Chapter 220: The Enemies in the Capital Have a Fall in Love with Each Other 37
Chapter 220: The Enemies in the Capital Have a Fall in Love with Each Other 37
Su Ziyu tried to stay awake for half the night, but he finally fell asleep on the table without knowing when. His breathing was long and even, but obviously heavier than usual, which is what happens when a person is extremely tired.
Chen Anyu subconsciously breathed much lighter, staring at his profile, and felt her heart getting hot and swollen. When her brother was asleep, his usual dignified, steady and gentle demeanor faded away, revealing a bit of coldness and aloofness.
In the candlelight, it looks like a picture of a beauty.
It makes people reluctant to take their eyes away.
Chen Anyu gradually became distracted, and as if bewitched, he stretched out his hand, wanting to touch his face, but when he finally touched him, he suddenly changed direction, landed on his shoulder, and gently pushed him, "Brother, wake up, go to bed!"
He couldn't let his brother down.
Su Ziyu was woken up in a daze and staggered to the bed. Chen Anyu followed behind him, with his arms slightly spread out to protect him. After watching him lie down and cover himself with the quilt, he turned around, blew out the candle, and tiptoed out of the room.
It was almost dawn at that time, and the scene of him coming out of the prince's room was seen by several maids and servants. They looked at each other, as if to confirm that he was a concubine.
The next day, at noon, Su Zi woke up from his sleep.
He stared blankly at the ceiling, his memory still stuck on comforting Chen Anyu. He had no idea when he went to bed last night.
Luzhu came in to help him get up and wash. Su Zi wanted to get out of bed and wash his face. He felt that his mind was finally clearer. He turned around and asked, "Luzhu, when did An Yu leave last night?"
Lu Zhu heard this and a teasing smile flashed across his face. He asked why the young master didn't let him stay to serve last night. It turned out that the prince and Mr. Chen had that kind of relationship. He said honestly: "Prince, Mr. Chen left at five o'clock in the morning."
Just as Su Ziyu was about to nod, he noticed that there was something wrong with Luzhu's smile. He and Luzhu had grown up together, and based on his understanding of each other, there must be something hidden behind it. "What's wrong?"
Lu Zhu hesitated to speak, "I dare not say."
Su Ziyu smiled unhappily, "Hurry up and tell me, otherwise the matter between you and Hongmei..."
Hearing that the prince was threatening her sweetheart, Lu Zhu confessed immediately, "Prince, everyone is saying that Mr. Chen is your concubine from outside!"
Hearing this, Su Ziyu's expression changed and he suddenly became serious. "Okay, I haven't been back for two years. People in the yard have become too lax and dare to gossip about anything. I'll give you half a day to drive out all those gossipers."
Seeing that the prince was angry, Luzhu immediately took the order and did it.
A total of five people were sent away, including three maids and two servants. Su Ziyu still felt unsatisfied, and he said that Chen Anyu was originally a happy puppy, so why did he become insecure immediately after coming to the Marquis' Mansion?
It turns out he was scared.
At the beginning, he was busy with experimental fields or studying shipbuilding in Jiangnan all day long. He had no time to think about love affairs. He also informed his grandparents in advance, so no one would make him unhappy. Therefore, almost no one in Jiangnan knew that he was fond of homosexuality.
When Su Ziyu thought that Chen Anyu thought he was plotting against him, which was why he knelt down last night and said he would do things for him, he felt extremely guilty and thought he had not been a good brother.
After letting Luzhu send the people away on the pretext of taking him around the mansion, Su Zi wanted to gather the servants in the courtyard together and personally lecture them to mind their mouths, otherwise they would suffer the same fate as those five people.
At noon, the two of them had lunch together. Su Ziyu saw that Chen Anyu had no appetite, so he arranged a lot of things for him to do, first measuring his body and tailoring clothes, then asking someone to accompany him to go shopping in the capital, etc...
In the afternoon, he asked someone to prepare a carriage and went to the villa.
Xin He still lives next door. In the past two years, her grandparents have suggested moving her to a better yard, but she refused every time due to her living habits.
At this moment, Qingluo was just coming out of the house. Suddenly, she saw a person sitting on the wall. She took a closer look and immediately showed joy and shouted into the house, "Miss, come out and see who is here!"
Xin He was more beautiful than she was two years ago. She was pulled out by the carefree Qing Luo. When she looked up, she saw Su Ziyu, whom she hadn't seen for two years. She was stunned for a moment and murmured, "Brother!!"
The next second, she walked quickly to the wall, her eyes shining, "Brother, you're back!"
Su Ziyu looked at her with a smile, and saw that her complexion was rosy and shiny, not at all like the sick look she had when they first met. "Well, long time no see, Sister Xin."
Qingluo helped to move the ladder, and when Su Zi was about to come down, she hurriedly served him tea. Then she very tactfully stepped out to guard the door, giving the two siblings a chance to reminisce alone.
Xin He and Su Ziyu sat in the yard. They had endless topics to talk about. Even though they had often communicated in the past two years, talking face to face made them feel closer.
Half an hour later, Su Ziyu touched the tip of his nose, took out a jade pendant of excellent quality from his sleeve and placed it on the table. He said a little embarrassedly, "Sister Xin, I want to use this jade pendant to exchange for the Ice Flower Hibiscus Jade Pendant I gave you. Are you willing?"
"Brother, please wait a moment."
Xin He got up and went into the house, and soon came out with the jade pendant in his hand.
After sitting down again, she did not directly hand the jade pendant to Su Ziyu, but smiled at him and said, "It's no problem to return it to you, brother, but you have to tell me first, your sudden desire to return the jade pendant is related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
She still remembered how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had pestered her to buy her a jade pendant.
Su Ziyu saw her curved eyebrows and obviously guessed something, so he nodded and said, "We have expressed our feelings to each other, but don't worry, he will handle your marriage properly and will never let you suffer any grievances."
Xin He laughed softly, put the jade pendant on the table and pushed it towards him, "Brother, I'll tell you a secret too. I have someone I like."
Su Ziyu's eyes widened, and he stood up suddenly and asked, "Who is he? Which family is he from? What is his character and family background like?"
As a tasker, he was happy that the heroine fell in love with someone other than the hero, but as Xin He's brother, he couldn't help but worry about her, fearing that she had put her trust in the wrong person.
Seeing his big reaction, Xin He covered her mouth and smiled, and quickly glanced at the persimmon tree, motioning him to sit down again, "Brother, don't get excited. He is not a young master from an aristocratic family."
Su Ziyu frowned slightly, but thinking about it, it made sense. Xin He now held the title of the future Crown Princess. Unless that person was desperate or had some ulterior motive, no one would dare to contact her.
"Who is that?"
Xin He leaned forward in his direction, "Brother, if you pretend to touch my face, he will show up."
Su Ziyu was half-believing and half-doubting. Just as his fingertips were about to touch her cheek, a bean-sized stone popped out of the air and hit his hand.
A figure in black flew down from the persimmon tree and headed straight for Su Ziyu. Xin He quickly stopped him and said, "Sui Er, stop it. He is my brother."
When Sui Er heard this, he stopped abruptly, walked up to Xin He, and said in a puzzled voice: "But he wants to take advantage of you."
Xin He gave a soothing smile, "I asked him to do this to lure you out, and you acted just in time, so brother didn't really touch me."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Su Ziyu, who was covering his hands in pain, felt that the world was complete with only him being injured.
Seeing the two of them looking at each other lovingly, some of his memories suddenly came to mind. "I remember that when I came back from Shibali Pavilion, it was you who beat me with the same moves!"
Sui Er looked at him and said, "Greetings, Prince Su."
A trace of surprise flashed across Su Ziyu's face. He didn't expect that after he had been away from the capital for two years, someone would still recognize him. "Do you know me?"
Xin He was also a little surprised, "You know my brother?"
Sui Er nodded and said word by word: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has instructed me to protect you and to stop Su Shizi and you if I find that he has any inappropriate behavior. "
What Sui Er didn't say was that he was now in love with Xin He, and he would come out to stop it even without the Crown Prince's order.
After hearing his words, Su Ziyu and Xin He looked at each other. They both felt a little amused and helpless in each other's eyes. They didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be jealous so early.
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