Chapter 16: The Heroine
Since Le Zhengzhao got Chu Qingkui's permission, he went to the tea stall more diligently. It's just that it's more low-key than it used to be these days. Dressed in civilian clothes, he didn't bring his own soldiers, only Xiao Feng and Xiao Yu.
Le Zhengzhao sent someone to pick up Chu Qing every day and asked Xu Chen to teach him to read and write kung fu or something like that, Chu Qing was cute and could talk to the prince's mansion The shadow guards in the palace were happy to see him, a group of shadow guards took turns to teach him kung fu, and Chu Qingci became more and more courageous.
"Those shadow guards of yours are too accustomed to Xiao Ci, two days ago, I saw Xiao Ci take a short knife of great value, where can I give him such a valuable thing?" Chu Qingkui couldn't help complaining, in the end, it was still the prince who spoiled him, and even his subordinates were used to it.
Le Zhengzhao smiled while holding the teacup and said, "This is called getting used to?" It's nothing to say goodbye to those who like it, why should you be clear between you and me? ”
Chu Qingkui sighed, knowing that this was said in vain. She is not a person who likes to talk a lot, but she always can't help but talk to Le Zhengzhao more, Le Zhengzhao doesn't stand up in front of her, and she always looks at her with a smile when she says it.
"I'm going to rent a shop in Changyu City, and I'm already looking at the place. You won't have to sit on the side of the street drinking tea in the future. Chu Qingkui was cleaning up the teapot used by the guests while talking to Le Zhengzhao.
The little prince was overjoyed in his heart, and then flattened his mouth as if he had thought of something: "Why don't you tell me?" Where did you choose that place? Is the place big? ”
"I told you that you don't want to do it all by yourself, I don't want to rely on you to raise it. The place is ok, much better than it is now. In the future, I don't have to move tables and chairs back and forth, which saves a lot of effort. ”
Chu Qingkui knew that if she and Le Zhengzhao had it, she would enjoy endless glory and wealth. However, she still wants to earn money by her own efforts, so that it will be convenient to help her mother's family in the future.
The little prince has never been able to resist her at this point, she likes to do business, so he can only let her do it. The only thing that can help is to let the soldiers guard the point, so as not to be bullied to her head for a long time.
"Lord Wang, the governor of Suzhou, please go back. said that he was going to pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, but it dragged on for almost a month, and now it's not good not to go back. ”
Xu Chen received a letter from the palace in Changyu City, so he could only pull Chu out to pass the word to the prince.
"Don't go, now the border war is tight, what kind of wind will wash the dust? Let them have time to care more about the people, and always want to see me what they do? Le Zhengzhao pursed his lips with impatience.
Xu Chen chuckled, took the letter back in his hand, and said, "Then I sent someone to refuse." ”
"Well, the matter of Suzhou will be left to you. I don't bother to care about them, and the imperial brother didn't want me to manage so much here, otherwise I wouldn't have let so many people follow. If you need me to come forward, you can go, if you don't want to take care of it, let Fu Yin be the master. ”
Le Zhengzhao waved his hand, his little princess hadn't chased home yet, how could he have time to drink and eat with them?
Xu Chen was equivalent to running for nothing, so he could only take Chu Qing and go back. It's just that Chu Qingci didn't want to go back, he rarely accompanied his sister at the tea stall, and stayed after saying a word to Xu Chen.
When Chu Qingkui was busy, Xiao Ci didn't make noise and went to play with the little prince, and Le Zhengzhao was also willing to coax him and played with him for a while.
"Qingkui, why didn't you come to set up a stall a few days ago?" Pan Lingyang hadn't seen her for a long time, and Chu Qingkui was also surprised that he hadn't left yet, thinking that he hadn't seen anyone for so many days and thought he was going to Suzhou.
"I used to pick tea at home, but I didn't come out." Chu Qingkui brought him a pot of tea, and Le Zhengzhao was not happy when he saw Pan Lingyang coming, and said sullenly: "My tea is cold!" ”
Chu Qingkui nodded lightly at Pan Lingyang, turned around and walked to the little prince and frowned: "It's hot now, so I specially warmed it for you before I got it back." ”
Le Zhengzhao puffed out his mouth, full of arrogance: "I don't care, it's just cold." ”
"Then I'll make you a hot pot." Chu Qingkui had no way to take him, but she had no way to fold this flat mouth, and she couldn't scold him if she wanted to.
Le Zhengzhao looked at Pan Lingyang proudly, and his eyes seemed to show off-Xiao Wang's people, do you dare to covet them?
Pan Lingyang's eyes darkened, and he hadn't seen Chu Qingkui become more and more interested in the little prince for a few days. The closeness between the gestures shows that the two of them are really together as rumored.
At first, he didn't like Chu Qingkui much, but he followed it when he saw that Le Zhengzhao was interested. It's just that this woman has been in contact for a long time, but he found her beauty, which made him can't help but fall into it.
It's just that he has lost his qualifications before he has time to express his position.
Pan Lingyang has hatred in his heart, he hates that others press on his head, and he hates others for snatching his things. Le Zhengzhao looked at the turbulent waves under his eyes and lowered his eyes for a moment, his face still had a childlike smugness, but his eyes were obscure.
Chu Qingkui should be the most confused one, and walked over with hot tea and handed it to the little prince: "Be careful of scalding." ”
Le Zhengzhao raised his face and smiled at her when he heard this, poured tea and smacked his tongue when he took a sip - it was so hot!
Today's guests are extraordinarily large, that is, even the young ladies and sons of big families in the city have come out to drink tea, which has made this small tea stall without even a shed overcrowded for a while.
"What's going on? Why are there so many people today? Chu Qingkui was a little curious, what did those sons and daughters come out to make a fuss?
It didn't take long for Chu Qingkui to figure it out, and these people were all here for the little prince.
Seeing Le Zhengzhao patiently dealing with those people, Chu Qingkui felt funny in her heart, it seemed that since she came down from the tea mountain that day, she had never seen Le Zhengzhao's serious appearance, and she would always be an ordinary teenager in front of her.
Pan Lingyang took advantage of the fact that Le Zhengzhao had no time to be distracted, and said a few words to Chu Qingkui.
"There is ...... between you and the prince" Pan Lingyang's eyes were a little lonely, Chu Qingkui was stunned and then chuckled: "You have also heard?" I didn't want so many people to know, but there was no way that Le Zhengzhao's every move would be watched. ”
Pan Lingyang's eyes were even more lost, and he said softly: "I wanted to persuade you, but after all, this is your own business, and I can't say too much." But Qingkui, the difference between you and him is not only the disparity in identity, but also those open and secret schemes are not suitable for you. ”
Chu Qingkui pursed his lips, glanced at Le Zhengzhao and the women around him, and shook his head: "I believe in him, and I also believe in myself." ”
"Have you really figured it out? What if he marries the princess one day? Pan Lingyang was full of worries, Chu Qingkui smiled and said, "He won't." ”
Because there were still guests, Chu Qingkui didn't stay in front of him long. Pan Lingyang hung his head, the teacup he held tightly in his hand, and his heart was full of anger.
He had never seen Chu Qingkui smile so brightly, but why did such a smile belong to that cynical merry prince? In addition to his identity, what is there that is not as good as Le Zhengzhao? Or is it that women in the world are all average, and with status, status, and money, the rest will no longer be in sight?
Chu Qingkui didn't notice Pan Lingyang's abnormality, and still greeted the guests of the tea stall.
"Tsk, this tea is really bitter and unpleasant." A woman in a gorgeous dress took a sip of tea and frowned, and poured out the rest of the tea in the cup.
Chu Qingkui didn't say anything when he saw this, and continued to clean up the tea stall silently.
"Lord Wang, if you love tea, there are many good teas in the house." The woman in gorgeous clothes said softly, Le Zhengzhao raised his eyebrows and glanced at it, ignoring it, but looked at Chu Qingkui.
"Rest when you're tired, these people don't have to be greeted."
Chu Qingkui nodded, these people weren't here to drink tea, so she didn't need to bother to say hello.
The woman in the gorgeous dress was a little unconvinced, and sat on the side sulking. And behind her, there was a woman who was a little similar to her, and she rolled her eyes and smiled: "Sister, why don't you buy this tea stall?" Just let the prince see her insatiable appearance! ”
The woman in Huashang didn't think much about it, she just felt that the idea was good, so she looked at Chu Qingkui and said, "I bought your tea stall." ”
Chu Qingkui raised her eyebrows, not understanding what she meant, so she didn't speak.
"Twenty taels for sale or not?" The woman in the gorgeous dress was a little angry when she didn't speak, but Chu Qingkui still turned a deaf ear.
Le Zhengzhao crossed Erlang's legs, squinted his eyes, and still had a smile on his face, and the one next to the woman in gorgeous clothes whispered again: "Sister, the prince is looking at you." ”
The woman in Huashang was overjoyed, and then said: "The tea in your tea stall is not good, twenty taels is already very high." Do you sell or not? ”
Chu Qingkui looked at her with a frown, and asked puzzledly: "My tea stall is for passers-by to rest their feet and cool off, why do you still drink if you are not used to drinking?" And you buy a tea stall to buy these tables, chairs and benches? You shouldn't have any shortage of these at home, right? ”
Le Zhengzhao clenched his fist and put it to his mouth to hide a smile - the silly girl of his family really doesn't understand those intrigues and tricks at all, and it is not easy to provoke when she looks at the world, but she is actually kind and simple.
If this falls in the harem house, I'm afraid there won't even be any bones left. But after thinking about it, if she could solve everything, what was the use of him if she could see it? From this point of view, he really hopes that his little Aoi will be a little more stupid, so that his intelligence can be revealed!
The girl in the gorgeous dress was angry, and immediately took twenty taels of silver and slapped it on the table, saying, "In the future, you are not allowed to set up a tea stall here, and I have taken away all these tables, chairs and benches." ”
Chu Qingkui sighed, and really went over to put away the twenty taels and threw them into Le Zhengzhao's arms: "Oh, people won't let them put it away." It's closed. ”
The little prince was happy, waved his hand to the people around him, and said, "Okay, there is no tea to drink." Xiao Feng and Xiao Yu went to help, now that your hostess has earned money, I'm afraid you want to invite us to dinner. ”
Chu Qingkui turned his head and raised his eyebrows to glance, the little prince was drumming in his heart, and he was a little worried that she would break his face in front of everyone. swallowed his saliva, and listened to Chu Qingkui say: "Okay, today if someone is fighting for righteousness and squandering money, I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha." ”
As soon as these words came out, the people around them were disgusted and ridiculed by the woman in gorgeous clothes, and who couldn't hear that this was mocking her?
The girl in Huashang lost face in front of the prince, gritted her teeth and turned around and ran. The others didn't dare to stay longer, for fear of angering the prince, and everyone who should leave left.
Pan Lingyang's mind was full of Chu Qingkui not denying the matter of the hostess of the prince's mansion, and when he saw that they were starting to pack up their things, he suppressed his anger and smiled: "Really don't set up a stall?" ”
Chu Qingkui waved his hand and said lightly: "Where can I be, but I just found a shop in the city and will continue to sell tea there in the future." ”
"I see, then I will also say goodbye today." Pan Lingyang left the tea money and left.
Le Zhengzhao pinched Chu Qingci's face and pouted and looked at her: "What did you tell him to do this?" ”
"He's helped me a lot before, and he's a friend of mine." Chu Qingkui said softly, and just as the little prince was about to say something, he heard Xiao Ci in his arms whisper: "My sister has no friends since she was a child, and finally she has a friend and brother-in-law who can't stop it." ”
Le Zhengzhao heard that brother-in-law's heart as if he had been smeared with honey, and he looked down at Xiao Ci and asked, "Then what if he is a bad person?" ”
Chu hummed lightly, and then said, "Don't be afraid, my sister is so powerful that the bad guys can't beat her." And isn't there a brother-in-law to protect it? There are so many powerful brothers and sisters in my brother-in-law's family, I am not afraid of bad guys! ”
Le Zhengzhao was completely amused by this kid, and his idea of wanting to block Xiao Kui's contact with Pan Lingyang was also dispelled. Chu Qingci reminded him that Xiaokui had no friends since he was a child, and if he mentioned the matter of not being allowed to contact Pan Lingyang now, it would inevitably make her misunderstand that she wanted to cut off her friendship.
However, there is only one Pan Lingyang, and if he goes, it is estimated that there will be no waves under his nose.