Chapter 456: In a previous life, We were married.

Chapter 456

Jiang Yin was pushed out of the room by the girl and stood at the door, patting the door frame.

"Ying! Ying, open the door and let me in! You are still not fully recovered, don't be angry!"

Gu Ying closed the door with tears in her eyes, her back facing the man outside the door. She slid down to the floor, "I don't want to see you now, go away!"

Jiang Yin helplessly raised the corners of his mouth and said gently, "Alright, I'll leave. Don't get so angry that you hurt your health."

After all, there were plenty of days ahead and he had plenty of time.

...

Gu Ying did not sleep all night. When she woke up the next day, she was still sitting on the floor.

The charcoal fire in the room had died down by more than half, and the bone-chilling cold crept in from the cracks in the door.

She shuddered and got up from the floor with chattering teeth.

It was at this moment that Hai Tang came in carrying a bowl of pitch-black medicine.

"Oh my! Miss, you sat here all night!" She hurriedly handed her the bowl of medicine, frowning deeply, "Quick, warm your hands first. I'll go prepare new charcoal right away."

Gu Ying stopped Hai Tang and asked with chattering teeth from the cold, "Hai Tang...where is Jiang Yin?"

Hai Tang sighed, "Master Jiang is in the study. He didn't sleep all night either. If I may say, Miss, haven't you always liked Master Jiang? Now that you two have consummated your relationship, wouldn't it be proper if you agree to marry Master Jiang? As long as I don't tell and Master Jiang doesn't tell, you can marry him fair and square without anyone knowing otherwise, right?"

"I..."

"Don't worry, Miss. I'll be here with you."

Gu Ying couldn't explain why, but she liked Jiang Yin and yet didn't like him at the same time. It was a very strange feeling, but after thinking it over last night, she felt that she liked him a little more.

He was treating her so well now, wasn't that what she had been dreaming of day and night?

Just as Hai Tang said, marrying him like this would be proper, and no one could say anything about her.

"I want to see him."

The corners of Hai Tang's mouth rose, "Miss, drink this medicine first, and then I'll fetch Master Jiang for you."

Gu Ying nodded. After drinking the medicine, her hands warmed up and she felt a little warmer.

The room was warm enough with ample charcoal burning, and soon it felt as cozy as a spring day.

Gu Ying lit incense in the pavilion and set up the tea set. The refreshing scent of the tea soon lingered in the air.

Jiang Yin sat facing Gu Ying, losing himself as he gazed at her bright, delicate face in the mist and steam, watching her skilled motions as she lifted the tea bowl and brought it close to him.

It was as if he had truly returned to their past life.

"What's the matter, Yin?"

The woman's delicate fingertips lightly fluttered before his eyes. Jiang Yin finally came back to his senses. He lightly sipped the tea she had personally brewed.

That touch of bitterness filled his mouth, sliding down his throat, evoking boundless longing and reminiscence.

It reminded him that when she had first married into the manor in their previous life, she knew nothing and did not try to please him.

Later she had found some teachers to learn flower arrangement, brewing tea, reading, writing, musical instruments, chess, painting and calligraphy.

She was a clever girl and picked them up quickly, often brewing tea for him after that to please him.

Occasionally he would drink a cup or two as well, then gaze at her in amazement.

The tea she made was actually better than the renowned Tea Sage's.

But he rarely expressed this admiration openly.

In his eyes, no matter how outstanding, beautiful or virtuous she was, she had once slept with Zhao the Crown Prince, which made her too filthy to be his proper wife.

Yet his hardened heart would gradually soften for her as well.

She didn't know that on those sleepless nights when she cried muffledly behind her window, he would also pace fretfully below, listening, longing to step into her room to give her some comfort or hold her once.

But his masculine pride ultimately prevented him from lowering himself to approach her. As he grew colder towards her, she also became more disappointed in him. Later on, she seldom brewed tea for him anymore. Only resentment and enmity remained between them.

Putting down the teacup, Jiang Yin gazed at Gu Ying. His expression was full of feeling as he said gently, "It still tastes the same as before."

Gu Ying looked at him curiously with bright eyes, "Before? Did I also brew tea for you before?"

The corners of Jiang Yin's lips curved up slightly. "Perhaps in our past life."

Gu Ying laughed. "No one can say for sure about past lives."

Jiang Yin's gaze was deep and meaningful. "Maybe we were husband and wife in our past life too."

Gu Ying smiled and lowered her head to fiddle with the tea set again, adding some fresh tea leaves into the pot. "If we were indeed husband and wife in our previous life, then we must have loved each other dearly and grown old together peacefully. Otherwise Heaven wouldn't have allowed us to meet again in this life."