usatvline Chapter 483 Carpe Diem
Chapter 483 Carpe Diem
Xu Xinshu whispered, "What are you standing there for? Sit down."
"Do you think you can make the prince like you just by standing there? It will only make more people laugh at you!"
As Cheng Hui, who had already been granted marriage, it would have been fine for her to not care about the prince's favoritism towards someone else, but she acted like this.
Xu Chengzhou was pulled to sit down, looking listless. He lowered his head and muttered, "Obviously, I also work in the East Palace, and I often see her."
"I thought she liked me, why does she like someone else now?"
Seeing her son's deep affection, Xu Lanqi could only comfort him, "Maybe... it's not that I don't like you anymore."
Xu Chengzhu looked up.
Seeing that this was helpful, Xu Lanqi continued: "The prince should still like you, but he also likes someone else at the same time."
The young boy didn't understand how he could like two people at the same time, and looked confused.
Xu Lanqi had no choice but to explain: "Just like your father likes your mother, he also likes your aunt."
Mrs. Xu said from behind: "Oh, really?"
Xu Lanqi turned around and winked at her.
Seeing that his son seemed to be in deep thought, he looked better than when he was distracted just now.
Mrs. Xu swallowed her words of complaint and glared at Xu Lanqi fiercely.
I'll settle the score with you when I get back!
Xu Lanqi felt a numbness on his back.
He just wanted to comfort the bastard boy, what did he do wrong!
Compared to Xu Lanqi who was wholeheartedly focused on her son, Xu Xinshu's mood was much more complicated.
She supported her face with her arms and stared at Bei Jingchu on the podium without blinking.
In recent years, she has been studying farming in various parts of Dai Viet. When she rarely comes to the capital to visit her family, she finds that the current situation has changed dramatically.
That child...also turned into a playboy that she despised.
After the banquet, Bei Hua showed the gift lists from each family and praised them with a lot of compliments.
"When you were in power, these people would go to great lengths to send you gifts during festivals."
"The valuable ones are just ordinary ones. They have to be exquisite and rare, and there are only a few of them in the world."
"Now, gifts like this golden bowl with a double-winged lotus pattern and this box of oriental pearls are so ordinary."
Bei Jingchu held the golden bowl that Bei Huan disliked and said, "I...I think it's pretty good."
“Does it matter if it’s unique or not? As long as it’s valuable, that’s fine.”
Bei Hua: "...Vague!"
"Yeah, I'm tacky."
Bei Jingchu stretched out her finger and casually flicked the golden bowl, making a hole.
Bei Hua: "...get out of the way."
Alas, my cousin is becoming more and more irritable.
But after thinking about the amount of work he had given her, Bei Jingchu decided to forgive her and left with her little golden bowl.
Seeing how good her temper is, she is simply the best boss in the world!
The next day, Wuyuan welcomed a guest, Xu Xinshu, who had just returned from the border.
This was the agricultural tycoon originally recognized by the system.
She must have been exposed to the sun too much. Not only is she darker, but the wrinkles and freckles on her face also make her look much older than other ladies of the same age.
But Xu Xinshu didn't care. She was even too lazy to put on makeup. She even kept her hair simple, just casually tied with a wooden hairpin.
As soon as she came in, Bei Jingchu knelt down in front of her and said, "No need to be polite," and smiled, "Sister Xu just came back and it was my birthday, so she sent me a letter to visit and agreed to welcome you today."
"Sister Xu has loved me since I was a child, so I hope she won't mind."
At this point, Bei Jingchu remembered something, and the smile on her lips became more genuine.
"Logically speaking, Ah Zhou will be my heir from now on, so calling you sister would mess up the generations."
"But I've been used to calling him Gu since I was a child, and I'm too lazy to change it. After all, Ah Zhou came later."
Xu Xinshu sat down, a little surprised.
"Your Highness, do you still remember your childhood?"
She was away from home all year round and seldom came back to Beijing. After a few years, Bei Jingchu looked so different that she could hardly recognize her. She must have felt unfamiliar with her.
Now she says she still remembers things from her childhood, and that sense of alienation has faded a lot.
Bei Jingchu nodded, "I remember, when Sister Xu was in the palace, I would give you red envelopes during the New Year."
Recalling how the prince looked when he was white and plump, she could still hear what was in her heart at that time.
The baby's head never stops talking. He's a chatterbox.
Unlike now...behind the controlled mask, she could no longer guess what she was thinking.
The other child, on the other hand, had everything written all over his face.
Xu Xinshu probed, "I heard from my brother that Ah Zhou is deeply in love with you. I wonder what Your Highness thinks of him."
"I have also been betrayed before, and I have never married and have no children. I don't want my nephew to become a sad person too."
Bei Jingchu paused for a moment while twisting the Buddhist beads, and replied, "Of course it was the inheritance granted by His Majesty. What can you think?"
There is no need to ask anymore. The imperial decree is hard to disobey. I can only say that Zhu'er has given his true love to the wrong person in this life.
But Xu Xinshu had not finished what she wanted to say. She paused and spoke before Bei Jingchu was about to continue the greeting.
"Your Highness, I have watched you grow up since you were a child."
"I know I am not qualified to preach to Your Highness, but I really don't want to see the child I once held in my arms and gave him New Year's money go astray."
"Why did you ignore the government affairs and indulge in drunkenness and extravagance when I returned to Beijing this time?"
Bei Jingchu opened her mouth, but the desire to explain was instantly suppressed.
The mask that was torn bit by bit was closed again in an instant, and the corners of the lips showed a frivolous and indulgent smile again.
She collapsed, leaning against the armrest like a boneless person, and replied, "Of course, the vanity is becoming more and more dazzling. I am just an ordinary person after all. I have been working so hard in the past, and it is rare for me to take a break. But I don't want to leave this place of beauty and luxury anymore."
She even advised: "Sister Xu, don't work too hard. You have been busy for so many years, it's time for you to enjoy yourself. Why don't you try to live a happy life with me?"
With this appearance, and a few dark circles under his eyes, he was almost no different from those playboys Xu Xinshu had met before.
She was angry and said, "But your highness has worked so hard in the past, is it going to be ruined for a moment of pleasure?"
Bei Jingchu shrugged, "Just work hard, there's no end to your efforts."
“Even if I work until I grow old and die, will I be done with my work?”
She looked stubborn and called out, "Changyan, bring some good wine and food, and call some actors and dancers."
"Sister Xu, life is short, so enjoy it while you can~"
"Sister Xu, you haven't seen a male striptease, right? The people here are very familiar with this song."
Xu Xinshu was so angry that she left.
Thinking of her last words before she left: "Your Highness, if you are still so unmotivated, you can't blame His Majesty for liking the King of Qin more now."
Bei Jingchu put her legs on the table, her eyes blank and without any image.
The Buddhist beads in my hand were twisted and turned one by one, and my mind gradually became calm.
Today is just a small part of our journey. We still have a long way to go.