Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 11: A Brief Romance
"Master Wei, look, this wooden hairpin is very beautiful. It is carefully carved with the word longevity. It is very suitable for celebrating a birthday."

Ji Anyu grinned.

Although the wood used for the hairpin is often used to make coffins, it was exactly what she wanted.

She had good intentions and was personally selecting a birthday gift for her former mother-in-law, Madam Nanhou. Madam Nanhou would surely be so mad that she would die. Ji Anyu's smile deepened.

"This……"

Ji Xiuxu couldn't bear to look at the crude wooden hairpin. He didn't know whether his daughter did it on purpose or if she was just that low-brow.

Ji Anyu said seriously, "Dad, you don't understand women. No matter what the gift is, as long as the thought is there, it's fine. As the saying goes, the gift may be small but the thought is great."

"Oh! Why don't you make a wooden hairpin yourself? This will be enough to show your filial piety! I think Madam Nanhou has seen many rare treasures, so she will find it very rare to suddenly see a wooden hairpin. Moreover, Madam Nanhou will definitely be moved to tears by Madam Wei's sincerity."

Ji Xiuxu was barely convinced and nodded.

"That makes sense. That's feasible."

The father and daughter sang in unison, and Wei Luoyan was speechless for a moment.

Even if Wei Luoyan felt that Ji Anyu was lying, he couldn't bring up the matter of the hairpin again.

Besides, he is the legitimate son of the Nanhou Mansion and is of noble birth. How could he stoop to do such a lowly job as making wooden hairpins?
At that moment, Wei Luoyan pretended to be relaxed.

"The hairpin is indeed too gorgeous, and my mother doesn't like hairpins either. I'll find something else, and I'll give this hairpin to Miss Ji."

Ji Anyu curled her lips.

What do you mean by let? She was the one who got it first.

First come, first served. Do you still need someone to teach you?

"Master Wei, your smile is too forced, it's a little ugly, it's better not to smile."

The smile on Wei Luoyan's face froze instantly, and he stared at Ji Anyu with a gloomy face.

Ji Xiuxu only discovered today that his daughter was very eloquent and could talk back to people, so he quickly stepped out to smooth things over.

"I grew up in the countryside and am used to freedom. Please don't blame me for my slip of the tongue, Master Wei."

"It's okay. Miss Ji is young and has a straightforward and innocent personality, which is good." Wei Luoyan hid the cruelty in his eyes.

Ji Anyu is just a grasshopper in autumn and can't jump for long.

Ji Xiuxu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wei Luoyan didn't take it to heart.

The atmosphere was awkward, so he found an excuse to take Ji Anyu back to the inn.

Ji Anyu Qiaohao was also tired from shopping, so after returning to the inn to fill her stomach, she took a shower and prepared to go to bed.

Before blowing out the candle, Ji Anyu glanced at the golden hairpin that she had casually thrown on the table.

Because of Wei Luoyan, she now feels a little uncomfortable with this golden hairpin. She plans to pawn it for money when she has time.

"Do you like it so much? You can't take your eyes off it after looking at it for a long time." Shen Jing looked at her deeply.

Ji Anyu subconsciously lowered her head and wrapped her pajamas tightly. She caught a glimpse of Shen Jing looking at her collar with a half-smile, and a look of displeasure flashed in her eyes.

"Er Gou, I'm calling you a dog. You climb over other people's windows every night."

Shen Jing's eyebrows bulged, "I've told you so many times, don't call me Er Gou, and besides, I don't climb through the window every day."

"Isn't Ergou a bad name? This name is a good one. Look at you now, you are full of energy. You don't sleep in the middle of the night and you are full of energy! You are climbing through the window."

Shen Jing laughed angrily and looked Ji Anyu up and down.

He strode forward and grabbed Ji Anyu's hand, mocking her.

“Ji Anyu, your claws are getting sharper and sharper now. You scratched Wei Luoyan’s mouth and you still want to scratch me.”

Ji Anyu's face turned cold. She wanted to pull her hand back, but saw Shen Jing clenching his hand with a smile. She glanced at Shen Jing unhappily.

"What claw? This is clearly a hand!"

Shen Jing couldn't help laughing, and he exerted force with his hands to pull Ji Anyu into his arms.

"You are so sharp-tongued. You have offended Wei Luoyan today. I'm afraid he already bears a grudge against you. He will definitely make you suffer the consequences."

He thought Ji Anyu didn't know Wei Luoyan's origins, and said again.

"Wei Luoyan is the legitimate son of the Nanhou Mansion. His family comes from a famous and prominent family with many side branches. His sister is a concubine and is very popular with the emperor. She gave birth to a princess and is very much loved by the emperor."

Ji Anyu lowered his eyelids and remained silent.

Even if today's incident hadn't happened, she and Wei Luoyan would have been irreconcilable. "Why aren't you talking? Are you scared?"

Shen Jing lifted her chin and said, "Tsk~ why do you have that expression? It really makes me feel distressed."

"I'm in a good mood right now. I'll sleep with you and make you happy." Shen Jing bent down and carried Ji Anyu to the bed.

"Who needs your company? I think you want to have fun, so you have to drag me along."

Ji Anyu broke free from Shen Jing's arms and kicked Shen Jing.

Shen Jing was kicked unexpectedly.

"Hiss, Ji Anyu, you almost broke me! Little fox, I must teach you a lesson."

He pretended to grab Ji Anyu's ankle.

Ji Anyu rolled quickly to the corner of the bed and accidentally hit his head.

"Oh, I told you to show off." Shen Jing laughed with glee.

Ji Anyu covered the slightly swollen bump and pursed her lips without saying a word.

"Did it really hurt?"

Shen Jing put away his smile, pulled Ji Anyu up, held Ji Anyu's face with both hands and looked left and right.

Then he took out a bottle of healing medicine from his bosom, poured the powder into his palms and rubbed it twice, then applied it to the swollen area of Ji Anyu, gently rubbed it evenly, and rotated it in a clockwise direction.

"Does it still hurt?" Shen Jing asked softly.

The two were so close that Ji Anyu could easily see the fuzz on Shen Jingjun's face.

Under the soft candlelight, the atmosphere in the room gradually became ambiguous.

Ji Anyu swallowed uncomfortably, her breathing quickened, her face slightly flushed, and she subconsciously stretched her legs and sat up straight.

She was more accustomed to Shen Jing bickering with her, and she would feel uncomfortable when Shen Jing suddenly became gentle.

"Er Gou, if you don't want to marry me, why did you break into my boudoir at night? What if my father sees us? You will have to marry me even if you don't want to."

Shen Jing sighed calmly, "I can't get married yet."

"Why?" Ji Anyu looked up into Shen Jing's dark eyes.

When their eyes met, Shen Jing seemed to be sucked into Ji Anyu's eyes, and an indescribable emotion emerged in his eyes.

Because some people don't want to see him get married and have children.

After a moment, Shen Jing teased.

"I am destined to be unlucky with women, so I am not suitable to marry."

Ji Anyu was stunned. She didn't expect Shen Jing to hurt himself.

However, there is a rumor that his wife died on his wedding night, but I don’t know whether it is true or not.

Ji Anyu was curious and hesitated to speak.

If she asked, Shen Jing would definitely realize that she already knew Shen Jing's identity, and then the trust that had been hard to build would be shattered.

Shen Jing saw that Ji Anyu had something to say and waited patiently for her to speak, but saw that Ji Anyu had stopped thinking.

He had originally planned to give Ji Anyu one thousand taels of silver to thank him for saving his life after his injury healed, and then leave, never to part ways with him again.

He never thought that without him noticing, Ji Anyu was betrothed to Wu Anhao by Lin Yunfang, and was also poisoned by the Hehuan Powder.

Ji Anyu came to him for detoxification and became entangled with him, which made him unable to let go of Ji Anyu.

Thinking back to the night when Ji Anyu cursed someone, Shen Jing couldn't help laughing.

"Just say what you want to say. There's no need to be polite between you and me."

They talked like an old married couple.

Ji Anyu asked herself, are they familiar with each other?

Shen Jing has not revealed his true identity to her until now.

"We were just a fleeting romance." Ji Anyu said nonchalantly.

After he finished speaking, Shen Jing's expression turned slightly cold. He raised his hand to ruffle Ji Anyu's hair before withdrawing his hand with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)