Yu Zhi smiled shyly: "You're awake."
The fourth young lady was certainly unaware that her snort, delivered while she was still half-asleep, lacked its usual forcefulness and instead sounded soft and coquettish.
“You’re awake, but I’m still sleepy…” Wei Pingxi rolled into her arms and buried her face in her chest: “You’re such a handful.”
Yu Zhi was five years older than her and had a well-developed figure. Because of the age difference, her heart pounded when Yu Zhi buried her chest in her chest.
"Quiet down, you're disturbing me."
"..."
Wei Pingxi nudged his head and restlessly placed his hand on it: "Play a song."
"..."
"Play a song, please."
The fourth young lady was so annoying she wanted to hit someone. Yu Zhi couldn't stand her soft, coquettish way of acting coquettishly while half asleep, so she racked her brains to come up with a lullaby.
After singing three or four lines, Wei Pingxi became impatient: "Stop making noise!"
She complained that Yu Zhi's heartbeat was too loud and disturbed her ears. Yu Zhi couldn't continue singing her little tune, and boldly rolled her eyes at the Fourth Miss, only mouthing that she was "difficult to please".
With the melody gone, Wei Pingxi drifted off to sleep again, his heart pounding.
The sky was bright.
After Yuzhi finished dressing, the Fourth Miss still lingered on the bed with a resentful look on her face and refused to get up.
"Do you realize your mistake?"
"What?"
"Do you know you're wrong?" Wei Pingxi pointed to her slender calves. Her skin was fair, and any injury looked very noticeable.
Now, her fair and tender calves had small bruises. Yu Zhi was startled and quickly stepped forward to check her injuries, a look of pity flashing in her eyes: "What happened? Who did you fight with?"
Miss Wei gave a cold snort, with an expression that said, "What do you think?"
Yu Zhi was stunned.
"Me? This..." She pointed to the bruises on her calves: "Did I do this?"
"Who else could it be but you? Is there another person sharing a bed with me?"
One kick is inconspicuous, but dozens of kicks were enough to make the Fourth Miss feel pain, which shows how intense Yu Zhi's nightmare struggle was last night.
Wei Pingxi suspected that she had used all her strength just to kick and stomp on her.
One can forgive a spendthrift concubine, but she kicks people in her sleep, she's like a donkey!
She was fuming.
Although Yuzhi didn't believe she had done it, she still felt guilty under the accusing gaze of the person above her. She turned around, fetched the ointment, and carefully applied it to her.
It can be considered atonement.
"Does it hurt a lot?" she asked.
"Try kicking yourself!"
Especially if you're sleeping soundly and get kicked like that, people who don't know better might think the sky has fallen.
Yu Zhi, feeling guilty, gently and tenderly coaxed her, her willow-leaf eyes crinkling.
...
The two of them got up a little late, but the old lady assumed that they had a fulfilling night.
At breakfast time, the Yan family gathered together. Wei Pingxi had an injury on her leg, but no one noticed. Yu Zhi was grateful for her thoughtfulness and forgiveness, and they enjoyed the meal together.
"Cousin, cousin!"
Yan Ruxiu and Yan Ruying called for help from behind.
Wei Pingxi turned around.
"I've heard from my two older brothers that my cousin is highly skilled in martial arts. Since we have some free time, why don't we have a friendly spar?"
The two of them raised the bamboo in their hands: "We're all family, let's use this bamboo to learn from my cousin's skills?"
"Alright." She broke off a piece of plum branch: "Please enlighten me."
The snow stopped today, and Jinshi and Yinding brought tables, chairs, benches, fruits, tea, and snacks to invite their aunt to watch the play.
Yu Zhi was worried about the fourth young lady's leg injury. When she heard that she was going to have a martial arts competition with the two young masters of the second branch of the family, her heart couldn't help but jump.
"Let's come together, my two cousins." Wei Pingxi held a plum branch and twirled his sword beautifully.
Yan Ruxiu and Yan Ruying dared not be careless, and the two brothers attacked together.
The plum blossoms and bamboos clashed, their moves flowing smoothly. The fourth young lady, dressed in white, seemed to be the only pure one in this turbid world. Even though Yu Zhi had seen more of her wickedness, she was still pleased by the beautiful scenery before her.
It's hard to imagine what the Fourth Miss was feeling when she kissed and comforted her last night.
Yu Zhi thought again: No wonder she used to ask the kitchen staff to make bone broth for her when she was in Jingzhe Courtyard. She looked embarrassed.
The two beauties of the Yan family stood by, legs crossed, watching.
Yan Ruqing said, "My cousin wields the plum blossom sword exceptionally well. Her sword energy is impenetrable. Even I wouldn't be her match."
"What if it were you or me?" Yan Ruyu asked as she picked a plum blossom.
"Big brother!"
Yu Zhi asked anxiously, "Why is there one more?"
Yan Ruxiu laughed loudly, "Well done! Let the four of us brothers test our skills and see when our cousin will admit defeat!"
It's blatant cheating. Two against one is one thing, but now it's four against one. Does that make sense?
Yan Ruqing shook her head vigorously, like a rattle-drum: "No, no, no, I'm not going."
Wei Pingxi forced the three back with a move called "Having Seen All of Life," his eyebrows and eyes nonchalant and arrogant: "Second cousin, you'd better come, otherwise the three of them will lose miserably."
Arrogant and haughty, even though it was their cousin speaking, Yan Ruyu and the others gritted their teeth.
"Watch out, cousin! Take this!"
The Wei family had concealed their talents for many years, but now they truly revealed their brilliance. Wei Pingxi was even grateful to her cousin for giving her a chance to unleash her full potential. The plum branch in her hand became a sharp weapon that could pierce flesh and blood. She used the plum sword to break through the encirclement of three people. Yan Ruqing slapped her thigh and said, "I'll join in too!"
He finally couldn't hold back any longer.
When you meet your match, you should drink a big cup of wine.
My cousin's sword aura is sharp and intense, clearly she has been suppressing it for a long time. It can help her fight to her heart's content and also fulfill my own wishes, so why not?
At this point, winning or losing has become a trivial matter.
Yan Ruqing's arrival made the battle even more intense.
Yu Zhi doesn't know martial arts and can't understand the intricacies of the game, so she can only judge whether her opponent is easy or difficult to deal with by looking at the Fourth Miss's expression.
The four formed a sword formation. Wei Pingxi's relaxed expression vanished, replaced by a serious look in her eyes. Yu Zhi was worried for her.
"These brats have no shame. Four against one, and they're bullying their cousin again."
The old lady laughed and scolded.
Madam Wei, her fingers twirling her prayer beads, glanced at the battle scene not far away: "Perhaps they're being bullied."
"Oh?" The old lady's interest grew even stronger: "Xi Xi is so amazing?"
As Wei Pingxi leaped, he broke off another slender plum blossom branch, and with two swords in hand, a sudden gust of wind arose.
"retreat!"
Yan Ruyu shouted and stood in front of her three younger brothers to block a powerful "Break the World" attack.
The sword wind tore through his sleeve. He could block the "Breaking Through the World" sword with his right hand, but he had no strength left to block Wei Pingxi's sword with his left hand.
She raised her sword with her left hand and used the move "Drawing a Circle on the Ground as a Prison" to block the path of the three Yan brothers.
Wei Pingxi smiled and used his internal force to shatter the two slender plum blossoms: "I'm not fighting anymore."
"..."
Yan Ruqing stared in disbelief, subconsciously rubbing her arms, which were covered in goosebumps, with one thought in her mind: My cousin is not human!
The four of them combined couldn't beat one person. Oh dear, they've lost all face.
Yan Ruxiu and Yan Ruying covered their faces, while Yan Ruyu laughed three times: "Good!"
Good my ass!
The three brothers thought to themselves: "Our eldest brother is going to try to save face again."
We won!
Yu Zhi's eyes shone with admiration.
"Miss is amazing!"
Jinshi nudged Yinding's elbow and pouted: "No manners! How can you interrupt your aunt?"
"Xi Xi is amazing!"
Tsk, Xi Xi.
Wei Pingxi looked at her in the wind, her hair fluttering, and she raised her eyebrows triumphantly.
Yu Zhi went over and took a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.
I played for half an hour and was covered in sweat.
The old lady withdrew her gaze and praised, "Ah Qing has given birth to a good daughter."
Yan Qing watched as the concubine praised her daughter with a beaming smile, then looked at the woman in white. Her throat tightened slightly: "Yes."
Both were dressed in white, but the ethereal, otherworldly aura they exuded seemed to have been inherited from someone else.
...
"Why did it take so long?" Yu Zhi held a soft towel and wiped her fair back. It was so white that she blushed no matter how many times she looked at it.
Wei Pingxi closed his eyes to rest in the hot spring pool: "There's no other way. I have to give my cousin face. If we fight all at once, it won't be a fight anymore. It'll be a slap in the face."
She spoke with her usual arrogance, and Yu Zhi liked her confidence and grace, so she served her bath with care.