Noticing her title, Zhao Ce raised his eyes.
The little girl pinched the corner of her clothes nervously and stared at him without blinking: "Is it okay?"
Zhao Ce was silent for a while: "Why do you say this suddenly?"
Su Yu pursed her lips nervously: "Can't you?"
"That's not the case." Zhao Ce looked serious and took Su Yu to the small couch to sit down, "Let's sit down and talk."
There is a short table in the middle of the small cave. The servants served tea and then retreated.
The faint fragrance of ink spreads throughout the study along with the refreshing incense from the Boshan furnace, making it extremely quiet.
The two of them sat facing each other, separated by a short table.
Zhao Ce took a sip of tea, his raised eyes lowered, as if thinking.
"Did you really mean what you just said?"
"Of course I am serious." Su Yu nodded vigorously, "There is food and drink here, which is much better than at home before. I have to work every day at home. My mother always likes to scold me for being lazy. My father also wants to I gave it to the town’s Yuanwai master as a continuation letter. If possible, I want to stay here for the rest of my life.”
Su Yu often compared the present with the past in order to make her speech more convincing.
Zhao Ce chuckled and said it very childishly.
The bright spring light filtered in from the half-opened window and shone on Zhao Ce's face. His sharp face was divided by light and shadow, and his thin lips as red as blood were gently raised.
"A lifetime is long."
Su Yu stared at him without knowing why.
Zhao Ce raised his eyes and asked abruptly: "How about I choose a husband for you?"
Seeing that Su Yu was his savior, Zhao Ce was willing to worry more about her.
The little girl left her family on impulse and followed him to the capital. She must have never thought about the future. She didn't think about it, but she had to think about it for her.
Zhao Ce considers himself not an ungrateful person.
"There are many staff in my house, and there are also many young talents in the capital, many of whom are elegant and handsome. You like good-looking ones, how about letting them get together someday and let you choose?"
For some reason, Zhao Ce felt a little blocked when he said this.
Su Yu was stunned: "Is their home the same as the palace?"
Zhao Ce was speechless.
Su Yu got the answer from his silence and immediately refused: "Then I don't want them."
Zhao Ce laughed. He was young, but his eyesight was high. His heart, which had just felt a little clogged, felt miraculously relaxed.
"There are not many people in the world who can compare with Wangfu."
Su Yu's eyebrows knitted together: "Can I not get married? Just stay in the palace."
Zhao Ce just thought he was listening to a joke: "How can a woman not marry?"
Su Yu looked troubled. Suddenly, her eyes lit up: "Can I marry you?"
Chunmei's legs went weak outside the door and she almost lost her balance.
What the hell is this village girl saying?
Dead silence.
Zhao Zhixian struggled to find his voice: "What did you say?"
Su Yu's eyes sparkled and she repeated: "Can I marry you? This way I can stay in the palace forever."
Chunmei is already dying outside.
Marry the prince? This village girl really dares to think that the position of Princess Jin is eagerly stared at by many noble ladies in the capital. How can she be worthy of a village girl from the countryside?
I can only pray that the prince will not get angry.
Chunmei felt extremely regretful. If she had known this, she would never have encouraged Su Yu to come here to 'compete for favor'.
As Zhao Ce looked at her silently, the light in Su Yu's eyes slowly dimmed.
The dizzy mind finally returned.
She pursed her lips and lowered her head uneasily: "I forgot, you are a prince with a distinguished status, so you will definitely not marry me."
Zhao Ce's throat felt inexplicably sore.
After Su Yu left, Zhao Ce called the housekeeper, his eyes dark and unclear: "Go and check if anyone said anything in front of her."
Butler: "Yes."
On the way back, Chunmei kept talking: "My good girl, I asked you to please the prince, but I didn't ask you to talk to him like this. For a person like the prince, the future princess must be selected by your majesty and the empress. Yes, let’s not even think about it.”
Su Yu was dejected: "I understand."
Seeing her like this, Chunmei started to cheer her up again: "Girl, don't be discouraged. Although you can't become the main concubine, there is still hope for the side concubine."
Chunmei counted Su Yu's advantages: "You are so beautiful, and you are the prince's savior. The prince is very special to you. Even if you said such things today, you are not angry. It shows that he has you in his heart."
Su Yu blinked: "Can I stay in the palace as a concubine?"
Chunmei nodded: "Of course."
Su Yu thought for a moment and said seriously: "I want to be a concubine."
Chunmei: "..."
Being a concubine is just like cabbage for you, can you be a concubine if you want?
"Then girl, you have to listen to me and do what I say. You can't be as casual and reckless as you are today. Do you understand?"
Su Yu nodded obediently: "I listen to you."
Seeing Su Yu's obedient look, Chunmei felt a little relieved. Although she was a village girl who didn't understand anything, she was simple and easy to deceive. This was better than anything else.
Chunmei gave her some advice: "First of all, we have to be tactful and kind to the prince in a subtle and gentle way, so that the prince knows that you like him."
"Well, I need to tell the prince that I like him."
Chunmei paused, always feeling that something was wrong, so without thinking much, she continued: "You can't waste such a beautiful appearance. Men like good-looking people. You can learn from the stories in the storybook and pretend to be I didn’t stand firm enough to throw myself into the prince’s arms, or I accidentally kissed him.”
"Well, throw yourself into the prince's arms and kiss him."
Su Yu looked serious, as if she wanted to keep her words in mind.
Chunmei nodded, children can be taught.
"Is there more?" Su Yu asked.
Chunmei racked her brains and thought: "Men like to hear good things. You can praise the prince more when you see him in the future."
"Well, praise him."
Su Yu was stunned for a moment, "How do you praise me?"
Chunmei also had no experience: "Well..."
She tried hard to recall the script she had read before: "Men like women to look at him with admiration and call them good brother... But the prince has a special status, so forget it. Praising others is nothing more than appearance and talent. You can praise the prince's appearance." He is handsome, talented, proficient in all things literary, Taoist and military, and is the most powerful person in the world."
Su Yu suddenly realized: "Chunmei, you know so much."
Chunmei was proud, of course. She had grown up in the palace since she was very young. Later, when the prince left the palace and opened a mansion, she was assigned by the steward. She had met countless noble people, and it was not something that a village girl from the countryside could compare with. .
"So the next time the girl sees the prince, she must do as I say."
Su Yu clenched her fists and nodded: "I remember."
The conversation between the two reached Zhao Ce's ears accurately.
After being silent for a long time, Zhao Ce's heart swelled with some indescribable feelings.
Do you really want to stay in the palace and stay with him?
It's a pity that with her status, she is not qualified even to be a concubine.
Zhao Ce closed his eyes and said in a very cold voice: "Get rid of the maid next to her."
A servant who cannot recognize his identity, instigates his master, and deceives his superiors and deceives his subordinates cannot be retained.
The butler was not surprised: "Yes."
"etc."
The moment the housekeeper was about to walk out, Zhao Ce suddenly stopped him.
"Does the prince have any other instructions?"
There was another long silence.
"Forget it, let's keep it for now. Send someone to keep an eye on her and don't let her do anything to hurt the girl."
Surprise flashed in the butler's eyes, and he had no objection: "Yes."
This was the first time that the prince changed his mind and let go of a servant who should have been dealt with.
Zhao Ce didn't know what he was thinking, but he just remembered inexplicably that Su Yu seemed to be very dependent on that maid. If she suddenly dealt with it, would she not be able to accept it?
