Chapter 230 It’s Time to Repay the Favor
Cheng Su knelt in front of the grave and burned paper for his parents.
The grave mound is relatively small, but it is clean and incomparable to the large tomb of the Duke of Rong's Mansion next to it.
Cheng Su threw paper money into the brazier and whispered, "Father, Mother, I will go to Qingming Academy to study tomorrow. I will definitely be successful in the future and bring honor to you."
Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him, but Cheng Su didn't turn around.
“You’re here.”
"Come and burn some paper money for the Madam and Master."
Lin'er walked forward, knelt down, took out the things in the basket, and placed them one by one.
"How are you feeling?" Cheng Su asked.
"I won't die," Lin'er's face was pale, and Cheng Su could see that she had a layer of rouge on her face.
Seeing Cheng Su's frown, Lin'er smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry, sir. I just went with the flow. I took the medicine in advance."
Cheng Su lowered his eyes to look at the fire in the brazier: "Why risk your body? I will find a way in a few days..."
"How can I give birth to a child for Cheng Ziheng, that scumbag?" Lin'er said softly but firmly, "I have planned this a long time ago. This is my own choice. You don't have to take it to heart, sir."
Cheng Su exhaled lightly: "Go find Liang Bo, he will settle you down. Although you can't be rich at the moment, you can always have a place to live and have enough food and clothing."
Lin Er was silent for a moment: "I understand."
When Yu Shengsheng got off the carriage, she never expected to see Lin'er.
The woman who cried and complained in front of the gatekeepers of the Duke's Mansion, the woman who seemed fragile.
At this time, she was wearing plain clothes and skirt, and had washed away all the makeup.
Yu Shengsheng suddenly understood that even if she hadn't revealed the news of the marriage between the two families, Lin'er's behavior was bound to happen sooner or later.
Her contact with Cheng Ziheng was a trap from beginning to end.
A trap set by Cheng Su.
The servant guarding the periphery saw the carriage coming and hurried forward to stop it.
Yu Shengsheng glanced inside and said, "Excuse me, Yu Shengsheng wishes to see Master Cheng."
The servant had never heard of her name: "Miss Yu, my master is currently burning paper for the mistress and master, expressing his grief, so he really has no time..."
Before he finished speaking, Cheng Su raised his voice and said, "Please come over."
The servant stepped back and made way. Yu Shengsheng, carrying Jin Baobao and a small bag, came closer.
Yu Shengsheng bowed and said, "Master Cheng, can you allow me to burn some paper money?"
Cheng Su nodded: "Please."
Yu Shengsheng placed the prepared offerings and burned paper money.
Cheng Su and Lin'er watched from the side without saying a word.
However, when Yu Shengsheng came over, Lin'er put on a veil to cover her face.
Cheng Su saw Yu Shengsheng finish burning the paper and bowed to thank her: "Thank you, Miss Yu."
Yu Shengsheng heard his calm tone. Although he was polite, he was not too distant. Moreover, he did not even ask her who she was or why she came.
The familiar feeling in Yu Shengsheng's heart surged up silently again.
"Master Cheng, why don't you ask me why I'm here?"
Cheng Su smiled lightly: "When the news came out that the Rongguo Mansion and the Su Mansion were going to form an alliance, I guessed that there would be a day when I would meet Miss Yu again."
Yu Shengsheng keenly grasped the words in his words: "See you again? Have we met before?"
Cheng Su smiled slightly: "A bowl of tea at the entrance of the village, and two herbs for treating stomach vomiting, Miss Yu forgot?"
A bowl of tea, two herbs.
A scene suddenly flashed through Yu Shengsheng’s mind. It was a sultry afternoon. She came back from the mountains, walked to the entrance of the village, and sat under a tree to enjoy the cool air.
We had a good day and were in a good mood. Suddenly, an old carriage passed by and said it had taken the wrong road. A lady in the carriage was carsick and vomited, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
The lady's husband was an elegant scholar, and he politely asked Yu Shengsheng for directions.
She showed them the way, took out the remaining tea and gave it to the lady to drink, and also gave them two herbs, asking them to boil them and drink them when they had a meal after they found the right way.
Yu Shengsheng remembered that there was a young boy next to the lady in the carriage.
Could it be...
She was slightly surprised and delighted: "You are... the one in the carriage back then..."
"Yes, it's me," Cheng Su smiled even warmer when he saw her remembering, "You didn't recognize me, did you?"
Yu Shengsheng shook her head: "Really not, you are really different from before."
Cheng Su looked at her and said, "You are different too. You were a skinny little girl back then, but now you are a grown-up girl and even a princess."
Yu Shengsheng was startled: "You know?"
Cheng Su nodded, feeling somewhat guilty: "I knew it as soon as you entered Beijing."
"Thanks to your guidance that day, we successfully found the right road and checked into the inn before the heavy rain. Otherwise, we would have been caught in the rain and fallen seriously ill."
Cheng Su turned his head and looked at the grave mound, his eyes gentle: "My mother drank the herbal medicine you sent her that night, and she stopped vomiting and slept well."
"She said that she would thank you properly when she had the chance. I originally thought that after returning to the capital and seeing my grandfather, everything would be settled, and I would arrange for someone to look for you."
“I didn’t expect…”
Unexpectedly, things went against their wishes. Their family had a hard time in the Duke's Mansion. They could barely take care of themselves, so how could they take care of Yu Shengsheng?
"What a coincidence. On the day you came to Beijing, my father and I went out of the city to visit my mother's grave. I saw you by chance. I wanted to call you, but I recognized that you were from the general's mansion and the car. I thought you would have a good life, so I didn't disturb you."
Yu Shengsheng was in a trance, listening to his words and the sound of the wind passing by her ears, as if she was back to that time, that small village.
And the day I entered Beijing.
She laughed at herself, "I was just like you. I thought I could see my family and live a good life when I came to Beijing, but in the end, it turned out to be the opposite of what I expected."
At this point, she felt a little ashamed: "It was indeed me who released the news of the marriage this time. I also wanted to ruin the matter."
She looked at Lin'er and said, "I wonder if I have ruined your business. Is the girl seriously injured?"
Lin Er bowed and said calmly, "It's okay."
"My plan is similar. I was planning to expose this matter. This timing is perfect."
Cheng Su smiled slightly: "You asked me to come here today, not to reminisce about the past, but what is it about?"
It was indeed not a reminiscing. She didn't even recognize Cheng Su, so how could she reminisce?
Yu Shengsheng had wanted to talk to him before and ask him to be an ally, or to have a cooperative relationship, all of which could be put on the table.
But now, with this friendship between us, it’s hard to say it out loud, as it might be too blunt.
She was hesitating about how to start, and Cheng Su chuckled: "If I'm not mistaken, you're also in front of the Duke Rong's Mansion, right?"
Yu Shengsheng did not deny it.
"So, you saw that I was doing good things and thought I was okay, so you came to me and wanted to make friends with me?"
Yu Shengsheng nodded, and suddenly felt relieved: "It is true."
"Okay," Cheng Su agreed readily. "I heard that you're not having an easy time. What happened before... I'm sorry, my father and I were not in the capital when you went to the villa."
He smiled bitterly: "In fact, even if you are here, there is nothing we can do. The most we can do is to secretly go and see you."
"I never had the chance to repay your kindness. Now is the time for me to repay you."
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