When Xiao Ce saw Qin Zhao getting into the crowd, he hurriedly followed him as if he had just woken up from a dream.
Qin Zhao finally squeezed in, picked a good spot, and threw in a silver coin before he even looked at it, making a generous move.
The streets are very lively today, probably because today is a good day for the dragon to raise its head, so there are so many people.
The acrobatic performer was an acrobat of about ten years old. He was pretty and cute, and his body was as soft as a snake. Whether it was drilling into a fire hole, doing handstands or jumping pills, he was proficient in everything. The people watching couldn't help but cheer.
Qin Zhao also cheered and was about to clap her hands, when a man's big hand grabbed hers.
She turned around and saw, wasn't it Xiao Ce?
"Why did you run away just now?" Xiao Ce opened his lips indifferently.
"The juggling is nice, sir, if you have any money, please reward me some more." Qin Zhao didn't see anything wrong with Xiao Ce and asked with a smile.
When Xiao Ce saw Qin Zhao's protruding white teeth, he felt for the first time that Qin Zhao was ugly. Qin Zhao was more beautiful in the palace, but he became ugly as soon as he left the palace.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qin Zhao simply started looking for money in his pocket.
Zhang Jixiang saw that Qin Zhao was neither big nor small, so he reminded him from the side: "Madam, the little one has silver ingots here."
Qin Zhao patted his forehead: "Yes, I forgot that you are the housekeeper."
She took the silver ingot and threw two more large ingots proudly.
Seeing how heroic she was, the jugglers worked even harder.
Qin Zhao cheered on the sidelines until his voice became hoarse.
After watching the sideshow, Qin Zhao happily ran to the teahouse to listen to his teacher's story.
The storyteller told a folk romance story, which Qin Zhao loved to hear. The protagonist of the story was a brothel boss and a scholar who fell in love but failed to be together in the end.
Qin Zhao felt regretful when he heard the last thing: "The heroine is so pitiful. It would be better if the scholar could redeem himself earlier."
Unfortunately, when the scholar raised enough money, the leader chose to commit suicide in despair because he could not wait for the scholar.
"In the final analysis, it's because we don't trust each other enough, or we don't love each other deeply enough, right?" Qin Zhao murmured to himself.
The scholar hesitated at first and did not go to raise money at the first time. It was because of that hesitation that he was only one day late and the two of them were separated forever.
"Boring." Xiao Ce only gave a two-word evaluation.
Qin Zhao replied: "Young Master is even more boring."
It was just listening to a book, and he could find faults with it, but she found it very interesting.
"Let's go." Xiao Ce suddenly stood up, feeling that Qin Zhao should not be allowed to go to such a place and listen to such boring folk romance stories, lest Qin Zhao be poisoned.
"If you don't want to leave, I have to listen for a while longer." Qin Zhao looked at Xiao Ce with a sideways look, as if he was on his birthday.
If he wants to leave, let him leave.
It was clearly her birthday, but he didn't accommodate her at all, and even pretended to be an emperor. She would rather leave him separately.
Xiao Ce looked down at Qin Zhao with an unclear look in his eyes, but Qin Zhao was not afraid either. He stiffened his neck and stared at him: "If you want me to leave, I won't send you away!"
Xiao Ce laughed angrily at her. At this time, Zhang Jixiang reminded him in a low voice: "Master, today is my wife's birthday. How about you let me go?"
Xiao Ce glanced at the woman who was listening carefully and saw that she was holding her chin up, revealing a small section of her bright wrist, like a young lotus root.
He subconsciously looked around and discovered that several men were spying on Qin Zhao.
He sat back down immediately, put down Qin Zhao's hand, held it in his palm, and declared his sovereignty.
Qin Zhao's hand was so strong that it hurt. He glared at him and said, "Barbarian!"
He is not usually gentle. Today is her birthday. Can't he be a little gentler?
"If you have anything nice to say, I'll take you to another place." Xiao Ce didn't like the way those men looked at Qin Zhao. Although Qin Zhao was wearing a curtain hat, the eyes of those men still glanced at her from time to time.
He wanted to take her to a deserted place or return to the palace to celebrate her birthday.
There are no male creatures in the palace who covet her beauty.
"Young master, go ahead. I'll listen for a while." Qin Zhao gave Xiao Ce a fake smile.
"Be obedient!" Xiao Ce said patiently, with veins bulging on his forehead, but his voice was a bit harsh.
Qin Zhao lowered his face and tried his best to break free from Xiao Ce's control: "I'm not the young master's pet, so please save your coaxing tone."
Zhang Jixiang felt that the atmosphere between the two masters was not right. He wanted to relax but did not dare to interrupt.
Xiao Ce stood up suddenly, and the movement was a bit loud. For a moment, everyone in the teahouse looked over, and even the storyteller was so frightened that he shut up.
Qin Zhao didn't expect that Xiao Ce's temper would come as soon as he said it. This was not a palace, how could he let everyone look at his face?
She really couldn't understand why the young master of the emperor changed his face when he said he would. Wasn't he still fine before leaving the palace?
"I own this tea shop!" Xiao Ce opened his lips coldly and looked at Zhang Jixiang.
Zhang Jixiang understood immediately and took a pile of money and handed it to the boss.
The other guests were confused, and Qin Zhao himself was also confused.
What’s the point of this? I’ve heard that a book requires a large number of people to make it lively. Everyone will cheer when they hear the wonderful parts. This is full of the atmosphere of human fireworks.
Xiao Ce drove everyone away. What is the difference between this and watching a play in the palace?
"Young master, let's watch it alone." Qin Zhao was also angry, got up directly, and walked away with the other guests without looking back.
The veins on Xiao Ce's forehead bulged again. He just felt that he shouldn't leave the palace. Once he left the palace, Qin Zhao became ambitious and his behavior became rude.
If it wasn't her birthday today, he could directly drag her back to the palace.
"Master?" Zhang Jixiang looked at Qin Zhao's back and wanted to cry but had no tears.
Xiao Ce finally darkened his face, got up and followed him out.
He quickly arrived behind Qin Zhao and clasped her arm: "This is outside, so be careful. People in the teahouse are talkative. I'm doing this for your own good..."
Qin Zhao felt depressed: "What's the difference between that and being in the palace?"
It was rare to leave the palace, so couldn't she live the life of a commoner? Apart from visiting the Qin family, she never had the chance to walk around the streets of Kyoto all year round.
If Xiao Ce didn't take her out of the palace to celebrate her birthday, she wouldn't feel anything wrong. Since he took her out and there were so many taboos, why bother running out?
"You mean it's better outside the palace?" Xiao Ce frowned coldly.
He had discovered from the time when they were having dinner at Salou that she particularly liked the outside of the palace, and now she made no secret of her love for the outside of the palace.
But it is a pity that she can only live in the harem for the rest of her life. Without his permission, she cannot step out of the palace wall.
"Of course it's better outside the palace." Qin Zhao answered without hesitation.
When she met Xiao Ce's cold eyes, she was startled and finally realized something was wrong.
She stammered and explained: "I, I mean it's rare to get out of the palace, some folk gadgets are quite good——"
(End of chapter)
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