Acacia, don't be negative

Chapter 131 The Cheeky Parrot

Ye Song can get rid of the prince and return to the general's mansion to be her second lady. She can get along well and go for the number one scholar, and her personal maid, Pei Qing, can still be accepted by the general even though her legs are broken. The righteous daughter became the third lady of the general's mansion, and she lived comfortably in food and clothing all her life.But what can Nan Shu do, she can only be a housemaid, and she has completely forgotten their master-servant friendship over the past few years!

Lingyue couldn't move her body, she pruned the garden very slowly, she had to move her wheelchair after a few cuts, and her hands and feet were not as agile as before.Before she knew it, it was getting dark, but she hadn't finished half of the tasks assigned to her by the old aunt!After finishing the other half, it is estimated that it will be dawn soon, and she won't need to sleep much. There is still work to be done tomorrow.

The moonlight is very bleak tonight, only gauze lanterns are lit at intervals under the verdant trees.Some lanterns were blown out by the wind, so a road looked very dark.

Just when Lingyue was drowsy, there was a slight sound of footsteps on the path, which woke her up.Ever since she came here to follow the old aunt the gardener, she hasn't lived a day of comfort. She is always worried and frightened, and her hearing is very sensitive.

She rubbed her eyes, her figure was shrouded under the dark tree and it was difficult to be found, she saw a slender figure passing by, the back was so familiar that she almost burst into tears.Although the woman was served by a lavender maidservant, she still recognized it at a glance, it wasn't Nan Shu who was it.

She moved the wheelchair with difficulty and saw a tall man standing in front of Nan Shu. The man lowered his head slightly so he couldn't see his face clearly. He just handed her an envelope and said in a low voice, "Master gave it to you."

Nan Shu was a little hesitant, but still took it, and said lightly: "I see."

The man didn't have any intention of staying, and the black shadow disappeared in a flash.Taking advantage of the faint firelight, Nanshu stared at the envelope with a complicated expression.Lingyue didn't realize that there was something wrong at all, she just wondered who that man was, and then was replaced by a surge of bitterness, crying: "Ma'am!"

Nanshu was startled, and immediately put the envelope into his sleeve, turned around and saw Lingyue, his soft eyes moved, a little surprised: "Lingyue? Why are you here?"

Lingyue was still lying in her arms with the long scissors for pruning the garden by the revolving door. Her hands were covered with blisters. Seeing that it was indeed Nanshu, she broke down in tears and said: "The servant is here to trim the flowers and plants. The fat aunt said, the servant If you can’t finish pruning, you won’t be allowed to sleep, you won’t be allowed to eat, and you will be kicked out of the palace..." Nanshu came over, squatted in front of her, and gently wiped her tears. Lingyue cried even more aggrieved, "Ma'am, how is your slave?" It's so hard!"

Nan Shu's eyes were filled with water, and he said: "Lingyue, I was the one who was sorry for you, I was the one who harmed you."

"The servant has never complained or regretted doing this for Madam, but why hasn't Madam come to see the servant for so long?" Lingyue Qi Qiran asked, "Is the servant abandoned by Madam?"

Nanshu smiled wryly, and said: "Lingyue, I'm still some kind of wife now, just a housemaid, I can only warm the prince's bed, I can't do anything else. I also want you to follow me and stop suffering, But now I..."

Lingyue felt chills in her heart, that's what she said, but at least she wasn't grounded, she could move around freely in the palace, she could come and see her, or say something heart-warming.But she shied away from the problem.

Lingyue wiped her tears, nodded her head and choked with sobs, and said, "I understand now. It's the servant who made Madam difficult. It's getting late, Madam, go back and rest, don't make the prince wait."

Nanshu's expression paused, and he said with a slight sense of probing: "The lord didn't call me when he came back tonight. I went out for a walk because I couldn't sleep alone. How did you find me just now?"

Lingyue said: "This servant is trimming here. I happened to pass by. I saw Madam standing here alone in a daze. I thought it was a mistake. I didn't expect it to be Madam."

Nan Shu felt relieved and said, "Don't cry, have you finished your work yet? Why don't I help you?"

Lingyue shook her head and said: "No, it's almost over, madam, let's go back to rest, slaves are going back too."

Before leaving, Nan Shu smiled softly and said, "Don't call me Madam from now on, you and I are both servant girls, so just call me sister."

After Nanshu left, Lingyue wiped away her tears and continued to work until dawn.

Su Chen drank a lot of wine last night, came back and rested in the study.All he was thinking about was Ye Song, and at the same time he felt that he was ashamed of Nanshu if he went on like this, it was really a torment of ice and fire.

Since when did he miss Ye Song so much?
Waking up early in the morning, Su Chen had a severe headache, and there was still that faded and torn piece of brocade cloth on the desk.When he walked out of the study, Nan Shu had already got up, and was meekly holding warm water for Su Chen to wash up.

Su Chen frowned, and said, "Didn't you say that you don't need to do these things yourself?"

Nan Shu smiled and said: "Serving the prince is something I feel very happy about, and I don't want others to do it."

He lowered his eyes to watch Nanshu help him change his clothes, carefully adjusted the sleeves of his clothes, and suddenly said softly: "It's been a long time since I went out, I'll take you out for a stroll today."

Nan Shu froze for a moment, raised her eyes and bumped into Su Chen's eyes, the ripples were shallow, she opened her eyes and nodded in response: "Okay."

After finishing tidying up, Su Chen said to Nan Shu: "You clean it up first, I'll wait for you at the door."

Nan Shu went back to his room full of joy, sat in front of the dressing table, carefully dressed himself, and changed into a soft and slim gauze skirt.

It was almost dawn before Lingyue called off work and went back to sleep, but she was dragged up by the fat aunt in less than two hours.She asked confusedly: "Huh? Are you going to work again?" Life is so dark.

Fat aunt said: "Get up quickly, the prince is here!"

Lingyue was startled, and her drowsiness disappeared.She dressed and combed her hair as quickly as possible, climbed out of the bed into her wheelchair, and went out timidly.

Su Chen's back is very handsome, in silver-gray casual clothes, with broad shoulders and narrow waist, and black hair tied behind his head, giving off a stern aura that strangers should not enter.She swallowed, and said, "My lord."

Su Chen was standing at the flower bed. Although it was secluded here, the vegetation was fresh and pleasant. He turned around when he heard the sound, his sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through people and looked straight into people's hearts. Even more emboldened.

Su Chen didn't have time to chat nonsense with her, so he cut straight to the point: "This king came to see you and asked two things."

Lingyue replied: "My lord, I'll ask you, I'm sure I'll tell you everything."

"About Nan Shu's abortion, do you know about it?"

Lingyue's face turned pale, and she looked at Su Chen in shock.Then she pretended to be calm, and said: "Didn't Madam be poured with saffron by, by the concubine, the whole house knows..."

"Before this?"

Lingyue shook her head innocently, and said with sincerity and fear: "Before this, the servant was half paralyzed, and has been transferred away from Madam's side, unable to serve anymore. The servant does not know what happened..."

Su Chen squinted his eyes to look at her, his voice was cold, and said, "Raise your head."

Lingyue raised her head in fear, only to see the piece of cloth dug up from the soil of the flower bed appeared in front of her eyes, the original color could be faintly seen.Su Chen said again: "You have served Nanshu for so long, and there are this and abortion medicine dregs in the flower bed. Since you don't know the abortion medicine dregs, then you should be very clear about this piece of cloth. Is it burnt clothes?"

Lingyue opened her mouth, and finally nodded.

"Why burn the clothes? The clothes that Nanshu doesn't want are all sent to the laundry yard for disposal."

"My servant remembers... this dress was given to my wife by the prince. The lady wore it to the palace banquet that day. But on the way back, she was hit by a carriage and injured, and her clothes were stained with blood. The lady didn't want the prince to worry, so she let the servant Burn the clothes."

"really?"

Lingyue said: "Everything I said is true." It's just that she didn't dare to tell the story of Nan Shu's back injury, otherwise Pei Qing cut Nan Shu's back with a knife, which just covered the original scar. It seems to be deliberately framed.

When Nan Shu came out radiantly, Su Chen was already waiting at the door, and when he turned around to see her, he smiled softly, then stretched out his hand, and led her out of the alley.

The annual martial arts recruitment is not only a good time for the imperial court to select generals, but also stimulate Beixia's economy to some extent.During this period of time, the capital was very lively, and many merchants from all over the place gathered here. Although they had no power, they still had a few copper coins.They are watching those contestants who are unsuccessful in martial arts, and once they have a fancy, they will pay a lot of money to hire them as followers.Therefore, those who can participate in the martial arts election in the capital but fail, there are still many good ways out.

Su Chen took Nanshu for a walk in the street, although he won the attention of many passers-by, since when did he feel that going out with Nanshu was as common as eating.I still remember when he came back from hunting the last time, he rode across the street holding Nanshu in his arms. He didn’t know how much it hurt her. He only knew that he wanted to treat her wholeheartedly. I can't find the reason, it's like a momentary novelty, now the novelty is gone, and only the heart-filled torment remains.

But he is not a greedy person.

Someone was selling talking parrots on the street, which attracted many people to watch.Those parrots are very pleasing to the eye with their colorful and bright hair, but those who want to buy them can't make them say a word.

Nan Shu seemed to like it very much, and stayed there with Su Chen.Su Chen looked at her smiling eyes with faintly bright brilliance, stretched out a hand to tease the blue-haired parrot in front of him, and asked, "Like this one?"

Nan Shu looked at Su Chen with a smile, and nodded.

Just when Su Chen was about to buy that parrot, three or five people on horseback galloped past with their whips on the street, and passers-by avoided one after another.But all the horses ran over, and only heard a "whoosh", and the rider turned around again.

He Chen hummed roughly and flicked his hoof in front of the parrot stand.

This pedestrian, who is it not Ye Song and the others.

Ye Song rode on the horse, condescending.Su Chen saw her as soon as he turned his head, his expression was a little dazed, Nan Shu followed his gaze and looked over, his face suddenly turned pale, he blessed Fu Li in surprise and fear, and said, "I've seen Second Miss."

Ji and Ji Lin behind him have always disliked the family of the Three Princes' Mansion. Everyone came out in casual clothes, so they didn't have to get off their horses to greet them aggrievedly.On the other hand, Liu Jie, no matter whether he is used to seeing it or not, he always looks gentle and polite. He got off his horse immediately, smiled slightly at Su Chen and said, "Third Master is polite."

Ye Song then got off his horse and wandered around in front of the parrot stand. The owner, who knew the times, came up and asked with a smile, "Does this lady want to buy a parrot? These parrots can talk, as long as the young master can Let the parrot say something, and the villain will give you a parrot."

(End of this chapter)