Chapter 156 If I don’t hug you, who else should I hug?
When they were in Linshui Town, Chunzhi felt that Gu Yuanjia was too obsessed with Yuzhu. Later, after she secretly sent Yuzhu away, she left as well. After reuniting with Huo Zheng and returning to the capital, she vaguely heard that Gu Yuanjia had never given up looking for Yuzhu.
Now the two of them meet each other every day in the Chang'an Palace, and with a daughter like Nian'er around, with Gu Yuanjia's keen eyesight, it won't take long for him to find out that Nian'er is inseparable from him.
Chunzhi wanted to ask Yuzhu if she had ever thought about getting married to Master Gu. She used to be just a tofu seller in Linshui Town, so she could only help Yuzhu escape. Now she has become the Princess of Chang'an. If she officially recognizes Yuzhu as her sister, then it would not be considered as marrying above her station for Yuzhu to marry Gu Yuanjia as his wife.
But Yuzhu didn't give Chunzhi a chance to say this. She was silent for a long time and whispered, "How could he not marry?"
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Chunzhi didn't continue the topic and instead teased Nian'er and Xiaoxing to play.
Yuzhu looked at the two little guys having fun and slowly smiled.
No one knows what will happen in the future, so the most important thing is to grasp the beauty of the present.
Chunzhi thought that after Yuzhu took Nian'er in, the little guy would need a bigger place, so she allocated a yard near the main house to Yuzhu.
Yuzhu refused to take it at first, but Chunzhi said it was for Nian'er.
It would be more convenient for Nian'er to live closer to Xiaoxing as his playmate in the future.
Only then did Yuzhu accept it.
In the next few days, Chunzhi asked Yuzhu to bring Nian'er to play with Xiaoxing every day.
The two little guys quickly became familiar with each other and played together every day.
Huo Zheng stayed in the mansion for a few days after his wedding, and soon resumed his busy days of attending court and handling official business.
Chunzhi learned to manage the affairs of the palace and gradually made some progress, gradually moving from managing miscellaneous affairs to checking and reconciling accounts.
Every day she would go to the accounting office when Xiaoxing was asleep. This day, it was already evening after she coaxed the child to sleep. Huo Zheng was not at home, so Chunzhi ate a little and went to the accounting office to check the account book.
When Huo Zheng came back, it was already late. When he returned to the main house, he only saw bright lights, but no Chunzhi.
When I went to the side room where Xiaoxing was, I only saw a sleeping child and a wet nurse by the bed.
Huo Zheng raised his hand to signal the wet nurse not to make a sound, walked out of the house, closed the door, and stood in the yard and called out "Qingye".
Qingye came over in response, "This servant is here, what do you want, Your Majesty?"
Huo Zheng asked, "Where is the princess?"
Qingye said quickly, "The princess is in the accounting office. I will go and invite her back right away."
"No need." Huo Zheng said, "I will go there myself."
After he finished speaking, Huo Zheng walked out of the yard and headed towards the accounting office.
The summer night is hot and the cicadas are chirping non-stop, which is a bit disturbing.
Huo Zheng walked through the corridor and arrived at the accounting office. There was no one around. The lights were on in the office. Chunzhi was sitting at the desk. Under the light, she was counting on the abacus with the account book, looking very serious and focused.
Huo Zheng stood outside the window for a long time, and Chunzhi didn't even notice him coming.
"Cough." Huo Zheng coughed lightly, stepped inside, walked to the table and blocked the light, his tall figure covering Chunzhi.
Chunzhi then realized that someone was pregnant. She looked up and saw that it was Huo Zheng. The corners of her lips curved up, "You're back."
Huo Zheng reached out and snatched the account book from her hand. "It's almost midnight. If I don't come back, you won't rest?"
"It hasn't been calculated yet." Chunzhi quickly raised her hand and pressed down the account book.
Huo Zheng said, "We'll figure it out tomorrow."
"No." Chunzhi insisted, "Tomorrow's business will be tomorrow's, and today's business should be finished today. It can't be put off until tomorrow."
Huo Zheng heard this and curled his lips helplessly, "Then I'll finish today's work with you."
He stood beside Chunzhi and spread the account book in front of her. "How far have you come?"
"Page 23." Chunzhi pointed to the line in the account book with one hand and moved the abacus with the other.
She moved the abacus beads slowly but carefully.
When she was selling tofu in Linshui Town, she only made a little money every day. She could count it in a short time without using an abacus. But the account books of the Chang'an Palace were piled up like a mountain, and she couldn't even finish reading them.
Huo Zheng stood behind Chunzhi, and taught her how to use it faster and better by moving the abacus beads with her hands.
Chunzhi couldn't help but look up at Huo Zheng.
"What are you looking at me for?" Huo Zheng said with a smile, "Look at the account book."
Chunzhi said "Oh" and looked down at the account book.
Huo Zheng taught her these things personally, which was much better than anyone else could teach her.
Chunzhi was a little surprised and asked, "As a prince, do you have to use the abacus to check the accounts yourself?"
Huo Zheng said: "It is always good to have many skills."
"Indeed." Chunzhi felt that it was her duty to learn more.
The two stayed in the accounting office for a long time. There was a gentle night breeze, carrying some of the warmth of a summer night.
The light beside the desk flickered several times.
Chunzhi was really sleepy and couldn't help yawning.
Huo Zheng said, "Let's stop here for today and go back to rest first."
Chunzhi raised her eyes to look at Huo Zheng and thought: Can I really rest after I go back?
Huo Zheng met Chunzhi's gaze and immediately understood what she was thinking. He smiled and asked her, "Princess, why are you looking at me like that?"
Chunzhi didn't tell him directly, but only said, "There are only three pages left in this account book. Finish the calculation before you go back."
"Then I'll wait for you here." Huo Zheng had almost finished teaching her and stood aside to fan her.
Chunzhi received special instruction from a "famous teacher" and now moves the abacus beads much faster than before, and has already become a veteran.
The last three pages of the account book were quickly completed.
Chunzhi put the abacus beads back to their original position, put the account book away, stood up and stretched, and was about to speak when Huo Zheng picked her up horizontally.
Perhaps because she was held by him so many times, Chunzhi became accustomed to it instead of being frightened at the beginning.
Now she just looked up at Huo Zheng and asked him, "Why did you suddenly hug me?"
"If you want to hug me, then hug me." Huo Zheng said this very naturally, "You are my princess, who else can I hug if not you?"
Chunzhi smiled. She was indeed tired today. She simply raised her hand and hooked it around Huo Zheng's neck, leaning into his arms. "Then I'll trouble you, Your Highness."
Huo Zheng liked the way Chunzhi accepted him so openly. Ever since the day Chunzhi found out that he had moved the tofu workshop to the Chang'an Palace, and he expressed his feelings to her, there was no barrier between them.
Now they would go together to feed Laicai, play with Xiaoxing, and the look in their eyes when they looked at each other was full of unbreakable affection.
When Huo Zheng carried Chunzhi out of the accounting office, it was late at night and the whole place was quiet. Even the servants and maids who worked in the mansion had gone to bed.
He held her in his arms as he walked through the summer corridor filled with the chirping of cicadas and went to the bathroom together.
Huo Zheng personally drew water and poured it into the tub, then pulled Chunzhi in with him. "It's hot, let's take a bath before we go to bed."
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