Chapter 54: Gossip and a brilliant idea
Since that night, Shang Yuwan discovered that the poster was always avoiding her inadvertently, and sometimes even being deliberately polite.
Shang Yuwan didn't notice it at first. She was busy helping Xiao Qinggu, who had recovered from his illness and was out of bed, and Song Pingsheng to deal with the affairs of Luzhou City. She gradually promoted Xiao Qinggu's name, allowing Xiao Qinggu to gain more and more people's hearts. She also secretly assisted Xiao Qinggu in building a good relationship with King Zeng, which made Xiao Qinggu's reputation rise more and more.
During this period, Prince Zeng repeatedly praised Xiao Qinggu to Emperor Chengming, who rewarded him with numerous gold, silver, jewels, and silk ornaments. Xiao Qinggu accepted all of the gifts, but the emperor's gifts were difficult to sell, so he could only allocate as much as possible from his own fiefdom to support Luzhou City. Combined with the supplies Prince Zeng had sent along and Xiao Qingji's five-year salary from his punishment, there had been no heavy rains in recent days, and Luzhou City was now experiencing a positive development.
The eldest princess and the crown prince were concerned about Emperor Chengming and had not made any major moves for the time being. Langjiang must be busy arranging the Shang Liu Banquet and there had been no news from them.
Xiao Qinggu knew that she could not rely on Shang Yuwan all the time, and she also noticed that she was tired these days, so she ordered her to go back to the City Lord's Mansion to rest. She and Song Pingsheng would handle the relevant matters of Luzhou City. If she encountered something that could not be handled or was difficult to decide, she would send a letter back to the mansion to ask Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu for their opinions.
Shang Yuwan would go to see Xiao Qingxu whenever he had free time, and all the news sent by Lou Ke would be delivered to him as soon as possible.
I didn't expect that they wouldn't even open the door.
Shang Yuwan thought that he was embarrassed by the "Duanxiu" words that night and didn't want to see her for the time being, so she turned to look for Mingshu, but this guy was so stubborn and stubborn that she couldn't dig anything out of him for the time being.
"Ji Suxian, what's wrong with the host?"
Five days later, Shang Yuwan was turned away by Xiao Qingxu for the fourth time with the excuse of "Do what you need to do, I will take care of the rest". She was rejected four times in a row, but the owner of the building was delicate and fragile, so she couldn't break in and be aggressive. Moreover, she did say some bold words that night because she was a little dazed, and she knew that what she said was wrong.
But this person didn't even give her a chance to apologize, so she could only go to Ji Suxian to ask in shame.
"Does he hate people saying he's gay?"
Ji Suxian was so frightened by Shang Yuwan's words that she crushed the herbs in her hand.
"What do you say he is?"
Shang Yuwan coughed awkwardly twice, "That day, that day... I was a little sleepy but also anxious to get the news as soon as possible, so..."
"He's just not in a good mood and talks nonsense..."
When Shang Yuwan feels sleepy but can't fall asleep, his mouth will unconsciously become loose and his thoughts will become particularly unconventional.
Ji Suxian was stunned for a moment, then she grabbed Shang Yuwan's arm and shook it back and forth in frustration: "How can you say he is a homosexual?!"
Don’t you know how much he likes you?!
"???" Shang Yuwan was shocked. "Then according to what you said, is there any way to remedy it?"
If things get serious, the OP might start to feel resentful towards her...it seems like there's never any time for them to be honest and open with each other.
No, what if the owner of the building didn't give her his full support? How could they work together in the future? Without the help of Baijialou, she didn't know how many years it would take to help the Shang family clear their name and achieve revenge!
Ji Suxian suddenly narrowed his eyes, and Shang Yuwan felt something was wrong.
But it was too late. Ji Suxian put his arm around her neck, put his face close to hers, and said slyly, "Tell me everything you said that night so I can prescribe the right medicine for you, right?"
Shang Yuwan wasn't used to being so close, so he tilted his head away and asked suspiciously, "Are you serious?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah! It's more real than pearls!" Ji Suxian nodded vigorously, messing up Shang Yuwan's hair.
Shang Yuwan stretched out his hand to push her head away, "Move away first."
Shang Yuwan repeated everything they said that night. Ji Suxian, sitting on a small stool with her hands supporting her cheeks, was stunned.
"Did you have a crush on someone before? The one you always gave honey to?"
Shang Yuwan: “…”
Does Baijialou have a tradition of gossip?
Ji Suxian groaned, "Forget it, I still have a lot of things to do..."
Shang Yuwan's face was wooden: "Yes, I had a crush on someone before, the one I always gave honey to."
Ji Suxian dragged a small stool over and approached Shang Yuwan. "You don't like him now?"
Shang Yuwan nodded with a wooden face.
Ji Suxian slapped his thigh and said, "Oh! What a pity! What a twist of fate! What a twist of fate!"
As soon as she heard it, she knew that Shang Yuwan had liked her brother Xiao before. Considering Xiao Qingxu's inferiority complex and awkward personality after his disfigurement, it was no wonder that he reacted like this.
Shang Yuwan curled his lips: "...So what is your method?"
When Ji Suxian heard this, he came closer with a sly look on his face: "Do you know what the host likes? What does he like to eat?"
Shang Yuwan doesn't like Brother Xiao anymore, but it's okay, she will be the matchmaker and help this little couple!
Shang Yuwan tilted her head and thought for a while. She spread her hands and shook her head in front of Ji Suxian's expectant eyes.
"have no idea."
Ji Suxian: “…”
How could the girl Xiao like be even more clueless than him? She was usually quite attentive and perceptive, so why was she clueless about this?
Hiss——It’s okay, it can’t bother her!
Ji Suxian asked: "Have you never noticed this on weekdays?"
Shang Yuwan said, "On a daily basis, in order to take care of his health, he is not allowed to eat anything with a lot of oil, salt or strong flavors. Sometimes he even eats medicinal food for every meal. Don't you know this?"
Xiao Qingxu can no longer eat whatever he likes according to his own preferences. He always eats alone, or Lu Heying eats with him. It would be strange if Shang Yuwan could tell.
Ji Suxian didn't give up: "Then do you know what he likes?"
Shang Yuwan thought about it carefully and asked, "Let the fifth princess ascend the throne and become emperor, so that Dayu will prosper?"
Ji Suxian: "...Except for this."
Shang Yuwan thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
Apart from discussing the next steps with Xiao Qingxu, she rarely even chatted about the past, let alone the past. How could she know what he liked? She didn't even know what he looked like.
Ji Suxian fell completely silent.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind. "I have an idea. Can you make that honey?"
"It's been a while since I've made something myself." Shang Yuwan had learned everything in her previous life, so making sugar was no problem for her. She asked in confusion, "Doesn't the host dislike sweets?"
Ji Suxian waved his hands calmly, "It's fake, he always likes to eat this candy."
When Xiao Qingxu was young, after his face was disfigured, he couldn't eat anything and munched on honey every day. If Emperor Chengming hadn't had the palace servants stop him, his teeth would have been rotten. Later, when he was willing to wear a mask when going out, he even came to Baijialou to "inadvertently" show off to her and his senior brother.
Back then, Ji Suxian thought that this kid had his face disfigured and his brain damaged. The eldest prince could actually be fooled by a few pieces of honey and couldn't tell north from south, as if he had never seen the world. But at that time, Ji Suxian took into consideration that he was in a bad mood because of his disfigurement and blindness, so he didn't say anything.
Shang Yuwan said, "I'm afraid we can't make it now."
Ordinary candies take two or three days to make, and Ji Suxian knew this, "Tanghulu will work too."
Shang Yuwan thought for a moment, remembering that Xiao Qingxu had indeed eaten up the whole plate of honey that day, so he immediately stood up to thank him, and then took advantage of the moment when he had nothing to do to go outside the house to buy hawthorn and sugar.
Lu Heying appeared out of nowhere, wearing a simple blue shirt, holding a scabbard in his hand and crossing his arms across his chest.
"Aren't you afraid that Xu will find you if you do this?"
The smile on Ji Suxian's face gradually faded, and the sly and gossipy look on his face was gone. He turned around to grab the herbs.
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