Chapter 162 Being noticed
In the garden of Yingtian Prefecture Yamen.
Gu Chenggang had just completed the task assigned by His Highness and ran to the streets of the city to buy a string of candied haws for the princess. He also bought another string for himself and planned to give it secretly to Baizhi.
As he was walking on the road, he saw a delicate and pure beauty coming towards him. She was dressed in silk and satin, and was followed by a maid. He walked to her side calmly.
"My daughter greets Lord Gu~" Her voice was sweet and soft, and Yin Xin looked at his tall figure with loving eyes.
Gu Cheng got goose bumps all over his back. Oh my god, why didn't he feel uncomfortable when he heard Bai Zhi and the princess' voices? The soft voice of the girl in front of him made him feel uncomfortable all over! And he didn't know her, so why did she call herself a slave?
He walked away with a cold face, and even deliberately kept a distance from her...
The spring rain comes as soon as it is promised. At this moment, the sky is covered with dark clouds, spring thunder roars, and the water droplets seem to be strung together, dripping down from the eaves.
In the courtyard of the Yingtian Prefecture government office, Su Zhenzhen was sitting by the window, looking at the heavy rain outside.
The candle had already been lit, and Su Zhenzhen suddenly let herself go, playing chess with herself intermittently, listening to the sound of rain hitting the banana leaves outside the window, feeling very comfortable.
When Rong Jinchen came back, he saw the dim, flickering candlelight shining through a vase of fresh peonies painted with the Four Gentlemen of Flowers. The girl's snow-white cheeks looked even softer, her eyebrows were picturesque, and her drooping eyelashes trembled slightly, making her look adorable.
The man couldn't help but lower his voice, "Qingqing, I'm back." He was a little reluctant to disturb the thoughts of the girl in front of him, but he missed her very much.
Su Zhenzhen immediately raised her eyes, her clear eyes suddenly blooming with joy. She stood up to greet him, "Husband, you are back? Are you wet? Do you want me to change your clothes for you?" Her eyes kept scanning the man's clothes, fearing that he would catch a cold because he was so fragile. Who made the spring so cold?
There were only the two of them in the room. Rong Jinchen put his arms around her waist, lowered his head and kissed her little face without any hesitation, "I miss you so much, Qingqing, let me kiss you." He then said, "It's not wet, don't worry, Qingqing." After saying that, he held her chin, kissed her lips and sucked.
Su Zhenzhen couldn't help but hug his strong and powerful back, responding to the man's lingering kiss. It took a long time before she fell into his arms, "What's wrong? Why do you miss me so much?" He was too passionate, and she didn't know how to reply to him.
Rong Jinchen held her in his arms and sat in front of the chaise longue. He leaned over and whispered affectionately in her ear, "I just miss you." There were no so many reasons. All that filled his mind was either love or official business.
"Well, I missed you, too." She smiled brightly, looking up at the man's tall nose and smooth profile, then reached out to touch his thin lips. Rong Jinchen quietly opened his lips and took her finger in his, licking it, his eyes darkening as he looked at her. Su Zhenzhen's face flushed, her snow-white cheeks instantly red. She shyly turned her face away. This was too much, actually using the beauty trick.
Seeing the smile on her face, Rong Jinchen raised his own lips slightly. "My dear, I'm going out tomorrow. You must eat well and don't play around. It's cold in early spring, understand?" He frowned and whispered to her. He had inspected the land survey results that the Yingtian Prefecture government had worked overtime the previous night, and tomorrow he would go to inspect the progress of the survey.
Su Zhenzhen nodded obediently, "Husband, you can go, I will take good care of myself." How could she be so worrying? On weekdays in the capital, when he was on duty, she also had a lot of fun playing alone.
Moreover, Su Zhenzhen discovered that the eldest granddaughter of Yin Wenjie, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, was quite smooth-talking and pleasant to get along with, and it was quite interesting to listen to her gossip.
Seeing the man looking at her with a smile, Su Zhenzhen blinked, "Husband, I heard from Miss Yin today that the pot-roasted duck and spring bamboo shoots here are delicious. Shall we try it tonight?" She was already greedy because of what Yin Yue said.
Seeing her so happy, Rong Jinchen said in a gentle voice: "Well, whatever Qingqing likes is naturally good." If it doesn't taste good, it must be the problem of the food.
After Rong Jinchen went out, Su Zhenzhen became even lazier. She felt that she might be a reincarnated salted fish, eating, drinking, playing and having fun all day long, without any ambition.
She looked at the soft cheese, spring water rolls, goose oil rolls with pine filling, honey-fried cherries, peony-shaped small pastries, rose dew and a variety of fresh seasonal fruits in front of her, and sighed. She was indeed a vulgar person and could not avoid enjoying wealth and glory.
"What's wrong with you, Princess?" Bai Zhi asked. Why did she hear the Princess sigh? Lu Wu also looked up at Su Zhenzhen.
Su Zhenzhen asked each of them to pinch a piece of their favorite snack, "I just think I'm so lucky." She was born into a wealthy family in both of her lives, and in this life she was born with a love-brained man.
Bai Zhi kneaded a soft, white cheese and said with a smile, "Isn't the Princess a girl born with good fortune?" Who in the world wouldn't envy her? Even the most noble of nobles like the Crown Princess didn't live as freely and easily as the Princess. But Bai Zhi wasn't far behind either. She hadn't suffered much since childhood. At the age of ten, she became the Princess's first-class maid, and now she had a happy marriage.
Lu Wu nodded, "Yes, yes, our princess is the most blessed girl." She also felt that they were all blessed. After saying that, she pinched a big, fresh red cherry and put it in her mouth.
Su Zhenzhen smiled and said to them: "Are you all so sweet-mouthed? You only say nice things." Feeling bored, she took the untouched cakes to the main hall and said, "Go and ask Miss Yin to come over. I'm a bit bored." She wanted to find someone to talk to and listen to some gossip (bushi).
Yin Yue had just finished writing a letter to her fiancé. After having her maid deliver it, she prepared to practice needlework so that she could embroider a sachet for him as a token of her love.
Just as she sat down on the embroidery stool to wash her hands and picked up the embroidery frame, she heard the voice of the maid, "My lady, the princess wants you to go and talk to her." Her voice was full of excitement. This was an honor that only their lady had. She was so jealous of the other girls in the mansion.
Yin Yue couldn't help but feel a little excited at this moment. She was just a sixteen-year-old girl. How could she not be happy about the favor of the princess?
Then she put down the embroidery in her hand and asked her personal maid, "Am I dressed well today?" She saw that her fiancé did not dress so carefully, just in case, so as not to be rude when summoned by the princess. Yin Yue knew that the princess liked pretty girls the most.
Suddenly she said: "His Royal Highness Prince Yan should not be here, right? Otherwise, the princess wouldn't have asked me to chat with her." Yin Yue was really scared of the look in his Royal Highness Prince Yan's eyes when he saw her being held by the princess' hand yesterday. She couldn't afford to offend him.
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