: "Would you like to get up to eat?"
"Get up, get up, I, I will eat..."
Qin Shuihan took a deep breath. He was the one who suffered the most from teasing her.
He rolled over and got off the bed, walked behind the screen and tried to adjust his breathing.
Lin Yi's face turned red with embarrassment, and when she heard Qin Shuihan's breathing, she felt a little guilty again.
She put on her clothes, walked slowly to him, stretched out her arms and hugged his waist.
"In a few days, the wound will definitely be fine. By then..."
Qin Shuihan smiled slightly, looking at her red little face with a hint of panting, he couldn't help but joked: "How about then?"
"You bastard!"
Lin Yi stamped her feet and turned around to get her coat. How could she say such a thing.
Qin Shuihan curled his lips and asked the maid outside the door to quickly prepare the dishes.
"Yiyi, I will give Li Lao a practice in a few days. He will return to Northern Xinjiang soon. Are you interested in his medical skills? Come and meet him together?"
"Okay. I also want to discuss the medicine I was given that day with him."
Lin Yi's eyes shone with a faint light.
Medical skills can arouse her emotions.
Qin Shuihan breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, when it comes to medical skills, she will definitely not refuse.
He wanted to help her get rid of her depression quickly.
After a while, Suzulan placed a table full of dishes.
Lin Yi looked at the food and sighed.
It was so rich, but it was a pity that she still had no appetite.
Under Qin Shuihan's eager gaze, she picked up the porridge bowl on the table and drank it in small sips.
"Eat this plate of fish."
How could he just drink porridge? Qin Shuihan pushed the fish on the table.
"So much? I can't eat it..."
Lin Yi showed a troubled expression.
"Then eat half, no bargaining!"
In the next few days, Qin Shuihan did not allow her to escape, and urged her to eat every day.
Finally, the day came for Li Yin to practice it.
Qin Shuihan changed out of his court clothes, picked up a set of formal robes from the closet, and asked the maid to change him.
"Yiyi, dress more formally today. Concubine Mu will also go."
Xiao Qi’s mother-in-law?
Lin Yi was a little surprised. Who is this Li Lao?
"Then can I wear this sky blue suit?"
Lin Yi walked to the wardrobe and picked up a set of sky blue dresses.
These are the clothes Qin Shuihan customized at the embroidery shop last month. They are said to be silk from the south.
However, Lin Yi knew it was mulberry silk at the first touch, which was an expensive fabric in modern times. She really didn't know why Qin Shuihan always customized clothes for himself.
She is a very eccentric person. She has so many clothes and cannot use them as food.
Qin Shuihan glanced at the robe in Lin Yi's hand and shook his head slightly.
"That pink one looks so tender that I want to take a bite."
Lin Yi turned her head in disbelief, almost wanting to bite him to death. Qin Shuihan would actually say such a thing?
"you've changed!"
Qin Shuihan looked confused.
"Yiyi? Have I changed?"
"Yeah, you-"
Lin Yi saw Caiyun and Linglan still helping Qin Shuihan tidy up his belt, and was even more depressed about how he could have said that just now.
Are you too pure?
Or is Qin Shuihan just a boring guy?
Lin Yi turned her head and looked at the pink clothes.
When I first got it, I was confused. After all, I am a married person. Is it suitable to pretend to be young?
I wore this color when I was in junior high school, and it didn’t suit me no matter how I looked at it.
"Yiyi."
Qin Shuihan walked behind her, wondering what she was doing.
"No. I don't want to wear pink."
"Concubine Mu may wear a sky blue formal suit today."
"..."
Contrasting colors is indeed inappropriate. Lin Yi reluctantly took out the pink dress. She didn't know the so-called sky blue, but it was a treasure among colors.
A color that only Greater China could produce at that time.
The maids were chattering and waiting for Lin Yi to change. They were also looking forward to seeing the princess wearing the pink clothes. After all, pink was an aristocratic color that they did not dare to expect.
Sure enough, this set of clothes made Lin Yi look rosy, like a budding peach blossom.
Qin Shuihan's eyes were shining brightly, and he was really salivating.
He cleared his throat and said sternly: "Next time, you are not allowed to wear it out. You can only wear it for me to see."
Lin Yi looked back at him with a helpless look, as if looking at a fool.
Inside the carriage.
Qin Shuihan prepared a cushion for Lin Yi so that she could lean on it comfortably without worrying about the wound on her back.
Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Men are thousands of times more careful than women.
She hugged Qin Shuihan's arm, leaned on the soft cotton cushion, and listened to the clatter of horse hooves, feeling so happy.
Amidst the melodious and rhythmic sound of horseshoes, she inquired about the progress of the horseshoes.
"Shuihan, are horseshoes useful?"
"Yiyi Huizhilanxin, extraordinary wisdom, how can it be difficult to use, just -"
Qin Shuihan was a little regretful that his workshop was completely in short supply.
"Just what?"
Lin Yi was a little angry. How could he be so showy?
“It’s just that the demand is too great and we can’t produce so much at once.”
Lin Yi fell into deep thought.
She has visited Qin Shuihan's workshop, and it is indeed incomparable to Ye Ziming's. Moreover, it is only February, and it was accepted by the market not long after it was launched, which shows that everyone has seen the role of horseshoes.
After all, the cost is much less than replacing a horse.
Qin had no grassland and could not raise horses, so it relied on buying horses from northern Xinjiang.
Therefore, even merchants would not be so luxurious as to change horses easily.
However, horseshoes are not a once and for all thing. They have to be replaced when they are worn out. With the popularity of horseshoes, the demand will only increase. It seems that you still have to find Ye Ziming.
"Shui Han, I think we still have to cooperate with Ye Ziming on this matter. Anyway, once it becomes popular, they will figure out how to make horseshoes sooner or later. How about taking a preemptive strike and generously giving them the drawings and negotiating a good share?"
Qin Shuihan has also thought about this problem. He knows that the capabilities of his workshop will indeed not be able to meet market demand in the long run.
Just because of Ye Wan, he didn't want Lin Yi to feel resentful.
"Where's Miss Ye?"
Qin Shuihan carefully observed Lin Yi's expression, but unexpectedly Lin Yi turned his face towards her.
"I can't stop others from admiring you. You are so good that I feel embarrassed to occupy you."
Lin Yi raised her eyebrows and smiled heartily.
"But as long as you don't have her in your heart, why should I care?"
"Nonsense, how could there be anyone else in my heart?"
Qin Shuihan was a little unhappy, as if he was so untrustworthy.
Lin Yi was very satisfied with his expression, smiled, and continued: "Then quickly start cooperating with Zi Ming. The more the weather gets warmer, the demand for horses will increase."
Qin Shuihan nodded, and everything Lin Yi said made sense.
"Shui Han, who is Li Lao?"
Qin Shuihan was silent for a moment, and suddenly said quietly: "Yiyi, accompany me to worship my mother and concubine next year."
Lin Yi was startled by his incomprehensible words.
She held his hand and waited quietly for his next words.
"I once mentioned to you that Xiao Qi and Concubine Mu were brought by the imperial doctor to treat them. Li Lao was the imperial doctor back then."
Qin Shuihan paused. Every time he opened up the old memories, he would always be filled with emotion, but now that he was with Lin Yi, it no longer seemed so heavy.
"But after his mother-in-law had a difficult delivery, he left the palace."
Qin Shuihan was silent for another moment. Li Yin was the only imperial doctor whom his father did not blame for his death. Although he never understood the reason, to be fair, he did not want his father to convict Li Yin.
And in the most difficult days, Li Yin quietly appeared by his side, protecting him and teaching him martial arts.
"Li Lao comes back every year to pay homage to my mother-in-law. A few days ago was my mother-in-law's death anniversary. I really wanted to take you with me. I wanted to tell my mother-in-law that I married the woman I loved. Unfortunately, I didn't protect you and let you suffer. Such serious injuries."
Lin Yi's heart tightened and she grabbed his hand hard.
"Shui Han, don't say that. Meeting you is the greatest honor of my life."
Maybe one day Lin Yi will tell him that he is not from this world, but has traveled from a distant time and space.
He is the best gift God has given her, allowing her to taste the taste of love.
This kind of feeling, different from family love and friendship, will fill the depths of the heart. No matter what hardships we face, it is worth trying our best to protect.
"Shuihan, look at me."
Qin Shuihan met her eyes.
"Do you see the determination in my eyes? I am your wife. No matter what happens, I will stay by your side and never leave you. Next year, let's go to worship the mother-in-law together, okay?"
Qin Shuihan was infected by the determination in her eyes. He couldn't help but hold up her face and kissed her cherry.
This is a long kiss without any emotion, just the fusion of two souls, hoping to be together for the rest of their lives.
Ding——
The carriage shook and threw Lin Yi aside, and she leaned away from his lips.
Qin Shuihan wanted to be angry, because such a beautiful artistic conception was ruined by the rough road.
Seeing his unhappy look, Lin Yi joked: "Shui Han, don't forget, we will be together for the rest of our lives. If you want to marry someone else, I won't accompany you."
"..."
Qin Shuihan hugged her into his arms and said aggrievedly: "How could it be!"
The carriage stopped at a villa in the suburbs.
Lin Yi slowly stepped off the horse and discovered that this was the deepest part of Chonghuan Lake.
The villa in front of you is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is so quiet and beautiful that it seems unreal.
Lin Yi, who has never been too fond of Suzhou's garden-like scenery, also thinks this place is really amazing.
"Whose villa is this?"
"Xiaoqi's."
Qin Shuihan saw the admiration in Lin Yi's eyes and immediately added: "If you like it, let's go and repair a villa like this?"
What a rich man!
Lin Yi smiled brightly. Qin Shuihan was very simple and rude in his approach to things. As long as he liked it, he would buy it without hesitation.
"I just think this villa is very similar to the scenery of the Jiangnan water town. It's rare to see it. You see, most of the buildings in the capital are majestic and bold. There are none as picturesque as this one. But I didn't say I wanted to live in a place like this."
After she said this, Qin Shuihan looked around again.
Shui Ling Shan Jun, Xiao Qi is really good at choosing places, but for him, although he also likes the garden style, the scenery is a bit too delicate and not majestic enough.
He cast his gaze on Lin Yi and suddenly had a strange feeling, as if she was from the south of the Yangtze River and not like a woman from the capital.
"Yiyi, have you been to Jiangnan?"
"I…"
Lin Yi felt a little guilty. He couldn't say what Xiao Su told him.
"I...I read a lot of books!"
As she spoke, she put her hands on her hips, pretending not to accept questioning.
"Well, you are very knowledgeable."
Qin Shuihan shook his head helplessly, chuckled, and walked into the inner courtyard of the villa holding her waist.
