Chapter 74 Origin
But he didn't think in that direction. After all, he had never seen Cui Qingyi use needle and thread, so it must be that she was not good at it.
Chen Linan thanked the yamen runner, took the manager away and decided to come back tomorrow.
Cui Family in Huaihua Lane
Chen Ping'an got off the carriage and entered Huaihua Lane with his entourage, and went all the way to the gate of Cui's house.
“Knock knock knock…”
At this time, Cui Qingyi and Konjac were preparing to have dinner.
Now is the season for eating locust flowers. After school in the afternoon, the two of them picked some locust flowers from the locust tree at the entrance of the alley.
Wash and steam the locust flower rice, and when you open the lid, the whole yard is filled with the fragrance of locust flowers.
There was a knock on the door. Cui Qingyi and Konjac looked at each other, not knowing who would come at this time.
The Li family was the one they interacted with the most in the entire alley, but Li Miao usually didn't come over at dinner time.
Konjac took Wangcai to open the door.
When Konjac saw who was outside the door, he felt the blood in his body freeze.
Chen Pingan was not surprised at all. He was able to find this place because he knew the details of Cui's Girls' School very well.
"Miss Konjac, long time no see."
"Bang!" Konjac slammed the door shut, suspecting that he had just seen it wrong.
The girl didn't say that the person who appeared in Dongping County was Chen Ping'an. She and the girl usually stayed at home and rarely went out. Except for important festivals, they usually didn't see other young masters of the Chen Mansion.
But this person would come here suddenly, and I don’t know what his purpose is.
But no matter what his purpose was, what he said to the girl had nothing to do with them.
Looking at the door that almost hit his face, Chen Pingan touched the tip of his nose.
He said that Chen Linan was picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, and everything that has happened now has proved that what he said was right.
Lin Ying married Chen Linan as she wished, and the two claimed to be in love, but it didn't take long for their lives to become a mess.
But on the other hand, Cui was living a good life after leaving the Chen family, better than he had imagined.
Konjac ran in in a panic, lowering his voice like a thief even though he was in his own home.
"Girl. The Chen family is here."
Cui Qingyi paused while arranging the dishes, then quickly returned to normal. "Who is coming?"
The Chen family was quite persistent and tried their best to find a female mistress for Chen Pingting. After being rejected once, they wanted a second time.
"It's Chen Ping'an from the third branch of the Chen family. Miss, don't open the door. He will leave if he finds it boring."
Chen Pingan? How could it be him?
Cui Qingyi didn't say yes or no until she placed the two dishes and the soup on the table, then she looked at Konjac.
"Go and have a look. If he's gone, forget it. If he's still here, invite him in and have a seat."
Konjac didn't expect that the girl would actually meet Chen Ping'an. Didn't they agree to ignore the Chen family?
Konjac went to open the door reluctantly, feeling quite unhappy. This kind of unhappiness came from the fact that after opening the door, she saw that someone had not left yet, but was standing in front of the door in a long line, as if he was sure that they would open the door.
"Come in, our girl wants to see you."
Chen Ping'an curled the corners of his mouth, not caring about Konjac's unfriendly attitude. He straightened his clothes before following him into the room.
After entering the courtyard, Chen Pingan saw the person sitting at the stone table in the yard.
It seems that she is living a very good life. Compared with the Cui girl a year ago, Chen Pingan feels that she can be described as a dead tree coming back to life with spring.
Of course, this description does not mean that Cui was so haggard a year ago, but it refers to a state. There is a huge difference between being alive and living well.
He didn't move any closer, but just stood there and bowed to Cui Qingyi.
Cui Qingyi sighed silently and stretched out her hand to make a gesture of invitation.
She didn't like Chen Pingan very much. He had lived two lives and had a lot of experience.
Cui Qingyi has always been able to easily see through everyone around her, but Chen Pingan is the only one she can't see through.
This person is too complicated. Complex people often mean trouble, and Cui Qingyi doesn't like him.
Chen Pingan sat down opposite Cui Qingyi.
He is a very well-educated man, and his every move reveals a rare calmness and composure among young people, as if the whole world is under his control.
"Miss Cui, I hope you are well. A year ago, I went out traveling, and when I came back, I heard that you had left the mansion. I didn't expect that you had come to Dongping County."
Cui Qingyi didn't want to chat with Chen Pingan about these trivial things, she said directly:
"If you came here to invite me to the capital, then I advise you not to ask. You know the reason."
She never wanted to have anything to do with the Cui and Chen families again.
"No, Miss Cui, you misunderstood. If I had known they were going to invite you, I would definitely not have come."
If someone else said this, Cui Qingyi might not believe it, but since this person is Chen Pingan, the credibility of his words is much higher.
It is not Chen Ping'an's style to waste time and energy on things that he knows are impossible.
Konjac went to order more locust flower rice, but there were only two bowls and no portion for Chen Ping'an, and he also gave her a cold look.
Chen Pingan was a little amused. He had an impression of this girl. She used to follow Cui, quietly looking very sophisticated. He didn't expect that she was such a lively person.
Cui Qingyi would not blame Konjac for Chen Ping'an, an outsider. They had a fixed amount of food for every meal, and they had finally picked some locust flowers, so what did they eat after giving them to Chen Ping'an and the others?
The reason why she was willing to meet Chen Pingan was that when she was once in the Chen Mansion and Chen Pingting was making things difficult for her, Chen Pingan had helped her out.
Secondly, she wanted to find out the Chen family's attitude from Chen Ping'an so that she could make plans early.
She didn't know much about the eldest wife of the Chen family who lived far away in Beijing, but she knew Chen Pingting, who was the kind of person who would not do anything without profit.
She wanted to learn double-sided embroidery, definitely not just because she liked it. She must have been able to bring her something very valuable. But what did that have to do with her, Cui Qingyi?
Chen Pingan seemed to know what Cui Qingyi was thinking. He knocked on the table:
"The Chen family in the capital wanted Chen Pingting to marry into the Qi Palace, but unfortunately, their family background is not good enough.
So he turned his attention to the old Princess Qi. When she was young, the old Princess Qi was a maid in the palace weaving department and was an excellent embroidery worker.
Chen Pingan stopped talking at that point, and Cui Qingyi also understood the matter.
What this means is that Chen Pingting wants to learn double-sided embroidery to please the old Princess Qi, and wants to use this to win the old Princess Qi's favor and become the Crown Prince's Consort.
Cui Qingyi had only one comment on this - it's a nice thought.
With Chen Pingting's personality, even if she managed to catch the eye of the old Princess Qi, she wouldn't be able to keep it that way for long, and she might even bring trouble to the Chen family in the future.
She glanced at Chen Pingan. This man was almost a spirit. Couldn't he see where this was going?
As soon as Cui Qingyi looked over, Chen Pingan understood what she meant.
"Anyway, the decision was made by the eldest wife of the Chen family. She's not my biological sister, and she's so stupid as to jump into the fire pit. Why can't I take advantage of this ready-made bargain?"
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