Don't be tempted, sir

At the Shen residence, the two of them had been lying on their beds, falling into a deep dream since they fainted last time.

It was the Lantern Festival that day, and the capital was very lively. Shen Changsi had been clamoring to go out to guess lantern riddles and play games since early in the morning. Shen Yining had no choice but to ask Qizhu to go with him.

There were too many people in the lantern parade at night! It was very crowded, Shen Yining was squeezed out by the crowd and passively followed the crowd. Shen Yining panicked and looked back frequently to find a familiar voice. Just when the atmosphere of the lantern parade reached its climax, she was knocked down. People walking back and forth around her stepped on her hands. She couldn't get up under the crowd and was afraid. At this moment, a reassuring and gentle voice came from above her head, "Yining, Yining, give me your hand!"

Shen Yining stretched out her hand that was stomped and bleeding. Shen Changqing pulled her up and hugged her tightly, and quickly got on the carriage. At that moment, Shen Yining nestled in Shen Changqing's broad arms, and the noise around her became quiet. She could only hear the strong heartbeat, thump...thump... again and again.

In the dream, I got on the carriage and saw Shen Changqing saying with cold eyes, "You and I are just brother and sister! You are just my sister."

In her sleep, Shen Yining shook her head to explain, sobbing and muttering to herself, "No, no, you are lying! You are lying."

I woke up with tears in my eyes, opened my eyes and saw myself lying on the bed, calling for someone in a hoarse voice, "Meng Qiu, Meng Qiu Shui"

"Hey, here comes the lady," Meng Qiu handed over the water.

After quenching her thirst, Shen Yining said, "Meng Qiu, this is not a brother-sister relationship. I don't want to be brother-sister with him." Then she got up from the bed and went to find him.

Meng Qiu put her coat on and tried to stop her, "Miss, the second young master...he..."

Shen Yining didn't react. "What happened to Changqing? Did he come here?"

"No, the Second Young Master...after you guys finished talking that day, the Second Young Master vomited a lot of blood, and then fell down and hasn't woken up since. The court doctor, folk doctors, and the imperial doctors have all come...and said...said..."

Shen Yining was panicking. "What did they say? What did they say? Did Changqing faint because of me? It's all my fault..."

Meng Qiu blurted out with his eyes closed. Shen Yining would know it soon anyway. "The Second Young Master is dying. The imperial physician said he will die in a few days. The coffin has been placed in the garden...Miss, the Second Young Master is dying!"

"You lied to me too, Meng Qiu! I don't believe it!" Shen Yining was like a madman, barefoot and wearing Rejoice and a peach-colored coat. He ran out in a hurry and muttered, "It's all my fault. I want to be brother and sister. I want to... Second brother! Why did you pretend to be sick and lie to me?"

When she ran barefoot to Shen Changqing's courtyard and saw the coffin as Meng Qiu had described, she burst into tears and ran over, using all her strength to lift up the coffin lid, "Take it away, take it all away! Why did you put it in my second brother's garden! Ah~ you, you all lied to me, you all lied to me."

Old Madam Shen, Madam Shen, Shen Rushan, eldest sister-in-law, Yao Jiu, and Chang De all came out when they heard the sound. They saw Shen Yining, barefoot and disheveled, staggering up the stairs. Everyone made way for her.

Shen Yining walked to the bed blankly, looking at the lifeless Shen Changqing on the bed. His long eyelashes were closed, not as lively as before when he was holding his son under the fireworks.

He fell to his knees in front of the bed. "They all said you were going to die! Haha... What nonsense! Second brother, second brother, open your eyes! Open your eyes and tell them! They are wrong! Second brother, you were just joking with Yining... Yining, be obedient! Second brother, get up, Yining will listen to you! Yining is your sister..."

Tears flowed like rain, and she was extremely heartbroken. Seeing that the person on the bed didn't move at all, Shen Yining stood up, opened the quilt like a madman, pulled Shen Changqing's sleeve, and trembled hoarsely.

Wu Yan said: "Shen Changqing! Why don't you get up! Get up and tell them! Take the coffin in the garden away. Yi Ning doesn't like it and is upset when she sees it!!! Ah..."

Then he ran to Mrs. Shen and said, "Mother, why doesn't Changqing get up? Didn't you always love Changqing? Why did you put the coffin in Changqing Garden? Changqing will not die, mother! Changqing will not die, he... he was just mad at Yining, he was mad at Yining to death... Hahaha! I mad Changqing to death."

Madam Shen also burst into tears. Old Lady Shen used her cane to stab her face. “What a sin this is! Yining… Hurry up and listen to grandma. The ground is cold. Go and have a good look at Changqing! Go and have a good look at him and talk to him.”

Meng Qiu hurriedly helped the distraught Shen Yining up, put on her clothes and shoes, and tidied her hair. He helped her walk to Shen Changqing's bed and then walked out.

At this moment, Shen Yining looked at the person on the bed in a daze. He touched Shen Changqing's face which was still warm. His anxious heart calmed down and he murmured to himself.

"Changqing, you fell asleep, right? I was too anxious just now. I heard Meng Qiu tell me that you vomited a lot of blood because of me that day. I'm sorry!! I didn't mean to force you to answer... I just couldn't accept that I should have been the one to share the candlelight with you. How come you forgot me after going to the battlefield? That day you said that I was dependent on you because I couldn't distinguish between family affection and love. That's not true! In my dream, I remembered that I liked you, Changqing. That day when the fireworks were romantic, you saved me from the crowd. I remember the heartbeat in your arms. But now, it's all okay! Forget it! As long as you get better, I will bless you to marry Sister Yaojiu! As long as you get better!" As she spoke, tears fell on the palm of Shen Changqing's hand.