Cheng Xingqiu closed the door, felt the warmth of Zhaorong from behind, and turned around to embrace him.
"Hey, wait," Zhao Rong pressed against his chest and asked with raised eyebrows, "Are you still thinking about Ruan Yuyi?" She noticed that his eyes always stayed on Ruan Yuyi, which made her very upset.
It's the taste.
He whispered in Zhao Rong's ear, "Didn't you promise me before that you could get along well with her? From now on, you are my wife and she is my concubine. You will naturally support her. There is nothing to worry about."
Before I agreed, I had heard that Ruan Yuyi had been observing the festival for him for a year, so I had a weak and honest impression of her. I didn’t want to make her unhappy now. She also had the ability to seduce people. Xingqiu had been away for nearly two years, and she actually
I still miss her.
Now she regrets it.
As long as Xingqiu still has her in his heart, Ruan Yuyi cannot let her enter the house.
Zhaorong caressed his spine and said slowly, "How did you promise me before? Don't think that I didn't see your worried and anxious look when she didn't come back from the heavy rain yesterday."
Since she didn't regard him as an outsider, she didn't bother to call herself "this palace" and act like a princess.
Cheng Xingqiu was not in a hurry when he was exposed, but explained in a leisurely manner, "I am not worried about her. I blame her for walking around blindly, delaying you and me from calculating our marriage." Although the eldest princess is arrogant, she is particularly easy to coax.
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Mentioning what happened yesterday, Zhaorong's face darkened, as if he could drip water in the next second, "The words of the bald donkey yesterday will not really come true."
Cheng Xingqiu snorted, "Aren't all temples like this? It's difficult for people to choose something, so they will add more incense money to the temple or buy amulets sold in the temple for the sake of transportation."
When Zhaorong heard this, he felt relieved and said, "That's it. These people are so brave, they actually deceived me!"
Cheng Xingqiu chuckled lightly, and his hands around the eldest princess's waist began to move erratically, "Your Highness, please don't be angry. I'll calm down the fire for you, how about that?"
The two of them stumbled and somehow reached the bed. Cheng Xingqiu stretched out his hand and was about to put down the curtain when he heard the door creak and be pushed open.
He was startled, pushed Zhao Rong away without thinking, and sat up.
"Ruier?"
Cheng Rui was standing by the door, his tall figure almost blocking most of the light outside.
He held a few dried small wild flowers in his hand and smiled innocently at his brother, "Brother, mother asked me to give you flowers." He raised the small rice-sized flowers in his hand as if to offer a treasure.
Cheng Xingqiu had a headache. Why did his mother call him here?
In fact, Mrs. Cheng Zhu was just thinking about something and was annoyed by Cheng Rui's troubles, so she persuaded Cheng Xingqiu to come here.
Zhaorong was naturally not happy to be disturbed by an idiot. Thinking that he was his brother-in-law after all, he managed to suppress his anger and said, "Brother Rui, go and give these flowers to the fairy in the temple. You won't come back until you have finished sending them."
Cheng Rui's eyes lit up, "Is there really a fairy sister here?"
At this moment, Cheng Xingqiu was not clear-headed and felt something was wrong, so he responded casually.
So Cheng Rui quickly ran away happily, and at his brother's request, he closed the door behind him.
The sun gradually rose, the morning chill was dissipated a little, and the warm sun brewed the fragrance of the osmanthus tree in the temple more and more fragrant. Mrs. Cheng Zhu sat on the Taishi chair, playing with the hollow carved fan in her hand.
Although this round fan was only for viewing, she was particularly pleased with the decorations on it.
She gently turned the fan handle, and light poured in from the half-closed window. Through the hollows of the fan, it cast onto her slightly wrinkled face, casting tiny spots of light that kept changing with her movements.
Mother Li bowed her head and came in, lowered her head and said, "Madam, it's noon, could you please come to the vegetarian meal?"
Mrs. Cheng Zhu paused, put the fan on her knees, and said, "Pass it on."
"Yes," Mrs. Li was about to turn around and leave when Mrs. Cheng Zhu added:
"Put the lunch in my room, and then go ask Rui'er and the others to come over and eat together." Xu is getting older, and her relationship with Mr. Cheng is cold, and she can't see each other for a long time. She really likes the excitement more and more.
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Ruan Yuyi received the news and was the first to arrive.
Today she wore a floor-length skirt and a cloud silk cloak. She came in with a graceful look. Her makeup was surprisingly softer than the previous few days. When she arrived in front of Mrs. Cheng Zhu, she still greeted him obediently, as if she hadn't done anything yesterday.
I heard my aunt's suspicion about me.
Cheng Zhu was a little surprised that she came so frequently. Looking at this face that she had known for nearly two years, she remained as obedient as ever, and her heart softened.
So he quickly asked her to sit down. I wonder if it was the fragrance of golden osmanthus in the courtyard that made her feel particularly comfortable. She rarely asked, "Sister Yi, did you get used to sleeping last night?"
Ruan Yuyi had nothing to do in the morning, so she continued to copy some scriptures to pass the time. Seeing that the pilgrims were pious, the temple was very happy to lend her scriptures.
But she was not the type who would give up her thoughts when the prince was angry. On the one hand, she felt that the prince was still moved by her copying scriptures, and on the other hand, she also hoped from the bottom of her heart that she could do something for those soldiers.
Including his ambitious brother who dedicated his life 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 and said, "Thank you for your concern, aunt. I slept well."
In fact, she was used to sleeping in the west wing of the bed, whether it was the Holy River Temple or the newly moved east wing, which would make her sleep a little restless. Sometimes she would even have nightmares and wake up in the middle of the night.
After Mrs. Cheng Zhu said bad things about her behind her back yesterday, she happened to let the rightful owner listen. Now she still felt a little guilty, so she was speechless for a moment.
By the time half the cup of tea was gone, Mother Li had laid out the fast food, but still no one else had arrived.
Cheng Zhu didn't know whether she was tired of waiting or something, but she always felt panicked, so she ordered the maid beside her to call again.
Cheng Xingqiu and Zhao Rong arrived late. He called his mother and sat down next to Zhao Rong. But Cheng Rui was nowhere to be seen.
Mrs. Cheng Zhu glanced at the door, "Qiu'er, where is your brother?"
Looking out from the door, I can only see that the door of the wing room opposite is half open, and the stone tiles on the floor are reflected brightly. It is peaceful, and there is no noisy sound from Cheng Rui.
Cheng Xingqiu's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered Zhaorong's coaxing words before, and he hesitated, "This...I don't know where Xu went to play."
"Didn't I ask him to look for it?" Cheng Zhu felt something was wrong and frowned, "You didn't see anyone?"
Knowing that Cheng Xingqiu was in trouble, Zhaorong spoke to help, "I saw you. But then he ran away and said he came to see you, Mrs. Cheng, so we didn't care too much."
Their trip was in a hurry, and not all of the people they brought with them were the capable people around them. Sometimes Cheng Rui was quick and playful, and it was common for him to be unable to keep up. However, the walls of Shenghe Temple were high, and the gate was closed.
Cheng Zhu didn't think he would leave the yard.
Mrs. Cheng Zhu felt vaguely that something was not good, so she hurriedly ordered the maids and servants around her to look for it. She anxiously turned the porcelain cup in her hand, but she had no intention of taking another sip.
The courtyard is not big, but the Shenghe Temple is huge. In addition, there is no fence between it and the woods behind it, so there is no chance of any unknown danger.