HLnovel Chapter 141 This Time It’s For You
Chapter 141 This Time It’s For You
The prince heard the emperor and the woman's voices, frowned, and said to Guo Baocai: "Since my father is busy, I will come back another day!"
"Yes! Farewell to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" said Guo Baocai.
After watching the prince leave, Guo Bao listened to the laughter inside and wondered what had happened to his majesty. There were many prettier concubines than Concubine Xin in the harem, so why did he choose to favor a palace maid of lowly status recently and even promoted her rank out of the ordinary?
But since he is a eunuch, there is no point in thinking about these things.
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The affairs of the imperial court have no impact on the common people. At most, they are discussed in private, and after the discussion, nothing happens.
Cheng Wenwen also runs her dessert shop as usual. As the business of the dessert shop gets better and better, there are more and more big orders. Now many wealthy families will order their cakes for birthday parties, so the shop is getting busier and busier. For a while, the shop can no longer support such a large order.
Cheng Wenwen felt that it was time to consider expansion, so she went to discuss it with Sister Gao, who also thought it was feasible.
"But we don't have that much money to buy another shop right now."
Land in the capital is very expensive, so buying a shop is no small matter.
Sister Gao said, "At worst, we can rent a small shop first. After all, we have a reputation. Otherwise, we really can't handle it with one store. When we make more money, we can buy a shop and feel more at ease."
Cheng Wenwen thought about it and nodded: "Then let's do as Sister Gao says! Let's go check out the shops tomorrow."
"it is good!"
After the two men had discussed the matter, they went back to rest.
However, when Cheng Wenwen returned home today, before she even entered the house, she suddenly heard that the house seemed to be very lively, and Qi Xing and Qi Qi's laughter was very cheerful.
Cheng Wenwen thought that Qi Xing and Qi Qi were playing some game with Zhou Yaozhen.
As a result, when I walked into the yard, I saw Zhou Yaozhen and Lu Zhong sitting under the eaves playing with ants, as if they had been abandoned.
Cheng Wenwen walked over and asked them: "What are you doing here? Why don't you go inside and play?"
Zhou Yaozhen was very straightforward and said, "Qi Xing and Qi Qi's father is back, so he won't play with us anymore. It's boring!"
"Daddy?" Cheng Wenwen was stunned for a moment, then she realized it was Qi Shuo!
Qi Shuo is back?
"Qi Xing and Qi Qi don't want to play with me, Sister Cheng, you play with me!"
Cheng Wenwen didn't listen to Zhou Yaozhen's complaints and quickened her pace into the house.
Sure enough, Qi Shuo was seen sitting on a chair, holding two children, and occasionally responding to Madam Cheng's words.
More than half a month had passed since he was escorted to the capital and glanced at Qi Shuo from afar on the street.
He seemed to have suffered a little during the past half month, but he looked fine, so he should not have been punished, right?
Cheng Wenwen took two steps forward and greeted him: "General, you're back! Are you okay?"
Qi Shuo looked at Cheng Wenwen with deep and fiery eyes. He had often missed Cheng Wenwen these days. Now that he saw her, the feeling in his heart became stronger. He wanted to hug her, touch her, and get closer to her.
However, they no longer have any relationship and she cannot allow him to get close to her.
Qi Shuo nodded and said to Cheng Wenwen: "I'm fine. How about you? You look a little tired!"
Cheng Wenwen said: "I'm fine, I was just looking at the account books at night, so I was a little tired."
Cheng Wenwen has basically been in charge of the account book. After all, they are going to open a branch now and need to cut unnecessary expenses, so she feels more at ease if she does the accounting herself.
Although it was tiring, it was okay. She felt it was worth it as long as she gained something.
Qi Shuo felt a little sorry for her, but he also admired her strength, and said, "You must take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself. Tell me if you have any difficulties!"
Cheng Wenwen shook her head: "It's not difficult. General, don't worry, I'm fine. But you, these days are..."
Cheng Wenwen looked at Qi Xing and Qi Qi, and asked politely: "How have you been these days? Are you tired?"
Qi Shuo shook his head: "Everything is fine."
"That's good!"
Cheng Wenwen felt relieved, walked to the opposite side of him and sat down. She seemed to have a lot of questions in her mind, but she felt it was inappropriate for a moment. After all, they had already separated and they had not known each other for a long time.
Qi Shuo looked at her out of the corner of his eye and thought the same thing in his heart. Although they were not too close half a year ago, they were not as close as they are now.
Old Madam Cheng noticed the subtle atmosphere between the two and called Qi Xing and Qi Qi, saying, "Xiao Xing, Xiao Qi, go out with grandma and see what delicious food is cooked in the kitchen."
Qi Qi shook her head: "I don't want to go, I want to be with Daddy."
Qi Xing was a man of good sense. He pulled Qi Qi off Qi Shuo and said, "Let's go see what the kitchen has cooked to nourish Dad."
Qi Qi was a little reluctant at first, but after hearing what her brother said, she nodded and said, "Okay! Let's go to the kitchen and ask them to make something delicious to nourish Dad."
Old Mrs. Cheng smiled and said, "Good boy, let's go!"
Afterwards, only Qi Shuo and Cheng Wenwen were left in the room. They both knew that this was Madam Cheng giving them space to be alone.
But suddenly being together like this made me feel a little uncomfortable.
Cheng Wenwen thought about it and asked Qi Shuo: "Have you found out everything about this incident?"
Cheng Wenwen didn't understand much about the court's affairs, but she felt that Qi Shuo was not the kind of person who was eager to gain fame and advance, so he should not be wronged in this matter.
Qi Shuo nodded and said, "Don't worry, I have checked everything out. I will be fine. I was just demoted one rank. It won't be a big deal."
Cheng Wenwen nodded: "That's good."
"It's just that I can't stay in the capital for long. I will return to Shanzhou soon. You..."
Qi Shuo looked up at him, not disguising his emotions, and asked her, "Are you willing to go back with me?"
When Qi Shuo goes back, he doesn't know when he will see her again, or maybe he will never see her again. He has always liked Cheng Wenwen and doesn't want to miss her.
After hearing this, Cheng Wenwen was just stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I still have business in the capital. If I have time in the future, I will go to Shanzhou to play again."
Qi Shuo understood, but she still refused, and he felt very disappointed.
But thinking about it, I have no idea where to go in the future, and it would not be good for her to follow me, so I could only nod and say, "Okay, you should be well in the future."
"Will do!"
Cheng Wenwen felt inexplicably melancholy, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Now that you're out today, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll go to the kitchen and ask them to make something delicious."
Qi Shuo nodded, then watched her go away, with a look of loneliness in his eyes.
Cheng Wenwen was about to go to the kitchen when she saw someone coming into the yard. It was Zhou Wenguang who came to pick up Zhou Yaozhen.
Zhou Wenguang walked in, saw Cheng Wenwen, and called her, "Miss Cheng!"
Zhou Wenguang walked in and handed Cheng Wenwen a box.
Cheng Wenwen was a little stunned: "This is..."
Could it be some other medicinal herb?
Zhou Wenguang has sent nourishing herbs to Old Madam Cheng several times these days, and Old Madam Cheng also likes him.
But Zhou Wenguang shook his head this time and said, "No, this time it's for you, open it and take a look!"
"mine?"