frightfiction Chapter 651 Who asked you?
Chapter 651 Who asked you?
Nian Susu was completely defeated by him.
"Just wait, the Queen's sister-in-law will find someone to play with you."
Qin Wenyuan looked at her expectantly and had no objection.
Nian Susu asked him to wait there while he searched all over Zhongling Palace before he saw Zhihua and Jingzhe catching cicadas under a tree in the backyard.
The task of playing with Qin Wenyuan fell on the two of them.
Returning to the inner corridor of the front hall, Nian Susu found Qin Wenyuan asleep on her recliner, with a calm face, even breathing, and a deep sleep.
"I heard that the Fifth Prince's daily workload is twice that of an ordinary apprentice. The task is so arduous that he must have begged the Grand Tutor for a long time to get a day off." Zhihua's face was full of "heartache".
Jingzhe carefully observed Qin Wenyuan's tired face and couldn't help but sigh, "How come you look so old at such a young age? The dark circles under your eyes are even darker than mine."
If he hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed it. But now that I look carefully, I can see that he really has dark circles under his eyes.
Nian Susu's mind moved, and a question came to his mind: Why did Qin Junyu arrange so many courses for Qin Wenyuan? The study pressure is comparable to that of college entrance examination candidates! Even if you want to train him to be a successor, there is no need to be so anxious, right? He is only thirteen years old, still a child!
She smacked her lips and shook her head, and decided to go find Qin Junyu and have a good talk with him.
Jingzhe and Zhihua stayed in Zhongling Palace to accompany Qin Wenyuan, while Nian Susu went out alone.
Strangely, Qin Junyu was neither in the Yangxin Palace nor in the Imperial Study. Nian Susu met Lin Shoude in the Qinian Palace and asked him, only to find out that Qin Junyu had gone to the Eastern Palace.
He did not bring any guards with him, nor did he allow anyone to follow him. The news was originally kept secret, and Lin Shoude was able to know about it thanks to Nian Susu.
Qin Junyu was worried that Nian Susu would be anxious if he couldn't find him during the time he was away, so he told Lin Shoude and asked him to convey the message.
But he didn't expect that Nian Susu, who hadn't taken the initiative to look for him for a month, actually came to look for him on this day. It was an accident that he had predicted.
As Nian Susu walked towards the Eastern Palace, he thought: What is Qin Junyu going to the Eastern Palace for?
Soon, an answer came to her mind.
——The study room in the East Palace.
Nian Susu waited for two hours, from dawn to dusk, and finally, with a "click", the mechanism rang.
She still sat behind the desk without moving, playing with the wolf-hair brush that he often used when he was in the Eastern Palace.
Since he ascended the throne, the East Palace has retained its original appearance, but few people come here and the things are no longer used. Although people are sent to clean it every day, it still lacks the vitality of the past.
The passage out of the palace is behind the bookshelf, and the desk is in front of the bookshelf. Nian Susu sits with his back to the bookshelf.
The bookshelf was pushed open, and Qin Junyu saw the person on the chair at a glance. There was no light in the room, but he still recognized her in the dim environment.
"Lingling, why are you here?" he asked with a smile, but his laughter was obviously weak.
After closing the bookshelf, he walked to her side and wanted to hold her hand, but she cleverly avoided him. The moment his hand reached out, Nian Susu put the wolf hair brush in his hand back into the pen holder and stood up.
"where did you go?"
Being in the dark, both of them could only see each other's expressions with the help of the dim moonlight. It was this insecure environment that made people even more nervous.
"I..." Qin Junyu raised his eyebrows and looked out the window, "I went back to Tianxuan Villa to deal with something. It happened suddenly, so I didn't have time to tell you."
After that, he added: "I just left the palace during the day. I didn't expect you to come to see me during this time."
In fact, Nian Susu was not angry with him, she was just unhappy that he was hiding something from her, especially the matter of Tianxuan Villa. If he was going to do something that would put his life in danger again, how could she feel at ease?
She lowered her eyes, looking unhappy.
Qin Junyu was anxious. He walked around the desk and approached her, holding her hand. "Lingling, I really didn't mean to hide it from you." His voice softened a little, with a bit of grievance: "Last time, you said you didn't like going to Tianxuan Villa, so I didn't take you this time. And it's not a difficult matter. I'll be back as soon as I deal with it."
Nian Susu's expression improved a little, but he was still frowning, "You didn't lie to me?"
"Of course." Qin Junyu's attitude was sincere and he didn't seem to be lying.
Only then did Nian Susu no longer care about the fact that he had waited for him for two hours.
The two walked back to the Qinian Temple hand in hand.
Qin Junyu suddenly remembered that there was something very important that he had not told her yet.
He was both anxious and terrified, fearing that she would not believe him.
"Lingling, I asked Miss Qiu...Qiu to sleep with me that day because you were close to her, not because I had any other feelings for her."
"And I didn't do anything. We even slept in separate beds. From the time Lin Shoude brought her in until she left, I didn't touch her once."
"Really! You have to believe me!"
Nian Susu suppressed his smile, turned his face away slightly, and said sarcastically: "Who asked you?"
"You should have taken the initiative to explain even if you didn't ask me!" Qin Junyu was anxious again, "If you don't believe me, you can go ask Miss Qiu. She knows the most. You have a good relationship with her, so she will definitely not lie to you."
Nian Susu was too lazy to discuss this topic with him. Even if Qin Junyu didn't say it, she knew he didn't do anything.
This is a little unfair to Qiu Minjing, and it is unfair to those concubines who happily entered the harem but were not favored. But this is the way the world is, and women can never decide for themselves.
Even if they didn't enter the palace, they would be sent by their families for marriage alliances, and their lives would not necessarily be better than they are now.
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Although Qiu Minjing claimed to be ill and did not see guests, people still sent gifts to Qingya Pavilion, but she refused them all. As a result, rumors spread that she was self-righteous and looked down on the concubines who had never served the emperor. She became arrogant just because she was favored by the emperor. Qiu Minjing was speechless and could not express her grievances.
That night, Qin Junyu arrived at Zhongling Palace with a grand guard of honor.
Nian Susu was stunned when he saw Qin Junyu standing at the door of the bedroom.
She pulled him into the bedroom, closed the door, and asked, "No, why are you here again?"
Qin Junyu said as if it was a matter of course: "Didn't I let Miss Qiu sleep with me last time? This time it's your turn."
"No, you want everyone to be treated equally." Nian Susu said with equal confidence.
She didn't want to be scolded because of Qin Junyu.
The two men confronted each other for a quarter of an hour.
Qin Jun was defeated and returned to the Qinian Palace in disgrace with his guard of honor.
Lin Shoude was so terrified when he accompanied the emperor. The emperor's face was even darker than Bao Zheng's. The servants had to cover their necks and heads tightly.
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The next day, Nian Susu received news: the emperor left Zhongling Palace last night, and after returning to Qinian Palace, he summoned Qiu Changzai to sleep with him.
Nian Susu couldn't help but wonder if Qin Junyu had forgotten the names of the other concubines in the harem, as he had summoned Qiu Minjing twice in a row. It seemed that all her great principles of "treating everyone equally" were in vain.