Tang Chen's thoughts at the moment seemed quite serious. But the expression on her face betrayed her true feelings. Wang Yanzhou watched Nizi soaking in the pool. No matter how he called out, she refused to respond and continued to smile foolishly with a red face. He wondered if she had soaked in the pool for too long and her brain was filled with water.
"What are you laughing at, like an idiot?" As he spoke, Wang Yanzhou slapped Tang Chen's little face, which immediately brought her back to her senses.
"I, I, I'm not laughing!"
Looking at the little fool in front of him, Wang Yanzhou felt helpless: "Alas, I hate him so much."
When Tang Chen heard this, his expression changed in an instant: "Please, this is my catchphrase, okay."
Wang Yanzhou looked at his wet clothes with some displeasure, and jumped out of the pool: "Why don't you leave now? Do you want to soak for a while longer?"
"No more soaking, no more soaking," Tang Chen was about to climb out when he realized something very serious. It wasn't that he was exposed or anything, but the clothes he was wearing were too thick, and after soaking in the water for a while, they were too heavy to climb out.
Wang Yanzhou saw her lying on the pool and unable to get out. He held his forehead and sighed, then turned back to his room, found a clean thick cloak and some clothes, and threw them where Tang Chen could reach.
"Change your clothes. There aren't many people serving here, so you can do it yourself. I'll take you back after I'm done." After saying that, Wang Yanzhou quickly fished out the wet curtain from the pool and hung it up again, then left to change his own clothes.
Tang Chen looked at everything happening in front of him, and suddenly felt a little scared: Oh no, it’s the feeling of being moved!
So, when Lian Qiao heard the sound and knew that Tang Chen had returned and ran to open the door, she saw the following scene: Tang Chen had wet hair, was wearing Wang Yanzhou's clothes and cloak, and was held in Wang Yanzhou's arms.
Lian Qiao was shocked. When had their relationship progressed so quickly? How was she supposed to write this work report for Princess Qinghe? No matter what she wrote, she wouldn't believe it. "Oh my God, what's wrong with you?"
Tang Chen turned her head away. Before she could organize her words to explain to Lian Qiao, Wang Yanzhou answered for her: "You chose the wrong pond if you wanted to commit suicide."
Tang Chen was annoyed and quickly denied it: "Nonsense, it was clearly you who intended to 'murder'!"
Wang Yanzhou glanced at the little girl in his arms with bulging eyes and a red face, and threatened: "Believe it or not, I will throw you out right now."
"I believe it, I believe it. Well, I'll come down first. It'll feel safer this way!"
After Wang Yanzhou put Tang Chen down steadily, he only told her to go to bed early and that Yue Sheng would leave the day after tomorrow, then he turned and left.
As soon as Wang Yanzhou left, Lian Qiao immediately started helping Tang Chen change his clothes, dry his hair, and prepare ginger soup. But throughout all this, Tang Chen just sat there expressionlessly, not speaking or moving.
Lian Qiao suddenly became a little worried. She wouldn't really commit suicide like Wang Yanzhou said. "What's wrong with you? You don't say a word. Are you feeling unwell?"
Tang Chen's empty eyes relaxed for a moment, then immediately radiated their former brilliance again: "Qiao, I hate it!"
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
Facing Lian Qiao's concerned inquiries, Tang Chen didn't hide anything. He cried and beat his chest and explained, "Fortunately, I was well prepared early in the morning. I was planning to peek at Boss Wang's body, but ah ah ah! Who knew that when I went there, he ran after me like a ghost, and I fell into the hot spring. Later, I planned to do it on the way back, but I panicked when I started talking to him! I wanted to do it all the way, but I didn't dare. Do you think I was a coward?"
After hearing this, Lian Qiao's eyes twitched as she said, "...You're the type who has the desire but not the courage. Didn't you say you didn't like him? Why..."
Faced with such a serious question as whether she liked him or not, Tang Chen suddenly became serious: "This has nothing to do with whether I like him or not. You don't understand us, otakus. I just wanted to observe his body up close, that's all."
Although she didn't quite understand what Tang Chen said, Lian Qiao still had to remind her because of her habit of being serious and yet saying such unreserved words.
There were some things she could keep to herself. As a girl, she would be gossiped about if she openly expressed her thoughts. "... reserved."
“…Okay, alright.”
After Yue Sheng left, Wang Yanzhou seemed to be suddenly busy and was nowhere to be seen all day. Tang Chen was getting bored staying at home, so he simply dragged Lian Qiao with him to the market.
To be honest, Tang Chen actually hasn't really learned much about Qingliang Valley. While walking around here, Lian Qiao gave her a lot of lessons.
Lian Qiao said that Qingliang Valley is a famous scenic spot. In addition to the main peak where the palace and Qingliang Valley town are located, there are six other unique peaks of different sizes.
The air in Qingliang Valley is excellent, and the land in any flat place is very fertile. At the foot of the mountain, there are thousands of acres of fertile farmland and thousands of acres of mulberry fields. The hillsides are full of fruit gardens. The valley can be self-sufficient in food and clothing.
Furthermore, the second peak of Qingliang Mountain was rich in jade and porcelain clay. Jade and porcelain merchants came and went daily in an endless stream. Wang Yanzhou's exclusive use of this place naturally attracted the attention of the imperial court.
But here's the peculiar part: while the imperial court paid close attention to Qingliang Valley, it openly never interfered in its affairs. Wang Yanzhou also paid the full amount of taxes and levies annually as required. At first glance, he looked a bit like a vassal prince.
Moreover, from Lian Qiao's words, Tang Chen vaguely felt that except for the eldest princess Zhang Xiaohua, the rest of the people seemed to be unable to tell what kind of business he was in.
After walking around for a long time, Tang Chen's legs were a little sore and his mouth was a little restless. He dragged Lian Qiao to the stall where Wang Yanzhou usually bought her oranges. But before they got there, Tang Chen saw a lot of people gathered on the roadside from a distance, not knowing what they were watching. "Hey, Lian Qiao, it looks like there's something exciting going on over there!"
If he didn't go forward, he wouldn't know. But when he went forward and took a look, Tang Chen's anger instantly reached its maximum.
This little boy, about eight or nine years old, stood in front of a fruit stall, stepping on the stall owner's fruits one by one. The female stall owner stepped forward to stop him, but the boy not only refused to listen, but also hit the stall owner with the whip in his hand.
The stall owner seemed to be a kind-hearted person. Seeing that he was just a child and she was a mother, she did not dare to do anything and could only let the little brat do whatever he wanted.
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