Chapter 537: Endless Entanglement
"Brother Xuanyu..." Zhuo's tears fell down and she fell into the arms of the maid, "You must take care of yourself and come back safely. The children and I are waiting for you at home."
"Dad, big brother..." The twins also had tears in their eyes.
Xia Zihan's heart felt uncomfortable, and she was so congested that she couldn't even say goodbye. Tears gathered in her eyes, covering her gaze as she stared at Chu Jingqi.
In the haze, she saw that he seemed to be approaching, then he jumped off the horse and hugged her tightly into his arms. His honest voice sounded in her ears, "Ayu, my sweetheart, you have to be good at home. Eat well, sleep well, and I will write to you.”
This warm embrace is what she relies on, and this warm breath is what she likes, but all of these are leaving today, and she doesn't know when she will come back.
She was reluctant to cry and stretched out her hand to hug back, "Aqi..."
"Don't worry about me." He caressed her back reluctantly, "Wait for me at home, I will miss you."
If you don't want to leave, Chu Jingqi will leave.
He reluctantly let go of her and got on his horse...
The father and son led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, turned back several times, and said goodbye reluctantly, reluctant to leave.
It wasn't until the shadows of the army disappeared that Xia Zihan lowered his head, took the handkerchief, and wiped the tears on his face.
Suddenly, she felt a hot gaze staring at her. She followed the gaze and suddenly ran into Rong San's line of sight.
Damn it, why is this guy here?
When he saw her, he must have guessed that she had tricked him before.
Xia Zihan's face turned a little colder.
"Princess Chuyu?"
Sure enough, Rong San walked over, his eyes not only filled with surprise, but also filled with anger.
"Princess Chuyu, I haven't seen you for a few months. I didn't expect you to change so much..."
His gaze, like a star, scanned her whole body, "If I hadn't been sure that you were really Princess Chu Yu, I would have thought that the person in front of me was the same person as the one I saw before. Isn’t that who pretended to be the one before?”
"Pretend? Who dares to pretend to be me?" Okay.”
He knew clearly that she was lying and had tricked him before, but he couldn't lose his temper in front of her charming face.
Staring at her, his heart was ready to move.
He smiled evilly and said, "Chu Yu, Chu Jingqi went to the south, and her life and death are unknown. How about you follow me?"
"Do you want to die?" Xia Zihan glared at him as cold as ice, "If you want to die, just continue daydreaming."
Rong San laughed angrily, "My fair lady, a gentleman is so stubborn, how can this be a daydream."
"You..."
"Ayu, why don't you get on the carriage?" Zhuo, who got on the carriage first, waited for Xia Zihan for a long time, but did not see Xia Zihan get on the carriage. She heard from the maid that Xia Zihan was entangled by Rong San.
Mrs. Zhuo opened the curtain and glanced at Rong San.
"Here we come, aunt." Xia Zihan said, and then said to Rong San, "Young prince Rong, I still have something to do, so I won't accompany you."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Rong San suddenly blurted out, "Chu Yu, I won't give up." After shouting, even he was surprised.
Xia Zihan paused, then got on the carriage without looking back.
Rong San didn't move until the carriage was far away, but his heart was no longer calm.
This is the first time in his life that he has been so disliked by a woman, the first time that he has been played with by a woman, and the first time that he has been rejected by a woman.
This feeling made him very fresh and angry, but also vaguely excited.
He blurted out that sentence, but after saying it, he didn't regret it, but was ready to do something.
……
The next day, Xia Zihan received an invitation from the fifth girl of Prince Rong's Mansion, saying that she was invited to appreciate the chrysanthemums at Prince Rong's Mansion.
"At this time, she asked you to appreciate the chrysanthemums?" Princess Qinghui's eyes widened in disbelief, "The entire capital has been suppressed by the war in the south and dare not take any action. It would be better for Prince Rong's Mansion to How dare you hold a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet at this time, not to mention that the fifth girl from Prince Rong’s palace is not familiar with you, so why invite you there? I think that fifth girl must have bad intentions.”
That day, the scene of Rong San pestering Xia Zihan also fell into the eyes of Princess Qinghui. At that time, she was about to get off the carriage and drive Rong San away for her, but Zhuo saved her. She paused for a moment, then felt the need to tell Xia Zihan the truth, "Before, I heard people say that the fifth girl in Prince Rong's Mansion likes Prince Chu very much. She invites you to Prince Rong's Mansion, and she doesn't know how to dig a good hole to wait. With you?”
"No matter what trap she is in, I have no intention of going there." Xia Zihan said.
Princess Qinghui breathed a sigh of relief, "That's right. At times like this, when everyone is in danger, there is no time to enjoy the chrysanthemums."
She was also worried that if Chu Yu left, she would be framed out of nowhere.
Xia Zihan sent Chu Fei to Prince Rong's Mansion and directly rejected this invitation.
After that, the fifth girl sent two invitations in a row, but Xia Zihan didn't respond once. Later, tired of being pestered, Xia Zihan directly claimed that he was sick and wanted to recuperate at home.
Who would have known that on the second day, the fifth girl from Prince Rong's mansion came to visit the patient in person.
Princess Rong gave birth to three daughters, and the other two were married, leaving only Rong Wu, the youngest daughter, whose marriage has not yet been settled.
Rong Wu is not very old, only thirteen years old, which is the age when he wants to see his husband's family.
However, when Rong Wu was nine years old, after accidentally meeting Chu Jingqi, he vowed to marry Chu Jingqi.
Her thoughts were not hidden in this circle. Many girls of her age knew about it, and Princess Qinghui also knew about it. However, Rong Wu was young at the time, Chu Jingqi was fighting on the border, and he and Chu Yu were still together. There was a verbal engagement, so no one took it seriously.
Four years have passed, and Rong Wu has grown into a little girl, her face has also grown, and she has grown into a little beauty, inheriting the beauty of Princess Rong and Prince Rong.
Last year, Chu Jingqi made great achievements. When he came back from the border, Rong Wu specially booked a private room in a teahouse next to the street. He hid on the second floor of the private room and secretly watched Chu Jingqi walking downstairs.
Seeing that Chu Jingqi was wearing a white armor, majestic and handsome, and even more charming half an hour later, Rong Wu was even more determined to marry him.
It's a pity that the goddess has a dream, but King Xiang has no intention.
Just when Rong Wu wanted to ask Princess Rong to go to Duke Anguo's Mansion to propose marriage to her, after a banquet in the Chu family, the news about Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan's engagement came out.
At that time, Rong Wu was so sad that she didn't eat for two days, and her eyes were as red and swollen as walnuts from crying. As for whether her thoughts have stopped, no one knows. However, in more than a year, she has not heard that she wants to marry. Chu Jingqi’s words.
Unexpectedly, this time, as soon as Chu Jingqi left, she came to get close to Xia Zihan.
No one would believe it if there was no conspiracy involved.
Therefore, after Princess Qinghui came forward to receive Rong Wu, she dismissed her directly without letting her see Xia Zihan.
Rong Wu refused to give up and continued to visit Xia Zihan at the Chu residence from time to time. The annoyed Princess Qinghui directly ordered the concierge not to let Rong Wu enter the gate again and sent her away with an excuse.
"Master, I don't think it's going to work like this. How about I go to Prince Rong's Mansion and find something for Miss Rong Wu to do? It will also save her from bothering Madam Rong every now and then." Chu Lin said. road.
Xia Zihan was making the ten-layer thick-soled shoes in her hands stitch by stitch. Her fingers were almost numb from the work, but she didn't want to stop. She raised her eyelids, glanced at Chu Lin, and said, "As long as we If you ignore her for a long time, she will naturally give up.”
"In any case, we are just a small Chu family, not even a distinguished family. If we can avoid enmity with Prince Rong's residence, we will not enmity."
If she takes action here and is caught by someone, then Prince Rong's Mansion will definitely entangle her to the end. When the time comes, people from Prince Rong's Mansion will use this leverage to ask her to do something, and then she will be passive.
She told Chu Lin with some worry, "Prince Rong's Mansion is no better than other mansions. I heard from Aqi that Prince Rong has raised a group of dead men privately. Chu Lin, please don't cause this trouble."
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Chu Lin let out a disappointed sigh. Although her heart was a little tentative, she finally listened to Xia Zihan's order.
Rong Wu made several more visits, but all came to nothing, not even letting him in through the gate of Chu's house. Later, the weather got cold, and she stopped coming.
Princess Qinghui rubbed her forehead and complained to Xia Zihan, "Chu Yu, I blocked such a pestering spirit for you, what do you want to thank me for?"
"Whatever you want, tell me, and I'll give it to you as long as I have it."
Princess Qinghui chuckled, "Chu Yu still understands me. I heard that your subordinate Nuan Xiang brought back a batch of jewelry and clothes from Jiangnan. Forget the jewelry, they will be left for you to use as dowry, so you can How about giving me your best dress?”
Best of all, this appetite is really quite big.
Xia Zihan twitched the corner of her mouth, but still agreed, and told Nuan Yu, "Go and tell Nuan Xiang to bring you the rose red and gold thorn five phoenix colored skirt."
"Master, that dress is..." Nuan Yu was stunned for a moment and then said. However, the unfinished words were held in her stomach by Xia Zihan's faint glance. After going around in a circle, it became, "Yes, Princess."
Nuanxiang arrived in the capital a few days ago. Not only did she bring the best things from more than a dozen shops in the south of the Yangtze River, but she also saved a sum of things for Xia Zihan's dowry. Every item she took out was Priceless.
And the best piece of clothing is the rose red ruffled gold thorn five phoenix skirt. The fabric of the skirt is made of ice cicada silk. If you wear it in summer, it will make people feel cool even in hot weather. It is not hot at all. It doesn't make people sweat either.
(End of chapter)