Chapter 59 Engagement

Author: Sigui Beihong

Chapter 59 Engagement

They saw almost the same expression on each other's faces.

Their surprise was beyond words, and beyond the surprise, there was also a hint of panic.

Huan'er was stunned for half a second, then rushed over and held Mo Yunxiao's hand tightly, choking and saying: "Girl! Why are you here?"

As she spoke, tears flowed down uncontrollably. Mo Yunxiao hurriedly wiped away her tears, but her own tears were already welling up in her eyes.

"It's good that I found you. I feel relieved to see that you are safe and sound." Mo Yunxiao said very pleased.

Huan'er's eyes were panicked, and she was at a loss for a moment.

"Girl, I still have good news to tell you," she hurriedly pulled Cheng Yu aside, who was stunned, and said, "I found Cheng Yu. I didn't expect Cheng Yu to be back too, thanks to His Highness King Jian.

"

"Oh?" Mo Yunxiao looked at Cheng Yu again. He was a little shy and lowered his head gently.

But Huan'er chuckled, took his arm and said, "Why are you acting like a little lady? Speak quickly!"

Mo Yunxiao was not as relaxed and comfortable as Huan'er, so he quickly asked her: "Has your family's case been overturned?"

Huan'er shook her head dejectedly and said, "My family is involved in a major case. How can we just overturn it? But after I came to the palace, King Jian took pity on me and went out of his way to summon Cheng Yu back."

"That's it." Mo Yunxiao smiled and said to Cheng Yu: "Huan'er is crazy about you, you should be nice to her."

"Yes, I will follow the elder girl's teachings." Cheng Yu said with a bit of shyness.

Huan'er giggled and hurriedly said to Mo Yunxiao: "Girl, you don't have to warn him. Cheng Yu will definitely not let me down."

At this moment, Mo Yunxiao glanced sideways and saw a boy coming in a hurry, looking around as if he was looking for something. Almost at the same time, he also saw Mo Yunxiao.

Although he had never seen Mo Yunxiao's true face, he saw that he was wearing a luxurious fox fur coat and that he had a heroic look on his face. He must have been the exquisite girl that Zhao Si had been dreaming about recently.

So he hurriedly bowed and said, "Miss Linglong, have you seen Brother Chengyu?"

Cheng Yu was also shocked when he heard this, and hurried forward and said, "I'm here."

The boy wiped the sweat from his head and said with a smile: "Brother Chengyu, you can make it easy for me to find you. The prince is calling you in a hurry, so you should follow me quickly."

Cheng Yu was stunned and looked back at Huan'er with a blank expression.

Huan'er hurriedly approached and urged: "Why are you still standing there? Your Majesty must have asked you for something important, why don't you go quickly?"

"Oh!" Cheng Yu responded, and then said: "Then I'll go." Then he looked at Mo Yunxiao, and when he was about to say something, Mo Yunxiao interrupted him with a smile: "Go quickly.

Let’s talk about it later.”

He scratched his head, nodded again, and followed the boy.

Huan'er looked at his retreating back, her eyes filled with infinite infatuation and joy. She looked at Cheng Yu, and Mo Yunxiao looked at her, both filled with emotion.

Cheng Yu followed the boy through the rockery, across the small bridge and running water, through the corridor, and came to the door of Zhao Si's study.

Zhao Si's study room consisted of two small rooms, with a rather exquisite fan screen in the middle. Cheng Yu and the young man stopped outside the fan screen. The maid who was waiting here pursed her lips and smiled, then went in to report.

The boy lowered his voice and said to Cheng Yu: "When the king calls you later, just go in. Remember, when you meet people, just bow to them more and don't talk nonsense."

"Yes, thank you for the tip, brother." Cheng Yu nodded repeatedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the maid smiled and said to Cheng Yu: "You go in, the king has guests here, so don't talk nonsense."

"Chuntao, I have already warned him. Let him come in quickly and let's talk for a while." The young man smiled and talked to the maid. The maid rolled her eyes at him and said angrily: "I still have to be an errand.

.”

Cheng Yu ignored the two's flirting and walked in cautiously.

As soon as he walked around the screen, he bumped into another maid. Unlike that Chuntao, she had a shy look on her face. She couldn't help but look at Cheng Yu and felt even more coy. She hurriedly lowered her head and walked away quickly.

Cheng Yu only felt a little strange, so he came to the bead curtain in the inner room and said softly: "I have met His Royal Highness King Jian, Cheng Yu."

"Oh, you're here." A Zhao-like voice came out: "No need to be formal, come in."

"Yes." Cheng Yu gently opened the bead curtain and stepped in. Although he did not dare to raise his head and look around, he could catch a glimpse of two people sitting opposite each other in the room.

Between the two of them is a table with some colorful pastries and tea sets on it, and the fragrance of tea is also faintly wafting in the room.

Sitting opposite Zhao Si was a man about forty years old. He had high cheekbones that stretched out his entire face, and had two faint mustaches on his lips. Although this man had an unattractive appearance, his eyes were as sharp as a hawk.

Zhao Si smiled and said to him: "This is the minister of the current dynasty, Mr. Zhang Dunzhang."

Cheng Yu quickly said: "I have seen Mr. Zhang." He still did not dare to look up.

"Well, he seems to be a down-to-earth and steady person." Zhang Dun nodded lightly.

Zhao Si chuckled: "Of all the people in my house, the most reliable one is Cheng Yu." Then he turned his eyes to Cheng Yu and said, "I have nothing else to do with you today. I just want to ask, Huan'er.

Who are you?"

Cheng Yu was stunned and answered cautiously: "We are cousins."

"Yes." Zhao Si nodded: "Listen to her, the reason why you assassinated Lingnan was just because you were implicated by Huan'er's family. Is this true?"

Cheng Yu hesitated for a while before replying: "It's true."

"When Su Dongpo was imprisoned for the Wutai Poetry Case, Huan'er's father secretly took care of him, which angered the late emperor."

Zhao Si said this to Zhang Dun. The latter nodded meaningfully.

"I also heard that since my family changed, all your family members have passed away, and you are the only one who is still alive. Isn't this true?"

"That's true." When Cheng Yu replied, he held his clothes tightly with both hands, as if he was harboring infinite hatred in his heart.

Zhao Si nodded and said: "In this case, you should always think about your family's ancestors, and the incense must be continued."

"Ah?" Cheng Yu was surprised. He didn't expect that Zhao Si would suddenly bring the topic to this topic. So he said, "I don't dare to ask for anything if I have to bear the burden of sin."

"This is an unreasonable disaster for you." Zhao Si said, "You don't have to be afraid. Since I can save you, I will wash away your grievances. I have the final say in everything, so you don't have to worry too much."

Zhao Si's words were like rain and dew, which greatly nourished Cheng Yu's blood-stained heart. Tears burst out of his eyes, and he bent his knees and knelt in front of Zhao Si.

"Your Majesty, as long as I am favored by Your Majesty, I will not hesitate to be shattered into pieces." He finished with a choked voice, and then kowtowed heavily several times.

Zhao Si was startled, and quickly stood up and said, "Although I have a kindness, you can just repay it. Why do you need to pay such a heavy courtesy?"

"The king is like a reborn parent to the little man!" He said with a face full of tears.

Zhao Si nodded, looked at Zhang Dun and said: "Since Shenzong's reform, the national laws of our dynasty have become more and more fierce. I don't know how many people have suffered for no reason like Cheng Yu. Alas, it is really lamentable."

Zhang Dun also nodded frequently but said nothing.

"Okay, you get up and sit down." Zhao Si said and sat down himself.

Cheng Yu wanted to refuse, but seeing Zhao Si's kind face and gentle tone, he thanked him, stood up and sat next to him.

"I have a good thing here that I want to tell you." Zhao Sihan said with a smile: "You must have met the woman who just went out. Her name is Coral. She has worked in my house for many years and has made great achievements. Haha, you should

I know that the youth of my daughter’s family is fleeting, so I am planning to find a reliable man for her.”

Cheng Yu felt a little uneasy, as if he had guessed what Zhao Si was going to say next.

"It's a pity that most of the men in my house are vulgar and not worthy of the coral." Zhao Si continued: "But you are different. Just now Mr. Zhang also praised you for being practical and steady. I think you are a person who can be relied on. So I plan to...

"

"Your Majesty!" Cheng Yu suddenly interrupted Zhao Si. Zhao Si was also stunned and asked quickly: "Is there something wrong?"

"Villain... villain..." Cheng Yu was speechless for a moment and couldn't even say a decent word.

"Do you think Hualou is ugly and don't want her to be your wife?" Zhao Si asked with concern.

"No, no, no." Cheng Yu stood up excitedly and said quickly: "Girl Coral is very beautiful, but she's just a villain... The villain is already engaged."

"What? Are you engaged to someone already?" Zhao seemed a little surprised, but after the surprise he felt deep regret.

Then he smiled bitterly and said, "It's my fault for being impatient. I just made a promise to Coral. Alas, I also promised to give her a generous dowry and buy you a new home. It seems like I was just wishful thinking."

"Hahaha!" Zhang Dun raised his head and laughed, saying, "The king actually broke his trust to his subordinates. How can this bring someone down?"

Cheng Yu was trembling all over, clenching his teeth and sweating heavily, as if his heart was being eaten by millions of ants.

"Hey, Mr. Zhang, don't make fun of me." Zhao Si poured tea for the two of them and said with a smile: "Coral is indeed a virtuous and intelligent woman. Although she is a servant, her conduct can be considered noble. Ordinary.

No ordinary person is worthy of her."

Zhang Dun turned to Cheng Yu again and said: "Look, His Highness King Jian values ​​that woman so much. You might as well cancel the engagement and come to the palace to form this marriage. King Jian will treat her differently in the future.

The future is immeasurable.”

Zhao Si interrupted quickly: "Okay, okay, Mr. Zhang, why bother saying more. Since Chengyu is already engaged, how can we instigate him to be a person who doesn't keep his word?"

After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Cheng Yu and asked, "Is it your cousin Huan'er who made the engagement with you?"

Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly knelt down on the ground again. At this time, his face was red and sweating profusely. Zhao Si and Zhang Dun looked at each other, both looking a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, I don't dare to deceive you." Cheng Yu said, "The villain...it is true that the villain has an engagement, but since the family incident, the person who was engaged to the villain has already...married someone else. The villain...

...Thanks to the great love of the king, I am very grateful to have returned to the capital. I never thought that the king would have such a generous gift. I was frightened for a moment, so... I didn't dare to agree."
To be continued...