CMWKSD -Chapter 269 Big Brother Really Is Useless

Today was a rest day.

Ji Yiqing and Ji Chaomian were both off.

Jiu Yue wandered around the residence, a handful of melon seeds in her grip.

She had wanted to go out, but for the time being, she couldn’t.

The silver needles and gu poison on Shen Zongyan’s body weren’t a big issue.

Jiu Yue had taken care of those on the very first day. The real difficulty was detoxifying him.

Given how Shen Zongyan had already been tortured to the point of being barely human, whether he could endure the detoxification still depended on him.

So during this period, Jiu Yue had been simultaneously nourishing Shen Zongyan’s body and preparing the antidote—one that could neutralize ten kinds of poison at once.

It was hard.

She could only stay cooped up in the residence, since she needed to keep a close eye on Shen Zongyan’s physical condition at all times.

After all, once you eat someone’s food, your mouth grows soft; once you take someone’s help, your hands grow weak.

At the start of next year, the three Ji brothers would be sitting for the examinations.

On the surface, everyone seemed calm, but in truth, they were all walking on eggshells.

Shen Mei was the most anxious. She had already been looking at potential matches.

But Ji Wanqiao and Ji Zhouye insisted on waiting until after the examinations to do so.

They even pointed at Ji Chaomian and said that if their eldest brother hadn’t married yet, neither would they.

Ji Chaomian: A terrible role model!

Jiu Yue was just about to turn around when she saw Ji Chaomian heading toward the main hall with a young lady dressed in fitted martial attire.

Oh?

Wasn’t that Su Cheng?

Ever since Jiu Yue had popularized fitted martial outfits, Su Cheng had stopped wearing men’s clothes altogether. This kind of outfit suited her very well.

Jiu Yue blinked.

Then she immediately chased after them.

Ji Yiqing had been handling documents in the study for quite a while.

Taking advantage of a short break, he planned to go find Jiu Yue and get a little affectionate.

But when he turned his head, he saw Jiu Yue sneaking about like a… well, “sneaking” really didn’t fit her at all.

How could Jiu Yue ever sneak around?

Even when she watched gossip, she did so openly and aboveboard.

Ji Chaomian looked helplessly at Jiu Yue, who had suddenly appeared in front of him.

Ji Yiqing took long strides to catch up.

Jiu Yue—watching gossip didn’t mean sticking your face right up to theirs.

Su Cheng, however, was being stared at by Jiu Yue, who was cracking melon seeds and flashing eyes full of gossip, yet showed not the slightest discomfort.

She even gave Jiu Yue a proper salute.

Jiu Yue lifted her hand. “You may rise.”

Ji Chaomian blinked at Su Cheng apologetically.

Just then, Ji Yiqing arrived.

Jiu Yue held melon seeds in one hand and crack—popped one open.

Then she looked at Ji Yiqing and jerked her chin toward Ji Chaomian and Su Cheng.

“Are those two flirting with their eyes?”

In an instant, Ji Chaomian panicked so badly his voice nearly split. He didn’t even bother calling her “sister-in-law” or “Your Highness” anymore.

For the boldest, loudest shout of his life, he yelled, “Jiu Yue!”

Jiu Yue patted her chest theatrically. “Oh my, you scared me.”

Ji Chaomian’s face flushed bright red, his neck following suit.

Jiu Yue thought that if this dynasty didn’t forbid streaking, Ji Chaomian would probably be red from head to toe.

Ji Chaomian glanced at Su Cheng awkwardly.

“Miss Su, please don’t take offense. My sister-in-law, she—”

Who knew Su Cheng was only staring at Ji Chaomian’s crimson face, finding it both novel and adorable.

She lowered her head, pressed her lips together, and smiled faintly.

When she looked up again, her gaze was open and resolute as she met Jiu Yue’s eyes.

“I hope that’s the case.”

Ji Chaomian: !!!

Ji Yiqing: ???

Jiu Yue: (/＼) Oh my, this girl’s got guts.

Ji Chaomian froze as if under a spell, his eyes seeing only Su Cheng.

But he looked far too dumbfounded.

Jiu Yue let out an “oh my” and cast Ji Chaomian a look full of disdain.

That day, Ji Yiqing had scolded her, asking how she couldn’t tell that Ji Chaomian liked Su Cheng.

Now Jiu Yue had something to say.

The two of them were so smart—how could they not see that Su Cheng liked Ji Chaomian too?

If she didn’t like him, why would a girl come knocking on the Ji family’s door?

These two blockheads!

It still had to be her.

One straight ball thrown, and Su Cheng didn’t dodge or twist at all.

Instead, it was the Ji brothers who got hard-controlled by a single sentence.

Jiu Yue cracked another melon seed.

She looked disdainfully at Ji Yiqing and Ji Chaomian and clicked her tongue.

“You’re really useless. It’s been months already—don’t tell me you haven’t said a single thing to her?”

Ji Chaomian: “A-ba a-ba…” Give me a moment.

Was he dreaming just now?

Jiu Yue looked even more disdainful. Casually, she offered the melon seeds in her hand to Su Cheng.

“Want some?”

Su Cheng’s eyes lit up as she looked at Jiu Yue.

She had long heard of Jiu Yue’s many feats. And because of Jiu Yue’s existence, the status of women in Great Qi had risen quite a bit.

If anyone dared say that women should be gentle and docile, someone would immediately retort: “Is Princess Jiu Yue gentle and docile? No. But she can talk down enemy states and capture spies…”

And because of Jiu Yue and Ji Chaomian, Su Yang had now entered the Ministry of Revenue.

She herself had been specially appointed as an advisor to the Court of Judicial Review.

Though she didn’t know what an “advisor” was, Su Cheng believed that such a novel term must have come from Princess Xuyu, who never walked the usual path.

So Su Cheng knew that Jiu Yue never hid her thoughts.

And Su Cheng wanted to become someone like Jiu Yue.

She accepted the melon seeds from Jiu Yue with great care.

Jiu Yue immediately scooted up beside Su Cheng.

Facing them were Ji Yiqing, smiling helplessly, and Ji Chaomian, who looked like a dazed goose with no idea what to do.

Jiu Yue whispered—very “quietly”—to Su Cheng, “Did you know he likes you?”

Su Cheng blushed, but still met Jiu Yue’s gaze honestly.

“I sensed it.”

Ji Chaomian: !!! Was he that obvious?

Jiu Yue clicked her tongue in disgust.

“So tell me—if I hadn’t made things clear today, do you think he’d ever manage to find himself a wife?”

Su Cheng knew Jiu Yue was forthright, but she hadn’t expected her to be this fierce.

Yet for some reason, facing Jiu Yue, Su Cheng didn’t want to say anything roundabout.

Ji Chaomian was there too.

What she said was for him to hear—and for herself as well.

Still, she was an unmarried young lady.

Rebellious as she might be, she still felt a bit shy and lowered her head.

“He would. Even if he doesn’t say it, I’ll be the one to tell him.”

Ji Chaomian: !!!

So all his careful, sneaky, furtive behavior over the past two months, afraid of being discovered—

She had known all along?

Ji Yiqing: My wife helped big brother find his wife. How nice!

Ji Chaomian stepped forward urgently, mouth just opening—

And then Jiu Yue delivered a critical hit: “Big brother really is useless!”

Ji Chaomian looked at Jiu Yue, the plea in his eyes nearly solid enough to touch.

Sister-in-law, she’s said it, but she’s not actually my wife yet!

Ji Yiqing felt like his big brother was about to crack apart.

Seeing that Jiu Yue was about to continue roasting him, Ji Yiqing quickly stepped forward and grabbed her sleeve.

“Jiu Yue, my eyes feel a bit uncomfortable. Could you take a look?”

As he spoke, his long fingers somehow slipped into her sleeve.

Lightly, they traced along her palm to her wrist.

Jiu Yue instantly forgot everything else. How could she remember to keep mocking Ji Chaomian?

Ji Yiqing’s hand seemed to carry magic.

That ticklish sensation traveled straight from her palm to her wrist.

Jiu Yue reflexively grabbed his hand. “Where? Where does it hurt?”

But the excitement hidden in her tone made Ji Chaomian feel deeply guilty—having to rely on his younger brother sacrificing his looks to save him.

Little did he know, Ji Yiqing’s smile had practically risen to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

After all, Jiu Yue had been busy detoxifying Shen Zongsheng these past days and had neglected him for three whole days.

Who could endure that?

He had learned dozens of moves—finally getting the chance to use one.

No one was allowed to stop him.

No one!!!