Chapter 142: Peacock Spreads Its Tail

Chu Ran's current identity is the eunuch in charge of the seal of the East Factory. He has several eunuchs in charge of pens under him, all of whom obey his orders directly and are responsible for assisting him in handling the daily affairs of the East Factory.

Chu Ran first met the eunuchs and familiarized himself with the affairs of the East Factory. Fortunately, Chu Ran had worked in the East Factory before, so taking over was not as difficult as he had imagined.

But after all, it was the first day in office, and there were still many things to familiarize myself with. By the time I was almost done, it was already getting late.

On the first day, there is no need to work so late, it is better to go home early.

Chu Ran went back to the bedroom first. Li Fu was still in Qianxing Palace and had not returned yet. Chu Ran changed into the clothes that Li Fu had just given him today and sat on the dragon bed, waiting for Li Fu to come back like a newlywed wife waiting for her husband.

However, he only waited for a quarter of an hour, and the mattress under his butt hadn't even warmed up yet, but Chu Ran couldn't wait any longer.

Just go find him directly.

Li Fu knew that today was Chu Ran's first day in office and there were many people and matters he needed to get familiar with, so he should not be back until later.

But even so, Li Fu couldn't sit still.

Ever since Chu Ran came back, he found it difficult to bear being separated from Chu Ran for a long time, but he did not tell Chu Ran about this.

But Chu Ran should have guessed it, and was very tolerant of Li Fu on this point.

He always shows up in time when Li Fu feels uncomfortable and wants to see Chu Ran.

Although there were special reasons today, the length of separation had obviously reached the limit of what Li Fu could accept.

He began to feel anxious and could no longer maintain absolute patience and calmly handle these complicated matters.

Li Fu had already stood up and was about to leave Qianxing Palace. But the moment he stood up, a bright and vivid scarlet figure walked in from outside the door.

Just like the cracked land after a long drought finally receives the rain, a traveler lost in the desert sees an oasis.

The suffocating feeling that gradually filled my chest slowly receded, and my breathing became steady again.

Li Fu sat down again.

"Dong Quan, please go out first."

When Dong Quan left, Chu Ran walked towards Li Fu.

He stood still in front of the table, neither saying a word nor making any movements, except that he was smiling all the time, looking really happy.

Li Fu remained silent.

The smile on Chu Ran's face slowly faded. He suspected that Li Fu was blind, otherwise why would he not show any expression when seeing him wearing such a noble and domineering eunuch's uniform.

It's a waste of all the effort he put into dressing up.

"Is everything ok? I'm leaving now."

Chu Ran turned to leave, and Li Fu suddenly said, "This outfit you're wearing... is very suitable."

Chu Ran, with his back to Li Fu, raised the corners of his lips and finally a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Come here and sit here."

Chu Ran walked over and sat down next to Li Fu.

Chu Ran was like a peacock with its tail spread out. Every move she made was a display of her most beautiful and charming side to Li Fu.

Li Fu smiled and took off the crown on Chu Ran's head, "Don't wear this at night."

"No, you have to wear it. It looks better when you wear it."

Chu Ran put back the hat that Li Fu had taken off.

"You like this?"

Chu Ran carefully adjusted the hat on his head, "No one doesn't like beautiful clothes."

Moreover, these are not ordinary clothes, these are clothes that can show his domineering temperament.

"If you like it, ask the palace maids to do a few more sets."

"That's not necessary."

Chu Ran really likes this set, but one set of the same clothes is enough, there is no need for so many. And to be honest, this set of clothes looks good, but it is really heavy, with three layers inside and three layers outside. It is okay to wear for a while, but it will be very tiring after a long time.

Chu Ran lowered his head and picked at the wrinkles on his clothes. "Just do your thing. Don't worry about me."

"good."

In fact, as long as Chu Ran is here, Li Fu can feel at ease.

Li Fu had just taken his gaze away from Chu Ran when Dong Quan walked in again.

"Your Majesty, Princess Wucheng requests an audience."

"Huh?" Chu Ran raised his head and looked at Li Fu. Li Fu also looked back at Chu Ran. Both of them had the same meaning.

It's so late now. There's nothing we can't talk about tomorrow.

Qin Nianwei came in from outside, her brows furrowed tightly, and said to Li Fu, "Your Majesty, please withdraw your decree granting me and Li Dingning a marriage."

This is interesting.

Li Dingning had just come to ask for an imperial decree during the day, but at night, Qin Nianwei went to the palace again and asked him to withdraw the imperial decree.

Didn't they discuss this before?

"Why?"

Qin Nianwei was a little confused and said, "Although I did accept Li Dingning's sword, he must have misunderstood my meaning... In short, I have no plans to get married at the moment."

"Princess, don't you like the Fifth Prince?" Chu Ran asked.

Qin Nianwei looked at Chu Ran strangely, with confusion in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, who is he?"

Oh, Chu Ran understood.

Li Dingning probably didn't tell Qin Nianwei about his affairs.

Forget it, he should stop interrupting.

"Tell me about your business." Li Fu said, with no intention of explaining to Qin Nianwei.

Qin Nianwei still looked at Chu Ran with a strange look in her eyes, but she continued talking anyway.

"A woman must first establish a career before starting a family. Now that the emperor has just approved me to serve as an official, how can I start a family when I haven't done anything yet?"

Li Fu hesitated for a moment and said, "In your opinion, should I take back my order?"

Qin Nianwei didn't even think about it and blurted out, "It should be so."

Li Fu pondered for a moment and said, "How about this. The autumn hunt will begin in a few days. After the hunt, if you still want me to cancel the marriage, I will grant your wish."

"That's... okay."

After all, there are only a few days left, and Qin Nianwei can wait.

When Qin Nianwei was here just now, Chu Ran was embarrassed to speak. Now that Qin Nianwei is gone, Chu Ran couldn't help but sigh, "It's rare to find such a career-oriented woman..."

"She likes Li Dingning." Li Fu said.

"Yeah, I can see that."

"What do you think?"

"As for me... I think that if two people really like each other, then everything else doesn't matter. As for establishing a career, they can get married first and then establish one. Since the Fifth Prince really likes the princess, he will definitely support her."

At this point, Chu Ran glanced at Li Fu and said, "Just like the two of us, you didn't have anything at that time, and I followed you."

"Nothing?" Li Fu raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Yes, yes, yes. You were the prince of Dingbei at that time."

Chu Ran just said that casually, but it was obvious that the three words "King of Dingbei" still irritated Li Fu. The smile on Li Fu's face disappeared and he fell silent.

During this period of time, Chu Ran had been avoiding mentioning Qin Yuxiao to Li Fu. He had no intention of mentioning it today. Only after he said it did Chu Ran feel regretful. Seeing that Li Fu didn't say anything but remained silent, he secretly pinched Li Fu's palm with his index finger, wanting him to not be so sad.

Li Fu pulled Chu Ran's hand over, and at the same time put his other hand over it and held it tightly.

"You know everything."

"Um."

Li Fu didn't ask Chu Ran how he knew that. He just stared at Chu Ran and said, "Luckily you're back."

There seemed to be countless words filled with blood and tears hidden behind these words. Even if Li Fu didn't say it, Chu Ran seemed to understand it.

"Does the princess...know about this?"

"Know."

Li Fu said: "Qin Nianwei has never called him father, and he also doesn't let Qin Nianwei call him father. Their father-daughter relationship is not good. I didn't know why before, but now I know."

After a pause, Li Fu laughed at himself again, "It seems that I am luckier than her. At least I have you and Uncle Xing."

Speaking of Uncle Xing, Chu Ran felt a little sad, but more of it was missing him.

"After the autumn hunt..." Chu Ran thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Uncle Xing's tomb and pay our respects."

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It will be finished tomorrow!