Chapter 20 Then I have no choice but to stay by her side and serve her

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The most intense heat of midday has passed.

Murong Jin got out of Luo Fu's carriage.

The elderly eunuch who had been following the carriage on horseback quickly dismounted to meet him.

It was thought that the emperor, who was tyrannical and unwilling to listen to advice, would have another headache this time.

Unexpectedly, he was fine.

After getting into his carriage, the older eunuch observed his expression and asked, "Your Majesty, is Lady Luo serving you poorly?"

"Serve?" Murong Jin pulled off the eunuch's gauze hat and threw it to the older eunuch. "Who do you think serves whom?"

The older eunuch's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

Why does Your Majesty say this?

Could it be that the noble lady Luo, who was extremely favored yesterday, said something wrong today and displeased His Majesty?

So are we going to drag it out and chop it off?

A storm was swirling in his mind.

The emperor has already said what the noble lady Luo said.

"But she said...if I stay with her, she will make me fat and plump, and let me live longer."

Murong Jin repeated Luo Fu's words, and seemed to have just realized it. He couldn't suppress his laughter: "She, she actually said that she would raise me to be fat and white. Hahahahaha, do you want to see me fat and white?"

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The older eunuch said: "Slave, of course I want to."

Murong Jin said with a sticky look of anticipation: "Then I will have no choice but to stay by her side and serve her..."

In the evening, the convoy entered the city gate.

Shang Lu lowered the carriage curtain, turned around and said with a smile, "We have arrived at the border of Qingzhou. Miss, you must be bored after sitting in the carriage for two days. When it's cooler in the evening, you can go for a walk in the market and get some fresh air."

Honeysuckle asked, "Will the eunuchs agree?"

"It's amazing that you can think of all this. You've finally learned to be more thoughtful." Shang Lu said to her with a smile, and then said, "I see that the eunuchs are quite considerate to our young lady. If the young lady wants to go out for a walk, I think it's okay. I'll ask them later."

Luo Fu rarely went out on weekdays, but she was really bored after sitting in the carriage for two days, so she nodded and said, "If you don't agree, then forget it."

Shang Lu quickly responded.

After walking for about half an hour, the carriage finally stopped.

Love got out of the carriage.

The first thing that catches your eye is the gorgeous colorful pavilion and gate.

Maybe he asked in advance.

There were no other guests coming in or out, only the shopkeeper and two waiters standing respectfully by the side.

As usual, Love was led in by the eunuchs.

Chang Jin is also among them this time.

Without waiting for Shang Lu to ask, Luo Fu said to Chang Jin, "I've been sitting in the carriage for two days and I'm a little bored. Can I go for a walk in the market later?"

Murong Jin said: "Of course you can, but there are too many people outside, so you need a servant to accompany you."

Love nodded and smiled, "Okay."

Even though he had seen her smile before, Murong Jin still slowed down his pace.

After all, it is a restaurant in the city.

The room was much larger and more comfortable than the one in the post station, and there was no need to specially bring in the ice basin, as it had already been placed in the four corners.

The eunuchs brought warm water and food as usual.

Murong Jin stood aside with his hands behind his back, watching Luo Fu wash her hands and face, and then sit down at the table to eat.

She eats seriously.

Like some kind of small animal, he ate most of the food in small bites.

Murong Jin doesn't like to eat.

I also hate other people eating.

But he felt comfortable watching Love eat. After leaving Love's room, he called the elder eunuch and instructed him, "Send someone to find a few skilled cooks in the city, those who can create a variety of dishes. Tell them, whoever can make the little beast eat a few more bites of food will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins."

The older eunuch, already well accustomed to the situation, quickly responded and instructed someone to do it. He then carefully advised, "Your Majesty, since you like Consort Luo to eat, I think her appetite will improve. Should we serve her some meat today?"

Murong Jin still frowned and waved his hand. He just ate a little vegetarian porridge, washed up, and went to Luo Fu's room again.

Luo Fu was standing by the window looking at the scenery outside. When she saw him come in, she walked over and said, "Didn't I tell you to go out for dinner? Haven't you eaten yet?"

Murong Jin said, "My lord, don't you want to go out for a walk? I'll eat quickly so I can come and accompany you. My lord, let's go."

Seeing that he seemed even more eager to go out than she was, Luo Fu had no choice but to pick up the round fan on the table and the ruyi-patterned pendant she had prepared long ago and follow him out. However, she couldn't help but remind him, "It's not a big deal from now on. There's no need to rush. Eat well, get enough sleep, and you'll be healthy, and you'll gain some weight."

"Your Excellency is still thinking about fattening me up." Just as she was about to go downstairs, Murong Jin supported her, "Your Excellency, do you think I am too thin?"

The night before Luo Fu left the house, she slept with her grandmother. She heard from her grandmother that the eunuchs in the inner court had been cleansed and were different from men, but they were definitely not women. They had the strangest tempers and hated being scolded as not being men.

Her grandmother told her to be more careful and not to offend these people.

Otherwise, you will definitely be tripped up in secret.

She hadn't thought about this when she was talking to Chang Jin before, but now after hearing him say this, she began to wonder if she had touched upon something strange about the eunuchs.

"I don't think you're too thin." Luo Fu explained. In fact, he was not thin at all. The hand that supported her arm was long, broad and strong. His figure was tall but upright, not like the other eunuchs who were hunched over. Compared with Pei Ji, who was skilled in archery and horse riding, he was not much inferior.

It's just that her temperament is too gloomy.

"I just want you to be healthier, like the two maids around me..." Be more sunny, not so gloomy.

Murong Jin snorted in his heart. In the end, she still disliked him. She actually dared to compare him with a maid. He was even worse than a maid!

Sooner or later I will kill someone for you to see!

Love didn't know that the person next to her was the emperor, and that he was going crazy in the dark. Her attention was already on the market outside.

She was usually lazy, and because Cui was strict and had many rules, she seldom went out.

I went out today and saw the colorful lanterns hanging high along the street and the dazzling array of goods, and I couldn't take my eyes off them.

Murong Jin thought she was going to the bookstore or the lantern shop.

He saw that she had been looking up at the lantern hanging above her.

Instead, she walked straight to a vendor who was painting sugar figures.

There were many children surrounding the vendor.

She arrived at the right time. The vendor had just finished drawing the sugar figures and had given them to a few children, but there were still quite a few left.

Love bought four.

A lady's jacquard one for myself and a fat carp one for Chang Jin.

A flying butterfly is given to Psoralea corylifolia, and a galloping horse is given to Honeysuckle.

"We left in a hurry and didn't take them with us, so we had to pack them up and take them back." Luo Fu asked the vendor to wrap the sugar figures for Shanglu and Honeysuckle in brown paper and put them in her pouch, and then handed the sugar figure of Fat Carp to Murong Jin.

Murong Jin took the fat carp in his hand, looked at the fat carp, and then looked at Luo Fu.

Love has moved on.

Murong Jin was about to catch up, but suddenly stopped and looked sideways.

It was a jewelry store. A girl with two buns on her head was standing in front of the door, staring at Love in front of her in a trance.

Seeing that it was a girl, the hostility in Murong Jin's eyes dissipated a little.

Such a beauty would make even him lose his mind when he saw her, let alone a maid.

It would be difficult for her to kill anyone while she was having so much fun.

Next time.

After the two men and the guards hidden around them walked away, another group of people came out of the jewelry store, led by a beautiful young girl.

She is dressed luxuriously and has an arrogant demeanor. One can tell at a glance that she must be a daughter of a wealthy family.

At this time, there were not many people in the jewelry store.

Only the maid with double buns was standing in front of the door. She didn't notice the group of people coming out and blocked their way.

A man immediately approached the beautiful girl in luxurious attire, twisted her ear, and scolded her, "Little bitch, what are you doing blocking the door like a door god? Can't you see the girl coming out?"

The girl felt pain and realized that her own daughter had come out. She quickly begged for mercy, "Please spare me, my daughter. I didn't mean to block the door. It was because I saw Miss Luo Fuluo just now that I lost my mind and blocked her way."

"Love?"

The beautiful girl in luxurious attire was stunned: "Isn't she in Yanzhou? Why is she in Qingzhou?"

The maid saw her expression and quickly replied, "I think the Madam married her here. I just saw that there was only one man with her, very close to her. He must be her husband, but there's not even a maid behind him. I'm afraid he's some poor scholar..."

This girl used to be from the Luo Mansion. Her name was Chun Xing and she previously served in Luo Zhenyuan.

But one year, when Luo Zhen came to visit the Cui family, her second cousin Cui Yuzhen praised the sachet she wore around her waist. She then gave the maid who embroidered the sachet, Chun Xing, to Cui Yuzhen.

From then on, Chun Xing stayed in the Cui family.

But there was a layer of separation between them. She was all alone in the Cui family, had no lover, and was not valued.

She knew that when Cui Yuzhen and Luo Zhen were together, they always liked to mock and ridicule Luo Fu.

So he hurriedly said this, hoping to please others.

As expected, Cui Yuzhen's expression brightened considerably after hearing this. She sneered, "She's nothing but a fool with beautiful looks. Aunty is honoring her by marrying her to a poor scholar. It's a pity for the scholar. Marrying an unvirtuous wife ruins three generations. I'm afraid his family will never rise again."

Aided by her maidservant, she walked to the carriage and stopped. Cui Yuzhen turned around and instructed the maid, "Go find her for me and find out which family she married into. Keep a close eye on her and take note of how that fool was tortured. Then have them write a letter and deliver it to my eldest sister's residence in the capital. I'm about to enter the palace, and life there is bound to be boring and tedious. Only that fool Luo Fu can entertain me."

Chun Xing was overjoyed when she heard this. The second young lady was asking her to do something. If she could do it well, she would be able to gain a foothold in the Cui Mansion!

You won’t have to worry about it in the future!

She responded repeatedly and trotted in the direction where Love had disappeared.