Chapter 15: Chapter 15 - Lian Yu Lake

Chapter Fifteen Lian Yu Lake

When Gu Weiyi, who was adorned in beautiful clothes, appeared in front of Xue Yunge and Xue Zhuyue, both people unconsciously held their breath. Their Yi Yi could be so beautiful. They were incapable of using words to describe her beauty, apart from her, their heart couldn’t hold anyone else.

Quickly walking forward, Xue Yunge took her hand in his and went on the carriage together. This was their promise to her, to accompany her for an entire day.

Inside the carriage, Gu Weiyi lacked any form as she leaned against Xue Yunge, her mouth endlessly chattered on. “I want to go to Flower Cloud Temple to see cape jasmine. I also want to go to the capital’s most famous, Lian Yu Lake and go touring on the boats. I also heard that the capital has lots of good food, gege must go to the snack street with me. You must not dislike the filth! Also, also, Aunt Qing says that today is the annual lantern festival. Tonight, there will be beautiful lights everywhere, I’m looking forward to it very much…”

“Okay, okay. Everything will be according to you. Don’t fiddle too much, your beautiful clothes are quickly getting creases in it.” Xue Zhuyue carried her, making her properly sit on his knee and tidying up her messy hair and clothes. He softly kissed her nose, “However, Yi Yi can’t be too mischievous and stray too far away from gege. There are a lot of people in the capital, it’s very easy to stray away. Yi Yi can’t cause gege worry.”

“I know, I know.” Gu Weiyi felt that gege made too big a deal out of such a minor issue. She wasn’t a child. “Speaking of this, Aunt Qing will also be accompanying me. Right, Aunt Qing?” She turned around to look towards the gauze that separated the inside of the carriage from the driver’s seat. A barely visible servant appeared to be behind the gauze, without permission, they couldn’t enter the carriage.

The servant outside softly replied, “That’s right. Miss, Aunt Qing will constantly be protecting Miss by her side.”

Proudly looking towards the two gege, “Just like I said, ah. No need to worry.”

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Xue Yunge poked Gu Weiyi’s small head and softly scolded, “Little idiot, Aunt Qing doesn’t know martial arts. At most, she can just care for your daily trifles. Outside, people are sinister, how can she protect you.”

“What is this, gege don’t forget, Yi Yi isn’t a weak woman whose hands are tied. If someone wishes to cheat me, I’ll poison them to death!” She fiercely opened her mouth, but what she didn’t know was that this fierce appearance of hers looked like a child throwing a tantrum, it seemed exceptionally comical.

“Let’s go to Lian Yu Lake first, by the time we finish touring around on the boat, it’ll be wu shi [1]. Then we’ll go to Intoxicated Fragrance House to order a table of delicious food, afterward eating, we’ll admire the flowers. When night falls, we’ll participate in the lantern festival. As we walk around, we’ll eat snacks. Are these plans good?” After Xue Yunge informed the bodyguard, he turned around to ask Gu Weiyi her opinion.

“Good.” Nodding her head, the carriage began moving forward.

Pulling open the carriage’s window curtains, Gu Weiyi stuck her head outside and enthusiastically looked at the beautiful scenery. Seeing her so excited, the two brothers didn’t prevent her, today she could have her way. It was also to avoid Yi Yi saying that they were always nagging her, like an old wife.

The villa was located in the outskirts, so it took awhile to enter the capital. Along the way, there were only the woods and public roads, from time to time, some brooks and streams could be seen. It was truly a beautiful scenery. Suddenly, Gu Weiyi really wished to sing a song. The light breeze passed through, slipping between her fingers. She happily closed her eyes, what song should she sing? Without much thought, she opened her mouth and began to sing Chen Qizhen’s In What Corner Have I Caught A Cold [2]. She softly hummed the tune, extremely content.

There weren’t any lyrics, just a satisfactory melody. Xue Yunge and Xue Zhuyue sat with faces filled with smiles as they listened to their treasure’s beautiful singing voice. Naturally, it loosened one’s heart, cheered it up, and made one carefree and without worries. Their hearts had never loosened before. It was gloomy, full of pain, or hatred. This was their life, but after her appearance, a new dawn came. Therefore, they didn’t want to spare anything in order to capture her and block her line of sight. They wanted to isolate her from others’ care, so that apart from them, she wouldn’t rely on anyone else.

Gu Weiyi didn’t bother to look at their expressions, she just hummed to her heart’s content. During this happy moment, the sound of a horse’s hurried hooves sounded. Curiously raising her head, she just happened to meet the gaze of the armored male sitting on horseback. For a split second, she was startled.

After her expression returned, he had already rode far away. The only thing that remained was the dust behind him, there weren’t any other traces. Gu Weiyi returned back inside the carriage, her mood suddenly dropped. She didn’t know why, but she felt as if something out of the ordinary would happen today. Alongside her excited mood, there was a trace of anxiousness. It must be because she was too happy.

“What happened?” Xue Yunge looked at Gu Weiyi’s unnatural expression and concernedly asked.

“It’s nothing, I’m just tired. Ge, I want to rest for a bit first. When we arrive, call for me, ah!” She habitually cuddled in his embrace and closed her eyes. It’s up to the tall guys to worry if the sky falls. [3] Gu Weiyi decided she was enjoy this large moment in her life, reaching a marriageable age.

After about two hours, the carriage drove into the capital. The crowd was bustling with activities, peddlers’ peddling voices could be heard shouting, and there was the fragrant smell of food. It was truly bustling with noise and excitement, ah! At the gate of the capital, Gu Weiyi had already turned excited. Now, looking at the streets, because it was the lantern festival, there were colored lanterns for sale all along the road. In addition, there were a few masked females amusing themselves as they were accompanied by guards.

“There isn’t anything worth seeing yet, when it’s night time, it’ll be bustling with noise. Yi Yi, bring your head back in. We’re going to Lian Yu Lake, wait for half an hour more and we’ll be there.” Xue Zhuyue tenderly pulled at Gu Weiyi’s restless body as he said persuading words.

“O.” She agreed then obediently sat back inside the carriage. “Gege, what fun things will there be to do when we go tour the lake?”

“We can appreciate the scenery, or we can view the official scholar’s sons competing against each other in poetry, who pretend to love the culture. There should also be female singers singing.” He hesitatingly opened his mouth. Xue Yunge also hadn’t participated in any lake touring activities, this knowledge was only acquired after his subordinate asked around.

She sighed in boredom, the activities of ancient people’s leisure times were truly very few and very dull, ah. Only, when touring the lake, one could appreciate the scenery and enjoy delicious food. You could also look at the beautiful, female singers of the ancient times. It could also be seen as reaping a harvest. Anyway, there was at most, two hours before it was wu shi. Looking at ancient people competing in poetry wasn’t bad.

Lian Yu Lake definitely belonged to the capital, it was even bigger than Hangzhou’s West Lake. A large, man-made bridge had been constructed across the lake, and all around, there were fluttering willow trees. The bluish water rippled and from far away, elegant lotus flowers stretched across the vast lake. Between dancing and singing, dragonflies fluttered about in the breeze, and occasionally, there would be a gorgeous ship rowing in the lake. It was as beautiful as a fairyland. Her originally, somewhat disappointed mood immediately raised up again. This type of heaven on earth, she wouldn’t be tired of looking at it even if she did so for an entire day. Gu Weiyi had some regret that she only had two hours to waste here.

Urgently excited the carriage, Gu Weiyi forgot all about gege’s words of advice and impatiently raced forwards. Fortunately, there weren’t many people by the lake currently. Gu Weiyi’s figure as she walked around was like a butterfly, it was exceptionally eye-catching.

[1] wu shi – 11am-1pm

[2] In What Corner Have I Caught A Cold – here’s the song

[3] It’s up to the tall guys to worry if the sky falls – she’s not going to worry about these things; looking at it with a positive outlook