Mountain and River Pillow

                               Chapter 27

    Her hands were soft, because the fever didn’t go away , even if it just landed gently on the top of his head, with a burning temperature, just Like the person she is, it’s heartwarming.

    Wei Yun looked at her quietly, felt her body temperature, and the sincerity in her words.

    He had something stirring in his chest, so he could not help but promise.

    “Sister-in-law, be rest assured, no matter where my sister-in-law goes, or even marries someone else, Wei Yun will always be her sister-in-law’s younger brother, and will protect my sister-in-law as a big brother.”

    “Sister-in-law is the young lady of the Wei House today, and will be the first lady of the Wei House in the future, even if you get married, there will always be a place for you in the Wei House.”

    When she heard this, Chu Yu couldn’t help but laugh, thinking that Wei Yun’s words were a bit childish.

    “I am the first wife of the Wei family, what about your wife?”

    Now the Wei family is left with Wei Yun, after Wei Zhong is buried, he will inherit the position of Zhen Guo Hou, then Wei Yun’s wife will naturally become the first wife of the Wei family.

    Chu Yu’s question made Wei Yun freeze, he hadn’t seemed to think about it.

    Seeing Wei Yun’s dumbfounded look, Chu Yu laughed out loud, feeling that at last she could see some of the childlike look on this man’s face again.

    She coughed gently and said to him, “Think about this question, think about it carefully.”

    “Hmm.” Wei Yun nodded seriously, “I’ll think about it.”

    Hearing this, Chu Yu laughed even more, Wei Yun was still a bit confused, he did not understand what Chu Yu was laughing at, Chu Yu had laughed enough, her voice slowly withdrew, her gaze fell on Wei Yun, and she said helplessly, “You ah …… really a silly child.”

    Wei Yun still did not understand, Chu Yu didn’t mess with him anymore, seeing the dawn up, she took the medicine from Chang Yue, and said to him, “go to sleep, the sky is bright, people are not so hot.”

    Wei Yun pursed his lips, and seemed to be a little hesitant, Chu Yu raised an eyebrow: ” Is there anything else?”

    “My …… sister-in-law ……,” he spoke in a whisper, “can I sleep in the outer room?”

    “Hmm?”

    Chu Yu was a little surprised, and then heard Wei Yun whisper  in an almost inaudible voice: “Here, I feel at ease.”

    He didn’t say much, but Chu Yu understood.

    At this moment, she is perhaps a haven for Wei Yun.
The most important thing is that she had seen him in his most distressed state, so he can show all his sorrow and happiness here without any fear.

    The fact that he lost his brother and father, was unjustly imprisoned, and was supporting the family alone, such things on any 14-year-old teenager, may have already broken down.
However, he was able to maintain a calm posture, even at the critical moment when the emperor heard the news, he was able to maintain his composure and pretend to be loyal.

    He was in high tension all the time, and only when he was beside Chu Yu did he feel at peace.

    This was a post-traumatic reaction, Chu Yu understood.
In the face of such a Wei Yun, she could only nod: “You can sleep in the outer room.”

    Wei Yun had a happy look in her eyes, but she carefully suppressed it, keeping his outwardly stoic appearance.
Chu Yu also did not expose him, she waved her hand, let someone send him out, he lay himself on the couch, covered himself with the quilt, and fell asleep once again.

    Before she fell asleep, she vaguely heard Wei Yun calling her from outside: “Sister-in-law?”

    She answered in a nasal voice, and then heard the other person ask, “Sister-in-law, do you have nightmares?”

    “Yes.”

    “Then don’t be afraid when you have nightmares,” he said with his eyes open, “I am here.
They say that the general carries blood energy, so it is difficult for demons and monsters to get close.
Sister-in-law, whatever it is in your dreams, I am here to protect you.”

    Wei Yun said these words inexplicably, but Chu Yu understood that he was not saying this to her, but to himself.

    It is not Chu Yu who is afraid of having nightmares, but Wei Yun.

    Chu Yu had some pain in her heart, if Wei Yun had cried and drooled in pain, he might not have felt such pain, but such a calm boy, it was inevitable that people would feel pity.

   Chu Yu did not speak, and after a long time, she said calmly and steadily: “Don’t be afraid, I am here.” 

    Hearing these words, Wei Yun’s string that had been tense suddenly loosened.

    He seems to have been waiting for these words for a long, long time.

    When Wei Yun opened his eyes again, it was already the Shenzhou hour.
It seemed that he hadn’t slept so soundly for a long time.
He did not dream, nothing, just slept peacefully, as if nothing had happened, the young boy with no heart.

    Chu Yu was already up, chatting with Jiang Chun in the courtyard.

    Jiang Chun reported to her everything that had happened at the Wei Mansion while Chu Yu was sick, and now that Wei Yun had returned, it was time to bury.

    In fact, Wei Zhong and the others should have been buried long ago, however, according to the rules of the Great Chu, when a family member is buried, there must be a male member of the direct line to carry the long light for them before they can be buried.
Unless the family no longer has any male children, there is an exception.

    Now that Wei Yun was still alive, she had to wait for Wei Yun to return anyway.
Now that Wei Yun is back, Jiang Chun will find a gentleman to look at it and set a date for the burial, the fifth day of October.

    This day is also the day after tomorrow, but Chu Yu has also been preparing for the burial for a long time, so it is not considered to be in a hurry.
Liu Xueyang also returned to Beijing with the five young princes as early as the day Wei Yun was released from prison.
And now she is almost there.

    When Chu Yu and Jiang Chun were checking the date, Wei Yun woke up.
After he had freshened up, he heard Chu Yu and Jiang Chun discussing in the courtyard, so he asked someone to push his wheelchair and send him out.

    When he arrived in the courtyard, Chu Yu was talking to Jiang Chun about something interesting… She was laughing between her eyes.

    Wei Yun stopped there and looked at the two people quietly.

    Chu Yu was reclining on the ground, her ink hair was scattered and hairy, and her plain white wide-sleeved robe was spread on the ground, looking casual and calm.
And Jiang Chun sat kneeling opposite her, combing her high bun, and her posture was quiet and dignified.

    The afternoon sun is very good, falling on the two people, letting the whole picture become extra quiet.
Wei Yun quietly looked, even if he just stopped and watched, he would feel that there is a warmth spread in the heart.

    He didn’t dare to go up and disturb, instead it was Chu Yu who spotted him first.
She looked back, saw Wei Yun, and said with a smile, “Xiao Qi is here.”

    The world seemed to light up as that smile turned toward him.

    The brightness came quietly, but irresistibly.

    He pushed his wheelchair to her and nodded, “Sister-in-law.”

    Saying that, he looked at Jiang Chun and added, “Second sister-in-law.”

    “Have you eaten?” Jiang Chun looked at Wei Yun and asked with a smile.
Wei Yun nodded, “I’ve just had some snacks.”

    Jiang Jun nodded and said to Wei Yun: “I am talking to your sister-in-law about going to the mountain for the burial, and I plan to set it on the fifth day of the first month of October.
”

    Wei Yun didn’t speak, he was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

    The three of them discussed the whole process once, and then Jiang Chun went to do the things that she had not prepared yet.
Chu Yu and Wei Yun watched her walk out of the courtyard, and Chu Yu’s eyes fell back on Wei Yun.

    “What was on your mind just now, you hesitated so long before answering, but what’s wrong with the fifth day of October?”

    “It’s not a problem,” Wei Yun smiled, looking a bit dazed: “It’s just that I thought I would be sad.”

    “Every time they discussed with me about the burial of my father and brother, I was in pain, I didn’t want to hear a word, I always felt that once people were buried, they were really gone forever.”

    Chu Yu nodded and didn’t say much, Wei Yun’s gaze fell on Chu Yu: “However, today when my sisters-in-law told me about this, I didn’t find it so hard to accept.”

    “Hurt feelings are hurt feelings, but ……” Wei Yun sighed: “I have to let go after all.”

    I have to admit that some people have left.

    Chu Yu looked at him quietly, she wanted to say something, but felt that her words seemed too pale, she could only smile: “Suddenly I am very envious of those people with lotus tongues.”

    “Hmm?” Wei Yun was a bit puzzled, Chu Yu raised her eyes to look at the red maple leaves in the courtyard and said with a smile, “In that case, I can probably say a lot more to comfort you, maybe you can be happier.”

    Hearing these words, Wei Yun smiled.

    “In fact, with sister-in-law around, I’m already content.”

    He lowered his eyes, hiding the look in his eyes, and slowly said, “Sometimes I dream that there is no sister-in-law in this world, only myself.”

    “What is it like to dream without me?”

    Chu Yu was a bit curious, Wei Yun was silent for a while, Chu Yu almost thought he would not say more, and  intended to change the topic, she suddenly heard him speak –

    “I dreamed that I came back alone with my father and brother, and when I entered the door, I listened to the cries in the courtyard.
Those cries made me especially desperate; they kept wailing and did not stop.
I didn’t dare to speak or cry or make any movement in the dream; I just held my father’s spirit tablet, carrying my own, and didn’t move a muscle.”

    “Then I was caught in the middle of a prison for a long, long time …… When I came out, my second sister-in-law was gone, my mother was gone, only my other sisters-in-law, kneeling around me, crying and begging me to give them a letter of release.
The whole dream was full of crying and it never stopped.
Where the eye touched, it was either black, or white, which made people feel cold.”

    “I didn’t have any place to rest-“

    Wei Yun was in a bit of a trance, as if he had really walked through such a lifetime.

    There is nowhere to go, no place to stop, carrying a heavy blood debt and a family full of expectations to move forward, without stopping for a moment.

    “I can only go forward, no matter how hard, no matter how difficult, no matter how long, no matter how desperate the road is.”

    “I have to go forward too.”

    As Chu Yu listened to his words, what emerged in her eyes was the Wei Yun of her previous life.

    He liked to wear black and white, and when he appeared, the world seemed to be suffused with an aura of death and cold.

    People called him the Living King of Hell, and not just because he killed a lot of people.
It is also because, when he appeared, it made people feel that he brings hell to earth.

    However, listening to the words of Yun, Chu Yu understood in a trance, why Wei Yun in his previous life brought hell to earth?

    It is clear that he had been living in hell, and he could not get out, so he dragged everyone down.

    Realizing this, Chu Yu’s heart trembled slightly, and a bit of inexplicable affection emerged.
Her eyes fell on Wei Yun, but after a long time, she raised her hand and picked a flower and inserted it in her hair.
What a white flower.

    She handed the flower to Wei Yun, who was stunned for a moment, not knowing what she was doing.

    Chu Yu smiled, and said, “Do you like this flower?”

    Wei Yun didn’t quite understand what Chu Yu was asking, but he answered honestly, “Yes.”

    “Then I’ll give you this flower,” Chu Yu said jokingly, “so you won’t be unhappy in the future, okay?”

    Wei Yun was stunned, and after a long time, he lowered his eyes and reached out to take the white flower from her hand, which was in perfect bloom.

    “Good.”