So he brazenly wrote countless "Seeing a virtuous person makes one think of seeking refuge" on the paper, using the very pen that everyone wanted to hold. He thought, now that he had reached this position, he would no longer be looked down upon, would he? The current Empress Dowager should no longer be disgraced.
As Emperor Yuxian pondered this, he actually began to laugh.
Wu Chang watched from the side, but sensed no joy in him whatsoever. Instead, he felt a deep sadness mingled with the laughter. He sighed inwardly, but ultimately said nothing.
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News of Princess Zhaoyang's return to the capital from her travels spread rapidly, reaching Qin Xi, who was awaiting childbirth, within half a day.
Shu Zhan clicked his tongue in amazement, "This Zhao Xuanqing, she's made quite a scene coming back, but why wasn't she this arrogant when she left the capital? She even went traveling outside the capital, ugh!"
Lu Huai gave him a disdainful look. "If you want to spit, spit it out. If you spit it into my house, it will cost ten taels of silver per spit."
Shu Zhan choked for a moment, then angrily retorted, "Ten taels of silver?! Why don't you just rob me?!"
"I did consider that," Lu Huai said slowly, peeling an apple. He sighed as if in difficulty. "But my wife is gentle and pregnant. I just couldn't leave home, so I gave up on that idea and can only support my family by collecting cleaning fees."
After saying that, he gave Shu Zhan a cool look and smirked, "You probably don't understand, and I don't blame you. After all, some guys don't even have a wife yet, right?"
Shu Zhan: "???" I suspect you're implying something about me, but I have no proof.
Shu Zhan really wanted to retort with "Who do you think you are?", but he felt he lacked the confidence and felt extremely frustrated. He frowned, downed the tea in his cup in one gulp, and gave a loud "humph".
Lu Huai raised an eyebrow, glanced at him, and smiled. "This cup of tea costs five taels of silver. Settle the bill over there and have the teacup cleaned while you're at it. If you don't want it cleaned, there will be an extra two taels of silver for cleaning, which can be settled together. Thank you."
Shu Zhan: "..." Is it too late to spit out what he just swallowed?
Seeing his frustrated expression, Qin Qi couldn't help but chuckle. She gently patted Lu Huai and gave him a reproachful look, "Alright, that's how you treat guests. Be careful they don't come back."
Seeing her smile, Lu Huai also curled his lips. It was good that she smiled; with that smile, he had achieved his goal. Shu Zixiang wasn't entirely useless after all.
"If you don't want to come, then you don't have to. Wouldn't it be better for the two of us to be alone?" He blinked his captivating peach blossom eyes, which were just like those of a fox spirit from a storybook, incredibly alluring.
If Qin Qi hadn't known his roguish nature so well, she probably would have been teased by him.
Shu Zhan: "..." Actually, he can still leave now.
"By the way," Qin Xi looked at Shu Zhan, "Where's Zi Hui?"
Shuzhan became somewhat depressed when her younger sister was mentioned.
Since returning from the Kingdom of Qing, Shu Hua has spent her days sitting in the courtyard. Sometimes she's lost in thought, and sometimes she's sewing clothes for Qin Qi's unborn child.
Every time they went to the courtyard to find her, she was always smiling and cheerful, but she never mentioned anything about what happened in the UK. Although she was always smiling, Shu Zhan couldn't put his mind at ease, always feeling that she was hiding something from them.
She just didn't want to say it.
Today, when he came to see Lu Huai, Shu Hua originally wanted to come along, but then she remembered that she hadn't finished sewing her little clothes yet, so she decided to wait until she finished sewing them before coming.
Thinking of this, Shu Zhan said, "She's still at the manor. She said she's going to make clothes for her godson and will come another day."
Qin Xi nodded knowingly, then suddenly remembered something.
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