Xiao Yu looked at Ping An with a speechless expression.
"No wonder you are in your twenties and don't even have a wife. What's the difference between bringing someone back to your house directly and robbing a girl? How can I do such a bastard thing?"
Ping An was stunned.
It sounds like you are already in your twenties and have a princess by now.
Moreover.
You don't know how much you've done, you bastard?
Chen Heng came out of the inn but did not leave Zhending directly. The prefect of Zhending was his uncle. Since he was here but not ready to leave, he must stay there at night.
"Hey, it's such a late night, it's windy and snowy, why are you here? Something happened in Kyoto?" When the magistrate Zhending heard the report that the prince of the Zhenning Houfu was here, he was so surprised that he put on his coat.
He came out in a hurry.
Chen Heng's mother and Concubine Zhen in the palace are both biological sisters of the same mother of the prefect. They also have an elder brother who now holds heavy troops to guard Qibei.
Gu Yao is the daughter of this great general.
Now everyone at home is arranging for his marriage to Gu Yao. In front of his uncle, Chen Heng did not mention that he came here to find Su Luo. He only frowned and said: "I happened to pass by on business and came to take a rest. You
Why did this government office burn down?"
As Magistrate Gu led Chen Heng inside, he sighed and said, "Forget it, that bastard little prince from Kyoto is here. He said that the rabbit he hunted escaped from my office. I don't know how the rabbit escaped from me."
Anyway, I don’t know what happened, so this gentleman burned down my government office. Fortunately, it’s snowing today, and the government officials found it in time.”
Chen Heng frowned, with vigilance in his eyes, "Xiao Yu came to Zhending? What did he come to Zhending for? What did your government office lose?"
The emperor wanted to restart water transportation, but the aristocratic families represented by Zhenninghou Mansion did not agree.
The emperor is not someone who gives up easily. He has been promoting this matter overtly and covertly recently. Zhending is next to Jinnan Pier. As the biological son of the eldest princess, Xiao Yu appears in Zhending at this juncture, which makes Chen Heng have to
Think more.
Magistrate Gu had a look of disdain on his face, "A man with nothing but food and wine knows how to play tricks. Don't think too much about it. How is your marriage with Yao'er? Have you decided on a date? Last time I heard Yao'er say that Su Luo in your house is always
Are you looking for trouble with Yao'er?"
When Su Luo was mentioned, Chen Heng remained silent.
Magistrate Gu took him as his acquiescence, and as an elder, he couldn't help but give some advice, "Yao'er is your cousin, she is just an outsider, how can you let outsiders bully Yao'er.
Besides, now the emperor wants to cultivate children from a poor family. If Yao'er doesn't marry you, he will inevitably be asked to marry a poor boy by the emperor. The eldest brother is far away in Qibei and can't make any efforts. Even with the protection of Concubine Zhen, he will inevitably be taken advantage of.
If there is a loophole, don't be confused."
Chen Heng felt depressed and panicked.
He doesn't like Gu Yao.
Since the engagement was made five years ago, he has only known one thing in the past five years: his fiancée is Su Luo.
But how can children's personal relationships be compared with family interests?
Therefore, no matter how unhappy he was with this marriage, he had no objection. However, when he thought of Su Luo's cold, distant and indifferent look just now, Chen Heng's heart felt as if there was a sharp stone pressing down on him, and he had no desire to talk.
"Uncle, I'm tired. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
Lying on the couch in the guest room, Chen Heng tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. As soon as he closed his eyes, he heard Su Luo's irritating words.
It was just a matter of anger. How could you say such unpleasant things and run away from home?
It was just to fight for the status of wife and concubine. After five years of their relationship, she didn't understand his hardships at all!
Just know how to make trouble!
Early the next morning, Chen Heng, who had been bored for half the night and had not fallen asleep, accompanied Magistrate Gu to have breakfast and then left. After leaving the government office, he went straight to the inn where Su Luo stayed yesterday.
After a night, he should be able to calm down. When he is taken back to his home, he must set rules for Su Luo. No matter how angry he is, he cannot leave home.
He has a lot of court affairs to deal with, so he doesn't have to waste his energy on the inner house.
I went upstairs according to my memory and saw that the door to the guest room was opened and the waiter was cleaning inside.
Chen Heng's depressed heart suddenly sank, and he collapsed in one step, "Where are the guests staying here?"
Seeing that he was dressed luxuriously, the waiter said politely: "The guest checked out early this morning."
"Where are you going?" Chen Heng asked in a higher voice.
The waiter looked at the customer with a pale and angry face in confusion, and carefully replied: "I don't know, the customer left after checking out."
gone!
Chen Heng's face instantly darkened, and the surge of anger filled his body, scaring the waiter at the shop next to him so much that he dared not speak out.
Spring Creek Town.
Su Luo, who was disguised as a man, and Chun Xing and Su Zimu, who were also disguised as men, were standing in the yard that had just been rented by Tongya Bank.
In the middle of the night last night, I heard a movement from the King of Nanhuai next door, saying that Chen Heng had not left and was staying in Zhending.
Su Luo was so frightened that she felt restless all night, so she checked out of the room at dawn.
Chunxi Town is the largest town within Zhending County.
This courtyard is not far from the school in the town, and ordinary people live nearby. The courtyard faces a small street, and this small street is full of small shops opened by local residents who use their own courtyards to face the street.
Selling needles, threads, rice vinegar, rice wine, etc. is not a prosperous business, but it looks like I can make a small profit.
It is in line with Su Luo's current plan.
She left Zhenninghou Mansion with her younger brother to find a way to support herself and her younger brother.
It's not impossible to make money by selling handkerchiefs, embroidering clothes, and the like. She and Chun Xing can always make some money from their embroidery work combined, but this is not a long-term solution for settling down, and it's not safe.
Two little girls are always easy to attract attention to.
It's better for a woman to disguise herself as a man and just go out and try to do business.
Su Luo was not a pampered young lady to begin with. She had been raised in Zhenninghou Mansion for five years and had not changed from her delicate and delicate character. Now, not only did she not feel restricted or uncomfortable while dressing up as a man, she actually felt more relaxed and had a kind of regression.
A sense of self-relief.
It's just that this yard is really in dilapidated condition.
There are two main houses, one wing room, one thatched shed, and one toilet. The front door faces the small street. The street door is stained and creaks when it is opened and closed, and is about to fall off. The small door at the back is quite good.
It's sturdy, but the previous owner probably didn't like the back door and sealed it with a pile of wood.
The wood had been damaged by wind and rain, and now the snow melted and pattered, making it look even more dilapidated.
"Just for this courtyard, we still need eight taels of silver a year. If we repair the courtyard, repair the roof and walls, lay bricks and seal the pavement, and buy furniture, it will still cost ten taels."
Being in charge of the money, Chun Xing kept making calculations and felt very distressed.
She felt even more sorry for Su Luo. She was obviously the wife of the eldest son who was engaged to be married to the Marquis of Zhenning Mansion, but now she had to endure such hardship.
Su Zimu was cheerful.
"It can't be calculated like this. We also have a well in our yard. We don't have to spend money to buy water. If we rent another yard, we will have to spend money to drink water every day. And I think this yard is quite good. The yard is so big. After a while, the weather
Okay, buy me some chicks and I'll raise them in the yard so that I can have eggs to eat in the future, and this area can be used to grow some vegetables, onions, etc.
Although the main house is a bit dilapidated, the roof of the wing room looks quite strong, so the three of us will sleep in the wing room for now.
It just so happens that the wing faces the street, which is also convenient for the eldest and second brothers to do business."
Since a woman is disguising herself as a man, there are no ladies or maids. There are only eldest, second and younger brothers here.
The little guy is already full of plans for the future, dancing and excited.
"Although the environment is not as good as Zhenninghou Mansion, this is our home." Su Zimu looked at Su Luo with bright eyes, "Isn't eldest brother happy?"
Su Luo made the child feel sour at what he said. She bent down to pick him up, bumped him in her arms, kissed his cheek, and said, "I'm glad, this is our home."
No matter how good the Zhenninghou Mansion is, it belongs to someone else.
I have lived there for five years and still have no sense of belonging.
Even if it is a rented house here, in the child's mind, this is his or her own home.
Chun Xing's eyes were a little red. She turned away and took a breath, "Then let's start cleaning up. Zimu, you are playing in the yard, be careful not to go near the well."
Su Luo put Zimu down and said hum.
Just as he was about to take action, there was a knock on the door outside.