"Ah! Senior brother, it's all my fault. I'm sorry." Seeing that he had made a mistake, Su Shaowen quickly apologized. He stepped forward and grabbed Liang Wensheng's hand and took a closer look. What was terrible was that the skin on the red and swollen area peeled off instantly, which was very scary.
Liang Wensheng didn't think anything of it. It didn't matter if the grown man got hurt.
"It's okay, it's okay. Just go check on Master Lu." He sounded like he was comforting Su Shaowen.
Su Shaowen was so anxious that his eyes were red. He immediately took Liang Wensheng and left: "Okay, I'll go with you. We'll go right away. Senior brother's hand is important."
"But, aren't you looking for the manuscript paper for the hot air balloon?"
"No, no, we'll look for it tomorrow. After all, the things won't run away on their own. Let's go see Master Lu first."
"Oh, okay." Liang Wensheng shook his head and allowed himself to be led by him to Lu Zhengqing's courtyard.
…
When Hua Qingxue woke up again, she immediately found herself on the boat. For a moment, she thought she was still in Xiao Han's hands.
Until he saw Fu Tingye walking in, the uneasiness in his heart immediately disappeared.
"You're awake, are you still feeling unwell?" Fu Tingye stepped forward, stretched out his hand to touch her forehead, and then explored his own, feeling quite like a grown-up.
"No." Hua Qingxue smiled lightly.
It feels so good to be able to see Fu Tingye when I open my eyes.
Fu Tingye looked down at her. He hadn't seen her smile for a long time, and his heart felt warm.
Thinking that the two of them were separated under such circumstances, only to be cut off by the third prince of the Liao Kingdom, my chest felt inexplicably heavy.
"Don't run out like that again." Fu Tingye's tone was rare and gentle.
Hua Qingxue also remembered her previous willfulness, her eyes turned red, and she nodded: "Okay."
The lesson this time was profound enough that Hua Qingxue felt that she might have a shadow. As long as Fu Tingye was not around, she would feel an inexplicable crisis.
Putting aside those unpleasant people and things, the relationship between the two seemed to be heating up again. They cherished each other's every smile and were very careful not to touch possible wounds and accidents.
Fu Tingye was curious about what Hua Qingxue had experienced in the past two days, and Hua Qingxue was very interested in sharing it with him. Of course, the part about Xiao Han's overlord's bow and failure was automatically deleted.
By the end, the sky had dimmed.
The two came to the deck, enjoying the river breeze and watching the sunset reflecting on the water, creating a long ribbon of broken light. They felt inexplicably very happy.
Fu Tingye took out the piece of paper from his arms. There was nothing on it, only the faint scent of orange came from it.
Hua Qingxue burst out laughing when she saw it: "You did see it, I thought you would ignore it."
"How is it possible? You left it so obvious, and... this is something only you and I know." Fu Tingye said, as proud as if he had picked up a treasure, and his eyebrows became gentle.
Hua Qingxue wanted to laugh inexplicably. The experience of the past two days also made her feel relieved. What happened to Cheng Wanmiao was indeed not Fu Tingye's original intention. In that situation, Fu Tingye also used the coercion and inducement of the Queen Mother. Just for the sake of it.
As for myself, I am more or less willful.
Although deep down in her heart, Hua Qingxue still couldn't accept the absurdity of two women serving one husband, but she was gradually willing to understand it.
"Cousin, Sister Hua, what a coincidence, you are also watching the sunset."
The sudden voice made Hua Qingxue slightly startled. What she never expected was that there was a woman on Fu Tingye's boat... and it was none other than Cheng Wanmiao.
Cheng Wanmiao was not frustrated after being invited by Fu Tingye in the morning. Instead, she changed into a new set of clothes, which were bright and beautiful. She wore a vermilion agate stone on her wrist, which made her already white hands even more shiny. With flowing clouds on her hair, golden hairpins and various decorations, she looked like an exquisite woman who had just stepped out of a grand banquet.
But... just looking at the sunset.
Fu Tingye looked at her and for some reason, he always felt impatient.
She lowered her eyes and looked at Hua Qingxue again. Because she was ill, she had not applied any makeup, and Sanqian Qingsi was simply pulled into a bun and hung down her back. The lotus-colored water-dyed long skirt naturally had a natural hibiscus-like appearance. To modify the beauty.
Sure enough, there is no harm if there is no comparison.
His cousin... no wonder she was always disliked in the Hou Mansion.
Fu Tingye suddenly began to understand why the young master of the Xu family fled the capital without saying goodbye.
"Ms. Cousin..." Hua Qingxue looked languid. The moment she raised her eyes, she met Fu Tingye's searching eyes. Her slender eyebrows moved subconsciously, and a trace of forbearance passed through her. After all, she didn't say anything more.
"She came here on her own initiative and only got on the boat this morning."
For some reason, Hua Qingxue didn't question him, but Fu Tingye always felt that he had to explain clearly and didn't want to be misunderstood by her.
Hua Qingxue blinked and understood.
"My cousin came to Jianmen to look for you? Are you related to Jianmen?" Hua Qingxue was a little confused. Fu Tingye came to Jianmen because she was looking for Hua Qingxue, but where is her cousin
Could it be that a woman traveling thousands of miles to chase her husband was considered a taboo for ladies in ancient times
After all, under the education of feudal tradition, many behaviors of women will receive unlimited moral condemnation.
Therefore, she could only guess that the cousin happened to be visiting relatives here, so she met her and came to find her, so it would not be surprising.
Cheng Wanmiao naturally didn't know what Hua Qingxue was thinking, but she heard the irony in her words. It was ironic that she was a woman who actively threw herself into his arms, but was instead disliked by her cousin.
Thinking of this, her face turned pale for a moment, and she seemed to be losing her temper.
Zijuan, who was on the side, looked anxiously at her appearance, and had no choice but to remind her softly: "Miss Cousin, calm down, don't let the general hate you again."
Cheng Wanmiao nodded quickly: "Yes, I'm here to help my cousin improve his opinion of me. I can't argue with her."
"Sister, no, I came here specifically to see my cousin and sister." Cheng Wanmiao suppressed the grievance in her heart and stepped forward with an apologetic smile. She said in an intimate manner: "No, I heard that my sister is sick. Sister, I’m here to take care of my sister. My cousin is a grown man, and he often doesn’t think things through. In fact, he’s not as considerate as my sister, don’t you think so, cousin?”
What she said was watertight, and she had drafted it thoroughly.
She didn't board the ship before, so she didn't know that Hua Qingxue was there. Now she found out that Hua Qingxue was sick, and she took advantage of this to make her cousin soften.
Fu Tingye nodded as expected: "Thank you for the hard work, Wanmiao."
"It's not hard, it's not hard, it's what I should do to take care of my sister." Seeing that Cheng Wanmiao finally convinced Fu Tingye, she felt happy from the bottom of her heart, even her eyes were filled with pride.
Hua Qingxue was a little resentful of her familiarity, and Cheng Wanmiao took her hand as soon as she came up.
The two women... well, they're not children.
She was reminded of Lala every minute... Ugh!
Hua Qingxue withdrew her hand with a swish of caution and distance.
However, the movement was so big that Cheng Wanmiao was slightly startled, her face stiffened, and her eyes turned red with grievance the next moment.
I originally thought that Hua Qingxue would be very smart, but didn't expect that she would be like this? Cheng Wanmiao's eyes turned red while she despised Hua Qingxue in her heart.
Hua Qingxue was also aggrieved: "I'm sorry, Miss Cousin, I'm not used to it."
"Cousin..." Cheng Wanmiao did not tell her, but looked directly at Fu Tingye, wanting to beg for some mercy.
Fu Tingye did not pay attention to her immediately, but looked at Hua Qingxue: "What's wrong? Is it windy? Why don't you go back to the room and rest."
"I'm not tired, it's just that my cousin is too enthusiastic. I... I am a slow-warming person, and her behavior makes me a little unacceptable." Hua Qingxue explained lightly, and then looked at Cheng Wanmiao: "If you have offended me, place, I am here to apologize to you."
"No...it's okay." Cheng Wanmiao felt extremely disappointed! Her cousin Fu Tingye didn't care about her feelings at all. He watched her being wronged without caring at all.
This treatment, this difference, really makes life worse than death.
"Then, Wanmiao, you go down first." Fu Tingye paused and ordered in a deep voice.
Cheng Wanmiao was shocked: "Cousin..." But she didn't move at all. She didn't want to leave at all.
Fu Tingye was slightly displeased. He turned his head and looked over, his eyes sharp and unyielding.
Cheng Wanmiao was immediately frightened, and could only nod with deep grievance: "Yes, then Wanmiao will leave first. If my cousin and sister have any instructions, please feel free to call me."
After she finished speaking, she looked up again and found that Fu Tingye and Hua Qingxue had walked away. The two were leaning on each other, like a pair of beauties in the afterglow of the setting sun.
"I'm so angry!" Cheng Wanmiao kicked her feet fiercely, turned around and left with Zijuan.
When Cheng Wanmiao returned to the room, she completely exploded. She kicked the stool and threw the cup, becoming very angry.
"Why! Why can't he see anything I do? He only has that bitch in his eyes and in his heart!" Cheng Wanmiao was almost hysterical.
Zijuan was frightened by her appearance, and finally waited until her temper subsided before she began to persuade her: "Miss Cousin, maybe you are too impatient."
"What? You dare to accuse me?" Cheng Wanmiao was so angry that she almost took it out on her only girl.
Seeing you like this makes me shy away even if I am a man. Zijuan complained in her heart, but on the surface she tolerated her and kept her mouth shut.
When Cheng Wanmiao saw that she was silent, she realized her own excess and calmed down: "I'm sorry, Zijuan, I didn't mean to lose my temper with you. You just said that I was too impatient. Why?"
Zijuan twitched her lips and finally expressed her judgment: "Miss Cousin, when you just said that you would help the general to serve Si Bing's wife, the general was willing, but later, Si Bing's wife withdrew her hand. You should not have acted immediately. It's my own grievance. You know clearly that the general only has her in his eyes and heart, so why should you go against her?"