The three of them talked and joked in the yard for a while, and then Xiao Tuo came in with Liu Liu.
Behind the two of them, Su Qing followed.
"You are all back? Where is the prince?" Zi'an asked hurriedly. They should have been welcomed into the palace together.
"The emperor asked the prince to stay in the palace to talk, and we returned a long time ago. We also went to see the old lady." Xiao Tuo said.
"The emperor kept him to talk? Alone?" Zi'an asked.
"Yes, I should ask about Qin Zhou." Su Qing answered. Seeing Rouyao behind Hu Huanxi, she smiled and greeted him, "Hey, isn't this our county lady who survived a disaster? I didn't see your follower today?"
Rouyao laughed and scolded: "Shut up, I'm not a follower."
All the way back from Beimo, although Ajing followed Qin Zhou, he always kept his eyes on Su Qing. When Su Qing wanted to say a few words to Rouyao, he also stared at her from the side, sometimes clenching his fists in a threatening manner.
When Zi'an saw that Rouyao spoke to Su Qing in a casual and generous manner, without the sadness and embarrassment she had before in Muzhai, he knew that after going through a life-and-death ordeal, she had become more open-minded about feelings.
However, she was also very curious about the follower Su Qing mentioned, "What follower?"
Su Qing joked, "It was Qin Zhou's general who saved Rouyao."
"Ajing!" Zi'an nodded, remembering that big fool.
He is tall and somewhat rough, not talkative, but very meticulous in his work.
"I'll have to thank him properly someday," Zi'an added.
"I've already thanked you." Rouyao said with a smile. When she talked about Ajing, her face was very happy.
"How do you thank me for saving your life? Are you going to marry me?" Su Qing said with a smile.
Rouyao stared at him blankly, her face suddenly darkening, "Su Qing, what do you mean?"
Su Qing smiled and said, "It's just a joke, why are you taking it so seriously?"
Rouyao bit her lip, her eyes turned red, "Is this a joke?"
Seeing that she was really angry, Su Qing quickly begged for mercy, "Okay, it's my fault. I shouldn't have said that. I'll hit myself in the face."
As he said this, he actually slapped himself in the face a few times.
Rouyao smiled, "Alright, get out of the way. What does it have to do with you when a few girls are talking?"
Su Qing chuckled twice, pulled Xiao Tuo and walked out, "The woman is talking, why are you, a big man, intervening in the fun?"
Xiao Tuo looked innocent, "How did I join in the fun? I didn't even say a word!"
However, the person was pulled away by Su Qing.
As soon as the two men left, Rouyao felt a little distraught.
She sat down, her eyes still red.
Seeing this, Zi'an looked at Liu Liu.
Liu Liu asked worriedly: "Rouyao, you still can't let it go, right?"
Rouyao forced a smile, "No way. I let it go a long time ago."
"Since you've let it go, why are you still sad about what he said?" Liu Liu held her hand and said, "If you really can't let it go, then learn from me and keep pestering him. You will eventually succeed."
After hearing what Liu Liu said, Rouyao laughed instead, "Xiao Tuo and Su Qing are different, and Xiao Tuo has always had a crush on you, but he is confused and doesn't know it. But Su Qing knows it very well. He doesn't like me in his heart, he has someone he likes."
Liu Liu said angrily: "Su Qing was not such a talkative person in the past. Why did he talk nonsense just now? And he even said something about promising himself to me."
Rouyao smiled bitterly, "He wants me to be with Ajing, and wants to test me. If I really like Ajing, he will feel more comfortable. If a person does something that is not in line with his nature, there must be a reason."
Zi'an thought that Rouyao had let go of Su Qing, but he didn't expect...
Well, that’s true. If you really like someone, how can you give up so easily
She had liked Lao Qi before, but Lao Qi didn't like her, so she married him to avoid being married to King Nan Huai. After her husband died, she resolutely left home to study medicine. I don't know when she fell in love with Su Qing, but it must have been some time.
However, even Rouyao herself knew that this relationship was hopeless, so she never took any action.
Thinking back to when she was treating the zombie disease, Rouyao thought Su Qing liked her and was very repulsive to her. At that time, she probably wanted to give it a try.
However, Rouyao is never like Liuliu. She will not keep giving, nor will she wait for an unrequited love.
This is the rationality of modern women.
A rational woman is always clearly aware of the pain.
"In fact," Rouyao said slowly, "I have indeed let go of a lot of things about Su Qing. After experiencing a life and death situation, what is there to be sad about? It's just that people are not plants or trees, who can be heartless? Zi'an, don't be afraid to say that I liked my cousin at the beginning, but he rejected me. I felt very uncomfortable. During that period, Su Qing always talked and laughed with me. I told him about my own things, and he told me about his own things. I knew he had someone he liked in his heart, but the person he liked was dead. I thought I would have a chance, but in the end, he fell in love with Lingli..."
Rouyao sighed softly, "It turns out that if it's not yours, you can't force it. Give me some time, I will slowly let it go."
Rouyao is so clear-headed and rational that it makes people feel distressed. Such a girl really deserves the true love of a good man.
Zi'an hugged Rouyao gently and comforted her: "You are a good girl. In the future, you will have a relationship of your own."
"I don't want to think about it anymore. I just want to open a clinic now." Rouyao took a deep breath, "Life is not all about love."
Hu Huanxi clapped her hands and said, "That's right, women can also have their own careers."
Zi'an rolled his eyes, "Okay, CEO, I know you have a career now."
"Boss?" Liu Liu looked at Hu Huanxi. "Is that your nickname? What does it mean?"
"What the manager means is that she is in charge of the Hu family's business, so they call her the president, Ms. Hu," Zi'an explained.
"Oh!" Liu Liu smiled, "That's really an image, Mr. Hu."
Hu Huanxi felt that this name was really... It had been a long time since he had heard it. He was just talking to Zi'an about his past life.
In life, sometimes a day is a cycle.
Several women were chattering here. After Xiao Tuo was pulled out by Su Qing, he realized it belatedly and felt that something was wrong. "Why are you picking on Rouyao?"
"Huh? Where did I find fault?" Su Qing seemed a little absent-minded.
"You just said you would pledge your love to me. Is that something you can say? At least it's not something you should say to Rouyao. You can't even joke like that. Rouyao will have to get married in the future." Xiao Tuo said.
Su Qing walked up to the pavilion and sat down, feeling heavy-hearted.
After a long while, he looked at Xiao Tuo and asked, "Is Rouyao a good girl?"
"Of course!" Xiao Tuo said.
Su Qingqing sighed, "I care about Rouyao, very much, but it's not love. Rouyao accompanied me through my most difficult times. I cherish our friendship very much. I hope she is happy more than anyone else. I hope she won't be foolish and give her love to the wrong person. She has been hurt once, and I hope she is happy and cheerful."
"Then just marry her, she likes you." Xiao Tuo didn't understand.
(End of this chapter)