Chapter 111 Ah Cheng, Don’t Play With Me
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The man was wearing a narrow green brocade robe with gold cloud patterns embroidered on the corners. He had a folding fan on his waist and a jade pendant hanging on his belt. His movements swayed slightly with his steps. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and looked quite outstanding.
"Who are you?" The man's eyes flickered, and his gaze fell on Su Cheng's beautiful face. An undisguised surprise flashed in his eyes, "Why are you in my backyard?"
Su Cheng was still wearing the clothes she brought from home. She was dressed in green, with only a silver magnolia hairpin on her head and a jade pendant the size of a fingernail and of low quality hanging on her earlobe. Her little face was not made up, but it was enough to attract everyone's attention.
He had never seen a girl dressed so plainly, and he was dazzled at first sight.
"Greetings, Master Jue." Cai Lian knelt and saluted, her expression calm as she took the initiative to speak on her master's behalf, "This is Miss Su, the patriarch's biological daughter left behind."
"The patriarch's...biological daughter?"
This short sentence brought a great shock to Zhao Jue. He looked at Su Cheng in shock and muttered, "How is it possible..."
Su Cheng just looked up at him, with a slight curl of his lips, "Cai Lian, let's go."
After she finished speaking, she walked around Zhao Jue and headed towards Lixiangyuan.
The Moon Gate was not very spacious. As the two passed each other, the fragrance of the woman filled Zhao Jue's nose. He could not help but turn around and follow her as she walked away.
"Miss Su..." Zhao Jue didn't come back to his senses until her figure disappeared in the stone mountain.
"Sir, your face..." the servant pointed at his face, "it's red."
Zhao Jue touched his cheek and realized it was unusually hot. "Go check where this Miss Su came from."
The head of the family had already been seriously injured and had a hidden illness. How could he have such a big daughter?
There must be something fishy going on here.
Su Cheng walked slowly, her skirt swaying as she moved. Suddenly, something occurred to her, and she asked, "Cai Lian, is that Master Jue from the third house?"
Cai Lian nodded and replied softly, "Yes, Master Jue is the only son of the third wife. He is diligent and hardworking, and never flirts with other women. He is also a well-known young man in the capital. Before the young lady came, everyone in the mansion was saying that he was the next head of the family."
"Never flirts with other women?" Su Cheng raised his eyebrows with interest and said softly, "I don't think so."
Cai Lian was puzzled, "What do you mean, young lady?"
"The folding fan he wore at his waist had a tasseled fringe and was inlaid with pearls. It looked like a woman's work. And his jade pendant was a peculiar shape. The semi-circular shape is rare. It's likely that he had another semi-circular piece to match it."
"And the boots on his feet and the headband on his head, the embroidery was uncertain, as if it was not made by one person."
Su Cheng looked calm and relaxed, and said in a relaxed tone, "You really didn't smell the scent of several kinds of cosmetics on him?"
Cai Lian was fascinated by what she heard. She shook her head repeatedly with a confused look on her face. "I am not as meticulous as you, young lady. I have never noticed these details."
Su Cheng shrugged and smiled, not taking Zhao Jue seriously at all. "He's just a gentleman on the surface. It's hard for such a person to take on important tasks."
Cai Lian nodded hurriedly and whispered, "Miss, what you said makes sense."
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Lixiangyuan
"Where has that little Cuicui gone again?" Xie Jinyu walked into the house and didn't see the girl. He sighed and helped Su Cheng pack his luggage.
There were several bellybands under her clothes. When her fingertips touched the peonies embroidered on them, Xie Jinyu jumped her hands away as if she had been electrocuted, and accidentally dropped the small porcelain bottle in the package.
"What is this?" Xie Jinyu bent down to pick up the porcelain bottle, his eyes fixed on it. "Hehuan Powder..."
He uttered these three difficult words so lightly. Xie Jinyu's fingertips trembled, and the porcelain bottle slipped out of her hand again and fell on the bed.
I don’t know if it was because it had just been dropped, but the cork fell out and most of the white powder inside was spilled.
Xie Jinyu was startled and quickly reached out to wipe it off. The powder floated in the air and he inhaled a lot of it.
"Cough cough..." Xie Jinyu was choked and coughed continuously. The powder stuck to his sleeves and could not be dispersed.
"Jinyu, what are you doing?"
Su Cheng's gentle voice came from behind. Xie Jinyu's body stiffened. Without thinking, she hid the small porcelain bottle with the words "Hehuan Powder" written on it in her sleeve, and did not forget to put away the cork.
"Acheng, why did you come back so soon?" Xie Jinyu turned around and smiled at her, hiding the guilt in her eyes.
"It's nothing important. The women in the mansion are not very strong in fighting. They can't win a verbal battle with me. It's really boring." Su Cheng sat on a round stool beside him and looked up at him. "You haven't answered me yet. Why are you in my room?"
"I called Cuicui to pack your luggage, but she was so playful that she ran off. I had no choice but to come and help." Xie Jinyu's face flushed abnormally, and her Adam's apple moved with every word. "It's just a coincidence that you're back. I'm leaving now..."
"Wait, I have something to tell you."
"...Ah?" Xie Jinyu's eyes widened slightly, and she clenched her hands tightly at her sides.
He is a bit showy on weekdays, but when it comes to real action, he is also a cucumber.
"This concerns your life experience, you must listen to it." Su Cheng's face was serious. He stood up and closed the door and window, blocking Xie Jinyu's last hope.
"Wait a minute... Ah Cheng..." Xie Jinyu licked the corner of her dry mouth, and her smile was filled with a sense of misery. She was too anxious and coughed several times in a row. "I... cough cough, I'm not feeling well today. Let's talk about this another day."
Damn, what kind of medicine is this? How come it works so quickly!
"Are you feeling unwell?" Su Cheng's expression changed. He hurried to him and patted his back gently. "Could it be that you're not used to the climate here?"
Her fingertips accidentally brushed against Xie Jinyu's back, causing him to tremble and his face to blush even more.
"...Why do you look even uglier?" Su Cheng frowned, placed his fingernails on his wrist, and pretended to feel his pulse. "Could it be that you have a fever from all the tossing and turning?"
As their skin touched and the woman's fragrance reached them, Xie Jinyu's consciousness became even more blurred. A surge of heat surged up. He bit his lip tightly, and mist rose in his eyes. "Ah Cheng, don't play with me."
His voice was so weak that Su Cheng couldn't hear it clearly. He leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "What did you say?"
Their bodies were almost touching. Xie Jinyu tilted her head back, her Adam's apple rolling more and more frequently. She kept swallowing her saliva, suppressing the restlessness in her heart. Her breathing was heavy, and her eyes were red from holding it in.
"You...what's wrong with you?"
Su Cheng, who was slow to react, finally noticed his strangeness. "Xie Jinyu! You... you hold on, I'll go find Old Du to rescue you!"
The next moment, someone grabbed her wrist tightly.
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