Chapter 22: Fishing Rod suspected that he went to the harem to tease the concubines
"Eunuch Su, you are here!"
As soon as Su Mian stepped into the gate of Chenghua Palace, Rong Ceqing came to greet her in the courtyard.
He didn’t know if it was Su Mian’s illusion, but he felt that Rong Ceqing seemed to be in good spirits, which was very different from the depressed look when he left a few days ago.
"Why are you so happy, Rong Ceqing?"
Su Mian's impression of Cheng Changgeng's harem has changed a bit. At least for now, he has a pretty good impression of Rong Ceqing and Qin Caizi.
Su Mian swore that it was definitely not because the two of them gave him food and drink.
"I am naturally happy that my father-in-law is here. Last time, I was enlightened by him. My life is much better now."
During the days of house arrest, Rong Ceqing figured out a lot of things and really listened to Su Mian's words.
In this imperial capital, one cannot live a comfortable and happy life only by relying on the emperor.
He spent most of his time in the peach orchard, sending many of the picked peaches to various palaces. The feedback he received was very good, and someone even sent eunuchs to ask for more.
He felt a sense of accomplishment and was full of energy in doing things.
"Come and see, Grandpa! The peaches have turned red again, just waiting for you to come and eat them."
"Don't eat the peaches yet. I just came from Qin Caizi's place. I ate a lot and brought you lunch."
Su Mian waved his hand and walked straight into the inner hall without any restraint.
He took the food out of the food box. Rong Ceqing came over after washing his hands and said, "His cooking skills have always been so good. He always invited me to dine with him before. I missed him for a long time after my house arrest. I didn't expect that my father-in-law would send it to me."
"You two are so in tune with each other."
Su Mian said this frankly without thinking too deeply about it. He lowered his head and fiddled with the food, so he didn't notice the slightly changed expression on Rong Ceqing's face.
"Eat quickly."
The task was completed. Su Mian sat on the stool next to him and watched Rong Ceqing eat.
Rong Ceqing did not ask about the progress of the case, and Su Mian did not bring it up. The two chatted casually, all about growing vegetables and trees.
"Now that the peach season is over, what are you going to do with your free time?"
"There are plenty of flowers and plants. At the very least, I can plant some seasonal vegetables. I'll always have time to spare."
"You're planting it even after the lockdown?"
“Yeah, why not plant it?”
Rong Ceqing's reaction surprised Su Mian a little. He found that these concubines didn't seem to love the dog emperor that much.
From this perspective, it is hard to find true and false in this imperial capital, and sincerity is hard to come by.
[The dog emperor is quite miserable, no one loves him. ]
Su Mian had been around the harem before, and he could feel that no matter whether it was the highest-ranking Huang Guijun or the lowest-ranking Qin Caizi, none of them really loved the emperor.
What some of them love is his power, his status, his gold, silver and jewelry, but not him as a person.
Although he has never had a boyfriend, it is still easy for him to tell whether he loves someone or not.
"What? Did I say something wrong?"
Seeing Su Mian lost in thought, Rong Ceqing raised his hand and waved it in front of him, trying to bring his thoughts back.
"No."
Su Mian put on a proper smile again and said with relief, "It's best that you think this way."
He didn't say anything more.
After Rong Ceqing finished his meal, Su Mian went with him to the small peach orchard in the backyard.
Just as he said, the peaches had turned a lot redder. He picked a big peach and rubbed it on his clothes. He bit into it and it was crunchy and sweet, very delicious.
After walking a few steps, he squatted down and found earthworms crawling out from under the peach tree. Thinking of the dark food that the Dog Emperor gave him yesterday, he suddenly had an idea.
"Mr. Rong, where are the fish?"
"fish?"
His thoughts jumped too quickly, and Rong Ceqing was unable to connect with him for a moment. After repeating himself, he thought for a moment and said, "There are fish in Cuiping Lake. What's wrong?"
"Help me get a container so I can dig some earthworms and go fishing in Cuiping Lake later."
Although he didn't understand why Su Mian suddenly wanted to fish, Rong Ceqing immediately turned around and went back to the house to get a small box for him.
He also helped Su Mian catch a lot of earthworms.
"That's about right."
Su Mian brushed the mud off his hands and stood up, already sweating profusely. He borrowed needle and thread from Rong Ceqing, broke off a peach branch, said goodbye to Rong Ceqing, and left, heading straight for Cuiping Lake.
On the other hand, Cheng Changgeng left the court and spent another day battling wits and courage with the ministers, trying hard to play the role of a tyrant, which made him exhausted.
He was sitting in the Mingzheng Hall. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the small piece of Dezi being ground for him. He thought that Su Mian had probably gone back to rest, so he didn't ask any more questions.
But after lunch, there was still no sign of Su Mian, so he couldn't help but ask, "Where is Su Mian? Why hasn't he come to serve me for so long?"
"Return to the Emperor."
Although Xiao Dezi intended to hide the truth for Su Mian, he couldn't play dumb since the emperor asked, so he nervously replied, "Eunuch Su went to Qin Caizi's place early in the morning, and then went to Chenghua Palace. Now... he seems to be at Cuiping Lake."
This kid, did he have so much experience in just this morning?
If Cheng Changgeng hadn't known that he was a straight man, he would have suspected that he had gone to the harem to tease his concubines.
It’s Qin Caizi and Rong Ceqing again. They are still at Cuiping Lake now. Could it be that they have made an appointment with Shen Ceqing again?
It really makes me worried.
After asking this question, Cheng Changgeng forced himself to calm down and continue reviewing memorials, but he could not sit still for more than ten minutes.
"Let's go to Cuiping Lake."
He had to go and see what Su Mian was doing.
At this moment, Su Mian used a needle to make a fishhook, tied a rope and a wooden stick together to make a simple fishing rod, and was sitting in the pavilion of Cuiping Lake fishing.
Half an hour passed and there was no movement at all.
He looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, with a few birds occasionally flying by, and something began to mutter in his head.
[Oh my God, please let me catch a fish. ]
[If I can’t catch any fish, how can I make fish soup for the Dog Emperor? How can I make him willingly drink my special fish soup? ]
After begging for a long time, there was still no response. Su Mian suddenly remembered that he still had the system, so he changed the subject.
[Oh, all-powerful system, please let me catch a fish to nourish the dog emperor. ]
What he said was really hypocritical, but Cheng Changgeng who came rushing over heard it.
He is thoughtful, Cheng Changgeng thought to himself.
[Ah, I'm so thirsty. It would be nice if I could buy some ice water and eat it cold. ]
Although he had an upset stomach from eating too much that day, Su Mian was still very happy to have a bite of iced watermelon in the hot summer.
Cheng Changgeng was standing not far away. When he heard Xiao Dezi being ordered to prepare some ice watermelon, he now knew very well what he meant by "ice watermelon for cold".
However, he specifically told Xiao Dezi to prepare less, in case Su Mian got an upset stomach again and made him have a headache.
Su Mian had his back to the path, so he didn't know Cheng Changgeng was standing behind him. He was still praying that the fish would take the bait soon.
Perhaps his prayers worked, the float he made of leaves suddenly twitched.
"Hey hey hey! You've taken the bait!"
Now, he was even more convinced that he had a system.
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