Chapter 12: The peaches in Little Peach Garden look so cute...
Rong Ceqing's window was closed. Su Mian turned around and felt hot, so he went forward and opened the window, wanting to ventilate and dissipate the heat.
But as soon as his hand touched the window, he noticed that the lock below the window seemed to be loose.
He didn't use much force, but curiously poked it with his finger, and the lock fell off.
[Hey? Scam! ]
Quickly withdrawing his hand, Su Mian bent down and carefully observed the edge of the window. He found some mud spots on the windowsill. He wiped it with his index finger and it was still a little wet, as if it had been there not long ago.
He pushed open the window and looked out, and found that it was the back window. Outside was a peach orchard. It was the season for eating peaches, and the peach tree was lush and leafy, and had produced many fruits.
If someone went back and forth from Taoyuan and climbed over the window to hide the poison under Rong Ceqing's pillow, it would not attract attention.
Looking out the window, he held his breath and concentrated, and finally came to a very, very, very important conclusion:
[The peaches outside are big and red! It must be chuichui! It looks delicious! ]
"Eunuch Su, what are you looking at?"
Rong Ceqing appeared beside Su Mian at some point. He rubbed his red eyes and looked in the direction Su Mian had just been concentrating on, but saw nothing.
"There, do you see anything?"
Su Mian pointed outside.
"See... a very big peach?"
Rong Ceqing really couldn't see any clues. All he saw was a huge peach that was about to fall and had bent the branches.
“That’s right!”
Su Mian brushed the dust off his hands, walked past Rong Ceqing and went out, following the gravel path into the peach orchard.
Through the window, Rong Ceqing saw Su Mian walk straight to the peach, reach out and pick it easily.
He immediately became nervous. Could it be that someone had poisoned the peach, and wanted to harm him just like they had poisoned Lin Jiaren? The thought was terrifying!
"Eunuch Su, this peach..."
"Crunch, chew, chew."
Under Rong Ceqing's anxious gaze, Su Mian rubbed the peach on his body and ate it in one bite.
[Look, what did I say? This peach is so chui! ]
"These peaches are so sweet. Did you grow them all, Rong Ceqing?"
"yes."
The two of them talked to each other through the window. Standing under the peach tree, out of the sun, Su Mian felt very comfortable.
Then he listened to Rong Ceqing recalling the past with melancholy.
"The emperor and I fell in love in the peach garden in the suburbs. We fell in love at first sight and did not know each other's identities. I was just a child from a peasant family. I never thought that I would meet the emperor one day."
Thinking of these, Rong Ceqing couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips and fell into sweet memories.
"Then the emperor brought me back to the palace and directly named me the Lady of Beauty. This caused dissatisfaction among the people at the time. They felt that I was of low status and not even worthy of the lowest talent."
"I think you're a good match."
Su Mian swallowed the last bite of peach, providing full emotional value.
"I think so too."
Rong Ceqing's eyes immediately lit up, and he felt that he had met Su Mian too late. He couldn't help but speak in a much lighter tone to reduce some of his previous fear.
"Since I entered the palace, the emperor has only favored me. I have never been pregnant, but within half a year he promoted me to concubine, which is even better than the current Concubine Lin."
As he spoke, he became sad again.
It was only three months, but it felt like half a year had passed. The sweetness and tenderness between him and the emperor were now just memories.
"So you are jealous of Lin Jiaren and want to kill him?"
"Yes! Of course!"
Su Mian raised an eyebrow when she heard this. She didn't expect Rong Ceqing to admit it so directly.
"But I just thought about it and didn't put it into action."
“Oh~”
Su Mian dragged out the last word and muttered in his heart:
[You see, you were still a step slow. If you had planned it earlier, you wouldn’t have been tricked by others. ]
But he was just joking in his heart and would never say such words out loud.
"Eunuch Su, do you have any ideas?"
Seeing Su Mian raising a finger as if he wanted to say something, Rong Ceqing thought that since he was a favorite of the emperor, his ideas might coincide with those of the emperor.
But he didn't hear any nutritious words from Su Mian, because Su Mian said:
"This peach is so delicious, eat another one!"
Then he ate another peach.
"If you ask me (chew chew chew), you grow peaches so well (chew chew chew), why do you have to covet the emperor's favor (chew chew chew), wouldn't it be better to sell peaches?"
"But I love him, and now I have entered this palace."
"What's wrong with entering the palace?!"
Su Mian suddenly raised his voice, startling Rong Ceqing.
"Let me ask you, are there any peaches at the palace dinner?"
"Yes."
"Do the concubines in the palace usually eat peaches?"
“Many people like to eat it.”
"That's it. There are so many customers. Are you still worried that such delicious peaches can't be sold?"
Su Mian ate very quickly. There was only the core left of a peach, so he threw it under the tree. Like fallen leaves, they return to their roots and will eventually go somewhere else.
"But I'm almost losing my head now..."
Rong Ceqing's voice became lower and lower, emotions welling up in his heart, and he didn't know if he could escape this disaster.
"Don't worry, I will do my best to help you find out the truth and clear your name, hiccup."
Su Mian, who was already full, felt bloated after eating two peaches. He patted his stomach and prepared to go to the next place. There was nothing suspicious about Rong Ceqing for the time being.
"Eunuch Su, if you like it, take two more back."
Seeing Su Mian was about to leave, Rong Ceqing hurried outside and asked him to pick a few more peaches.
What Su Mian said touched him to some extent. The emperor disliked him, and he couldn't just waste his time in the palace. He should do something to pass the time.
"No, no, I still have to go investigate somewhere else, it's not convenient to carry it."
Su Mian waved his hands and pulled at his pocket, but it looked like his pocket couldn't hold such a big peach.
Fortunately, Rong Ceqing was not so stupid and had good sense. He immediately ordered the eunuchs to bring the basket and told Su Mian:
"My father-in-law has something to do first. I will pick peaches for you myself and have the eunuch deliver them to you later. Don't worry, my father-in-law. The peaches I picked are guaranteed to be sweet."
"Oh, Mr. Rong is so polite, so I can only respectfully obey your command."
In fact, he was already very happy in his heart. This Rong Ceqing was really persuasive.
He didn't mean it. He really felt sorry for Rong Ceqing. There were so many men in the harem, and the dog emperor slept with every one he saw. What was good about that? It would be better for her to be beautiful alone.
[The main thing is that the peaches he grows are really delicious! ]
Coming out of Chenghua Palace, with a full stomach, Su Mian stretched out his fingers and pointed to the left and right sides, and finally pointed to the right side.
"In that case, the next stop is to the right."
The place on the right is Yun Zhengqing, who lives not too far away...
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