Chapter 228 She is not yours alone
Yu Qinghuan looked at Cheng Gongjin. He could clearly tell her right now, but he insisted on waiting for three days.
"Will you tell me in three days?"
Cheng Gongjin glanced at her and said, "If you still want to know then."
Without waiting for Yu Qinghuan to speak, he gave her a few instructions, "There are few people in the mansion, so you can move around freely. If you have anything important to do, go find Butler Yang. If you feel unwell, there are doctors in the mansion, so don't leave the mansion on your own."
The reason why he placed her in Cheng Mansion was because all the people in the mansion were his confidants. As long as she stayed in the mansion well, Xiao Jinghe would definitely not be able to find out that she was here.
Yu Qinghuan nodded, a hint of surprise flashing across her eyes, "Can I go anywhere in this mansion?"
Cheng Gongjin said without hesitation, "Yeah."
As he spoke, he stood up and prepared to leave. "It's getting late, and I still have to go to the palace. Madam Yu, enjoy your meal."
Somehow, Yu Qinghuan asked, "Are you coming back for dinner tonight?"
Cheng Gongjin paused.
Yu Qinghuan was also stunned. How could someone say such a thing? It sounded somewhat ambiguous. "I was just asking casually."
Cheng Gongjin replied calmly, "Yes."
He walked away without anyone noticing, his hands clenched into fists beneath his sleeves, and he suppressed the smile that was rising on the corners of his mouth.
After watching Cheng Gongjin leave, Yu Qinghuan also finished her meal. When she walked out of the hall, housekeeper Yang came up to her and treated her with great respect.
"Young lady, the master has ordered me to take you around so that you can get to know the way around the mansion."
Yu Qinghuan nodded, "Thank you, Butler Yang. Please lead the way."
Sang Ru on the side was stunned. Why did he need to know the way?
She suddenly had a bad feeling and asked Yu Qinghuan in a low voice, "Miss, are we going to stay here?"
Yu Qinghuan: "For now."
According to Cheng Gongjin, it is indeed more appropriate for me to stay here now. Otherwise, with Xiao Jinghe's strength, he will find me within a day and abduct me into the palace for the second time. It will be very difficult for me to get out again.
Sang Ru sighed inwardly. She had finally gotten out of the palace, but she fell into the clutches of Lord Cheng again. But the girl didn't even notice anything.
Lord Cheng seems to be more difficult to deal with than the Crown Prince. The former is not like the latter, who can be fooled by just coaxing him. You know, for so long, her girl has never gotten any advantage from Lord Cheng.
If Lord Cheng had any intentions, her daughter would definitely not be able to escape.
Once the young master gets involved, everything will be in chaos.
Housekeeper Yang took Yu Qinghuan for a walk, stopping here and there for the whole morning. Finally, they rested in the pavilion in the courtyard and fed the fish in the pond.
Yu Qinghuan's feet were tired. The Cheng Mansion was even bigger than she had imagined. She didn't know what Cheng Gongjin was thinking. He didn't live in such a big house and went to live in the small courtyard at the end of the alley.
"Has Lord Cheng been the only one living in this mansion?"
Housekeeper Yang: "To answer the young lady, the master is the only one living in the mansion on weekdays. The wife of Duke Dingguo and the young master sometimes stay overnight, but not often."
Yu Qinghuan raised her eyebrows slightly, "Has Cheng Gongjin ever brought a girl back from outside before?"
Judging from the age of Butler Yang and his familiarity with this mansion, he must have been in the Cheng Mansion for at least ten years and must be familiar with Cheng Gongjin.
Butler Yang laughed, "The master has always been busy with important affairs of the court. He has never married and has never had any close friends."
This was the first time in all these years that he saw the master bring a girl home. Although he did not specify the girl's identity, he gave her many instructions, which showed his sincerity.
If it was just an ordinary relationship, why would his master care so much about it?
Yu Qinghuan was slightly stunned. So, Cheng Gongjin had lived for thirty-three years and had never even held a girl's hand?
After getting to know him for a while, she felt that Cheng Gongjin didn't seem to be a pure and innocent person, so how could he be so patient?
Housekeeper Yang said: "Miss, I have some things to do. Also, the master has instructed that you cannot enter his room and study. You can go anywhere else."
"If you have any business, everyone in the mansion can obey your orders."
Yu Qinghuan nodded, "Thank you, Butler Yang."
As she spoke, she signaled to Sang Ru with her eyes.
Sang Ru immediately took out two gold leaves from his sleeve and stuffed them into the hands of Butler Yang.
After Butler Yang left, Yu Qinghuan gave a handful of fish food to Sang Ru, and the master and servant fed the fish while chatting.
Sang Ru: "Miss, if we stay here, will the young master know?"
She was somewhat suspicious that Lord Cheng might have secretly abducted the girl here, perhaps even hiding it from the young master.
Yu Qinghuan was silent for a moment, "Cheng Gongjin is not that kind of person."
If he was the kind of person who would secretly hide his nephew's woman, he would not have told me last night that he was poisoned and dying, and gave himself three days to think about it.
Such a person can be said to be a true gentleman, but his intentions and actions are not very upright. He can be said to be a villain, but he takes everything into consideration and gives others ample opportunities to choose.
"Sang Ru, do you think someone as experienced as Cheng Gongjin would be attracted to a woman?"
Sang Ru chuckled twice, "I don't understand Mr. Cheng, so I can't help you solve your doubts."
As a servant, she didn't know whether Lord Cheng would be attracted to a woman, but the girl was becoming more and more curious about Lord Cheng, and she was afraid that she had already fallen in love with him.
Yu Qinghuan sighed, always feeling that three days was too long. She had a problem. There were some things she wanted to know, but she couldn't wait, otherwise her mind would be full of thoughts about them.
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In the palace, a night passed, and there was still no news of Yu Qinghuan.
Xiao Jinghe's face was gloomy, and the officials below looked at each other in confusion, sweating profusely. The late emperor had passed away, Prince Rui was also dead, and His Majesty had ascended the throne, but he still had a gloomy face.
Those who entered the palace to listen to the reward were covered in cold sweat. Throughout the dynasties, there were many cases where the new emperor ascended the throne and executed his meritorious ministers.
Does Your Majesty want to abandon them after they have served their purpose?
It was not until the rewards came down and they knelt down to express their gratitude that their hearts finally settled down. They thought: This new emperor seems to be even more difficult to serve than the previous one.
Coming out of the hall, Xie Zhili stopped Mu Huaian who was about to leave. His eyes darkened slightly, and he signaled him to go with him.
There was a person's distance between the two of them. Xie Zhili lowered his voice and asked, "Is she with you?"
Mu Huaian didn't really want to answer this question. After all, who would want to share his woman with another man? But this man happened to be Xie Zhili, who had been involved with Yu Qinghuan long before him.
"Yes, to prevent her from being brought into the palace again by His Majesty, I hope you won't make it public."
While Xie Zhili breathed a sigh of relief, he looked at Mu Huaian as if he was a fool. Did he need to explain such a thing?
"I want to see her."
"no."
When they reached a quiet place with few people, they both stopped at the same time. Xie Zhili's eyes darkened slightly, "She is not yours alone."
Mu Huaian's expression remained gentle, "His Majesty's people are still watching you. If you meet her now, you will only expose her whereabouts."
Xie Zhili knew what he said, but the feeling of having to get another man's consent even to see his own woman was too terrible!
When the two were in a stalemate, footsteps were heard and Du Yunxiao walked over, and the topic was immediately stopped.
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