Chapter 100: The Red Apricot
That depressing, relaxing feeling came back.
Shen Yu pursed her dry lips, gritted her teeth, and suddenly stood up, with water dripping from her hands onto the shore.
"I'm a little sleepy." She said unnaturally.
Hearing her footsteps gradually fading away, Xie Tingzhou slowly stood up and waved to the white feather in the sky to fly back.
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Chen Yu left the house every two days without fail. Xie Tingzhou knew she was anxious, but he didn't care about her. After all, she was a sensible person.
The secret guard came to report in the afternoon.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Tingzhou turned around in surprise and asked, "She went to the poetry reading?"
The secret guard who was responsible for tracking and protecting Chen Yu said, "It was indeed the Spring Poetry Festival, and he went with the young marquis."
The so-called poetry meeting mentioned by the young master of aristocratic family was nothing more than an excuse for gathering together for fun. A bunch of playboys gathered together to drink and have fun, and prostitutes were also there to keep them company.
Seeing Xie Tingzhou's face darken, the secret guard quickly added, "It's not a poetry gathering held by a noble family, but at the Bashan Academy."
Now Xie Tingzhou was even more surprised, because Bashan Academy was opened by Prime Minister Cui a hundred years ago.
Bashan Academy was a charity school, and most of the students were children from poor families who could not afford the tuition but had excellent qualifications.
Why would Pei Chunli, a nobleman who spends his days eating, drinking and having fun, go to Bashan Academy? Could he understand?
Xie Tingzhou pondered, if it wasn't Pei Chunli who wanted to go, then it must be Chen Yu who wanted to go.
Perhaps there was an old friend of hers in the academy, Xie Tingzhou guessed so, but the secret guard's next sentence overturned this possibility.
"This is the third time I've been there. His Highness said that there is no need to report unless there is something special, so I came to report today."
Xie Tingzhou stroked Bai Yu's back with his finger, "What do you think she wants to do?"
The voice was very low, as if whispering to Bai Yu.
"If this happens again next time, will you stop it?" the secret guard asked tentatively.
Xie Tingzhou said calmly: "No need, if it's not a matter of life and death, you don't have to do anything. If she can't even solve a small matter, then she is not..."
It’s not Chen Yu anymore.
After the first month of the year, the grass grows and the birds sing.
Bai Yu flew back from Lumingxuan and landed on the window sill.
Xie Tingzhou looked up from the documents and asked, "Did you quarrel with Da Huang again? Did you win?"
The white-feathered eagle's eyes were wide open and his head was slightly tilted.
"That means we didn't win." Xie Tingzhou smiled.
Since returning that night, Bai Yu was willing to let Chen Yu touch him. Sometimes he would fly from Xie Tingzhou's Qingpu Residence to Chen Yu's Lumingxuan, then have a fight with Da Huang before going back.
The reason why it is noisy is that Dahuang occasionally goes in and out of Qingpuxuan. After knowing that Baiyu will not attack him, he has become more and more courageous. As soon as Baiyu enters Lumingxuan, he barks at Baiyu.
Bai Yu wanted to catch it countless times and then throw it down from the air to kill it, but its owner didn't look easy to deal with, and his own owner seemed to be a disloyal person.
Xie Tingzhou closed the document and put it aside, then stood up and walked to the window, picked up the prepared meat and prepared to feed Bai Yu.
At this moment, a guard hurried across the yard, walked to the window and reported: "Your Highness, that man is here again."
Xie Tingzhou paused and threw the meat that was about to be fed to Bai Yu back into the bowl, "I have raised you in vain, but you didn't even know to report it."
"Your Highness, do you want to go over and take a look?" asked the guard.
Xie Tingzhou thought for a moment and said, "I just happen to have something to tell her."
Xie Tingzhou washed his hands and walked towards Lumingxuan.
The guards hurried over and said, "He was lying on the wall, and the subordinates didn't dare to push him, for fear of him falling."
"If you fall, you fall." Xie Tingzhou said casually, "If you break your leg, I'll support you. What are you afraid of?"
The guard bowed his head and replied, "Yes."
When Xie Tingzhou arrived, Pei Chunli was lying on the wall and talking bad about Xie Tingzhou to Shen Yu.
"Look at me. I've made so many sacrifices just to see you. Now the rumors are spreading in the capital that I've been creeping around the palace all day. Xie Tingzhou won't let me in. Don't I have any other options? After all, the area outside the wall is not Xie Tingzhou's territory. I'm just stalking the wall."
Chen Yu thought to herself, you are really good at metaphors. She looked at Pei Chunli who was hanging like a monkey and smiled, "Does your father not care about you if you are like this?"
"It's good that he doesn't care about me." Pei Chunli said thankfully, "I don't know what he's been busy with these days. I haven't seen him all day long. Otherwise, he would definitely break my legs."
Chen Yu seemed to be thinking, Marquis Xuanping should be busy consolidating the foundation for the prince.
In the previous life, Emperor Tongxu died in the autumn, and the crown prince succeeded to the throne. If everything had gone according to the original trajectory, Emperor Tongxu would have less than half a year left.
Pei Chunli kept talking, "Why don't you take a rest tomorrow? I'll pick you up tomorrow morning and take you to a fun place."
Chen Yu came back to her senses and looked at Pei Chunli. She didn't blame Xie Tingzhou for not letting Pei Chunli in.
Pei Chunli looked around the gate of the palace every few days. Common people liked to make wild guesses in their spare time, especially watching the excitement of these high-ranking nobles, so the rumor spread like wildfire.
It is said that Xie Tingzhou is a homosexual, and Master Pei happens to be a man, so it is normal for such a ridiculous thing to happen to him.
Li Jifeng once said that the person he envied most in Shengjing was not the crown prince, but Pei Chunli, the only son of Marquis Xuanping who was spoiled to the point of lawlessness.
Now, there are rumors in the capital that Marquis Pei is in love with Prince Xie and is standing outside the palace almost like a wife-watching rock, just to get a few more glances at the prince's handsome face.
Pei Chunli's reaction when he heard the rumor was: "Tsk, who cares about Xie Tingzhou?"
Xie Tingzhou's reaction after hearing this was: "As long as he shows up at the door, just let Cang out."
Pei Chunli was chased by Cang once, and that huge black panther was too scary, so he turned to climbing over the wall.
The ladder Pei Chunli was standing on shook.
The attendant below was sweating profusely on his back, and he shouted, "Hold him steady, if our young master falls, we won't have enough heads to chop off."
Pei Chunli changed his posture, leaning against the wall and said, "This Shengjing is so boring, even dogs don't stay here."
Dahuang barked twice inside the courtyard wall to express his agreement. There was Baiyu in Shengjing, which he didn't like.
Chen Yu said, "You go first, let's talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow, I can't go out today."
"Why don't you just go to my place?" Pei Chunli never tires of poaching people. "Follow me, you don't have to work, you can eat and drink well, and you said you didn't sign a contract to sell yourself, so why don't you leave?"
The guards had to deal with Pei Chunli's poaching every day, and their ears were callused from hearing it, but they were afraid that Xie Tingzhou would get angry, so they opened their mouths to scold him.
Xie Tingzhou raised his hand and stopped him silently.
He also wanted to hear what she would say.
Chen Yu threw the fruit in her hand and caught it again, "I am happy if you take care of me."
Xie Tingzhou raised his eyebrows. Although it was not the answer he wanted to hear, he was still satisfied.
Pei Chunli snorted, "Forget it, I won't persuade you. My waist hurts from lying down these days, so I won't stay for long today."
"Let's go." Chen Yu waved her hand.
Pei Chunli climbed down slowly, and suddenly remembered something important, and stuck his head out from the wall again.
"By the way, I brought you something good today."
Chen Yu: “What?”
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