Chapter 608: Be prepared for danger in times of peace (12)
"What did this Tongzhi Gao do wrong? Why is he tied up like this?"
"Why is the prefect still being so respectful to that young man?"
"Miss Gao, is it impossible to find a husband in this colorful building?"
"Of course I can't confess. Mr. Gao has been arrested."
"..."
After listening to some gossip, Sui Zhao left. The Mingchasi secretly collected evidence before taking action, and if there was sufficient evidence, they would succeed.
It's nothing more than that Tongzhi Gao has done something corrupt again, and Shen Siwei should now be interrogated in the provincial prison.
At dusk, there was another knock on the door of the inn. Shuang Xu went to open the door, saw the person coming, and said, "Master Shen, please come in."
Shen Siwei nodded and walked inside.
Sui Zhao was reading a book of strange stories that he had bought not long ago. When he heard the voice, he looked up at him.
Shen Siwei put the oil-paper bag in his hand on the table and said, "I brought food for the girl."
"What girl? What do you want to call me?" Sui Zhao looked at him with a smile.
He pursed his lips, "An An."
"Why did you bring me food?"
Shen Siwei stared at her with his dark eyes, "I want to bring it to you."
Shuang Xu glanced at them and tried his best to make himself invisible, acting as a human screen with no sense of existence.
"Oh, thank you." Sui Zhao walked to the table and sat down.
Shen Siwei breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately she didn't ask why he wanted to bring it to her.
But she asked, "Didn't you say before that you were short of money and went hunting in the mountains? How come you have money to buy me food now?"
Shen Siwei's expression was unnatural for a moment, but he still said honestly: "I'm not short of money. I want to see His Highness. Hunting is an excuse."
Listening to his words, Sui Zhao's heart beat faster.
She suppressed the corners of her lips that were about to rise, looked at him for a while, and finally decided not to "embarrass" him anymore. It would be bad to scare him away again.
Sui Zhao took out the five-spice beef jerky from the oil paper bag and asked, "Shen Luyuan, do you want to eat it?"
"Don't eat."
"Then you drink tea."
"Ah."
Sui Zhao tasted a piece and said, "It tastes better than the one I bought in Lizhou."
Shen Siwei looked at her from the mist of tea, and looked at her in a daze.
She tilted her head, was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Shen Siwei, you peeked at me."
"No."
"there is nothing?"
He poured her a cup of tea without replying.
Sui Zhao didn't try to get to the bottom of the matter. He also wanted to save face, so he just stood up and sat next to him.
Seeing her approaching, Shen Siwei's body tensed up.
She seemed to be unaware of it, picked up a piece of dried meat and handed it to him, "Are you really not going to eat it? It's delicious, just have a piece."
Shen Siwei stared at her for a moment, thinking that she was really going too far, so he lowered his head and bit off the dried meat in her hand.
His warm breath fell on the back of his hand, and Sui Zhao pulled his hand back in fright.
Shen Siwei looked up at her, a smile flashing across his eyes.
I thought she was so bold.
Shuang Xu turned her back. This was not something she should see or hear, but she couldn't leave the young lady and a stranger alone in the room.
Sui Zhao coughed and glanced at him.
Shen Siwei looked calm as he slowly chewed the jerky in his mouth and gave a fair evaluation: "It has a moderate toughness and a good taste."
Seeing that she didn't say anything, he brought the tea opposite to her. Sui Zhao glanced at him again, picked up the tea and took a sip.
"When will we leave Fengzhou?"
Sui Zhao brought the chair and sat down a little further away from him, "It depends on my mood. If I'm in a good mood, I'll stay longer. If I'm not in a good mood, I might go back tomorrow."
Seeing her busy moving around, Shen Siwei took a sip of tea and asked, "What will make me feel better?"
She didn't answer but asked, "Do you want me to stay longer?"
He didn't shy away from her gaze, "Yeah."
"Since you wish me so much, I will stay a little longer. It was you who asked me to stay a little longer."
"Yeah." Shen Siwei couldn't help but curl up a smile at the corner of his lips, but quickly suppressed it.
She moved her chair closer and observed his expression, "Did you smile just now?"
"Yeah." He lowered his eyes, "Is Your Highness the Princess so enthusiastic towards everyone?"
Sui Zhao felt that his tone seemed to have lowered a little, but he still bit back: "Why are you accusing me? Do I look like the kind of person who would pick on anyone I see?"
The fragrance of her body drifted to his nose from a distance. Shen Siwei shook his head and continued drinking tea.
"Shen Luyuan, you are rude." Sui Zhao became bolder and continued to tease him.
Shen Siwei raised his head, a hint of doubt in his dark eyes.
"I'm talking to you, why don't you look at me?"
"As long as Your Highness doesn't tease me." His eyes were fixed on her face, and when he met her smiling eyes, he couldn't help but look away.
There's absolutely nothing we can do about her.
"Look at you, you called His Highness again."
"An'an."
"hold head high."
Shen Siwei curled his fingers and took another sip of tea.
Sui Zhao ate another piece of dried meat, wiped his hands with a wet handkerchief, and then sat across from him, staring at him with his black and white eyes, "Why did you drink so much tea?"
Shen Siwei was silent for a moment, not thinking of what to say to her, so he just said, "Yeah."
"What are you talking about?" She laughed. "You're answering a question that doesn't really concern you. You're quite interesting."
Shen Siwei's tense expression softened a little.
Is he interesting? She is the only one who thinks so.
"Don't you know what to say to me?"
"Ah."
"Then I'll say it, just agree. I quite like talking."
"Okay." After finishing a cup of tea, Shen Siwei went to pour another one, but he paused as he thought of something.
Would she find him too boring? She found him interesting now, but what about in the future?
There are so many men who can talk and make her happy. She may be attracted to him temporarily, but what about in the long run?
"What's the matter?" Seeing him stop moving, Sui Zhao was puzzled.
Shen Siwei suppressed the worries that surged in his heart and shook his head, "Nothing."
"Okay, where do you live?"
"I rented a remote courtyard in Xishi."
"So are you busy these days?"
"After these two busy days, I'm not busy anymore."
"I'll come find you in a few days."
"I'll just come find you." Shen Siwei looked at her and said seriously, "It's too chaotic over there."
After he finished speaking, he paused and added: "So that you don't have to go in vain, I'll come to you when I'm not busy."
"Then it's settled."
"Ah."
It was completely dark, Shen Siwei stood up and said goodbye, "I'm leaving, close the doors and windows before you go to sleep."
"Okay." Sui Zhao saw him out, "Will you come tomorrow?"
"Come." Shen Siwei lowered his eyes and looked at the little girl who was more than a head shorter than him. Seeing her looking up at him, he couldn't help but raise his hand to rub her head, "Come at dusk tomorrow."
Sui Zhao's eyes widened slightly, and when he saw the tenderness on his face, he finally curved his eyes towards him.
Shen Siwei controlled himself and moved his gaze away from her face, then went downstairs and left.
Back in the courtyard, he pulled Quan Ling over with a stern face, and stared at him for a long time with his dark and deep eyes.
Quan Ling was so nervous when he looked at her, "Sir, why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?"