The place where Yan Ruyu and Feng Zhan were at this moment was the hot spring chamber on the top floor of the pavilion.
If Zhao Shuning's guess was right, around this time every day, the Emperor would lift all the prohibitions and soak in the hot spring for the whole night.
Sure enough, in the huge hot spring, there were only Yan Ruyu and Feng Zhan.
Yan Ruyu's long black hair was scattered in the hot spring pool. His skin was as fair as coagulated fat, and his eyes were slightly closed. His long eyelashes were moistened by the water droplets, looking extremely alluring.
The children of the Feng family all inherited their father's snow - white complexion. Their skin was as delicate as to be broken by a puff of breath.
Feng Zhan was soaking comfortably. He said, "I said, Buran, have you changed your ways recently? When your little wife came to see you, you actually shut the door on her. You've made her turn back empty - handed four or five times."
Yan Ruyu's eyes moved slightly.
Feng Zhan continued, "Don't tell me you finally had a conscience and thought that your brother's sleep quality was really poor, so you didn't let that girl in?"
"Let me ask, are you two having a fight?"
Yan Ruyu parted his vermilion lips slightly and let out a soft "hmm".
This simple "hmm" piqued Feng Zhan's curiosity.
Feng Zhan had a habit. He wasn't interested in other people's gossips, but when it came to his siblings', he couldn't wait to dig out every detail.
"What's going on? Tell your older brother about it."
Feng Zhan didn't look like he was extremely concerned. Instead, he seemed like a bystander who loved to watch the fun.
"She hugged someone else."
"What?"
"On her fourteenth birthday."
Seeing Feng Buran looking so aggrieved, Feng Zhan found it even more curious.
It turned out that for the past month, Buran had been in a gloomy mood, not seeing anyone and not letting Zhao Shuning in. It was because of this that he was angry.
But this little thing made Feng Zhan find it rather funny.
When his younger brother's look was almost killing him, Feng Zhan straightened his attitude. He quickly said, "Is there some misunderstanding between you two?"
Feng Buran slipped his whole body into the hot spring. After a long time, he showed his head.
"I don't know. This is not a misunderstanding."
"Buran, the way you're jealous makes you look like a little wife."
"Brother, don't make fun of me."
Yan Ruyu had been really upset about this recently.
Feng Zhan tried his best to hold back his laughter.
Finally, finally there came such a day. Since childhood, when Feng Zhan talked to Feng Buran, either he couldn't win the argument or he would be so angry by Feng Buran that he couldn't say a word for a long time.
Who would have thought that now, it was Buran who was frowning.
As if thinking of something, Feng Zhan looked at Yan Ruyu in disbelief and said, "Buran, tell your brother honestly. You've lived for over a thousand years. Don't tell me you've never even held a girl's hand?"
Yan Ruyu retorted, "Of course not."
Feng Zhan asked curiously, "Who? How many?"
"Four."
The flame of Feng Zhan's curiosity burned even more vigorously. His eyes were shining brightly. He couldn't wait to say, "Quick, tell me. By the way, am I already an uncle?"
Yan Ruyu glanced at Feng Zhan.
He just couldn't understand what was going on in his brother's mind all day.
"Quick, tell me who those four are. Does it include your little wife?"
Yan Ruyu nodded.
"Besides that naughty girl Zhao Shuning, who are the other three? Tell me all about them."
Yan Ruyu leaned gently against the white jade stone and said, "I've held Mother's and Sister's hands."
Feng Zhan stared at Yan Ruyu, disappointment showing in his eyes. But he still cheered up and said, "And then? And then?"
The last one should be Buran's love history, right?
Yan Ruyu blurted out three words: "Aunt Qin."
If Feng Zhan remembered correctly, Aunt Qin was the old woman who had accompanied Buran since childhood. In Buran's eyes, Aunt Qin was like half of a mother to him.
"Just this?"
"Just this."
Feng Zhan retracted into his half of the hot spring pool dejectedly.
"Come on, you've lived for over a thousand years, and you've never even held a decent girl's hand?"
"I have."
"Zhao Shuning doesn't count."
"She does. She's a girl too."
"..." Forget it. Buran was always right. He'd just listen to him.
So, for a thousand years, Buran had truly fallen in love with Zhao Shuning for the first time?
It was really rare. No wonder because of such a thing, his younger brother, the creator of this world, had been in a gloomy mood for so many days.
If he told Sister and Xiaojin about this, they probably wouldn't believe it.
"Brother, do I have a problem?"
"No, you don't. I do." It was my mind that was too dirty. Mother had said before that among the four sons of the Feng family, although Buran was the smartest and the least approachable, his mind was also the purest.
Feng Zhan didn't think so before. Every time he discussed something with Buran, he always felt that his IQ was being trampled on by his younger brother who was several years younger.
Now, he finally understood.
Heaven had given Buran a perfect appearance and excellent spiritual power, so it would naturally take away something from him. Although Feng Zhan didn't care much about love between men and women, it was because he simply didn't care. If he really fell in love with a girl, he would have all sorts of ways to pursue her.
Feng Zhan looked at Yan Ruyu sympathetically and slowly said, "You're really an innocent little boy."
"Brother, you've never had a girl you like. How can you understand my feelings?"
"Stop, stop, stop. Even if I don't understand, I wouldn't be like you, being depressed for so many days because of a little action."
Yan Ruyu didn't say a word.
"Buran, do you feel awkward?"
"Ning'er hugged Zhao Huai. She did it on her own initiative."
"Zhao Huai - Come on, Feng Buran! Have you got any backbone! They're siblings. What's wrong with a hug?"
"No."
"Okay, okay, no, no."
"Ning'er didn't even explain it to me."
It was you who locked the door and added a protective shield. Wasn't it you who didn't open the door when she came several times?
Buran seemed so smart. Why couldn't he get over such a small hurdle?
"I removed the protective shield later and left the door open for her, but she still didn't come."
"She didn't come. Why don't you go and ask her?"
"She's still young."
Feng Zhan was speechless. Then he said, "So what on earth do you want?"
"After I calm down, I'll go and find her."
"Buran, listen to your brother. I think there's something wrong with your attitude towards feelings. Well, when you two are having a fight, she should at least know what wrong she's done, right?"
Yan Ruyu shook his head like a naive child.
"She didn't see me that night."
"Then how can you expect her to admit her mistake? Besides, she didn't do anything wrong."
Yan Ruyu lowered his head and his eyes drooped. He said, "So it's my fault. I'm being petty, right?"