"What's the matter?" Su Bei was a little puzzled. Ling Ziyou rarely made requests.
Ling Ziyou glanced at the girl behind him uncomfortably, looking embarrassed. "This is my cousin Song Zhu. She came to see me from her hometown. I'm worried that she's not safe living alone. Do you have any place for her to stay?"
Su Bei then took a closer look at the girl behind her. Song Zhu looked about thirteen or fourteen, wearing a long fine cloth skirt, looking neat and tidy, full of heroic spirit, and very capable. But her complexion was not very good, with a yellowish tint to her pale face, as if she was unhealthy.
Seeing her looking at Song Zhu, Ling Ziyou quietly waved at her. When they came to the private room on the second floor, he whispered, "To be honest, my cousin had a serious illness two years ago and has only gotten better recently. But she is fine now. The doctor said that she will be completely cured after taking a few more doses of medicine."
Su Bei frowned, "What disease?"
It's not that she's being pretentious. The dim sum shop sells imported items. If this girl's disease were to be transmitted, it would be troublesome.
Ling Ziyou glanced at the door and lowered his voice, "It's a strange disease. Suddenly, she has no strength in her body and can't even get up. And she hasn't grown much in the past two years. In fact, she is already sixteen this year."
This disease is really strange. I have never heard of it in northern Jiangsu.
She still asked seriously: "Is she the only one in the family who has this disease?"
"Yes, I asked someone to bring some medicine back last month, and she got better after taking it." Ling Ziyou said, blushing for no apparent reason, "My aunt learned that I couldn't go back, so she asked her to come to Beijing to find me..."
Why are you blushing for no reason?
An idea suddenly occurred to Su Bei, "Are you two engaged?"
Ling Ziyou's face turned even redder, and he stammered a word, which should be "yes"...
Su Bei suddenly felt as if thunder was rolling in the sky. Mu Hui was that fool. He asked her to say it long ago but she didn't say it. And suddenly she had a fiancée!
"It's fine to stay...but does Princess Mu Hui know about this?" Su Bei lowered his voice again, fearing that Song Zhu might hear it.
"Her?" Ling Ziyou was puzzled. "I haven't told her yet. Do I have to explain this to her when someone comes to my house?"
Su Bei curled his lips. This Ling Ziyou was really a blockhead, or a super scumbag. This ignorant expression was so lifelike that there was no flaw at all!
She needs to think of a way to deal with this.
After settling Song Zhu in the backyard, Su Bei wanted to find Mu Hui, but she stomped back and forth at the door for a long time and felt that she should talk to Chu Younan first.
It was still early and he would not return home until the afternoon, so Su Bei decided to go to the military camp to find him.
When she arrived outside the military camp, the soldiers on duty at the gate were already overjoyed. When she approached, the two of them couldn't hide their excitement: "It's the Goddess of Flowers! It's the Goddess of Flowers!"
They usually stayed in the military camp and rarely saw girls, let alone such a beautiful girl. Especially when they looked at her up close, Su Bei's skin was like peeled eggs, and her watery eyes were like grapes, fresh and pretty, which made them feast their eyes.
"I request to see His Royal Highness Prince Su." Su Bei said crisply.
As soon as she opened her mouth, his two bones seemed to be soft, his mouth was almost stretched to his ears, and he didn't bother to answer her for a long time.
Su Bei held her forehead with her hand, thinking that people are afraid of becoming famous just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. When she was a little maid, she went to the Prince Su’s personal camp and was almost beaten with a military stick by those people!
"I said, I want to see His Royal Highness Prince Su." Su Bei repeated word by word.
The two finally came to their senses, and while pressing their lips wildly, they ran inside, "My Lady Flower Goddess, wait a minute, I'll go in and report!"
Before he came out, the camp gate suddenly became lively. Some people were practicing walking, some were running shirtless, and some were just watching. He didn't know why, as there was no training here just now, it was so lively now.
Well, this is the star effect, I am a star now! Su Bei thought so, and subtly retracted his chin to maintain his idol image.
After a while, Ling Xiao came to lead her in, and she walked through the military camp under the gaze of everyone and came to Chu Younan's tent.
"Miss Abei, please wait a moment. The prince is discussing important matters with someone." Ling Xiao said in a low voice.
Su Bei nodded and stood aside quietly. Not long after, two soldiers with their heads bowed and ears drooped walked out of his tent. Ling Xiao was about to report, but Su Bei waved his hand to signal him to be quiet, then quietly opened the curtain and walked in.
Chu Younan didn't even raise his head, frowning as he said, "Go check again! Besides these two, is there anyone else who left their post without permission?!"
It seems that Brother Nan Nan is in trouble? Why is he so angry?
While Su Bei was thinking, he whispered tentatively: "Chu Younan, it's me..."
Chu Younan suddenly raised his head, and his peach blossom eyes, which were originally burning with anger, blinked. The anger dissipated and turned into tenderness, "Why are you here? I thought you were Ling Xiao. Come, sit down."
Su Bei sat down, but did not directly talk about Ling Ziyou's matter. Instead, he asked, "What big thing happened?"
Chu Younan thought for a moment before saying, "Chi Man's grave was dug up and his body is missing."
"Could it be Yaruo who dug the graves again?" Su Bei first thought of that crazy woman. After all, most people in the Central Plains feared gods and ghosts and usually would not do such a thing. Besides, the Wu Kingdom still had laws, and digging graves was a crime punishable by death.
"No, it is said that she has been doing well since entering the palace and is living a comfortable life. And after learning about this, she asked her brother to investigate. It doesn't seem like she is pretending." Chu Younan didn't say anything. He secretly met Yaruo and listened to her thoughts. It was indeed not her who did this.
Su Bei smacked his lips, "This is a rather provocative matter. She has a stupid temper. Don't write a letter back to Gao Liu saying nonsense."
"I have already promised her that I will investigate this matter thoroughly." Chu Younan pretended to be relaxed. How could this matter be so easy to investigate? What was even more strange was that the footprints found in the cemetery were actually coming from the city.
He had a feeling that this matter was not simple.
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and scratched the tip of Su Bei's nose, "What do you want to see me about?" This girl was getting bolder and bolder. In private, she no longer called him Prince, but called him by his name.
Su Bei thought about it and looked embarrassed. "My problem is nothing compared to yours. I'd better not make things difficult for you."
"Tell me! Just relax. Which lady is causing you trouble again? Or which lady is spreading gossip again?" Chu Younan teased.
Women always have some gossip, not to mention that the dessert shop and embroidery shop are all run by girls who talk about the inner chamber secrets all day long.
Su Bei thought about it and said, "Can you tell that Mu Hui is interested in Ling Ziyou?"
Chu Younan raised the corner of his lips and said, "Yes." Too good! Every little thought of Mu Hui was captured by him.
"But...someone came from Ling Ziyou's hometown today...she's his cousin..." Su Bei said with regret, "I asked, and they are engaged."
"Huh?!" Chu Younan frowned immediately, "Didn't Ling Ziyou say that?!"