Hou Ye's palm heart is a black lotus

"A word is settled!"

As if afraid that he would regret it, Ye Yunfeng nodded immediately.

"You promised it yourself!"

Feng Zhang felt that he had been outmaneuvered.

Looking at the smug look of the young man in front of him, he felt inexplicably unhappy.

"Are you so confident that your sister will agree?"

After all, he is only thirteen years old, still a half-grown child. Can Ye Chutang really let him go to the border without any worries?

However, Ye Yunfeng's lips curled up into a flamboyant smile.

He said:

"Sister knows my heart, she will agree naturally!"

……

When Ye Yunfeng returned home, it was already dark.

As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I heard Ye Chutang giving instructions to the servants.

"The crystal elbow is stewed a little softer, Afeng likes it."

Ye Yunfeng felt warm in his heart.

He stepped forward quickly: "Sister! I'm back!"

Ye Chutang was putting away several medicinal herbs that had been dried during the day.

"Is the matter finished?"

Ye Yunfeng hesitated for a moment.

Upon hearing the voice, Xiaowu suddenly poked his head out from behind the screen.

She was holding a few white jade porcelain bottles in her hands, and she had a faint sweet and bitter herbal scent on her.

It seemed that he was busy grinding and packaging the medicinal materials into different categories.

The aroma of food wafted faintly, mixing with these familiar flavors, it was particularly comfortable.

Ye Yunfeng let out a long breath.

This ordinary scene was extremely precious to him and them.

"almost."

He stepped in, came to Ye Chutang's side, and took the things in her hand very naturally.

"Sister, let me do it!"

Glancing at him from the corner of his eye, Ye Yunfeng casually said, "Sister, why did you think of doing this today? I remember there are still a lot of medicines at home, right?"

Ye Chutang nodded: "Yes, there are some. But I have been too busy recently and have not taken care of them. Today I have nothing to do, so I might as well develop some more for backup."

Although he did not open a clinic after returning to Beijing, Ye Chutang was well-known and many people came to him for medicine.

Ye Yunfeng chuckled, but did not stop what he was doing, and put the things in place carefully.

Ye Chutang sat down beside him, holding his chin and looking at it for a while: "You know a lot of medicinal herbs now."

"Of course!"

After following my elder sister for a long time, I understand what she is seeing.

Ye Yunfeng considered how to start, raised his head and looked around: "Sister, where is the third brother?"

"Is he helping you copy your homework?" Ye Chutang raised his chin, and Ye Yunfeng saw a figure holding a pen and writing reflected on the window.

He coughed guiltily.

Although I have taken a leave today, I have not missed any homework. I will hand it in to the teaching assistant when I return to the Imperial College tomorrow.

It was really hard for the third brother to imitate his poor handwriting.

Ye Chutang looked at him thoughtfully.

"What, is something wrong?"

Ye Yunfeng paused.

Although he boasted very confidently in front of Lord Siye, saying that his sister would definitely agree.

But... the hardest thing is to open your mouth!

"I……"

Ye Yunfeng scratched his head, words stuck in his throat.

Ye Chutang didn't seem to be in a hurry either. He turned around and reminded Xiaowu to pack the bottles in his hand before they could stop.

After Xiaowu finished her work, she ran to wash her hands - she could already smell the fragrance of the food!
Ye Yunfeng coughed and said, "Why is today's dinner so sumptuous?"

Ye Chutang glanced at him.

"Have you forgotten? Your and Xiaowu's birthdays are coming soon."

The brother and sister were born in late October and early November, only two days apart.

So every time they celebrated their birthday, they would be together. Ye Yunfeng pursed his lips.

He and his elder sister were the only ones left in the room.

There seemed to be a sharp north wind blowing outside, and the last few dead leaves swirled down.

Ye Yunfeng took a deep breath and looked at Ye Chutang.

"Sister, actually I went to see Lord Siye today for something."

Ye Chutang raised his eyes, interested: "Oh?"

He summoned up his courage and said word by word:
"I want to join the army."

After saying this, he felt nervous, but his sister's reaction was different from what he expected.

She just said "oh" softly.

Ye Yunfeng was a little anxious.

Didn't I think he was joking?
He explained carefully: "I have already told Lord Siye that he will leave for Xiacheng the day after tomorrow, and I will go with him."

Ye Chutang raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Xiacheng?"

"Yes."

Once you start talking, the rest of the words will be much easier to say.

Ye Yunfeng roughly recounted what he had talked about with Feng Zhang today.

"…At first, Siye refused, but seeing my firm attitude, he relented. He said that as long as you agree, he will let me go with him."

Ye Yunfeng finished speaking in one go, and then waited anxiously for Ye Chutang's reply.

The room was so quiet that even the air seemed to have stopped flowing.

Finally, Ye Chutang asked, "Have you thought it through? Xiacheng is located in a remote area with harsh conditions. If you go there, you may not be able to return. More importantly, you may be in danger of losing your head at any time."

It is not that easy to join the army and guard the border.

The amount of hardship and risk involved in this process is beyond the imagination and endurance of ordinary people.

Ye Yunfeng met her clear eyes, and his original excitement gradually faded away.

After a long while, he nodded seriously:

"Yes, I've thought about it."

In terms of academic performance and writing, he is not as good as his third brother. Even if he continues to study in the Imperial College for a few more years, he may not be able to make a name for himself.

Joining the army is the fastest and most suitable way for him!
He didn't want to stay under his elder sister's protection any longer and let her bear all the hardships for them.

"Sister."

Ye Yunfeng's expression became serious, and his originally immature eyebrows and eyes had gradually relaxed, revealing an unyielding and wild aura in his bones, like a sword about to be unsheathed, with its edge fully exposed.

"I want to go."

Eyes facing each other.

Ye Chutang stood up and looked carefully at the young man in front of him.

Unlike the thin appearance in my memory, he has grown up completely in a few years.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door.

Ye Jingyan looked at the two people in silence in the room and keenly noticed something.

"Sister, Feng, it's time to eat."

His appearance broke the silence.

Ye Chutang turned around and said, "You came at the right time. Ah Feng just said that he wants to go to Xiacheng to join the army."

Ye Jingyan was startled: "What?"

Ye Chutang's lips curved into a faint smile.

"I have already promised."

Ye Jingyan opened his eyes wide in shock: "Ah!?"

He was mature beyond his years and it was rare for him to show such an expression, which Ye Chutang found quite interesting.

Ye Yunfeng, who was standing by, was stunned for a short while before finally coming to his senses and jumping up excitedly.

"Really? Sister, do you really agree?"

Ye Chutang looked at him with amusement: "Why, you came to me, are you here to hear me say no?"

"of course not!"

Ye Yunfeng denied it immediately, his heart filled with surging emotions.

He guessed that his sister would agree, but he didn't expect that she would agree so readily!
Everything happened so fast that he was still a little slow to react.

"I, I'm just too happy——" (End of this chapter)