“She is a good emperor and a good mother.”
I don't know how much better than my mother.
“In this life, my mother has been worthy of all the people in the world, worthy of my sister and me, but she has been worthy of my father and queen.”
The father and empress mentioned by Su Qiruo refers to her biological father who was the first king and the queen.
“It's hard to have both ends of the world. I just hope that my father will be safe and happy in the next life.”
Si Qianling didn't know which father he was talking about, or maybe both of them.
Since the two had a heart-to-heart talk, their relationship seems to have changed.
At first we were only together because of the engagement, but now our two hearts are getting closer and closer.
Si Qianling felt the heartbeat for the first time, the secret joy of being pampered. He couldn't express it in words, but he was addicted to it and couldn't extricate himself.
Daddy Liu saw with his own eyes the comfortable life that his young master now leads, and he was very pleased.
Su Qiruo did not return home after going to court that day. She only sent an official back to inform Si Qianling.
“His Royal Highness Ninth and the two noble ladies asked the master to have a drink with him. The master has refused many times and now he really can't refuse, so he went.”
Zhi Shu reported back truthfully.
Si Qianling paused while pruning the flower branches. Thinking of the rumors, he asked casually: "Which restaurant did your Highness go to?"
Zhishu said without thinking: "Mingxiang Pavilion."
The fingers holding the scissors tightened, and Si Qianling said without raising his head: "I know."
Zhi Shu clasped his fists and exited the flower hall, not noticing anything strange.
However, as soon as her front foot left, the scissors in Si Qianling's hand fell to the ground.
"Be careful, my lord." Zhiyi exclaimed and stepped forward to check. Seeing that his master was not injured, he quickly picked up the scissors and put them on a wooden stand aside.
Si Qianling cleaned his hands and returned directly to the dormitory.
Zhiyi and Zhili looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with Wang Jun.
Daddy Liu was busy managing the accounts in the palace's backyard and didn't notice anything strange about Si Qianling. He just heard that he had no appetite, so he went over to say hello.
Si Qianling was lying on the bed staring at the window curtains in a daze, and the sentence kept appearing in his mind: His Highness the Eighth Prince is not a man, only Young Master Yunqing of Mingxiang Pavilion is the most favored by her.
Mr. Yunqing?
Mingxiang Pavilion is not a brothel, but a place where literati often go to, where they drink tea, recite poems and compose poems. There are also beautiful young men who display music, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is highly sought after by the ladies of aristocratic families in Beijing.
And Mingxiang Pavilion is not something anyone can go to if they want to. The price of just a cup of tea is enough for an ordinary family to live for ten years.
Si Qianling didn't like Su Quruo that much before, so he didn't care about the people around her.
Now that their relationship is getting stronger, he thought she was beginning to like him, but it turned out to be just wishful thinking on his part.
The more he thought about it, the more his head ached and his heart felt depressed. Si Qianling glanced out the window.
The moon is at its zenith. Will she not come back tonight?
When he thought that she would want to hold another man like him, tears rolled out of the corners of Si Qianling's eyes uncontrollably.
Does she also kiss others so tenderly and coax them carefully?
Will she take her beautiful confidant back to her house, so that he won't even have a place to stay in the future?
Just as I was feeling heartache, the door was suddenly pushed open, and there was a slight sound of footsteps outside.
Si Qianling hurriedly turned over and faced inside, pretending to be asleep.
After entering the door, Su Qiruo glanced at the person huddled in the quilt through the faint moonlight, walked over cautiously, and lay down outside.
(End of this chapter)
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