Chapter 11
Seeing Shi Yunlin's fearful look, Qishanlang turned back to the table and sat down, poured a glass of wine and drank alone.
Qishanlang didn't see humans until he was seven or eight years old and was taught to speak. He was probably seven or eight years old, but he didn't know the exact age. He didn't know where he came from, his age, and he didn't even have a name. The name Qishanlang is just a bad name given to him by people in the fishing village.
"Whose child is so ignorant? It's not like Qishanlang who has a father but no mother to teach him!"
"You can't sit or stand, you can't even speak clearly. What's the difference between you and Qishan Lang?"
Of course, when he was chased by a group of children in the fishing village and joked that he was Qishanlang, he did not understand that it was a bad name. All he could understand was that the children were smiling at him, and when they smiled, he laughed too.
But Qishan Lang didn't stay in that fishing village for long and didn't learn much of the language before he fled back to Qishan. The people in the fishing village wanted to kill him, the monster. Those humans were very weak, and he didn't want to bite them to death, so he kept running deep into Qishan Mountain to avoid humans. He has not been in contact with humans for a long time, so he is extremely poor at human language.
Even though he has been leading troops in wars and interacting with people for several years now, no one has heard him speak long sentences. If there is no need to speak, he can remain silent for a whole day, a whole month, or a whole year.
This was also the reason why the royal family forgave him for not being polite, greeting, or saying anything. He could speak, but everyone in Qi State regarded him as mute by default.
And the people around Qishanlang never speak long sentences to him. He can understand, but it takes some effort to understand. After a long time, he didn't bother to listen. Therefore, everyone around him knows that if you say long sentences to Qishanlang, it will be in vain, and he will not listen at all.
The pot of wine on the table was empty, and the night was getting darker. All the noise caused by humans fell asleep, and the occasional buzz of insects drifted into the Qishan Wolf's ears.
He turned around to see if the crying woman was asleep.
Shi Yunlin sat on the edge of the bed, leaning slightly with her head leaning on the bedpost. Qishanlang looked over, and she immediately sat up straight and looked at him quietly.
Qishanlang stared at Shi Yunlin for a while, then stood up and walked towards her. He stood in front of Shi Yunlin, held her chin in his hand and raised her face.
She stopped crying, but traces of crying remained on her delicate cheeks.
Qishanlang didn't understand why she was crying.
He didn't do anything wrong.
She was crying and moaning as if he were a robber who had taken possession of her. He married her, and it was natural for him to sleep with her. If she hadn't been ill previously, he would have taken her away to sleep the last time he went to deliver the sachets.
Qishan Lang just stared at her, which made Shi Yunlin's heart beat faster again. As soon as she sniffed, tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
Qishanlang was helpless.
OK, he was wrong.
His mistake was that he should not have waited for her to sleep with her on the wedding night after they drank a glass of wine and had their hair tied according to the wedding ceremony regulations. His mistake was that he slept with her for half a day early.
They humans like to do things according to rules and regulations.
Qishan Lang let go, stretched out on the wedding bed, and slept.
Shi Yunlin sat there motionless in shock, staring at Qishanlang. After a long, long time, he still didn't move, and Shi Yunlin realized that he had fallen asleep.
Shi Yunlin breathed a sigh of relief. She lay down slowly, moving carefully, not wanting to make the slightest sound. She was close to the other side of the bed, far away from Qishan Lang.
The wedding candle stayed on all night, still shining into the bed through the big red bed curtain embroidered with mandarin ducks and flying birds.
Shi Yunlin didn't feel sleepy at all, so she stayed up all night with her eyes closed.
Time passed so long, Shi Yunlin recalled all the past seventeen years, but the morning sun still refused to rise. This sense of uncertainty, of not knowing what time it is and when it will be dawn, is really torturous.
After enduring it, Shi Yunlin heard a strange sound. After a while, when she heard the noise again, she realized that it was her stomach growling. She immediately covered her belly to prevent it from making any sound.
My stomach is disobedient and gurgling.
Shi Yunlin realized later that she had only eaten one raw dumpling all day. You don’t feel hungry when you are worried. When you realize you are hungry, you will only feel more and more hungry...
I saw two small brocade boxes engraved with the character "囍" next to the pillow. Shi Yunlin turned around and secretly glanced at Qishanlang. Seeing that he was asleep, she slowly sat up and took over the small brocade box given by the two mothers.
Worried that the noise would be louder when she got out of bed, she ate pancakes on the corner of the bed with her back to Qishanlang. Bite into the pancake made by my mother. The pancake is crispy, fragrant, and just salty. Shi Yunlin's eyes turned red, and she thought to herself that she really is the best mother in the world, and she would be worried that she would be hungry if she didn't care about eating during the wedding ceremony.
She ate in small bites, chewing in slow motion, trying not to make any noise.
But she didn't know that Qishanlang, who grew up in the mountains, had excellent hearing. When she ate pancakes in a low voice on the bed, it was no different than clicking close to his ear.
Shi Yunlin ate with concentration, finishing the pancake down to the last piece in one go, and the empty feeling in her stomach was relieved. She picked up the last piece of pancake and licked the sesame on her lips while subconsciously looking back to see if she had woken up Qishan Lang. But he saw the bright lacquered eyes of Qishan Lang.
Shi Yunlin even forgot to lick the sesame seeds and stared at him blankly.
She quickly reacted and apologized repeatedly: "I woke you up. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Qishan Lang stared at her silently.
Shi Yunlin forced herself to show her kindness: "There is another piece, you... do you want to eat it?"
Qishan Lang didn't say anything, but went to get another small brocade box placed next to Shi Yunlin's curled up legs and opened it.
Shi Yunlin hurriedly said: "That's not a pancake, it's something like ointment or rouge and gouache."
When they were at the wedding ceremony, Shi Yunlin only glanced at it and didn't have time to take a closer look. She still didn't know what the box of snow-white ointment was. If it was the ointment mentioned, she was not injured. It smells a little sweet, maybe it's something for wiping your face.
Qishan Wolf came closer and sniffed it, then dipped some of it with his fingers and put it in his mouth to taste.
Shi Yunlin looked at his actions, then glanced at the last piece of pancake in her hand, wondering if this was an ingredient for dipping the pancake in?
Qishan Lang's expression suddenly changed. He raised his eyelids and stared at Shi Yunlin, looking at her from top to bottom. Shi Yunlin was frightened by his eyes and became at a loss.
It can't be something poisonous, right?
Qi Shanlang sat up with his arms supported, held Shi Yunlin's wrist, and pulled her close. Shi Yunlin's hand shook and the last pancake fell from her hand.
He gave Shi Yunlin such a casual tug, but the force was extremely strong for Shi Yunlin. She ran into Qishanlang's arms. She hurriedly reached out to touch his shoulder, trying to distance the two people. But her legs were already cold, and her red gauze pajamas were pulled off.
Qishan Lang put some snow-colored cream on his fingers again and applied medicine to Shi Yunlin.
Shi Yunlin's back suddenly stiffened. Only then did she realize the purpose of the small jar of ointment her mother had given her. She put her hand on Qishan Lang's shoulder and didn't push it. She lowered her head, resting her forehead on Qishanlang's shoulder, and lowered her eyes to hide the blush on her face.
After applying the medicine, Qishan Lang let go of Shi Yunlin. He lowered his head and screwed the cap of the ointment back on. He raised his eyes to look at Shi Yunlin, and Shi Yunlin vaguely saw paleness in his eyes again. Her heart was pounding and she immediately moved back.
Qishanlang held her slender ankle and pulled her back.
Once the medicine is applied, the pain will go away, and you can continue to do the things you should do on your wedding night.
The ten wedding candles, symbolizing perfection, will surely stay lit all night long.
During this long night, the newlyweds were not the only ones who couldn't sleep. The light was always on in the house at the end of Evergreen Lane.
Fu Wendan sat by the window worriedly, fiddling with a handkerchief. This is the handkerchief Shi Yunlin embroidered for her. She repeatedly touched the peony embroidery pattern on the handkerchief with her fingertips. The soft embroidery thread rubbed her fingertips, and she felt pain.
Shi Yantong stood silently in front of another wall, looking up at the calligraphy and painting with the word "forbearance" on the wall. Because of his incompetence, he lost another child tonight.
The hands behind him were clenched into fists, loosened, and then clenched again, over and over again.
A sudden knock on the courtyard door broke the silence in the room. Shi Yantong strode out and opened the door himself, letting General Zhao in.
"Generals Lin Wu and Li Yuanchang escaped from Lu!" General Zhao said in a low voice.
Shi Yantong breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the boy standing in the dark with the corner of his eye, and led General Zhao to the study.
The two talked all night long. After dawn, Shi Yantong rubbed his forehead tiredly and said: "There are eyeliners everywhere here. Yesterday happened to be your birthday, so it is only natural that you come here to toast me and have fun. But next time, you have to be more careful to find reasons. It is best not to Meet."
General Zhao thought for a while and said: "The princess has less restrictions on her movements now. It is normal for her to come back to visit her parents. Why not let her carry the message?"
Shi Yantong immediately shook his head: "Don't involve her again."
General Zhao nodded and stopped mentioning it. The two of them discussed how to send the message next time before General Zhao left.
After seeing General Zhao off, Shi Yantong stood in the courtyard, looking at the rising sun, thinking of Shi Yunlin in his heart. He didn't know if his little daughter had breakfast now.
Of course, Shi Yunlin hadn't had breakfast yet. She fell asleep in a drowsy state, having been tortured day and night for a long time.
When Shi Yunlin woke up, it was almost noon.
She remembered that she was going back to Qishan with Qishanlang today. She endured the pain and sat up, looking blankly into the room. She was the only one in the bright red room, and Qishanlang was nowhere to be seen.
She rested for a while before getting up to dress and freshen up.
She didn't know if Qishan Lang had returned to Qishan on his own, and she didn't know what she should do now. She endured the weakness in her legs and walked slowly to the table, sat down, and picked up the post on the table.
She saw this post when she just woke up, thinking it belonged to Qishan Lang and didn't intend to touch it. But when I got closer, I realized it was a post for her.
Shi Yunlin opened it curiously and realized that it was a post sent to her by the Crown Princess. The princess's birthday was coming soon, so she held a banquet in the East Palace to entertain her family members. Posts were sent from the East Palace to various prefectures some time ago. Shi Yunlin got married to Qishan Lang yesterday, and the post sent to her today was immediately sent to her.
The door was pushed open, and Qishan Lang appeared at the door.
Shi Yunlin's heart immediately tightened, and she subconsciously stood up nervously.
Qishanlang walked in and sat down opposite Shi Yunlin.
Shi Yunlin looked at him awkwardly. She felt she should say something, but she didn't know what to say. He simply broke the jar and sat down in silence.
He Qishanlang can pretend to be mute, why can't she?
At this time, Shi Yunlin didn't know that Qishanlang liked people who were silent the most.
Immediately afterwards, a maid brought lunch in. It's all meat, not a single vegetable. Looking at the plate after plate of meat, even though Shi Yunlin was once a well-dressed princess, she felt it was too wasteful.
Shi Yunlin had been hungry for a long time, so she picked up chopsticks and ate several pieces of meat, feeling much better in her stomach. She was full after eating three or two more pieces.
She put down her chopsticks and sat upright waiting for Qishanlang to finish.
Then she was shocked to see Qishan Wolf eating all the ten large plates of meat on the table. Top ten!
Qishan Lang put down his chopsticks and raised his eyes to look at Shi Yunlin.
"I'm going to Feizhou." He said.
Shi Yunlin felt much relieved and nodded hurriedly.
"You go too." Qishan Lang said again.
Shi Yunlin immediately said: "I can't go. The Crown Princess sent me a message. The Crown Princess's birthday is coming soon. If..."
Qishan Lang frowned as he listened to her chatter.
