Second minister and thief

Chu Linqiu saw that he cared for him in front of others and spared no effort to defend himself, so he became suspicious instead.Even though he knew that Xiao Cen had a crush on him from the beginning, he never imagined that this person would be able to do this.But since this is the case, he doesn't mind pushing the boat along the way and getting closer to him in front of outsiders.

So he relaxed his body and let Xiao Cen surround him, put his hands on his shoulders, and whispered in his ear, "No."

Xiao Cen: "..."

After a while, seeing Xiao Cen's expression turned ugly, he lazily added, "Thank you, Lord Marquis."

"..."

Afterwards, Xiao Cen once asked Chu Linqiu why he did this. Master Chu was leaning on the couch in an arty manner, holding a volume of scriptures and pretending to be concentrating on reading. After a long while, he spit out two words, "Instinct."

"Does Master Chu still dare to emphasize that he has committed all kinds of evil this time?"

"Master Hou misunderstood." Chu Linqiu was impassive, "The 'instinct' I mentioned is all because I thought of Master Hou."

It was for his own sake that he would save Mr. Next Zhou regardless of his health.

This cognition hit his heart hard like a hammer, making him not know what to say for a while.A little bit of struggle and bewilderment gradually appeared on his face, and even guilt.

But except for General Xiao himself, no one knew what he was guilty of.

Chu Linqiu didn't care, and didn't even look at his face.In fact, he has already sneaked out of his busy schedule today, and in less than a quarter of an hour, he has to go to the public office of the trial court alone to check the files.

Several adults died strangely, except for the hidden needle holes on the Tianling cover, they also had a strange fragrance from the corpses.What made him even more puzzled was that he seemed to have known this fragrance before, but he couldn't recall it for a while.

Chu Linqiu flexed his fingers, tapped his aching forehead, and got up from the beauty's couch.The domestic servant was considerate, fearing that he would be injured and would not be able to lie down, he even stuffed a lot of cushions behind him, but this is going to be the midsummer season, it's really exhausting.The sunlight outside makes people dizzy, let alone mention it.

So Xiao Cen once again proposed to go to the court together, but was sent back to the residence by Chu Linqiu with a few words.

Although the Dingnanhou mansion bestowed by the imperial court has everything you need, the owner doesn't need to worry too much, but the wedding is approaching, and it is deserted and there is no atmosphere, which is too unreasonable.

Marriage... This has always been a thorn in the hearts of the two of them. Now thinking of the scene and absurd state of mind on the day of receiving the decree, it even feels too unreal.

Xiao Cen admits that he has never been as thoughtful as Chu Linqiu in these matters, and sometimes he suspects that the reason why Chu Linqiu has been ill for a long time is largely due to too much worry.

After leaving the Chu Mansion, Xiao Cen did not listen to Chu Linqiu's words and went to the Dingnanhou Mansion to preside over the situation, but went around and went back to the Honghu Restaurant.There, his former friends would regularly hold a reception and poetry meeting every day.In the past, Xiao Cen was very disdainful of this, even if he participated, he would have to invite others three times and four times, and sent several posts to the mansion, but now he is very depressed and struggling, but he only wants to drink.

"Hey! What a rare visitor! Didn't the Marquis of Dingnan come here after smelling the jujube wine?" In the private room, the young man in red was reclining on the low couch and kicked off his moccasin boots. , Untied the jade belt again, and was squinting at this uninvited "guest".There was mist in his eyes, his cheeks were flushed, and there was still an unknown smile on the corner of his mouth, obviously he was slightly drunk.

Xiao Cen was never as knowledgeable as a drunk, so when he saw this, he just walked over, snatched the jar of wine from his arms, raised his head and drank it all without looking at it, and then threw the jar on the open space beside him.During the period, wine kept slipping down his neck and into his collar, but he didn't care, just raised his hand to wipe it away.

Such a bold and unrestrained approach naturally won applause from all the halls, but Xiao Cen couldn't be happy no matter what.His gloomy face infected other people, making the atmosphere in the private room inexplicably solemn, and the previous relaxation was swept away.

After a long time, someone tentatively asked, "Brother Yu, Brother Yu heard that you were in the same room with that Chu thief, entered and exited together, is it true?"

Xiao Cen hooked the corners of his lips, obviously smiling, but it was uglier than crying, "Of course."

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