Chapter 205: A little bit unbridled

Cheng Sheng's skin is indeed darker than before, and looks a little rough, but still a long way from being ugly.

He has lost some of his youthful spirit, but has gained some stability and composure.

But his laughable and naughty look is still the same as before.

Chu Chengye smiled slightly and watched the two siblings joking around. He didn't say anything beside them. When the two of them had almost finished talking, he turned around and noticed that Chu Chengye had already drunk a pot of tea.

Chu Chengye noticed the two people's gazes and said, "Don't worry about me, just say whatever you want to say."

"No."

Cheng Sheng glanced at Cheng Jin, not knowing how to start.

Cheng Jin walked over and snatched the pot of new tea from Chu Chengye's hand. She poured a cup for Cheng Sheng and herself, put the things away, and continued talking to Cheng Sheng with the water.

Chu Chengye: "..."

Chu Chengye looked at Cheng Jin's back as she excitedly talked to Cheng Sheng. When she was happy, her body was slightly bent, and the baby on her head swayed slightly with Cheng Jin's movements.

It was a bit too presumptuous.

But it was still cute.

Although Cheng Jin was worried about Cheng Sheng these days and couldn't eat or sleep, when she really met Cheng Sheng, Cheng Jin didn't mention those days.

When she handed Cheng Sheng tea, she saw the scars on Cheng Sheng's body.

When they were outside the palace before, they were too far away to see clearly. But now Cheng Sheng was standing in front of Cheng Jin, how could Cheng Jin not see clearly?

When Cheng Jin handed over the tea, she saw many scars of different sizes on Cheng Sheng's hands. Some were just some shallow marks, and some scabs were still bloody.

The most obvious one was on Cheng Sheng's neck. Cheng Sheng hadn't noticed it before when he was standing, but now that the two of them were sitting on the side, Cheng Sheng would turn his head to look at Cheng Jin from time to time, and the particularly obvious scar on his neck would show up.

The scar seemed to spread from the shoulder to the chin.

The wound was bulging and lewd, as if it had almost swallowed Cheng Sheng's life not long ago.

Cheng Jin's throat tightened, and he watched Cheng Sheng drink up the tea in the cup. His eyes moved between Cheng Jin and Chu Chengye, hinting that he wanted more.

Cheng Jin swallowed the words of comfort that came to her lips, and couldn't help laughing.

Cheng Sheng looked at Cheng Jin's smile and felt a little puzzled, but it seemed that he felt that his appearance was indeed a little confusing, so he also laughed while touching his head.

Fortunately, everything is over, and everything will be fine.

Cheng Sheng didn't stay in the palace for too long, and returned to the Cheng Mansion.

Within two days, Chu Chengye invited Cheng Yishou and his wife and Cheng Sheng to the palace to reminisce the past.

The location was in Cheng Jin's Chunhe Palace, which was Cheng Jin's territory, and she was much more comfortable there than anywhere else.

After Chu Chengye told Cheng Jin about the matter, Cheng Jin prepared to welcome him early in the morning.

Cheng Sheng and Cheng Yishou were going to the morning court, so Zhao Shulan went to Cheng Jin's residence first. She was busy after entering Chunhe Palace, doing this and that.

In just a short while, she had figured out who was in Cheng Jin's palace, fearing that Cheng Jin was following someone who was not good enough.

Zhao Shulan looked at the flowers filling the yard outside the door, then turned around to look at Cheng Jin not far away, "When did you become so fond of flowers?"

Zhao Shulan recalled, "I remember when you were a child, you insisted on putting flowers on your brother's head."

Cheng Jin walked to Zhao Shulan like a child, "That's not what I want. My brother likes it, and I can't take someone else's love away."

Zhao Shulan gently pushed Cheng Jin's head and smiled, "Your brother doesn't like heather either. I remember he had a smelly head and he didn't go out to see anyone for a month."

Cheng Jin didn't notice anything, "I thought he liked it."

Zhao Shulan smiled even bigger, "You."

The morning sun shone on her body, warming her heart, and Cheng Jin's heart felt like it was exposed to the sun, making her feel warm.

In fact, Cheng Jin couldn't explain why she felt so close to Cheng Yishou and Zhao Shulan when she first saw them, as if she was really raised by them and was their biological daughter.

But Cheng Jin also knew clearly that she came from a book. She had all the memories of the original owner, but she was not the original owner.

Perhaps because of having the memories of the original owner, Cheng Jin never felt strange to them.

Not long after, Chu Chengye and his party arrived at Chunhe Palace.

It was a rare happy day, but the three of them had a frown on their faces.

Cheng Jin was a little puzzled and asked, "Why do you three look so bitter and resentful? Did something happen?"

Cheng Sheng said, "The drought in Qingzhou is particularly severe this year, and the people have almost lost everything. Now a large number of refugees have poured into the capital, and the city gates are blocked."

Cheng Jin frowned, "But even so, the Qingzhou government has stored disaster relief grain. How could there be so many refugees coming to the capital?"

Cheng Sheng agreed, "Indeed, the drought in Qingzhou is not enough to cause so many refugees. But Qingzhou is not only suffering from a drought, but also from a plague. Many people have died, and people are in a panic. The prefect of Qingzhou even resigned from his post and ran back to his hometown for fear of contracting the plague."

"What?" Cheng Jin was a little unbelievable.

"Then why did you report it now?"

This plague can be big or small. It occurs every few years and is recorded in history books. If it is controlled in time, it is not difficult to treat.

"The prefect of Qingzhou is greedy and afraid of death. He is afraid that such a big thing will happen in Qingzhou and he will lose his job. So he wants to summon doctors from Qingzhou for treatment. But this plague seems to be different from the usual ones. Not only did those doctors fail to cure it, but they also contracted the disease themselves. So most of the people in Qingzhou fled."

Chu Chengye said: "At this time, the ministers in the court are arguing endlessly about whether the people of Qingzhou should enter the city. I am also thinking that if we ignore it, I am afraid that the people of Qingzhou will complain and there will be uncontrollable riots."

"No." Cheng Jin said with particular certainty.

Chu Chengye looked at Cheng Jin, "I know what you are concerned about the people. They are not infected with the disease. Letting them into the capital will help comfort them."

"How can the emperor be sure that they are not infected with the disease?" Cheng Jin asked Chu Chengye.

"Did a doctor diagnose them and confirm it?"

Chu Chengye shook his head and said, "No, but none of them have symptoms of the plague."

"The plague is time-sensitive and contagious. They may not show any symptoms now, but no one knows when they will show symptoms. If we let them enter the capital and come into contact with the people of the capital, the plague is highly contagious. If one of them gets it, the disease will be out of control."

Chu Chengye nodded, "Then I will immediately send someone from the Imperial Hospital to find out the cause of the disease so that we can prescribe the right medicine."