Seeing Chu Qing blushing from holding back, Chu Zhan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Is little sister having a hard time in the Prince Ning's Mansion? Did that boy Wei Ying bully you?"
Huh?
To call the current Prince Ning by his name directly and even refer to him as a boy, her elder brother was really bold!
After all, Wei Ying was not only the famous Prince Ning but also the uncle of the current emperor!
Well, even the former grand empress dowager had to call him elder brother. So it didn't seem too excessive for Chu Zhan to address Wei Ying like this.
Seeing that Chu Qing didn't answer, Chu Zhan thought he had hit the nail on the head. Immediately, his sword-shaped eyebrows shot up: "Come on, brother will take you to find him!"
With that, he was about to pull Chu Qing back to look for Wei Ying.
Judging from his look, it seemed that he was going to beat Wei Ying up?
Only then did Chu Qing quickly say, "It's not true! Brother! Look, I'm doing fine! Look! His Highness... the prince even asked me to bring back a lot of things!" As she said, Chu Qing pointed to the gifts stacked beside them.
Chu Zhan glanced at them and said indifferently, "Our Chu family has all kinds of good things. Who cares about his measly gifts!"
Her cheap elder brother seemed to have a great deal of resentment towards Wei Ying. To prevent Chu Zhan from saying anything more, Chu Qing immediately said with a beaming smile, "Let's go home quickly! Father and mother don't even know I'm back!"
"What? You didn't tell them?"
"Well... I wanted to give them a surprise..."
"But they should be out now..."
"???" Chu Qing looked blank.
Seeing this, Chu Zhan smiled helplessly, then lovingly rubbed Chu Qing's head: "It's okay. They haven't gone far recently. Father should have taken mother out for a stroll."
Hearing Chu Zhan's words, Chu Qing heaved a sigh of relief. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to see her parents after finally coming back.
As the siblings chatted, they entered the Chu Mansion.
...
Although she had the previous memories, the scene of the Chu Mansion was quite blurry. She originally thought that since the Chu family was so rich, their home must be extremely luxurious.
But after entering, Chu Qing realized what real understated luxury was...
The style of the entire Chu Mansion was quite similar to some gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, with red flowers, green willows, small bridges and flowing water.
It was a place where one could enjoy the fish swimming in the water and forget all worldly cares.
But Chu Qing had a certain vision. In fact, all the things, big and small, in the Chu Mansion were extremely expensive...
Seeing Chu Qing's expression, Chu Zhan raised his eyebrows and said, "Why? After being away from home for so long, you look like those official ladies who are visiting our house for the first time."
"How? What do they look like?" Chu Qing held her breath, but it was not appropriate to change the topic directly, so she could only follow his words and ask.
"Envious!" Chu Zhan hooked the corner of his mouth proudly.
After letting out a sigh of relief, Chu Qing also smiled: "Indeed. I'm envious now too."
"What? Does the Prince Ning's Mansion not appeal to you?"
Chu Qing gave him a sideways look and replied, "Not only the Prince Ning's Mansion, but even the imperial palace seems inferior to this place in my eyes."
At this moment, Chu Qing truly envied the body she was in, growing up in such a place.
The layout of the Prince Ning's Mansion was actually quite good, but it was just average.
As for the imperial palace, even though it was built with gold, silver and jewels, it still felt like a cage to her.
People outside were desperate to get in and take a look.
People inside, after experiencing all the vicissitudes of life, were desperate to get out.
Seeing the smile fade from Chu Qing's face, Chu Zhan asked with concern, "Why do you look like you've seen through the world, little sister?"
Chu Qing smiled helplessly, gently pushed Chu Zhan and pretended to be angry, "It's you who have seen through the world!"
Hey? By the way, Chu Qing realized that Chu Zhan still seemed to be unmarried.
So an inexplicable urge rushed to her head. Without thinking, Chu Qing blurted out, "Don't tell me you've really seen through the world. I've been married into the Prince Ning's Mansion for a long time. Why haven't you found me a sister-in-law yet?"
Seeing Chu Zhan's embarrassed expression, Chu Qing was a little surprised: "Brother, are you gay? It doesn't matter. I don't mind if you find a male sister-in-law."
Chu Zhan was stunned by Chu Qing's words and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Seeing that he was still speechless, Chu Qing's surprise turned a bit strange. Then, she tentatively said,
"Could it be that you're... the submissive one? ... Well, what should I call him? I can't call him brother-in-law. Otherwise... brother-husband?"
Then, Chu Qing got a knock on the forehead.
"What's going on in your head all day long? Why do you come up with so many strange ideas after getting married into the Prince Ning's Mansion! Let me tell you! Your beloved elder brother! Likes women! It's just that! He hasn't met the right person yet!"
Rubbing her slightly aching forehead, Chu Qing pouted and said, "Just talk. Why did you hit me!"
How dare he knock on her forehead?
It was really too much!
But soon, Chu Qing had a change of mind and said playfully, "Otherwise, I'll look for you. See which eligible young ladies are outstanding. You can see if there's anyone you like."
Chu Zhan rubbed the space between his eyebrows and said helplessly, "I think you're becoming more and more like those old ladies. You even like to play matchmaker."
"Old ladies?" Chu Qing's face instantly stiffened.
This brat!
He actually said she was like an old lady!
Well, she wasn't old!
In her previous life, she loved to arrange marriages for those young men and women who were in love. When she saw the uncontrollable joy on their faces, she would be happy for a long time.
Now, she still wanted to play matchmaker. It wasn't something only old people liked to do!
Seeing that Chu Qing was obviously not happy, Chu Zhan felt flustered again: "Your brother is so outstanding. You don't have to worry about not finding you a sister-in-law. You... think more about how to handle Wei Ying!"
Well, she did want to handle him, but unfortunately, that guy was a bit stupid.
...
When people are in a good mood, time always flies by quickly. Seeing that the sun was about to set, Chu Qing still hadn't seen her father and mother come back.
She sighed softly and was about to leave.
"Little sister, are you really not going to stay overnight?" When seeing Chu Qing off at the door, Chu Zhan asked reluctantly again.
"I have something to do tomorrow, so I won't stay."
"But father and mother haven't seen you yet."
"It doesn't matter. I'll come back in a few days!" Now, she didn't have as many concerns as before. Wei Ying didn't restrict her freedom either.
Just as they were saying goodbye, a line of six carriages slowly approached.
Then, a beautiful couple slowly got out of the first carriage, and from each of the other carriages, four servants carrying all kinds of heavy packages got out...
More than twenty people in a row walked towards Chu Qing and the others in a grand manner.
The beautiful couple at the head were Chu Qing's parents.
Chu Xing and his wife, Qin Zhao.
Just going out for a stroll, and they actually bought so many things?
Shock was written all over Chu Qing's face.
She seemed to smell the fragrance of wealth...