Volume 1 ◆ The Palace in Chaos 041 Succession and Last Words

  "You..." seemed to be somewhat annoyed, slightly tilting her head, turning away her face, but on that white jade-like face appeared a hint of abnormal flush, which was even more enchanting under the bright moonlight.

  "Hahaha......" He burst out laughing, teasing this guy was really fun!

  "Are you free?" The smile's sarcastic tone was naturally detected, the abnormal flush on his face faded away, and his complexion had cooled down once again.

  She stretched her waist, patted his shoulder: "Forget it, you want others to tease me, I'm not in the mood! When we have time, let's sneak out of the palace and have some fun, how about that?" For some reason, when she was with him, she felt inexplicably happy, even the annoying feeling from the shallow memories of that time was forgotten by half.

  As soon as he spoke, he calmed down, and the air around him also became a bit chilly.

  She didn't think much of it, he didn't believe her, she had known for a long time, and opened her mouth on her own initiative: "Alright, that's settled! When I've saved up enough silver and have the funds to go out and play, I'll take you out to clear your mind. Being cooped up in this pear garden all the time will suffocate you!"

  Suddenly, he leaned his head forward again: "This handsome guy, I forgot to ask you a question. Do people who do gig work usually have money?"

  The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, wondering if he had money, couldn't ask directly? Generally, people who do guarantees don't have money. After thinking about it, he opened his mouth with a bit of malice: "None." People who do guarantees indeed don't have money, but he actually has a lot of money, he just wants to know what her reaction would be if he said he didn't have any!

  "No wonder! No wonder!" He patted his shoulder again.

  No wonder! No wonder what?

  "No wonder you can't see it, turns out it's because of poverty!" Laughing and sighing, suddenly feeling a sense of solidarity with fellow drifters.

  "Cough...cough..." A slender hand stretched out and placed on the bridge of his nose, coughing a few times. Is it because he's poor that he can't be seen?

  "What's wrong? Isn't it? I also haven't had money recently, no money means can't cook a small meal, hungry but nothing to eat, sigh... I'm so hungry that my eyes are blurry, you're the same as me, right?"

  "What's 'starting a small fire'?" Why did she say those words, but didn't even understand them herself? Could it be that after staying in the Pear Garden for so long, she really doesn't know what the outside world is like anymore? She let out a soft laugh and said nothing... If she was hungry, couldn't she just use her skills to sneak into the imperial kitchen and steal some food? After all, he had been dragged along with her to commit thievery that day.

  "What are you laughing at?" She stared at him with wide eyes, and that one smile almost made her nosebleed! If his speaking voice was as melodious as a song in the clouds, then his laughter was beyond description by any beautiful words. And that face like white jade, under a faint smile, made the stars in the sky lose their color, and the moonlight seemed to be his accompaniment.

  Did he smile? He smiled? A bit dazed...

  He was stunned, and Su Jinping also laughed: "I didn't expect that you would laugh too...it's not in vain..." It wasn't in vain for her to come and tease him when she had nothing better to do! She only said half of it, but didn't finish, some things, if said clearly, would be worse.

  Listening to her speak, he didn't have half a mind to open his mouth again. Today, he was really too abnormal. This kind of self made him feel somewhat strange.

  "Right, I won't be here tomorrow!" She seemed to have been promoted and became a palace sweeper!

  Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she felt a little empty inside. She was not here, where was she going? Then, also calmly, it seemed like clouds coming and going, where to go, what did it have to do with him?

  "I'm going to the imperial study to sweep, because today I accidentally knocked over the emperor's dog while eating pears! I was appointed as a sweeper in front of the emperor, and I have to go to the entrance of the imperial study to sweep. Although the pay is higher there, the risk is also greater. As the saying goes, 'to follow a king is like following a tiger', if one day I don't come to see you at night, it means I'm dead, don't worry about me." Suddenly she felt some regret, it seemed that her life was more important than money, why did she agree to this?!

  Her mouth twitched slightly, was this her last words? If one day she didn't come at night, did that mean she's dead? Was she saying that if she were still alive, she would come every day?

  Suddenly, she excitedly grabbed his hand: "I only have you as a friend in this place, I'm telling you, I still have 97 taels of silver hidden under the maple tree behind Jingren Palace, covered with dry leaves. If that dog emperor beheads me, you go get my inheritance, buy more paper money, and burn incense in front of my grave, got it?"

  Her eyes twitched slightly, this woman... did she even know what she was saying?

  "With difficulty, he pulled his hand outwards: 'Miss, be careful.'"

  "I'm not heavy!" He said reflexively, and he couldn't help but want to slap himself! What kind of answer was that?

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, his eyes twitched again.

  He loosened his grip on her hand and felt that he had been overly sentimental today. He stood up, patted the dust off his buttocks: "I'll send you back."

  "It's all right, I..."

  "Too much talk!" was coldly interrupted, and he was dragged away.

  Then, there was silence. He walked slowly, and she followed beside him. Suddenly, a woman's brain twitched, and she turned her head with a frown: "Tell me, does this count as an affair?"

  As soon as he spoke, his footsteps obviously stumbled a few times, his good-looking eyebrows furrowed, and he tilted his head in some incredulity.

  "Uh..." Su Jinping also wanted to slap herself at this moment, awkwardly coughing a few times, "Cough, I mean, is this considered a secret meeting or... a date?" Secret meeting seemed to have some negative connotations too.

  Suppressing the strong urge to twitch at the corner of his mouth, he opened his mouth faintly: "It shouldn't count."

  The woman scratched her head and also reacted: "Oh, right, a date refers to couples, we're not yet!" With tears streaming down her face in her heart, what did she ask him?! Those who didn't know would think he had feelings for her after hearing this! Oh! The rice cake seller!

  She glanced at his calm face with a slanted gaze, and there was no unusual color on it, so she calmed down a bit. Suddenly, she thought of something: "Your face has healed quickly." In the past few days, she had been busy rehearsing and hadn't come to see him. Yesterday, when they were having a barbecue together, she hadn't even noticed.

  This time, he didn't hear him respond.

  She arrived at the door of the house, but Su Jinping didn't seem to want to go back. She just quietly followed him. Suddenly, she remembered something - Shallow Memory had taken her bed, and she never liked sleeping with others anyway. There weren't any extra bedding in the room to make a pallet on the floor either... so where was she going to sleep tonight?

  A slender white hand stretched out, gently pushing open the door. After walking a few steps, she suddenly heard a woman's voice coming from behind her: "How about I stay here tonight?"

  "Bang!" His foot accidentally tripped over the stool, and his footsteps stumbled a few times. A black line appeared on the corner of her forehead, did she know what she was saying?

  Digression

  That will is also mine. If one day I don't update and you guys haven't seen a leave notice, then I'm dead, don't think about it... Wipe away tears...