"No Wedding Unless Enemies and Lovers" 《不是冤家不拜堂》Chapter 103

 Xiao Yi Chen stared coldly at Bai Mo, like he was saying "who are you to judge me", after a while did he say: "Ai, this prince envies you for eating however you like, sleep whenever you want, no worries at all, unlike me who hasn't got the freedom to do what he wants..."

Today was really unexpected, Ji Ling Xue was surprisingly nice to him, he was wild with joy, he accidentally ate too much, it was hard for him to refuse his beloved princess.

Bai Mo said: "That day young lady Yi Yun suffered quite an ordeal, I heard she is still unwell, are you going to see her?" As he spoke he raised an eyebrow, a provoking smile on his lips, waiting for Xiao Yi Chen's reply.

Xiao Yi Chen looked at Bai Mo in distain, "This prince feels like it's you who should go see young lady Yi Yun." You're the doctor, if not you then who?

Bai Mo shrugged saying: "Of course I've gone to see her, she suffers from heart ache, heart ache needs to be treated with heart medicine."

Xiao Yi Chen gave a "what's that got to do with me" expression, the next moment he thought of something to say: "Tomorrow come with me outside the west of the city."

Bai Mo said: "What's to do there?"

Xiao Yi Chen said: "There's good food, you're not going?"

Bai Mo eyes flashed, a foodie could be seen at a glance, "Haha, really, what time tomorrow, I'll come find you...it's rather late now, I won't go back, I'll stay here, you have a lot of empty rooms anyway."

Xiao Yi Chen wordlessly followed Bai Mo with his eyes as he walked out with his medicinal box on his back to look for a room out of familiarity, he raised his head to the sky looking at the shining stars, sighing, he couldn't eat too much delicious food, it really wasn't good to eat until he burst.

Ji Ling Xue's house, Ru Ge was joyfully telling Ji Ling Xue the gossip he had overheard, and embellishing the story as he retold it.

Ru Ge said: "Your prince is really outstanding, the genius doctor Bai Mo had just said that young lady Yi Yun was still unwell from the ordeal, your prince was extremely nervous, and told doctor Bai Mo to prepare some supplements to send over to young lady Yi Yun."

Ji Ling Xue frowned, sizing the radiating Ru Ge up and down, "Are you sure Xiao Yi Chen said that?" He liked Yi Yun so much, that was strange, then why didn't he bring Yi Yun into the residence as a proper imperial concubine?

Ru Ge patted his chest: "How can what I hear be false, you must know your prince's personality."

"Then what is Yi Yfeellackground?" Ji Ling Xue asked.

Ru Ge said: "I looked into it for you, Yi Yun is only a daughter of a merchant who likes poetry, your prince has saved her life before."

Ji Ling Xue blinked, looking interested at the story behind this, "How do you know?"

Ru Ge said: "I went to a teahouse this afternoon to listen to stories, that storyteller spoke of it."

Black lines appeared on Ji Ling Xue's forehead, can storyteller's exaggerated stories be believed? But that Yi Yun really was sly, she had wanted to teach her a lesson at the moon gazing lake, she had no opinions if she wanted to be Xiao Yi Chen's woman, but don't calculate against her.

Ru Ge seeing Ji Ling Xue contemplating, shook his head, women, they say they don't care but it's untrue, see, on hearing about Yi Yun she has her doubts...

The next day, Ji Ling Xue woke up early standing in the courtyard stretching, from a distant she could smell tea amongst the faint fragrant of flowers.

As she took in the scent she followed it, seeing Xiao Yi Chen in white sitting under a flowering tree, a soft cool breeze surrounded by foliage, a picturesque handsome man.

Ji Ling Xue raised an eyebrow, noticing Xiao Yi Chen liked to wear white clothes on days he would take a bath.

Xiao Yi Chen turned to look at the rueful Ji Ling Xue standing there, "Do you want tea?"

Ji Ling Xue shook her head, she didn't have a habit of drinking green tea on an empty stomach, she was concerned her stomach wouldn't feel good.

Ji Ling Xue raised her hands up above her head stretching, not forgetting to respond: "No need, I'm losing weight."

Xiao Yi Chen once again swept his eyes over Ji Ling Xue: "En, your waist is slightly thick there's definitely a need to lose weight."

Ji Ling Xue gritted her teeth and rolled her eyes, where was her waist thick, she was clearly very well proportioned.

Ji Ling Xue took a deep breath, finding something to talk about, "Prince bathed today, what are your plans?"

Xiao Yi Chen took a sip of tea and said: "This prince is going with someone to a restaurant outside of the west side of the city to try food, do you want to go with?"

Who Xiao Yi Chen was going with, Ji Ling Xue naturally knew, recalling what Ru Ge had said last night, her original plans to refuse suddenly changed to "Sure, I don't dare to refuse prince's invite," after a moment, Ji Ling Xue added, "Why don't we take younger sister along."

Xiao Yi Chen said: "You sisters have reconciled?" Were they not at each other's throats the last time they met, women's attitudes changed so quickly...

Ji Ling Xue said: "We are sisters living under one roof, how can there be so much hatred." Be that as it may, Ji Ling Xue added to herself, as long as she doesn't act against me, I'm a very good person to get along with.

Xiao Yi Chen gave a smile yet not a smile looking at Ji Ling Xue, he watched as her body formed a right angle, he laughed saying: "If princess can say such a thing, this prince of course is gratified."

Hearing Xiao Yi Chen was taking her out, Ji Yu Qing was overjoyed, urging Zi Ye to help her comb her hair into a pretty style, she needed to surpass Ji Ling Xue today.

Zi Ye silently combed her hair, after a quarter of an hour she asked: "Imperial concubine, which jewellery would you like to wear today?"

Ji Yu Qing thought about it and said: "Jadeite and pearl set." Having spoken she went to the pillow and took it out herself, making Zi Ye put it on her.

Even though Zi Ye was puzzled as to why Ji Yu Qing would hide the jewellery in her pillow, as usual she set aside her questions and earnestly worked.

Dressed neatly Ji Yu Qing spun once in satisfaction, lifting the hem of her skirt she walked out, she had just reached the residence gate when she came across Ji Ling Xue and Mo Xiang, Ji Ling Xue was wearing an alternating blue and yellow skirt today, white winged butterflies were embroidered on the skirt, with each step her skirt flew up, like a butterfly spreading its wings.

Ji Yu Qing's mood was very good today, she didn't feel like targeting Ji Ling Xue, she took the initiative to take a step back to let Ji Ling Xue out first, she complied with the rules following behind her like an imperial concubine.

"Prince!" The two women stood in front of the carriage which Xiao Yi Chen sat in giving their greetings.

Through the curtain Xiao Yi Chen replied: "Qing Er sit in the carriage behind, Xue Er get in."

At Xiao Yi Chen's words, Ji Yu Qing looked at Ji Ling Xue with envy, "Older sister is still liked by prince.

Ji Ling Xue looked indifferent, too lazy to reply to Ji Yu Qing's words, she gave a grunt, when she passed by Ji Yu Qing, she glanced at the pearl hairpins in Ji Yu Qing's hair several times, then got in the carriage.

When Ji Ling Xue got in the carriage she met Mo Bai's measuring gaze, Ji Ling Xue looked at Xiao Yi Chen: "Prince, there's a guest in the carriage, it's a little cramped, I should sit in the same carriage as younger sister." Having spoken she left.

Xiao Yi Chen ground his teeth, the hand resting on his knee became a fist, he had given her a comfortable carriage to sit in out of kindness, yet she didn't appreciate it.

Bai Mo chuckled, Xiao Yi Chen also had moments of suffering, it really was rare.

Xiao Yi Chen turned his head to glower at Bai Mo, Bai Mo quickly restrained the smile on his face, only his lips couldn't stop trembling, he looked like he was having spasms. 

Xiao Yi Chen said: "Is there something on my face?"

Bai Mo shook his head, forcing himself to put on a more solemn expression, "There's nothing, I only thought of a joke, suddenly I felt it's very funny." Of course he wouldn't admit he was laughing at Xiao Yi Chen, otherwise they wouldn't be friends anymore.

Xiao Yi Chen raised an eyebrow, looking like he was interested in continuing this conversation, "Oh, what's the joke, let me hear it."

Bai Mo struggled to think of something in his mind, finally he thought of something and said: "Yesterday I heard a scholar say, rainy days are one of evils of the four elements, when it rains you never have an umbrella, when you buy an umbrella the rain will stop, you always lose an umbrella when you take it out, if you take an umbrella with you it'll be a sunny day, haha, don't you find it funny."

Xiao Yi Chen's face was grave and stern, there wasn't a trace of a smile, Bai Mo gave two hollow laughs, scratching his head he looked outside the carriage.

On the other side, Ji Ling Xue got in the carriage Ji Yu Qing was in, Ji Yu Qing raised an eyebrow: "Why didn't older sister sit with prince, did you have an argument?"

Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen arguing and not getting along was something Ji Yu Qing wanted to see the most, but she still feigned concern.

Ji Ling Xue smiled shaking her head, "No, there's a guest in prince's carriage, I felt panicky at it being crowded, so I came to sit with younger sister."

Ji Yu Qing's attention was focused on the fact there was a guest in Xiao Yi Chen's carriage, her curiosity increased, Ji Ling Xue had to not mention who that guest was.

The carriages slowly moved forward, very soon they passed through the market street, from time to time the sound of people hawking their wares entered Ji Ling Xue's ears, she raised the curtain calling for the driver to stop.

Ji Yu Qing frowned, seeing Xiao Yi Chen's luxurious redwood carriage disappearing from sight, she couldn't help panic: "Older sister, why did you stop the carriage, prince has left."

Ji Ling Xue held her stomach saying in grievance: "I need to answer the call of nature, does younger sister want me to deal with it inside the carriage?"

Ji Yu Qing was speechless, looking at Ji Ling Xue with distain, "The older sister leave and come back quickly."

Ji Ling Xue nodded, taking Mo Xiang with her, walking not too far away, Ji Ling Xue turned her head, Ji Yu Qing had already ordered the driver to hurry the carriage away.

Mo Xiang said: "How can imperial concubine Qing do this, she actually didn't wait for us."

Ji Ling Xue said: "What's there to be scared of, they will come back to pick us up, let's go, I haven't walked around in so long, there's a lot of things I want to buy, with them around they'll get in the way and make me feel ill at ease."

Mo Xiang was pulled forward by Ji Ling Xue, very soon the two of them stood in front of a puffed rice stall, hearing a bang, the cauldron which had been roasting on the fire burst open, the strong smell of white puffed rice entered Ji Ling Xue's nose, Ji Ling Xue clapped her hand: "Boss, I want half a kilo."

Mo Xiang tugged on Ji Ling Xue's arm saying quietly, "Princess what are you doing, can you eat it?"

Ji Ling Xue said: "Dong entered the Wu county with tens of thousands of families, the families exploded cauldrons for years, at the bottom of the pot lined golden grains, with a flip of the hand it turns into white jade flowers. Rouged and powdered beauties on joyous occasions, white haired old men consider their lives. Dressed up sons arrive, numbers of plum blossoms stuck in their hairs." She had read this in a book and just happened to come across it today, that's why she left the carriage to buy some.

Fan Cheng Dai had recorded this in the footnotes of <Wu county, social customs>: "Above...Exploded rice in a cauldron, called falling comets, also white rice flowers."

The old man exploding puffed rice gave a chuckle: "These falling comets are fresh and crispy and delicious, young lady you won't forget it after having a taste." He had already weighed and packed a bag passing it to Ji Ling Xue, "Young lady, three silvers, if you bring rice to pop next time, it'll be slightly cheaper."

Ji Ling Xue took the bag opening it and grabbing some to try, she smiled saying: "It's very tasty, Mo Xiang try some too."

A big hand reached into the bag before Mo Xiang could...