Chapter 373 I Won’t Run Away
After hearing Yu Qinghuan's words, Zheng Qibai felt wronged. He had never helped any girl and they had never even spoken to each other on a normal day.
"Sister Yu, I only have good intentions towards you...especially for things like this."
He looked at Yu Qinghuan expectantly.
Yu Qinghuan looked at him with raised eyebrows, "What kind of thing?"
Zheng Qibai quietly reached out to pull Yu Qinghuan's sleeve, then held her fair wrist, rubbing it with his fingertips, and his ears turned slightly red.
Yu Qinghuan suddenly found it funny and gave him a deep look before moving his hand away. "Alright, I won't tease you anymore."
Zheng Qibai was very disappointed, but when he looked down at his palms, he smiled again.
Even if Sister Yu prefers someone else now...
But I can still grow older, but those people’s age cannot go back.
As long as Sister Yu doesn't despise me, there is still a long way to go.
...
Three years later, on New Year's Eve, the winter was covered with snow.
Sang Ru wore a newly made coat and walked around the Yu Mansion, directing the servants to work.
Because the snow fell exceptionally early this year, the mansion was extremely busy.
"Sweep the snow over here, and the things over there..."
"The kitchen will prepare two more dishes."
At this time, the doorman hurried over to announce, "Miss Sangru, a distinguished guest has arrived!"
Sang Ru exhaled a breath of white air and asked casually, "Which distinguished guest is here?"
She guessed that since he came before dark, it was most likely the young master from the Zheng family.
The porter raised his finger. "Four carriages and one horse."
Those five nobles were about to start fighting at the door.
Sang Ru was stunned for a moment. Except for the one from the palace, all the others had come.
She sighed deeply, "Oh, please invite everyone in."
At this time, at the gate of Yu Mansion, five carriages were parked in the snow. The curtain of the leftmost carriage was lifted by a bony hand, and Cheng Gongjin came in wearing a purple official robe, which showed that he had just come out of the palace.
Da Ying and Xiao Ying helped him get off the carriage.
Cheng Gongjin glanced at the other carriages, glanced at Du Yunxiao on the horse, then looked towards the gate of the Yu Mansion and walked in.
Du Yunxiao was originally waiting for the doorman to call for someone, but when he saw this, he immediately dismounted and hurriedly followed in.
If Cheng Gongjin doesn't follow the rules, then how can a burly military general like him follow the rules?
At this time, the curtains of several carriages nearby were lifted.
Zheng Qibai jumped out of the carriage wrapped in a white cloak and happened to run into Xie Zhili and Mu Huaian getting out of the carriage.
The three people's eyes met in the air, and the smile on Zheng Qibai's lips froze. He felt that he had gone out early enough today, so how could he run into these two people.
Xie Zhili raised his eyebrows, and Mu Huaian beside him sighed imperceptibly.
"Young Master Zheng is quite diligent in coming here." Xie Zhili brushed off the non-existent snow on his shoulders. "This is the third New Year's Eve since he came here. Aren't you afraid that Master Zheng will break his legs when he returns?"
Zheng Qibai put his hands into his sleeves and snorted coldly. He still couldn't figure out why Sister Yu liked Xie Zhili so much. He had a sharp tongue and nothing he said was pleasant to the ear.
Mu Huaian, who was standing by, glanced at Xie Zhili and whispered, "That's enough. He's still young."
The implication was that one should be careful that Zheng Qibai would come back and complain to Yu Qinghuan.
I still remember the last time Xie Zhili mocked Zheng Qibai, the kid turned around and went to complain, and Yu Qinghuan didn't let Xie Zhili get into her bed for a whole month.
Because he was there at the time and didn't say a word of advice, he ended up not being able to get out of bed for a month.
Xie Zhili snorted, "What a success."
At this moment, the concierge who had gone to announce the news came back hurriedly. "Three distinguished persons, please come in!"
Zheng Qibai glanced at the carriage next to him and recognized it as belonging to the Cheng family. He asked in confusion, "Why hasn't he gotten out of the carriage yet?"
The doorman smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng and General Du just entered the mansion..."
As soon as he finished speaking, two figures passed by him. Xie Zhili and Mu Huaian walked side by side and quickly entered the mansion.
Xie Zhili gritted his teeth. This Cheng Gongjin was clearly kept overnight by Xiao Jinghe yesterday, but he just came out of the palace today and couldn't wait to find Yu Qinghuan. It seems that after the poison was cured in the past three years, his health has become better.
Seeing this, Zheng Qibai hurriedly followed.
...
Sang Ru stood on the steps and first invited the quiet Cheng Gongjin and Du Yunxiao into the flower hall. Then, she invited the three men who came later as well, and finally took them all to her girl's yard.
Along the way, the five men engaged in a verbal battle. Although Sang Ru was no longer surprised, he still rubbed his forehead.
When there are too many men, they tend to quarrel. These five people don’t talk much on weekdays, but when they meet, they will definitely start arguing with each other for a long time.
She stood still in the yard, looking at those people, and couldn't help wondering, after dealing with these people today, will the girl still have the strength to enter the palace tomorrow?
"My Lords, it's cold outside, please come in first."
The cold wind blew up the fine snow, and five men in the courtyard were arguing with each other.
Xie Zhili sneered, "Young Master Zheng is really young. He only brought a box of candied fruit when he visited on New Year's Eve."
Zheng Qibai clutched his sleeves and gritted his teeth, "Sister Yu loves the candied fruits I brought her the most. What do you know?"
Du Yunxiao glanced at Xie Zhili from the side and said, "Master Xie, you only talk about others, why don't you bring anything yourself?"
Xie Zhili snorted softly and smoothed his robe. "As long as I stay in the mansion tonight, why would she care about eating candied fruit?"
Hearing this, the others looked at Xie Zhili.
A faint laugh sounded, it was Cheng Gongjin, "Thank you, sir, you are as shameless as ever."
Xie Zhili was about to retort when suddenly, a slight creaking sound came from the carved wooden door in the corridor.
Everyone fell silent instantly and turned their heads——
Yu Qinghuan, wearing a snow-white fox fur coat, walked out of the house slowly.
She wore only a white jade hairpin in her hair, and her black hair fell like a waterfall, making her skin look whiter than snow. There was a touch of vermilion on her lips, like a red plum blossom in the snow, pure and beautiful beyond compare.
She raised her eyes slightly, and as her eyes moved, the five men forgot to breathe for a moment.
Zheng Qibai's Adam's apple rolled and the tips of his ears felt hot...Sister Yu looked really good today.
Xie Zhili forgot all his eloquence and just stared blankly.
Du Yunxiao's hand, which usually held the knife, loosened and tightened again, and his heart was beating like a drum.
Mu Huaian raised the corners of his mouth slightly through the mask.
Cheng Gongjin just looked at her, his expression unchanged, but his eyes lingered on her red lips.
Yu Qinghuan raised the corner of his lips slightly: "It's so cold, what are you arguing about?"
Her voice was soft, but it instantly brought the five men back to their senses, and they all rushed to speak.
"Sister Yu, I brought you your favorite preserves..."
"Ah Huan, I got a new piece of jade and made a jade pendant for you..."
"Huanhuan, your hand warmer..."
Seeing several people scrambling to take out things and hand them to him as if they were offering treasures, Yu Qinghuan couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to gather the fox fur coat: "Come inside first, it's cold outside."
With that, she turned and went back into the house.
The five people woke up as if from a dream and hurried to catch up, but because they were too eager, they tripped each other at the threshold and almost collided with each other.
Yu Qinghuan glanced back, her eyes slightly curved: "Slow down, I can't run."
——But they wanted to run faster, for fear that if they were a step late, others would overtake them, and they were even more afraid that they would not be able to catch up with her.
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