Chapter 182: The White Lotus Cousin in Ancient Chinese Literature (11)
But Su Yu still had a question: "Doesn't my cousin like the eldest prince?"
Although they often walked together, after a few brief meetings, Su Yu still vaguely realized the fact that the two were not getting along.
The woman looked over curiously and asked a very innocent question.
Cui Ling chuckled, closed the file on the table, and stood up. His figure, which was much taller than Su Yu, easily covered her in light and shadow: "It's not a matter of liking or not, it's just that we disagree on some points."
People with different ideals cannot work together.
Many times, liking or not is secondary. There are so many people in the court, and not all of them have harmonious relationships, but they can get along peacefully for many years only because they all work for the emperor.
Cui Ling had already made up her mind, and she and the eldest prince were just maintaining a thin layer of window paper.
Su Yu nodded, not quite understanding, and murmured in a low voice: "That's good."
Cui Ling didn't hear clearly: "What?"
"Nothing." Su Yu smiled nonchalantly, "Cousin, I'll go back first."
Cui Ling walked out with her: "I'll take you there."
The man was very tall, wearing the wide-sleeved robe that was highly regarded by people of the time. He was elegant, with a green jade carved pendant on his waist swaying gently. He was so handsome that he seemed extraordinary and captivating.
Su Yu's eyes unconsciously moved to Cui Ling's waist. She looked confused and wanted to say something but held it back. Unexpectedly, she was not careful and tripped over the threshold.
"Ah——" Su Yu screamed softly.
"Be careful."
As the words fell, a strong arm supported Su Yu's waist, and with a little force, pulled her into his arms, saving her from the embarrassment of falling on her face.
Lying in Cui Ling's arms, Su Yu was still frightened.
"What are you thinking about?" A low and calm voice sounded above her head, slightly calming Su Yu's heart which was pounding with fear.
"No, nothing."
Su Yu didn't realize that she was still in Cui Ling's arms, she was just confused and flustered.
After maintaining this posture for a long time, she suddenly realized that something was wrong and quickly stepped out of his arms.
"Why didn't you push me away, cousin?" The woman lowered her head embarrassedly, her cheeks slightly flushed.
It was only then that Cui Ling realized that he had been holding Su Yu for a while. What puzzled him even more was that the moment Su Yu stepped away, he actually felt a slight sense of emptiness.
Cui Ling frowned, vaguely feeling that this was a very puzzling problem.
"cousin?"
Cui Ling came back to his senses and said calmly, "As a family, we don't need to follow these empty formalities."
A family?
Su Yu thought for two seconds and was convinced: "My cousin is right."
She smiled and said goodbye to Cui Ling in a gentle voice.
Watching the woman's graceful and slender figure disappear into the distance, Cui Ling slowly withdrew his gaze and slowly raised his right arm to observe.
Just now, it was this hand that hugged Su Yu.
The woman's waist was so soft and slender that it seemed like one arm could wrap around it. It was a wonderful feeling.
Bai Shan came over curiously: "Sir, what are you looking at?"
Cui Ling suddenly woke up from his strange state: "Nothing."
After thinking for a while, he instructed: "On weekdays when I'm not in the mansion, have someone keep an eye on my cousin. If there's anything wrong, go find Madam Yun immediately to avoid a repeat of what happened today."
Cui Ling was referring to the incident where Su Yu was teased by Cui Yue today.
Bai Shan scratched his head in confusion. The young master seemed to be particularly concerned about his cousin, but his long-standing habit of obeying orders prevented him from raising any objections.
The next day.
Cui Ling's rest is over and he is going to court.
Baishan bent down and put the jade pendant on him. The green jade carved on his waist was emerald green and transparent, and looked serene and comfortable.
A flash of inspiration came to Cui Ling, and he suddenly remembered where Su Yu was looking before she fell yesterday.
After everything was packed up, he lowered his eyelashes and picked up a sky-blue purse from the bedside. It fell out of his sleeve when he was changing clothes last night.
After a moment of silence, he lowered his head and tied the purse around his waist.
Since it was a gift, I think Su Yu must want to wear it herself.
No wonder she kept looking at her waist yesterday.
Facing Bai Shan's shocked gaze, Cui Ling walked out with a normal expression.
Bai Shan was one step behind Cui Ling, his eyes widened, and finally he slowly raised his thumb, thinking that his cousin was really awesome.
The Cui Mansion was not far from the imperial palace, and the carriage arrived at the palace gate in more than a quarter of an hour. Coincidentally, the eldest prince had just arrived.
"Hanzhang, Lord Cui." The eldest prince said with a smile in his voice.
Lord Cui was Cui Ling's father. He served as prime minister and had great prestige in the court.
It stands to reason that as a prime minister, he should be able to see through the cruelty and mediocrity beneath the eldest prince's skin. It can only be said that he is greedy. Lord Cui wants to control the eldest prince and restore the glory of the Cui family a hundred years ago.
Cui Ling accidentally learned of his father's intention and was not optimistic about it.
Although the implementation of the imperial examination system was fraught with difficulties and obstruction from many parties, and even up to now no rules have been established, from any perspective, the advantages of the imperial examination outweigh its disadvantages and it is an irresistible trend. The glory of the aristocratic families was doomed to fall into ruin a hundred years ago.
After getting off the carriage, the three of them exchanged a few words.
Lord Cui soon met an old minister he was familiar with, and told Cui Ling and the eldest prince to go first, saying that he was old and would not go with the young people.
When he was out of Lord Cui's sight, the hypocritical smile on the eldest prince's face faded, and the bracelets on his waist jingled as he walked.
However, what attracted Cui Ling's attention was not the rings and pendants, but an ochre purse.
Noticing his gaze, the eldest prince raised an eyebrow: "Why are you looking at me, Han Zhang?"
Following Cui Ling's gaze, the eldest prince seemed to have just discovered the purse around his waist and suddenly realized something.
"Han Zhang is looking at this." He curled the corners of his mouth slightly and picked up his purse.
"The purse Miss Su gave me yesterday, I saw that Huan had good stitching and the pattern was also delicate and attentive, so I put it on."
The eldest prince boasted: "Han Zhang is Miss Su's cousin, I don't know if she gave you..."
As he spoke, his voice froze.
Cui Ling also had a purse on her waist, made of the same fabric and with the same stitching, it was obvious that it was made by the same person.
They both fell silent and looked at each other.
As a gift, it would have been fine if the purse was just given to one man, but he gave it to two people at once.
For some reason, the eldest prince/Cui Hanzhang looked particularly hateful today, the two thought at the same time.
In Cui's mansion, Su Yu had no idea that she had been caught red-handed by the real owner of the two purses.
She leaned on Su Yanyun's knees and said, "Aunt, the eldest prince asked me yesterday if I wanted to get married."
Su Yanyun was delighted: "Really?"
"Um."
Su Yu nodded, and after a moment, she hesitated and said, "There is one more thing. I don't know if it's my illusion, but the eldest master's attitude towards me is a little unusual."
Su Yanyun frowned when he heard it: "Han Zhang?"
Soon, her brows relaxed: "Han Zhang has always been kind to others. Maybe it's just your illusion. Besides, the eldest lady wants the girl from the Lin family to marry in. If you get involved with Han Zhang at this time, she might hate you."
This means ignoring Cui Ling and focusing on keeping the eldest prince.
After thinking for a moment, Su Yu nodded: "Ah Yu understands, thank you for your advice, aunt."
But she couldn't just ignore Cui Ling. As a girl in the backyard, she couldn't see the eldest prince whenever she wanted. She still had to try her luck with Cui Ling.
However, Su Yu found it strange that she hardly ran into Cui Ling these days.
We live in the same mansion, but we never see each other.
When I went to his courtyard to look for him, the answer I got was always that the young master was busy.
Sometimes she seemed to block him unintentionally on his way, but when she saw him from a distance, Cui Ling turned away, as if deliberately avoiding her.
Su Yu didn't understand.
Bai Shan, who vaguely knew the truth, felt very disappointed with his friend.
Cousin, please be more careful. Who is a good person to give money to two men at the same time? They are two plastic allies who see each other every day and have a delicate relationship. Isn't this obviously provoking trouble?
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