Chapter 341: Chapter 341, Hope
Yuwen Ya frowned.
"My lord, which lord?"
"Little uncle couldn’t speak at all, and my uncle had just left."
Tongge didn’t care and pulled Yuwen Ya along with her.
"Hey, young master, young master..." Hao Zhenzhu called out softly, but Yuwen Ya had already been pulled away.
She stamped her foot in frustration.
Yuwen Ya was pulled back to his room and saw Chu Yu watching him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, "Why did you call me back?"
"What, you think the girl is pretty and want to flirt?" Chu Yu asked with a smile.
"What flirt? Don’t speak so unpleasantly. ’A fair lady, a gentleman’s good match!’"
"And then after a ’good match’? Will you stay behind, or will you take her with you? If you take her back, what will you do then? Marry her as your wife or run off with her as a concubine? She’s a decent girl; do you truly have the heart to bring her to the Capital City to be a concubine?" Chu Yu asked several questions in a row.
"I..."
Yuwen Ya stammered.
It took him a while before he said with a flushed face, "I hadn’t thought that much!"
"Since you haven’t thought that much, don’t disturb her heart. Now, since you haven’t met someone you like, you shouldn’t casually flirt around. Otherwise, if you meet someone you like in the future, you’ll regret today’s indulgence!"
"It’s as if you’re one for fidelity!" Yuwen Ya retorted.
But upon careful thought, these years, although Chu Yu was mischievous, he really hadn’t shown warm interest in any lady or given them much attention.
It was only Yun Jinnian who he protected like the apple of his eye.
A year ago, he caused such a disaster for the Yun Family and even seized their silver, all just to give vent for Yun Jinnian.
Yuwen Ya moved closer to Chu Yu, "Ambiguous, let me ask you, does unrequited love hurt your heart?"
"Hurt what?" Chu Yu asked with a laugh, pouring a drink and offering it to Yuwen Ya, "Having someone in your heart, everything you do has a purpose. Even when you feel like not living anymore, the thought of her allows you to persevere, it’s quite nice!"
"I don’t know what that feels like, but it seems not bad!"
Chu Yu chuckled.
It was more than just not bad.
In this life, finding someone who truly loves you is so difficult.
Especially for them with their statuses, who hasn’t been sacrificed for power and benefit? And how many have really gotten happiness, how many spouses show mutual respect and affection?
"Wait until the day you meet someone, and if she happens to like you too, you’ll understand the beauty of it," Chu Yu said, drinking the wine in his cup in one go.
Wash up, and go to bed.
Lying in bed, Chu Yu thought how wonderful it would be if Yun Jinnian reciprocated his feelings...
Yuwen Ya, however, was deep in thought over Chu Yu’s words.
As dawn broke, the inn bustled with activity as the guards busily replaced the water in the buckets, filled them up, and prepared food for the road.
Yun Jinnian sat up, gradually waking up. After getting out of bed and tidying up, he headed to the dining room.
Han Tianci called out cheerfully, "Brother!"
Upon seeing Han Tianci, Yun Jinnian’s eyes brimmed with tender indulgence, "Tianci!"
After Han Tianci ran over, Yun Jinnian carefully tidied him up before asking, "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Yes, and you, Brother?"
"Well too!"
Yun Jinnian ruffled Han Tianci’s hair, "Let’s go, time for breakfast!"
"Hmm, there’s a delicious crispy meat dish at the inn, I wonder if they have it this morning!"
"They do. I arranged last night for the shopkeeper to tell the cook to especially prepare a portion for you this morning!"
Yun Jinnian genuinely adored Tianci without being overindulgent.
He seriously taught him medical skills, teaching him everything he thought was right.
The siblings had a laugh and a chat when they saw Chu Yu and Yuwen Ya approaching with dark circles under their eyes.
"What happened to you two?" Yun Jinnian asked in surprise.