Chapter 246 I've liked you for a long time
Qiu Ji's sincere confession surprised her greatly.
"You said you've liked me for a long time?"
"Yes!" Qiu Ji looked at her with a gentle smile in his eyes. "You may not know how excited I was when I learned from my mother that Madam Shen was interested in a marriage between our two families."
"Don't worry if you laugh at me, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep well the whole night."
"I'm currently serving in the Dali Temple. Although I'm only a sixth-rank civil servant, I will work hard and rise up step by step to earn you an imperial decree."
It is said that sincerity is the most effective way to touch people's hearts.
Qiu Ji's words moved Shen Baoqing deeply.
She thought about it and confessed her thoughts to him.
"To be honest, I came here today just to go through the motions. After all, our two families are old friends, and I have to give the two mothers some face."
"Before I even stepped foot in this teahouse, all I had in mind was meeting someone, drinking a few sips of tea, and then getting up and leaving."
"But now, I've changed my mind." She looked at Qiu Ji, "Xiao Qi said that feelings are developed through time, so why don't we give it a try first?"
Qiu Ji's cheeks suddenly turned red.
He was a little excited.
"Okay!" He looked at her with frank and passionate eyes, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I will do my best to make you like me and marry me."
Shen Baoqing was a little amused.
"Don't be too confident. I have a lot of shortcomings. I think you'll get annoyed with me in a few days."
Qiu Ji smiled and poured her another cup of tea.
"When you like someone, no matter if she is good or bad, you will accept her. Is there any perfect person in the world?"
"That's right." Shen Baoqing picked up the teacup and gently clinked it with his. "Then let's use tea instead of wine to celebrate our happy relationship."
Qiu Ji was amused by her.
"Good, have fun."
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The private room next door.
Jiang Yueyao was pressing her ear against the wall, eavesdropping on what was happening next door.
But there was no movement at all.
She turned around and looked at Lu Sui and Shen Linchuan who were drinking tea and playing chess.
"Something doesn't seem right. Could it be that they've already left?"
"I know Qiu Ji a little bit. He wouldn't be so rude." Shen Linchuan said, "Just stop worrying about it. Come and change a pot of hot tea for us."
Jiang Yueyao turned around, walked over to them, and changed a pot of hot tea.
She poured a cup for each of them and one for herself. Just as she was about to drink, the door was pushed open and Shen Baoqing walked in.
"Come on, let's go out for a walk."
Jiang Yueyao quickly glanced behind her and saw Qiu Ji.
The other person smiled at her with a relaxed smile, and it was obvious that they were enjoying getting along well.
Jiang Yueyao felt relieved immediately.
After Lu Sui and Shen Linchuan finished their game, they left the teahouse and strolled leisurely along the way.
During the Lantern Festival, the lights are lit and the fun is the same old things.
The first year Jiang Yueyao came to Beijing, she felt everything was new and fresh, but now, she has lost her original interest.
She and Shen Baoqing walked in front hand in hand, while Lu Sui and the other two lagged behind by a step, but their eyes were always on them. When they stopped, they also stopped and waited patiently.
When we were halfway through the tour, snowflakes started falling from the sky.
The injury on the back of Shen Baoqing's head had not yet healed completely. Jiang Yueyao didn't dare let her stay outside for long, so she asked to go back.
Naturally, no one objected.
Although Shen Linchuan was there, Lu Sui and Qiu Ji still sent the two girls back to the Duke's Mansion together.
The two happened to be traveling together on their way out of Shen's house.
Qiu Ji looked at the man beside him. He put away the gentleness and doting he showed in front of Miss Shen Er and returned to his usual cold and distant attitude.
"I heard that the prince and the second young lady are getting married in May?"
Lu Sui glanced at him calmly: "Yeah."
Qiu Ji smiled and said, "I hope Qiu can inherit the prince's good luck and win the favor of the eldest lady as soon as possible."
Lu Sui smiled.
He looked straight ahead and walked slowly.
"Mr. Qiu, the relationship between a man and a woman depends on fate, not luck."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for the other party to speak again, he nodded slightly at him and stepped into the carriage.
Qiu Ji stood aside, watching the carriage of the Prince Regent's Palace slowly leave, thinking carefully about Lu Sui's words, and after a long time he tasted a different taste.
This Prince Lu doesn't seem to like him and Miss Shen very much.
Why?
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Lu Sui returned to the Regent's Palace, washed up, changed into simple and comfortable clothes, and went to the study again.
After working for about an incense stick of time, Qingshu walked in.
"Master, Master Xuan Ji is here."
Lu Sui didn't even raise his head: "Well, please let him in."
"Yes." Qingshu opened the door of the study and said to the lonely and cold man standing in the yard, "Master, please come in."
Xuan Ji turned around, holding a Zen stick in his hand, and walked over.
The study was warm, and as he entered, the snowflakes on his red robe began to melt.
Qingshu took a clean handkerchief and handed it to him.
Xuan Ji took it, wiped it carefully, and then sat down.
Qingshu served him tea again. Unlike Lu Sui who liked Zhengshan Xiaozhong, Xuan Ji liked to drink clear tea. A cup of clear tea, with a thin mist curling up, covered his handsome eyebrows and eyes.
Lu Sui didn't even raise his head.
"I bought the house next door. If you can't make it back to Xiangguo Temple in the future when you're in the capital, you can live there."
If this happened under normal circumstances, Xuan Ji would naturally not ask any more questions.
He has always been content with nothing and can make do with anything.
But today, I don’t know what stopped me from thinking, but I asked a question for the first time.
"Why don't you let me live with you?"
Lu Sui paused and looked up at him.
In the light of the candle beside him, I could see the grievance on his face.
He couldn't help but laugh.
"Master Xuan Ji, have you been possessed?"
Xuan Ji pursed his lips and said nothing.
Lu Sui stared at him for a while, feeling somewhat gloating. "What? Are you in a bad mood?"
“No!”
"Ha! Still pretending in front of me!" Lu Sui sneered.
Xuan Ji lowered his head and said nothing.
But the hand holding the Buddhist beads showed that he was feeling a little emotional at the moment.
When Lu Sui saw this, he sighed softly.
"It's not that I don't allow you to stay, but in a few months, I will marry Yaoyao. Since you are a monk, it will not be convenient for you to live in the mansion."
"It just so happened that the courtyard next door was for sale, so I bought it. Tomorrow I'll have it renovated and turned into a Zen temple for you."
"Um!"
"Anything else?"
"Nothing!"
"Then go and rest!"
Xuan Ji didn't move.
He still sat there.
Master Xuan Ji, who is highly respected for his abilities, acts like a grumpy child in front of the Regent.
Lu Sui looked at him, and in anger, he grabbed the book on the table and threw it at him.
"Who are you throwing a tantrum for?"
"They've been following you for two years, and you're unmoved and inhumane.
"Now, the girl wants to get married, but you are not happy about it."
Xuan Ji still said nothing.
However, the Buddhist beads in his hand were spinning faster and faster.
It showed that he was depressed and extremely suppressed.
Lu Sui was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore.
Xuan Ji sat for a while, then stood up and left the study.
Lu Sui looked up and watched his departing figure. The wind and snow outside were getting stronger. He watched his tall and thin figure walking into the wind and snow without looking back.
It makes people feel inexplicably distressed...
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