Chapter 409: Chapter 408: Made My Girl Upset
The soundproofing at Qin Chu Pavilion is poor, and Cui Yun, being skilled in martial arts, could hear every noise from the neighboring room crystal clear.
When Ji Teng was choosing a flower girl, Cui Yun did not react.
After all, Shen Hua isn’t someone who stays idle.
But then, his expression grew darker and darker. He spoke twice as fast, thoroughly explaining the situation, making a decisive choice. After giving instructions, he did not hesitate and promptly went next door.
The laughter and cheerful voices inside the room came to an abrupt halt upon his arrival.
The atmosphere froze, as if trapped in an icy cellar.
"Why stop talking now?"
Shen Hua turned her head, eating the grapes that the prostitute had peeled and seeded for her, and eagerly looked towards the clean official.
Initially, she wasn’t very satisfied and Nanxiang summoned only a clean official, totally inadequate! But this clean official was worth eight others.
In just a short moment, he had brought a pile of gossip to Miss Shen.
When he smiled, he had two dimples.
"Before Lady Tong enticed you so willingly, her husband came chasing after, and then what? Continue."
"Poor thing, weren’t you beaten up?"
She indignantly said: "It was Lady Tong who purposely wanted you. She was the one coveting you! It’s her fault for not keeping to women’s virtues and harboring ill intentions. How is it your fault? Her husband shouldn’t have blindly come to find your faults. For the primary wife to come here indicates a discord between husband and wife. Perhaps Old Master Tong is at fault too, he is no better. However, this is Qin Chu Pavilion, not an academy, you belong to the pavilion, Lady Tong came here and spent money, you had no choice but to bow down for livelihood."
Cui Yun remained silent, but his dark eyes were deep; he seemed to ignore the word, his gaze sweeping lightly around.
Miss Shen sat grandly on a chair, with the prostitutes massaging and rubbing her shoulders.
Indeed... she really knows how to enjoy herself.
Not long ago, she had an angry expression and reddened eyes, as if she could tear down the brothel in a fit of rage - Cui Yun would believe it.
He sat down calmly across from her, his look indifferent.
He did not interrupt, showing no emotions.
The clean official had just received a silver note, and was now ingratiating endlessly. Hearing Shen Hua’s thoughtful and considerate words, he was even more touched.
He softly said: "Madam, rest assured, I am unharmed."
He shyly smiled: "Old Master Tong was initially annoyed, but now he frequently looks after my business. Three days ago, I even went boating with him and his wife."
Shen Hua struggled to digest this.
She envisioned a bizarre scene with the portly Old Master Tong holding Lady Tong with one hand and him with the other, all three in a loving picture.
It was... incredibly absurd.
"If that’s the case, why not redeem you?"
Clean official: "He mentioned it, but I did not agree."
"Aside from the Tong couple, my other benevolent clients include Old Master Zhang, Old Master Wei, Mr. Hu..."
"Leaving any of them would be undesirable for me. Rather than that, I prefer to stay here. When they think of me, they’ll come see me. As long as Qin Chu Pavilion exists, I will stay."
Shen Hua looked solemn.
That’s what Little Ghost Teacher taught during lessons, that’s the broad love and great kindness, right!
Look, he doesn’t want to hurt anyone!
Shen Hua’s gaze was intensely wrong.
Cui Yun glanced at her and guessed what was on Miss Shen’s mind.
He calmly glanced up, looking towards Ying Yi.
Upon receiving the command, Ying Yi quickly stepped forward, picked up the clean official, and headed outside.
Nanxiang was already extremely uneasy.
Seeing this, she hurriedly gestured for everyone to leave.
Happiness comes fast and goes fast.
Just a moment ago, Shen Hua was proudly sticking up her little finger, and now she looked at Cui Yun unexpectedly, frowning.
"You went to the brothel behind my back, I am always open and straightforward, but I’ve never gone behind your back."
"Miss Shen is provoking me right under my nose, isn’t she?"
"Yes."
Shen Hua: "Is there a problem?"
"Even if there is, keep it to yourself."
"Who asked you to pacify me? I’ve waited so long, and after much thought, I really don’t understand. Is it that you don’t want to pacify or you think you shouldn’t? Or do you think it’s me being unreasonable, spoiling your plans?"
Cui Yun following her words said: "Yes, it’s my fault."
Shen Hua, being a petty person, immediately took advantage of the situation, she lifted her chin, unreasonably domineering: "Then tell me, what’s your mistake?"
Cui Yun sighed: "I made my girl unhappy."
Good to know!
His attitude couldn’t have been better.
So much so that Shen Hua’s mischievous nature had nowhere to manifest. Even before Miss Shen could question further, he pointed it out.
"When you came to Hengzhou, and I didn’t meet you, that was indeed inappropriate."
These words...
Shen Hua paused, she glanced at Cui Yun, still rational: "But you didn’t know I was coming."
"It’s my fault for not caring enough about you. If I wanted to know your whereabouts, it wouldn’t be hard."
The girl listened intently.
Exactly! That’s right!
She became even more annoyed.
Cui Yun’s lack of caring shows that he is not attentive to her. His inattention simply means that in Cui Yun’s eyes, she does not weigh much!
Before she could become furious, that indifferent voice rang by her ear again.
"I told you last time, there are a mountain of missing cases here in Hengzhou, and there is too much trickery involved. I have been very busy these days, the Prefecture Experience Luo Chengdong from the Qin Chu Pavilion is watching me closely. I have to deal with various trivial matters all day; I’ve only been here for a few days to investigate the mines and also inadvertently fallen into a trap."
"It’s alright, the wound is almost healed."
"My fault, barely resting for two hours a day, even if I think of you, my heart is willing, but my strength falls short."
Shen Hua’s arrogant composure stopped.
She felt that Cui Yun was playing the victim. But upon careful observation, there indeed was a tinge of cyan under the young man’s eyes.
No doubt, these days have not been easy for him.
Undoubtedly, Cui Yun is a man who handles big issues. The girl’s perspective is far too narrow, fussing over minor matters of affection, yet deep down she also understands that in this matter, Cui Yun has not wronged her.
She awkwardly tugged at her handkerchief, "Where are you hurt?"
"On the forearm, it’s nothing serious."
Shen Hua understood.
She was about to continue being relentless.
Cui Yun: "It’s not fatal."
Shen Hua: ...
The girl felt somewhat uncomfortable. She even began to reflect.
But she stiffened her neck, stubborn as a dead duck.
"Even if it’s official business, visiting the brothel and spending money on other prostitutes is wrong."
"You come here every day. You might as well settle down here."
Saying so, she straightened her back and argued righteously.
"All along the way, what I heard the most was how much Young Master Yang spent yesterday to make a beauty smile, how much today, and how much he is prepared to spend tomorrow."
"I reckon, Qin Chu Pavilion might as well worship you as the god of fortune."
"It’s not about spending silver."
Cui Yun slightly smiled, "I always make the Third Prince pay back several times over."
He’s having a tough time, and Ji Teng should not expect to have it easy either.
Allowing Ji Teng’s marital home to be troubled and the couple to be disharmonious, he would not be merciful.
"That..."
"Miss Shen."
He interrupted.
"Since you’ve had dinner, then you should go back."
Shen Hua indicated she hadn’t argued enough.
"Where have you been staying these days?"
"Tongji Inn."
Cui Yun walked up to her, and the girl sat still.
"The inn has many people and mixed eyes, better go to the house I bought."
He slightly exerted strength, pulling Shen Hua into his arms.
Before Shen Hua could resist, he whispered.
"Have you seen the painting on the wall?"
Shen Hua felt uneasy.
She naturally did not remember, "What painting? I didn’t notice."
Cui Yun didn’t know whether to believe her or not.
"Alright."
"Then you go and choose, pick the one you like."
"Why should I choose?" Shen Hua flared up.
"Then let’s take them all."
"Right, you’ve always said you don’t mind many, not picky."
Cui Yun’s gaze turned profound. He chuckled softly, his words making Shen Hua unconsciously tighten her legs.
"That’s going to tire me out."
"No rush, we’ll try them out one by one later."
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