Tangled

Chapter 9 If you win, I will send you back to Jiangzhou

After arguing for a while, Shen Qiqi fell asleep after lunch, and lay down to rest after taking the medicine.

Several nuns, Jin Bao and Yin Bao were sitting in the yard, chatting while picking up the soles of their shoes.

"Just now I told the girl that these two girls are too boring, and I want to find two clever ones for her."

"Just like they talked with the girl just now, they are like two monkeys. Why do they need to find someone again? I think this is very good."

After Nanny Lin accosted her, she looked up at the two maidservants who were silent and silent, and continued to accept her shoe soles with a smile.

Although there are fewer maids in this courtyard, it is better to have fewer maids, so there is no need to worry about those intrigues.

The two maids are also considered pretty, and it will be great to marry the girl as a dowry in the future.

Now that they are well-raised, they will be two good guns in the future, and they will be easy to use.

"Yes, yes, let's not talk about it, maybe it's because we are too old to talk to each other."

A few nuns made fun of them, but Jinbao and Yinbao acted as if they didn't hear them, only being called occasionally before they took over the needles and threaded them.

Mammy He thought about it, and turned the conversation elsewhere, and the few chatted and laughed again.

In the season when she is prone to sleepiness, Shen Qiqi sleeps until the sunset, if not for Mother He's insistence on waking her up, she would still be lying down now.

People who sleep for a long time tend to be lazy, Shen Qiqi's body is limp, leaning against the head of the bed as if she has no bones.

Several nuns have nothing to do with her like this, they can only use Gu Tingshu to scare her.

"The young master should have returned home by now, if the girl doesn't get up, she will be rude later."

Calling someone to come over for dinner, but staying on the bed himself is really too rude.

Shen Qiqi had no more excuses to hang on, after washing her face she got up and dressed neatly.

The injury on her knee was still not healed, she couldn't stand for a long time, and she leaned on the soft couch after getting dressed.

"Mommy, go and see if my cousin is back, and ask the kitchen if the dishes for my cousin are ready."

Nanny Zhang went in response, but before she got out of the courtyard gate, she bumped into Gu Tingshu who was coming towards her.

"Please greet the young master!"

Her voice was so loud that it could be heard clearly through a wall. Shen Qiqi straightened her hair and sat up straight.

When Gu Tingshu entered the door, Shen Qiqi had just stopped her frantic movements, but at this moment her little face was flushed and her eyes wandered, as if she had done something bad.

He looked around, and besides Nanny He, two maids were also serving in the room.

"Please greet the young master!"

"Cousin is well!"

"How long did the girl sleep today?" It was already sunset, and the fundus of the eyes was still a little swollen.

"Back to young master, the girl slept for more than two hours."

two hours?

After sleeping for so long, I'm afraid I won't be able to fall asleep at night.

Sitting on the soft couch, Gu Tingshu looked down and looked like a student who knew he was wrong.

He took out a string of half-finger-sized agates from his bosom, put them on the kang table and pushed them towards her, "Given by the emperor, just take it and play with it."

"That's all for today. Don't be too sleepy in the future. If you can't sleep at night, you are the one who suffers."

There was no blame in his words, it was calm, as if this was an ordinary thing.

Shen Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief, raised her hand to take the agate on the table, and put it in her hand to look at it.

The red agate string was indeed too small for a man to wear, but it fit perfectly on her slender wrist.

Shen Qiqi made gestures, looked up and found that he was watching, and for some reason, the tips of her ears felt a little hot.

She pursed her lips, hesitated and stretched out her hand.

"Cousin, will you tie it for me?"

The little girl's wrist was too thin, Gu Tingshu looked at it, and always felt that he didn't need to use force, it could be broken with a light grip.

There were other people present in the room, and he didn't want to offend the little girl in front of outsiders, so he took the beads.

He just came back from the outside, was blown by the wind for a day, his palms were slightly cold, Shen Qiqi couldn't help shivering when he accidentally touched it while tying the rope.

"Jinbao, bring a cup of hot tea to my cousin."

The round red agate made her wrists more slender and white, and the red and white complement each other, but the red is rare.

Jin Bao bowed his head and offered hot tea, Gu Tingshu took it, frowned, and looked back.

"Cousin, I really don't know how to divide the many jewelry I brought today."

The jewelry given by the palace is very exquisite, she likes all of them, if many sisters are asked to choose together, she may not be able to pick the most favorite one.

If she wanted to pick out the rest of herself and give it to others, she really couldn't do it, so she could only leave this troublesome matter to others.

Although the little girl is not greedy for money, she still wants to keep something good for herself. The contradiction in her eyes has almost turned into substance and rushed to him.

"If you don't know how to divide it, just keep it. There are not many things."

"Can……"

"Shen Qi, be obedient!"

His tone and expression were obviously the same as before, but Shen Qiqi didn't dare to say any more, she just nodded obediently.

If she had known this was the result, she might as well let the sisters come and choose. If they found out, she would have to sarcasm overtly and secretly.

She pursed her cherry lips and carefully looked at it again and again.

Although aware of her small movements, Gu Tingshu did not make a sound.

Nanny Zhang led the people to arrange the dinner, and when she left, she took Jinbao and Yinbao out.

The young master doesn't like to be served when he eats, even though the girl is in there, she thinks it's better to act according to the young master's preferences.

The fragrance of vegetables had drifted into his nose from a long distance, Shen Qiqi followed Gu Tingshu's movements closely, but frowned when she got off the soft couch.

My knee doesn't hurt much now, but it still hurts when I walk by myself.

Seeing that the man was already sitting at the table, she bit her lower lip and slowly moved over there.

She dawdled, supporting the wall and the stool, but she didn't come to her for a long time.

Gu Tingshu raised his eyes to look at her, and the little girl was reflected in the dark pupils, "Shen Qi, talk!"

say?

Shen Qiqi stopped, tilted her head and thought for a while, then pursed her mouth under his gaze, and slowly stretched out her hand.

"Cousin, help me—"

Compared with her pale asking for help at night, when she spoke at this time, she was more like a spoiled daughter.

Gu Tingshu gritted his teeth, he couldn't listen to her soft tone, so he got up and went to help her.

"The mouth is not just for eating. If you encounter something you can't do, remember to ask for help."

He is very patient now, teaching her little by little how to survive.

Shen Qiqi obviously listened to it, nodded her head with a thoughtful expression on her face.

"In the future, if I encounter something that I can't solve, can I ask my cousin for help?"

Gu Tingshu took a look at her to make sure that she really understood, and then said "hmm".

"Won't my cousin ignore me?"

Gu Tingshu pressed her shoulders to let her sit down, turned around and sat down, and continued to say "um".

"Then can my cousin send me back to Jiangzhou?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly froze, and the man's complexion visibly deteriorated to the naked eye.

Shen Qiqi knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she bit her tongue and silently took a piece of food with her chopsticks.

"Cousin, I was wrong."

Looking at the piece of fish in the bowl, Gu Tingshu didn't move for a long time.

The little girl has been away from home for so long, and it is taken for granted that she is homesick.

It's not that he has no way to send him back, it's just that it's a long way away. After sending him back, the two of them may never meet again in this life.

"Let's talk about this matter in a few days."

He didn't directly refuse, so there was still room for negotiation.

Shen Qiqi was happy in her heart, but she didn't want him to be too embarrassing, she thought about it, and said: "If it doesn't work, can I go back and have a look?"

She was too young when she was brought to the capital, and she can't remember the faces of her relatives clearly, and now she can't even remember the outline.

Back in Jiangzhou, the Shen family had plenty of excuses to keep her.

Gu Tingshu added food for her, but didn't answer her words.

After the dinner was over, the two sat on the soft couch with a chess board on the table, and he said softly:
"If you win, I will send you back to Jiangzhou."

(End of this chapter)