Chapter 208: Life is worse than death
Chapter 208: Life is worse than death
The New Year’s Eve dinner at Su Jin’s place can be described as lively.
Gu Suiyu, Gu Zilu, Ning Ruolan, and Mr. Zhuzhi are all here.
Ning Ruolan protested against her marriage to her family. The Ning family now relies on Ning Ruolan's skills to make money, so naturally they don't dare to force Ning Ruolan too much. She deliberately chose New Year's Eve to come out today to put pressure on her family. In short, don't even think about this marriage, she won't get married.
Ning Ruolan's arrival made Su Jin's house different because she brought a lot of good things.
Needless to say, there were cakes and snacks. Ning Ruolan also brought out the preserved eggs she had made herself. There was no such thing as preserved eggs in that era, but Ning Ruolan remembered Fang Zi and was diligent in making them, so she made them naturally, just in time to eat them before the end of the year.
Mother Su invited a troupe of actors, and the show tonight was going to last until dawn. Su Jin had no interest in the show, so everyone stayed in the house eating, drinking and chatting. They thought no one would come, but Xie Huaiguang arrived just after the hour of Hai.
The gatekeeper was even stunned for a moment when she saw Xie Huaiguang. She always felt that Xie Huaiguang came at the wrong time. Even the gatekeeper could sense that this young master Xie had strange feelings for his mistress.
The gatekeeper wanted to turn around and report, but was stopped by Xie Huaiguang. He did not bring any servants with him, but simply picked up a bag, shook his head indifferently, and insisted on going there in person.
The doorkeeper couldn't stop him, so she followed him until Gu Changqing knocked on the door.
Su Jin happened to be at the door and opened it subconsciously. The handsome young man outside the door suddenly jumped into her eyes.
Against the backdrop of the garden full of snow, the young man has a face as white as jade, a sable cloak with smooth black fur gathered on his shoulders, phoenix eyes and dragon eyebrows as if painted, a scarlet robe like blood, a black cloak like ink, on this last snowy night of the year, leaving behind a touch of heavy color that stung the eyes.
Tsk, this person is still as good-looking as ever.
Su Jin couldn't help but take a few more glances and asked, "Have you eaten?"
It was a bit late at this hour, let's eat. It was a bit late, let's not eat. As soon as Xie Huaiguang entered the door, he shook his head, indicating that he was here just to have the New Year's Eve dinner.
Su Jin looked at the food that had been almost finished and had no choice but to ask the kitchen to make more. Fortunately, the dumplings had just been served and Xie Huaiguang could still catch them while they were still hot.
"Why didn't you come earlier?"
Su Jin hugged Dingdang and asked subconsciously.
Xie Huaiguang looked at the little lion cat snoring comfortably on its back with satisfaction, and reached out to rub Dingdang's head affectionately.
The young man was very close to her, so close that Su Jin could smell the faint fragrance on Xie Huaiguang's body, as well as a faint herbal scent that was masked by the fragrance.
?
Is Xie Huaiguang sick?
She raised her eyes worriedly, and then she noticed that the boy was really tall, even taller than Gu Zixuan, and with very broad shoulders. He did not look like the thin boys of ordinary families, but rather had a well-proportioned figure. It was just that his good figure was hidden under the wide robe, and after a long time, people only thought that he was a thin and frail boy.
"I have official duties to attend to. I have to go to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the Emperor tomorrow morning. So I was asked to stay and be given some more instructions on things to pay attention to."
Xie Huaiguang was the newly crowned top scholar, and this was his first time to attend such an important event. It was natural for him to be kept by his immediate superior for instructions. Su Jin did not think much about it and asked Yuchuan to bring an extra pair of chopsticks.
Xie Huaiguang sat next to Gu Zilu in a familiar manner. The two men looked at each other, knowing each other's thoughts. Gu Zilu smiled and pulled Xie Huaiguang's sleeve, whispering: "You have your own family, why are you running here on New Year's Eve?"
Xie Huaiguang smiled and said, "My family is not in the capital, so I can't have a reunion dinner. Sixth Miss is my only close friend in the capital. Is it okay for us to celebrate the New Year together?"
“…”
It’s not too much!
A close friend who talks nonsense?
Do you really think that Gu Zilu is only three years old?
Gu Zilu snorted coldly, and just as he was about to say something, Xie Huaiguang came over and whispered in his ear: "I know what to do and what not to do. Remember, I will never hurt your mother."
This is a bit strange.
How could Xie Huaiguang hurt his mother?
It's not like I've done anything bad.
Gu Zilu frowned in thought, but when he saw the people around him eating and drinking calmly, and even taking the time to explain the play to Su Jin, who looked confused, Gu Zilu dispelled his doubts.
Humph, it’s so difficult to deal with smart people. They talk all kinds of lies and even they can’t tell which one is true and which one is false!
Just as she was thinking, there was a commotion on the street outside, and everyone in the house was startled. Su Jin ordered Jin Chuan to go out and take a look. Soon, Jin Chuan came in with a pale face and said, "Miss, it's the patrol. He seems to be rushing towards the palace. I don't know what happened."
The patrols are specifically responsible for protecting the capital's security. There are people walking on the streets day and night. Now such a large number of people are rushing past, and even they themselves can notice the noise. So there must be something big happening.
Thinking of this, Su Jin subconsciously glanced at Xie Huaiguang.
It was probably ten years later that this person took action and regained his identity. Ten years later, Xie Huaiguang became the prime minister and monopolized the power of the court. He then launched a purge movement in the court and dragged up the injustice of his mother in his childhood. This incident made the people of the capital panic. Not only in the court, but also in the emperor's harem, many people were arrested. That year, people who were to be executed in the autumn were lined up, and the vegetable market was killed for three consecutive days, and blood flowed like a river...
Su Jin's heart shuddered.
It can only be said that Xie Huaiguang looked too harmless now, which made her almost forget how cold-blooded and merciless Prime Minister Xie, who would become a high-ranking official ten years later, would be.
Although there was no change on Su Jin's face, Xie Huaiguang still sensed a strange emotion in Su Jin. He looked over with a pair of hazy, drunken eyes. These eyes were watery, without the usual calmness and wisdom, but with a drunken red blush at the corners of his eyes, which added a bit of inexplicable charm to him.
"Sixth Miss, are you afraid of me?"
Su Jin's breathing almost stopped, and she felt fear at this moment.
I can only say that Xie Huaiguang's sixth sense is so accurate that he can detect the slightest thought or anything wrong.
As expected of him being chosen as the male lead, he is so perceptive and terrifying.
"No, I was just wondering if there was a murder, otherwise why would the city defense be alerted?"
She explained subconsciously, but Xie Huaiguang's eyes fell on her without error, staring at her eyebrows and taking in every inch of the expression on her face.
Su Jin was really scared. Damn, the male protagonists were really like tyrants. When things were good, they would spoil you to the sky, but when things were bad, they would make you live a life worse than death...