Chengchun originally thought that she would be able to go back to Jiangnan after a while. She thought that the life here would be more difficult. After all, she would not be able to stay for long. However, she did not expect that since returning to the capital, it would be difficult for Chengchun to see Su Xubai again.
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After saying goodbye every morning, she would stay in the yard until late at night, never going out and walking around, just staying in her own room.
It's just that after staying here for several days, Cheng Chun never had a chance to see Su Xubai. He seemed to be deliberately avoiding her. Every time he went to look for him, he would always miss him for some other reason.
Hongdou was so worried about this matter that she couldn't sleep. Chengchun was just a farm girl from Jiangnan. She had no status in the capital. The only person she could rely on was Su Xubai.
But the only person she could rely on seemed to have disappeared since she arrived in the capital, and she could never see her again. Hongdou was worried that Chengchun would lose his favor like this, and she was anxious, but Chengchun didn't seem to care much.
, and can always comfort Hongdou.
"I haven't seen the Fifth Master for several days. He obviously lives in a courtyard, but I can't find him." Hongdou muttered while sorting the things on the table.
"The Fifth Master is probably busy. He has been away from the capital for so long and just came back. It is inevitable that many people want to reminisce about the past! Besides, what should we do with him for food and housing here?" Cheng Chun sat in front of the desk and asked.
The pen describes the words in front of me one stroke at a time.
Hongdou looked back at Chengchun and was a little angry: "No matter how many people want to reminisce about the past, we always have to come back to sleep at night. Since we came to the capital, the Fifth Master has never been to our house. Madam, it's true.
I’m not worried at all if I’m big-hearted. In this huge place in the capital, there’s a lot of entertainment and entertainment, so aren’t you worried that the fifth master will be enchanted by the goblins outside?”
The pen in Chengchun's hand paused for a moment, and a large piece of ink dripped on the paper. She collected the paper and threw it into the wastebasket aside: "I am the little goblin outside you mentioned!"
Hongdou knew she had said the wrong thing: "Madam, I didn't mean that..."
Cheng Chun didn't show any anger at all. Instead, he comforted her with a smile: "If the fifth master really has a little goblin next to him and doesn't like me anymore, we will ask the fifth master for some redundant silver and go back to our small town."
Let’s go and live our lives well, and we can be at ease plowing the crops in spring and harvesting woad in autumn!”
"Madam, aren't you afraid that Master Wu will hear this and make him sad?" Hongdou looked at Chengchun helplessly.
Cheng Chun curled his lips: "Didn't it mean that the fifth master didn't like me because the little goblin next to him didn't like me, so I made other plans? This man can't hang himself on a tree with a crooked neck, and I can't lose both my life and my wealth, right?
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"How much money can you pay for a living person like me?" The door was suddenly pushed open, and Su Xubai stood outside the door.
As the saying goes, you can't talk about people behind their backs. Once you talk about people, they will be there. Look, Su Xubai is here!
When Cheng Chun saw Su Xubai, he was stunned for a moment, then continued to hold the pen and write on the paper, ignoring Su Xubai's sudden arrival.
Just as Hongdou was about to open her mouth to persuade Chengchun, she was stopped by Su Xubai.
There was no other way, Hongdou had no choice but to take her things and go out.
Su Xubai walked up to Cheng Chun, looked at what she had written, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why don't you say anything? Didn't you say that you can't lose both people and money? Then tell me how much money you can exchange for a living person like me.
Woolen cloth?"
"Fifth Master's heart is in you. If you think about the person who wants to leave, the person who is forced to stay is just a body. I am not such a stupid person. I have to embarrass myself and work hard for a body!" Cheng Chun lowered his head and wrote.
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Su Xubai casually took away the calligraphy in front of Cheng Chun: "After studying for so long, you still write badly. You really can't tell that you are smart at all."
Chengchun pursed his lips and said nothing.
Su Xubai looked back at her and saw her lowering her head, frowning, looking annoyed, and sighed helplessly: "Are you angry?"
"Angry? What do I have to be angry about?" Cheng Chun sneered, "I'm just a concubine. I can come and go as soon as you call her. How can I be angry? If it's so magnificent, it's everywhere.
In a place where there are powerful people, it is already a big deal to live in an ignoble way, so why do you have the right to be angry?"
"I passed the college entrance examination before going to Jiangnan, but I never looked for a job because my father is a marquis, and many things are not as simple as we see. In order not to embarrass my father, I lied about being sick and went to Jiangnan."
Su Xubai said softly.
Chengchun didn't even raise his head or say anything, he just listened silently.
"This time I was called back by my mother because she wanted me to find an official position in the capital. Things in the court are very complicated. Now I am actually not suitable to be an official in the court, but there are really too many olive branches sent to me.
, I can't offend anyone casually, so I have been running around outside to deal with them these days." Su Xubai walked to Chengchun and hugged Chengchun, "Because of this, I have never had a chance to see you."
Chengchun lowered his eyes and said nothing.
But it was obvious that Cheng Chun had listened to Su Xubai's words and did not resist Su Xubai's embrace. However, he was still a little sullen and unwilling to speak.
Su Xubai looked at Cheng Chun and felt that the longing in his heart was overflowing. The two of them were obviously in the same yard, but he couldn't come to see her because of some things. Today he had a rare opportunity to come and see her, just
Holding her like this makes my heart feel warm!
"So, Ah Chun, how much money do I need to exchange for a living person like me with you?" Su Xubai put his head on Cheng Chun's shoulder and said with a smile.
"There must be at least five hundred taels of gold!" Cheng Chun murmured.
Su Xu smiled and took the pen away from Cheng Chun: "It seems like I'm quite valuable!"
Cheng Chun looked up at Su Xubai: "Well, it's very valuable!"
Su Xubai felt itchy at Cheng Chun's sight, so he stretched out his hand to lift her chin and kissed her gently.
In the haze, Cheng Chun heard Su Xubai say: "Ah Chun, I miss you so much!"
Su Xubai spoke very softly, but Cheng Chun couldn't hear it clearly.
When Chengchun fell asleep, it was already late at night, and Su Xubai got up after Ji Lan shouted outside. He couldn't stay here overnight.
When he put on his clothes and went out, as soon as the door was closed, Chengchun slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes were very clear, and she didn't look like she had fallen asleep just now.
When the person walked far away, Chengchun shouted: "Hongdou!"
Hongdou pushed the door open and was about to light the lamp, but was stopped by Chengchun: "Don't light the lamp. If you light the lamp, the Fifth Master will know!"