In the living room, Sheng Lingwei and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
They clearly remembered that Rong Momo and Zheng Yishu hadn't exchanged a single word since entering the space.
This is just so strange!
After a long while, Yue Mingxi said incredulously, "My God, when did Rong Momo and Lord Zheng become so close?"
There's definitely something going on between them. If there isn't, I'll do my business standing upside down.
Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless, their mouths twitching uncontrollably. Were they being forced to criticize the national treasure?
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Fang Xiuer suddenly regretted having such a silly boyfriend as Yue Mingxi, and rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.
"What are you saying? If you can't speak properly, then shut your mouth."
Yue Mingxi immediately shrank back, not daring to say another word.
Sheng Lingwei's eyes flickered slightly. She could tell that Rong Mama didn't seem unwilling at all, which suggested that she and Lord Zheng were old acquaintances.
And their relationship was anything but ordinary.
...
On Rong Momo's side.
Zheng Yishu's eyes were red and filled with tears. He held Rong Momo tightly with both hands, his voice choked and trembling.
"Rong Suhua, I thought you had already..."
"Shut up! I'm perfectly fine, and I don't want to be cursed to death." Rong Momo couldn't help but roll her eyes and shoved Zheng Yishu away.
Zheng Yishu was pushed so hard that he almost fell on his buttocks, but luckily he reacted quickly and turned around to steady himself.
“Suhua, you…you have suffered all these years.”
Seeing the shock and heartache in Zheng Yishu's eyes, Rong Momo sighed helplessly, "Just say that my strength has increased, why say anything else?"
“I…” Zheng Yishu looked helpless. He wanted to explain but had no reason, because he was indeed as Su Hua said.
I was shocked by her immense strength.
When she was just a little girl, she couldn't lift a finger or carry anything heavy. But over a decade later, although her appearance has matured, her strength...
It's incredibly large.
Zheng Yishu's expression changed several times. After taking a deep breath, he tentatively asked, "Suhua, how have you been these past years?"
"Okay, of course!" Rong Momo replied without hesitation, a slight smile on her delicate face.
"Thanks to my lady, if she hadn't rescued me from human traffickers and taught me music, chess, calligraphy, painting, accounting, and housekeeping, I might have died long ago."
Zheng Yishu's throat tightened, and he felt extremely distressed. He said with immense relief, "Suhua, thank goodness you're alright. The Empress is your savior, and therefore my savior as well. Whenever I have time, I must go to the Empress's grave to kowtow and express my gratitude."
(Yue Yuqian suddenly sneezed. How strange, she rarely sneezes, why did she suddenly sneeze?)
Someone must be insulting her again.
Once she finds out who that person is, she won't let them off easily!
Zheng Yishu felt a chill run down his spine and his whole body was covered in cold sweat. Before he could think about it, he was met with a barrage of scolding from Rong Momo.
"You surnamed Zheng, do you want to die? Are your eyes just for breathing? Didn't you notice that Young Master Wuyou looks like my princess?"
You have knowledge but no common sense, and you can't even think clearly. You're really one-track-minded.
"Hmph, I think you might as well hang yourself from a crooked tree; living is just asking for trouble."
After uttering these words in one breath, Rong Momo paused for a few moments and then continued cursing: "Pah, what a piece of trash."
If you can't speak properly, then don't open your foul mouth. My lady is living a good life and is destined to live to be a hundred.
"Zheng Yishu, I'm issuing you a stern warning: if you dare say anything like that again, I'll tear that filthy mouth apart."
Zheng Yishu's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he stood there dumbfounded, muttering to himself.
"So the Empress didn't die after all, and that carefree young master is actually the princess's younger brother!"
Before this, the princess admitted to the miners that she was not of the Sheng royal family bloodline. Although he was shocked, it was only for a moment.
Later, when she met the carefree young master, she thought he was just the princess's cousin, but she never expected that he was the princess's own brother.
Sigh, why is he so hopeless with his blockhead?
Why don't you think about it more?
Otherwise, he wouldn't have said such disrespectful things and been severely scolded by Su Hua, who was protecting her master.
What a meal he got!
It's not unfair at all.
With her hands on her hips, Rong Momo wanted to continue berating Zheng Yishu, but when she saw his thin and weathered face, she suddenly felt a pang of sympathy.
Alright, let's spare him for now.
“Hey Zheng, you were doing just fine as an official, why did you suddenly come to Xianyang County? This place is not close to Nanchang County.”
"Suhua, you..."
Sparks flew in Zheng Yishu's eyes instantly, and he was no longer stunned; he was now extremely excited.
“I knew it, Suhua, you’ve been secretly watching me all these years, otherwise you wouldn’t have known I was an official in Nanchang County, Suhua, I…”
Rong Momo frowned and immediately interrupted Zheng Yishu's self-indulgent reverie.
"Stop with the 'me' and 'me'. I haven't paid any special attention to you. Although I am in the inner palace, I have the power left by the Empress, so I basically understand the situation in the Northern Qi court. As for you, you are just one of millions."
"Is...is that really true?" Zheng Yishu looked hurt, his reddened eyes staring intently at Rong Mama.
Rong Momo's eyes flickered slightly. "Of course it's true."
"I don't believe it!" Zheng Yishu became emotional. "Suhua, I don't believe you don't care about me. We've been separated for more than ten years. I don't want to be separated from you again, and I don't want to have any regrets for the rest of my life."
"What do you mean by this?" Rong Momo's heart was racing, but her expression remained unchanged.
Zheng Yishu smiled.
Carefully, she took out a clean, old purse from her bosom. The purse's original color was almost unrecognizable, but the embroidered image of two birds flying wing to wing was still clearly visible.
Rong Momo's pupils contracted sharply, and her heart raced again. "This is the purse I gave you when I was fifteen. I can't believe you've kept it until now."
Zheng Yishu smiled gently, "Suhua, this is the token of our love that you gave me. I value it more than my own life."
“You…” Rong Momo’s throat tightened, her eyes reddened slightly, and her eyes, filled with various emotions, stared directly at Zheng Yishu.
"Do you really care about me that much?"
Zheng Yishu nodded solemnly, his eyes seemingly only holding Rong Momo, the love buried deep in his soul bursting forth at this moment.
"Yes, you are more important to me than my own life."
These words were so powerful that they immediately made Rong Momo blush.
Zheng Yishu mustered his courage and took Rong Momo's hand. His ears instantly burned, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his excitement, before slowly recounting his story.
"Suhua, when I passed the imperial examination with flying colors, I rushed back to my hometown and planned to marry you in a grand ceremony with a traditional matchmaker and eight-bearer sedan chair."
But I came back too late. By then, you had already been sold to a wealthy businessman by your unscrupulous parents.
I searched frantically for you everywhere, and at the same time, I begged Jing's father, who was also my best brother, General Jing, to use the power of the General's Mansion to help me find you.
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