I Married Female Lead's Crush Chapter 30

There is a bamboo forest behind the Buddha Hall. The windows around it are open, the breeze is blowing, bringing the fragrant of green bamboo, so refreshing.

Su Qing dropped her eyes and looked down at the pattern on her dress. She sat there quietly, neither raising her hand to push away Su Shisheng, nor looking at him.

"When was it?" She asked

Su Shisheng froze. He thought that based on Su Qing's personality she would first scold him or just directly hit him. But since she married Gu Zifu, he felt his elder sister became a little different. As for changes specifically, he couldn't tell exactly. 

After thinking about it for a moment, he answered sincerely, "From the moment Consort Jing adopted me."

Su Shisheng's expression was anxious, as if he couldn't wait to get her answer. He loosen Su Qing's wrist and turned to hold her arm tightly. With a pair of immature eyes revealed faint anxiety looking at her, "Ah Jie….will you support me, right?"

Su Qing smiled faintly. She pulled out her hand, and got up to bring the oil paper bag next to the bedside, which had already been opened——that's the pastry she bought for him this morning. She picked a sweet osmanthus cake and passed it to him, then asked softly, "What did you just call me?"

"Of course it's Ah Jie ah." Su Shisheng said doubtfully, but did not reach for the pastry.

"So is Ah Jie good to you?"

"Of course, Ah Jie is always very good to me! If someone dares to bully my elder sister, I will first beat that person till fall flat to the ground!" He was afraid that Su Qing didn't believe him, he clenched his little fist and waved it in front of her as his young face was full of pride.

Su Qing thought that this child is so cute, and immediately flocked her finger on his forehead and said in a relaxed tone, "Well, you have called me elder sister, what kind of elder sister who doesn't support her own brother."

"Ah Jie?" Su Shisheng's palms tightened, and his eyes narrowed but his pupils shone brightly, "Ah Jie… will you really support me?"

"Absolutely."

"But Ah Jie has to help me keep this secret. Even Consort Jing didn't know about it, I only told you." His last sentence sounds more like a child acting spoiled. 

Although Su Qing didn't grow up in this environment, she also knew how difficult it is for the prince to win the crown, not to mention Su Shisheng's current identity. Su Shizhuo is in power, and Consort is in control of the harem. He's considered to be lucky to be alive until now. As to become an emperor……"

In the palace, Su Shisheng has seen the fickleness of human nature, scheming against each other. He knew what Su Qing was worrying about and tried to say something to comfort her, "Ah Jie, don't worry. Even though I am young, I'm not stupid. I will not go head on with the crown prince. Actually I'm very smart. As long as I look at it once, I will never forget it. If you don't believe me, you can test me now, I will definitely memorize it. Before the Grand Tutor assigned homework, I did it way better than crown prince, but I was not stupid to tell anyone about this."

Only need to look at it once and will remember it? Su Qing was amazed.

Su Qing was about to help him as she saw Su Shisheng was struggling to get up to look for something, he then took out the several thick books from under the quilt from the corner of the bed and handed them to her. He said with a face full of pride, "Ah Jie, quickly test me."

Su Qing doesn't know the words, but under Su Shisheng's hopeful eyes, she has no choice but to open a few pages, pretending to read them very seriously. She blinked and was speechless for a good long time before regaining her mind, pointing to the pages and asking, "you…..wrote all of these yourself?"

"Of course, most of them are my own writing. But there are still some complicated words I don't understand. Fortunately, I have Tang…." Su Shisheng's eyes rolled around, seemingly thinking of something and said the remaining words vaguely.

Su Qing was concentrating on the book, not paying attention to what he just said.

"….Ah Jie, how are you doing in Gu Mansion? Have the Seventh Lord and Old Madam bullied you? If they bullied you, you can tell me. Although I can't beat the Seventh Lord now, I can wait, waiting for him to get old, I can easily knock him down with a punch."

Su Qing imagined the science at that time and couldn't help chuckling out loud. Because he said this, he suddenly reminded Su Qing about the banknotes. She put the pastry aside, took out a bag and handed it to him—-inside is half of the banknotes that Tang Ruyan has given to her.

She carefully looked around and whispered, "You can take these banknotes to use first. Ah Jie staying outside the palace can't help you much. With money in hand, it's always more convenient to do things."

"No, no! I can't take it." At first Su Shisheng was wondering what it was. When he heard "banknotes", he shook his head like a rattle and hurriedly pushed it back to her, "Ah Jie needs it more than me!" 

His words have warmed Su Qing's heart. She has never experienced the feeling of being cared for by her family.

The brother and sister talked for a while. In the end, she still insisted on leaving banknotes with Su Shisheng. In fact, Su Qing was shocked by what Su Shisheng said today. He's young but has a lot of thoughts in his mind.

As for whether this matter can be achieved or not, she really has no confidence. But just looking at the hope in the child's eyes, Su Qing couldn't bear to destroy it. It's still early to say, and who can predict the future, just take one step at a time.

The sunset outside, and the dark red afterglow was obliquely shining on the ground, paving a shallow halo. Su Qing stood outside and took a deep breath. She should go back now, otherwise Gu Zifu probably would turn the entire Jian Zhi Palace upside down.

After bidding farewell to Consort Jing, Su Qing hurried out of the Buddha Hall and went back to her palace

As Li momo was about to close the door, she saw a pair of splendid boots appearing in front of her outside the door. She looked up and saw an acquaintance's face. She smiled and opened the door letting that person in, "The Sky is almost dark, why does official Tang come at this time?"

Tang Ruyan held the lunch box in his hand and smiled gently, "I come to see Consort Jing and also bring some food to the Nine Prince." He then walked in.

Li momo didn't say anything, only smiled back at him.

"I seemed to see someone walking from this direction a moment ago. Dare to ask momo, did you know who it was?" Tang Routan asked, as he caught a sight of a figure from far distance. 

"That…." Li mom bent down to open the curtain for him. "I think it should be the Tenth Princess. Strangely enough, people in the palace said that the two Highness are at odds with each other, but from what this servant saw today they both are very close with each other, nothing like the rumors outside at all."

Once he heard this, there was a trace of perplexity in his eyes and immediately withdrew his feet that just stepped in, still remaining his smile and said to Li momo who is still looking at him, "Since someone has just visited Consort Jing, then I shouldn't disrupt her. Asking momo to inform her that I'm going to see the Nine Highness instead."

Li momo looked at him confused, "Official Tang…."

———

On the way back, Su Shisheng's words kept lingering in her mind. The more she thinks about it, the more fidget she becomes. 

Su Qing walked on the small path of the Imperial Garden. There are few big trees with thick branches and leafy leaves along the way, as her mind was preoccupied, she directly hit someone in front of her.

"Ahh——who is it has no eyes!"

As Su Qing was about to hurry to say "sorry" her word was stuck when she looked up and saw Su Yingruo. 

What a narrow path! Even though she deliberately picked a small road, she still met her.

Su Yingruo was also stunned when she saw Su Qing. She pushed away the palace maid helping her, walked over to Su Qing and said with a smile, "This princess thought who it was, it turned out to be the little tenth ah."

Last time she lost face in front of everyone at Ming Fei Zhai, and her maid who was slapped by Su Qing. Today she was berated by the Crown Prince, now that it's hard to meet by opportunity, she must combine the old and new grudges. 

Su Qing knew Su Yingruo would not come for peace, she stepped back a few steps and said, "I still have something to do, will not disturb the Elder Royal Sister." As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly turned around and left.

But she didn't expect that Su Yingruo suddenly grabbed her, and the palace maids behind her also quickly came up to help, they then put her on the railing by the lake.

Su Yingruo laughed, "What Little tenth is in such a hurry! It's rare for us sisters to meet, we might as well get together and have a nice talk."

The two maids are so strong, they fiercely grabbed both of Su Qing's wrists. While struggling, Su Qing bent her knee and kicked them in the stomach. One of them loosened the grip from the pain, but the other one is still holding on tightly and letting go of her. No longer care, Su  Qing gritted her teeth and lifted her leg to pull out the dagger and tied to her leg, making a fierce stoke to the back of that maid's hand.

The blood stained on the dagger, feeling the pain the palace maid finally let go.

Su Qing quickly pushed them away and ran away while still holding a dagger in her hand.

She was worried that entering the palace this time would meet trouble like last time. Gu Zifu is with her, he wouldn't sit back and let her suffer, but what if he's not around, thus she keeps the dagger with her all the time for self defense in case of emergency.

Su Yingruo was caught off guard, she didn't expect Su Qing to have a dagger. After coming back to her mind, she kicked the two palace maids next to her, "Why are you still not moving, hurried go catch her!"

"Your, Your Highness….behind… behind you…." The palace maid scared out of her wit as her shaking finger pointed to the person behind Su Yingruo.

Before Su Yingruo could even turn around to see who it was, she felt her back collar was pulled tightly, and the whole person rose into the air, with a loud "plop" she had already fallen into the cold water. 

"Well, this lord doesn't beat a woman." Gu Zifu stood there looking at the person in the lake and chuckled strangely.

"Seventh, Seventh Lord….."

"Um," Gu Zifu raised his fox-like-eyes, carrying a smile underneath it, "You two jump in yourself, or want this lord to help?"

Thinking about today's rumors at the main hall, the faces of the two palace maids turned as white as paper for an instant, without a second thought they quickly jumped into the lake making water splashed everywhere.

Su Yingruo doesn't know how to swim, it was not easy to stick her head up above the water, but the splashed of water splashed by those two maids has pushed her back into water. She tried to gasp out for air and stretched out her hands in the air anxiously calling for a person standing on the lake to help.

"……Seventh, Seventh Lord…..Seventh Lord helps me!"

"Seventh Lord!"

Gu Zifu ignored her, and casted his glance at the empty small path. He murmured to himself and walked along that path leisurely.

Very timid, but runs very fast.

Like a rabbit.

A soft and small one.

Chapter end