Chapter 11: Encountering a childhood sweetheart



Liang Jinghe personally sent his parents to the door, watched them get on the carriage from a distance before turning back.

When he returned to the bedroom, the fifth and sixth princes came over again, one of them put his arm around his shoulder. The sixth prince said, "It's really strange that your mother would send you here."

Others might not know, but those close to them knew very well that Jiang Muyu didn't care much about Prince Rui and his two children.

Liang Jinghe rested his hand on his chin, thinking, and said, "When I came back from my ten-day holiday yesterday, my mother was very surprised."

The fifth prince said, "Tell me about it."

Liang Jinghe roughly recounted what he had seen, and the more he spoke, the more shocked the two became.

The Sixth Prince asked, "Could it be that the Empress is possessed by a ghost?"

Liang Jinghe glanced at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The fifth prince said, "You only come back to the palace once every ten days. Maybe your parents' relationship has improved during this time."

The Sixth Prince said: "Even so, a person can't change so much in such a short time!"

The fifth prince asked: "Is it possible that this person is not your mother?"

Liang Jinghe frowned and looked at him, "What do you mean by that?"

The fifth prince also felt that his idea was too absurd, and waved his hands, saying, "I'm just making it up."

The Sixth Prince continued, "Why think so much? Just wait until next time when you go back and take a look. Maybe you can find something."

Liang Jinghe also felt that he was just making trouble for himself at this moment, so he shook his head and got rid of those messy thoughts in his mind.

After leaving the Imperial Academy, Jiang Muyu asked Liang Qingchen to accompany him to the Duke of Qi's Mansion to ask Princess Jin'an for the invitation to the poetry meeting, and then he strolled along the street when he had nothing to do.

It was her first time to visit an ancient street market.

But it wasn't very busy during the day. In her memory, the streets of Tianqian Kingdom were open every day. There were markets on the first and fifteenth day of every month, and there were night markets on certain festivals, especially the Zhongyuan Festival, which was extremely lively.

She calculated the date and found out that the fifteenth day of next month would be the Ghost Festival, and she was immediately delighted.

She has always been a person who can't sit still. In the 21st century, before she was diagnosed with cancer, she was the queen of discotheques who partied every night.

Now she lives in an age without cell phones, computers, bars, nightclubs, and with so many rules and regulations, which really makes her feel suffocated.

Liang Qingchen looked at her with her lips curled up and her eyes shining, raised his hand and pinched her face, "What are you thinking about? Why are you so happy?"

She didn't hide it and said, "I'm thinking about the Ghost Festival next month. Then I can go out to the night market."

Liang Qingchen was stunned when he heard this.

Jiang Muyu used to dislike markets or night markets, especially the Ghost Festival, when it was noisy and crowded. She was always afraid that others would bump into her, so in most cases she was unwilling to go out at that time.

Jiang Muyu didn't notice anything unusual about the people around him. He walked to a stall selling wooden combs, picked up a peach wood comb and looked at it carefully.

The peach wood comb is purely handmade, with finely polished details and exquisite materials. It is engraved with a peach blossom and several auspicious small characters. When I picked it up and sniffed it, I found a pleasant wood fragrance.

"Boss, how much is this?"

The vendor raised his hand and made a sign of one, then said with a smile, "One hundred coins."

Jiang Muyu turned around and saw Liang Qingchen was still not far behind, so she raised her voice and called him, "Husband."

Liang Qingchen came back to his senses and walked over immediately, "What's wrong?"

She shook the wooden comb in her hand.

Liang Qingchen understood and took out the wallet and handed it over.

Jiang Muyu took it, weighed it in his hand, and found it was heavy. He opened it and took a look. Not only was there silver inside, but there were also a few gold leaves.

She sighed in her heart: "I feel like I'm being kept."

She picked out the smallest silver coin and handed it to the vendor, who took it with a smile and gave her a bunch of copper coins.

Jiang Muyu took it and put it all into his wallet.

Seeing this, Liang Qingchen couldn't help but laugh, "Madam is really smart."

She understood his teasing and said shamelessly, "We are husband and wife, so what's yours is mine."

As she said this, she "returned" the money bag containing the copper plates to Liang Qingchen.

He blinked, "Ma'am, that one is mine."

Jiang Muyu smiled awkwardly, "Look at me, I'm confused."

She returned Liang Qingchen's wallet to him, and continued walking forward with the comb she had just bought.

Liang Qingchen smiled helplessly, walked up to her, put the purse in her hand, and said, "If you want it, just tell me directly. I can give you anything I own."

Jiang Muyu suddenly stopped, looked at him with a bright smile, and asked, "Really?"

Liang Qingchen nodded, with a sincere look on his face: "Really."

"You can give me anything?"

"Um."

She placed her hand on his left chest, tapped it, and said, "I want your heart, will you give it to me?"

Liang Qingchen held her hand and said, "My heart has long been yours."

She looked into his dark eyes, and there seemed to be a vortex in them, as if to suck her in. She was stunned for a moment, and a blush gradually appeared on her face.

Jiang Muyu quickly retracted his hand and walked forward quickly.

She couldn't help but feel annoyed. Why did she suddenly lose her mind just now? She wanted to tease him, but this man seriously teased her in.

Liang Qingchen followed behind her and felt particularly happy when he saw the unusual pink behind her fair ears.

Jiang Muyu saw a shop selling study supplies and walked in.

There is a separate study room in Qingyu Courtyard, which is mostly filled with Liang Qingchen's things. She also wants to buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstone for herself.

As soon as she entered the shop, a servant led her to look at things. She looked around and her eyes were fixed on an inkstone. Just as she was about to reach out to take it, another hand took it before her.

She was stunned for a moment, looked over, and saw a man in black.

This person looks familiar...

The man caught her eye and a warm smile spread across his face. "Zhao Zhao, long time no see."

"Uh...long time no see..."

Jiang Muyu finally remembered that this was the original owner's childhood sweetheart and lover - Xie Cheng, the son of the Duke of Zhenguo.

The original owner and Xie Cheng had known each other since childhood. Xie Cheng was the illegitimate son of the Duke of Zhenguo. He was handsome, gentle and amiable. He treated her very well and could be said to be obedient to her in every way. The two of them had pledged their lives under a cherry tree, but the late emperor's decree of marriage forcibly separated the lovers.

Of course, this is the version that the original owner believes in his heart.

Jiang Muyu viewed the whole story from a God's perspective. Xie Cheng was a complete Phoenix man. Although he was born in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he felt inferior because of his status as a bastard. He tried to please the original owner in every way just to climb up the ladder through the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion. However, he did not expect that the late emperor would grant him a marriage. He used this opportunity to morally kidnap the original owner, pretending to be deeply affectionate and unable to restrain himself to make the original owner feel guilty, and thus used the original owner to achieve his goal.

He rose to prominence with the help of the original owner, but secretly spread rumors that the original owner had a crush on him, seduced him, and then abandoned him for the arms of Prince Rui. After Prince Rui died, he went to great lengths to suppress the Rui Palace and created many obstacles for Liang Jinghe's career.

In the original novel, Xie Cheng gradually revealed his true colors in the later period, and the original owner suddenly realized that he had loved the wrong person, but it was too late. The original owner's miserable end was also due to his hand.

Jiang Muyu was full of thoughts, and the look in her eyes as she looked at him became increasingly cold.

"Zhao Zhao, what's wrong with you?" Xie Cheng stretched out his hand to touch her, but she dodged him. He was stunned, "Zhao Zhao, you..."

Jiang Muyu said calmly, "Men and women should not touch each other, especially since I am the Princess of Rui now. I hope you will respect yourself, Master Xie."

Xie Cheng had never heard her speak to him like this before, so he just stayed where he was.


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