Chapter 286 Bathing Together
Cao Qian slapped Cao Sheng on the head and stopped him in time, saying, "What? Don't you know your grandfather's health condition? Can he withstand such torture?"
Cao Sheng came to his senses and changed his words, "Then let him go to Cao's mansion."
"Okay, just call His Royal Highness Prince Jing and Prime Minister Xie to be witnesses together." Master Zheng was determined.
Cao Sheng was about to agree, but Cao Qian glared at him and explained, "My father is seriously ill and it is not appropriate to see guests. He is always generous and will not care about such unfounded rumors."
Such refusal not only failed to dispel the doubts in people's hearts, but also made them more suspicious of the authenticity of the rumors.
Cao Qian also knew that this was not a good way to deal with it, but he could not think of a better way. In short, he must not let outsiders see the "Grand Master Cao" in his house.
Otherwise, it will be exposed sooner or later.
As for the rumors, as long as he denies them, no one can do anything to him.
"Master Cao, you heard it, it's not that I don't want to apologize, but I can't see him, who can I apologize to?" Master Zheng said provocatively.
Cao Sheng was so angry that he couldn't speak, and didn't understand why his father did this. It's
true that his grandfather was seriously ill, but he is not tofu, and he won't break if you look at him or say a few words.
"This matter is not a big deal, it's all misunderstanding, just stop here." Cao Qian wanted to make a big thing small, and a small thing disappear.
But Master Zheng, who was beaten, didn't want to do it: "This won't work. Right and wrong must be clearly determined. If I'm wrong, I'll admit it. If not, I can't take this beating in vain."
After talking and talking, he was back to the starting point.
Cao Qian glared at Cao Sheng, wishing he could hold his head down and make him apologize.
But no one knew Cao Sheng's temper better than Cao Qian. Last year, he would rather take thirty strokes of the cane than apologize for causing trouble at Sun Mansion.
Today, Cao Sheng was unaware of the truth and believed that someone else had cursed Grand Tutor Cao, so it was even more impossible for him to admit his mistake.
This matter was not a big deal, and it was also related to Grand Tutor Cao and the reputation of the Cao family. If he made an apology on behalf of Cao Sheng, it would be tantamount to confirming the rumor. He was really in a dilemma.
Cao Qian's brows were twisted into a knot with worry.
At the moment of stalemate, Yu Zheng spoke.
"Since Grand Tutor Cao is too ill to see guests, then we should ask the imperial physician to go and see him. First, he can diagnose Grand Tutor Cao, and second, he can serve as a witness for Grand Tutor Cao." "
This is a good way to kill two birds with one stone." Grand Tutor Zhou's brows relaxed, and he agreed greatly.
Yu Zheng looked at Master Zheng and the others: "Does Master Zheng agree?"
Yu Zheng had already spoken, so they had to give him some face.
"But it's up to the prince." Doctor Zheng said.
"What about Lord Cao?" Yu Zheng asked again.
Diagnosing Grand Tutor Cao was such a high-sounding reason that Cao Qian could not refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and agree.
Looking at the darkening sky and the wedding banquet that had just begun, Cao Qian said with an apologetic look: "Today is the wedding day of Lord Zhou and the eldest princess, and we shouldn't cause trouble. Besides, it's getting late, let's invite the imperial physician to the mansion tomorrow."
Yu Zheng and others knew Cao Qian's plan, but did not expose it. After
discussing with Lord Zheng, it was decided to invite the imperial physician to Cao's mansion after the morning court tomorrow.
After the farce was exposed, Master Zhou smiled and invited everyone back to the table and continued to drink.
After this farce, everyone was curious and looking forward to what would happen tomorrow.
Cao Qian was absent-minded, racking his brains to think of countermeasures.
It was impossible to let the imperial physician see it, otherwise it would be exposed.
The disease can be pretended, and it can also be diagnosed. The only way out now is to...
"Lord Cao, drink." Someone toasted Cao Qian.
Cao Qian came back to his senses and forced a smile to drink with them.
Yu Zheng, who was sitting opposite Cao Qian at another table, saw Cao Qian's expression.
When Zhou Boxu toasted to Xie Qian, Xie Qian said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Lord Zhou, are you satisfied with this gift?"
Zhou Boxu glanced at him and answered with wine: "Minister Xie, drink more."
Xie Qian followed suit and said: "Lord Zhou's wedding wine, of course I have to drink a few more cups."
The two clinked their glasses and drank. After Zhou Boxu toasted him, he turned and walked to the next table.
The wedding banquet lasted until the end of the evening. When Zhou Boxu sent the guests back to the courtyard, Zhuang Yin, who was accompanying Yu Lan, had fallen asleep.
Zhou Boxu entered the inner room and saw Zhuang Yin lying on his side on the bed covered with a red wedding quilt, sleeping soundly, and Yu Lan was fanning him.
Seeing Zhou Boxu, Yu Lan put down the fan, feeling a little embarrassed.
Zhou Boxu looked at Zhuang Yin and said, "I'll carry him back to the room to sleep."
Yu Lan said, "No need, just wake him up and let him walk by himself."
Although Zhuang Yin was only nine years old, he was already very tall. Yu Lan could no longer hold him. Zhou Boxu was a man, so it must have been very difficult.
"It doesn't matter. He just arrived in a strange place and finally fell asleep. I'm afraid he won't be able to fall asleep again if he is woken up." Zhou Boxu bent down and easily picked up Zhuang Yin.
There was a side room in the main courtyard, and Zhou Boxu had someone clean it up and let Zhuang Yin live in it.
Maybe he was really tired and sleepy, Zhuang Yin slept soundly. Zhou Boxu carried him to another room, put him on the bed and took off his shoes. He just muttered a few words in his sleep, turned over and found a comfortable position, but did not wake up.
Looking at Zhuang Yin's sleeping face, Zhou Boxu smiled lovingly and pulled a thin quilt to cover him.
Fearing that Zhuang Yin would get hot, Zhou Boxu went out of the room and told the maid to put ice in front of the bed.
After confirming that everything was OK, Zhou Boxu returned to the new room.
Yu Lan sat upright on the bed, her hands lightly twisted, shy and nervous.
Zhou Boxu walked up to her and stood still, stretched out his hands to hold the heavy phoenix crown, and gently took it off.
"Are you tired?" Zhou Boxu asked gently.
Yu Lan said softly, "Not bad."
Zhou Boxu stared at Yu Lan, who was wearing a wedding dress and looked shy and timid, and felt as if he was in a dream.
After years of dreams, it finally came true, but it made people feel unreal. He didn't even dare to reach out to touch it, for fear of breaking the dream.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that he kept staring at her without saying anything, Yu Lan asked angrily.
Zhou Boxu collected his thoughts, suppressed the excitement in his heart and said: "You are very beautiful today."
Yu Lan was born with a dignified and elegant appearance, and her face was as beautiful as a pearl and jade. Today, she put on makeup carefully, and under the background of the bright red wedding dress, her beauty was even more stunning.
"You...you are also very handsome." Yu Lan's fair cheeks were stained with red.
Zhou Boxu bent his lips, leaned over and kissed her on the forehead, and said patiently: "I'm sweating, I'm going to take a shower first."
Yu Lan said smoothly: "I want to take a shower too."
It was hot in summer, and although she didn't go out for social events, she was sweating after a day of hard work.
Zhou Boxu paused, looked back in surprise and said: "You want to take a shower with me?"
"Ah?" Yu Lan was shocked.
Zhou Boxu thought she had agreed, so he went back to the bed, picked her up and strode to the bathroom.
Thinking of what he said about taking a bath together, Yu Lan blushed with shame, and did not dare to look at Zhou Boxu.
The water temperature in the bathtub was just right, and Zhou Boxu took off his clothes quickly. At last, seeing Yu Lan holding her belt without moving, he raised his eyebrows and said, "I will serve the princess."
"No... no need. You go down first and don't look at me." Yu Lan was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak clearly.
This was the first time for her to take a bath with someone, and she was really embarrassed.