The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

I slept last night.

The thin clouds drifted by, their clear and gentle sound like a mountain stream babbling by.

"I know nothing."

He looked up at her, his gaze calm as still water.

"What happened?"

They spoke so casually, as if they really knew nothing.

Tang Xixue bit her lower lip, her voice barely audible.

"It's nothing. I just... enjoyed a delicious lotus soup."

"cough--"

Yun Boyan choked on his tea.

He abruptly turned his head, covered his lips with his sleeve, and his shoulders trembled slightly.

That handsome face, usually so aloof and cold, was now as pink as a peach blossom.

A few peach petals happened to fall on his shoulder, the pink petals intertwining with his silver hair, making his blush even more distinct.

He finally managed to stop coughing, but his voice was no longer as composed as before; it had become a bit hoarse.

"Sister-in-law... I'm just glad you're enjoying your meal."

Tang Xixue looked at him like this, her ears turned bright red, and her eyelashes drooped.

Even the fingertips holding the teacup were trembling slightly, but she still had to pretend to be calm and act as if nothing had happened last night.

She immediately stopped believing a single word.

Goodness, my brother didn't sleep at all last night.

Then wouldn't he be...?

Fine, as long as she pretends not to know anything, no one will feel awkward.

Suddenly, she became curious and, as if possessed, asked the question.

"Are you two brothers really exactly the same in everything?"

"Um?"

Yun Boyan raised his eyes, his silver-gray eyes filled with doubt.

"My brother and I are exactly the same."

As soon as he spoke, he realized that she might not have been asking about his appearance or figure.

Blood rushed to his head instantly, and his already flushed face deepened even more, as if peach petals had been crushed and kneaded into white jade.

"That really makes it hard to tell you all apart."

When Tang Xixue said this, the corners of her lips curved slightly.

In fact, she can distinguish them very clearly now.

When Xie Jinlian looked at her, his eyes held a gentle tenderness like spring breeze melting snow; when Yun Boyan looked at her, his eyes held a burning passion surging beneath the frost and snow.

One is composed, the other is tense.

She could tell the two brothers apart even with her eyes closed.

"Can't others tell you two apart?"

As Tang Xixue spoke, she recalled that when she was half-asleep, she seemed to be holding something warm and soft while sleeping.

The touch was warm and firm, with a faint sandalwood scent that put one at ease.

She was in a daze at the time, thinking it was a dream, so she snuggled closer to that warmth, and it seems she even touched him inappropriately.

Yesterday, besides her, only Yun Boyan was inside the carriage.

Did she sleep with her younger brother last night...?

"Well, so it's alright if you can't tell the difference, sister-in-law."

Yun Boyan said in a low voice, glancing at her discreetly.

That glance was incredibly quick, like a dragonfly skimming the water, the ripples barely formed before they vanished.

He lowered his eyelashes and looked at his reflection in the tea.

"Anyway, it's all the same."

Why can't he be the older brother?

They looked exactly alike, even their auras were identical.

As long as he doesn't say it, and as long as she can't tell the difference, why can't her husband be him?

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became somewhat romantic.

Tang Xixue really wanted to say that she could tell the difference.

Just then, a knock came from outside the bamboo gate of Zhiyun Xiaozhu.

"Junior Uncle!"

Si Xingxuan's voice came through the bamboo fence, clear and melodious, filled with barely suppressed joy, like a lark carrying the tidings of spring, eager to land in front of her.

"It's me! Zhe Yue!"

Tang Xixue was slightly taken aback and was about to get up to open the door.

"Zhe Yue, wait for me a moment."

Because the courtyard gate wasn't far, she didn't call anyone else, but went to greet Si Xingxuan herself, wanting to see if his health had recovered any better.

Yun Boyan frowned slightly; this person's arrival was certainly ill-timed.

However, at the same moment, another figure, only half a step later than Si Xingxuan, silently landed in the shadows of the bamboo forest outside Zhiyun Xiaozhu.

"I wonder who that little vixen is?"

The star-patterned robe blended almost seamlessly with the bamboo shadows, with only the silver-embroidered star trails on the lapel shimmering faintly in the morning light.

"I'd like to see what these so-called sister-in-law are like!"

Si Xingzhou leaned against a slender bamboo pole, arms crossed, his gaze passing through the sparse bamboo leaves and landing on his younger brother.

"Squeak—"

The bamboo gate opened.

"Zheyue, please come in!"

Tangxi Xue stood inside the door.

Today she wore a moon-white, wide-sleeved, flowing fairy dress, with very faint silver cloud patterns embroidered on the cuffs and hem.

Her black hair was half-tied up with a snow-white ribbon, and her dark hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall.

The morning light streamed through the gaps in the peach blossom branches, enveloping her in a soft, rosy glow.

"Am I hallucinating? My queen... has she come back to life?"

Si Xingzhou's breathing suddenly stopped.

He stared blankly at that face, the one he thought he would never see again.

My vision suddenly blurred.

A surge of emotions welled up from the depths of my chest and rushed to my eyes.

She's still alive!!

His mirror image depicts his beloved, whom he believed had been burned to ashes by heavenly fire and would never return.

I'm standing not far away right now.

Then he saw Si Xingxuan step into the courtyard, a bright smile blooming on her pale, delicate face.

It's the kind of smile that hides all its sharp edges, revealing a completely unguarded smile only to one person.

"Weave it!"

Si Xingxuan called out to her, his voice filled with joy.

"I brought you some Soul Nourishing Pills, which I refined myself."

"Thank you, Zheyue, you're so kind."

Tang Xixue accepted Si Xingxuan's gift with a gentle look in her eyes.

How could he refine so many Soul Nourishing Pills when his body is so weak?

They must have gritted their teeth and persevered.

"I'll be content as long as I can help Zhizhi."

Si Xingxuan said obediently, showing no trace of his gloomy and crazy self.

"Zhe Yue was a great help."

Tang Xixue now genuinely finds him adorable.

Hearing her praise, Si Xingxuan felt a warm glow in her heart.

"Zhizhi, have you read the medical book I gave you?"

"I've read it, it's very well written..."

Tang Xixue led him into the courtyard, and the two chatted happily.

Si Xingzhou stood in the shadows of the bamboo forest, taking in the entire scene.

His queen is his brother's future princess!

His good younger brother kept it from him perfectly.

He suddenly laughed in anger.

"I put my brother in my pocket, and my brother kicked me into the ditch."

"Zheyue, Zheyue, you are truly my good younger brother."

He was also worried that his younger brother would be deceived by a vixen and lose his virginity, fearing that he would suffer a loss and be wronged.

The results of it?

That fox spirit was someone he couldn't have and longed for day and night.

His brother not only didn't suffer any loss, but he also treated him like a thief!

"Heh, I really underestimated you, my dear brother!"

These days, Si Xingxuan has been ignoring him and being sarcastic. He thought his younger brother was just throwing a tantrum, but it turns out it was because of this.

When did you find out what I was thinking?

Si Xingzhou leaned against the bamboo pole and looked up at the sky.

Sparkling light, like scattered gold, seeped through the gaps in the bamboo leaves.

"Great! Excellent!"

He twitched the corner of his lips.

"My little brother has really grown up! He's got a lot of ideas now!"

"But can his body handle it? He dares to try this divine delicacy!"