Chapter 18: Ice Watermelon He never thought that his system had emotions...
In the evening, Cheng Changgeng ordered dinner. Unlike the enthusiasm in Su Mian's eyes before, he was not in a good mood today.
He just ate a few bites of the food casually. Cheng Changgeng couldn't help but be curious. Who made him unhappy in such a short while?
But what he didn't know was that Su Mian was not unhappy, she was just full.
The peaches he ate were sent to his room by Rong Ceqing.
He had nothing to do, so he went back to his room. He happened to meet a eunuch who came to bring him peaches. The peaches in the basket had a faint fragrance and were washed clean.
Who can bear this?
Su Mian couldn't help it and ate three more in one breath.
I was so full in no time that I couldn't eat any more delicacies.
Cheng Changgeng didn't know at first, but he soon found out.
Because Su Mian burped from time to time, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and glanced back, which scared Su Mian so much that he immediately muttered to himself.
[What are you looking at me for, Dog Emperor? I just ate a few peaches and have a little bloating. It’s not something I can control. ]
Peach? Where did the peach come from?
Cheng Changgeng became curious, but he couldn't ask directly, so he held it in. When it was Xiao Dezi's turn to be on duty at night, he sat on the bed and started asking.
"Did anyone go to Su Mian's place today?"
The emperor suddenly asked a question, and Xiao Dezi's mind was working quickly. He didn't know what the emperor meant by this sudden question.
But he couldn't hide anything, so he replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, today the eunuch under Rong Ceqing sent a basket of peaches to Eunuch Su."
He saw it all with his own eyes. Su Mian even gave him two peaches specially. You know what, those peaches were quite delicious.
Afterwards, he went to Eunuch Jiang again and reported the matter in a roundabout way, saying only that Shen Jiaren had made an appointment with Su Mian to meet at Cuiping Lake tomorrow. He did not expect to be interrogated by the Emperor again when he returned.
Xiao Dezi suddenly felt a little confused and didn't know which leg to cling to. It seemed that they were all very interested in Su Mian.
"Oh, go down."
After getting the answer he wanted, Cheng Changgeng did not ask any more questions. After all, Su Mian was now dealing with the matter of Lin Jiaren's poisoning, so it was normal for Rong Ceqing to want to please him.
However, lying on the bed, Cheng Changgeng tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He kept thinking in his head, what exactly was the "Bingbing Wo Te Mai Leng" that Su Mian was talking about?
When he was drowsy, he finally came to his senses after reciting it countless times. He couldn't help laughing and ordered people to prepare to go down that night.
As for Su Mian, he slept well all night and was eating happily in his dream, smacking his lips.
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The next morning, Cheng Changgeng attended the morning court and still had a hard time dealing with those ministers. Fortunately, the original owner was a mediocre king who did not do his job properly, so he did not have to pay much attention to him.
If there are those who are really making a lot of noise, drag them away and punish them so that they will stop making noise.
After court was dismissed, Cheng Changgeng returned to the bedroom and changed into casual clothes. He immediately noticed the peaches on the table. There were still water droplets hanging on the fresh peaches, and it seemed that they had just been washed.
He was touched and guessed that it was probably put there by Su Mian.
It was not in vain that he was rewarded, as he was remembered when there were delicious things.
Cheng Changgeng never thought that after traveling through time, he had seen all kinds of good things, but what moved him so much was actually a peach.
After all, for Su Mian, the two most important things are money and food.
Since he was willing to share the delicious food with him, he must have a good impression of him.
The above are all Cheng Changgeng’s psychological activities.
As for Su Mian——
He simply felt that Rong Ceqing had given him too much, so he had to eat fresh food. He might as well send it to the Dog Emperor, and also win Rong Ceqing's favor. He could go to the peach garden to pick it whenever he wanted to eat it.
After all, he had also received benefits from Rong Ceqing. Although he hoped that they would not rely on the dog emperor, he would also respect their own ideas.
After breakfast, Su Mian had already given Shen Jiaren a message, asking him to go to Cuiping Lake early to prepare, and he took Cheng Changgeng there.
When they arrived at Cuiping Lake, singing and dancing began. Shen Jiaren, wearing a light pink gown, danced gracefully on the cruise ship. Against the backdrop of the lotus leaves, he looked as pure and white as a lotus.
[This is enough to fascinate the dog emperor. I can’t let my efforts go to waste. ]
Su Mian was thinking about looking away when she noticed that there were many cut watermelons on the table in the middle of the pavilion. The watermelons were wrapped in ice and were emitting bursts of cold air.
[Bingbing Water buys cold! ]
Su Mian sighed, this must be the system's reward for him completing the task!
He understood!
His mission in coming here is to bring the dog emperor and the concubines together to fulfill their wishes!
He had a lot of fancy ideas in his mind, but Cheng Changgeng didn't listen to anything. He thought Su Mian had a change of heart and prepared a surprise for him, but he never thought that she was just making wedding dresses for others and taking the opportunity to gain favor.
It's just abominable.
Su Mian didn't notice Cheng Changgeng's completely cold expression at all. His mind and eyes were filled with the icy watermelon on the table.
After the dance, Shen Jiaren saluted the emperor across the river, with a gauze curtain covering half of her face, and still holding the pipa, half of her face half covered. She was so beautiful.
"Who is here?"
Since it was a play they wanted to perform, Cheng Changgeng continued to perform with them.
"Your Majesty, it seems to be Shen Jiaren."
Su Mian responded enthusiastically, but he didn't know that every extra word he said would add fuel to Cheng Changgeng's trouble.
"You danced very well. Pass on my order to promote Lady Shen to Shen Ceqing."
After Cheng Changgeng finished speaking, he waited until the boat docked and boarded the boat. When Su Mian was about to step forward, he said calmly, "Eunuch Su, just wait here."
Su Mian was stunned. Although he felt something was strange, he quickly reacted. He winked at Xiao Dezi to follow, while he stayed on the shore.
When the boat reached the center of the lake, he sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion, picked up a piece of watermelon and started eating it.
The icy cool watermelon filled his mouth, instantly driving away the summer heat. Su Mian couldn't help but sigh, "So sweet, so refreshing!"
Not only did he not realize Cheng Changgeng's dissatisfaction, he also thought it was a reward specially given to him by the system, and ate it to his heart's content by himself.
In the corner, Eunuch Jiang, who was watching Su Mian and ready to catch her cheating at any time, was sweating profusely, and his arms and legs were covered with mosquito bites. Looking at Su Mian eating icy watermelon, he licked his dry lips thirstily.
But until Su Mian finished eating the bowl of watermelon, he still didn't see anyone coming to keep the appointment.
He couldn't help but begin to doubt the accuracy of the news, and firmly believed that Xiao Dezi must have betrayed him and gave him false news.
Finally, he left angrily with mosquito bites all over his body.
"belch."
I'm full again.
Su Mian looked at the scenery in the distance, then at the watermelon rind in front of him. He felt that his life seemed a little too carefree.
According to his experience of watching TV dramas, it is often at such times that joy turns into sorrow.
“But I have a system.”
Thinking of this, Su Mian gave up again.
Whoever controls the system controls the world. How could he have imagined that... his system had emotions.
On board.
Ever since Cheng Changgeng got on board, Shen Ceqing couldn't control the smile on his face. He was wearing makeup, and when he got closer, Cheng Changgeng could smell the rich fragrance.
It was a bit pungent and Cheng Changgeng didn't like it very much, but he kept a straight face and didn't show it at all.
However, Shen Ceqing kept thinking about Su Mian's kindness in his heart, thinking that his money was not wasted. Eunuch Su was worthy of being a favorite of the emperor. He was really capable and was able to invite the emperor. He would have to rely on him in the future.
But gradually, he discovered clues.
The emperor seemed unhappy and did not speak.
"Your Majesty, is it because I danced badly that I made Your Majesty unhappy?"
Shen Ceqing sat closer and raised his hand to pinch Cheng Changgeng's shoulder.
“You dance very well.”
Cheng Changgeng took a quick look and really had no interest in the original emperor's concubines.
He was inexplicably irritated at this moment.
He took the initiative to get on board just because he saw Su Mian. He thought that he had given him so many rewards, but he turned around and sold himself out. I don’t know what benefits he received from Shen Ceqing. He is really heartless.
He obviously kept Su Mian as a toy to entertain himself, but he ended up being sold out by the other party. It was really embarrassing.
But when he looked through the wooden curtain on the boat and saw Su Mian munching on watermelon like a squeaking little pig, he couldn't get angry at all.
He is a so-called tyrant, and the eunuchs in front of him have done this. Wasn't it because of his own indulgence?
Thinking of this, Cheng Changgeng was no longer angry.
Never mind. I just misunderstood. It's no big deal.
Cheng Changgeng's expression visibly eased. Shen Ceqing saw this and immediately took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty must be tired. Let me give you a massage."
As he said that, he stood up and walked behind Cheng Changgeng to give him a massage.
Cheng Changgeng did not push him away immediately, but planned to see what he wanted to do.
Seeing that he did not reject it, Shen Ceqing began to move forward. He pinched Cheng Changgeng's shoulders and then slowly moved down.
Just when his hand was about to touch Cheng Changgeng's chest, Cheng Changgeng raised his hand and held it down.
"If you don't want to be thrown into the lake to feed the fish, keep your paws clean."
Just this one sentence made Shen Ceqing's legs and feet go weak. He barely stood up and immediately retracted his hands and knelt down: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I dare not do it again."
This is the majesty of a tyrant.
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