"No, it's not about Miaoshou Tang. It's me..."
"Third sister, why are you picking pear blossoms?"
Lian Xiaoxiao changed the subject and asked curiously, "Can pear blossoms be used as medicine? I'll help you pick them together!"
Lian Suisui mentioned that the maids had already picked a lot, but Lian Suisui hurriedly stopped them.
"I'm going to use pear blossoms to make rouge and make some pear blossom tea. These are enough. Please help me!"
"Third sister, are your injuries healed..." Lian Xiaoxiao asked with concern, "I happen to be coming over today, and my mother asked me to discuss the date of returning home with you."
It's not good to stay in the Nine Prince's Mansion all the time. Lian Suisui coughed lightly and agreed, "Okay, I'll tell the emperor in person when I see him tonight."
Lian Xiaoxiao was a little absent-minded, always lost in thought, and Lian Suisui waved his hand in front of her eyes.
"Why are you absent-minded?"
Her cheeks were still a little red, "Do you have a fever?"
"No."
"Third sister, you also know my aunt's temperament. I don't dare to let her know many things for fear of worrying her. You are engaged, and she has been very excited recently. In the name of caring about you, she visits her mother every three days. I was running around the yard, trying to beg my mother to propose marriage to me."
"but I……"
She looked hurt and couldn't speak.
"Do you have anyone you like?"
Even Suisui is not good at guessing girls' thoughts. Lian Xiaoxiao keeps everything in his heart. It's rare that he is willing to open up and talk to her today.
She shook her head.
"I have never thought about getting married, third sister, can you tell your mother, or beg your father, not to let me get married? I want to stay in Miaoshou Hall for the rest of my life. I will work for Doctor Qian, and I also want to learn medicine! "
"It doesn't matter if I don't become a girl from the Lian family, I..."
She was about to cry, and Lian Suisui couldn't bear to say, "Let me help you talk to your mother."
She still can't make the decision about her own marriage.
Feeling sympathy for each other, Lian Suisui comforted him: "You are still young, so it doesn't matter if we discuss marriage a few years later. How are the children Ning Er saved?"
"We rescued three girls and two boys. They were seriously injured and haven't gotten out of bed yet. I go there to take care of them every day. They are so pitiful. Compared with them, it makes me look too pretentious."
When she mentioned Miaoshou Tang, her face became more smiley.
"Every time I shed tears because of their injuries, they try to persuade me in turn. They are really great!"
Including Xiaowei, there are three boys and three girls.
"It's a pity that Yishan Hall was burned down by a fire. I heard that many people were burned to death..."
When did this happen?
Even Suisui had never heard of it.
Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Lian Xiaoxiao quickly changed his words.
"Maybe the prince didn't tell you to protect you."
Are you afraid that she will be in danger again?
"Fourth sister, please take more people with you when you go out in the future. There is no guarantee that the people behind Yishantang will not retaliate. It is not safe for a girl like you."
Now that Miaoshou Tang has been exposed, even Xiao Xiao and Ning Er are in the open. If someone wants to retaliate, they will be unable to guard against it.
"My mother has arranged for escorts, third sister, don't worry."
Recently, the famous ladies in the capital don't go out much, and the security in the capital has suddenly become tense.
"Third sister, it's getting dark, I should go back."
Lian Suisui looked outside and saw the setting sun shining on the wall. Unknowingly, another day passed.
"Okay, be careful on the road."
Rouge cannot be made in one day. There were flower petals drying on the bamboo mat in the yard. Lian Suisui turned over it with his hands and told the maid to put the mat away and take it out to dry when the sun comes out tomorrow.
"Xiao Tao, go to the front yard and wait. Let me know when the prince returns."
Chu Zhiyi goes out early and comes back late every day. He doesn't know what he is busy with. Even Suisui has a hard time seeing him.
When it got dark, Chu Zhiyi returned home.
"Sui Sui, you come to me."
He looked relaxed and waved his servants to exit.
Lian Suisui hesitantly stepped forward to take the cloak he handed and hung it on the shelf. He smiled even more cheerfully, making others confused.
"why are you laughing?"
Chu Zhiyi got up from the wheelchair and walked to the table, pouring a glass of water.
"That's my cup!"
Lian Suisui went over to grab it, flipped another cup and placed it in front of him.
"It's nothing. Our family is very virtuous every year. I like it very much."
Lian Suisui pursed his lips.
"Don't put your hat on me. I'm not so virtuous every day. I have something to ask you."
The aroma of tea is refreshing.
The expression on Lian Suisui's face could be seen clearly.
"How could Yishantang be burned down? You didn't even tell me."
"Isn't it, there are many children..."
Lian Suisui wanted to say whether many children had been murdered and silenced, and whether those children were implicated because of her investigation into Yishantang...
"no."
Chu Zhiyi's answer stunned her for a moment.
"It is true that Yishantang was on fire, but it was not the destruction of corpses and traces of corpses as outsiders thought."
He raised the corners of his lips, "I have been preparing for so long, and if I am still led by others, wouldn't it make me look incompetent?"
Lian Suisui didn't understand.
"I set the fire."
Chu Zhiyi's words were not surprising, and Lian Suisui's eyes widened and he stammered: "You, why did you do that?"
His expression was sinister for a moment.
"Yishantang is an empty shell. Once it is burned down, it will only be wiped clean. The people behind the scenes use dirty methods to win over people's hearts. Once all are found out, the court will be in turmoil, and the emperor will blame the people who investigated the case. "
Chu Zhiyi's voice slowed down.
"I don't want you to get involved."
This explanation makes sense, but Lian Suisui always has a strange feeling, just like the strange feeling he had when facing Lian Fangyu's indulgent father's love.
"I'm afraid that if you think too much, it won't be conducive to your recovery."
He explained calmly and reminded with a smile, "Your tea is cold."
Lian Suisui picked it up and wanted to drink it in one gulp.
"Herbal tea hurts the spleen and stomach, drink this cup."
Chu Zhiyi took the tea cup away from her hand and replaced it with a cup of steaming hot tea.
"My mother asked Fourth Sister to ask me today when I plan to go back." Lian Suisui put aside the strange feeling and said, "I have been living here for a long time, and it's time to go back."
The Ninth Prince's Mansion was very quiet, and no sound could be heard.
"There are rumors flying all over the place, and it's really time for me to say something."
Chu Zhiyi pursed his lips, "It's time to go to Lian Mansion to discuss our marriage."
Lian Suisui felt as if he had sold himself to others to count the money.
"I'll take you home tomorrow morning."
…
At night, Lian Suisui lay in bed and fell asleep, tossing and turning. The image that flashed in her mind was that of Chu Zhiyi with his eyes half lowered, a smile on his lips, and his ambiguous words of sending her home in her ears.
How to make it look like falling in love?
Gan!
Lian Suisui sat up from the bed in shock. There was nothing wrong between them. She had no idea... We were about to get married?
She tossed and turned until midnight, not knowing when she would fall asleep, and promised to go back home the next morning. She forced herself to get up early, and the front yard was filled with big red boxes.
Chu Zhiyi put on a crimson robe, which made his face glow red.
"This is……"
"Sui Sui, how about I wear this dress?"
