Chapter 316 Emptying His Small Treasury
After helping Qin Sheng onto the horse, Chu Yian waited until he caught up with the person in front before stepping onto the saddle and getting on the horse.
When he turned around and saw Qi Ze behind him, he was immediately furious. He glared at him and rode away.
Qi Ze hurriedly caught up, coughed, and felt a little uncomfortable: "Well, I know you only regard Ah Sheng as a friend, but can you not hug him in front of me?"
Chu Yian: ...
Chu Yian became even angrier. Regardless of whether they were friends or in some other relationship, she was closer to Qin Sheng. Why would this guy do something annoying out of jealousy?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She raised the whip in her hand and swung it towards Qi Ze.
I thought Qi Ze would avoid or catch it, but who knew that this guy didn't dodge at all and took the whip head-on.
The whip tail swept across his cheek, leaving a bloody mark.
Chu Yian's hand trembled and he met Qi Ze's eyes.
Qi Ze asked, "Have you calmed down?"
What was she trying to vent? She even felt a little guilty now. She quickly wrapped the whip around her hands, her voice not as confident as before: "You, why don't you hide?"
This move was not a sneak attack, it was purely out of anger. With Qi Ze's ability, it would be easy to dodge it.
She didn't really want to hit Qi Ze.
Qi Ze chuckled, but that chuckle looked a little bitter: "Isn't this because you're still angry?"
"..." Chu Yian's expression was a little hard to describe: "Don't say such things next time. It's scary. It makes it seem like the person you like is me."
Qi Ze: ...
Chu Yian: "Give up, if you don't love yourself, we have no future."
Qi Ze: ...
Qi Ze closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and reminded himself not to bother with this idiot.
If you care about it and get angry, you will be the only one.
He opened his eyes again and looked at Chu Yian, but Chu Yian squeezed the horse's belly, and the horse ran forward slowly for a few steps, leaving him behind.
Qi Ze rode his horse and followed him: "Hey, the only one in my heart is Ah Sheng, can you please stop being so self-indulgent?"
Chu Yian glanced at him: "Am I being sentimental? If someone didn't know, they would think you were trying to please me."
"Next time, don't say something that could easily be misunderstood. It's okay if I misunderstand you, but it would be bad if Qin Sheng misunderstood you."
Qi Ze: ...
Qi Ze fell silent and looked at the front of the army. From this angle, he could no longer see Qin Sheng, but he seemed to have seen Qin Sheng, with a hint of loneliness in his eyes.
When he returned to Beijing this time, he really felt that Qin Sheng had changed.
In the past, even if it was just pretense, swallowing my anger, or for other purposes, I was always willing to say a few perfunctory words to them.
But this time when he returned to Beijing, he was not even willing to be perfunctory.
Yes, Qin Sheng didn't like them from the beginning. Everyone knew it, and they also knew that Qin Sheng had other intentions when he approached them.
Now that Qin Sheng had finally withdrawn, they were still staring there stupidly, hoping that Qin Sheng would even give them a glance.
But he forgot that Qin Sheng no longer needs to put himself in a difficult position.
Qi Ze withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes.
He knew that Qin Sheng was just playing with his feelings and he should be more rational, but Ke Xin still felt like he was stabbed.
Qi Ze's eyes were a little sore. Born into an imperial family, he should be as sentimental as everyone else.
Whether men or women, they are just pawns in our hands.
But at the most ignorant and naive age, she met Qin Sheng, who knew how to manipulate people's hearts the best, and she fell in love with him.
It's quite funny.
Sometimes he wished he had never met Qin Sheng. His heart and eyes were filled with power and status, and it was better to fight for that position than always thinking about him but not even getting a glance from him.
Chu Yian looked at Qi Ze's face from the side, and the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong: "Hey, what's wrong with you? Are you heartbroken?"
I always feel like this person is about to cry in the next second.
Chu Yian slowed down his pace and rode to Qi Ze's side. He patted his shoulder and said generously, "I'll lend you my shoulder to lean on, but you have to pay for it."
Qi Ze: ...
Qi Ze gave her a cold look and rode away.
Now it was Chu Yian's turn to chase him: "Alas, a man has great ambitions, how can he be confined to love?"
"If Qin Sheng doesn't like you, just replace him with someone else. Why are you still dying for him?"
"Qi Xiaosi, I have high hopes for you. In my heart, you are different from those powerful and wealthy children. You are a good person. Don't dwell on those romantic and love stories. These things are all illusory."
"Listen to me, what you can get is what truly belongs to you."
"Power, fame, money, these are the real things. Don't think about Qin Sheng, really."
"Just listen to my advice."
Qi Ze slowed down and Chu Yian hurried to catch up.
He pulled the corners of his mouth, his voice like a breeze: "You and Ah Sheng have been together every day since you got married. He is so nice, how did you control yourself from being moved by him?"
Chu Yian was stunned. He didn't expect him to ask this question.
After thinking about it, it was hard to answer, so I could only say: "Qin Sheng is indeed very good. I can completely understand why you would like him and be willing to die for him."
Qi Ze turned around and said, "I didn't ask that."
Of course he knew that Qin Sheng was good, so why did she need to emphasize it?
Chu Yian coughed and said helplessly: "There's something wrong with your question. You see there's an abyss ahead, and you know it's hard to climb out after jumping in."
"But you still jumped without hesitation. Who is the problem?"
Qi Ze's Adam's apple rolled, and his eyes were a little hot: "But I was only about ten years old at that time..."
How could you know so much at that age?
He was seduced by the evil god and tasted the forbidden fruit. He was addicted to it, but the evil god left without looking back.
Chu Yian didn't know what to say.
Is Qin Sheng wrong?
No, the Duke of Qin's Mansion had reached a dead end at that time, and everyone was trembling with fear and walking on thin ice. He just wanted to fight for a way out for himself and the Duke's Mansion.
Even if I can't win, I can drag everyone down with me to die.
Qin Sheng approached Qi Ze with the intention of destroying himself along with the enemy. If he understood his despair at that time, who would have the heart to blame this young man?
But is Qi Ze wrong?
Not necessarily.
At the most ignorant age, she fell in love with a man who was full of calculations. Even his love for her was the result of Qin Sheng's careful planning.
It's really miserable.
Neither he nor Qin Sheng did anything wrong. If someone had to be blamed for this matter, it could only be his father who sat on the throne.
Qi Ze understood this point. He didn't understand it before, but now he should understand Qin Sheng's helplessness at that time.
But he couldn't blame his father, nor was he willing to blame Qin Sheng, so he could only torture his own heart over and over again.
Alas, it’s fate.
Why should a lover be born in a royal family?
Chu Yian looked at the long army with emotion. As he was sighing, he couldn't help shivering and suddenly came to his senses.
No, why is she still lamenting Qi Ze’s love history?
No, just because you have a few dollars in your pocket, you dare to sympathize with Qi Ze?
She is really too proud. She should just sympathize with her poor and weak self.
Patting his face, Chu Yian slapped Qi Ze on the shoulder, looked into Qi Ze's slightly red eyes, and decided to save this kid one last time.
"Qi Xiaosi, stand up straight! Have you forgotten your identity? You are the most noble and legitimate prince of Dashun, born to the queen."
"It's very likely that in the future..." She pointed to the sky, becoming even angrier. "Can you please think more about the people? Stop being so sentimental all the time, okay?"
"If you do this again, I will look down on you."
"What is love? Can you eat it?"
"If you knew how many people in Dashun couldn't even fill their stomachs, and how many families only had one piece of clothing to wear, you wouldn't be so obsessed with love."
Chu Yian withdrew his hand and snorted: "If you were anyone else, it would be fine, but you are a prince. If you really want Qin Sheng to look up to you, don't be so sentimental all day long."
After she said that, she rode away, staying away from Qi Ze. She hated comforting people who had been heartbroken the most.
If you're sad, just be considerate. Why are you so arrogant and still want others to comfort you all the time?
Didn't she have her own things to do? Why did she have to comfort him all the time?
Turning his head to look at Qi Ze, the man was still standing there riding his horse. Chu Yian felt sorry for the horse.
Forget it, since Qi Ze is so sad, if she goes back and takes all his money, he shouldn't have time to be sad about his dead love, right?
It just so happens that Jiuan is in need of a large sum of money right now. In the past month, more and more people have been helped, and the number of women and orphans taken in by Jiuan has also increased. The money spent is like water flowing every day.
Although there is some income, it is nothing compared to what is spent.
Her little treasury was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she really couldn't hold on any longer.
After all, whose kingdom is this?
It's still their Qi family. She pays and works hard, so what's wrong with asking Qi Ze to pay some money?
Have questions?
Not at all.
While Qi Ze was still sad and couldn't take care of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Chu Yian hurriedly rode his horse and took Qi Ze's token to his mansion and moved most of his treasury away.
I originally wanted to move out, but I was afraid that Qi Ze would lose his love and money, so I hanged myself.
After all, it will be dark soon, and when it gets dark, people feel sad... No, they tend to feel depressed.
After taking the money, Chu Yian immediately invested most of it in Jiuan, not giving Qi Ze any chance to get the money back.
After doing something bad, it is inevitable to feel guilty. After returning home, Chu Yian would look back from time to time, fearing that Qi Ze would come and kill him.
He was still terrified until Qin Sheng returned home.
Qin Sheng hadn't seen her for so long and missed her really badly.
But Chu Yian was so overwhelmed by the feeling that he couldn't say anything, so he could only ask, "What's wrong with you?"
Chu Yian quickly shook his head: "Nothing."
Based on Qin Sheng's understanding of her, this person must have done something bad, otherwise she wouldn't feel so guilty.
However, even if she did something bad, she wouldn't cause much trouble, so Qin Sheng didn't ask any further questions.
His eyes fell on the peach saplings all over the yard, and something seemed to be wrong.
He walked over, squatted down, plucked a handful of seedlings in front of him, and grabbed the saplings and pulled them up.
Chu Yian exploded instantly: "Ahhh Qin Sheng, what are you doing?! Why are you touching my sapling?"
She rushed over, squatted beside Qin Sheng, snatched Miaomiao back, and tried to bury her in the soil again.
Qin Sheng was somewhat helpless: "Look at its roots."
Chu Yian looked down and saw that the roots were all rotten. The poor peach sapling had died at some point in time, leaving only a bare branch stuck in the soil.
“…”
Looking at the peach saplings all over the yard, Chu Yian felt so heartbroken that he felt like bleeding.
I pulled up a nearby sapling and saw that all its roots were gone.
She looked confused: "Why? I took good care of them." She did water them.
Qin Sheng raised the corner of his lips and said, "Pull them all out. I'll plant a new batch for you in the spring."
Chu Yian didn't give up and pulled out several more to see, and found that some of them were not dead.
But if you pull it up and bury it again at this time, it will not survive.
Many of them are already dead anyway.
She threw the sapling into the soil, feeling very disappointed: "It's not doing well at all."
Qin Sheng looked at her sideways, wanting to laugh: "Okay, don't be angry, just plant it again."
He stood up and walked back to the room.
He hadn't been back for a long time, and all the smell that belonged to him in the room had dissipated completely. Now it seemed like it had really become Chu Yian's boudoir, and it was filled with her scent.
Qin Sheng looked at Chu Yian, who came in one step behind him, with a gentle look in his eyes: "Go and have a rest first, and accompany me to the palace in the evening."
Chu Yian nodded, but he couldn't fall asleep while lying on the bed, so he propped up his chin and chatted with Qin Sheng.
"Xiao Shengzi, did anything interesting happen on this trip?"
Qin Sheng shook his head: "No, what's so fun about fighting?"
Chu Yian rolled his eyes: "Did anyone of you bring a girl back?"
Qin Sheng: ...
Qin Sheng didn't know where she got this idea from, and he was helpless: "No, don't think about it."
Chu Yian got up and strode off the bed to sit next to Qin Sheng. He looked at him with bright eyes and a gossipy look on his face: "Ask a question..."
Without waiting for her to ask, Qin Sheng stuffed a fruit into her mouth to stop her from chattering.
Chu Yian choked, took out the fruit and punched him: "What are you doing? Let me ask."
Qin Sheng chuckled, leaned back in his chair, and looked at her with his eyes lowered: "Okay, ask."
Chu Yian: "Well, when you go out to fight, you are taken care of by the people nearby. Is it true that no one likes women from the border?"
Qin Sheng thought about it and nodded: "There is still some."
Chu Yian's eyes lit up even more: "Will they stay at the border? Or bring people back?"
Qin Sheng thought about it carefully and answered the question seriously: "Most of them ended in failure."
"Men are away at war, unable to stay at the border for long because of their feelings, and women are unwilling to travel so far to pursue an uncertain future."
"Younger ones are easily fooled by sweet talk, but as long as their families are watching over them, they won't be deceived too badly."
I know that Chu Yian probably read some melodramatic novel again and made up some story in his mind.
Qin Sheng punctured her fantasy without hesitation: "The people in the border areas are tough, their lives are hard, and most of their children mature early."
"Without tangible benefits, it's unlikely that you can trick people into coming to the capital with just your mouth. After all, they've come through a lot."
"If they really followed me, maybe they couldn't find a job at the border, so they risked their future to try their luck."
"If you think someone would abandon their family and come to Beijing just for love, you're really underestimating them."
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