Chapter 195: The White Lotus Cousin in Ancient Chinese Literature (24)
Su Yu pinched the corner of her clothes tightly: "Anything is OK?"
Cui Ling: "As long as I can do it."
His tone was very firm, and even though he still had an air of weakness, he still gave people the same feeling as before, like a towering mountain, steady, heavy, and safe.
Su Yu believed what he said was true.
She finally mustered up the courage: "Cousin, I'll tell you then."
Cui Lingyuan was not as calm and steady as he appeared. His heart was beating very fast and his breathing became heavier. “Yeah.”
The tea was cold, so Zitong came over to add more tea.
The sound of gurgling water was clear and pleasant. At the same time, Su Yu's voice reached Cui Ling's ears word for word: "I hope my cousin can help me enter the eldest prince's palace."
In an instant, the sound of flowing water stopped, and the sound of heartbeat also stopped.
Cui Ling was surprised: "What?"
"I hope my cousin can help me get into the Grand Prince's Palace."
Su Yu didn't notice his strangeness, and blushed shyly and said, "I like the eldest prince, but I know I'm not worthy of him. It would be difficult for me to enter the eldest prince's mansion, even as a concubine. So, I hope my cousin can help me."
She moved very gently, grabbed Cui Ling's sleeve and shook it: "Cousin, is it okay?"
Cui Ling’s teeth were almost broken as he squeezed out the words one by one.
"...You said you like the eldest prince?"
"What about me?" This question kept coming back to me, but I didn't ask it out loud.
Cui Ling's face looked extremely scary.
Su Yu nodded as if embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Cousin also thinks that I am overestimating my own abilities, right?"
No, that's not right, absolutely wrong!
Cui Ling's throat tasted sweet and fishy. He closed his eyes tightly and then opened them again: "The eldest prince is not a good person."
Su Yu was silent for a long time, then slowly said, "I know my cousin doesn't like him, but I think he's very good."
Cui Ling's expression was extremely ugly.
This scene is just like a rebellious daughter falling in love with a yellow-haired gangster, making her old father so angry that he vomited blood, and the daughter is still defending the yellow-haired gangster.
The system sheds tears of sympathy for the male protagonist.
Su Yu continued to fan the flames: "The eldest prince is of noble status, handsome, and talented. Even if he is not as good as my cousin in some aspects, he is the best for me. I only have this one request, and I beg my cousin to fulfill it."
After saying that, she let go of Cui Ling's sleeve and knelt directly in front of him, looking as if she had made up her mind.
Cui Ling couldn't tell whether the pain in his heart was due to his injuries not being fully healed or because he was angry with Su Yu.
Finally, he closed his eyes and asked, "Do you know that the assassin in the peach forest that day was sent by the eldest prince?"
Su Yu looked up in astonishment: "How could it be?"
She was at a loss: "Cousin, is there any misunderstanding here?"
She did not hesitate at all, and naturally believed that there was something hidden, and she defended the eldest prince.
Cui Ling felt that his breathing was difficult and he took a deep breath:
"Do you believe me or him?"
Su Yu was at a loss: "But doesn't my cousin have a very good relationship with the eldest prince?"
Cui Ling's voice was slightly cold, and he still asked the same question: "Do you believe me, or him?"
"I……"
Su Yu lowered her head and remained silent.
Cui Ling didn't say anything, and Zi Tong huddled aside, trembling.
The air became oppressive and I dared not even breathe loudly.
Okay, very good, Cui Ling understood.
Her silence was the answer.
Cui Ling asked her: "Why?"
"What?"
"Why do you like him?"
Just like that day in the peach forest, he asked Lin Jinse why she liked him.
He rejected Lin Jinse mercilessly.
At this moment, when he finally realized what love was, he was ruthlessly rejected. It wasn't even a rejection. He was being sentimental and in the end he didn't even have the chance to express his feelings.
This is how karma should work.
Su Yu said sorry in her heart, then blushed and said in a weak voice: "I like him, there's no reason. I liked the eldest prince the first time I saw him."
The system, having heard the same words from the heroine, remained silent for a long time.
...How mean.
"The eldest prince is of noble status, handsome and talented, and has a good reputation outside. I admired him when I was still at home, but I didn't expect that after meeting him in person, he would be more approachable and considerate than I imagined."
With every word Su Yu spoke, she felt the gaze above her head grow stronger.
As if wrapped in a tremendous force, her head lowered lower and lower.
Su Yu's eyes were red uncontrollably, and her voice was filled with tears: "I'm sorry, cousin, I know it's wrong for me to do this. You can hit me or scold me, but I can't control this kind of thing. I beg you, cousin, to help me this time because I blocked the sword for you."
Cui Ling suppressed the sweet taste in his throat and spoke word by word: "I said, he is not a good person."
Su Yu leaned forward and said, "Please help me this time, cousin."
He won't cry until he sees the coffin.
Cui Ling stood up and stared at the woman kneeling in front of him with an unclear expression.
Finally, he left with a wave of his sleeves: "Except for this matter."
Su Yu looked up in panic: "Cousin..."
In just a moment, the man's back disappeared in the yard. Su Yu chased him out and only saw a piece of his clothes.
She held onto the door frame, her body trembling, tears falling silently, hitting her clothes and leaving a stain.
She bit her lip and a broken sob escaped her throat.
Zi Tong was as shocked as Cui Ling at this moment.
She held back her doubts, helped Su Yu back, and said with a worried look on her face: "Miss."
After holding back for a while, she still asked, "Miss, don't you like the eldest master?"
Su Yu paused in her tears and said, "When did I ever say I liked my cousin?"
Zi Tong opened her eyes wide: "But you gave the eldest master a purse."
Su Yu suddenly lost her temper: "I... I was just afraid that the eldest prince would not accept it, so I gave it to my cousin first, and then I would have a reason to persuade the eldest prince to accept it."
Zi Tong couldn't believe it: "So, the first person you wanted to send was only the eldest prince?"
Su Yu also knew that what she did was not fair.
"Not really..." Su Yu was in a confused mood, "I gave the purse to thank the eldest prince for leading the way for me. My cousin is with him, so naturally I should prepare something for him as well."
It’s just that Cui Ling was just a by-product.
Zi Tong's expression now is similar to Bai Shan's at that time.
"Then why did you often go to the eldest master's yard to look for him later?"
Su Yu was even more frustrated: "I heard that my cousin and His Highness have a very good relationship, so I thought...I thought I would try my luck and maybe I could meet him."
Who knew my luck was so bad that I never encountered it once.
Zi Tong added this sentence silently in her heart and still found it incredible.
"Then you still blocked the sword for the eldest master?"
Su Yu pursed her lips and said, "I was in a hurry at that time. Besides, if I save my cousin, my situation in Cui Mansion will be much better in the future. When I am with His Highness in the future, I may need the help of Cui Mansion. Otherwise, how can I enter the First Prince's Mansion smoothly by myself?"
I see. To please the eldest son is just to enter the eldest prince's palace more smoothly in the future.
Zi Tong was speechless for a moment.
Su Yu warned, "Zitong, I am only telling you this. We grew up together. It was my mother who saved you and brought you back so that you could grow up safely. I treat you like my own sister. You have to help me keep this secret."
Zi Tong looked dazed, as if her worldview had been shattered.
"But Miss, does the eldest master know about these things?"
Su Yu comforted her: "It doesn't matter, as long as you don't say it and I don't say it, my cousin won't know."
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