Since Fengming agreed that Ning’er and Yunliu could marry, Yunliu stopped holding back when he was with Ning’er as he used to.
Now he can pretty much do whatever he wants.
Just now, he thought Ninger’s deliberate frown was very cute, so he couldn’t control himself and wanted to kiss her.
Thinking that way, he did just that.
Faced with Ning’er’s accusing glare, he remained completely unfazed and calmly said, “Ning’er, there are only you and me here. As your future husband, everything I do is reasonable, wouldn’t you say?”
“!” Ninger rolled her eyes at him directly, unable to contain her irritation. “If you dare to act recklessly again,” she warned, “I’ll make sure you can’t get up.”
As usual, if Ninger uttered such harsh words, Yunliu would always restrain himself.
Even now, he doesn’t know if it was Feng Ming and An Xuetang who gave him confidence, but he seemed quite bold.
Even though he was being stared at by Ning’er’s unkind gaze right now, he wasn’t afraid at all. It was as if he was very certain that Ning’er would only talk tough and would never actually harm him.
So he leaned forward coquettishly at that moment, getting particularly close to Ning’er. He whispered in a low voice, “Ning’er, you… could it be that you’re shy?”
Ninger just stared at him, without responding.
Yunliu now thought that Ning’er was indeed shy, so he chuckled and said, “Ning’er, don’t be shy. In just over a month, we will be married.”
“In the future, we’ll have to support each other and face the rest of our lives together. So what’s there to be ashamed of between us?”
Yunliu was still stubbornly lost in her own thoughts. Ning’er narrowed her eyes slightly at this moment, but Yunliu didn’t notice the danger. She moved forward again:
“Ninger, even though we’ll live in the Prince’s Manor and protect the Princess and Prince after your marriage, remember that for all these years serving by the Prince’s side, the Yun Family Army receives silver every month.”
“Over the years, I haven’t spent much money, so I’ve actually saved quite a bit. As an orphan, there’s no one to help me spend it.”
“Now that we’re getting married, it’s the perfect time to use this money to set up our home. I was thinking… perhaps we should buy a property in the capital?”
Although we don’t live here often, we still need a home, Ning’er, what do you think? Where should we set one up?
Ning’er had never thought of it this way. In her eyes, marrying Yunliu was simply about the two of them being able to stay together in the palace and enter and exit openly.
But she had never imagined that she would have a real home, a home of her own.
Since following their valley master back to Xintang Valley, she has regarded Xintang Valley as her home.
Her only home.
Now Yunliu asked her, where would they set up their home, she didn’t know how to answer at once.
After all, she had never considered such a question.
At this moment, seeing Ning’er did not respond for a long time, Yunliu blinked and once again leaned her face closer.
Before Ning’er could react, he gently pecked at her thin lips this time.
I thought Yunliu’s previous reckless behavior was already outrageous, but who would have thought he would go on to do… such things!
After coming to her senses, Ning’er slapped his head directly and gritted her teeth, “Yunliu, are you trying to die?”
“Ouch…” Yunliu used the momentum to lean back, humming from her mouth, “Ninger, be gentle, you’re trying to murder your husband, aren’t you?”
“Ning’er doesn’t care about him anyway. She snorted at this, not in a good mood, and said, ‘If you act so recklessly again, from tomorrow onwards, I’ll have the physician at the mansion take care of your injury.'”
Yunliu quickly shook his head, “No, no, no… I was wrong. I won’t do it again. Ninger, you can’t ignore me. The princess has ordered that before we get married, you have to take care of my injuries.”
Besides, I’m injured like this, the wound is in such a dangerous location. The imperial physician’s skills aren’t as good as yours. If it weren’t for you treating my wounds, I’m afraid they wouldn’t heal well.
Ning’er frowned and glared at him fiercely, “Since you know, just behave yourself.”
After finishing, she got up and went to get the first-aid kit again, continuing to apply medicine to his wound and rebandaging it.
During that time, Yunliu indeed did not dare to act rashly.
He also understood Ning’er’s temper. He could get away with it once or twice, but if he continued to provoke her, and truly angered her, he wouldn’t gain anything from it.
So he let Ning’er quietly help him treat his wound.
Actually, his injury has been recovering well these past few days.
Ninger changed his medicine every day on time, and forced him to drink those extremely bitter herbs every day.
Especially every time Ning’er comes to him, he will forbid him from getting out of bed and under no circumstances allow him to touch the ground with his feet.
For the past few days, he’s been lying in bed, and he feels like he’s turning into a useless lump.
but there was nothing he could do about it.
If he disobeys, Nier will simply turn and leave.
After being urged by Ninger for several days, the wounds on his body recovered extremely quickly and were already starting to scab over.
He should be fully recovered from the injury to his chest in less than a month.
After Qing’er had dressed his wounds and put on his clothes, she didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she sat at the edge of the bed, looking at Yunliu seriously and saying:
“As for matters of the heart, I’m not quite clear on them. Over the years, we’ve always kept in mind that we shouldn’t develop feelings for anyone and have never even considered leaving Xumintang.”
“But now that we are about to be married, there are some things I still need to tell you.”
“To me, Xintang Valley is home. The valley master is not only my lord but also my savior. Without him, I wouldn’t be alive today.”
“So… for the rest of my life, I don’t belong to myself. Even if we get married, I can’t put you first. Can you accept that?”
At first, seeing her expression turn solemn, Yunliu thought she was about to say something, and his heart skipped a beat.
Hearing her words at this moment, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer the carefree person he had been before. At this time, his expression was extremely serious, “Of course I can accept and understand it, Ninger, aren’t you forgetting? I am the same way.”
“I am a guard of the prince. We, the Yun Family Army, are all orphans, just like your brothers and sisters who seek Tanggu. The reason we are alive today is because of our master’s life-saving grace.”
“Without King Beijian, there would be no Yun Family Army. So this life of mine belongs to the King.”
“In my heart, just like you Ning’er, it is impossible to ever place a partner above all else. In your and my minds, the master comes first. We would gladly give our lives for them.”
“Therefore, there’s no need to emphasize such things in the future. Remember that we are all the same kind of people.”
Although Ning’er had already guessed that Yunliu would give such an answer, hearing him say it out loud at this moment was when she finally let go of her worries.