Chapter 285 I'm Back Late
Chu Shangming was helpless, but he wanted to.
He explained the whole process and spread his hands, "You Miao didn't want me to ask His Majesty for help, and I was afraid of hurting her if I acted rashly, so I had no choice but to agree."
"This girl has had her own ideas since she was young." Father Chu sighed as he looked at the portrait.
Bai asked, "How's your eldest sister's complexion?"
"It's okay, quite rosy." Chu Shangming is not a doctor, so he can't say much more.
"Brother, you didn't even know to hide my sister." Chu Yuxin pouted and looked at her brother unhappily, "You can take my sister home after the emperor leaves."
Chu Shangming: “…”
Are you hiding a mud doll?
"Don't talk nonsense." Mrs. Bai patted the little girl's head, "The food is getting cold, hurry up and eat."
"Oh." Chu Yuxin puffed up her red cheeks from crying and buried her head in eating.
Chu Shangming picked up a piece of food for her with his chopsticks and said to Chu's father and Bai: "There is one more thing. I have to report to the Ministry of Revenue tomorrow and will live at home from now on."
Bai paused as she rolled up her painting and looked at her son in surprise: "You were chosen?"
"Yeah." Chu Shangming nodded, "Thanks to Youmiao."
Father Chu hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"
Chu Yuxin also looked up, her cheeks puffed up as she chewed her food.
"His Royal Highness Prince Xiao said in the letter that You Miao had made great contributions in saving the emperor some time ago. She used her merit in saving the emperor to exchange for this opportunity for me." Chu Shangming recalled the contents of the letter and spoke with difficulty.
He felt deeply useless as a brother.
When he was captured by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he asked his sister to find a way to rescue him. If he wanted to work in the Ministry of Households, his sister had to exchange her merits for him.
Otherwise, thanks to her contribution in saving the emperor, You Miao would have left the palace and reunited with her family.
He also thought of Bai and Father Chu.
"I'll go boil some water." Bai stood up and left in such a hurry that she almost tripped over the kitchen threshold.
"Mom!" Chu Shangming stood up and wanted to chase after her, but Father Chu grabbed him.
The kitchen door slammed shut.
Father Chu exerted force on his hands and Chu Shangming was led back to sit, listening to the sound of water splashing in the kitchen, mixed with faint sobs.
"You Miao's entry into the palace has always been a source of worry for your mother. Let her be at peace." Father Chu wiped his face with his hand and sighed deeply, "It's all my fault. I came back too late."
Chu Shangming hesitated, "Don't say that. You had no choice."
"Let's not talk about it." Father Chu reached out and patted his son's shoulder. "Don't let You Miao down. Work hard in the Ministry of Revenue. You will be able to protect You Miao more when she leaves the palace in the future."
Chu Shangming said: "Yeah."
"Don't be so stubborn." Father Chu poured him a bowl of wine and brought the peanuts on the table to him. "Although you can go to the Ministry of Revenue because of You Miao, but the fact that Prince Xiao wrote to tell you this shows that he really likes you. Otherwise, why would he bother to say this?"
Chu Shangming picked up the bowl and took a big sip.
The rice wine is turbid, with a light and slightly sweet taste.
Chu Yuxin blinked her big eyes and stared at the two of them.
Father Chu patted his daughter's head and told her to continue eating. He looked at his son and said, "Tell me, besides you, who else did His Royal Highness Prince Xiao choose?"
"There's also Brother Pei and the young master of the Yan family." Chu Shangming said, "Just the three of us."
"Only three people." Father Chu picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, asking, "Which family is the Yan family?"
Chu Shangming looked at his father and uttered three words: "Grand Tutor's Mansion."
Father Chu nearly spat out the peanuts he had been chewing, and he sighed while coughing, "Wow, such a high-ranking official!"
Chu Shangming nodded in agreement.
Among the three, he was the only one who had no family background and no connections, and his knowledge was not outstanding, so he thought that King Xiao chose him because of his eldest sister.
At the gate of the Yangxin Palace, Chu Liuzheng sneezed continuously because of the nagging, and even rubbed his nose red.
Xiao Anzi asked with concern: "Miss, are you catching a cold?"
Chu Liuzheng waved his hand: "No."
Xiao Anzi said, "Your Majesty has gone to Yude Hall and will be back for a while. It's getting late, young lady, you should go back and rest first and come back to serve you tomorrow morning."
Chu Liuzheng looked up at the sky.
On the dark blue sky, a crescent moon is faint. The moonlight is hazy, and the starlight is also hazy.
At this time, she can really go home from get off work.
Looking down the road but seeing no one, Chu Liuzheng thought for a moment and said to Xiao Anzi, "Yuzhui is ill. I'll go to Yiran Garden to see her. I'll trouble you to take care of this place."
"Okay, say hello to Miss Yuzhui for me." Xiao Anzi nodded and watched her leave.
The Hall of Mental Cultivation and Yiran Garden are close to each other, and although lanterns are lit along the way, it is still dimly lit.
The night wind blew past my face, bringing with it the chill of late winter and early spring, and it was a bit cold.
Chu Liuzheng walked slowly, not caring about the wet and cold face. When he was almost at Yiran Garden, he took out a handkerchief to wipe it clean, raised the corners of his lips and walked in.
The five people in the room were chatting and laughing. When they saw her coming, they all greeted her with a smile.
Seeing that her eyes were a little red, Moxiang couldn't help but go up to her and hold her hand, her eyes full of concern.
Chu Liuzheng smiled at her and said, "Let me take a look at the jade pendant."
"I'm fine." Yuzhui leaned on the bed and waved at her, "Is the Imperial College fun?"
"The sound of reading is so loud here that you'll get a headache the moment you step inside." Chu Liuzheng sat down beside the bed and reached out to touch her forehead. "I told you to stay in the cool air last night. Will you dare to do it again in the future?"
"I don't dare anymore." Yu Zhui begged for mercy, "Don't blame me, Qiao Ru just nagged me for a quarter of an hour."
"How dare you accuse me of nagging?" Xia Qiaoru reached out to tickle her. "Who can't do the job today and wants me to take their place?"
"Hahaha!" Yuzhui dodged left and right, calling Chu Liuzheng for help.
Chu Liuzheng did help, but not to her. Instead, he helped Qiaoru to tickle her.
Chen Xing found it very interesting and ran over to join in the fun.
Yuzhui laughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes. She begged for mercy repeatedly and called out "sisters".
"Alright, stop messing with her." Moxiang came over and held back Chen Xing, who was the most excited. "She just recovered from her illness, how could she stand such a tantrum?"
"Since Sister Moxiang pleaded for you, I will spare you this time." Xia Qiaoru finally poked Yuzhu's waist.
Yuzhui gave her a weak look and said, "Wait until I'm better. You just wait."
"Am I afraid of you?" Xia Qiaoru spread the quilt over her and tucked the corners carefully.
Chu Liuzheng felt thirsty and stood up to pour tea at the table. Siyue grabbed her wrist and took her pulse out of habit.
Chu Liuzheng tilted his head to look at her.
Mitsuki calmly withdrew his hand: "There's something dirty on my cuff."
"Oh." Chu Liuzheng pinched her cheek with a smile.
Mitsuki: “…”
"I want a pinch too." Chen Xing ran over and stretched out his little paws towards Si Yue.
Siyue skillfully slapped him away, and Chenxing chased after him, determined to pinch him.
One of them was chasing the other and the other was hiding. Chu Liuzheng stood by and watched the fun, his eyes curved into crescents.
Moxiang came over, brushed her thumb across the corners of her red eyes, and whispered, "Are there sand in your eyes?"
Chu Liuzheng nodded again and again.
Seeing her like this, Moxiang patted her face and smiled lightly: "It's a good thing to see you."
"Yeah." Chu Liuzheng responded softly, holding her arm and leaning on his shoulder, "Can I come back to sleep tonight?"
"Go ahead and sleep if you want," Moxiang said. "The pillows and bedding are all here, as long as you can get up tomorrow morning."
Chu Liuzheng made a difficult decision and decided to sleep a little longer in the morning. After all, it was still very cold.
On the way back, Xia Qiaoru held her hand and said in a low voice, but she couldn't hide her happiness: "Brother Zhijie asked someone to write a letter to me."
Chu Liuzheng paused and asked casually, "What did you write?"
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