Chapter 111: Isn't this an attempt to instigate the young lady to elope with him? ...
In order to revive the family business and to avoid having too much time and energy to daydream, Song Baoyuan kept herself very busy.
Going out early and coming back late, and showing up in public, are all common occurrences.
Jiang Keyu returned to the Dali Temple and often brought her daughter with her.
Days like this repeat themselves in silent understanding.
In the inner hall of the Dali Temple, Jiang Keyu sat at the desk with a file in her hand, but her eyes passed through the window and fell on her daughter who was playing with her colleagues' children outside.
But not long after, Lu'an, who was running towards him, caught his attention.
Liu'an ran into the inner hall, breathlessly, holding his waist as he began to speak. "Today, the young lady met that cunning shopkeeper Liu. He's certainly dishonest. He's saying all sorts of things. Isn't it just because you're a young lady and don't understand the market that he's trying to raise the price?"
He spoke angrily and even waved his fist twice.
Jiang Keyu frowned slightly.
"This deal is definitely not going to go through today. That Liu guy will probably drag his feet and ask for a higher price."
Liu'an was worried. "My dear, you really won't help. If you had stepped in, that Liu guy would have immediately behaved."
Jiang Keyu lowered her eyes and did not answer.
Towards evening, he returned home early with his daughter and watched the kitchen prepare dinner.
But as soon as the food was served, Qiaoyin came back alone.
"The young lady said she would be back late today, and asked you to have dinner with her instead of waiting for her."
Jiang Suisui sucked on the spoon and looked at his father who looked strange beside him.
Jiang Keyu didn't know what she was thinking. It took a while for her to respond, "Okay."
He turned around and touched his daughter's head, "Let's eat."
It was almost midnight when Song Baoyuan came back. As soon as she entered the door, she saw the father and daughter playing in the yard.
"mother!"
As soon as Jiang Suisui saw the person, he rushed over immediately.
Song Baoyuan squatted down to greet her with a smile, picked her up and kissed her on the cheek.
Jiang Keyu stood there and watched them approach.
The closer he got, the more he could see the fatigue in Song Baoyuan's eyes and brows, and he even felt that her smile seemed a little forced.
The feeling of someone pinching my heart last night came back to me again.
"Why so late?" he asked.
Song Baoyuan walked past him and said, "I stopped by Qianqian Pavilion to settle some accounts, and then it was already this late."
She carried her daughter back to the house and said, "Thank you for your hard work during the day. Leave the Sui Sui to me tonight."
These words sounded like those spoken by colleagues, and Jiang Keyu didn't like this feeling.
When Song Baoyuan walked to the door of her room, she found Jiang Keyu following her.
She turned around and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"You..." Jiang Keyu stared at the overlapping shadows under their feet, "Did you have a smooth day today?"
"Yeah." Song Baoyuan nodded. "It went smoothly."
Really?
Jiang Keyu subconsciously wanted to ask, but didn't say it out loud.
He sighed silently.
"I know you don't want me to get involved. Even if I don't, you can still find a way to solve any problem. However, if there is anything I can help you with, you can tell me directly. Maybe you won't have to work so hard."
Song Baoyuan just said, "Okay."
It sounds like he agreed, or at least didn't refuse.
But Jiang Keyu could tell by his feeling that she would not come to him for help at all, and would not even say a word to him.
But this one word "good" blocked all persuasion.
In desperation, Jiang Keyu could only change the excuse, "I heard from Qiaoyin that you haven't been sleeping well lately."
Song Baoyuan chuckled, "No, she always likes to worry about things for no reason, you know that."
"But……"
"Go to bed early." Song Baoyuan interrupted softly and went into the house first.
"Ayuan!"
Song Baoyuan paused as she was about to cross the threshold.
Jiang Keyu realized her mistake belatedly, "I, I meant to say that I should sleep with Sui Sui."
He turned his face away and said, "Sui Sui is a girl. When she grows up a little, she might not be so attached to Daddy anymore, and she won't be able to sleep with Daddy anymore. So, while she's still young, let me spend more time with her."
Song Baoyuan seemed stunned.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Jiang Keyu couldn't wait any longer. She stepped forward, picked up her daughter, and left as quickly as if she was running away.
Song Baoyuan and her daughter, who had climbed onto her father's shoulders and was moving further and further away from her, stared at each other.
When Jiang Keyu was about to leave the yard, she ran into Qing Ze who was walking towards her with a zither in his arms, and was stunned for a moment.
Qing Ze bowed to him and continued walking inside.
"etc!"
Jiang Keyu frowned, "It's so late, what are you doing here?"
"My master asked me to come here." Qing Ze said truthfully.
Jiang Keyu's eyelids twitched, "Just call me Miss."
Qing Ze was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and replied, "Yes."
"Mr. Qingze." Qiaoyin trotted over and found Jiang Keyu was there too. "My dear."
"What does Miss want him to do?" Jiang Keyu asked in confusion.
This is the direction to the bedroom.
Qiao Yin looked around and said, "Young lady has been falling asleep listening to Master Qingze's piano music these past few days."
Jiang Keyu was stunned.
Listening to the piano?
"My dear, take care." Qiao Yinyin said politely, "The young lady is still waiting. I will take Master Qingze in first."
The words were on the tip of her tongue, but Jiang Keyu watched them walk away without asking.
When did she develop the habit of listening to the piano while falling asleep?
Also, where is this person playing, when will he stop playing, and will he leave after he finishes playing?
*
The next day, thinking that she had not spent enough time with her daughter these days, Song Baoyuan returned home a little early.
Before I even entered the yard, I heard the disturbing sound of strings.
It was like someone was playing the piano with the intention of causing trouble.
As soon as she entered the yard, the sound stopped abruptly, leaving her with no chance of finding where it came from.
In the yard, Jiang Keyu held her daughter and sat opposite Qing Ze, with a zither placed in front of each of them.
Numbness clearly appeared on the latter's androgynous face.
Song Baoyuan was confused and turned her gaze to the father and daughter who were sitting quietly.
Jiang Suisui sat on her father's lap, covering her ears with both hands. There was a solemnity on her little face that did not belong to her age.
Only Jiang Keyu remained calm and composed, "Why did you come back so early today?"
"We're done." Song Baoyuan said casually, "What are you doing?"
"Oh, Sui Sui wants to learn the piano." Jiang Keyu explained with a smile, "I happened to be free, so I accompanied her."
Jiang Suisui opened her eyes wide, lowered her hands, and was unusually quiet.
"Sui Sui wants to learn the piano?" Song Baoyuan was suspicious and said bluntly, "It doesn't sound like she has much talent."
Jiang Keyu: “…”
"Or maybe you should learn something else."
"Yeah." Jiang Keyu's smile froze slightly, "I think so too."
Song Baoyuan walked forward and touched her daughter's face, "I'm going to change my clothes first."
The three of them watched her go into the house.
As soon as her figure disappeared, Jiang Keyu immediately plucked the strings of the zither. Jiang Suisui covered her ears anxiously, while Qing Ze opposite her closed his eyes.
Jiang Keyu stopped and pulled down her daughter's hands that were covering her ears.
Jiang Suisui bit her lips and covered her hands again after they were taken away.
"Is Daddy's playing really that bad?"
Jiang Suisui's eyes opened wide, and suddenly he grinned and started laughing foolishly.
But without saying a word.
Jiang Keyu: “…”
*
Another day passed, and Jiang Keyu was in the Dali Temple, continuing to pluck the strings of the zither.
Jiang Suisui ran far away.
The entire inner hall of the Dali Temple was empty except for Jiang Keyu.
It was not until Liu'an, who had been out on business, came back and rolled his eyes when he heard the piano music.
"My dear, the young lady may just be listening to the piano on a whim, so why don't you just forget it?"
Jiang Keyu glanced at him dissatisfiedly, "Why are you back? Did you convince Manager Liu?"
"My lord, if you take action, that guy will not dare to play tricks." Liu'an answered, but his face was not looking good.
Jiang Keyu noticed something and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I stopped by and went back. Guess what I saw?"
"What?"
"That Xiao Si came to deliver a letter, but the young lady was not at home, so she asked the concierge to pass it on."
Liu'an took out the envelope and said, "Luckily I saw you. Otherwise, my dear, even if you played the piano till it broke, it would be useless!"
Jiang Keyu raised an eyebrow, "What servant?"
"It's Xiaosi, not Xiaosi. It's the Xiaosi who used to live next door to us!"
Jiang Keyu suddenly woke up.
He is Xie Yuchao's man.
The letter being delivered, isn’t it the letter from Xie Yuchao?
"The letter says he has requested an exile from His Majesty and will be heading south in three days, away from the turmoil of the capital. If you still wish to choose him, please go to the Bishui Pavilion outside the capital. He will be waiting there until noon in three days."
Liu'an sneered, "Isn't this instigating the young lady to elope with him?"
Jiang Keyu's eyes paused slightly, "Did you peek?"
"Ah." Liu'an scratched his head. "My dear, you want to know the details, but you're afraid that my dear will be angry. So, I'll be the bad guy."
He placed the envelope in front of Jiang Keyu and said, "But more importantly, I don't dare to make the decision anymore."
Jiang Keyu stared at the envelope and lost his mind for a moment.
"If it were me, just destroy it!" Liu'an urged. "The young lady wouldn't have gone if she hadn't received it. The man left before he could wait. He's so far away from the capital, he might not even be able to come back in this lifetime, so the young lady will never know."
Jiang Keyu inappropriately recalled that night when Ayuan walked down the wall in thin clothes, alone, quiet, and looked so lost.
Since he came back from the imperial prison, I have never seen him smile truly happily.
What should I do?
Is that really the only person who can make her happy?
But……
Driven by selfish motives, Jiang Keyu grabbed the envelope and crumpled it into a ball, intending to throw it away as if it were a piece of paper she had written on badly.
But when he raised his hand, Ayuan's lonely and desolate look appeared in his mind and could not be dispelled.
He was so confused that he didn't dare throw the paper ball away.
"Bang!"
After a while, he slammed the paper ball on the table and then flattened it bit by bit.
no!
Just as he finished paving the ground, another voice sounded in his heart.
So what if I’m selfish again?
For the last time, just this last time, he was willing to use his entire life to atone for his sins.
He crumpled the envelope again.
…
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