Chapter 96 Story
In ancient times, the spring nights were short and the sun rose high, so the king never held court early in the morning.
The prince just woke up from the love affair and endured the night, and then he turned into a stupid dog.
Minglu stood beside Rongque with an expression of disdain and rolled his eyes silently.
Rong Que was stunned for a moment, sighed in frustration, turned around and walked out.
Su Qingqing was boxing, so he didn't bother her. He just grabbed a maid Su Qingqing brought from Zhao State and said, "When the queen is resting, tell her to go to the teahouse together when I come back."
The maidservant agreed and bowed.
Rong Que glared at , then walked away, hating himself for being stupid as he walked.
After finishing a set of General Fist, Su Qingqing was covered in sweat. While she was wiping the sweat off her face with the handkerchief from Jixiang's hand, a maid conveyed Rong Que's instructions to her. Su Qingqing responded and took Jixiang to wash up and have breakfast.
Jixiang stood behind Su Qingqing, looking at her master eagerly, " Madam, is the thing you asked me to deliver to Suihonglou yesterday really useful? Why do I feel that the envoys from Nanliang are determined to get it this time?"
Su Qingqing didn't answer her question, but only asked: "How did you know that?"
Jixiang was stunned for a moment, then she understood what her master was asking, and rubbed the tip of her nose, "I have followed you since I was a child."
Su Qingqing smiled but said nothing.
Jixiang scratched his hair, "Just... just that, they are so loving, a newlywed couple, they can't bear to sleep in separate beds, let alone separate rooms and courtyards."
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "You know a lot, don't you?"
Jixiang scratched his hair again, "Your Majesty and the Empress are always together, aren't they? This makes Concubine Rou jealous."
Su Qingqing frowned and smiled, what the hell is going on.
Jixiang pursed his lips and looked at Su Qingqing with a serious look, vowing, "Anyway, I will be loyal to my master."
It's so confusing, I said this out of the blue.
But Su Qingqing understood.
This kid.
This is a message to her. No matter who she is, this child is loyal to her.
The message was delivered for the second time.
Jixiang must have discovered something a long time ago.
"Why?"
Jixiang grabbed the handkerchief in her hand and said, "This servant, this servant must guard my master."
Su Qingqing was stunned and didn't understand.
Jixiang lowered his head and eyes, “My master treats me very well. No matter what she does, no matter what others say about her, she always feels sorry for me, and I… I feel sorry for her too.
What happened with Shen Ye at that time, that day... when I went in that day, she was holding a white silk in her hand.
There were marks on the neck, and the stool was overturned.
If the master is really gone, I am gone too now. I will go underground to take care of her. She is so lazy that she is too lazy to even open her mouth to drink water. What will she do without me?
Now, she is here and I have to watch over her."
Su Qingqing understood.
The "guarding" that Jixiang mentioned was guarding the body of the original owner. The child probably thought that the original owner might come back one day.
Therefore, she had to guard her master's body loyally and not let it get hurt, so that her master could come back easily.
This child...
Although she is not very old, her character is exactly the same as those of her generals. They are all so stubborn... and loyal.
Su Qingqing patted Jixiang on the shoulder and said, "She will thank you."
Jixiang, who had been keeping his head down , shed big tears, which fell on the ebony table.
Su Qingqing was stunned. She had never seen Jixiang cry before. "What's wrong?"
Jixiang cried, "I don't want her to thank me. I don't need her to thank me. I just want her to be fine... no matter where she is."
Su Qingqing's heart suddenly soured, "Do you hate me?"
Jixiang didn't seem to understand. He was stunned for a moment and shook his head. "No, so I said, no matter who you are, I will be loyal to you, but you can't ruin yourself."
Su Qingqing discovered that she had really underestimated Jixiang in the past.
She thought that when Jixiang spoke of loyalty, he meant loyalty to this body, and she thought when Jixiang spoke of guarding, he meant guarding this body and waiting for the original owner to return.
She is superficial.
Su Qingqing pulled Jixiang's hand and said, "Don't worry, we are all fine and will live well. I have a plan in mind."
Jixiang bit her lip and nodded, as if she didn't want to continue this heavy atmosphere. She smiled through her tears, "Is the matter of the Broken Red Mansion reliable?"
Su Qingqing said, "Of course it's reliable. I'll take you for tea later."
Jixiang smiled with red eyes and said, "Are there any girls?"
"Oh." Su Qingqing was amused again. She raised her hand to wipe away Jixiang's tears. "You are still crying and thinking about me. If you don't know, you might think you have some special hobby."
Jixiang stuck out his tongue and smiled with tears in his eyes, "I just like looking at girls, those with fair skin, beautiful faces and long legs, I like to look at them all."
Her master always took her there before.
Look at the girl, she can remember her master.
When Rong Que came back from court, Su Qingqing and Jixiang had already packed up and were waiting at the second gate. Rong Que hurriedly changed into casual clothes and got on the carriage. Rong Que asked, "Which teahouse?"
After a morning court session of tempering and calming down, Rong Que no longer looked like a stupid dog.
Although he still looked haggard, at least he looked much more normal.
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "Qinghe."
Rong Que was stunned. "The Second Prince's teahouse?"
Su Qingqing nodded and smiled: "Going there, the envoys from Nanliang can come more confidently."
Rong Que thought about what Ming He had found out, and without asking any more questions, he just said, "What do you need me to do?"
"Please support me!" Su Qingqing said with a smile.
Meeting this smile, Rong Que felt a tingling sensation in his heart, "Well, I'll support you."
Qinghe Teahouse is located on Gulou Street. It is mid-morning now, and although there are not too many customers in the teahouse, the lobby is still half full.
Rong Que helped Su Qingqing get out of the car. They climbed up the stairs and were greeted by the waiter. "Please come in, sirs. Are you coming in or do you have a reservation?"
Even though they were the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, their identities were only recognized among the socialites and noble ladies. Most ordinary people, even in Kyoto, did not recognize them.
All we know about these two is that they are a talented man and a beautiful woman, and they have extraordinary taste in clothes. But in Kyoto, any brick thrown down can knock down a fifth-grade person, so no one is surprised.
The second prince is only the behind-the-scenes boss of this teahouse. He usually doesn't come here and only leaves a spy.
When the spy saw the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess coming together, he was so shocked that he dropped his servant and ran to report the news.
Seeing the man walking out, Su Qingqing and Rong Que looked at each other, and Rong Que asked the waiter who greeted them , "Are there any private rooms on the second floor?"
The waiter smiled and said, "Yes, yes, you came early, so there are three rooms left."
Led by the waiter, Rong Que and Su Qingqing sat down in a private room on the second floor.
The storyteller was already in place, "Today we are going to tell a story about two men fighting for one woman."
The tea drinkers in the lobby immediately served it.
The storyteller banged the gavel and began to lecture.
The story is about a married son of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a girl. He wants to take her home as a concubine, but the girl has evil intentions and harms a daughter of an official family. She is thrown into prison, and the son of the wealthy businessman tries his best to rescue the girl.
As a result, just after the people were rescued, a group of foreign merchants came. The leader of this group of merchants took a fancy to the girl and started competing with the son of the wealthy businessman.
As they listened, someone in the audience exclaimed, "Oh my god, this sounds so similar..."
Before he could finish his words, someone else responded, "Fuck, I thought I was the only one who looked like him!"
"No, you think so too."
“Feels like a plus-one!”
“It’s exactly the same.”
"What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"That so-and-so and that so-and-so, I dare not reveal their names, but this is what happened."
The discussion below exploded suddenly, instantly drowning out the storyteller.
Rong Que looked at Su Qingqing, "The protagonists of this storybook are the second prince Su Yunyun and Mu Ze?"
