Chapter 110 1 families
Chapter 110 1 families
The wine brewed from Shoutenghua is different from other wines that become more fragrant as they age. Instead, only the wine that is aged for exactly ten years is the most fragrant and top quality. Ten is a perfect number, so the ten-year-old Shoutenghua wine is also called Yuanmanteng. Because of the auspicious name, in the past, a few jars were usually opened for weddings or birthdays.
During the turmoil in the Thirteen States, most of the aged Shoutenghua wine was wasted by the barbarians, and only a few jars were left. After Baizhi opened Wenxiang Tower, she wanted to buy two jars of Yuanwanteng wine for good luck, but she didn't know that she couldn't buy them even if she had the money.
I don’t know where Chu Yunchuan got this jar of wine.
"What good news is going on at home today? Could it be..." Qiaoqiao rushed to Lin Ruogui, "Mom, did you get promoted and go to the state capital to be an official?"
Lin Ruogui stroked Qiaoqiao's hair and said, "How can you get promoted so quickly?"
"Eh? Then why is it so rich?"
Chu Yunchuan poured five bowls of wine steadily, with a lingering smile on his face: "Aunt, Qiaoqiao, it's the seventh day of the first lunar month. Today is the day I have something to say."
As soon as he said this, everyone at the table looked at him.
Bai Zhi paused.
She seemed to know what Chu Yunchuan wanted to say.
When it came to this, she was actually a little nervous.
"Miss Baizhi and I have a long history. She has saved me from death several times. I owe her a debt, and I respect and love her." Chu Yunchuan said word by word, "Today, she agreed to our marriage. I will tell my aunt, brother, and sister the good news. I will be loyal to her and stay with her for the rest of my life. If I break my promise, I will be condemned by both humans and gods."
Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up, Lin Chuqi had a complicated expression, and as for Lin Ruogui, he was relieved but also worried, and kept looking at Baizhi.
The protagonist Bai Zhi's face turned red for a rare time. She felt an inexplicable emotion growing in her heart, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
It was one thing for her to make the decision, but it was another to be honest with her family.
In her previous life, she had no family, and she had never imagined that such a clichéd scene in a storybook could be so unsettling.
"Sister, so you two have known each other for a long time. When did you meet? Why did you hide it from us?" Qiaoqiao asked excitedly, "Brother Yun, are you going to marry into our family? When are you going to move in?"
Lin Ruogui was so scared that he quickly interrupted: "Qiaoqiao, don't be rude."
Lin Chuqi asked: "Sister, have you thought it through?"
"Well... I've thought about it." Bai Zhi rested one elbow on the table, covering half of her face, and spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito.
"There are still some complicated things to deal with at home, so it's too early to talk about the wedding. I'll deal with them properly and then talk to Bai Zhi in detail." Chu Yunchuan saw Bai Zhi's rare embarrassment and couldn't help but speak more cheerfully, "I'll listen to her when the time comes. It doesn't matter whether I marry her or she marry me."
Lin Ruogui was sweating. Let the prince pass through his own door?
Chu Yunchuan raised a bowl of wine to Lin Ruogui: "Aunt, I toast to you first."
Lin Ruogui quickly picked up the bowl and said, "Yunchuan, no need to be so polite. Well, today is the day you and Azhi get engaged. It's such a happy event, but you still have to work hard to cook. If you had told me earlier, I could have called two chefs."
"It's okay. Azhi loves the food I cook. This is just right."
Lin Ruogui was obviously more restless than Bai Zhi. Chu Yunchuan's true identity still made her feel very restrained. Her every move was not like she was at her own dinner table, but rather at a banquet in Prince Jing's mansion. Bai Zhi felt a little sorry for him and spoke up to help: "Mother, if you've had enough wine, eat the food quickly. It will be cold soon. Qiaoqiao, it's the seventh day of the first lunar month. Pick some food for me."
Qiaoqiao got the order and picked up the chopsticks to pick up a chicken leg for Lin Ruogui. Lin Chuqi looked at Chu Yunchuan for a long while, picked up the wine and said calmly: "Brother Yun, this bowl of wine is for you, I wish you and sister a happy marriage."
Qiaoqiao stepped on Lin Chuqi's foot under the table, complaining that he toasted her without telling her, and picked up the bowl: "Brother Yun, you are not allowed to bully me. I tell you, I know martial arts, and my kung fu is very good."
"Don't worry." Chu Yunchuan nodded heavily, "I will never bully her."
The three bowls clinked together and were finished in one gulp. Qiaoqiao added, "Brother Yun, you must come to our house. Look, we are so nice to you. We will definitely not bully you."
Chu Yunchuan knew that Qiaoqiao wanted to say that Baizhi had been bullied in the Marquis' Mansion before, and she didn't want to see her marry again. Besides, there were only him and Changfeng in the palace, and Fu Yao came in the morning and left at night, which was indeed too lonely. He turned to Baizhi with a burning gaze: "If you agree, I will be a member of this family from now on."
Thinking that the palace's rules must be strict, Lin Ruogui hesitated for a while and couldn't help but said, "Azhi, this... is fine."
Seeing her family worrying about her, Bai Zhi's heart suddenly calmed down. Family, family, this is what family is all about.
As for her own family, she didn’t mind sharing it with Chu Yunchuan.
"Okay." Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Then you can come to my house."
Yuanmanteng is indeed a good wine, much better than the broken wine that Qiao Wanwan gave her back then. The family ate, drank and laughed, and after a few bowls, they just felt a little numb. At the table, Qiaoqiao even begged Baizhi to tell her how she and Chu Yunchuan met, but Baizhi simply said "I'll tell you later" to block it.
After three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes, Lin Ruogui had to get up early to go to the county government tomorrow, and the two children had to go to the school. After eating and drinking, they went back to their rooms. Chu Yunchuan supported the shaky Bai Zhi back to the room, put her on the bed, leaned over to straighten her long hair, and smiled softly with the fragrance of flowers and wine: "Tenghua wine is not intoxicating, why are you so dizzy?"
Bai Zhi didn't feel dizzy, but her whole body felt weak. She felt heavy even when she lifted a finger. She said lazily, "The food is so delicious. I'm so full that I can't move."
The body was turned over to lie on the side, and one hand was placed on Bai Zhi's back: "That was my fault, I have to make up for it."
Bai Zhi felt a faint flame moving along her meridians, making her feel warm wherever it went. After a while, she regained some strength. She couldn't help but exclaimed, "Internal energy is really a good thing. Please teach me tomorrow."
"You don't have to wait until tomorrow. I can teach you now."
Now? Bai Zhi was confused. In the middle of the night, he was teaching her internal skills?
...It’s not impossible.
Bai Zhi propped herself up on the bed and sat up, crossing her legs and eager to try, "Come on, Master, where do we start?"
"Gather the Qi in the Dantian." Chu Yunchuan put his fingers together and flicked them towards the candlestick. After the sound of breaking through the air, the lights suddenly went out. In an instant, everything was dark. Bai Zhi became blind and only heard Chu Yunchuan say, "This is Qi."
Bai Zhi: "...Is there a simpler way to explain where the Dantian is and how to gather Qi?"
A warm palm stroked my lower abdomen: "Here is the Dantian."
Bai Zhi swallowed her saliva.
Teaching internal skills doesn't seem to be as simple as she thought.
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