Jing Zhe felt he couldn't help but be angry.
Pointing at the dog rubbing against his trouser leg, he said with displeasure, "What did you call it just now? Zhe'er?"
"Uh, is that not allowed?"
Su Mochen shook his little head, looking rather cute.
"Of course not! You're treating me like it—a dog!"
"Pooh!"
Su Mochen spat, his face flushed, and said, "How can you be as obedient as our Zhe'er? Our Zhe'er is always at our beck and call. Can you do that?"
"Why not? Didn't you tell me to come to the palace more often? I've only been here for less than two days, is that not enough?"
Su Mochen tilted his head and thought for a moment, and it seemed to be true.
After thinking for a moment, she still pouted and said, "You're just not as good as it!"
"Am I not even as good as... a dog?"
Jing Zhe was so angry that he wanted to kick the dog away, but Su Mochen was clearly a dog lover, so he didn't dare to.
"Hmph, you're definitely not as good! It's much better than you; it can do things you can't!"
I was thinking to myself, "It can be with me every day, day and night. Can you do that?"
"Ha, I don't believe it! Is there anything a dog can do that I can't?"
Jing Zhe sneered, clearly unconvinced.
Before Su Mochen could speak, Guizhi chimed in, "Our Zhe'er can eat... can you?"
He raised his head as he spoke, looking a little smug.
Can eat…
Could it be poop?
Jing Zhe looked down and saw that there seemed to be some yellowish stuff on the dog's mouth. Because it had rubbed against his trouser leg a few times, his trouser leg had changed color!
Thinking back to what Su Mochen had just said, "Don't lick it, it's dirty," Jing Zhe instantly found the answer!
Damn it, this dog came to rub against me after eating shit?
I curse you, you little devil!
Somewhat disgusted, he moved aside, but the dog immediately followed him. Frustrated, Jing Zhe said, "Get it away right now!"
Su Mochen smiled and said, "It seems to feel close to you. It looks like it knows you share the same name with it!"
"..."
We bowed slightly and said, "Farewell!"
After saying that, Jing Zhe turned and left.
Su Mochen panicked. No matter how good the dog was, compared to Jing Zhe… well, Jing Zhe was still a tiny bit better. Although the dog was also named Jing Zhe, it was a dog named Jing Zhe…
"Guizhi, take Zhe'er away!"
"Well…"
Guizhi suddenly felt resistant when she thought about what the dog had just licked. Seeing her dawdling, Su Mochen said impatiently, "Hurry up, or I'll make you sleep with Zhe'er tonight!"
"!!!"
Guizhi was shocked and quickly picked up the dog, running away as fast as she could, probably to give it a bath.
After all, washing makes you healthier.
...
Guizhi left. Su Mochen saw the newspaper in Jing Zhe's hand, his eyes narrowed into crescents, and he reached out his hand with a gentle smile.
"You've come to deliver my newspaper?"
Jing Zhe then handed over the newspaper.
"Haven't you been complaining that I didn't tell you what was written in the newspaper? Well, I'm taking advantage of my time at the morning court session to bring it to you right away!"
"Yeah?"
Su Mochen's smile widened, and without saying anything more, she lowered her head to read. The warm sunlight slanted onto her, and the wind blew up her floral skirt, causing it to sway with the branches of the trees.
She browsed quickly, casually flipping through the other sections without showing any particular interest. However, she froze when her gaze fell on the literature section.
"Those we love are separated by mountains and seas, but mountains and seas can be leveled..."
After muttering the sentence in a daze, she finally looked up and said, "You're... too bold, aren't you?"
"Huh? Why do you say that?"
"This was written for my second sister, and you dare to publish it? If it were in private, that would be one thing, but to let others see it so openly, aren't you afraid of what people will say?"
As I said this, I felt a strange mix of envy and jealousy.
"Don't worry, didn't you see the footnotes below?"
"Comment?"
Su Mochen chuckled lightly: "Are you treating everyone else like idiots? Your annotation is not worth reading. Those who should understand won't become stupid because of the annotation."
Jing Zhe shrugged indifferently: "So what if they're not stupid? As long as they know how to play the fool! Besides, since I dared to write it, I've never been afraid. After all, what's coming will eventually come."
"..."
Looking at Jing Zhe's determined gaze, Su Mochen suddenly felt a pang of envy for Zhu Xinning.
At the same time, I felt a little frustrated. Why did I treat them all as my sisters-in-law, while they had to be my older sisters?
Seeing that it was almost noon, and fearing that Su Mochen would not provide food again, it would be pointless to stay here. Moreover, he was completely unaware of the situation outside the palace, so Jing Zhe prepared to take his leave.
"Mo Chen, today is the day the newspaper is released. I haven't left the palace yet, so I won't stay here any longer!"
Su Mochen gave a soft "hmm" and didn't try to stop him, but just as Jing Zhe was about to take a step, she suddenly spoke again, her voice somewhat forlorn.
"Jing Zhe...can we still go out for walks like before?"
Thinking back to the days when the two of them could talk about anything and walk side by side on the streets of Yongzhou City, Su Mochen was somewhat mesmerized.
"Why not?"
To be honest, Jing Zhe felt the same way. Before he came to Jingzhou City, he didn't have many things to worry about, and life was leisurely, which he really missed.
"You've been back in the palace for so long, His Majesty's anger should have subsided by now! Haven't I heard that His Majesty still dotes on you the most? You can mention it to His Majesty, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Su Mochen shook his head. "I dare not."
"..."
Staring intently at him, Jing Zhe couldn't bring himself to refuse, so he assured him, "I'll talk to His Majesty about it. I'm a favorite of His Majesty now, he should give me face!"
"real?"
Su Mochen smiled, revealing his dimples, as if he hadn't been this happy since returning to Jingzhou.
"Don't worry, I've got you covered! I can take you to our newspaper office later. In the palace, this is your territory, but over there it's mine!"
Su Mochen smiled and nodded, waved to him, and walked lightly towards Fuchen Palace. Jing Zhe stared at her back in a daze before leaving.
...
Hanhan had been waiting outside the palace gates for quite some time.
Unlike his usual habit of crouching in a corner, this time he lingered around the palace gate, holding a "hammer" shaped like a flying axe in his hand. It was the one that Jing Zhe had asked the blacksmith to make for him, but he had almost forgotten about it recently because he had been busy with newspaper matters.
The simpleton went and retrieved it himself. Holding a large throwing axe, he was not only tall and imposing, but also swaggered around the palace gate while grinning foolishly at the palace guards, putting them under a lot of pressure. They were wondering where this idiot came from, showing up here with a weapon, and what he was thinking.
When Jing Zhe came out, he happened to see two guards sitting upright, discussing whether or not to go up and ask them questions. He quickly smiled and explained.
The guards naturally recognized Jing Zhe, who was currently very popular, and stopped after hearing what he had to say.
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