novelaction Chapter 179 Deep Love
Chapter 179 Deep Love
"You're really sharp-eyed this time!" Zhuang Mingxu teased his friend.
Chen Pengju smiled cheekily and said, "That's right, I'm not completely blind either."
"Then go back and tell your mother what happened today. Although your family has many daughters, not all of them are good. If you really want to get close to Miss Sheng, remember to bring those with pure hearts. I don't think Miss Sheng is someone who can be fooled easily."
Zhuang Mingxu patted his friend's shoulder earnestly, reminding him, "Don't try to get too close and end up annoying him. That would be more trouble than it's worth!"
"Okay, I'll listen to Axu." Chen Pengju replied with a smile.
After chatting, the two turned around and left.
Jin Chu followed Su Cheng'an all the way to the center of Youyun City, in the direction of Dingbei Palace. In just half an hour, they saw the tall and upright gate tower of the palace.
After walking a few dozen steps, I heard footsteps coming closer. It turned out to be several guards from the mansion going out to do some business.
When the sturdy man in the lead saw Su Cheng'an coming with a girl and a horse, his face first showed joy, but then he was stunned.
The prince is back, and he has brought a young girl with him!
It was normal for the prince to come back, but what was unusual was that the prince, who had never been interested in women, actually took the initiative to bring a girl back!
If the prince and princess knew about this, I wonder how happy they would be.
Thinking of this, he whispered a few words to a young guard behind him. The guard nodded, turned around and rushed towards the palace not far away.
He quickly stepped forward and bowed to Su Cheng'an, saying, "Your humble servant greets the Crown Prince. Congratulations on your safe return."
Su Cheng'an nodded slightly and said, "Well, go and get busy!"
The guards said yes in unison and left the two of them.
After the team walked away, the two men stepped forward again, only to hear another rustling sound of footsteps coming from the mansion, and several maids and a woman rushing out from the corner gate.
The old woman was about fifty years old, wearing an ochre dress. Her half-white hair was tied into a neat bun at the back of her head with hair oil. She looked energetic.
When she saw Su Cheng'an not far away, a smile appeared on the old woman's face. When her eyes moved to Jin Chu, the smile on her face became even bigger.
Su Cheng'an called out to the old woman, "Mother Chen, why are you here?"
"The princess heard that the prince had returned, so she asked this old servant to come out and greet him." Mother Chen responded to Su Cheng'an, but her eyes were fixed on Jinchu like nails. "Who is this girl?"
Su Chengan smiled indifferently at Mother Chen's perfunctory tone: "Mother Chen, this is Ah Jin, it's me..."
Before he could finish his words, Jin Chu suddenly pulled his sleeve. Su Cheng'an immediately realized that Jin Chu was reminding him to be more careful with his words!
He glanced at the girl beside him with aggrieved look, and turned his head contentedly at Jin Chu's slightly apologetic gaze.
This scene was seen by Mother Chen, who was old but not blind, and the smile on her face became even wider.
Su Cheng'an looked at Mother Chen and continued, "Ajin has helped me many times and is a friend I value very much."
"I understand." Mother Chen's face was full of smiles. "Such a pretty girl, the princess will definitely like her when she sees her."
"I don't deserve your praise from my mother. Today, I am honored by the prince's kindness. I am sorry for disturbing you by entering the mansion without permission..."
Before Jinchu could finish her polite words, Mother Chen smiled and took her hand: "Young lady, you are very polite. You have helped our prince before, and you are familiar with him. Naturally, you are an honored guest of our palace.
"Besides, the young lady is modest and polite, and has a beautiful appearance. The princess will surely like her when she sees her. She will definitely want the young lady to accompany her more often in the future!"
As she spoke, she had already pulled Jin Chu into the house and headed towards Princess Du's Hanzhang Courtyard.
Looking at Mother Chen, who had taken good care of him in the past but now left him aside and only cared about warmly entertaining Jin Chu, Su Cheng couldn't help but shook his head and showed a helpless smile.
"Mother Chen, where are you taking Ajin?" He asked slowly with his hands behind his back.
Mother Chen did not expose his knowing question. She kept moving and just threw out a few words without turning her head: "The princess feels sorry for the prince who has been traveling outside for so many days. I think he must be very tired. And since the prince is not in the mansion today, the prince does not need to go to pay his respects to his parents first.
You can go to Shaoguang Court to wash, change clothes, and rest. When the prince returns home in the evening, come to Hanzhang Court to meet your parents!"
This was almost like a direct warning to his son: I am more interested in the girl you brought back, so you'd better know what's good for you and go back to your own yard and stay there.
Su Cheng'an seemed to be accustomed to Mother Chen's impolite words. He seemed not to understand the order to leave and continued to follow behind with a smile.
"No matter how tired I am, I am still a man. Ah Jin is a girl. Since I brought her back to the mansion, I naturally have to make proper arrangements for her before I can feel at ease. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a failure in hospitality?"
"Miss Ajin is under the care of the princess, so you can rest assured, my lord. You can go and have some rest." Mother Chen walked faster and spoke without mercy.
"How can that be?" Su Cheng'an followed suit, looking at Jin Chu's back surrounded by several people and smiled, "After all, Jin is new here and unfamiliar with the place. I have to accompany Jin to meet my mother before I can leave."
Su Cheng'an had a playful smile on his face, but he was full of regrets in his heart, because he had always kept his distance from matters between men and women. His mother was once worried about whether he could successfully marry and have children.
Especially in the past two years, because he didn't care about this matter, his mother repeatedly invited all the girls of marriageable age in the northern border, hoping that one would catch his eye so that she could arrange a marriage for them.
However, the falling flowers have feelings, but the flowing water is ruthless. Those girls are all good, but there is no one that he is willing to approach and feel happy about.
If it weren't for the coincidence that made him meet Jin Chu by chance and they had to be wary of each other and be forced to stay in the same room for a few days, he would probably still be alone, a wooden man who didn't know what love was.
As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his mother. He expected his mother to be very happy to see Ajin, but he didn't expect her to be so enthusiastic.
He expected that Ajin would accept him. Considering their ages, it would be normal for them to get married even this year.
But he didn't expect that Ajin didn't want to get married in the near future. He had just digested this matter and hadn't had time to tell his parents.
If Ajin went to his mother and was questioned about this matter, given his personality, he would certainly tell the truth. However, his father and mother both hoped that he would get married and have children as soon as possible. That would certainly make his mother dissatisfied with Ajin.
The future daughter-in-law first displeases her mother-in-law, and he who is caught in the middle will suffer in the future.
Su Cheng'an is not a fool, so he can only pretend not to understand and follow Jin Chu to the princess's courtyard. He can't let the future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have an unpleasant impression when they meet for the first time.
Seeing that the prince was following her relentlessly, Mother Chen looked at Jin Chu again calmly, but she was quite shocked in her heart.
It seems that the prince is really fond of this girl and loves her deeply!