Chapter 23: Coaxing
Cheng Xingqiu closed the door, felt the warmth of Zhaorong behind him, and turned around to hug him.
"Eh, wait," Zhao Rong pressed against his chest and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you been thinking about Ruan Yuyi all the time?" She noticed that his gaze was always on Ruan Yuyi, which made her very surprised.
He attached to Zhaorong's ear, "Didn't you promise me that you could get along with her in the past?" In the future, you are a wife, she is a concubine, you will press her head, there is nothing to worry about. ”
Before Yingxia, it was only when I heard that Ruan Yuyi had been celebrating the festival for him for a year, so he had a weak and honest impression of her, and he didn't want to make her unhappy everywhere now. And she also has the ability to seduce people, Xingqiu has been away for nearly two years, but she still misses her.
Now she repented.
As long as Xingqiu still has her in her heart, this Ruan Yuyi can't let her enter the mansion.
Zhaorong stroked his spine and said slowly, "How did you promise me before?" Don't think that I didn't see her return from the heavy rain yesterday, I didn't see your worried and anxious look. ”
Because she doesn't treat him as an outsider, she doesn't bother to call herself "Bengong" and take the eldest princess's shelf.
Cheng Xingqiu was not in a hurry when he was exposed, but explained unhurriedly, "Where am I anxious about her, I blame her for walking blindly and delaying you and me to settle the marriage." Although the eldest princess is arrogant, she is very coaxing.
When it came to yesterday's events, Zhaorong's face sank, as if he could drip water in the next second, "Yesterday's bald donkey's words won't really come true." ”
Cheng Xingqiu sneered, "Temples are not like this, if it is not good for people to come out, they will add more incense money to the temple for the sake of transfer, or buy the amulets sold in the temple." ”
When Zhaorong heard this, he was relieved, "I see." This group of people is really bold, and they actually deceived the head of this palace! ”
Cheng Xingqiu chuckled, and the hand that hugged the eldest princess's waist began to be unruly, "Your Highness, don't be angry, the little one will put out the fire for you, how about it?" ”
The two stumbled, and somehow arrived at the bed, Cheng Xingqiu stretched out his hand and was about to put down the curtain, but he heard the door creak and was pushed open.
He was startled, pushed Zhao Rong away without thinking, and sat up.
"Rui'er?"
Cheng Rui was standing by the door, his tall man almost blocking most of the light outside.
He pinched a few small wild flowers in his hand, and smiled innocently at his brother, "Brother, my mother asked me to send you flowers." He held up the small flower the size of a grain of rice in his hand, as if offering a treasure.
Cheng Xingqiu had a headache, how could his mother call him here.
In fact, Cheng Zhu was also thinking about things, and was annoyed by Cheng Rui, so he perfunctorily said that Cheng Xingqiu came here.
was disturbed by an idiot, Zhaorong was naturally unhappy, thinking that it was a little uncle, so he barely suppressed his anger, "Brother Rui, you go and give these flowers to the fairies in the temple, and you can come back after sending them." ”
Cheng Rui's eyes lit up, "Is there really a fairy sister here?" ”
At this time, Cheng Xingqiu's mind was not clear, and he also felt that something was wrong, so he casually responded a few times.
So Cheng Rui quickly ran away in a hurry, and at the request of his brother, he took the door well.
The sun gradually rose, the morning cold was dispelled a little, the warm sun brewed the fragrance of the laurel tree in the temple more and more fragrant, Cheng Zhu sat on the Taishi chair, playing with the hollow carved fan in his hand.
Although this fan is only for pleasure, she is very pleased with the ornamentation on it.
She gently turned the handle of the fan, and the light poured in through the half-hidden window, and through the hollowing out of the fan, it cast a small flare of light on her slightly wrinkled face, casting tiny freaks of light that changed with her movements.
Mother Li bowed in, bowed her head and said, "Madam, it's noon, can you pass Su Zhai here?" ”
Cheng Zhu's hand paused, and put the fan on his lap, "Pass it." ”
"Yes," Li's mother was about to turn around and leave, and Cheng Zhu added:
"Put all the lunch in my room, and then go and call Rui'er and them to come and eat together." Xu is getting older, coupled with the cold relationship with Master Cheng, she hasn't seen each other for a long time, and she really likes to be lively more and more.
Ruan Yuyi received the news and was the first to arrive.
Today, she wore a smoky skirt and a cloud silk cloak, and came in gracefully, and her makeup was unexpectedly softer than a few days ago. When he arrived in front of Cheng Zhu's family, he still greeted him obediently and skillfully, as if he hadn't heard his aunt's suspicion of him yesterday.
She came so diligently, Cheng Zhu was a little surprised, facing this face that had been caring for each other for nearly two years, as always obedient, and his heart softened.
So he sat her down. I don't know if it's the fragrance of golden cinnamon in the courtyard that makes her feel particularly comfortable, and she rarely cares, "Sister Yi slept last night, are you still used to it?" ”
Ruan Yuyi had nothing to do in the morning, so she continued to transcribe some scriptures to pass the time. Seeing that the pilgrims were pious, the temple was very happy to lend her scriptures.
She is not the kind of person who will give up her thinking when the prince is angry, on the one hand, she feels that the prince is still moved by her copying scriptures, and on the other hand, she also hopes that she can do something for those soldiers from the bottom of her heart.
Including his own ambitious brother who dedicated himself to the battlefield.
The maid on the side poured tea for Ruan Yuyi, the tea was warm, just the right temperature for the entrance, Ruan Yuyi took a sip, "Thank you aunt for your concern, I slept very well." ”
In fact, she is used to sleeping in the bed in the west chamber, whether it is the Shenghe Temple or the newly moved east chamber, which will make her sleep a little unstable, and even sometimes she is caught in a nightmare, and she will wake up in the middle of the night.
Cheng Zhu said her bad words behind her back yesterday, which happened to be listened to by the main owner, but now he still feels a little weak, so he is speechless for a while.
After half a cup of tea, Li's mother had finished her fast, but she still didn't see anyone else coming.
Cheng Zhu didn't know if he was impatient to wait or what, he always felt panicked, so he ordered the maid on the side to call again.
Cheng Xingqiu and Zhaorong were late. After he called his mother, he also sat down next to Zhaorong. But Cheng Rui was never seen.
Cheng Zhu poked his eyes out of the door, "Qiu'er, where is your brother?" ”
Looking out of the door, I could only see that the door of the wing room on the opposite side was half open, and the stone bricks on the ground were reflected brightly, which was a peaceful place, where was Cheng Rui's noisy voice.
Cheng Xingqiu's heart jumped, and he suddenly remembered the words of Zhaorong's coaxing before, and said, "This ...... I don't know where Xu went. ”
"Didn't I let him look for it?" Cheng Zhu sensed that something was wrong, frowned and said, "You didn't see anyone?" ”
Knowing that Cheng Xingqiu was embarrassed, Zhaorong opened his mouth to help speak, "See." But then he ran away again, saying that he was here to find Mrs. Cheng, and we didn't care too much. ”
They are in a hurry, and the people they bring are not all the ones who are powerful around them, sometimes Cheng Rui is fast-legged and playful, and it is common for him to be unable to keep up. However, the walls of the Shenghe Temple were high, and the gate was closed, so Cheng Zhu didn't think he would go out of the courtyard.
Cheng Zhu faintly felt that something was wrong, so he ordered a few servants around him to look for it. She turned the porcelain cup in her hand anxiously, but she didn't have the heart to take another sip.
This courtyard is not big, but the Shenghe Temple is huge, and there is no enclosure between it and the forest behind, so there is no unknown danger.