Chapter 153 What is our relationship? She couldn't take her eyes away
"I don't know which powerful person came today. Lingling has always been smooth, but this time he really offended someone he shouldn't have offended."
"She has been causing a lot of trouble in the city recently. I guess it's because the wife of her lover's family is here to teach her a lesson."
The two of them were talking quietly, and as soon as they came up, they saw two figures hugging each other.
They laughed and joked: "Hey, who are you to be so eager to hug each other? Which pair of wild mandarin ducks are you?"
When the two of them saw the man's jade-like and golden appearance, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"This young man is so handsome, and the girl he's holding is from our building? Who is so lucky?"
"She doesn't look like she's dressed like that. No one in our building wears that plain."
As they talked, they walked closer to take a closer look.
Ji Qingwu's ears were burning, but she didn't feel offended when she saw that the emperor didn't move and his arm was still around her waist.
She took the initiative to hold his big hand and grasped his slender finger bones.
"Let's go."
Ji Qingwu had the idea of escaping, and without time to think about whether the emperor agreed or not, he just pulled him and started running.
"Ah! The wild mandarin ducks ran away..."
There were bursts of laughter coming from behind.
Fortunately, there were stairs on both sides of the Liangxiang Pavilion, so Ji Qingwu pulled him and ran all the way out of the building.
As soon as she got out of the door, she hurriedly let go of her clasped hands, as if they were burnt.
Emperor Wu Su looked at his hand with a sense of loss. A moment ago, the woman's hand, as soft and delicate as silk, was still tightly clasped in his palm.
He said, "Why are you panicking? Are you afraid of being seen by them?"
Ji Qingwu jogged all the way, his face as crystal clear as jade, just like a halo on a crescent moon.
She said, "If they misunderstand our relationship, they will have to explain it, which is too troublesome."
Emperor Wu Su stared at her and said, "We don't need to explain our relationship to anyone. Just let them leave."
There was displeasure at being interrupted in his words.
He hadn't hugged enough...
Ji Qingwu suddenly realized that the emperor did not need to explain his actions to anyone. This was the true meaning of following one's heart and doing whatever one wanted.
It has always been others who have taken the initiative to avoid things, so there is no reason for him to avoid it.
The sun has set.
Ji Qingwu looked at the sky and said anxiously, "It's too late. I have to go pick up Jiujiu. I'm leaving first."
But he grabbed her hand again.
Emperor Wu Su said with a smile: "Let's go together."
She almost forgot that not only were they traveling the same way, but the place she was going to was inside his Phoenix Palace.
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When Ji Qingwu arrived at the door of the study, he found that the door was still closed. The sound of reading aloud could be heard from inside. The teacher had not finished the get out of class yet.
Just looking at the sky, she must have been a while late. In the past, Jiujiu would have been home by this time.
Not long after, Mr. Qiao walked out slowly with a volume of "Collected Commentaries on the Four Books" in his hand.
Ji Qingwu bowed with a smile: "Grandfather, how are you?"
Qiao Menghan stroked his long white beard and looked at her gently: "Xiaowu, it's rare to see you come to pick up Jiujiu in person."
Ji Qingwu lowered his head slightly, looking a little ashamed.
She had not been here many times, mainly because this study was too close to the Qinzheng Hall where the emperor handled government affairs.
Every time she came here, she would be called over by the sharp-eyed Li Yuzong, and she had already suffered a great psychological trauma.
At first, she was worried that her identity would be exposed, so in order to avoid Emperor Wu Su, she gave the task of picking up and dropping off Jiujiu to Nanny Li.
But now, she has nothing to hide.
What's more, Jiujiu had already had private contact with the emperor many times, and had even given and received "bride price" privately. In order to prevent her daughter from being assimilated and instigated to rebel, she had to keep a close eye on her.
Old Master Qiao said, "It's just that Jiji can't leave now."
Ji Qingwu asked in surprise: "Why? But what mistake did she make?"
Qiao Menghan opened the book in his hand and said, "That's not the case."
"Your Majesty is paying attention to the students' studies. These few days are the key to learning Confucian classics. Except for His Highness Yuan Heng, other students who want to leave get out of class must recite their lessons and pass them before they can go home."
The homework in the study room is really hard to do. I have to memorize and take tests before I can leave school.
Ji Qingwu asked with concern: "Then why exclude Yuan Heng?" She was worried that this special treatment would cause Yuan Heng to be ostracized by his classmates.
The Prince's tutor, Qiao Menghan, said proudly, "His Highness Yuan Heng learned to recite it a year ago. He knows it by heart. He doesn't need to be checked."
Ji Qingwu was relieved and turned to worry about another thing, and asked, "But Jiujiu was chosen to endorse today?"
"This kid." Old Master Qiao frowned and sighed, "She has bad luck. She always gets picked every time."
Ji Qingwu secretly complained in his heart, what kind of hit rate is this...
She had a vague feeling that there was something fishy going on.
"Grandfather, have you ever suspected that there is something fishy going on? Why is it that Jiujiu always gets picked? Don't you think this is too much of a coincidence?"
Qiao Menghan said slowly, "Eunuch Li, who serves in front of the emperor, comes to supervise every day, but I draw the lot myself, and she always wins."
Ji Qingwu pursed his lips and had already guessed that Li Yuzong must have done something secretly.
"It's a coincidence. It's also God's will. Who told you to give the little girl such a name?"
"What's wrong with this name?" Ji Qingwu was puzzled.
Qiao Menghan said with a dissatisfied look: "What are you yelling about? When you draw lots, you always get caught."
Ji Qingwu: ...Is it really because of the name?
Old Master Qiao urged, "Hurry up and give the child a proper name. By the way, what's her father's surname? I can help you think of some when I have time."
Ji Qingwu:......
Mr. Qiao: "Why don't you speak?"
Ji Qingwu forced a smile and said, "Jiujiu already has a great reputation, so there is no need to trouble Grandfather."
"Why don't you use your real name? Let the little girl use your real name from now on."
Old Mr. Qiao, who was extremely talented and was usually asked by others to give a name to his granddaughter, left with a stern face and shaking his sleeves.
When Jiujiu came out skipping and jumping from the upper study, Li Yuzong also walked over quickly from the Qinzheng Hall.
The two of them arrived in front of Ji Qingwu at the same time.
Jiujiu stretched out his little arms, took her hand, and shouted happily, "Mother!"
Li Yuzong's smile was like a wrinkled walnut, and when he saw Ji Qingwu, his eyes narrowed into slits.
"Miss Ji, the emperor is in the palace, please go over there quickly."
Ji Qingwu originally wanted to say that she would just wait here, but if Jiujiu was hanging out with the emperor again, all the effort she put into coming to pick her up would be in vain.
The red doors of the Qinzheng Hall were wide open.
It seemed like it was welcoming the mother and daughter in.
When Ji Qingwu stepped into the brick and stone interior of the hall, he saw the emperor, who had changed his robes, sitting at the desk, holding a book and reading it intently.
She looked at him steadily.
He was wearing a round-necked robe with a silver-white golden dragon pattern embroidered on it, and a bamboo-leaf green belt around his waist. He looked like a golden dragon coiled under green bamboos, exuding a clear and extraordinary aura.
Ji Qingwu just couldn't take his eyes away.
Li Yuzong coughed lightly a few times before she came back to her senses.
Ji Qingwu hurriedly bowed and greeted, and Jiujiu followed suit.
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