Chapter 45: Just a Mutual Contract

Mother Yun agreed as the father and rest of the son left to do their work, Bai Yunxian also helped his mother as they left for the pavilion.

“So, what is it you wanted to say about earlier? Feel free to say anything, I’ll make sure you enjoy your stay here, Xian’er.”

There were traces of regret in Mother Yun’s voice, which Bai Yunxian failed to catch on.

However, the important thing right now was to get his work dome. So he curtsied in front of Lady Yun as he said, “Mother, I want permission to stay at the mausoleum and offer incense to the ancestors, precisely, I want to pray for my husband to have a safe trip and come back safely.”

Lady Yun was surprised to see Bai Yunxian’s devotion and eager eyes that told her that he was truly worried, but she smiled for a while as she turned towards Lady Bai.

“What do you say, sister? It seems that our daughter here is truly devoted to her husband right from the marriage, do you think we can see a grandchild’s face in a few years?”

Lady Bai was concerned as she looked towards Bai Yunxian, who was blushing like a tomato at the moment.

What?

C-child?

Mine and his?

No way! How could we have a child when we both are male? Stop thinking outrageous things, Bai Yunxian!

Lady Bai sighed watching her son’s embarrassed behavior. Even if they were husband and wife only in name, it could have escalated if any one of them was a woman. But at this point, every possibility was futile.

She sighed and coughed a little due to her frail body condition, “Please, do as you see fit, My Lady. Anyway, us mother and daughter have been blessed a lot just by being in the presence of such good people as Lady Yun. However, I don’t have any problem if she goes to offer incense, I also want my son-in-law to be safe and sound.”

’Since he has already taken a step ahead, there is no way to back off anymore. I can only wish for him to do his best.’ Lady Bai thought as she sighed.

Since the matter was discussed before, naturally, Lady Bai didn’t object to his decision. However, Lady Yun was very happy to hear that as she nodded her head and gave Bai Yunxian her permission.

At night,

Lady Yun left the room of the mausoleum after showing everything to Bai Yunxian, telling him to take care of his body. At first, father Yun and the Yun brothers opposed the idea, but since Bi Yunxian insisted on doing this, they also reluctantly agreed. Since it was decided that he won’t come out till Yun Shu returns, a maid was assigned to take care of his daily needs and meal.

After making sure the outside courtyard was completely silent, Bai Yunxian signaled the shadows to come out.

“Have you guys bought what I asked you to?”

“Yes, Sir.”

The guy obediently handed over the small chest to Bai Yunxian. Bai Yunxian opened the chest which consisted male clothes and accessories. At first, he took off the earring given by Yun Shu, which concealed his gender and put it inside the chest carefully after observing it for a while.

Yun Shu also used one in the same pair, however, he said that his one didn’t have any special effect?

Though Bai Yunxian suspected, but he didn’t think too much on this.

Bai Yunxian started to change his dress one by one behind the silk curtain as he asked his subordinates, “Have you found out his whereabouts? Where and how much time will it take to reach?”

“Reporting to the lord, Young Lord Yun has already passed through Dasheng county and decided to stay in an inn for the night.

They will continue their march from tomorrow morning.” The young man answered.

He has been assigned by Bai Yunxian himself to work for him, because in the past, this young man with outstanding mind was the one who truly admired him and stayed by his side, even willing to die just for him.

Since he was also excellent at his job aside from his mouth that he can’t control sometimes, Ren Jiang was a suitable subordinate for Bai Yunxian.

“But Master, why did you decide to go after the Young Lord? You even got married to him while hiding your identity, and now you’re chasing after him. Is there a reason behind all this, or do you just simply like him, like that kind of feeling people have between men? Amyway, even if you swing that way, My Lord. No matter what, I’ll do everything to protect your innocent love! And—” before he could say more than this, Long Jin slapped the guy on his head and pressed him down.

“My lord, please pay no attention to his blabbering, he just says whatever he wants. Just ignore his mouth.”

“I know, you don’t need to tell me.” Bai Yunxian came out of the curtain as he said.

“The relation between me and Young Lord Yun is a mutual contract where we both have something to gain from each other. As for the reason I’m leaving for the border, it’s to find someone that will assist me in the future.”

That’s right, just a mutual contract.

Nothing more, nothing less…

Bai Yunxian walked in front of them, and both the guys were stunned by his appearance as Ren Jiang’s jaw almost dropped on the floor.

Suddenly they felt as if the person in front of them was shining more brightly than the sun in the sky.

His refined aura and elegance followed his move, as if the gentle ripple of water caused by throwing a stone, equal from every side.

Bai Yunxian was now wearing a green silk tulle robe, black wristbands on his wrists, and a vermilion-inlaid white jade belt around his waist, and the gold and purple patterns on the robe were all done from fine hand embroidery, it looked very delicate and gorgeous. Just looking at this expensive dress, one could say that the man must be rich, but such a person suddenly appearing in a humble small village which was affected by an epidemic would be suspicious, which made Bai Yunxian be wary. So he made a decision to change his clothes after arriving in the state.

As they thought and discussed, a girl who resembled Bai Yunxian’s appearance would be here till he came back. After assigning and switching positions, Bai Yunxian left the mansion in the middle of the night, for a certain reason that would turn the hourglass of his life once again.

***

At the same time,

Yun Shu walked out of the bath after taking a short bath inside the inn. After traveling the whole day without any rest, she was finally able to relax a bit.

After lying down on the bed, the first thing she thought was what Bai Yunxian was doing. Leaving right after the day of their marriage, she didn’t have the time to help him settle down. Yun Shu felt a guilty conscience about that, however, thinking about the quality time she spent with him last time, Yun Shu went crazy as she held a pillow and screamed silently, kicked the air and wriggled all over the bed.

Well, no need to be too surprised with her crazy actions because this was simply the devotion fan girls have towards their favorite couple or stars.

It was a justified reaction of fangirls when they meet with their favorite character accidentally!

“Hah. I don’t know if he ate his meals on time. Well, I’ll get a report in no time, no need to be too excited. I still need to make a summary of the whole thing going on at the border.” Yun Shu sat up properly, her hair was still wet, but Yun Shu didn’t care as she sat down.

There was a knock on the door at the time, the voice coming from outside belonged to a young gentleman which made Yun Shu cautious, however, she called him anyway.

“May I come in, Lord Yun?”

“You may.”

The young scholar who walked inside didn’t look bad at all, he was an overall dignified gentleman. However, Yun Shu didn’t go into details of the young scholars appearance as she gestured him to sit down by the other side of the table.

“I will directly settle down to business, it seems you have something to say. May I know what the son of the County lord has to say to me?” Yun Shu’s firm voice sounded cold as she directly looked at the young man.

It was clear that she was traveling incognito. And aside from her family and the officials at the capital, no one else was supposed to know about this issue. Since this guy knew about her, then that means the news was leaked by someone on purpose. But who would do such a thing?

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