Another helper came, and Shen Lianqing was very happy.
She felt more confident about leaving, but what puzzled her was why Liu Qingran hadn't come to see her for so long.
Logically speaking, he had figured out her identity and brought her to this courtyard. Even if she was blocked by her parents and brothers, she shouldn't have had no news for a month.
And she could tell that although Liu Qingran seemed to be the kind of scholar who didn't understand anything, he was very tough, stubborn, and had his own opinions and persistence.
It is actually difficult for others to sway his decision. He will compromise, but he will compromise so quickly?
That……
She was so happy.
Does this mean that she can leave early?
Shen Lianqing opened some jewelry that could be brought out from the brothel under the candlelight, and picked up a string of black pearls to look at carefully in front of her eyes.
This string of pearls is round and shiny and should fetch a lot of money.
She smiled slightly, touched it and put it back in the box. She ran her hand across the pile of jewelry as if looking at her own treasure.
The night wind blows, the gauze curtains flutter, and the candles flicker.
Shen Lianqing's ear was filled with warmth, "My Peony girl, it turns out that you still keep the jewelry that my son gave you. You like them so much. Do you miss me?"
"S-Your Majesty...?"
Shen Lianqing trembled and closed the box, not daring to look back. She opened her eyes wide and saw Xia Ziyu next to her face in the reflective bronze mirror. He had a smile on his face and the ends of his eyes were raised casually.
When Xia Ziyu heard her calling him, he reached out a hand from behind her to hold her chin and turned her face to look at him, his eyes that were always intimate and charming were dark.
"I asked you to get the jade pendant. Why did you lose the paper? Not only that, but you were also with Liu Shangshu's youngest son?"
Xia Ziyu stared at her, with a clear smile on his face, but Shen Lianqing felt that the storm was about to hit.
Are you angry?
Does Xia Ziyu really care about her that much? Or is it because of the male protagonist’s strong self-esteem?
"Your Majesty!"
Shen Lianqing was surprised, holding back a bitter smile on her face. She rushed into Xia Ziyu's arms, clenched her fists and beat him hard, trying to preemptively strike.
"Your Majesty, why are you looking for Mudan when you are married?"
Xia Zi was surprised. Although it was a lie to say that he wanted to get married, it was impossible for him to marry her because of her status.
What was she thinking?
Shen Lianqing knew that she hadn't left the capital yet, so she couldn't offend the male protagonist for the time being, although she didn't know why he didn't want to let her go.
She squeezed out a few tears and cried bitterly, "Do you know how Mudan lived during that time? They all laughed at Mudan for being abandoned by you."
Xia Ziyu was speechless, "Didn't I give it to you..."
"How dare you say that!" Shen Lianqing choked, "I accidentally dropped the paper you gave Peony. When Peony asked for it, he didn't give it to me!"
Xia Ziyu was silent, wasn't it because you lost it yourself?
As if she guessed what he was thinking, Shen Lianqing couldn't help crying, "Is it because Mudan lost the paper that they can't find the person?"
"We already know the location of the connection and what the items are, so why can't we confirm it? It's so irresponsible and useless to just find someone else casually!"
That's right, instead of blaming yourself, it's better to look for the reasons from others. It was Cui Lan who contacted me that day. It was him. He was so unreliable.
Shen Lianqing used all her strength to punch Xia Ziyu to vent her anger, "It's all your fault. It's not an unknown secret. Why not just give the jade pendant to Mudan!"
Xia Ziyu grabbed her hand with calm eyes. Shen Lianqing felt guilty for a moment. Could it be that the beating hurt too much?
Who knew that Xia Ziyu rubbed her fingers and asked, "Does it hurt?"
"Alright... okay?" She glanced at him tentatively, but saw the light of the candle reflected in Xia Zi's eyes, which seemed to be burning faintly.
Fortunately, it doesn't hurt.
Xia Ziyu hugged her into his arms and pressed her head to his chest with his slender fingers to prevent her from seeing that he was different from the gloomy person he usually pretended to be.
"Since you still miss me, then go back with me."
"But Mudan is now Mr. Liu's." Shen Lianqing reminded him.
Xia Ziyu sneered, with a bit of disdain in his tone, "Liu Qingran can't even take care of himself, how can he have time to care about you?"
Liu Qingran had a way to bring her out, and she also had a way to make him let go.
Xia Ziyu had never set his sights on anyone before, so he didn't care about anyone, but once he set his sights on some prey, he would never let her go.
He pinched her waist and said casually, "Don't play tricks on me, stay safe."
"Master..."
Bang bang bang - a wild and impatient knock on the door came, and the person at the door shouted loudly, "Lianqing, Miss Qing, open the door. I have something urgent to see you!"
It's Cui Lan.
Xia Ziyu naturally heard his friend's voice. He lifted up Shen Lianqing's hair with his fingers and hooked it behind his ears, half-smiling, "Cui Lan came to see you late at night? It seems that you have a good relationship with him?"
Shen Lianqing frowned, "Sir, Mr. Cui must have something urgent to come to me so late. You should hide first."
"Who are you? Do you need to hide?" Xia Ziyu was not very happy.
"Master! Please!" Shen Lianqing raised her head from his arms, tears falling one after another, looking so pitiful.
"Miss Qing, open the door. The light is on inside. Why don't you open the door? What happened?"
"If you don't open the door without saying a word, I'll go right in!"
There was anxiety on the other side of the door.
Inside, Shen Lianqing's eyes were filled with tears.
Xia Ziyu was heartbroken by her tears. He reached out to hold her face, lowered his head and bit her lips, leaving the words, "I'll make it up to you tonight." and got directly into her bed.
Shen Lianqing:...
"Miss Qing!"
"Here you go, Mr. Cui." Shen Lianqing wiped the tears from her face with her sleeves and walked towards the door.
As soon as she opened the door, Cui Lan noticed that her eyes were still red, and subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to wipe it away for her. Shen Lianqing avoided his hand and let him in.
"Mr. Cui, sit down quickly and I'll get you a glass of water." She handed him a glass of cold water and pushed it in front of him.
"Mr. Cui, what's your emergency?"
"Qing... girl... what's wrong with your eyes?"
They all said in unison, and Shen Lianqing silently moved his face away, wiped it with a handkerchief, and said, "Nothing, I was just so moved by reading the book."
Cui Lan understood that their relationship was not suitable for getting to know each other too deeply, so he had no choice but to explain his purpose, "Do you still remember the jade pendant I wore around my waist a few months ago?"
Ah, he is so reckless, he came just after Xia Ziyu came, and the jade pendant matter happened, didn't he?
Shen Lianqing coughed and said, "Remember."
"Just remember." Cui Lan took a sip of water and talked about the origin of the jade pendant.
So, so, so, so.
Shen Lianqing's eyes wandered around the gauze hanging beside the bed, then turned around again, raising her eyelids. Under her eyelashes were twinkling eyes. She looked at Cui Lan with a bit more condemnation in her eyes.
"So, Mr. Cui broke the fate between me and Prince Xia?"
