Chapter 220 Eight Copper Coins
Bu Ruo looked at Jin Congcong's indignant expression and burst out laughing: "If that's the case, then why are you still standing here? Why don't you go find some more work to earn some money?"
"Didn't you hear what Cen Nan said just now? If you don't have two taels of silver on you, no woman will be interested in you."
Jin Congcong was about to cry: "Don't even mention two taels, I don't even have one tael on me now, I only have ten copper coins."
Bu Ruo raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you save some money? How come you only have ten copper coins left? Did you get cheated again? No way, your second bad love affair won't come until after I give birth..."
Jin Congcong was on the verge of tears: "I wasn't cheated, then... then you gave me some silver and told me to spend it all within three days, but I spent a lot of it, and when I came back, I only had ten copper coins left."
"If I hadn't left these ten copper coins in the room, I wouldn't even have ten copper coins now."
"Hmm? Wait, Ruo'er, what did you just say? You said... my bad peach blossoms came after you gave birth? I still have bad peach blossoms?"
Bu Ruo nodded: "Yes, let me tell you, even though it's still early for you to find your true love, you have a lot of bad luck in love, uh... and some minor disasters and misfortunes."
"But don't worry, your life won't be harmed. It'll just... cost you a little money, it won't be a big problem. So you'd better save up some money, otherwise if you run out of money, you might have to suffer some physical pain."
Jin Congcong looked at Bu Ruo pitifully, as if he were an abandoned puppy. "Physical pain? I still suffer physical pain? What kind of physical pain? How painful is it?"
Bu Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Well... it's just... falling down, hitting your foot, falling into a stinky ditch, etc. It's nothing serious. They're all minor things that won't kill you anyway."
Jin Congcong stared: "You call this a small matter? Then what is a big matter?"
"Your death is the big deal, everything else is just a small matter."
Bu Ruo would never tell him that he had secret guards around him all the time, the kind that stayed around for twelve hours. Otherwise, with his personality, he would definitely think that he was protected and start to act recklessly again.
Just at this moment, Butler Qin came over.
"Your Highness, the daughter of the Minister of Justice, Miss Shen, wishes to see you. She is already waiting outside the palace gate."
Bu Ruo was stunned, then remembered what Cen Nan had just said. This young lady from the Shen family must have come for Cen Bei.
"Cen Bei~"
Seeing the gossipy glint in his princess's eyes, Cen Bei walked to the door and bowed, "Please, Princess, help me get rid of them. I will be very grateful..."
"Um... Cen Nan, let's switch. You guard the door and I'll go to the tree."
Cen Nan:......
Because Bu Ruo was heavy, he asked the housekeeper to take him directly to the backyard.
"Your humble servant Shen Shaorong greets the Regent Princess. Greetings, Regent Princess~"
Bu Ruo looked at the pale yellow figure on the ground and sighed imperceptibly: "Miss Shen, please stand up and sit down."
Shen Shaorong stood up and when he looked up and saw Bu Ruo, his eyes widened. He didn't come to his senses until Bi'er beside him coughed lightly.
"Please forgive me, Princess. It's because you are so beautiful that I was stunned for a moment."
Bu Ruo chuckled: "It's okay, Miss Shen is a straightforward person, this princess likes her very much."
That's right, Bu Ruo saw through Shen Shaorong's true nature at a glance. Although her every move and demeanor were that of a young lady from an official family, she was actually a warm, cheerful and unrestrained person. Otherwise, she would not have come to see him alone without even a maid.
"Princess, I have the audacity to come here because... I have a favor to ask of you."
"For Cen Bei?"
Shen Shaorong looked at Buruo in surprise: "Princess, how do you know? Did Cen Bei tell you something?"
"No, I saw it myself."
Shen Shaorong nodded after a brief moment of surprise: "Yes, my mother is right, the princess is not an ordinary person."
"This time, this humble servant came here for Cen Bei. Cen Bei is close to the prince, but it is inconvenient for this humble servant to go to the prince directly. I am afraid that it will cause rumors about him and will be detrimental to the princess's pregnancy. So, I came to ask for an audience with the princess."
"This humble servant loves Cen Bei and has even asked Lord Cen Nan for help, but there has been no news for several days. This humble servant... is getting impatient."
Shen Shaorong lowered her head, twisting the handkerchief nervously in her hands.
Thinking of Cen Bei's attitude just now and what she saw, Bu Ruo shook her head: "Cen Bei is not your destined match. Your destined match is someone else."
Shen Shaorong looked up at Bu Ruo, her face pale. "But he has a lover? If so, then... then I won't bother you any more. But I still want to ask him in person. I know this is against the rules, but..."
Bu Ruo saw the determination in her eyes and knew that she would not give up unless she asked in person, so she pointed to the big tree outside near the door and said, "He is on that tree, go ask him yourself."
"Don't worry, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, today's incident will definitely not be spread outside the Regent's Palace. This princess has seen you before and thinks you have a bad temper, so she asked you to come and chat with her to relieve her boredom. Do you remember this?"
Shen Shaorong nodded, stood up and saluted Bu Ruo: "Thank you for your protection, Princess. I will remember your kindness."
Shen Shaorong walked to the tree outside the courtyard and stood still. It seemed as if she had made up her mind for a long time before she said, "Master Cenbei, I am Shen Shaorong. I met you outside the city two months ago. Do you remember me?"
Cen Bei didn't come down and didn't respond, which made Bi'er anxious.
Jin Congcong and Cen Nan also found a corner early and stood on tiptoe to listen to gossip, but... Jin Congcong, who had no internal strength, could not hear anything and stamped his feet in anxiety.
"Master Cen, please tell me about it. I'm really curious."
A shrewd gleam flashed in Cen Nan's eyes: "Okay, eight copper coins."
Jin Congcong's eyes widened: "You are robbing me. I only have ten copper coins left, and you want eight just for relaying a few words?"
Cen Nan nodded as if it was a matter of course and said, "You don't have to listen. I still left two for you because of our friendship. Otherwise... you can go find the princess."
Jin Congcong sneered: "Looking for Ruo'er? I might as well look for you. If I go to look for Ruo'er, it won't be eight copper coins, but eight taels of silver. I'll just listen to gossip, watch the excitement, and then starve myself. It's not appropriate."
After a while, Jin Congcong, who couldn't hear anything, couldn't stand it anymore: "Okay, eight copper coins is eight copper coins, you are really black-hearted."
Cen Nan took the copper coins without any psychological pressure and counted them: "Well, I'm getting married soon, I have to support my family, and I have to earn more money for Bi'er. I can't let Bi'er live a hard life with me."
"But for these eight copper coins, you can only listen to what one person says. Um... you pick one."
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